Yankees Win 6 to 9 in Boston Missed Chance
Detroit’s 8 game win streak keeps them within a game of Boston as the Browns' rivals rally. Newhouser and Trout each hit 18 wins. Overmire adds three hits in relief. Donald stops Brownies’ streak. A’s beat Indians. Pirates rally in 11th. Brooklyn and Cincinnati win in tight games.
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Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Jeaders
Althe Fioise
Avikees
Boston
Brownies
Ha! Newhouser
Diezy Trout
Mire
Hin
Sethoneer
Trout
Overmire
Steve O'Neill
Newhouser
New York
Atley Donald
Donald
St. Louis
Rollie Hemsley
Russ Derry
Sig Jakucki
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Clem Hausmann
Pinky Woods
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Johnny Humphries
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Ewald Pyle
Brooklyn
Luis Olmo
Barney Koch
Bob Chapman
Cincinnati
Ed Heusser
Nate Angrave Altho
Freak Baseball Contest Confuses and Amuses Fans in Exhibition
In Wichita on August 12 the National Semi pro tour featured a bizarre two way baserunning show and a backward running scoreboard. Ray Dumont staged a running in reverse gimmick as Everett Daniels and others mixed misdirections. The Beech Flyers beat the Wichita Boeing team 12 to 6 while scouts judged it a nice show despite nuts from Joe Cambria and others.
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Ray Dumont
Baseball Congress
Wichita Boeings
Beech Flyers
Ichita
Bat Patt
Everett Daniels
Boeing
Zeond
Hae
Flyers
Joe Cambria
Es Wantington Senators
Baseball Leaders and Stats Mixed From League Update
AP report lists AL batting and pitching leaders with Doerr, Hite, and Musial among top figures. Includes runs batted in, doubles, triples, stolen bases, and notable pitchers Witke Hughson and Mustal with team affiliations. Ends with a poetic line about clover leaves and cornucopia.
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Hite—Doerr
Boston
Cullenbine
Glevetang
Lindell
New York
Doerr
Stirnwells
Wallker
Brooklyn
Rone—Mustal
St. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Eastern Grass court upset shocks Margaret Osborne in tennis quarter finals
Margaret Osborne of San Francisco was upset by Mary Arnold of Los Angeles 6-4 1-6 6-8 in the Eastern Grass court championship quarter finals in New York. Also notes from Belmont Park jockey Jackie Wentrope ending a 49-race drought with Darby Divot at $17.00. Giants announce three western linemen signings Frank Cope Vic Carroll Len Younce. Seattle hole in one contest sees a record two-day score with Mrs J R West and Wayne Wright.
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N. Y
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Pauline Betz
Wilmington
Del
Mary Arnold
Los Angeles
New York
Garden State
Belmont Park
Jackie Wentrope
Darby Divot
Belmont
New York Giants
National Football League
Frank Cope
Vic Carroll
Len Younce
Seattle
J. R. West
Wayne Wright
Sports Roundup From New York to Latrobe and Beyond
A collage of sports notes covers the national tennis scene with veterans like 46 year old Gil Hall, historic pro football data in Latrobe, Pa, and a historical library draft. It recalls perfect games in majors, cites six names including Addie Joss and C C Robertson, and notes Army teams’ dominance in the national semipro baseball tournament. Also mentions Sgt Pat Abbott’s golf feat, church christening, and Capt Jack Salmon earning the Air Medal for 40 plus missions.
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New York
Gil Hall
U.S.L.T.A
Gil
Latrobe
John Braillier
Ernie Shore
Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Babe
Ruth
John Lee Richmond
Worcester
John M. Ward
Providence
Oy Young
Boston
Addie Joss
Cleveland
C. C. Robertson
Chicago
Robert Bon’s
Cardinals
Bill Brandt
Relaxation of soldier voting law eyed by lawmakers
Washington reports a tentative bipartisan amendment to ease strict provisions on political propaganda for armed forces overseas. Taft and Green lead talks with army and navy officials to allow broader access to newspapers, books, films, and speeches, with impartial publication choices and time-sharing rules for broadcasts. Travers day at Saratoga draws five contenders in the $380,675 Travers Stakes headlined by Pavot seeking a fifth straight win.
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Army Air Force
Roosevelt
Navy
Taft
Green
D-R.i
Senate
Ritish
Air Force
England
United States
Thomas Kerechner
U. S
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New York
Travers
Saratoga-at-Belmont
Pavot
America
Alfred Parker
Jimming
Walter M. Jeffords
Case Ace-Coquelicot
C. V. Whitney
George Widener
Paricutin
Peat
Whitney
B .K. Douglas
LL. Mayer
Frea Lance J
William Ziegler, Jr
Bouniling Ome
Martial law imposed in Slovakia by Nazi puppet regime
Berlin radio reported that the Nazi puppet government in Slovakia declared martial law as Red Army pressed through the Carpathian foothills. The broadcast warned death penalty for revolutionary acts murder robbery sabotage of communications and health facilities.
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London
Berlin
Slovakia
Carpathian
Unclear Sports Note Highlights Past Boxing and Baseball Feats
An ambiguous sports brief references Yeneako Honey Knight paying 5000 for a tallion and a Grand Stat tone, mentions Harry Bobo and Lee Savold in a Pittsburgh tour context, and recalls Bucky Walters beating the Cardinals for a 20th victory. The passage appears garbled with multiple sports references.
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Associated Press
Yeneako
Honey Knight
Harry Bobo
Lee Savold
Pittsburgh
Sec
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Hedgerow War Tech: Doughboys Craft Frontline Fixes
Hal Boyle notes American soldiers in France adapting gear to break Normandy hedgerows. Improvised devices include steel slicers on tanks, altered mess kit tools for pressing clothes, and a new grenade launcher sight enabling timed airbursts. These field innovations aided advances and boosted infantry-tank coordination.
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Normandy
Jehag
Corp. Mitchell
Tkacheik
Brooklyn
J. R. May
Dallas
Tex
May
Ordnance Branch
Tie Game Opens Junior World Series On U University Diamond
The first game of the Junior World Series ended in a 4 to 4 tie after a well pitched affair with three hits by each side and few errors. The remaining best four of seven will be played at the University diamond, except on Friday when the boys will play at South Park. Box score follows.
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University
South Park
Fever Pigs Produced Spark War Food Relaxation
Washington reports War Food Administration plans to ease production brakes on hogs to boost pork output as 1946 pig production trails last year by about 30 percent. Farmers cite feed shortages and less profitable hog feeding under price policies. Nonofficials anticipate grain supply may raise hog production, with market timing depending on Europe’s postwar demand.
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Washington
War Food Administration
Farmera
Europe
MacArthur Silent on Roosevelt Conference in Hawaii
General Douglas MacArthur declined to comment on his Honolulu conference with President Roosevelt, stating only White House statements are official. The meeting occurred after his New Guinea campaign and marked his first visit from the Philippines region.
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Roosevelt
General Headquarters
Southwest Pacific
UPI
Douglas MacArthur
Honolulu
White House
MacArthur
New Guinea
Philippines
Murray Kilgore bill may cut unemployment payments
Washington reports proponents of the Murray Kilgore conversion bill discussed lowering maximum postwar unemployment benefits from 35 to 25 dollars a week to win Senate votes. A spokesman said the concession could be paired with a Roosevelt appeal. Senator Overton urged compromise, saying rival demobilization measure offers insufficient benefits while Murray Kilgore remains higher. The plan would pay 75 percent of base pay during wartime, maxing at 15 for single, 20 with one dependent, 25 with multiple dependents. current scales range up to 85 for three or more dependents.
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Senate
Roosevelt
Overton
D.-La
George
D-Gr
Baer With Plots Convicted of Murder in North Carolina
A man named Baer was convicted of murder in Scand Forks North Carolina. He faced life imprisonment with no chance of parole as part of the sentence. The court proceedings and sentencing followed a capital crime case involving a planned killing.
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Baer
Scand Forks
N. C
Rassenger
Gran
Ballots To Navy Men Divides States In Access Debate
Thousands of weapons are reported as the issue echoes across the nation while ballots to Navy men face acceptance in only about twenty states. The dispute centers on eligibility and security concerns affecting veteran and service communities.
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Evan
Decretors of Flying Bombs Grounded Airmen Reported
London August 12 UP The Daily papers quote a worker who fled from Germany claiming 250000 to 500000 people are involved in a secret project. He added many who would fire or be trained for flying bombs were former airmen grounded for lack of aircraft.
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Daily
Pols
Poday
Eh Austen Olm
Iy Quo An Rege
Germany
FEAR GERMAN REVENGE THREATS PARIS RETREAT
A French official warns Germans may try to destroy Paris before retreating in retaliation for Berlin bombings. He notes Germany will seek maximum vengeance and likely not spare the capital of a conquered country. In Kansas, Ford County leads wheat output with 8,288,000 bushels, surpassing last year’s Thomas County.
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Paris
Berlin
Ford County
Topeka
Kan
Department of Agriculture
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