Dodgers Hold Lead As They Face Giants To Aug Eighteen
Brooklyn Dodgers extend winning streak to five with an 11-6 victory over the New York Giants. They will face the Giants Braves and Phillies until August 18, while Cardinals cope with Pirates Reds and Cubs. Frank Crespi sidelined by line drive, Ernie White improves to 13th win. Yankees win 7-5 over Washington. Foxx homers in ninth to beat Athletics.
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Leo Durocher
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Ken O’dea
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Creepy) Crespi
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Pelicans Top Barons 5 2 in Nine Innings Down
New Orleans outhit Birmingham but failed in late rallies, dropping 5 to 2 after Barrett worked tight in the clutch. Lookouts beat Crackers 5 1 as Red Evans earned his 15th win, Atlanta’s offense limited to five hits.
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Dizzy Davis and Black Dragon Lead Wrestling Card
Wrestling card features Dizzy Davis and Black Dragon headlining with teams including Brillheart and Jordan Pyle and Grube in Tulsa Okla City Fort Worth matchups. The card lists multiple bouts across cities with Hopkins, Uhle, Eaton, Horton and Unser among participants and scores showing Fort Worth and Oklahoma City events.
Japanese Jiu Jitsu Show At Monroe Arena Tonight
Monro e arena hosts a weekly card promoted by Gus Kallio with a main event featuring the Black Dragon against Dizzy Davis in a 40 minute two fall match. Japanese jiu jitsu artist Oki Shikina from Honolulu meets Billy Venable in the opener. Aldin Aldin Butch Martin will referee as ringside seats rise to 65 cents.
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Standings From Yesterday's Baseball and Basketball Results
Results show Texarkana 3 Vicksburg 0 and Helena 4 El Dorado 0 with Greenville 4 Hot Springs 3. Other matches list Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 1 and St. Louis 4 Chicago 2 plus multiple scheduled games and pitchers.
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Monroe
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Vicksburg
Helena
el Dorado
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Hot Springs
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
Baseball Scores and Matchups Across League Night Schedule
The slate shows New York 7 Washington 5 and Boston 7 Philadelphia 6 results. Chicago visits St. Louis with Rigney against Muncrief or Auker, Detroit at Cleveland with Newson versus Smith. New York at Washington features Russo facing Carrasque, while Philadelphia meets Boston with Knott opposing Dobson.
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Yesterday's Results in Southern A League Action
Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 5 1 and Birmingham beat New Orleans 5 2. Memphis faced Little Rock with rain affecting play. Today schedule includes Atlanta at Chattanooga Knoxville at Nashville Memphis at Little Rock New Orleans at Birmingham.
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Baseball scores from Texas Oklahoma city game card
Oklahoma City 5 Fort Worth 3 in first game 15 innings. San Antonio 2 Shreveport 0. Dallas 4 Tulsa 1. Houston 6 Beaumont 1. Fort Worth at Dallas Oklahoma City at Tulsa Shreveport at San Antonio Beaumont at Houston
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Southeast League Baseball Scores Report
Montgomery routs Pensacola 8 to 0 while Jackson defeats Gadsden 5 to 4 and Selma beats Mobile 6 to 4. Meridian edges Armiston 5 to 4 in Southeastern League action.
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Gadsden
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Pensacola
Meridien
Armiston
Selma
Mobile
Evangeline League Scores From New Iberia and Opelousas
Baseball results show New Iberia 12 Natchez 2 and Alexandria 4 Lafayette 3. Opelousas dominates Port Arthur 7 to 1 and 4 to 0.
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Hodge Advanceers Top Ruston 6 3 Behind Three Homers
Baragona Nix and Fenton all homered as the Hodge Advanceers beat the Ruston Volunteers 6 to 3 in Ouachita Valley league action at Ruston. Ruston had nine hits off Radovich while the visitors collected ten off Baker.
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Yesterday's Stars Highlight Major League Performances
Phil Rizzuto of the Yankees drove in three runs with a triple and two singles to help beat the Senators. Johnny Lanning of the Pirates worked three innings to beat the Reds. Jimmy Foxx of the Red Sox homered in the ninth to defeat the A's. Dixie Walker of the Dodgers doubled twice in a row to drive in three against the Giants.
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Associated Press
Phil Rizzuto
Yankees
Senators
Johnny Lanning
Pirates
Reds
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Homer
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Giants
Brennan drives Sherrouse to 5 3 win over Lida Benton
Brennan collected three hits in three at bats to pace Sherrouse past Lida Benton 5 to 3 in a Recreation league softball game. Batteries were Rogers and Lovize for Sherrouse and Luffey, Sherrouse, Jones and Travis behind Lida Benton.
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Idle Sox Lead Cotton States League After Twin Bill Loss
The Monroe White Sox sit atop the Cotton States League by a narrow margin over the Vicksburg Hill Billies after a rainout of their game with Marshall while the Bills were shut out 3 0 by Owen Wright and the Texarkana Twins. Manager Doug Taitt heads to Hot Springs with the Sox for three games as the Bathers threaten third place.
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Hot Springs
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Marshall Tex
Tigers
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Helena
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Moon
Pitching notes show Bowles strong with recent four-hitter
The report highlights Jim Hogan's tough luck due to errors and fluke hits but expects better results soon. Major Bowles relieved and won after a four-hitter against Vicksburg and immediately followed with a victory over Texarkana. El Dorado Helena Wix-4.
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Texarkana
Seeded Stars Advance In National Net Events
Culver Indiana August 5 Seeded players in both divisions of the National Boys and Juniors tennis tours moved to the third round after Monday’s opening day at Culver Military Academy 53 players were eliminated in 105 matches Gardner Larned of Chicago Victor Seixas of Philadelphia and Jimmy Evert of Chicago ranked as top juniors breezed through easy wins as did Bob Falkenberg Jack Tuero and Don Harris high seeds in the boys division.
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Philadelphia
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Hollywood
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Jack Tuero
New Orleans
Don Harris
Los Angeles
Yankees Open Eastern Tour With 7 5 Victory
The New York Yankees opened a weeklong east tour by defeating the Washington Senators 7 to 5 in Washington. New York drew eight hits, including four triples, with Phil Rizzuto and Charley Keller delivering key hits in a five-run fifth inning. Steve Peek earned the win in relief.
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Cardinals Defeat Cubs Behind Ernie White's Sixteenth Victory
Ernie White, 24, pitched a strong game for the St. Louis Cardinals, allowing only four Cubs hits after a fourth inning rally. He earned his 13th win against three losses, with eight strikeouts. Cubs starter Paul Erickson went the distance for Chicago, but the Cards scored all four runs in the fourth. Gilbert's heat exhaustion forced a late clubhouse replacement.
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Mize
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Erickson
Martin Marion
Gus Mancuso
Leke
Frank Crespi
Charley Gilbert
Augie Galan
Nim
John F. Davis
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Gilbert
Ilinois Masonic Hospital
Reds fall to Pirates 4 1 as Lanning loses after poor start
In Cincinnati on August 5 the Pirates beat the Reds 4 to 1 behind Johnny Lanning pitching. Pittsburgh scored two first inning runs on a sequence involving Handley Vaughan and DiMaggio. Box score details list hits and errors for both teams with Vaughan and Van Robays driving in runs. Attendance was 2,109 paid and 2,211 including boys.
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Baseball memories and historic track feats noted
A retrospective roundup recalls Johnny White’s six inning no hit for the St. Louis Browns a year ago and a Cleveland Indians win to lead the American League three years back. It also notes Jesse Owens Olympic triple and Earle Meadows pole vault records from five years ago.
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Bob Feller
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Hattiesburg Nines Drill Tupelo Legion in State Title Bid
In Meridian Mississippi the Hattiesburg American Legion juniors crushed Tupelo 17 to 2 to take a 2 0 series edge. Burns Dews allowed three singles as Hattiesburg rapped 15 hits off Monts Thomas and Turner. North Mississippi errors aided the winners, with a deciding game set for Tuesday and a possible Wednesday tiebreaker. The state champion advances to the sectional tournament with champs from Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas.
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Boxing Roundup Of Welterweights In Various Cities
Associated Press reports results from multiple bouts. Lem Franklin of Chicago knocked out Lou Thomas in Indianapolis. Lew Jenkins stopped Joey Zodda in New York. Buddy Walker outpointed Johnny Shkor in Baltimore. Roscoe Toles defeated Patsy Perron in Syracuse. Billy Seward outpointed Annunzio Ferraro in Chicago and Leonard Bennett outpointed Tommy Cross in the same city. Tommy Yarosz stopped Hank Claypool in Monaco, Pennsylvania. Joe Baksi outpointed Charley Harvey in New York. Rego Dell beat Francesco Montonari in Thompsonville.
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Lem Franklin
Chicago
Lou Thomas
Indianapolis
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Lew Jenkins
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Joey Zodda
New York
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Buddy Walker
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Syracuse
N. Y
Roscoe Toles
Detroit
Patsy Perron
Charley Harvey
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Scranton
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Italy
Rain Postpones Twilight Softball League Title Playoff
Rain yesterday forced the postponement of the Twilight Softball League final series between Hunt and Whiter Sports and United Gas. If weather allows, the opener is set for 5 15 PM at the Gassers diamond on South Third and Plum Streets. The second game is planned for tomorrow with a third Friday.
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Conn and Players Among Sidelights in Sports Roundup
Billy Conn and his wife left Hollywood for Pittsburgh amid a flurry of notes. Bob Olin, ex light heavyweight champion, earns more selling liquor than in boxing. Fox Griffith laments Minneapolis for Giants first call on Babe Berna. Gertrude Ederle marks 15 years since English Channel swim in San Juan. Bill Terry could stay with the Giants as long as he wishes, says Horace Stoneham.
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Pirates rise as Gas House Gang pace National League
Wirt Gammon notes the Pittsburgh Pirates and Frankie Frisch's Gas House Gang have surged from sixth place to become the hottest club in the National League. The team moved from a comfortable seventh to top form in six weeks.
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Wirt Gammon
Chattanooga Times
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frankie Trisch
Gambling Joints At Saratoga Run Full Blast Despite Warnings
Rumors say Saratoga gambling dens ignore state cautions as crowds return. The scene contrasts with talk of major league broadcasts resuming next season and a Derby tip for Soldier Song, a Man o War colt, while Cincinnati faces Cleveland Brown in a featured bout promoted by Teddy Margolis.
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In House Deck Stacked for Baseball Pennant Race
Britt Jessup weighs in with a Cardinals prediction while noting rivals Brooks are favored by some. The piece references fur farming as a major U.S. enterprise, noting silver fox production rising from 6,000 pelts in 1923 to 350,000 by 1940.
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