Bold Venture Defends Derby at Pimlico in Derby Day
Bold Venture seeks a Derby defense at Pimlico with a strong field including Memory Book Granville Grand Slam and He Did as major rivals. The race drew more than 40 000 expected fans amid fair weather and a fast track as top jockeys Woolf Stout Litzenberger Arcaro and others ride the contenders.
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Churchill Downs
Martin L. Schwartz
Ace
Granville
William Woodward
Gallant Fox
Bomar
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Tuesel
Wood Memorial
Silas B. Mason
Memory Book
Payne Whitney
Greentree
Jean Brat
Walter M. Jeffords
E. R. Bradley
Hal Price Headley
Hollywood
Snark
Wheatley
Marion DuPont Somerville
Transporter
W. W. Vaughan
Knight Warrior
Edward Bruner
Android
Giant Killer
Jean Bart
Cordell Hull
Tone
House Burns
J. Edgar Hoover
Bureau of Investigation
Department of Justice
High Quest
the Downs
Omaha
Bow and Arrow
George Woolf
Jimmy Stout
Eddie Litzenberger
Edidie Arcaro
Teufel
Silve Coucci
Bronx Express
Joe Renick
Bradley
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Grand
Harry
Richards
Char Kurtsinger
Towns Aims for Olympic Team After 14.1 120 Yards Throw
Towns from Augusta Ga surged to a world record 14.1 seconds in the 120 yard hurdles at the Southeastern Conference meet in Birmingham. The 21 year old plans to regional Olympic tryouts in New Orleans next week and will compete at the Princeton invitation meet before the Chicago semi final. Georgia coach comments on his progress.
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Ala
Sh“ Gin
Towns
Augusta
United States
New Orleans
Princeton
Chicago
Georgia
Montanez Beats Del Genio in Madison Square Garden Bout
Puerto Rico’s Montanez defeated New Yorker Leonard Del Genio in a ten round lightweight contest at Madison Square Garden in front of about 8 000 spectators. Montanez weighed 133 pounds to Del Genio’s 135 1 2 and extended his win streak to 16.
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New York
Montanez
Puerto Rico
Leonard del Genio
Madison Square Garden
Pedro
del Genio
Towns Sets World Record in 120 Yard High Hurdles
Forrest Towns of Georgia carried a world record clocking 14.1 seconds in the 120 yards hurdles at the Southeastern Conference meet prelims. Georgia Tech’s Perrin Walker and others posted fast times as LSU, the defending champion, eyed victory. Towns and Walker led a strong Georgia roster with high hopes for the finals in Baton Rouge.
Towns Seen As Chance To Wear U.S. Colors Abroad
A junior student believes Towns has an excellent chance to represent the United States abroad in swimming, highlighting the athlete’s skill and potential on the international stage.
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Towns
U. S
Jockey Laverne Fator Dies After Fall at Jamaica Hospital
Jockey Laverne Fator age 36 dies after a two story fall from a hospital window in Jamaica Long Island following illness. His wife and Earl Sande present at death. Once a leading turf star with 1121 wins by 1931, he won the Belmont Futurity in 1925 and 1926, with purses totaling over 58 thousand and 65 thousand respectively.
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New York
Laverne Fator
America
Jamaica
Long Island
Fator
Earl Sande
Sande
William R. Coe
Ross and
Rancocas
Bill Terry Still Leads Batting After Bench Change
New York May 16. Bill Terry of the New York Giants continued to lead the major leagues in batting through yesterday based on games played. His high average has declined slightly since he benched Leslie and returned to his regular plate turn. The 10 leading batters in each league follow.
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New York
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Leslie
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press By CHARLES H. MILLER
A statistics summary lists batting leaders with players like Triplett Nash and Richbough Nash leading in hits and batting average. Pitching leaders show Schmidt and Thomas of Atlanta with top win totals. Power and RBI leaders include L Scott Birmingham and Taitt Nashville, while Weatherly New Orleans leads steals. Team totals show Nashville scoring and Chattanooga and Birmingham strong in runs.
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Associated Press
Charles H. Miller
H. Pet Triplett
Nash
Nonenkamp
L. R
Richbough
Dwyer
Henrich
N. O
L. Scott
Birmingham
Gwise Schmidt
Atlanta
O I
Thomas
Sharpe
Little Rock
Durham
Speece
Nashville
Duke
Memphis
Tyler
Knoxville
Taitt
Weatherly
New Orleans
Scharein
Nonnenkamp
Little Double Hair
Chattanooga
Ate
Oper
Rogers
Wright
Luce
Cihocki
Moss
Jones
Smoky
Shim
Major League Leaders Report From Associated Press
Baseball leaders across both leagues are listed with top batters pitchers and stats. Notable names include Ott and Camilli leading home runs in the NL while DiMaggio and Gehringer pace the AL in key categories. The data covers batting runs hits and pitching figures across the Giants Cubs Yankees Reds and other teams.
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Associated Press
Terry
Giants
Brubaker
Pirates
Moore
Cuyler
Reds
Norris
Phillies
Ott
Demaree
Cubs
Moore Giants
Jordan
Bees
Medwick
Cardinals
Herman
Camilli
Klein
J. Martin
Allen
Gumbert
Walker
Doctors rush to aid in AMA convention moment
In Kansas City on May 16 1936 an elevator doors opened to a crowded lobby as a young man called for a doctor. About twenty physicians stepped forward to assist in the scene reflecting the mass gathering of the American Medical Association.
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Kansas City
American Medical Association
Rookies edge St Bernard in 11 innings on Delano Park
The Decatur Rookies beat St Bernard Seminary 3 to 2 after 11 innings. McCluskey pitched well for Decatur with Patterson for the visitors. Drake drove two of Decatur’s three runs and Caudill collected three RBIs.
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St. Bernard Seminary
Delano Park Diamond
McCluskey
Patterson
Cullman
Pete Drake
Red Caudill
R Rookes
St. B. Seminary
Ackle
Drake
Childs
Green
Caudill
Tarpy
Cottrell
Smith
Brazelton
Dunaway
Reiner
Woodley
Sneer
O'Conner
Gaffney
Erver Patterson
Athletics' Apathetics rebound as Mack rebuilds in Philadelphia
Connie Mack shows optimism as the Athletics reshuffle veterans and rookies in spring camp. Moses shines at bat, Newsome handles short, and new pitchers like Turbeville, Ross, and Peters bolster the staff. Mack, 73, plans an extended rebuild after a surprising turnaround in Philadelphia.
Baseball Results Across Southern League and Minor Leagues
Scores from the Southern League show Birmingham 7 Knoxville 4 Atlanta 11 New Orleans 5 Chattanooga 3 Little Rock 1 Memphis 10 Nashville 5. Other games include Philadelphia 11 Chicago 6 Boston 7 St Louis 5 New York 2 Cincinnati 0 Pittsburgh 6 Brooklyn 2. Enterprise 9 Union Springs 1 Abbeville 9 Troy 4 Dothan 3 Panama City 1 Andalusia 12 Ozark 1 Milwaukee 1 Kansas City 0 Minneapolis 9 St Paul 3 Baltimore 5 Albany 4 Buffalo 4 Rochester 2 Newark Syracuse rain.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Weekend Mismatch of Pro and College Matches
Today's slate features Knoxville versus Birmingham and Atlanta versus New Orleans with several intercity showdowns including Chattanooga at Little Rock Nashville at Memphis and Alabama Florida league games Dothan at Troy Enterprise at Union Springs Abbeville at Ozark Andalusia at Panama City plus pro games Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Boston New York Pittsburgh Detroit Cleveland Washington and Cleveland St Louis matchups listed.
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Detroit
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Dothan
Troy
Enterprise
Union Springs
Abbeville
Ozark
Andalusia
Panama City
Sports Mirror Recaps Past Baseball and Derby Highlights
Today a year ago Tom Zachary a veteran Brooklyn southpaw blanked the Pirates 2 to 0 in 13 innings. Three years ago Pie Traynor led Pirate stars, Sam West led the league with 383. Five years ago Twenty Grand set a Derby record and $48,725 purse.
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Associated Press
Tom Zachary
Brooklyn Southpaw
Pirates
Pie Traynor
Pirate Star
Sam West
St. Louis
Duke Favored To Win Southern Conference Track Crown
Duke entered the Southern Conference championship phase in Durham with 20 qualified men and favored status after advancing four in the broad jump and three each in the 100 and 440 yard dashes. North Carolina led qualifiers with 11, followed by Virginia eight and Clemson six. A VMI junior set a new meet mark in the 220 yard dash with 21.1 seconds, breaking the eight year old record previously held by Ed Hamm of Georgia Tech.
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Associated Press
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Ala
Forrest
Spec) Towns
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Georgia Tech
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Atlanta Crackers run hot on road with 10th straight win
The Atlanta Crackers blasted New Orleans 11-5 on the road to extend their winning streak to six and season mark to 26-4. Memphis crushed Nashville 10-5, Chattanooga beat Little Rock 3-1, and Birmingham toppled Knoxville 7-4 as night baseball debuted in New Orleans before 11,000 fans.
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Southern Association
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Moore Brigade
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Memphis
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Hinkle
Dynamite Joe Marrs to Box Dynamite Dillman in Martin Arena
Johnny Marrs, son of Wyoming, meets Dynamite Joseph Dillman in the main event at Martin Arena on Tuesday night Promoter Chris Jorda announced. The bout is best two of three falls with a one hour time limit. Eddie Wayland, former star col-...
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Wyoming
Joseph Dillman
Martin Arena
Chris Jorda
Marrs
Dillman
Eddie Wayland
13 Homers in Both Leagues Highlight Tuesday Games
The White Sox toppled the Yankees 9-7 as 24 hits flew, four homers among them. The Indians crushed the Red Sox 7-2 while the Senators beat the Browns 10-5 and the Athletics edged the Tigers 6-5. In the NL the Bees beat the Cards 7-5, the Phillies ran past the Cubs 11-6, the Giants shut out the Reds 2-0, and the Pirates beat the Dodgers 6-2. Altogether 13 homers were hit with 13 starting pitchers finishing.
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White Sox
Yankees
Senators
Browns
Athletics
Tigers
Indians
Red Sox
Bees
Cards
Phillies
Cubs
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Reds
Pirates
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Jim Weaver
Buck Newsom
Oral Hildebrand
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Newsom
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Hal Trosky
Trosky
Joe DiMaggio
Yankee
Johnny Bronca
Yates
Hal Schumacher
Tommy Bridges
Roxie Lawson
Leroy Parmeree
Boston
Ed Heusser
Baseball Stars Shine As Several Hit For Aces And Bats
Yesterday star players delivered strong showings with Camilli Homer and triple for the Phillies tied to Cubs. Cuccinello and Thompson each had three hits for Bees against Cardinals. Schumacher held Reds to five hits into the ninth.
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