Lou Gehrig extends 1700 straight games streak in win over Indians
Lou Gehrig played his 1700th consecutive game for the New York Yankees, homering inside the park and driving in a run as they beat the Cleveland Indians 4-3. Boston widened its lead by defeating Chicago 8-6 and Washington tied Detroit for fourth with a 6-2 win as Dizzy Dean earned his 10th victory for the Cardinals. Pirates unloaded 23 hits in a 14-8 win over Philadelphia, Cubs beat Brooklyn 12-3, Bees upend the Reds 10-4.
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Major League Leaders In The American League
The Associated Press summarizes top A L leaders: Sullivan leads batting with .406 for the Indians, DiMaggio hits .382 for the Yankees. Gehringer and Geh riger lead hits, with 71 and 65 respectively. Foxx tops home runs with 13. Clift and Dickey lead triples. Powell and Werber pace steals. Grove and Gomez top pitching with 8-1 and 6-1 records.
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National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
Key NL leaders include Terry of the Giants batting .400 for 429 at bats with 8 runs and Martin of the Cardinals top in runs with 42 alongside Vaughan of the Pirates. Medwick leads Cardinal RBIs with 49, Ott of the Giants 43. Jordan of the Bees 71 hits. Medwick 70. J Martin 9. Dean of the Cardinals 10-2 and Weaver of the Pirates 7-2.
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Bank Robbery Reported at Little Ferry National Bank
Five bandits robbed the Little Ferry National Bank in New Jersey today. Authorities did not immediately reveal the amount looted or identify suspects.
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Prominent Irishman 1 5 7 Man from the Irish Free State is To free
A vertical word puzzle lists clues for a prominent Irish figure and related terms. Across and down entries touch on politics astronomy anatomy and everyday objects with several lines referencing Irish Free State figures and eighties style phrasing.
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Belmont Stakes Set Without Bold Venture In 68th Run
Brevity and Granville lead contenders as Bold Venture misses the Belmont Stakes field due to a tendon injury. The $25 000 race at Belmont Park draws ten hopefuls with post time around 3 30 p m Eastern. Granville and Brevity each previously lost hairline decisions to Bold Venture, fueling belief the outcome could differ this time.
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Baseball results across leagues include wide margins
The report lists numerous scores from multiple leagues. Notable games include Birmingham routing Little Rock 11 to 0, Memphis edging New Orleans 2 to 1, and Chicago defeating Brooklyn 12 to 3. Other outcomes: St. Louis 9 New York 2, Boston 10 Cincinnati 4, Washington 6 Detroit 2, New York 4 Cleveland 3, Boston 8 Chicago 6. Alabama Florida League Abbeville 4 Enterprise 2, Ozark 17 Andalusia 15, Troy 11 Dothan 5. International League Baltimore 5 Montreal 1, Rochester 11 Newark 7. American Association Louisville 12 Milwaukee 5, Toledo 9 6, Indianapolis 4 6, Kansas City 1 4. Texas League Beaumont 3 Houston 1, San Antonio 5 Galveston 1, Oklahoma City 20 Fort Worth 7, Dallas 1 Tulsa 0.
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New Scoring Record Seen At United States Open Golf
In Springfield New Jersey on June 6 the United States Open golfers faced a test as roughs were mown to fair down to a single stroke record pace. Pairings for the final 36 holes featured Charley Lacey versus Billy Burke and Johnny Revolta against Frank.
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Di Mag And Stu In Drive At Top of Major Leagues
New York report notes heavy hitting rookie Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees and Stuart Martin of the Cardinals rising to second in their leagues last week. Both moved up fast, narrowing the gap to league leaders as the top ten standings for each league are outlined.
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Stuart Martin
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Southern Leaders Pitching in Winning Five Games or More
Summary reads like a league stat list with leaders in pitching and batting. It names L Thomas Atlanta Schmidt Atlanta Shoun Birmingham Lanahan Chattanooga and Tom Home runs by L Scott Duke Memphis Rich ards Atlanta. It details runs batted in Taitt Nashville Duke Memphis and Weatherly New Orleans. It notes double plays Chattanooga and Nashville and team totals for runs scored and opponent runs.
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Derby Winners Often Become Cripples in Long Careers
The piece argues Derby favorites are often ruined by the demanding prep for the Kentucky Derby. It cites horses like Coldstream Omaha Twenty Grand and others, noting many contenders are sidelined or fail to continue beyond their three-year-old season. It highlights trainer Col Edward Riley Bradley and references various Derby participants.
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Moore Vic Ghezzi and Mortie Dutra pair in golf
Vic Ghezzi and Mortie Dutra, Jack Munger and Horton Smith, MacDonald Smith and Ray Man grum, Ky Laffoon and Morton Mac Carthy, Paul Runyan and Ralph Guldahl, Harry Cooper and Les Madison, Denny Shute and Willie Klein, Johnny Goodman and Chuck Kocsis, Tony Manero and Gene Sarazen, Henry Picard and Olin Dutra, Clarence Clark and Tom Kerrigan, Walter Hagen and Tommy Armour compete in a scattered golf field.
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Yankees Down Indians as Gomez Gehrig Star
Yesterday's Stars Lefty Gomez and Lou Gehrig limited the Indians to five hits while Gehrig drove in two runs with a homer and a long drive in a 4-3 Yankees win. Also, Jimmy Foxx's two RBIs on a bases loaded single helped Boston past Chicago 8-6. Dizzy Dean earned his tenth win as St. Louis beat New York 9-2, Gene Moore homered for Boston's Bees in a 10-4 victory over Cincinnati, and Arky Vaughan had four hits with three RBIs in Pittsburgh's 14-8 win over Philadelphia.
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Rookies to Face Junior Barons at Delano Park
Rookie baseball team prepared to meet the Junior Barons of Birmingham at Delano Park Sunday afternoon on diamond number one. First pitch is set for 2 30 with Grant and Tucker as the Rookie battery.
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Couple Married Here May 17 in Grace Church ceremony
Anne Cannon Reynolds Smith and Lind say Plumly of Winston Salem North Carolina were married here May 17 according to circuit court records. The Rev. G A Ogg pastor of Grace Methodist Protestant church performed the ceremony.
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Oakwood Junior Team Seeks Opponent for Game
The Daily lists a letter from Oakwood seeking a match for an under 17 junior team in the Birmingham district. Oakwood is undefeated this year and were state junior champions last season. Contact Tatum at 604-5 Massey Building, Birmingham, for details.
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Teens lose rifles after dynamite shed target in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh two men, Frank Tibini aged 22 and Frank Joes aged 23, reportedly lost their rifles while choosing a dynamite shed as a target. Police confiscated the weapons and noted they were fortunate no harm occurred.
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Southern League Baseball Schedule Notes
Today’s games span the Southern League with Little Rock visiting Birmingham, Atlanta at Nashville, Memphis at New Orleans, Knoxville at Chattanooga, St Louis at New York, Brooklyn at Chicago, Boston at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Chicago at Boston, Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Washington, St Louis at Philadelphia. Also Andalusia at Dothan, Ozark at Abbeville, Union Springs at Panama City, and Enterprise at Troy.
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Changed Line-Up for Alabama Mills Game Tonight
The Alabama Hosierymen schedule a park game tomorrow at 2 30 with a new face Joe Flynn from Spring Hill College joining the squad. Flyyn will bolster the local lineup as Russellville and Alabama Mills prepare to meet with altered positions and expected batters listed.
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Natural rivals headline Tuesday wrestling card
Promoter Chris Jordan of the American Legion presents two natural matches next Tuesday. Prince Leilani meets Dynamite Joe Dillman in the main event, while Freddie Knichel faces Otto Ludwig in a semi final. Both bouts are two falls from three with time limits of two hours and one hour respectively.
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Cracker Lead Out by Vols in Southern Association Action
More than 30 000 SA fans watched three tight games and one blowout. Nashville edged Atlanta 6 5 as the Crackers slimmed the Crackers lead to 3 1 2 games. Memphis edged the Pels 2 1. Birmingham routed Little Rock 11 0. Chattanooga beat Knoxville 4 3 in ten innings. Legrant Scott had two singles a double and a triple.
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Alabama Mills Defeat The Daily In Fast Softball Game
Julian Hardy's Alabama Mill team No. 2 of the softball league defeated The Daily 7 to 3 yesterday afternoon at Delano Park. Rice homered and doubled for The Daily, while Ratliff and Landers homered for the Millmen.
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Sports Mirror: milestone firsts and record runs across years
A year ago Alvin Krueger led national open at Oakmont with 71. Three years ago Babe Ruth hit his 11th homer to top MLB. Five years ago Southern California won the NCAA track title as Frank Wykoff ran the century in 9 minutes 6 seconds.
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