Grove Edges Ferrell In Duel In Athletics Win 4-3
In a pitching duel at League Park Lefty Grove bested Wesley Ferrell as the Athletics beat the Indians 4 to 3. Both hurlers allowed eleven hits with Grove earning the win and Cochrane driving in two runs including a fourth inning homer. Simmons Dykes Hodapp Porter Averill and Cochrane supplied the offense.
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Wesley Ferrell
League Park
Philadelphia
Indians
Vosmik
Hodapp
Cochrane
Simmons
Foxx
A’s
Burnett
Porter
Averill
Twe
Williams
Haas
Miller
Morgan
Um Dykes
Bishop
Foxa
Kamm
Cleveland
Grove
Ferrell
Guthrie
van Graflan
Hiredbrand
Cf Cochrane
C Simmons
Lf. Fox
Ibee Miller
Business Men To Play Eaton In July Fourth Tilt
Eaton hosts the Elvira Business Men and the Cuyahoga and Lorain County League leaders in a July 4 morning game. Wes Carpenter will pitch for Eaton after a six hit outing, while Harvey Heath may start for Ben Mahil's squad. Probable lineups list Haton and Business Men in a scheduled duel with several infield and outfield positions named.
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Elvira
Cuyahoga
Lorain County
Eaton
Wes Carpenter
Harvey Heath
Cascade Park
Ben Mahil
Haton
R. Grills
Reynolds
T. Carpenter
Browns Rally Past Senators in Delayed Wet Grounds Victory
Kress drew two walks and hit a single guiding the St. Louis Browns to a 4 3 win over the Washington Senators. The game was halted after seven innings due to wet grounds. The Browns moved back into fifth place while the Senators fell four and a half games behind the A’s.
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Kress
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Brown
Senators
Athletics
Richwines Squares Off With 15-5s In Tonight’s City League Match
The Richwines, city league champions in the first half, will meet the 15-5s in a softball game tonight at Hamilton Field. The contest starts at 6 15.
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Richwines
Hamilton Field
Kearns Jailed Over Alimony Bond Contempt
Chicago dispatch reports fight manager and promoter Jack Kearns jailed at the sheriff's office after failing to post a 7509 bond pending appeal of an alimony order. He faces contempt for unpaid 4000 temporary support and 1000 solicitor's fees to his wife Legna.
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Chicago
Jack Kearns
Legna
Amherst Coach Chosen A A U Representative
Norwood Bud Hearn Amherst High School track and football coach is chosen to represent the Amherst district in Lorain County Amateur Athletic Union. County A A U commissioner J R Sandy Pfeiffer announces. Hearn, at Amherst High for six years, is athletics manager and Amherst A C president. He currently coaches Mischka Meats and will skip the district A A C track meet in Lakewood on July 4 due to training time limits, but would consider a county A A U meet if arranged.
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Bud” Hearn
Amherst
Lorain County Amateur Athletic Union
J. R
Sandy’ Pfeiffer
Hearn
Amherst High
Amherst A. C
Mischka Meats
Lakewood
National League schedule reshapes four team league
A Wednesday reorganization forms the National League with Giants Quakers Pirates and Braves. A six week schedule with one game per week starts at 10 00 A M. First round features Giants Pirates Quakers Braves matchups across July and August with a second round to follow including Giants Pirates and Quakers Braves games.
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The
National
Giants
Quakers
Pirates
Braves
Protector Takes Matron Stake At Grand Circuit Show
Cleveland July 2. Turfmen at the 1951 Grand Circuit Racing show at North Randall planned the Buckeye 2:18 pace with a $1 500 purse and six notable horses in the field Barbara June Napoleon G Adams Abbe Heir Tact ful Guy Cal umet Alden Daniel Happy Direct. Four other events on the fourth day include the Plain Dealer Handicap trot 2:10 class purse 1200 and the 2:15 pace purse 1000 and the trot claiming purse 1200 post time 2 PM.
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Cleveland
North Randall
Buckeye
Barbara June
Sturgeon
Napoleon G. Adams
Abbe Heir
Rodman
Guy
Egan
Calumet Alden
Daniel
Happy Direct
Childs
American Results and National League Scores Across Leagues
Baseball results show American League outcomes with Philadelphia defeating Cleveland 8 to 4 and Boston over Chicago 5 to 3 in a rain-shortened St Louis at Washington game. National League results include New York 4 St Louis 3 and Philadelphia 11 Chicago 6, with other set matches and standings across the circuit.
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Cleveland
New York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
St Louis
Washington
National League
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St. Louis
Chicard Seseyeeees
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cimeinnat
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Cincinnati
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New York Awe
Ead
Boston Reson Sere
Chicago Wee
Schmeling Stribling Title Bout At New Cleveland Stadium
World heavyweight championship matchup between Max Schmeling of Germany and Young Stribling of Georgia set for New Cleveland Stadium. Officials include California referee George Blake with judges named by boxing commission. Gates, seating, and promoter details provided with undercard bouts and weigh in at WTAM. If rain, fight postponed to next day.
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Max Schmeling
Germany
Young
Madison Square Garden Corporation
Ohio
Dick Dunn
E. J. Kulas
Battiing Bozo
Birmingham
Ala
Natie Brown
Oakland
California
Frank Cawley
Pittston
George Panka
Pittsburgh
Boult
George Pavlik
Cleveland
Frank Morris
New York City
Frankie Simms
Joe Vincha
Boston
Mass
Charley Retzlaff
Duluth
Marty Gallagher
Washington
D.D. C
Johnny Risko
Tony Galento
Orange
N. J
Joe Jacobs
New York
Stribling
Pa Stribling
Macon
WTAM
Elyria A C s Drill Friday Practice and Games
The Elyria A C s will hold a practice Friday night at Riverside Park at 6 00 p m July 4. They play Merchants at Cascade Park at 1 30 p m July 4 afternoon. On Sunday they travel to West View for a Tri County League game.
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Elyria A. C.’s
Riverview Park
The
Merchants
Cascade Park
West View
St Paul Extends Lead With 12-0 Win Over Kansas City
St Paul moved further ahead in the American Association by routing the Kansas City Blues 12-0 as Kansas City stranded runs behind erratic pitching by Bill Swift. Columbus beat Louisville 6 to 5 in 10 innings with four pitchers used to hold off the Colonels. Toledo edged Indianapolis 7-5, while Milwaukee at Indianapolis was postponed due to rain.
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American Association
Ww. L. Pet
St. Paul
Association
Kansas City
Columbus
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Louisville Colonels
Kansas City Blues
Bill Swift
Coloners
Tain
Chicago Falls to Red Sox 5 3 in Sox Downward Slide
Boston defeated Chicago 5 to 3 as Jack Russell limited the White Sox to seven hits. The loss deepens Chicago's place at the American League bottom.
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Chicago
Boston
Jack Russell
White Sox
Stribling Aims to Return Heavyweight Title to U S
United Press reports that W L Young Stribling, a Georgia native with early gloves on before age five, is poised to beat Max Schmeling in Cleveland and bring the world heavyweight crown back to the United States. Stribling’s sharp attack and speed contrast Schmeling’s steady pressure, with past American challengers failing to dethrone the German champion in five meetings.
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Schmeling
Jon Sekura
Pietro Corri
Johnny Risko
Paolino Uzcudun
Jack Sharkey
Schmelin
City League Schedule Bridges July to August
The City League lists weekly doubleheaders at McKinley Hamilton and Roosevelt cities from July 6 to August 13. Teams include Western Automatic City Motors Welsh Coal Ohio Fuel Gas Krugman Transits 15-5s Pfaudler Richwines Johnson Oils Richwines and 155s with multiple matchups noted across dates and venues.
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Western Automatic
City Motors
McKinley
Welsh Coal
Ohio Fuel Gas
Hamilton
Krugman
Roosevelt
Richwines
Pfaudler
Johnson Oils
Start Play For U S Open Title At Inverness
The United States Open Golf Championship opened at Inverness Toledo with 140 hopefuls, led by Tommy Armour of Detroit and Henry Cotton of Britain, facing a tough course. Spectators counted between 7,000 and 10,000 as the 1931 field began, with memories of 1920 at Inverness and Bobby Jones’s early Open years shaping expectations for a potential unknown champion.
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Inverness
Toledo
Tommy Armour
Detroit
Henry Cotton
Ted Ray
England
Bobby
Jones
Wrestling Showdown Ends In Long War of Attrition
United Press reports Lee Wreoff of St. Louis defeated Tony Rocco of Brooklyn in a bout here on Wednesday night. The match stretched to 26 minutes and 44 seconds as the Owl team endured a grueling contest.
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United Press
Columbus
Lee Wreoff
St. Louis
Tony Rocco
Brooklyn
Owls
Mets Rally Past Cardinals to Close Gap on NL Leaders
New York edged St Louis 4 to 3 to cut the gap to two and a half games behind the National League leaders. Verger and Lindstrom hit home runs fueling the decisive rally over Burleigh Grimes.
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New York
St. Louis
Cardinals
Verger
Lindstrom
Burleigh Grimes
Protector Tops Three-Year-Old Matron Stakes Action
Protector a rangy bay colt from Auburn New York drew 2000 fans for day three of racing capturing all three heats of the $6165 matron stake. He won the opening mile in 2 034 five seconds to defeat Calument Bush by two lengths.
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Protector
Acion
Peter Volo
Auburn
N. Y
Calument Bush
Brooklyn Beats Reds 3 1 For Fourth Place Hold
Brooklyn extended its grip on fourth as it defeated Cincinnati 3 to 1. Babe Herman hit a first inning homer with a man aboard, aiding Joe Shaute the Cleveland castoff to earn his eighth win.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Babe Herman
Joe Shaute
Cleveland
Klein's Hitting Fuels 11-6 Phillies Victory Over Cubs
Chuck Klein delivered a standout batting performance as Philadelphia built an 11 to 6 win against the Chicago Cubs. Klein's timely hits and driving runs spurred the Phillies to the decisive victory.
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Chuck Klein
Philadelphia
Chicago Cubs
Elyria Eagles to Play Graney Night Hawks on July 4
The Elyria Eagles will face Jack Graney's Night Hawks at Schaaf Park on July 4. The Birdmen will practice Friday night in preparation. On July 4 afternoon they meet Barberton Eagles here, then travel Sunday for a Tri County League game with Goldthorpe Tires at Lorain.
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Elyria Eagles
Graneys Night Hawks
Jack Graney
Night Hawks
Schaaf Park
Birdmen
Barberton Eagles
Goldthorpe
Lorain
Stribling and Schmeling Set for Title Bout Showdown
The rivals engage in a brisk exchange as Stribling relies on a long left hook while Schmeling eyes a sharp right hand. Weight estimates put Schmeling at 190½ pounds and Stribling near 187, with weather a factor in potential half million gate receipts and a crowd over 50,000. The main bout is slated to start between 10 and 10 15 p.m. EST after weigh ins.
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Stribling
Schmeling
Wilroos Play Coals at McKinley Field Tonight
Wilroo A. C. will face Welsh Coal in a softball game at McKinley Field tonight. First pitch is set for 6 15 p m local time. All Welsh Coal players are urged to note the schedule.
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Wilroos
Wilroo A. C
McKinley Field
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