Grove Ends Yanks 308-Game Scoring Streak with 7-0 Win
Lefty Grove pitched the Athletics to a 7-0 victory over the New York Yankees halting their 308 game scoring streak. Jimmie Foxx hit his 30th homer with two on in the seventh to seal the win as Grove scattered five hits and struck out Ruth and Gehrig multiple times.
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New York
Robert Moses
Lefty) Grove
Philadelphia Athletics
Athletics
New York Yankees
Yanks
Grove
Wiley Moore
Boston Red Sox
Boston
Philadelphia
Foxx
Frank Crosetti
Joe Sewell
Earl Combs
Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
Combs
Yanks Stopped by A's Break Yankees Shutout Streak
Philadelphia Athletics blanked the New York Yankees ending a 308 game stretch without a shutout. The decisive win halted New York’s long run of consecutive scoreless innings.
Cardinals Edge Front Royal in Ten Inning All Star Clash
In Charlottesville Virginia on August 4 the Cardinals city champions defeated the Front Royal All Stars 5 to 4 in ten innings before a large crowd. Brewer and Poss pitched. Brewer struck out eleven and allowed four hits. Downing Crowe played sharp defense at first. Crowe Poss Drissell led the batting. Jewett of Front Royal stole six bases and even stole home in the first frame.
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Charlottesville
Cardinals
Front Royal All Stars
Brewer
Poss
Downing
Crowe
Drissell
Jewett
Front Royal
Odd Sox to face Middletown at Burnt Factory Sunday
The Burnt Factory Odd Sox meet the Middletown nine on the Burnt Factory diamond Sunday afternoon at 3. This is the Odd Sox’s last home game of the year, and a good crowd is expected as both teams have had strong seasons.
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Burnt Factory
Odd Sox
Middletown
Patience of the Creator in Mountains Forests and Fossils
The text describes patient natural processes shaping mountains oceans and forests over ages. It notes peacoasts rising, forests planted, and fossil fuels formed under pressure for millennia. It mentions stalagmites and stalactites growing in caves and ancient redwoods in California existing long before King Tut’s tomb.
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California
King Tut
Park Nine Weekend Card At Winchester Park Schedule
The Winchester Park Association nine will play Saturday and Sunday August 5 and 6 at Rouss Spring Park. They face Shannon Athletics of Williamsport, Pa, tomorrow afternoon, then battle Northern Athletic Club from the District of Columbia Sunday afternoon after their strong showing against locals.
Park Team Record To Date
Park Team Record To Date lists scores for multiple clubs with Park A C as frequent participant. Entries include Millwood A C Blue Ribbon Wash Waynesboro and others with various opponents and final tallies across a running total. The document also includes a note on Prohibition and a Pathfinder Magazine claim about butterflies and their cravings.
Blue Sox Edge White Post 7-5 in Home Run Heavy Game
The Blue Sox defeated White Post 7 to 5 as Michael powered the offense with a home run a triple and a double. Next, Blue Sox play Old Chapel at Berryville Fair Grounds Sunday at 2 30 p m. Boxscores: Blue Sox.
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Blue Sox
Michael
Old Chapel
Berryville
Foxx Tops Home Run Leaders Across Leagues
The AP highlights Jim Foxx of the Athletics leading in home runs yesterday with strong showings from Ruth of the Yankees Gehrig of the Yankees and Berger of the Braves among notable sluggers. The standings reference both American and National totals and list multiple players across teams.
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Foxx
Athletics
Ieagua Hale
Indians
Grimm
Cubs
Oo Ruth
Yankee
Gehrig
Yankees
Berger
Braves
Viseke Klein
Phillies
Crows as Farm Helpers Highlighted by Agriculture Dept
A USDA publication declares the crow is the farmer’s most economically important bird. It notes the species’ omnivorous diet, feeding on poultry, grain sprouts, carrion, and weed seeds, with over 600 food stems cataloged.
Prison Officials Suspended Over Leavenworth Privilege Abuses
Three Leavenworth officials were suspended after Terry Druggan Chicago beer baron serving two years for tax evasion was found to have enjoyed unusual privileges at the U S penitentiary in Leavenworth Kansas.
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U. S
Leavenworth
Kas
Terry Druggan
Chicago
Druggan
Indians Beat Weavers In City League Tilt
The South End Indians edged Virginia Woolen Mills 2 to 1 in a tight City League game played yesterday afternoon. Seabright allowed two hits for the Indians while Carrigan gave up two for the Woolen Mills.
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South End Indians
Virginia Woolen Mills
Indians
Seabright
Carrigan
Moody declines Wightman Cup singles due to back injury
Mrs. Helen Moody, captain of the United States Wightman Cup team, withdraws from this afternoon's singles against Great Britain because of a back injury. Sarah Palfrey is named to play singles in Moody's place while Moody serves as non playing captain, hoping to return tomorrow.
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Associated Press
New York
Helen Wills Moody
Great Britain
Sarah Palfrey
Willow furniture sprouts in Big Springs beauty parlor
A beauty parlor in Big Springs Texas showcased willow furniture that sprouted six inch sprouts through two coats of yellow enamel. The furniture, about six weeks old, appeared to grow from the willow wood itself prompting unusual observations.
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Big Springs
Texas
Crocodiles Linked to Sleep Disease Warned By Magazine
Pathinder Magazine argues big game hunters can help Africa by hunting crocodiles. It says the reptiles harbor germs in their blood that infect tsetse flies, which then transmit sleeping sickness to people and cattle.
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Africa
Pathfinder Magazine
Anatomy of a Slow Thinking Brain Terminology
The description outlines a broad head from ear to ear signaling strong bodily force yet slow development of judgment areas. It characterizes the brain as slow, ponderous, indecisive and overcautious. It notes a tendency to avoid personal analysis and to settle for given answers.
City League Schedule Highlights Upcoming Matches
All games are called for 6 p m today Sunnyside meets Lions in a key opener. The remaining schedule lists Aug 7 South End Indians vs Post Office Aug 9 All Stars vs Virginia Woolen Mill Aug 10 Old Timers vs Sunny Side Aug 11 Ball Hawks vs Lions Aug 14 All Stars vs Lions Aug 16 Virginia Woolen Mill vs Old Timers Aug 17 Ball Hawks vs South End Indians Aug 18 Post Office vs Sunny Side Aug 21 Ball Hawks vs Old Timers Aug 23 Lions vs South End Indians Aug 24 Post Office vs All Stars Aug 25 Sunny Side vs Virginia Woolen Mill Aug 28 All Stars vs Sunny Aug 30 Old Timers vs South End Indians Aug 31 Ball Hawks vs Virginia Woolen Mill Sept 1 Lions vs Post Office.
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Lions
South End Indians
Post Office
All Stars
Woolen Mill
Old Timers
Sunny Side
Ball Hawks
Va Woolen Mill
G.P
All-Stars
Lions Club
South End Ind
Va. Woolen
Rotarians Entertained At Dr Myers Home
Winchester Rotary Club gathered at Dr W D Myers country estate for an evening meeting on the lawn at 6 30. Past President Charles Coffman welcomed new member J B Beverley Jr and presented a Rotary pin and Ethics Code. A string orchestra entertained guests and a motion supported cooperation with the National Recovery Act.
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Winchester Rotary Club
W. D. Myers
Rotary Fellowship
Charles Coffman
J. B. Beverley, Jr
Rotary
Myers
United States
Standings and results in the American League
The American League standings show Washington leading with 63 wins and 35 losses, followed by New York 60 38 and Philadelphia 49 49. Yesterday Washington beat Boston 8 to 4 and Philadelphia defeated New York 7 to 0. Chicago and Detroit had a rain effected game while several matchups are scheduled for today and tomorrow including Chicago at Detroit and Philadelphia at New York.
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Cleveland
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Boston
St. Louis
Chicago-Detroit
Cherry Creek Rampage Destroys Denver After Dam Burst
A broken Castlewood dam released a billion gallons of floodwater through Denver after storms hit Colorado. Two killed and property damage around a million dollars along a 39 mile path from Franktown to the city core. Several missing and a woman killed in Matheson region amid multiple storms and crop losses.
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Castlewood
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Parker
Country Club
Lowl
Colorado
Claude Hill
Matheson
Castlewood Dam
Bertha Catlin
Tom Casey
The Inca Prince Seeks a Master Behind the Sun
One of the last noble Inca, gazing at the sun without prayer, is rebuked by his father. The son argues that a power directs the sun, claiming to seek a master who guides its course.
National League Standings and Today's Games
National League standings list New York leading with 58 wins and 39 losses followed by Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati and others. Schedule shows today’s games including St Louis at Pittsburgh New York at Philadelphia and Brooklyn at Boston.
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Chicago
St. Louis
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York-Philadelphia
Barnyard Battlers Shine in Horseshoe Championship
Charlotte Schultz and Caroline Schultz headline the international horseshoe pitching tournament at the Century of Progress in Chicago as central states champions. Charlotte leads with sharp shooting in the event.
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Century of Progress
Chicago
Charlotte
Caroline Schultz
Police Discount Youths Tale in Dalbert Aposhian Slaying
San Diego detective Captain Harry J. Kelly doubts Phillip Charles Edwards, 19, who seeks execution for murder, and says Edwards has not convinced police he mutilated and killed seven year old Dalbert Aposhian.
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Calif
Phillip Charles Edwards
Dalbert Aposhian
Hary J. Kelly
Homemaker Guide to Patch Large Hose Hole
A practical instruction describes repairing a large hose hole by mending around it with a tonhole stitch, placing a patch cut from an old hose beneath, and sewing with fine stitches. If no patch material is available, continue buttonholing until the hole closes.
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