Six NL clubs shift places after rivals' big day
National League clubs surge in standings after four games apiece on Sunday. Brooklyn Robins beat Philadelphia 16 9 while St. Louis Cardinals crushed Chicago Cubs 16 3 moving to second. Pirates rise to third with Larry French shutout Cincinnati 5 0. Beber helps Boston Braves beat New York Giants 4 3 in ten innings. Yankees edge Red Sox in 10 innings 7 4. Browns topple Detroit 8 2 altering American League positions.
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New York Giants
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Boston Braves
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Wally Beber
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Braves
Larry French
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Pirates
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Chicago Cubs
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New York Yankees
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Nebraska Favored To Take 1930 Big Six Meet
Lincoln May 21 University of Nebraska is favored to defend its 1929 title as Missouri Valley track stars prepare for the Big Six Conference meet to be held in Lincoln Friday and Saturday. Nine champions return from last year with meet records expected to fall in the mile relay high jump shot put and discus. Kansas near second in strength with a notable duel between Jim Bausch and Hugh Rhea in the shot put.
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University of Nebraska
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University of Kansas
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Kansas
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Nebraska
Tilden and Cochet Lead French Championship Draws
In Auteuil France on May 21 William T Tilden II the US national singles champion and Henri Cochet of France secure top seeds in the French hard court singles championship with Cochet No 1 in the top bracket and Tilden No 2 in the lower bracket. Helen Wills Moody leads the women’s field as No 1 with England’s Mrs Fearnley-Whittingstall at the top of the lower bracket.
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United States
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Cochet
Tilden
Helen Wills Moody
Sharkey trains with Leonard as Schmeling bout nears
Jack Sharkey kept up boxing workouts with Benny Leonard in Orangeburg to sharpen his skills for the heavyweight title clash with Max Schmeling. In Endicott Schmeling’s sparring partners Don Petrin and Stanley Poreda joined to provide more rounds for the German champion.
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United Press
Orangeburg
N. Y
Jack Sharkey
Benny Leonard
Max Schmeling
Endicott
Don Petrin
Stanley Poreda
Fights Last Night Recap From Cleveland and Indianapolis
The Associated Press reports several boxing results. In Cleveland Sergeant Sammy Baker from New York defeated Paul Pirrone on points. Frankie Simms stopped Leo Sandwina in eight rounds. Benny Gershe beat Merle Aire on points. In Indianapolis Willard Brown won versus Howard Jones, and Willie Erne defeated Otto Atterson in eight rounds.
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Associated Press
Cleveland
Sammy Baker
New York
Paul Pirrone
Frankie Simms
Leo Sandwina
Benny Gershe
Merle Aire
Indianapolis
Willard Brown
Howard Jones
Louisville
Willie Erne
Kansas City
Otto Atterson
Terre Haute
Ind
A. I. A. A. F. Announces Track and Field World Records
Berlin reports new world records approved by the IAAF include Eddie Tolan 100 yards in 9.50, Paavo Nurmi 50 miles in 60:15, and Emerson Spencer 400 meters in 47.0. Also listed are pole vault, discus, javelin, and relay marks with multiple nations cited from 1928 and 1929 events in Europe and the United States.
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Berlin
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Eddie Tolan
United States
Evanston
Ill
Ellis
Great Britain
London
Paavo Nurmi
Finland
Emerson Spencer
Palo Alto
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Italy
Budapest
Jaavo Nurmi
Harper
Sipila
Silvio Cator
Haiti
Paris
Lee Sarnes
Fresno
Eric Krenz
Lundquist
Sweden
Stockholm
Wennstrom
Butler
Copenhagen
Yesterday's Hero Babe Herman Drives Robins Win
Babe Herman of the Brooklyn Robins accounted for half the team's runs in a 16 to 9 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. He scored two runs and drove in six with four singles and a home run.
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Babe Herman
Brooklyn Robins
Philadelphia Phillies
Herman
Major League Leaders May 20 Summary
National batting led by Herman Robins 435 hits Frederick 55. Runs Frederick Robins 32. Home runs Wilson Cubs 12. RBIs Klein Phillies 34. Stolen bases Cuyler Cubs 7. American batting Rice Senators 583. Runs Hodapp Indians 50. Hits Oliver Red Sox 46. Doubles Cronin Senators Kress Browns 12. Triples West Senators 6. Home runs Gehrig Yankees Foxx Athletics 7. RBIs Foxx Athletics 30. Stolen bases Rice Senators 6.
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Oliver
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Kress
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Gehrig
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I A A P rejects broken time plan at Berlin meeting
The International Amateur Athletic Federation voted 18 to 4 against compensating athletes for lost wages during Olympic Games. Only Switzerland, Holland, Finland, and Sweden supported the proposal. Britain was authorized to counter the plea with alternate rules.
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Associated Press
Berlin
International Amateur Athletic Federation
Switzerland
Holland
Finland
Sweden
Great Britain
Pressure to keep Women’s Olympic events in 1932 Games
In Berlin on May 21 the International Amateur Athletic Federation pressed for the continuance of women’s track and field events at the 1932 Los Angeles Olympics. A Kirby proposal kept the IAAF ready to reconvene if the Olympic congress next week opts to drop women’s events, to avoid male athletes’ non-cooperation.
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Associated Press
Berlin
Los Angeles
International Amateur Athletic Federation
IL A. A. F
Gustavus T. Kirby
New York
Federation
Olympic Congress
Olympic Debate Over Payments and Starting Blocks Draws Vote
British delegates push to bar any paid competitors from future Olympics but withdraw after defeat. The U S plea to recognize starting blocks in sprint events is rejected by a close vote, with Joseph B. McCabe of Boston securing a referral for further study. A German proposal to not recognize records unless earned without favors is also referred for additional investigation.
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America
Joseph B. McCabe
Boston
Shires Declares Theatrical Ambitions After Season
Chicago May 21 Charles Arthur Shires White Sox first baseman says he will enter theater after the baseball season ends. He mocks his own stage abilities claiming he cannot dance or sing but will pursue acting with confidence despite prior minor league actor targets he cited.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Charles Arthur
Shires
White Sox
John Barrymore
Richard Bennett
George M. Cohan
Lil Stoner Back With Cats After Big Show Return
Fort Worth notes Lil Stoner, the stocky righthander, returning from the major leagues to beat the Shreveport Sports 2 to 1 in the final game of the series.Beaumont Exporters split with Houston as Muleshoe Vaughn edged Floyd Rose 2 to 1 and Joe Brown shut down the Shippers 1 to 0 in the nightcap. Wichita Spudders defeated Dallas 7 to 5 to seize first place while Art Phelan’s team dropped to third.
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Shreveport Sports
Stoner
Panthers
Art Phelan
Beaumont
Houston
Muleshoe Vaughn
Floyd Rose
Joe Brown
Buffs
Shippers
Delegates Reject Two New Olympic Events
Delegates voted against adding a 6000 meter relay and a 15 kilo weight throw to the Olympic Program. The decision followed discussion of athletic event expansion and competing proposals.
Leland Sets New Track Record For TCU Star
CYRUS LELAND OF TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY posted a new track record today in Fort Worth. In a flying start he ran 100 yards in 8.4 seconds per electric timing and 8.7 seconds by hand. He aims for the Southern A A U meet in New Orleans and the national intercollegiate events in Chicago next month.
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Associated Press
Fort Worth
Cy Leland
Texas Christian University
Leland
Charley @addock
New Orleans
Chicago
Waco Rallies for 9 6 Victory Scoring Burst in Sixth
Waco rallied to seven runs in the sixth inning to beat the Cubs 9 to 6 after an early Pratt surge. Hobo Carson, ex T C U star, relieved Estill and drove in three with a bases loaded triple as the pivotal frame produced the win. North Texas Club shifts: Spudders to Fort Worth and Sports to Dallas.
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Cubs
Tom Estill
Hobo Carson
Prattmen
North Texas
Spudders
Fort Worth
Dallas
Train Collision Kills 28 in Moscow Wreck
A passenger train collided with a freight train on the Moscow Kazan line Monday, killing 28 people and injuring several others, with delayed reports indicating the toll may rise.
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United Press
Moscow
Moscow-Kazan
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