Trading Enlivens 1930 Ball Pennant Race Amid Moves
In open National League trading stirs pennant race chatter as Boston trades Burleigh Grimes to Pittsburgh and John McGraw adds Wallie Roettger for Giants. Grimes may move to St Louis, while Philadelphia eyes Grimes bid and strengthens with Alexander as coach.
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County Hocking Field Meet Planned at Fairgrounds
Logan April 11. Arrangements completed for the county school track and field meet at Hocking County fairgrounds on May 9. Each school must submit entry lists by April 28. up to 25 pupils may participate in a five minute physical drill. Boys events include horseshoe pitching at 49 feet, sprints, distance races, pole vault, throws, and jumps. Girls events feature 30 foot horseshoe, sprints, shuttle relay, baseball and basketball throws, and jumps. Two entries per event per school. all pupils eligible to participate in all events. Meet starts 9 30 a.m. Officials to be named later.
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Diving Queen Helen Meany to Marry Harry Balfe
Helen Meany Olympic diving champion is to marry New York food broker Harry R Balfe. She has held sixteen national diving championships and was a member of three Olympic teams.
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Briton Kaye Don Seeks Beach Course Speed Record
British racer Kaye Don plans another attempt on the Daytona Beach Course with the Sunbeam Silver Bullet. Yesterday he ran four trials, best 182.741 mph, about 50 mph short of Sir Henry Segrave’s record, weather stopping play.
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Player knocks horse down at Kinks Park in Syracuse game
A baseball player chasing a fly ball at Kinks Park in Syracuse collided with a grazing horse owned by W F Bartels. The impact felled the animal and left it unable to rise, requiring about half the team to steady it and lift it back to its feet.
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Cubs Aim to Extend Series Win After 16 to 1 Opening
Kansas City saw the Cubs beat the KC team 16 to 1 in yesterday’s opener. Chicago seeks a second straight win in today’s game to build momentum in the four game set.
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Semi finals at Pinehurst in North-South Amateur golf
The North-South Amateur Golf Tournament semis at Pinehurst feature George Voight of New York against C Ross Somerville of London Ontario, while Fulcene Homans of Englewood New Jersey faces James T Hunter of North Adams Massachusetts. Voight set an amateur course record 87 in the quarterfinals, defeating Philip Finlay. Somerville beat J B Iyerson 2 and 1 after tying for medalist honors with Johnny Dawson. Homans beat J A Fownes 1 up and Hunter beat W Donahue 4 and 2.
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Boxing Group Probes Primo Carnera Fights
The National Boxing Association began an inquiry into Primo Carnera the Italian heavyweight over two one and two round knockout wins. The panel led by Walter Lignar and John V. Clinin sent questionnaires to 14 states seeking signs of collusion between Carnera's manager and his opponents.
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Oxford Hopeful as American Directs Crew
Cambridge leads the 101 year old Oxford Cambridge rowing rivalry with a 19 minute best on the Putney to Mortlake course, an American coxswain Swartwout tops Cambridge hopes, while Oxford fields a strong Dark Blue crew, chasing a rare postwar victory after only one win since 1923.
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Violets Bloom at Chicago Stadium in Odd Flower Show
Chicago April 11 Flower Show Week at the Chicago Stadium amid boxing arena lore. Spectators note the contrast between blooms and the boxing culture while Paddy Harmon’s dreams of money loom over the event. A manager quips about the flowers as unnecessary.
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Wayland Dean Former Major Leaguer Dies in Huntington
Wayland Dean a 28 year old former major league pitcher died yesterday at his parents home in Huntington from tuberculosis. Dean began his major league career in 1924 with the Louisville club and later played for the New York Giants, Philadelphia Nationals, and Chicago Cubs before retiring due to illness.
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Primo Carnera to fight George Godfrey in Los Angeles
Primo Carnera the giant Italian fighter will meet George Godfrey the outstanding heavyweight in Los Angeles in June an official announcement from San Francisco states. The match pits two top heavyweights in a planned summer bout with national interest.
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Americans Lead French Six Day Bicycle Race Standings
In Paris on April 11 U P Richli and Buschenhagen led the event with 111 points, ahead of rivals Mouton and Marcillac by 47. The American duo Horan and Beckman moved from last to the lead of the second group with a strong sprint.
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Boxers Loughran and Schaaf Agree to Philadelphia Showdown
Tom Loughran of Philadelphia, former world light heavy champ, and Ernie Schaaf of Boston have signed for a ten round bout at Philadelphia Arena on April 21, per manager Phil Schrosenberg Schaaf.
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Reds Prepare Brief Workout Ahead of Exhibition Games
In Cincinnati April 11 manager Dan Howley planned a brief workout for the Cincinnati Reds in their home park today as preparation for the final exhibition games against Cleveland set for Saturday and Sunday.
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Giants and White Sox Wrap Up Exhibition Tour in Toledo
The New York Giants face the Chicago White Sox in Toledo today to wrap up their exhibition tour then proceed to Chicago for the final two games. Chicago holds a three game edge in the series.
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Senators to Finish Training Tour With Orioles Game
Washington's Senators wrap up their spring exhibition schedule in a game against the Baltimore Orioles. Ad Liska is slated to pitch as the two teams meet in Baltimore on April 11.
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Browns to Meet Springfield in Final Minor League Test
Springfield of Missouri hosts the St. Louis Browns in a final minor league tune up. Tomorrow the Browns head back to St Louis for a two game wrap with the Cardinals.
Ruthy and Yankees in Charlotte Exhibition Game
In Charlotte the New York Yankees and April de Babe Ruth prepare to play an exhibition game at the Charlotte Southern Atlantic grounds as part of their touring schedule. Local fans anticipate a showcase of major league talent and the famed Ruth legacy.
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League Team Returns to New York
The league team Yankee lineup heads back to New York for upcoming games as season action resumes in the city.
Pirates to open final exhibition with Pelicans
New Orleans hosts Pittsburgh in the first game of a three game exhibition series as the Pirates visit the Pelicans on April 11.
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City Series Final Preview As Athletica and Phillies Practice
Philadelphia teams Athletica and Phillies begin practice sessions ahead of tomorrow’s decisive City Series game. Fans anticipate a tight finish as both squads tune up.
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Cleveland Indiana Aims To Sweep Barons In Exhibition
Birmingham Alabama April 11 The Cleveland Indians will attempt to make it two straight over the Birmingham Barons in their final minor league exhibition game today.
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Record set for four cylinder Miller Special on West Coast
Shorty Cantion drove a Miller Special in Southern California at Dry Lake to a new world speed record for four cylinder cars. He was clocked at 144.935 mph with a prior record of 141.738 mph set on an Eastern course by Bob Burman.
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Judge Kinkead Dies In Southern City
Judge Edgar B. Kinkead aged 68 of Columbia served on Franklin County Common Pleas Court for nearly two decades. A Marietta College alumnus class of 1884, he died at his daughter’s home in Atlanta after a career rooted in Belpre and Washington County.
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