Second Division Clubs Begin To Worry Loop
Dodgers snap Cardinals streak with 3 0 shutout as Johnny Babich limits them to five hits. Cubs beat Giants 9 3. Pirates rally past Braves 6 5. Yankees falter in a tense AL as Browns and Tigers aid race. Gehrig hits fifty as Louis defeats Red Sox. Nelson blanks Phillies 3 0. Kennedy bests Washington 7 2.
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Local baseball notes and upcoming games in Graf ton
Journal notes players chasing box scores and standings as Sentinel score blanks drive daily summaries. Johnny Tramontina and Abie Keener to play in Philippi while Graf ton hopes to capture both road contests under manager Deffenbaugh. Cardinals slip, Cubs and White Sox stay in mixed NL and AL chase as heat drives bathers and fall football talk begins.
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St Paul Open yields tight leaderboard in 72 hole battle
In the St Paul open championship Ray Mangrum led after round one with a 67 while par avoided, tying 14th as the field of 165 remained tight with 72 players within ten strokes. Harry Cooper Walsh Kaiser shot 68s and Mangrum held a one stroke lead entering the second round as talk centers on McKinney’s developing team.
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Omaha After Clear Title Omaha After Clear Title
Chicago July 20. In Arlington Park classic for three year olds Omaha seeks national championship by beating rivals including Idle Hour Farm's Black Helen after Derby Preakness Belmont and Dwyer wins. Black Helen seeks to upset Omaha after victories in American Derby Florida Derby and Coaching Club Oaks.
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Cardinals Fall Short of League Record With Loss
The St. Louis Cardinals snapped their 14 game winning streak and halted a bid for a major league home victory record. They had won 18 straight at home, eight shy of the 26 game mark set by the 1916 New York Giants.
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Red Birds End Nine-Game Slide With 13-6 Win
After nine straight losses in the Middle Atlantic league Huntington Red Birds top Beckley 13-6 marking their first win since winning the first-half title. Eddie Lee pitched well as Beckley, with Cruzd it and Damron providing key hits, suffered a four-run rally in the sixth. Sixteen walks issued, nine by Huntington and seven by Beckley, highlight the uneven contest.
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Two Amateur Fighters Die in Crash Near Springfield
Tommy Barry and Eddie Shea, both noted amateur boxers, were killed when their car struck a truck and burned near Springfield at daybreak today. Barry, a former National AAU and Golden Gloves champion, competed at 112 pounds. three companions were injured.
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Lenore Kight Leads Women’s Olympic Trials Swims
Lenore Kight of Homestead Pennsylvania dominates the early 1936 Olympic trials with wins in the mile and 440 yard freestyle setting American marks. She partnered with the Kompa sisters and Rawls in a slate of rival performances, including Mary Jon Petty, Katherine Rawls, and Eliza beth Kompa, as music of competition unfolds in New York.
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Allison Faces Big Job Against German Baron
London July 20 crowds at Wimbledon watched the Davis Cup interzone match as Wilmer Allison faced Baron Gottfried von Cramm in singles with the Americans favored to win and advance to the challenge round against Great Britain. John Van Ryn and Allison were expected to pair in doubles against von Cramm and K Lund if needed.
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Place On Cup Team At Stake in Tennis Meet
Manchester Mass July 20 A place on the U S Wightman cup tennis team will probably be at stake today when Mrs Sarah Palfrey Faban of Brookline opposes Mrs Ethel Burkhart Arnold of Los Angeles in the east west final of the Essex Country Club invitation tournament
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Former Singles Title Holder Not to Compete
Hollywood July 20. Francisco X. Shields, former national singles champion now ranked third, says he is too busy as a motion picture actor to compete in the national championships in the east this fall.
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Expert Shotmakers Ready For Semi Finals In Colorado Springs
Four expert-shotmakers sharpened their sights for semi final matches in Colorado Springs. Jack Gaines of Los Angeles drew Charley Yates of Atlanta while Rodney Bliss of Omaha faces Don Edwards of San Jose and Stanford. Winners of today's 36 hole battles advance to the title bout.
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Standings and Today’s MLB Schedule
Yesterday's National League results show Pittsburgh beating Boston 6 to 5, Chicago 9 over New York 3, Cincinnati 3 over Philadelphia 0, Brooklyn 3 to 0 against St. Louis. Today games include Boston at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, New York at Chicago, Brooklyn at St. Louis. American League results list St. Louis 7 defying New York 6, Detroit 9 over Boston 7, Chicago 7 over Washington 2. Cleveland visits Philadelphia with two games to be played later, Chicago at Washington, St. Louis at New York, Detroit at Boston.
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Allstar football poll votes tighten around key players
With two days left in voting, Irvine Warburton and Stan Kostka lead the college all star poll. Kostka tops Izzy Weinstock by 14,923 votes, while Warburton holds a solid margin over Miller Munjas in the quarterback race. Regis Monahan leads guards, and other positions show close scores as teams battle for spots.
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Purvis Leads Tight College Football Backfield Vote Field
The article reports Purvis of Purdue leading a crowded field for four backfield jobs with 93,826 votes, followed by Dixie Howell of Alabama at 87,214 and Pug Land of Minnesota at 79,36. It notes George Shotwell and Jimmy Carter among other contenders as polls close at midnight Sunday.
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Harvard Yale Combined Squads Favored In Meet
Harvard and Yale were favored to beat Oxford and Cambridge at White City stadium as only first places counted. American coaches expected Green and Smith to score heavily in hurdles sprints and jumps while Keith Brown of Yale was set for an easy pole vault win.
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Fights Last Night in Detroit Little Rock and Hollywood
Detroit fighter Chuck Woods outpointed Maxie Straub in a 138 pound bout in Detroit. Tommy Freeman halted Johnny Hall at 2 rounds in Little Rock. Hank Hanksinson outpointed Maxie Rosenbloom in Hollywood at 215 pounds.
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