National League Bats Surge as Leaders Climb in Stats Parade
National League hitters dominate the past week with Chuck Klein raising his average to .386 after 15 hits and 16 points. Spud Davis moves up, Bill Terry climbs, while AL leader Al Simmons slides as Jimmie Foxx makes a late American rise.
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Klein
New York
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Spud Davis
Bill Terry
Tony Piet
Pittsburgh
Jimmie Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
al Simmons
Chicago
Simmons
Bill Dickey
Roy Johnson
Boston
Wally Berger
Boston Braves
Major League Leaders by Associated Poles
Baseball leaders list for the National League includes Klein of the Phillies with 586 batting average and 152 runs batted in, Vaughan and P Waner among top hitters, with pitching leader Tinning of the Cubs at 2 losses.
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Kiein
Phillies
Davie
Rens
Martin
Cardinals
P. Waner
Pirates
Mine
Vaughan
Hite
Fallis
Klein
T. Waner
T. Herman
Cubs
Baseball Almanac Style League Summary From A Slugger Totals
Simmons of the White Sox and Foxx of the Athletics lead RBIs with 88. Burns and Cronin stand out with doubles for the Browns and Senators. Combs pace triples with 123, Foxx hits 86 homers, Ruth 25, Walker and Chapman track 14 steals, while Grove top pitcher at 16 6.
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Simmons
White Sox
Foxx
Athletics
Rens
Gehrig
Yankees
Rane
Sox
Hite
Manush
Senators
Burns
Browns
Cronin
Combs
Ruth
Walker
Tigers
Chapman
van Alita
Grove
Equipoise May Boost Race Earnings Today
Saratoga Springs N Y Aug 5 PF C V Whitney nominated his handicap champion Equipoise for the 1st Turning of the Saratoga handicap today. The five year old son of Romantic Swinging an excellent chance to boost his career total past the 200000 mark. The race is at a mile and a quarter with a purse of 2500 added and about 64090 going to the winner.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
C. V. Whitney
Equipoise
Piedmont League Standings and Games Today
In the Piedmont League today Greensboro faces Charlotte and Wilmington plays Richmond while Winston travels to Durham. Yesterday Greensboro recorded 5 wins, while Charlotte and Winston tied at 4 with Durham at 5 and Wilmington 6 to Richmond 5.
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Greensboro
Charlotte
Wilmington
Richmond
Winston
Durham
Charlotte & Winston
Clun
Charlotte Traces
Wilmington Stue
Sports Card Scores And Standings
Schedule shows Pittsburgh at Chicago St Louis at Cincinnati Brooklyn at Boston New York at Philadelphia. Final scores list New York 18 Philadelphia 1 Brooklyn 1 0 Boston 4 3 St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 5. Only games scheduled.
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Pittsburgh
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Seetee
Baseball Triple Open With Notable Interleague Pairings
In the American League schedule only one game remains. Chicago faces Detroit while Detroit beat Chicago in a prior matchup. Other matchups include Philadelphia at New York Boston at Washington and Chicago at St Louis plus Cleveland at Detroit.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Baseball scorecard fragment with teams and innings
Incomplete scoreboard shows Biair Park versus Bay Street with final tallies 6 9 and 7 8 respectively, plus Emme Biair and High School line scores. Players listed include York Heimeteller Angie Crawford Roth and others, with multiple innings partials and unclear final outcomes.
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Rhe Biair Park
Bay Street
Taylor
York
Heimeteller
Angie
Rae Emme Biair
A and Crawford
Riley
Rothrock
Pirates Drove in Ninth Inning Run To Beat Cardinals
Vic Traynor and Cantwell and Bob Smith drove in the decisive run in the ninth as the Pirates edged the Cardinals. Hank Greenberg led the Tigers with RBIs in a two win over the White Sox, while the Braves surpassed the Dodgers in a double victory. Giants staged a five run inning against the Phillies in a DH tilt.
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Vic Traynor
Pirates
Cardinals
Run Cantwell
Bob Smith
Braves
Dodgers
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Detroit Funs
White Sox
Paul Richards
Giants
Phillies
Fights Last Night in West New York Boxing Card
In West New York second night boxing, Carmen Roman outpointed M J Mismark in a 135 pound bout. The card featured St Louis fighter Gnouly and Bayonne’s M D-Ted Cam with competitive showings.
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New York
N. d
Doc Gnouly
St. Louis
Carmen Roman
Bayonne
M. J
Americans Upset To Lead English In Wightman Cup
The United States opened with a 3 0 lead over Great Britain as Sarah Palfrey filled in for Helen Wills Moody. Palfrey swept her singles and combined with Helen Jacobs to win the doubles, while Margaret Scriven fell to 6 3 6 1.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Sarah Palfrey
Helen Wills Moody
United States
Great Britain
Mrs. Moody
Miss Palfrey
Helen Jacobs
Boston
Margaret
Peggy) Scriven
Vicory
Miss Jacobs
Miss Round
Mary Heeley
América
Boxing roundups note multiple welterweight results
In Beaumont Snooks Campbell 146 from Miami outpointed Jackie Cruze 187. Hollywood Joe Telken 118 from Korea and Billy McLeod 118 from Stockton drew. In Camden John Lucas 140 outpointed Tommy Rashura 142. Long Branch Ray Meyers 120% outpointed Frankie Covelli 120%. Port Worth Wilson Dunn of Oklahoma City won by technical knockout over Tommy White from Houston.
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Beaumont
Tex
Snooks Campbell
Miami
Fla
Jackie Cruze
Blase
Hollywood
Calif
Joe Telken
Korea
Billy McLeod
Stockton
Drew
Camden
N. J
John Lucas
Tommy Rashura
Norfolk
Long Branch
M. J
Ray Meyers
New York
Frankie
Kid) Covelli
Brooklyn
Port Worth
Wilson Dunn
Oklahoma City
Tommy White
Houston
Speedy Dada Beats Johnny Yacui in Manila Tokyo Duel
Speedy Dada of Manila defeated Johnny Yacui of Tokyo in a 120 by 120 bout, securing a decisive victory. The match took place in the favored venue, highlighting Speedy Dada’s quick offense and Yacui’s defensive stance throughout the contest.
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Honolulu
Speedy Dada
Manila
Johnny Yacui
Tokyo
Salisbury Files Plan for Federal Land Bank Branch
Salisbury to receive a branch of the Federal Land Bank of Columbia committed to handling farm relief loans across 30 to 40 Piedmont North Carolina counties. Samuel Lattimore, reviewing appraisers for the Columbia bank, announced the establishment today in Salisbury.
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Bismark
Jaaseth
Ed M. Lonn
Davis
Manao Ager
Salisbury
Lattimore
Aug
Federal Land Bank of Columbia
Piedmont
North Carolina
Samnuel. Lattimore
Columbia Bank
Giants Rally With 23 Hits In 18 1 Victory Over Phillies
The New York Giants extended their scoring streak by plating 18 runs in consecutive games against Philadelphia, then adding a 18 to 1 win the next day. They totaled 58 hits and 42 runs in three games, with Joe Moore Mel Ott and Frank O'Doul each collecting four hits. Lefty Clark started for the Giants, relieved by Carl Hubbell in the seventh, as Pittsburg and Boston also won behind late rallies and strong pitching. Detroit beat Chicago 3 to 2 in eleven innings with Hank Greenberg driving all Tiger runs.
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Associated: Press
New York Giants
Phillies
Giants
Charles Flint Rhein
Rhem
Lefty Clark
Carl Hubbell
Joe Moore
Mel Ott
Frank O’dou
Boston Braves
Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cantwell
Bob Smith
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
White Sox
Vic Sorrell
Hase
Hank Greenberg
Hornets Threaten Patriots Lead After Two Wins
Charlotte Hornets split two games with the Patriots to move within half a game of the league leaders. Potter faltered as Charlotte exploded for six runs in the eighth inning to clinch a 6 to 3 win, Whitehead homered in the seventh, while Wilmington Pirates edged Richmond 6 to 5 and Durham rallied to defeat Winston-Salem 5 to 4 in the ninth.
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Charlotte
Patriots
Hornets
Greensboro
Pats
Dykes Potter
Pat Twirler
Durham
Winston-Salem
May Siigled
Shields Faces Parker In Meadow Clubs Final
In Southampton New York Frank Shields, 22 and a veteran, meets 17 year old Frankie Parker in the final round of the Meadow club's 43rd invitation tennis tournament. Shields defeated Bryan M. Grant 6-0 6-0 6-2 in the semi finals while Parker beat Sidney B. Wood 6-4 6-4 6-4 to reach the final.
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Southampton
N. Y
Frank Shields
Boy Wonder
Frankie Parker
The
Meadow Club
Shields
Bryan M. Grant
Atlanta
Parker
Sidney B. Wood
New York
Blizzard of March 1888 Halts NYC News and Trade
A six hour March blizzard in 1888 left New York City cut off from the world for two days, silencing telegraph and railroad links and delaying news and commerce.
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New York City
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