Dodgers Win Fifth In a Row Face Weaker NL Rivals
The Brooklyn Dodgers return home after a five game win streak by defeating the New York Giants 11 6. Pitchers Whitlow Wyatt and Kirby Higbe are winning again and Dolph Camilli hits over .400 since hospital visit. The Giants, Braves, and Phillies loom as the remaining opposition before final East circuit. The Cardinals face tough tests ahead while Frank Crespi recovers from a facial injury. Yankees beat Washington 7 5 as Foxx homers to edge Athletics 7 6. Reds and Pirates win other NL games.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
West
New York Giants
East
Dodgers
Giants
Boston Braves
Phillies
Whitlow Wyatt
Kirby Higbe
Dolph Camilli
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Keystone
Frank
Creepy) Crespi
John Lanning
Reds
Pirates
Yankees
Washington Senators
Yanks
Jimmie Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Britain and Japan clash loom in Far East crisis
In Manila informed circles warn of swift British moves to seize Bangkok and Kra Isthmus ports to curb Japan. RAF strengthens Burma bases, troops and equipment moved to the Thailand Malayan border for jungle warfare. Japan readies campaigns against southwest Asia and Siberia amid embargo pressure. Tokyo and Moscow edge toward clash as Japanese ships leave U S ports and U S citizens seek evacuation. An American mission in Kweilin and Yenan bombardment report adds to regional turmoil with attacks on China provinces.
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Manila
Thailand
Orient
Bangkok
Kra Isthmus
Burma
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Japan
Malayan
Poland
Syria
Far East
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Great Britain
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South Pacific
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Siberian
U. S
Washington-Tokyo
U. S. Pacific Coast
Prince Fumimaro Konoye
Washington
Cordell Hull
Socony Oil Company
Meiro
Whanepoo River
Yangtze River
Kweilin
Kwangsi Province
Yenan
Shensi
Communist
Official Center
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
National League games saw Pittsburgh beat Cincinnati 4 to 1 and St Louis top Chicago 4 to 2 while New York crushed Brooklyn 11 to 6. American League results included New York 7 over Washington 5 and Philadelphia 6 defeating Boston 7.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Brooklyn
Washington
Philadelphia
Boston
Cleveland
Arizona-Texas League scores from Albuquerque and El Paso
In Albuquerque Bisbee fell 2 to 11 while El Paso edged Tucson 7 to 6 in a game that reached 11 innings. The brief results show Bisbee and Tucson as visiting teams and indicate a lengthy contest in El Paso.
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Albuquerque
Bisbee
el Paso
Tucson
Local High School Scores Mixed Across WestTexa Circuit
West Texas and New Mexico games yielded Clovis 5 over Borger C Lamesa 2 and Lubbock 1. Big Spring 5. Wichita Falls 1. Pampa at Amarillo postponed due to rain.
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West Texas-New Mexico
Clovis
Borger C. Lamesa
Lubbock
Big Spring
Wichita Falls
Pampa
Amarillo
International League scores recap in midweek games
Newark defeated Buffalo 4 to 2 while Rochester routed Syracuse 10 to 0. Montreal beat Baltimore 4 to 1 and Jersey City lost 1 to 5 as Toronto won 3 to 2 in a busy league slate.
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Newark
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Montreal
Baltimore
Jersey City
Toronto
American Association Scores Summary
The Columbus team defeated Indianapolis 5 to 1 while Toledo shut out Louisville 2 to 0. Milwaukee beat St. Paul 4 to 3 in a 13 inning Kansas City 5 to 2 and Minneapolis 4 to ? game.
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American Association
Columbus
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Texas League Scores Tightens Play In Long Game
Texas League results show Dallas defeated Tulsa 4 to 1 while San Antonio beat Shreveport 2 to 0 and Houston edged Beaumont 6 to 5. Oklahoma City and Fort Worth both sit at 5-5 and 3-3 respectively after a 13 inning first game.
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Dallas
Tulsa
San Antonio
Shreveport
Houston
Beaumont
Oklahoma City
Fort Worth
Southern Association Scores Set For Birmingham New Orleans 5 2
In the Southern Association, Birmingham defeated New Orleans 5 to 2. The Memphis at Little Rock game was postponed due to rain. no other results listed.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis -Little Rock
Roosevelt backed tax shifts to fund defense program reads like bill details
Members of the Ways and Means Committee balked at recommending the president's plan and warned higher individual income taxes would be needed to cover lost revenue. Senate Finance chair George Ga said the Senate would not reinstate the provision but might broaden the tax base by changing brackets. Roosevelt urged reducing exemptions and hinted at a strong, broad tax increase that would nearly triple taxes for lower and middle income groups, with yield around 929 million.
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Capitol
George
D-Ga
Senate Finance Committee
Senate
Treasury
House
Roosevelt
Ways and Means
Noted Golf Stars At Broadmoor
COLORADO SPRINGS Aug 5 Almost half the golf ers in the championship flight of last month s Western amateur contest were here again pursuing par today in the qualifying round of the 21st annual Broadmoor invitational tournament. In field numbering nearly 200 they were trying to overtake Dee Replogle a Stanford student from Oklahoma City low so far for medalist with a two over par 72 Harry Todd of Dallas the 1941 Western amateur runner up announced he would not compete in the invitational this year He gave no reason.
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Colorado Springs
Colc
Dee Replogle
Stanford
Oklahoma City
Harry Todd
Dallas
Kids Nearly Break Up War Game Of New York's Soldiers
In Albany on August 5 the first battalion of New York guard’s first regiment practiced a dawn drill in Washington Park with unloaded rifles shotguns and pistols. Children crowded the parade area shouting warnings and cheering as troops moved between trees and a pavilion while police tried to steer the crowd. The drill ended with guardsmen wading through youngsters to surround the pavilion amid greetings and playful interference.
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Albany
N. Y
New York Guard
Washington Park
Schenectay
Arthur H. Morris
G’wan
Stevenson Ready To Take Governor's Office In Texas
The sun-tanned ranchman Coke R. Stevenson was sworn in as lieutenant governor and will be inaugurated as Texas governor on Friday. He succeeds W. Lee O'Daniel, who moved to the U. S. Senate yesterday. Stevenson, 53, has twice been speaker of the Texas House and has served as lieutenant governor since 1939.
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Austin
Tex
Coke R. Stevenson
W. Lee O’daniel
U. S. Senate
Stevenson
Texas House of Representatives
Baseball and boxing notes from coast to coast
Billy Conn and his wife left Hollywood for Pittsburgh yesterday amid showbiz chatter. Bob Olin the ex light heavy champion earns more selling liquor than boxing. Fox Griffith criticizes Minneapolis for letting the Giants nab Babe Barns. Gertrude Ederle marks 15 years since swimming the English Channel in San Juan Puerto Rico. Horace Stoneham accepts Bill Terry can stay with the Giants as long as desired.
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New York
Special News Service
Billy Conn
Hollywood
Pittsburgh
Billy
Bob Olin
Fox Clark Griffith
Minneapolis
Giants
Babe Barna
San Juan
Puerto Rico
Gertrude Ederle
Horace Stoneham
Bill Terry
Bill
Pirates Rise as Hottest NL Club Says Guest Star
Today's Guest Star Wirt Gammon of the Chattanooga Times notes Frankie Frisch's Pirates have transformed from a comfortable seventh to the hottest team in the National League, driven by the magic of the V. Six weeks ago they were struggling but now surge with winning form and fanfare.
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Wirt Gammon
Chattanooga Times
Pittsburgh Pirates
Frankie Frisch
New Gashouse
Grape rumors mix gambling, baseball, and Derby bets
The grapevine claims Saratoga gambling dens ignore state warnings while Giants and Yankees plan game broadcasts next season. Prospects for 1950 Derby include Soldier Song, a Man o' War offspring. Cincinnati hosts a race tomorrow night with Cleveland Brown facing Sonny Brents. Teddy Margolis promotes event.
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Giants
Yankees
Cincinnati
Cleveland Brown
Sonny Brents
Teddy Margolis
The Cards Could Win the Pennant in Cards Lingo
Britt Jessup bets on the Cardinals to win the pennant race, arguing the Brooks will not topple them as the deck is stacked in favor of St. Louis.
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Brooks
Cardinals
Britt Jessup
Germans push near Kiev amid renewed Russian resistance
German high command reports a widening breakthrough 60 miles southeast of Smolensk and claims encirclement and annihilation of Red Army units in Ukraine defending Kiev. The dispatch cites a new southeast offensive near Smolensk, near complete Baltic occupation, and a damaging rail attack on Soviet troop withdrawals. Moscow reports heavy air raids with limited losses.
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Ukraine
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Dnepropetrovsk
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Korosten
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Uzh
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Kholm
Mili
Berlin
Adolf Hitler
Moscow
Baltic States
Estonia
Tapa
Tallinn
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High Command
Nazis Press Supreme Effort In Key Russo Nazi War
Dewitt MacKenzie notes intensified German offensive over 24 hours, with heavy reinforcements around Kiev and deep thrusts north of Smolensk. He argues Hitler seeks destruction of Red forces rather than quick territorial gains, while Soviet resilience and potential fresh Red reserves suggest the war may not end with a rout even if fronts shift.
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Associated Press
Red Front
Kiev
Russia
Black Sea
Smolensk
Moscow
Kholm
Berlin
Hitler
Stalin
County Bids Sought to Paint Courthouse and Jail Exteriors
Chaves county commissioners invite bids by August 29 1941 to paint all outside woodwork and metal and varnish doors of the courthouse and jail. Advertisement for Golden Bantam sweet corn from Andersons Wardens.
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Chaves County
Pogquist on world tour aims for capitals and royal meetings
Pogquist, 27, a noted aerial hitchhiker, plans a trek from Santa Fe to Nassau to London to meet the Duke and Duchess of Windsor and royalty, delivering messages to the Library of Congress. She claims 1700 flights over 87,000 miles since 1936, began touring capitals in 1939, and has been seen at Hotel Norton before heading toward the air port.
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Hotel Norton
Miles
Lloyd Miles
Pogwist
Library of Congress
Santa Fe
Nassau
Bahama Islands
Duke and Duchess of Windsor
London
King George
Queen Elizabeth
San Diego
Calif
el Paso
Austin
Texas
California Tennis Teen Emerges As Dark Horse Threat
New York August 5 Earl Cochell a 19 year old Los Angeles redhead has risen as a surprise contender in the eastern grass court championships after two straight set wins advancing to the third round He defeated former South American champion Francisco Segura in straight sets 7 5 6 1 completing the last match of the first and some second rounds amid strong California expectations in the ongoing event
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N. Y
California
Earl Cochell
Los Angeles
Earl
Bobby Riggs
Don McNeill
Frankie Kovacs
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
Camp Life Of The New Soldiers All American Selectee
Camp Callan California reports Private Clifford E Withdraw entered the army by a roundabout route. Draft registration in Cedar Rapids Iowa questionnaires in Gallup New Mexico physical in Atlanta Georgia notice Northampton Massachusetts induction Fort Benjamin Harrison Indiana and post in California lead some soldiers to call him the all American selectee.
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Associated Press
Camp
Callan
Calif
Clifford E. Withdraw
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Gallup
N. M
Atlanta
Northampton
Mass
Springboro
Ohio
Fort Benjamin Harrison
Ind
California
Fort Bliss Coast Artillery Column Interlude
Soldiers on a truck joke breaks tense mood at Fort Bliss as a cheerful voice asks has the cat got your tongue. At Fort Jackson mock warfare shows how a non combat unit uses smoke pots and tear gas to disable three tanks and capture crews.
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Fort Bliss
Tex
63Rd Coast Artillery
Fort Jackson
S. C
105Th Ordnance Company
Carter Reeves
Tank No. 1
Ordnance Boys
Modern Athletic Records Are Better Than Grandpa's
In New Orleans on August 5, Lawrence di Benedetto of the A A U notes that five world records and two American marks were set or tied in 15 events from 1941, listing vaults, discus, hurdles and sprints while poking fun at past champions. He recalls 1876 national champions and mocks their times, including a pole vaulter reaching 9 feet 7 inches.
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New Orleans
Lawrence di Benedetto
A. A
Cornelius Warmerdam
Hegan
Archie Harris
Indiana
Les Steers
Grover Klemmer
Fred Walcott
al Blazis
Bob Peoples
Southern Cal
Bennie
Grandpa
F.C. Sporta
Edward Merritt
H. Lambe
Toronto
G. McNichol
A. C
Fights Last Night By The Associated Press
Newark and Chicago boxing results report Lew Jenkins of Sweetwater Texas stopping Joey Zodda of New York. Buddy Walker of Columbus Ohio outpoints Johnny Shkor of Baltimore. Roscoe Tales of Syracuse New York outpoints Patsy Perroni of Detroit. Billy Seward of Ingomar Montana outpoints Annu zio Ferraro of Chicago. Leonard Bennett of Chicago outpoints Tommy Cross of Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Newark
Lew Jenkins
Sweetwater
Texas
Joey Zodda
New York
Baltimore
Buddy Walker
Columbus
Ohio
Johnny Shkor
Umpire Eddie Lipton Resigns After Bisbee Game
Umpire Eddie Lipton of the Arizona-Texas League resigns after Albuerqueque’s 12 to 11 victory in Bisbee. Lipton left the field with a police escort and will be replaced by Wes Batteree of Bisbee, former manager of the Coastal Plains League Tarboro club.
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Ariz
Eddie Lipton
Albunqueraque
Lipton
Wes Batterree
Bisbell
Tarboro
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