Myers Lost For Season Tops Cubs Reds Injuries
Baseball roundup reports Gale Hartnett injured by foul tip sidelining the Cubs and Billy Myers out for the season with an initial operation expected to delay action until 1937. The Reds split a doubleheader to stay in the pennant race as Don Gatehouse and Cy Blanton shined for their teams.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Safff
Charley Grimm
Carley Dressen
Blues
Rein
Grimm
Cubs
Dressen
Reds
Gale Hartnett
Billy Myers
Hartnett
George Earnshaw
Cardinals
Myers
Rocket
Res
Redcas
Cy Blanton
Jimm
Ken O’dea
Mmy Thevenow
O'Dea
Hart
Giants
Phillies
Cleveland Indians
White Sox
Don Gatehouse
Senators
Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Yanks
Tigers
Athletics
Dodgers
Bees
Major League Leaders and Batting Averages
Statistical snapshot lists batting leaders and key counts for both leagues. Names include Gehrig and Gehring among AL leaders with runs, RBIs, and triples highlighted for Yankees and Indians. Medwick and Camilli prominent in NL stats with RBI and bases.
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Gehrig
Yankees
Gehring
Trosky
Indians
Rex Sox
Averill
Gehringer
Tigers
Rolfe di Maggio
Walker
Hale
di Mas
Rolfe
Foxx
Sox
Hozen
Lary
Browns
Red Sox
T Hadley
Fights Last Night Highlight Regional Boxing Results
Reported boxing results show Fights Last Night A defeating Heinz Kohl 200 Germany by knockout. Louis Kid 146% outpointed Portnoy 14414 Baltimore in New Haven. Jake sg 175 Durham beat Red Lewis 170 Richmond. The text also notes Rays named by their discoverer with an X symbolizing a quantity.
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Fla
Red Burman
Ore
Heinz Kohl
Germany
Eport
Conn
Louis Kid
New Haven
Portnoy
Baltimore
Ntsc Beach
N. C
Jakesg
Durham
Red Lewis
Richmond
Lilac’s Native Land Traced to 1828 Ras Report
A fragment notes that the common lilac’s origin remained unknown until 1828 when Ras reported its native land in western Ru. The sentence reflects a historical puzzle about plant origins and a single publication marking discovery.
Helen Pederson Surges in Maidstone Tourney Net Play
East Hampton Aug 8 Helen Pederson of Stamford Conn rises as a rising net threat by upsetting two of the nation’s top women players en route to the Maidstone club invitation final. She defeated Mrs Mary Greer Harris and then Mrs John Van Ryn to reach the singles final against Gracya Wheeler.
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East Hampton
N. Y
Helen Pederson
Maidstone Club
Stamford
Miss Pederson
Mary Greer Harris
Kansas City
John van Ryn
Local Aquatic Stars Rout Winston-Salem in Meet at Local Y M C A
High Point YMCA swimming team defeated Winston-Salem 121 to 36 at the local YMCA pool. In the midget division High Point won 59 to 16, Juniors 62 to 20, with multiple event wins and relay triumphs led by Hartley Venable Preston and Koontz.
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Local Aquatic Stars
Winston-Salem
High Point Y. M. C. A
Winston-Salem Aquatic Stars
High Point
Juntors
Bollinger
Kester
Rothrock
Horney
Page
Marthy
Oonte
Hailey
Mediey
Clifton
Koontz
Borax Deposit Found in Southern California
A large borax deposit was discovered in Southern California, reported to have enough supply to serve the United States for a century. The find could impact future mining and regional economies as officials assess development plans.
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United States
California
Looks For Comet Finds Ancient Human Tibia
Fuller Taylor of Edenton while observing Peltier's comet tonight tripped over a bone he thought a root. He brought the tibia to a local doctor who labeled it a perfectly formed human tibia, about 200 years old, and reported the find.
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Edenton
Coast Guard Air Post Gap Between May Cape and Charleston
Rear Admiral Frisell R. Waesche, Coast Guard commander, said the service hopes to have an air station between Cape May New Jersey and Charleston South Carolina but no action has been taken. He noted a gap between the two air stations should be filled but no definite plans or budget requests have been made.
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Washington
Frisell R. Waesche
Coast Guard
Cape May
N. J
Charleston
D. C
Waesche
Wincannon Branson Reunion Set for September at Hopewell
The Wincannon Branson reunion will meet on the usual second Sunday in September at Hopewell Friends church Asheboro. Miss Dorothy Lewallen and Miss Ruth Garner announce a special program with A. I. Ferree as principal speaker. All friends and relatives are invited. a picnic dinner will be served.
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Asheboro
Wincannon-Branson
Hopewell Friends Church
Dorothy Lewallen
Ruth Garner
A. I. Ferree
Congress
Sir Hubert Wilkins Designs New Ice Undersea Vessel
British explorer Sir Hubert Wilkins is said to have designed a further submarine capable of travel beneath Antarctic ice, signaling continued efforts in submerged exploration.
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Sir Hubert Wilkins
Owens to run in relays as U S victory hopes rise
Berlin dispatch notes Jesse Owens slated for sprint relays with Ralph Metcalfe Fay Draper and Frank Wykoff as American sprint champions aimed to sweep relay gold. Morris Clark Parker lead U S decathlon after seven events with strong showings in hurdles and discus. Japanese swimmers pace Olympic trials while Fick and Yusa set new 100 meter freestyle marks as women’s breaststroke records fall.
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Berlin
Jesse Owens
Ohio
Bullet
Germany
Lawson Robertson
Robertson
Owens
Ralph Metcalfe
Fay Draper
Frank Wykoff
Glenn Morris
Fort Collins
Colo
Bob Clark
Jack Parker
Colorado Automobile
Clark
San Francisco
Parker
Sacramento
Calif
Armin Guehl
Switzerland
United States
Morris
Coloado State
San Franciscan
Timber
Japan
America
Peter Fick
New York
Ate
Shoji Taguchi
Yasuji Miyazaka
Los Angeles
Miyazaka
Fick
Fischer
Taguchi
Masanor
Yaguchi
Ball Favored to Win P G A South Title in Alabama
Ernie Ball of Mobile leads as favorite in the 72 hole medal test for the Southeastern P G A title at Beauvoir Country Club, with 75 players. Strong challengers include Slingerland Hall Miller Horner Morris Brown and Reynolds. Danny Goss is reelected P G A president for the fifth straight term.
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Montgomery
Ala
Ernie Ball
Mobile
Beauvoir
Ball
George Slingerland
Greensboro
N. C
Charlie Hall
Birmingham
Eddie Miller
Gadsden
Scudday Horner
Sonny Morris
Kid” Brown
Atlanta
Georgia
Walter
Zukor Rebuilds Paramount Boss Again After Bankruptcy
Adolph Zukor, once dismissed as a has been, returns as Paramount boss amid a board reshuffle. He reshaped the company, pioneered star system, and built the Famous Players studio with partners like Frohman Lasky and Barrymore.
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Hollywood
Adolph Zukor
Mr. Zuker
Paramount
Nickelodeon
United States
Zukor
Fogg
Paramount Productions
Paramount Pictures Corporation
Barney Balaban
Zucki
Will Hayes
Sarah Bernhardt
Queen Elizabeth
Famous Players
Daniel Frohman
Jesse Lasky
James O'Neill
James K. Hackett
Minnie Maddern
Fiske
John Barrymore
Parker To Pattle Mangin In Finals
Frankie Parker from Spring Lake, N J and Milwaukee reached the Mead ow club invitation finals against Gregory Mangin of Newark N J in a bid for a fourth straight title Parker then would team with Mangin to meet national clay court champions Bobby Riggs and Wayne Sabin of Los Angeles for the doubles crown
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Southampton
N. Y
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
Milwaukee
Meadow Club
Gregory Mangin
Newark
N.J
Mangin
Bobby Riggs
Wayne Sabin
Los Angeles
Gehrig Reclaims American League Batting Honor
New York Aug 8 The weekly big league batting race shows Gehrig leading the American League with a .391 average after 103 games and 150 RBIs. Earl Averill of Cleveland and Luck Aberling of Chicago share second with .377 while Wally Bell, Hank Greenberg and others trail in the top ten. In the National League Johnny Mize of St Louis maintains a .366 pace with Ducky Medwick at .364 in second place.
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New York
Earl Averill
Indians
Luck
White Sox
Pac
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Ducky Medwie
Secon
Gabril Gehrig
Yanks
Averill
Appling
W. Sox
Radcliff
Sullivan
Dickey
Yankees
Gehringer
Tig
Bell
Browns
di Maggio
Trosky
Alabama Pitts Recovers Watch After Robbery
In Lexington on August 8 Alabama Pitts a Charlotte ball player had a $72.50 watch stolen July 17 recovered but $1 in cash lost. only a baseball glove and shoes remained from the loot. Three youths were charged with larceny and receiving and disposing of the watch.
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Lexington
Alabama
Pitts
Winston-Salem
Olympic 100 Meter Freestyle Trials Go Under 55
Berlin report notes Peter Fick of New York A. C. and three Japanese swimmers clocked under 55 seconds in preliminary trials. The Olympic standard of 58 seconds had stood since Los Angeles.
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Berlin
Peter Fick
New York
A. C
Yasuji M
Japan
Los Angeles
Ex Duke athlete Lew Umberger dies at 30
Lew Roy Umberger, 30, former Duke University wrestling champion and Southern Conference standout, died at Duke Hospital in Durham. Death attributed to meningitis.
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DUKE
Concord
Aus
Lew Roy Umberger
Duke University
Duke Hospital
Durham
Umberger
India Gold Hoard Estimated By Government At 5 Billion
Government estimate places India's hidden gold hoard at about 5 billion dollars, implying vast reserves and potential economic implications. The figure reflects official assessment amid longstanding debate over unaccounted bullion and currency reserves.
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Med- Cardinals
J. Martin
Camil
Medwick
Demaree
Hi- Cubs
Camilli
J. Mar
Goodman
Ott
Camille Klein
Lucas
Pirates
Frenca
Aver- Indians
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
San Francisco Seals
Hartley
Evans
Master
Weever
Welbern
Conrad
Venable
Veneble
Preston
Ual
Beron Alwars
Horace G.ilderton, Inc
DODGE
Plymouth
Commerce
Willowbrook
Helen Hale
Akron, O
U. S
Robert Donat
International Swimming Federation
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
Avery Brundage
American Olympic Committee
Lindegren
Hideko Maedata
Dorothea Schiller
Chicago
Iris Cumming
Rodento Beach
Ann Govednik
Chisold
Minn
Miss Machata
Clare Dennis
Australia
Miss Genenger
Mark Ropes
Miss Schiller
Miss Govednik
Miss Cumming
Olympic Village
P. G
Paul Leslie
Bob Fraser
Leslie
Jefferson City
Louisiana State University
Paul Harrison
NEA
Mary Pickford Zukor
Mary Pickford
United Artists
Miss Pickford
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Josephine Dunn
Thelma Todd
Risce
Joe Schenck
Leo Diegel
Diegel
Amateur Athletic Association
White City
London
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