Indians Edge Yankees 6 5 in Cleveland thriller
Cleveland wins 6 5 over New York in a hard fought game as Babe Ruth hits his 00th career homer and Lou Gehrig adds a 27th. Earl Averill leads the Indians with three hits while Willis Hudlin earns his 12th victory. Ed Wells suffers the loss for the Yankees after a 7 inning stint.
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Cleveland Ndians
New York Yankees
Babe Ruth
Tribe
Yanks
Gehrig
Redskins
Ed Well
Sherid
Willis Hudlin
Gotham Jaggers
Earl Averill
Clevelanders
Hodapp
Jewell
Averill
Falk
L Sewell
Kth
Meusel
Ruth
Combs
New York
Cleve
Wells
Hudlin
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Sherd
Tels
Nallin
Inneed
McGowan
IBERLIN BLUE SOX DEFEAT NATIVITIES IBERLIN BLUE SOX DEFEAT NATIVITIES OBERLIN
Aug 12 Oberlin Ohio The Berlin Blue Sox beat the Nativities B nine of Lorain yesterday 9 to 3. Quinn pitched well with onbo catching and the Sox kept up their strong pace after defeating the Elyria Woodmen weeks earlier. They host the Grafton Bittners next Sunday. Al Thomas allowed five hits as the Red Sox then won 6-3 over Ruffing and the White Sox.
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Berlin Blue Sox
Lorain
Quinn
Onbo
Blue Sox
Elyta Woodmen
Sox
Grafton Bittners
Grafton
al Thomas
White Sox
Raymond W Schalk Born In Small Town Today
Raymond W Schalk, famed American League catcher, is celebrated on his 36th birthday today. Born in Arvel Illinois, he broke into the majors young and endured as a standout backstop. He spent his career entirely with the Chicago White Sox and later served as a coach with the New York Giants.
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Raymond W. Schalk
Arvel
Schalk
Theew York Giants
Chicago White Sox
Ruth and Grover Alexander Reach Two Coveted Goals
United Press report notes Babe Ruth's 500th American League home run and Grover Cleveland Alexander's NL record with 373rd victory. The piece highlights their stats, career arcs, and public personas while marking Ruth's pace toward 600 plus homers and Alexander's enduring pitching skill.
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Ruth
Grover Alexander
Pete”’ Alexander
Rockwood Wins Horseshoe Tourney at Olmsted Falls Reunion
Lyle Rockwood of Elyria captured first honors in the annual horseshoe contest held with the Olmsted Falls Reunion. He defeated Bement of Wakeman in a semifinal test and Roy Hecker in the final, powering from a 41-40 deficit to win. Rockwood, Lorain county champion in 1921 at sixteen, will compete in the state tournament at Lakeside starting today.
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Lyle Rockwood
Elyria
Olmsted Falls
Rockwood
Ninteen
Bement
Wakeman
Elyrian
Roy Hecker
Hecker
Cleveland
Lorain County
Bonefont
Florida
Lakeside
Risko and Girl Hurt In Auto Crash
Cleveland August 12 John Risko heavyweight hopeful for boxing honors was severely shaken up and his companion Sue Herman 19 was painfully cut and bruised in an auto accident. Risko said he lost control when a front tire blew out. The car struck a pole toppled a fire hydrant and stopped against a tree. Police said he was driving at an excessive rate of speed. The car was completely wrecked by the impacts.
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Cleveland
Johnny Risko
Sue Herman
Risko
National Jr. Tennis Tourney Opens at Culver
Culver Indiana hosts the national junior tournament opening with about 100 players. Among notable entrants are Keith Gledhill of Santa Barbara, Jar Cohn of the Pacific coast, Charles Hunt, Richard Hebard of White Plains, Walter Gaines of White Plains, Kendall Crag of Nashville, and George Boonton of Atlanta. The event showcases juvenile and regional champions and runs through the week.
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Ind
Keith Gledhill
Santa Barbara
Calif
Jar Cohn
Pacific Coast
Charles Hunt
Cohn
Richard Hebard
White Plains
Walter Caines
Kendall Crag
Nashvill
George Boonton
Atlanta
Will Continus Throighsut
Cubs Hold National League Honors Amid Pennant Push
United Press reports the Chicago Cubs lead NL averages in fielding and sit tied for first in hitting as they push toward the pennant. Manager Joe McCarthy’s club also ranks highly in other categories with a team batting average near .354, building a wide lead over rivals.
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United Press
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Joe McCarthy
New York
Nestling
P.keonign
Schmeling May Be Barred Forever From New York Boxing
New York Aug 12 Max Schmeling, a leading heavyweight, may be barred from boxing in New York State. James A Farley chair of the state athletic commission says the commission and fans can manage without Schmeling and his handlers. The remark comes as Schmeling and manager Joe Jacobs return to New York to seek a bout in Fugazi’s elimination tournament set for Sept 4.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Jack Dempsey
New York State
James A. Farley
Athletic Commission
Farley
Max
Joe Jacobs
Boxing Board
Phil Scott
Humbert J. Fugazs
State Athletic Commission
State of
Schmeling
Leading Hitters and Player-Club Averages Share The Spotlight
Leading hitters list includes Foxx of Philadelphia with 419 games 389 runs 97 hits and 150 RBIs, Simons 16 with 473 runs 89 RBIs 165 hits, Mannshill Staten with 198 games 459 runs 72 RBIs 165 hits, Fonseca Cleveland 413 games 74 runs 152 hits 368 average, Heilmann with 542 runs 77 RBIs 138 hits 361 average. Also notes Goslin of Washington led the year ago today.
Player Club Statistics Amid Shaky Data
Fragmentary OCR yields mixed baseball style lines with names like Yoeprwain Ten O'Dowd Pini and Terry X Y and players such as Hendrck Horneh Cho. Reads as incomplete box score style totals for AB R OH Pet and related stats. Data appears corrupted with stray punctuation and misaligned fields.
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Yoeprwain Ten
O'Dowd
Pini
Terry
Trugs
Hendrck
Horneh
Veer
Horn- Bawis
Skryp Beats Bartholme In Elyria Slab Duel
In a tight all Elyria AAA showdown at Riverview Park Mike Skryp held the Eagles to two hits and no runs while his teammates pounded Bartholme for five hits and two runs. Skryp fanned all three in the final frame as Elyria won and set up a three game series with the Tellings to decide 1929 AAA honors.
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Elyria
Bartholme
L. Wrage
Roush
Nickeletté
Smith
Ambrose
Mushack
Mike
Schacht
Eagles
Cebula
Forbush
Draegert
Shriner
Wragg
Bounder
Jacob
Mike Skryp
Nickelette
L. Wragg
Elyria Fair Grounds
Forbush- Roush-Draegert
L. Wrasse
Charske
Faist
Amherst Victors In Slugging Battle
AMHERST August 12 A terrific slugging bee decided the Modern Woodmen Amherst Mischka Meats game with the invaders losing 17 to 14. Bark earned the win. Cook took the loss. Heath, Krieg, Busick and Ryan led with four hits apiece for Amherst. Ryan homered and tripled.
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Ryan
Hutton
Busick
Bark
Olson
Becker
Bako
Krieg
Burton
Woodmen
Cook
Heath
Amherst AB. R
EB Towne
Berk
P . Olsons
Gleason
Rf Burton
Leimbach Hutton
Woodmen AB
Lf . Ryan
Rf Ferguson
Reed
Stepanchick
Arrest Expected for Bainbridge Track Officials
Eight warrants for the arrest of Bainbridge race track officials and ticket sellers were expected to be served as racing opens. Warrants reportedly held by Sheriff Ben F Hotchkiss target track owner Thomas K McGinty and publicity manager Homer J Kline. The Geauga county enforcement league supplied affidavits alleging purchase of contribution tickets to obtain the warrants.
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Cleveland
Bainbridge
Oval
Ben F. Hotchkiss
Geauga County Enforcement League
Thomas K. McGinty
Homer J. Kline
Justice of the Peace A. M Ladd
Claridon
Bison Win Inter Lake Tennis Tourney in Cleveland
Honors in the annual Inter Lake tennis tournament went to Buffalo netters who defeated a Cleveland team 5-4 in the title match at the Cleveland Rackets and Tennis Club. Buffalo captain Kirk Reid and veteran Harold Castle were standout figures in the effort.
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Cleveland
O. Aucz
Buffalo
Bens
Kirk Reid
CH March
Harold
Jack Castle
Baseball Scores and Today’s Matches
Yesterday Cleveland beat New York 6 to 5 and Detroit defeated Philadelphia 9 to 8 in 11 innings. Chicago topped Boston 6 to 3, Washington won 7 to 5 over St. Louis. Today matchups: New York at Cleveland, Washington at St. Louis, Philadelphia at Detroit, Boston at Chicago.
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G.B. Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit Eevee
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
Clevveland
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday
Yesterday's results show Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 5 to 3, Chicago beat Boston 3 to 1, New York earned a 6 to 1 win, and Cincinnati topped New York 1 to 1. Upcoming games include Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, Chicago at Boston, Cincinnati at New York, and St Louis at Philadelphia.
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G.B
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Milwaukee at Columbus and other games listed
Sports brief notes several upcoming matchups including Milwaukee versus Columbus, Kansas City versus Toledo, St. Paul versus Indianapolis, and Minneapolis versus Louisville with no scores or results provided.
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Kansas City St. Paul
Minneapolis
Cessesee
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Eees
Louisville Ese Pesnes
Columbus
Seeenes
Milwaukee Weetseees
Toledo Beeeetneaseene
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Louisville
Milwaukee
Ansas City
Rochester at Newark and others in standings
Jersey City 6 1 appears with Toronto 43 and Newark 42. Rochester 3 7. Reading 11 and Montreal 4. Baltimore 7 4 and Buffalo 2 6. Rochester at Newark. Toronto at Jersey City. Buffalo at Baltimore. Montreal at Reading.
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Baltimore
Aoave Os
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Mapebine
Reading
Sscrsoeee
Montreal
Ccsscees
Buffalo Esraee Eencee
Newark
Raawe
Jersey City Wareecone
Jersey City
Buffalo
Local Scoreboard Showcases Mixed Results Between Teams
Springfield defeated Erie 4 to 1 while Canton beat Dayton 9 to 2. Akron led 10 7 as Fort Wayne edged ahead 36 to a lesser tally.
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Erie Ee Eee Renesseeee
Cantonee
Ft Wayne
Akron Mance Csssseee
Dayton Ete Eseanaces
Springfield
Erie
Canton
Dayton
Akron
Fort Wayne
Tilden Reaches Third Round In Tourney
William Tilden II and Julius Seligson led seeds to the third round of the eastern turf court tennis championships in Rye New York as play began. Sydney Adelstein upset Tilden in the second round but Tilden remained dominant. Berkeley Bell and Gregory Mangin also advanced to round two. Francis Hunter and Johnny Doeg started play. George Lott and Fritz Mercur withdrew. Women’s singles entry list totals 55 with May Sutton Bundy as top name.
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Rye
N. Y
William ?. Tilden II
United States
Julius Seligson
New York
Sydney Adelstein
Berkeley Bell
Texas
Gregory Mangin
Newark
Francis T. Hunter
New Rochelle
Johnny Doeg
Santa Monica
George Lott
Chicago
Fritz Mercur
Harrisburg
May Sutton Bundy
Heavyweight bouts start series at Ebbets Field
Humbert J. Fuga zo, Brooklyn promoter, opens a heavyweight series at Ebbets Field on Wednesday night with Victorio Campolo meeting Tom Heeney of New Zealand. The winner is to fight George Godfrey, and Phil Scott is slated for a bout once Schmeling eligibility is settled.
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York
Humbert J. Fugazo
Brooklyn
Gene Tunney
Ebbetsfield
Victorio Campolo
Tom Heeney
New Zealand
George Godfrey
Phil Scott
Max Schmeling
Willys Overland Eyes sole lead in Industrial League clash
The Willys-Overland nine aiming to seize undisputed first place in the Y M C A Industrial Baseball League face Logan Gas at Cascade Park tonight. A loss would drop Willys from the top tie to fourth as Steel and Tubes idle, with other games including Western Automatic versus Elyria Banks, Perry-Fay versus Harshaw Chemical, and Troxel against General Industries.
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Y. M. C.A. Industrial Baseball League
Columbia Steel Nine
Logan Gas
Cascade Park
Columbia Steel
Steel and Tubes Nine
Willys Boys
Logan Gas Men
Willys
Western Automatic
Elyria Banks
McKinley School
Perry- Fay
Harshaw Chemical
Cubs Sweep Braves as Hornsby Leads With Three RBIs
Yesterday Rogers Hornsby powered the Chicago Cubs to a 3 to 1 victory over the Boston Braves, driving in all runs with a homer, a single and a double. The Cubs widened their lead in the National League race to eight games, while Pirates lost 25 to 3 to the Robins at Ebbets Field, lengthening the gap by another game as Cincinnati and New York also posted wins.
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Hack Wilson
Mel Ott
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Jackie Geiser
New Philadelphia
O. Ruth
Jackie
Ruppert
Ruth
Pete” Alexander
St. Louis
Babe
Alex
Laste
Christy Mathewson
Rogers Hornsby
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Rajah
Root
Pirates
Robins
Ebbets Field
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Pittsburgh
Frederick
Herman
Hendrick
Bissonette
Remy Kremer
Corstairs
Tigers rally past Mackmen in ninth for 9 8 win
In a dramatic finish the Detroit Tigers scored four in the ninth and Roy Johnson hit an inside the park homer to beat the Mackmen 9-8. Earnshaw held the A’s until Red Hargrave’s two run homer in the ninth sparked a late charge.
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Mackmen
Roy Johnson
Detroit Tigers
Earnshaw
A’s
Red Hargrave
John Picus
Cronin
Home Run Standings
Baseball roundup lists yesterday's home run leaders with teams. Gehrig and Miller each hit one, Jones, Rothrock and Cronin tally one, while Hornsby and Hendrick add one apiece. Robins players Frederick, Hendrick, Bissonette, and Jackson contribute multiple entries as Giants and others appear in the tally.
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Yankees
Gehrig
Ecewcacee
Miller
Athletics
Eeeese
Hargrave
Tigers
Esesees
Johnson
Rothrock
Red Sox
Cronin
Senators
Hornsby
Cubs
Nate Ice
Frederick
Baseball: AL Press Rath Yankees Trio Lead Stats
American League leaders list Rath of the Yankees tops with strong performance, Gehrig also stars for New York. Foxx and Simmons of the Athletics post notable totals in the same period, highlighting rich scoring from AL standouts.
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American League
Pres Rath
Yankees
Ree Gehrig
Foxx
Athletics
Simmons
National League Leaders Highlight Top Hitters
National League leaders include Klein of the Phillies with 33, Wilson of the Cubs at 30, Ott of the Giants with 30, Bottomley of the Cards 25, and Hornsby of the Cubs 25. League totals show National 586 and American 4351.
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Phillies
Seeee
Wilson
Cubs
Ott
Giants
Peccesawas
Bottomley
Cards
Arene
Hornsby
National
American
Loughran to surrender title before Sharkey bout in New York
Tommy Loughran, slated to meet Jack Sharkey on September 26 in a 15 pound heavyweight clash, will formally surrender his 17 pound title tomorrow in New York.
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New York
Aus
Tommyr Loughran
Jack Sherkey
Ais
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