Assault Wins Preakness at Pimlico in 2 0 1/16 mile time
Assault won the Preakness at Pimlico as Lord Boswell finished second Hampden third Knockdown fourth. The one mile 3 sixteenths race ended in a neck margin with a time of 2 0 1/2 seconds. The victory repeats his Derby win and drew a record crowd of 42,370 and mutuel receipts of 446 140.
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Lord Boswell
Hampden
Knockdown
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Daddy
Pimlico
Auburn Wins A A U Meet Upsets Georgia Tech
Auburn Tigers captured the 25th Southeastern A A U Track and Field meet, beating favored Georgia Tech 60 49 1 3. Fred Carley of Mobile won the mile and half mile, totaling ten points and earning a double victory. Dave Durst and J A Mackenzie battled to a photo finish in the two mile, while Auburn won six of the first ten events and scored in every event except the discus.
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Tigers
Georgia Tech
Aew
Tech
al Lansing
Fred Carley
Mobile
Dave Durst
J. A. Mackenzie
Charleston Navy
MacKenzie
Carley
Georgia Wins Ninth Straight to Down Florida
Georgia hung on to beat Florida 9 to 6 at Athens. Charlie Trippi went four for five with a homer four runs and three stolen bases to spark the Bulldogs as they erased a 3-2 deficit after six innings. Julian Britt finished the ninth with none out for the win.
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Charlie Trippi
Bulldogs
Georgia
Sikesmen
Frank Christie
Julian Britt
Florida
Manchester
Testa
Christie
Britt
Boyd
Baseball's Big Six leaders by league batting averages
The list names three top batters in each league. From the National League: Musial of the Cardinals and Pesky of the Red Sox appears in the American League portion alongside Williams of the Red Sox and Vernon of the Senators. Reels of the Dodgers and Cubs figures are referenced in the surrounding data.
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At-Baty
Pet
Reese
Dodgers
Musial
Cardinals
Pesky
Red Sox
Williams
Vernon
Senators
Cavarretta
Cubs
Bonham Singles Sox in 2-0 Yankee Victory
New York pitcher Tiny Bonham shut down Boston with a two hit game and 2-0 victory. Hank Majeski drove in a run on a fourth inning double as Joe DiMaggio and Phil Rizzuto sparkled in defense. Ted Williams faced heavy crowd boos for sun mishap and strikeouts.
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Boston Red Sox
Tiny Bonham
New York Yankees
Bonham
Boston
Tommy Henrich
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Jess
Hank Majeski
Majeski
Williams
Henrich
Joe Dimaggio
Charley Keller
Tex Hughson
Hughson
Dave Ferriss
George Stirnweiss
Phil Rizgato
Don
Bobo
Newsome
Bostonians
Mickey Harris
Yanks
Spud Chandler
Harris
Chandler
Yankees
Virgil Trucks
Chicago White Sox
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
Sherry Robertson
Mickey Vernon
al Evans
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Trippi Seeks Baseball Career Over Football
Atlanta May 11 Char lie Trippi the great Georgia football star prefers a baseball career to football and may quit Georgia football after next season if he secures a large signing bonus for a baseball contract.
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Atlanta
Charlie Trippi
Georgia
Atlanta Journey
the Journal
Standings and Scores in Early Baseball Leagues
National League standings show Brooklyn 12 11 Philadelphia 11 30 10 500 New York 10 10 500 Cincinnati 10 10 500 Pittsburgh 9 11 450. games postponed due to wet grounds cold weather. American League lists Boston New York Washington Detroit St Louis Chicago Cleveland and Philadelphia results. Southern Association notes Birmingham at Memphis as the only scheduled game.
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Detroit
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Grove
Tresh
Dickey
Trucks
Richards
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pearsoy T. Hughes
Raffensberger
Karl
Mulligan
Murcahy
Seminick
Branca
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New York
Nemo Caidas
Cincinna
Pittsburgh
National League
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago Ns
Cleveland
Phildelphia
Southern Association
Birmingham
Memphis
Giles Rates Reds Third
Cincinnati General Manager Warren Giles rated the Reds third in the National League after nearly a month of play. He praised Brooklyn and St Louis as the only clubs ahead and cited two key losses, including Nate Andrews four hitter in Chicago and a Brooklyn comeback in which Don Padgett hit a three run homer. He noted the Reds must improve offense and consistency to move higher.
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Cincinnati
Warren Giles
Cincinnati Reds
Chase
Brooklyn
St. ‘Louis
Nate Andrew
Chicago
Clyde Shoun
Bert Haas
Dodger
Don Padgett
Veterans and rookies pace pitching load for Reds
The speaker expects warmer weather to help stabilize pitching for the Reds with Johnny Vander Meer, Bucky Walters, and Ewell Blackwell joining the rotation to ease the burden on Joe Beggs, Nate Andrews, and Ed Heusser.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Bucky Walters
Publisher Dies Brunswick News Editor Clarence Leavy
Clarence Howard Leavy aged 75 longtime editor and publisher of The Brunswick News died unexpectedly at his home in Brunswick Georgia in the late afternoon. He led the paper for more than four decades and was a prominent local figure.
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Brunswick
Clarence Howard Leavy
Edior
Brungwick News
Smokies Buy Infielder Singo Valley for Smokies
Knoxville officials announce the purchase of infielder Singo Valley from Jacksonville Florida of the South Atlantic League. Valley is a right handed batter who will report immediately. The Smokies also re sign re hire Bill Justice as second baseman after his release last week.
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Knoxville Baseball Club
Singo Valley
Jacksonville
Fla
Valley
Smokies
Bill Justice
Baseball Matchups Across Cities With Pitching Duels Listed
Baseball card lists multiple games with starting pitchers and records for city matchups. Philadelphia at Brooklyn, New York at Boston, Cincinnati at St Louis, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Boston at New York, Chicago at Detroit, Washington at Philadelphia, St Louis at Cleveland show lineups and win totals for pitchers like Lom bardi, Schumacher, Vander Meer, Brecheen, and Feller with current records.
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Rowe
Jurisich
Lombardi
New York
Boston
Schumacher
Joyce
Sain
Wright
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Blackwell
Walters
Vander Meer
Lanier
Brecheen
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Heintzelman
Passeau
Harris
Chandler
Detroit
Lyons
Trout
Washington
Niggeling
Haefner
Fowler
Cleveland
Gatehouse
Miller
Reynolds
Feller
Huntsville Cafe Owner Praises Ozark Mountain Tonic
Huntsville Alabama cafe owner Howard F Busby of 324 Church St praises Ozark Mountain Tonic after two bottles relieve years of stomach trouble and digestive pain He reports better sleep and appetite and urges others with stomach issues to try it The tonic marketed as a hematinic and stomachic is sold at Thompsons Drug Store in Decatur with a blue mountain bottle shown
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Howard F. Busby
Church St. Huntsville
Ala
Ozark
Thompsons Drug Store
Decatur
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