Baer Braddock Fight Fails to Arouse Much Excitement
Associated Press reports Baer vs Braddock drew limited interest despite high stakes. Promoters estimate a gate between 250000 and 350000 dollars as Braddock, older and slower, faces champion Baer who appears in good condition and ready to defend his title with tactical caution.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
James J
Madison Square Gardens
Long Island City
Braddock
Baer
Broadway
Jimmy
Jack
Keemusa
Lip
Competition Stiff In Tennis Tourney
In Nashville on the third day of the Southern Amateur Tennis Tourney seeded favorites and tough challengers advanced. Defending champion Bryan M. Grant of Atlanta remained in contention facing Bruce Baxter of Austin while top seed Berkeley Bell of Newark City played Harvey Terrell of Birmingham.
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Tenn
Sadie
Bryan M. Grant
Atlanta
Berkeley Bell
Newark City
Grant
Bruce Baxter
Austin
Tex
Bell
Harvey Terrell
Birmingham
Atlanta Star
Yesterday's baseball results across several leagues
Scores from yesterday include Birmingham 6 Chattanooga 5. Little Rock 4 Knoxville 1. New Orleans 12 Nashville 8 and Atlanta 6 Memphis 5. In the American League Washington 9 Chicago 3. Boston 3 Detroit 5. Philadelphia 4 Cleveland 2. New York 7 St Louis 9. National League Pittsburgh 4 Brooklyn 0. Cincinnati 4 New York 3. Philadelphia 10 Chicago 4. Milwaukee 13 St Paul 5. Minneapolis 3 Kansas City 0 in the American Association. Buffalo 10 Syracuse 2. Albany 5 Rochester 1 in the International League. Eufaula 10 Troy 4. Abbeville 4 Ozark 2. Dothan 16 Union Springs 15 in the Dixie Amateur League.
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Brooklyn
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Iain
American Association
Milwaukee
St. Paul
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Troy
Abbeville
Ozark
Dothan
Union Springs
Sports Schedule Snapshot With City Matchups
Today's games feature Chattanooga at Birmingham Memphis at Atlanta Little Rock at Knoxville Nashville at New Orleans Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis two games Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia two games Louis at Boston two games Ozark at Gray Troy at Do Union fioteanet at Eufaula.
Phillies Hurst to cage Cubs in modern mirror
In a retrospective on baseball and track, the piece recalls Babe Ruth No. 19 and Max Schmeling's 1930s heavyweight title win over Jack Sharkey, noting 79,222 attended the fight while George Lermond set a 3,000 meter steeplechase American record in 9:28.4.
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Associated Press
Phillies
Hurst
Cubs
Daph Cami
George Lermond
Babe Ruth
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Business Men Lead TVA League with Strong Start
The TVA league standings show Business Men with four wins and two losses, Goodyear at three wins two losses, The Daily two wins three losses, and Ramblers two wins four losses. The pulse of the race centers on whether Goodyear can close the gap while Business Men maintain the lead.
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Goodeyear
Sas
Business Men
Goodyear
The
Daily
Ramblers
Cooper-Wells and Aliebama Hosiery in Employes League showdown
In Decatur today the Cooper-Wells team faces Aliebama Hosiery Mill in the Employes League while the High School Sluggers meet the Bulldogs in the Decatur League as afternoon play unfolds.
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Cooper-Wells
Aliebama Hosiery Mill
Bulldogs
Bell Dominates Pollard Parsons in Second Round Rout
Bell trounced Pollard Parsons of Nashville 6 0 6 0 in a second round match and then eliminated Carl Smalley of Austin 6 1 6 4, contesting only two bouts.
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Pollard Parsons
Nashville
Bell
Carl Smalley
Austin
Tex
Landis awaits records in Pitts appeal to Albany club
Commissioner Landis in seclusion at his hotel with a severe cold awaited records in the Edwin Alabama Pitts case. Pitts, a 24 year old ex convict once with Sing Sing nine, sought a ball with Albany of the International League. Reports indicate a decision unlikely before next week and letters poured in from both sides.
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Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Edwin “Alabama” Pitts
Albany Club
International League
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Pitts
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Sing Sing Penitentiary
Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Major League Leaders Overview and Standings
A condensed list of leading players across major batting, pitching, and fielding categories. Highlights include Vaughan and Medwick leading in multiple batting metrics for Pirates and Cardinals, Ott and Moore tied for home runs, and Parmelee and Wilshere leading in pitching records for Giants and Athletics respectively.
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Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
L. Waner
LL. Waner
Martin
Suhr
Goodman
Reds
Ott
Joe Moore
Giants
Bordagary
Dodgers
Myers
Parmelee
Walker
Southern Leaders Compiled for the Associated Press
Baseball statistics listed for Southern teams include leaders in batting pitching home runs runs batted in and stolen bases. Notable names: Browne Scott Weatherly Miles Stebbins Hutcheson Taitt and scores regional aggregations for Memphis Nashville Chattanooga Atlanta and New Orleans.
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Scott
Weatherly
Miles
Chatta
Stebbins
Knox
Weintraub
Nashville
G. W
Cohen
Chattan
Touchstone
Mem
Greer
Memphis
Durham
Atlanta
Kelley
Chaplin
Hutcheson
Eek Memphis
Taitt
Nash
Chattanooga
E. Memphis
Ross
New Orleans
Little Rock
Boxing Tournament Draws Wide District Interest
Buzz grows for the eighth district boxing tournament set for Saturday night. Amateurs from across the district will vie for places on the team that advances to the state tournament in Birmingham later this month. Local squad includes Sam Christian light heavy Dave Pittman middleweight Jess Christian welterweight Henry Knoblock lightweight Jewell Shirley bantamweight J E Shirley featherweight Harold Self paperweight.
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Birmingham
Sam Christian
Dave Pittman
Jess Christian
Henry Knoblock
Jewell Shirley
J. E. Shirley
Harold Self
Hornsby Praises Browns Deals and Hemnsley Worth Amid Rebuild
The Browns, under Hornsby, boast major trades including Luke Sewell, Solters, Coleman, and Weiland deals with Red Sox and Cubs. Hornsby salutes Rolly Hemnsley as the top catcher, claims Browns have not lost money since his 1933 arrival, and notes $100,000 in bank from barters. He questions Newsom’s knee injury affecting Washington and predicts Detroit and New York title race.
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Solters
Hornsby
Browns
Strasger
Luke Sewell
Bump Hadley
Sewell
White Sox
Ed Coleman
Julius Solters
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
Oscar Melitlo
Missouri Sun
Merritt Cain
Harry Blaehold
Irae Campbell
Cleveland
Bob Weiland
Johnny Burnett
Hemnsley
Ornsby
Rolly Hemnsley
Cincinnati
Horsby
Hemsley
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
Rick Ferrell
Rally
Hernsbey
Phil Ball
Dillman Defeats Masked Marvel in Two Falls
Joe Dillman the Greek from Indianapolis defeated the Masked Marvel Bill Rush in three falls to unmask the mystery. Rush fell to a sitting crab for fall one and Dillman won fall two with an airplane spin before sealing the match with a shoulder back pin. Gus Kallio beat Jack Smithers in straight falls with another sitting crab.
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Indianapolis
Marvel
Bill Rush
Birmingham
Rush
Dillman
Cop
Joe
Gus Kallio
Joe Gunther
Jack Smithers
Smithers
Hid
Decatur
Joe” Dillman
Freddy Knichel
Hosierymen Host Guntersville in Key Thursday Clash
The Alabama Hosierymen meet Guntersville tomorrow afternoon at 4 15 in a top midseason matchup. Manager McRight plans to start lefty Pop Johnson after his strong Sunday showing, as Guntersville is regarded as a top North Alabama club. Expected local lineup includes McElhannon Robinson Hargrove Bronaugh Harvey McRight Keenum Graham Johnson.
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Guntersville
Coes
Pease Samne
Baebama
McRight
Pop” Johnson
Pulaski
North Alabama
McElhannon
Robertson
Hargrove
Bronaugh
Harvey
Keenum
Graham
Johnson
Two Daily Teams Split Contests at Delano Park
The Decatur Daily's two softball squads played at Delano Park yesterday afternoon. The Quads dropped the opener 9 to 6, while the second game outcome is not provided in the readable text.
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Decatur Daily
Delano Park
Shows Stuff in Last Three Wins
Baseball roundup notes Bob Grove returning form for the Red Sox in a doubleheader sweep of the Detroit Tigers 3-1 and 5-2. Lefty Joe Sullivan took the loss in game one and Wes Ferrell worked five innings in game two with six walks. The Reds shocked the Giants with a doubleheader sweep at the Polo Grounds, while the Phillies, Pirates, White Sox, Yankees and A's also posted wins in various matchups.
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Associated Press
Bob “Lefty” Grove
Red Sox
Boston
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Cleveland Indians
Grove
Joe Sullivan
Detroit
Wes Ferrell
Sox
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Polo Grounds
Clydell Castleman
I’ Freitas
Leroy Herrman
Cub
Stars shine in Sunday action across majors
Yesterday's boxscores highlight Guy Bush and the Pirates blanking Brooklyn with seven singles and seven strikeouts. Bill Dickey and Vito Tamulis fueled the Yankees with four runs over two games, Tamulis homering. Ferrell and Grove each spun five hit games for the Red Sox and Athletics. Al Simmons and Heinie Manush powered tallies for the White Sox and Senators, while Mike Haslin of the Phillies collected three singles for four runs against the Cubs. Johnson belted his 15th homer in the Athletics game.
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Washington
al Simmons
Yankees
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Cardinals
Associated Press
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Pirates
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Vito Tamulis
N. Y. Yanks
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Wes Ferrell
Red Sox
Ferrell
Homer
Tony Freitas
Leroy Herrmann
Adam Comorosky
Reds
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Johnson
Eddie Rose Star as Pelicans Win
Eddie Rose starred for the New Orleans Pelicans with four hits in five at bats including a home run and three doubles driving in six as the Pelicans beat the Vols 12 to 5. Gibeson added four hits, and Buster Chatham homered for a 7th inning miscues.
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Pelicans
Associated Press
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Pelican
Gibeson
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Leo Moon
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Travelers
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Liberto
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New Baron
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Collier
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