Hallahan Faces Major Comeback Hope in 1935 Race
The Grafton Gazette notes two pitching stars in the run for the greatest major league comeback of 1935. Hallahan has won five straight after a rough start, while Grove rides a late-season surge with eleven wins. The article covers recent games, including Cardinals and Dodgers wins, and mentions other AL/NL results as the season progresses.
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Associated Press
Robert Moses Grove
Bil Hallahan
Grove
Connie Mack
Red Box
Hallahan
Bill
Braves
Grove Bears Indians
Red Sox
Cleveland
Cardinal
Phillies
Chicago
Curt Davis
Bill Lee
Dodgers
Pirates
Giants
Brooklyn
Carl Hubbell
Reds
Washington
St. Louis
Tigers
Athletics
White Sox
Grafton boosts baseball funds and plans field house use
Grafton residents backed Carr China Athletic Association efforts with booster day receipts over sixty dollars and donations to keep home games, with field house and gym nearing completion. The column urges local lodges to sponsor a strong independent basketball team to play weekly at the new arena, expecting it to be a revenue source.
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Grafton
Carr China Baseball Team
Belington
Treasury
Carr China Athletic Association
Moose
Elks
Dam
Daily Cross Word Puzzle Across Clues Run On
Puzzle clues mix across and down entries with numerous misprints and misaligned words. The reader must decipher a mixed list of definitions and letter counts for a themed crossword with entries including plant wood types, animal names, units, and general terms.
Baseball Standings and Today’s AL NL Schedule
National League yesterday results show Brooklyn tied Pittsburgh 5 to 5 while Philadelphia beat Chicago 3 to 2 and Cincinnati won 3 to 0 with Boston 1 and Brooklyn 5 Chicago 2. Today’s NL games feature Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Chicago New York at Cincinnati and Boston at St Louis. American League yesterday scores include Boston 13 Cleveland 6 and St. Louis 4 Detroit Philadelphia and Chicago New York Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Washington St Louis at New York Detroit at Boston.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
New York St. Louis
Euubatelnti
Pet
Quinn Plans Exhibition With Veteran Pitcher Against Charleston
Mid Atlantic fans will see a major league era comparison as longtime spitballer Jack Quinn, manager of Johnstown, meets Charleston Senators in an exhibition. Also, Zanesville Bears beat Huntington 7-6 to stay atop the league, Johnstown topped Charleston 12-1, and Beckley defeated Akron 8-1 while Dayton Ducks won their sixth straight 3-0 at Portsmouth.
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Associated Press
Mid-Atlantic
Jack Quinn
Charleston Senators
Johnstown
Quinn
Zanesville Bears
Zanesville
Huntington Red Birds
Huntington
Charleston
Hancock
Dugan
Senators
Ducks
Beckley
Akron
Dayton Ducks
Portsmouth
Patterson
Classic Run Ten Entered In Arlington Stakes Field
Ten horses including Omaha and the Kentucky filly Black Helen head the field for the 30 000 added classic at Arlington Park on Saturday. Workout times shown include Omaha 1 36 1 5 for a mile and Black Helen 2 04 4 5 for a mile and a quarter with other contenders Skitt Core, St. Bernard, Bloodroot and more listed as possible rivals.
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Chicago
Omaha
Black Helen
Arlington Park
Black Hele
William Woodward
Cat
St. Bernard
Bloodroot
Count Arshur
Black Birder
Mil Brook
Tearout
Many Crews Will Race On Lake Carnegie Today
Sixty two crews, from eights to single sculls, plus doubles, quads and fours, raced Lake Carnegie for four day regatta of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen. Titles to be decided in junior, intermediate and senior classes with sixteen events in the senior division. Leading club eights clash Saturday as Winthrop Rutherford, Princeton graduate, defends his single sculls title against a high class field.
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Princeton
N. J
Lake Carnegie
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Winthrop Rutherford
Draw Made for Interzone Davis Cup Play
London July 18 The draw for the Interzone Davis cup match between the United States and Germany starting Saturday was made today Two singles matches open with Donald Budge of Oakland Cal vs Heiner Henkel followed by Wilmer Allison of Austin Tex vs Baron Gottfried von Cramm in the first round Doubles see Allison and John Van Ryn of Philadelphia against Cramm and K Lund Monday Mixed doubles to feature Helen Jacobs and Gene Mako against an English team Tuesday Allison meets Henkel and Von Gramm faces Budge in the final singles sequence
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London
United States
Germany
Donald Budge
Oakland
Cal
Heiner Henkel
Wilmer Allin
Austin
Tex
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Allison
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Wheeling Woman Leads In Bridge Tournament
In Conneaut Lake Park Pennsylvania on July 18 Mrs. J L Marsh of Wheeling West Virginia led the ninth annual bridge tournament for individual honors after the first session tying with P E Needham of Greenville. Marsh teamed with Louis Mark of Columbus G William Slattery of Cleveland and Mrs Josephine Jefferson of Wheeling to total 16 1 2 points. Leading north south were Mrs White and Mrs Funk of Cleveland and leading east west were Robert Dennison and H J Hunzinger of Warren.
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Conneaut Lake Park
J. L. Marsh
Wheeling
W. Va
Marsh
P. E. Needham
Greenville
Louis Mark
Columbus
G. William Slattery
Cleveland
Josephine Jefferson
J. H. White
H. E. Funk
Fred Ohry
W. H. Woolworth
Buffalo
White
Funk
Robert Dennison
H. J. Hunzinger
Warren, Pa
Record trek aims for world parachute leap record
Miss Alice Gibson, a parachute jumper and aerial athlete, is pictured at Floyd Bennett Airport in New York. She plans to leap from Clyde Panghorns aircraft with an estimated 28 000 to 30 000 foot altitude as part of a world record attempt.
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Alice Gibson
R Yehute
Floyd Bennett Airport
New York
Clyde Panghorn
National A A U Women’s Swimming Opens in New York
The National A A U championships opened at Manhattan Beach with Olive McKean defending her 100 meter freestyle title against 20 rivals. Katherine Rawls, Letioré Knight, and Allee Bridges also aimed to dethrone current champions in their events.
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Homestead
Allee Bridges
Whitinsville
Mass
Leaders in College All Star Grid Poll Listed
Chicago July 18 The leaders in the college all star football poll include Ends Frank Larson Minnesota Don Hutson Alabama Tacklers Bill Lee Alabama Phil Bengston Minnesota Guards Regis Morahan Ohio State Charles Mucha Washington Bil Bevan Minnesota Centers Jack Robinson Notre Dame Elwood Kalbough Princeton George Shotwell Pittsburgh Soaperanee Warburton Southern California Jack Beynon Illinois Filler Munvas Pittsburgh Halfbacks Duane Purvis Purdue Dixie Hotels Alabama Buzz Berry Navy Jimmy Carter Purdue Pullbacks Stan Kostka Minnesota
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Chicago
Frank Larson Minne
Don Hutson
Alabama
Bill Lee
Phil Bengston
Minnesota
Regis Morahan
Ohio State
Charles Mucha
Washington
Bil Bevan
Jack Robinson
Notre Dame
Elwood Kalbough
Pring
George Shotwell
Pittsburgh
Soaperanee Eet Warburton
Calfornia
Jack Beynon
Llinois
Filler Munfas
Duane Purvis
Purdue
Dixie Hotels
Buzz “Berries
Navy
Jimmy Carter
Stan Kostka
Minne
Defending Champ Still In Running at Tourney
White Sulphur Springs July 18 Frances Grimes defending state women's open champion held off Jane Evans of Huntington to win the first set 6 4 and then edged a 10 8 second set. Morgantown ace Grimes showed power on the drives. In the men's match Paul Pollard, former UVA star, defeated Joe Alberts of Baltimore 6 1 6 0.
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White Sulphur Springs
Frances Grimes
Jane Evans
Huntington
Morgantown
Paul Pollard
University of Virginia
Joe Alberts
Baltimore
Fights Last Night Across Cities and Weights
Boxing results from a chaotic note show Davey Day drawing with Joe Ghnouly in Chicago while Frankie Wolfram defeated Paul Estrada in Toronto. Carl Akers outpointed Pete Alcanter in Detroit with notable scores and varied weights across cities.
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Kansas City
Davey Day
Chicago
Joe Ghnouly
St. Louis
Frankie Wolfram
Toronto
Canada
Paul Estrada
Carl Akers
Detroit
Pete Alcanter
Wrestling Recap Highlights Last Night
Long Branch New Jersey saw Joe Savoldi from Michigan claim two falls against Ruke Wright from Texas, while Leo Numa from Hawaii defeated Hari Pa from Tow as Emil Dicek from Omaha bested Clif Olsen from St Paul with a single fall.
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Long Branch
N. J
Joe Savoldi
Mich
Ruke Wright
Texas
Leo Numa
Towa
Hari Pa
Emil Dicek
Omaha
Clif Olsen
St. Paul
Gang Leader Alterie and the Chicago Mob History
Alterie, a longtime lieutenant of Dion O’Banion, ran a Colorado ranch while also leading gang operations in Chicago. He died after a shootout in a hotel room where police found a submachine gun and other weapons. His death followed a life of gang battles and a prison sentence tied to a later realignment before Capone era.
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Alterie
Dion O'Banion
City
Catholic Cathedral
O'Banion
North Side
South Side
Capone
Colorado
Chicago
al Capone
Alterier
Boy Testifies in Mrs Waley Abduction Trial
Nine year old George Weyerhaeuser testified in federal court at Tacoma Washington about his abduction, failing to identify Mr Margaret Waley among the papers. He was hurried to and from the courtroom by his father as he pictured leaving the court.
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George Weyerhaeuser
Margaret Waley
Waley
Tacoma
Wash
Man Testifies Before Grand Jury and Faces Acquittal
The record notes a man testified before the grand jury and was arrested for perjury but not tried. Months later he returned with Charles Brown for the Edward Dobkin kidnapping and both were acquitted.
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Prand
Charles “Buster” Brown
Edward Dobkin
Royal Hotel Granted Beer License by Fox
Mrs Elizabeth Kaiser proprietor of the Royal Hotel was informed that a permit to sell beer had been granted and the hotel announced reopening of the beer parlor. Kaiser had returned licenses and demanded refunds, but Commissioner Fox authorized reissuance of permits with licenses returned here. Similar action was taken at Tony's Place where beer sale was again permitted.
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Fred L. Fox
Elizabeth Kaiser
Royal Hotel
Kaiser
Tony
Drowning Victim’s Body Recovered in Beckley West Virginia
In Beckley West Virginia a drowning victim’s body was recovered by several searchers after drifting to shore. The body was drawn from the water using a rake or improvised tool as part of the search effort. The incident involved local responders and unknown identification at the time.
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Els
Beckley
We-Va
LeRoy Smith
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