McAtee Ends Michigan State Pole Vault Career With Mark
Harold McAtee capped his Michigan State track career with a 13 feet 4 inches junior vault at the national AAU meet in Denver, then 13 feet 6 inches in the senior championships for a three way tie and a runoff. He finished fourth at 13 feet 2 inches. Fields defeats Dundee for welterweight title after Dundee fouls in round two, referee awards victory to Fields.
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Joe Hall Plans Birmingham Trip for Baker Bout
Decatur scrapper Joe Hall working with Jackie since the latter joined Battling Bozo at Legion Field visits Birmingham to watch Baker scrap. Hall says the match should be good and that Hal has learned much from Ba as they trained together.
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Burleigh Grimes Aims for 30 Wins With Pirates
Burleigh Grimes hopes to win 30 games for the Pirates this year after posting 25 victories in 1928.
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Send Coach Into Grandstand Says Staley Predicts Change
Professor 8 C Staley of Illinois predicts a shift in athletic duties from paid coaches to students. He cites recent moves in New York Detroit and Connecticut as evidence supporting his forecast that coaches belong in the grandstand alongside paying customers.
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Baron Is Dodger as Roy Traded to Dodgers
Lute Roy, ex Birmingham Barons pitcher, will join the Dodgers in a deal that sends Lou Koupal from Philadelphia to Brooklyn. The trade shifts veteran pitching talent west and reshapes the Dodgers’ roster.
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Courtland Runs Wild In 16 2 Victory Over Decatur All-Stars
Courtland surged to an early lead at Malone Park and paved the way for a 16 to 2 win over the Decatur All-Stars. Goober Terry collected four hits, including a double and a triple, while Lou Ellison homered in the early frames. Harold Kelton struggled on the mound as fielding miscues plagued the locals.
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Where They Play Today in the Southern League
Nashville visits Mobile, Birmingham goes to Memphis, Atlanta faces Little Rock, and Chattanooga travels to New Orleans in a slate of Southern League games today.
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Baseball Matchups Across The American League
The schedule lists Chicago at Philadelphia, St. Louis at New York, Cleveland at Washington, and Detroit at Boston in successive American League games.
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National League Matchups Across Park City Venues
Phillies meet Cubs in Chicago. Red Sox visit Pirates in Pittsburgh. Mets play Cardinals in St Louis. Red Sox travel to Reds in Cincinnati.
American Association fixtures list
Indianapolis faces Milwaukee, Columbus meets St Paul, Toledo plays Minneapolis, Louisville encounters Kansas City in a set of 1930s American Association matchups.
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Yesterday's Results in Southern Cities
Baseball scores show Atlanta 6 Memphis 3 and Birmingham 2 Little Rock 3 with Nashville New Orleans rain and Chattanooga 6 Mobile 0.
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Sports Score Snippets From Rain Marred Matches
The record lists Cleveland 3 versus Philadelphia 21 along with New York Detroit weather note and Washington 1 Chicago 3. St Louis Boston matches show rain interruptions.
Brooklyn Pittsburg Rain Scoreline Brief
Rain affected the Brooklyn Pittsburgh game while New York led 5 to 0, Chicago 8, Cincinnati 14 to 2, St. Louis 10, and Philadelphia 3 in the standings or scores reported.
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Mobile Hurler Sent To The Yanks Ford
Paul Andrews a young right hander has been hustled from the Mobile Bears to the New York Yanks after Miller Huggins called for aid. No purchase price was made public in the deal.
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Minor Leagues Split Season Aims to Boost Attendance
Split season plan is adopted by the South Atlantic Eastern Carolina Southeastern and Georgia Alabama leagues to lift attendance. The move targets fans with staged changes and shorter campaigns across the minor leagues.
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Jack Quinn Plans to Retire at Season’s End
Philadelphia reports that 44 year old pitcher Jack Quinn announces retirement after this season. The veteran, who began pro play in 1903 and spent 29 major league seasons with Yankees, Athletics, Red Sox and White Sox, ends a career with 170 wins and 142 losses in 462 games and one World Series appearance in 1921.
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Barons Fall as Whitney Delivers Bases-Loaded Single
Whitney of Little Rock delivered a bases loaded single in the fourth to spark a 3 2 Barons loss to the Travelers. Pitching duel between Hughes and Ray Francis limited scoring as Travelers struck at key moments. Crackers beat Chicks 6 3 with Nick Cullop homering in the eighth. Bears slip to last as Chattanooga hands them a 6 0 defeat aided by Beck’s eight hit effort.
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Notable Baseball and Sports Notes From the Era
Beaten by one point for the 1928 AL batting title Heinie Manush pursues the 1929 crown. Al Mamaux wins 13 games with the Buffalo Internationals in the first half. Babe Ruth clocks his tenth Yankee season. Walter Johnson hoped back with the Senators. Denny Sothern and Sam Rice linked to earlier eras. Dempsey and Willard clash in a historic 1919 setup. The first amateur golf national title owner is recalled as C B Macdonald.
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Burt Shotton Heads Toward Phillies Manager Record
Burt Shotton holds the Phillies longer than any recent manager if he stays through 1932. He signed a three year deal after joining in 1927, aiming to outpace Pat Moran and Art Fletcher in years at the helm. Shotton, Amherst Ohio native, began with the St Louis Browns in 1909 and rose through minor leagues before managing Syracuse.
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Jones Fires 66 to Demonstrate Mastery at East Lake
Atlanta soaked in news as Bobby Jones, after firing 69 and 71 at Winged Foot, shot a 66 on the East Lake course. The hometown crowd, waiting through a disastrous fourth round, watched the legend show how it’s done.
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Cubs Extend NL Lead With Win Over Giants
While the Pirates were idle, the Chicago Cubs built their NL lead with a third straight win over the New York Giants. Boston’s Red Sox? The Giants fell 8-5 as a four run burst in the eighth inning featured Larry Benton and Carl Hubbell. Cvengros credited with the win as Benton and Blake exited early.
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Klein’s 30th Home Run Streak In Big League Chase
Chuck Klein hit his 30th homer of the season, as Philadelphia was routed by St Louis. Mel Ott reached his 27th for the Giants, while Hack Wilson tallied his 26th for the Cubs, highlighting the senior league home run chase.
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Jackie Baker Prepares In Alabama Crowd Aims For Birmingham Bout
Jackie Baker, training at Malone park for a Monday night fight with Battling Bozo in Birmingham, heads to the scene to finish his camp. He enters as a slight favorite with North Alabama fans ready to back their hero. Decatur Athens and Huntsville are seen as key crowd sources for the event.
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Mid-Summer Golf Tourney Advances at Valley Country Club
The mid-summer tourney at Valley Country Club features four matches across three flights. D L Martin beat Billy Wyker two up in flight one and R C Billings beat Bill Griffin two up. Joe Broadus defeated M R Rankin four up in flight two, while Dr W G Bledsoe beat J K Hughes five up in flight three.
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Jimmy Moss Heads to Capstone to Join Alabama
Jimmy Moss, a tackle with Morgan County High School, will attend the University of Alabama this year. The 20 year old, six foot tall player weighing 180 pounds has worked on the farm this summer and aims to continue his football career under Crimson coaching.
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Eighth Green Waiting Weather To End Conditioning
Valley Country Club imposes greens closed status on the eighth green as rain is awaited. Pro George Curtis cites slow conditioning from adverse weather conditions and keeps golfers off until rainfall resumes.
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Fonseca Sparks Indians Hitless Stomped by Mackmen
Cleveland first baseman Fonseca collected three hits in three at bats as the Indians were overwhelmed by the Mackmen in yesterday’s game.
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Aintree Race Course Lease Extended to 1996
National Safe Liverpool reports the lease of Aintree race course used for the Grand National has been extended for 50 years ensuring racing at the venue through 1996.
One-Armed Player Wins Tennis Title
Clarence Charest, an employee of the internal revenue bureau, won his fourth District of Columbia singles tennis championship. He plays with one arm, holding racket and ball in the same hand during serves, and his fast delivery perplexes opponents.
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Louisville and Nashville to host twin bill and millmen clash
Three games are set Saturday with Arebs versus Cooper-Wells Hosierymen at Malone Park starting at 2 PM and Jaycees facing Connecticut Mills at 3:30 PM. The Jay Millmen will meet Kelton and Morin in a Mills clash as league title hopes hinge on results.
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Mackmen Slam Indians as AL lead grows
The Philadelphia Mackmen overwhelmed the Cleveland Indians 21 to 3 to extend their American League lead to ten and a half games. Lefty Grove earned his 17th win, with Milius and Zinn each contributing multiple hits, including homers and doubles, as Rommel finished the game. The White Sox edged the Senators 3 to 1 in ten innings after a scoreless tilt until the eighth.
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Foxx and Ruth in Homer Title Battle Tightens Race
Jimmy Foxx hit two home runs against the Indians to tie Babe Ruth and Al Simmons for second in the season home run race with 22. Foxx drilled four homers in the last three days.
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