Crumbling Yankees Show New Strength in Bounding Two Wins
The Yankees swept the White Sox 7-2 and 16-4 to extend their lead as Joe DiMaggio and pitchers Red Ruffing and Ailey Donald fueled a 12 of 15 run. Babe Dahlgren and Charley Keller stepped in as replacements, with Dahlgren hitting five homers and 17 RBIs across the stretch. The Red Sox fell further behind while the Reds and Cardinals also posted results amid a busy MLB day.
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Associated Press
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Old Fox
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Reds
Cincinnati
Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Joe DiMaggio
Red Ruffing
Ailey Donald
Babe Dahlgren
Charley
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Dahlgren
Iron Horse
Lou Gehrig
Roundhouse
Keller
Tommy Henrich
Yanks
Red Sox
St. Louis
Fritz Ostermueller
Paul Derringer
Harry Craft
Dodgers
al Hollingsworth
Johnny Mize
Jimmy Brown
Young
Willian
Sailor Bill Posedel
Boston Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pep Young
Deacon Danny MacFayden
Detroit
Athletics
Tigers
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Night baseball proves popular with major league crowds
Figures show 776 047 paid admissions in night games across 1939, an average of 24 251 per game with nine nocturnal fixtures remaining likely pushing year end near 1 000 000. Reds and Athletics led with strong night attendance, while Chicago and Brooklyn crowds also strong in Comiskey Park and Ebbets Field.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
Athletics
Reds
Brooklyn
White Sox
Comiskey Park
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Craft Bartlett Set Pace in Iowa Open Golf Meet
Two veteran Amateurs Johnny Kraft and Art Bartlett lead the Iowa open golf after 36 holes in Des Moines. Kraft held one stroke on Bartlett with a 71 and 72 respectively, while Johnny Jacobs tied for third with Vic Bass after a 73.
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Des Moines
Johnny Kraft
Art Bartlett
Kraft
Oe¢elwein
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Colo
Ottumwa
Johnny
Cedar Rapids
Vic Bass
Fairfield
Ila
Joe Brown
Little Clarence Yockey
Kansas City
Kittenball League Standings Amid Rotating Results
Oakland's Little Dado 113 loses on points to Jim Webster 117 in South Africa. New York-Henby Cooper 187 defeats Joe O'Gatty 192 in Newark. Philadelphia's Cal Cagni 153 outpoints Vicky Harkins 15314 in Philadelphia. Batter action spans Cincinnati to Boston with multiple games and scorelines across leagues in New York Brooklyn and Chicago.
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Derringer
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Hollingsworth
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Lopez
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Des Moines Man Fifth in Trapshooting Tourney
Stanley Meadows of Des Moines Iowa finished fifth in the Class AA amateur division at the American trapshooting tournament held Wednesday. Spirit Lake’s John tied with three others for first in the professional class but lost the shootoff, awarding the title to Fred Tomlin of Glassboro.
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Stanley Meadows
Des Moines
John John
Spirit Lake
Goa
Fred Tomlin
Glassboro
St Marys Players and McKee Team Triumph in Contests
Fritz Ostermueller among pitchers as Red Sox shut down opponent with four hits in a 9-1 victory. Browns were handcuffed by strong Boston defense and timely hitting setting the tone for the game.
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McKee
Fritz Ostermueller
Red Sox
Evansville Nine Unable to Gain on Three I Leaders
Evansville, defending Three Eye league champions, face a 11 day window to close a two and a half game gap to Cedar Rapids. They beat Moline 9 to 7 as Cedar Rapids edged Bloomington 4 to 0. Decatur split with Clinton, 3 to 1 win in the nightcap after a 6 to 1 loss. Springfield swept Waterloo 6-2 and 8-1.
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Bloomington
Decatur
Clinton
Springfield
Waterloo
Dodgers Toss Hollingsworth No-Hits Cardinals
Al Hollingsworth pitched four hitless innings and allowed only eight safeties as the Dodgers defeated the Cardinals in a tied game.
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Dodgers
Cardinals
Round-Up Of Interesting Notes in Sports
Sports column rounds up colorful items from boxing to baseball and golf. Notables include Lou Holtz jokes about Arm strong, Armstrong’s film work, Paychek-Strickland fight day tales, and Sam Breadon anecdotes. Mentions Sam Meany, Lou Ambers, and Cardinals players with a gossiping feel.
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Armstrong
Sam Pain
Chicago
Des Moines
Baum
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Pacific Coast League
Dick Chapman
Sam
Sam Breadon
Darien
Virginia Guilfoil
Syracuse
Tom Meany
N. Y
World- Telegram
Jimmy McLarnin
Curt Davis
Frank McCormick
Bucky Walters
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DiMaggio
Jimmy Double-X
Louisiana State
Bernie Moore
Louisiana
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