Senators Hold Lead as Red Sox Trouble Yankees
The Boston Red Sox split a doubleheader with the New York Yankees, losing the opener 2-0 and winning the nightcap 9-4, while the Washington Senators and other majors action shaped the pennant race. In the NL, the New York Giants increased their lead with a twin bill win over the Brooklyn Dodgers as St Louis moved past Boston into fourth with a 4-2 win over Cincinnati.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, Jr
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New York
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Philadelphia
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Willis Hudlin
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Cubs
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Hal Schumacher
Sy Bell
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Cincinnati Reds
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Philadelpia
Love Eliminates Teachers Wiggins High Posts
In Wiggins Mississippi a second election was needed after four teachers previously elected in April were found ineligible. The July selection picks a new team to fill the high school posts.
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Wiggins
Miss
Wiggins High
Moffett Field Named Naval Air Station at Sunnyvale
Moffett Field is the naval air station located in Sunnyvale California. The memorandum confirms the base designation as a formal naval air station serving coastal defense and air operations.
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Moffett Field
Naval Air Station
Sunnyvale, Calif
Playground League Scores and Home Run Highlights
Blair Park defeats Grimes Street 13 to 11 in a high scoring innings sequence. Emma Blair posts 12 RBIs on Emme Blair and Grimes Street, with multiple home runs by Flinn Crawford Worford B Farrow and H Spencer.
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Blair Park
Ray Street
Finch, Byerly
Angle
Taylor and
York
W. Powers
Rhe Grimes
Emma Blair
Emmerson and Roberts
Crawford and
Rai Emme Blair
Grimes Street
Carroll and Green
Bowers
J. Butter
Kennedy
Carmichael
Cone
Seeee High School
Tate Street
Grimes Street High School
Coens
Major League Leaders By Associated Press AMERIC
AP stat roundup lists batting leader Simmons of the White Sox at .359 with Foxx of the Athletics driving in 90, Gehrig 86 runs for the Yankees, Foxx 90 RBI, Manush 198 runs, and Joe Cronin tied with Rogals for Tigers in several categories. Homer totals crown Foxx 28 with Ruth 24. Chapman steals 18 and Walker 17. Pitching top Alien 9 2 for the Yankees and Grove 14 6 for the Athletics.
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Simmons
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Foxx
Athletics
Gehrig
Yankees
Athoe
Hite
Manush
Senators
Burns
Browns
Cronin
Rogels
Tigers
Combs
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Ruth
Chapman
Walker
Alien
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Baseball season leaders listed in 1940s box score summary
Batting leaders Klein of the Phillies and Davis of the Phillies lead with 945 and 942 runs. Martin of the Cardinals and Waner of the Pirates top runs batted in with 72 and 70. Klein shows 4181 hits and 90 doubles, while Vaughan leads Pirates with 14 triples and 18 Home runs for Klein and Berger tied with 17. Pitcher totals include Tinning of Cubs at 8 2/3 and Hubbell at 15 6.
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Martin
Cardinals
P. Waner
Pirates
Vaughan
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Cubs
Berger
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Frisch
Tinning
Hubbell
Gients
Helen Wills Moody Named U S Captain For Wightman Cup
New York July 27 Helen Wills Moody Wimbledon champion and leading singles star was selected to captain the United States team for the International Women's matches with England for the Wightman cup at Forest Hills August 4 4.
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New York
Helen Wills Moody
United States
England
Forest Hills
Risko Beats Loughran In Ten Round Championship Fight
Johnny Risko of Cleveland defeated Tommy Loughran in a ten round decision at Mills Stadium. Risko pressed with a two handed attack, scoring a knockdown in round one and prevailing on two judges while one judge favored Loughran. Risko outweighed Loughran by 8 12 pounds.
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Chicago
Johnny Risko
Cleveland
Risko
Tommy Thomas
Loughran
Beav er Lake golf tourney favored Toomer for second round
Asheville ace Jack Toomer, last year’s Florida state champion, emerged as the favorite as Beaver Lake tournament play reached the second round. He opened with six birdies to beat A Bauman 3 and 2, then faced Henry Westall in the next round with other matches featuring Chet Brown Claude Harmon Alan Smith Beverly Mason Garfield Miller Jr and W D Fondren among Asheville and Florida players with several one up and 3 and 2 results.
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Jack Toomer
Florida
Beaver Lake
Toomer
A. Bauman
Orlando
Fla
Jacksonville
Henry Westall
J. W. Bloxham
Chet Brown
Claude Harmon
Coral Gables
Alan Smith
Meverly Mason
Garfield Miller, Jr
Miami
W. D. Fondren
Biltmore
Brown
W. W. Maywood
Charlotte
Harmon
Paul Cushman
Greenville
Smith
B. H. Anders
Mason
Neal Rutherford
Miller
Frank Pender
Fondren
R. Lewis
New York
Gastonia Wins First Game of State Series
Gastonia defeats Elizabeth City 4 to 0 in the opening game of the state championship series. Frank Melton pitched a five hitter performance with two scratches, as Gastonia took the lead ahead of tomorrow’s second game delayed by travel.
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Elizabeth Iy
Gastonia Club
Frank Melton
Gartonia
Elizabeth City
Harney Oldfield Leads City Auto Show at World Fair
Harney Oldfield, famed race car driver, serves as track manager for the quarter mile motor drama featured in an auto maker's Chicago World's Fair exhibit.
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Harney Oldfield
Tele hoes on forma spread across United wien farms
A fragment notes that there are over 2 800 000 tele hoes on forma in the United wien, representing about 44 percent of the country’s total farms. The line hints at widespread equipment use among agricultural holdings.
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United
Wien
Results Yesterday From Regional Scores
Yesterday’s scores show Charlotte 10 over Winston-Salem 8 while Greensboro 12 defeated Wilmington 6. Richmond 5-3 and Durham 4-4 rounds indicate mixed outcomes across the region.
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Greensboro
Wilmington
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National League Games Today
Chicago faces Pittsburgh in a flagship NL matchup. Cincinnati travels to St. Louis while Boston visits Philadelphia. Brooklyn plays at New York in a key East rivalry.
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Baseball Scores From Night Slate
New York defeated Louis 5 to 4 while Brooklyn moved to 3 3 after a 3 to 3 tie with Cincinnati 2 in Chicago at Pittsburgh rain halted the rest of the schedule.
Baseball schedule for American League games
New York plays Washington, Philadelphia faces Boston, St. Louis meets Detroit, and Cleveland travels to Chicago in the American League slate.
Sports Scores From Northeast Clubs
New York defeated Boston 4 to 0 while Boston trailed 9 to 2 in another matchup. Detroit beat St Louis 7 to 1 as Senet ro 1 notes a rain delay for Washington at Philadelphia.
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Boston
Senet “Ro
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Philadelphia
Barney Ross Retains Junior Welterweight Title in Kansas City
Barney Ross of Chicago, the lightweight champion, stopped Johnny Farr of Cleveland in the sixth round after a physician halted the bout. Ross had broken nose and a closed eye as he dominated all six rounds. Spectator Tony Canzoneri watched. he will meet Ross in September in New York.
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Barney Rose
Chicago
Johnny Farr
Cleveland
Farr
Bell
Missouri Boxing Commission
Ross
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Boxing Results From Multiple Cities
In Montreal Peter Nerbala outpointed Peter Degrasse at 128 1 2 rounds. In Toledo Tony Cancels defeated Marry English over 10 rounds. Barney Ross stopped John Farr at 196 1 8 in Kansas City. Johnny Risko outpointed Tommy Loughran in Chicago Delphig 10. Davey Abad beat Allen Whitlow in St Louis over 10 rounds.
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Nerbala
Peter
Montreal
Peter Sansto
Peter Degrasse
Cornwall
Ont
New
Cleveland
Tommy Loughran
Phila
Delphig
Tire price rise hits Akron district
A 10 percent increase in tire prices takes effect immediately in Akron, the third rise in three months, announced today by manufacturers in the Akron district.
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Akron
Akeron
Hallroads Show Gain New York Railway Income June Report
First twenty railroads to issue June reports show aggregate operating income of 16.144 million dollars, compared with 4.59 million for June 1982, a gain of 93 percent.
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Hallkroads
New York
Isue
Duke Reay to Play and Pro Baseball Comeback Tale
The piece centers on Rube Eldridge the Duke of Spero who accepts Polly Snyder’s challenge for a High Point versus Spero baseball game and plans a run in Asheboro with his Randolph County league team. It recalls Eldridge’s Greensboro debut in 1909 and his long road from minors to majors and back while eyeing a Friday night Greensboro vs Winston-Salem game and an Old Timers reunion.
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Spero
Polly Snyder
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Asheboro
Randolph County
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Pop McKivett
Patriots
Adams Millis Rivalry Sparks Challenge Note
A dispute erupts between Steve McFarland of Adams Millis and Carl Pap Hill of Robbins mill over a challenged matchup. Hill issues a defiant message warning of confrontation either on the field or at the ringside, asserting strong tribal rhetoric and signaling a volatile dispute.
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Adams- Millis
Carl “Pap
Hill
Robbins Mill
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Steve
Robbins
Adams-Millis
Winchell and Dempsey in Ring Prank At Olympic
Los Angeles July 27 The Winchell Jolson tift ends with a staged gag as Jack Dempsey and Walter Winchell play fight during the show at the Olympic Auditorium. Dempsey and his actress wife Hannah Williams react as the stunt unfolds. Earlier Jolson’s altercation with Winchell is noted. tensions remain unresolved.
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Winchell-Jolson
Tift
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the Tattler
al Jolson
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Olympic Auditorium
Dempsey
Hannah Williams
Winchell
Hollywood Region
Mr. Winchell
England Beds Total Estimated at Forty Million
The report asserts England has about 40,000,000 beds. It also states Palestine has three times as many Arabs as Jews, reflecting a demographic comparison.
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Palestine
John Ringling to File Divorce Suit
Sarasota July 27 John Ringling circus owner is ready to file for divorce from Mrs Emily Haag Buck. Attorney James E Kirk says the complaint will allege mental cruelty. The couple have been married twice and were reportedly seen together recently. The suit is expected to be contested and it is unclear if Mrs Ringling has been notified.
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Fla
John Ringling
James E. Kirk
Emily Haag Buck
Kirk
Ringling
North Park Tigers Defeat Archdale in 12 Inning Thriller
The North Park Tigers beat the Archdale Birds 5 to 4 in 12 innings yesterday afternoon. Roy Beck starred, going 5 for 5 with two homers one ripe and two doubles, including a tying homer in the ninth and a game winning blast in the twelfth.
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North Park Tigers
Archdale Birds
Roy Beck
Painters vs Adame Millis at Willis Park Field
The Marietta Painters met the Adame Millis team this afternoon at 4 o'clock on Willis park field for a thrilling game anticipated to deliver plenty of action.
Smith's Hurling Big Factor In S. P. U. Victory Off Melrose
The Southern Public Utilities team defeated Melrose 4 to 1 in an Industrial league match. Babe Smith pitched well for Ss. P. U., allowing four hits and 10 strikeouts. A three-run rally in the sixth inning sealed the win, with Fritz collecting three hits for the victors.
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Melrose Club
Babe Smith
Ss. P. U
P. U
Culler
Flynn
Gaddis
Fritz
P. U. CO
Fohong
Connor
COK
Ellibre
Holcombe
Smith
Topo
Prits
Perry
Eeovres
Melrose Abdah Pore Clark
Webbe
Etense
Ies
Stamey
M. Culler
Bonnett
Cox
Farlowe
Flynn Beats Melrose 5-3 In Low-Scoring Pitching Battle
Flynn drew four walks, P U and Melrose combined for eight left on base as Smith earned the win over Culler. Smith struck out ten, Culler two. Attendance 300. Umpires Clark and Cecil. Time 1 hour 45 minutes.
Salary Increase Granted to 11000 Postal Telegraph Workers
New York July 27 6 percent wage boost approved for 11000 employees of the Postal Telegraph and Cable corporation. The raise takes effect July 1 and excludes company executives.
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Postal Telegraph and Cable Corporation
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