White Sox emerge as contenders in crowded AL race
In Philadelphia Jimmy Dykes leads the Chicago White Sox to a 3-2 win over Boston, edging closer to a top division finish as AL rivals stumble. Bill Dietrich earned the win with five hits allowed, while Larry Rosenthal delivered an eighth-inning run-producing double. In the NL, Pittsburgh and New York surged as Philadelphia faltered, Sewell and Bowman combining for double-header wins and Giants climbing into a tie for third.
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Yesterday's Results Postponed Games Amid Rain Delay
Baseball results show American St. Louis at New York postponed due to rain. Cleveland at Philadelphia also postponed while Detroit at Washington faced wet grounds delaying play.
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National League Scores Reported For Boston Chicago New York St Louis
Baseball results show Boston defeated Chicago 8 to 3 and New York beat St Louis 5 to 2. Brooklyn’s game at Cincinnati was postponed by rain. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh drew 0 to 2 and 5 to 5 respectively.
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Arizona Texas League Bisbee Defeats Tucson 8 to 4
In the Arizona-Texas League game Bisbee beat Tucson 8 to 4. El Paso lost to Albuquerque 5 to 1.
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Buffalo tops Montreal 2 1 in IL action
International League game reports Buffalo defeating Montreal 2 to 1. Several scheduled matches including Toronto Rochester Jersey City Newark and Baltimore Syracuse postponed.
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Baseball scorecard shows Kansas City edges Columbus 5 4
American Association game results list Kansas City defeating Columbus 5 to 4. Milwaukee to Toledo game postponed. Indianapolis to Minneapolis postponed. Louisville to St Paul postponed.
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Texas League Scores With Multiple Close Battles
Oklahoma City edged Fort Worth 7 to 6 while Houston beat Shreveport 2 to 1. Beaumont won 2 to 1 over San Antonio and Dallas defeated Tulsa 9 to 5.
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Pacific Coast League Scores Snapshot
In the Pacific Coast League results, San Diego defeated Seattle 6 to 4, Sacramento led 7 to 0 over Portland, Los Angeles beat Oakland 3 to 1, and Hollywood routed San Francisco 19 to 3.
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Southern Association Scores Tie Nashville and Knoxville
The Southern Association results show New Orleans 7 Chattanooga 1 in New Orleans, Memphis 8 1 over Birmingham 2, Atlanta 7 3 over Knoxville 15 8, Little Rock 4 6 against, with Nashville and others posting scores in a busy slate.
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Baseball Standings: Nati and Brooklyn Rained Out
The latest standings note a rainout affecting the Cincinnati and Brooklyn teams. No games were played, with schedules disrupted and standings unchanged pending rescheduled action.
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City Bowling Association Formed in Roswell
The Major League joined the City Bowling Association as its first league, with officers elected John Halter president C D Swaim vice president and Walter Sullens secretary and treasurer A constitution is being drafted to affiliate with the ABC and fall bowling begins at Berkey Alleys Tuesday Lloyd Taylor rolled a 246 high score in a local quartet including Earl Ellis and Billy Wilson A possible 6 game series between Purity Bakery and Montgomery Ward looms as a potential league finish and playoff.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Rowell leads Boston with a .328 average while Walker tops Brooklyn at .321. Mize of St. Louis drives in 100 runs, F. McCormick and Mize share 100 RBIs, and F. McCormick leads hits with 152. Rizzo and Mize pace homers, Reese and Moore steal bases, while Fitzsimmons of Brooklyn goes 13-2 and Sewell 12-? for the pitchers.
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American League Batting and Leaders Summary
Baseball leaders listed include Radcliff of St. Louis with 353, Williams of Boston 110 runs and 345 batting, Greenberg of Detroit 108 RBI, Foxx of Boston 105 RBI and 34 home runs, Cramer of Boston 167 hits, McCosky of Detroit 163 hits and 16 triples, Finney of Boston and Keller of New York 13 triples, DiMaggio of New York 27 home runs.
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Pro Golf Tourney Narrowed Today To 16 Players
Hershey Pa August 29 1940 field narrows to 16 for the PGA Championship after 72 holes at Hershey Country Club. Notables advancing include Ralph Guldahl Walter Hagen Gene Sarazen and Henry Picard who faces Sarazen next. Other matches pair Jim Hines Sam Snead Ben Hogan Ed Dudley and Byron Nelson with two newcomers Art Clarke and Eddie Kirk entering the round.
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Cavemen Start Gridiron Workouts In Two Daily Sessions
Carlsbad high school Cavemen football begin first week of practice under Coach Bob Cox with 26 players in uniform and more expected. Captain Sammie Tschappler leads a group of hopefuls as 7:30 to 9:30 morning drills and 5 to 7 afternoon practices run, with season opener looming next week and a 1940 squad to form.
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Sleepers loom as Kern’s WVU faces big gate test
New York reports many college teams chase key 10,000 dollar gate. Des Moines seeks big guarantee as Arturo Godoy cancels bout with Lee Savold. Northwest prep coaches watch Redskins in Seattle. Scaizo Perrin draws 9,957 crowds and a 15,446 gate. Jack Dempsey’s Round By Round slated for Sept 16.
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Duke City players to get promotion next season
Six Albuquerque Cardinals players will move up next season after a St. Louis Cardinals call. President H. Louis Hahn announced the two-year veterans will skip the fall draft and seek a tryout in a higher classification league than the class C Arizona-Texas circuit. Names include Glasby Glasby, Hijort, Curtis, Adams, Gardner, and French with diverse West Coast origins.
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Dodgers and Giants Farm Team Highlight Exhibition
Brooklyn Dodgers owner Dan Topping recently wed Sonja Henie in a noted pairing with Jersey City Giants, the farm club for the New York Giants, as a special exhibition matchup is promoted this week.
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Dodgers Run Nutley Baseball School With Joe E Brown
New York P M Tom Meany reports Joe E Brown is exercising at the Dodgers baseball school in Nutley New Jersey. The item describes a baseball school run by the Dodgers and highlights Joe E Brown's association with Nutley NJ.
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Milwaukee trip for middleweight title holder Ken Overlin
Ken Overlin journeys to Milwaukee with his half of the middleweight title to visit the city’s athletic club. Frank Hood, Rockhurst College coach, placed third in the all star coaches poll but will not attend Chicago tonight. Newly married, he plans to use the prize money to furnish his home.
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