Nine State Track Meet Sparks Record Breaks Across Florida
Miami tops the state meet with 30 points marking a record-breaking event. Ocala and Tallahassee set multiple marks led by Newcome who starred in sprints and hurdles. Duval, Pensacola, and Hillsborough also posted strong showings as about 250 athletes from 24 schools competed for the title.
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Gainesville
Miami
Newcome
Ocala
Tallahassee
Duval
Davis
van Marlen
Anso
Chittenden
Pensacola
Sauls
Lynn
Hillsborough
Entenznn
Boston Braves Fall To Giants In Season Opener
Rogers Hornsby hit a seventh inning home run off Smith with Tyron aboard to lift the New York Giants to a 7 to 6 victory over the Boston Braves. Boston had 16 hits but managed few runners in key moments as four Boston pitchers limited the Giants to seven.
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Boston
Rogers Hornsby
Smith
Tyron
Innin Todge
Giants
Boston Braves
Braves
MecQuillan
Wertz
Hearn
Bob Smith
Baseball results from yesterday across three leagues
American League scores show St. Louis 3 Chicago 1 and New York 5 Boston 2 with Washington 7 Philadelphia and Cleveland Detroit in a tied note. National League results include Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 2 and Cincinnati 5 St. Louis 4 Philadelphia 3 Brooklyn 2 Boston 6 New York 7. American Association reports St Paul 8 at Louisville 7 and Minneapolis 3 Indianapolis Milwaukee 2 Columbus 4 with Kansas City Toledo rained out.
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St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Iain
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
American Association
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City-Toledo
St. Louises
Adem
Kansas City
Toledo
Atlanta
Little Rock
Newes
Birmingham
Mobile
Nashville
Memphis
Southern League Scores From Weekday Matchups
Chattanooga 6 Atlanta 9 Little Rock 9 Memphis 2 Nashville 9 Birmingham 7 Mobile 3 New Orleans 2.
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Kattanooga
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Mobile
New Orleans
City Teams Enter Third Week of Spring Training
City league clubs begin week three of spring training with four games slated at 6 pm each day. Samoset meets Manatee Tuesday. Browning Contracting faces Oncco Wednesday. Bradenton Sales plays Woodmen Thursday and Friday. Browning faces Manatee again. Last week Oneco beat Bradenton Sales, Manatee beat Woodmen, and Oneco vs Browning ended in a draw.
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City Baseball League
Samoset
Manatee
Browning Contracting Company
Bradenton Sales Company
Woodmen
Browning Crew
Oneco
Oneeo
Leprosy Curing Trees Target Brazil Study
Researchers note many leprosy curing trees in Brazil with one species thought more effective than Hawaii's chaulmoogra tree. The finding suggests regional plant sources may offer stronger remedies and future medical exploration.
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Brazil
Hawaii
Ferguson Hurls and Phillies Win 3-2 Debut
Alex Ferguson former Washington Senator pitched for Philadelphia in his national league debut, defeating the Brooklyn Robins 3 to 2. Eight hits allowed, Brooklyn led 1-0, 0-0, 0-1 before a Sand scoring run in the seventh. Petty took the loss for Brooklyn while Ferguson earned the win with Wilson catching.
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Philadelphia
Alex Ferguson
Washington
Phillies
Brooklyn Robins
Jess Petty
Dodger
Herman
Sand
Aycock Defeats Chase for Amateur Golf Crown in Florida
Tommy Aycock of Jacksonville wins the Florida State Amateur Championship by defeating Lee Chase of Miami in the 36 hole final. Aycock trailed after morning play but surged ahead with steady golf including a clutch par on the ninth and a remarkable shot on the sixteenth. The match concluded with Aycock earning the crown in Orlando as Chase faltered late.
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Aycock
Chase
Orlando
Tommy Aycock
Jacksonville
Fla
Lee Chase
Miam
Florida State Golf Association
Smithsonian lists thousands of Mexican plants and trees
The Smithsonian Institution has cataloged about 5700 species of plants and trees growing in Mexico. The record notes a diverse range of species observed across Mexican ecosystems and highlights the institution's extensive botanical collections and research efforts.
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The
Smithsonian Institute
Mexico
High School Baseball Opener Sees Wave and Tigers Fall
Manatee County High School teams the Golden Wave of Bradenton and the Tigers drop opening games to foreign clubs. Both squads hold remaining schedules of six or five games as they chase a better record. The Wave plays Arcadia and Fort Myers in late April and May offerings with a Friday contest at 4 p.m. against Arcadia at home and a Fort Myers at Palmetto clash. The Tigers also schedule Fort Myers Largo Sarasota and Palmetto foes with a Friday game at 4 p.m. at Palmetto and Fort Myers at Fort Myers. The Green Devils of St. Petersburg beat Bradenton 5 to 4 in an extra context, rallying in the eighth inning.
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Manatee County High School
Bradenton
Palmetto High
Golden Wave
Tigers
Arcadia
Wave
Ninth Street Park
Fort Myers
Bison Park
Palmetto
Green Devils
St. Petersburg
Bradenton Crew
Devils
Pirates Fall To Cubs In Series Opener
Chicago used a seventh inning rally to defeat the Pittsburgh Pirates 5 to 2 in the season opener. Coney started a fifth inning push that produced one run and led off the seventh when the rally yielded three. Wilson drove in two with a double as Busch limited the Pirates to six hits.
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Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
Coney
Wilson
Busch
Pittsburgh
Hill
Smith
Gooch
Bush
Hartnett
Browns Defeat White Sox 3-1 in Sam Jones debut
St Louis Browns beat the Chicago White Sox 3 to 1 as Sam Jones, in his Browns debut, allowed four hits. George Sisler contributed two singles and helped pace the offense, while Connally and Crouse shared pitching duties for St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Sam Jones
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
George Sisler
Browns
Chicago
St Louis
Connally and Crouse
Jones and Schang
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Berish
Kai Senshne
BBC
Moonsainel
Marky Chagels
Oizzzy Dugan
McQuillan
Hamby
Mills and Taylor
City Wee
Elsberry Lumber Co., Inc
Ferguson
R.H. E. Brooklyn
Petty
Henline
Nerv
Morning— Chase
General Tires
Williams
Leach Tire Service
Sabihe Eee
Brack
Chesh’re
A. J. Reach
Sporting
Nationals
D. C
Bostons
Athletics
England
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Paris
Billy Evans
Parkers Auto Supply
Manatee Ave
Saturday Evening Post
Community Service Corp
Col. Florida and Manatee Ave
Pirates
Cubs
Spaulding
White Sox
South Africa
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