Babe Ruth Opens Majors With Dazzling Return
Babe Ruth, aging yet explosive, leads the Boston Braves past the New York Giants with a homer and a notable defensive catch. Dizzy Dean injures an ankle for the Cardinals. Hartnett powers the Cubs in a 4-3 win. Other NL results include Pirates over Reds 12-6 and Dodgers 13-3 over Phillies. In the AL, Ruth’s club meets the Yankees in a 1-0 pitchers’ duel at Yankee Stadium as Ferrell defeats Gomez.
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Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
George Herman Ruth
Babe
Jerome
Dizzy) Dean
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Ruth
Boston Braves
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Hubbell
Braves
Giants
Ed Brandt
Brandt
Chicago
St.Louis Cardinals
Freddy Lindgrom
Dizzy Dean
Cubs
Dizzy
Bud Tinning
Ray Barrell
Hartnett
Gabby Hartnett
Lou Warneke
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Waite Hoyt
Reds
Redland
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
van Mungo
Yankee Stadium
Wes Ferrell
Boston Red Sox
Vernon
Goofy) Gomez
Yankees
Ferrell
Gomez
Red Sox
Lou Gehrig
George Selkirk
Gehrig
Ellsworth Dahlgren
Mgr
Joe Cronin
St. Louis
Mel Harder
Cleveland Indians
Buck Myatt
Indians
Herder
Newsom
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Washington
Senators
Columbia Knots Dixie Prep Race For First Place
Abbeville loses second straight Dixie Prep game 4 0 to Newville as Kirkland fans 15 for 86 in four and a third. Oates makes sharp backhand catch as Newville unravels late. Nashville scores early but Abbeville defense holds until seventh. Gamble hits triple for Columbia in win over Rehobeth. Buie throws two hit game in absence of regular pitcher Hughes. Clayton and Ashford split, Batters highlight fielding and timely hits. Midland City blasts Headland 16 8 amid 28 errors. Burdeshaw and Greene power 3 baggers for Midland City.
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Abbeville
Newville
Kirkland
Oates
Nashville
Columbia
Rehobeth
Gamble
Deese
Hughes
Bule
County High
Midland City
Headland
Burdeshaw
Greene
Woodham
Guilage
Patterson
Giddens
Geneva
Genevians
Laverne
Pirates Pack Pittsburgh Series Return Amid Weather Delays
The Philadelphia Athletics will open today if weather allows as Cincinnati renews its series with Pittsburgh at Forbes Field. Attendance for yesterday's six openers reached 103,687, down from 187,053 a year earlier. National league games attracted 70,900 versus 104,717 last year, while American league games drew 32,787 compared with 82,336 in 1934.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Farbers
Selkirk Welcomed Backlash as Ruth Succession in Yankees Debut
New York April 17 AP George Selkirk faces a hostile crowd while replacing Babe Ruth in right field for the New York Yankees opening day against the Boston Red Sox. Bleacher talk flares into taunts as fans debate Selkirk’s worth, with chants and bets centering on Ruth’s legacy and Selkirk’s early performance. A separate note mentions Idaho’s plan to preserve the state’s first apple tree sapling from 97 years ago.
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Willard Keefe
New York
George Selkirk
Babe Ruth
New York Yankees
George
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Mossy
Selkirk
Phil
Ruth
Ubumya
Babe
Phile
Giants
Braves
Massy
Red Sox
Idaho Department of Gericulture
Promoters feud restores New York boxing dominance
In a heated battle between Madison Square Garden and Mike Jacobs' Twentieth Century Club, New York boxing ascends to a prominent place with four title bouts. May 10 Canzoneri Ambers at the Garden for the lightweight title. May 28 Ross McLarnin for the welterweight title at Polo Grounds. June 12 Baer Braddock for heavyweight at the Garden. June 25 Joe Louis versus Primo Carnera at Yankee Stadium with Jacobs guiding. Estimates project gate receipts near 300000 for Ross McLarnin and up to 500000 for Louis Cernera. Braddock Baer Jamaica details unclear as Garden may risk revenue.
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New York
Tex Rickard
Madison Square Garden
Mike Jacobs
Twentieth Century Club
Cauliflower Brigade
Tony Canzoneri
Lou Ambers
the Garden
New York State Athletic Commission
Barney Ross
Ross
Jimmy McLarnen
Polo Grounds
Jacobs
Mex Baer
Jimmy Braddock
Garden
Long Island Bowl
Joe Lows
Detroit
Primo Carnera
Yankee Stadium
Jimmy Johnston
McLarnin
Weegie
Canzoneri
Ambers
Baer
Braddock
Rickard
Jack Dempsey
The
Morticians Bury Two Foe As Kitten Ball League Debuts
The Fellows and Forrester outfit won both opening games at Tiregrass Stadium. They defeated the Eaglets 2% to £ in the first game and Coca Cola 12 to the second, in a match that featured six runs in the first inning and 32 more across the next four frames. An absence by the insurance men left the Eaglets to be replaced in both games. Paul Tubb promotes the new kitten ball league saying local interest should grow with warmer weather.
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Dothen
Fellowes
Forrester
Eaglets
Coca Cola
Tiregrass Stadium
Fellows
Eit
Paul Tubb
Scouts to Live in Box Cars at Riverside Park Camp
Boy Scouts of Iola plan a summer camp using six stationary box cars donated by railroads at Riverside park. The cars will be kept on-site for housing and activities, providing affordable shelter for scouts during the season.
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Iola
Eas
Boy Scouts of
Riverside Park
Dothan Tigers Take Runner Up Spot in Wiregrass Baseball
Dothan defeated Ariton 45 to 0 in the season opener, tying Laverne for second in the Wiregrass league. McInnish led with two triples, Thrower added a three bagger, and Rush made a key double play as Dothan’s 12-hit attack overwhelmed the visitors.
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Ariton
Dothan Tigers
Laverne
Dothan Boys
McInnish
Rush
Tiger
Blackmon
R. Collins
B. Collins
Dothan
Hutto
Cherry
McGhee
Southern Association opens with record crowds on chaotic opener
Francis W. Carpenter reports a booming opening day as Atlanta Memphis Nashville and Birmingham lead the Southern Association standings. Atlanta crushed Knoxville 9 0 before a record crowd, while Nashville edged Chattanooga 6 5 in 10 innings and Birmingham beat New Orleans 9 6. Memphis beat Little Rock 4 2 as attendance figures surge and optimism grows for the new season.
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Francis W. Carpenter
Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Knoxville
15 000 Crows Die in Shamrock Roost Fire Raid
An estimated 18 000 crows were killed in Wheeler county near Shamrock after a dynamite blast launched against the pest. Local authorities report a mass roost destruction as part of a drive to reduce crow damage to crops.
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Shamrock
Tex
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Columbia Knots Dixie Prep
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Clayton
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Laster
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Joe Palooka
Gipsy
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Tim
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Messy
Ecstacy
Boston
Garcia
Gotham Fight
the South
S. D. Winn Cigar. Company
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Pate
Lester
Duck” Riley
Mahone
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Rhe Qzark
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Swanner
Geneve
Enterprise
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Watkins
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Volf
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Little Rock
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Taka
Peteska
Orn
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Jeans
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Harry Kelly
Eran
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al Cuccinella
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Engel
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