Central High braces for next year as six football letters leave
Six football letter men and a pair of three letter players will not return to Central High next year as graduation ends the term. Bob Chandler and Dick Dobbins depart under the six year rule changes. Chandler starred in football basketball and baseball while Dobbins excelled in football guard on basketball and manager on baseball. Five other letter winners including Sam McAbee Howard Stapp Emilius Self and Quintard Beach also graduate. Coaches expect veteran talent to fill gaps during spring training.
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Central High
Bob Chandler
Dick Dobbins
Chandler
Dobbins
State
High School Athletic Association
Mist
Sam Mc‘Abee
Howard Stapp
Emilius Self
Quintard Beach
Last Evtasion
Red
Blackwell
Dobpins
Thursday Night Meeting At The Y M C A
Local fans gather at the Y M C A to discuss Deca joining the proposed North amateur league tonight.
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Deca
Pepper Sent To St. Joseph Club
Raymond Pepper, local youth, assigned to St. Joseph Club of the Western League. The two parties are Cardi nal farms.
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Pepper
St. Joseph Club
Raymond Pepper
St. Joseph
Cardinal Farms
College Stars 10 Enter Pro Ranks From Dixie Players
A wave of Dixie college stars heads toward professional baseball as May 21 reports several Duke University recruits joining MLB clubs. Notable signings include Ernest Jenkins to the Athletics and Henry Kistler, Will Werber, and Roland Farley moving to the Yankees and Cardinals, with others to Pittsburgh, Baltimore, and minor leagues. Luke Appling and Asa Wall join the ranks alongside Frank Anderson produced talents from Oglethorpe.
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Atlanta
Cash
Dixie College
Riggs Stephenson
Joe Sewell
Lange Richbourg
Andy Cohen
Jack
Lee Hawkins
Charlotte
Nick Warren
Baltimore
Frank Anderson
Oglethorpe
Holcomb
Boston Braves
al Kimbrell
Brooklyn
Johnston
Asa Wall
Buffalo
International
Luke Appling
Benny Rothstein
Jimmy Murdock
University of Georgia
Columbus Club
Indians Clinch Half-Game On Leaders With Double Bill
Cleveland Indians move within a half game of the pace-setters by sweeping a doubleheader from the Chicago White Sox. Hudlin allowed three runs in the first game as the Tribe erupted for seven. Ferrell relieved Holloway in the second, Morgan hit a two on homer to put Cleveland ahead 7 5, and Eddie Durham limited the Sox to one hit from the third through the tenth while the Yanks rallied to top the Red Sox 7 4. Lou Gehrig belted his seventh homer off Lisenbee. The Browns ended Detroit's four-game streak 8 2 behind Coffman, Athens on the mound.
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White Sox
Athletics
Senators
Hudlin
Sox
Ferrell
Holloway
Morgan
Tribe
Eddie Durham
Yanks
Red Sox
Lou Gehrig
Lisenbee
Browns
Coffman
Athens
Tigers
Hogsett
Sullivan
Page
Negroes Mark Is Best For Dash
Eddie Tolan of the University of Michigan was officially named world record holder for the 100 yard dash. Clocked at 9.5 seconds in the Western Conference Championships at Evansville on May 25, 1929, the time surpassed the 9.610 standard and was accepted by the International Amateur Athletic Federation as the official mark. The performance, which included defeating rivals such as George Simpson of Ohio State, solidified Tolan as the fastest sprinter in history.
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Berlin
Eddie Tolan
University of Michigan
Michigan
Evanston
Ill
Frank Wikoss
Southern and National League games on today’s schedule
Mobile visits Nashville and New Orleans plays Chattanooga while Atlanta goes to Memphis and Birmingham travels to Little Rock. In the National League Brooklyn faces Boston and Philadelphia visits New York with Chicago at Pittsburgh and Cincinnati at St. Louis. The American League features Detroit at Chicago St. Louis at Cleveland Boston at Washington and New York at Philadelphia.
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Eotacessaves
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Dageio Frock
Chattanooga
Nashville
Ccctcecesseeiens
Washington
Philadelphia Cleveland
New York
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Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Lea
American Association Club
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Adeschecuens
Paul
Accccensseee
Toledo Tee Est
Eae Een Cesereseesees
Southern League Mobile
Atlanta
Armingham
Little Rock
National League
Brooklyn
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Baseball Scores From Recent Games
Nashville snapped Mobile 16 to 3 while Atlanta beat Memphis 8 to 3. Chattanooga defeated New Orleans 5 to 3 Birmingham and Memphis split, Little Rock won 8 to 2, and Cleveland and Chicago split 7 7. St Louis topped Detroit 8 to 2 New York beat Boston 7 to 4 Washington Philadelphia off day.
Baseball score summaries from early 20th century standings
City match results list several games with final scores including Boston 4 over New York 3 and St Louis 16 over Chicago 3. Other results feature Brooklyn 16 over Philadelphia 9 and multiple one to two run margins across cities like Indianapolis Toledo Columbus and Minneapolis Kansas City Louisville St. Paul Milwaukee.
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St. Paul
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Columbus
Schedule For League Matches Saturday Afternoon
Industrial loop games set for Saturday afternoon with Alabama Hosiery Mill facing Louisville and Nashville shopmen on the mill diamond and Connecticut Mills meeting Cooper-Wells on the Connecticut Mills field.
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Alabama
Louisville and Nashville
Connecticut Mills
Cooper-Wells
Last Spanish Steamship Line Ends 100 Years of Service
The final Spanish steamship line operating between Spain and the Philippines has stopped service after more than a century of operation, marking the end of an era in maritime links between the two regions. The decision closes a historic chapter in global shipping and colonial-era trade.
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Spain
Phillipines
Honesty John McCloskey Versus Baseball's Long Reach
J Robert Rethmeyer lauds John J McCloskey known as Honest John a veteran baseball figure and long time manager The Richmond Central League team figure who started in 1887 and managed clubs across Missouri Texas California and beyond His lone major league stints came with Louisville and St Louis Nationals with a famous bunting game that fueled Cardinals victory through a string of early inning runs
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J. Robert Rethmeyer
Richmond
Ind
Palladium
John’ McCloskey
St. Louis Cardinals
John J. McCloskey
Connie Mack
John McGraw
John
McCloskey
St. Joseph
Columbus
Varous Tmes
Montgomery
Ala
Savannah
Dallas
Tacoma
Wash
Butte
Mont
Boise City
Idaho
Vancouver
B. C
Wichita, Kan
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Louis Nationals
Mound City
Roger Bresnahan
al Spink
Cardinals
Ed Ruelbach
Cubs
St. Louis
Salvaged Cotton Shipped From City Warehouse Fire
Laborers completed removal of nearly 500000 pounds of salvaged cotton from the Hughes and Tidwell warehouse fire. The cotton was moved from a vacant lot at First Avenue and Grant Street to the Louisville and Nashville freight depot for shipment to buyers in New Orleans. The operation took two days.
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First Avenue
Grant Street
Louisville & Nashville
New Orleans
Rabies Test On Canine Head Sent To State Lab
No rabies was found in a dog’s head submitted to the State laboratory Tuesday by Charles Thigpen of Tuscumbia. No case history accompanied the examination request.
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State Laboratory
Charles Thigpen
Tuscumbia
Robins Win and Hold Their Lead in National League
The Robins defeated the Dodgers 16 to 9 to tighten their hold on first place as they surged in front. The Cardinals crushed the Cubs 16 to 3 behind strong batting while the Pirates beat the Reds 5 to 4 with 14 safeties contributing. Sisler doubled in the tenth to lift the Braves past the Giants 4 to 3.
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Dodgers
Luque
Phils
Cubs
Hornsby
Malone
Bush
Shealy
McAfee
Reds
French
Pirate Southpaw
Bucs
Sisler
Braves
Giants
Bancroft
Rowland May Be Right After All
Clarence Rowland argued the Vols were as strong as any Southern Conference club and would prove it. In the past week Tennessee has hit hard as Jim Poole, the league’s leading home run hitter, already outpaces his last season pace.
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Clarence Rowland
Vols
Jim Poole
Decatur Industry Payroll Approaches 5 Million Yearly
Decatur's industrial payroll nears five million dollars annually, reflecting strong local manufacturing activity and steady employment. The figure highlights the citys economic vitality and the contribution of multiple plants to the payroll total.
Industrial Games Begin At 3 15 P M This Saturday
The directors approved a 3 15 start for Saturday industrial games and announced schedule changes. Several teams will gain new members in coming weeks as players were submitted and approved at the Tuesday and last night meetings.
Barons Split Doubleheader With Little Rock
Barons split a twinbill with Little Rock as rookie Little Boy Blue stood out while Dick Ludolph lost game one 8 6. Plue pitched well in the second, Barons scoring 13 hits for 6 runs. Lookouts had 12 hits but 5 3 loss to Pelicans. Chattanooga slides to second division. Bigelow bats 4 for 4. Chicks win again and Vols rally for 3 1 victory.
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Little Boy Blue
Dick Ludolph
Barons
Little Rock
Ludolph
Birmingham
Hughes
Barnabee
Plue
Lookouts
Pelicans
Noogans
Chattanooga
Bigelow
Crackers
Vols
California forest fires per capita last year
A state survey found one forest fire for every 840 residents in California during the previous year.
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California
Alabama declines vice president I series offer
Wallace Wade University of Alabama head coach declined a three game neutral site series to decide the Southern conference baseball championship. Alabama stood 15 wins and 3 losses. Virginia 10 and 2. Wade cited team finals exams and homeward travel in telegram to C. P. Miles.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Wallace Wade
University of Alabama
V.P. I
Crimson Tide
Virginia
C. P. Miles
Wade
Denmark Imports Tobacco From Britain Germany and Netherlands
Denmark imports tobacco products including British cigarettes German cigars and Dutch pipe tobacco.
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Denmark
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