O'Doul Extends NL Batting Lead With Tremendous Strides
New York June 15 Frank O'Doul the Philadelphia batting ram continues atop the National League for the week ending last Wednesday. He posts a .382 average and shares the home run race with Mel Ott at twelve while Klein Hafey lead with fifteen. Frisch leads in total hits two base hits and three base hits. Douthit leads in runs scored with 51 as Hafey tops in RBI with 60. Kiki Cuyler leads stolen bases with 13. Philadelphia tops team batting at .312 while the Cubs own the best fielding .974.
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Giants
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Chick Hafey
Cardinals
Frank Frisch
Taylor Douthit
Hafey
Kiki Cuyler
Chicago
St. Louis
Herman
Brooklyn
Frisch
Stephenson
Terry
New
West undecided on prep school future for star athlete
Pete West, a standout with a bright gridiron future, has not yet decided on attending prep school this year as his high school football days end. He is weighing several options with some favor toward Anniston Military Academy.
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Pete West
West
Anniston Military Academy
Baseball matchups and results from yesterday
Yesterday's results in multiple leagues include Nashville defeating New Orleans 7 to 2 and Birmingham edging Memphis 9 to 8 after 12 innings. Atlanta beat Little Rock 5 to 4, Mobile defeated Chattanooga 8 to 3, and Birmingham topped Memphis 9 to 8. Regular season games featured Cleveland at Philadelphia and Chicago at Washington among others.
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Birmingham
Little Rock
Atlanta
Mobile
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Baseball scores in the American League chart
St. Louis beat Boston 7 to 6 while Washington defeated Chicago 4 to 1 and New York ran up 15 to 4 against Detroit in a packed American League summary.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
New York
Baseball Scores From Evening Games
New York defeated Pittsburgh 7 to 2 while Brooklyn won 5 to 4 against Cincinnati. Other results included St Paul 4 over Toledo 0 Minneapolis 5 over Columbus 3 Milwaukee 3 over Indianapolis 4 Kansas City 1 and Louisville 3.
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Lefty Grove and Yankees pace league action in doubleheader wins
Lefty Grove earned his tenth win as the Browns blanked the Indians 9-0 behind six hits allowed. Mule Haas hit a two on homer in the eighth. The Yankees crushed Detroit 15-4 aided by Waite Hoyt’s eighth win and 17 hits off Uhle Smith and Prudhomme. Washington beat Chicago 4-1 as Hadley held the White Sox to six hits and Barnés tripled. Boston fell 7-6 to St Louis after errors, Crowder limiting the Red Sox to two runs in four innings.
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Cleveland Indians
Indians
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Yankees
Waite Hoyt
Detroit
Uhle
George Smith
Prudhomme
Hoyt
Washington
Chicago
Hadley
White Sox
Emile Barnés
Boston
St. Louis
Browns
Spivey Kelly 10 headline scraps in Legion card
One half of the Fighting Twins from Florida has a shot on the Fourth of July at Malone Park. Ben Spivey, heavier of the two, to fight Battling Kelly in a 10 round feature. Both trained daily in Birmingham with Joe Hall and Breeland possible bouts.
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Iican Legion
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K.O
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Billy Algers
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Billy Draco
Joe Reno
Pete Nebo
Battling Willis
Ted Smith
Battling Kelly
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City Auditorium
American Legion
Legion
Decatur
Joe Hall
Jack Breeland
K. O. Roberts
Leo Diegel Rallyes For Open Title Hopes At Winged Foot
U S golfer Leo Diegel, famed for a quirky putting stance and erratic consistency, leads midway at the British Open with 71 and 69 but slips with a 62 and 77 in rounds three and four. Diegel, 30, registered from Agua Caliente and in Ryder Cup action at Moortown earlier, remains a top open title favorite despite past finishes.
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Associated Press
New York
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Lee
Walter Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Diegel
United States
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Agua Caliente
Mexico
Moortown
England
Abe Mitchell
Leo
VOLS POUND PELS AND BARONS COP PELS VOLS COP
The Vols routed the New Orleans Pelicans 7 to 2 scoring ten hits off three pitchers. Benny Frey held nine Pelicans to scattered safeties as Those Vols earned a fifth straight win and climbed to second in Sunland standings. Birmingham and Memphis combined for 21 base hits as the Barons beat Nashville 9 to 8. Ludolph struggled on the mound. Mobile beat Chattanooga 8 to 3 with Stavengen and Eggert homering late. Leo Moon lost a 12 inning decision to the Atlanta Crackers after Frank Haley drove in the winning run.
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New Orleans Pelicans
Benny Frey
Pelican
Voldom
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Birmingham
Memphis
Barons
Nashville Vols
Ludolph
Mobile
Chattanooga
Stavengen
Eggert
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
A mixed crossword list with Across and Down clues including names of clues like Watchful and The Raven character, various measurements and terms. The grid references appear garbled with spacing errors and misprints, suggesting OCR issues in the puzzle title and clue list without a clear solution path.
Mike's Millers Climb to Second Behind Blues
Mike Kelly's Millers slip from first to second, closely trailing the Kansas City Blues by a slim margin. A tiny percentage separates the teams as the race tightens this week.
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Millers
Mike Kelly
Kansas City Blues
Giants Beat Pirates 7 2 as Benton Dominates In League clash
Larry Benton was in top form for the Giants allowing seven hits as New York downed Pittsburgh 7 to 2. Pirates scored in the seventh on triples by Traynor and Hemsley followed by a Comorsky error and a late hit.
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Kremer
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Traynor
Hemsley
Comorsky
Redlegs
Robins
Rhiel
Frederick
Shaner
Brooklyn
Reds
Johnson
Cardinals
Boston
Sherdel
Braves
Rogersville Club Shows Strong Season Form
Rogersville in Lauderdale county has one of the best dependent baseball clubs this year. Other teams facing Rogersville praise the squad, which has made an excellent record so far this season.
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Lauderdale County
Sleepy Chambers Promotes Athens Boxing Show
Athens resident J. A. Sleepy Chambers works steadily to stage a boxing show in Athens on June 27. He promoted previous Limestone County events and usually notes crowds at the gate are smaller than observers think, though attendance in the stands is stronger.
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Chambers
Athens
Limestone County
Lanky Leader of Mackmen Builds Toward Pennant
Connie Mack’s plan for another American League title for Philadelphia yields a strong week as the Athletics lead the league. Jimmy Foxx tops batting with .414, while the Athletics own team batting, runs, and fielding leaders. Grove leads regular pitchers with nine wins. An early-season summary shows Detroit and New York chasing in multiple categories.
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Athletics
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Bob Fothergill
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Fothergill
Mickey Cochrane
Lazzeri
New York
Cochrane
Simmons
E. Rice
Washington
Manush
St. Louis
Fonseca
Cleveland
Narlesgy
Boston
Yankees
Robert Moses Grove
George Uhle
Grove
Uhle
Eddie Rommel
Phillies
Gehringer
Gehrig Hits Two Home Runs in One Game
Lou Gehrig moved into the major league home run lead by belting a pair off Detroit pitcher George Uhle in successive innings. The two blasts brought Gehrig's season total to 17.
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Columbia
Lou Gehrig
George Uhle
Detroit
Gehrig
Corinth Defeats Hartselle on Home Ground 7-2
Corinth defeats Hartselle Independents 7 to 2 on the Hartselle field, extending the Corinth club’s win streak for the year. Edmond-
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Hartselle
Corinthy
Edmond
Georgian boxer Joe Hall seeks sparring partners
Joe Hall, temporarily based here and slated for the semi windup on the American Legion boxing card, trains daily at the YMCA. He aims to weigh 155 pounds and increase his punching speed, noting a bright future in boxing and inviting sparring partners to join him at the YMCA for daily workouts.
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Joe Hall
American Legion
Joe
Hall
Corinth Continues Unbeaten Run This Season
Son and Jennings star as Corinth remains undefeated this season, keeping a flawless record with no losses. The standout duo powered the team in recent games, maintaining top spot in the standings.
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Jennings
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