Dodgers Rise to First as Cardinals Fall in MLB Action
The Dodgers surged into first place with a six game win streak and a three point edge over the Cardinals while the Reds toppled St. Louis 5 1. Cincinnati’s Mike McCormick homered for a third inning lead as Brooklyn defeated the Giants 3 1 at Polo Grounds. Pirates crushed Cubs 13 3 as Rip Sewell earned victory. Braves blanked Phillies 6 0 behind Manny Salvo. Yankees split with Red Sox but widened AL lead after Detroit loss. Tigers exploded for 11 runs in third to beat Indians 11 2. Browns took game one of a doubleheader 9 6 with White Sox replying 5 2. Athletics topped by Washington 5 1 as Dutch Leonard hurled eight innings.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Dutch Leonard
Johnston's Bill Gallon Victor In Hambletonian
The DeLuxe Social Club and the Tuxedo Social Club field their baseball teams Sunday at 3 at Casino Park for a first annual benefit game. Proceeds fund a Black community school building in Bright Oak addition. Stars include Swinging Ben Burton Eight Ball Jones Wee Willie Smith on the Tuxedo squad and Tiny Purnell Bad Foot Walkes Killer Diller Keith on the DeLuxe side.
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Standings and Results From Yesterday's Games
Hot Springs defeated Monroe 4 to 3 while Texarkana beat Helena 12 to 6 and El Dorado edged Vicksburg 14 to 13. Greenville won 8 to 5 over Marshall. schedule shows Monroe at Hot Springs and other matchups including Vicksburg at El Dorado and Helena at Texarkana. In other games Pittsburgh beat Chicago 13 to 3 and Cincinnati topped St Louis 5 to 1. Brooklyn blanked New York 3 to 1 and Boston routed Philadelphia 6 to 0 with upcoming matchups listed. Milwaukee teams M Cooper and Riddle are noted for pitching or opposing records in upcoming games.
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Riddle
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Mooty
Vicksburg Il
Tbaves Steer
Seuner
Baseball scores and tonight's games across leagues
Detroit defeats Cleveland 11 to 2 and other results include Boston 6-1 over New York while New York and Boston are 3-3. St. Louis 9-2 over Chicago 6-5. Washington 5 over Philadelphia 1. Night game Chicago at St Louis with Ross 1-5 facing Galehouse 4-8. Memphis 4 over Little Rock 1. New Orleans 2-4 Birmingham 0-2. Chattanooga 4-3 over Atlanta 3-8. Nashville 9 over Knoxville 7. Memphis at Chattanooga is today's sole scheduled game. San Antonio 2-0 Shreveport. Houston 3-0 Beaumont. Tulsa 5-7 Oklahoma City 1-6 in a night doubleheader. Fort Worth 1 and Dallas 1 after 12 innings. Shreveport at Houston. San Antonio at Beaumont. Fort Worth at Oklahoma City. Meridian 11 over Anniston 5 in Southeastern League. other games postponed by rain.
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Newsome
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Galehouse
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Little Rock
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Birmingham
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Nashville
Knoxville
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Shreveport
Houston
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Dallas
Serene Towne
Southern Association
New Orleans Oe
Gallon Wins 16th Hambletonian At Good Time Park
Bill Gallon, a newcomer trained by Lee Smith, captured the 16th Hambletonian at Good Time Park for $20,365.95. The horse, owned by R H Johnston of Charlotte NC, rallied from a slow start to win in two extra heats, with His Excellency earning $7,405.80 for second amid a three-heat finale.
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Bill Strang
Brooklyn
Patrick Sullivan
Merwynna
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Sheppard
Lucky Hanover
Ben White
Big City
Lord Jim
Sports Roundup by Eddie Brietz
A collage of baseball and sports notes from New York and beyond. Mentioned are Earl Ruby proposing army camp leagues, Senator Happy Chandler backing a trophy, DiMaggio's salary talk, lefty dominance in the American Association, Connie Mack predicting the A’s finish, Lou Nova’s Maine vacation and a possible Louis-Nova rematch, Riggs in the national singles tennis scene, Pete Fox’s recent power surge, a potential shift of Fall River and Pawtucket soccer champions to a new circuit, and exhibition plans for Havana scrapped by Reis and Red Sox, plus an imagined all star NL managers lineup. Also notes a Utah heater’s miscue and other scattered items.
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Earl Ruby
Louisville Courier-Journal
Happy Chandler
Joe DiMaggio
Joe
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Connie Mack
Yankees
A's
Lou Nova
Maine
Louis
Riggs
Frankie Kovacs
Pete Fox
Red Sox
Fall River
Pawtucket
United States
Reis
Havana
Hot Springs Bathers Rally Past Monroe to Tie Series
Hot Springs Bathers erased a 3-2 deficit with two runs in the eighth inning to beat Monroe 4-3 in Hot Springs. The win leaves Monroe atop the Cotton States league standings by one game as El Dorado beat Vicksburg 14-13. Pitcher Ray Hoffman faltered in the eighth, while Ted Pawelek drove in the tying and winning runs with a double after two outs.
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Sox
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Louis Reggino
Will Reeder
Hoffman
Ted Pawelek
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Bob Hill
Coleman Powell
Lloyd Heitman
Monroe
Dale Englehorn
Roy Marion
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Philley
Pruitt
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Jimmy Keith
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Hills
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Williamson
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Abertare Heitman
Tebe
Nenee Marion
Powers
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Pawelek
Pescod
Gassers Even Twilight Series With 4-0 Shutout
United Gas edges Hunt and Whitaker 4 to 0 as Fruge limits hits and the Gassers play errorless defense to tie the Twilight league championship at one win each. Carpenter struggled with wildness but helped spark the decisive late scoring.
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Caarpenter
Dub” Stewart
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Innings United Gas
Hunt & Whitakers
Stewart
Unclear matchup results from long scoreline
Baseball scores show Opelousas 9 over Lafayette 5 and Port Arthur 8 over Natchez 4 while Alexandria 3 and Lake Charles 2 play 14 innings. No further context or dates provided.
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Scores From American Association Games
St Paul defeated Kansas City 10 to 2 while Indianapolis beat Toledo 5 to 2 Milwaukee won 9 to 8 against Minneapolis and Columbus downed Louisville 6 to 4.
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Hockey Scores from Tonight’s Matches
Syracuse beat Rochester 6 to 3. Newark defeated Buffalo 5 to 2. Toronto fell 1 to 5 at Jersey City. Montreal won over Baltimore 7 to 3.
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Browns Aim for Top Spot in Ouachita Valley Race
The Brown Paper Mill Brownies, now fifth in the Ouachita Valley standings, meet Crossett Millers at Brown Park at 4 pm as manager Jack Bagwell names either Ralph Fields or Lefty Counts to pitch and Red McDowell to catch. The Browns trail by two games for a league title berth, with Crossett four games ahead in third.
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Ralph Fields
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Red” McDowell
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Crossett
Unclear fragment hints at barbed wire incident in game play
The readable text describes a player catching parts on a barbed wire fence while Colbert circles the bases before he can squirm loose, suggesting a tense moment during a game or event.
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Texas League action features Shreveport and Fort Worth ties
Shreveport, San Antonio, Hamner Bronkhurst and Jordan face Gunter and Hoffman while Beaumont Houston and Fort Worth contest a 24 to 1 result in 12 innings. Dallas struggles 18 to 1 as Caldwell Easterwood and Demoran Mann Dews contribute. Oklahoma City dominates 57 to 0 with Jones Lade Gillespie Davis Hernandez on the mound.
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Oklahoma City
Jones
Lade
Gillespie
Davis
Hernandez
Yanks Split Double Bill With Red Sox
The New York Yankees split a doubleheader with the Boston Red Sox, losing 6 3 in the opener before winning the nightcap 3 1. Spud Chandler lasted four innings in the first game as Boston’s four run rally set the tone, while Marvin Breuer fired a five hit game to seal the second. Attendance reached about 34 427.
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Chattanooga Manager Signs with Cubs in Baseball Move
The Chicago Cubs announced Hazen Ki Ki Cuyler will report as a coach Saturday while he remains Chattanooga Lookouts manager. Lookouts president Joe Engle said no decision had been made on a new pilot for the remainder of the season amid the signing. Puerto Rico business conditions rose 30 percent over the past year due to national defense spending.
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636 Golfers Enter National Amateur Championship Field
A field of 636 entrants, the smallest since 1937, will contest 143 starting places in the 1941 National Amateur Golf Championship with 27 sectional qualifiers next week. The event runs August 25 to 30 at Omaha Field Club. Exempt champions include Dick Chapman and six former titleholders. Charley Yates joins as a former British amateur champion serving in the army.
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Johnny Goodman
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Bud) Ward
Sports Mirror highlights and past milestones
Today a year ago the crowd of 59 997 celebrated Me Ott night as the Dodgers beat the Giants 8 4 narrowing Cincinnati's lead to five games. Three years ago the US track team won eight of eleven events in a dual meet with Germany at Berlin. Five years ago Archie Williams, a US Black athlete, beat British ace Godfrey Brown in the Olympic 400 meters final in 46 5 seconds.
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