Sirocco Midfield Favorite In 1940 American Derby
One of the smallest Derby fields gathers for Washington Park’s 30th running of the $40,000 American Derby. Sirocco, bred by Dixiana, starts as slight 9-5 favorite over rivals including Bimelech, Gallahadian, Mid and, Super Chief, and Weigh Anchor as Basil James rides Bimelech. The nine-race purse totals about $65,000 with nearly $50,000 to the winner amid uncertain track conditions and weather forecasts.
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Jack Guenther
Chicago
U.P
America
Dixiana Farm
Sirocco
Col. E. R. Bradley
Bimelech
Milky Way Farm
Gallahadian
C. S. Howard
Coggins Sets Pace In Flagstaff Golf Meet
Milt Coggins, Phoenix veteran, leads the Dave Peter Invitational after a four under par 68 to secure the qualifying medal. He defeats Fred Moore five and three in the first round and now faces Al Riswold as Riswold beat William Lampshire one up after qualifying with 79.
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Flagstaff
Milt Coggins
Phoenix
Dave Peter
Coggins
Fred Moore
al Riswold
Riswold
William Lampshire
Ajo
Bob Goldwater
Karl Mangum
R. H. Parsons
H. A. Minette
Oscar Lundahl
Larry Tidrick
Tidrick
Dr. E. R. Foutz
Tommy Knoles, Jr
John Crable
Prescott
Buzz Davies
M. B. Vaught
Joe Angle
Yesterday's Stars By Associated Press Whitlow Wyatt
Dodgers pitcher Whitlow Wyatt worked four hit innings and drove in the winning run with a single against the Bees. Steve Sandra of the Yankees shut out the Athletics with one hit allowed in the third inning and the rest of the game. Rip Sewell pitched four hits to beat the Cubs for the Pirates. Gee Walker and Rick Ferrell starred for the Senators as Walker had four hits and Ferrell hit a bases loaded single in the ninth to beat the Red Sox. Carl Vinciquerra of Omaha and Buddy Knox of Dayton were listed with ages drawn in a brief item. Chester Ellis of Kansas City outpointed Jimmy Buckler in Louisville.
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Associated Press
Whitlow Wyatt
Dodgers
Bees
Steve Sandra
Yankees
Red Ruffing
Athletics
Rip Sewell
Pirates
Cubs
Gee Walker
Rick Ferrell
Senators
Red Sox
Experts Disagree On Pastor Conn Outcome In Heavyweight Fight
New York Aug 10 Experts disagree on the outcome of the Tuesday heavyweight bout between Bob Pastor and Billy Conn. Bets favored Conn 8 5 but a manager poll of 25 insiders split 13 Pastor to 11 Conn with one draw. Trainer opinions varied with Arcel and Rimstein backing Pastor while Dundee favors Conn. Conn trains in Ferndale N Y and Pastor prepares at Stillman’s gym. weights 180 and 183 pounds.
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Jack Cuddy
New York
U.R
Dum Dan
Morgan
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Dan
Jack Britton
Battling Levinsky
Armstrong
Kayo Jenkins
Baer
Kayo Galento
Charlie Harvey
Harry Lenny
Lew Burston
Lew Brown
Henry Andrews
Tom McArdle
Artie Rose
al Ramo
Angel Lopez
Andy Neiderreiter
Eddie Ross
Ross
Ken Overlin
Pastor
Overlin
Chris Dundee
Conn
Ferndale
N. Y
Pioneer Gym
Stillman’s Gym
Doyle Nave Joins Hawaii Polar Bears Pro Football
Doyle Nave former USC quarterback joins the Hawaii Polar Bears as player manager. He cabled acceptance from Los Angeles and will take the role with the team sponsored by Mrs. Jayne Topping Durant.
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Honolulu
T. H
U.P
Doyle Nave
University of Southern California
Hawaii Polar Bears
Nave
Los Angeles
Jayne Topping Durant
Red Sox Beat Athletics Narrow Yankees Lead
Boston defeated Oakland to close the gap on New York in the standings as the Yankees fell to Washington, while a trotting horse race noted a slow time and a historic world record reference from 1932.
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Boston Red Sox
Athletics
Yankees
Washington
Greyhound
Peter Manning
Golfers Told To Eat Sugar To Aid Game
Oakland, August 10. Dr. Paul Michael reports a link between sugar in the blood and golf performance. Tests on 30 golfers show higher blood sugar around the fifth hole and fatigue lowering sugar between the tenth and fifteenth holes, correlating with worse scores. He suggests high fat lunches and candy at holes seven or nine to maintain energy and reduce handicaps.
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Oakland
Cal
U.P
Paul Michael
Michael
American Medical Association
Dr. Michael
Seattle Rainiers Lose Lean Week Clash to Hollywood
Seattle’s five run lead slips as Hollywood beats the Rainiers 7-6 in a Pacific Coast League game. Bithorn is ejected for arguing the call, Moncrief relieves, and Seattle’s lead narrows to 15 games atop the standings.
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Seattle Rainiers
Oakland
Hollywood
Seattle
Rainiers
Stars
Hiram Bithorn
Cay
al Epperly
Padres
San Diego
San Francisco
Nogales Doubleheader Highlights Internats Versus El Centro
Nogales Sonora hosts a Sunday doubleheader between the Nogales Internats and Tucson El Centro. Allyn Barringer and Manuel Nevarez, former Mexican major leaguer, will share mound duties for the border club. El Centro has been beaten by the Internats twice this season.
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Nogales
Sonora
Mex
Tucson el Centro
Allyn Barringer
Manuel Nevarez
Border Club
Tucson
Internats
el Centro
Detroit to Host World Softball Championship in 1940
Detroit will stage the world softball championship with about 100 teams and 2,600 players and managers competing for national titles. Defending champions Carr's of Covington and Alameda Co-eds head the women’s brackets as opening games and finals run at the University of Detroit Stadium.
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Detroit
Canal Zone
Canada
Puerto Rico
Wilbur E
Landis
Amateur Softball Association of America
Mexico
Philippine Islands
Haaii
Brazil
Carr’s
Covington
Alameda
Cal
Tigers
Chicago
Edward J. Jeffries
University of Detroit
Lantiis
Radcliff Danning Retain Bat Leads in Big Leagues
The two batting leaders Rip Radcliff of the St. Louis Browns and Hank Danning of the New York Giants held the top averages but slipped slightly this week. Radcliff fell from .367 to .360 and Danning from .335 to .334, with other leaders dropping a few points as strong pitching continued to dominate. Barney McCosky stayed near, at .348, while Merrill May slid to .318 in the National League.
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New York
Rip Radcliff
St. Louis Browns
Hank Danning
New York Giants
Radcliff
Danning
Barney MccCosky
Merrill May
Phillies
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Hawaii
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