Brietz Chats About Sports in Jersey Speed Talk
Eddie Brietz reports from Pompton Lakes on racing plans and track openings near New York area. Obie Keeler, famed golf authority, hints this year may be his last as fans retort with humor about age and sport.
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Eddie Brietz
Pompton Lakes
N. J
Joe Louis
Tony Gaiento
George Washington Bridge
Camden
Red Bank
O O. B. Keeler
Atlanta
Great Golf Authority
Nertz
Obie
One Minute Interview Predicts Tigers Rise
Ed R. Bang of the Cleveland News predicts Earl Averill will boost the Tigers enough to reach second place or perhaps top, asserting the Tigers clearly won the deal.
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Ed R. Bang
Cleveland News
Earl Averill
Tigers
Boxing and local scenes mix with city chatter
Lou Nova trips on a slide in a New York amusement venue. Forrest Behm, Nebraskas star tackle, sings in Lincoln Cathedral Acapella choir at the Waldorf Astoria. Mike Jacobs hands out cones at a Galento workout and returns to find Dave Clark and Gus Lesnevich posters. Freddie Hutchinson shines in the American Association with Toledo ambitions.
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Lou Nova
N. Y
Forrest Behm
Nebraska
Lincoln Cathedral Acapelia
Waldorf-Astoria
Mike Jacobs
Louis
Dave Clark
Observation Ward Princeton Mile Preview
Princeton mile preview lists Ham as first, Fenske second, Wooderson third with top three positions noted and race context implied.
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Observation Ward
Princeton
Cunningham
Fenske
Wooderson
George W Kirchner remarks on Galento toughness in Lancaster
George W. Kirchner of Lancaster notes Galento claims to be tough, suggesting he would pitch horseshoes without removing anything. The remark reflects a boastful persona amid local sports chatter in the era.
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George W. Kirchner
Lancaster
Galento
Riverside High Dominates Vaughan's In City Softball Clash
Riverside High defeated Vaughan's 9 to 6 as Riverside surged in city league standings. Goodyear Wingfoot also routed Cisco 14 to 6 behind Charlie Higdon. Ed Johnson made a shoestring catch, and A. G. Campbell hit a homer for Riverside.
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Webster McLeod
Riverside High
Vaughan's
Goodyear
Cooper Wells
Riverside
Alabama
Cisco
Charlie Higdon
Haile
Bruce Petty
Moore
Brazelton
Vaughan
A. G. Campbell
Mahlon Yarbrough
Halbrooks
Ed Johnson
Markham
Todd
Bud” Lee
Huie
Yarbrough
Joe Brazelton
Batteries
J. Brazelton
H. F. Brazelton
Vaughns
Burgess
Goodyear Beats Disco In Opener With Offense Burst
Goodyear 14, Disco 6 as Francis Haynes and Higdon lead a fourth inning surge. Drake Prancis and Moses doubled in the fifth, Jim Smith added two hits in the seventh, and Bill Prancis went 3 for 5 for Goodyear. Umpires Aday and Yarbrough.
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Goodyear
DISCO
Ed Smith
Drake
Francis
Haynes
Higdon
Bob Wells
Steelmen
Prancis
Moses
Jim Smith
Bill Prancis
Doc Moses
Clyde Kimberlin
Heries
Wilson
Corder
Baseball Leaders Browse Baseball Statistics From Early Season
Major leaders include Greenberg of Detroit with 49 runs and 51 RBIs, Williams of Boston with 49 RBIs, and Hula Quin n of St Louis 74 in runs created. Greenberg also leads doubles with 22 and home runs with 15, while Case of Washington eyes 25 stolen bases. Pitching leaders show Donald of New York at 7 0 and Hadley of New York at 6 0.
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St. Louis
Hoag
Greenberg
Detroit
Case
Washington
Williams
Boston
Hula
McQuinn
Chapman
Cleveland
Rolfe
New York
Travis
Foxx
Velas
Donald
Hadley
Morrie Arnovich
George McQuinn
Abrh
Pet. McQuinn
Brack
Philadelphia
T. Moore
Lewis
Miles
R H Pet
Arnovich
McCormick
Cincinnati
Koy
Brooklyn
Bonura
Hassett
J. Martin
Garms
Medwick
Lombardi
Batting and pitching leaders from the era baseball list
The statistics name Arnovich and McCormick among leaders in runs and RBIs with notable marks by Hill and Lombardi. Sluggers include Herman and Goodman. Pitching leaders Wyatt and Derringer highlighted with win loss records.
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Arnovich
Philadelphia
McCormick
Cincinnati
Werber
Frey
Goodman
Hill—Arnovich
Martin
Brown
Slaughter
St. Louis
Herman
Chicago
Lombardi
Camilli
Brooklyn
Handley
Pittsburgh
Memphis Chicks Share Lead With Chattanooga Lookouts
The Memphis Chicks moved into first place in the Southern Association by beating the Chattanooga Lookouts 7 to 5 before 6,500 fans. Little Rock also won 9 to 0 against the Atlanta Crackers as rain halted Knoxville-Birmingham and Nashville-New Orleans games.
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Associated Press
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Chattanooga Lookouts
Lookouts
Noogans
Memphis
Little Rock
Atlanta
Southern golf title chase at Belle Meade course
Johnny Cummings Jr of Memphis and Bobby Dunkelberger of High Point NC vie for the southern championship at Belle Meade. Cummings defeated Frank Stiedle and Lieut. Ken Rogers to advance, while Dunkelberger upset W J Stark and Chasteen Harris as the 6 656 yard layout tested their form.
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Harry P. Snyder
Nville
Tenn
Johnny Cummings, Jr
Memphis
Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
N. C
Belle Meade
Tennessee
Carolinas
Charlotte
Dunkelberger
Cummings
Meade
Frank Stiedle
Hot Springs
Ark
Ken Rogers
Montgomery
Ala
Florida
W. J. Stark
Ponte Vedra
Chasteen Harris
Memphian
Stiedle
Mack An Hetk
Freddie Haas, Jr
Nashville
Bell Meade
Mack Brothers
Johnny Cummings
Softball Standings Brief Readout
Riverside and Goodyear Disco lead a compact standings summary with Cooper Wells and Vaughan's teams showing varied win loss records. The snippet lists multiple clubs and percentages but lacks full context or dates, making it a partial snapshot of a local softball table.
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Cooper Wells
PUNTA
Vaughan's
Riverside
Goodyear
Baseball results from the National and American Leagues
National League games saw New York 6 Chicago 4. Pittsburgh 4 Boston 2. St Louis 7 Brooklyn 6. American League late results include Detroit 8 Boston 7. New York 4 Cleveland 3. Philadelphia 11 St Louis 10. Washington 5 Chicago 2.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Southern League scores update
Little Rock defeated Atlanta 9 to 0 while Memphis beat Chattanooga 8 to 5. Knoxville Birmingham and Nashville New Orleans games were postponed due to rain.
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Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Birmingham
Nashville
New Orleans
Southeastern League scoreboard and rain delays
Anniston defeated Montgomery 7 to 3 while Selman led Gadsden 3 to 2. Pensacola Jackson and Mobile Aniston games were postponed due to rain.
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Anniston
Montgomery
Selman
Gadsden
Pensacola-Jackson
Mobile-Anniston
Sports Card: Today’s NBA slate with multiple matchups
Detroit visits New York and Cleveland plays Boston in a loaded schedule. Other games feature Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Washington New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Atlanta at Memphis Nashville at Birmingham Knoxville at New Orleans Chattanooga at Little Rock.
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W. Pet
Chattanooga
Memphis
Knoxville
Atlanta Annes
Birmingham
New Orleans
Nashville Ee
AL Little Rock Aids Leghiibet
W. L. Pet
New York
Beaton
Dane
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Meridian at Jackson and regional matchups listed
The schedule shows Meridian versus Jackson with other games including Gadsden at Anniston Selma at Montgomery and Pensacola at Mobile.
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W. Pet. Jackson
Regatta Spotlight Seven Crews Set For Four Mile Race
Poughkeepsie New York June 17 Seven crews line up this afternoon for the four mile varsity race in the intercollegiate regatta. About 90000 spectators are expected to watch Shells of California Cornell Ashington Navy Columbia Syracuse and Wisconsin race down the Hudson. California varsity favored at 6 to 5 to reclaim the championship for the west coast.
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Poughkeepsie
N.Y
California
Cornell
Ashington
Navy
Columbia
Syracuse
Wisconsin
Hudson
West Coast
Giants and Tigers Stir Contests In Wheeling Baseball Strife
Giants win eight straight as Detroit tops Boston 8 7 in a four game sweep. Dodgers fall to fourth after Cardinals nip them 7 6. Yankees halt six game Cleveland streak 4 3. Pirates beat Bees 4 2 and Athletics rally to beat Browns 11 10. Senators take four to White Sox 5 2. Cincinnati and Philadelphia idle.
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Detroit
OrSytch
Tigers
Toarneg Aieagon
Giants
Boston
Red Sox
Red Sockers
Chicago
Cardinals
Dodgers
Yankees
Cleveland
Gagement
Ailey Donald
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Bees
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Cincinnati
Philadelphia Phillies
Blue Devils, Dallas Clash at Goodyear Park Sunday
The Decatur Blue Devils meet Dallas Mills of Huntsville in a Sunday 2:30 pm game at Goodyear Park. Lefty Briscoe will pitch for Decatur while Biggie Mills catches, with Myhand to set batteries. Dallas won 2-0 in Huntsville last week. Goodyear Park soil is described as high quality for the contest.
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Decatur
Blue Devils
Dallas Mills
Huntsville
Goodyear Park
Lefty Briscoe
Biggie Mills
Hub Myhand
Dallas
New Referee Set for Mat Bout at Armory Return
Promoter Chris Jordan of the American Legion announced a rematch will have a new referee after the wild bout last Tuesday between Prof. Tastoo Higami and Art O'Mahony at the Armory. Also features Miss Mildred Burke versus Miss Bobby Parker in a top supporting card.
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Tastoo Higami
Art O'Mahony
Armory
Chris Jordan
American Legion
Mildred Burke
Kansas City
Bobby Parker
Boston
Judge weighs Alabama merit system in state employes
Near Montgomery Ala June 17 Promising a decision within seven to ten days Circuit Judge Walter B Jones had under advisement today a test of Alabama s recently created merit system for selecting state employees Briefs and arguments were submitted yesterday
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Montgomery
Ala
Walter B. Jones
Alabama
Amateurs Tie In Local Ring In Fort Stephens Decatur
Amateur boxing cards in Fort Stephens Decatur draw 300 as Decatur and Russellville each post three victories. Noble Black beats S C Sheehan. Sidney Wright defeats J Frederick by TKO. Eugene Worley wins featherweight title over Carl Slatten.
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Decatur
Russellville
Fort Stephen Decatur
Morgan County
Noble Black
S. C. Sheehan
Sidney Wright
Hartselle
J. Frederick
Eugene Worley
Carl Slatten
Charles Lindsey
Bobby Hudson
Hoyt Isom
Joe Hoover
Doyle Roberts
Charles Franks
Jack Sherman
J. D. Dodds
Johnny McDowell
Wilson Campbell
Neill Harris
Lynn Thomas
Community Notes From Morgan County and Walhermoso
Sunday guests included Miss Birdie Rice and Edd Oldham with the J M Chunn family. Olney Russell and family from Birmingham visited Mrs T J Russell and spent the week here. Rev Goodyen led services here Sunday. A Cotaco singing drew attendees from the area. Mrs B H Garrison celebrated her fifty ninth birthday with family and neighbors from Laceys Spring and Woodland. Mary Esther Rice and Sarah Chunn were seen in the community Wednesday. Miss Nola Smith of Decatur visited in Mississippi over the weekend.
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Birdie Rice
Edd Oldham
J. M. Chunn
Olney Russell
Birmingham
T. J. Russell
Russell
Goodyen
Cotaco
B.H. Garrison
Velma McCutcheon
Laceys Spring
Leonard Edwards
Zelard Garrison
Woodland
Mills
Peat Mills
James Oaks
W. C. Day
Marvin Garrison
Mary Esther Rice
Sarah Chunn
Classified Ads Thrive As Home Ad Medium
The notice highlights that classified ads serve as the house wife’s advertising medium with a contact phone line and instruction to ask for Ad Taker.
Arnovich and McQuinn Share MLB Hitting Lead
The weekly leaders show Morrie Arnovich and George McQuinn atop the batting charts. With shuffles among chased rivals, notable names include Brack, Moore, Hoag, and Koy, as pitchers and teams adjust in the race for batting titles.
Tennessee Valley league forms with six teams
The Tennessee Valley league organized under Tommie Hudson starts with six teams Blue Devils Century Lincoln University Stunteville Pulaski Huntsville Athens and Anderson. Officials hope for 10 teams soon and Alabama militia may join, with games Thursday to Saturday and a playoff to decide the valley champion. Also notes Bass catches and golf and boxing chatter appear in this recap.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Valley League
Tommie Hudson
Blue Devils
Track Fans Flock Into Princeton for Wooderson Mile
Track crowds pack Princeton New Jersey as Sydney Wooderson makes his first U S appearance aiming to break his world mile record of 4 06 4 set in England. He faces four top American distance stars including Glenn Cunningham Archie Romani Chuck Fenske and Blaine Rideout at Palmer Stadium in the sixth annual Princeton invitation mile.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Sydney Wooderson
England
Wooderson
America
Palmer Stadium
Glenn Cunningham
Archie Sam Romani
Chuck Fenske
University of Wisconsin
Blaine Rideout
North Texas State Teachers College
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Jim Dieterich
Kirk Smith
Chet Gibson
Stan Freeborn
Emil Bergh
Linton Emerson
Dave deVirona
Stan Backlund
Benson Roe
Cee
Brietz
Aday and
The
American League
Nooga
Alters
Ww. L
Pet
Jack Lords
Bucky
Walters Piicher
W. L. Cincinnati
Ewe
Eweeee
Essen Neene
Southern League
Southeastern League
Meridian
Jackson
Selma
Pensacola
Mobile
By Jack Sduds
Morris Ainovich
Phillies
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Walhermoso
Anne Shirley
James Ellison
Capitol
Arnovich and
Rip
Rip Rice
Elbart
Pat
Patterson
Henry Dunnavent
Mitch
Irvin Mitchell
Gary Cooper
Stein
Tony
Texas
LOYD
Decatur Daily
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