Giants Trim Cards Bruins Beat Dodgers
New York Giants lifetime beat St Louis Cardinals 6 to 5 as Pepper Martin homered for the Cards. Boston Red Sox defeated Chicago White Sox 5 to 4 with Benny Fate driving in a run. Washington Nationals moved to third in the American League with an 8 to 5 win over Detroit. Chicago Cubs routed Brooklyn Dodgers 9 to 3 in another top NL win.
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Baseball Roundup: Athletics Rout Browns in 15-5 Rally
Athletics hammer three St. Louis pitchers for 17 hits to beat the Browns 15 to 5 in Philadelphia. Jimmy Foxx hits his 46th homer, Burns and McNair add circuit clouts as Chicago Cubs edge toward claiming the crown in a tight series. Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig power the Yankees to a 4-3 win over Cleveland with Gehrig’s 28th homer ending the game in the ninth.
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Yankees
Vernon Gomez
Oral Hildebrand
Gehrig
Lou
Baseball results and standings from leagues and games
Yesterday's National League scores included New York 6 St Louis 5 Chicago 9 Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 11 Pittsburgh 3 and Philadelphia 6 Pittsburgh 5. Today Brooklyn visits Chicago and New York travels to St Louis while Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh Boston goes to Cincinnati. American League showings list Philadelphia 15 St Louis 5 and New York 4 Cleveland 3 with Washington 8 Detroit 6 Boston 5 Chicago 4. standings name New York, Philadelphia, Washington, Cleveland, Detroit, St Louis, Chicago, Boston with partial figures. Atlantic League has Johnstown 5 Clarksburg 1 and 8 6 results, Beckley 5 Charleston 4, Huntington 6 Cumberland 3 with Charleston at Beckley and Cumberland at Huntington. American Association notes Toledom St Paul 2 and Kansas City 7 Louisville 6 Minneapolis 11 Columbus a.
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Allison and Van Ryn Win Doubles Match
Brookline Mass August 26 Wilmer Allison and Johnny Van Ryn defending champions in the 51st national doubles tennis championship at Longwood played a three hour semi final duel to beat George Lott and Frank Shields 6 3 2 6 9 11 5 4 13 11 in a sensational comeback. They face Henri Cochet and Marcel Bernard and Ellsworth and Keith Gledhill in today’s international semi final.
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Sarazen Skips PGA Tourney On Exhibition Tour
Gene Sarazen, arrives from an exhibition match in Rochester, says he will not play in the National PGA tournament. He failed to qualify and, even with withdrawals, would not enter. He notes he is on an exhibition tour for six weeks, which completely ties his hands.
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Springfield Juniors win Eastern Legion title over Baltimore
In Gastonia North Carolina on August 26 the Springfield Massachusetts squad defeated Baltimore Maryland 6 to 2 to capture the Eastern American Legion Junior Baseball Championship.
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One Pound Baby Girl Born in Oklahoma City
A one pound baby girl was born to Mr. and Mrs. I. M. Hayes of Oklahoma City. Physicians placed her in an incubator with oxygen in an effort to keep her alive.
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Leading Batters Named in 1933 Season Standings
Leading batters O Doul of the Dodgers Foxx of the Athletics Hurst and Klein of the Phillies Gehrig of the Yankees Pet names tied with 345 and 361 or similar totals reflect standout hits and averages in the season chartups.
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Prospects for hunting season in Randolph area improve
Elkins August 26 prospect for an excellent hunting season in Randolph and nearby counties. A J Piercy deputy game protector notes plentiful small game quail pheasants and rabbits along with bass fishing on Tygarts valley Cheat rivers and other streams. He cites 85000 small trout liberated this year and expects more stocking and trout shipments this fall.
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State Roads Commission urged to adopt 30 hour week
A labor committee urged the Maryland State Roads Commission to adopt a 30 hour work week for all state highway construction. The request came during a conference with the commission and represented organized labor.
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Farm Strike Proposal By Governor Olson
Minnesota Governor Floyd B Olson suggests using martial law to aid midwest farmers in a strike against selling produce at low market prices. Associated Press photo accompanies the report.
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Midwest
Associated Press
Loyal Order of Manse to Convene in London Next Year
The forty fifth international convention of the Loyal Order of Moose will be held in London England next year the supreme council announced before the annual convention in Cleveland. The announcement was made on August 26 as delegates gathered for the meeting. The event is expected to attract members from multiple lodges and affiliate groups worldwide.
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Cumberland post office forfeit if delays exceed 400 days
Washington Aug 26 A forfeit of 100 dollars per calendar day is required if the new Cumberland post office is not completed within 400 days. The penalty must be paid by John Grant and Sons of Cleveland Ohio. The matter was braneh at the Treasury Department.
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New Cumberland
John Grant& Sons
Cleveland
Ohio
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Three Facing Felony Charges Saw Way Out of Upshur County Jail
Buckhannon August 26 Three prisoners all charged with felonies escaped Upshur county jail by sawing through a rear window. Fugitives Bertie Hartman Ernest Reed and Oral Line faced charges of arson breaking and entering and related crimes. A deputy sheriff son alerted after spotting escape. Sheriff H A Zickefoose led the manhunt.
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Bertie Hartman
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H. .A. Zickefoose
Eclipse Will Brighten Ground During Solar Eclipse
Dr Jordan explains the region will remain well lit despite 90 percent sun blockage. He notes the sun is 600000 times brighter than the full moon and says daylight-like illumination persists, allowing photographs in seconds, while moonlight exposures take about two hours. He highlights sunlight filtering through trees and a distinctive ground mark during the event.
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Eclipse Crescent Reflection Cast on Grass
A fragment notes that during the eclipse a circular reflection will fall on the grass and be crescent-shaped, matching the sun's appearance in these parts. The description emphasizes the alignment of the shadow and ground illumination.
Park Diving Pier Ready for Swimmers This Sabbath
The City park diving pier nears completion with concrete and stone structure complete though towers and boards await placement. If the concrete sets, swimmers may use the pier this Sabbath as boxes and stones stabilize the floor while three bolt sets will anchor steel towers for diving boards at adjustable heights. Funded by war subscriptions under local young men, this will become a permanent feature at the park pool.
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Park Pool
Ex State Treasurer of Legion Charged With Embezzlement
Owosso Michigan August 26 charges of embezzlement totaling 12300 dollars from the American Legion Auxiliary of Michigan were filed against Edith Wilcox 40 former state treasurer. She announced through her attorney she would not contest the charges and was released on $1000 bail after examination. Auxiliary officials said she admitted taking funds in small amounts over a long period but did not reveal how she used the money. She had resigned several weeks earlier.
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American Legion Auxiliary of
Michigan
Edith Wilcox
Wilcox
N. L.des Jardins
Hitler demands five released amid murder conviction fallout
Berlin reports negotiations for a Nazi Center coalition failing after agitation against death sentences for five Hitler followers convicted in Beuben of a political murder. Former Chancellor Heinrich [text truncated]
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Equity receivers named for N Y transit firm
New York August 26 equity receivers were appointed for the Inter Borough Rapid Transit Company which operates subway and elevated lines linking four of the cities five boroughs. The action follows financial difficulties and names were issued for the appointed receivers to oversee operations and protect creditors during the restructuring.
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New York
Inter-Borough, Rapid Transit Company
Bagby Looks at Son as Big League Hope in Three Years
Atlanta is home to Jim Bagby a former Cleveland Indians star. He now runs a dry cleaning business and watches his 16 year old son Jim Jr as a sandlot pitcher. Bagby plans to decide by 1935 if the boy has big league potential while reflecting on his own 1920 season with 31 wins 12 losses and a 1917 campaign of 25 wins 13 losses and modest pay raises.
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Beuther riots injure twenty amid Nazi death sentence protests
Bruening acted as the Centrists' rep in talks with Hitler's delegate Gregor Strateed with no progress toward a coalition. Nazi agitation against death sentences continued as Beuther riots injured twenty. Some say the federal government hopes that when the Reichstag meets August 30, a row will allow dissolution and a practical dictatorship. Attorneys for the American Brake Shae and Foundry Company filed the receivership application, consented to by Inte Borough.
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Gregor Strateed
Hitler
Beuther
Reichstag
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Two Girls and Man Die in Annapolis Crash
In Annapolis Maryland on August 26 a Wytheville Virginia man and two 16 year old Washington girls were killed when their automobile struck a truck and rolled over three times. The victims were Willie Umberger 21 of Wytheville Yolanda Sortlin and Ads Murray both of Washington. The truck driver Milford Melling of Severn Md was unharmed and held for investigation.
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Sortlin
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Waikato River Reigns as North Island’s Main Waterway
The Waikato River is identified as the most important river in the North Island of New Zealand, underscoring its prominence in regional geography and water management.
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New Zealand
Waikato
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