Giants Win Home Run Party In Anniversary Game
New York Giants defeat Chicago 9 to 7 in a National League anniversary game. Meusel, Terry and Southworth homer. Terry also drove in runs as Giants build a fifth inning rally. Chicago used three pitchers in bid to slow slugging. Attendance noted former players and officials from early league days.
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Terry
Southworth
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Tom Foley
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Landis
Stambaugh
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Snyder
Jones
Keen
Bush
Gonzales
Groh
Pittinger
Adams
Boston Stages Eleventh Inning Rally To Beat Pirates
Boston rallies in the eleventh inning to defeat Pittsburgh 7 to 4 in the second game of the series. Barnes drove in two on a bases loaded single and Kremer finished the game. Cuyler Moore Traynor among stars. Gibson E Smith led hitters with three base hits.
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Hiladelphia
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Cuyler
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Baseball scores from yesterday's league results
National League games: Pittsburgh 4 Boston 7 in 11 innings. Cincinnati 3 Philadelphia 1. Chicago 7 New York 9. St Louis 5 Brooklyn 1. American League: Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3. Boston 2 Cleveland 3. Two games counted.
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IBM Bee
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Detroit
Cleveland
Texas League Scores Briefly Reported
Baseball scores from the Texas League show Shreveport 5 Dallas 5 Fort Worth 5 Wichita Falls 4 Houston 7 10 San Antonio 1 2 Beaumont 6 and Waco 0.
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Shreveport
Dallas
Fort Worth
Wichita Falls
Houston
San Antonio
Beaumont
Waco
Western League Scores Show Tight Contests
In Western League results Oklahoma City defeated Lincoln 6 to 4 while Tulsa crushed Denver 19 to 0. Des Moines edged Wichita 7 to 6 and Omaha beat St. Joseph 7 to 5.
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Lincoln
Tulsa
Denver
Des Moines
Wichita
Omaha
St. Joseph
Southern Association Scores Report
Nashville defeated Atlanta 12 to 7 in a Nashville game while Birmingham won 6 to 5 against Chattanooga amid rain in other games.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Pacific Coast Scores Tie and Wins Across Cities
Oakland defeated Vernon 5 to 4 while Los Angeles edged San Francisco 6 to 3. Portland beat Seattle 5 to 3 as Sacramento outscored Salt Lake 18 to 11.
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Vernon
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Seattle
Sacramento
Salt Lake
East Texas League Scores Report
In East Texas League action Paris defeated Texarkana 7 to 3 while Marshall beat Greenville 16 to 4 and Tyler won 4 to 1 over Mount Pleasant Longview.
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Texarkana
Marshall
Greenville
Tyler
Mount Pleasant-Longview
Odd Football Pairings and Odd Phrases From a War Era Page
A list of game matchups appears with cities like Waco Beaumont San Antonio Houston Dallas Shreveport and Pittsburgh plus Chicago and New York among others. The text also notes Detroit and Cleveland games and a stray remark on oleomargarine gains in Great Britain estimating war era consumption.
Panthers win 5-4 in ten after bases loaded hit
Fort Worth game ends 5-4 as Windle delivers a pinch single in the tenth with the bases full tied at 4-4. Wichita Falls Spudders pitcher Wachtel and Moore, Osborn, Sutherlin, and Query noted in the brief account.
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Fort Worth
Windle
Cats
Wichita Falls
Post Worth
Wichita
Houston Twins Sweep Bears in Doubleheader Win
Houston, June 9. Marvin Goodwin pitched and won both games as the Buffs defeated the San Antonio Bears 7 to 1 and 10 to 2. Houston hitters clobbered Heitzman, Coachman, and Watt. Anoth er doubleheader is scheduled for Wednesday.
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Houston
Bill
Associated Press
Marvin Goodwin
San Antonio Bears
Buffs
Heitzman
Coachman
Watt
Waco Cubs Rally To Defeat Beaumont 8-6 In Tight Contest
Beaumont falls 8-6 as Waco hitters Galloway and Cohen spark the visitors. Or mando leads Beaumont with a towering homer and Deviveros adds a two on base blast in the fourth, while fastFIELDing elevates the game as McNeil Jacobus Bernsen Tuero and Mueller appear in the report.
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Waco
Associated Press
Galloway
Cohen
Waco Cubs
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Deviveros
Bas
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Dee Leah
McNeil
Jacobus
Bernsen
Hale
Tuero
Mueller
Malone Shreveport Beats Dallas 5 4 In Opener
Pat Malone starred with both bat and mound as Shreveport defeated Dallas 5 to 4 to begin a two game series. Malone doubled with the bases loaded in the eighth after Slim Love left the mound early with a broken finger, with Eberhard and North among the key relievers.
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Shreveport
Pat Malone
Dallas
Malone
Slim Love
Binowski
Eberhard
Golf Links at Hereford as Country Club Team Suffers Mixed Results
The Country Club golf squad visited Hereford Sunday and won five of eight matches. Notable performers included Geo. Maggard Dwight Newby and Jeff Neely, with several pairs and players noted for strengths and flaws. Prize displays for the Ladies Annual Tournament are shown at City Light and Water Co. and comments from players Mike Herbst and Bob Ames reflect on the match and technique.
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Country Club
Hereford
Geo. Maggard
Dwight Newby
Jeff Neely
Stockman
Sikes
Herbst
Hoover
Newby
Mercer
Maggard
Clark
Marrs
Arnold
Williams
Bivins
Greenhill
Foster
Wilkinson
Neely
City Light & Water Co
Slattery Awarded Decision in Slow Ten Round Bout
In Boston Mechanics Hall Jimmy Slattery of Buffalo defeated Johnny Gill of York Pa by decision after ten slow rounds. Slattery put Gill down with a right to the jaw in the sixth round and Gill weighed 169 3 4 pounds while Slattery weighed 16 pounds more.
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Associated Press
Boston
Jimmy Slattery
Buffalo
Johnny Gill
York
Mechanics Hall
Gill
Jawry Welsh
Farley vows to beat Lubbock and Shamrock challenge
Jack Gorman predicts two tough games against Lubbock and Shamrock. Golf reps provide talent but lack wins. Fans demand a hometown win and the writer jokes about vacation requests while insisting on a bold swing for the season.
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Lubbock
Shamrock
Vacation Plan Aims for Distant Check Cashing Stop
The speaker says they want to travel to a distant location for cashing a paycheck during their vacation. They emphasize the need to reach a place where they can cash their check and begin their trip with funds in hand.
Singles finals at San Antonio rapidl y approach
San Antonio June 9 The state tennis tournament at the San Antonio Country Club moved toward the finals in the men s singles as second and third rounds produced decisive results Bic Norton won morning and afternoon matches against T E D Hackney and Richard Brent with scores 6 4 6 1 and 6 1 6 4 Austin’s Berkley Bell beat Claude Fuqua 6 3 6 4 and Norton faces Bell in the upper bracket semifinal Wednesday Levin Jester scored a double victory to reach the lower bracket semifinals while Louis Thalheimer defeated Jess Saunders 6 2 6 3 in a second round match The men s doubles saw Lewis White and Thalheimer defeat Little and Coleman 6 3 6 3
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San Antonio
San Antonio Country Club
Bic Norton
T. E. D. Hackney
Richard Brent
Folks
Norton
Brent
Berkley Bell
Austin Flash
Claude Fuqua
Bell
Levin Jester
Allen Smith
Lucien Lacoste
Louis Thalheimer
Austin
Jess Saunders
Dallas
Lewis White
Little and
Coleman
Corpus Christi
Plainview Wins First Of Series From Midland
Plainview defeated Midland six to one in the opening game of a two game series at Plainview. Helm pitched for Plainview limiting Midland to four hits while Plainview collected nine off Turney. Mitchell and Nelson led the offense with strong batting and Helm’s pitching highlighted the win.
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Midland
South Plains
Helm
Turney
Mitchell
Nelson
Alfano Suspended and St. Louis Association Expelled
Ray Alfano national amateur featherweight champion has been suspended by the Western District Amateur Athletic Union registration committee. The St. Louis business men's athletic association was expelled for multiple amateur rule violations following Alfano’s six round bout in Little Rock and a trip to Boston for senior championships.
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Ray Alfano
Associated Presa
Worthmore Leads By Head at Belmont Park
Worthmore from J. B. Ward's Everglades stable led Rancosa's Silver Fox by a head at the finish of six furlongs in 1 11 at Belmont Park. HH. P. Whitney's Noah led much of the way but tired to finish third, just ahead of Lucky Play. Happy Thoughts, 8 to 1 favorite, finished 1 xth and Miying Mhong, Kentucky derby winner, was left behind.
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Preae
New York
Ward
Everglades Stable
Rancosa
Belmont Park
HH. P. Whitney
Noah
Lucky Play
Happy Thoughts
Miying Mhong
Kentucky
Gorman Shines in Sampson Meet Ahead of Farley Clash
Jack Gorman overwhelmed Bobby Sampson in Plainview last night, signaling a major upcoming battle with Cal Farley at the Armory Friday. Farley, aiming to reclaim the welterweight laurels, agrees the matchup will be tough after his recent bouts. A Mayo Brothers fundraiser for Mrs. Richards fuels the event, with Plainview backing Gorman strongly as crowds anticipate a second Armory sellout.
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Jack Gorman
Bobby Sampson
Plainview
Jack Fisher
Gorman
Cal Farley
Armory
Farley
Richards
Amarillo
Lizzie Smith to Return to Amarillo Baseball Fame T: Lizzie Smith to Return to Amarillo Baseball Fame
Lizzie Smith of Panhandle baseball fame plans to move to Amarillo. Local fans speculate he may join the American Legion team, a move seen as boosting their strength. He cites his wife’s health and hopes to make Amarillo his permanent home.
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Liz’ Smith
Panhandle Baseball
Amarillo
Cal Farley
Smith
American Legion
Benefit boxing show postponed at Polo Grounds
New York June 9 postponed benefit boxing card for the Italian hospital fund committee was granted by the state athletic commission after a minor operation on Walker’s right foot. Promoter Humbert Fugasey said welterweight champion Walker cannot box for a week or ten days due to an infected toe from an ingrowing nail removed today. Tentative date set for July 2 with Wills Weinert and Walker Grebbouts matchups still noted.
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New York
Italian Hospital Fund Committee
Polo Grounds
Harry Wills
Charles Weinert
Mickey Walker
Harry Grebbouts
State Athletic Commission
Walker
Proctor Hu
Humbert Fugasey
Jury panel delays in Shepherd murder trial in Chicago
In Chicago on June 9, the William Darling Shepherd murder case stalled as two more jurors remained unavailable. Eight jurors were sworn, with two tentatively approved and two awaiting qualification. The court exhausted a sixth special venue list after three weeks and two days of searching. Prosecution wired expenses to three witnesses to appear promptly, signaling hope for a complete jury soon.
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Associated Press
Chicago
William Darling Shepherd
William Nelson McClintock
Police have slight clue in axe murder case at LSU
Police probing the axe slaying of Oscar B. Turner at Louisiana State University reported one slight clue after about twenty five leads. A package of books and papers with Turner's name was found in an electric oven near the agronomy lab where he was found dead. An alibi kept a janitor from being a suspect. Funeral services were held and Turner was sent to his hometown in Tennessee.
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Baton Rouge
Oscar B. Turner
Louisiana State University
Turner
Mymouth, T
Bobby Sampson Defeated by Plainview Wrestler Gorman
In Plainview on June 9 local wrestling king Jack Gorman defeated Bobby Sampson of Long Beach in two straight falls. The first fall lasted 27 minutes with a body scissor, the second in three minutes after a hard bump. A sparse crowd saw the match as lights went out and the auditorium darkened for about an hour before resuming. Gorman plans to travel to Amarillo Friday to face Cal Farley.
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Jack Gorman
Bobby Sampson
Long Beach
Gorman
Amarillo
Cal Farley
Syd Smith Replaces Luderus as Shreveport Leader
Syd Smith, manager of the Shreveport base ball club in 1915 and 1916, is tonight appointed leader to succeed Fred Luderus who resigned Tuesday. Smith assumes command at once and has been in Shreveport’s automobile business since leaving the Texas League nine years ago. Luderus now resides at his Wisconsin home. he departed the local club a week ago.
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Shreveport
Syd Smith
Fred Luderus
Smith
Luderus
Wisconsin
Board to Probe Cause of Camp Mabry Fire
The board of inquiry to investigate the May 27 fire that destroyed the U building at Camp Mabry and damaged National Guard property valued around 500000 was appointed by Adjutant General Mark MeeGee. It includes Brigadier General Wolters, Col Iles W. Nimon, and Major Bevmeond Phelps. The board will meet soon to determine the fire origin and report findings.
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Austin
Camp Mabry
National Guard
Mark Mee- Gee
Kef. Wolters
Houston
Iles W. Nimon
Bevmeond Phelps
San Antonio
Adjutant General's Department
Two of Wilson's Secretaries in Scopes Case
John T. Scopes faces trial over teaching evolution in Dayton Tennessee as Bainbridge Colby joins the defense while William Jennings Bryan aids the prosecution. Clarence S Darrow also offers to help. If the case goes to the Tennessee Supreme Court Charles Evans Hughes may be asked to defend.
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New York
Wilson
John T. Scopes
Dayton, Tenn
Bainbridge Colby
William Jennings Bryan
American Civil Liberties Union
Scopes
Clarence S. Darrow
Chicago
Colby
Mr. Darrow
Tennessee
Supreme Court
Charles Evans Hughes
Committee named on university oil case granted time
A special committee of the University of Texas board of regents was granted more time to devise a plan to unlock about 230000 in oil royalties for building funds. The board reported progress while debating constitutionality issues raised by Comptroller Terrell and Attorney General Moody.
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Austin
University Board of Regents
Terrell
Dan Moody
I. P. Lochridge
Miriam A. Ferguson
J. W., Calhoun
Department of Applied Mathematics
Galveston
Mllage
Texas School of Minés
Mistress and Cook Tip Linen Appeal in Jest
A fragmentary dialogue shows Mistress teasing Cook about marriage, citing her linen as evidence of upcoming nuptials while Cook questions the assumption. The line reflects social banter and domestic humor from a stage or literary source.
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Berti
Belgium Wins Bennett Cup In Balloon Race
Belgium looked set to win the Gordon Bennett cup after Ernest Demuyer piloting Belgic logged the farthest distance from the start landing in Quimper Brittany at 422 miles. American Wade T. Van Orman on Goodyear NT reportedly dropped into the Atlantic and may be disqualified. Belgian pilot Veenstra in Prince Leopold remains in the field as one of 18 entrants with hopes of edging ahead.
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Brussels
Belgium
Ernest Demuyer
Quimper
Britanny
Wade T. van Orman
Veenstra
Prince Leopold
de Muter
Europe
State approves interstate bridge over Red River
The Texas and Oklahoma highway commissions approved contracts for rebuilding the first free interstate bridge across the Red River between Hugo Oklahoma and Paris Texas. A second Red River bridge near Vernon Texas and a Nueces River bridge at Cotulla were funded, with the Austin Bridge Company of Dallas awarded multiple Texas projects totaling about 205000.
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Austin
Red River
Hugo
Okla
Paris
Texas
State Highway Commission
Vernon
Nueces River
Cotulla
Austin Bridge Company
Dallas
North Texas
Oklahoma Highway Commission
United States
Oklahoma
Wilbarger County
Shenandoah to Fly to Minnesota. Wilbur Orders
Secretary Wilbur announced the dirigible Shenandoah will instead fly to Minnesota, not Los Angeles. Engine trouble forced the Los Angeles back to Cleveland. Helium will be removed and purified before reflight, with timing tied to Minnesota plans and a July 4 Portland flight for a governor’s conference.
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Washington
Wilbur
Minnesota
Los Angeles
Cleveland
George W. Steele, Jr
Portland
Maine
Bizzell to Assume OU Presidency July 1
Norman Oklahoma June 9 W B Bizzell new president of the University of Oklahoma will take up his duties July 1 instead of in the fall announced at a board of regents meeting. He recently resigned as president of Texas A and M College to head the Oklahoma school. J Buchanan named vice president and professor of history after two years as acting president.
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Associated Press
Norman
Okla
W. B. Bizzell
University of Oklahoma
Board of Regents
Bizzell
Texas A. and
M. College
Oklahoma
J. §. Buchanan
Former Texan to Head Eastern Road
John Marcus Davis of New York, a former Texan known in national railroad circles, will become president of the Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad when William H. Truesdale retires July 1. Davis, born and raised in Palestine, began as a brakeman at 17 for the San Antonio and Aransas Pass Railway and spent most of his career in railroad operations.
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Dallas
John Marcus Davis
New York
National Railroad
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
William H. Truesdale
Mr. Davis
Palestine
San Antonio and
Aransas Pass
Short-sighted Workers Quip Sparks City Paper Rivalry
In a Birmingham Daily Dispatch style dig, a cartoonish quip mocks a worker named Bill for short-sighted effort. The dialogue contrasts vision limits with relentless labor, reflecting labor mood and newspaper tone of the era.
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Dick Ware
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Charlie Hoover
Albert Herbst
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