Joe Cronin Finally Files A Southpaw Route For Red Sox
Boston manager Joe Cronin finally found a left hander capable of going the distance as Ostermueller hurled the first Red Sox lefty complete game in years. The Indians pushed a lone run across in the sixth but Boston rode Ostermueller’s steady work to a with Ferrell and Welch previously finishing starts. The daily recap notes Boston’s standings shift and the Braves’ 8 6 win as Cy Blanton shined in relief.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
Joe Cronin
Boston
Red Sox
Leagie Sateen
Ostermueller
Tribe
Mel Almada
Fritz
Indians
Sammy Hale
Bruce Campbell
Cleveland
Complet and Son
Wes Ferrell
Johnny Welch
Ferrell
White Sox
Braves
Ralph Birkofer
Pirates
Flint Rhem
Urbanski
Mallon
Waite Hoyt
Corsairs
Larry Benton
Huck Betts
Bebe Herman
Hoyt
Lloyd Waner
Jensen
al Spohrer
Gus Suhr
Cy Blanton
Pirate
Ee Ae Sena
Freshmen of SEC Meet on Friday
Southeastern Conference freshmen will compete in track and field on Friday May 17 in INGHAM Alabama as a prelude to upperclassmen action.
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SEC
Ingham
Ala
Lend
Yesterday's Results in the Major Leagues and Associations
Weather affected many games with rain and wet grounds. Boston beat Cleveland 2 to 1 in the American League while Pittsburgh defeated Boston 8 to 6 in the National League. Albany lost 2 to 4 to Toronto in the International League as Syracuse beat Montreal 3 to 2 and Rochester shut out Baltimore 5 to 0. In the American Association Paul defeated Toledo 3 to 2, Milwaukee won 7 to 1 over Louisville, Minneapolis beat Columbus 12 to 8, and Indianapolis defeated Kansas City 7 to 4. Several games were postponed due to rain.
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Syracuse
Montreal
Albany
Toronto
Rochester
Baltimore
American Association & Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Scoreboard Roundup of Today's Pro Games
Nashville faces Birmingham. Atlanta meets Little Rock. Knoxville plays Memphis. Chattanooga visits New Orleans. New York visits Chicago. Washington at St. Louis. Philadelphia at Detroit. Boston at Cleveland. St Louis at Brooklyn. Chicago at New York. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. Pittsburgh at Boston.
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W. Jineneci Helicins
Memphis
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Little Rock
Chicago
Cleveland
New York
Washington Arate
Detroit
Philadelphia News
Louis
Chicago Oay
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
American League
Washington
Boston
Freshman Track Meet Planned With SEC Prelims
Southeastern Conference members approved a plan to stage a freshman track and field meet alongside the preliminaries of the conference meet. It will run Friday with each member limited to one entry per event, offering four years of competition for first year men. The move is an innovation and may continue if successful.
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Southeastern Conference
Masked Marvel to Meet Kuchn in Big Legion Wrestling Card
The Red Masked Marvel meets Charlie Kuchn in the feature two falls out of three match with a two hour limit. Kuchn, fresh from assessing Joe Gunther for Detroit promoters, aims to test the masked star while Gunther eyes a middleweight title shot with Gus Kallio.
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Red Masked Marvel
Charlie Kuhn
St. Louis
American Legion
Kucn
Kuchn
Gunther
Kallio
Detroit
Marshall Carter
Centralia
Star
Don Cortez
Major League Leaders Snapshot From AP Report
The AP list shows leaders in batting runs RBIs and hits for both American and National Leagues. Notable names include Foxx and Johnson of the Athletics, Bonura and Hayes of the White Sox, Vaughan of the Pirates, Ott of the Giants, and Blanton with a 4-0 pitching line.
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Associated Press
Foxx
Athletics
Hemsley
Browns
Bonura
White Sox
Radcliffe
Johnson
Gehringer
Tigers
Hayes
Washington
Vosmik
Indians
Cronin
Red Sox
Radcliff
Hale
Whithead
Hudlin
Vaughan
Pirates
J. Moore
Phillies
Taylor
Dodgers
Camilli
Frey
Ott
Giants
Ee Giants
L. Waner
Herman
May
Reds
Martin
Suratiake
Martin Guest of Newspaper Men
John D. Martin president of the Southern Association of baseball clubs will be guest of the Memphis newspaper men at a dinner tomorrow night. His federal judgeship commission was expected today and he was named to succeed Judge Harry B. Anderson on the west Tennessee bench. The dinner celebrates his promotion.
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Memphis
Tenn
John D. Martin
Southern Association of Baseball Clubs
Martin
Harry B. Anderson
West Tennessee
eAnyway
Cullman Beats Morgan County In Hartselle Tennis Meet
Cullman County boys edged Morgan County in a fast tennis meet in Hartselle on Friday. Jack Vogel led Cullman with wins over Guy Roberts 6 1 6 3 and teamed with Melvin Eddleman to beat James Stephenson and Mason Wood 6 3. Mitchell defeated Eddleman 6 4 6 4 and Ruehl Camp beat Roberts Puryear 6 4 6 3.
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Morgan Hi Boys
Hartselle
Morgan Lads
Jack Vogel
Cullman
Billie Don Mitchell
Morgan
Guy Roberts
Melvin Eddleman
Erwin Ruehl
Marlin Camp
Horace Roberts
John Puryear
James Stephenson
Mason Wood
W. T. Wilks
Marlin Styles
Douglas
Doubts Oma a is Equal of the Fox
Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons, age 61, questions if Omaha can match Gallant Fox after Derby win and ahead of the Preakness at Pimlico. He would still need Belmont success and more to be deemed equal, citing Diavolo as a past rival in his memory.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
New York
Omaha
Aqueduct
Diavolo
Mrs. H.C. Phipps
Ogden Mills
Wheatley Stable
Gallant Fox
Fitzsimmons
New Jersey
Fitzsummons
Gene Sees Revolta As Winner of Open
Pittsburgh May 27 Doughty Gene Sarazen backs Johnny Revolta of Michigan to win the national golf open next month. He notes Oakmont will be tougher than 1927 and predicts a 206 winning score while warning 296 will not suffice. Revolta’s winter record, 71.3 total over 46 rounds, places him near top after 1922 and 1932 Open champion status.
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Pittsburgh
Gene Sarazen
Johnny Revolta
Michigan
Gene
Oakmont
Tommy Armour
Revolta
Henry Picard
Hersey
Doubleheader at Home for Red and Black Versus Tuscumbia
A doubleheader will be played here Wednesday with Tuscumbia as the opponent for Decatur's Red and Black. First game begins at 2:30. Decatur has beaten Tuscumbia 7 to 6 earlier this season. the other game was rained out. McCluskey and Puckett are likely to start as pitchers for Coach Ogle.
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Tuscumbia
Decatur
McCluskey
Puckett
Ogle
Golf meet entries announced for sectional qualifiers
National open golf championship sectional qualifying set for May 13 in Atlanta and Nashville districts. Atlanta entries include Dan Sage Jr and Charles Yates among 12 players for 2 spots at Mast Lake course. Nashville district at Belle Meade Country Club lists 15 players for 2 spots with Dan Goss and James S. Tupper among others. Amateur designations marked where present.
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New York
Atlanta
Nashville
Mast Lake
Dan Sage, Jr
Tony Penna
Pensacola
Fla
Eddie Miller
Gadsden
Ala
Charles R. Yates
Jack Batharley, Jr
Ernie Ball
Spring Hill
Jack Dreyfus, Jr
Montgomery
Harold Sargent
Charles Danals, Jr
George Sargent
John Terwilliger
x-Julius Hughes
Belle Meade Country Club
Dan Goss
Birmingham
x-James
Tupper
Charles Hall
x-Louis Montedonico
Memphis
Tenn
C BE
Danis
Doyle Smith
George Livingstone
W. P. Peek
J. C. Fondren
Julius Ackerbloom
x-Tom Wright
Knoxville
Red Gann
Chattanooga
Nathan Smith
Chattanoga
x-Tom Henderson
Arnold Mears
Home Run Leaders Show Giants Phillies and White Sox Topping
Ott leads the league with seven home runs for the Giants, while Camilli and J Moore of the Phillies hit six each. Bonura of the White Sox also has six.
Fairview Beats McFadden in 7-6 Baseball Thriller
Fairview Yellow Jackets beat the McFadden club 7 to 6 as Grant and Mills led the defense. Eason Fa first baseman had two hits in five trips while Sandlin held McFadden to five safeties. Green and Smith each went 2 for 4 for McFadden, Drake 2 for 5. The series ends Thursday as McFadden seeks a split.
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Fairview Yellow Jackets
McFadden
Grant
Fairview
Green
Haines
Mills
Pair of Contests Will End Season
A pair of contests in the Tri Cities Friday will likely end the Decatur High School baseball season. The locals meet Tusculum at 1 p m and then play Florence at 3 30 p m. Decatur stands seven wins one loss and one tie this year.
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Tri-Cities
Decatur
Tuscumbia
Florence
Decatur Fans to See Bout Tonight
Local boxing fans head to Tuscumbia this evening for the Battling Bozo Spike Webb bout headline a card offered by the Tuscumbia post of the American Legion.
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Decatur
Tuscumbia
Spike Webb
The
American Legion
Four Hurt As Car Plunges Into Pond Near Flint
Four persons were slightly injured when the car they rode in skidded on wet pavement and plunged into a lily pond about a half mile north of Flint on the Bee Line highway Monday afternoon. The driver was Mrs. William Stewart of Hartselle along with infant Dorothy and two sisters Miss Mary Houston and Miss Frances Stewart, both residents of Hartselle.
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Lily Pond
Flint
Bee Line
William Stewart
Dorothy
Mary Houston
Frances Stewart
Hartselle
Rain Delays Spark Southern Association Schedule Shuffle
Rain and schedule chaos limit games to three since Saturday with eight teams back on the slate. Atlanta aims to break its first place tie by starting Harry Kelley against Little Rock as Memphis and Knoxville clash for revenge in a double header. Birmingham hosts Nashville while Chattanooga visits New Orleans. Little Rock releases Leo Ostenberg amid defensive woes after four homers in four games.
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Associated Press
Southern Association
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Eddie Moore
Harry Kelley
Kelley
Crackers
Moore
Chicks
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Barons
Nashville
New Orleans
Dec Protho
Leo Ostenberg
Ostenberg
Travelers
Accident Injures Family. Baby Freed After Check
The injured party were bruised and shaken in the accident with a baby receiving a slight head cut. They were taken to a Decatur hospital and discharged after doctors found injuries superficial.
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Decatur
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Baseball batting leaders list from the Associated Press shows players across leagues with G AB R H Pet. Notable names include L Scott Barons 11 games 24 AB 3 R 10 H .417, Sigafoos Chicks M 73 19 28 238, Head Smokies 17 58 8 22, jiv Shirley Lookouts 0 74 13 26, Cox Barons 13 4% 40u 278. Home runs Ostenberg Little Rock 4. Duke Memphis 3. Hutche-. Chattanooga 2. Nashville 20. Runs Birmingham 7. Atlanta 175.
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G. AB. R
Negroes Appeal to U. S. Supreme Co
A stay of execution was granted for three Kemper county negroes ordered to hang June 6 to allow their attorneys to pursue an appeal to the United States Supreme Court. The Mississippi Supreme Court had affirmed the death sentence for the slaying of Raymond Stewart, despite claims confessions were coerced. Attorneys Yank Ellington Henry Shields and Ed Brown plan to seek a writ to move the case to the U S Supreme Court.
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Jackson, Miss
Kemper County
United States Supreme Court
Sydney Smith
Mississippi Supreme Court
Raymond Stewart
Yank Ellington
Henry Shields
Ed Brown
Rain Delays Sowing in Limestone County Crops
Athens Alabama May 7 reports show continued rain and cold weather endanger crops in the county. Farmers struggle to complete sowing cotton and corn as delays mount across the area.
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Athens
Ala
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