New Hope Players Shine as Rookie Standouts Rise
Six weeks of spring play reveal strong rookie debuts in the Southern Association with Jim Tabor of New Hope leading by example. Joe Grace, Frank Jag, Joan Humphries, Marshall Mauldin, and Milt McDougal also draw major league attention as high potential newcomers. Tabor hits .300 with 20 RBIs after a dramatic exhibition homer off Bob Feller and a standout defensive flip. Grace, now a regular, bats .321 with 23 RBIs and 13 doubles, while veteran Poco Taltt helps refine his approach.
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Southern Association
Little Rocks
Memphis
Jim Tabor
University of Alabama
Bill Southworth
Fempnns
Joe Grace
Frank Jag
Knoxville
New Orleans
Joan Humphries
Marshall Mauldin
Milt McDougal
Birmingham
Tabor
Frank
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Doc Prothro
Doc
Clancy
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Comerat
ALES IN TIDBITS RACE FOR ATHLETICS PLAYERS
John H. Rothrock the Philadelphia A’s outfielder is not a rookie yet recently earned a prominent spot in this series due to spending half of last season in the minors. Jack Roche, born 1906 in Long Beach California, a switch hitter throwing right, once with the Reds before joining the Athletics, figures in Connie Mack’s improving lineup.
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Rochester
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Long Beach
Cal
Arkansas City
Boston
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St. Louis’ Cards
Southeastern district track men set nine new marks
Atlanta May 29 Nine new meet records emerged from yesterday's district track and field meet as Georgia Tech and Georgia dominated. Forest Towns led individual winners with top marks in the 120 yard high and 220 yard low hurdles while Georgia gained 75 points to win team honors. Packard and Towns posted near record times and Tech scored second with 40 points.
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Forest
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Georgia Stars
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Auburn
Ellis
Kelly
Williams
Kilgore
Presbyterian
Bobby Packard
Olympic
Towns
Brownlee Smith
Alabama
Packard
Snider
Wic Yough
Belcher
Joyce
Maurice Green
Coleman
Chick Aldridge
Laney Smith
Gillespie
Young
Tom Jones
Lons
Atlanta A. C
Southern League and other games listed for today
Memphis at Birmingham, Atlanta at Nashville, Little Rock at New Orleans, Chattanooga at Knoxville. National League matchups include New York at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Chicago, Pittsburgh at St Louis, Boston at Brooklyn. Alabama Florida League features Union Springs at Dothan, Panama City at Troy, Ozark at Andalusia.
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Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
Brooklyn
Union Springs
Dothan
Panama City
Troy
Ozark
Andalusia
Southeastern League Matchups List for Tuesday
Montgomery at Meridian Selma at Pensacola Mobile at Jackson appear in a compact Southeastern League pairing note. The brief schedule outlines three city pairings without results or dates.
Dr H N Alford Leads Georgia Trap Championship
Dr H N Alford paced the Georgia singles trapshooting championship in Atlanta with 199 of 200 birds, after breaking 127 in the opening half yesterday. Ed Luyden of Nashville was runner up with 197, followed by Walton Hill of Montgomery and Bob Coffey of Orlando at 196. Hill had the day’s longest run with 131 targets before his first miss.
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H. N. Alford
Georgia
Ed Luyden
Nashville
Walton Hill
Montgomery
Ala
Bob Coffey
Orlando
Fla
Hill
Mighty Mike Mazarian Aims To Defeat Jumping Jack Ross In Title Tilt
Mighty Mike Mazarian of Armenian origin faces Jumping Jack Ross of Augusta Ga in a two out of three falls match for the championship route at Martin Arena. The card also features Jack Kenny of Columbus Ohio versus Leo Newman of Chicago in a two falls out of three with one hour limit.
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Strangler
Martin Arena
Chris Jordan
American Legion
Mazarian
Augusta
Ross
Mike
Jack Kenny
Benny
Columbus
Leo
the Lion) Newman
Chicago
Beattie Feathers Sent to Jackson Mississippi
Knoxville Smokies option Beattie Feathers rookie outfielder and former Tennessee star to the Jackson Mississippi club of the Southern league. Manager Neil Caldwell said Jim Asbill will replace Feathers in left field for Knoxville.
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Knoxville, Tenn
Beattie Feathers
University of Tennessee
Jackson, Miss
Knoxville Smokies
Neil Caldwell
Jim Asbill
New York Giants
Feathers
Knoxville
Zouave Drill By Pebs and Chix In Southern Association Parade
Little Rock and Memphis lead the Southern Association parade as the Pebs stay a half game ahead of the Chicks. New Orleans outscored the Travelers in 12 innings, Birmingham limited Prazier and companions as Bud Clancy homered, and Nashville routed Atlanta 19 to 11 with rain canceling Knoxville Chattanooga.
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Memphis
Southern Association
Chicks
New Orleans
Travelers
Birmingham
Nashville
Atlanta
Knoxville
Perrin
Capdeville
Prazier
Martynik
Doyle
Bud Clancy
Moore
Hutchings
Leaders Fall as Tail-enders Stop Upset in Southeastern Play
The top three teams in the Southeastern league all lost their night games to the tail-enders. Selma lost 6-2 to Meridian, Mobile fell 8-5 to Montgomery, despite five errors, Pensacola and Jackson battled with Jackson winning 9-7. Jackson used three pitchers in the late innings to halt a late Mobile rally.
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Southeastern Baseball League
Selma
Meridian
Mobile
Montgomery
Pensacola
Jackson
Mrs Solomon Aims for Gant Trophy Repeat
Mrs Leon Solomon of Memphis defeated Mrs Dave Gant 4 and 3 in the Memphis Country Club semifinal to reach a final round against Marion Miley of Lexington in the Marguerite Gant trophy event in Memphis Tenn.
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Tenn
Southern Links
Leon Solomon
Marguerite Gant
Marion Miley
Lexington
Solomon
Dave Gant
Sewell Bakes Plate Power With Bisons Hot Streak
Truitt Sewell of Decatur, now starring for the Buffalo Bisons in the International League, homered twice in a 10 to 3 win over Baltimore and earlier beat Jersey City 4 to 0. He saved a run with a baserunning stop on a grounder, and his clutch hitting has fans predicting a Boston Bees recall if his pace continues.
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Decatur
Buffalo Bisons
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Sewell
Jackson
Jersey City
Bisons
Major League Leaders in American and National Leagues
Baseball leaders list for both leagues with names and stats across batting runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. Highlights include Cronin and Greenberg in batting averages, Greenberg and Medwick driving RBIs, Medwick leading hits, and Hubbell Warneke and Bowman among top pitchers.
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Associated Press
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Red Sox
Lary
Indians
Greenberg Tigers
Walker
Tigers
Greenberg
Bonura
White Sox
Bell
Browns
Vosmik
Kubel Senators
Stone
Senators
Selkirk
Yankees
Appling
Putlak
Chapman
Pearson
Hudlin
Medwick
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Dodgers
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Bartell
Giants
Martin Cardinals
Brack and Lavagetto
Hubbell Giants
Warneke
Bowman
Mrs Solomon Wins 1935 Women’s Invitational Trophy
Mrs Solomon clinched the trophy at the women's invitational tournament in 1935 after a hard fought event. She faced strong competition from Miss Miley who shot a sub par 78 in qualifying and advanced through early rounds before yesterday’s final, defeating Mrs Ben Fitzhugh of Vicksburg Mississippi 7 and 6 to reach the championship match.
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Solomon
Miss .Miley
Ben Fitzhugh
Vicksburg
Death Rides on Speedway Fatal Indianapolis Accidents
At Indianapolis Motor Speedway May 29 drivers returned for final qualifications after deadly crashes during tests. George Watford the 2 year Indianapolis racer and Albert Opalko 26 died at City Hospital while Tito Rohde 49 remained in critical condition. Frank McGurk 25 and Averton Phillips 30 were seriously hurt. Walter King 27 and Anthony Caccia 30 sustained less severe injuries.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
George Watford
Albert Opalko
Gary
City Hospital
Tito C. Rohde
Toledo
Champion Spark Club Company
Frank McGurk
Los Angeles
Averton Phillips
Middletown
N.Y
Walter King
Binghamton
N. Y
Anthony Caccia
Bryn Mawr
Australia Seeks Breaks in Davis Cup Final
Davis Cup captain Clifford Sproule named Adrian Quist and Jack Crawford to face the United States in the North American Zone finals at Forest Hills. Quist battles illness as Crawford meets Don Budge with Bryan Grant as possible substitute if Quist cannot play.
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Fullerton, JR
New York
Australia
Germantown
United States
Clifford Sproule
Adrian Quist
Jack Crawford
California
Don Budge
Atlanta
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
West Side
Forest Hills
Quist
Sproule
Crawford
Budge
Grant
Frankie Parker
Vivian McGrath
Jack Bromwich
Southern League Scores Reported with Inning Totals
Birmingham defeated Memphis 5 to 3 and Nashville won 19 to 11 over Atlanta while New Orleans beat Little Rock 6 to 5 in 12 innings. Chattanooga Knoxville game postponed by rain. Pittsburgh topped St Louis 10 to 3 and Chicago beat Cincinnati 12 to 3 in scheduled games.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Baseball Scores From the American League Slate
Detroit beats St. Louis 7 to 6 in 11 innings while Chicago wins 3 2 over Cleveland. Boston shuts out Washington 7 0 and Philadelphia New York game postponed by rain.
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Cleveland
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Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
Minor League Scores From Tonight's Schedule
Scores list from several leagues show Troy routing Panama City 11 to 4 and other results: Union Springs 12 Dothan 9, Ozark 9 Andalusia 8, Meridian 6 Selma 2, Jackson 9 Pensacola 7, Montgomery 8 Mobile 2. International League offerings include Montreal 9 Toronto 3 Newark 3 Syracuse 1 Buffalo 7 Rochester 6. Texas League games Oklahoma City 6 Fort Worth 5 Tulsa 6 Dallas 5 Galveston 3 Beaumont 2 San Antonio 3 Houston 0.
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Newark
Syracuse
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Oklahoma City
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Tulsa
Dallas
Galveston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Houston
Mickey Cochrane Good Night After Fractured Skull
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane shows improvement in St Elizabeths Hospital after a skull fracture from a pitch by Yankee pitcher Bump Hadley. A morning bulletin notes his condition is satisfactory and he has made progress. Doctors Stookey and Walsh report the news.
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New York
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tiger
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Changing Fundamentals in Golf Hazards and Play Lines
Alex Morrison explains that golf’s wide appeal comes from flexible shot trajectories that reach the hole. He notes players overcorrect by aiming straight at targets and offers a method to play over obstructions with angled lines, open clubface, and quicker ball flight to reduce risk and build confidence for subsequent shots.
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Natural on in golf meet sensational duel in Pittsburgh
Golf's greatest natural in years Tony Manero, defending his open title, faces Denny Shute in a key PGA semi final as Harold McSpaden and Laffoon contest the other match. Manero's pace could give him both titles, a feat not achieved in 15 years.
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Tony Manero
Denny Shute
Professionals’ Association
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
Laffoon
Chicago
Tony
Harry Cooper
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Shute
McSpaden
Manero
Ehute
Jug
Headline Makers Shine as Duke Drives In Five in Nashville Win
Willie Duke blasted two home runs and a single to drive in five as Nashville routed Atlanta 19 to 11. The display tied Duke with Hank Dana of Little Rock for the league lead with six homers. Bud Clancy homered in Birmingham's 5 3 victory over Memphis to give the Barons the edge. Doug Dean sparked New Orleans late, singling in the tying run in the 12th to beat Little Rock 6 5 after a triple with two outs in the tenth.
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Associated Press
Willie Duke
Vols
Nashville
Atlanta
Hank Dana
Little Rock
Bud Clancy
Barons
Birmingham
Memphis
Doug Dean
Pels
New Orleans
Baseball Scores and Highlights From Yesterday
Yesterday's results feature Hank Greenberg homering and driving in two with a single and double as the Tigers beat the Browns 6.5 to 7.2. Charley Root led the Cubs to a 12 to 3 win over the Reds with eight hits and five strikeouts. Zeke Bonura delivered a tenth inning RBI for the White Sox in a 3.2 victory over Indiana. Paul Waner collected two doubles and a single with two RBIs and two runs as the Pirates beat the Cardinals 10 to 3. Johnny Marcum and the Red Sox blanked the Senators 7.0 with six hits.
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Charley Root
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Reds
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White Sox
Bagger
Cardinals
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Sid Feder
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Boston
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Marcum
St. Louis Browns
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Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Bucs
New York Giants
Chicago Cats
Cincinnati
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Zeke Bonara
Hurlers Lawson and Marcum Spark Spring Resurgence
Detroit’s Roxie Lawson and Boston’s Footsie Marcum open the season strong, fueling their teams. Lawson leads the Tigers with 79 innings and 29 strikeouts, while Marcum has five wins and 23 strikeouts. Pirates hitters pace a 10 3 victory over the Cardinals as MLB action unfolds.
Southern Leaders Lead a Year Ago Today
Trip lett Nashville .422. Home rins Dana Little Rock Duke Nashville 6 each. Runs batted in Wight Chattanooga 35 Bloodworth Chattanooga Carson New Orleans 30 each. Stolen Bases Bush Memphis 13 Nonnenkamp Little Rock 9. Double plays Chattanooga 44 Little Rock 41. Runs scored Atlanta 215 Memphis 209. Least opponents' runs Little Rock 136 Memphis 146.
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Little Rock
Duke
Nashville
Wight
Chattanooga
Bloodworth
Carson
New Orleans
Bush
Memphis
Nonnenkamp
Atlanta
Davis Cup picks and historic tennis and baseball notes
Today marks the one year anniversary of Wilmer Allison and Don Budge being named to represent the United States in Davis Cup singles at Philadelphia while Australia chose Adrian Quist and Jack Crawford. Three years earlier the Yankees signed Burleigh Grimes after 19 NL seasons. Five years ago Herman Brix tossed a 16 pound shot 52 feet 85.8 inches to set a world record.
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Wilmer Allison
Don Budge
U. S
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Adrain Quist
Jack Crawford
Yankees
Burleigh Grimes
Herman’ Brix
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