Gehrig hits four homers in one game for Yankees
Lou Gehrig belted four home runs in a single game against the Athletics, a feat unmatched in modern major league history. The Yankees won 20 to 13, with Ruth, Combs, Lazzeri also homering, and several team and league marks set by the slugfest. The Athletics also connected, tying records as part of a record-setting slugging night.
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Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Athletics
Ed Delehanty
Phillies
Robert Lowe
Boston Nationals
Lou
George Earnshaw
Leroy Mahaffey
Babe Ruth
Earle Combs
Tony Lazzeri
Mickey Cochran
Jimmy Foxx
Yanks
Brooklyn
Foxx
Ruth
Lazzeri
Leaders in Baseball Leave Mark on League Totals
OCR yields scattered names from MLB history including Ruth Gehrig Foxx Goslin Ferrell Campbell Wilson and other stars associated with Yankees Athletics Browns Dodgers Cubs Pirates Phillies Cardinals Giants in a mixed league totals list. Grand totals appear but details are fragmented across teams and players.
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Ruth
Foxx
Athletics
Ocrane
Lagzers
Ferrell
Indians
Campbell
Browns
Goslin
Wilson
Dodgers
Cubs
Piet
Pirates
McGraw resigns Giants manager role after 30 years
New York June 4 After thirty years as manager of the New York Giants John Joseph Mc Graw resigns and passes control to 33 year old first baseman William Harold Bill Terry He will stay as vice president and keep stock while assisting Terry health permitting Terry to take full charge of the team Bancroft May Retire To quiet rumors Stoneham announced McGraw signed a new five year contract leaving question who will be Bancroft successor
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New York Giants
John Joseph McGraw
William Harold
Bill) Terry
McGraw
Giants
Terry
Charles A. Stonehan
Rogers Hornsby
Rajah
Boston
Bancroft
Stoneham
Dave Bancroft
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Baseball results and standings across leagues
Yesterday's National League games saw Chicago edge Pittsburgh in extras by 6 to 5 and Boston defeat Brooklyn 6 to 5 as several matchups were postponed. Standings list Chicago and Boston leading, with Pittsburgh Cincinnati Brooklyn and New York also shown. American League results include Cleveland over Detroit 3 to 1 and New York over Philadelphia 20 to 13, plus other divisional notes and upcoming matchups. Minor leagues Beckley, Charleston and Johnstown won, while Columbus and St. Paul led their circuits with lopsided scores.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
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Iain
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American high hurdlers set for Olympic clash in Los Angeles
Associatives Sports Editor notes the United States hosts a stellar 110 meter hurdles field for the Los Angeles Olympics. Percy Beard, Jack Keller, Gene Record, George Saling, and Lee Sentman lead a strong lineup as Scandinavians challenge. Beard favored with size and stride, Keller noted for powerful flights, while Kinsey and Atkinson historic rivals frame the era.
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United States
Percy Beard
Jack Keller
Ohio State
Gene Record
Harvard
George Saling
Iowa
Lee Sentman
Ilinois
Ted Meredith
Earl Thomson
Dartmouth
U.S. A
Amsterdam
Sten Petterson
Lord David Burghley
England
Beard
Keller
Kinsey
Olympic 110 Meter Hurdles Champions List
A historical listing of Olympic 110 meter hurdles winners by year and country from 1896 to 1929, including noted times and world records. Notable entries include Kraenzlein U S A 0.16, Schule U S A 1904, Weightman-Smith South Africa 1928 semi final record, and Wennstrom Sweden 1929 world mark 14.4 seconds.
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Canada
Harry Hillman
Dan Kinsey
Ilinois
Steve Atkinson
South Africa
Atkinson
Steve Anderson
Washington
Scu
Weighman Smith
Weinstrom
Sweden
Sjnstedt
Finland
Curtis
U.S. A
Kraenzlein
Schule
Smithson
U.S.A
Kelly
Kinsey
S. Africa
Weightman-Smith
BE. Wennstrom
Giants Name Terry Manager As Bancroft Questioned
Memphis Bill Terry will take charge of the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds today amid uncertainty over Bancroft's future with the club. Terry said the matter isn’t settled but hinted Bancroft could stay if he wished, while stressing one boss is enough to lead the team. Terry, a former 1930 NL batting champion, brings managerial hope after replacing John Kelly and embracing the pennant race despite a slow start.
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McGraw
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Jim Bottomley
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Buckhannon Nine To Play Grafton Here On Athletic Field
Grafton B and C nine travels to Philipp today to face Buckhannon on the Athletic Field diamond in a Friday afternoon game at 3 o'clock. The bill includes a three cent rate on first class mail and other proposed taxes as noted in the senate schedule.
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Buckhannon
Baltimore & Ohio
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Barbour County
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Mills
Revenue Bill Speeds Along to Approval
Washington reports the billion dollar revenue measure moving toward approval as Congress blends taxes to meet 1933 budget needs. The pact includes a 12.5 percent corporate rate for consolidated returns and keeps tariff items on oil, coal, copper, and lumber, with passage anticipated early next week.
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Ways and Means Committee
Judge names three receivers for Consolidation Coal Company
Judge William E. Baker names three receivers for Consolidation Coal Company in a Northern District of West Virginia case following petitions in several federal courts. Receivers will manage coal lands mining properties and seven mines, with a bond of 100000 dollars. The suit, filed by holders of company obligations, involves Ohio Maryland Pennsylvania Virginia and West Virginia properties employing about 9000 workers. Timely actions include receivers for various districts and bonds set at 100000, 200000, and 200000.
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William E. Baker
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West Virginia
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Cansell Coal Company
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Frank R. Lyon
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W. H. Koch
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Hilman Coal & Coke Company
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Pinus
Robert R. Nevin
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Robert C. New York
F. R. Lyon
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Lucky
Lathers Strike Tied Up Pittsburgh War of Wages
Five hundred union lathers and plasterers idle after failing to reach a wage agreement in Pittsburgh. They are locked out, demanding the old wage scale of cents per day, while contractors offer one dollar per hour for an eight hour day.
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Brice Wandless
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