All Star Selections Clash Over Cubs Giants and Cardinals in Rival Pick
Manager Frankie Frisch and Mickey Cochrane reveal third annual all star selections for the Cleveland game on July 8. The NL lineup mirrors fan expectation with six Giants and strong Cardinals presence, while the AL adds Grove back to the mound and reshapes infield spots with Foxx Bluege Myer and Dykes noted for strategic placement.
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Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Lon Warneke
Chuck Klein
Cubs
White Sox
Cochrane
Mickey
al Simmons
Sox
Jimmie Dykes
Jimmy Foxx
Ossie Bluege
Senators
Foxx
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy
Buddy Myer
Washington
Irish Giant O Mahoney Wins Mat Title Over Londos
Danny O Mahoney, a 22 year old Cork native and Irish Free State army veteran, defeated Jimmy Londos in Boston to take the heavyweight wrestling title. The match lasted 1 hour 16 minutes with a flying scissors pin.
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Boston
Danny O’mahoney
County Cork
Boston Red Sox Slump Deepens as A's and Yankees Hit
Boston's pitching struggles continue as Wes Ferrell loses his eighth decision amid a 14–2 loss to Philadelphia. The Athletics and Yankees win big, with Pinky Higgins homering three times and Ben Chapman hitting inside the park for New York. Hank Greenberg leads Detroit with a 9–5 win over Chicago, while Boston and Philadelphia split a doubleheader in the NL.
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Hugh Ss. Fullerton, Jr
Associated L’ress
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Wes Ferrell
Boston Flingers
Lefty Grove
Johnny Welch
Mound Corps
Athletics
Philadelphia
Johnny Marcum
A’s
Pinky Higgins
Bob Johnson
Marewn
Ferrell
Henry Johnson
Yankees
Ben Chapman
Washington
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Red
Ralph
Red) Kress
Bucky Walters
Phillies
Yankee
Tigers
Chisox
White Sox
Hank Greenberg
Pale Hose
Pete Fox
Charley Gehringer
Mickey Cochrane
Mule Haas
Braves
Boston
Dutch Brarndt
Wally Berger
Johnny Verger
West Liberty Golf Team Set for Mad Creek Dual Match
A 12 man West Liberty Country Club golf squad will travel to Muscatine to face Mad Creek course players in a Sunday dual at the municipal course starting at 1 p m. Participants include Frankie Chandler Harold Sport Figg Bill Miller F K Rambo Elmer Bloom and Morley Stirlen. Cithers to be named later.
Labor union speaker at Muscatine assembly meets July 1
R. E. James of the Tobacco Workers International Union will address the Muscatine Trades and Labor Assembly at its regular meeting on Monday evening July 1. All men and women interested in labor problems are invited to attend.
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R. E. James
Tobacco Workers’ International Union
Cochrane Chooses AL All Star lineup for Cleveland game
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane announced the American League lineup for the July 8 All Star game in Cleveland. The team includes five pitchers six outfielders three catchers and six infielders with key stars such as Lefty Gomez Lou Gehrig Jimmie Foxx and Joe Cronin. Earl Averill injury altered the roster and Dickey Ferrell and Gehringer are among the catchers and infielders chosen.
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Paul Mickelson
Chicago
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Today
National Forces
Cleveland
Yanks
Detroit
Cochrane
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Lefty Gomez
Bob Grove
Red Sox
Earl Averill
Mel Marder
Cleve Island
Robert Grove
Vernon Gomez
New York
Schoolboy Rowe
Tommy Bridges
Bill Dickey
Rick Ferrell
Lou Gehrig
Charles Gehringer
Joe Cronin
Buddy Myer
Jimmie Foxx
Oswald Bluege
Fiornsby
Bob Johnson
al Simmons
Joe Vosmik
Roger Cramer
Ben Chapman
Sam West
St. Louis
Dave Keefe
Ralph Perkins
Dennis Carroll
Rogers Hornsby
del Baker
Hicks and Didrikson Win Tight Western Open Final
Helen Hicks defeated H Austin Pardue 4 and 2 in the women’s western open while Babe Didrikson survived a 19 hole match against 17 year old Josephine Souchek to reach the finals with Hicks. Opal Hill of Kansas City and S L Reinhardt of Chicago were the remaining amateur challengers.
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Chicago
Opal S. Hill
Kansas City
S. L. Reinhardt
Helen Hicks
Babe Didrikson
Miss Hicks
H. Austin Pardue
Josephine Souchek
Four Contests in Y M C A Softball League Tonight
Four games were played in the Y M C A kittenball league Thursday night marking the first full slate after nearly two weeks of rain. Mulford edged First Methodists 2 1 at Oregon street field. Nietzel’s Drugs beat Gobble’s Grocers 13 3 at Weed Park. St Mathias defeated Grace Lutheran 9 5 at the old diamond. Musserville came from behind to beat Zion Lutheran 6 4 at Jefferson field.
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Nietzel Drugs
Gobble’s
St. Mathias
Grace Lutheran
Musserville
Zion Lutheran
Mulford
Methodist
St. Mathias and
Nietzel’s
Methodists
Oregon Street Field
Nietzel
Gobble
Weed Park
Jefferson Field
Oregon Field
Standings and matchups in the American Association
The page shows team records for Minneapolis Louisville and Milwaukee with wins and losses, plus upcoming games Indianapolis at Milwaukee Toledo at Minneapolis Columbus at St Paul Louisville at Kansas City. It notes March air passenger traffic at 24,134,000 compared with 8,717,000 last year.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Ecioradour
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Columbus
St. Paul
Toledo
Dieckman and Swank Help A C s in Win
Dieckman pitched effectively for the South End A C s as they beat Ding s Standard Oilers 3 0. Swank at second made eight of nine putouts with one error, and the A C s produced all runs in the fifth on four singles and two walks.
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Columbus Junction
Dieckman
D. Swank
South End
A. C’s
Ding
Oilers
Fullerton
A. C. Chucker
Ab.r.h.po.a.e. J
Greddy
Goetzman
Freese
Tobias
Ee Dieckman
B. Swank
Standard Oilers
B. Newnam
J. Tisor
Nan
B. Des Ssue
Mulberry Lions Edge Rotarians 4 3 in Junior Tenball Battle
The Mulberry Lions defeated the Cedar Street Rotarians 4 to 3 at Heinz Field Thursday night to pull even atop the league with Bloom's Juniors and Musserville after the first week. Batteries were Fahy Church and Havercamp for the losers and McConnell and Mohnsen for the winners. Next week three more games are on the schedule.
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Mulberry Lions
Cedar Street Rotarians
Heinzfield
Bloom’s
Musserville
Fahy
Church
Havercamp
Lesher
McConnell
Mohnssen
South End A. C.'s to Meet Elks Tonight at Oregon Diamond
The South End A. C.'s clash with the Muscatine Elks at Oregon Street field tonight around 8:30. The teams have a history of close hard fought games and a large crowd is expected.
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South End
A. C
Elks
Oregon Diamond
Muscatine Elks Lodge
Oregon Street
Willis Ward Emerges As Strong Decathlon Contender
In San Diego the National Decathlon title stayed with Bob Clark of the Olympic Club San Francisco. Willis Ward of Michigan, a Negro athlete, showed all around power and potential for the 1936 tests and the Yankee Olympic team.
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Willis Ward
San Diego
Bob Clark
Olympic Club
San Francisco
Michigan
Giants and Cards Draft Six Players Each in All Star Game
The New York Giants and St. Louis Cardinals each place six players on the National League all star team to face the American League selection in the Cleveland game on July 8. Includes Bill Terry Jim Collins Frank Frisch Pepper Martin Arky Vaughan Burgess Whitehead Joe Medwick Wally Berger Paul Waner Mel Ott Joe Moore and Jimmy Wilson among others.
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New York
New York Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland
Bill Terry
Giants
Jim Collins
Cardinals
Frank Frisch
Billy Herman
Cubs
Pepper Martin
Pirates
Burgess Whitehead
Joe Medwick
Wally Berger
Braves
Paul Waner
Mel Ott
Joe Moore
Jimmy Wilson
Phil
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Myer
Bluege
Bob
Lefty” Grove
A. L
Cub
New Yorkers
Jim Londos
Young Giant
Ireland
Cmyene
R. H. E. Detroit
Crowder
Rowe
Kennedy
Fischer
Jones
Shea
Sewell
R. H. E. Washington
Burke
E. Moore
Prim. Jorgen
Todd
Brandt
Higan
R. H. E. Philadelphia
Bivin
Bowman
Davie
Wilson
Brown
Benton
Smith
Spohrer
Hogan
West Liberty
Mad Creek
Muscatine
Business
INA Mae
Amity
Jimmy Braddock
Max Baer
Louis Carnera
Max
Y. M
Eagles
Pennant
Red Paint
Louis
Ww. Pet
Pittsburgh Wee Ee
Chicago Wee
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Wee Weee
Ore Ene
Philadelphia Ee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Aragon
Ball Park
Allyn Wiese
Dieckman and
Northwest
National Parks
Butte, Mont
Rotarians
Musserville Sae Ee
Cedar Street Sewer
Phelps Laundry
Schmidt’s
Aee C. Penney Company Hi
Joe Palooka
Nuffin
Ham Fisher
Couchon
Stan’ AN
Watcht’row
Sacre Nom DE Chien 2
Cards
Hubbell
Schumacher
Dizzy
Dean
Derringer
van Mungo
Waghner
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