U S Opens Defense Davis Cup Against Aussies
Philadelphia report on the 1935 Davis Cup first challenge round featuring Robert Riggs against Adrian Quist in singles, with Donald Budge set to face Jack Bromwich and doubles on tap the next day as the Americans seek four wins to retain the cup.
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Philadelphia
Robert Riggs
Ifornia
America
Adrian Quist
Riggs
Quist
Donald Rude
Jack Bromwich
France
Uncle Sam
Budge
Gene Mako
Bromwich
Brookline
Maes
Budees
Riser
Best Shots Of The Big Shots
Golf writer explains stymie technique with mashie and mashie giblick to keep the clubhead low. Following the ball along the ground aids follow through and control, though the follow through does not alter the ball once struck.
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WEA Service
Joe DiMaggio Sparks Yankees to 14-Game Lead in Lively Win
In New York the Yankees rout Boston 6-4 as DiMaggio homers, drives in four and lifts his average to .338. Guiseppe hits three for three with his 27th homer as the Yankees extend their lead. Pirates edge Cardinals 11-10 in a wild score spree. Al Simmons stars for the Senators with his 20th homer.
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Ano Cll
Yankee
Guiseppe
Little Italy
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Big Red
Joe
Yankee Sox
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
al Simmons
Philadelphia
Senators
Athletics
Pirates
James J. Carroll
St. Louis
Joe DiMaggio
Notre Dame
Horton Smith
Hornets Back On Peak Again In Piedmont League
Charlotte Hornets regain share of lead after Kirby Hayes six hit game against Norfolk Tars 11-6 sending them into top spot by about a half game. Ellis Clary boosts Bees with four hits while Winston-Salem Twins beat Durham 6-1 in the other opener. Richmond tops Portsmouth 1-0 on Ferrell and Kinzer. Asheville Rocky Mount game rained out.
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Charlotte
Norfolk Tars
Charlotte H Hornets
Kirby Hayes
Hornets
Ellis
Rabbit) Clary
Ifinger
Fou
Winston-Salem Twins
Durham
Red Norris
Bulls
Richmond
Celta
Portsmouth
Ferrell
Kinzer
Carlin
Cubs
Trexler
Asheville
Rocky Mount
San Diego and Spartanburg close gap in Legion series
San Diego ties the five game American Legion junior baseball final with Spartanburg after a 7 to 4 win. Chet Kehn pitched solidly for San Diego and drove in two runs with a double as the Californians collected nine hits. The series resumes today at 3 pm EST.
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Spartanburg
San Diego
Calif
American Legion
Spartans
Chet Kehn
Motor Vehicles Dominate National Gasoline Use
The report states motor vehicles account for 89 percent of the country's total gasoline consumption, highlighting transportation as the major driver of fuel demand and policy focus.
Yesterday's MLB and Piedmont League Scores
In the American League Washington beat Philadelphia 4 to 2 and New York defeated Boston 6 to 4 in scheduled games. In the National League St Louis won 11 to 10 against Pittsburgh. Piedmont League games featured Rocky Mount at Asheville and Norfolk at Charlotte night contests with Winston Salem at Durham and Richmond at Portamouth also on the schedule.
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Washington
Pittsburgh
Ethene
Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
Eeeeberese
Steer
Philadelphia
N. C
Thomasville
Lezington
Newton -Conovers
Rocky Mount
Boston
St. Louis
Asheville
Kein
Norfolk
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Durham
Richmond
Portamouth
Regional matchups listed for tonight's NBA/NCAA style card
The schedule shows Norfolk at Charlotte and Richmond at Portsmouth with navigated pairings Rocky Mount at Asheville Winston-Salem at Durham plus Boston against New York Hoving 4 2 Gomez 15 10. Washington meets Philadelphia Weaver 7 6 versus 13 17. Cleveland faces St Louis Harder 19 9 against Hildegrand 8 9. Detroit travels to Chicago Bridges 9 6 against Knott 4 10.
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Boston
New York
Hoving
Gomez
Washington
Philadelphia
Weaver
Clevel
St. Louis
Harder
Hildegrand
Detroit
Chicago
Bridges
Knott
Baseball Matchups Across Cities and Pitchers Noted
Chicago at Cincinnati features Derringer and Walters facing Chicago players. Philadelphia at Boston-Butcher and MacFayden contrast. New York at Brooklyn lists Gumbert against Fitzsimmons. St Louis competes with Pittsburgh-Macon and Tobin in a multi team slate.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Page
Carleton
Derringer
Walters
Philadelphia
Boston
Butcher
MacFayden
New York
Brooklyn
Gumbert
Fitzsimmons
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Macon
Tobin
NC State League Schedule Highlights
Landis plays Newton-Conover, Cooleemee visits Gastonia, Mooresville meets Lexington, and Thomasville faces Salisbury in a slate of league games. Local matchups set to shape standings this week.
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N. C
Landis
Newton-Conover
Cooleemee
Gastonia
Mooresville
Lexington
Thomasville
Salisbury
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The AP lists leaders by team with Travis and Avertil leading batting averages at .317 and .330. DiMaggio and Foxx pace runs and RBIs. Ruffing and Grove top the pitching win totals with 20 and 14 respectively.
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Associated Press
Travis
Washington
Avertil
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Rolfe
Fox
Boston
Almada
St. Louis
Cramer
Cronin
Heath
Averill
Greenberg
Detroit
Foxx
Crosetti
Lewis
Ruffing
Grove
Lombardi
Cincinnati
Weintraub
Philadelphia
Ott
Goodman
Medwick
Hite
McCormick
Meoun
Gutteridge
Mize
Steen Bass
Hack
Chicago
Gutterides
Lehrman
Warneke
Gridsters Begin Heavy Workouts
Southern conference football camps open full swing as coaches accelerate drills. Duke, Clemson, Maryland, NC State, Wake Forest, and Citadel push pace with formations, passes, and scrimmages while rosters shuffle and new players join practice across colleges.
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Richmond
Wallace Wade
Duke Blue Devils
North Carolina
Jack Kraynick
Letterman
Ian Carver
Ed Hubbard
Red Miller
Gastonia
Davidson
Miller
Jess Neely
Clemson
Letterman Hubert Miller
Columbia
Rex Enwright
Notre Dame
South Carolina Gamecocks
Furman
Dizzy” MecLord
Frank Dobson
Uni
Versity
Maryland
Eggin
College Ark
Virginia Tech
Raleigh
Washington and Lee
William and Mary
Branch Boocock
Gene McEver
Davidson Wildcats
Citadel
Duke Blue Devil
Frank Killian
Eric Byrne
DiMaggio and Medwick Race In Batting Leaders This Week
New York Sept 3 Joe DiMaggio and Ducky Medwick gain on leaders in weekly major league batting races while Cecil Travis of Washington and Ernie Lombardi of Cincinnati hold narrow advantages in their leagues. Season totals show Travis top AL with .348 and Lombardi leading NL with .345. DiMaggio and Medwick post strong clips as other notable hitters trail.
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New York
Joe DiMaggio
Ducky Medwick
Cecil Travis
Washington
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati
DiMag
Ducky Wacky
Ab BA
Garms
Boston
Detroit Seeks 1944 Olympics With City Argument
Detroit aims to host the 1944 Olympic Games by submitting a detailed publication to the American Olympic Committee outlining the citys advantages for the event.
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Detroit
Snow and Moffitt Face City Links Final at Vale Park
Bill Snow defends his city golf title against Buster Moffitt in the finals at Vale Park. The match starts at 1 PM with the Curt Denning silver trophy awarded to the winner. Snow won the title last year by defeating Hen F. Garner in the final round.
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Bill Snow
Buster Moffitt
Vale Park
Abeee
Curt Denning
Denning
The
Enterprise
Snow
Hen F. Garner
N C Loop Series Opens Wednesday in State Baseball
The Shaughnessy player leads North Carolina State league as Thomasville Tommies face Lexington nine in a best of five first round opener next Wednesday. Gastonia battles Mooresville in the other first round, with travel between sites then the winners meeting in a best of seven for the state championship. Regular season ends on Labor Day.
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Shaughnessy
North Carolina State Baseball League
Thomasville Tommies
Lexington
Thomasville
Gastonia
Mooresville
Australian officials mull banning butterfly in breaststroke events
Sydney swimming authorities weigh prohibition of the butterfly technique within breaststroke races. The move aims to address fairness and competitive balance as officials review stroke rules and potential safety concerns for athletes.
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Sydney
School of Hard Knocks Brooklyn Star Lacks College
Robert Campbell a Brooklyn Dodgerback trained in the army is the sole player in the National pro league this year without college experience.
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School OF Hard Knocks
Brooklyn
Robert Campbell
Brooklyn Dodgerback
Bel gian museum hosts long mounted birds rediscovered as Congo pea cock
A pair of birds mounted 36 years ago in a Belgian museum are identified as Congo pea cock rather than common peafowl. A prehistoric winged lizard exhibit features a kite shaped tail skin acting as a rudder.
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Congo
Masked Marvel Defeats Logas In Turbulent Showdown
In a rough bout at the local arena the Masked Marvel won by fall after Logas failed to finish with his deadly hold. Referee Hamilton penalized Ernie Dugan for underhand tactics, awarding Malone the third fall. Dick Gammons was defeated after a diving misstep.
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Marvel
Jimmy Logas
Logas
Ernie Dugan
Eddie Malone
Ernie
Malone
Hamilton
Dick Gammons
al Perry
Texas
Paige Dennis Night Sparks Tommies Past Salisbury Bees
Thomasville wins 22 runs on 20 hits as Paige Dennis leads with two late singles. Connor, Outland and Sheely pace a 8 run first inning surge, while Dennis allows just four hits through 6 1 3 innings.
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Thomasville
Paige Dennis
Finchfield
Salisbury
Connor
Canty
MecCain
Sheely
Harrington
Outland
Jimmie Mays
Hassocks
Parker
Horsehide
Darr Sheely
Hilcher
Charles Lambeth
John Carter
T-Ville
Salisbury Ab Rhoa Mundo
Bae
Carter
Rampey
Millard
Piney
Brecces
Rob’son
Thomasville Ab
M'Cam
A. Bheely
R. Parker
Rune
Maus
Whitaker
Hileher
Dennis
McCain
Pixley
Mundo
Robinson
Helms
Ketch
Boswell
Savoldi Pins Zaharias In St. Louis Showdown
In St. Louis Joe Savoldi from Three Rivers Michigan defeated Chris Zaharias of Pueblo Colorado by pin at 22 minutes 34 seconds. In Newark Benito Leone of Italy toppled Jackie James of New York by pin at 28 minutes 25 seconds.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Joe Savoldi
Three Rivers
Mich
Chris Zaharias
Pueblo
Colo
Newark
N. J
Benito Leone
Italy
Jackie James
New York
Ex-Pitt Tackle Delich Chooses Newspaper Circulation Post
George Delich former University of Pittsburgh tackle declines pro football offers to join the circulation department of a local newspaper in Pittsburgh.
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Pittsburgh
George Delich
University of Pittsburgh
Roundup of sports notes and gossip across leagues and stars
A wide sweep of sports chatter covers Davis Cup prospects, Dodgers woes, pending Burns canzoneri Ross bout talk, Bill McKechnie praised for Reds, rookie hopes, and Army Notre Dame sellout. Mentions include Marshall Goldberg, Bearhunter Wilson, Hor ton Smith, Lyle Rockenbach, Joe DiMaggio autos, Tommy Farr, Gunnar Barland, Mike Jacobs, Harold Newhouser, and Norma Shearer.
High School Edges Cloverdale In Junior League Tilt
High School 5 Cloverdale 4 in a junior league game. D Upton hit two doubles and drove in runs, P Hedrick and Pugh added two base hits, Hedrick also homered. Pitchers Weaver Johnson Pugh and Parker split the action with Upton providing key offense. Umpires Moffitt and G Smith.
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RHE High School
Cloverdale
D. Upton
P. Hedrick
Pugh
R. Weaver
R. Johnson
Parker
Moffitt
G. Smith
High School Wins Intermediate League Title
The High School team clinched the Intermediate League series with a 7 to 2 victory over RHB High. C Jones hit a two-base hit for the winners while Lane Brown and H Surrett shared pitching duties. Umpire Lewis officiated.
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Ia. Blair
C. Jones
Lane
B. Brown
H. Surrett
O. Jones
Brown
Lewis
Minor League Scores From Several Leagues
Newark defeated Baltimore 13 to 7 in the International League while several ties and games were listed. American Association games showed Columbus winning 10 to 0 and other mixed results across cities including Toledo Milwaukee and Minneapolis. Southern Association included New Orleans and Memphis wins and Nashville strong with a 16 to 9 score. Eastern League results featuring Albany Wilkes Barre Elmira and others were noted with several scores.
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American Association
Columbus
Louiaville
Kansas City
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Southern Association
New Orleans
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Birmingham
Local Sally League Scores Pack Includes High Scoring Thomasville
The Savannah team edged Augusta 8 to 5 while Lexington defeated Mooresville 8 to 3 and Thomasville piled up 22 as Salisbury trailed. Other results included Columbus over Spartanburg-Green Jacksonville 4 to 2 and Bree Landis chalking up 2 in Newton Conover’s 1 loss.
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Savannah
Augusta
Macon
Columbus
Jacksonville
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Donald Budge
By Gayle Talbot
NEA
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Mulberry Bend
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Chamona Henner
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Milton Stern
Dave Fuller
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John Jett
Tom Tingle
Tony Balionis
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Tex
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New London
Conn
Johnny Dean
Atlantic City
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Johnny Rossi
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Mass
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Petey Mike
City Links Crown
N.C
Tommies
Masked Marvel
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Chunkin
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Eddie Brietz
Dodgers
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Barney Ross
Bill McKechnie
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Elkins
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Jos Louis
Mike Jacobs
Tommy
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Lyle Rockenbach
Michigan State
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Thundering Herd
Bill Moore
Norma Shearer
Detroit Tigers
Harold Newhouser
Detroit American Legion
Wish Kean
Mary
Lamb
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Jersey City
Albany
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Trenton
Hazleton
Binghamton
Williamsport
Hartford
Bree Landis
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