Lefty Gomez Beats Senators 8-0 In Midweek Show
Lefty Gomez pitched an 8-0 shutout over the Washington Senators as he ignored personal tragedy after learning his mother had died in Rodeo California. He allowed only three hits, added two singles, and earned his 14th win as the Yankees split a doubleheader, later winning 6-4 in the nightcap to extend their AL lead. The Cubs slipped 4-2 to the Pirates, Melton’s five-hitter aided the Giants’ rivals, and the league standings shifted with Philadelphia moving from cellar. Cardinals beat Reds 8-6 to stay third, half a game ahead of Pittsburgh.
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Miller Lead Holds as Millers Top Red Birds in Three-Game Set
Daniel Bush's Minneapolis Millers beat the Columbus Red Birds 6 to 5 in the opener of a crucial three game series to extend their lead to three games. Red Kress drove in three with a double and two singles as Minneapolis built an early edge off Morton Cooper. Babe Phelps pitched four hit ball for St Paul in a 6 to 1 win over Toledo. Jimmy Crandall sparked Indianapolis to a 5 to 4 ten inning victory over Kansas City. Louisville and Milwaukee split a doubleheader with scores 9 to 4 and 0 to 0 in seven innings.
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Jimmy Crandall
Indianapolis
Kansas City
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Indians
Joe Vance
Mettler
Lewis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Brewers
Colonels
Estate of famed aerialist Alfredo Codona filed for probate
The $26,000 estate of Alfredo Codona, renowned circus aerialist, who killed his divorced wife Vera and then himself, was left to his two brothers and three sisters in his will filed for probate in Long Beach California. Concordia 18 Salina 11. Sheffield England noted in cutlery manufacture sites Chaucer's time.
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Long Beach
Calif
Alfredo Codona
Vera
Dream Inventor Howe Seeks Needle Breakthrough
The piece recounts how 1840s inventor Elias Howe faced a fatal needle eye problem for his sewing machine. A nightmare inspired a solution by placing the eye at the needle point, enabling a patent in 1846. It notes later legal battles and Howe’s eventual wealth. Also mentions toad tongues and a teaser for tomorrow’s Wonder of the World feature.
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Ftas Howe
Massachusetts
Thoroly
Howe
Sports Calendar Highlighting Multiple Local Matches
The schedule lists Wednesday games including Fanberg against the Cubs midget team at South Park and several girls and youth matches at Lincoln and Woodlawn parks. Thursday features Coyotes versus Cardinals and multiple city clubs at South Park with several cross-town venues.
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Tonganoxle
Bartz
South Park
Lone Star
Gas Company
North Lawrence
Civi
Green Brothers
Woodlawn Park
CCC
Kansas Vocational School of
Carons
Auto Service
City
Pleasant Grove
South
Phillis
Paper Mill
NTA
Jey Tigers
Rinkydinks
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Eagles
South End
Post Office
Bireley Girls
Baldwin Girls
Brown Bombers
Lincoln Park
Odd Fellows
Youngsters Chosen for Farr Training Sparring Partners
Long Branch Aug 18 British heavyweight champion Tommy Farr and manager Ted Broadribb favor younger sparring partners ahead of next week's title bout with Joe Louis. Promising knockouts Joe Wagner Basher Dean and veteran Roscoe Manning Abe Feldman to balance their youth. Farr’s camp seeks pep and tempo in workouts. Joe Louis in Pompton Lakes, Aug 18, trains for a defense a week away, balancing light days with phonograph listening and varied drills, after a six round session with Silvers Hairston Nicholson.
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N. J
Tommy Farr
Ted Broadribb
Fayer
Tommy
Joe
Ais
Broadribb
Ung
Joe Wagner
Basher Dean
Bragdubb
Roscoe Manning
Nutley, N. J
Farr
Abe Feldman
Pompton Lakes
Joe Louis
Pat Silvers
Tiger Hairston
George Nicholson
Lewis to Fight Colonello in Heavyweight Title Talk Push
John Henry Lewis meets 204-pound Italian Italo Colonello in Pittsburgh tonight in a non title bout as he weighs in near 183 pounds. The upshot aims to bolster Lewis claims to boxing’s biggest prizes and potential match with Joe Louis.
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John Henry Lewis
Italo Colonello
Louis
Major CEASE Leader Hatting Medwick Cardinals 400 P Waner Pirates 1
Summary of baseball leaders and stats shows Medwick of the Cardinals leading in runs batted in and hits, with Waner of the Pirates high in hits. Also mentions pitching leaders, and various players across leagues with notable totals. Record mentions high course Estes Park championship with a 64 score.
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Colo
Harold Falea
Orleans
Neb
Cyclone grid practice starts as Yeager leads Iowa State squad
Ames invites 44 players for first Cyclones drill under new coach J J Yeager. The team reports September 10 for two a day practices ahead of a tough schedule featuring Iowa State Teachers, Northwestern, Nebraska, Kansas, Drake, Missouri, Oklahoma, Marquette and more. Captain Clarence Dee and Ed Bock headline returning major lettermen plus a strong line and reserves.
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George Veenker
Iowa State College
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Ed Bock
Fort Dodge
Tetter
James Dishinger
Bettendorf
Iowa
Rowland Rushmore
Jefferson
Charles Heileman
al Bauman
Plainview
Neb
William Dailey
John Anderson
Ankeny
al Waite
Gary
Ind
Gordon Roupke
Waterloo
Laws
Everett Kischer
Bert City
Clyde Shugart
Frank Connor
Morris
al Stoecker
Mason City
Joe Goldberg
Sioux City
George Bazik
Martin Boswell
Roswell
N. M
Paul Marin
Clinton
Til
Jack West
Towa
Henry Wilder
Evanston
William Bliss
Hugh Vickerstaff
Ida Grove
Moe
Nothwestern
Roundup of Baseball News From Eddie Briezts Desk
This sports roundup notes Don Budge enjoys swing music and soft drinks, Fayetteville’s Lou Hanning shines with a 1.25 season average and 36 innings without an earned run, Comellas and Kohlman set a streak tying 19 straight wins, Jimmy Dykes earns a two year contract, Gehrig nears 2 500 hits, and Duke Tennessee Alabama and LSU billed as top football powerhouses with a hint of M. Bucky Harris reconciles with writers, Red Rolfe and Frank Crosetti praised as improveers, Medwick homers across most NL parks except Crosley Field, Hal Schumacher stars with five straight days of strong pitching.
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Don Budge
Lou Hanning
Fayetteville Club
Cardinals
George Comellas
Joseph Kohlman
Salisbury
Rube Marquard
Comellas
Kohlman
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Lou Gehrig
Dixie
Duke
Tennessee
Alabama
Louisiana State
Bucky Harris
Bucky
Washington
Mike Jacobs
Jacobs
Bay
Max Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Red Rolfe
Frank Crosetti
Yankees
Joe Medwick
Crosley Field
Cincinnati
Hafey among Baseball Home Run Leaders in NL History
The report notes Chick Hafey ranking among the NL's top home run hitters, with Rogers Hornsby leading the list at 301, followed by Mel Ott Cy Williams Hack Wilson and others. It also recalls historical golf and tennis results from past Canadian amateur titles and Newport Casino events.
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Hafey
Cincinnati
UPI
Chick Hafey
Rogers Hornsby
Mel Ott
Cy Williams
Hack Wilson
Jim Bottomley
Chuck Klein
Gabby Hartnett
Babe Herman
British net team in best shape for Wightman Cup
New York Aug 18 The British Wightman cup team, buoyed by practice, faces selection and draw for Friday and Saturday matches. Americans led by Alice Marble and Helen Jacobs arrive injured as British doubles pairings and strong singles lines show great form and hunger to reclaim the cup last won in 1930.
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United States
Marble
Jacobs
Alice Marble
Rye
Helen Jacobs
Alice
Miss Marble
Miss Jacobs
America
Sarah Palfrey Fabyan
Marjorie van Ryn
Carolin Babcock
Great Britain
Kay
Freda James
Miss James
Ruth Hardwick
College Packers clash set for Soldier Field September 1
In a grid conference at Chicago Aug 18 the college all star board and Green Bay Packers coach Curley Lambeau will meet tonight to resolve rule differences between college and professional codes and decide Sauer's eligibility. Gus Dorais plans a scrimmage if heat holds. two minor injuries, Julie Alfonse and Lloyd Cardwell, were noted during informal drills yesterday.
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College All Star Board of Strategy
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Soldier Field
George Henry Sauer
Packers
Collegians
Nebraska
Packer
Lambeau
Sauer
Gus Dorais
Julie Alfonse
Minnesota
Lloyd Cardwell
Eddie Jankowski
Wisconsin
Cardwell
Bud Wilkinson
Stir Over Track Meet Between Britain And Germany
German charges that Britain won by unfair methods sparked a row in the British Amateur Athletic Association after a Berlin newspaper accused the javelin hammer and hop skip events of being dropped from the program. Britain won 69 to 67. D G A Lowe defended consistency of the programs and lamented German press sportsmanship.
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Britain
Germany
British Amateur Athletic Association
Berlin
National-Zeitung
National Socialist Party
D. G. A. Lowe
Loew
Biennial matches since inception of the 1929 competition
The note refers to matches held every two years since the competition began in 1929, marking a long running international event with periodic meetings or games. It emphasizes the continuity and history of the biennial series since its start.
Stars and Highlights From a Busy Baseball Day
A sweep of daily baseball results reports Rudy York sending the Tigers past the White Sox 11 to 7 with a homer a triple and two singles. Lunard Waner drove in the deciding run with a seventh inning single and made a pivotal ninth inning catch in the Pirates 4 to 2 win over the Cubs. Johnny Moore and Claude Passeau are noted for Phillies and Dodgers exchange of power, while Lefty Gomez and Bill Dickey powered the Yankees to an 8 0 opener win over the Senators. Cliff Melton dominated the Giants victory and Stan Bordagaray fueled the Cardinals 4 run night game rally against the Reds.
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Its Odd But Its Science by Howard W Blakeslee
The article discusses four nines purity in metallurgy. It explains that 99.99 percent purity marks a high standard in metal production and hints at the potential groundbreaking applications of such pure metals, signaling advances in material science.
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Howard W. Blakeslee
Boston
Zinc shines as 99.99 pure metal in new paints and foils
The Arthur D. Little Industrial Bulletin notes zinc once called pure is now seen as an alloy. At 99.99 purity it yields a bright paint resembling aluminum with fewer coats and creates new foil when alloyed with different impurities.
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Arthur D. Little Industrial Bulletin
Shanghai to issue tourist licenses for opium travelers
Shanghai authorities will issue tourist licenses for traveling opium smokers in Greater Shanghai to track addicts. The plan aims to curb narcotics by 1940, requiring annual renewal, registration, and a shrinking drug allotment for each addict.
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Shanghai
China
Pleasant Grove visit noted with Sanders at Flory home
W R Sanders spent several days this week at the Irve Flory home. Mr and Mrs John Brohammer were mentioned in connection with the same gathering placing Pleasant Grove in the social context of local residents and visits.
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W. R. Sanders
Irve Flory
John Brohammer
Pleasant Grove Social Roundup Thursday Contacts
The item lists numerous local social visits and guests across Pleasant Grove and nearby towns. Highlights include Trene Daniels with Bonnie Flory, Floyd Eberhart at a Lawrence carnival, families visiting Missouri and Kansas, dinners, banquets at Memorial hospital hosted by nurses and doctors, and neighbors meeting in various households in and around Lane Star, Berryton, Scranton, Ottawa, and Garnett.
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Pleasant Grove
Trene Daniels
Bonnie Flory
Floyd Eberhart
Lawrence
Jack Dillon
Ora Williams
Lois Flory
Missouri
Ray Shuler
Valley Chapel party for Betty Heckert in Lawrence
Bobby Wilson hosted a party for Betty Heckert’s birthday in Lawrence with refreshments. Roy Puckett moved to Ellis Bond farm last week. Mr and Mrs Charles Sanders spent Sunday at Baldwin with sister in law Mrs Philip Fleshman and Mr Fleshman. Mr and Mrs Arthur Jensen of Lawrence attended.
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Lawrence
Frank Bereiter
Mary
Martha Jewett
Raymond Gardner
W. H. House
Kathryn
H. C. Nunemaker
Dorothy Nunemaker
Country Club
Memorial Hospital
Helen
Kathryn Wise
J. C. Hemphill
John Clevenger
John Hogg
Topeka
Joe Wolf
Mildred Wolf
Dorothy Emory
Bonner Springs
Donal
Maurice Sutter
Jimmie Seiwald
Herbert
Thomas Cawley
Valley Falls
George Kenneth
Kenneth
Nate Pettengill
John Bucheim
W. J. Curtis
Paul
Austin Flory
Anne
Berryton
Albert Webber
Oskaloosa
Ars. Ellis
Charles Sanders
Esther
P. McNees
Fred Gray Ard
Scranton
Joe Hoover
Hoover
Ellis Bond
Ottawa
Bobby Wilson
Betty Heckert
Roy Pucketts
Ellis Bond Farm
Baldwin
Philip Fleshman
Fleshman
Arthur Jenson
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