Cardinals and Giants Battle for NL Lead in Tight Pennant Race
Baseball column previews ongoing pennant chase as St. Louis hosts Chicago and New York, with Frank Frisch’s Cardinals and the Giants clinging to slim margins. Yankees and Tigers loom in the junior circuit as two key series approach and Dizzy Dean’s Madison visit is teased. Ray Dean promotes Cardinals exhibition tied to Madison State Journal collaboration.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Giants
Yankees
Tigers
Cardinals
Frank Frisch
Red Birds
Cardinal
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis
New York
Mickey Cochrane
Tommy Bridges
Lynwood
Rowe
Ruppert Rifles
Ray L. Dean
D. D
Red
Dizzy Dean
Wisconsin
Dizzy
St. Paul
Deans
Diz
Jerome H. Dean
Madison
Bloom's Juniors Lead Junior Softball Circuit
Bloom's Juniors sit atop the YMCA junior league after three straight wins to hold an undefeated record. Phelps Laundry and Musserville Junior tie for second with three wins and one loss each as four weeks of campaigning continue.
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Bloom’s
Phelps Laundry
Musserville
Brooklyn Dodgers End St Louis Streak in Tight National League Clash
Dodgers beat Cardinals 3 to 0 as Johnny Babich shut down St Louis while Chicago and New York won, keeping the NL pennant race tight. Braves lost to Pirates as Detroit and Boston won in the American League leading toward crucial upcoming matchups. Edith Estabrooks tops women’s golf 47 strokes at Geneva, near course records.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Frankie Frisch
Johnny Babich
Cardinal
Bill Walkers
Giants
Cubs
Len Warneke
Hal Schumacher
Chicago
Frank Gabler
Schumacher
Mel Ott
Braves
Pirates
Arky Vaughan
Ben Cantwell
Yank
Tigers
New York
Yankees
Browns
Red Sox
Schoolboy Rowe
St. Louis
Yanks
Lefty Gomez
Lou’ Gehrig
Jimmy Deshong
Emmet Nelson
Cincinnati
Phillies
Vernon Kennedy
White Sox
Washington
Millard Hayes
Zeke Bonura
Cleveland Athletics
R. H. E. Brooklyn
Babich
Lopez
Walker
P. Collins
de Lancey
Jorgens
Todd
Nelson
Lombard
R. H. E. Boston
Boston
Cantwell
Betts
Hogan
Lucas, Hoyt
Bush
Grace
R. H. E. Detroit
Detroit
Bridges
Hogsett
Auker, Rowe and
Cochrane
Ostermueller
Wilson
Hachette
Cascarella
Ferrell
Louis
Andrews
Gomez, Brown
Boxing Results Highlight City Ring Action
Detroit bout saw Chuck Woods outpoint Maxie Straub in a 138 pound clash. Tommy Freeman stopped Johnny Hall in Little Rock at 162 and 174 pounds. Hank Hankinson outpointed Maxie Rosenbloom in Hollywood at 181 and New York.
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Detroit
Chuck Woods
Maxie Straub
Eric
Little Rock
Ark
Tommy Freeman
Hot Springs
Johnny Hall
Miami
Fla
Hollywood
Calif
Hank Hankinson
Akron
Maxie Rosenbloom
New York
Card Slugger Vosmik Boosts Batting Marks
The major league batting races tighten as Arky Vaughan gains on the NL lead, Joe Medwick strengthens his push, and Joe Vosmik narrows Bob Johnson’s AL margin to three points. Jim Collins climbs to third in the NL, while Doc Crand er and Jimmie Foxx rise in the AL’s first ten.
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New York
Willow
Joe Medwick
Arky Vaughan
Vaughan
Joe Vosmik
Bob Johnson
Johnson
Jim Collins
Cardinals
Bill Terry
Doc Cramer
Jimmie Foxx
Girls Teams Battle Sunday at Oregon Street Park
The Wheatland Iowa girls softball team and Muscatine All-Star girls square off at Oregon street ball park Sunday afternoon in Muscatine. About 1 000 fans expected to attend. Muscatine lineup features Oostendorp Grady Mahaffey Barrs Barrs Tobias Freeman Batchelor Hubbard. Wheatland lineup includes Jeppe Hoffman Hoffmeister Hamdorf Hoffmeister Selhaver Endorf Guenther Martens Spencer.
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Wheatland
Iowa
Muscatine
Oregon Street
Marie Oostendorp
Twila Grady
Dorothy Mahaffey
Lucille Barrs
June Barrs
Elaine Tobias
Alice Freeman
Jeanette Batchelor
Dorothy Hubbard
Gladys Jeppe
Verna May Hoffman
Wilma Hoffmeister
Mildred Hamdorf
Laurel Hoffmeister
Doris Selhaver
South End A. C. Edges Moline Club In Extra Innings
South End A. C. defeated Moline Club 4 to 2 in two extra innings at Oregon field. Snow Freese and Bill Havemann delivered key singles and a Moline error plated the decisive run in the ninth as Lefty Haller outpitched Merry after a 3-3 tie through seven. The visitors had led 3-0, but South End rallied with a fourth inning surge and held on in the final frames.
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Moose
The
Elks
Methodists
Eagles
Jefferson Field
Mulford
Musserville
Oregon Street
Kid” Krider
Snow” Freese
Bill Havemann
South End
A. C
al Merry
Pabst
Blue Ribbon
Moline
Oregon Field
Invaders
Merry
Haller
Young Dubuque golfer Edith Estabrooks in finals for Iowa title
Edith Estabrooks, 14, of Dubuque, dominates semifinal against Charlotte Ames 7 and 6 and seeks to become the tournament's youngest champion. Jennett Jones, 21 of Des Moines, advances after narrowly beating Day Waterman. About 800 men guard 5000 miles of British coastline.
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Associated Press
Davenport
Edith Estabrooks
Dubuque
Iowa
Jennett Jones
Des Moines
Miss Estabrooks
Edith
Clear Lake Girl
Miss Ames
Miss Jones
Miss Waterman
Jennett
Day
Jennet
British Coast Guard Service
Lenore Knight Should Repeat as Titleholder
Lenore Knight of Homestead Pennsylvania, 22, dominates the 1936 national championships at Manhattan Beach, winning the mile and 440 yard freestyle and setting new American marks. Knight beat Mary Lou Petty in the 440, while Katherine Rawls defeated Anne Govednik in the 220 breast, and the Kompas sisters swept backstroke titles as the championships unfold.
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Edward J. Neil
New York
Homestead
Lenore Knight
Sam
Manhattan Beach
Knight
Miss Knight
Mary Lou Petty
Seattle
Katherine Rawls
Miami Beach
Anne Govednik
Chisholm
Minn
Kompas
Elizabeth
Erna
Alice Bridges
Whitinsville
Mass
County Vigilantes Compete in State Rifle Matches
A Muscatine county rifle team will travel to Des Moines Sunday to enter the Governor's match with 30 shots at 200 yards standing and 600 yards prone, announced by Dr. J. G. Johnson, secretary of the Muscatine Rifle club.
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Muscatine County Vigilantes
Des Moines
J. G. Johnson
Muscatine Rifle Club
Long range rifle match details at Iowa inter club event
The report describes a 1000 yard prone event in the Iowa inter club match with 10 shots at 200 yards standing and 10 at 600 yards prone, plus an individual 10 shot 600 yard prone segment. Competitors will use big bore rifles in these stages.
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Iowa
Rain Halts Davis Cup Match at Wimbledon
Rain interrupted play at the start of inter zone tennis with Donald Budge leading Heiner Henker 4-2 in the first set. The Davis Cup tie at Wimbledon, England halted play as conditions delayed action and postponed further games.
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Wimbledon
Eng
Donald Budge
Heiner Henker
Indees to Meet Iowa City Club Here on Sunday
The Odd Fellows of Iowa City travel to Muscatine to face the Muscatine Independents at Weed Park. It is the second half of the campaign for both clubs and Iowa City and Walcott lead the half with one win each. Flea Schroeder will start for the Indees with Kootch Smith opposing him. Doug Walton handles catching.
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Odd Fellows
Iowa City
Muscatine
Muscatine Independents
Weed Park
Indees
Walcott
Flea” Schroeder
Kootch” Smith
Doug Walton
Muskies Travel to Camanche for Sunday Game
Muscatine Muskies head to Camanche Iowa Sunday to play the Indians, one of the state’s strongest semi pro clubs. Manager Ira Stocking announced Bob Lange to start, with Kenny Huber catching and Ivan Stebbins possibly pitching.
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Muscatine Muskies
Camanche
Camanche Indians
Ira Stocking
Bob Lange
Muskies
Kenny Huber
Ivan Stebbins
Cubs and Browns Top Giants and Yankees in Scoring Parade
Major League recap notes Len Warneke of the Cubs held the Giants to nine scattered hits while scoring once and driving in two. Julius Solters and Tom Carey of the Browns led the offense against the Yankees with three straight singles and Carey added two doubles in his major league debut. Vernon Kennedy and Al Simmons of the White Sox limited the Senators to five hits as Simmons led the attack with a double and three singles.
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Len Warneke
Cubs
Giants
Julius Solters
Tom Carey
Browns
Solters
Yankees
Carey
Vernon Kennedy
al Simmons
White Sox
Kennedy
Senators
Simmons
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L. Pet. Bloom
Eee
Hugh §. Fullerton, Jr
E. L. Emerson
Geneva Golf and Country Club
Elizabeth Meerdink
Emmett
Cincinnati Reds
LOS Angeles
Angels
Vosmik
Cleveland
Vaughn
AB. ZR
EH. Pet. Vaughan
Medwick
Terry
J. Collins
Hartnett
AB. R._ H. Pet. Johnson
Phila
Cramer
Philadelphia
Foxx
Myer
Oregon Ball Park
Ian Mae’s
Melton’s
Jefferson Fields
Legion
Old Diamond
United Brethren
Zion Lutheran
New Diamond
Snow
Freese
Dud” Dieckman
Tommy Wilder
Powell
Fred Heerd
Heerd
South End A. C
Moline Club
South End A
Fore
O'Leary
Ef . Tobias
Goetzman
Jacobs
Havemann
D Swank
B. Swank
Eos Ovens
Dieckman
Ab.r.h.po.a
Kurrie
Thomer
Schroeder
o'Brien
Ores Hansen
Ores
Gustus
Wae
Hallquist
Ruff
Merry. P . —_ ear ira
Young Dubuque
Jennet Jones
Skelly
Miss Estabrook
Waterloo
Herb Mucha
Lucille Robinson
Uncle Sam
Ham Fisher
Joe Palooka
H-Hullo Cadeauxlissen
Paris
Zim
Veree
Iowa City Club
Muscatine Club
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