Pick Of Three Year Olds Awaiting Call To Post At Downs
Kentucky Derby day at Churchill Downs draws a huge crowd and a field near a Derby record with 15 of 19 overnight entries. Brevity remains the eastern favorite amid rain fears while Grand Slam Indian Broom and Bold Venture gain attention in muddy conditions. Weather and track conditions will determine starters as stars of Fitzsimmons and Woodward seek Derby glory.
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America
Kentucky
Churchill Downs
Reigh
Louisville
Alvin Karpis
Haile Selassie
J. E. Widener
Brevity
Bay Flash
Bomar Stable
Banister
Bien Joli
E. R. Bradley
Forest Play
Grand Slam
F. Cc. Mars
P. A. B. Widener
W. C. Goodloe
Seventh Heaven
Gold Seeker
A. C. Taylor
Morton L. Schwartz
Sunny Jim” Fitzsimmons
William Woodward
Granville
Tuefuel
Wheatley
Woodward
Gallant Fox
Omaha
Baseball results from multiple leagues with varied scores
Southern League Nashville defeated Birmingham 4 to 1 in a one inning game. Little Rock beat Knoxville 8 to 6 while Atlanta won 8 New Orleans 6 Chattanooga 6 Memphis 2. National League St Louis crushed Brooklyn 12 to 0. Boston 6 Pittsburgh 4 Cincinnati 4 es 3. New York Chicago both idle. American League Detroit edged Philadelphia 4 to 3 New York 3 Chicago 2 Boston 6 Cleveland 0 Washington 17 St Louis 1. International League Buffalo 4 Baltimore 3 10 in.
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New Orleans
Little Rock
Nenanenes
NashVille
Paewanenereres
Chattanooga
Seewemeneeee
Knoxville
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Coven
Pet A
Detroit
Washington Nownewes
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago Stones
Brooklyn
Boston
New York-Chicago
Washington
Baseball Scores From Midwest League Night Games
Milwaukee beats Louisville 7 to 4 Indianapolis defeats po 9 St Paul 13 Columbus 5 Toledo loses to Kansas City as rain halts play in the area over the schedule.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Toledo-Kansas City
Weekend NBA Matchups Stir City Race Across Courts
The schedule lists Nashville at Birmingham, Little Rock at Knoxville, Memphis at Atlanta, New Orleans at Atlanta, New York at Chicago, Brooklyn at St. Louis, Boston at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Detroit at Philadelphia, Chicago at New York, Cleveland at Boston, and St. Louis at Washington with multiple intercity games on the card.
Derby Draw Sets Field as Granville Seeks Fast Stretch Run
Granville headlines a strong field led by Grand Slam and San greal as dawn showers fade before the 62nd Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Brevity, No. 14, and Bold Venture start near the front with pace setters Banister, Merry Pete, and Indian Broom among the early positions. Thunder showers mark the morning but give way to sun as thousands gather. rain expected to return later in the day.
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Granville
Grand Slam
Sangreal
Bold Venture
Merry Pete
Teufel
Indian Broom
Silas B. Mason
William DuPont Jr
W. E. Schmidt
Hall
C. B. Shaffer
Coldstream
Louisville
Churchill Downs Race Track
Ferrell and Terry Duels for AL Batting Lead
Ferrell leads the American League with a .439 average while Terry sits in the dugout as the two vie for the batting crown. The week shows Ferrell replacing Gehrig atop the AL list with a 439 mark as Terry trails by 20 points, with both aiming to boost long distance totals led by Trosky and Foxx at five. The top ten in each league include Moore, Herman, Lombardi, Medwick, Durocher, Mize, Norris, Jordan, and Geraghty among others as Friday's games shape the standings.
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New York
Ricky
Leno
Ueele
Ferrell
Bill
Gnatie Gehrin
Tigers
Charley
Rick
Hal Trosky
Cleveland Indians
Jimmy Foxx
Red Sox
Chuck Klein
Cubs
Mel Ott
Giants
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Herman
Lombardi
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Cards
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Mize
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Geh'ger
Crosetti
Yanks
Moses
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Stone
Senators
Hoage
Dickey
Lary
Major League Leaders Overview From Associated Press
Baseball leaders compiled by the Associated Press show R Ferrell of the Red Sox leading batting at .439 alongside Gehringer of the Tigers at .419. Gehringer also tops runs with 18 while Foxx of the Red Sox has 17. Dickey of the Yankees drives in 21 with Trosky of the Indians at 16. Gehringer leads hits with 26, tied by Bell of the Browns, Travis, and Ferrell of the Red Sox.
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Associated Press
R. Ferrell
Red Sox
Gehringer
Tigers
Foxx
Dickey
Yankees
Trosky
Indians
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Clift
Browns
Appleton
Senators
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Batting leaders show Benning Memphis 30 hits in 67 at bats .448, Nonnenkamp 31 in 72 .431, Dwyer 33 in 78 .423, Galvin 21 in 15 at bats .430, Liberty 24 in 60 .400. Pitching leaders include Thomas Atlanta 4 wins, Wetherell New Orleans 4, Schmidt Atlanta 4, Sharpe Little Rock 4. Home run leaders Chatham Atlanta 3, Scott Birmingham 3, Bandy Knoxville 3. RBIs led by Taitt Nashville and Scharein Nashville with 20 each. Stolen bases led by Weatherly New Orleans with 6. Runs scored Atlanta 124, Nashville 108. Least opponents' runs New Orleans 76, Atlanta 80. Led by double plays Chattanooga 22 and Atlanta 2000000.
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L. Thomas
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New
Ian
Nashville
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Deal
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al Browne
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Parmelee Reflects on Heart Worries and Switch to Cardinals
LeRoy Parmelee recalls his Giants days and lists the Cardinal approach as key to their success. He explains past heart fears, a Toledo specialist verdict, and how renewed health sparked his performance with St. Louis.
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Parifree
Parmelee
Giants
Hal Schumacher
Mrs W L Ballew Honored At Rural Grove Shower
Friends gathered at Mrs. W L Ballew's new Rural Grove Mountain home for a shower with games and prizes. After opening gifts, plates of ice and cake were served to attendees including Mrs. T E Waddell Mrs. Georgia Crow Mrs. Jim Speakman and others.
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Rural Grove Mountain
T. E. Waddell
Georgia Crow
Jim Speakman
Cleo Bennich
B. F. Godfrey
Feet vs Forensics Judge Requires Standing During Witnesses
Federal Judge John D. Martin rules lawyers must stand during witness examinations. He says seated lawyers are too long winded, noting feet tire faster than vocal cords.
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Memphis
Tenn
John D. Martin
Stars and pitchers tally early season wins
Dizzy Dean and the Cardinals beat the Dodgers as Dean earned his third win of the year. Tommy Thevenow drove in two runs with a four double eighth inning surge for the Reds in a 4-3 win over the Phillies. Gene Moore slugged two homers for the Bees past the Pirates. Johnny Bronca and the Yankees stopped the White Sox in the season opener. Lefty Grove pitched the Red Sox past the Indians 6-0 with nine strikeouts. Elden Auker won his own game for the Tigers with a RBI single. Jimmy Dushong of the Senators allowed one run in the 17-1 demolition of the Browns.
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Associated Press
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Cards
Dodgers
Tommy Thevenow
Reds
Phillies
Gene Moore
Bees
Pirates
Johnny Bronca
Yanks
White Sox
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
Indians
Elden Auker
Tigers
Athletics
Jimmy DeShong
Senators
Ee Nitter
Browns
Scotty Reston
Associated Press Sports
Lonaconing
Robert Moses Grove
Mr. Grove
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Washington
Wayne Osborn
Boston Bees
Lee.Grissom
Phils
Eldon Auker
Detroit Tigers
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Brown
Jimmy Walkup
Elon Hoggett
Mike Meola
Cubs
Police charge Springfield contractor over drunk driving acquitted
Harwich Massachusetts May 2 police charged Elliott Walker a Springfield contractor with drunken driving after he described heavy meal intake including pork chops beans onion hash and four doughnuts. He was acquitted.
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Mass
Elliott Walker
Springfield
Walker
Well Known Animal Puzzle Clues and Answers Full Horizontal
A compilation of crossword hints and solutions listing animals coins symptoms nautical terms verbs and nouns across horizontal clues with entries like common animal onager and sailor, plus vertical hints including region yeast and wren. The puzzle intertwines wordplay across various parts of speech and definitions with historical coinage and linguistic curiosities.
Chattanooga Sets a Record With Big Crowd and 6-2 Win
Joe Engel’s Chattanooga club drew 24 639 to witness a 6-2 victory over Memphis claiming a new Southern League attendance record though the team remained tied for fourth. Atlanta and New Orleans also won as Nashville and Birmingham split later games.
Headline Makers In The Southern Skinny
Graham hit a bases loaded ninth inning homer to lift Little Rock past Knox ville 8 to 6. Sid Cohen collected six hits as Lookouts beat Memphis, largest crown in Southern Association history. Chattanooga won 6 to 2 and Nashville edged Birmingham 4 to 1 with George Scharein delivering the tying run in the eighth and a go ahead double in the eleventh.
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Travelers
Little Rock
Knoxville
Sid Cohen
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Southern Association
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Country Store for College Is Plan in Athens
The Progress Club announces a Country Store in Athens on May 21 22 and 23. It will be held in a vacant building north of the public square with donated items from local wholesalers. Proceeds support the Athens College Endowment Drive.
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Athens
Ala
Progress Club
Athens College
Merle Cartwright Named Athens High Valedictorian
Miss Merle Cartwright daughter of L P Cartwright has been named valedictorian of the Athens high school senior class. Miss Christianthy Lawrence daughter of Mr and Mrs James Lawrence will be salutatorian with a near perfect grade. Cartwright earned a straight A average over four years while Lawrence trailed by a fraction of a point.
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Ala
Merle Cartwright
L. P. Cartwright
Athens High School
Christianthy Lawrence
James Lawrence
Cartwright
Miss Lawrence
First Baptist Negro Church Service Schedule
Corner Vine and Grove streets announces Sunday school at 9 30 a m with Ray Bon Dailey in September Morning Worship at 11 o'clock with sermon by Rev W B Campbell Evening service at 7 30 p m with sermon by Campbell B Y P U at 5 30 led by Willie Rogers Jr Verse quotes Christ invita tion to rest from Matthew 11 28 included.
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Vine and
Grove Streets
Raybon Dailey
W. B. Campbell
Jewish Star Bloomfield to Meet Johnny Marrs in Twin-title Card
Two light heavyweight stars Johnny Marrs and Bloomfield are billed for a Tuesday Legion show promoted by Chris Jordan. Bloomfield, praised for build and potential, faces Marrs in a two falls out of three bout with a two hour limit, while Dale Hanson meets Jack Tipton in a separate two falls out of three match of one hour.
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American Legion
Chris Jordan
Johnny Marrs
Wyoming
Jordan
Bloomfield
Sammy Cohen
Alabama
Dale Hanson
Jack Tipton
Sports Mirror: Notable baseball and track milestones
A look back at past sports notes. A year ago Dibrell Williams changed hands as the Athletics sold him to the Red Sox. Three years ago Lou Warneke pitched three hits in a Cubs 3-0 win over the Giants. Five years ago Stanford's quartet set a U S mile relay record of 3 14 3 while defeating Southern California.
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Associated Press
Dibrell Williams
Athletics
Red Sox
Lou Warneke
Cubs
Giants
Stanford
U. S
Southern California
Has Won All of His Games
Rob ert Moses Grove of Lonaconing Maryland is highlighted for his pitching. He has 33 1-3 innings with one earned run allowed and 21 hits in four wins. The Red Sox beat the Indians 6-0 as Grove pitched well, while Boston hitters struggled. Other MLB highlights include Dizzy Dean’s three hitter for the Cardinals in a 12-0 win over the Dodgers and various strong pitching performances across the league.
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Terry
Schumacher
Toledo
Giants
Frisch
Cardinals
Tarzan
Industrial production climbs to highest since 1930
New York May 2 The Associated Press index of industrial activity rose to 87.2 the highest since June 1930 from 85.8 last week and 72.9 a year ago. Steel and coal shipments rose while electric power and housing improved. Cotton manufacturing slumped and traders foresee limited price gains until production cuts occur.
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New York
Associated Press
Nevada divorce law marks fifth anniversary in Reno
On the fifth anniversary of Nevada’s six weeks residence divorce law in Reno 16 divorce suits were filed during the period. Marriages performed here outnumbered them by a 9872 margin. Divorce seekers came from every state and most marriages involved couples from California which requires a three day wait.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
California
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