Dodgers Lead Cardinals By Three Points In Pennant Race
In a tense National League battle, the Brooklyn Dodgers and St Louis Cardinals split a trio of games to keep Brooklyn ahead by three percentage points. Dodgers beat Braves 14 4 and 4 0 as Cards toppled Pittsburgh 3 2 and 10 safeties. Cubs lost to Reds. Yankees win two as AL lead grows.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Braves
Cards
Pittsburgh
Dick Errickson
Ducky Medwick
Frederick Fitzsimmons
St. Louis
Ernie White
Terry Moore
Mort Cooper
Chicago Cubs
Charley Root
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
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Phillies
St Johnson
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Yanks
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland
Indians
Ted Lyons
Thornton Lee
Chicago White Sox
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Washington Senators
Alejandro Carasquel
Buck Newsom
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St. Louis Browns
Schoolboy Rowe
Miner Crushed to Death in Carlsbad Mine
In Carlsbad New Mexico on August 11 1930s era report Carl Tustco a 32 year old potash miner was crushed while working underground Saturday night authorities noted he was caught between two moving parts of a machine this fatal accident highlights dangers in subterranean mining operations.
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Carlsbad
N. M
Carl Tustco
Re-elected President Leads Chaves County Singers
C H James of Roswell was re elected president of the Chaves County Singing Convention at a Dexter meeting. Randell of Roswell became vice president, Lula Keith Hagerman secretary treasurer. District Four officers include T C Hennington Lovington president E M Green Tatum vice president and E C King Roswell secretary treasurer. A quartet from El Paso performed. bouquets were given to Mrs Rowdon and Grandma Carter. Cyrus McCormick of New Mexico named price executive in OPA and civilian supply.
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C. H. James
Roswell
Chaves County
Dexter
Randell
Lula Keith
Hagerman
Chaves
Eddy
Lea
T. C. Hennington
Lovington
E. M. Green
Tatum
E. C. King
el Paso
Frank Young
Rowdon
Grandma Carter
Major League Leaders Highlight New York Players
DiMaggio of New York tops multiple categories including runs 106, RBIs 105, and hits 162 while Kellner of Cleveland leads triples with 11. Ruffing of New York seals top pitching with 13 wins and a 4 loss mark. Williams of Boston hits .410. Case of Washington steals 18. Keller of New York causes DA.
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Williams
Boston
DiMaggio
New York
Kellner
Cleveland
Keller
Batting and pitching leaders listed in end of season stats
Seasonal baseball leaders include Hopp of St. Louis with 342 runs, Hack of Chicago 78 RBIs, Mize of St. Louis 83 RBIs, Slaughter of St. Louis 132 hits, Reiser of Brooklyn 32 doubles, Hopp and Slaughter tying for 9 triples, Camilli of Brooklyn 41 home runs, Frey of Cincinnati with stolen bases, and Riddle of Cincinnati 12 wins 2 losses in pitching.
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Hopp
St. Louis
Hack
Chicago
Mize
Slaughter
Reiser
Brooklyn
Camilli
Widsom to Face Charges in Bosque County Slaying
Assistant district attorney James C. Enloe said he would file charges today against W. H. Widsom, a 40-year-old rancher, in the slaying of Pablo Padilla, 27, found shot near Padilla's Bosquecito ranch south of Socorro. Sheriff Lawrence Murray reported the suspect surrendered after the body was discovered. Enloe tied the shooting to an old grazing rights quarrel.
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Socorro
N. M
James C. Enloe
W. H. Widsom
Pablo Padilla
Bosquecito
Here
Lawrence Murray
Widsom
Padilla
Enloe
Chlorine fumes sickened dozens at Jersey plant incident
At least 50 people were affected by chlorine gas escaping from a broken railroad tank car feed pipe at a napthalene factory in Kearny New Jersey. Fumes spread over three quarters of a mile and wounded spectators at the Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock company plant. Max Liebman is shown being helped into a hospital.
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Kearny
N. J
Federal Shipbuilding and Drydock Company
Max Liebman
Center
Week End Sports Results Across Tennis Golf and Swimming
Kovacs wins Eastern grass court title over Sabin 7-5 6-4 6-2 Betz beats Palfrey Cooke 2-6 8-6 7-5 in women’s final Nakama sets American 800m record 10 06.2 Balmores wins 300m medley in 3 56.9 Poulton takes skeet title Snead captures Canadian Open golf crown Patty defeats Seixas in junior nationals Amphitheatre wins Saratoga special. Payson’s horse beats Shut Out by three lengths
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Rye
N. Y
Frank Kovacs
Wayne Sabin
Pauline Betz
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
ST. Louis
Kiyoshi Nakama
Jose Balmores
Indianapolis
C. H. Poulton
San Antonio
Toronto
Sam Snead
Culver
Ind
Budge Patty
Hollywood
Calif
Victor Seixas
Philadelphia
Bobby Falkenburg
Saratoga Springs
Charles Shipman Payson
Rutledge Resigns as Texas Wesleyan Assistant Coach
Furman (Red) Rutledge resigned today as assistant coach in all sports at Texas Wesleyan and left for Raton New Mexico where he will coach at the high school. He was named assistant coach five days before graduating from Fort Worth school in 1938. At 23 he was among the youngest Texas college mentors and was all conference in football and a basketball star at TWC.
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Fort Worth
Furman
Rutledge
Texas Wesleyan
Raton
N. M
TWC
Texas
T.W.C
Buford Shoemakers Face Semi Final In Denver Tourney
Buford Georgia Shoemakers advance to a semi final with Au relia of Iowa in the Denver Post semi pro baseball tournament. With three teams left, the loser exits and the winner plays the Ethiopian Clowns for the title. if the Clowns lose, another game follows under two defeat elimination.
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Denver
Buford
Denver Post
Aurelia
Iowa
Miami
Fla
New Mexico Bean Growers Form Association Leader Elected
A constitution and by laws for the New Mexico Bean Growers Association are being drawn up for ratification by county groups. FB Casebolt of Torrance county was elected president at a Saturday organization meeting in Albuquerque. Other officers were named.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Dellinger Wins Vegas Open Tennis
Dale Dellinger of Albuquerque defends his Las Vegas Western Open singles title by beating Merle Ogle of Las Vegas 6-1 8-6 4-6 6-2 despite a shoulder injury. Dalton of Canyon, Texas retains women's crown with 6-2 6-2 over Mildred Anderson. Doubles crown goes to Bob Sapp and Jack Kelly.
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Las Vegas
N. M
Dale Dellinger
Albuquerque
Dellinger
Merle Ogle
Imogene Dalton
Cayon
Texas
Mildred Anderson
Bob Sapp
Jack Kelly
Albuquerque Air Base
Steve Vidal
Joe Lusk
Carlsbad
Jim Miller
Real Love Act Marriage of Kovacs and Wolfenden Revealed
California tennis stars Frank Kovacs and Virginia Wolfenden announced their marriage on July 14 in Indianapolis. The couple, photographed in Rye New York where both played in the grass court championships, are spotlighted in sports coverage of their union.
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Frank Kovacs
Virginia Wolfenden
California
Indianapolis
Rye
N. Y
Kraft Winner In Broadmoor Golf
John Kraft a Denver school teacher who plays golf for fun captured Broadmoor's invitation championship defeating L B Maytag of Colorado Springs 8 and 7 in the finals after going six under par for the 29 holes played Kraft claimed the title in Colorado Springs Colorado.
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Colorado
Springs
Colo
John Kraft
Denver
Broadmoor
Kraft
L. B
Bud) Maytag
Colorado Springs
Skeet Shooters Set 11 New Records in Nationals
In Indianapolis on August 11, eleven new skeet records were set as the seventh annual national championships concluded. C H Poulton of San Antonio won the all gauge 250 target title with 250 straight after a 175 target shootoff against Alex Kerr of Beverly Hills who led Kerr to the all around title with 543 of 550. Mrs M L Smythe of Aurora led the women in multiple events, while Kerr also captained the mixed team victory with Dorothy Orr of New York.
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Indianapolis
C. H. Poulton
San Antonio
Tex
Alex Kerr
Beverly Hills
Calif
Smythe
Upton News and Texas football talk mix in briefs
New York reports nickname for Camp Upton team the senior Dodgers as Upton News editor Leo Waldman covers hot ball club. Frank Leahy stresses material value at Texas coaches meeting while all stars eye Texas A&M and Rice. Golf rules allow players to stop play for lightning danger without a committee signal.
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New York
Special News Service
Upton Nooz
Camp Upton
Leo Waldman
N. Y
Tribune
Upton
Frank Leahy
Texas High School Football Coaches Association
Association
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Recap in AL and NL
Baseball scores from yesterday show American League games with New York 11 over 4 and Philadelphia 2 over Chicago 5 2, Cleveland 2 over 1, Washington 6 over 8, Boston 7 over 2, plus St. Louis 7 and Detroit 3. Teams and results listed without further context.
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Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Washington
Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Bobo Newsom quips on his pitching and secrets
Louisville Times columnist B M Atkinson Jr notes Bobo Newsom jokes that his left hand should not know what his right hand is doing revealing a playful take on the pitcher. The piece blends sport humor with managers and fans in the era.
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B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville
Bobo Newsom
Busy Man's Newspaper Highlights Bill Gallon and More
Harness fans should note Bill Gallon the Hambletonian winner may race older rivals as his owner laps three year old engagements. Horace Stoneham faces team changes while Bill Terry remains manager. Eleanor Tennant and Alice Marble seek a sponsor for a tennis radio program. Lou Nova’s potential successor to Joe Louis is discussed after Nova held the National AAU title.
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Bill Gallon
Horace Stoneham
Bill Terry
Horace
Bill
Alice Marble
Eleanor Tennant
Eleanor
Alice
Lou Nova
Joe Louis
Joe
Baseball Scores From National League Games
National League results include Boston 4 Brooklyn 0 and Brooklyn 14 Philadelphia 4. Pittsburgh 2 St Louis 3 and St Louis 4 Philadelphia 4. New York 5 Cincinnati 3 and Chicago 1.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Arizona Texas League scores recap for Bisbee Tucson Albuquerque El Paso
In a league roundup, Bisbee lost 1-2 while Tucson won 6-3. Albuquerque posted a 3 run effort, and El Paso dominated with a 15 run output.
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Bisbee
Tucson
Albuquerque
el Paso
West Texas and New Mexico High School Scores Report
Wichita Falls 5, Pampa 2. Amarillo 9-2, Big Spring 3-3. Clovis 7-5. Lamesa 3-0. Borger 8-10, Lubbock 4-9.
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West Texas
New Mexico
Wichita Falls
Pampa
Amarillo
Big Spring
Clovis
Lamesa
Borger
Lubbock
Baseball Scores From International League May Games
International League results show Rochester 4 Rochester 7, Jersey City 3-8 in the second 8 innings, Newark 8-2 over Syracuse 6-1, Montreal 5-7, Toronto 4-6 in the second 10 innings, Buffalo 7-4 defeating Baltimore 0-1.
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Rochester
Jersey City
Newark
Syracuse
Montreal
Toronto
Buffalo
Baltimore
Baseball scores from the American Association games
Results show Columbus 4 Milwaukee 2 in ten innings first game. St Paul 3 Indianapolis 0 in ten. Kansas City 7 Toledo 5. Louisville 4 Minneapolis 1 in second ten. Omaha or others not listed.
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American Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Pacific Coast League scores and results summary
In a busy day of Pacific Coast League play, San Diego topped San Francisco 3-1 while Hollywood fell 10-9 and Portland lost 8-7. Seattle beat Oakland 11-4 and Sacramento won 7-2 against Los Angeles, with several games noted in the second 8 innings.
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San Diego
San Francisco
Hollywood
Portland
Seattle
Oakland
Sacramento
Los Angeles
Dodgers to host night for Red Barber broadcaster
The Dodgers plan a Wednesday night in honor of Red Barber who calls their games. Paul Brown the Ohio State coach has enrolled in Northwestern’s football coaching school where Fritz Crisler of Michigan is a professor. Brown aims to learn how to beat Michigan.
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Dodgers
Red Barber
Paul Brown
Ohio State
Northwestern
Michigan
Fritz Crisler
Brown
Hero Dept Brooklyn Slogans Wyatt Motto
A Brooklyn unit promotes a slogan stating prefer Wyatt to the presidency. The phrase signals a campaign style or internal morale message tied to a figure named Wyatt. Further context about the department or its broader goals is not provided.
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Hero Dept
Brooklyn
Wyatt
Miles and Chavez At C. of C. Meet
SILVER CITY New Mexico August 11 A program to attract tourists to the southwest and northern Mexico dominated the agenda of the Associated Southwestern Chambers of Commerce during the second session of its three day annual convention. Registration exceeded one hundred as more than 25 officers and directors from New Mexico Arizona West Texas and Chihuahua Mexico were anticipated to join. Speakers included Governor Miles of New Mexico Governor Chavez of Chihuahua and Marvin Harlan of the CAA formerly mayor of El Paso.
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Silver City
N. M
Mexico
Associated Southwestern Chambers of Commerce
New Mexico
Arizona
West Texas
Chihuahua
Miles
Chavez
Marvin Harlan
CAA
el Paso
Fifth death among American flyers observers in England
The war department in Washington disclosed the killing of First Lieutenant Laird W. Hendricks of Jacksonville, Florida. He was killed in the crash of an American plane in England, marking the fifth American observer and fighter who died serving with British forces.
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War Department
Washington
Laird W. Hendricks
Jacksonville
Fla
England
Texas League Scores Roundup From Results Day
Texas League action saw San Antonio topping Shreveport 2 to 1, Houston 14 beat Beaumont 4 to 1, Fort Worth defeated Oklahoma City 3 to 0, and Dallas beat Tulsa 7 to 2 securing multiple league outcomes.
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Shreveport
Houston
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Tulsa
Chavez Plans Senate Probe Of Navajo Livestock Reductions
Senator Dennis Chavez will join a senate sub committee on Indian affairs to inspect Navajo reservation conditions including tribesmen complaints about livestock reductions. He will also review the site of a planned army flying school near Roswell and opposes extending the selective service period, stating the U S is less at risk in Europe than a year ago.
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Roswell
N. M
Dennis Chavez
Senate
New Mexico
United States
New Mexico State College Officers Named
Bill Hass of Deming is named vice president and Alfred Triviz is listed as secretary for New Mexico State College. The announcement identifies Hass and Triviz in leadership roles within the college's officer roster.
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Bill _Hass
Deming
Alfred Triviz
New Mexico State College
High Bowling Scores At Berkey Lanes This Week
Art Allison led the men with 238 at Berkey Lanes, Cecil Turner 232 close behind, while Margie Baker topped the women with 205 and Pauline Crosse n followed with 171.
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Art Allison
Margie Baker
Berkey
Allison
Cecil Turner
Pauline Crossen
Yellowjackets Lose 8 5 To Pep In Roswell
Roswell Yellowjackets fall 8 to 5 at Pep after leading 3 2 in the fifth. Lefty Coors left with a sore arm as Goodwin and Grayson falter late. Keith and Rankin each have three hits for Roswell. four Artesia players tee up in Roswell lineup.
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Roswell
Yellowjackets
Pep
N. M
Lefty Coors
Goodwin
Grayson
Artesia
Carr
Rankin
Coors
Keith
H H. Keith
T. Lewis
H. Carr
B. Whitson
T. Wheeler
Cc. Grayson
C. Rankin
L. Coors
P. Cf
PEP AB
R H Clark
Hudwell
Onstett
Short
Swafford
Whitworth
Jackson
Clark
Moore
National defense bonds drive kicks off in New Mexico
Governor John Miles will address the executive committee at the start of the national defense savings stamps and bonds drive in New Mexico. Speakers include Frank C. Rand Jr. of Santa Fe and Gale F. Johnston, Washington field director, with portions of the program to be broadcast statewide.
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National Defense Savings
New Mexico
John Miles
Frank C. Rand, Jr
Santa Fe
Gale F. Johnston
Washington
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