Giants Win Two From Cardinals as Cubs Drop Dodgers
Giants sweep the doubleheader over the Cardinals 3 1 and 13 2 to seize first place while Cubs beat the Dodgers 4 2 to slide into second. Pirates top Phillies 9 3 as rain suspends several games. Giants hold a three game edge atop the National League standings with St Louis dropping to third.
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Giants
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
Cubs
Paul Bean
Yankees
Detroit
Hal Schumacher
Paul Dean
Schumacher
Allan Stout
Danning
Jim Collins
Parmelee
Dodgers
Tex Carleton
Pirates
Phillies
Braves
Reds
Fights Last Night Highlights Across Locations
Chicago lightweight champion Tony Canzoneri outpointed Bobby Pacho in a non-title bout in Los Angeles as Blackburn, Hunt, Starr, and Slake drew in Texarkana. Max Marek outpointed Steve Roberts in Chicago. Freddie Miller, NBA featherweight champion, knocked out Seaman Watson in Cincinnati. Joe Knight outpointed Donald Barry in Cairo.
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Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
Bobby Pacho
Los Angeles
Walter
Hunt
Starr
Tex
Eddie Slake
South Bend
Ind
Drew
Lorenzo Pack
Detroit
al Boros
Newark
N. J
Max Marek
Steve Roberts
Liverpool
Eng
Freddie Miller
Cincinnati
Seaman Watson
England
Savannah
Joe Knight
Cairo
Donald “Red” Barry
Washington
D. Ao
Wrestling results from Toronto matches last night
Toronto wrestlers Jim Browning and John Kazan scored one fall each while Len Macaluco and Len Macaluco of Winnipeg were defeated. Browning from Verona Missouri weighed 243 pounds and Kazan from Winnipeg 212 pounds in closely contested bouts.
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Toronto
Jim Browning
Verona
Len Macaluco
East Aurora
John Kazan
Winnipeg
Discovery Faces Strong Field In Arlington Handicap
Chicago July 26. Discovery, 135 pounds, will contend in the $10,000 added Arlington handicap along with Aguer, Santa Anita winner. Other likely starters include Riskulus Stand Pat Late Date Watch Him Count Arthur Calumet Dick and Skip Tt in the handicap race.
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Chicago
Discovery
Aguear
Riskulus
Stand Pat
Count Arthur
Calumut Dick
Skip
Rain Delays Key Games In Middle Atlantic League
Rain reshapes the Middle Atlantic standings as Johnstown’s lead pauses after postponing with Dayton. A doubleheader is set, while Huntington and Charleston’s game also falls to rain. Portsmouth tops Beckley 10-8 before rain halted play. Akron spoils Zanesville’s pennant celebration with an 8-6 win, McIntyre homering in the eighth.
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Associated Press
Johnstown
Pennsylvania
Dayton
Huntington
Charleston
Portsmouth
Beckley
Pirates
Akron
Zanesville
Greys
McIntyre
United States ahead of Berlin 1936 Olympics says Brundage
Avery Brundage, head of the American Olympic Committee, stated there is no known racial or religious reason to bar U S athletes from the 1936 Berlin Games. He dismissed Mahoney's boycotter claims and said Germany will not control teams, only facilities and preliminary arrangements.
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Chicago
Avery Brundage
American Olympic Committee
United States
Berlin
Germany
Mahoney
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
The
Amateur Athletic Union
Tennis Aces Rest For Davis Cup Clash Tomorrow
London July 26 The United States tennis team rests before the supreme test against defending English stars in the Davis Cup challenge round. Wilmer Allison and Donald Budge are set to face Fred Perry and H W Austin as the Americans aim to reclaim the trophy forfeited to France in 1927. Joseph Wear hopes the draw pits Allison against Austin on opening day while Allison remains fresh.
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London
United States
Wilmer Allisgn
Donald Budge
California
Fred Perry
H. W
Bunny) Austin
France
Joseph Wear
Invaders
Allison
Austin
Veteran Lefthander Clinches Clarksburg Cup at Home Club
McNeill, a veteran lefthander and former state amateur golf champion, won the Clarksburg Country Club contest for the first time in presidency play. He defeated Tom Stone one up with 20 holes to spare in a home-club affair at Clarksburg.
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Clarksburg
Six Speedy Vessels Compete For Gold Cup
Six craft race Lake George for the 32nd Gold Cup with entry from Bill Horn of Newport News and his Delphine IV. Defending champion George Reis of Lake George faces strong rivals including Victor Kiesrath of South Bend with Hotsy Totsy II and Herb Mendelssohn of Detroit with Notre Dame. Other pilots include Hubert Lucker with Impshi and Sam Dunsford with Scotty Too.
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Lake George
Bill Horn
Newport News
Delphine IV
George Reis
Victor W. Kiesrath
South Bend
Ind
Herb Mendelsohn
Detroit
Notre Dame
Hubert Lucker
Impshi
Sam Dunsford
Concord
N. H
Scotty
Ruth Expected To Enter Amateur Golf Meet
New York July 26 Babe Ruth aiming for the national amateur at Cleveland after a strong debut in rain soaked Westchester country club event He finished at 81 one stroke behind leader William Tobin PlandoneDespite the wet conditions Ruth praised his form and hinted at entering the national amateur with business arrangements in mind He trailed medalist Tobin by nine strokes after a birdie three on the first hole and a three putt finish on the soaked second green
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New York
Babe Ruth
Cleveland
Babe
Westchester Country Club
Dick Chapman
William Tobin
Plandone
Oswaldi
George Flintner
Shaye
Anna Brooks
Wison
Headville Man Wins Tri State Trap Shooters Title
Headville man E. H. McDonald wins the Tri-State trap shooters title in Wellsburg with a score of 98 out of 100. Runner up honors go to J. W. Napier of Carnegie and Lewis Seaborn of Youngstown with 96. Eugene Murray Jr. of Sewickley takes the 20 yard handicap shoot with 45 of 50.
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Wellsburg
E. H. , McDonald
Headville
J. W. Napier
Carnegie, Pa
Lewis Seaborn
Youngstown
Eugene Murray, Jr
Sewickley
Golfer Appears Comfortable From Rough Plays To Green
Lou Sperandeo teed off on the tenth hole in Orange Connecticut and, after a rough sequence, carved a slice that kept him in the rough. His fourth shot carried onto the green and into the cup for a birdie four.
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Orange
Conn
Lou
Sperandeo
Beating and Robbery Suspects Waive Hearing
Beckley July 26 Bill Cox and Everett Richmond both of Pemberton waived preliminary hearing on a charge of beating and robbing R B Sampson a telegraph operator and were held for grand jury action.
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Beckley
Bill Cox
Everett Richmond
Pemberton
R. B. Sampson
New D E coach headlining 1924 Scarlet Hurricane plans
Marshall, Bolyard, and Brumbaugh headline coaching moves as Henderson guides Huntington. Blackhawks edge Pruntytown 2 2 in Junior league. Potters lineup set for Beington and Barbour County games at Norwood Park with Rennix and Phillips sharing pitching duties.
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Cam" Henderson
Marshall
Bolyard
Huntington
Henderson
Revenge in Grafton and Burglary Cases Highlight Action
The report notes Keener versus Daniels or Sprouts with hints of a rematch by the Grafton pitcher and Carr China slugging threats. It also mentions a Park bathing beach swimming course for beginners starting Monday, plus a burglary and robbery term summary. Three Steubenville men face grand jury auto theft charges, while two ex convicts Earl Jones and Guy Carson and Floyd Hython await proceedings. Jones and Carson have prior burglary sentences.
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Daniels
Sprouts
Keener
Carr China
Denton
Steubenville
Earl Jones
Joseph Horner
Guy Carson
East Liverpool
Floyd Hython
Cadiz
Jones
Carson
Mansfield Reformatory
Western Pennsylvania
Pittsburgh
Ohio
Champs Take Close Fight
The champion Blackhawk A. C. nine edged Pruntytown 3 to 2 in a hard fought junior league game yesterday. Pruntytown turned a first triple play of the year with Beall catching to Bell to Shriver. D. White led Blackhawks with two hits while Bell and Scranage topped Pruntytown with two hits each.
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Pruntytown
McMullen
Bobbitt
Blackhawk A. C
H. White
Beall
Scranage
D. White
Blackhawk
Aj McMullen
Crane
Goodnow
Clemens
Dougher
Malcolm
Robinson
Groves
Ridenour
Srotats
Lockhart
H. Hamilton
Shaffer
White
Whitescarver
Bell
Shriver
Bobbitt Dougher
Yoho
Denzie
Knight
Jews Barred From Berlin Sports Trials
Report notes pressure to depress morale and discrimination against Jews in Berlin sports, with only six Jewish athletes in preliminaries and twenty trained under Aryan instructors at Ettingen camp. Reich sports department released figures while camp leaders withheld performance data.
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Conmitttee
Berlin
Germany
Ettingen
Baden
Reich
Barbour Welfare Administrator Resigns and Vacancy Filled
Alva Wolverton, Barbour welfare administrator, resigned effective August 1. H. B. Thomas of Logan County appointed to fill the vacancy. Barbour County Welfare Board members also resigned and the state board will carry on the work with the administrator.
Jail break suspects captured after Lebanon camp escape
Charles Edgar Smith aged 34 and Eugene Denton 41 fled from the Lebanon honor camp part of the London prison farm last Saturday threatening death if anyone cried out. They were tracked down by Sheriff Hedges and Deputy Ar ur Estep yesterday. Smith was sentenced from Harrison county and Denton from Stark county. They face long terms.
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Charles Edgar Smith
Eugene Denton
Lebanon
London
Smith
Harrison County
Denton
Stark County
Hedges
Arur Estep
Young Slayer Faces Trial and Jury Verdict in Mercer County
As the trial date approached, the defendant pleaded insanity. Judge John M. McGrath summoned a jury that found him sane. Belcher refused to plead. the judge declared innocence. The death verdict marked Mercer County's first in 25 years. Mentions of a sister witness Hazel Karnes, ballistics C R Cobb, and a related historic case of Jon Medley.
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Belcher
McGrath
Mercer County
Aids
Witner
Hazel Karnes
Medley
Striking Lime Workers Nabbed Over Dynamite Theft
Four former Standard Lime and Stone Company employees linked to a mid June dynamite theft from a Waynesboro store and an attempted blast on power lines near Martinsburg are held for federal questioning. The trio joined a strike two months earlier and were arrested in Martinsburg. Suspected involvement ties to the plant blast and theft.
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Standard Lime and Stone Company
Waynesboro
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