Lutherans Win to Square Softball Series
The Zion Lutherans and Roach and Musser split two games to force a rubber match for the 1939 Y M C A city kittenball title under Jefferson Field lights. Lutheran pitcher Getz held Roach and Musser to three hits Tuesday as Lichtenwald drove in two runs and a strong Lutheran defense closed the 1 0 win. Chelf no hits the City Department nine for United Brethren in a 4 0 curtain-raiser with four Lutheran runs on three hits and five miscues by City.
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Zion Lutherans
Roach and Mussers
Jefferson Field
Church
Roach
Musser
Bob Getz
Chelf
Getz
Gene Chelf
United Brethren
City Department
City Workers
Church League
Dieckman
City
Haller
Paul Rueckert
Carpenter
Johnny Haller
F. Haller
Bierman
Snow
Dietrich
Brill
Grace Lutherans
Huttig’s
A. J. Lindley
Association
New York Giant
Chicago
Lutheran
Paeindsey
ARO
de Sas
Zion Lutheran
Lichtenwald
G. Haller
Um Pires
TeStrake
Troxel
Gasless Gas House Gang Slipping in Pennant Race
Sid Feder reports the St Louis Cardinals collapse as Cincinnati Reds widen the gap and Boston Bees rookie pitchers stun St Louis. The Yankees lose while Detroit and Boston spark late drama, with DiMaggio and Ted Williams delivering key moments in a weather-impacted American League slate.
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Gasless Gas House
Sid Feder
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Blades
Redbirds
Cincinnati Reds
G.B
New York
Boston
Chicago
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Boston - St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Newark
Dream Teams Clash In Soldier Field Charity Battle
Chicago overcrowded Soldier Field hosts the sixth annual charity game between college All-Stars and the New York Giants before 82 000 fans. Star players include Davey O'Brien Sid Luckman Ki Aldrich and Bill Osmanski with coaches Layden Madigan Snavely Neyland and Stuhldreher guiding the All-Stars. Kickoff is 7 30 p m CST with broadcast by CBS and NBC.
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Chicago
Soldier Field
Lakefront
New York Giants
MBS
NBC
Davey O’brien
Sid Luckman
Columbia
Johnny Pingel
Michigan State
Bill Osmanski
Holy Cross
Ki Aldrich
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
Slip Madigan
St. Mary’s
Carl Snavely
Cornell
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Harry Stuhldreher
Wisconsin
New York
Brown
N. D
Howell
Ark
Michal
Purdue
Widseth
Twedell
Minn
LH Soar
Providence MacLeod
Dart
RH. Cuff
Marquette Weiss
Wis
Shaffer
Kan
William T. Halloran
Providence
R. L
Fred Young
Bloomington
Larry Conover
Atlantic City
N. J
Jay Wyatt
Iowa High School Athletic Board Eyes Banner Football Year
Iowa High School Athletic Association officials report a likely banner year as gridiron practice begins under new rules. The board will nominate and elect members to the board of control, with terms expiring in October, while weighing a possible move of the state basketball tournament from Drake to the University of Iowa fieldhouse in Iowa City, a decision likely by December.
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Frank Nye
Iowa Daily Press
Des Moines
IDPA
Iowa
Iowa High School Athletic Association
George A. Brown
Association
Board of Control
Drake
University of Iowa
Iowa City
Brown
University
Major League Standings Grinding and Replacing Engine Valves
The note compares engine maintenance to standings work, stating that adjusting valves loses value when tension is gone and advises replacement. It frames a metaphor linking repair accuracy with accurate league standings, stressing decisive action.
Musky Gridders Begin Equipment Issue and Practice
Musky high school football coach Harold Skipper Weber has started issuing equipment to prospective players in the athletic quarters of the new high school. Early arrivals are conditioning at Jefferson field while some veterans have yet to report, with a full squad hoped for by next Monday night when the first general call for candidates will be issued.
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Harold
Weber
Muscatine High School
Jefferson Field
Iowans Sid Richardson and Billy Cordingly Tee Off in National Amateur Golf
Sid Richardson of Creston and Billy Cordingly of Des Moines will represent Iowa in the National Amateur Golf tournament in Chicago September 11 to 16. Richardson qualified with 74 70 for 144 in Chicago district. Cordingly earned the fifth Omaha district spot after a four hole playoff over Harold Fales and Jack Donohue.
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Des Moines
Sid Richardson
Creston
Billy Cordingly
Northwest Iowa
Chicago
Richardson
Cordingly
Omaha
Harold Fales
Kearney
Neb
Jack Donohue
Sioux City
U S Amateur Golf Field Cut to 171 Players
The field for the U S Amateur Golf Championship at Chicago North Shore Club was cut from 831 to 171 starters after sectional qualifying at 28 sites. Prizes went to Charles Yates of Atlanta and Bruce McCormick of Pasadena with Doering, McCarthy, and Clark among leaders. Ex champions and three foreign stars were exempt from sections.
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U. S
Hugh 8S
Fullerton
New York
Chicago
North Shore Club
United States
Charles Yates
Atlanta
Bruce McCormick
Pasadena
Calif
Yates
East Lake
McCormick
Lakeside
Hollywood
Cal
Detroit fighter Clark outpoints Knox in Dayton bout
Detroit D Clark, 178 pounds, defeated Buddy Knox, 187 pounds, in Dayton, Ohio, by decision, with Clark earning the win over Knox at a listed 10 round. Los Angeles fighter Jackie Wilson, 137 1 2 pounds, stopped Eddie Cool, 139 1 2 pounds, in Philadelphia, to claim a fourth round KO win.
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Detroit
Dave Clark
Buddy Knox
Dayton
Los Angeles
Jackie Wilson
Cleveland
Eddie Cool
Philadelphia
Five Iowans on star team for Giants game
Five Iowans are on the college all star squad facing the New York Giants tonight. Ed Bock of Iowa State, star guard, is expected to see action though not in the starting lineup. Pug Manders of Drake moves to end, with Kischer of Iowa State Tyrell of St Ambrose and Balazs of Iowa all on the team Balazs cannot play due to a shoulder injury.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Ed Bock
Iowa State
Bock
Clarence
Pug) Manders
Drake
Everett Kischer
Bob Tyrell
St. Ambrose
Frank Balazs
Iowa
Balazs
Louisville Hopes to Use Leaders as Stepping Stone
Louisville Colonels aim to leverage pace set by Kansas City Blues as a path to American association playoffs in a final Western division series. St Paul closed the gap by defeating Toledo 5 2, while Columbus beat Minneapolis 5 4, and Kansas City split with Indianapolis. Blues won 10 2 in game two behind a five hit effort by Ernie Bonham, after losing the opener 6 2 to Red Barrett.
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Louisville
Associated Press
Colonels
Kansas City Blues
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
Blues
Columbus
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Ernie Bonham
Red Barrett
Round-Up Of Interesting Notes In Sports
Eddie Brietz surveys a fast moving sports roundup from New York with notes on Oklahoma U basketball prospect Jack Jacobi, boxing commission head John Hettche funding Pastor Louis paste boards, Bears drafting 15 rookies for Newark farm, Gus Hoffman’s lone game protest in Mount Pleasant, Bobby Riggs and Frankie Parker predicting Davis Cup prospects, Southern association ivory sales to majors, Shirley Temple rooting UCSA football, Ray Merritt eyeing William and Mary, Tris Speaker eyeing pro indoor baseball league presidency, C Lane signing four Reds farm recruits, Tulane 1939 schedule posters in New Orleans, John Henry Lewis entering liquor business, Bill Starnes walked six times in Legion tourney, and a brief stat line context mentioning a Baltimore game.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Oklahoma U
Jack Jacobi
John Hettche
Michigan Boxing Commission
Pastor Louis
Chicago Bears
Newark
Bobby Riggs
Frankie Parker
Southern Association
Shirley Temple
Yanks
Ray Merritt
Pelham
N. Y
William and Mary
Tris
National Pro Indoor Baseball League
C. Lane
Reds
Horace Renegar
Tulane
Demon
New Orleans
Butch
John Henry Lewis
Dempsey
Tunney
Today's guest star in Miami News image feature
The article highlights Jack Bell of Miami Florida and notes a sharp line about a man who operates against bosses and tracks his losses. It mentions Bob Merwin of Erie Pennsylvania critiquing major league scouts for neglecting the Erie sandlots and references Frank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Bell
Miami
Bob Merwin
Erie
Frank
Galento Nova Bout Delayed To Sept 15
Promoter Herman Taylor announced the Tony Galento Lou Nova heavyweight bout, now postponed eight days to September 15 to allow Nova to recover from a cold after an examination by Dr W G B Terry of the Pennsylvania athletic commission. Galento remains cleared for the fight.
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Philadelphia
Tony Galento
Lou Nova
Lou
Herman Taylor
W. G. B. Terry
Pennsylvania Athletic Commission
Nova
Atlantic City
Galento
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