Reds Roar Back Top NL Pack With 11-Game Surge
Cincinnati’s Reds ride an 11 game winning streak to leap to the NL lead after defeating the St Louis Cardinals 7 5 in St Louis. Pitching steadies while hitters pelt 108 safeties in the stretch with homers in nine of the games. The Pirates topple the Cubs 14 5 and the Yankees stay dominant beating the Athletics 1 0 as Boston and Chicago split results.
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Cincinnati
Reds
Rhineland
Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill McKechnie
Brooklyn Dodgers
New Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Philadelphia Athletics
Tommy Henrich
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Joe Kuhel
Pocket Mice Fur Color and Bee Food Theory
R J Scott reports on pocket mice in New Mexico with white fur on white sand dunes and black fur on dark lava beds. He notes Neon 16 flowers and drying nectar moisture change from 80 to 17 percent make natural sugars shift to fructose and glucose, suggesting bees as the first makers of artificial food.
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New Mexico
Child Arrives for Wilma’s Tumor Treatment in New Rochelle
Seven year old Joan Menzel reached New Rochelle from Oldham South Dakota with her mother for x ray examination of Wilma's tumor a rare and normally fatal ailment. The child clutched a doll that had traveled with her across the continent and awaits treatment hoped to save her life.
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New Rochelle
N. Y
Joan Menzel
Oldham
S. D
Wilma
White elephant sale ad line prompts buyers
Help wanted to run a white elephant sale by phone. Call 46 and ask for Ad Taker to handle inquiries and arrange pickup or delivery. Proceeds support ongoing programs.
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White Elephant
Choice Softball Menu at Benson Field Tonight
A softball doubleheader at Benson Field features four teams. The Decatur girls face Huntsville's Doctor Pepper team at 7 30 p m, followed by an all star boys contest between Huntsville and Decatur. A strong crowd is anticipated if weather holds.
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Benson Field
Decatur
Doctor Pepper
Huntsville
Hosierymen to Face St Bernard College in Cullman
The Alabama Hosiery Mills team from Huntsville will play St Bernard College in Cullman tomorrow after a 2 p m game today with Merrimack Mills of Huntsville. This is the second meeting this year, hosierymen won 5 to 0 at home earlier.
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Merrimack Mills
Huntsville
Alabama-Hosiery Mill Clan
Cullman
St. Bernard College
Collegians
Hosierymen
Blue Devils to Host Hillsboro Sunday At Goodyear Park
Decatur’s Blue Devils set to entertain Hillsboro in a Sunday matinee at Goodyear Park starting 2 30. Manahan or Lefty Briscoe will start for Decatur with Johnson behind the plate. Hillsboro likely sends Kimbrell to the mound to slow the Devils.
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Blue Devils
Decatur
Hillsboro
Goodyear Park
Manahan
Lefty Briscoe
Johnson
Kimbrell
Speed trap sign prompts bus driver police insight
In Waltham Massachusetts a traffic patrol planned to ease arrests after few odds cases. A bus driver revealed why by pointing to a hastily drawn sign reading Speed trap slow a few hundred yards ahead.
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Waltham
Mass
Briez Chats About Sports and Big Names
New York sports talk blazes with clippings on John Roxborough signing Buddy Moore, Gehrig rumors, Greenberg Tigers fate, Gehringer potential manager, Giants in Cincinnati, and roving boasts of Lou Gehrig and Bill Terry themed spots. Also notes on Tony Galento camp, Banks McFadden, and George Cafego as top backs.
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New York
John Roxborough
Buddy Moore
Joe Louis
Lou Gehrig
Detroit
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Charlie Gehringer
Minneapolis
Sweeney
Astoria
Bill Terry
Gulfport, Miss
Henry Mendel
Tony Galento
Asbury Park
Banks McFadden
Clemson
George Cafego
Tennessee
South
Guest Star Dave Tillinghast Comments on Louis Galento Fight Duration
Greenville Piedmont reports Dave Tillinghast questions the expected length of the Louis Galento bout as a form of second guessing. He considers whether timing and pacing will influence the outcome and fan expectations.
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Dave Tillinghast
Greenville
S. C
Piedmont
Crackers Stay Top as Atlanta Beats Memphis 3 2
The Atlanta Crackers defeated the Memphis Chicks 3 to 2 to stay in front in the Southern Association. Chattanooga edged Little Rock 4 to 3, Knoxville won 7 to 5 at New Orleans, and Nashville led Birmingham 5 to 2 before rain halted play and a no contest was declared.
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Associated Press
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Crackers
Memphis Chicks
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
New Orleans
Nashville
Birmingham
Golfer Fisher, 79, Cards Hole in One at South Grove
Indianapolis May 27. C. 8. Fisher, a lifelong golfer aged 79, made a hole in one on the third hole while playing in a fourball at the South Grove course. The shot covered 139 yards and capped a long golfing career.
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Indianapolis
Fisher
South Grove
New York Crowd Booed Favorite Team Comment
The Giants faced sharp ridicule from a New York studio audience as a speaker claimed the team as his favorite. Jersey Jones, veteran press agent, marks his fifth decoration day in a Joe Louis fight camp on Tuesday recalling past Lem Schmeling and Carnera events in Pompton Lakes and Lakewood.
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Giants
New York
Jersey Jones
Joe Louisa
Pompton Lakes
Joe
Carnera
Lakewood
Schmeling
Kenosha
Braddock
Pompton
Card Brown Again In Lead In Major League Batting
New York May 27. George McQuinn of the Browns and Peeper Martin of the Cardinals pace the leaders as Chicago and St Louis stars take the spotlight. Martin 382 and McQuinn 369 lead the top ten National and American League batters after yesterday's games.
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New York
George McQuinn
Browns
Peeper Martin
Cardinals
Chicago
St. Louis
Joe Kuhe
Chicago White Sox
Augie Galan
Cubs
Mel Mazzera
Joe Medwick
Billy Fox and Bill Collins to headline Armory card
Cleveland youth Billy Fox teams with Bill Collins of Atlanta in the feature bout promoted by Chris Jordan at the Armory. Jack Steele is out, Jack Dillon steps in to face Buddy Knox in a sensational team battle. Two amateur boxing bouts open the program.
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Billy Fox
Cleveland
Ohio
Bill Collins
Atlanta
Chris Jordan
the Armory
Jordan
Jack Steele
California
Buddy Knox
Steele
Jack Dillon
Dillion
Knox
American Legion
Jack Jackson
Carl Slatton
Charlie Fox
Fox
Foxy Billy
Old Age Handicap Plan of Florida Senate Bill
In Tallahassee on May 27 a bill to permit special handicap races at Florida tracks to fund old age pensions was introduced in the state senate. Senator Henry B. Coulter said the state could realize over 2 million dollars yearly from such old age assistance handicaps, with 40 percent for pensions and the rest for pari mutuel bettors and track expenses.
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Tallahassee
Fla
Florida
State
Senate
Henry B. Coulter
Wishy Jones Beats Joe Green in Ten Rounds
Wishy Jones of Louisville knocked out a decisive ten round victory over Joe Green of Washington in Birmingham. Jones dominated from the start, avenging a previous win, with a final weight of 134 pounds, one pound more than Green.
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Birmingham
Ala
Wishy Jones
Louisville
Joe Green
Washington
D. C
Jones
Green
Negroes Escape From Haynesville In Alabama May Chapter
Two black men accused of injuring a prominent Alabama planter fled Haynesville pursued by bloodhounds. They apparently outdistanced the trailing hounds and made good their escape as of May 27.
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Haynesville
Ala
Alabama
British amateur champion Kyle defeats Duncan at Hoylake
Scot Alex Kyle the cloth designer won the British amateur golf title at Hoylake with a 2 and 1 victory over Tony Duncan, the Welsh army officer. Kyle succeeds Charley Yates as champion. Dick Chapman eliminated Yates and beat Duncan in the quarter finals.
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Hoylake
Eng
Alex Kyle
Britain
Walker City
U.S
Tony Duncan
Kyle
America
Charley Yates
Dick Chapman
Chapman
Duncan
Southern mill dedication marks new newsprint plant
Newspaper executives from six southern states gathered to dedicate a $6,000,000 paper mill in Lufkin Texas. A plaque honoring Dr. Charles H. Herty and Dr. Francis P. Garvan was unveiled, commemorating the research that produced the pine based newsprint.
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Lufkin
Tex
Tall Timbers
South
Charles H. Herty
Francis P. Garvan
West Virginia Visitors Face Assault Claims, Sheriff Says
Sheriff W. S. Casey identified the men as Hilliard and Matt Kelly of West Virginia visiting relatives here. He said accusations of assault with intent to murder had been made against them.
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W. S. Casey
Hilliard
Matt Kelly
West Virginia
Daily crossword puzzled snippet shows scattered clues and errors
A fragmentary crossword puzzle text lists Across clues such as Railroad 10 Purpose 11 Aquatic mammal valuable for its fur and Down clues including Liquid and Unharmed globules. Many entries appear misspelled or garbled with partial words and misaligned numbering, indicating OCR corruption. The prompt requests the answer to the previous puzzle, but no solution is provided.
Baseball scores from two leagues on schedule
In the National League Pittsburgh defeated Chicago 14 to 5 and Cincinnati beat St. Louis 7 to 5. In the American League Chicago edged Cleveland 2 to 1, Boston won 4 to 2 over Washington, and New York triumphed 1 to 0 against Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
New York
Philadelphia
Southern League scores and rain delay update
Atlanta beat Memphis 3 2, Chattanooga edged Little Rock 4 3, Knoxville won 7 5 while Birmingham at Nashville was halted after the third inning due to rain.
Southeast League games: Gadsden wins long 14 inning opener
Gadsden beat Mobile 2 to 0 in a 14 inning opener. The second game ended after 7 innings at midnight due to the rain law. Montgomery at Jackson Annis ton at Pensacola Selma at Meridian postponed by rain.
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Gadsden
Mobile
Montgomery
Jackson
Anniston
Pensacola
Selma
Meridian
Local NBASchedule Highlights Tonight
Tonight features Memphis at Atlanta and Philadelphia at New York among multiple matchups. Other pairs include Birmingham at Nashville, Little Rock at Chattanooga, New Orleans at Knoxville, Chicago at Cleveland, Washington at Boston, St Louis at Detroit, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Cincinnati at St Louis, Boston at Brooklyn, New York at Philadelphia, Gadsden at Pensacola, Montgomery at Meridian, Selma at Jackson, and Anniston at Mobile.
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Associated Press
Atlanta Ee Ee
Chattanooga Emseoeanns
Birmingham A Heenpeecwenahone
Memphis Ee
Knoxville Ee Eene
Nashville
New Orleans
Little Rock Wee En Owe
L. Pet
New York
Boston Ee
Ramblin With Rip and Local Club notes
The column surveys sports jolts with Dizzy Trout silencing New Yorks streak, rodeo prizes and youth rowing bids, Kiwanis soft ball prep, and Morgan County Conservation Club fishing rodeo attracting nearly 400 participants with 350 dollars in prizes set at Delano Park. Rotary and Lions banter closes the item.
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Morgan County Conservation Club
Brunswick
Delano Park
C. Bert Childs
Major Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE AND NATIONAL LEAGUE
American League leaders include McQuinn and Hoag of St. Louis with 45 and 44 hits while Greenberg and Gehringer of Detroit lead in runs and homers. National League leaders feature J Martin and Arnovich batting averages and Goodman RBIs with McCormick and Camilli leading homers. Pitching leaders show Ruffing of New York and Wyatt of Brooklyn posting 4-0 records.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis
Foxx
Boston
Case
Washington
Dickey
New York
McCosky
Greenberg
Gehringer
Detroit
Wright
Hoag
Travis
Walker
Johnson
Philadelphia
Welas
Ruffing
J. Martin
Arnovich
McCormick
Cincinnati
Rizzo
Pittsburgh
Bartell
Chicago
Herman
Goodman
Camilli
Brooklyn
Handley
Wyatt
McGee
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