Fifth Annual Tribune YMCA Learn-to-Swim Ends Friday
The fifth annual Tribune YMCA free Learn-to-Swim campaign ends Friday with awards for beginners who swim at least 20 feet and for regular class attendance. The YMC A also grants national beginner certificates to those who swim 60 feet in national tests. Last year 152 beginners earned Tribune certificates and 68 earned YMCA pool length certificates. The association plans a summer rate schedule to extend swimming instruction through the warmer months.
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Coast League scoring spree boosts batting averages
San Francisco and Oakland surged with 16 and 12 runs as Coast League games produced 55 total runs. Ernie Sulik collected six straight hits for the Seals while Fay Thomas fanned 11 as Oakland beat Portland 12 to 5. Hollywood routed Mission 12 to 2 in San Francisco while Sacramento edged Seattle 4 to 3.
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Los Angeles
Angels
Ernie Sulik
Seals
Fay Thomas
Oakland
Portland
Beaver
Oaks
Hollywood Stars
Mission
Seattle
Sacramento Senators
Indians
Flashy Life Snippets Across Towns Highlight Peculiar News
A collage of brief items from Hiawatha to New Zealand mentions Pansy the pony receiving an eighth grade certificate after toting students to school, horned emigrants in Auckland, Gov. A Harry Moore losing his way in New Jersey, Dago Mangano quitting crime for business, Matt Wagner running for Congress with a mud filled slogan, and a U S judge upholding a separation amid a wife accusing her husband of abuse.
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Kas
Pansy
Padonia School
Paterson
N. J
A. Harry Moore
New Jersey
Ringwood Manor
Winona
Minn
Matt Wagner
Winona Township
British Champion Rets Title in Women’s Golf Final
Enid Wilson retained the British Women's Golf Championship at Saunton England defeating Clem Purvis Russell Montgomery 7 and 6 in 36 holes. Wilson previously beat American contenders Glennna Collett Ware and Leona Cheney 3 and 2 to reach the final.
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Miss Wilson
Glenna Collett Ware
Leona Cheney
Major League Leaders Moments Across National Batting and Pitching
The standings highlight P Waner of Pittsburgh leading batting with 393, Klein of Philadelphia top in runs 54 and RBI 46, Foxx of Philadelphia setting multiple marks with .415 average 47 runs 55 RBI 66 hits and 18 home runs while Campbell Browns 15 doubles, Herman Reds 9 triples, Klein tied for steals with Frisch 8, Betts Braves 5 0 and Swetonic Pirates 5 1 in wins. Gomez Yankees 8 1 and Brown Senators 6 1 pace pitching.
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P. Waner
Pirates
Herman
Reds
Foxx
Athletics
Campbell
Browns
Myer
Senators
Chapman
Yankees
Blue
White Sox
Johnson
Tigers
Gomez
Brown
Senate Debates Economy Measure and Relief Bills
Senate considers pay out provisions of a national economy measure as conferees from the Senate and House begin work to reconcile revenue bill differences. Banking and foreign affairs panels report on currency expansion and the Root protocol while Garner relief and anti kidnapping bills move through committees.
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House
Banking Committee
Mills
Administration
Ways and Means
Agriculture Committee
Goldsborough
Foreign Relations Committee
Judiciary Committee
Seals Put On City Payroll To Guard Bay Fishery
In San Francisco nine tame seals in the city aquarium are assigned to the commercial fishing industry to keep them from returning to the Pacific. With bids at ten dollars each for a thousand dollar seals the city planned to release them. Fishermen protested and urged keeping the seals in place where they could be fed, arguing they would otherwise reduce fishing profits.
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Pacific Ocean
Elks' three cushion billiard tourney opens this afternoon
The Elks temple hosts the annual three cushion billiard tournament with six-teens of the club's top players competing for three prizes. Ralph Clevenger, billiard chairman, outlines pairings and ratings, with winners advancing in bracket play and losers eliminated after each loss.
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Ellis
Clevenger
S. H. Bucholz
Sam Abramson
Elks Temple
Ellis Billiard
R. F E. Watson
J. L. Downing
Rival managers breathe easier as A’s surge in pennant race
The Philadelphia Athletics revived hopes with two wins over the Yankees 8 7 in 16 innings and 7 6 in nine. Joe McCarthy Walter Johnson and Bucky Harris watched anxiously as Mack’s club moved into fourth place four games back of New York and one behind Washington. Max Bishop homered to win the opener Jimmie Foxx homered in the nightcap. Washington beat Boston 2 1 to move into second. Detroit rained out. Cubs fell to Cardinals 1 0 as Dizzy Dean shut them down. Phillies rallied to beat the Giants 4 2 sending McGraw’s crew to last place. Other games on off day.
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Joe McCarthy
Walter Johnson
Bucky Harris
Connie Mack
Yankees
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Yanks
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
Max Bishop
Jimmie Foxx
Washington
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Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Dean
Gabby Street
Cubs
Phillies
Bill Walker
Giants
John McGraw
Dizzy Dean Shuts Out Cubs in Tight 1 0 Win
Yesterday's stars include Dizzy Dean of the Cardinals who held the league leading Cubs to five hits and beat them 1 to 0. Chuck Klein and Don Hurst drove in runs for the Phillies with doubles in the eighth against the Giants. Jimmie Foxx and Max Bishop homered for the Athletics in wins over the Yankees, Foxx his 18th. Lloyd Brown outpitched Bob Weiland as the Senators beat the Red Sox 2 to 1.
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Cardinals
Cubs
Chuck Klein
Don Hurst
Phillies
Giants
Jimmie Foxx
Max Bishop
Athletics
Foxx
Yankees
Lloyd Brown
Senators
Bob Weiland
Red Sox
State Department distributes pheasant eggs for release
The state fish and game department with sportsmen distributes 6500 pheasant eggs for hatching this season. When matured the birds will be released in their raised sections. The Lapwai state game farm has thousands of pheasant eggs ready for distribution to individuals or groups for liberation on public land. Full rearing instructions will be sent with the eggs and requests may be made to the Boise game department.
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State Fish and Game Department
Amos H. Eckert
Lapwai
Game Far
Game Department
Boise
Betty Robinson Aims for Olympic Return in 1928
Chicago sprinter Betty Robinson the 1928 Olympic 100 meters winner has recovered from last summer’s air crash injuries. She plans to defend her title in the upcoming games and resumes training.
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Associated Press
Betty Robinson
Chicago
Glenna Collett Describes Guiding Shot Technique
The golfer explains a controlled pitch shot where the club strikes crisply and travels beyond the ball toward the hole. She aims to have half the trajectory in the air and the rest on the ground, avoiding a shove shot and guiding the ball with an orthodox swing.
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Glenna Collett
Baseball Standings and Results From Wednesday
Wednesday results Philadelphia 4 New York 2 St. Louis 1 Chicago 0 called after 7th due to rain. Washington 2 Boston 1 New York 17 6 Philadelphia 8 7. First 16 innings. Others postponed by rain.
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New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Cincinnati
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Brooklyn
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New
Seeee
Detroit
Cleveland
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Fight results from multiple cities across the nation
Boxing results list several bouts with outpoints and knockouts. Kid Chocolate of Cuba narrowly outpointed Lew Feldman in New York while Billy Jones stopped Dave Maier in Milwaukee. Warren Levy beat Dennis O'Brien in Dallas and Tiger Jack Payne won by technical knockout over Denny Lenhart in San Francisco.
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Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Lew Feldman
Milwaukee
Billy Jones
Philadelphia
Dave Maier
Maier
Jones
Dallas
Warren Levy
New Orleans
Dennis O'Brien
Memphis
San Francisco
Tiger
Jack Payne
Omaha
Denny Lenhart
Portland
Ore
Hans Birk
Firestone Tires offer extra values at lower prices
Drive in today to compare Firestone tire sections and see the Extra Values you get in these safest tires. Firestone prices are lower than ever and cost no more than ordinary tires. Listen to the Voice of Firestone every Monday night over NBC Nationwide Network.
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Rain postpones Twilight league and Legion junior games
Rain postpones games scheduled for last night in the Twilight league and American Legion junior loop. The Keality Kids and O. S. L. round house will play this afternoon at Overland Park as the East and West divisions contend.
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Keality Kids
O. S. L. Round House
Overland Park
Legion Teams Vie in Second City Pennant Game
Legion squads contest the middle game of a three game series for the city pennant with the East side holding a prior extra innings win.
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