Keller's Homer With Bases Full Ends Game
Yankees win 6 4 as Charlie Keller hits his 18th homer with the bases loaded in the ninth. Fordham Hank Borowy earns his 11th win as New York extends the AL lead to 15 games. Boston led early on Hassett and DiMaggio hits but Gordon's two run shot tied it before Keller's decisive blast.
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New York
Charlie Keller
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Fordham Hank Borowy
Yankees
Ken Cnase
Buddy Hassett
Dom DiMaggio
Johnny Pesky
Ted Williams
Boston
Nimin
DiMaggio
Gordon
Keller
Chase
Ryba
Conroy
Peacock
Borowy
Rosar
Dickey
Pitching and hitting mixed in early doubleheader recap
Yesterday's major league action highlighted Johnny Vander Meer and Frank McCormick for the Reds in a shutout over the Pirates. Hal Newhouser and Murray Franklin led the Tigers to a doubleheader split with the Indians, while Al Lavery and Nanny Fernandez powered the Breave-Javery to a two game win over the Giants. Charlie Keller provided a grand slam for the Yankees in a ninth inning rally against the Red Sox.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Frank McCormick
Reds
Vander Meer
Pirates
McCormicck
Murray Franklin
Hal Newhowser
Tigers
Franklin
Newhouser
Tribe
al Lavery
Nanny Fernandez
Javery
Giants
Fernandez
Charlie Keller
Yankees
Ted
Beck
Red Sox
Deka Beasky
Harry Gunbert
Cubs
Elden Anker
Waite Sox
Roundup of All-Star Games and Nonsense from the Garden
Wide World Sports previews a busy night at Madison Square Garden with talk of the Tourna ment of Champions, possible Louis-Conn bouts, and an Army All-Star football scene. Notes on Ethel Hill, Missouri in Big Six football, and U S Navy athletes mix with Frank Frisch’s umpire taunts and various odds and ends.
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Magm Fullerton, JR
Wide World Sports
New York
the Garden
Affai
Mike Jacobs
Mike Stl
England
California Chambers of Commerce
Oklahoma
Art McDonald
California
Oklahoma City
Don McNeill
Galfer
Betty Hicks Newell
Ethel Hill
Agua Caliente
Washington Park
Belmont
Midwest
Missouri
Stacy Hee
Mice Jacobs
Louis-Conn
Mike
Bob Zuppke
Bears
Zup
All Stars
Eastern Shore Fans Hope For Quimby Star Rise
Centerville Maryland August 12 Fans on the Eastern Shore anticipate Charley Jack Quimby a Queen Annes County native now with the Cincinnati Reds may follow Jimmy Foxx as a major league star. Quimby began with Salisbury in 1937 and 1938 and moved through several leagues before being signed by Cincinnati Baltimore also has a partial claim to the Marylander who attended Polytechnic Institute and excelled in multiple sports. The United States uses about 1039 tons of paper yearly for currency production.
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Centerville
Jimmy Foxx
Queen Anne's County
Eastern Shore
Charley
Jack) Quimby
Cincinnati Reds
Quimby
J. Carroll Quimby
Salisbury
Washington Senators
Charlotte
N. C
Orlando
Springfield
Maas
Greenville, & C
Montgomery
Ala
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Polytechnic Institute
Ambassador wins bogey whip derby at Good Time Park
Goshen New York August 12 The Ambassador led 10 other three year old trotters to victory in the bogey whip derby at Good Time Park earning $20 460 winner's share. Pay Up placed second with Scotland's Comet third and Follow Me fifth as Mabel Hanover and Seven Up also scored in the event details note the long road to the Hambletonian for Strang.
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Goshen
N. Y
Strang
Johnston
Bill Galton
Bill Gallon
Ambassador
Anishert Arth
Pay Up
Ebby Gerry
U. S, Army Air Corps
Tne
Colby Hanover
Walnut Hall
Old Orchard Beach
Colby
Scotland
Comet
Thomas Thomas
Cleveland
George L. Hempt
Camp Hill
Mabel Hanover
Vaxth
Mrs Murdock Takes A Case Ends In Love
Joyce Murdock and Kent Murdock close a tense case after solving Thorndike’s envelope mystery. He supports her as they acknowledge their new romance and expect a small celebration at Mrs Murdock’s first case finale.
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Kent Murdock
Mrs. Murdock
Joyce
Murdock
Ward
Delia
Hester’s
Raeburn
Thorndike
Hester
Coaching Change At Washington and Lee Football Program
Riley Smith and staff at Washington and Lee shift from athletics to non athletic duties with Jerry Holstein named head football coach succeeding Redskin Riley. Tigers see turnover with Tebbetts leaving Detroit for the war and Parsons taking catching duties as Lipon and others join in. Minor fire at a Frederick farm house and a historic note on Chinas first railroad from Shanghai to Woosung.
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Naval
Armed Forces
Riley Smith
Bama
Redskin
Washington and Lee University
Jerry Holstein
Redskin Riley
George “Birdie
Tebbetts
Detroit Tigers
Nashua
N. H
Detroit Tiger
Charley Gehringer
Tiger
al Parsons
Indians
Parsons
Harvey Riebe
Beaumont
Tex
Cleveland
Tigers
Shortfelder
Johnny Lipon
Larry French Shuts Phils. Cards Win Two. Braves Blank Giants
Lefty Larry French limited Philadelphia to four hits for his 12th win as Brooklyn beat Philadelphia 1-0. Rube Melton walked in the winning run in the ninth. St Louis won both ends of a doubleheader against Chicago 9-4 and 8-3. Boston’s Braves swept a doubleheader, defeating New York 1-0 and 8-2, with Manny Fernandez collecting four hits in the night cap.
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Souls
Chicago White Sox
Elden Auker
Bese Mn
Sox
Tomer
Sammy West
Luke Appling
Taft Wright
West
Auker
Fritz Ostermueller
George Caster
St. Louis
Tp Mentareeth
Temtan
Wallaway
George MecQuinn
Chicago
Wade
Weiland
Turner
Ostermueller
Caster
Hayes
Brooklyn
Larry French
Philadelphia Phils
Brooklyn Dodgers
French
Rube Melton
Dolph Camilli
Melton
Dodgers
Arky Vaughan
Pete Reiser
Joe Medwick
Dixie Walker
Camilli
Philadelphia
Livingston
Owen
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Beazley
Harry Gumbert
Cubs
Cardinals
Hill Fleming
Dick Errickson
Tat Pressnell
Giants
Max West
Mickey Witek
al Jagery
Reds Crush Pirates 3-0 as Vander Meer Wins Thirteenth
Johnny Vander Meer pitched a three hit shutout to lift the Cincinnati Reds past the Pittsburgh Pirates 3-0. Frank McCormick contributed four consecutive singles to back the effort as Vander Meer earned his 13th win of the year.
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New York
Boston i
Schumacher
Mancuso
Danning
Javery
Klutz
RHE
Boston
Carpenter
Feldman
Adams
Lehrman
Towt
Samn
Mass
Reds
Pittsburgh
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frank McCormick
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Lakeman
Sewell
Lopez
Cumberland Day at Fairgo Draws 6000 Despite Rain
About 6,000 fans attended Cumberland Day at the Fairgo, betting a total of 141,191 on eight races despite bad weather. Star Canter won the City of Cumberland feature by ten lengths at 7 to 1, with Vale Signal taking the final race at 30 to 1. Buddy Root led jockeys with two wins, riding United Forte and Ring Up.
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Cumberland
Fair Association
City of Cumberland
Schley al
Ginobi
Star Canter
Vale Signal
Ginger Man
United Forte
Jocky Buddy Root
Ring Up
Keller’s lone homer sparks Yankees fall short
Charley Keller hit his only hit of the day a circuit clout driving in four RBIs as the Yankees were blanked by Boston. Rollie Hemsley did not play. McQuillen collected a single and scored. Keller posted a .265 average while McQuillen stood at .287 and Hemsley at .200.
League Leaders Batting and Pitching Summary
League leaders show Reiser of Brooklyn with 839 runs and 73 hits, Medwick of Brooklyn 131 RBIs, Slaughter of St. Louis 134 runs allowed, Williams of Boston leading batting at .348 with 83 runs and 103 RBIs. Spence of Washington 145 hits, Chandler of New York 13-2.
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Reiser
Brooklyn
Lombardi
Boston
Rans
Ott
New York
Slaughter
Medwick
Hite
St. Louis
Hack
Chicago
Nicholson
Mize
Fernandez
French
Wyatt
Williams
Wiigat
DiMaggio
Spence
Washington
Stephens
Pesky
Doerr
Higgins
Detroit
Heath
Cleveland
Laabs
Case
Kuhel
Chandler
Borowy
Baseball scores and schedule from American League games
Scores show Detroit defeated Cleveland 4 2 and St Louis beat Chicago 6 3 while New York won 8 4 over Boston Washington postponed Philadelphia. The day’s games list Detroit at Cleveland Washington at Philadelphia Chicago at St Louis Boston at New York.
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Washington - Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
LG Ret
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Ray Mack
Roy Weatherly
Russ Peters
Oscar Grimes
Fabian Gaffke
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Joe Heving
al Benton
al Smith
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Ander
Mel Ott
Army
Anna Klum
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Kimball Bradley
Stadore Weinstock
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Joseph Michal
William West
Crabtree
David Difillipo
Stephen Petro
Arthur White
Commandos
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Federsl Deposit Insurance Corporation
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