Levinsky Set For Baer Bout After KO Win
Joe Louis of Detroit demolished Louis Levinsky at Comiskey Park in just over two minutes and swiftly secured an autumn date with Max Baer in New York on Sept 27. The Detroit star, who knocked out Levinsky, advances toward a half million dollar gate and the next looming showdown with Baer.
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United Press
Hicago
Levinsky Hurdie
Joe Louis
Detroit
Maxie Baer
Comiskey Park
Indians Split Double Header With White Sox
Cleveland and Chicago played a compact three game set, the Indians winning game one 5 to 2 before dropping the second 2 to 1 in ten innings. Willis Hudlin notched his ninth win as Thornton Lee matched Babe Phelps in a rare pitchers duel before Chicago rallied in the tenth.
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Leveland
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Todlay
Browns
Indians
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
Willis Hudlin
Carl Fischer
Vosmik
Hale
Trosky
Chicago
Lee
Thornton Lee
Babe’ Phelps
White Sox
Phelps
Arrow
Wyatt
Community League Games Tonight at Roosevelt Diamond
Jack's Sports meets Electrolux in the feature league game at Roosevelt diamond this evening. Other games include Welsh Funeral Home versus Elyria Hardware Sports at Jefferson No. 1 and DeMolays against Indus at Legion.
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Jack's
Electrolux
Roosevelt Diamond
Welsh Funeral Home
Elyria Hardware
Jefferson No. 1
Indus
Legion
Levinsky Beats Kingfish Levinsky Nets $47,061.81
In Chicago on a brief two minute twenty one second bout, Joe Louis earned $47,061.81 from a fight with Kingfish Levinsky. The bout grossed $192,906.30 with 39,195 in attendance. The Detroit heavyweight received 30 percent of the net proceeds, while Kingfish Levinsky took 20 percent, about $31,374.
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Chicago
Louis
Detroit
Louis Triumphs Over Kingfish in Uneven Show Fight
Louis defeats Levinsky by technical knockout after a hesitant, fear-filled display from the Kingfish. The crowd of 39,195 sees three solid blows amid a largely one-sided bout that fails to prove Louis can absorb punishment. Promoters feared rain. Lasky and Baer plans shift amid backstage bickering. Also, the Hi-Speed Gas vs Elyria High All-Star game was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Kingfish
Empire State Building
Louis
Levinsky
Joe
King
Norman McGarrity
Louis- Baer
Baer
New York
Art Lasky
California
Lasky
Mike Jacobs
Twentieth Century Sporting Club
Jacobs
Detroit
Detroit Magic
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Harlem
Darktown
Jack Johnson
Harry Wills
Hi-Speed Gas
Elyria High
Ely Stadium
Sharkey and Horan Reach City Tennis Finals
Sharkey and Dave Horan, defeating city doubles champions, won their upper bracket semi-final 7-0 6-4 6-8 over Byron Morris and Chuck Hupp to move within a step of a fourth consecutive crown. They await Eddie Seward or Dick Horan and Pierre Smith or Revy in Sunday’s final. Covert Meredith beat Byron Morris 6-2 6-4 in a singles match.
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Sharkey
Dave Horan
Byron Morris
Chuck Hupp
Eddie Seward
Dick Horan
Pierre Smith-Revy
Brissell
Morris
Hupp
Covert Meredith
Meredith
Bob Mann
George Sharkey
Homer Price
Bill Meredith
Bill Lerseh
Wood Advances In Net Tourney
Sidney B. Wood, sideline in America's Davis Cup campaign, won a quarter-final at the Eastern Glace Court Tennis Tournament, beating Martin Bux 6-4 2-6 6-3 to reach the semi on the road to top seeding. Frankie Parker and Bitsy Grant already advances to the semis with Parker defeating Prusoff 6-0 6-3 and Grant beating Minnich 6-0 7-5.
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Ryh
Sidney B. Wood
America
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Wood
Frank Shields
Wilmer Hines
Columbia
D. C
Martin Buxby
Miami
Frankie Parker
Bryan (Bitsy) Grant
Parker
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Grant
Ralph Minnich
Lorain
Hughes Juniors Meet Sederis Girls In League Clash
The Sederis Girls square off against Hughes Provision Juniors in a Friday evening game at Jefferson No. 1 diamond. Hughes players must report by 6 PM as both teams vie for YMCA Older Boys League honors.
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Jefferson No. 1 Diamond
Sederis
Hughes Provision
Hughes
Standings Snapshot Shows Tight AL Leaderboard
In the American League the standings show Detroit and New York near the top with wins and losses close to each other. Cleveland and Chicago trail, while Boston Philadelphia and Washington hover with varied recent results and upcoming schedule notes. In the National League New York and St Louis lead, with Pittsburgh Chicago and Boston in pursuit as yesterday’s results include wins and rain delays.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
National League
Pittsburgh
Eni
Philads
Cincinnati
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Burgh
Gehrig to play 1600th consecutive game for Yankees
Lou Gehrig, the Yankees first baseman nicknamed the iron horse, will appear in his 1600th straight major league game today at Yankee Stadium against the Philadelphia Athletics. He has played every game since June 1, 1925, with Everette Scott the only player approaching the mark at 1807. Gehrig, amid a down year batting .223 with 17 homers, credits the streak for his endurance and plans to push toward 1700. The Yankees lost the opener to Boston 6-5 as Detroit led the league and Giants and Cubs results affected standings.
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Henry
United Press
York
Lou Gehrig
Iron Horse
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankee Stadium
Gehrig
Yankees
Columbia
Lou
Everett Scott
Eleanor Twitchell
Chicago
Boston Red Sox
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Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Sox
Cubs
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Ambitious WPA delays threaten Andusky football home games
Andusky High School may lack a home field this fall as WPA project delays stall stadium improvements. Officials fear no games on campus until late in the season. Proposals to move to Esmond field face limited seating and athletic directors’ doubts. A new stadium plan would relocate existing stands to the east side when constructed.
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Aandusky High School
Esmond Field
Question on 1934 NL catchers sparks baseball history talk
The item notes Burleighs coaching clashes with umpires and player fights with officials in the major leagues. It mentions Steve O Neill demanding hustling play from Indians and a Joplin Ghost golfer among sixteen internationals in Inverness best ball. It also previews Ohio Wesleyan staff hire for James Glaney and Manus Glaney, plus a sports quiz referencing 1934 NL catcher errors.
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Orton Smith
Joplin
Inverness
Ohio Wesleyan
George Gauthier
James Glaney
Barberton
Ohio
Manus
Pete Latzo
Welsh Team Beats Business Men 11 to 4 in Softball Game
The Welsh Funeral Home defeated the Business Men 11-4 at Cascade Park Diamond. Battery Young and Kauffman led Welsh, with Drage pitching and Helmling catching for the losers. Firestone and L Burton contributed runs for Welsh, Lowery played for the Business Men as Young held the opponents to three hits.
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Cascade Park
Young
Kauffman
Drage
Helmling
Firestone
L. Burton
Lowery
Z Club Wins Twilight Loop Opener Over Ohio Public Service
In a Twilight League Season opener at McKinley the Z Club formerly the Big House, first half champions, defeated Ohio Public Service 9 to 4. The Z Club had 16 hits off two OPS pitchers while Brown Limited OPS to five safeties on the mound.
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McKinley
Big House
Ohio Public Service
Brown
Y M C A City Loop Contests Tonight
The Hughes Provision and Steel and Tubes play at Ely Stadium Chapman while Pure Protection Life Insurance faces Elying Hardwares at McKinley Bak o in Y M C A League games this evening. The Hughes Steel and Tubes game was moved from Harmon diamond after the league discontinued use of the diamond.
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Hughes Provision and Steel
Ely Stadium
Chapman
Pure Protection Life Insurance
Elying Hardwares
McKinley
Bako
Hughes Steel and Tubes
Harmon
New York Tracks to Use Electric Eye in Races
The New York State Racing Commission announced that effective October 1 all state race tracks will use the Electric Eye to judge finishes. The device makes motion picture records of the race and records times to within a hundredth of a second.
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New York
New York State Racing Commission
Play at Jefferson pits Welsh Funeral Home vs Gratton State Farm
The Welsh Funeral Home and Gratton State Farm teams meet tomorrow evening in a Jefferson No. 2 diamond game scheduled to start at 6 30.
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Welsh Funeral Home
Gratton State Farm
Heme
Jefferson No. 2
Game Called Off Between Hughes Provision Juniors and Sciera Coals
The scheduled match between Hughes Provision Juniors and Sciera Coals has been canceled, with officials citing unforeseen issues. No rescheduled date was announced.
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Hughes Provision
Sciera Coals
Hi Speeds Cancel Game With Rothgery Motors
Hi Speed Gas and Rothgery Motors game for tonight has been canceled. Hi Speed players are asked to take notice.
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Rothgery Motors
Boston Red Sox Triumph over Yankees in Cronin Homer
Yesterday's hero manager Joe Cronin of Boston's Red Sox homered with two aboard to defeat the Yankees, delivering a key victory that highlighted Cronin's clutch bat and the team's resilience in the pennant chase.
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Joe Cronin
Bostton
Red Sox
Yankees
Leading Batters in Major League Baseball Standings
From United Press a list of top hitters shows Vaughan of the Pirates leading in games played at nine with 329 at bats and 132 runs driven in, Medwick of the Cardinals at 100 at bats with 38 hits and a .307 batting average, and others including P.C. Vaughan 132, Medwick 90, and .378 average for Medwick.
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United Press
Schott Fails To Stop Cards. Reds Beaten 4 To 2
Gene Schott had a rough start as the Cincinnati Reds lost 4 to 2 to the St. Louis Cardinals at Sportsman Park. Schott surrendered three runs in the second inning and was replaced after two innings, while Don Brennan shut down St. Louis over the final six and two thirds. Hallahan worked for St Louis and the Reds tallied both runs early before Heusser allowed five hits in relief. The Reds have an off day and travel to Flint, Michigan for an exhibition.
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Gene Schott
Cincinnati
St. Louis Cardinals
Sportsman Park
Reds
Scott
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Don Brennan
Schott
Brennan
Bill Hallahan
Young Ed Heusser
Hallahans
Flint
Mich
Sears Roebuck Triumphs 3 1 Over Gulf Oils
Sears Roebuck defeats Gulf Oils 3 to 1 as Kemper hits a three-base hit. Double plays by Bucholtz and Kemper, Sears left seven on bases to Oils three. Schoditsch fans four, Sebastian four, with three runs off Schoditsch and three off Sebastian.
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Bucholtz
Sears
Oils
Schoditsch
Sebastian
Sears Roebuck
Gulf Oils
Vic Frank
Shivak
Bat
J. Buckosh
Hogan
Uckoush
Verge Holtzman
Sears-Roebuck AB
R.H
Vale Ab
Vrozier
Meanroe
Wemper
Murphy
Fuchoitz
F. Schoditsch
P . Wazyniak
Sears Foe
Gulf Oil
Spencer Ten Wallops Elyria Hardwares in City League game
Spencer Ten defeated Elyria Hardwares 9 to 4 in a Steel and Tubes dia game. W Billman pitched for Spencer and held the Hardwares scoreless after a first frame where Elyria scored ten points. The Duff Clothiers of Spencer also trounced Elyria Hardwares by a similar score in the same night.
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Duff Clothiers
Spencer
Elyria Hardwares
Steel and Tubes
Hardwares
W. Billman
Ana Uha Atak Pre Ote
Silver's Team Whips Hardware Sports in 5-3 Win
The Hughes Provision Juniors face Clifford Florists of Amherst in a Sunday doubleheader at Amherst starting at 1 30 P M. Players gather at Woodland and West streets at 12 29 P M for the trip to the games.
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Hughes Provision
Clifford Florists
Amherst
Hughes
Woodland
West Streets
Elyria Golfers Swim Wade Paddle In Water At Stag Day
Elyria Country Club held its annual Stag Day with 175 attendees despite rain. Al Plocher was hailed as official 1935 swimming champion for crossing from the 17th green to the 18th tee, while J. B. Johnson earned the title wad ing champ. Golf competition featured low gross scores by Dick Timms and W W Springer, prizes for putts and draws, and a dramatic water-logged course where nearly all land near No. 10 hole was submerged.
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Russ Davies
C-T
Lthough !T
Elyria Country Club
al Plocher
Plocher
Johnson
J. B. Johnson
Todd L. Moise
Canterbury Club
Alan van Wormer
Harry Robinson
M. H. Forbes
Dick Timms
WW. O. Springer
Timms
Springer
H. W. Pond
Paul Roach
George Gould
Worth Fauver
Frank Horan
George Hoke
Pond
Don Endress
G. M. Kingsley
H. H. Kraus
W. W. Criley
A. J. Fox
Kraus
Bill Basinger
Ed Ryan
L. F. Gridley
H. C. Springer
Gridley
Harding
Bill Harding
Guy Waters
Arthur W. Robishaw
Roy Zielman
Robishaw
Zielman
Don Sotherdan
Jim Armitage
Barker
Hughes Meats In Only City League Game
The Hughes Provision and Do browski Meats clash at McKinles Chapman in the sole YMCA City League game tonight. The Pure Protection Tile and Elyria Hardwares forfeited to the Hardwares. The Hughes Meats game moved from Harmon diamond after its use was discontinued.
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Hughes Provision
Dobrowski Meats
McKinles
Chapman
Pure Protection
Tife
Elyria Hardwares
Hardwares
Hughes-Meats
Harmon Diamond
Portman Grocers Hold Team Party Tonight
The Portman Grocers baseball team will host a head party tonight with all players to report at the store at 4 44. If rain interrupts, the party will be rescheduled.
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Portman Grocers
Bittner Team Blanks Pal.s Pennzoils 8 0
The Bittner Funeral Home team shut out the Lorain Palzoils 8 to 0 at City Field in a Tri County League game. Kaminski and Pawlak led the attack with three and a double and triple, respectively, as Barkacs hit a homer and Marski was chased in the sixth inning. Bittners improved to 15-2, avenging an earlier loss to the Pennzoils.
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Ndy Warner
Lorain Pals
Pennzoils
Bittner
Port City Outfit
City Field
Bittners
Marski
Pennzoil
Warden
Franks
Kaminski
Pawlak
Schriver
Bungard
Maiden
Abebarek
Warner
P . Too
Lorain
R. Hoat
Jdursinski
Slohada
F Liska
T Bittmers
Hi-Speeds Edge Janby Oils 5-4 in Tight Contest
Hi-Speeds tally to defeat Janby Oils 5-4 with Lukey Foss and Erne collecting two-base hits. Placer and Mischnick turned double plays while Bacon drove in three runs off Ernest Rogers and Harrison. Umpires Dugan Sawyer Mis.
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Lukey
Foss
Erne
Mischnick
Ernest
Rogers
Harrison
Knost
Dugan
Sawyer
Mis
HiSpeed Gas
Janpy Otis
Oberlin
Hamilton Diamond
Art Shaffstall
Mike Sukey
Ed Elbert
Chuck Kaiser
Hank Ernest
Janby Ol
R. H. Berg
Eaeeresane Sagger
Wee
Eewes
Pak Ernest Lumst ‘Thompson
Sweet Bee A. Shafftstall
Graber
Croper
Elbert
Bittners Play Oberlin Tonight At Hamilton Diamond
The Bittner Funeral Home softball team faces Janby Dils of Oberlin in a game scheduled for :30 at the Hamilton diamond. Team members are asked to take notice.
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Bittner Funeral Home
Janby Dils
Oberlin
Hamilton Diamond
Bittners
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