Old Pete Alexander Seeks Minor League Coast Route
Former Phillies star Grover Cleveland Alexander, 43, was released as a free agent and hopes to continue playing, preferably for a Pacific Coast minor league club. He said he may seek a coaching or managerial role but doubts he can return to the majors, recalling his long major league career and past Phillies success.
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Sharkey Demonstrates Sharp Form With Lethal Left Hook
Jack Sharkey continues to flash good form with a bewildering left hook that has floored several training partners. The rising fighter shows steady progress and impact in sparring sessions.
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Today’s Games Southern and American League matchups
Southern League features Chattanooga at Nashville, Atlanta at Birmingham, Memphis at New Orleans, Little Rock at Mobile. American League schedules New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Boston at Cleveland, Washington at Detroit. National League has Chicago at Boston, Pittsburgh at Brooklyn, St. Louis at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at New York.
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Baseball Results From The Southern League Night Games
New Orleans shutout Memphis 2 to 1. Little Rock defeated Mobile 11 to 10. Atlanta crushed Birmingham 14 to 6. New York beat Chicago 13 to 7. Washington defeated Detroit 8 to 4. Philadelphia and St. Louis tied 4 to 4. Cleveland rolled past Boston 8 to 3. New York won over Cincinnati 9 to 1. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 6 to 5. St. Louis defeated Philadelphia 11 to 10. Chicago beat Boston 15 to 3. Nashville-Chattanooga had an off day.
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Pitcher Alex Reappears as Phillies Star Record Setter
The text notes Alex, a left handed winning pitcher, started with the Cubs and moved to the Cardinals in June 1926 before returning to the Phillies last winter. He had 373 career victories by end of last year but no wins this season. His best season was 1915 with 31 wins 15 losses and 33 wins the following year.
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Farmers Welcome in Decatur Classified Ads
Farmers are welcomed in Decatur as classified ads highlight diverse needs and services for rural communities.
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Auburn Memorial Stadium proposed for 1400 WWI veterans
President Bradford Knapp asks Auburn board and Alumni Association to rename the planned $100,000 stadium from Knapp Stadium to Auburn Memorial Stadium honoring the 1400 Auburn men who served, saying the memorial is a fitter tribute and aligns with Auburn's patriotic service. He pledges further support for the project and asks for unanimous consent to change the name.
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Dodgers edge Pirates 6 to 5 in home opener
Clark pitched steadily as the Dodgers beat the Pirates 6 to 5 to open their home stand. Brooklyn errors kept the score tight and the game featured a late surge by Dodger batters.
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Prince of Wales Finishes Strong in Sunningdale Match
Albert Edward with Bobby Jones and Sir Philip Sassoon split the match at Sunningdale in a foursome against Harrison Johnston. The prince holed a clutch shot on the 17th and a bunker escape on the 18th to halve the final hole and end the contest under pressure.
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Blemheim Wins English Derby at Epsom Downs
At Epsom Downs England June 4 the Aga Khan riding H Wragg won the derby with his colt Blemheim by a length over Iliad. Diolite the favorite finished two lengths behind as Blemheim clocked two minutes 38 one fifth seconds. The crowd included the King Queen and many dignitaries.
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Pels surge to league lead with 2 1 victory
The New Orleans Pels overtook the Memphis Chicks for the league lead with a 2 to 1 win. Powers doubled for two runs with Fuhr pitching eight innings and Conklin finishing the ninth. Johnny Dobbs Cracker team beat Barons 14 to 6. Little Rock edged Bears 11 to 10 after a late rally.
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Rogersville routs Town Creek in opening league game
Rogersville squeaks ahead 7 to 4 after early hits and five errors by Town Creek. Felton allowed five hits in the fifth while Masterson and Corum homered for Rogersville and Holland and Corum added late scoring for Town Creek.
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Four Big Ten Track Records Fall In Conference Meet
Four Western conference marks were broken this era led by Bingo Dismond of the University of Chicago with a 47.7 in the 440. Arlie Macks of Wisconsin set a 155 ft 2 in discus and Scott of Mississippi A&M ran the half in 1:52.2. The mile record by Fall of Oberlin clocked 4:15.8 in 1917.
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Summer School To Open At Athens
Plans completed for the opening of the Athens college summer term under Prof. Barnard former dean of the institution to direct the program.
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Ruth Homers to Lead Yankees in Big Win over White Sox
Babe Ruth hit his seventeenth homer to lead the Yankees past the White Sox 13 to 7 while Ted Lyons faced a hitting spree. Chapman also homered as New York kept its lead. Coffman and Lefty Grove battled in a separate Athletics win over the champions with a late rally.
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