Kilowatts Set For North West Florida Final Showdown
Roddy Kilowatt softball team from Pensacola upset the Koolmotors 8 to 2 to advance to tonight's final against the Southern Kraft All Stars at Millville’s BAA field. Red Hi and Dickson are slated for pitching duty with Cary likely to start. The winner earns a state tournament berth. Millville park admission is free tonight.
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Olmotor
Southern Kraft All-Stars
Florida
BAA
Millville
Kilowatts
Pensacola
Koolmeter
Hill
Dickson
Red
Cary
Millville Park
Yankees Face Pitching Trouble Despite Power Hitting
The New York Yankees, after 20 homers in nine games and a 22 game hitting streak by Joe DiMaggio, sit behind the Detroit Tigers in the pennant race. Arm troubles for Pearson and Sundra linger, with Ruffing regaining form and Spud Chandler strong as the club adjusts.
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Buddy Rosar
West
Dheeenswertis
Yankees
Baseball Leaders Lis: Scoring, Hitting and Pitching Highlights
The Associated Press compiles season leaders across the National and American Leagues. Notable figures include Mize of St Louis with 70 RBIs and 77 runs, Herman of Chicago with 122 hits, and Foxx of Boston leading home runs with 22. Detroit’s Greenberg and Keller show strong totals in RBIs and pitching, while Boston’s Williams and Washington’s Case contribute in runs and steals.
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Associated Press
Danning
New York
Philadelphia
Frey
Cincinnati
Mize
St. Louis
F. McCormick
Herman
Chicago
Sn MicCormick
les—Hack
Ick
Ois
Reese
Ateree
Fitzsimmons
Sewell
Ritts
ing—Radcliff
Inney
Boston
S — Williams
Sky
Detroit
Greenberg
York Detroit
McCosky
Cramer
Spe Poubles
Boudreau
Cleveland
Keller
Foxx
DiMaggio
Case
Washington
Walker
Golfers Tee Off In Milwaukee Open Tourney Field
A field of 185 golfers including top amateurs and pros opened the $5,000 Milwaukee Open at North Hills. Bud Williamson fired 64 for seven under, leading the pro-amateur score. Harvey Reidemann tied for best amateur with 67 as weather threats and potential rain loom over the 36 hole finals.
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Milwaukee
Ralph
Bud) Williamson
Fort Wayne
Ind
North Hills
le ' Bell
Harvey Reidemann
Wastertown
Wis
Doctor Kovacs Advises Funny Tricks To Fix Off Tennis
Southampton report on Frank Kovacs and his unorthodox cures for erratic play. He suggests biting the racquet, tossing and retrieving, and other antics to relieve tension during the Meadow Club Invitation quarterfinals. Kovacs defeats George Toley 4-6 14-12 6-1.
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Southampton
Frank Kovacs
Kovacs
Pete
Gallery
George Toley
Los Angeles
Meadow Club
Toley
Frank
Bobby Riggs
Bob
Tigers Beat Yankees 7 2 in 1940s Mirror Flashback
Sports Mirror Today recalls a 1940 Detroit win over New York 7 to 2 ending rookie Ailey Donalds 12 game streak. Jimmy Dykes signs to manage the Chicago White Sox for 1940 and 1941.
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Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Ailey Donald
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Raner
Sir Malcolm Campbell
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Schoolboy Rowe Leads Tigers Past Yankees in Big Win
Detroit pitcher Schoolboy Rowe, 9-2, pitched seven hits and drove in three runs with a triple and a double as the Tigers defeated the World Champion Yankees 11-2. Rowe surpassed by arm strength and form, while teammate Bucky Newsom holds 13-2, as Detroit regains first in the league. Foxx clouts 22nd homer for Boston in a 5-2 win. Chicago edges Philadelphia 5-4 in 11 innings.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Schoolboy Rowe
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
School
Bucky Newsom
Newsom
Rowe
Tigers
New York Yankees
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Foxx
Jimmie Foxx
Boston
Red Sox
Fritz Ostermueller
Sam Chapman
A’s
Chicago
White Sox
Nelson Potter
Yanks
Ed Smith
North America Nebula Resembles Continent on Sky Plates
An astronomic note describes the North America nebula as a dust and gas cloud in space that, on photographic plates, strikingly mirrors the shape of the continent of North America.
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North America
Annual Saratoga sale opens with big gamble on winners
The annual Saratoga yearling sale begins tonight. Colonel Edward R Bradley, famed Derby winner owner of Bimelech, promotes the gamble: pick any horse sold in the three week sale and win a race next year and you collect five dollars for every dollar spent. The event features 675 high grade youngsters as Society attire and expert judges converge to bid on prospects from Hewitt Macleod and famous sires including Mans War and Blenheim.
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Saratoga Springs
America
Edward R- Bradley
Bimelech
Saratoga
Broadway Limited
A. S. Hewitt
Colin Macleod, Jr
Elfonds
Tennis Tidbits Spark Buzz From East Hampton Tour
New York tennis notes say Alice Marble skipped the East Hampton tourney to prepare a lecture The Will to Win She will present this winter in the hinter lands Sidney Wood remains a tough fetch for rising players Muriel Magnuson a 17 year old from Minneapolis is touted as Marble successor Sarah Palfrey’s forehand has changed per experts Don McNeill earned praise after two sets with a ball boy following his Chicago clay courts title
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New York
Alice Marble
East Hampton
Sidney Wood
Minneapolis
Cutie
Muriel Magnuson
Sarah Palfrey
Don McNeill
Chicago
One Minute Interview on Bob Feller Versus Walter Johnson
Cobb calls Bobby Feller first rate but trails Johnson as the tougher pitcher. He cites Johnson’s mastery of predicting pitches, noting Johnson won many games despite the known pitch before delivery.
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Cobb
Bobby Feller
Walter Johnson
Johnson
Baseball chatter on players from era and teams
The item notes that Schumacher of the Giants was a fourth stringer at St Lawrence University and that the Red Sox may convert Elton Duse from catcher to pitcher. It adds that the Phillies have first call on Skeeter Newsome Gene Corbett and Nick Etten, part of the infield strength of the third place Baltimore Orioles.
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Schumacher
Giants
St. Lawrence U
Red Sox
Elton Duse
Providence
Phillies
Skeeter Newsome
Gene Corbett
Nick Etten
Baltimore Orioles
Fragmentary sports notes from a historic paper
A garbled page fragment mentions Ed Head, a pitcher, and references to Canisius College, Poly league, and the American League Most Valuable Player award. It also alludes to Walter Johnson Lefty Grove, Bobby Feller, and a Buffalo police exam, but the text is heavily truncated and unclear.
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Canisius College
Grea
Buffalo
N.Y
Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Bobby Feller
Bill Ye Sre
British Strength Reinforces Aegean Islands
Aug 2 1915 report notes British forces bolstering holdings in Aegean Islands ahead of a major Gallipoli Peninsula offensive. Mariners, troops, and naval actions set the scene for a pivotal World War I operation.
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Associated Press
Aegean Islands
Gallipoli
Waner Brothers Outshine Opponents In Quiet Appearance
In a restrained public moment, Waner complimented the Waner brothers, saying he preferred listening to them over pitching against them. He appeared modestly in the audience after the event, choosing not to boast about his own performance.
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Waner Brothers
Anderson Faurot Leading Coach Poll
Balloting shows Iowa's Eddie Anderson and Missouri's Don Faurot likely to join the five man staff guiding the all star collegians against Green Bays pros at Soldier Field. Results in East South and Far West factions are extremely close, with midnight August 4 as the deadline.
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Chicago
Iowa
Eddie Anderson
Missouri
Don Faurot
Green Bays
Soldier Field
East
South
Far West
Anderson
Mal Elward
Purdue
Middle West
Faurot
Frank Hood
Rockhurst
James Crowley
Fordham
Tad Wieman
Princeton
Harry Mehre
Mississippi
Lowell Dawson
Tulane
James Phelan
Washington
Buck Shay
Santa Clara
Fights Last Night: Marshall Defeats Beech in Memoirs
In Memphis Jack Marshall 188 pounds from Texas outpointed Neville Tiger Beech 190 pounds from Picayune, Miss. The card at MEMPHIS featured a technical decision after eight rounds. In Waterbury Irish Eddie Dolan 141 pounds from Waterbury outpointed Ernest Cat Robinson 142 pounds from New York in ten rounds.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Jack Marshall
Texas
Neville
Tiger” Beech
Picayune
Miss
Waterbury
Conn
Eddie Dolan
Ernest “Cat” Robinson
New York
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