Donald Wins 1? Straights In Major League Play
In a busy baseball day Bill Boni reports New York Yankees pitcher Donald Alley leads a strong start for the Yankees as they extend their lead over Boston. Carl Hubbell struggles for the Giants while Claude Passeau and Paul Derringer shine for Chicago and Cincinnati respectively. Cleveland and Chicago teams win behind key reliefs and offensive bursts in a full slate.
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Major League Leaders From The Associated Press
National League leaders include Bonura of New York for RBIs with 60 and Mize of St Louis for home runs at 18. Slaughter of St Louis leads in doubles with 26 and Arnovich and vonangs.. lead in hits with 108. American League leaders show DiMaggio of New York with a .402 batting average and Foxx of Boston with 74 runs. Greenberg of Detroit headlines RBIs with 60 and McQuinn of St Louis tied in hits with 111. Greenberg also tops doubles with 20 and Wright of Washington leads triples with 9. Stolen bases are led by Case of Washington with 13.
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Daily scheduled baseball games across leagues
Today’s games include National League matches Pittsburgh at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with two night affairs in St. Louis at Philadelphia and Chicago at Boston. American League features New York at St. Louis Boston at Chicago and Washington at Detroit. Southern leagues show Nashville at Atlanta Little Rock at Birmingham Memphiy at New Orleans Knoxville at Chattanooga and Southeastern clashes Selma at Jackson Montgomery at Meridian Anniston at Mobile and Gadsden at Pensacola.
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Old Man River Elevation Readings Across Lakes
Wheeler Lake in the Decatur area sits at 554.8 feet with 555 feet forecast for Thursday. Wilson Lake reports 505 feet now, 504.9 feet predicted for tomorrow, while several unrelated numbers follow.
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Briez Chats About Sports and Eastern Championship News
New York reports reveal Tad Wieman's haircut draw attention from eastern papers. Rice tennis stars Curtis and Jack Rogers attend the eastern championships. Oscar Witts eyes ex hired hands Russo Rosar Dahlgren Gordon and Henrich assisting the Yanks in a decisive win over the In- team.
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Me and Paul Cafe Opens in Poplar Bluff
Bum gardner and partner opened the Me and Paul Cafe in Poplar Bluff Missouri with plans to run as a joint venture. A man named Joe Brel faced minor trouble over a disputed extra ticket to the All Star game near Yankee Stadium. Washington and Lee shows football growth with scholarships and junior college Bearcats incoming.
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Baseball figures spotlighted in press pages
Chicago Daily News notes a quip about Arnovich and Gabby Hartnett. Free Press cites The Boston Globe praising Cronich as man of the week for saving baseball from dictatorship. New York Herald-Tribune hints Cubs with 15 workers left inviting a new group hospitalization plan.
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Open Letter Seeks Suspension Lift for Jurges s During Giant Emergency
Jimmy Powers of the News calls on President Ford Frick to lift Billy Jurges suspension for the Giant emergency. The column riffs on civic figures and a tongue in cheek jab about Tom Hafey and Jersey City, with PGA promoter O Keefe amid golfing grief.
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Crackers Fail to Enter Open Gate in Southern Association chase
The Little Rock Travelers shut out Memphis Chickasaws 12 to 0 to push first place out of reach, while the Atlanta Crackers, after a five game win streak, lost 7 to 5 to the Chattanooga Lookouts and missed a chance at a top spot. Nashville's tenth inning surge added late drama.
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Lou Comiskey Called Home
Lou Comiskey dies at 54 in Eagle River Wisconsin from heart illness and pneumonia. He led as second generation White Sox executive alongside his father Charles Rey and was survived by Grace and three children. Funeral set for Saturday as Yankees game postponed and Harry Grabiner remains in charge.
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Knoxville Rally Edges Birmingham In Tight 10 9 Victory
Knoxville beat Birmingham 10 to 9 in a close game as the Barons defeated New Orleans Pelicans 5 to 2. Key players contributed late in the contest.
Second Games Open Second Loop Softball Tonight
The second loop of the softball season begins with Riverside vs Cisco in the early game and Alabama Hosiery Mill against Cooper Wells in the nightcap. Probable pitchers include Todd for Riverside, Brazelton for the school boys, and Hillis to Corder for the steel men, with other mound assignments listed for AHM and Cooper-Wells. A 7:30 start is expected and a large crowd is anticipated.
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No Contest in Championship Bout At The Armory
The title match between Joe Gunther and Billy Fox ended in a no contest after Fox was slammed by Pete Tripodes and then again by Gunther. Referee Bob Corby stopped the bout in the second fall as Fox failed to rise from a body slam. Tripodes and Sid Markus had earlier drawn in the semi main.
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Decatur Tigers to Play Pulaski at Lakeside Park
The Decatur Tigers meet Pulaski here Thursday afternoon at 3 45. Seats will be reserved for white fans. The teams have split their two prior meetings with one win each.
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Baseball Scores Around the League
St Louis defeats New York 5 to 3 while Chicago tops Brooklyn 4 to 2 and Cincinnati wins 12 to 3 against Boston. Pittsburgh falls to Philadelphia 3 to 8 in the day’s results.
Baseball Scores From The Weekend Standings
New York beat St Louis 9 to 4 while St Louis lost 0 to 3 in another game. Boston moved to 13 5 with a 5 10 win over Chicago 10 8. Washington 10 defeated Detroit 2 and Philadelphia game at Cleveland was rain delayed.
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Baseball scores from Nashville and other games
Nashville defeated Knoxville 10 to 9 in ten innings. Chattanooga beat Atlanta 7 to 5. Little Rock led 12 to 0, while Birmingham won 5 to 2 against New Orleans.
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Meridian 5 Montgomery 4s mobile 8 anniston 6
The report lists multiple scores from a regional game night with Meridian and Montgomery tying at five to four, Mobile leading with eight, and other city matchups showing varied results including Anniston six, Pensacola four, Gadsden three, Selma nine, and Jackson five.
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