Plan to limit new drivers at speedway to curb fatal accidents
Officials at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway discuss a plan to restrict unfamiliar drivers during the 50-lap of 112 miles, limiting first ten laps to 70 mph, next ten to 90 mph, then 100 mph. The move follows three deaths in trials this year and 30 since 1909. Col. E V Rickenbacker backs the proposal.
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Harris Insinger
Los Angeles
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Stubby) Stubblefield
Leo Whittaker
William
Shorty) Cannon
Detroit
Wilbur Shaw
al Miller
Kelly Petito
Lou Moore
Frank Brisko
Milwaukee
McLarnin Ross Set for Third Clash at Polo Grounds
Alan Gould reports the welterweight title bout between Jack McLarnin and Barney Ross at the Polo Grounds as part of a marquee outdoor boxing week in New York. Promoters project gates near 1 million dollars across three big fights, with McLarnin defending his 147-pound crown and Ross seeking to regain the title in an event likely to draw 35,000 fans for a $200,000 house.
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Associated Press
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Polo Grounds
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Jack Dempsey
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
Jo Morrow
Gates
Max Baer
Jim Braddock
Joe Louis
Chicago
Yesterday's Results In Major Leagues and Minor Circuits
Summary of yesterday baseball scores across the Southern and American Leagues. Notable games include Birmingham and Little Rock tied after 13 innings, New Orleans edging Memphis, and Atlanta defeating Nashville. Other leagues feature Newark routing Albany, Milwaukee clipping Toledo, and Louisville at St Paul in a high scoring day.
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Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Schedule Of Today’s Games Across Cities
Today’s slate features Nashville at Atlanta Birmingham at Little Rock Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington New York at St Louis Brooklyn at Chicago Boston at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Ozark at Eufaula Abbeville at Dothan Union Springs at Troy.
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Abbeville
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National League
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Yesterday's Stars
Bill Werber of the Red Sox went four for four in a perfect day at bat against St. Louis pitching.Cy Blanton of the Pirates limited the Phillies to seven hits and struck out nine for his seventh win.Vnto Tamulis of the Yankees had six hits, including a double and a run, in a victory over the Tigers.Harlan Pool of the Reds hit two triples in the win over the Phillies.Heinie Manush of the Senators drove the Indians with two doubles and a single.Bill Lee of the Cubs held the Dodgers to four hits.Mark Koenig of the Giants delivered a ninth inning single driving in the tying and winning runs against the Cardinals.Jimmy Dykes of the White Sox hit two home runs against the Athletics, securing the win.
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Red Sox
St. Louis
Cy Blanton
Pirates
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Vnto Tamulis
Yankees
Tigers
Harlan Pool
Reds
Heinie Manush
Senators
Indians
Bill Lee
Cubs
Dodgers
Mark Koenig
Giants
Cardinals
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Athletics
Baseball leaders and results from weekend action in upstate camps
The list shows home runs by Dykes White Sox Dickey Yankees Johnson Athletics Powell Senators Medwick Durocher Cardinals and others. Leaders include Johnson 10 Foxx 9 Greenberg 9 Ott 8 Bonura 8 Vaughan 8 Moore 8. The article notes champions and challengers weighing in and training ahead of a likely 1 limit match with Ross at around 140 and 147.
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Dickey
Yankees
Johnson
Athletics
Powell
Senators
Medwick
Cardinals
Durocher
Foxx
Greenberg
Tigers
Ott
Giants
Bonura
Vaughan
Pirates
Joe Moore
Ross
Hosierymen Put On Batting Show
The Alabama Hosiery Mill baseball team defeated Merrimac Mill Huntsville 12 to 0 at Alabama Park in their first home game. They rapped 15 hits off Buddy Baker, introduced Sky Hargrove as new pitcher, and features included Robertson with a three-base hit and Bronaugh with a double. Harvey, McElhannon and McRight contributed multiple singles as the Hosierymen built the big lead through the fourth inning and beyond. Time 1 40. Umpire Burleson.
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Stanford captures fourth IC4A track title with three scorers
A year ago Stanford won the IC4A track and field crown as three men scored enough points to defeat Yale by a narrow margin. Three years earlier Yale announced a five game football schedule and other curtailments for 1933, later reversing to a broader league schedule.
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Eli
Lincoln Dallas to Meet Alabama Hosiery Mills at Park
Lincoln Dallas aims for revenge after a 5-3 loss to Huntsville on Lincoln diamond. Fritz Lott, star right-hander for Alabama Hosiery Mills, looms as the likely pitcher against the locals in Alabama Park Thursday afternoon, in the Me-Right club’s first Thursday noon game of the year. Eddie Black, who pitched two hitless innings in a prior game, may start for the lo se. A large crowd is expected to support the local team.
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Amateurs 10 BOA Here Thursday In Decatur District Showdown
Decatur hosts amateur boxers for the district tournament as part of the American Legion McFadden program leading to the Birmingham state meet June 21-22. Local boxers entered include Pittman, Christian, Knoblock, Shirley, Woodruff, Greene, Smith, with more expected. Jack Tipton invites interested amateurs to join and professional bouts by Tipton and Hall accompany the event.
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J. E. Shirley
Russell Woodruff
Sug Greene
Bill Smith
Joe Hall
Giants Hold Lead Amid Infield Injuries in Tight NL Race
Giants stay atop the National League despite injuries after winning 5 to 4 over the Cardinals as the three cornered battle for second intensifies. Dodgers Cubs and Cardinals watch the leaders while Pirates threaten to break into the second division. New York fought through to the ninth inning to seal the win.
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Associated Press
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New York
Crofton Eyes Baer Louis Fight Move to Wrest Promoter Power
New York report says James Nugent Crofton may promote heavyweight clashes after Max Baer’s June 13 bout with James J Braddock. Ho man Hoffman confirms Baer will sign with the highest bidder, Crofton promising big money and broader control of the title scene as Louis faces Carnera and Baer.
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Jess Willard
Tex Rickard
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Free Milk Fund For Babies of
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Wingfoots Lose 10 Town Creek on Saturday
Goodyear fell 10 9 to Town Creek as Town Creek pushed four runs across in the eighth inning to steal the game. Newt Hardy pitched seven strong innings allowing only two hits until the eighth when control wavered. Emory Teague relieved, but Town Creek added the decisive runs. Eubanks and Muzzy led Wingfoots with two hits each. Braly held Town Creek to eight hits. Next Saturday the Wingfoots travel to Gadsden to face Goodyear in a bid to snap a two week skid.
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Wilburn
Memphis
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Gadsden
Assembly Meets Cincinnati as Policy Committee Silent
The 147th Presbyterian Church in the United States Assembly in Cincinnati enters the second half of its seven day meeting on May 27 with the policy committee silent on eligibility to commission three fundamentalists to church leadership.
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Committee On Policy
147Th Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Baseball Standings and Key Moments From Weekend Games
The pennant race heats up as the Cubs surged to second with an 8 to 3 win over Brooklyn aided by four Dodger errors. Pirates beat Phillies 3 to 1 as Cy Blanton notches his seventh win. Babe Ruth hit three homers in Pittsburgh but went hitless against St. Louis. Red Sox rally to an 8 to 7 win over the Browns while the Yankees blank the Tigers 2 to 0 and widen their lead in the standings. White Sox manager Jimmie Dykes sparked a 5-3 victory with two homers and Silent John Whitehead earned his seventh straight win. Bob Johnson hit his 10th home run for the A’s, leading the majors.
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Reds
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Indians
Washington
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John Whitehead
Bob Johnson
A’s
Owens Breaks Records in Big Ten Meet Title
Jesse Owens shatters three world records and ties a fourth as Michigan wins the Big Ten team title in Ann Arbor. Harvard defeats Yale at golf in New Haven.
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Kallio Challenges Gunther in Return Middleweight Fight
Gus Kallio, former middleweight champion, requests a return match with Joe Gunther after a recent auto accident weakened him. He recalls winning titles in 1928 and 1930 and praises Gunther as a clean opponent while urging timely scheduling and fair play.
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Joe Gunther
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the Daily
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Joe
Major League Leaders Snapshot From Yesterday's Games
Johnson of the Athletics leads batting at 408 with Foxx at 371. Bonura of the White Sox tops runs with 29, while Radcliffe shares that mark at 26. Greenberg drives in 37, Johnson 33, and Gehringer paces Tigers with 46 hits at 49 for Johnson. Dickey leads doubles, with Ferrell, Goslin, Vosmik, and Myer among leaders.
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Bonura
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Senators
Memphis Drops a Pair. Crackers Lead Southern Association
The Memphis Crackers moved further ahead in the Southern Association by defeating Nashville 6 to 3 before 11,912 fans. Knoxville beat Chattanooga 12 to 8 in game one and Chattanooga won the nightcap 4 to 3 in extra innings. Memphis Chicks lost twice to New Orleans 5-3 and 3-2 as Little Rock and Birmingham played out a 4-4 tie after 13 innings. Maxwell, Gerken, and Mikes homered in the first game. Dixie Howell drove in three runs for New Orleans in the seventh. Southern League directors voted to share $1000 with first place players. pennant decided by Shaughnessy system.
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Birmingham
Florida Girl Crowned Dixie's New Dime Golf Queen
Miss Mary Rogers, 22, crowned queen of the Dixie women golfers, carried the silver trophy home to Jacksonville, Florida. She defeated Miss Marion Miley of Lexington 2 up after a 36 hole match at Louisville on the last green and said she would skip the Marguerite Gant invitational in Memphis due to fatigue.
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Queen of Dixie
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Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Hutcheson of Memphis leads with 5 home runs and Duke of Memphis also 5. Miles of Chattanooga drives in 37 with Duke at 38. Boss of New Orleans steals 11, Miles 10 for Chattanooga. Chattanooga turns 90 double plays while Nashville records 42. Team runs total 226 for Atlanta and 210 for Chattanooga. opponents’ runs 165 for Atlanta and 167 for Nashville.
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Duke
Miles
Chattanooga
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Atlanta
Statistical leaders and award notes from 1930s baseball
A compressed tally of season leaders: Red Sox Cronin with five triples and Vaughan of the Pirates leading in batting average at .403, runs with 36 and RBI with 32. Other top marks include home runs by Ott and Joe Moore at eight, Frey with 31 RBIs, and Pirates Waner with 55 hits.
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