Softball action sparks Alabama win over Cisco
Alabama Hosierymen crushed Cisco 13 to 10 at Benson Field after a week off as Cooper Wells and Alabama remained tied for league leadership with 6 wins each. Ed Smith hit for .500, Poteet and Lima contributed key hits, and Kim brell led Cooper Wells with a pair of runs in a high scoring night.
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Benson Field
Cisco
Cooper Wells Artillery
Steelmen
Cooper-Wells
Alabama
Wingfoots
Joe Cottrell
J. W. Sims
Isbell
Sims
Dick Lewter
Cottrell
Smith
Haynes
Sandusky
Poteet
Russell Lima
Lewter
Ed Smith
Herman Golden
Johnson
Goodyar
Golden
Mills
Dan Corder
Ed Brazelton
Cooper Wells
Kimbrell
Parks
Vernon
Disco
Culver
Garnett
Kimberlin
Hillis
Wilson
Corder
Landers
Wade
Major Leaders By The Associated Press National League
National League leaders listed by the Associated Press with top figures in batting runs and home runs. Arnovich of Philadelphia leads in batting average and hits. McCormick of Cincinnati tops RBIs and shares other events with Lombardi and Camilli among home run leaders.
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National League
Arnovich
Philadelphia
Bonura
New York
Werber
Cincinnati
Frey
McCormick
Goodman
Slaughter
St. Louis
Martin
Herman
Chicago
Camilli
Brooklyn
Lombardi and McCormick
Handley
Pittsburgh
Hack
Wyatt
Derringer
Warneke
Gumbert
Fette
Boston
Baseball Stat Leaders in the American League
McQuinn of St Louis tops batting with 360 while Foxx of Boston has 347. Greenberg of Detroit leads runs with 52 and RBIs at 55. McQuinn and Case share hits with 175. Greenberg doubles 24 and Greenberg leads home runs with 16. Donal of New York best pitcher at 7 0 and Ruffing 10 1.
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St. Louis
Foxx
Boston
Greenberg
Detroit
Cramer
Williams
Case
Washington
Chapman
Cleveland
Donald
New York
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Philadelphia
Chicago
National League
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Dixon Heads to New York World's Fair for Alabama Day
Governor Frank M. Dixon and his son Sam Perry left Montgomery to join the Alabama Press Association vacation tour for Alabama Day at the New York World's Fair. They will attend events Thursday and Dixon plans to return Friday night.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frank M. Dixon
Sam Perry
Alabama Press Association
Dixon
Cellarites In Great Game
The Washington Senators and St. Louis Browns, cellar dwellers, played a 14 inning 2-1 thriller at Griffith Stadium. Vernon Kennedy scattered six hits for the Browns, while Joe Krakauskas limited Washington to six in a 6-1 Senators win in the second game. The Yankees widened their lead to 11 games by beating Detroit 8-5.
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St. Louis Browns
Griffith Stadium
Yankees
Fred Haney
Browns
Vernon Kennedy
Detroit Tigers
Big Buck Newsom
Auto Town
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Senators
Athletics
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Harris
Mills
Joe Krakauskas
Washington
Trout Tigers
Paul
Dizzy
Trout
Yanks
Cleveland
Boston
Southern League and Southeastern League Prompted Matchups
Today features 11 games across the Southern and Southeastern leagues. Key matchups include Atlanta at Chattanooga New Orleans at Birmingham and Detroit at Philadelphia with several city pairs facing off across varied venues.
All-Day Singing at Oak Grove Planned for June
Announcement states an all day singing the fourth Sunday in June at Red Oak Grove school near the old White House Woodland Mills Use of Sacred Harp books Dinner on grounds Public invited to attend.
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White House
Woodland Mills
Dodgers, Cubs Play Eight Inning Tie Before Rain
Dodgers and Cubs labored through eight innings with a 3 3 tie before rain halted play. Charley Root came on to allow two runs in the last inning. The Giant Card game and Bees Reds in Cincinnati were washed out. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh were not on the schedule.
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Cubs
Lyn
Charley Root
Bees
Cullman to Play Mills in Thirsty River Alabama Park Battle
Cullman team visits for a Thursday afternoon game at Alabama Park, starting at 4 o clock. Mill lads, after a summer vacation layoff, resume practice this week to smooth any kinks. The 1910s era tone notes Cullman's strength at bat and the uncertainty of the outcome.
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Alabama
Cullman
Alabama Park
Strawberry Capital
Brooklyn and Chicago draw as rain ends game early
In a rain shortened matchup the Brooklyn Dodgers and Chicago Cubs finished tied 3 to 3 after eight innings. Weather forced the teams to halt play with no winner declared.
Washington St Louis Game Resumes After Darkness
Washington 1 6 and St Louis 2 4 through 14 innings before 2nd game halted at 8th due to darkness. New York defeated Detroit 8 to 5. Other games postponed by rain.
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Washington
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Local Scores From Evening Baseball Matches
In a set of baseball results Memphis lost to Little Rock 2 to 1 while Birmingham fell to New Orleans 4 to 8. Other games saw Chattanooga 5 Atlanta 4 Meridian 10 Gadsden 3 Selma 12 Mobile 3 Montgomery 5 Pensacola 0 and Anniston 10 Jackson 4 in 11 innings.
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Meridian
Anniston
Jackson
Montgomery
Pensacola
Selma
Mobile
Associated Press
Southern Aes
Memphis
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Birmingham
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Little Rock
Cincinnati
St. Louis
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Brooklyn
Chicago
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Gonder Bets To Hole In One At Beverly Shores
Michigan City pro Harry Gonder starts a $25 wager to prove a hole in one is possible. He will attempt the 136 yard tenth hole at Beverly Shores country club today after William Voltz scored a hole in one on June 4.
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Ind
Harry Gonder
William Voltz
Voltz
Gonder
Beverly Shores Country Club
Ladies Meet Wrestling Card At Armory Feature Bout
Miss Mildred Burke defends her crown against Miss Robbie Parker in a featured bout at the Armory. The undercard pairs Art O Mahony with Tsutoo Higami in a rematch to settle a disputed finish from Tuesday night ref decision.
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Robbie Parker
Armory
Art O'Mahony
Tsutoo Higami
Higami
Chris Jordan
Peabody Ducks Down Leaders as Travelers Win
Little Rock Travelers clip Memphis Chicks 2 1 to extend their five game win streak. Chattanooga beats Atlanta 5 4, closing the gap near the top. Birmingham’s Barons defeat New Orleans Pelicans 4 3 before a 13 577 strong crowd. Nashville and Knoxville idle.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham
Nashville
Knoxville
Memphis
Little Rock
Toporcer
Southern Association
Travelers
Memphis Chicks
Barons
New Orleans Pelicans
Malarial Outbreak Prompts Dixon to Seek Mosquito Control
Governor Dixon ordered the War Department to resume mosquito control on Bankhead Lake near Birmingham after reports from the State Health Department showed the prior program ended June 1 at the request of Dr. Walter B. Jones conservation director and allied groups.
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Montgomery
Ala
Bankhead Lake
Dixon
War Department
Birmingham
State Health Department
Walter B. Jones
John H. Bankhead
Girl Quartette to Hear at Central Baptist Church
A quartet from William Jennings Bryan University Dayton Tenn with dean Dr D W Ryther will perform at Central Baptist Church next Friday at 7 30 pm as part of a southern tour. The group is described as one of the finest college quartets in the south today.
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William Jennings Bryan University
Dayton
Tenn
D. W. Ryther
Central Baptist Church
South
Canine Worm-Hunting Dog Surprises North Carolina Farmer
June 20 report from Canine Bugoloist Incama North Carolina notes Boykin’s bird dog is an expert hunter yet stalks worms. The dog methodically goes up and down tobacco rows to retrieve worms from the plants.
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Incama
N. C
Will Boykin
Boykin
Louis Galento Fight Sets Dixie Exhibition Tour Likely
Joe Louis may tour the South for exhibitions if he defeats Galento next week with promoter Jimmy Erwin arranging. The Yankees sent congratulations to Lou Gehrig who has a press agent and is seeking Louis. Gene Tunney pushes heavyweight talk while Detroit papers publish interviews.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Joe Louis
Dixie
Galento
Jimmy Erwin
Birmingham
Yankees
Lou Gehrig
Gene Tunney
West
Detroit
Louis Galento
Nova
Pastor
Louis
Phelan
Dodger Memo Hints and Baseball Gossip Amid College News
The note jokes about a Dodgers memo and recalls a Bristol Connecticut softball homer from last year. It also mentions Maj. Biff Jones not being in Nebraska amid tattling chatter and cites Ralph Collette promoting a bet against Louis with Galento in the Louis fight.
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Bristol
Conn
Maj
Biff Jones
Nebraska
Ralph Collette
Schmeling
Louis
St. Paul
Galento
Times-Star prints Wally Berger average twice prompts reaction
Betty Brown of Cincinnati complains a Times-Star article repeated Wally Berger batting average in the same issue. She says it is rubbing it in and calls it unnecessary. The brief notes the reader protest to a sports statistic error.
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Nixson C. Denton
Cincinnati Times-Star
Betty Brown
Times-Star
Wally Berger
Geese weed cotton in Blytheville fields
In western Mississippi county farmers use flocks of geese to weed cotton instead of hand chopping. Sam Price on 67 acres near Manila reports 40.50 in chopping wages saved by 35 geese this year. Geese work 16 hours daily in rain or shine.
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Blytheville
Ark
Mississippi County
Sam Price
Manila
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