Derby Day Scramble as Nellie Flag Leads Derby Field
Scratched Kentucky Derby eligibles reduce the field to ten colts and one filly Nellie Flag among the top contenders. Derby day forecast calls for a cool clear track with fast conditions at Churchill Downs as guards police crowds and a large parade prepare for the sixty first running.
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Chance View
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Nellie Flag
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Aristides
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American Flag
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Whitney
Ior Boxthorn
Payne Tney
Plat Hye
Walter M. Jeffords
Commonwealth
Isabel Dodge
Sloane
Kilmer
Sun Fairplay
Roman Soldier
Whiskole
St. Bernard
Derby Day at Churchill Downs Sees Favorite Daylighted by Injury
The 61st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs opens with C. V. Whitney’s Day as the favorite after a bruised hind foot worries handlers. Nellie Flag appears as the top western challenger while J. E Widener’s Chance Sun withdraws from the field, leaving the race wide open for a surprise finish.
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Alan Gould
Associated Press
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Old Kentucky
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Nellie Flag
Jack Healy
Jinx
J. E Widener
Chance Sun
Cietnine
Severie
Churchill Downs
Two new leaders atop major league batting lists
The week brought Frank Hogan of the Boston Braves to the NL lead with a .446 average after six hits in 10 at bats. Rollie Hemsley of the St. Louis Browns tops the AL at .390 after rising from non-regular status. Floyd Vaughn and several Giants and Athletics players also climb into top ten.
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New York
Frank
Shanty) Hogan
Boston Braves
Rollie Hemsley
St. Louis Browns
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Burgess Whitehead
St. Louis
Hemsley
Floyd (Arky) Vaughn
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Athletics
Giants
Mel Ott
Hank Leiber
Bill Terry
Mark Konig
Jimmie Foxx
Bob Johnson
A's
Southern Track Big Guns Limbering Up
Baton Rouge May 4 The senior southern A A U competition follows a gala juniors day with LSU stars expected to shine. Jack Torrance the world shot put champion and Glenn Slats Hardin the mile and world record holder are listed among the big guns preparing for record performances today.
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Southern Track
Big Guns
Baton Rouge
Southern A. A. U
Louisiana State University
Jack Torrance
Glenn
Hardin
Southern and American League Matchups and Track Notes
Today's games list includes Birmingham at Chattanooga Memphis at Atlanta Little Rock at Knoxville and New Orleans at Nashville in the Southern League and Washington at Chicago New York at St Louis Boston at Detroit Philadelphia at Cleveland in the American League. In track Nathan Blair of LSA is featured as all around star while Tulane sprinter Herman Neugass ran 100 meters in 10.4 seconds yesterday and plans another test today with junior event competitors entry list.
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Herman Neugass
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Isco
Dodgers Need Better Pitching Says Stengel
Dodgers manager Casey Stengel says the club needs more strong pitching to contend in the National League this season. The article notes Van Lingle Mungo’s five spring starts, the Dodgers’ win over the Pirates, and the Giants’ 9 2 victory over the Reds as the NL slate was disrupted by rain and cold weather.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, SR
Associated Press
Casey Stengel
Dodgers
van Lingle Mungo
Pirates
Mungo
Babe Herman
Dodger
Pie Traynor
Weaver
Danny Taylor
Joe Stripp
al Lopez
Cookie Lavagetto
Stripp
Buzz Boyle
Bucs
Boyle
Tommy Thevenow
Gus Suhr
Giants
Cincinnati
Carl Hubbell
Major League and Amateur Sports Roundup and Notes
A sweeping sports collage covers boxing battles May 10 and June 26 with contenders Canzoneri Ambers McLarnin Baer and Tunney. golf at Oakmont June 6 7 8 with Armour and Cooper. football injuries at Columbia Princeton Minnesota. track and baseball notes including Gehrig and Terry early season form and the livelier ball in 1935.
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Detroit Tigers
Tony Canzoneri
Marlboro
N. Y
Lou Ambers
Ambers
Orangeburg
Barney Ross
Jimmy McLarnin
Ferndale
Sullivan County
James J. Braddock
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P. Hal Sims
Primo Carnera
Joe Louis
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Carl Hubbe
Jack Dempsey
Gene Tunney
Columbia
al Barabas
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Billy Burke
Cleveland
Tommy Armour
Harry Cooper
Michigan
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Charles H. Miller compiles league batting leaders for the AP. Palmisa leads with a .444 average in Atlanta. Clancy, Luke, and Hutcheson tie for home runs with three. Duke and Miles top RBIs with 20 and 19 respectively. Boss steals five bases. Chattanooga and Memphis post 23 and 20 runs batted in. Birmingham and Atlanta allow the fewest opponent runs.
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Associated Press
Charles H. Miller
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White Persian cat secures pole sitting honor in Portland
A white Persian cat roosted four days up a telephone pole in Portland. Deputy Sheriff Lee Mollenhour climbed a 60 foot ladder to rescue the animal, ending the unusual pole sitting ordeal.
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Ore
Lee Mollenhour
Rain Delays Hit Baseball Schedule Across Leagues
Yesterday results show Birmingham 2 Chattanooga 1 and several scores including Nashville 5 New Orleans 4 Knoxville 5 Little Rock 4 Atlanta 19 Memphis 7 with all games postponed due to rain and wet grounds. International League and American Association games also postponed amid cold, rain.
Major League Leaders Tossed Across Teams and Stats
Major League Leaders listed by the Associated Press include batting leaders Hogan Braves .448 Vaughan Pirates .446. runs Taylor Dodgers 15 Frey Dodgers 14. RBI Frey Dodgers 17 Camilli Phillies Ott Giants 16. hits Vaughan Pirates 26 Ott Terry Giants 22. doubles Herman Pirates 17 Hafey Reds Martin Cardinals 6. triples Eight tied with two each. home runs Camilli J Moore Phillies 6 Ott Giants 6. additional notes on batting leaders Hemsley Browns 300 Foxx Athletics .388. RBIs Johnson Athletics 18 Bonura White Sox 16. hits Johnson Athletics 22 Gehringer Tigers Hayes White Sox 21. doubles Washington White Sox 7 Hemsley Browns Johnson Athletics 6. triples Cronin Red Sox 3. home runs Bonura White Sox 6 Johnson Athletics 5. stolen bases Hale Indians 4. pitching Hadley Senators Hudlin Whitehead 3-0.
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Hale
Crackers Rally Beat Lookouts In Protests Heavy Game
Atlanta tops Birmingham 11 hits to six as Dave Harris and Johnny Hill spark the attack. Harris triples then repeats, Hill collects four hits, and Buster F. Chatham homers for Atlanta. Moon wins at Knoxville amid late miscues enabling Oxville rally. Joe Martin stars for Nashville with four singles. Memphis, Birmingham wrap series action as schedule continues.
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Bob Durham
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Birmingham
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New Orleans
Second Soft Ball Game Slated Monday at High School Ground
A second game of Soft Ball is scheduled for Monday afternoon between TVA and a team of business men. The match starts at five o'clock at the high school ground.
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TVA
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