Babe Herman Tops National League Batting Race
Babe Herman of Brooklyn led the National League in batting for the week ending last Wednesday with a .382 average over 58 games, edging Frank O Doul. Mel Ott heads runs scored and RBIs. Bill Terry has most hits. Hafey leads doubles. Waner tops triples. Cuyler leads steals. Grimes dominates wins with 11. Phillies lead team batting. Cubs lead in fielding.
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New York
Babbe Herman
Brooklyn
Herman
Frank O’doul
Philadelphia
Melvin Ott
Giants
Bill Terry
Chick Hafey
St. Louis
Lloyd Waner
Kiki Cuyler
Chicago
Terry
Roush
Frisch
Sylvester Johnson
Johnny Morrison
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Crowder Shuts Out White Sox as Browns Wartime Lead Grows
General Alvin Crowder formerly with the Barons pitched well for the St. Louis Browns who beat the Chicago White Sox 7-2 on a day when three Sox pitchers were hit hard for 13 total. The win put the Browns within 1 1/2 games of the Yankees. Cleveland topped Detroit 5-4 in the second game of their series as Milius outpitched George Uhle, while Boston shaded Washington 5-2 behind nine hits allowed by Myles Thomas and two runs in the fifth inning after Goslin dropped a routine fly.
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Alvin Crowder
Barons
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Browns
Sox
Yankees
A’s
Cleveland
Detroit
Bengals
Milius
George Uhle
Red Sox
Senators
Jack Russell
Washington
Myles Thomas
Johnsonites
Boston
Goslin
Bigepe
Pat Malone Shines as Hurlers and Hitter
Patrick Malone, former McCarthy’s Cub pitcher and Minneapolis Millers rookie, is described as thriving this season. He is noted for his home run power, with Mike Kelly praising his love of winning and his hitting ability, suggesting both skills are in good form this year.
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Patrick Malone
McCarthy
Cub
Mike Kelly
Minneapolis Millers
Decatur
Pat
Kelly
Troop 18 Scouts Planned Camp West Moreland Trip
Thirteen members of Troop 18 Boy Scouts of America prepare to leave for Camp West Moreland near Florence Alabama for a week encampment July 9 16 under scoutmaster S A Stephenson. The travelers are James Weaver Howard Weaver Lamar Moye Chris McConnell Dudley Byars Albert Russell Oscar Russell Hugh Strickland Hartfield Durham Amos Levin Harry Eubanks Earl Depoister George Nunn.
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Troop 18
Boy Scouts of America
Camp Westmoreland
Florence
Ala
S. &. Stephenson
James Weaver
Howard Weaver
Lamar Moye
Chris McConnell
Dudley Byars
Albert Russell
Oscar Russell
Hugh Strickland
Hartfield Durham
Amos Levin
Harry Eubanks
Earl Depoister
George Nunn
Buddy Myer Sparked Washington Defense in Loss
Buddy Myer batted three times in four plate appearances for Washington and handled four chances without an error as the Senators fell. The active game performance highlighted his steady infield play despite the defeat.
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Buddy Myer
Washington
Senators
Myer
Troop 16 Prepares for Regular Scout Camp Session
Members of Troop 16, Boy Scouts of America, under Westminster Presbyterian Church, will leave Tuesday morning for camp, announced today by Scoutmaster Bob Clark.
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Troop 16
Boy Scouts of America
Bob Clark
Westminster Presbyterian Church
Manush First to Reach 100 Hits in AL This Season
Heine Manush of the St. Louis Browns became the first American League player to reach 100 hits this season. Heatached the mark Friday with three hits as the Browns defeated the Chicago White Sox.
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Heine Manush
Tuscumbia
St. Louis Browns
Manush
Browns
White Sox
All Day Singing At Oak Ridge Event Planned
An all day singing at Oak Ridge is scheduled for Sunday June 30 with several quartets and the Sparkman Trio set to attend. Organizers urge attendees to bring song books and invite others to join. Dinner will follow.
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Oak Ridge
Sparkman
Southern League batting leaders and top pitchers summary
In Memphis on June 29, 15 Southern League players with 40+ games hit above .325. Weis of Birmingham led at .383 in 69 games. Cullop of Atlanta closely trailing at .381 in 41 games. Other leaders include Blakesley, Miner, Lopez, Powers, Susko, Bonura, A. Moore, Poole, Klugman, Gibson, Mackey, J. Anderson, and Taylor, with notable team tallies from New Orleans, Nashville, and Atlanta. Ludolph and May posted strong pitching, while Danforth led strikeouts with 60.
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Memphis
Tenn
Southern Association
Birmingham
Barons
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Mobile
Weis
Cullop
Blakesley
Miner
Lopez
Powers
Susko
Bonura
A. Moore
Poole
Klugman
Gibson
Mackey
J. Anderson
T. Taylor
Oliver
Little Rock
Sturdy
Horn
Dashiell
Chattanooga
Ludolph
van Alstyne
K. May
Francis
Frey
Hasty
Blethe
Turpin
Beane
Danforth
Whiffer
Radio Programs For Saturday June 29 on WEAF and affiliates
Central Standard Time schedule lists programs from 5:15 PM to 10:30 PM. Includes Universal Safety Series with Joseph E. Sheedy, Phil Spitalny Dance Music, The Cavalcade, Nathaniel Shilkret Concert Orchestra Hour, Tunes of Broadway by B A Rolfe, Rita Burgess Gould songs, Ben Pollack Dance Orchestra, Rudy Vallee Dance Orchestra, and Jack Albin Dance Orchestra with accompanying stations across WEAF WGY WWJ WSAI WHO KSTP WOAI KSD WLS WFJC etc.
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Associated Press
Clear Channel
WEAF
New York
Universal Safety Series
Joseph E. Sheedy
WGY
WWJ
WSAI
KSTP
WOAI
KPRC
KSD
WLS
WAPJI
WTMJ
B. A. Rolfe
Dance Orchestra
WGN
WFJC
WOW
WDAF
WIOD
WAPI
WSMB
WHAS
WMC
WSB
WBAP
WDAI
WKY
KTHS
Rita Burgess Gould
Ben Pollack
Rudy Vallee
KSD Wow
Jack Albin
Radio Schedule Highlights Across Major Markets
A rundown of station lineups detailing programs from Chicago to St. Louis. It lists times for orchestras, news, dance hours, classical pieces, and featured performers like Polly and Gent, with various WABC, WEAF, and WEAF related showings and local broadcasts.
Mixed Results Across Leagues With Tonight’s Schedule
Yesterday’s results feature Nashville over Birmingham 5 2 and St Louis 7 Chicago 2. New York Philadelphia games listed with rain and two matchups set: Nashville at Memphis Birmingham at New Orleans and Chicago at St. Louis. American Association standings show Louisville Columbus Milwaukee Minneapolis St Paul Indianapolis and related results with upcoming games Louisville at Columbus Milwaukee at Minneapolis and Kansas City at St Paul.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Boston
Brooklyn
Kansas City
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Milwaukee
PID Nu
Toledo
Barons Open With Loss as Pelicans Dominate
Birmingham Barons fall 5-2 to New Orleans Pelicans in their first start after a layoff. Brown pitched well for the Pels, while Hasty allowed seven hits. Memphis and Nashville split, Bears shut out Crackers 2-0, Little Rock slimly beat New Orleans 8-6, Lookouts top Pebbles 4-2.
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Birmingham Barons
Diamond
New Orleans Pelicans
Brown
Pels
New Orleans
Vols
Memphis Chicks
Bluff City
Memphis
May
Benny Frey
Nashville
Sanders
Chicks
Bears
Crackers
Oldham
Andrews
Little Rock
Noogans
Mooney
Turpin
Lookouts
Leo Moon
Pyle
Hall's Battle on Fourth A Starter
Joe Hall trains in Decatur and Athens for the Legion Boxing Show on July 4 in Malone Park. He meets Jack Breeling in the semi final, a bout drawing local interest as Hall seeks to prove his slugger style against the Birmingham fighter.
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Joe Hall
Legion
Hall
Decatur
Athens
Jack
Malone Park
Joe
Fistinana
Breeling
Birmingham
Soch
Georgia
Cubs Beat Champions as Hornsby Homers in Rainy Day
Hornsby doubled his big six climb by going two for four at St. Louis lifting his average to .350 with his thirteenth home run helping the Cubs defeat the champions 9 to 5. The other big six entries were idle due to rain except Paul Waner who went one for four.
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Ggers Hornsby
St. Louis
Cubs
Paul Waner
Mrs Armstrong Injured by Nail Step in Landersville
Mrs Paul Armstrong of Landersville sustains foot wounds after accidentally stepping on a nail several days ago. She received care locally and remains under observation.
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Paul Armstrong
Landersville
Waldrop Tops The Sellers On Mart
Falkville resident L. J. Waldrop led the Decatur curb market with a gross sale of 30.87 dollars among 30 sellers. He has been a regular participant since the market’s formation, showcasing an excellent supply of farm produce today.
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L. J. Waldrop
Falkville
Decatur
Not Guilty Verdict In Wert Hill Liquor Transport Trial
Wert Hill was found not guilty by a circuit court jury on charges of transporting liquor after testimony and jury deliberation. The case concluded with an acquittal and no sentence imposed.
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Wert Hill
Foxx Leads AL Pitching With 405 Mark In Slump Week
Jimmy Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics tops the American League pitching and batting chart with an unofficial 405 average as the week wrapped up. Connie Mack’s squad features strong support from Al Simmons Mickey Cochrane and Bing Miller while Bob Grove and teammates post wins and top strikeout totals. Detroit and New York also figure in the leaders as Cleveland struggles with weak fielding.
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Chicago
Yankees
Red Sox
Jimmy Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Connie Mack
Bob Fothergill
Tiger
Foxx
Athletics
al Simmons
Mickey Cochrane
Bing Miller
Fothergill
Simmons
Philadelphia
Lazzeri
New York
Manush
St. Louis
Cochrane
Fonseca
Cleveland
Miller
Combs
Gehringer
Detroit
Bob Grove
George Uhle
Vic Sorrell
Rube Walberg
Eddie Rommell
Grove
House of Mack
Cardinals Slip to Fourth After Cubs Rout
The St Louis Cardinals drop to fourth in the National League after a 9 5 loss to the Chicago Cubs. Pat Malone pitched for the Cubs as Wilson Hornsby and Malone homered in the second inning to spark seven runs. Red Lucas shut out the Pirates 10 3 as Paul Waner and Pie Traynor hit homers in the eighth. Other games in the league were rained out.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Pat Malone
Cubs
Wilson
Hornsby
Malone
Jess Haines
Red Lucas
Pirates
Irvin Brame
Reds
Lucas
Paul Waner
Pie Traynor
Double Play Leaders Highlight 73rd Ceremony
The circuit leader list shows Simmons of Philadelphia with 79 RBIs and Gehrig of New York with 20 home runs. Manush of St Louis tops triples with 8, R Johnson of Detroit leads doubles with 25, Miller of Philadelphia and Detroit share 11 steals, and Gehringer of Detroit has 65 runs.
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Simmons
Philadelphia
Gehrig
New York
Manush
St. Louis
R. Johnson
Detroit
Miller
Gehringer
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