Collapse of Cleveland Unsolved Mystery of Season
Indians fall to fourth as they lose 4-2 to the Senators, dropping 12 of 13 decisions. Steve Gromek, a rookie acquired from Michigan State’s class D league, starts for Cleveland. Dodgers widen NL lead with a 6-5 win over the Pirates on Pete Bell’s ninth inning homer.
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Judson Bailey
Associated: Press
Cleveland Indians
Phillies
Browns
Senators
Indians
Washington
Roger
AAU Swimming Star Sets 3 14.9 Record at High Point
Patty Aspinall of Indianapolis won the 200 meter breaststroke title at the national AAU swimming championships in High Point North Carolina. The meet also featured Reds winning two from Pirates and Giants sweeping Cubs in a doubleheader as Pittsburgh faltered early.
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Patty Aspinall
Indianapolis
Ind
High Point
N.C
National League Yesterday's Results Summary
New York 6 7 Chicago 4 1 Cincinnati 13 5 Philadelphia 5 Brooklyn 6 Pittsburgh 5.
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New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Wu Pet Brooklyn
Bt. Louis
Cincinnati Pittsburgh
Baseball Weather Hits AL and NL Schedule Delays
Weather delays force postponements in two American League and National League games. New York at Detroit and Boston at St. Louis were rained out, while Washington defeated Cleveland 4 to 1 in the only completed game.
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New York
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Bréver
Russo
Benton
Wilson
Vr. Wagner
Harrin
Glenhouse
Marierier
Philadelphia
Chicago
Marchildon
Lee
Ros Or Humphries
Mixed State Golf Meet Undecided After Ties at Oak Hill
At Oak Hill on August 19 the semi monthly pro am golf meet produced tied scores preventing a clear winner. Ray Vaughan Sr. of Lewisburg and Dave Cunningham of Oak Hill shot 66 to win the pro-am title, while John Devries of Kanawha Country Club and Bill Swing of Huntington tied 71 for the pro sweepstakes. Vaughan teamed with his son Ray Vaughan Jr., runner up in 1941, and Cunningham paired with J S Trump of Oak Hill.
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Oak Hill
Ray Vaughan
Lewisburg
Dave Cunningham
John Devries
Kanawha Country Club
Charleston
Bill Swing
Huntington
Vaughan
Ray
Red” Vaughan, Jr
Ashland Stops Indians In Mountain State Loop
Ashland defeats the Indians 5-1 as Logan falters and Williamson drives to lead the Mountain State League. Ralph Eakin’s pitching shines for Huntington Aces in a separate note. Games listed include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and Chicago at New York with multiple pitchers named.
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Ashland
Mountain State
Associated Press
Logan
Williamson
Welch
New York
Chicago
Dians
Kentuckians
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Philadelphia
Bluefield
Washington
Huntington Aces
Bt. Louis
Ralph Eakin
Age Limit Bill Eases Strain Among Clubs
New draft law sets an 28 year age cap for selectees easing major league strain. Greenberg, Mulcahy, Travis and other stars face deferments or discharge possibilities. Feller and Galan among younger players awaiting call while others already serving.
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New York
Corp
Hank Greenberg
Army
Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Camp Custer
Michigan
Hugh Mulcahy
Philadelphia Phillies
Mulcahy
Augie Galan
Chicago Cubs
Joe Marty
Phillies
Don Padgett
St. Louis Cardinals
Terry Moore
Feller
Bob Feller
Indians
Sam Chapman
Philadelphia Athletics
Naval Aviation Corps
Mickey Harris
Boston Red Sox
Carvel (Bama) Rowell
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Oadis Swigart
Frank Gustine
Yesterday's Stars Highlight Fast Dodgers Win and Giants Sweep
Pete Reiser of the Dodgers hit a two run triple in the third inning and followed with a ninth inning homer to beat the Pirates. Hal Schumacher and Cliff Melton shined as the Giants swept a doubleheader from the Cubs with Schumacher pitching seven hits. Bill Werber and Gene Thompson led the Reds in a five run win over the Phillies in the first game while Thompson held nine hits in the nightcap. Steve Sundra subdued the Indians for the Senators on seven hits.
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Brooklyn
Infield
Pirates
Reds
Pittsburgh
Buccaneers
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
New York
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Chicago
Associated Press
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Hal Schumacher
Cliff Melton
Schumacher
Melton
Cubs
Bill Werber
Gene Thompson
Werber
Battel
Phils
Thompson
Fights Last Night Card Results Across Cities
In Augusta Ken Overlin 164 from Washington DC knocked out Jimmy Marmon 159 from Houston Texas in three rounds. In Newark Freddie Fiducia 193 from Newark stopped Wallace Cross 200 from East Orange New Jersey. In Louisville Freddie Pope 118 from Columbus Ohio stopped Freddy Kramer 120 from Middletown Ohio in four rounds.
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Augusta
Ken Overlin
Washington
D. C
Jimmy Marmon
Houston
Texas
Newark
N. J
Freddie Fiducia
Wallace Cross
East Orange
Louisville
Freddie Pope
Columbus
Ohio
Freddy Kramer
Middletown
Brietz Briefs Roundup of Sports Notes and Odds
Colgate coach Lou Little and Lafayette’s Hooks Mylin warn against overemphasis on the T formation at eastern coaching school. Xavier U. boasts twin Heister brothers on a Crowe-led squad with a Georgetown kickoff schedule. Other items include Dan Parker’s guest star notes, Gus Lesnevich’s upcoming 175-pound title bid, Bob Jones’ charity appearance in Connecticut, Paul Altman rising from Houston with knockouts, and a New Orleans fairgrounds winter racing plan.
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Hugh 8 Fullerton, JR
Eddie Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Lou Little
Columbia
Hooks Mylin
Lafayette
Clair Bee
Jacobs Beach Combers
Tami Mauriello
Gus Lesnevich
Tami
Bob Jones
Snow
Connecticut
Jimmy Thompson
Jim Demaret
Dan Gargano
Stamford
Woodway
Xavier U
Cincinnati
Clem Crowe
Ernett
Robert
Richard Heister
Georgetown
Kentucky
D. C
Fred Fiore
North Dakota
Dan Parker
Lou Nova
Lou
Kirby Higbe
le Jhorse
Texas
Paul Altman
Houston
Tommy Harmon
Jay Berwanger
Chicago
Tommy
Lefty
Warner Strunk
Laccrosse
New Orleans Fair Grounds
Jungle Kings To Broadcast Sound Effects At Zoo Den
New York August 19 The Special News Service reports CBS feature What New at the Zoo will air from the Bronz Park zoo with John Reed King broadcasting from a hut in the lions den for next Sunday at 10 30 am. The piece notes a parrot once sang an ASCAP tune and was cut off due to contracts while other TV and radio scheduling follows across MBS NBC CBS and ABC networks including Murphy On Air talks and defense reports.
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New York
Special News Service
CBS
John Reed King
Bronz Park Zoo
New York City
King
Lions’ den
ASCAP
Charles Laughton
Melton Berle
MBS
Pacific Coast
Hollywood
Nbc-Red
Nbc-Blue
Murphy
Owen J. Roberts
Rear Admiral
Byrd
Carl Sandburg
Frank Murphy
Knights of Columbus
Tom Wallace
America
Ted Steele
People Playhouse
Japan to Limit Exits as U S Citizens Stranded
Secretary Hull voiced frustration over Japan’s failure to allow about 100 American citizens to depart on the President Coolidge. Ishii cited other inconveniences in Japanese American relations and said the proposed larger exodus violated a past promise.
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Tary
Hull
United States
Japan
President Coolidge
U.S
Coolidge
Ishii
Soviet War Mobilization Report Triggers Diplomatic Warning
The Siberian front mobilizes about one million Russian troops and a navy spokesman cites 100 submarines and 110 speedboats at Vladivostok. Kokumin warns that US UK aid to the Soviet could make Britain, the United States, and the Soviet responsible for future consequences.
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Red
Siberian
Navy
Vladivostok
Kokumin
Japan
Great Britain
United States
German Bomb Strips Sea Captain on Own Bridge
London reports a merchant ship war story where a German air bomb stripped the captain to his underwear on the bridge yet he survived the sinking. He recounted that the water rose to his chin as the vessel went down and, aside from head cuts and bruises, he lost only clothing and dignity.
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London
Ministry of Information
Charleston Army Officer Dies On Return To Duty
First Lieut. John W. Barnhart, 30, of the U.S. Army Medical Corps, died of a cerebral hemorrhage at a roadside stand in Rio Grande, Ohio, while returning to Fort Hayes after a visit with relatives. He had married six weeks earlier and had been called to active duty last February. he became ill during the trip and died about half an hour later.
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Charleston
John W. Barnhart
U.S. Army Medical Corps
Rio Grande
Barnhart
Fort Hayes
Columbus
Clendenin
Three Injured In Train Crash Near Vivian Louisiana
The Streamliner Southern Belle passenger train rear ended a freight train five miles south of Vivian Louisiana injuring three crew members. Engineer W H Williamson of Shreveport was seriously hurt and trapped in the cab. Fireman Bill Thomas of Dequeen Ark and engineer J E Christy of Shreveport sustained minor injuries. No passengers harmed. The train was moving about 60 mph when the engineer spotted the freight train.
Notice of Judicial Sale in Taylor County West Virginia
Special Commissioners will on August 28 1941 at ten o clock A M at the front door of the Taylor County Court House in Grafton West Virginia offer for sale at public auction the undivided one fifth interest of Charles Collins in six tracts of land on Booths Creek, containing about 148 acres. Terms: cash. The sale arises from a 1937 circuit court order involving Leo Kennedy plaintiff and Charles Collins defendant.
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Circuit Court
Taylor County
West Virginia
Leo Kennedy
Charles Collins
Grafton
West Reginia
Booth’s Creek
Booth's Creek
A. Collins
James G. Taylor
Mary d. Taylor
Said
Charles
Collins
McNutt urges broader use of Negro defense workers
Philadelphia reports Federal Security Administrator Paul V. McNutt urged ending racial prejudice in defense hiring as labor and industry leaders met to address job dislocation from the defense build up and the silk import halt. The conference, including 16 corporate heads and labor officials, focused on retraining silk workers for defense roles and subcontracting practices, with potential regional meetings if successful. Brazil stands as Latin America's sole major raw silica producer according to Commerce.
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Philadelphia
Paul V. McNutt
Japan
America
McNutt
National Corporation
Office of Production Management
Counury
Brazil
Latin America
Department of Commerce
West Virginia's WMMN Signifies Nighttime Radio Schedule
The listing outlines WMMN Fairmont's 5000 watt daytime to nighttime schedule with concert programs, orchestras, dramatic series, news segments, and multiple network pairings across stations WEAF WABC WJZ CBS KDKA WLW WOR WWVA WGY and more. It details times from 5:00 PM through midnight plus varied programs such as News, Music, Dramas, and Sports.
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WMMN
CBL
WABC
Jerry Wayne
WBLK
WJZ
Bill Stern
WEAF
WLW
WTAM
Betty
Bob
Jack Gru
Paul Sullivan
Brad. Reynolds
Jnr
Jose Bethencourt
the World Today
KDKA
Lowell Thomas
Cbl—News
WHAF
Paul Douglas
Motorists
EDEA
Easy Aces
WEAP
Fred Waring
Orch
Salon
Mr. Keen
News of the World
Fredda
Gibson
Bob Hannon
Salon Music
WOR
Shep Fields
Treasure Hunters
WWVA
Col. Stevenagle
Glenn Miller
Orel
Cbs—News
Weaf—News
Les Brown
Wdr
Amos
Andy
WIZ
Johnny Long
Lee
Waring
Cbb
Britain Speaks
WGY
Michael Loring
AI Ravelin
Boyd Raeburn
Teddy Powell
Bobby Byrne
Carlos Molitta
Wil Bradley
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W. VA
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Cardinals
Vins
Heinelman
Sullivan
Drake
Davis
Bayes
Hubbel
Pearson
Vander Meer
Hepat
Louls
Lanier
Johnson
Hank Greenburg
Steve Sundra
the Associated Press
Brietz Briefs
Ceylon
Ee Eas
Elizabeth
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Jungle Kings
Leos
Nippon Fears
Walter Street
Patty's
Underwood
Hamilton Beach
C.F. Clark
West Knolls Avenue
Boston Bull Pups
Louisiana
WM. Kennedy F. L. Lemley
Ers
Frank M. Hollis, Jr
Frank
M, Bolls
Jry Olen
Fairmont
Brave
Mary Marlin
Cbs—School
Wdz
Irene Wicker
Portia
Wishart Campbell
Goldbergs
the Bartons
the Abbotts
the O'Neills
Jack Armstrong
Jordan
Wings
Dinning Sisters
Pepper Young
H. V. Kaltenborn
Gordon Jenkins
Oreh
Johnny
Wythe Williams
Cbs—Drama
Sonny Dunham
Rhythm Caravan
WBAF
Horace Heldt
WBLE
Hap Hazard
RCA
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