Yankees Stand 14 Games Up as Indians Struggle Behind
The New York Yankees lead the American League by 14 games over the Boston Red Sox and 15 1/2 over the Chicago White Sox as Cleveland Indians sit seven back after a rough stretch. Bob Felter aims for his 20th win in New York while Brooklyn drops an 8-3 decision to Pittsburgh, narrowing the Dodgers’ first place margin to one game.
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Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Yanks
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National League Action
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Pittsburgh Pirates
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Brooklyn
Elbie Fletcher
Vince DiMaggio
Ken Heintzelman
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cardinals
Weather forecast overview for four states
New Mexico shows scattered after noon and evening thundershowers today and Wednesday with little temperature change. Colorado remains generally fair through tonight and Wednesday with little change. Arizona expected to be fair this afternoon tonight and Wednesday except for widely scattered thundershowers near the New Mexico border with little temperature change. West Texas will be partly cloudy this afternoon tonight and Wednesday with scattered thundershowers in the southwest portion.
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West Texas
JT Forgot to Drive Stirs Seattle Golfers
In Seattle on July 22 a foursome teed off and sent golfers into the rough chasing drives. Three recovered quickly, but Paul Stoeffel lingered, searching until he found his ball still on a tee, prompting the quip JT forgot to drive.
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Seattle
Paul Stoeffel
Yesterday's Baseball Scores Reported NL Pittsburgh 8 Brooklyn 3
National League action shows Pittsburgh defeated Brooklyn 8 to 3 in the lone scheduled game. Pittsburgh secured the win with strong hitting and solid pitching, improving their standings as Brooklyn fell behind.
Baseball scores from American Association games
The day’s results include Indianapolis 2 over Kansas City 1, Milwaukee 17 over Louisville 8, Toledo 6 over St. Paul 5, with Columbus at Minneapolis rained out.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus-Minneapolis
Texas League scores report
Houston defeats Oklahoma City 9 to 1 while Dallas wins 7 to Beaumont 5 Fort Worth falls 4 to Shreveport 7 and Tulsa loses 4 to San Antonio 3 in the baseball slate from the Texas League.
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Oklahoma City
Dallas
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Tulsa
San Antonio
Southern Association Standings Snapshot
Birmingham leads 3 3 in the Southern Association with Little Rock at 2 and New Orleans at 3 5. Memphis sits 1 3, Atlanta 3, Knoxville 2, Nashville 5, Chattanooga 3, reflecting a mixed set of results across teams.
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Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Atlanta
Knoxville
Nashville
Chattanooga
West Texas-New Mexico Burger 14 Lamesa 3 score roundup
Weathered scores from the West Texas New Mexico league show Pampa 3, Big Spring 2. Clovis 5 over Lubbock 4. Wichita Falls at Amarillo postponed due to rain.
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West Texas-New Mexico
Major League Leaders Summary of 193x Batting and Pitching
Major League leaders list top performers by stat. Reiser leads with .338 batting average for Brooklyn. Moore of St. Louis has 69 runs, Nicholson of Chicago 66 RBIs, Slaughter of St. Louis with 110 hits and 8 triples, Dallesandro of Chicago 26 doubles, Ott of New York 18 home runs, Frey of Cincinnati more than 0 stolen bases. Pitcher Riddle of Cincinnati leads with 11 wins and 0 losses in a 10+ decision set.
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Reiser
Brooklyn
Moore
St. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Slaughter
Dallesandro
Ott
New York
Frey
Cincinnati
Hobbs Golf Meet Promises $500 In Prizes In 194? Tourney
Officials of the Hobbs Country Club announce an annual invitation golf tournament set for August 15 to 17 in Hobbs New Mexico. Amateur swingers from the southwest may enter for a $3 fee with $500 in prizes. Qualifying rounds run August 10 to 15, with medalists decided August 15.
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Hobbs Country Club Today
Higbe's possible surgery dampens Dodgers hope
In New York on July 22, baseball notes warn Kirby Higbe may need an operation which could end Dodgers flag chances. Other lines recount Ohio State amateur golf discrimination cries and Bears All Star ticket sales at 4.40 each. Detroit reports a Tigers payment of 51000 to Dick Wakefield's mother with $21000 allegedly diverted by relatives. Bettina and Burman fight at Ebbets Field with Burman favored.
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Special News Service
Brooklyn
Kirby Higbe
Dodgers
Chicago Bears
Detroit
Tigers
Dick Wakefield
Samuel
Melio Bettina
Red Burman
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Burman
Billy Conn Ties and Belts Shine in Style Quest
Billy Conn shows off an array of 300 neckties as he pursues a larger goal. He aims to rival Joe Louis in belts and socks, reflecting a playful take on boxing fame and personal flair from Lake Charles press coverage.
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Elliott Chaze
Lake Charles
Billy Conn
Joe Louis
Fritzie Zivic Drives Yet Another New Car
The welterweight champion since last October has bought his seventh car, prompting questions why many prize fighters end up broke. The column notes surviving 1933 Giants Huck Hubbell Ott and Moore, Arcaro suspended, Woolf pressed to ride Whirlaway in Arlington classic, Snead rising as St Paul Open favorite, and Patty Berg winning two strokes off men’s par at Minneapolis aquatic celebration.
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Fritzie Zivic
Hubbell
Schumacher
Ott
Joe Jo Moore
Eddie Arcaro
Ben Jones
George Woolf
Whirlaway
Sammy Snead
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Czech tennis star Ladislav Hecht files first naturalization
The V Department reports Ladislav Hecht the Czech tennis star who arrived as Germany moved into Czechoslovakia has taken out his initial naturalization papers. Hecht can now say to Hitler with Hecht.
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V” Department
Ladislav Hecht
Ladislav
Hecht
Hitler
Yanks urged to switch DiMaggio jersey number
Sports editor J Ed Wray of the St. Louis Post-Dispatch suggests changing Joe DiMaggio's number from 5 to 96. Tony Zale, the middleweight champion, seeks a bout within a month. Mike Jacobs will not attend the fight or event here.
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J. Ed Wray
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Yanks
Joe DiMaggio
Tony Zale
Mike Jacobs
Prospectus of a shifting baseball era and figures
Shooting wire today to Eddie Brannick secretary of the Giants who is celebrating his birth anniversary. The year Ty Cobb hit .420 for Detroit he reported to the club only five days before the season opened. Charlie Ruffing of the Yankees is thinking of selling his California home and moving back to Illinois.
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Ty Cobb
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Yankees
California
Millionaire Norman Perry Skips Indians Home Stand Games
Observation Ward Norman Perry owner of the Indianapolis Indians was so disgusted with his ball club he did not attend any games during the team’s recent home stand.
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Observation Ward
Norman Perry
Indianapolis Indians
Flatbush Program Opposes Third Term for McKechnie
The Flatbush program declares no third term for Bill McKechnie. Supporters and opponents weigh in as the political issue gains attention in local debates and candidate discussions across the borough.
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Flatbush
Bill McKechnie
North and South All Star Game Set in Lubbock
North and South squads clash in the West Texas New Mexico League all star game at Lubbock with southpaw starters. Joe Tate plans Raymond Lucas to pitch for the South while Grover Seitz weighs Bill Garland against John McPartland for the North. Fans chose the teams. each side has one win in the series.
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Tex
Joe Tate
Big Spring
Raymond Lucas
Wichita Falls
Grover Seitz
Clovis
Bill Garland
Berger
John McPartland
Pampa
Amarillo
Harmon Leads In All Star Vote For football stars
Chicago July 22 The weekend brought many votes for Michigan star Tom Harmon leading the nationwide all star poll with 274,552 votes at halfback. George Franck Minnesota 269,836 Bill McGannon Notre Dame 267,144 follow him as fans prepare an all star squad to face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field August 28 in the eighth Leaders at other positions are listed with top vote totals for end tackle guard center quarterback and fullback from Purdue Indiana Cornell Georgetown Rockhurst Warrensburg Teachers Washington Michigan Notre Dame Illinois Wesleyan.
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Michigan
Tommy Harmon
Harmon
George Franck
Minnesota
Bill McGannon
Notre Dame
Chicago Bears
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Rankin
Purdue
Rucinski
Indiana
Drakos
Cornell
Foran
Mucha
Washington
Evashevski
Schulte
Rockhurst
Piepul
Morrow
Illinois Wesleyan
Fights Last Night Report From Major Cities
The Associated Press reports boxing results with Ray Robinson defeating Sammy Angott in Philadelphia by decision. In Louisville, Corp. Mike Raffa stopped Jimmy Maddox in a knockout. New York saw Yussel Goldstein stop Bill McDowell after five rounds.
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Ray Robinson
New York
Sammy Angott
Louisville
Corp
Mike Raffa
Fort Knox
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Maddox
Oklahoma City
Yussel Goldstein
Bill McDowell
Dallas
Texas
Scouts Ready For Aluminum Drive In Roswell
Roswell Scouts prepare for a nationwide aluminum collection for national defense. Twenty four Scouts will collect next Thursday July 24 reporting by 9 am with items left on porches. A Defense Day program follows at 11 30 am in front of the courthouse with Major James R. Kelly as speaker.
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Roswell
James R. Kelly
Boy Scout
First National Bank
Riggs Seabright Title Hope Aimed At National Crown
Bobby Riggs sees the Seabright singles winner moving on to the Forest Hills National title. He aims to win Seabright for a fourth time, with Kovacs and Parker close behind among seeds. Riggs upset Moorhead in the first round while McNeill Parker Kovacs lead the men’s field, and several byes move others into today’s action. Women’s seeds Palfrey Cooke Jacobs Bundy Wolfenden also won openers.
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Bobby Riggs
Forest Hills
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Bobby
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Bill Johnston
Kovacs
Frankie Parker
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J. Ipshur Moorhead
Rumson
Larry Dee
Ed Amark
Henry Batter
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Helen Jacobs
Dorothy May Bundy
Virginia Wolfenden
Mexico eyes questionnaire on foreign trade
Mexico City reports the federal census bureau is studying a project requiring foreigners exporting to Mexico to fill out a general trade questionnaire. The measure aims to provide the government with valuable statistics on Mexico's foreign commerce.
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Mexico City
Federal Census Bureau
Mexico
Scout posters to spread word on war defense drive
On Wednesday Boy Scouts will distribute 3000 posters around town to call attention to the collection on Thursday. The eastern New Mexico group has just placed 300 large Defense Bond posters, 40 in business firms and public offices in Roswell.
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Roswell
Robinson Beats Angott in Non Title Lightweight Bout
Ray Robinson, dubbed the lightweight division’s “clean up hitter,” defeated Sammy Angott in a 10 round non-title bout at Shibe Park before 14,500 fans. Robinson won seven rounds on the scorecard, flooring Angott twice with a crisp, clean performance. The ahead-of-his-time prospect now looks toward a possible test against Dave Day in mid September, as Lew Jenkins holds the official title with an October 3 bout in Madison Square Garden to resolve the division’s tangled status.
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Ray Robinson
Harlem
Skinny Sky-Rocket
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Davey Day
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Sammy Angott
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Lew Jenkins
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NBA
Lou Ambers
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Taylor
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Room for Four More Scouts At Six Day Camp
Four more Boy Scouts can join a six day exploration trip at Philturn Rocky Mountain Scout camp in Cimarron New Mexico from August 4 to 9. P V Thorson says twelve eastern New Mexico scouts have signed up and sixteen can be accommodated. Roswell participants include Don Chappell Bob Sams on and Playford Thorson. Only 15 year old or older First Class rank boys may go. Cost is 14 dollars covering transport meals and all expenses. Lawrence Bullard ro Roswell directs with Ormand Loving of Artesia as assistant.
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Rocky Mountain
Cimarron
N. M
P. V. Thorson
New Mexico
Roswell
Don Chappell
Bob Samson
Playford Thorson
Lawrence Bullard
Ormand Loving
Artesia
Big Pebble tops Gold Cup as Hollywood summer meets eyes fall purses
Hollywood racing notes Circle M Ranch hopes eastward cash while Midland follows with 128 pounds in the Sunset handicap at 1 5/8 miles. Paperboy carries 101 after losing by a neck to Big Pebble in the Gold Cup, which was 1 1/4 miles, as Midand ships in from Hollywood Park plans for late summer and fall races near New York and Boston.
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Midand
Paperboy
Hollywood Park
Big Pebble
Circle M. Ranch
New York
Boston
Midland
Hollywood
Otero Civilian Defense Forms Forest Fire Plan
Sheriff Tony Trujillo in Alamogordo outlines a county civilian defense structure for forest fires. A 50 deputy nucleus will be selected with an advisory committee including forest service and border patrol. Two districts under rangers with 7 lookouts each and 25 emergency volunteers per ranger will support fire fighting.
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N. M
Otero County
Tony Trujillo
Forest Service
Border Patrol
CCC
Lee Beall
Lincoln Forest
Gerald Champion
Tularosa
G. W. Linnenkohl
George Shipley
G. H. Grant
Oil Coordinator Deputy Takes Office In Dallas
Grady Vaughn, Dallas independent oil man, traveled to Washington to take the oath as deputy oil coordinator. He will aid Secretary Ickes and supervise oil matters for Texas New Mexico Arkansas Louisiana Mississippi and Alabama.
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Tex
X. Grady Vaughn
Washington
Ickes
National Oil Co
Vaughn
Texas
New Mexico
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
Alabama
Woolf to Ride Whirlaway in Arlington Classic
Chicago July 22 George Woolf among top riders will ride Warren Wright speed demon Whirlaway in the Arlington classic for three year olds. Eddie Arcaro suspended in the east replaces by Woolf. Five-horse field includes Attention Our Boots Bushwhacker Blue Pair. Whirlaway is heavy favorite though may widen on turns.
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Chicago
George Woolf
Woolf
Warren Wright
Whirlaway
Eddie Arcaro
Arcaro
Wright
Final Session of Camp Wehinahpay August 25 to 30
The Boy Scout camp at Camp Wehinahpay in the Sacramento Mountains near Weed New Mexico will hold its final session of the summer from August 25 to 30. One hundred eastern New Mexico Scouts can be accommodated and enrollment is expected to fill. Four sessions were held in June with a total attendance of 162. Preferences will be given to June nonattendees. Other areas and a Clovis 4-H group used the camp in July. Water camps run at Sitting Bull Falls near Carlsbad and Metropolitan Park in Tucumcari with a possible session at Lake Van Dexter if demand exists.
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Sacramento Mountains
Weed
N. M
Sitting Bull Falls
Carlsbad
Metropolitan Park
Tucumcari
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