English Derby Tomorrow Strange And Wide-Open Race
ESPOM England May 26 Taj Akbar is the favorite in a wide open Derby field of 27 three year olds. Bookmakers and bettors back various rivals like Pay Up as strong contenders while Gordon Richards seeks his first derby victory.
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Tennis doubles title remembered from French hard courts
SPORTS MIRROR recalls last year when Jack Crawford and Adrian Quist won the French hard courts doubles title. It also notes Babe Ruth fanning three times before 24,361 fans at the event.
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Two Americans Remain in Play at British Amateur Golf
At St Andrews on May 26, Knowles of Rye New York lost to Britain's Eric Prain in the British amateur golf championship. The result leaves two Americans still in the running to defend the title left vacant by an earlier winner. The match went to the 20th hole after a tight 18-hole contest, as weather improved for the second day following a cold, rainy start.
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Dallas Millers Visit Alabama Hosierymen At Local Park
The Dallas Millers of Huntsville face the Alabama Hosierymen at the local park Saturday afternoon. Led by Lev Gentles, Huntsville today features a mix of veterans from the Lincoln Dallas club and new names, with Gentles winning his season debut in Tennessee.
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Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press by Charles H Miller
Pitching leaders show Schmidt and Thomas from Atlanta tied with 11 wins, Sharpe of Little Rock at 11, Speece of Nashville 8, Lanahan of Chattanooga 11, 6. Home run leaders include L Scott Birmingham with 8, Duke Memphis 6. Taitt Nashville leads RBIs with 49, Duke Memphis 41. Stolen bases top are Nonnenkamp Little Rock 10 and Weatherly New Orleans 9. Nashville 275 runs scored, Atlanta 245. Atlanta allows least runs 162, Chattanooga 175.
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Little Rock
Speece
Nashville
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Birmingham
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Memphis
Taitt
Nonnenkamp
Weatherly
New Orleans
Good Tunes in Old Violins
Veterans across major league rosters staged a late-season revival as aging stars like Lucas Ostermueller and Leslie delivered clutch moments. Duels highlighted patience for youth, with Griff life and veterans aligning for key wins while Johnny Verger joined the Cardinals, signaling a shift in roster strategy.
Wayland Faces Dillman in Main Event at Martin Arena
Eddie Wayland, twice defeating Mickey McGuire, will challenge Dynamite Joe Dillman in the feature bout at Martin arena tonight. The bout uses a two hour limit and best two of three falls. Freddy Kniche meets Bobby Sampson in the semi final, best two of three falls, one hour limit. bouts start at 8:30 p.m.
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Southern League and Alabama Florida League Schedule
Today’s games include Memphis at Atlanta Little Rock at Nashville Birmingham at Knoxville Chattanooga at New Orleans Andalusia at Dothan Troy at Union Springs Ozark at Panama City Abbeville at Enterprise And Alabama Florida League Alabama Florida matchups list for Andalusia Dothan matches Troy Union Springs Ozark Panama City Abbeville Enterprise Auburn or similar venues not specified.
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Panama City
Abbeville
Enterprise
Little Rock
Goodyear Wins In Pitching Duel
Goodyear defeated the Business Men 3 to 1 in a fast pitching duel. Jeffries had two hits in three appearances and pitched well. Pride's timely triple tied the game in the third, then Higdon drove in Moses and Stone with the decisive run in the fourth.
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Hosiery Mills Edge Daily 7 6 In Tight Free Hit Contest
The Alabama Hosiery Mills team edged The Daily yesterday 7 to 6 in a close game marked by several extra base hits. Poteet and Johnston were the opposing pitchers.
Sarazen Shoots 71 in Open defense at Oak Hill
Gene Sarazen, tied with Guy Paulsen after a 71 round at Oak Hill in Fitchburg, Miss. He hit four under par through the first four holes but incurred penalties on the ninth and twelfth after risky plays. Harold McSpaden followed with a 72, while Bob Crowley and John Shimkonis each stood at 173 for fourth. Sarazen aims to defend his 1935 Massachusetts title en route to Baltusrol.
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Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Bob Crowley
Norfolk
John Shimkonis
Andover
Sarazen
Henry Picard
Baltusrol
Gene
Baseball scores from across leagues and cities
Memphis beat Atlanta 12 to 7 and Little Rock won 9 to 4 over Nashville. St Louis 2 Chicago 1 and New York 1 Philadelphia 0, Pittsburgh 9 Cincinnati 2, Boston 8 Brooklyn 0. Philadelphia 10 New York 7. Dothan 10 Andalusia 0 Ozark 2 Union Springs 0 Abbeville 12 Troy 9 Panama City 31 Enterprise 3. Rochester 7 6 Toronto 2 4. Milwaukee 7 St Paul 6 Indianapolis 7 Columbus 4 Kansas City 10 Minneapolis 5 Louisville 14 Toledo 2. Dallas 1 Fort Worth 0 all others rained out.
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Balk Called Hand and Other Sports Notes
A rapid rundown of sports chatter includes Balk calls by umpires in New York, Fritz Pfirman awarding one on Hallahan, and Frank Frisch offering a medal. Monica Barron reports on Mark Barron returning from Ethiopia and other odds and ends from baseball, boxing, track records, and the Hambletonian trot.
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Associated Press
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Bill” Hallahan
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Paris
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Major League Leaders Overview by Team and Stat
Baseball leaders across batting runs and pitching are listed for 1930s era teams. Names include Sullivan, DiMaggio, Gehrig, Lazzeri, Foxx, and Ott among others with figures for hits, runs, RBIs, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and pitching wins.
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Stars Shine In Narrow Baseball Wins Across Cities
Yesterday several stars delivered key moments in major league games. Jim Collins delivered a ninth inning pinch single with bases loaded to beat the Cubs 2-1. Sam Le powered the Giants to a 1-0 win over the Phils with a fourth inning homer. Johnny Lanning of the Bees shut out the Dodgers 8-0 with seven Dodgers hits allowed and a home run. Red Lucas of the Pirates beat the Reds 9-2, allowing four hits. Fred Ostermueller of the Red Sox threw a four hitter to beat Sena tors 6-0. Wally Moses of the Athletics led with three hits including a homer as the A’s defeated the Yankees 10-7.
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Boston police may add sign to avoid nightclub mixups
The Boston Police report a rising tendency of clubgoers mistaking the police headquarters for a nightclub. The imposing building often misleads merrymakers who expect an orchestra and a cocktail bar. Officers consider an electric sign to clearly mark the headquarters.
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Better Luck Next Time Lincoln Prison Reader
George Osborne, 31, began a one year sentence at the state penitentiary grade school to learn reading and writing after forging an X signature to a document.
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George Osborne
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Chix Wallop the Champs In Eight-Run Seventh Inning
The Chicks broke open a close game against the Crackers with an eight run seventh inning, highlighted by Farrell Luther and Hoffman singles and a series of walks and errors. Little Rock shut out the Vols until the ninth and built a 9 to 0 lead before Nashville finally scored four runs. Malay had three doubles driving in three and scoring twice to top the Travelers' calisthenics.
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Travelers’ Calisthentics
Columbus Women Gifted War Volunteers in 1898
In 1898 Columbus Mississippi women presented boxes of goodies to departing Spanish American War volunteers. They were formally thanked by John A Holmes Jr life president of the Fifth Infantry Reunion Association from Birmingham Alabama.
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