Troy Aggregation Romps Over Weevils In Dixie Amateur Clash
Troy hammered the Bull Weevils 16 to 1 in a Dixie Amateur league game at Wiregrass stadium, dominating both on offense and defense. Pitcher Perkins led Troy with multiple hits including a homer in the ninth, while Trojan fielders turned a pivotal infield play and posted an errorless effort.
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Boll Weevil
Eufaula
Dixie
Happy Campbell
Troy
Wiregrass Stadium
Weevils
Ozark
Cardinals
Abbeville
Henry
Union Springs
Dothan
Trojans
Perkina
Cambell
University of Alabama
Trojan
Campbell
Bouska
McLeod
Jim Whatley
Perkins
Kirk
Gilbert
Walters
Joe Bob Mitchell
Auburn
Bedient
Alabama
Scalzi
Crackers Extend Flag Chase Lead On Hooks Double
Alex Hooks delivered a tenth inning double after arriving from Philadelphia to push the Atlanta Crackers past Birmingham 2 to 1 and maintain a two and a half game lead over Memphis in the Southern Association. Memphis beat Nashville 3 to 2 and Knoxville blanked New Orleans 3 to 0 as Chattanooga beat Little Rock 2 to 1.
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Associated Press
Alex Hooks
Philadelphia Athletics
Atlanta Crackers
Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Hooks
Sheriff Harris
Crackers
Memphis Chicks
Nashville
Knoxville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Bill Schmidt
Abie White
Barons
Schmidt
White
Willie Duke
Vols
Andy Reese
John Lanning
Charlotte
N. C
Alex McColl
Abbeville Sox Triumph 7 4 Over Union Springs in Dixie Amateur League
Abbeville Red Sox, led by Bully Hitchcock, opened a five run third inning and held Union Springs scoreless until the eighth. Bowen led Abbeville with three safeties in five trips, while Howell White Pickup and Hitchcock added two singles each. Union Springs managed four runs on nine hits, with Wilson and Stewart pacing the losers.
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Ozark
Nixon
Fiwo
George
Cardinals
Eufaula
Rhe Eufaula
Deremus
Stokes
Smith and Stephenson
George and
Casey
Abbeville
Union Springs
Hitchcock
Abeville
Pickup
Wilson
Stewart
Governors
North Carolina Acts Ban College Haze Practices
A 1913 North Carolina General Assembly law makes hazing of college students a crime. The bill targets fraternities and student groups engaging in hazing activities, imposing penalties for offenders and warning institutions to enforce anti hazing policies.
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General Assembly of
North Carolina
Fitzsimmons Maintains Two Year Old and Three Year Old Lead
Sonny Jim Fitzsimmons trains White Cockade to stretch his three straight wins including the Youthful Stakes at Jamaica. The Jamaica based conditioner already boasts Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner Gallant Fox and faces Wise Counselor duo Wise Duke and Deathers ter as rivals. White Cockade owned by Orden Phipps, trains on Jamaica’s windswept shores, while Cox at Goshen and Wheatley stables loom large in parimutuel circles.
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Sonny Jim Fitzsimmons
Hhe
Omaha
Tithe
Alona
Jamaica
Fitzsimmons
Fizsimmons
Gallant Fox
White Corkade
Sunny Dim Casabs
Gallant Pox
Idie Valn
Try
Diavale
Wise Duke
Deitherster
Havre de Grace
Wise Counselor
Orden Phipps
H. C. Phipps
Ogden Mills
Wheatley Stables
Hine Prass
Jamaica Hay
Long Island
Walter Cox
Wizard trainer Pap guides horse to prime race effort
By Pap a wizard at bringing a horse into place carefully so the runner is primed for his best effort. He has trained horses for racing since 1895, starting as a jockey then switching to training and owning after a few years. Fitzsimmons also handles the stables of William Wentward, owner of Omals, and Howard Maxwell.
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Aolace
Fitzsimmons
William Wentward
Oaf the Mighty Omals
Howard Maxwell
Vaughan Pirates Lead National League Slate Inning Rally
Unclear OCR fragment outlines Vaughan leading Pirates with hits and scored runs. lists players Ott Stolen bases and pitching notes for Giants and Cardinals amid mixed batting and home run tallies. Mentions Rodgers and multiple teams including Dodgers White Sox Tigers Athletics Red Sox Yankees Mariners.
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Fating Vaughan
Pirates
Martin
Maras
Ars Rinse - Vaughen
AR Moad Ciek
Cardinals
Rimas
Myers
Reds
Ween
Bordaparay
Dodgers
Castleman
Gians
Parmelee
Giants
Johnson
Athletics Walker
Tigers
White Sox
Radcliff
Athletics
Greenberg
Gehringer
Cane
R. Ferreil
Red Sox
Dickey
Yankees
Gosln
Cronin
R. Johnson
Yankete
Ase
First Ball Game Under Arcs Goes Well For Majors
The first night baseball game in major league history in Cincinnati drew 20 422, Roosevelt’s floodlighting, fireworks, and a 2 1 Reds win over the Phillies. Billy Myers doubled and connected twice, while the Reds’ pitchers held Philadelphia to four hits. Other notable early performances included Schumacher's four hit shutout of the Cubs and Newsom blanking the White Sox. The standings saw the Indians rise to second after a 12 2 win over the Athletics, while the Browns beat the Yankees 6 2 on late homers by Pepper and Burns.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Cincinnati
Roosevelt
Washington
Reds
Phillies
Joe Bowman
Jim Bivin
Philadelphia
Paul Derringer
Billy Myers
Billy Sullivan
Harlan Pool
Bill Campbell
al Todd
Mickey Haslin
Philly
Cub
Roy Henshaw
New York
Brooklyn
Dizzy Dean
Cardinals
Les Munns
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Boston
Rupert Thompson
Indians
Glen Myatts
Willie Kamm
Athletics
Browns
Yankees
Ray Pepper
Jack Burns
Stars of the Day Hit in Early Baseball Games
JOF and VOSMIK led Indians with five hits in six at bats, while HAL SCHUMACHER and GUS MANCUSO powered Giants to a 13-0 win. Reynolds and Ruch er contributed for Red Sox and Dodgers, Newsom impressed in Washington debut, Waner drove in runs for Pirates, Pepper homered for Browns, Derringer outpitched Bowman for Reds.
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Jof
Vosmik
Indians
Thiladelphia
Hal Schumacher
Gus Mancuso
Giants
Schumacher
Cubs
Mancuso
Carl Reynolds
Red
Braves
Ray Pepper
Browns
Yankees
Paul Derringer
Reds
Joe Bowman
Phil Nes
Baseball results in Dixie Amateur League scores
Troy defeated Dothan 14 to 1 as Abbeville beat Union Springs 7 to 4 and Ozark edged Eufaula 9 to 7 in Dixie Amateur League play.
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Troy
Dothan
Abbeville
Union Springs
Ozark
Eufaula
Baseball scores from Southern and American leagues
Knoxville defeats New Orleans 3 0 and Chattanooga bests Little Rock 5 1 in the South while Washington trounces Chicago 10 5 in the American League. St Louis wins 6 3 over New York and Boston tops Detroit 8 3. Cleveland bashes Philadelphia 12 2. New York 13 Chicago 0. Brooklyn 5 St Louis 3. Pittsburgh 7 Boston 1. Cincinnati 2 Philadelphia 1.
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Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
New York
Boston
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
St. Louie
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
DIXIE
Pet
Abbeville
Atlanta
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashville
Te Eae
Birmingham Ae
New Orleans
Little Rock Ee
Krroxvilla Ooo
Seeee
Wol
Cleveland Crocs
New York Tree
Rae Ee
Aseey
Ena
Ewww Ee
Washington Tre Bt
Eee
Lewis .O
Cee Cesses
Chicara
Breoklyn
Sceeres ii
West Coast Star Plans Comeback After Breakdowns
Alice Marble, recovering from a nervous breakdown and sun stroke suffered before the Wightman Cup in England, trains in Los Angeles for a return to competition. Ranked third among U S women last year, she aims to be a mainstay of the cup squad this season once in form.
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England
Alice Marble
Los Angeles
U. S
Ice Cream Saved After Canbury Candy Store Fire
Fire destroyed a Canbury candy shop interior on May 25. Firemen surveyed the wreckage and found two freezers of perfectly good ice cream still inside, the refrigerating unit continuing to function through the blaze.
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Canbury
Conn
Fast take off peanish fork dynamite snake incident
In Utah May 25 AP reports William Lloyd lit dynamite sticks in a deep ditch and began to run. He disappeared from the ditch and his coworkers said he merely popped up and escaped with no clear explanation of how he got out.
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Peanish Fork
Utah
William Lloyd
Lloyd
Dean Blankenship fights dogs. kitten saved
In Kasias May 25 AP report Dean Blankenship, age three, and his pet kitten faced two attacking dogs. The boy defended the kitten and routed the dogs before his mother, Mrs Claude Blankenship, took him to a physician who closed a wound on his face with six stitches.
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Hiwatha
Kas
Dean Blankenship
Dean
Claude Blankenship
Lon Chaney to Meet Memphis Terror on Mat Card
Terrible Lon Chaney the ana duck farmer will return to the local mat in a feature match against Dick Mickey McQuire, the Memphis terror. The bout, best two of three falls with a two hour limit, headlines a weekly pro card staged by the American fan. Chaney, once Indiana farm life, built a top wrestling body through constant training. A semi final pits Barney Lobby of Creek, Mich., against Don C. the Spaniard in a best two out of three falls match. Officials expect one of the season’s largest crowds as the opener is set for 8 o clock.
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Lon Chaney
Ana Duck Farmer
Mickey McQuire
Memphis Terror
Chaney
Indiana
Wres
Barney
Creek
Mich
Don C
al Rek
Revival of minor league baseball spreads wide
Minor League revival efforts across the nation show teams in 31 states with representation from major league affiliates. Michigan and Massachusetts boast reserive clubs while Detroit, Boston and St Louis affiliates appear in the scene. Missouri, Kansas City, St Joseph, Joplin, Springfield and Portageville figure in various circuits alongside Pennsylvania, Texas and others supporting multiple leagues.
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Durham
N. C
Somures
Minogue Baseball
Beneft
Michigan
Mahusetts
Detroit Tigers
Boston
Braves
Red Sox
Missouri
Kansas City
St. Joseph
Joplin
Springfiel
Cal
Portageville
St. Cards
Browns
Pennsylvania
Phillies
A's
Texas
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Hahlem
Atheletes Muder
Toy
Pothan
Whatley
Booter
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Kaley
Powell
Laurie
Mitchell
Wattery
Balk
Hutson
Walker
Massengale
Smith
Howater
Massengalerf
Sealz
Watters
C Perkins
Speigner Bros. ‘Dothan Marble Wes
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Brooklyn Dodger
Fitcher
NEW York Yamkees
Ren
Pap
Learcue
Ascostered
Johnny Hannon
W. H. Stubblefield
Richt
Dick Lever
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