Giants and Cubs Gain On Idle Cardinals In Muffled Actions
New York teams press the Saint Louis Cardinals as the Giants beat the Reds 4 3 in ten innings with Dick Bartell driving in the decisive run. The Cubs edge the Phillies 2 1 to tighten the battle for second. Yankees topple Detroit 7 5. Athletics and White Sox split a doubleheader 7 2 and 8 4. Hal Trosky clears the bases with a late homer as Cleveland routs Washington 11 5.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Associated Press
Frankie Frisch
Lewiston
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Reds
St. Louis
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Doghouse Boys
Phillies
Dick Bartell
Bartell
Ott
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Tiger
Yanks
Night games opposed by Pirates president
Pittsburgh leader William Benswanger voiced caution on major league night baseball. He supported minor leagues' use but warned that the long term effects, including players loafing daytime, could erode value once novelty fades. He cited miniature golf as a cautionary example.
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Pittsburgh
William Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
Tony Canzoneri Defeats Klick In Fourth Meeting
Tony Canzoneri, lightweight champion, defeated Frankie Klick of San Francisco for the fourth time in their history. The 135 pound champion dominated most rounds with a steady body attack, earning a clear 10 round decision as Klick rallied briefly in the seventh.
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Tony Canzoneri
Frankie Klick
Canzoneri
Klick
Tax gross sales plan eyed by Charleston council
Charleston councilmen estimate 200000 will be raised by an ordinance levying one twentieth of one per cent on wholesale business and one tenth of one per cent on all other gross business. Beckley notes a thief stole a typewriter from a parked car, ignoring suitcases.
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Charleston
Max Baer Faces Tough Schedule Before Louis Bout
Former heavyweight champion Max Baer prepares for his September 24 bout with Joe Louis by boxing sparingly in Adirondacks. Baer trains daily with four rounds per session, plans a sharp return, and weighs about 217 pounds as he seeks a world title win. His father accompanies him, and Baer awaits New York medical clearance before resuming full activity.
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Joe Louis
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Hig Dad
Edward J. Neil Speculator
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Nepro
Jimmy Braddock
Adirondack i
Lake Pleasant
Gene Tunney
Gene
Jack Dempsey
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Jacob
Mary Ellen Sullivan
California
Father Baer
Dayton Gains on Johnstown in Mid-Atlantic Race
Dayton holds a one game lead in the Mid-Atlantic league after a 4-3 ten inning win over the Senators. Johnstown also won 4-3 over Portsmouth as Zanesville beat Beckley 7-4. Akron edged Huntington 2-1 in a pitching duel as a police guard escorted the umpire.
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Charleston
Ducks
Senators
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Johnstown
Portsmouth
Zanesville
Akron
Huntington
Brown
Yankees
Davis
Red Birds
Kratz
Dusette Beats Black Panther in Detroit Wrestling Match
In Portland Maine on August 20 George Dusette of Detroit weighing 178 pounds defeated the Black Panther, 174 pounds, also of Detroit. The Black Panther won the first fall and claimed an injury after losing the second, refusing to continue.
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George Dusette
Detroit
Black Panther
Bears Aim To Score Against College All Stars At Soldier Field
Chicago Aug 20 The Bears plan to register scores in the August 29 clash with the College All Stars at Soldier Field. Last year the All Stars held NP L champions to a scoreless tie. Coach George Halas emphasizes offense while the visitors study Bear plays on defense.
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Chicago Bears
College All Stars
Soldier Field
George Halas
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All Stars
C. W. Spears
Wisconsin
Edward “Slip” Madigan
St. Mary’s
Federation of Labor Heads Set 500 Delegates for Aug Convention
Beckley Aug 20 500 delegates will have voting rights at the State Federation of Labor annual convention August 26 to 28 per president John B Easton.
Vaughan Will Lead Hitters In National League Race
In Pittsburgh bets center on Arky Vaughan to win the NL batting title this season. He eyes a new record beyond Hornsby's 1924 mark of .424 with 37 games remaining, after lifting his average from .380 to .417 in recent weeks. Vaughn cites a personal quota of one hit in three at bats as a guide, while Freddy Lindstrom urges higher goals and a possible 400 average.
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Arky Vaughn
Pittsburgh Pirates
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
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Vaughn
Vaughan
Ertz-Rzled
Honus Wagner
Wagner
Freddy
Freddy Lindstrom
Sixty Golfers Seek 11 Places in Golf District
Sixty plus low handicap amateurs compete at Fox Chapel Golf Course for 11 berths in the national amateur championship at Cleveland Country Club September 9 to 14. The 36 hole sectional qualifier draws entrants from western Pennsylvania eastern Ohio and West Virginia led by Jack Kraft newly crowned western Pennsylvania amateur champion J D Hoblitzell Jr Parkersburg WV and Tom Bloch Wheeling WV.
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Fox Chapel
Cleveland Country Club
Sepember
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Ohio
West Virginia
Jack Kraft
J. D. Hoblitzell, Jr
Parkersburg
W. Va
Tom Bloch
Wheeling
Boxing Results From Multiple Cities Across The Nation
Boxers in Utica Miami Beach Pittsburgh Chicago Sioux City Houston San Francisco New York Newark York City and York scored wins and TKOs in a busy boxing card roundup. Notables include Nat Litfin stopping Bucky Burton, Tony Canzoneri outpointing Frankie Klick, and Ralph Hurtado beating Charley Guggino. Details list weights, ages, and locations for each bout.
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Utica
N. Y
Bushy Graham
Tommy Howells
Buffalo
Miami Beach
Fla
Nat Litfin
Pittsburgh
Bucky Burton
Clifton
Ind
al Quail
Ralph Chong
New York
Washington
Ken Overlin
Norfolk
Jerry Smallwood
Chicago
Baby Manuel
Tampa
Henry Hook
Indianapolis
Bob Tinsley
Sammy Julian
Cleveland
Sioux City
Towa
Everett Rightmire
Frankie Wolfram
Winnipeg
Houston
Tex
Tony Herrera
el Paso
Johnny Higgins
San Francisco
Tony Canzoneri
Frankie Klick
Jimmy Leto
Hartford
Conn
Izzy Janazzo
Ralph Hurtado
Panama
Charley Guggino
Newark
N. J
Ray Miller
Gene Mickens
Weehawken
Baltimore
Harry Ramsey
Lebarion
Rosemont Cubs edge Belington after 15 tense innings
Philippi wins 3 to 2 in a marathon 15 inning battle at Belington as Cy Slaughter and Chick Kittle toil the distance. The piece notes aging stars thriving, Renix’s slow ball, Whitey Fitton on the mound, and Ed Reppert backing a winner take all playoff push toward a world series bid.
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Philippi
Cy” Slaughter
Chick” Kittle
Belington
Wees
Tom Rennix
Rosemont
Whitey” Fitton
Tom
Renix
Cubs
Reppert
Frank Kittle
Frank
Stonewall Jackson
Clarksburg
Joe Dugan
Johnstown
Repperts
Japan Beats U S Swimmers in Tokyo Aquatic Meet
Japan's swimming stars defeated the United States 36 to 27 over three days of competition ending yesterday before 15,000 cheering locals. Records were broken as Masanori Yusa Ishi Harada Makino and Hiroshi Negami led Japan to victory in the 800 meter free relay, while Nogami narrowly beat Medica in a later event. Peter Fick of New York won the lone American triumph in the 100 meters freestyle with 57.2 seconds.
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Japan
Berlin
Masanori Yusa
Ishi Harada
Makino
Hiroshi Negami
Los Angeles
Fick
Peter Fick
New York
John Macionis
Philadelphia
Art Lindegren
Hollywood
Jack Medica
Seattle
Nogami
Medica
Yusa
Bears and Cubs in late season baseball and football tease
Rosemont and Philippi stay in the running as Cy Slaughter dominates the Cubs pitching. The column hints at the Cubs struggle to solve his delivery while shifting focus to the 1935 Bearcats football prep starting Monday under Coach McKinney and an uptick in gridiron interest.
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Rosemont
Philippi
Cy” Slaughter
Cubs
Baseball News
Coach McKinney
Bearcats
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Connie Mack's Roster Is Depleted Still More
Chicago August 20. Unless Connie Mack calls in help the Philadelphia Athletics pitching and outfielding staffs face heavy work. Wally Moses arm fracture leaves the A's with 17 men including three outfielders Bob Johnson Lou Pinney and Fae Cramer. The rest are seven pitchers two catchers and five infielders.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Wally Moses
A’s
Bob Johnson
Lou Pinney
Fae Cramer
National and American League Standings and Results
Yesterday results include New York 4 Cincinnati 3 in 10 innings, Chicago 2 Philadelphia 1, with Pittsburgh Brooklyn listed. upcoming games include Chicago at Philadelphia and Cincinnati at New York. American League saw New York 7 Detroit 5, Cleveland 11 Washington 5, Chicago 7 Philadelphia 2, Philadelphia 8 Chicago 4. St Louis Boston rained out.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
New York St. Louis
Chicago WU
Cincinnat
Woman Wins Class B Championship at American Trapshoot
Vandalia Ohio reports Mrs Lela Hall of East Lynne Missouri scored 198 of 200 targets at the grand American trapshoot, adding 25 in a tie to win the shoot off and claim the Class B title, the first such championship to go to a woman. She eyed photos of herself priced at one dollar each before competition, promising to return after prize money.
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Vandalia
Lela Hall
East Lynne
America
Kaisers Provide Bond For Trial August 27th
The Kaisers, Royal hotel proprietors, posted $800 bonds yesterday with Justice Ona C. Jefferys and await a preliminary hearing on a misdemeanor charge related to a Saturday raid described as a house of ill fame. The case is set before the magistrate on Tuesday, August 27, with no specific charge disclosed. Also listed are mixed sports standings and notes on a fatal accident involving Rev Christie’s daughter.
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Ona C. Jefferys
Charles Kaiser
Royal Hotel
Detroit
New York
Boston
Chicagoan
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Grafton
F. W. Christie
Edgeway Drive
Fairmont
Herbert Kitamiller
Edward Smith
Myrtle Smith
Hilda McCloud
Christie
Plymouth
Contempt Charge Halted Against Italian Consular Agent
In Fayette county the royal Italian consular agent in West Virginia Enrico Tannarelli claimed diplomatic immunity and obtained a supreme court order to halt action on contempt of court charges. The court order pauses proceedings as the case develops.
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Charleston
Enrico Tannarelli
West Virginia
Supreme Court
Fayette County
Excursion Festivities Cost Cecil Milton Dearly
Cecil Milton of Blue Creek paid a $15 fine after arraignment for drunk and disorderly conduct following an excursion train incident. He pleaded guilty before Justice C. P. Incas and was jailed briefly by local officers. The event occurred Saturday afternoon. SIGMA NU MEET AT White Sulphur Springs set for August 23 to 26 with West Virginia University hosting.
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Blue Creek
C. P. Incas
Milton
Sigma NU
White Suphur Springs
West Virginia University
Sigma Nu Fraternity
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