Cardinals Rally To Beat Dodgers and Stretch pennant lead
The St Louis Cardinals display pitching depth and power with eight players hitting over .300 as they beat the Brooklyn Dodgers 6-4 to extend their lead in the NL pennant race. Lefty Ernie White earned his fifth win, while Pete Reiser homered for Brooklyn. Pirates drop to third after losing to the Braves in 10 innings as Cincinnati notes a 9-0 loss to the Giants. In the American League Washington defeats Cleveland 7-6 and Sam Chapman fuels the Athletics 111th inning 5-3 win over the White Sox to tighten the standings.
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Cardinal Town All Popped Up for Series
World Series fever grips St Louis as the Cardinals surge atop the National League with a 3 game edge over Brooklyn after a 6 to 4 win over the Dodgers. Fans recall 1939 near misses and predict a Yankees rematch with the club. Dizzy Dean also joins the hype predicting a Cardinals versus Yankees World Series.
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Three Drownings and Crossing Accident in New Mexico
Four youths died in separate incidents across New Mexico. In Santa Fe, Leo Jiron aged 16 and Louis Gonzales aged 18 drowned after stepping from a ledge into 12 feet of water at a Tesuque Indian reservation reservoir, another boy was rescued. Near Artesia Atoka, a railroad grade crossing accident killed Lee Lauderdale, 7, and his sister also perished.
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Yesterday's Baseball Scores Roundup Across Leagues
National League results include Brooklyn 4 St. Louis 6 and Philadelphia 8 3 with Chicago 4 5 and New York 0. American League highlights Detroit at New York rain and St. Louis at Boston rain. Numerous minor leagues show wins, ties, and postponed games across Tucson Bisbee El Paso to Oakland Seattle Sacramento Los Angeles and more.
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Major League Leaders Summary of 1940s Baseball Stats
Key league leaders include Williams of Boston with a .407 batting average and DiMaggio of New York leading in runs 91 and RBIs 90 as well as hits 146. Kellner Cleveland tops triples with 11. Keller of New York leads home runs with 26. Case Washington steals 37. Ruffing New York 123 pitches. Other leaders include Hack Chicago 74 runs and Nicholson Chicago 76 RBIs. Slaughter St. Louis 120 hits and 9 triples. Frey Cincinnati 12 stolen bases. Riddle Cincinnati 11-1 in pitching.
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Amonefi Leads Hawkins After First Nine Holes
Yesterday afternoon Ed Amonett and J. T. Hawkins contested the Country Club semi final. Amonett led Hawkins two up after nine holes. The winner advances to meet Nickle Nickson for the championship, with Sunday afternoon as a probable date for the final.
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Final Choice Made For Players In College All Stars
Chicago July 31 The Michigan duo Tommy Harmon and Forest Evashevski lead the 1940 College All Stars to face the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 28. Over 9 million votes cast with Harmon top vote getter and Evashevski second. The 70 man squad features Rankin Cornell Parnell Aggies Lio Georgetown O Boyle Tulane Mucha Washington Franck Minnesota Paskvan Wisconsin and Paskvan at fullback, with Evashevski at quarterback.
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Sleeping sickness hits horses in Bernalillo Valencia counties
ALBUQUERQUE July 31. Sleeping sickness among horses, once epidemic years ago, now infects a few horses in Bernalillo and Valencia counties. Sam McCue, secretary of the Cattle Sanitary Board, reports previously it caused deaths in Taos county. The outbreak spans several counties over six weeks. not yet epidemic, but measures are taken to prevent spread. Phone your classified to No. 11.
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Racing, boxing, and coaching headlines from July
Saratoga swells with visitors as Hollywood deter m ined deals surface with Twentieth Century Fox courting Billy Conn. Eddie Mead receives payoff from Fritzie Zivic. Frankie Frisch abandons golf for the Pirates. Dewey Fragetta books fighters for a worldwide tour, including Buddy Knox vs Bob Sykes in Little Rock. Shaughnessy and Bierman head Iowa coaching school Aug 18 21 at Boone. Armstrong praises Conn's swift left hook.
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Yankee Stadium foul ball saved for a kid by adult
A foul at Yankee Stadium bounced into the stands and was picked up by a youngster. A middle aged man grabbed the ball from the boy and left. President Ed Barrow quickly dispatched a new ball to the dugout for the child.
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Mel Ott Homer Rumors Bow In Boston
Sports notes report Mel Ott may have finally homered in Boston after fans claimed he did twice. A Texas Tech football brochure arrives. Bill Werber pursues outdoor writing for pulp mags while playing investment life insurance. Joe Garcia pitched in Ansonia Brass Workers streak. chatter about Charlie Gehringer’s $30000 Tigers salary. Jimmy Foxx denies earning such money.
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Ben Hogan Extends Streak With St Paul Open Victory
Ben Hogan extended his consecutive win streak to 52 by taking the St Paul Open title and earning 466.66 dollars. The victory raises comparisons to baseball great Joe DiMaggio as Hogan's run continues.
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Admiral Standley and MacPhail Target Pirates
Admiral Standley calls for clearing the Atlantic of pirates while Larry MacPhail aims to clear the National League of them. The Louisville Times presents the staunch quotes in a political and sports adjacent framing.
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Odditorium Record On Bump Hadley's Late Season Pitching
After 15 years in the majors pitcher Bump Hadley finished the season with 2,380 innings pitched and 2,320 hits yielded. The unusual career milestone caps a long era for Hadley as a dominant figure in the rotation.
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Ruidoso Open Golf Returns This Summer
The Ruidoso Open Golf tournament will run August 15 to 17 with qualifying starting August 10. Medal contenders must qualify on August 15, restricting late entries to the opening day.
Tommy Harmon Pitches Garter At Earl Carroll Show
Hollywood July 31 Tommy Harmon All America football star showed versatility by winning a garter pitching contest at Earl Carroll's night club. He received a kiss from star Beryl Wallace and a quart of champagne as prize. A stage mishap briefly hid him then he vanished. He praised Stanford Northwestern Minnesota Michigan in 1941 era and left claiming horseshoe tosses built his garter pitching skill.
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Tragedies strike as train hits car and drowning follows
Mary Frances, 17, was killed instantly when a passenger train struck her automobile at a crossing. In nearby Hope, Oscar Priest Jr., 12, demonstrated wading depth into the town tank, but drowned when he could not return.
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Abrams Wins Fights Heart Of Navy Middleweight Bout
New York July 31 Little George Abrams left his fringe role in a naval reserve band to punch his way toward a title shot. He battered Billy Loose in ten rounds, signaling a possible future crown bid. Promoter Mike Jacobs hinted Overlin may be chosen for the defense, keeping Abrams out of the championship lineup for now.
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Paying Tribute To Coach Howard Jones
Hundreds of friends gathered in Hollywood to honor Howard Harding Jones at a First Methodist Church service. The 55 year old University of Southern California coach died of a heart attack in North Hollywood, famed for sending five teams to the Rose Bowl without a defeat.
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Bout Scheduled for Garden in November
A quick note indicates an expert bout will take place at Madison Square Garden in November. Details on participants and exact date were not provided in the fragment.
Elinor Jones Eyes National Amateur at Brookline
Elinor Jones, 21 year old Southwestern Women's Golf champion, is shaping for the Women's National Amateur at Brookline in September. Albuquerque Country Club pro Tommy De Baca notes her putting and wood shots improving as she rounds into form.
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Funeral honors for USC football stars guided by T A D Jones
The players were Mor ley Drury Jess Hibbs Francis Tappaan Erny Pinckett Ernie Smith Orv Mohler Cotton War burton Aaron Rosenberg Tay Brown Harry Smith and 1941 captain elect Bob De Lauer. T A D Jones the former Yale coach accompanied his brother home. Burial will be at the Jones family plot in Middletown Ohio near Jones' birthplace Excello Ohio.
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Football to Expand in Miami Beach Conference Meet
Conference commissioners in Miami Beach discuss expansion of college football this fall amid wartime disruption. Asa S. Busgfinell, representative of the Eastern Intercollegiate Football Association, says officials aim to carry on the game as usual and more to support morale during the emergency.
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