Major Leagues Draw Huge Crowds Across Baseball Era
Major leagues report strongest attendance since the pre low mood era with AL at 4 619 283 and NL at 4 107 222 after 12 weeks totaling 8 726 505. Yankees top attendance with 974 845 in 42 home dates and 1 706 157 overall. Giants lead NL with 900 700 at the Polo Grounds. White Sox surge at home marking post scandal business. Cantwell traded from the Giants to the Dodgers as Eastern and Western clubs prepare 12 days of play between sections.
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George Kirkley
United Press
Atew
York
New York Yankees
Yankee Stadium
Yanks
Giants
Polo Grounds
Chicago Cubs
Detroit Tigers
Navin Field
White Sox
Yankees
Ben Cantwell
Brooklyn
Steel and Tubes Seek Second-Half Title Clash Tonight
The Steel and Tubes chase the second half Industrial League crown by beating General Industries at McKinley Diamond. Tubesmen, already first-half champions, need a win to seal the season title after a five game second-half streak. Generals would tie for lead with a victory. Possible starters include Kostro or Boreski for the Tubes, Elek possible on the mound, Zlatkowski for General, with Roka and Rule also in rotation.
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Steel and Tubes
General Industries
McKinley
Tubesmen
Johnny Kostro
Walt
Sport) Boreski
Paul
Lefty) Elek
Joe Zlatkowski
Generals
Pete Roka
Freddie Rule
Ralph Guidahl
Boston
Cecil McGill
von Brognberg
Rialto Theatre
Steel & Tubes
McKinley Diamond
Tubemen
Steve Gerush
The
Tubes
Lefty
Hardwarees at Lorain clash in National Tube League game
Elyria Hardwares travel to Lorain tonight to face the Steel Department in the National Tube League on the Lakeview diamond. Team members are instructed to meet at Xixon's barber shop at 6:00.
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Hardwares
Lorain
Elyria Hardwares
The
Steel Department
National Tube League
Lakeview
Xixon
Boxing card funds aid late boxer family in Pittsburgh
Romoters raised six hundred dollars from last night’s Pittsburgh boxing card for Johnny Page’s family. Eddie Zivic defeated a local opponent after Page’s death from a ring injury.
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Page
Eddie Zivic
Gomer Jones
Ohio State
Cleveland Rams
Painesville High School
Eastern Net Play In Third Round At Eastern Grass Court
In Rye New York on August 19 third round play began in the Annual Eastern Grass Court Tennis championships. Women’s action completed second round yesterday with Alice Marble defeating Barbara Scott 6 3 6 9. Marble faces Maud Blumenthal today. Arthur Hendrix No 7 seeds meets Martin Bunby in the second round. Top seed Frankie Parker meets William Robertson in third round action.
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Rye
Alice Marble
San Francisco
Barbara Scott
Yonkers
Miss Marble
Maud Blumenthal
New York
Arthur Hendrix
Martin Bunby
Miami
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
S. 5
Henry G. Culler
Santa Barbara
Cal
William Robertson
Pasadena
Radius Whitewashes Esker Fox in Softball Tilt 7-0
Rone Radius blanked Esker Fox 7-0 last evening at Franklin Diamond. Radios aim for win number two tonight against Harshaw Chemicals at the American Lake diamond with Ary Fran listed to start.
Tufford Wins Easier Than Opposition in Club Match
L P Tufford scored a decisive five and four victory over HW Reynolds yesterday at Elyzia County Club in a Class A championship match. The match highlighted Tufford's consistent accuracy amid a subdued field.
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L. PL
Tufford
Reynolds
Elyzia County Club
Fillies Lead the Field for Hambletonian at Goshen Rebuffs Colts
OSHEN NY Aug 10 With the $40,000 Hambletonian stake set to run at Good Time Park on Aug 11, a dozen three-year-old trotters are listed. Fillies Twilight Song Farr Southland Shirley Hanover Holyrood Audrey and Delphia Hanover face three solid colts De Sota Schnapps and Harvere. Entry fee is $500 due by 11 AM today to remain eligible. Greyhound, aiming to beat Peter Manning's mark of 1:57 1 4, races here Aug 10 with Sep Palin driving as the watch event looms.
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Oshen
N. Y
Steve Phillips
Syracuse
N.Y
Goshen
Itegral
Hambletonian
Toneflight
Twilight Song
William H. Strang
Brooklyn
Farr
Roland Harriman
New York
Southland
C. W. Pheliis
Shirley Hanover
Hanover Shoe Farms
Hanover
N. C
Harvere
Henry
Warwick
New Hamburg
Peter Manning
Tommy Murphy
Greyhound
Springfield
Sep Palin
Spring Valley Ladies Win Western Division Golf Title
Spring Valley ladies golf team finished the Western Division inter club season with a perfect 7–0 record, securing the title by defeating Sleepy Hollow 9–5 on the Ely via Country Club course. Elyria and Columbia Hills tied for second in percentage. Elyria beat Hawthorne Valley 5–0 and Columbia Hills topped Lakewood 5–0. Mrs Walchli of Columbia Hills led scoring on the circuit with a notable Elyria course round.
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Spring Valley
Sleepy Hollow
Elyvia
Elyria
Columbia Hills
Hawthorne Valley
Lakewood
George Walchli
E. F. Foster
Mawthorne Val
Flynn
Phillips
Lorenz
MrPharson
Foster
Mills
Sievers
Metall
Relehard
lMrs. Jones
Headlock treaty ends wrestling war in signed hall
New York August 19 The long running wrestling conflict ends as promoters and wrestlers sign a “headlock treaty” in a hall of mirrors. The pact promises no deliberate double crossing and two months notice before title changes. Critics speculate on the impact on champions and postwar peace within the sport.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
York
Hall of Mirrors
Standings Spotlight: Games Today and Tomorrow
Two games today and two tomorrow feature St. Louis at Cleveland and Chicago at Detroits with Philadelphia at Washington and New York at Boston. This scheduling snapshot emphasizes regional matchups and upcoming pairings across venues.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Washington
New York
Boston
New York Sacs
Cleveland Ss
Philadelphia
Meader
National Leaf Clubs
G.B. Wees
Chicago Ag
Pittsburg Tae
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Loui
American Association
L. Pet
Minneapolis
Columbus
Teledo Eer
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Ord
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville
Lousville
Wees
Play at Franklin Rides Toss and Alien's Service
A fragmentary notice describes a softball game on the Franklin diamond starting at 2?15. The text blends stray lines about civic virtue, political behavior, free speech in Europe, and scientists admitting uncertainty, indicating a cluttered OCR page with multiple unrelated items.
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FRANKLIN _ Rides
Alien
Franklin Diamond
Ridge
S C O Net Tournament At Chillicothe Aug 18 22
The 13th South Central Ohio tennis tourney will be held in Chillicothe August 15 22 sanctioned by the United States Lawn Tennis Association. Men's singles and doubles ladies singles and doubles junior singles and mixed doubles compete. Defending champions were Billy Talbert Cincinnati and Jane Kuhn Mansfield entries close August 17.
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Chillicothe
Ohio
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Billy Talbert
Cincinnati
Jane Kuhn
Mansfield
Dobrowski Meats Versus Esker Fox Clash Tonight
The Dobrowski Meats and Esker-Fox Service will clash on Roosevelt diamond. Dobrowski players meet at the store at 5 30 PM. Esker-Fox game at Harmon Field starts 6 PM sharp.
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Roosevelt
Roosevelt Diamond
Harmon Field
Pair Of Games On Harmon Program
The Cleveland Illuminating Company softball team to face Suburban Merchants of Fairview at Harmon tonight aiming for its first win after close losses to Elyria Hardwares and General Industries. Esker-Fox Service meets Timms Springs in a 7:30 starter on the same card.
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Cleveland
Softball
Spoktem
Harmon Ied
Fairview
Elyria Hardwares
General Industries
Hardwares
Generals
Fairview Club
Esker-Fox Service
Timms Springs
Pfleger Ties homer lead as Millers sweep doubleheader
Roy Pfleger, a 27 year old infielder aiming for a major league trial, homered for the 24th time this season to tie veteran Ralph Red Kress for the American Association lead. His long shot sparked a 3 to 1 win over Louisville in the first game and Minneapolis then crushed them 11 to 1 in the second.
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Columbus
GRP
American Association
Roy Pfleger
Minneapolis Millers
Pfieger
Ralph
Red) Kress
Pieger
Millers
Louisville
Minneapolis
Pfleger
Ohio University
Huntington
Beaumont
Red Birds
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Elyria Girls Set For Blepp-Coombs Clash Tomorrow
Elyria girls from Lorain County face Blepp-Coombs girls of Cleveland in a high profile match at Jefferson diamond. Blepps, third in Muny and Lakewood Class A leagues, boast a young squad led by 14 year old Erma Stabbe who tops batting with over .400 and leads both Cleveland leagues in hitting. Clevelanders have played 30 plus games, beat Chicago Bloomer 6-2, lost to Chicago Kroger 3-2, and will debut in Lorain County tomorrow.
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Blepp-Coombs
Elyria
Jefferson Diamond
Blepps
Weaver Walls
Rosenblums
National Screw & Manufacturing Co
Cleveland
Weavers
Elyria Girls
Lorain County
Blepp-Coombs Girls
Muny
Lakewood
Clevelanders
Bloomer Girls
Chicago
Chicago Krogers
Canton
Willoughby
Blopps Ten
Theeam
Erma Stabbe
Stabbe
Marion Miley Leads In Western Golf Derby
Marion Miley of Lexington Kentucky defended a one stroke lead in the Women’s Western Golf derby at Lake Forest Illinois as the second round of the 72 hole medal play championship concluded. Miley set a first nine record of 34 42 76 and led the field of 90 with Edith Estabrooke of Du page 16 close behind with 38 39 7.
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Lake Forest
Ill
E—Marion Miley
Lexington
Kentucky
Oowentsia Club
Edith Estabrooke
Dupugne, Inc
McGill and Count Von Brognberg Loom At Rialto
McGill, known for handling rough foes, teams with a ruffianly Count Von Brognberg in a featured wrestling bout at the Rialto Theatre on Second Street Friday night. The German pair battle two hours, two falls to win, in a semis. Ned Taylor and Vern Clark also appear, with a one hour time limit, two falls to win. Show starts at 8:30 p.m.
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McGill
von Brognberg
Dan Morris
Rialto Theatre
Elyria
Ulysses Nicallis
Long Beach
California
Cecil
McGil
McGin
McGin Big Favorite Baranse
Count
McGail
Morris Jill
Ned Taylor
Washington
D. C
Vern Clark
Olympia
Taylor
Vic Jardo
Evansville
Indiana
Clark
Pacific Coast
Buck Weaver
Danny McDonald
The
Black Panther
Feller Seeks Third Win In Game With Browns
Cleveland star Bob Feller with the Indians aimed for his third win as he opened a series against the St. Louis Browns. Facing a second division club for the first time this season, he followed a 12 strikeout pasting of the Yankees, with Elon Hogsett expected to oppose him.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
St.Louis Browns
Feller
Iowa
New York Yankees
Elon Hogsett
Public Links Tee Stars In Second Round Of Tourney
Don Erickson a 25 year old telegrapher from Alhambra California led second round qualifying in the National Public Links Golf tournament with a 67 five under par setting a new competitive record for the first round. He used 24 putts and scored five holes with a single putt while making a remarkable chip shot on the 16th and a 35 foot putt on the 18th. Close behind was Joseph Greene from Lansdowne Ohio with 70.
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San Francisco
Don Erickson
Alhambra
Caley
Erickson
Pat Abbott
Pasadena
Aubot
Joseph Greene
Automobile Company
Lansdowne, Par
Reds Still Hopeful Of Landing In Fifth Place In National
ST. LOUIS Aug 10 The Cincinnati Reds arrive to open a three game series with the St. Louis Cardinals still aiming for fifth place in the National League They sit in sixth after beating the Dodgers and trail the fifth place Boston Bees by 3 1/2 games The Reds chances over the next two weeks depend on their series with the Cards and the Cubs Ray Davis nicknamed Peaches will start for Cincinnati with Lon Warneke opposing him
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ST. Louis
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds
Boston Bees
Cincinnati Cub
Chicago Cubs
Ray (Peaches) Davis
Sinkler
Dodgers
Lon Warneke
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Voice of Firebee Mondery
Ne*Icaride
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Broad & Cedar
Bor White
Mgr
Ernie Braden
Eastern Net
Spring Valley Ladies
Chevrolet
Wine Ners
Faulitz
Fazekas
Tisra
Premeiel
Walker
Sperry
Nichole
F. Penns
Kelly
Shoe Store
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McLemore
Copsright
Ex Bortinn
Thea General Welfare
Europe
Harmon
Marion Miley
RICE
Debray
Browns
Russia
van Hall
Robert Abbels, Jr
Santa Monica
Paul Genung
Dayton
Edward Sams
Buffalo
XN. Y
PuFour
Sacramento
Claude Rippy
Washington, D. C
Jobo 1
Meier
Ralph Presley
Carl
Hespeed Motor Clinic
Cleveland Street
Perry Court
Las
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HSN
Teresa Tetno
Household Finance CO
Elsha
R.rritter
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