Pebbles Take Third Straight as Woodruff Stars in Sackful Night
Flag fever grips Little Rock as Travelers extend lead with 2 1 2 games. Bob Porter shuts down Memphis on two hits with no walks, while Atlanta thumps Knoxville 17 to 4. Nashville and Chattanooga split, Lookouts win 9 6. Emil Maliho sharpens Bat Lead with trio of extra bases and five RBIs.
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New Orleans
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Nashville
Chattanooga
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al Benton
Pelos
Emil Mailho
Maliho
Baseball scores from multiple leagues across the region
Results list shows Southern League Atlanta defeating Knoxville 17 to 4 and Birmingham-New Orleans off, National League New York 5 Brooklyn 2, Alabama Florida League Union Springs 5 Panama City 4, Troy 12 Ozark 10, International League Buffalo 5 Montreal 0, American Association Minneapolis 6 St Paul 5, Southeastern League Montgomery 4 Mobile 0 with other games rained out.
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Montgomery Defeats Mobile 4–0 in Rainy Southeastern League
Montgomery shut out Mobile 4 to 0 in the lone completed game as all other Southeastern League matches were rained out. Montgomery pitcher Gallivan went the distance while Mobile used Wallace. a Montgomery catcher was charged with an error while attempting a stretch in the eighth.
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Mobile
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Wallace
Jackson
Selma
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Players Speak on Vocal Fans in the Southern Association
In Atlanta on June 2, players across the Southern Association discuss how crowd noise affects them. Major and minor leaguers like Poco Taitt Billy South worth Lance Richbourg Jee Moon and Riggs Stephenson note mixed impacts from cheers and jeers, with some fans targeting younger pitchers and others providing steady moral support. A Little Rock betting anecdote illustrates the wild nature of bleacher drama.
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Memphis
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Nashville
Jee Moon
Knoxville
Leo
Briez Chats About Sport By Eddie Briez
Eddie Brietz surveys baseball and Olympic news with playful chatter. Joe DiMaggio teases Hubbell’s invisibility, while South Dakota State renews most of last year’s squad. The Browns add Albert Coxon, Ralph Metcalfe marries, and chatter swirls around Braddock Schmeling and the U S open.
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Yankees
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Joe
South Dakota State
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Ralph Guldah
Oakland Hills
Decatur Goodyear Wingfoots Meet Alabama Hosierymen in Sun Series Opener
Decatur baseball rivals Goodyear Wingfoots and Alabama Hosierymen prepare for their five game city series opener Sunday at 3 p.m. at Goodyear Park with the series tied on recent titles. Both teams play Saturday games, the Hosierymen facing Massachusetts Knitters of Col Tenn and the Wingfoots hosting Hub Myhand's Dallas Millers.
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Goodyear Wingfoots
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Goodyear Park
Goodyear
Massachusetts
Col Tenn
Self Made Hero Drives Down Car Thief
Julius Alfonse, star halfback and sparkplug of Minnesota’s championship football team, reacted to a street theft by leaping into the thief’s car, taking the wheel, and driving the 15-year-old suspect to police, a bold rescue described as a remarkable sneak play.
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Julius Alfonse
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Pemberton in Dallas A Week From Today
In Dallas a week from today Pemberton appears while rumors swirl about Hafey duties in Cincinnati. Veteran Jack Warhop at 55 pitched four scoreless innings for a semi pro club here and now spends his time umpiring and coaching Long Island sandlot teams.
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Charlie Dressen
Cincinnati
Jack Warhop
Babe Ruth
Jack
Long Island
Johnson Tops in Batting for Hosiery Mills Nine
Houston Pop Johnson leads the Alabama Hosiery Mills baseball team in batting after eight games this season with 15 runs batted in and a strong average. Manager Joe Plynn notes a 400 pace, while Eddie Black adds a 378 mark at hot corner. Pitcher Frey House leads with three wins and 18 strikeouts in 32 innings.
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Joe Plynn
Eddie Black
Duby Bronaugh
al Harvey
Bob Gilbreath
Frey House
Molly Hare
Lefty Briscoe
Today's Games Across Multiple Cities
A slate of baseball matchups listed including New Orleans at Little Rock Birmingham at Memphis Chicago at New York St. Louis at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at Pittsburgh New York at Cleveland Washington at Detroit Boston at Chicago Philadelphia at St. Louis Alabama Florida League Dothan at Andalusia Panama City at Union Springs Troy at Ozark Selma at Meridian.
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Brooklyn
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Boston
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
Dothan
Andalusia
Panama
City
Union Springs
Troy
Ozark
Dan Goss To Lead Stater Golfers At National Open
Dan Goss of Highland Park leads three Alabama golfers aiming for the national open in Birmingham Michigan next week. Goss shot 74-77 to top the qualifying, with Eddie Miller and Charlie Hall tied at 148. Sam Perry 149, Houston Drennen 152, and many others chasing the same spot.
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Alabama
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Tie Miller
Gadsden
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Mountain Croek Club
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Southern
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Houston Drenden
Eddie Miller
Charlie Hall
Hack Lowery
Whitey Glazner
John Cochran
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Johnny Thames
Houston Drennen
Melvin Lowery
Frank Blackford
Hugh Morrow, Jr
Charles Debardeleben, Jr
Ingham
Jamie W. McKibbon
Selma
Yancey Lewis
Roger Quincy
Fred Sheppard, Jr
Billy Edmundson
Ralph Hawkins
William Bowman
Andalusia
No Hit No Run Game Shocks 1930s Baseball Scene
Yesterday’s stars include Bill Dietrich of the White Sox pitching the majors’ first no hit no run game since 1935 in an 8-0 victory over the Browns. Dietrich walked two, faced 29, while Burgess Whitehead and Hal Schumacher contributed. Also, Farmer sparked the Giants with eight strikeouts and a 5 2 win over the Dodgers, with a late inside park shot. Odell Hale and Earl Averill drove in runs as Cleveland’s hitters joined the day’s action.
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Rube Waddell
Tim Keefe
Dazzy Vance
Fd Plank
Herb Pennock
Mordecai Brown
Jack Chesbro
Dietrich
C. C. Robertson
Tigers
Detroit
Hal Schiumacher
Golf tips on uphill approach shots by Alex Morrison
Alex Morrison explains how to account for height differences when hitting uphill and long shots. He advises aiming beyond the pin to compensate for grade, ensuring a firm swing, and prioritizing shots that stay clear of trouble, especially on raised greens. Copyright 1937 King Features Inca.
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Sports Mirror echoes historic track and tennis milestones
Today marks a year since Janko Mikkola aged 50 became Harvard's head track coach succeeding Eddie Farrell. Three years earlier Cavalcade beat Discovery in the American derby. Helen Jacobs lost to Peggy Scriven in the French hard courts final. Five years ago Enid Wilson won the British women’s golf title for a second straight year as Lefty Grove and Jimmy Foxx led the Athletics to two wins over the Yankees.
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Jimmy Foxx
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Cleveland Sweeps Tigers 4-3 Behind Strong Double Plays
Cleveland completed a series sweep of Detroit after turning two double plays and the Tigers made three singles in three plate appearances in the final game, securing a 4-3 victory.
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Tigers
Dietrich Sails No-Hitter For White Sox As 8 0 Victory
Bill Dietrich joined Ted Lyons and Vernon Kennedy as active AL pitchers with a no hit no run game. The White Sox beat the Browns 8 0 to lift into third place as Detroit fell to Cleveland 4 3. Dietrich's feat echoes a long list of great and obscure throwers who have no hit games in baseball history.
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Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Windy City
Ted Lyons
Vernon Kennedy
Bill Dietrich
Dietrich
Philadelphia
Washington
Browns
Sox
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Chief Bender
Paul Dean
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Ed Walsh
Emoky
Joe’ Wood
Christy Matthewson
Cy Young
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Hod Filer
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Amos Rusie
Charlies
Hoss” Radbourne
The
Mighty
Bob Groom
Ernest Koob
St.Louis Browns
Bob Burke
Senators
Bill Terry
Brooklyn
Softball Game Postponed By Rain In Alabama Meet
The Alabama Hosiery Mill team had a rain postponement of a game with a strong Hartselle club last night. They will travel to Shef field Friday for a game against a TVA district club featuring several ex professional baseball players.
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Hartselle
Hosiery Mill
Sheffield
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