Baseball stars clash in annual game for first place
The league sees shifting leadership as Cubs Gas House Gang and Cardinals clash with Pirates and Reds in pursuit. Phillies ride a five game win streak. Dodgers top Giants 3-1. Senators defeat Yankees 9-3 as Red Sox sweep A’s 14-2 and 8-2. Tigers thrash Browns 18-9. Indians split with White Sox.
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Giants
Cardinals
Cubs
Alphonse and
Gaston
Gas House
Saturn
Pirates
Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Boston Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Mel Ott
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Yanks
Jimmy Deshong
Nats
Senators
Red Sox
Athletics
Detroit Tigers
Browns
Cleveland Indiana
White Sox
Johnny Whitehead
Gehrig
Yankees
Appline
Gehringer
Tigers
Foxx
Goslin
Trosky
Indians
DiMaggio
Rolfe
Clift
Powell
Werber
Malone
Pearson
Grove
All Star Game Preview Pits A L Sluggers Against N L Pitchers
Boston July 6 AP The American League sluggers boast a .3384 team batting mark as the two leagues prepare for the annual all star game. Manager Joe McCarthy will likely start Lefty Grove or Vernon against a strong National League lineup led by Charley Grimm with the mound duties unsettled. The game under world series rules starts 12 30 p m EST at Boston Park with 42 000 seats filled.
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Boston
Joe McCarthy
Charlie Grimm
Lou Gehrig
Joe DiMag
Bill Dickey
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis
Detroit
Mel Harder
Cleveland
Boston Nation League Park
Glorifying Yourself Pack Up Beauty Aids for Travel
A shopper guide highlights multipurpose beauty items for travelers. Milky scented cologne doubles as powder base and skin freshener, a light liquid cream can soften skin after cleansing, and travel kits suggest a compact powder and lipstick. A long lasting nail lacquer suits frequent travelers, with shades flattering to suntanned hands.
Olympic team faces handicap as Berlin bid hinges on fund drive
The American Olympic Committee warns of possible reduced participation in the 1936 Berlin Games as fund shortfalls of about 150,000 dollars persist. Final tryouts in track and swimming are set this week, with national appeals and club contributions asked to cover deficits before the July 15 sailing.
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New York
Berlin
Manhattan
Duke Electricians Triumph 9 3 Over Draper at Willis Park
Duke Power defeats Draper 9 to 3 at Willis Park in a high hitting game. Culler homered twice and had three hits while Smith 2b added two hits, Talbot led Draper with two safeties. Winning pitcher Dennis, losing Melton, and umpires Oakes and Harris.
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Duke Electricians
Willis Park
Culler
Power House
Smith
Duke
Talbot
Draper Lads
Duke Power
Abrapore Ellerbee
Stone
Clemmer
Wae
Ee Hee Smith
Pees
Gaddis
Deeveds Oe
Ss Culler
W. Connor
Abrupore
Stein
Stvesenene
Shelton
Chatham
Evens Ee
East
Melton
Esmgane
K. Powell
Moats Kiss Tenanae
Lopp
Richmond Colts Ride Seven-Game Streak in Piedmont League
In Richmond Virginia on July 6 the Piedmont league notes the Colts earned their seventh straight win by routing Asheville 18 to 4. Norfolk remained atop the standings while Durham swept Mount Airy in a doubleheader and the Colts planned a trip to Norfolk to challenge the leaders.
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Richmond
Piedmont League
Richmond Colts
Norfolk
Asheville
Portsmouth
Durham
Mount
Colts
Portamouth
Rocky Mount
Two Are Injured In Election Fight
In Goldsboro on July 6 A McMullen 47 and Ralph Grantham 47 were injured after an election night fight. Deputy Roy Forsyth said the confrontation followed a vote tally in Grantham township Saturday night. Grantham was stabbed in the heat and cut across the back and McMullen suffered a broken jaw.
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Goldsboro
A. McMullen
Ralph Grantham
Roy Forsyth
Grantham
McMullen
Forsyth
Grantham Township
Temperature changes with altitude in the atmosphere
As a person ascends from the earth's surface the air cools about one degree Fahrenheit per 300 feet until the stratosphere threshold. At higher levels the temperature trend stops falling and may rise.
Final Olympic Track and Field Tryouts Set for Saturday
About 300 athletes vie for roughly 60 remaining spots on the American track and field team at Randall's Island. Favorites like Owens Lash Towns Hardin and Cunningham headline a field where world record attempts loom in the 400 800 1500 meter runs high jump pole vault and other events as 23 Olympic events are contested over this weekend.
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New York
Randall's Island Stadium
Princeton
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Don Lash
Indiana
Forrest
Spec
Look and Learn by A L Gordon
A fragment from a school study page includes questions and answers on metals ethics and geography. It mentions soft metals, hedonism, Jefferson, gravity, the moon atmosphere, and the Ohio River with brief responses.
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Gordon
Sports Roundup From The AP Desk
The column mixes notes on baseball betting, an all star game sellout in Boston, and college football recruiting. It mentions Glenn Cunningham at Princeton, Joe Louis radio coverage, and Olympic tryouts including Bob Clark the 1934 decathlon champion.
Button, Button Who's Got the Button
A railway or road scene explores delays caused by a stalled car and the irritation of drivers stuck behind it. The author argues such blockages provoke stubborn behavior and hindered engine starts, reflecting impatience and social friction.
Sandhill Crane Conservation Urges Protection
Conservationists strive to save the sandhill crane from extinction as the tall bird becomes an easy target for hunters. Its meat is considered palatable and has reportedly been bootlegged as turkey in some markets.
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Turkey
Kathryn Kelley Faces Loss of Berlin Trip
Providence R I July 6 Money troubles of the Olympic committee may prevent Kathryn Kelley from joining the U S girls track team bound for Berlin. The 16 year old high jumper qualified with 5 feet 1.5 inches and could be cut from the squad depending on funding. Kelley left for New York with other team members and hopes to compete in sprints, broad jump and relays if funded. Carter Latimer Greenville DC helped bring her to Clemson coaches for trials.
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R. L
Olympic Committee
Kathryn Kelley
Keowee
D. C
Berlin
U. S
S. 8
S. Manhattan
New York
Germany
Kelley
Carter Latimer
Greenville
Clemson
Goldsboro Hit By Hail and Windstorm
A hail and windstorm struck Goldsboro yesterday afternoon uprooting many trees and breaking limbs with only minor property damage reported. The report notes the Andira Laurifolia Brazil tree with a trunk underground and surface roots appearing as branches.
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Goldsboro
Baseball season stat snapshot with multiple leaders
Batting runs and averages highlight leaders like Martin of the Cardinals and Vaughan of the Pirates. Medwick tops RBIs for the Cardinals, Ott leads the Giants in RBIs, and Jensen and Camilli post high hit counts. Pitching notes show French of the Cubs and Lucas of the Pirates at 7-1.
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Bees
Camilli
Martin
Cardinals
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Ott
Giants
Jordan
Jensen
Herman
Cubs
Phillies
Goodman
Reds
Berger
J. Martin
French
Lucas
Caddies Strike For Higher Pay At Oakmont
In Pittsburgh on July 6 caddies at Oakmont Country Club boycotted duties during the 1936 national open setup. About 200 strikers jeered from the sidelines demanding $1.25 per 18 holes instead of $1.00, plus a washroom rest room and a radio. The club counts influential industrial and business leaders among its members.
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Pittsburgh
Oakmont Country Club
Botanical Classifications of Garden Vegetables
A concise, playful note enumerates common garden crops by botanical category, declaring beans as seeds cabbages as leaves onions as bulbs potatoes as tubers radishes as roots and tomatoes as fruit. It highlights how everyday produce map to plant parts.
Jaw generates electric current while eating
A claim suggests the human jaw produces an electric current during chewing. It also notes a household mat as an English invention from one year ago.
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II. Pet
Washington
By Alan Gould
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Bill Sefton
Southern California
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Rice Institute
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Ed Burke
Thomas Jefferson
Ohio River
Hpdif Briptz
Glenn Cunningham
Joe Gould
Mike Jacobs
John Reed Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
Europe
Bell Boys
Joe Louis
Jens Abrampon
N. Y. Herald-Tribune
Jess
Bob Clark
Clark
OCA
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