Troy Trims Ozark Hopefuls 8 to 5 in opener
Abbeville routs Eufaula 14 to 2 as Red Sox pound 18 hits. Troy wins home debut 8 to 5 with McKay pitching until ninth inning. Casey leads Ozark while Kaley Laurie and Drake pace Dothan list. Walker homers for Weevils. Archer and Teague split pitching duties.
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Troy
Ozark
Abbeville
Eufaula
Tipper
Kemper
Jenkins
Dothan
Union Springs
Kaley
Laurie
Gilbert
Durfee
Drake
Walker
Teague
Lannahan
Archer
Gribbon
Melnnish
Local baseball results from Dixie and other leagues
In Dixie Amateur play Troy beat Ozark 8 to 5 while Dothan defeated Union Springs 6 to 9 and Abbeville routed Eufaula 14 to 2. Southern League had Atlanta over Birmingham 5 to 3 with other matchups noted. American and National leagues featured multiple results including Detroit 5 Boston 3 and Chicago 6 New York 4 amid weather-affected games.
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W. L. Pet
Dothan ’ Ee Reene
Troyeneeansacees
Abbeville Seerabevenen
Eufaula Abbaecenons
Wee O
Sn Union Sbplage
Ozark Seer O
L Pet
Atlanta Rene Nee
Memphis
Stek Mee Ene
Chattanooga Oe AD
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Knoxvile
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia Ae
St. Louis Ee
New York Settee Enone
Chicago Setters
Eens
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
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Troy
Ozark
Dothan
Union Springs
Abbeville
Eufaula
League Leaders By The Associated Press Thursday Games
Summary of top league leaders in batting, pitching and fielding from Thursday games. Vaughan of the Pirates leads in batting runs and hits with 31, 30 RBIs, and 8 home runs. Medwick and Frey among leaders in runs and RBIs. Pitching leaders include Johnson, Foxx and Panora with standout win totals and ERAs. Castleman, Parmelee and Greenberg appear among top pitchers.
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Pirates
Depewererci
Alf Martin
Cards
Medwick
Cardinals
Frey
Dodgers
Waner
Martin
Leiber
Giants
Suhr
Cavaroetta
Cubs
Ceeseeeas
Boyle
Ott
Vaughn
Bordagaray
Myers
Reds
Ccua Eng Eeees
Castleman
Gians
Parmelee
Glarts c
Johnson
Athletics
Foxx
Asaeses Ory
Panora
White Sox
Radcliff
Greenberg
Tigers
Teetenenaae
Hills
Goehringer
Erenees
Seeees
R. Ferrell
Red Sox
Dickey
Yankees
Goslin
Ceeeeseeecaess
Cronin
Cece Eece Ees Rogell
Threrg
R. Johnson
Almada
White
Hehe A Ae Papen
Hate
Indiams
Seserane
Whitehead
Allen
Oenee
Governors Narrow Defeat After Late Rally
Abbeville produced 14 runs on 18 hits while Eufaula managed 7 runs and 8 hits. Mott sparked the Governors with two hits as they trailed by one but could only muster two runs in the second and were shut out thereafter. Murphy Parrish Orefice and others appear in the batting lineup as Stamps Debardeleben Ellis and Stephenson contributed for Eufaula.
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Mott
Rhe Abbeville
Eufaula
Murphy
Parrish
Orefice
Tully
Stamps
Debardeleben
Ellis and Stephenson
Tigers Sporting to Higher Place in Top Division
Detroit Tigers climb from last to fourth in the American League after a 5 3 win over Boston. Mickey Cochrane’s steady Club rides a 14-4 run, with Hank Greenberg driving in three runs and Schoolboy Rose tossing three-hit ball for six innings. The national slate was affected by rain, postponing the first major league night game in Philadelphia’s schedule against Cincinnati.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Mickey Cochrane
Boston
Red Sox
Schoolboy Rose
Hank Greenberg
Tiger
Deroit
Dusty Rhodes
Cincinnati
Phillies
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cubs
Giants
Charley Root
Leon Chagnon
Kiki Cuyler
Hank Leiber
Pittsburgh
Rabbit Maranville
Bucs
Braves
Maranville
Arky Vaughan
Roman Soldier Tops Illinois Derby Field
Roman Soldier, winner of the Texas derby and a close Kentucky derby contender, headed the field for Aurora's Illinois derby on May 24. He was rated 7 to 5 despite recent signs of lameness. Nine other thoroughbreds entered the $10,000 added race, with Sun Portland, Whichone, Tearcut and Prince Splendor among the contenders.
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Chicago
Roman Soldier
Omaha
Aurora
Silas KB. Mason
Sun Portland
Whichone
Tearcut
Prince Splendor
Sand Cloud
McCarthy
Dark Woman
Blue Armor
Joseph J. G
Mitchell and Eaves Win Auburn Baseball Letters
Auburn awarded varsity letters to fourteen players including Mitchell and Eaves two top Boll Weevil pitchers. Mitch ell from Alexander City and Eaves from Atlanta Ga are among the honorees for the season in the Dixie Amateur circuit context.
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Joe Bob Mitchell
Joel Faves
Auburn
Mitchell
Alexander City
Eaves
Atlanta
J P L Chance Acquitted After Fourth Trial
Blountstown Florida AP reports J P L Chance was acquitted in his fourth trial for the slaying of R J Flanders after two mistrials and a prior conviction that the state Supreme Court set aside, prompting a new trial.
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Blountstown
Fla
J. P. L Chance
R. J. Flanders
State Supreme Court
Canzoneri Regains Lightweight Crown In Ambers Win
Tony Canzoneri defeats Lou Ambers in a 15 round fight to reclaim the lightweight title and cement his legacy as a multi division champion. He outmaneuvered Ambers with conservational pacing and a cool approach, turning Ambers’ energy into a missed offense while conserving his own leg power.
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Tony Canzoneri
Lou Ambers
Canzoneri
Tony
Barney Ross
New York Boxing Commission
Canzoner-Ambers
Ring
Ross
Barney
Ambers
Lou
Ivan
New Orleans
Pepper Martin Stars as Cardinals Pound Brooklyn
Aspirated Press reports Pepper Martin of the Cardinals pounding Brooklyn pitching for three hits and three runs including the winning tally. Hank Greenberg drives in three, knocks in eighth homer as Tigers top Red Sox. Charley Root of the Cubs holds Giants to three hits in five innings of relief.
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Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Bill Swift
Pirates
Boston
Hank Greenberg
Tigers
Red Sox
Charley Root
Cubs
Giants
Friday a year ago in golf and baseball
Friday a year ago Johnny Goodman, U S Open champion, was eliminated in the fifth round of the British amateur with W Lawson Little Jr and George T Dunlap Jr the only American survivors. Three years ago Babe Ruth hit No 11 and Lefty Gomez struck out 13 in the Yankees win over the Athletics. Five years ago Ruth set a record eight homers in six straight games, boosting the season total to 14. Cornell swept a regatta with Harvard and Syracuse at Thiea.
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W. Lawson Little Jr
George T. Dunlap Jr
Babe Ruth
Lefty Gomez
Yankees
Ruth
Cornell
Harvard
Syracuse
Jacobs Hopes Narrowed to Singles in French Net Title
Paris May 24 AP Helen Jacobs must win singles to claim the French championships as US doubles hopes fade after Jacobs and Mme Rene Mathieu suffered an upset to Adeline Yorke and R M Hardwick. American Doroth y Andrus and Wilmer Hines face tough draws in doubles and Hines meets Alexandre Goldwyn in the first singles round.
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Paris
Helen Jacobs
United States
Mme
Rene Mathieu
Adeline Yorke
R. M. Hardwick
Miss Jacobs
America
Dorothy Andrus
Stamford
Victoy
Invaders
Hines
Alexandre Goldwyn
France
Little Clutches For Semi finals Of Title Search
St Anne s On The Sea May 24 AP William Lawson Little Jr the San Francisco shot maker reached the semi finals of the British amateur golf championship defending his title. He defeated George L Henriques 6 and 4 in a brisk quarter final contest. Little closed out with a burst of sub par golf on the back nine and would have finished on the 13th green if Henriques had not rallied with a 30 foot birdie putt for a great half. Little faced ups and downs but played superb golf while missing luck on the greens. Dr William Tweddell another 1927 champ eliminated his close friend as the competition continued.
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ST. Ann
S-On-The-Sea
Eng
Wiliam Lawson Little, Jr
San Francisco
Prestwick
Little
George L
Henriques
William Tweddell
Deadly slugging marks all tilts in Southern Loop
Heavy hitting and Alexander Hooks debut at first base for the Atlanta Crackers highlighted Southern Association play. Atlanta beat Birmingham 5 to 3 to widen its lead as Hooks collected four singles in four at bats filling in for injured Harry Taylor.
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Associated Press
Alexander Hooks
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Smokies
Pels
Atlanta
Birmingham
Hooks
Harry Taylor
Faurot Accuses Schools of Inducements to Players
In Columbia Missouri May Coach Don Faurot faults Northwestern Tulsa and Centenary for offering inducements to high school athletes including scholarships and jobs. He cites four Iowa or Kansas area players and says one applicant was rejected by a faculty committee. Opposing coaches Daniel Parker Jack Chevigny deny the charges while noting possible past offers.
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Don Faurot
University of Missouri
Northwestern
Tiversities
Centenary
George Washington Univert
Faurot
Outstate
Kinasouri
To Faurot
Kenneth L
Tug
Wilson Keetor
Athlet University
North
Schi
Curtis Parker
Jack Chevigny
Texas
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