Ladies Day in Baseball Fans and Famed Cupboard Tales
A fragmented narrative blends fan woes at a crowded grandstand with a comic account of Delker Gelbert day in Philadelphia. Manager Billy Southworth disputes the plan while resting Delker at third and Gelbert at short. Anecdotes follow about Donie Rush in Florida and Ty Cobb’s wit with a waiter, reflecting spring training lore.
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France Holds Record With Tennis Title Sweep
New York June 4 Rene Lacoste won the French hard court title and helped France claim thirteen of the fifteen major open tournaments in six years American French British contests. Lacoste has seven of those, Henri Cochet four, and Jean Borotra two. Since 1924 the trio saw only two majors slip away US championships in 1924 and 1925 to Tilden Johnson Williams and the rest.
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Big Bill
M Leans Jock Wins Latonia Feature
Jock, E B McLean's year old colt, won the $5,000 inaugural handicap at Latonia's opening. Broadside owned by J B Combs ran second and Easter Stocking of Audley Farm stable took third. Jock completed the mile and one sixteenth in 1 44.
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Thick spacing pays say cotton experts
Cotton authorities at Georgia state college of agriculture report in a four foot row test that cotton plants spaced 12 inches apart with 6 to the bale produced larger yields. The findings from the study at Athens emphasize thick spacing and row width for improved fiber yields.
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Tigers rally to down Sorrell as A’s falter
Detroit hammers Quinn in the fourth and holds on 4 2 as Sorrell survives a ninth inning scare. Heilmann and Shea homer for Detroit and Dykes adds a late blast. Yankees top White Sox 4 2 to secure a fourth straight win behind Johnson.
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Haines Delivers as Cardinals Split Twin Bill
J Haines saved the St. Louis Cardinals in a 3-1 win over Brooklyn in the first game. In the second game Brooklyn defeated St. Louis 11-8 as Moss and Koupal gave up the runs. The outcomes cost St. Louis part of its lead to the Pirates and Cube.
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Iowa Loses Bid to Rejoin Big Ten Conference
Chicago June 4 The University of Iowa lost the first skirmish in its fight to reinstate to the Big Ten. A special conference committee ruled reinstatement must wait while Iowa demonstrates it can stop abuses including athlete subsidies and scholarship abuses. Expulsion for 1949 graduates remains deferred until January 1, 1950. Iowa pledged to clean house and abide by rules while the panel weighs readiness to resume membership.
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Ambiguous sports score prompt with mixed city names
Scant fragmentary lines list city scores with several misspellings and unclear second game details, showing Chicago 10 New York 9 Hoston 4 Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 9 Philadelphia 5 St Louis 3 Brooklyn 1 first game Brooklyn 11 St Louis second game.
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Hoeton at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St. Lamia
A brief listing shows Hoeton visiting Pittsburgh, Brooklyn traveling to Chicago, New York hosting St. Lamia, and Philadelphia playing Cincinnati. The record reads as a set of matchups without results or dates. The items emphasize ongoing schedules and pairings.
Baseball Scores and Matchups Today
In the American League results spread Washington defeated St Louis 7 to 4 and New York beat Chicago 4 to 2 Detroit won 8 to 4 against Philadelphia while Cleveland lost 1 to 0 at Boston Chicago visits Boston and St Louis visits Philadelphia Detroit travels to Washington and Cleveland visits New York.
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Mid-Atlantic League results round up
Jeannette 6 over Wheeling 4 Fairmont 13 def Cumberland 2 Johnstown 5 over Charleroi 4 in 10 innings Scottdale 5 defeats Clarksburg 1 results from the league schedule.
Unclear Score Line Across Cities
Fragmentary report lists city scores including Indianapolis 7 Toledo 1 Minneapolis 9 Milwaukee 7 Columbus 5 Loweville 2 Kansas City 13 St Paul appears with an ampersand in place of a score. No clear game or event context provided.
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International League Scores and Schedule Snapshots
Toronto lead Buffalo and Rochester 1 to 7 with Montreal and Reading each also noted. Newark trails 4 as other games are not scheduled.
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Old Man Durr’s Surprising Baseball Picks
The column recalls Old Man Durr predicting winners for major league games with mixed outcomes. He correctly forecast most American League results yesterday, miscalling the St. Louis Brooklyn double header due to a scheduling quirk. Durr says he’d be lucky to hit half of today’s selections.
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Johnny Salo Regains Lead in 21 Mile Derby Race
Johnny Salo of Pumai New Jersey surged back to the lead in the Bunion derby race from Miami Arizona finishing tied for first with Sam Richmond of New York in 2 hours 38 minutes. He overtook Pete Gavunti of England who earlier led before finishing fifth in 3 07 54.
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Weiman Admits Yost Asked Him to Resign Coaching
Weiman today accepted a physical education teaching post at the University of Michigan and said Fielding H. Yost, athletics director, asked him last week to resign from the football coaching staff. The new duties will remove him from competitive athletics.
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Southern Association Scores and Standings Snapshot
Nashville 7 Birmingham 4 New Orleans 7 Memphis 4 Atlanta 7 Chattanooga 2 Mobile 6 Lite Rock 1 reflects a league results row with multiple city teams and scores. The fragment shows scores across several pairings including Nashville, Birmingham, New Orleans, Memphis, Atlanta, Chattanooga, Mobile, and Lite Rock.
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Modern Woodmen Stop Wesleyans In Opening Game
The Modern Woodmen defeated the Wesleyans 9 to 5 at Glenwood Park in the season opener. Hufford’s wild pitching woes aided Woodmen early and late, while Millar’s Sunday school class rallied for four runs in the third. Bowman relieved and held Woodmen scoreless as the contest concluded with Woodmen nine runs on eight hits and Wesleyans five on six hits.
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Canzoneri Dominates Fernandez In New York Boxing Showdown
Tony Canzoneri overwhelmed Ignacio Fernandez at Queensboro Stadium in front of about 4 000 fans. The Italian displayed relentless pressure, landing sharp blows to body and head while Fernandez withstood the assault through four rounds but faded from round five onward.
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Tolan Accepts Invitation to Yankee Stadium Twilight Meet
New York reports Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan, who recently defeated George Simpson of Ohio State, has become the first to accept an invitation to run in a twilight track meet at Yankee Stadium on June 17, with an all star field being assembled.
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Young Henry Johnson Dominates Sox as Yankees Win
Henry Johnson pitched a four hit complete game for New York as the Yankees beat Lena Blackburne's Chicago White Sox 4 to 2. Art Shires, the rookie first baseman, contributed two hits and returned to the lineup after a dugout altercation with Manager Blackburne.
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Trio Of English Colts Favored In Epsom Derby
Epson Downs England June 4 three English colts Cragadour Hunter's Moon and Mr Jinks head the field as joint favorites for Britain's 2000 Guineas Derby in a mile and a half classic. Posterity rare American owner Mrs Corlette Glorney as long shot at 33 to 1 with 250000 expected to attend. Post time around 3 p m with potential field reduction to 25.
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Dempsey’s Comeback Talks Reported at Agua Caliente
Los Angeles June 4 The sports writers found little news as Jack Dempsey discussed a possible comeback at Agua Caliente Mexico. An offer to return to the ring circulated with rumored sums from eight hundred thousand to a million dollars, pending final details and a November fight. Dempsey met with former manager Gene Normile who cautioned that nothing definite had been agreed.
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Bluefield Beats Hinton 23 to 3 in Baseball Blowout
The Bluefield Smart Set overwhelmed Hinton 23 to 3 at Weller field as the Negros surged to the lead in the first inning and stayed ahead. Valentine started on the mound before Grub finished, with a Roanoke All-Stars game looming this Saturday at home.
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Indiana U Ball Star Will Report To Reds
Cincinnati announces Paul Harrell Indiana University third baseman will join the Reds after graduation June 8. Harrell led the Western Conference in batting this season and will report to Cincinnati following his commencement.
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Bennington and Rathland dairy association leads New England herds
In Burlington on June 4 the Bennington and Rathland county association is the largest dairy herd improvement group in the northeast. Last year its 30 member herds averaged 6424 pounds of milk per cow, above the state average of 6345. Returns above feed costs averaged 111 per cow, vs 104 statewide.
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Former Owner Frazee of Red Sox Dies in New York
New York June 4 Harry H Frazee 4 theatrical magnate and former owner of the Boston Red Sox died today at his Park Avenue home Mayor James J Walker was at his bedside Frazee born in Peoria Ill rose to theater prominence and owned the Red Sox from 1916 to 1923 He sold Babe Ruth to the Yankees in 1920 for 137000 and later sold the team to a Columbus syndicate
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Chicago Clinches 10-3 Victory Over New York
In a rough game, Chicago built an early lead to beat New York 10-3. St Louis dropped two games, while Haines hurled the Champs to a 3-1 win in the opener. Robins Cup second as 11-8 scoreline, and Boston defeated Cincinnati 4-1 with Swetonic showing form as Pittsburgh triumphed.
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Haines Hurls Champs
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Capudine Relief for Nervous Headaches Advertised
An advertisement promotes Capudine as quick relief for nervous headaches and nerve pains. It claims no opiates and gentle on the stomach, with instant action due to liquid form, sold in 30¢ and 60¢ sizes.
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