Baseball Scores Rise As Hit Totals Peak In 1930 Display
Major league teams showcased a high scoring day with 256 hits and 20 home runs across 11 games. Babe Ruth hit his 24th homer as the AL led 81 78 in runs and 187 119 in hits. Hack Wilson and Wally Berger highlighted Chicago and Brooklyn sluggers with multiple homers.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Wally Berger
Women Track Stars Compete In Dallas Meet
Nationally famous women athletes will compete July 4 in the Women’s National Track and Field Meet in Dallas Texas. Entries include Genevieve Valvody Josephine Farnsworth Reva McDonald Jean Shiley and Mary Ladewig with Shirley among top indoor record holders anticipated to add to laurels at the outdoor event.
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Chicago
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Boston Athletic Club
Jean Shiley
Meadowbrook Club
Philadelphia
Mary Ladewig
New Orleans
Shirley
Ladewig
Toronto
Impressions from Schmeling Sharkey Fight at Yankee Stadium
An observer recalls the June night at Yankee Stadium when Schmeling defeated Sharkey on a foul. The scene features bold entrances, a crowd of heavyweights, a controversial ruling, and post fight debate over the decision and national allegiances.
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Jack Sharkey
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Boxer Moraskey Dies From Ring Concussion After Bout
Bruno Moraskey known as Young Bruno, 23 from Moundaville, died of brain concussion in Wheeling West Virginia after a six round boxing match with Perry Bridges of Warwood. Moraskey had floored Bridges twice. Bridges knocked him down in the final round. Bridges arrested. promoter John Ritz released on $1000 bail.
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Pairing Announced For Golf Winners
Five Texans who will compete in the National Open Golf Tournament at Minneapolis July 10 and 11 have had their pairings released. Jack Burke of Houston teams with Charles W. Hall of Birmingham Alabama, Ted Longworth of Fort Worth with Joe Higgins of Erie Pennsylvania, Ray Mangrum of Dallas with Clarence W. Gamber of Pontiac Michigan, Francis Scheider of Dallas with P. O. Hart of Canton Ohio, and Ralph Guldahl joins the field.
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Fort Worth
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Erie
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Pontiac
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Canton
Ohio
Ralph Guldahl
Von Porat Awarded Damages After Short Ring Fight
Otto Von Porat, the Norwegian heavyweight, won $19,991.61 in damages from the third match result. The bout at Chicago Stadium netted $77,333.49 in receipts with Stribling earning $16,659.67.
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Chicago
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Young) Stribling
Stribling
First day in Trans-Mississippi golf yields high scores
Colorado Springs June 24 The opening qualifying round at the Broadmoor Country Club sees four over par as the best score among 200 plus players. Leaders with 74 include Dr. L D Bromfield Denver Karl Bock Omaha Fred Dold Wichita Kans Ben Goodwin St Louis and Emerson Carey Hutchinson Kans.
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St. Louis
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Dallas Opens Championship Teeing Off
Dallas with Richard Martin Deer field TJ Burke and Hall will be the first to tee off in the championship event marking the start of the competition.
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Deerfield
TJ. Burke
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YESTERDAY'S HERO By United Press
Russ Scarritt of the Red Sox singled in the eighth to drive in two runs and give Boston a 2 to 0 victory over Detroit. The hit broke up a pitching duel as MacFayden held the Tigers to three hits while Sullivan yielded four.
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Mrs M C McCullough Wins Frying Pan Meet
Mrs M C McCullough won the Frying Pan Cup at Amarillo Country Club defeating Mrs Frank Wolflin 7 and 6. McCullough shot 84 with five strokes given to Wolflin. Miss Carol Bush won the second flight 2 up over Miss Emeline Bush.
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Amarillo Country Club
Frank Wolflin
Americans Win Second Round at Wimbledon
John Van Ryn of the American Davis Cup team defeated J L Chamberlain of England in straight sets 6-2 6-2 6-2. Wilmer Allison from Austin Texas beat Stanley Harris 6-3 8-6 6-4. Helen Wills Moody world top woman defeated Fraulein Krahwinkel 6-1 6-1. John Doeg of California beat Al Della Porta 6-3 6-1 6-2. Berkeley Bell of Austin Texas defeated Roderich Menzel 6-1 6-2 6-2.
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J. L. Chamberlain
England
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Germany
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Berkeley Bell
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Canzoneri Faces Grogan Tonight in 10 Rounds
Tony Canzoneri of Brooklyn and Tommy Grogan of Omaha meet tonight at Queensboro stadium in a 10 round bout Canzoneri is a 2 to 1 betting favorite Earl Campbell University of Washington graduate manager seeks a later date for the Washington California crew race beyond the second week in April
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Brooklyn
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Omaha
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University of Washington
World title talk fades after Sharkey Schmeling bout
Alan Gould notes experts overvalued the world heavyweight crown after Schmeling and Sharkey. He argues the fight eliminated both contenders from championship contention for now, with the title resting in Germany and perhaps elsewhere. He cites business savvy Schmeling and fan spending near a million dollars on Sharkey bouts without a decisive title outcome.
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Campolo Wins Knockout Over Ruggirello at Braves Field
Victorio Campolo defeated Salvatore Ruggirello of Italy by knockout in the third round of a scheduled 10-round bout at Braves Field in Boston. Campolo showed a terrific punch but appeared to lack refined boxing skills as he survived early danger and weighed 229 pounds to 205 for the Italian challenger.
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Salvatore Ruggirello
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Jinx Affects Steers as Taitt Out with Dental Injury
The Texas League tail-enders the Steers lose outfielder Douglass Taitt to infected teeth. He is expected back later this week. Coach Hugo Bezdek of Penn State will retire from active coaching this year.
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Tex
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Hugo Bezdek
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Atlanta Crackers Triumph Over Pels 15 to 11 in Big Inning Rally
The Atlanta Crackers defeated the New Orleans Pels 15 to 11 on June 24 behind five runs in the first and seven in the sixth. Langford Sheehan and Polvogt each collected four hits as Atlanta unleashed 23 total hits. Little Rock beat Nashville 12 to 6 as the Travelers rallied in the early frames. Frank Troeh’s trap shooting total at 16 yards was estimated at 115000.
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