Leonard Ends Yankees Streak As Red Sox Beat Beams 4-0
Washington pitcher Emil Leonard finally beat the Yankees in a 4-0 loss. Joe DiMaggio homered and doubled, Red Ruffing added a solo shot, while Marius Russo pitched four hitters for the rookie Mets. The Nationals, Indians, Cardinals and Dodges also posted key wins in a day of baseball across leagues.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Emil
Dutch) Leonard
Washington Senators
Leonard
Bucky Harris
Nats
New York Yankees
Dutch
Yanks
Major League Standings and Schedule Brief
Baseball standings show Chicago and New York leading, with Washington and Cleveland near top. National League results include New York 7 Brooklyn 3 and Philadelphia 3 Boston 2 in a pair of games, with St Louis and Pittsburgh also scoring. Tonight's schedule features Chicago at Cincinnati, New York at Brooklyn, and St Louis at Pittsburgh.
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Chicago
Detroit
New York
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
St. Cans
Boston
Philadelphia
National League
II Pet
G.B
Cincinnati
EGU
Rodepecscaes Il SD
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Itteburgh
Cincinnat
Hainline Retains Iowa Tennis Crown in Five-Set Win
Dick Hainline of Rock Island Illinois defeated Harris Coggeshall of Des Moines to win the Iowa men’s singles title 6-1 4-6 8-6 6-3. The Rock Island pair also captured the doubles title beating Frank Wagener and John Fletcher 6-1 6-4.
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Des Moines
Dick Hainline
Rock Island
Ill
Iowa
Tri-Cities
Harris Coggeshall
Coggeshall
Forrest
Frank Wagener
John Fletcher
Small Field Tees Off in Canadian Open Golf Tourney
In Saint John New Brunswick about 80 golfers start the Canadian open with a quarter from the United States. The field is among the smallest in years as players chase the title not won by a Canadian since 1914.
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Saint John
N. B
United States
Phyllis Otto Sets New Women's Golf Mark at Creston
Fifteen year old Phyllis Otto of Atlantic won an invitational at Crestmoor golf course with 85 strokes to set a new women’s record. Ann Casey of Mason City placed second with 90. In the low ball and low total match Casey and Sid Richardson defeated Otto and Bruce Harper by six points.
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Creston
Kla
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Crestmoor
Ann Casey
Mason City
Miss Casey
Sid Richardson
Northwestern
Miss Otto
Bruce Harper
Southpaw Links Meet Finals Today
Alvin Everett of Rome Georgia and William Smith of Platteville Wisconsin face off in the 36 hole final of the national left handed golfers tournament in Birmingham Michigan.
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Birmingham
Mich
Alvin Everett
Rome
William Smith
Platteville
Wis
Baseball League Leaders Summary
League leaders include Mize and St Louis battering at .351 while McCormick of Cincinnati leads in runs batted in with 96 and hits with 144. Slaughter of St Louis tops doubles with 5 and Herman of Chicago leads triples with 14. Ott of New York hits 23 homers and Handley of Pittsburgh has 18 steals. Thompson of Cincinnati and Wyatt of Brooklyn share 8 2 and 8 3 pitching records. DiMaggio of New York bats .396 and Foxx of Boston paces runs with 103 and homers with 30. Case of Washington leads steals with 41. Williams of Boston drives in 95 and Rolfe of New York collects 146 hits. Greenberg of Detroit tops doubles with 35. Donald of New York and Grove of Boston share 12 2 pitching.
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American League
Chicago
R. H. E. Detroit
Isadas
Detroit
Bridges
Benton
Tebbetts
Shea
Parsons
Dietrich
Brown
Tresh
St. Louis
Stratham
H. E. Cloveiere
Cleveland Harder
Hemsley
Kennedy
Harshaney
R.H.E. Cleveland
Cleveland
Milmar
Harris
Lawson
Whitehead
Spindel
New York
R.H. E. Washington
Washington Leonard and Ferrell
Russo and Dickey
Mize
Werber
Cincinnati
McCormick
Slaughter
Herman
Ott
Handley
Pittsburgh
Thompson
Wyatt
Brooklyn
DiMaggio
Foxx
Boston
Williams
Rolfe
Greenberg
Case
Washington
Donald
Grove
Rochester Draw in Welterweight Bout
Wesley Ramey of Grand Rapids and Paul Debella of New York fought to a draw at 133 pounds in Rochester New York with one ruling noted.
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Rochester
N. Y
Wesley Ramey
Grand Rapids
Mich
Paul Debella
New York
Drew
Huntzinger Begins Plant Extension Work in Davenport
J. H. Huntzinger and Co. of Davenport started the main contract for the municipal electric plant extension on Maple Grove road. Frank J. Wettengel, PWA resident engineer, announced preliminary excavation is underway with a small crew for tunnels linking condensers under the turbine. B. Layton of Muscatine builds intake and discharge tunnels from the river pumping station to the site.
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J. H. Huntzinger
B. Layton
Muscatine
Davenport
All-City Golf Matches Halted by Rain at Midpoint
Three championship flight matches at Mad Creek reached nine holes before rain halted play. Jim Twohig and G. Bradford Barber battled to nine holes, while Jack Schmalz vs Bill Cullen and Morley Stirlen vs Kenneth Hathaway were also tied or close. One Labor Day club match at Geneva finished, another paused at half nine, with several remaining games slated for Thursday if weather allows.
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Geneva
Mad Creek
Jim Twohig
G. Bradford Barber
Jack Schmalz
Bill Cullen
Morley
Stirlen
Kenneth Hathaway
Geneva Golf and Country Club
L. J. Donohue
R. R. Goad
Bill Case
George Moore
Date Changed for Baer-Lubbock Heavyweight Bout
Max Baer the former world heavyweight champion will fight Babe Ritchie of Lubbock in a 10 round bout in Lubbock Texas The date has been moved from September 15 to Monday night September 18 at the local arena.
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Lubbock, Tex
Max Baer
Lubbock
Babe Ritchie
Major Heroes Dominate Opener in Split Doubleheader
Augie Galan of the Cubs drove in one run with a double and homered to give Chicago a 2 1 victory over Cincinnati. Terry Moore and Bill McGee of the Cardinals homered twice each with one on to defeat the Pirates in the first game while McGee pitched a three hitter for the nightcap shutout. Jeff Heath and Al Milnar of the Indians sparked both games with a farmer’s homer and Milnar’s four hit pitching to stop the Browns in the second. Charley Gehringer of the Tigers delivered a pinch homer in the ninth to tie Detroit but they fell to the White Sox in 12 innings. Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees slugged a homer with one on and doubled home another against the Senators. The Bees’ Henry Majeski and Hugh Mulcahy also contributed. The Phillies, with a bases-loaded double and homer, won the first game against Boston but lost the nightcap. Cliff Melton of the Giants shut out the Dodgers for seven innings, then lined two singles and a double.
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Bleheader
St. Louis Browns
Mel Harder
al Milnar
Chet Laabs
Bill McGee
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Redbirds
Cincinnati
Terry Moore
Medwick
Joe Medwick
Buck Walters
Reds
Chicago Cubs
Augie Galan
New York Giants
al Hollingsworth
Brooklyn Dodger
Tot Presswell
Cliff Melton
Whitehead
Giants
Burgess Whitehead
Charley Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
New York
Melton
Lehrman and Danning
Brooklyn
Hollingsworth
Pressnell, Evans, Hutchinson and Todd
Boston
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Philadelphia
Johnson
Mulcahy and
Millies
MacFayden
Shoffner and Andrews
Cubs
Chicago
Cardinals
Pirates
McGee
Jeff Heath
Indians
Farmer
Browns
Tigers
Tiger
Dodgers
Officials Attend Iowa Municipalities League Conclave
Muscatine officials joined the Iowa League of Municipalities convention in Cedar Rapids this week. Attendees from Muscatine included City Recorder and Mrs. Harold Hanson Mr. and Mrs. W. R. Thorson Mr. and Mrs. Herman Zeug W. Ray Hodgkins of Stanley Engineers A. F. Grensing and City Attorney Robert K. Stohr.
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Muscatine
Iowa League of Municipalities
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
City Recorder
Harold Hanson
W. R. Thorson
Herman Zeug
W. Ray Hodgkins
The
Stanley Engineers
A. F. Grensing
Municipal Light Board
Robert K. Stohr
Classified Ad Notes On Local Construction Project
Duits is being built by the local contractor. Huntzinger will run with a small crew until materials arrive for de watering the excavation. Tunnels will be installed so they can be used with the old plant if needed. An electric plant improvement is funded by a PWA grant covering 45 percent of total project cost.
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Duits
Huntzinger
PWA
Jack Berg Suspended From New Jersey Rings
Jack Kid Berg, veteran English welterweight, was suspended indefinitely today by New Jersey State Athletic Commissioner Abe J. Greene. Berg was slated to fight Lou Fortuna in Trenton tonight after notifying managers of an eye scar tissue operation.
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Trenton
N. J
Jack
Kid) Berg
New Jersey
Abe J. Greene
Berg
Lou Fortuna
Philadelphia
Greene
Evansville Gains Game on Raiders
Evansville shortens Cedar Rapids lead to three games amid a split with Springfield 5 1 and 9 2 while Cedar Rapids rainouts at Clinton and Moline Waterloo alter schedule. At Decatur 3,000 honor five 1908 living members as Bloomington edge Commies 3 2. Listed honorees: Otto Burns Bert Fisher Johnny Barkwell Leonard Cote Danny Jenkins.
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Associated Press
Evansville
Cedar Rapids
The
Bees
Springfield
Clinton
Moline
Waterloo
Decatur
Bloomington
Otto Burns
Greeneville
Ohio
Bert Fisher
Union City
Ind
Johnny Barkwell
Sisterville
W. V
Leonard Cote
Jackson
Mich
Danny Jenkins
U S Davis Cup Deck May Need Reshuffling Soon
Brookline Massachusetts AP reports the unpredictable Jack Tidball of Los Angeles teamed with Gene Mako to face Adrian Quist and Jack Bromwich in a national doubles quarter final at Longwood. Quist and Bromwich focus on Davis Cup duties, not chasing U S titles, while the day also features Crawford Hopman and Hare Hecht in another quarter final.
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Brookline
Mass
Jack Tidball
Los Angeles
U. S
Gene Mako
Australia
Adrian Quist
Jack Bromwich
Longwood
Quist
Bromwich
Indees to Meet Crack Burlington Club Here Sunday
The Muscatine Indees seek their 17th win in 25 games as the Burlington Eagles visit Weed park at 2 30 p m Sunday. The Indies have 16 wins and 8 losses this season with a 5 0 defeat to Burlington earlier. Bill Wallarab or Mel Clark will pitch and Kenny Huber will catch.
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Muscatine Indees
Burlington Eagles
Weed Park
Burlington
Eagles
Indees
Bill Wallarab
Mel Clark
Kenny Huber
SportsCast: Rich Mix Of Proposals and Rumors Across Leagues
A wide block of notes covers Col. Matt Winn at Saratoga amid retirement rumors, Joe Louis training plans, Alabama at Fordham gear changes, Sixto Escobar in a bevy of matchups, Drake Bulldogs football on both coasts, and Giants facing skepticism. It notes travel costs for A’s camp, Lee Savoldi’s contract sale, Temple hiring a Mayo Clinic trainer, Michigan referee gossip, Roosevelt’s timing on season closing, Dodgers attendance, Craig Wood’s praise for Henry Poe, and Tulane jerseys in Biloxi. Political chatter links FDR third term to Thanksgiving plans and football schedules.
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New York
Matt Winn
Saratoga
Domo
Bob Pastor
Joe Louis
Brighton
Mich
Crimson Tide
Fordham Rams
Alabama
Polo Grounds
Sixto Escobar
Cleveland
Georgie Pace
Drake Bulldogs
Athletics
Panama Caan
Anaheim
Cal
Pinkie George
Des Moines
Lee Savoldi
St. Paul
Mike Gibbons
Temple U
Frank Wiechic
Mayo Clinic
Dodgers
Craig Wood
Henry Poe
Duke University
Bill M’kechnie
Tulane
Biloxi
Miss
Reds face tightening race in pennant chase
The article notes the Cincinnati Reds once led the National League by 12 games but now trail six behind the St Louis Cardinals who surge toward the pennant. It discusses the shifting balance among the Cubs Cardinals Yankees and Pirates as potential challengers and hints at late-season World Series prep only after securing the league crown.
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New York Yankees
Cincinnati Redlegs
Yanks
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Cardinals
Redlegs
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Reds and Cardinals Loom In World Series Preview
The piece notes fans favor the Cincinnati Reds or St. Louis Cardinals to challenge the world champions, with side items on Baker Bowl midget car racing and executive moves. It covers Bill McKechnie Jr joining Birmingham Barons as secretary treasurer under Reds ownership, Warren Giles' pending shift of duties, and Vince DiMaggio’s hitting adjustments with the Kansas City Blues.
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Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis
Reds
Cardinals
Baker Bowl
Phillies
Philadelphia
Bill McKechnie, Jr
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
McKechnie
Birmingham
Ala
Barons
Warren Giles
Young McKechnie
Vince DiMaggio
Kansas City Blues
Boston Bees
Vince
Columbus Birds Sweep Short Set From Kansas City
The seventh place Columbus Red Birds swept a two game set with the Blues to cut Kansas City's lead to one game. Nate Andrews outpitched three hurlers for 11 innings in a 3 to 2 Columbus win, his 17th victory, aided by Herman Frank's two homers. St Paul topped Louisville 8 to 5 with 15 hits including homers by Gil English and George Stumpf. Toledo beat Milwaukee 5 to 4 as Les Fleming hit a two run homer in the eighth.
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Columbus Red Birds
Kansas City
American Association
Birds
Blues
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Nate Andrews
St. Louis
Columbus
Herman Frank
Andrews
St. Paul
Gil English
George Stumpf
Louisville
Toledo
Milwaukee
Les Fleming
All-Star Grid Coaches Face End Shortage Amid Injuries
Chicago all star coaches prep for August 30 game against New York Giants as several ends miss practice. Illinois end Bob Costelo cracks a hand but trains with a brace. others Frank Petrick Indiana Don Wemple Colgate Harry Jacinski Fordham limp with leg or elbow injuries. Sid Luckman scores as the Reds beat Blues. Par hits 30 yard TD runs.
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Chicago
New York
Giants
Charles Gross
Bradley Techguard
Bob Costelo
Illinois
Frank Petrick
Indiana
Don Wemple
Colgate
Harry Jacinski
Fordham
All Stars
Sid Luckman
Columbia
Reds
Blues
Conker Hall
Misssissippi
Bill Osmanski
Holy Cross
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George Brent
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Baer-Lubbock
Jack “Kid” Berg
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