Braves Look Like '14 Contenders After Berger Homer
Boston Braves surge to a 2-1 win over the Pirates as Wally Berger hits his 22nd homer in the 11th inning. Waite Hoyt absorbs the relief role and Frankhouse goes the distance, lowering Pirate hits to ten. Concurrently Detroit ends Washington’s 13-game streak with a 10-8 defeat, while the Yankees rally to beat Cleveland 4-3 behind Dickey and Sewell.
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Associated Press
Boston Braves
Bill McKechnie
Aves
Philadelphia Athics
Pitsburgh Pirates
Mes
New York Giants
eKechnice Crew
Wally Berger
Braves
Pirates
Waite Hoyt
Young Smith
Hoyt
al Spohrer
Hal Lee
Yithen
Berger
Ed Frankhouse
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Detroit Tigers
Washington Senators
Washington Ice
Tiger
Dell
Hank Greenberg
Beasen
Senators
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Washington
Bill Dickey
Sewell
Yankees
Indians
Vernonez
McHarder
Cleve
Earlerill
Hale
McNair
Higgins
Ney
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Iage White Sox
Boston
Ted Lyons
Joe Heving
Finals in Golf Set for Sunday
Championship flight features Jimmie, defending champ, vs Y Shafta of Riverside with 9 30 a m start for 18 holes and 2 p m for the second 18. Silver loving cup prize from Ouachita National Bank, plus prize beer from Polar Palace for runner up. First flight pits Jordan Bartosh against Olen Anthony with casting rod donated by Southern Hardware. runner up gets minnow bucket from Dixie Roofing.
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Y Shafta
Riverside
Mrnch
Sunrad
Ouachita National Bank
Polar Palace
Jordan Bartoh
Olen Anthony
Southernrdware Company
Dixie Roofing
EB. Cole
H. M. Manning
Rand
Sur-Wa
Motorly Company
G. Frazier
C. L. Dill
Barbers and Brutes To Play Off Tie Today
A 5 30 p m softball tie between the Barbers and the States will be decided this afternoon on the Arr Pacific diamond. A sizable crowd is expected as rivalry has grown between the teams.
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Arr Pacific
San Antonio and Dallas Tied For Third Position
San Antonio and Dallas shared third place in the Texas league after a 12 to 1 Steers win over the Missions. Zeke Bonura, Dallas first baseman, was honored by 7,500 fans as he was sold to the Chicago White Sox. Barnabe limited the Missions to six hits as Dallas piled up five runs in the eighth inning to complete the rout.
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United Press
San Antonio
Dallas
Steers
Missions
Zeke Bonura
Big Dallas
Chicago White Sox
Barnabe
White
Wiltse
Neville High weighs in for football with 10 game slate
Coach Percy Brown demands Neville squad report Monday at 9 AM with daily 9 AM and 4 PM sessions until school opens. Eight home games at 8 PM under lights highlight a schedule that includes Junction City Vicksburg Dubach Ruston Winnfield Haynesville Natchez Rayville Oak Grove Bastrop with several returning players and new talent.
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Percy Brown
Neville High School
Brown
Monroe
Neville
Ward Allen
Richard Basco
Charles Baur
John Carso
William Causey
Darius Crews
Nick Danna
Ernest Fudickar
Pete Haddad
Herbert Hathrone
Norris Hampton
J. Jones
J. Luffey
George Manteris
George Marsala
Clarence Odom
Andrew Pappas
P. A. Poag
Richard Pierce
Julian Reagan
J. Robertson
James Summerall
Tom Downes
Ed Tonore
George Vanzile
Curtis Squires
Harry McGee
Lyle Garretson
Johnnie Sherrouse
Donald McGee
Haile
Holmes
Howell
Martin
Michel
Anthony
Arroldi
Bennett
Calvert
Cobb
Crow
Courtney
Davis
Odom
Haddad
Byrd
Shreveport
Junction City
Vicksburg
Dubach
Ruston
Winnfield
Haynesville
Natchez
Rayville
Oak Grove
Bastrop
Knoxville Club Clings To Southern Loop Lead
Knoxville clings to the Southern Association lead after a 8 9 loss to Birmingham. Abernathy had four hits for Birmingham while Bill Hughes drove in the decisive run in the 10th. Little Rock beat Chattanooga 7 5 as Wise homered in the seventh. Memphis defeated Nashville 7 to ax other games were scheduled.
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Atlanta
Knoxville
Southern Association
Birmingham
Bill Hughes
Abernathy
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Wise
Travelers
Memphis
Nashville
Southern
New Orleans
Nashville Teeter Ween
Sseesser
ATS
Atlant de Reape
Ane Eye Rae
Greenberg Ends Senators Streak With Ninth Inning Heroics
Hank Greenberg delivered a dramatic finish for Detroit as the Tigers beat the Washington Senators 10 to 8. He followed Gehringer’s tying double with a two run homer in the sixth and then lined a third inning blast in the ninth to cap a comeback, while Washington used four pitchers in a losing effort. Myer, Manush, Schulte and Kuhel paced the scoring for Washington.
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Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tiger
Tigers
Washington Senators
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Thomas
Crowder
Walker
Gehringer
Hero
Bengal
Fox
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Manush
Schulte
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Kuhel
Boston
AB Werber
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R. Johnson
Ewee Ferrell
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Jolley
Hodapp
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Hpoae Swanson
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Swanson
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Kress
Ferrell
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Abrhpore
Brown
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Goslin
Weaver
Russell
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Rogell
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Oehringer
Tener Walker
Ay Greenberg
Stone
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Owen
Eeereenee
Hayworth
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Sorrell
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Innnings
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Gebringer
Fischer
Fincher
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Rolls
Ormaby
Phillies Top Browns 7-6 Behind Five Home Runs
Philadelphia bats launched five homers led by McNair Finney Higgins and West as they beat St. Louis 7 to 6. West and McNair homered for the Browns, but it wasn’t enough in a game featuring key eighth inning blasts and multiple players listed in the box score.
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West
Athletics
Roger Hornsby
Browns
McNair
Cramer
Foxx
Higgins
Finney
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Hebert
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Cochrane
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cNair
Reynolds
Williams
Poxx
White Sox sweep Red Sox in doubleheader routs
Chicago White Sox overwhelmed Boston 8 to 1 in the opener and 4 to 0 in the nightcap. Ted Lyons spun steady pitching and a 15 hit attack against Dusty Rhodes helped secure the opener as Chicago finally solved Boston after a season of futility.
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Chicago White Sox
Boston
White Sox
Red Sox
Ted Lyons
Dusty Rhodes
Doe
Auto salesman wins in shootout at Grand American
H. L. Cheek a Clin ton Indiana salesman captured the Grand American handicap trapshooting title with 197 of 200 targets. Paul Earle Starr South Carolina was runner up by one. Joan R. Taylor Newark Ohio won North American clay target titles in singles and doubles. T J Cathan Chagrin Falls Ohio won the veterans race at age 74.
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Vandalia
Ohio
Clinton
Ind
H. L. Cheek
Cheek
Paul Earle
Starr
S. C
Joan R. Taylor
Newark
Taylor
B. F. Duncan
Lucy
Tenn
Clyde Wells
St. Louis
F. J. Lightner
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Ted Renfro
Dell, Mont
Walter P. Andrews
Atlanta
Alice Crothers
Chestnut Hills
T. J. Cathan
Chagrin Falls
Cathan
W. A. Tabor
J. City
Oklo
Monroe Mittmen Defeat Rayville in Large Crowd Boxing Night
The Monroe Athletic Club defeated Rayville 3 to 2 at Roosevelt Stadium. Sam Jones of Monroe beat LeRoy Jancis in a three round decision. Mule Hooks scored the only knockout, stopping J Morris in the third round. Lawrence Knecht defeated Herbert Sorey, while Rayville wins came from Monroe McNaughton and George Cason. Officials announced a Tri-State meet at Shreveport on September 7 with about a dozen Monroe boxers expected.
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Monroe Athletic Club
Rayville
Ferrell
Mule” Hooks
J. B. Morris
Fort Benning
Hooks
Morris
Lawrence Knecht
Delhi
LeRoy Latham
Latham
Cason
Monroe McNaughton
Percy Brown
Henry Guerriero
Joe Brown
J. B. Swanson
Ira Portis
Shreveport
Monroe
Yesterday's Results in Local League Action
In recent games American Legion beat Methodists 18 to 3 West Monroe defeated Masons 11 to 2 Druggists routed Lions 19 to 5 Y's Men's Club edged St Matthew's 5 to 2 Baptists won over Firemen 14 to 0 St Matthews topped Firemen 7 to 4 in a Friday matchup Today Y's Men face National Guard in a sythe game
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National Guard Fasene
Y's
Baptists
Reese Aeee
American Legion
Lions Fore
Druggists Tebe
Missouri Pacific
Masons Swareee
Methodists
Masons
Druggists
Lions
Y's Men's Club
St. Matthew’s
Firemen
St. Matthews
Local League Matchups Announced for August Weekend
On Thursday August 24 and Friday August 25, teams including Y's Men Legion Matthews Nat Guard Lions West Monroe Masons Methodists Mo Pacific Firemen Baptists Druggists and St Matthews compete across Forsythe Neville Bark Plum St and McGuire Park with multiple pairings listed for each day.
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Legion
Forsythe
Matthews
Nat. Guard
Nevile
Lions
West Monroe
McGuire Park
Masons
Methodists
Plum St
Mo. Pacific
Firemen
Bark. Faulk
Baptists
Druggists
St. Matthews
Neville
Methdists
Women's Semi-Finals Postponed Again at Forest Hills
Rain kept the courts closed and forced another delay in the women's national tennis championships semifinals at Forest Hills New York. Tomorrow Dorothy Round and Helen Jacobs will meet in the singles, while Mrs Helen Wills Moody and Elizabeth Ryan face Miss Round and Mary Heeley in the doubles semifinal.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Dorothy Round
Helen Jacobs
Helen Wills Moody
Elizabeth Ryan
Miss Round
Mary Heeley
Giants Lead Flight To World Series In Turbulent Season Start
New York scribes note Tigers Town upsets shake baseball as Giants surge to the top while the Yankees stumble behind the Senators. Ted Meany notes the Braves threaten, with Giants facing tougher schedules and Braves pursuing possible upsets as the season unfolds.
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Yankees
Senators
Giants
New York
Washington
Ted Meany
Meany
Boston Braves
Braves
Interleague midseason series gains support from baseball leaders
New York August 23 The plan for a midseason interleague series in 1934 draws favorable reaction from William L. Veeck Cubs president and from presidents of four National League clubs St Louis Pittsburgh Brooklyn and Philadelphia with broad but not universal support from the American League.
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New York
William L. Veeck
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Bucky Moore to Join Pittsburgh Pirates
Memphis report says former Loyola halfback Bucky Moore and Chicago Cardinals player will join the Pittsburgh Pirates this year. Moore, living in McComb Mississippi, is on a vacation and will depart for Pittsburgh after a Chicago stop.
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Bucky Moore
Pittsburgh Pirates
Memphis
Tenn
Loyola University
Chicago Cardinals
Moore
McComb, Miss
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Pittsburgh Falls to Boston in Fourteen Innings
In a marathon 14 inning game Pittsburgh loses 4 to 5 to Boston. Remaining MLB twin bills include Chicago at New York in a rain shortened doubleheader and several rain affected matchups among St. Louis Brooklyn Cincinnati Philadelphia.
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Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Chicago-New York
Cincinnati-Philadelphia
Baseball scores and upcoming games for six cities
Boston beat Chicago 1 to 0 while Chicago won 8 to 4. New York defeated Cleveland 4 to 3. Washington won 8 to 10 against Detroit. Philadelphia edged St. Louis 7 to 6. Upcoming games: Washington at Detroit and New York at Cleveland. Boston at Chicago scheduled for two games.
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Washington
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
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Chattanooga at Little Rock in night game
Four college football games listed as scheduled. Chattanooga travels to Little Rock for a night game while Knoxville visits Birmingham in a separate matchup. Nashville plays Memphis, with Little Rock hosting Chattanooga and Birmingham hosting Knoxville.
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Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
Birmingham
Nashville
Memphis
Regional College Wrestling Pairings Listed by City
Matchups show Galveston versus Oklahoma City and Houston versus Tulsa with Beaumont facing Fort Worth and San Antonio meeting Dallas. Houston hosts Tulsa while Beaumont travels to Fort Worth and Galveston visits Oklahoma City.
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Houston
Vente Evecesese
Galveston
Dallas
San Antonio
Tener
Beaumont Sheeene
Fort Worth
Seavevtoes
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
Local High School Scores Roundup and London Pool Wristbands
The record lists games including Jackson 7 Longview 0 El Dorado 5 Henderson 9 Baton Rouge 6 and Shreveport 8. A London open air pool issues color coded rubber wrist bands to indicate bathers staying beyond limits.
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London
Braves Grab Second Place With 14th Inning Homer
Wally Berger delivered a dramatic 14th inning homer for the Boston Braves in a 5 4 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates. Berger’s 22nd of the season capped a thrilling pitching duel as Fred Frankhouse pitched all nine for Boston against Waite Hoyt who started for Pittsburgh after Hal Smith. The victory placed Boston seven games back of the idle Giants and left the Pirates tied for fourth.
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Boston
Wally Berger
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Giants
Pirates
Berger
Braves
Corsairs
Fred Frenkhouse
Waite Hoyt
Hal Smith
Three-Way Tie In Dixie League Broken Tuesday
In the Dixie League Shreveport beat Baton Rouge 8 to 6 with Baton Rouge committing three errors. Jackson defeated Longview 7 to 0 to share the league lead with Shreveport, both at 38 wins and 24 losses. Henderson beat El Dorado 9 to 5 to claim third place as Pine Bluff sat out Tuesday with a cancelled game against Tyler.
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United Press
Baton Rouge
Pine Bluff
Shreveport
Jackson
Longview
Taylor
Tyler
Henderson
el Dorado
Spencer's Baseball Team Wins Two Games
Spencer's baseball squad won two contests over the weekend. They defeated Lillie 7 to 4 Saturday in fourteen innings, and beat the Marion reforestration camp team 7 to 1 Sunday. Love started, Bowen pitched nine no hit innings for his ninth win, Wheeler allowed four hits for his fifth straight win.
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Tulsa
Houston Buffaloes
Johns
Beckman
Fisher
Oilers
Galveston
Buccaneers
Oklahoma City
Kennedy
Bucs
Thormahlen
Jorgens
Indians
Ed Chambere
Beaumont Exporters
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Lillie
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Bowen
Wheeler
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