Southeastern coaches prepare players for 1934 season
Atlanta AP dispatch notes Southeastern Conference coaches drill players hard as opening games approach. Auburn selects Bennie Fenton and Mil Morris to start at ends for the Birmingham Southern opener, while Kentucky under Chet Wynne reviews past kickoff returns as part of lineup planning.
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Francis Carpenter
Atlanta
Auburn
Jack Meagher
Bennie Fenton
Mil Jard
Matt) Morris
Birmingham Southern
Montgomery
Morris
Chet Wynne
Kentucky
Major League Leaders AP American League Facts
The Associated Press lists leaders from yesterday’s games in the American League. Gehrig and Gehringer lead batting and runs respectively with .359 and 126. Gehrig also tops RBIs at 161 while Gehrig and Gehringer near the hits lead. Greenberg and Gehringer pace doubles, final tallies show Chapman and Manush tied in triples.
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Yankees
Gehringer
Tigers
Werber
Red Sox
Trosky
Indians
Greenberg
Chapman
Manush
Senators
Foxx
Athletics
Fox
Gomez
Rowe
Wildcats Drill Hard On Defense In Spring Practice
Wynne drills Wildcats on defense after punting sessions as Riley, Millard Howell, Joe Riley, Roy White and Angelich show promise in passing and running for Crimson. Vanderbilt’s Harry Gufee sidelined a week with knee injury. McGugin’s Josh Cody reports good squad health overall. Florida Gators have an hour skirmish with improved line blocking. Tennessee suffers two more injuries as Vaughan Bailey and Needham sit out. LSU watches Rock Reed groomed as right wing back while Jess Fatheree heals. Miss State’s Mac Kechnie pushes ball-handling drills. Tulane punting emphasized. Georgia Tech runs signal drills. Georgia Bulldogs finish scrimmage at mountain camp. Charles Turbeyville elected captain of Georgia. Harry Meahre marks 33rd birthday.
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Wildcats
Wynne
Riley
Alabama
Millard
Dixie) Howell
Joe Riley
Crimson
Roy White
Angelich
Vanderbilt
Harry Gufee
Commodores
Josh Cody
Dan McGugin
Stanley
Florida Gators
Tennessee
Charlie Vaughan
Howard Bailey
Kenneth Needham
Vols
Rock” Reed
Jess Fatheree
MacKechnie
Mississippi State
Tulane
Georgia Tech
Georgia Bulldogs
Charles Turbeyville
Chattanooga
Tenn
Georgia
Harry Mehre
East Meets West Polo Series Opens At Meadow Brook Club
East and West polo aces prepare to start their inter sectional series at Meadow Brook Club after 11 day rain delay. US Polo Association approves the field as playable and safe for players and ponies despite imperfect conditions. Overnight forecasts call for cool, fair weather.
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New York
Meadow Brook Club
United States Polo Association
VOLS UPSET PELS IN SEVENTH FRAME SLUGFEST
Nashville Vols upset New Orleans Pelicans 17 to 11 in a wild seventh inning in Nashville. Hal Stafford pitched for the Vols, Grantham homered in the seventh, Richbourg offered brief, sharp commentary, and the teams prepare for a second game before moving to New Orleans for game three.
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VOLS
Pels
Hal Stafford
Nashville
0. K. Barnes
Associated Press
Tenn
Larry Gilbert
New Orleans Pelicans
Nashville Vols
Southern Association
Ball Park
Gaiehouse
Guatehouse
Fitchers
Moraver Gilbert
Taner Richhoure
Safford
Baseball highlights from a varied AP wire recap
Roy Johnson drove in the winning run for the Red Sox with a sole hit off Newsom against the Browns. Benny Frey blanked the Giants in the opener as Mel Ott collected three hits including a homer in the second game. Schoolboy Rowe shut out the Yankees with six hits and seven strikeouts while driving in a run. Ralph Boyle led Dodgers with three hits and three runs in a Pirates attack. Ralph Winegarner contributed three RBIs in a doubleheader for the Indians as pinch hitter and pitcher. Don Hurst and Phil Collins had four hits each for the Cubs and Phillies in split games, Collins limiting the Cubs to five hits in the nightcap. Bill Dietrich blanked the White Sox with six hits for the Athletics.
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Roy, Johnson
Red Sox
Browns
Newsom
Benny Frey
Reds
Mel Ott
Giants
Frey
Ott
Homer
Schoolboy Rowe
Tigers
Yankees
Ralph Boyle
Dodgers
Pirates
Ralph Winegarner
Indians
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Phillies
Buck Newsom
Roy Johnson
Boston
Athletics
Philadelphia
Washington
Bill Dietrich
A‘s
White Sox
Cleveland
Senators
Tidework ramps up as Tide readies for Howard tilt
University of Alabama football drills intensify as the Thomasmen enter week three of practice. With classes started, sessions move to afternoons focusing on team play, blocking, tackling, punting, and scrimmage. Tarzan White suffers a leg injury and may miss practice this week.
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Bulldogs
Thomas
Tidesmen
Tarzan White
White
Kangaroo Kicker Return Highlights Dothan Wrestling Card
The veteran Frank Buresh known as the Kangaroo Kicker returns to the Dothan program to face Harry Davidson in a two hour limit feature. Toots Estes, Elk City ace, clashes with Elmer Guthrie in the one hour melee lineup. Buresh last appeared here in October, left for Nebraska, and now resumes his strong Alabama circuit run.
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American Legion
Dothan
Baresh
Harry Davidson
Sullivan
Ind
Squai
Toots” Estes
Elk City
Okla
Elmer Guthrie
Trish
Salt Lake City
Utah
Tuffy Cleet
Detroit
Matman
Buresh
Nebraska
Mississippi River
Alabama
Front Wheel Spring Inventor Unveils Bicycle Upgrade
Floydada Texas reports that Bus ter Davidson created an extra front fork and spring system to provide his bicycle with individual front wheel springing.
Al Lopez's breakfast ritual linked to hitting streaks
Brooklyn catcher Al Lopez keeps a fixed breakfast after a good day at the plate, repeating the same meal until a hitless streak begins, a habit noted by AP from Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
al Lopez
Tigers Gain Command as They Shut Out Yankees Again
The Detroit Tigers extended their margin in the American League pennant race by defeating the New York Yankees twice more and shutting them out in both games. Amid multiple games across the league, the Tigers moved to a 12 game lead, needing only two decisions or four more victories to clinch.
Missouri Relief Recipients Climb in June 1934
A total of 349000 persons received relief in Missouri in June 1934, an increase of 77000 over the same month in 1933.
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Missouri
Guards to Start in Opening Auburn Birmingham Southern Game
Auburn announces Captain Mike Welch and Sam McCroskey will start at guard in the opener with Birmingham Southern at Crampton Bowl in Montgomery. Welch, a 106 pound senior from Atlanta, and McCroskey, a 182 pound Birmingham sophomore, bring defensive strength and aggressive play as Auburn prepares for Norman Houston Mussolini Levi Fred Gillam Everette McAllister and Collins Fenton competition for the rest of the season.
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Gadsden
Alabama Poly
Birmingham Southern
Jack Meagher
Tigers
Panthers
Cramton Bowl
Montgomery
Auburn
Poly
Mike Welch
Atlanta
Sam McCroskey
Birmingham
Woodlawn
Welch
McCroskey
Welch and
Meagher
Norman Houston
Fred Gillam
Everette McAllister
Collins Fenton
Drake Field
Plainsmen
Loflin and Fenton Named Captains in Team Roster Note
The record lists Wesley Loflin at right tackle and Bennie Fenton as alternate captain, with left side designation noted as part of the lineup details. The fragment confirms leadership roles and positions within the squad.
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Wesley Loflin
Bennie Fenton
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