Centennial Day in Cooperstown Highlights Baseball’s Past
Cooperstown hosts the 100th anniversary of baseball with Major League legends Eddie Collins Ty Cobb Tris Speaker Babe Ruth Walter Johnson and Cy Young joining the centennial dedication. American and National Leagues planned lineups for the choose up game as high school and soldier groups reenact early ball play amid hall of fame officials.
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Robert C. McCormick
Cooperstown
N. Y
Abmer Doubleday Field
America
George Sisler
Colgate University
Doubleday
Eddie Collins
Hans Wagner
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Sisler
Connie Mack
Cy Young
Nap Lajoie
Cooperstown High School
New Yorkerbackers
Brooklyn Excelsiors
Baseball
Hall of Fame and Baseball Museum
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
John A. Heydler
Loop
Ford Prick
William Harridge
Briez Chats About Sports
New York report highlights a string of colorful sports notes. Sammy Snead shown tense about William Penn statue claim surfaces. Tony Galento ventures to Orange and back. DiMaggio eye issue noted with .406 batting average. Hank Greenberg booed by Detroit fans. Giants train offer and ringside seats linked to prominent boxing bout. Browns directors discussed financial support to sustain team.
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New York
Sammy Snead
William Penn
Philly City Hall
Tony Galento
Asbury Park
Orange
Dominick DiMaggio
Detroit Wolves
Hank Greenberg
Winter Haven
Giants
Mike Jacobs
Bar Association
St. Louis Browns
King George Eyes Dodgers Visit Amid Royal Dignity Fears
Rumors say King George planned a visit to see the Dodgers but advisers worried his royal dignity could falter if he laughed aloud.
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George
Tony Galento Foul Doubts On Louis Is Bold Remark
L. C. Davis reports in the St. Louis Post Dispatch that Tony Galento questions his foul tactics against Joe Louis, while asserting The Bomber wins in any exhibition.
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L. C. Davis
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tony Galento
Joe Louis
Major League Leaders Named by AP for Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Arnovich Philadelphia 398 and McCormick Cincinnati 349 in batting. Cincinnati figures appear across runs batted in 44 and hits 68. American League shows Higgins Detroit 359 and Greenberg Detroit 48 RBIs. pitching leaders Dorfald and Hadley New York 6-0.
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Associated Press
Arnovich
Philadelphia
McCormick
Cincinnati
Werber
Frey
Goodman
Wyatt
Brooklyn
Derringer
Higgins
Detroit
McQueen
St. Louis
Greenberg
Williams
Boston
McQuin
Case
Washington
Rolfe
New York
Travis
Walker
McQuinn
Wright
Foxx
Chapman
Cleveland
Welas
Dorfald and
Hadley
Traffic School Set for Tuscaloosa Students
Traffic and police experts from across the nation will serve as faculty at a forthcoming session in Tuscaloosa Alabama aimed at improving driving safety and enforcement practices.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Bartlett Is Tennis Champion In Alabama Meet
Earl Bartlett, 16, from New Orleans, won the cotton state tennis crown by defeating Jack Bushman of Louisiana State 2-6 7-5 6-1 6-3 in the final. Marta Barnett claimed the senior women's title, beating Frances Grossnickle 6-1 6-0 after Grossnickle had won the girls' singles.
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Birmingham
Ala
Earl Bartlett
New Orleans
Bartlett
Jack Bushman
Louisiana State
Bushman
J. C. Sanford
Mobile
Esse
Marta Barnett
Miss Barnett
Frances Grossnickle
Columbus
Miss
Miss Grossnickle
Betty Jo McCutcheon
Memphis
Southern traffic officers training school announced at Alabama
The fourth annual program runs June 12 to 24 at the University of Alabama. It offers training in traffic safety Marksmanship detective work and criminal procedure for a selected group of police officers.
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Southern Traffic Officers Training School
University of Alabama
Blue Devils Win Opener in Tennessee Valley League
The Blue Devils defeated Anderson 9 to 6 at Goodyear Park in front of a large crowd. Merks allowed 11 hits but couldn't prevent the Devils from building a big lead. Anderson scored three in the ninth after Manahan held them for eight. Briscoe had three hits for the Devils, while H Dardy and F Johnson led Anderson with multi hit games.
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Anderson
Goodyear Park
Devils
Merks
Romsey
Manahan
H. Dardy
F. Johnson
Briscoe
G. Kimbrell
Batteries
Ramsey
Williams
Morrison
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Dallas
Nine SEC tracksters in national meet in Los Angeles
Nine Southeastern Conference stars will compete with the nation's best at the national collegiate track meet in Los Angeles after excelling at Birmingham. The South East contingent includes Charlie Belcher of Georgia Tech, Charles Morgan of Auburn, Millard White of Tulane, Billy Brown of LSU, Frank Church of Tulane, Eldon Wonacott of Florida, Francis Kearney, Bill Thompson, and John Smith.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Los Angeles
Chariie Belcher
Georgia Tech
Charles (Shuck) Morgan
Auburn
Millard White
Tulane
Louisiana State University
Billy Brown
Frank Church
Eldon Wonacotte
Florida
Francis Kearney
Bill Thompson
John Smith
A Pair of Aces Clash at Armory Wrestling Card
Japanese sleeping hold expert Tsutoo Higami teams with Babe Ruth in a star boat showcase against Art O Mahony tomorrow night at the Armory. The anticipated bout features Higami and O Mahony trading grips while fans expect an overflow crowd. Semi final pits Joe Gunther against Bill Collins for the Southern junior heavyweight title.
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Tsutoo Higami
Babe Ruth
Art O'Mahony
Legion
Joe Gunther
Bill Collins
Baseball Results Snapshot From AP Season Games
National League scores include Pittsburgh 3-4 New York 7-5 Cincinnati 3-8 Brooklyn 1-9 Chicago 5-3 Boston 3-4 Philadelphia 5-1 St Louis 4-4. American League results show Boston 5-4 Chicago T-3 New York 8-5 St Louis 5-1 Cleveland 4-3 Philadelphia 3-2 Detroit 6 Washington 3. Southern and Southeastern League games feature Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Little Rock Knoxville Chattanooga New Orleans Memphis Pensacola Jackson Selma Gadsden Mobile Meridian Anniston Montgomery with varied results.
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Ewe
St. Louis
Wee Ee
Ee Neon
Brooklyn
Chicago
New Ee
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Philadelphia
Associated Press
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
PITCHERS FEATURE SOUTHERN TILTS
Southern Association hurlers slow high scoring pace on Sunday double bills. Frank Gabler of Atlanta handed Nashville five hits in a 4 1 victory, and the Crackers won 2 1 in the second game. Birmingham shut out Little Rock 8 0 and 2 0, Knoxville beat Chattanooga 5 4 but Chattanooga won 4 0 in nightcap. New Orleans stopped Memphis streak by 7 1 and 1 0 scores. Memphis rookie Henry faltered in nightcap.
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Southern Association
Frank Gabler
Atlanta
Nashville
Crackers
Birmingham
Little Rock
Knoxville
Chattanga
Chattanooga
Knoxville Bats
New Orleans
Memphis
Ij Henry
Knoxville at Atlanta and Other Today’s Games
Knoxville plays Atlanta while New Orleans faces Little Rock and Nashville meets Chattanooga. All matchups are scheduled for today.
Indian Singers from Mexico Entertain at Speake School
A quartette of Indian singers from Mexico and students at the Waugh school performed at Speake’s school in Lawrence county. They sang Amazing Grace and What a Friend We Have in Jesus in English and Spanish before a large crowd.
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Mexico
Waugh School
Speake’s
Lawrence County
Jesus
Man Pleads, Seeks Weekend Work to Reduce Sentence
John Mitchell tells Judge Herbert Taylor Jr that his job requires weekday work and asks to “work out the sentence on weekends.” The judge sentences him to 14 days in jail for assault and battery, then approves the arrangement.
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Tarboro
N. C
John Mitchell
Herbert Taylor, Jr
Plane plunge near Montague claims four lives
A sightseeing plane crashed near Montague Massachusetts shortly after takeoff from Turners Falls Airport. The craft lost its right wing in mid-air, spun to the ground, killing four aboard and burying two victims four feet underground. State authorities opened an investigation.
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Boston
Montague
Mass
Turners Falls
Coal Miners Return to Work in Alabama
Fifteen hundred Alabama coal miners returned to work today raising total to about nineteen thousand after a Saturday agreement between United Mine Workers negotiators and Sloss Sheffield Steel and Iron Company.
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Birmingham
Ala
Alabama
United Mine Workers
Sloss-Sheffield Steel & Iron Co
Dodgers Near Second Place Contention Grows After Twin Bill
Brooklyn and Cincinnati split a doubleheader with 36 803 in attendance as the Reds won 3-1 in ten innings and the Dodgers 9-8 in 11. St Louis split with Philadelphia, Giants swept Pirates, Cubs and Bees split, Yankees finished west tour with two wins, Indians rose to third with two wins over Philadelphia. Detroit extended its winning streak to five with a 6-3 win over Washington.
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Associated Press
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Kings County
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