Reds Continue Rise In National League Race
Reds surge atop the circuit with Derringer’s eight hits allowed in an 6-1 win over the Boston Bees, then win 9-8 in 11 innings as Bordagaray singles with the bases loaded. Padgett drives in the key seventh inning homer for the Cards in a 9-4 victory over the Giants. Cubs beat the Dodgers 3-1 as Lee spins five hits for his 11th win. Pirates fall to the Phillies 9-8 while taking three of four in the series. White Sox roll past Boston 12-7 as Clint Brown earns his 29th relief win. Tigers top Senators 8-1 with Paul Trout five hits. Yankees, Browns, Indians, and Athletics games rained out.
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Derringer
Frenchy Bordagaray
Lee Grissom
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Don Padgett
Giants
Cubs
Bill Lee
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pirates
Bucs
Phillies
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Chicago
Yanks
Red Sox
Bostonians
Clint Brown
Johnny Marcum
Tigers
Paul Trout
Washington Senators
Detroiters
Trout
Walter Masterson
Yankee-St. Louis Browns
Indians
Wooderson quits season due to leg injury
Britain's premier miler Sydney Wooderson announced he would quit running for the rest of the season after a leg injury suffered while winning a mile at Newcastle on July 26. He was to race Blaine Rideout at White City on August 7, seeking revenge for an earlier defeat in America.
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London
Sydney Wooderson
Britain
Newcastle
Wooderson
Princeton
Blaine Rideout
White City
America
Covington Beccos and Worcester Nortons Certified Semipro Champs
Covington Beccos and Worcester Nortons were certified as state semipro baseball champions by Raymond Dumont of the National Semipro Congress in Wichita. Covington advances directly to the national tournament August 11 to 23, while Worcester must win a regional playoff in Worcester to reach the national event.
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Wichita
Kan
Covington
Beccos
Worcester
Mass
Nortons
Raymond Dumont
National Semipro Congress
Dumont
Vermouth
Branagan sets multiple freestyle records at national meet
The report recalls Ralph Branagan of Miami winning 440 yard 880 yard and one mile freestyle events at the national A A U senior swimming championships in Louisville a year ago. It also notes Avery Brundage’s prior role and a five years ago doubles tennis win by Wilmer Allison and John Van Ryn at Seabright with scores 6-3 6-3 6-3.
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Ralph Branagan
Miami
Louisville
Avery Brundage
International Olympic Committee
Ernest Lee Jahneke
Wilmer Allison
John van Ryn
Seabright
Gregory Mangin
Berke
Baer Receives Offer and Marble Questioned
New York reports varied sports and society notes with Baer receiving an offer while Marble is questioned. Mentions include radio sales, women’s basketball toward Madison Square, Dean’s head ines, and local chatter about Rollie Hemsley joining the Oxford group.
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Baer
Madison Square
Tar Heel Pease
Dean
Dean Victorious as Dodgers Fall in Chicago Debut
In Chicago the Dodgers were defeated as Dean dominated with a 10-2 win signaling a strong start in his return. Umpire Mager Kurth spent his vacation umpiring softball in Moline and Rock Island. Madison Square Garden planning a trial with women’s basketball next winter.
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Dean
Chicago
Dodgers
Mager Kurth
Moline
Rock Island
Madison Square Garden
Marble returns from Europe prompts ship news query
The report notes Alice Marble, back from European tennis events, was quizzed about Wimbledon by a New York ship news reporter. The fragment then mentions Gastonia North Carolina fielding a strong Tar Heel league lineup with powerful hitters and a large 18 game lead, followed by a brief mention of Max Baer being offered $1,000 to fight four two.
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Alice Marble
New York Ship
Miss Marble
Shte
Gastonia
N. C
Yankees
Max Baer
Baseball Standings and Postponements Report
Standings across leagues show National League leaders including Philadelphia 9 and St Louis 8 with Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at 6 to 9. second game went 11 innings. American League games featured rain delays with St Louis at New York postponed and Chicago 12 Boston 7. Western Association results list Muskogee 66 and Joplin 6 as top scorers. American Association notes Kansas City 10 Toledo 1 and Milwaukee 3 Columbus 1 with others postponed by rain.
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St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Salina
Fort Smith
Springfield
Topeka
Hutchinson
Muskogee
Joplin
St. Joseph
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
Columbus
American Association
Pet
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Ash Seseses
Joyad
Pittsburgh A
Oeras Brookly
Philadelphia Ny
Pat
Washington AG
Elmo Shooter Wins G E Williams Cup at Lawrence Gun Club
Elmo shooter G E Williams wins the Leasure Cup doubles with 42 hits of 50 at Lawrence Gun Club. Cle Bratton Council Grove places second. Bill Bowman Topeka takes third. Blondie Matthews team wins a race over H T Jones crew as clubs prep for Missouri Kansas handicap in Kansas City.
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G. E. Williams
Elmo
Lawrence
Bratton
Harry Nevin
A. S. Anderson
Elliott’s Park
Kansas City
G. K. Carlson
Topeka
T. W. Banfield
Ed Murphy Bouts at Silver Peak Minute Rounds
Minute rounds with big Ed Murphy at Silver Peak Nev. Local boxing note records a sparsely described event and the rough venue. No outcome or date details are given in the fragment.
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Big Ed Murphy
Silver Peak
Nev
Walter Hagen Moves Toward Mellow Demeanor On Golf Dates
Milwaukee Journal notes Walter Hagen grows more punctilious with age. One minute interview with Joe Cronin speculates Ted Williams could surpass Babe Ruth's home run record if Williams played most games at Yankee Stadium or in Cleveland.
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Billy Sixty
Milwaukee Journal
Walter Hagen
Joe Cronin
Ted Williams
Yankee Stadium
Cleveland
Babe Ruth
Howard College Students Seek Big League Football and Basketball Tours
A petition signed by Howard college students states they are big league bound in football and basketball and seek to book games in the east.
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Howard College
Dodgers at Milwaukee Brewers Night Game at Borchert Field
The Milwaukee Brewers host the Brooklyn Dodgers in a night game at Borchert Field on July 31. Dodgers travel to Milwaukee for the interleague matchup and aim for an road win against the Brewers.
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Dodgers
Milwaukee
Brooklyn Dodgers
Brewers
Borchert Field
Hee's Dominate Panhandle Donkey Baseball Thriller
About 1,000 fans watched the Hee's defeat the Haw's 2 to 0 in Lawrence's second of three donkey baseball games in Lincoln Park. Bell and Moore pitched for the Hee's, Cooper and Spotser for the Haw's. A burro named Joe Louis drew attention as a prize race rider and the night ended without injuries. Tonight the series concludes at Woodlawn diamond in North Lawrence.
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Haw’s
Lincoln Park
Panhandle
Grinders
Lawrence
Bell
Moore
Cooper
Spotser
Dame Nature
Pop-Eye
Joe Louis
Droncs
Woodlawn
North Lawrence
Reds face October logjam with bumper talent pool
Cincinnati reports the Reds own a flood of future talent led by Don Lang and Red Barrett with Dick West hitting .387 and Butch Moran driving in 92 runs and 20 homers. Frank Lane fears trimming the farm system as stars mature, while McCormick’s spot looms.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
New York Yankees
Frank Lane
Don Lang
Indianapolis
Charles “Red” Barrett
Dick West
Baltimore
Internation
Frank McCormick
Lane
Butch Moran
Muskogee
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
DiMaggio Boston Foxx Boston Williams Boston Walker Chicago Quinn St. Louis Greenberg Detroit Williams Boston Rolfe New York Lewis Wright Washington Foxx Boston Greenberg Detroit Case Washington Kreevich Chicago Chapman Cleveland Donald New York Lyons Chicago Arnovich Philadelphia Mize St. Louis Werber Cincinnati Frey Cincinnati McCormick Cincinnati Bonura New York Brown St. Louis Arnovich Philadelphia Slaughter St. Louis Mize St. Louis Herman Chicago Garms Boston Goodman Cincinnati Handley Pittsburgh Hack Chicago Derringer Cincinnati Walters Cincinnati
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New York
Foxx
Boston
McCosky
Detroit
Williams
Walker
Chicago
McQuinn
St. Louis
Greenberg
Rolfe
Lewis and Wright
Washington
Case
Kreevich
Chapman
Cleveland
Donald
Lyons
Arnovich
Philadelphia
Mize
Werber
Cincinnati
Frey
McCormick Cincinnati
Bonura
Brown
Slaughter
Wherman
Garms
Goodman
Ott
Handley
Pittsburgh
Hack
Derringer
Walters
Classified Readers Target Daily Reach At Journal World
Local ad box notes 76 percent of Journal-World subscribers read the classified page daily and provides a phone number 22 for inquiries.
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Journal-World
Vince Sets Pace For Association
Kansas City July 28. Vince DiMaggio leads the New York owned Kansas City Blues in the American Association pennant race. The former Boston Bees outfielder increased his home run total to 35, added a triple and single as Kansas City beat Toledo 10 to 1 for a sixth straight win. Blues edge keeps them two games up as Minneapolis and Indianapolis games were washed out. Milwaukee won 3 to 1 over Columbus aided by three unearned runs.
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Kansas City
New York
Yankees
Kansas City Blues
Joe
Vince
Boston Bees
Blues
Minneapolis
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Columbus
Tom Winsett
Steve Mesner
Franks
Oil-O-Matics Triumph Over Gas Company in South Park
The Oil-O-Matics defeated the Gas Company 18 to 9 in the senior league game at South Park. Oil-O-Matics scored eight runs in the fifth inning and held Gas Company scoreless in the final two frames after a strong early lead.
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Oil-O-Matics
Gas Company
South Park
Gas Company Boys
Oil-O-Matic
Chanute Girl Dominates Singles Then Falls in Doubles
Chanute player Helen Janet McDonald advanced to the semifinal of the St. Louis county women’s invitation tennis tournament by sweeping Marguerite Letts 6-3 6-2 in quarterfinals. In doubles McDonald and Helen Dyer of Springfield lost to Lois Keene and Bert Thompson 6-3 3-6 6-8, despite holding a match point in the final set.
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St. Louis
Helen Janet McDonald
Chanute
St. Louis County
Marguerite Letts
St. Joseph
Helen Dyer
Springfield
Lois Keene
Bert Thompson
Baseball Roundup of Slugging Steals and Late Innings
Yesterday’s box scores highlight Don Padgett’s pinch homer for the Giants deadlocked by Rockies style play. Bill Lee spun five hits for his 11th win as the Cubs beat the Dodgers. Morrie Arnovich collected an RBI to keep his .370 average as the Phillies downed the Pirates. Reds edged Bees as former starter limited hits and a crucial homer in the nightcap. Clint Brown starred for the White Sox in relief for an 8-4 win over the Red Sox. Paul Trout delivered a five hit game powering the Tigers to an 8-1 victory over Washington. In Mt. Vernon a 338 inning softball marathon saw the All-Stars outlast the Swamp Angels 139 to 135 after two players retired with blisters.
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Don Padgett
Giants
Bill Lee
Cubs
Dodgers
Morrie Arnovich
Phillies
Phils
Pirates
Paul Derringe
Frank McCormick
Reds
Bees
Clint Brown
White Sox
Pale Hase
Red Sox
Brown
Paul Trout
Tigers
Washington
Detroiters
Mt. Vernon
All-Stars
Swamp Angels
Local Soccer Scores From Region Matches
Manhattan defeated Fairbury 3 to 2 while Beloit edged Marysville 0 to 0. Fort Scott beat Chanute 1 to 0 and Concordia lost to Junction City 4 to 5 in a set of regional results.
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Manhattan
Fairbury
Beloit
Marysville
Fort Scott
Chanute
Concordia
Junction City
Ball Games Tonight and Oarsmen President Re-elected
Tonight at Woodlawn Park the 8:30 softball games include Donkey. At 8:30 Lone Star faces South End at South Oarsmen. Chief Detroit Henry Penn Burke of Philadelphia was re elected president of the National Association of Amateur Oarsmen.
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Woodlawn Park
Lone Star
South End
South Park
Detroit
Henry Penn Burke
Philadelphia
National Association of Amateur Oarsmen
Golf Ball Renewer Promises A New Ball For A Dime
A Los Angeles firm claims a new renewer revives abused golf balls making them look like new for ten cents. The device is marketed to players seeking economical equipment and may extend ball life.
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Los Angeles
Giants Eye Dominic Dimaggio As Seals Ask $50,000
Heinie Groh scouts Dominic Dimaggio as a potential Polo Grounds center fielder and Giants counter with pursuit amid Seals asking price. The piece notes Dimaggio's high batting average, family ties to Joe and Vince, and broader market interest as teams seek drawing power. Joe's wedding delay and other player moves are mentioned alongside minor league notes.
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NEW York Giants
Dominic Dimaggio
Seals
New York
Heinie Groh
Polo Grounds
DiMaggio
Joe
Vince
Coogan
Groh
Yankee Joe
Giants
San Francisco Seals
Dom DiMagzio
Stonehams
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