Split in Cards Dodgers Series Leaves Brooklyn Ahead
Brooklyn’s Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals split four games in a crucial series as Mort Cooper limited the Dodgers to one run in the nightcap. Brooklyn still held a 4 game lead with 30 to play, facing Cincinnati then remaining western clubs. A crowd of 39,107 watched the day’s doubleheader, while Reed errors helped the Cardinals’ only tally in Cooper’s near-shutout effort.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Brooklyn
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Cincinnati Reds
Ebbe Field
St. Louis
Cardinals
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Cooper
Peewee Reese
Curt Davis
Dolph Camilli
Fred Fitzsimmons
Reese
Johnny Hopp
Nats
Reds
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Giants
Bucky Walters
Junior Thompson
Kim Tobin
Pirates
Max Butcher
Cubs
Tom Dallessan
Paul Erickson
Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Dick Newsomer
Dutch Leonard
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Sam Chapman
Hiomer
Ovener
A’s
Ashland Upsets Williamson In Narrow Baseball Loss
Ashland defeated the Williamson Red Birds 6 to 5 as rain halted two other Mountain State League games. Mike Senko singled in the ninth to score Crisp and break a 5-6 deadlock, with the Colonels adding three more runs in the frame.
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Associated Press
Ashland
Williamson Red Birds
Mike Senko
Crisp
Colonels
New Yorker Leads Match in Mason-Dixon Golf
Virginia Guilfoil of Syracuse led the Mason-Dixon qualifier at White Sulphur Springs with a 73 to earn medal honors and enter the first match against Baltimore's Mrs. Maurice Glick, while West Virginia's Ann Hoblitzell and Dorothy Gardener joined the championship flight after solid rounds.
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Virginia Guilfoil
Syracuse
N. Y
Maurice Glick
Baltimore
New York
Guilfoil
West
Ralph Boyd
Colraine
J. H. Heim
Kane
Jeannette Myers
Claire Doran
Lakewood
Gladys Greiner
Betty Meckley
Washington
F.C. Schlundt
Rocky River
Mary Fine Capers
Haversford
A. Ward Sumpter
Dayton
Edwin Tasker
Toledo
D. F. Manion
Oil City
Fights Last Night Across Cities Staged Boxing Card Notes
In New York Gus Lesnevich outpointed Tami Mauriello in a world light heavyweight title bid. Wilmington hosts a draw between Sam Bacala and Jack Sena after a rain halt in the second round. Los Angeles sees Richie Lemos outpoint Joey Archibald while Turkey Thompson stops Buddy Knox in a one round knockout. Separate commerce note states the US remains a major market for China's knit woolen gloves and mittens.
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New York
Gus Lesnevich
Cliffside
N. J
Tami Mauriello
Tite
Los Angeles
Richie Lemos
Joey Archibald
Providence
R. I
Turkey Thompson
Angeles
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Ohio
New WPA Recreation Supervisor Named in Huntington
Jake Miller, prominent football official and former star at Davis and Elkins College, is appointed state supervisor of recreation for the WPA. Miller, previously assistant coach at Princeton High School and named principal at Buffalo High School Putnam County, will resign to lead WPA work with headquarters in Huntington.
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Huntington
Jake Miller
Davis and Elkins College
Work Projects Administration
Miller
Princeton High School
Buffalo High School
Putnam County
WPA
Downs Races Open Friday At Wheeling Track
Racing at Wheeling opens Friday with 350 horses for a 17 day meeting. Half the field consists of newcomers to tri state racing, many never raced at Wheel ing. Notable entrants include Pando ramint, Clue Hulls, Queen Meadow, Prince Khayam, Gay Prank, Pomary Eva R, Grand Wi, Westy and Notoriety. Local stables field fresh silks as trainers expected strong activity and crowd interest.
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Willam N. Shrewbridge
St Clairsville
Fairgrounds
Tri-state
Downs
J. Flammin
Clue
Hulls
Roving Bye
Queen Meadow
Prince Khayyam
Jim Arthur
Gay Prank
Pomainkey
Whate
Golden Key
Gillette
G. L. Casco
Pomary
Eva R
Blak Crusade
Schley Goree
Kilty
H. J. Corin, Jr
Westy
Charles Wade
B. Thompson
Julius Long
E. Bennefil
Goodman Advises Pars To Golf Seekers At Omaha
Johnny Goodman of Omaha urges 64 match play qualifiers in the 45th amateur to focus on pars rather than birdies. He carded 73 and 75 to qualify, four behind leader Skip Alexander, as the field faces a stern 72-par course and rising scores in the 36-hole qualifying.
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Omaha
Johnny Goodman
Johnny
Goodman
Alexander
Winged Foot
Evans
Charles
Chick) Evans
Stewart
Johnny Fischer
Cincinnati
Dick Chapman
Lou Jennings
Portland
Ore
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Ward
Alex Welsh
Rockford
John Krutilia
Chicago
Brietz Briefs From New York Dodgers Notes and Jest
Daily mini column notes wallow in sports trivia and city happenings. Dodgers secretary McDonald seats Frick to avoid argument while Ethel Barrymore attends both games with lunch. Bob Brumby loses and regains a fight ticket. fans receive over 20000 in early World Series mail refunds. Norm Standlee jokes about color blindness and blocking. guest star Austin Goodwin quips on inflation of pigskin. various sports anecdotes include Whirlaway Seabiscuit plan and Leahy subway mishap. draft numbers and oil ads impact Eastern football.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Eddie
Brietz
New York
Special News Service
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
John McDonald
Ford Frick
National League
Larry MacPhail
Frick
Ethel Barrymore
Bob Brumby
Lesnevich-Mauriello
Minnesota
George Franck
Chicago
Austin Goodwin
Portland
Express
Warren Wright
Whirlaway
Seabiscuit
Frank Leahy
Herald-Tribune
Bill de Correvant
Northwestern
Fill
Naval Air Corps
Army
Paul Waner
The
Braves
Paul
Yesterday's Stars Propel Dodgers and Giants Doubleheader Wins
Recap of multiple MLB doubleheaders highlighting Billy Herman and Mort Cooper strong starts for Dodgers and Cardinals. Babe Young and Gene Thompson lead Giants and Reds in opening games, Tobin and Butcher split two games for Pirates, Nicholson and Dallessandro spark Cubs. News on Red Sox and Athletics complete a busy day.
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Billy Herman
Dodgers
Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Herman
Brooklyn
Cooper
Babe Young
Giants
Gene Thompson
Reds
Young
New York
Thompson
Jim Tobin
Braves
Max Butcher
Pirates
Tobin
Butcher
Bill Nicholson
Dom Dallessandro
Cubs
Nicholson
Chicago
Phillies
Dallessandro
Dick Newsome
Red Sox
Indians
Sam Chapman
Dick Siebert
Athletics
Chapman
Homer
Tigers
Siebert
Shrinking Overalls Help City Farmer Lose Weight
New York Aug 27 A stout summer traveler in Vermont aims to shed pounds through farm work. At a general store he considers smaller overalls after a clerk quips that shrinking as fast as these would be a success.
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New York
Vermont
Man Granted Right to Sit on Newspaper Ruling
Brooklyn magistrate Benjamin Solomon ruled that a man may sit on a newspaper in Prospect Park without violating the anti litter statute. Leon Fleisher had been charged twice with sitting on paper to sit on, but the magistrate said merely sitting on a paper is not a law violation and allows protection from dampness.
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Brooklyn
Leon Fleisher
Teele Retained By Lesnevich In Madison Square Garden
Gus Lesnevich won the light heavyweight title in Madison Square Garden by outpointing Tami Mauriello in a hard fought bout. He will defend the crown November 14 in the Garden. The NBA stripped Billy Conn earlier but the New York commission kept the status quo until Lesnevich’s victory.
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New, York
Gus Lesnevich
Jerfsey
Billy Conn
Madison Square Garden
Tami Mauriello
Bronx
Mike Jacobs
Gus
Garden
Tami
Lesnevich
Mauriello
National Boxing Association
Anton Christorofidis
N.B.A
Conn
Billy
Louis
National League Scores and Upcoming Contests
Yesterday’s results show Brooklyn 8 Saint Louis 1 and 3-3 in a second game halted by darkness. Boston won 4-1, Pittsburgh 3-6, Chicago 5-11, Philadelphia 4-3, New York 7-4, Cincinnati 4-5 with a night finish. Today’s NL games feature Chicago at Boston with Passeau Raffensberger vs Salco Javery and others including Cincinnati at Brooklyn and St. Louis at New York.
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St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Nationale
Passeau
Raffensberger
Salco
Javery
Vander Meer
Highe
Warneke
Hubbell
Lanning
Blanton
Chase
Rigney
Donald
Niggeling
Pot
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Our Best None Too Good Black Cat Bad Luck Band Motto
New York Aug 27 story of a deli stop where a bride thanks a clerk who grins at a wall motto Our best is none too good. In Fort Jackson South Carolina Aug 26 the 113th field artillery band reports a black cat mascot Peta leaping on the pay table and several minor mishaps during a unit inspection with several officers present.
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New York
Fort Jackson
S. C
113Th Field Artillery Band
Peta
Ed Parker
Mdn
Rebekah Lodges Share Names in Memphis Visit
Mrs Eugenisdale noble grand of the wage Rebekah lodge in Vicks hure visited Ruth Rebekah lodge in Memphis and was introduced as its noble grand. The Ruth lodge’s noble grand is also named Mrs Eugenia Ragsdale. the two women are not related. Also cited is a Commerce Department report noting American dominion of 83 percent of global motor vehicles as of January 1.
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Memphis
Eugenisdale
Vickshure
Eugenia Ragsdale
Department of Commerce
Mirror myths and a Prussian giant cake history
The piece notes superstition about breaking mirrors to avoid divine will and unseen futures. It then describes Frederick William I of Prussia ordering a colossal cake in 1730, made with 36 bushels flour, 200 gallons milk, one ton butter, one ton yeast, 5,000 eggs, and measured 18 by 8 yards and over a half yard thick, feeding 30,000 soldiers.
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Frederick William I
Prussia
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