Three more men qualified for the Indianapolis 500
In Indianapolis on May 37 a new qualification period opened for the 500 mile race at the Speedway. Three more drivers qualified among 33 starters with Ed Walsh and George Connor each posting top speeds. Walt Brown and Frank Wearne also qualified in Offenhauser cars, as ASPAR and non ASPAR entrants split duplicate prizes.
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Speedway
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American Society of Onal
Ed Walsh
St. Louis
George Connor
Los Angeles
Walt Brown
Massapequa
N. Y
Frank Wearne
Pasadena
Calif
Brown
Milt Marion Aliance
Hempstead
Wearne
Louis Bassey
Detroit
The
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Walsh
Marion
Brecheen Shuts Cubs In St Louis 3 1 Victory
Harry Brecheen won his seventh start of the season as St Louis beat Chicago 3 1 in St Louis. The win moved the Cardinals within half a game of Cincinnati for sixth place while Brecheen allowed five hits and saw a ninth inning Cub rally thwarted. The night also featured the Yankees pounding Boston 9 3 at home, with DiMaggio and Johnson driving in four runs each.
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Cat
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Redbirds
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Brecheen
Phil Cavarretta
Clyde McCullough
Don Johnson
Cub
Stright
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Indians
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Stubby
Overmire
Eddie Lake
Don Black
Rby Higbe
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn Rodgers
Pirates
Cincinnati
RAMS REBELS SLIDE IN SEAMLESS SLATE IN SE LOUISVILLE?
Southeastern League results show Meridian routed 14-2 by Jackson, Pensacola 16-8 over Vicksburg, Selma beating the Rams 11-5, and Gadsden edging Montgomery 6-5. Pensacola’s wild win featured 15 walks and multiple hits as Selma and Gadsden boosted their standings while the Rams and Montgomery linger near the cellar.
McQuinn Tops A L Batting Leaderboard
George McQuinn leads the American League with a .381 batting average after a strong week including 10 hits in 22 at bats. Harry Walker tops the National League at .383 after a midseason trade from St. Louis to Philadelphia.
Tigers Edge Indians 1-0 on Lake's sixth inning homer
Eddie Lake hit a sixth inning home run for Detroit, providing the sole score as the Tigers edged the Cleveland Indians 1-0. Stubby Overmire, in his first start of the season, scattered six hits in a complete pitching win.
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Eddie Lake
Tigers
Detroit
Cleveland Indians
Stubby Overmire
Emer Ned A & Six
East coast and west coast link in college track and golf chatter
May 27 note from New York outlines George Eastment considering a meet between Manhattan College and a West Coast trio from California. It contrasts East and West crowds, cites Princeton meets drawing fans, and mentions Michigan hosting the National Collegiate Golf championship next month without a club house. It also notes Portland ball players and Jack Salveson flying to Los Angeles area, plus Southeastern League innings records and a long drive to honor a veteran fan.
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Bugh S. Fullerton
New York
George Eastment
Manhattan College
California
U. of California
Southern
Cal
Stanford
George
Asa Bushnell
Princeton
East
University of Michigan
Les Etter
Yankees
Portland
Ore
Jack Salveson
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Calif
Prexy Stuart
X. Stephenson
Anniston
Ala
Peter Hader
Gadsden
Chicago Signs Reid Moseley from Georgia
Reid Moseley a 22 year old end from Huntsville becomes the fifth Georgia player to sign a pro contract with the Chicago Bears. He will report to camp August 11 and hopes to play in the charity games against the College All Stars in Chicago August 28.
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Reid Moseley
Huntsville
University of Georgia
Moseley
Georgia
George Halas
Chicago Bears
Bears
Chicago
Charley Trippi
Rabbit Smith
Chicago Cardinals
Joe Pereshinski
Washington Redskins
Garland Williams
Brooklyn Dodgers
Mobile Bears Move Closer To Pelicans In Southern Association
Mobile defeated Chattanooga 6-1 to shave two and a half games off the lead and edge Lookouts from second place. Mack McClothin held Chattanooga to three hits before Joe Powers relieved him in the eighth. Bill Hart cleared the bases with a seventh inning double. Mobile also benefited as Nashville beat the Pets 8-1 and Birmingham crushed Memphis 17-2. Atlanta and Little Rock were idle.
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Associated Press
Mobile
New Orleans Pelicans
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Mack McClothin
Joe Powers
Powers
Bill Hart
Mobile Bears
Pets
Nashville
Birmingham
Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Hartselle to Face V. W. at 7 30 Tonight Park Game
Hartselle meets V. W. at 7:30 tonight in a park game. V. W. holds two wins and one loss this season, while Hartselle, new leaders with Williams Auto out, are 0–4. At 8:30 Tip Top faces Meadow Gold, both at 2–2, with winner moving into third place.
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Hartselle
V. F
Meadow Gold
V. W
Williams Auto
Tip- Top
eMadow
Cole
Crimson Tide Wins Crown in SEC Baseball Race
Alabama clinched the Southeastern Conference title with an 11 to 4 victory over Georgia. Auburn finished 12 to 2 against Georgia Tech as Alabama and Auburn earned NCAA district tournament bids. Georgia Tech led by Henry Kalb beat Auburn, while Joe Kirkland earned his fifth win for Alabama.
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Alabama
Crimsons
Georgia
Tide
Auburn
Louisiana State
Georgia Tech
Jackets
Charlotte
Henry Kalb
Tech
Bulldogs
Bill Miles
Bears fend off Valdosta to stay atop Georgia Florida League
Waycross Bears defeated Valdosta 5-4 and 2-1 in a doubleheader, dropping Valdosta to third behind Albany. Seidel and Underwood won game one. Robinson and Gailey pitched game two. Mets moved Moultrie and Cordele split, Albany beat Americus 11-2, while Thomasville and Tallahassee were rained out.
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Associated Press
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Valdosta
Brooklyn
Albany
Bears
Dodgers
Seidel
Underwood
Lynn
Kane
Robinson
Gailey
Waycross
Moultrie
Cordele
Latters Park
Herbik
Vitter
Americus
Jones
Cardinals
Witt
Sabine
Thomasville
Tallahassee
Major League Ledgers Split Across Leagues
National League leaders include Waxer Philadelphia batting .383 and Mize New York with 36 runs. Mize also tops RBIs with 33 and 26, while Baumholtz Cincinnati leads in hits with 43 and Walcker Philadelphia has 41. Ennis Philadelphia and Baumholtz Cincinnati share doubles at 12 and 10. Cooper New York leads triples with 3. Mize repeats with 12 home runs. Robinson Brooklyn steals 35, with Blackwell Cincinnati at 35 and Munger, Rowe also noted. American League batting leader McCann New York at .390. Mullin Detroit .360. Williams Boston leads runs with 28, Keller New York 27. Williams also tops RBIs with 28 and Keller 26 in batting in.
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Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Robinson
Brooklyn
Torgeson
Boston
Baumholtz
Cincinati
Walcker
Ennis
Cincinnati
Cooper
War York
Miller
Brookee
Baseball Scores From Around The League
Results show St. Louis 3 Chicago 1 and Pittsburgh 5 Cincinnati 1. Detroit 1 Cleveland 4. New York 9 Boston 3. Syracuse 4 News 2. Buffalo 13 Rochester 4. Jersey City 10 Baltimore 9. American Association Indianapolis 5 Toledo 1. Louisville 5 Columbus 4. Minneapolis 7 Milwaukee 1. Kansas City 5 St Kes 4. Texas League Dallas 9 Oklahoma City 3. Houston 3 8 San Antonio 2 2. Shreveport 7 Beaumont 5. Fort Worth 10 Tulsa 8. Southeastern League Gadsden 6 Montgomery 5. Selma 11 Anniston 5. Jackson 14 Meridian 2. Pensacola 16 Vicksburg 8. Florida League Albany 11 Americus 2. Moultrie 2 2 Cordele 0 3. Waycross 5 2 Valdosta 4 1. Tallahassee postponement. Pacific Coast League No games. Southern Association Birmingham 17 Memphis 2 Nashville 8 New Orleans 1 Mobile 6 Chattanooga 1. Eastern League Wilkes Barre 3 10 Elmira 0 4 Wilmington 11 Scranton 7 Binghampton 5 Albany 2. Utica 5 Hartford 2. South Atlantic Greenville 6 Columbia 4 Charleston 7 Augusta 1 Macon 12 Savannah 3 Jacksonville 4 Columbus 2
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News
Buffalo
Rochester
Jersey City
Baltimore
American Association
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Kes
Texas Leagu
Dallas
Oklahoma
Ne City
Houston
San Antonio
Shreveport
Beaumont
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Gadsden
Montgomery
Selma
Anniston
Jackson
Meridian
Pensacola
Vicksburg
Albany
Americus
Moultrie
Cordele
Waycross
Valdosta
Thomasville
Tallahassee
Southern Association
Birmingham
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Mobile
Chattanooga
Wilkes-Barre
Elmira
Wilmington
Scranton
Binghampton
Utica
Hartford
Greenville
Columbia
Charleston
Augusta
Macon
Savannah
Jacksonville
Speedboat Records Fall At Pan American Regatta
Two world speed records were set on Lake Pontchartrain during the Pan American Regatta. W T S Critchfield piloted Hell's Angel Too to 54.979 mph in the E and D class five mile run, beating the 53.571 mph 1940 Red Bank mark. Dave Young on Swampfire broke and then re-broke the E and D service runabout record, clocking 44.709 mph on Saturday and 46.632 mph on Sunday, surpassing the former 38.135 mph World mark.
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Lake Pontchartrain
W. T. S. Critchfield
St. Petersburg
Fla
Red Bank
N. J
George B. Ward
Dave Young
Higgins Industries
Swampfire
Young
Frederick Casanave
Jacksonville Bids For Lead In South Atlantic League
The Jacksonville Tars beat the Columbus Cardinals 4-2 to pull within a half game of first. Bass Clifton homered and drove in a run in the eighth as Howard Tucker earned the win. In other action Charleston defeated Augusta 7-1, Macon beat Savannah 12-3, and Greenville topped Augusta in the fourth inning surge.
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Associated Press
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Columbus Cardinals
Tars
Bass Clifton
Jacksonville
Howard Tucker
Gavey
Columbia
Greenville
Charleston
Augusta Tigers
Macon
Savannah
Max Samuely
Seth Wicker
Augusta
Joe Cleary
Och
Pereyra
Gray
Meagher
Davidson
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