Central Raps Huntsville Pitchers In 11 6 Win
Chandler pitched solidly for Central as Huntsville Crimson bats rapped for two seven inning counters. Morrow Lanier led a sharp Central offense with key hits and two stolen bases. McLemore took the loss as Central improved to 11 runs on 11 hits while adding two home runs.
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Central
Huntsville
Chandler
Huntsville Crimsons
Morrow
Lanier
Malone Park
Crimsons
Eubanks
Bob
McLemore
Williams
Smith
Doss
Stapp
Keene
Ross
Sande to Mount Derby Favorite in Kentucky Derby Legend
New York reports Sande rides Gallant Fox in the fifty seventh Derby at Churchill Downs on May 17. Gallant Fox, owned by William Woodward's Belair Stud, looms as favorite while Sande seeks a third Derby win in seven years after prior victories with Zev and Flying Ebony. Earl Sande, famed rider since Idaho pony days, brings fame, betting attention, and a storied turf career.
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New York
Em Sande
Churchill Downs
Sande
America
Gallant Fox
William Woodward
Belair Stud
Zey
Rancocas Stable
Earl
Flying Ebony
Gifford A. Cochran
Idaho
Zev
Sewell's Record Breaker Fails Amid Fever
Boston May 3 Joe Sewell's bid to break Everett Scott's consecutive games streak faltered as fever sidelined him after nine years and 1 102 games in the Cleveland slate. The Indians beat Boston 8 3 for a fourth straight win while Scott extended his own streak to 1 307 games before illness limited his appearance.
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Boston
Joe Sewell
Everett Scott
Cleveland
Tiny
Scott
Alabama
Sewell Brothers
Johnny Burnett
Sewell
Joe
New Ork
Ray 5
Carl Mays
New
Union Alabama
Arrests Divided Between Races In Decatur Police Sweep
Police in Decatur report six females and forty males arrested in a single operation. The group split almost evenly between races with five arrests noted as by Decatur officers.
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Decatur
Colleges Seek Dobbins' Services Swarm Local Star
A flood of college recruiters pursues Dick Dobbins after his high school eligibility loan window opens next season. Alumni from several Southern institutions anxiously await Dobbins enrolling at their college of choice.
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Dick Dobbins
Chicks Take Lead in Batting Parade With .329 Average
Memphis Chicks top the league in team batting at .329 after 569 at bats with 187 hits 106 runs and five players at or above .360. George Detore of New Orleans leads individuals at .491 after 57 at bats and 25 hits. Jim Poole of Nashville hits four homers and leads runs batted in with 18. Detore stars for New Orleans while Hutcheson Bolton and Waddy pace other Memphis and Chattanooga players in high averages. Birmingham's Barons hold best team fielding at .967 as top teams vie for standings.
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Memphis
Tenn
Doc Prothro
Chicks
New Orleans
George Detore
Chattanooga
Little Roc
Jim Poole
Nashville
Vols
Birmingham
Montague
Poole
Jeanes
Waddell
Detore
Hutcheson
Bolton
Smitch
Little Rock
Waddy
Rogers
Mobile
Eddieman
Beck
Barnabe
Sheperd
Keifer
Atlanta
Bice
Ludolph
Kelly
Howard
Barons
Southern and American League Today Featured Matchups
Nashville visits Little Rock as Chattanooga plays Memphis and Birmingham meets Mobile in the Southern League action. In the American League St Louis travels to Washington while Detroit visits Philadelphia and Chicago plays New York. Cleveland challenges Boston. National League sees New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at St. Louis and Boston at Pittsburgh.
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Wen Lack
Memphis
Chattanooga
Birmingham
New Orleans
Little Rock
Atlanta
Nashville
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Baseball results from multiple city matchups
Nashville defeated Little Rock 8 to 5, Mobile beat Birmingham 8 to 3, Memphis topped Chattanooga 6 to 2, New Orleans won over Atlanta 6 to 2. Chicago routed New York 10 to 1, Philadelphia beat Detroit 9 to 4, Cleveland defeated Boston 8 to 3, and Washington defeated St. Louis 13 to 5.
Simmons and Cissell Lead AL Batting Race in Unofficial Averages
Al Simmons of the Philadelphia Athletics and Bill Cissell of the Chicago White Sox share the .423 pace atop the American League batting race with 19 hits in 44 at bats. Simpson leads in total bases and runs, while Cissell trails in RBIs. Cleveland tops team batting with .301 as Washington and White Sox contend for second. Clinton Brown goes 3–0 to pace the pitching standings.
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Chicago
al Simmons
Philadelphia Athletics
Bill “Spider” Cissell
White Sox
Simmons
Cissell
Charlie Jamieston
Cleveland
Cis Sell
Jamieson
McManus
Detroit
Myer
Washington
Rice
Leeds
Cochrane
Philadelphia
Fonseca
Oliver
Boston
Cleveland Indians
Athletics
St. Louis
Senators
Clinton Brown
New Orleans
Southern Association
Hadley
Hogsett
Thomas
Russell
Marberry
Lefty
Grove
Kress
St. Reynolds
Gullic
Sheriff Davis Returns to Duty After Illness
Sheriff B E Davis shows marked recovery from a foot infection and limps no more using crutches. He now wears a cutaway shoe and drives, expressing delight at returning to his post after a period of confinement and inactivity.
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B. E. Davis
Mre
Records Likely Fall As Coast Powerbeats Set Cambridge Meet
West Coast athletes from California Stanford and Southern California push to break four ICAAA records at Cambridge while Eastern contenders wait. Notable marks include 100-yard dash 9 6 seconds and high jump 6 feet 5 3 4 inches held by Stanford’s Bob King and 6 7 1 4 by Bob Van Osdel USC. Also near records in shot put and discus by Stanford’s Harlow Robert and Eric Krenz. Babe Ruth golf note and athletic editorials follow.
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West Coast
Cambridge
California
Stanford
Southern California
al Leconey
Hank Russell
Frank Wyckoff
Hector Dyer
Bob King
Bob van Osdel
Southern
Harlow Robert
Robert
Eric Krenz
Krenz
Taylor Declines Anniston Offer
Coach Taylor of Central High School declines the Anniston offer to become athletic director there next season, announced today.
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Taylor
Central High School
Anniston
Progress Report On Hartselle Sanitary Survey
Substantial progress this week on the sanitary survey in Hartselle as data is gathered and compiled by Sanitary Inspector C. L. Parham.
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Hartselle
C. L. Parham
Ehmke Reveals New Sidearm Delivery Trick
Veteran pitcher Lefty Ehmke discusses a secret delivery developed in Philadelphia to ease shoulder pain. He explains aligning a sidearm throw with a white shirt background to blur the ball for batters, claiming it helped him strike out 13 Cubs in a World Series opener and could extend his career.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Howard Ehmke
Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Ehmke
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Eltmke
A’s
Cubs
Tribe Extends Winning Streak Behind Holloway Seven Hit Shutout
Holloway limited the Boston Red Sox to five hits and three runs as the Tribe rolled to an 8 to 3 victory. Joe Sewell sat out his first game in the series.
Dobbins Faces Hiatus Over Six-Year Rule
Central high star Dick Dobbins is definitely out of football competition this fall unless the six year rule is changed. He remains eligible for basketball and may attend a prep school this fall.
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Dick Dobbins
Central High Star
Dobbins
Pirates and Robins Lead NL Batting Contenders
Official NL batting averages released show Brooklyn led by Jake Flowers with a .469 clip after 49 at bats, while Pittsburgh tops team batting at .331. Flowers also has seven doubles. Freeman, Waner, Fisher, Comorosky and Suhr among other leaders. Four pitchers share two wins each with Kramer French Fitzsimmons and Frey unbeaten.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn Robins
Brooklyn
Jake Flowers
Pirates
Robins
Flowers
George Fisher
St.Louis Cardinals
Riggs Stephenson
Chicago Cubs
P. Waner
Pittsburgh
Frederick
Comorosky
Horman
Suhr
Engle
Terry
New York
Travis Jackson
Giants
Cuyler
Paul Waner
Cincinnati
Remy Kramer
Larry French
Fred Fitzsimmons
Les Frey
Petty Saves Pirates In 3 2 Victory Over Braves
Jess Petty came in relief in the ninth to halt the Braves and preserve a 3 2 Pirates win. Cuyler led a Cubs 11 8 slugfest over the Phillies with four safeties. Del Bissonette hit a homer but sprained an ankle rounding first and left the game. The Reds scored seven in the second to beat the Giants 8 7 as Ralph Judd was knocked out during the surge.
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Jess Petty
Pirates
Braves
Bucs
Cubs
Phillies
Cuyler
Klein
Bill Clark
Dodgers
Robins
Cards
del Bissonette
Reds
Giants
Ralph Judd
White Sox Rout Yankees as Nine-Year Streak Continues
The White Sox crushed the Yankees 10 to 1 with Ruth going hitless. Johnson exited early as Lyons puzzled the visitors. In the American League action the Senators hammered the Browns 13 to 5 with Sad Sam Jones dominant. The Athletics beat the Tigers 9 to 4 behind Rube Walberg, while Whitehill left the mound against the champions.
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White Sox
Yankees
Ruth
Johnson
Sox
Lyons
Browns
Senators
Sam Jones
Athletics
Tigers
Rube Walberg
Whitehill
Champs
Shires Returns to Sox After Hip Operation Then Training
New York May 3 A pint of blood could not stop Punchem Art Shires White Sox first baseman from attempting to join Donie Bush in Chicago s opener with the Yankees ten hours after a minor hip operation. He played through soreness and vowed to be ready as a pinch hitter while praising Bush as a fighter and teammate and noting the team has pitching for a strong chase of the pennant.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
New York
Art Shires
Chicago White Sox
Donie Bush
White Sox
New York Yankees
Johnny Hodapp
Cleveland
Shires
O. K. Shires
Fahs
Hack Wilson
al Spohrer
Dome Bush
Bush
Shire
Bears triumph 8 to 5 over Barons in baseball clash
Bears battered Barons pitchers for 16 hits led by Russell Chapman and Frank Luce as Mobile rolled to an 8 to 5 victory. Zumbro steadied the Pebs, Crackers beat New Orleans 6 to 2, and Chick Griffin broke a finger postponing weeks of play after a 6 to 4 win over Noogans.
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Baronal
Bears
Mobile
Ludolph
Francise
Plue
Russell
Chapman
Frank Luce
Vols
Little Rock
Zumbro
Crackers
New Orleans
Glazner
Dobbsmen
Chicks
Noogans
Griffin
Chick Hurler
Young Man Held On Perjury Charge
Deputy Sheriff Gibson expected to leave Decatur today with a young white man wanted in Madison county on a perjury charge. The charge reportedly grew from statements made in securing a marriage license.
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Gibson
Decatur
Madison County
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