Star Yachting Race Opens in Belmont Harbor
A fleet of 41 Star class racing craft sails in the 27th International Star Class championships at Belmont Harbor Chicago. Skippers come from 34 clubs including Portugal Brazil Cuba Bahamas and Canada with former champions Nye and Knowles among the contenders. Races run daily 1:20 p m EST through the final on Saturday on a 10 mile triangular course.
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Belmont Harbor
Lake Michigan
United States
Portugal
Brazil
Cuba
Bahamas
Canada
Lisbon
Lockwood M. Pirie
Pirie
Harry G. Nye, Jr
Durward Knowles
Nassau
Joao Capucho
Cascais
Roberto Bueno
Rio de Janeiro
Charles de Cardenas
Havana
William Spencer
Toronto
de Cardenas
England
U. S. Naval Academy
Flo
A. G. B. Grosvenor
Harold C. Halsted
West Hampton
Long Island
N. Y
C. Stanley Ogilvy
Larchmont
Cardinals Fall to Pirates Ace Pitcher From Trade
St Louis loses 8 0 as Murry Dickson, sold to Pittsburgh for 125000, shuts out the Cards after they led the league by two games. Fred Martin and Nippy Jones pace a 4 2 win in game one but Dickson dominates game two with two singles.
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St. Louis
Ace
Chips Down in Grand American Trapshoot in Vandalia
The Grand American trapshoot in Vandalia Ohio marks the golden anniversary event with practice shots totaling over 250 000 in three days and more than a million targets to be fired before next Saturday. About 700 marksmen expected for the introductory 200 target race at 16 yards.
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Vandalia
Miami Valley
Texas League: Pitching dominates as Fort Worth and Oklahoma City win
In Dallas on August 22, Fort Worth rookie Billy Lees tossed a five-hit 2-0 shutout over Houston. Oklahoma City\'s Al Olsen held Shreveport to five hits in a 4-1 win. Tulsa\'s Russell Burns hit a three-run homer in a 5-4 Oilers win over Beaumont. San Antonio beat Dallas 11-6 as Joe Frazier and Jerry Witte slugged key three-run and two-run homers respectively.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Billy Lees
Cats
Houston Buffs
Oklahoma City
al Olsen
Shreveport Sports
Tulsa
Russell Burns
Oilers
Beaumont
Joe Frazier
San Antonio
Jerry Witte
Eagles
Sports Mirror highlights past Davis Cup and baseball landmarks
The column recalls events from prior years including Australia defeating Czechoslovakia in Davis Cup play for the challenge round, the St. Louis Cardinals moving near the Dodgers in the NL and Phillies victories, Lt. (JG) Paul Brown taking over at Great Lakes naval base, Lou Ambers reclaiming the lightweight title from Henry Armstrong, and a note on an oak tree absorbing water seasonally.
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Associated Press
Australia
Czechoslovakia
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Phillies
Paul Brown
Tony Hinkle
Great Lakes Naval Base
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Evangeline League Slugfest as Houma Tops Lafayette 10 3
Houma Bulls five pitchers to halt a 15 hit attack beat Lafayette 10 to 3 as Cy Tardo Joe Wall and Rudy Briner each pitched. Hammond edged Alexandria 6 to 5 to gain on the Aces. Abbeville won in 11th 7 to 3 over Thibodaux while Baton Rouge downed New Iberia 4 to 1.
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Houma
Lafayette
Bulls
Hammond
Alexandria
Aces
Abbeville
Thibodaux
Baton Rouge
New Iberia
Joe Mallet
Cy Tardo
Joe Wall
Harry Strohm
Paul Moore
Moore
Rudy Briner
George Washburn
Berries
Athletics
Brill
Frank Cobo
Cobo
Bebels
Evangeline League
Paeee Veneeee
Erepee
Hammond Costesereces
Sca Se
Tewre
Spudders overpower Pioneers to extend Big State lead
Wichita Falls Spudders won 12-6 over Austin Pioneers to widen their Big State League lead to two games. Texarkana Bears fell 10-7 to Waco Pirates, Greenville Majors beat Sherman Denison 13-4, Temple beat Gainesville 4-2.
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Austin Pioneers
Texarkana Bears
Austin
Waco Pirates
Greenville Majors
Sherman- Denison Twins
Waco
Twins
Temple
Gainesville Owls
Wichita Falls
Spudders
Pat McNair
Buddy Hancken
Texarkana
Frank Carswell
Greenville
Gene Hodge
George Reichelt
Conk Meriwether
Papper Martin
John Lesh
Sherman Denison
Gainesville
Jim Basso
Barney White
Bill Bohne
Dutch Schroeder
Phillies Forfeit To Giants In riot at Shibe Park
Phillies fans angry at umpire Al Barlick caused a 15 minute barrage of bottles fruit and paper, forcing a 9 0 forfeit win for the New York Giants in the nightcap. Umpire Barr ruled an out non catch play and Barlick upheld the decision as fans clashed. Police arrested two for disorderly conduct.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
al Barlick
Giants
Shibe Park
New Yorkers
Boston Braves
Phils
Phil Rooters
George Barr
Barlick
Barr
Joe Lafata
Richie Ashburn
Willard Marshall
Ashburn
Phil
Eddie Sawyer
Sawyer
Lee Ballanfant
Ballanfant
Nashville Vols win doubleheader to widen Southern pennant gap
Nashville Vols swept Memphis with 7-6 and 1-0 margins as Birmingham Barons split with New Orleans 8-5 and 6-7 in 11 innings. Barons trail by two and a half games with 20 days left while Chattanooga and Little Rock also split their series. Bears beat Atlanta 9-4 and 2-1 to solidify third place. Birmingham misplayed twice in game one through errors by John Merson and Mitt Mitchell.
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Birmingham Barons
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Vols
Barons
Nashville
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Trars
Mobile
Atlanta
Bears
John Merson
Mitts
Mitchell
Cotton States League pennant race tightens with two-night set
Greenwood Dodgers open a two night stand at El Dorado as they battle for the pennant. Oilers in second place must maximize the series to catch the leaders with ten games remaining. Clarksdale beat the Oilers 7-4 as an eighth inning burst carried them. Greenwood hammered Catchez 11 2 behind Johnny Legros two doubles and two singles. Hot Springs Bathers beat Helena 9 4 after eight Bathers were ejected for heckling. Marty Kaelin led the 16 hit attack with four hits in five trips. Pine Bluff Cardinals scored five in seventh and two in eighth to top Greenville Bucks 11 5.
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Greenwood Dodgers
el Dorado
Oilers
Clarksdale
Greenwood
Catchez
Johnny
Greenville
Bucks
Alabama State Open Tennis Opens With 56 Singles
A 56 player men’s singles field led by Wade Herren of Birmingham prepared to begin at the Alabama State Open in Birmingham. Top seeds following Herren included Joe Davis Nashville Tom Maloy New Orleans Clay Benham Hawaii Norman Copeland Daytona Beach Fla T. V. Bonner Jackson Miss Bill Davis Knoxville and Calvin Karrh Bessemer Ala. Opening today features eight singles matches and three junior singles bouts.
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Ala
Wade Herren
Joe Davis
Nashville
Tom Maloy
New Orleans
Clay Benham
Hawaii
Norman Copeland
Daytona Beach
Fla
T. V. Bonner
Jackson
Miss
Bill Davis
Knoxville
Calvin Karrh
Bessemer
Weimar Truckers Meet Milkmaids in Semi-Pro Clash
The Weimar Texas Truckers face Mount Vernon Washington Milkmaids in a National Semi-Pro Baseball tournament showdown at 9 p m eastern. The Milkmaids beat Great Falls Montana East Air Base 15 1 yesterday and feature ten Texas Longhorns accustomed to top competition.
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Weimar
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Mount Vernon
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East Air Base
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Mich
Jerry Lynch Club
Soviet Marshal Rokossovsky Leads Polish Tour Troupe
Marshal Konstantin Rokossovsky, based in Legnica Poland, oversees an excellent Soviet song and dance troupe attached to his headquarters that frequently tours major Polish towns and cities.
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Poland
Konstantin Rokossovsky
Baseball Scores From The Day With Standings
The results show Boston 5 over Brooklyn 0 and Philadelphia 4 over New York 0. St Louis defeated 4 to 0, Chicago 5 over Cincinnati 1, Pittsburgh 2 to 8, while Cincinnati tied 4 4 with an empty slate. Brooklyn travels to Boston for the lone remaining scheduled game.
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Daily Pro Scores and Tonight’s Games Report
MLB style results list with teams and scores shows Philadelphia over New York 8 to 7 and Chicago 5 Cleveland 4 while St Louis 4 Detroit 2 and Boston 4 Washington 0. Yesterday’s results include Chattanooga 10 over Little Rock 1 and Memphis 6 0 while Birmingham 8 6 New Orleans 5 7. Tonight Chattanooga visits Little Rock Birmingham hosts New Orleans Atlanta plays Mobile and Memphis welcomes Nashville.
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New York
Chicago
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
Birmingham
New Orleans
Sereenens Ee
Sports scoreboard notes and postponed games listed
The report lists scores Montgomery 9 over Vicksburg 6 and Selma 4 over Jackson 2. It notes postponed games Meridian at Anniston and Pensacola at Gadsden due to wet grounds and rain, with additional matchups Meridian at Anniston and Montgomery at Jackson and repeats Pensacola at Gadsden and Selma at Vicksburg.
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Vicksburg
Selma
Jackson
Meridian
Anniston
Pensacola
Gadsden
Fort Worth Hosts Results From Regional Scores
Yesterday's results show Fort Worth 2 over Houston 0 and Tulsa 5 over Beaumont 4. Oklahoma City 4 defeated Shreveport 1, while San Antonio 11 beat Dallas 6. Upcoming matches include Houston at Fort Worth, San Antonio at Dallas, Beaumont at Tulsa, and Shreveport at Oklahoma City.
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Fort Worth
Houston
Tulsa
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Shreveport
San Antonio
Dallas
Hot Springs and Pine Bluff Lead Ongoing Southern Matches
Results show Hot Springs 9 over Helena 4 and Pine Bluff 11 over Greenville 5. Clarksdale 7 over El Dorado 4. Greenwood 11 over Natchez 2. Upcoming games: Hot Springs at Greenville, Pine Bluff at Helena, Clarksdale at Natchez, Greenwood at El Dorado.
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Hot Springs
Helena
Greenwood
Natchez
Clarksdale
el Dorado
Pine Bluff
Greenville
Local Scores From Louisiana Baseball Action
Scores show Houma 10 Lafayette 3 and Hammond 6 Alexandria 5. Abbeville 7 Thibodaux 3 in eleven innings. Remaining pairings list Houma at Lafayette Baton Rouge at New Iberia Alexandria at Hammond Abbeville at Thibodaux.
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Lafayette
Hammond
Alexandria
Abbeville
Thibodaux
Baton Rouge
New Iberia
Cub Pack 10 Holds Monthly Meeting at Ridge Church
Cub Pack 10 held its monthly meeting Friday night at Ridge Avenue Baptist Church. Guest speaker A. C. Lea of Ouachita Valley Council presented awards earned last month. Webelos badges were awarded to Russell Simpson and Eugene Street. E. J. Street was introduced as the new cub master.
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A. C. Lea
Ouachita Valley Council
Lea
Russell Simpson
Eugene Street
E. J. Street
GOLFERS BEAT BRITISH IN Walker Cup Setback
U S golfers overpower Britain's amateurs 10 to 2 at Winged Foot in the Walker Cup renewal. Ronald White of England defeats Willie Turnesa in singles while White and Carr win foursomes. Skee Riegel shines for the Americans as the two nations prepare for Oak Hill defense.
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Winged Foot
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Joe Carr
Turnesa
Ray Billows
White
England
Oak Hill Club
Rochester
N. Y
Turnera
Robert
Skee) Riegel
Frank Stranahan
Riegel
Jim Bruen
Stranahan
Max McCready
McCready
East Texas League races tighten with Gladewater close behind
Kilgore shut out Longview 4-2 as Rudy Belakovy pitched a five hitter. Paris crushed Bryan 22-1 with 21 hits led by strong two six-run frames and Don Pope homers for Marshall in a 4-1 win over Henderson. Henderson turned three double plays as Kilgore struck late for the victory.
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Longview
Kilgore
Rudy Belakovy
Texans
Paris
Bryan Bombers
Marshall
Henderson
Nick Gregory
Merv Connors
Jack Jones
Jim McDowell
Bryan
Don Pope
Browns
Deep Sea Fishing Rodeo Began From Dauphin Island
The 17th Alabama deep sea fishing rodeo opened at 5 30 am with an aerial blast near Dauphin Island Mobile Bay drawing more than 1000 competitors and offering 5000 in prizes. Fishermen from New York to Alabama registered for the two and a half day event as J B Volnoff of Mobile reported a 69 pound tarpon. Fishing before the rodeo is not prize eligible and the event ends at 1 pm Wednesday. Rural mail carriers log over 1 430 000 miles daily in their duties.
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Ala
Dauphin Island
Mobile Bay
Mobile Junior Chamber of Commerce
New York
Alabama
J. B. Volnoff
Wettest nine inning game fuels baseball legends
Kansas City reports A B Chandler recounts the 1940s rain soaked game where the St Louis Cardinals beat Pittsburgh 20 to 4 to save a payroll. He recalls Frank Clarke guiding the team through four and a half innings in ankle deep water. Chandler credits amateur and minor league growth to 1945 rule changes and Legion baseball boom.
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Happy
Chanaler
Chandler
Charley
Kid
Nichols
Baseball Hall of Fame
Boston Nationals
Fred C Clark
Winnfield
Kas
Wichita
Frank Clarke
Pittsburg Pirates
Clarke
St. Louis
Ray Dumont
American Legion
Monarchs owner touts Gene Richardson as big league prospect
Kansas City Monarchs owner Tom Baird rates pitcher Gene Richardson as destined for major league greatness. He mentions a $6000 offer from a minor league team and interest from several major clubs, while expressing disappointment over losing Jackie Robinson to Brooklyn for nothing. Satchel Paige once pitched for Baird.
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Tom Baird
Kansas City Monarchs
Gene Richardson
Richardson
Baird
Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn
Satchel Paige
Kansas Star Amberg Poised to Dominate Big Seven This Fall
Kansas University coach Jules V Sikes predicts junior back John Amberg will be the hardest man to stop in the Big Seven this fall. Amberg moves from second string fullback to right half and is noted for his speed and the powerful split option. Missouri coach Don Faurot comments on the spread offense and Oklahoma's sharp kicking.
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Kansas University
Jules V. Sikes
John Amberg
Amberg
Missouri
Don Faurot
Oklahoma
Giants Forfeit Second NL Game After Philadelphia Protest
Philadelphia fans threw pop bottles onto the field in a ninth inning protest, causing the second game of a National League doubleheader to be forfeited to the New York Giants.
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Philadelphia
New York Giants
Rain Wipes Out Key Southeastern League Matches
In the Southeastern League standings Pensacola, Meridian, Jackson, Vicksburg, Montgomery, Selma and Anniston faced rain delays. Jackson lost to Selma 4-2 with two costly errors by Jackson as Selma scored in the eighth. Montgomery defeated Vicksburg 9-6 after five runs in the second inning.
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Associated Press
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Gadsden
Meridian
Anniston
Johnston
Jackson
Selma
Vicksburg
Montgomery
Senators
Brief Quotation Reflects Defensive Strategy Comment
The speaker contemplates an anti-T defense remark suggesting a shift in approach. The line implies a strategic focus on countering a specific tactic, signaling possible defense-oriented adjustments in response to recent developments.
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