Tom Yawkey’s Pitcher Misery Hits Red Sox in 1936
Associated Press reports Tom Yawkey’s Red Sox struggle to find reliable pitching as Chicago’s Connie Mack Athletics sweep a double header 5-4 and 1-2. Meanwhile St Louis Browns and Giants win to close gaps in the standings, with Carl Hubbell’s five hitter boosting the Giants.
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Associated Press
Tom Yawkey
Red Sox
Lefty Grave
Wes Ferrell
Wes
Yawkey
Athletics
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Tennis Stars In Poor Shape for Big Events
Newport news reports a tainted draw as national champions prepare for major events. Among eight quarter-finalists are top ten players Bitsy Grant Frankie Parker and Johnny Van Ryn, with five Californians challenging in a tough lineup at the Newport Casino tournament.
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Newport
R. 1
America
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Frankie Parker
Johnny van Ryn
Philadelphia
Eugene Smith
Berkeley
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Bob Harman
Grant
Art Lasky Wages Fight To Regain His Eyesight
LOS ANGELES August 20 Art Lasky Minneapolis heavyweight is fighting the hardest battle of his career flat on his back with a long white bandage over his eyes Partial blindness has put him down but not out The tall Jewish youth who boxed top contenders from Kim Braddock down says he may not fight again The injury happened during his bout with Johnny Pacek over a month ago.
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Los Angeles
Art Lasky
Minneapolis
Johnny Pacek
Grafton High Bearcats Begin Gridiron Practice Next Tuesday
Opening practice for Grafton High's 1936 football team starts next Tuesday with morning and afternoon sessions daily except Sundays until school opens on September 8. Coach Ran McKinney returns Sunday to issue uniforms and begin drills at 10 o'clock. Bill Bolyard and another Marshall College regular assist. The schedule features ten games, seven at home, including nightly contests, against Terra Alta, Kingwood, Shinnston, Morgantown, Washington Irving, Buckhannon, East Side, Parkersburg, Philippi, and Elkins, promising a tough season.
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Grafton High School
Ran McKinney
Cam Henderson
Huntington
Mac
Bearcat
McKinney
Bill Bolyard
Marshall College
Marshall
Grafton
Bearcats
Terra Alta
Kingwood
Shinnston
Morgantown
Washington- Trving
Buckhannon
East Side
Fairmont
Parkersburg
Pargersburg
Philippi
Elkins
National League results and today’s marquee games
Yesterday in the National League Pittsburgh beat Chicago 5 to 4 and New York defeated Brooklyn 2 to 1 while Boston routed Philadelphia 9 to 1. Cincinnati and St Louis were not scheduled. Today Chicago visits Pittsburgh, St Louis hosts Cincinnati, and Philadelphia plays Boston. American League results include Philadelphia edging Boston in 13 innings 5 to 4 and later Philadelphia beating Boston 7 to 2, Detroit routing St Louis 18 to 8, and New York defeating Washington 7 to 4. Cleveland-Chicago rain and other games not scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati-St. Louis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
L. Pet
Cleveland
Washington Bo
Boston St. Louis
Joe Louis Triumphs Over Sharkey After Warmup
Joe Louis trained 15 minutes in his dressing room before facing Sharkey and delivered a decisive win. The column notes varied sports tidbits from baseball to tennis, including Connie Mack’s rare chuckle, Van Munge’s luck shift, Budge’s weariness, and praise for Boston Bees’ Bob Quinn and Bill McKechie.
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Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Joe Louis
Sharkey
Joe
Athletics
Gold Sox
Connie Mack
van Munge
Dodgers
Budge
Donald Budge
Forest Hills
Yanke
James Parnell Dawson
N.Y Baseball Writers
Louis
Jimmy Carmon
N. Y. American
Stork Tops Field In Wheeling Centennial Tennis
G R Stork an unseeded Germantown Pa player drew attention in the Wheeling centennial tennis tournament quarter finals upsetting Wheeling state champion B F Arkle 6-2 3-6 6-1. W Fay Pittsburgh beat Mason Sistersville 9-7 6-4 and faces Stork. Dr John O Loughlin Pittsburgh defeated Fritz Selby Martins Ferry 6-3 6-0. Women’s singles saw Eleanor Zink Steubenville beat Waneta Webb Bridgeport 6-2 6-3 with more results from Wheeling Steubenville and Pittsburgh entrants.
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Wheeling
G. R. Stork
Germantown
Stork
B. F. Arkle
W. Fay
Pittsburgh
Mason
Sistersville
John O'Loughlin
Fritz Selby
Martins Ferry
Wil
Charles Front
Bill Thompson
Washington
Junior Zink
Steubenville
Dubois
Moundsville
Met Pryor
Stillwater
Oklo
Eugene Bleiwis
Cleveland
Stump Fredericks
Eddie Prezbla
Reeder
Texas
Eleanor Zink
Waneta Webb
Bridgeport
Ewing
Brandfass
Susanna Dugan
Mrs. Hughes
Baer Knocks Out Walsh in Vancouver Heavyweight Bout
Max Baer of Livermore California defeated James J Walsh of Edmonton Atlanta in a heavyweight bout in Vancouver last night. The clash featured two top contenders with Baer delivering the knockout early in the match.
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Vancouver
B. C
Max Baer
Livermore
California
James J. Walsh
Edmonton
Atla
Rosemont Cubs to host Rowlesburg and Clarksburg this weekend
Ed Reppert's Rosemont Cubs meet Rowlesburg on Saturday at 3 PM then travel to Clarksburg on Sunday to face the Generals in a two game league split. Manager Tom Barry may start Doc Daugherty Saturday with Lefty Hutchinson in reserve for Sunday. Bracey remains out with gunshot injuries.
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Ed Reppert
Rosemont Cubs
Rowlesburg
Clarksburg
Generals
Clarksburgers
Weston
Tom Barry
Doc” ‘Daugherty
Giants
Hutchinson
Jack Gocke
Bracey
Rosemont
Bill Bracey
Taylor County
Hughes Miss Deike In Lead in Parks Tourney
Big Bill Hughes of Memphis and defending champion Elizabeth Deike of Los Angeles led the national singles championships into quarter finals with decisive wins. Hughes beat Herbert Shenk in Washington while M C Hopper Tulsa defeated China Sunn to extend his upset run. Edna Smith Cleveland PE instructor won 11 straight games to challenge Deike’s crown.
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ST. Louis
Bill Hughes
Memphis
Elizabeth Deike
Los Angeles
Public Parks Tennis
Hughes
Herbert Shenk
Washington, D. C
M. C. Hopper
Tulsa
Okla
China Sunn
Honolulu
Arnold Simons
Louisville
Little Edna Smith
Cleveland
Miss Deike
Bernice Surville
Chicago
Nebolsky to Battle Oger in Clarksburg Card
Simon Nebolsky of Cincinnati meets Paul Oger of Moundville in a ten round feature at Carmichael auditorium Clarksburg for the state welterweight title. The Fraternal Order of Police card promotes a 3,000 fighter crowd with two referees and six bouts including Columbo Nichols Weaver Ruskins Mohawk and two local killers.
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Simon Nebolsky
Cincinnati
West Virginia
Paul Oger
Moundyville
Carmichael ‘Auditorium
Clarksburg
Simon
Fairmont
Order of Police
Clarks
Jack Sheppard
Sheppard
Lou Columbo
Clarksburg! Ly
Harry < Nichols
Buck Weaver
George Scheyer
Ernie’Ruskins
Buckhannon
Carl ‘Mohawk
Galloway
Ina
Clarksburg Boys Lose Out in Legion Tourney
Southeastern American Legion junior baseball action saw Clarksburg fall 12 to 1 to New Orleans in six innings as night darkness ended a blowout. Spartanburg beat Charlotte 4 to 3 to reach semifinals, with St Louis facing Nashville and Wilmington meeting Birmingham in night games. The eastern winner advances to face western champion Middleton, S D, in the Eastern final.
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Charlotte
N. C
Southeastern American Legion
St. Louis
Nashville
Wilmington
Del
Birmingham
Spartanburg
New Orleans
Clarksburg
W. Va
Middleton
Grandville to Meet Discovery in Saratoga Cup Showdown
At Saratoga Springs on August 29 the three year olds Granville and Discovery clash in the 57th Saratoga Cup while two year olds battle for rich purses. Discovery carries 126 pounds against Granville's 115 in a weight for age test, as Pompoon is absent and Case Ace remains the leading money winner with $37,765.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
William =. Woodward
Granville
A. G. Vanderbilt
Discovery
Bold Venture
Victor
America
Gallant Fox
Display
Vanderbilt
J. H. Louchheim
Belmont Park
Pompoon
Ethel V. Mars’ Case Ace
Jacobs Reaches Quarterfinals In Essex County Club Tourn
Helen Jacobs, national and Wimbledon champion, advanced to the quarterfinals at the Essex County Club tournament in Manchester Mass. She faces Mrs. John Harris of Kansas City, the sixth seed, after defeating Norma Taublee of New York 9 7 6 4 in a hard fought match.
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Manchester
Mass
Helen Jacobs
John Harris
Kansas City
Tony Manero Leads Lake Placid Open At Halfway Mark
Tony Manero of Greensboro NC shot 69 to lead the Lake Placid open after 36 holes of the $3000 national open. He stands at 143, one stroke ahead of Matt Kowal Utica and CJ Clark Bloomfield NJ at 144. Ted Turner Pine Valley NJ and Charles Schneider Wilmington DE sit at 145, within reach.
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Lake Placid
N. C
Tony Manero
Greensboro
N.C
Matt Kowal
Utica
CJ Clark
Bloomfield
N. J
Ted Turner
Pine Valley
Charles Schneider
Wilmington
Del
Dayton Ducks lag further in Mid-Atlantic race after loss
Dayton manager Ducky Holmes sees his Ducks fall to Huntington 9 to 4, dropping to four and a half games behind leader Zanesville Greys. Zanesville defeated Akron 6 to 5 and Charleston outscored Portsmouth 7 to 6 in 12 innings. Ralph Hodgin collected five hits in six at bats for Charleston. Today’s schedule features Portsmouth at Charleston, Akron at Zanesville, Johnstown at Canton, Dayton at Huntington.
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Associated Press
Ducky Holmes
Dayton Ducks
Ducks
Huntington
Zanesville Greys
Zanesville
Akron
Charleston
Portsmouth
Johnstown
Canton
Ralph Hodgin
Dayton
Medalist Loses Out In White Sulphur Tour
The Old White golf tournament in White Sulphur Springs reaches semifinals as Stuart McCampbell of York and Dr. Gary Hogg of Fredericksburg sit out. McCampbell loses to Charles Holden Jr of Alexandria 1 up while Hogg falls to C W Parr of New York 5 and 4. Kent Darling of Richmond advances by default over Angus MacDonald, and Harris of Lewisburg ousts Blackburn 3 and 1 in the lower bracket.
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Stuart McCampbell
York
Gary Hogg
Fisburg
McCampbell
Charles F. Holden, Jr
Alexandria
Dr. Hogg
C. W. Parr
New York
Kent Darling
Richmond
Vaa
Angus MacDonald
Charleston
T. A. Harris
Lewisburg
Harris
H. HH
Blackburn
Wrestler Everett Marshall Defeats Hefner In One Fall
Cleveland report: Everett Marshall of La Junta Colorado defeated Ed ward Dutch Hefner of Sherman Texas in 15 minutes 42 seconds in a one fall bout with a one hour time limit.
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Cleveland
Everett Marshall
la Junta
Colo
Edward “Dutch” Hefner
Sherman
Tex
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