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U.S.3. HOUSTON 
Morning Press News 
7 August 1938 
SPORTS 
Baseball Summary 
The Cincinnati Reds climbed into third place in the National 
League today and sent the Chicago Cubs into fourth place. 
Hie Reds defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers, eleven to six, on 
a fourteen hit barrage that saw throe Dodger pitchers parade 
to and from the mound, Harry Craft and Lou Myers led the 
Red attack with homers. 
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The Boston Bees shutout tho Cubs, 1 to 0 , behind the 6 hit 
pitching of Lou Potto. Defeat dropped the Cubs a full game 
behind the Reds. 
St. Louis 
7 to 6 . 
staved off a last inning rally to down the Phillies 
The game be tween Pittsburgh and New fork was rained out. 
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In the American League , Dutch Leonard pitched a brilliant 
5 hit game to give the Washington Senators a seven to one 
victorv over tho Chicago White Sox. 
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The New York Yankees beat Clove.! and, 7 
Boston defeated Detroit 14 to 8. 
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Philadelphia Athletics won from St. Louis, 8 to 4. 
East Hampto n, L.I . 
Barbara Winslow of Hollywood, California annexed the 
Maidstone Club Invitation tennis title today by defeating 
Dorothy Workman of Los Angelos in the final. The scores 
were 6-4, 6-4. 
Chicago 
"Leading Article" raced to victory over a large field 
this afternoon in the $2,500 added Chicago handicap at Wash- 
ington Park. 
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I sob el McKean of Tbronto set a new Canadian Junior record 
today when she won the sixty meter dash in the Canadian 
Women’s Ttack and Field games in 7.6 seconds. 
Glasglow 
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England’s groat miler, Sydney Wooderson, failed by one and 
two tenths seconds today to equal lack Lovelocks 9 world 
record of throo minutes forty seven and eight tenths second 
for 1,500 meters. Wooderson 9 time for the distance was 47. 
seconds . 
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