Indians May Be Tough Unit This Season
The Cleveland Indians, under new manager Oscar Vitt, challenge critics by climbing to first in the east after a strong home stand. Johnny Allen and Fort Averill pace a 9-5 win over the Yankees as Boston and Chicago also win, reshaping the pennant race with Giants, Cubs, and Bees in pursuit.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, Jr
Clevel Indians
Oscar Vitt
Indians
Yanks
Johnny Allen
Fort Averill
Tribe
New York
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Lefty Grove
Jimmy Foxx
Boston
Grove
York
Greenberg
Ross
Foxx
Boston Bees
Cincinnati
Reds
Bees
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Slick Castleman
Chicago
Cubs
Brooklyn
van Mungo
Augie Galan
Rip Collins
Stratton
Washington
Gee
Lynn Nelson
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
War Admiral to Meet Pompoon in Belmont Suburban Handicap
War Admiral will race against Pompoon at Belmont Park on Saturday in the classic Suburban Handicap. The War Admiral Seabiscuit match was cancelled earlier, but the two Derby and Preakness winners of 1937 are set to clash in a race expected to attract strong betting and notable rivals. Pompoon draws 128 pounds, War Admiral top weight.
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New York
Pompoon
Belmont Park
Charles S. Howard
California
The
Biscuit
J. H.louchheim
Philadelphia
Feline Fine
Softballers Renew Battles Tonight at Benson Field
Riverside faces Decatur Tron and Steel lads in a 7 30 start lead off at Benson Field while Alabama Hosiery meets Cooper Wells in the wind up Both games are seven innings and the season has opened to a healthy crowd.
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Benson Field
Riverside
Decatur Tron
Steel Lads
Alabama Hosiery
Cooper Wells
Fishing Rodeo Plans Shaped by Local Sportsmen
A fleet of Decatur Hartselle and Falkville sportsmen formed a steering group for a Wheeler Wilson Lake fishing rodeo. A June 22 23 event sets weigh in by 1 pm Thursday with a fish fry at Wheeler Skeet Club. Prizes include 50 for largest bass and 5 each for top species and youth winners. An June 17 Decatur courthouse meeting will finalize details and invite public attendance.
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Decatur
Hartselle
Falkville
A. J. Dinsmore
Burt Childs
Howard L. Brown
Wheeler
Wilson Lake
Fliers' staff on way to records in Alabama baseball doubleheader
Wally Dashiell's pitching staff drives toward new marks as the Filers hammer Anniston 4-0 and 6-3. Charley Gassaway improves to seven wins one loss and John Hutchings to three and one with key wins. Selma Leafs rally to beat Meridian 7-4 as John Burrows shuts the Scrappers. Mobile suffers a 15-1 defeat to the Gadsden Pilots, aided by five Shipper errors.
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Montgomery
Ala
Wally Dashiell
Charley Gassaway
John Hutchings
East Texas
Anniston
Gassaway
Hutchings
Rams
Selma Leafs
Meridian
Scrappers
Leafs
John Burrows
Mobile
Gadsden
Wysock
Stein
Tuscaloosa County Votes Under Scrutiny in Sheriff Race
The county democratic committee examined eight polling boxes in Tuscaloosa County amid election irregularity charges in the sheriff race. The review aimed to verify ballots and ensure accuracy in the vote tally.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Tuscaloosa County
County Democratic Committee
Drivers Qualify for 500 Mile Race at Indianapolis
At least a dozen drivers prepared to fight for the remaining starting spots in the Indianapolis 500 on Memorial Day weekend. Qualification trials were set from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. with former winners Wild Bill Cummings of Indianapolis and Kelly Petillo of Los Angeles among contenders.
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Bill” Cummings
Kelly Petillo
Los Angeles
George Connor
San Bernardino
Calif
al Miller
Detroit
Frank Wearne
Pasadena
Billy Devore
St. John
Kas
Louis Tome
Portland
Ore
Emil Andres
Chicago
Short Cantion
Chet
Joe Gunther Winners Again in Rough Wrestling Bout
In a wrestling card opener Ned Taylor loses to Billy McEwen after a 11 minute 20 second fall. The main event pitted Joe Gunther against Art O Mahoney with both agreeing to drop certain holds. O Mahoney wins the first fall in 15 30. Gunther wins the second in 8 30 with a head scissors misstep. The final fall ends when Gunther slams O Mahoney to the floor for an 8 20 victory.
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Billy McEwen
Texas
Taylor
McEwen
3 Kings
Joe Gunther
Art O'Mahoney
Gunther
O'Mahoney
Joe
Jordan
New liquor price list set if federal tax rises
Montgomery Alabama May 25 A new liquor price listing will be available for the state store system by July 1 if Congress acts on a proposed whiskey tax increase. David E Dunn state administrator said the listing is held up pending the tax proposal which would raise the rate by 25 cents per 100 proof gallon or from 71 3 cents to 72 1/2 cents per case.
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Montgomery
Ala
David E. Dunn
Congress
Fighters Ready For Go In Welterweight Title Bout
Barney Ross and Henry Armstrong completed final workouts at Madison Square Garden prepping for a 15 round welterweight championship fight. Ross, 28, a long-time champion from Chicago, carries odds at 7 to 2 as Armstrong seeks the upset with a knockout-heavy record.
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Gayle Talbot
New Yark
Barney Ross
Henry Armstrong
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Ross
Barney
Chicago
Armstrong
3000 to Be Added to State WPA Rolls in Alabama
Miss Laula Dunn, Alabama welfare commissioner, says 3000 new WPA jobs will be added statewide. The expansion brings WPA rolls in Alabama to 44,000, with official notice expected in a few days. Unemployment benefit exhaustion and reduced industrial operations in textiles and mining drive the increase.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Laula Dunn
Washington
Miss Dunn
Future Farmers of Danville Elect Officers
The Danville chapter of the Future Farmers of America has elected officers for the coming year with Howard Landers as president Blunt Wallace as vice president J D Puckett as treasurer Milton Aldridge as secretary and Eugene Lanier as reporter Activities for the year are being planned and selected.
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Danville
The
Future Farmers of America
Howard Landers
Blunt Wallace
J.D Puckett
Milton Aldridge
Eugene Lanier
No Change In SS Standing Pushes Lead To Tight Card
The standings stay firm as Little Rock beats Chattanooga 4 1 but the Travelers hold first with Dick Lanahan’s 6 hit effort. Atlanta barely wins 7 0 over Memphis. Nashville over New Orleans 4 3 and Knoxville defeats Birmingham 5 4 as Lookouts Zeus visitors in tight race.
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Associated Press
Little Rock Travelers
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Dick Lanahan
Atlanta Crackers
Ec Fae
Memphis
Nassville
New Orleans
Knoxville
Birmingham
Lookouts
Travelers
Johnny Gill
Cracker
Atlanta
Hugh Casey
Veverka
Crackers
Barons
Doc Richmond
van Robays
Tom Oliver
Nashville Vols
Vols
Russell
Walker
Weight talk haunts Ross Armstrong clash at weigh-in
Ross aims for his optimal 142 pounds while Armstrong burdened with 136 as the two fighters prepare for their bout. Contenders speculate whether the added weight will slow Armstrong after carrying the pounds into the weigh-in.
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Ross
Armstrong
Daily Crossword Puzzle Across and Down Clues
Readable puzzle clues list across and down entries with mixed readability. Multiple garbled phrases appear but indicate standard crossword components including growing, axiom, goddess, payment, fertilizer, land, air corps, taverns, Nile, liquor, upper branch, liquefy, wing, barium, discou ture, and coordinate. Contains both across and down sections with several misread letters and spacing.
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Air Corps
Baseball Results from Southern League Scores
Knoxville beat Birmingham 5 to 4 in a Southern League game. eee defeated Little Rock 4 to 1. Atlanta topped Memphis 7 to 6. Nashville won 4 to 3 against New Orleans.
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Birmingham
Eee
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
National League Scores Mixed as Teams Post Wins
Boston toped Cincinnati 10 to 9 while Chicago defeated Brooklyn 10 to 4 and New York beat St Louis 9 to 4. The Pittsburgh Philadelphia game result is not provided in the fragment.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh - Philadelphia
Cleveland over New York nine to five in AL action
Cleveland defeated New York nine to five as Chicago beat Washington ten to three. Boston edged Detroit five to four while Philadelphia won six to one and St Louis triumphed one to zero.
Today’s NBA matchups across eight cities
The schedule shows Birmingham at Knoxville Little Rock at Chattanooga Memphis at Atlanta New Orleans at Nashville Cincinnati at Boston Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Chicago at Brooklyn St Louis at New York New York at Detroit Philadelphia at Chicago Boston at Cleveland Washington at St Louis.
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Little Rock
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans
Berea Teeeeneanere
Knoxville
National Lea m
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Advanee Eeenenenenen Seene
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Cincinnati
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Students Receive Typists Awards at Alabama Business Institute
Miss Louise Studdard Miss Helen Kaylor and Huel Murphy earned Junior membership certificates in the order of artistic typists after a test at Alabama Business Institute. Night class members Mary Bartlett Carolyn Gilley Addie Goode and Tootsie Bell also received certificates. Helen Kaylor won an award from Woodstock Typewriter Company for speed and accuracy.
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Helen Kaylor
Huel Murphy
Alabama Business Institute
Mary Bartlett
Carolyn Gilley
Addie Goode
Tootsie Bell
Woodstock Typewriter Company
Student President C Roys Lewis of Dothan
C Roys Lewis of Dothan became president of the student body at the University of Alabama without holding an official position.
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C. Roys Lewis
Dothan
University of Alabama
Brothers in golf contest in Alabama open
Louie and Otey Crisman of Selma were named contestants for the Alabama open golf championship to be played in Ham next week. Louie was last year’s state amateur runner up and won the Selma invitation. Otey is the Riverside course pro. The field includes Eddie Miller Gene Cook Bill Curtis John Cochran Johnny Morris Curdy Byrd and Hack Lowery. Pensacola and Alabama players compete under the Alabama Golf Association.
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Ala
Louie
Otey Crisman
Selma
Otey
Riverside
Glenn Crisman
Eddie Miller
Gadsden
Gene Cook
Anniston
Bill Curtis
Decatur
John Cochran
Jasper
Johnny Morris
Tuscaloosa
Curdy Byrd
Montgomery
Birmingham
Morris
Asa
Frahn Designs New Home for Athens Mrs Houston
Decatur architect Albert Frahn designs a two story colonial style home for Mrs J B Houston at Athens. Plans include frame construction and a modern heating plant with the contract expected to be let in about three weeks. The project will cost several thousand dollars.
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Athens
Albert Frahn
Decatur
J. B. Houston
Decatur Tigers Meet Sheffield Red Sox at Lakeside Park
The Decatur Tigers square off with the Sheffield Red Sox at Lakeside Park on Thursday afternoon. The Tigers boast a strong negro team with star pitchers Brown, Daily and Jackson. Managed by Joe Martin.
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Decatur Tigers
Sheffield Red Sox
Lakeside Park
Tigers
Brown
Daily
Jackson
Joe Martin
Armstrong and Seabiscuit clash plans amid boxing and football rumors
Hollywood stars trail $50,000 to back Henry Armstrong as Seabiscuit War Admiral race is canceled. Joe Gould reports on boxing match buildups, fighter contracts, and industry shifts. Giants seek a second baseman while Arm strong shifts toward free verse in prose.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
al Jolson
Henry Armstrong
Hollywood
Henry
Seabiscuit
Howard
Louis-Schmeling
Giants
Frrooklyn
Dallas Steers
Walter Stewart
World-Telegram
Memphis
Whitehead
Hosierymen Tilt Twice in Week End
Alabama Hosierymen travel to Russellville for a rematch with Franklin County rivals after a 3-2 win in their first meeting here. They return to host Acme Lunch of Birmingham Sunday at 2 p.m. Pop Johnson has yet to name his pitching plan.
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Alabama Hosierymen
Russellville
Franklin
Acme
Birmingham
Pop Johnson
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