Washington Team Climbs to Third as A's and Yankees Surge
The Washington Senators rose to third place in the American League pennant race after a 5-4 win over Cleveland and a strong stretch against top eastern rivals. Sad Sam Jones earned his third straight win while Rube Walberg starred for the Athletics in a 5-2 victory over Chicago, and Lou Gehrig belted his fifth and sixth homers in a 14-2 Yankee rout of St. Louis. Boston beat Detroit 4-3 on a late inning rally. Rain wiped out five National League games.
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Columbus Red Birds Hitting Record Shatters Minneapolis Pitching
The Columbus Red Birds rallied to a 21 to 7 win over the Minneapolis Millers, delivering 27 hits including seven doubles a triple and two homers. Eddie Delker homered and doubled twice Pat Crawford hit his eighth homer while Long George Kelly added two homers for the Millers. Milwaukee beat Louisville 13 to 3 as Shires led with five singles and four RBIs. Kansas City fell 7-6 to Indianapolis with late rallies failing. St. Paul extended its lead with a 3 to 0 win over Louisville.
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Coney Islanders Tie for First with Crub C. N. W.
The Coney Island diamondball team defeated C. N. W. 15 to 4 on a night of strong pitching by Bullis and explosive hitting. Northwestern held scoreless through three frames as Coney Island unloaded ten runs off Bjerksleut. The crowd saw a potential league favorite solidify position near the top of the standings.
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Coney Islanders Win Big as Slugging Drives Victory
Coney Islanders add three in fourth and two more late to reach 15 total as Gillespie and Bjerkset pace the attack. Herb Peterson and Schaefer also homer for Coney Island while Schaefer and Bullis lead a powered game featuring 23 hits for the league leaders.
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New Baseball Has Lost Rabbit Says Cardinal Manager
Boston May 15 After 18 games this season Gubby Street, manager of the Cardinals, says the ball has no rabbit left. He predicts a shift in baseball strategy toward early one run scoring and notes low scores and batting averages in recent games. Street cites a Philadelphia game where line drives halted at the wall and few balls reached the fence.
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Fitzgerald Beats Anderson In Canton Court Bout
Freddy Fitzgerald of Youngstown defeats Eddie Anderson of Chicago in a ten round newspaper decision in Canton Ohio. George Manley of Denver stops Tiger Jack Payne in Omaha in ten rounds.
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Baseball Results and Score Updates
National League games were postponed due to rain. In the American Association, Indianapolis 1 faced Kansas City 6, Columbus 21 defeated Minneapolis 11, and Louisville 3 lost to Milwaukee 11.
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Co-Captains Han and Charr End Era at SD State Track Meet
The 1931 South Dakota Intercollegiate Conference track meet features Han and Charr closing their athletic careers and Sioux Falls College freshman Donid Tanquist making his debut. Han, born in Hawaii to Korean parents, and Charr, born in Korea, are expected to win events while Tanquist, son of missionaries from India, shows rapid progress in sprints and field events under Coach Francis Olsen.
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Wichita Seeks Series Victory Over Pueblo In Comeback Win
Wichita rallied to beat Pueblo 12 to 3 after suffering a 12 game slide breaker. The league leaders pounded Pueblo moundsmen for 18 hits while Denver fell 5th time to Oklahoma City this season. Des Moines snapped a five game skid with a 4 to 2 win over Topeka as St Jaserb tied Omaha series 11 to 2. Don George Buffalo defeats Bibber McCoy in Toronto Ontario match.
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Scalper Netmen Headed to Yankton For Openers
Scalper tennis team travels to Yankton without Swede Mohlgren, four players Hoberts Alex Williamson Henry Williamson and Chay will compete in singles with Roberts and Alex Williamson combining for a doubles team. They aim for their first 1931 victory against the Greyhounds as Prof Woodford Heflin joins the squad. Next week they enter the South Dakotas Intercollegiate conference at Madison.
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Baseball Scoring Summary From Recent Games
Yesterday's stars Lew Gehrig and Charlie Ruffing led with six RBIs including two home runs for the Yankees Fortner held the Browns to four hits all late in the game. Rube Walberg of the A's allowed seven scattered hits as the Athletics beat the White Sox 5-2. Wiley Moore of the Red Sox pitched four innings in relief to protect a victory over the Tigers. Washington secured a 5-4 win over the Indians in a tense late rally.
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College Tracksters To Brookings For Dual Meet
South Dakota conference rivals travel to Brookings for a dual meet as part of the annual state carnival. The event follows a Pierre contest and precedes the eastern loop contests next week with the Tigers hosting and other schools visiting.
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Prep track teams face state climax in rapid sequence
Huron College and Huron High School send squads to Brookings and Pierre for close of the season. Scalpers meet South Dakota State College Freshmen. Tigers clash with Eastern South Dakota peers. Key entries include Syring, Han, Hart, Chart, and fortune among others as state meet berths hinge on regional performances and transportation limits.
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Track Stars Home From Abroad
George Simpson of Ohio State and Harlow Robert of Stanford returned to San Francisco from a three month tour of the antipodes and the Orient. They competed in nineteen track and field meets under the Amateur Athletic Associations of Japan Australia New Zealand and Hawaii.
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Huron Track Team Prepares for Regional Hurdles and Relay Realignment
Niermeyer and E Sherlock will carry the Huron standard in hurdle races as regional placements determine entries. Boyle secures a spot in the half mile, Pederson places second in discus at Pierre, and a squad reorganization shifts the half mile relay lineup to include Niermeyer and Sherlock with Youel and Christian. Both squads depart for regional competition in the morning.
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Cotton Rallies To Lead At Southport Golf
Henry Cotton, young British professional, overcame a previous 77 after a record 68 in his third round to seize a 54 hole lead at Southport with a 25 total, three strokes ahead of Horton Smith of Missouri.
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