Braddock Ready for Championship Fight with Baer at Garden
Braddock returns from the Catskills in top shape as Max Baer prepares to defend the heavyweight title in Madison Square Garden. About 35,000 fans expected with receipts around 250000. advance sales exceed 100000. Braddock vows 45 minutes of bruising action while Baer shifts focus from clowning to boxing in the build up to the title bout.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Epressions
Big Jim Braddock
Catskills
Max Baer
Asbury Park
WN. J
Father Knickerbockers
Baer
Madison Square Gardens
Long Island
Warriors
Braddock
Rickard
Dempsey
Tunney
Carera
Max
Max Schmeling
Primo
Tommy Loughran
Bitsy Grant and Bell Favorites Lead Southern Jubilee Tennis
Bitsy Grant of Atlanta and Berkeley Bell of New York City opened as co favorites in the Golden Jubilee Tournament of the Southern Lawn Tennis Association in Washville Tennessee. Grant seeded second and Bell touted as top rivals, each drawing a first round bye as play began at 10 am CST.
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Washville
Tenn
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atta
Southern
Berkeley Bell
New York City
Southern Lawn Tennis Association
Grant
Bell
Two Games Scheduled in Delano Park Leagues
Two games were set this afternoon in Delano park. Goodyear faces Business Men in the TVA circuit and Brothers Stores meets High School Sluggers in a Decatur league.
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Delano Park
Goodyear
TVA
Brothers Stores
Decatur
Yesterday's Results Across Baseball Leagues
Scores from Southern, American, National, and others show city matchups and outcomes. Notable lineups include Chicago over Detroit 4-1 and St. Louis 2 over Cleveland 1 in the American League, plus Boston 4 to New York 5 in the National League. Union Springs 0 Abbeville 4 closes Dixie Amateur play.
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Atlanta
Memphis
Callan Oobr
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham Wen
Little Rock Clans
Knoxville
New York
Megician
Chicago
Wesewe
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
St. Louis
York
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Brooklyn-Philadelphia
Iain
Union Springs
Abbeville
Troy
Eufaula
Dothan
Ozark
Chattanooga at Birmingham and Memphis at Atlanta
Schedule lists two games with pairs Chattanooga versus Birmingham and Memphis versus Atlanta among today’s listed matchups. A single Cincinnati at Pittsburgh game is noted as the only other scheduled contest.
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National League Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Baseball leaders are listed by team and player. Vaughan of the Pirates tops batting with .395, Medwick of the Cardinals leads RBIs with 42, Ott and Joe Moore of the Giants tie for 10 homers, while Greenberg drives in 52 for the Tigers and Johnson powers the Athletics with 14 homers.
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Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
L. Waner
Martin
Goodman
Reds
Suhr
Ott
Joe Moore
Giants
Bordagary
Dodgers
Myers
Castleman
Walker
Omaha Seeks New Fields After Triple Crown Triumph
Omaha rests in his stall as owner William Woodward and trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons plan where to race next after completing the Triple Crown with a Belmont Stakes victory. The chestnut son of Gallant Fox joins the Derby and Belmont history, a rare triple among horses.
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New York
Omaha
William Woodward
Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons
Gallant Fox
Sir
Goodyear Beats Creekers Team in Goodyear Park Game
Goodyear Wingfoots defeated Town Creek 19 to 6 at Goodyear Park. Hardy pitched a full nine innings, Hoch starred with five runs and four stolen bases, and Eubanks Mitt and Drake added key hits. Burroughs and Hill led the visitors with two hits each. Burroughs had the only extra base hit. Umpires were Griffin and McCauley.
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Goodyear
Goodyear Park
Creek Country
Woodruff
Burroughs
Hardy
Goodyearites
Gorge Hoch
Hoch
Rosie” Smith
Mittwede
Eddie Eubanks
Red” Kimbrell
Olen Drake
Hill
Alabama Park
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Eubanks
Drake
Kimbrell
Tucker
Wilkinson
Griffin
McCauley
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Hpoae Smith
Weeteeneee Wilkinson
Puckett
Muzzey
Rf . Drake
Eevee
Neae
Pulaski
McRight
Harvey
Hays
Black
Sisk
Robertson
McElhannon
Johnson
Bronaugh
Willoughby
Richardson
Rudd
Nelson
Downey
Woods
Baseball Scores and Replays From the Pennant Race
In a day packed with high drama the Cards needed a win to stay in the pennant chase while the Pirates hammered the Reds 7 to 4 behind Cy Blanton's five hit effort. Joe Moore tied Mel Ott for the league home run lead with his tenth homer in a 5 4 win for the Giants over Boston. Bridges of Detroit won his eighth straight, Hank Greenberg hit his 13th homer in a 4 1 victory over Chicago. Fay Thomas beat Oral Hildebrand 2 1 as Ed Coleman and Halt-sky delivered all the scoring in the fourth. Washington outlasted Philadelphia 5 4 in ten innings after a seven hit day by the Senators’ sluggers.
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Gelbert
Jack Rothrock
Pirates
Cy Blanton
Ernie Lombardi
Giants
Boston
Joe Moore
Moore
Mel Ott
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Tommy Bridges
Detroit
Silent John Whitehead
Hank Greenberg
Marty Hopkins
Bridges
Whitehead
Fay Thomas
Browns
Oral Hildebrand
Indians
Ed Coleman
Haltsky
Washington
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Note: Ossie Bluege had a single in the winning run. The Yankee Red Sox clash was postponed due to wet grounds. Pitching stats show Cohen of Chattanooga 14 10 with .769, Touchstone of Memphis 12 9 with .750, and Greer Memphis 13 6 .715. Home runs led by Duke and Taitt with six each. R B I leaders Miles Chattanooga and Duke Memphis with 43. Stolen bases topped by Boss New Orleans and Miles Chattanooga with 12. Runs scored Atlanta 281 and Memphis 257. opponents’ runs Atlanta 211 and Little Rock 229.
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G. W. L. Pet. Cohen
Chattanooga
Touchstone
Memphis
Greer
Kelley
Atlanta
Chaplin
Nashville
Aushbean
Duke
Taitt
Miles
Boss
New Orleans
Little Rock
Ossie Bluege
Dizzy Dean Medwick clash fuels Cardinals comeback
The Cardinals reel off three straight wins over the Cubs after a Pittsburgh flare up between Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick. Medwick adds seven hits in 17 at bats while Dizzy wins with a six hit relief outing as Frank Frisch reshuffles the lineup. Pepper Martin moves to center, Burgess Whitehead to third, Frisch to second, Charley Gelbert back at short. A few fans hurl lemons at Dean as he bats.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Dizzy Dean
Joe
Ducky Wacky) Medwick
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Dizzy
Frank Frisch
Cubs
Medwick
Diz
Cards
Chicago
Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Burgess Whitehead
Frisch
Charley Gelbert
Dean
Possible entrant eyed for Detroit Derby at 25 thousand
The Detroit Derby on Saturday could feature a horse aiming for the $25,000 prize and a one and a quarter mile length. The Preakness and Belmont circuits loom as possible paths for the entrant.
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Preakness
Belmont
Grayson Griffith Blasts Johnson Deal In Cleveland
Walter Johnson faces a tax on his Cleveland contract as Harry Grayson and Lark Griffith defend his record. Griffith recalls Johnson’s Washington years and defends his Cleveland leadership amid fierce critique from younger Indians led by Hal Trosky.
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Walter Johnson
Cleveland
Dodge
Cuyahoga County
Johnson
Glenn Myatt
Willie Kamm
Philadelphia
Big Train
Hal Trosky
Kamm
Peagreens
Judge Landis
Griffith
Walter
Washington
Barney
Fox
Senators
Hosierymen Split Their Two Games
The Alabama Hosiery Mill ball club won one game and lost another over the weekend. They beat Columbia 9 to 1 at Alabama Park on Saturday and fell to Pulaski 4 to 3 at Pulaski Sunday on a muddy field.
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Alabama Hosiery Mill
Columbia
Alabama Park
Pulaski
Decatur
Millmen
Hargrove
McRight
Johnson
Graham
Columbia Boys
Bymans
McElhannon
Robertson
Irwin
Simmons
Jeffries
Black
Eddie Black
Tommy Rayburn
Rudd
Alabama Outfit
George Nelson
Pulaskians
Abrhpore Orr
Rayburn
Walls
Dickson
Maddux
Beakley
Weaver
Bronaugh
Peeeneeereneee
Orr
Yesterday's Stars shine in tight wins across leagues
Tommy Bridges outpitched John Whitehead as the Tigers beat the White Sox five hits allowed and five strikeouts. Paul Waner hit a homer and two singles in three up against the Reds driving in four. Ossie Bluege singled in the tenth to beat the Athletics 5-4. Joe Moore drove in the winning runs for the Giants with homer and single. El Coleman homered with a man on and added a double and single to top Cleveland 2-1. Charley Gelbert punished Chicago pitching with a homer double and two singles driving in three for the Cardinals.
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Associated Press
Tommy Bridges
Tigers
John Whitehead
White Sox
Fanning
Paul Waner
Pirates
Reds
Ossie Bluege
Senators
Athletics
Joe Moore
Giants
Braves
el Coleman
Browns
Cleveland
Charley Gelbert
Cardinals
Chicago
Italy Wins World Soccer Championship
A year ago Italy defeated Czechoslovakia to clinch the world soccer title. The record of the match is recalled in a sports roundup reflecting on past champions and their notable victories.
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Associated Press
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Sarazen
Bill Tilden
Berlin
Daniel Prenn
Dillman Meets the Marvel in Decatur Wrestling Show
Dynamite Joe Dillman faces the Red Masked Marvel in a best two of three falls bout with a 90 minute limit on Tuesday night at Decatur. Gus Kallio meets Jack Smithers in a one hour two of three falls semi final, with Legion officials expecting a large crowd.
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Mighty Warrior
Dynamite Joe Dillman
Indianapolis
Decatur
Gus Kallio
Jack Smithers
Columbus
Ohio
Kallio
Smithers
Rookie Turns In Three Hit Game For Memphis Chicks
The Memphis Chicks beat Atlanta 4 to 1 as rookie pitcher Jim Henry held the Crackers to three hits. Memphis built an early lead and capitalized on Atlanta’s three pitchers. Duke hit a three-base hit for Memphis. Nashville took a doubleheader from New Orleans. Birmingham and Chattanooga split a double bill. Knoxville and Little Rock went 11 innings before Little Rock won 4 to 1.
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Associated Press
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Atlanta
Jim Henry
Memphis
Chicks
Duke
Nashville
New Orleans
Pels
Larry Gilbert
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mihalic
Knoxville
Little Rock
Travelers
Mustaikas
Willoughby
Lanning
Pitts Denied Right to Play Baseball As Ex Convict
Edwin G. Pitts Alabama athlete known as Sing Sing star is ruled ineligible to play in the minor leagues because of his ex convict status. The National Association of Minor Leagues executive committee sustains the ruling, likely awaiting Landis final decision on Pitts contract with Albany in the International League. Albany may take the case to baseball supreme court. Pitts may appeal.
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Albany
N. Y
Edwin G. Pitts
National Association of Minor Leagues
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Pitts
Albany Club
International League
C. C. Bramham
Association
Supreme Court of Baseball
Syracuse
Sing Sing
Third Loop Here Plays Soft Ball In Local League
Soft ball interest rises as the third league, Employees, forms. This afternoon Cooper-Wells meets TVA exteriors and on Tuesday Alabama Hosiery Mills faces The Daily Quads.
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Cooper-Wells
TVA Exterors
Alabama Hosiery Mills
Ethiopian Denies Report Of Train Attack On Emperor
Addis Ababa June 10. The Ethiopian government denied an Italian newspaper report that about 2000 wild Dancakt tribesmen attempted to wreck the train carrying Emperor Haile Selassie near Afden.
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Addis Ababa
Emperor Haile Selassie
Afden
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