Ashford Edges Damascus 3-1 In Season Opener
Ashford defeated Damascus 3-1 as Cardie Collins led with a two bagger and a triple, driving in two runs. Max Bruner and Reynolds May provided RBI hits, while Damascus broke through in the ninth with back to back doubles before Ashford shut them down.
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Ashford
Rinford
Alabama
Georgie Paiball
Yighory
Damascus
Sto
Emascus
Astgerd
Tiger
Weig
Coartie Collins
Max Bruner
Bruner
Jeck Ford
Dothan
Colling
Reynolds May
Double Wind-Up To Feature Next Week's Ring Card
Kid Sullivan, popular with Dothan fight fans, meets Jimmie Calloway in an eight round feature at Gean's gym Monday night. Marianna's Ruben Cunningham faces Bud Calloway, Columbus, Ga., in another eight round bout. Houston Yon battles Arthur Powell in a four or six round prelim, with a Town and Baptist Bottoms battle royal opening the card.
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Dothan
American Legion
Kid Sullivan
Marianna Battler
Jimmie Calloway
Dothan Bantam
Gean’s
E. Main Street
Ruben Cunningham
Marianna
Buddy Calloway
Columbus
Columbus Calloway
Marianna Flash
Cunningham
Houston
Yon
Arthur Powell
Jung
Baptist Bottoms
Tigers Meet Blakely In Twin Bill At Legion Fest
The Tigers clash with Blakely in a double header as part of an American Legion celebration in a Georgia city. Ashford’s ace Moundsman Taylor and Blakely's ace Ashford were the expected pitchers. Blakely led Ashford by two games for the pennant in the first stretch, fueling a rivalry that promises thrillers though results won’t count in the league standings for the second half.
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Taylor
Ashford
Ace Moundsman
Tigers
Blakely
American Legion
Georgia City
Lengthening the Stride and Diet Opinions by Paavo Nurmi
Paavo Nurmi discusses training by using a local train as a metaphor to lengthen stride and conserve energy. He asserts a good running style enables efficiency without full training and defends a mixed diet over vegetarian claims. He notes personal meat intake history and emphasizes power as key to performance.
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America
Ladoumegue
Hannes Kolehmainen
Stockholm
Finland
University of Pennsylvania
Training School
Speed and Stamina Measured by Simple Pleasures
A sportsman describes preferred drinks for endurance. Carbonated beverages soothe thirst after perspiration, butter-milk in summer, and Vichy water for mineral salts. He limits luxuries to coffee, rejects alcohol, morphine, opium, and promises to reveal a higher enjoyment in a future article.
Farmers Embrace Snap Beans as Cotton Substitute in Alabama
In RAMER Alabama farmers skeptical about snap beans accept trial after county agent M G Deere suggests it. About $3000 in cash has been returned for beans shipped to date, boosting enthusiasm for the new crop as an alternative to cotton to boost income.
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Ramer
Ala
M. G. Deere
Movies In Houston This Week At Fox News
Wednesday and Thursday Adolphe Menjou and Joan Marsh star in Bach elor's Affairs a comedy. Friday and Saturday Douglas Fairbanks in Around the World in 80 Minutes a comedy. Next Sunday Phillips Holmes Lewis Stone and Anita Page star in Night Court at Fox News in Houston.
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Adolphe Menjou
Joan Marsh
Fox News
Douglas Fairbanks
Phillips Holmes
Lewis Stone
Anita Page
Shopworn and Heading for Trouble Shine in Metro News
Wednesday and Thursday feature Stanwyck in Shopworn a comedy to be selected. Friday and Saturday present Bob Custer in Heading for Trouble from the same company. Next Sunday Chester Morris stars in Cock of the Air with serial and cartoon offerings.
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Barbara Stanwyck
Metro News
Bob Custer
Chester Morrig
Big Boyd Stars in The Big Gamble Next Week
Wednesday and Thursday feature The Big Gamble with star Boyd and a comedy. Friday and Saturday present The Saddle Buster with Tom Keene and a selected comedy. Next Sunday James Holt stars in Fifty Fathoms Deep with Richard Cromwell.
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Big Boyd
Tom Keene
Jack Holt
Richard Cromwell
World Series hopes frosted for NL clubs in postwar era
The article argues the Philadelphia Phillies and Boston Braves, the only NL teams not in the war era payoff, deserve a chance to contend. It praises Bravess pitching by Bobby Brown and Huck Betts, Phillies infield and outfield, and Ed Holley plus Flist Rhem, while noting Burt Shotton’s strong, capable lineup. It also lauds the Tigers and Pirates for rising to top competition under Harris and Gibson, shaping a competitive league.
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Phillies
Braves
Boston
Philadelphia
Bobby Brown
Huck Betts
Ed Holley
Flist Rhem
Cardinals
Burt Shotton
Harvard Pitcher Devens Eyes Big League Break With Yankees
The Crimson star Charlie Devens has a shot at jumping from college to the major leagues with the Yankees and earning World Series money. He edged Yale’s Johnny Broaca in the final stretch, shutting out the rival in the season finale as Broaca nears his own pro decision timeline.
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Aswell
Harvard
Charely Devens
Crimson
Yankees
Deveny
Thunder
Yale
Johnny Broaca
Broaca
Eli Ace
Invents 'Flying Fish' Boat by Youngstown Inventor
George Deppner of Youngstown Ohio unveils a four year project a model called the flying fish boat. He claims it can reach speeds of 800 miles per hour propelled by screw shaped augers along the hull from stem to stern.
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Youngstown
Ohio
George Deppner
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