Indy 500 Preview Sees 1936 Race Kept Safe and Fast
Thousands gather at Indianapolis as 160000 fans prepare for the 1936 speedway spectacle. Rex Mays leads qualifying with 119.644 mph, while veterans Meyer Frame and Cummings vie for the $100000 prize in the brick oval event amid tight track inspections and safety briefings.
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Indianapolis
Speedway
King Speed
Nics
Louis Meyer
Huntington Park
Calif
Los Angeles
Wild Bill" Cummings
Rex Mays
Babe Stapp
Chet Miller
Doc MacKenzie
George Connor
Herb Ardinger
Cliff Bergere
Louis Tomei
Wilbur Shaw
Shorty Cantion
Ted Horn
Pred Winnai
Jimmy Snyder
al Miller
Chet Gardner
Billy Winn
Frank Brisko
Johnny Seymour
Frank McGurk
Doc Williams
Ralph Hep
Ray Pi
Dea
MacQuinn
Lou Meyer
Lou
Mauri Rose
Frame
Zeke Meyer
Emil Andres
al Putnam
Henry Banks
Umpires Involved in Car Collision Aided by Silence
In Tampa on May 20, Matt Hammond an umpire in the South Atlantic league recounted an incident after a game in Macon Georgia where the umpires car collided with a woman's vehicle. The driver demanded an explanation and Hammond replied you didn't see a machine as large as mine. You must be baseball umpires. The umpires blushed as she drove off.
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Tampa
Fla
Matt Hammond
South Atlantic Baseball League
Macon
Umps
Hammond
Mako Hope Of Davis Team Sets Davis Cup Tone
Gene Mako of California and Don Budge point to the doubles match against Australia as pivotal in the U S zone final at the German town cricket club. Crawford and Quist loom as opponents while lineup hints point to Budge and Wilmer Allison in singles with Bitsy Grant as a possible fifth set challenger.
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Bob Cavagnaro
Philadelphia
Gene Mako
California
United States
Germantown Cricket Club
America
Mako
France
Don Budge
Jack Crawford
Adrian Quist
Budge
Crawford
Quist
Walter Pate
Wilmer Allison
Pate
Grant
Bryan “Bitsy
Headline Makers In The Southern
Sharkey Eiland pitched six innings and limited Knoxville to 18 batters as Nashville routed Knoxville 12-2. Como Cotello stood out for Memphis with two doubles and a single in a 3-2 win over New Orleans.
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Associated Press
Sharkey Eiland
Vols
Nashville
Knoxville
Como Cotello
Chicks
Self
Memphis
New Orleans
Rookies Set for Weekend trio of games at Delano Park
The Rookies will play three games over the weekend at Delano Park. They meet Piney Grove at two pm Saturday with Sandlin pitching. Sunday Riverburg Tennessee visits for a doubleheader starting at two pm with McCluskey pitching the opener and Bailey keeping the second game plans undisclosed.
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Piney Grove
Delano Park
Sandlin
Riverburg
Tenn
Decatur
McCluskey
Bailey
Brietz Chats and Advises in Boxing and Golf Circles
Eddie Brietz reports on boxing and golf scene around May with notable names including Leroy Haynes Carnera Louis and Joe Louis. mentions Dinty Dennis Duke Athletics Dayton Dean and Chubby Dean, plus golf players Reynolds Smith Ralph Hoffman and Johnny Fischer. Fans and celebrities frequent events at Ebbets Field Polo Grounds Sequoyah Oakland and Cincinnati courses.
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Eddie Brietz
Associated Press
New York
Leroy Haynes
Philadelphia
Joe Louis
Big Chief Sanooke
North Carolina
Dinty Dennis
Miami Sports
Dinty
Carnera-Haynes
Green
Pernt
Dayton Dean
Duke University
Athletics
Lovill
Chubby
Dean
Dayton
Duke
Bill Werber
Red Sox
Reynolds Smith
Dallas
Harry Todd
Ralph Hoffman
Sequoyah
Oakland
Calif
Johnny Fischer
Western Hills
Cincinnati
Norfolk drug store sign draws birds to nest incident
A Norfolk Nebraska pharmacy sign attracted a heron and hatched two offspring, drawing humor from attorney O Spillman who offered to represent the birds in any action to oust them while the proprietor welcomed the robins to stay.
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Norfolk
Neb
Norfolk Drug Store
Owens Repeats Grand Slam in Western Championships
Jesse Owens, completing his second straight grand slam in the Western Conference meet, overcame a slow start to win the 220 yard low hurdles and set or tie multiple American records. He also won the 100 yard dash in 9.5 seconds and broad jumped 25 feet 7% inches despite early missteps. Ohio State’s Owens, praised by coach Larry Snyder, rallied from ten yards behind at the half to overtake Bob Osgood at the final barrier and finish first by a yard.
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Jesse Owens
Owens
Ohio State
Larry Snyder
Snyder
Jesse
Cleveland
Broad
Bob Osgood
Michigan
Ohio State Stadium
Bank check for Henry Ford deposited in Mexico
Louis Cuellar sat in jail pondering banks after walking into a Mexico City bank yesterday and presenting a bearer check for 270000 dollars signed Henry Ford. Bank employees searched records but could not readily verify the instrument.
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Mexico
D. F
Louis Cuellar
Bank of Mexico
Henry Ford
Today’s Games Set Across Multiple Cities
Scheduled games include Birmingham at Little Rock and New Orleans at Memphis. Other matchups feature Nashville at Knoxville Atlanta at Chattanooga Union Springs at Enterprise Ozark at Troy Panama City at Dothan Andalusia at Abbeville Chicago at Detroit Pittsburgh at St Louis Cincinnati at Chicago Brooklyn at Philadelphia Boston at New York.
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Andalusia
Eetenee
Troy Wieseen
Panama City
W. L Pet
St. Louis
New York
Pittsburgh Pot Tone
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Union Springs
Enterprise
Dothan
Troy
Abbeville-Ozark
Southern League
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Ozark
Abbeville
American League
National League
Sports Mirror recounts notable baseball and boxing highlights
The column recalls a year ago when Hank Greenberg and Bob Johnson led home run charts with one each for the Tigers and A’s. It notes three years back Jimmy McLarn knocked out Young Corbett in 2:37 to win the world welterweight title. Five years ago the U S. won the Davis Cup from Argentina 3 0 with Sidney Wood and Frank Shields taking the doubles.
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Associated Press
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Bob Johnson
Jimmy McLarnin
Young Corbett
U. S
Argentina
Sidney Wood
Frank Shields
Power surges as Yankees win crucial series over Red Sox
The Yankees, strengthened by a revived Ruth era power show, beat Boston 10-6 in the final game of a pivotal series to extend their AL lead, while other major league action saw Giants fall from NL first, Cubs and Dodgers win, and Tigers slip in the AL standings.
Baseball Highlights From Yesterday's Games
Yesterday's Stars feature Joe DiMaggio and Pat Malone powering the Yankees to a 10-6 win over the Red Sox as Malone tossed the victory. Jim Weaver limited the Cardinals to four hits in Pittsburgh's 7-2 win. Odel Hale hit a bases loaded homer for the Indians in a 6-5 win over the Browns. Gabby Hartnett and Stan Hack belted homers in a big Cubs second inning against the Reds. Ray Radcliff collected four hits and drove in two for Chicago in a win over Detroit. Danny MacFayden and Wally Berger starred as Rees blanked New York and Berger homered in the nightcap. Wally Moses and Jim Deshong fueled a doubleheader split for the A’s and Senators with DeShong winning the nightcap. Frenchy Bordagaray homered and added two doubles as the Dodgers toppled the Phillies.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Row
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Boston Red Sox
Sox
Ruth and Company
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Yankee
Wes Ferrell
Yanks
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Giants
Boston Bees
Cardinals
Jim Weaver
Pittsbuugh Pirates
St. Louis Browns
O’dell
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Dodgers
Joe DiMaggio
Phils
Pat Malone
Yankees
Joe
Malone
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Odel Hale
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Stan Hack
Cubs
Reds
Ray Radcliff
White Sox
Chicago
Tigers
Danny MacFayden
Wally Berger
Rees
Wally
Wally Moses
Jimmy DeShong
Farmer
DeShong
Frenchy Bordagaray
Rodgers
Henry Ford Account Disputed Prompted Police Contact
The report notes Cuellar disputes an account tied to Henry Ford and that the matter prompted a police response. Details are sparse in the fragment but indicate an financial or record dispute involving Ford and law enforcement.
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Cuellar
Henry Ford
Negro executed in electric chair at Eddyville
James Russell Woodford, a Fayette county negro, was executed in the electric chair at Eddyville Kentucky after being convicted of the murder of J. M. Anderson a Lexington street car conductor during an attempted holdup on November 5, 1933. He faced the witnesses in a jocular mood and died promptly after the sentence was carried out.
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Eddyville
James Russell Woodford
Fayette County
J. M. Anderson
Lexington
Goodyear Softball Team Blank Southern Bell 3-0
Herman Golden pitched a shutout as Goodyear defeated Southern Bell 3 to 0 in a well played game. Score by innings shows Goodyear with a three run first inning and no runs by Southern Bell. Connell Ryan H Golden and Mills credited in the game.
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Herman Golden
Goodyear
Wingfoot
Southern Bell
Connell
Ryan H. Golden
Mills
Cooper-Wells Edges Hurst In Low Scoring Win
Cooper-Wells won a 2 to 0 decision over Hurst yesterday afternoon as Humphrey pitched well for the Daily but received weak run support at key moments in the game.
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Daily
Hurst
Cooper-Wells
Humphrey
The
Barons Take Pebs In SAS Tie Breaker
Birmingham Barons beat the Pebs 3 2 to seize third place in the Southern Association series opener. Memphis overwhelmed New Orleans 3 2 in 11 innings, while Nashville crushed Knoxville 12 2 as race standings tighten around idle Atlanta.
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Associated Press
Birmingham
Barons
Little Rock
Memphis
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Deal
Palmisano
Rogers
Coombs
Scott
Gibson
Trent Peb
Nelson
Perrin
Thomas
Cotello
Chick
Irwin
Pee
Pets
Sharkey Eiland
Petty
Moss
Taitt
Dwyer
Vols
Webb
Southern Leaders Compiled for The Associated Press
Statistics show batting and pitching leaders for several teams. Triplett of Nash leads batting with 50 hits and 31 runs, while Dwyer and Sington post strong marks for their clubs. pitching leaders include Schmidt and Thomas with top win totals. Nashville and Atlanta lead in runs scored and fewest opponent runs respectively.
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Associated Press
Charles H. Miller
Triplett
Nash
Sington
Chatta
Dwyer
Liberto
L. A
Nonenkamp
L. R
L. Scott
Birmingham
Alabama Hosierymen Set to Face Dallas Millers Tomorrow
The Alabama Hosierymen prepare for a Sunday afternoon game against the Dallas Millers of Huntsville aiming to rebound after last season. Myhand ponders a shuffled infield with Troupe Pinion Wallace Lee Chisam as potential starters and Gentles on the mound with Robertson Bronaugh Gilbreath and Black in lineup and rotation.
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Alabama Hosierymen
Dallas Millers
Huntsville
Lew Gentles
Dallas
Huntsville Aggregation
Myhand
Troupe
C. Pinion
Wallace
Lee
Chisam
R. Pinion
Sample
Potts
Gentles
P. McBride
Payne
Lambert
Medlin
Robertson
Bronaugh
Johnson
Hargrove
Gilbreath
Swallows
McElhannon
Black
Major League Leaders Summary
Major League Leaders list top performers by stat from the season. Terry leads batting for the Giants with 431, Medwick 41 RBIs for the Cardinals, Ott 38 RBIs for the Giants, Jordan leads hits with 61 for the Bees, Cameron Medwick and others show in doubles and triples, Moore leads home runs with 8 for the Phillies, J Martin leads runs with 37 for the Cardinals, Gumbert tops pitching with 5.0 for the Giants.
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Ted Press
Terry
Giants
Joe Medwick
Cardinals
J. Martin
Moore
Cuyler
Reds
Medwick
Ott
Jordan
Bees
Herman
Cubs
Riggs
Camillia
Baseball season leaders and player stats listed
Batting Sullivan Indians .422 and Radcliff White Sox .405 lead in average. Runs Gehrig Yankees 30 and Gr ringer Tigers 41. RBIs Dickey Yankees 50 and Trosky Indians 40. Hits Gehlinger Tigers 62 and Lewis Senators 61. Doubles Gehlinger Tigers 16 and Rolfe Yankees 14. Triples Dickey Yankees 7 and Clift Browns 7. Home runs Foxx Red Sox 13 and Trosky Indians 10. Stolen bases Werber Red Sox and Powell Senators 8 each. Pitching Grove Red Sox 7 1 and Pearson Yankees 7 1.
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Sullivan
Indians
Radcliff
White Sox
Gehrig
Yankees
Gringer
Tigers
Dickey
Trosky
Gehringer
Lewis
Senators
Rolfe
Clift
Browns
Browns, 7. Home runs—Foxx
Red Sox
Werber
Powell
Grove
Red
Sox
Pearson
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al Lopez
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Sports Mirror
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