Indians Defeat Chisox For 4th Straight Win
WEVELAND, C. Aug. 14 Johnny Allen returns to start for the Indians against the White Sox in the second game of the series. Mel Harder pitched masterfully as Cleveland beat Chicago 7 to 3, extending the club’s win streak to four. Solters led the attack with four hits, and the Indians announced acquisitions of Blue Monaco and Bill Sodd to join the roster.
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Weveland
Johnny Allen
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Allen
Indians
Mel Herder
White Sox
Harder
Sox
Blus Monaco
Fargo
Bill Sadd
Wilkes Barre
New York
Monaco Bill
Cleveland A.B. Rlh. C. AE
Lary
Haas
Piet
Rensa
Kennedy
Rosenthal
Cleveland
Chicago
Gary
Averill
Solters
Campbell
Sullivan
Kreevich
Appling
Hayes
Hall
Oormsby
Quinn
McGowan
Alice Marble Faces Jadwiga Jedrzejowska In Final
In Rye New York on August 14 Alice Marble the U S women’s singles champion from California advanced to the final of the Eastern grass court championships at Westchester Country Club Jadwiga Jedrzejowska the Polish champion had beaten Marble in three of their four prior meetings The men’s bracket reached the semifinals with Frankie Parker meeting Frank Shields in the upper half and Bobby Riggs vs Joseph Hunt in the other for a possible all California final
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Rye
N. Y
Alice Marble
California
U. S
Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Westchester Country Club
Jaddy
Alice
Frankie Parker
Spring Lake
N. J
Frank X
Chevrolet Line Beats Draw Plant Ten In Softball Clash
The Chevrolet Line won 9 to 3 over Draw Plant Ten in a Western Automatic League game yesterday. Dombroski led at bat with 2 home runs, a triple and a double. Tisza pitched for the win, Schoditsch took the loss.
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Chevrolet
Dombroski
Tisza
Schoditsch
Yesterday's Hero Edgar Smith Shines In Relief
Yesterday's Hero Edgar Smith, the Athletics rookie southpaw, starred as a relief pitcher. He protected a one run lead, holding the Yankees hitless in the last two innings, strengthening his claim to the league’s unsinkable label.
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Edgar Smith
Athletics
Yeti
Business Men Host To Lyon Tailors In Loop Game Sunday
The Elyria based Business Men host Lorain Lyon Tailors in a Lorain Amateur Baseball Association Class A contest at Cascade Park. Game time is 3 o clock. Vic Maiden will manage the Business Men and Loren Portman will select a pitcher opposing Frank Kufel or John Brest for the Lyons. Louis Nickelette handles catching for Lorain.
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Elyria Business Men
Lorain Lyon Tailors
Cascade Park
Lorain Amateur Baseball Association
Lorain Duskey Brothers
Avon Merchants
City Field
Lorain
Vic Maiden
Loren Portman
Gib Diewald
Pirate
Frank Kufel
John Brest
Lyons
Louis Nickelette
Lorainites
Illly Braden and Other Sports Notes From The Era
Ernie Braden’s rising star Illy Braden, a 19 year old New Orleans runner, shows top speeds in 220 yards and the 100 yards while boasting broad jump and hop step distances. Boxers Le Gussie Smallwood and Count von Brognberg thrill at Rialto Theatre as McGuire dominates the German challenger. Duke’s basketball outlook weakens with Parker’s departure, while Miami expands horse racing with Hollywood Jockey Club. Armstrong’s knockout streak grows to fourteen in fifteen starts, drawing 10,000 at Dyckman Oval. Akron’s Mackey and Dayton’s Holmes nearly clash over umpire calls during a Mid Atlantic clash.
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Illy Brows
New Orleans
Charley White
Tamworth
Ontario
Charley
le Gussie Smallwood
Stan Laurel
California
John Montague
Duke University
Ace Parker
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Blue Devils
Tipton
Hackney
Smith
O'Mara
Miami
America
Hollywood Jockey Club
Henry Armstrong
Field Of Five Goes In Travers Stakes Today
Saratoga Springs August 14 a field of five was entered for the 20 000 Travers Stakes mile and a quarter classic for three year olds Wheatley Stable s Melodist drew top weight 124 pounds and post No 1 Other runners were Walter M Jeffords Matey 126 Shandon Farm s Burning Star 417 Calumet Farm s Gosum 112 and Mrs Parker Corning s Up and Doing 112
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Wheatley Strble
Walter M. Jeffords
Matey
Shandon Farm
Burning Star
Calumet Farm
Gosum
Parker Corning
McKinley Girls Defeat Hamilton In Softball Duel
McKinley girls edged Hamilton 14 to 11 in a softball game played yesterday on the losing team's diamond. Joyce Myers and Thompson formed the winning battery.
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McKinley
Hamilton
Joyce Myers
Thompson
Wining Battery
McGill Blasts Von Brognberg In Two Straight Falls
Cecil McGill dominates Count von Brognberg at the Rialto Theatre in two straight falls 19:50 and 11:48 as a large crowd watches. The German challenger uses biting and gouging, but McGill responds with hard rights body slams and a flying dropkick to secure the win.
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Cecil McGin
Count von Brognberg
Rialto Theatre
Long Beach
Calif
McGui
Mes
Sandusky
Dan Morris
Cecil McGill
von Brognberg
McGill
von Broguberg
McGil
Cecil
Huns
Hing
Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Taylor
Hollis
Ned Taylor
Ken Hollis
Vern Clark
Along Local Fairways Syria Country Club Ladies Championship
Syria Country Club women prepare for the annual championship next week in three classes A B and C. Qualifying rounds 18 holes Sunday and Monday determine class placement with title play starting Tuesday. Defending A champion is Mrs L P Tufford who seeks a repeat against strong challengers including Mrs J E Flynn Mrs W J Lorenz Mrs Frank Germ and Mrs E F Foster. Defending B champion is Mrs Q J Winsor who beat Mrs George Dyb le last year.
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Syria
Tufford
J. E. Flynn
W. J. Lorenz
Frank Germ
E. F. Foster
Q. J. Winsor
Winsor
George Dyble
Nebraska dam second largest in world near Keystone
Ogallala Nebraska rides a boom as the Keystone dam rises eight miles north in the North Platte River Valley. The project, part of the Tri county Public Power and Irrigation district, will form a 2,090,000 acre foot reservoir with a total cost near 35 million dollars and an annual power output of 500 million kilowatt hours benefiting about 35,000 acres.
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Ogallala
Keystone
Central
Nebraska
Platte Valley
Tri-county
George W. Norris
TVA
Loup River
Standings and Results Across Leagues
Standings show Cleveland defeated Chicago and Philadelphia, while Detroit beat New York and St Louis defeated Washington with Boston shutout by 0. Today features Chicago at Cleveland and New York at Philadelphia. One more game has St Louis at Detroit. Boston visits Washington. Tomorrow two games include New York 5 Philadelphia 0 and Chicago 22 Cincinnati 6 with St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 1 and Boston 5 Brooklyn 2.
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Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
New York
Detroit
St Louis
Washington
Boston
St. Louis
Philadephia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
G.B
St Loouts Saecel
National Leager Chubs
Fet
G.B. Chicago
Su Souls
Pittsburgl
Cincinnathes
Belitiin Fonder
Uineinnatt
American Associatio Club x. Pet
Minneanelis
Columbus
Toledo Rheeege
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Rebecca
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisville Ore
Toledo
Louisville
St. Pau
Minneapolis
International League L. Pet
Newark
Montreal
Syracuse
Buffalo
Toronto
Baltimore
Rochester
Jersey City
Esker Fox Service Wins Two Close Games
Esker Fox Service defeated Elyria Hardware Juniors 2 to 1 at McKinley and then edged Timms Springs 9 to 8 at Harmon Field. Lehrmeyer and Bell pitched well, each allowing one hit. Norm Abookire scored both Esker Fox runs, including the winning tally on a delayed steal started by Sehrmerer.
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Esker Fox Service
Elyria Hardware
McKinley
Timms Springs
Harmon
Lehrmeyer
Esker-Fox
Bell
Norm Abookire
Sehrmerer
Elyria Hardwares to face La Grange Recreation Monday
Elyria Hardwares will trek to La Grange Recreation on Monday evening for a planned game. The matchup pits the traveling team against La Grange Recreation in a regional contest.
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Elyria Hardwares
la Grange
la Grange Recreation
Students Will Travel 45 000 Miles For Degree
Pittsburgh diary of Carnegie Tech night student George Barr shows a six year plan to earn a Bachelor of Science in civil engineering. He has already logged about 49 000 miles traveling from Steubenville Ohio to Pittsburgh and to Follansbee West Virginia for work and study and estimates another 45 000 miles to complete his degree.
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Pittsburgh
George Barr
Carnegie Tech
Barr
Steubenville
Follansbee
W. Va
Dam Project to Impound 36000 Acres of Water
Plans call for a two mile long dam standing 166 feet high to form a reservoir with a maximum surface area of 36000 acres. A Union Pacific spur will serve the site, needing 7000 carloads of Wyoming and Colorado rock, 235 carloads of steel sheet piling, and 800000 rounds of structural steel. Massive earth moving buckets will excavate up to 12 cubic feet per bite.
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Union Pacific Railroad
Wyoming
Colorado Rock
Friends Meet In Publinks Final
In San Francisco Aug 14 two longtime friends vied for the 1937 national public links title over 36 holes. Don Erickson of Alhambra California, the medalist, faced Bruce McCormick of Los Angeles a fireman. Erickson led early and widened the margin to four holes after 18. Toronto challenged later, but McCormick defeated Szwedka in the other semifinal.
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AN Francisco
Don Erickson
Alhambra
Cal
Bruce McCormick
Los Angeles
Erickson
Frank Toronto
Sacramento
McCormick
Andrew Szwedka
Pittsburgh Steel Worker
Pat Abbott
Pasadena
Szwedko
Abbott
Toronto
Hemingway Offers $1,000 For Return Bout With Eastman
In New York on August 14, Ernest Hemingway offered a $1,000 purse for a return fight with Max Eastman. Both writers described a prior altercation at Scribner's office, with claims of slaps and a desk throw. Hemingway sails for Spain as Eastman heads to Martha's Vineyard, and prospects of a rematch appear doubtful.
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New York
Ernest Hemingway
Max Eastman
Hemingway
Eastman
Charles Scribner’s Sons
Scribner
Spain
Martha's Vineyard
Max Perkins
Scrbners
Flemingway
Ernest
Perkins
Generals Defeat Bittners Five to One at Harmon Field
Generals Industries of the Industrial League beat the Bittner Funeral Home 5 to 1 at Harmon Field. Dumske homered and Costello doubled for the winners who piled up just enough runs while Roka pitched a four-hitter for the Industrial League outfit. Bittners had all singles, with Ernest opposing. Esker-Fox Service defeated Timms Springs 9 to 2 in the preliminary.
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General Industries
Bittner Funeral Home
Harmon Field
Generals
Morticilans
Cenerale
Dumske
Costello
Bittners
Pete Roka
Hank Ernest
Esker-Fox
Timms Springs
Ducks Breed In Record Numbers In North Dakota
Forman N D reports a nesting surge with southeastern North Dakota showing the largest duck populations in 20 years. Sargent and Richland counties note up to 40 species at Tewaukon lake string area this year. George Scoville cites a spring migration through eastern North Dakota as the reason for the revival of hunting this fall.
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Forman
N. D
North Dakota
Sargent and
Richland County
George Scoville
Sargent County Planning Board
Tewaukon Lake
Red River
South Dakota
H. Johnson
State Game and Fish Department
Johnson
Hemingway Fight Recollection Amid Onset of Book Sacking
The Eastman version recalls a confrontation where the narrator says he sacked Hem ingway with a book after knocking him down and placing him in a corner. Hemingway reportedly patted the narrator’s shoulder and smiled, while denying a large swelling above his left eye was caused by the altercation.
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Eastman
Hemingway
Ernest
Cubs Tie Season Scoring Record With 22 Run Inning Burst
United Press dispatch notes Chicago Cubs batter Cincinnati 22 to 6 as part of a 21 hit assault led by their big trio despite injuries. Other leaders remained unchanged with Hubbell’s 16th win and Detroit’s 7 to 6 victory over St. Louis.
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Ane
Chicago Cubs
Reds
United Press
EW York
U. P
Big Baseball News Today
Philadelphia Athletic
Lee Roen
Edgar Smith
New York Yankso
Herman
Collins
Hartnett
Athletics
Yanks
Ross
Gehrig
Dickey
Laszeri
Smith
Rosa
Fhve
Cubs
Cincinnati
Phils
Giants
Cards
Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Hubbell
Carl Hubbell
Phillies
Tourette
Boston Bees
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Bob Welland
Pete Appleton
Washington
Hank Greenberg
Charlie Gehringer
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
Mel Harder
White Sox
Cleveland
Medwick and Travis Lead Major League Batting Averages
Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals and Cecil Travis of the Washington Senators continued to head the major league batters as of games through August 12. Medwick fell to .400 with a 22 point lead over Gabby Hartnett, while Travis remained at .388 and closed on Lou Gehrig who stood at .374. Paul Waner rose to .375, DiMaggio reached .373, with pitching leaders Clay Bryant and Monte Pearson posting seven and six decisions respectively.
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New York
Joe Medwick
St. Louis Cardinal
Cecil Travis
Washington
Medwick
Maregin
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago Cubs
Paul Waner
Pittsburgh Pirates
Travia
Lou Gehrig
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Gehrig
Clay Bryant
Monte Pearson
Elyria Netters Meet Alliance Tomorrow
The Elyria Tennis Club and Alliance club will clash tomorrow on Hamilton Street courts in a series of matches. Earlier in the season Elyria led at Alliance before rain halted play, and Maurice Weisbrod beat Anderson 6-1 6-2 in a city title bout yesterday.
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Elyria Tennis Club
Alliance
Hamilton Street
Elyria
Maurice Weisbrod
Anderson
Semi-Pro World Series Opens In Kansas Prairie
By Henry McLeMore Ichuta Kansas August 14 1987 United Press report describes the National Semi Pro Baseball tournament in Wichita. It notes 32 teams 63 games next week scouts from every major league present and crowds exceeding 12000 despite rain. The event features spotlights fireworks modern music and a festive atmosphere far from dull major league showings.
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United Press
Ichuta
Kans
Abner Doubleday
Mordecai Brown
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Wichita
Giants Proxy Denies New Terry Contract
Horace Stoneham, president of the New York Giants, denied discussions of any contract with manager Bill Terry. He stated Terry’s five year deal runs through 1938 and would only be discussed after the World Series. He dismissed rumors linking Hartnett or Dressen to a deal.
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New York
Horace Stoneham
New York Giants
Bill Terry
Cincinnati Reds
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Thomas
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R. H. Bierek
Mahla Funyard
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Lumske
Sterence Kokua
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Gerhardinger
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Henke
Naette Kash
Tates
Pete Entree
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Roka
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Elebeele
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Abookire
Sehimerer
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P Fox
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Hamilton Diamond
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Mike
Sadowski
Dobrowskel
Tes Pronesti
Isaac Kash
J. Surdock
E. Surdock
Metera
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Wolodzka
Bee
Fritz
E. Rone
Smith Edwards
Flicker
Saeed Hi
Seved Simmon
Rucker
Wee Kriatoff
Ores
Jackson
Weaeey
Rene Radios
Dobrowski
N. Dakota
Tonite
Mother Scorpions
Little Scorpion Club
Grafton Rd
George Kirkley
Medwick, Travis
Elyria Netters
LUST
Agalary
Hougehol
Mons
Enere
Household Finance CO
PRORE
McLemore
Henry McLemore
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