U.S.3. HOUSTON 
Morning Press W ews 
26 July, 1938 
Cleveland : 
Sari Averill continued to lead the American batsmen. Avcrill’s 
average dropped 3 .points to ,338 t;hen he came up with one hit 
in five times at bat against Boston. The Cleveland center 
fielder holds a twelve point lead over the runner-up, Jimmy 
Foxx, of Boston. Catcher Ernie Lombardi of the Cincinatti 
Beds is the top man in the National League with a mark of .364. 
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Lincoln, Nebraska: 
Poor health forced the veteran Nebraska track coach, Henrjr 
•Schulte, to retire today. He helped coach the American team-in 
the 19?'? Olympic C-ames. Nebraska’s fr. simian football mentor, 
Ed Weir, was appointed to succeed Schulte. 
Washington: 
The third in a series of elimination fights to determine a 
contestant for the throne of featherweight champion Henry 
Armstrong will take place in Washington tonight when ml Reid 
of New York meets Paul Lee of Tennessee. Reid is a slight 
favorite. 
Baseball Summary: 
Brilliant shut-out pitching featured the only two games played 
this afternoon in the major leagues. ,J -'he Cleveland Indians 
split a double header with the Boston Red Sox to remain one 
game behind the New York Yanks in the torrid -American League 
Pnnnant Race. , Boston’s Dickman limited the Indians to three 
hits to win the opener, 4-0. Rickman pitched slightly better 
ball than Cleveland’s Johnny Allen, who allowed but five hits. 
The defeat was Allen’s third in two seasons, against 27 
victories. Jimmy Foxx helped bring about Allen’s downfall 
by walloping out his 27th home run of the season in the 6th 
inning. Cleveland’s Bill Zither pitched the 9th inning. The 
veteran Me 11 Harder 'pitched the night cap and set the Red Sox 
down with five hits, to win 3-0. The victory was earned at 
the expense of rookie Jim Bagby who allowed only 6 hits. Ken 
lieltner poled out a home run for the Indians in the 4th 
inning with none on. All other American League games were 
r ined out and there were no National League games scheduled. 
Seattle: 
Middleweight Champion Freddie Steele and his challenger, Hostak, 
wound up training today for what is tabbed ;< The Battle of Puget 
Sound-’. The Champion i s a native of Tacoma, "ashington , and' 
his challenger is a native of Seattle. Sts le’s highly regarded 
left hand has made him a slight favorite in betting. Jack 
Dempsey will referee the 15 round bout. 
Orange, N.J.: 
A hospital bulletin at 6 PM EST, said there was no change in 
the condition of the stricken New Jersey heavyweight, Tony 
Galento. The bluff, colorful Italian is waging a stubborn battle 
against pneumonia. 
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