Galan's Ninth-Inning Homer Keeps Cubs Ahead In NL Race
Augie Galan connected for a two run homer in the ninth as the Cubs rallied to beat the Giants and stay atop the National League. Chicago and New York led the standings by roughly half a game as Giants, Bees, and Pirates failed to overtake them. The article notes club batting and fielding leaders and key results across the league as the pennant race tightens.
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Galan
Cubs
United Press
EW York
Jaly
Giants
Chicago
New York
Bees
Pirates
Augie Galan
Bruins
King Carl Hubbell
Luke Hamlin
Phils
Brooklyn
English
Nate Trip
Yankees
Washington
Yanks
Senators
Carl Fischer
Ed Linke
Mel Almada
Travis
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Bump Hadley
Ben Chapman
Boston Red Sox
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
A's
G. AB
Medwick
F. Waner
Pir
Gehris
Selkirk
Pia Greenberg
Tigers
DiMagsie
Cardinals
A. Greenberg
Greenberg
Waner
Cardinaisee
All Star Clash Sees NL Favored Over AL in Washington
Baseball insiders favor the National League All Stars to beat the American League squad in the Washington clash next Wednesday July 7. Pitching trio Hubbell Dear and Mungo gives the Senior League stars the edge as Mickey Cochrane may be nearing retirement from active catching with Tebbetts stepping in for Detroit. Tebbetts, despite back injury and bumago flareups, handles the Tigers’ catching chores well during the eastern trip.
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Washington
Hubbell
Dear
Mungo
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Ray Hayworth
Cochrane
George
Birdie) Tebbetts
Tebbetts
Tigera
Zamena
Local Golf Weekend Features At Elyria Cherry Ridge Springs Valley
Elyria golfers face a weekend of play with a Flag Tournament at Elyria Country Club Friday observed as the feature. Monday sees the Fourth of July Cup for low gross and low net in singles and a mixed four ball foursome. Cherry Ridge hosts a men’s mixed four-ball with Class A B and A C teams. Springs Valley runs blind par events Friday and a members only Flag Tournament with a two ball foursome Monday.
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Elyria
Elyria Country Club
Cherry Ridge
Cherry, Ridge Monday
Spring Valley
Springs Valley
Louis Becomes World Heavyweight Champion, NBA Recognition
The National Boxing Association of America representing 36 states today officially recognizes Joe Louis as world heavyweight champion. The announcement comes from Providence, Rhode Island, dated July 3. Louis holds the title amid a rising profile and anticipated defenses against top contenders.
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Louis Providence
R.J
National Boxing Association of America
Joe Louis
City League Softball Games Postponed
City League softball games scheduled for last evening were postponed due to wet grounds and will be replayed at a later date.
Yesterday's Hero Boosts Cubs with Ninth Inning Home Run
August Joan Galan of Berkeley California, son of a French hand laundry owner, came to bat in the ninth with one out and hit a homer that tied the game and kept the Chicago Cubs atop the standings as they trailed Pittsburgh by one run.
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Joan Galan
Berkeley
Calif
Onson
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Smitty's Lagers Face Huron in Sandusky Showdown
Smitty's Lagers travel to Huron to meet the Sandusky Eagles tomorrow afternoon. Manager Polo Block has not decided on the starting pitcher, likely Ken Smith or Johnny Yucka, with BHI Mag kin or Chet Hunt catching. The Eagles are regarded as one of Sandusky's toughest teams.
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Smitty
Waldorf Lazers
Huron
Sandusky Eagles
Polo Block
Ken
Pinkie) Smith
Johnny Yucka
Bhi Magkin
Chet Hunt
Eagles
Sandusky
Business Men Meet Lorain Lyons At Cascade Sunday
The Elyria Business Men baseball team hosts Lorain Lyons Tailors Sunday at Cascade Park in a postponed Lorain Amateur Baseball Association game. It concludes the first half while Duskey Brothers lead the standings. Lyons need a win to force a playoff with Elyrians, with lineup changes and new players in place.
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Elmer J
Elyria
Lorain Lyon Tailors
Cascade Park
Lorain Amateur Baseball Association
Lorain Duskey Brothers
Avon Merchants
Duskeys
Lyon Tailors
Mike Lacy
Gib Diewald
Brest
Louie Nickelette
Lyon Tailorg Battery
Dutch Begin Industrializing Indies to Rival Japan
The Institute of Pacific Relations reports the Netherlands will industrialize the Dutch East Indies to create two self sufficient industrial centers in the Far East. Plans include broad small scale factories to employ rural populations and a big textile operation by the Java Textile Company expected to open this month in Texas, employing up to 16,000 workers.
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San Francisco
Feaf
Japan
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Institute of Pacific Relations
Netherlands
Far East
Netherlands Indies
Pacific
Itch
East Indies
Java Textile Company
Texas
Standings and rain delay on yesterday's hockey slate
Yesterday's results list Keanus Newark 5 Syracuse 3 Montreal 4 Rochester 2. Buffalo at Toronto slated with rain. only games scheduled. The article notes industrialization plans for Java including foreign and Dutch investments. Existing plants include Unilever, National Carbon, General Motors, and Goodyear. New industries targeted cover cigars, metals, sugar, bicycles, beer, cement, chemicals, glass, leather, and weaving.
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Keanus Newark
Syracuse
Montreal
Rochester
Buffalo
Toronto
Japan
Institute
Islands
Java
Unilever
National Carbon Company
General Motors
Goodyear Rubber Company
New Japan
W. L. Ed
G.B
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Jeveland
Washington
Lois Ween
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
G.B. Chicage
St Louis Aa
Pittsburgh
I Orb
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Jeader
Minneapolis
Toledo
Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee Reverse
Kansan City
Louisville
St. Paul
Newark
Greeters Welcome Visitors Adopted in Europe in Hungary
The American Plan of employing greeters to welcome visitors has been adopted in Europe. On entering Hungary the traveler is met by uniformed attendants who speak a dozen languages and provide maps and literature.
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Budapest
Europe
Hungary
Skunk Wins Pet Prize At New Britain Kiwanis Show
An odorless skunk owned by Jean Gibney of West Hartford won the first prize Nuc ribbon for outstanding pet at a Kiwanis club pet and dot show in New Britain. Second prize went to a boat.
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New Britain. Conn
Jean Gibney
West Hartford
Kiwanis Club
Budge Shatters Von Cramm as United States Eyes Davis Cup Return
Henry McLeMore reports from Wimbledon on July 3 as Donald Budge defeats Baron Gottfried von Cramm in straight sets, signaling a US comeback after a decade. Budge's rise, with Mako in doubles and a strong US team, points to a possible Interzone final against Germany and a US path to the Cup.
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Henry McLemore
United Press
EW York
Wimbledon
United States
France
England
Donald J. Budge
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Germany
Perry
Bill Tilden
von Cramm
Bill
Budge
Don
U. S
Tilden
LaCoste
Cochet
America
Henner Henkel
Frankie Parker
Bryan Grant
Baron
Henkel
Gene Mako
Ermany
Czechoslovakia
Roderick Menzel
Menzel
Ladislaw Hecht
Pat Hughes
D. R. Tuckey
Make
Hughes
Tuckey
Rudge
Harmon Field Program Postponed To Tuesday
Wet grounds forced postponement of last night’s games at Harmon Field. On Tuesday night Fairview Suburban Merchants meet Elyria Hardwares in the main attraction. Lorain Goodall Girls face Western Automatic in the opener.
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Harmon Field
Fairvien Suburrban Merchants
Elyria Hardwares
Lorain Goodall Girls
Western Automatic Girls
Martin Beats Count In Straight Falls At Rialto Theatre
Martin defeats Count Felix Von Brogn berg in straight falls, first fall 14:52 with a Japanese sex Jock, second fall 14 seconds after a brutal finish. McGill trounces Pacer in three falls, while Walt Balcomb stops Steve Steinbinder in the preliminary. The crowd of about 600 watches as Von Brognberg foulsMartin early.
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Ernie Braden
Bunny
Buddy
Martin
Felix von Brognberg
Dan Morris
Rialto Theatre
von Brognberg
Rialto
Cecil McGill
Lefty Pacer
McGill
Pacer
Long Beach
Walt Balcomb
Oberlin
Steve Steinbinder
Dorothy Round Wins Wimbledon Title in 1937 Final
Dorothy Round, former champion in 1934, defeated Jadwiga Jedrzejowska of Poland 6-2 2-6 7-5 to claim the all England women's tennis championship at Wimbledon. The report notes Round’s decline from peak seeding and context about other players and speculation on the U S cup.
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Wimbledon
England
Dorothy Round
Clay
Husky Jadwiga Jedrzejowska
Poland
A.A.U. Bars Germany Tour For Track Stars
The National Amateur Athletic Union, at its 50th annual track finals, refused to sanction a U S team tour of Germany citing political reasons. It sanctioned tours to Japan Sweden England and France. Notable absences included Jesse Owens and a lack of a clear middle distance challenger to Glenn Cunningham and Archie San Romani with duels in events like the 1500 meters and 110 meters hurdles featuring Towns Beetham Woodruff and Allen.
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Iuwaukee
Wis
U. P
National Amateur Athletic Union
Germany
Jeremiah T. Mahoney
U. S
Japan
Sweden
England
France
Jesse Owens
Ohio State
Nying Marvel
Berlin
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Kansan
Archie San Romani
Forrest (Spec
Georgia
Sam Allen
Oklahoma Baptist
John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Charley Beetham
Ohio
Oberlin Boy Fifth In A.A.U. Half Mile Runs
Jarvis Strong of Oberlin representing the McDonnell A C of Cleveland finished fifth in the National A A U meet half mile. He will compete for McDonnell A C in a Pittsburgh meet on Monday July 5. Cornelius Johnson of Compton faces Dave Albritton Earl Meadows Bil Sefton and other contenders in the 800 meters and high jump as a pole vault record looms at 14 feet 6 12 inches set last year. Six junior marks were achieved by Bill Feiler Drake in multiple events with others by Eddie O Sullivan Charles Walker and Gillman Graham in javelin.
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Jarvis Strong
Oberlin
McDonnell A. C
Cleveland
Milewaukee
Strong
McDonnell A.C
Pittsburgh
Porter
Orr Oded
State
Cornelius Johnson
Compton
Calif
Dave Albritton
Ohio State
Ed Burke
Marquette
Gil Cruter
Colorado
George Varoff
San Francisco
Olympic Club
Earl Meadows
University of Southern California
Bil Sefton
Elyria Ladies Defeat Westwood in Western Division
Elyria Country Club Ladies Western Division edged Westwood 4 to 1 at Hawthorne Valley. Mrs. Flynn won at 20th hole after birdie 4, Mrs. Germ prevailed on 19th, with wins also by Mrs. Lorenz and Mrs. Foster indicating a hard fought match beyond the 4 to 1 score.
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Elyria Country Club
Westwood Country Club
Hawthorne Valley
Heintz
Westwood
J. B. Flynn
Frank Germ
Reid
W. J. Lorenz
E. F. Foster
Elyria
Flrrie
Westrrood
Kmra
Elj
Doran
Foster
Dillingham
Tufford
Jones
Bittners To Play Two Games At Greenwich
The Bittner Funeral Home baseball team of Elyria will face the Greenwich Merchants in a double header on homecoming day at Greenwich. Manager has three pitchers available Dan Gulgin Pete Gulsin and Vic Maiden. Catching duties shared by Graber and Mason. Team meets at the Y M C A at 10 15.
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Bittner
Elyria
Greenwich Merchants
Greenwich
Dan Gulgin
Pete Gulsin
Vic Maiden
Graber
Mason Wills
Bittners
Thirty Stellar Drivers Set For Roosevelt Race
Westbury New York July 3 Thirty top drivers await President Roosevelt to start the 300 mile Vanderbilt cup race on 96 laps around a 31 3 mile course. The prize totals 370000 with European cars dominant. American entrants demanded a 10000 extra prize and face strong Auto Union Mercedes Benz Alfa Romeo teams led by Nuvolari.
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Westbury
Roosevelt
Hyde Park
N. Y
U. S
Auto Union
Mercédes-Benz
Taxio Nuvolari
Alfa
Giuseppe Farina
Bernd Rosemeyer
Ernst Delius
Auto Unions
Rudolf Caracciola
Dick Seaman
Mercedes
Large Field To Vie For Doubles Title
Tennis players from all sections of Lorain county will compete in the Elyria Tennis Club Independence Day rapid-fire doubles tournament at Hamilton street courts. Tournament chair Kim Sharkey calls it one of the biggest local Independence Day events. Play starts 9:00 p.m. with the champions expected around 1:60 p.m. Players should arrive by 9:00 a.m. for early rounds.
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Birdie
Elyria Ten
Hamilton Street
Lorain County
Elyria Tennis Club
Kim Sharkey
Sharkey
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