International stars choose ideal tennis strokes
Paris July 24 A panel of six leading experts from Paris Midi names the perfect tennis player as a blend of Cochet forehand Vines and Doeg service. They praise Cochet backhand Vines service Perry and Gobert argues no composite stroke set surpasses Vines.
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Associated Press
Paris
Henri Cochet
Bunny Austin
Ellsworth Vines
Wilmer Allison
Mercer Beasley
Max Ellmer
Andre Gobert
Pat S Hughes
Paris-Midi
Allison
Cochnet
Cochet
John van Ryn
Vines
Austin
England
Lacoste
Tilden
Borotta
Beasley
Sutter
Doherty Brothers
Ellmer
Hughes
Britain
Gobert
Doeg
Perry
Fishing fades tests in Clarendon and Queens return home
In Clarendon Texas an 8 year old Freddie Rathjen caught a half pound crappie then found a water moccasin that had swallowed the fish and part of a stranger. Margaret Rush aged 14 is back home in Queens New York after nine years in hospital with a series of operations and plaster casts.
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Associated Press
Clarendon
Tex
Freddie Rathjen
Margaret Rush
Queens
New York
Box scores from yesterday's MLB games
Summary of American League results and box details note New York and St Louis scoring, key RBIs by Dimaggio Pearson Rolfe Gehrig Dickey Solters Bell West Selkirk and home runs by Dimaggio Salters Bell West Selkirk. Philadelphia and Detroit games show Burns Goslin two base hits and errors, with Detroit winning 2 0.
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Mahaffey
Liebhardt
New York
ST. Louis
Carey
Dimaggio
Pearson
Rolfe
Gehrig
Dickey
Solters
Bell
West
Selkirk
Hoag
Salters
Kimberlin
Itcher
Ebhardt
Crosetti
Hogsett
Quinn
McGowan
Philadelphia
ABRH
Finney
Moses
Dean
Puccinelli
Setsenenes
Sorngon
Kelly
Hayworth
Detroit
Burns
Goslin
Rogell
Walker
Owen
Johnson
Gehringer
Arrh OA
St, Louis
Mid-Atlantic Standings and Friday Schedule
By The Associated Press Huntington beat Portsmouth 15 to 7 while Zanesville Johnstown game was unscheduled. Several games were postponed due to rain with Huntington at Portsmouth and Charleston at Dayton Canton at Akron and Zanesville at Johnstown set for Friday.
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Huntington
Portsmouth
Zanesville-Johnstown
Charleston
Dayton
Canton
Akron
Zanesville
Johnstown
W. L. Pet
Dayton Teeter Ewes
Gulf and Bemeco Win by One Run in Becketley Softball
Gulf won 2 to 1 over Utilities after an early outfield error, with Gillespie scoring on Anderson’s misplay and Long driving in a run. Utilities replied in the third via McCulloch and Robbins doubles. Bemeco edged Stamford 7 to 6 at the Fairgrounds, Cooper and McVey each with three hits, Cooper homer, Pierce also homered. Beckley Hardware meets Glen White at Woodrow Wilson field this afternoon.
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Glen White Cross
Woodrow Wilson Field
National League score roundup and games today
Pittsburgh defeated Philadelphia 10 to 1 while Brooklyn beat Chicago 6 to 5 and St. Louis edged New York 4 to 2. Boston lost to Cincinnati 0 to 4 as Pittsburgh meets Philadelphia and Chicago meets Brooklyn in upcoming matchups along with Detroit at Boston and other listed pairings.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
PTC
Baseball's big six lead hitters update midseason standings
Paul Waner of the Pirates raised his average to .359 with three hits in five at bats, narrowing the gap behind Ducky Medwick of the Cardinals who leads at .369. Luke Appling and Rip Radcliff of the White Sox hold the top two AL spots after four plate appearances. Standings show Appling .382 and Radcliff .378 among the league leaders with Gehrig and Medwick following.
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Paul Waner
Pirates
Ducky Medwick
Cardinals
Baxter Jordan
Bees
Johnny Moore
Phillies
Luke Appling
Rip Radcliff
White Sox
Pet Appling
Radcliff
Gehrig
Yankees
Medwick
Cards
P. Waner
Jordan
Home Run Standings Daily Leaderboard Update
Yesterday’s homer counts feature DiMaggio and Selkirk both at one round apiece for the Yankees. Other top names include Solters and Cuccinello, with Coscarart and Demaree among the leaders for the Bees and Cubs. Gehrig and Klein headline the Yankees and Phillies in this season’s run tally.
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Associated Press
di Maggio
Yankees
Selkirk
Solters
Browns
Cuccinello
Bees
Coscarart
Demaree
Cubs
Herman
Mize
Cardinals
Bartell
Giants
Ripple
Brubaker
Pirates
Camilli
Phillies
Gerald Walker Selected as Fall Guy of the Champs
New York July 24. Gerald Holmes Walker of the Detroit Tigers earns a playful nickname as the team’s fall guy. The feature notes Walker’s long list of entertaining antics, base-stealing prowess, and key moments from the 1934 World Series and other games, with praise from Mickey Cochrane and stories of his on field mischief.
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Champs
Associated Press
New York
Gerald Holmes Walker
Detroit Tigers
Mighty Bengals
Mickey Cochrane
Schoolboy Rowe
Hank Greenberg
Charley Gehringer
Tommy Bridges
Gerald
Cochrane
Detroit
Tiger
Evansville
Tigers
al Simmons
Walker
Yanks
Marvin Owen
Italy relies on veterans in bid for Berlin fencing
Rome lists 22 veteran swordsmen among the 27 Italian fencers for Berlin. Los Angeles Olympians lead the men’s team, while Italy opts out of women’s sword events. Fencing officials say age hardly saps skill, with Nedo Nadi guiding the squad as federation president and top point scorer.
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Rome
Italy
Berlin
Nedo Nadi
Los Angeles
Olympic team drops Eleanor Holm Jarrett for rule violation
On July 24 aboard the S S Manhattan en route to Berlin, Mrs Eleanor Holm Jarrett star backstroke swimmer was dropped from the Olympic team by the American Olympic Committee Chairman Avery Brundage announced Her entry in the back stroke event was withdrawn after an all night party last Friday and her defiance of authorities was noted They said they dont dare put a champion off the team
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S. S. Manhattan
Berlin
Olympic Committee
Avery Brundage
Associated Press
Eleanor Holm Jarrett
American Olympic Committee
Jarrett
National Meet Semi-Finals Hit by Diverse Gate
A Baltimore business student a Washington haberdasher a New Haven insurer and a California movie extra reached the National Public Links Golf semi finals in Farmingdale New York. In 36 holes Abbott Rippy Pardee Grenier and Umbinetti won leads and set up morning and afternoon matches.
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Farmingdale
N. Y
Baltimore
Washington Haberdashery
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Claude Rippy
Walter Greiner
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Grenier
Rippy
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Los Angeles
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Seattle Steel Worker
Verbal curves in Forsyth sheriff run off
Winston-Salem N C Ernie Shore former Red Sox star faces Guy L Scott in a runoff for Forsyth county sheriff The first election tallies Scott nine thousand eighty three Shore eight thousand six hundred sixty one The Berlin Olympic Village covers five hundred fifty thousand square meters
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N. C
Ernie Shore
Boston Red Sox
Forsyth County
Guy L. Scott
Scott
Shore
Garrity Named Capital Coach
Edward F. Garrity of Hinton was named coach of the Charleston high school football team by the Kanawha county board of education. He replaces Albert H. Glenn who resigned to take a post at Bellaire. Clyde B. Houston retains duties as Glenn’s assistant and remains head basketball coach. Garrity is a West Virginia Wesleyan College graduate.
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Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha County Board of Education
Edward F
Irish) Garrity
Hinton
Garrity
Albert H
Sleepy) Glenn
Bellaire
Clyde B. Houston
Glenn
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Unassisted Triple Play Highlight in Bowlesburg Loss
Charles Fortney of Tunnelton executed a rare unassisted triple play as Bowlesburg battled Clarksburg in the state baseball league doubleheader, with Bowlesburg failing to sweep. The strand came in the second inning after Clarksburg scored two. Hamilton Lang delivered the line drive and Fortney completed the two outs. The racing commission reported $32,724.23 in state revenue from Charles Town Jockey Club’s season May 30 to July 11, with a 1 percent tax on pari mutuel handle and a $250 daily tax on shorter tracks. The Charles Town track is three-fourths of a mile long.
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Associated Press
Charleston
W. Va
Charles Fortney
Tunnelton
Bowlesburg
Clarksburg
Hamilton Lang
Fortney
West Virginia Racing Commission
State
Charles Town Jockey Club
Beverly Broun
Commission
Charles Town
Jockey Pikor Fined for Reckless Driving at Shepherdstown
Louis J. Pikor, leading Charles Town jockey, faced a reckless driving charge after a collision. Constable J Neil Smith alleged erratic driving and he paid a $25 fine before Justice of the Peace C E Jones at Shepherdstown.
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Charles Town
J. Neil Smith
Justic
C. E. Jones
Shepherdstown
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