Sport: Who Won, Aug. 31, 1931

¶ Jack Dempsey: his first fight in four years, an exhibition bout against one Jack Beasley; at Reno, by a knockout in the second round. Onetime (1919-26) Heavyweight Champion Dempsey weighed 199 lb., announced a tour of exhibition bouts at the conclusion of which, next March, he might decide to try another "big" fight.

¶ Clyde Mitchell, Milwaukee professional trapshooter: the World's Open Championship, at Vandalia, Ohio. In the final, Champion Mitchell and runner-up Joe Heistand, state singles champion of Ohio, each broke 199 out of 200 birds. In the shoot-off, Champion Mitchell broke 50, Runner-up Heistand 49.

¶ The New York Yankees: a game against the St. Louis Browns, 11-7, in which George Herman ("Babe") Ruth hit his 35th home-run of the season, the 600th of his big-league career, and was later ejected from the game for arguing with the umpire.

¶ A.U.S. team of track & field athletes: a meet against the combined teams of South African and Transvaal Universities, at Johannesburg, South Africa; by winning ten out of twelve events, in four of which (discus, pole-vault, shot-put, javelin-throw) Pennsylvania's Bernard ("Barney") Berlinger made new South African records.

¶ Reginald Weir of New York: the National Colored Tennis Championship, beating Defending Champion Douglas Turner of Illinois 6-1, 6-4, 3-6, 4-6, 8-6, in the final at Tuskegee, Ala. New colored woman champion: Ora Washington of Philadelphia.