Pirates Defeat Boston Braves Johnson Is Sick
Pirates defeat the Boston Braves 4-3 as Waner brothers drive in all Pirate runs. Phillies beat Cubs 2-1 with Pinky Whitney's bases loaded single in ninth. Giants win 3-1 after three homers. Robins topple Reds 12-8 in a 10th inning burst. Yankees rally past White Sox 7-6 with Meusel’s grand slam in 10th. Heilmann hits two homers as Tigers down Red Sox 8-4. Johnson absent due to influenza as Senators crush Indians 12-5. Weather rain idle in Philadelphia and St. Louis.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
Yesterday results include Pittsburgh 4 Boston 3, Philadelphia 2 Chicago 1, Brooklyn 12 Cincinnati 3, New York 4 St Louis 1. Today matchups feature St Louis at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at New York Cincinnati at Philadelphia with rain affecting Philadelphia and St Louis games.
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Amateur Title At Madison Square Garden Tonight
New York May 7 The national amateur heavyweight boxing championship is at stake tonight at Madison Square Garden Ralph Ficucello winner up in Boston meets Charles Hanson Astoria NY for the title once held by Elmer Howard New Haven Conn who was disqualified after winning for illegal registration Berlin war book Nothing New On The Western Front sold 200000 copies in four weeks and follows the experience of a 20 year old German soldier
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WVU Plebes Meet Pitt Freshmen Move to May 18
West Virginia University officials announced the plebe track meet with the University of Pittsburgh freshmen has been moved to May 18 and will be held with the West Virginia Scholastic meet finals on Mountaineer Field. The Little Mountaineers will have two dual meets this spring and state tilts resume with practice for the Pitt Panthers.
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Kentucky Derby lore and 3-year-old hopefuls at Louisville
The piece recalls Churchill Downs history ahead of the May 18 Kentucky Derby. It notes 159 entries, $25 entry fee, $500 starting purse, and $40,000 to the winner from a $50,000 association pool. It mentions Reigh Count’s 194 last year, past Derby distances, and betting practices including stable-entry wagering and coupled entrants.
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Pyles Racers Race Onward In Cross Country Derby
Holdenville Oklahoma May 7 Johnny Salo Passaic New Jersey led nearly two hours behind Pete Gavuzzi England in the C C Pyle cross country derby after the 52 mile leg to Coalgate Salo cut Gavuzzi lead to 1 56 20 over 60 mile Muskogee run in 8 06 40 finishing first Gavuzzi was third Umek Trieste Italy second in elapsed time leaderboard shows Gavuzzi 243 52 42 Salo 245 48 12 Umek 267 55, two others listed with times and homes in New York New Jersey Ontario and Australia.
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Baseball clubs drop annual most valuable player award
In Cleveland on May 7 managers from American League clubs agreed to end the yearly choice of a most valuable player. The session, led by league president E Butag nard, debated the practice as demoralizing and unfair. The discussion touched on key players including Gabby Hartnett and others, with reports of medical treatment for injuries and broader league concerns.
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Gehrig Near .400 Mark With Two Hits In Chicago
In Chicago Lou Gehrig led the major league Big Six batting chase by collecting two hits in three at bats to push his average close to .400. Goose Goslin of the Senators moved into second place with three hits in five at bats, edging Horns.
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Tolley Leads British Open After Qualifying Round
Tolley the British amateur opened a lead with a two day total of 150 at Guilane as 240 players began the final 18 holes. Havers and Hagen trailed in the early stages with Robson and Barnes close behind, while Oxford student R D Matheison thrilled fans with a hole in one at Muirfield the first since 1920.
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Tennis stars sail for Europe to begin Davis Cup invasion
New York reports Bill Tilden and Francis T Hunter will depart on the Aquitania for an extensive tour of Europe. They will compete in major tournaments abroad as part of the United States Davis Cup effort. Chicago hosts two national YMCA volleyball championships this week with both open and veterans events.
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Stansbury Abandons Hopes Of Collegiate Track Meet
Morgantown May 7 Director of Athletics H A Stansbury announced that the first annual state collegiate track and field meet will not be held this year due to poor response from West Virginia colleges. A dual meet with West Virginia Wesleyan College at Buckhannon is set for Saturday. He foresees a 1930 start and has written to college athletic directors urging support for a full state meet next year to promote track and field across the state.
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Los Angeles Club Ends Free Admission for Women
A Los Angeles club votes to discontinue the practice of admitting women free to ball games on Tuesdays Saturdays and Sundays, ending a longstanding local policy.
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Fights Last Night Across Cities Reported Wins
Boxing results from Wheeling and Newcastle and New York show Eddie O Dowd, How ard Mayberry, Tony Herre io Chicago, and Benny Bass among winners. Blood selling drives activity in Long Beach as 300 residents join the transfusion trade.
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Overnight News Roundup From Washington to New Haven
The bulletin surveys a series of brief items: a Washington itinerary guest jailed, a balloon race disappearance in Pittsburgh and Detroit Times, a Navy landing on Prince Edward Island, Rep De Priest naming two Negro candidates for Annapolis and one for West Point, a federal attorney in New York seeking London testimony transcripts on the Vestris disaster, Perry W. Howard resigning as assistant US attorney general, counsel for Rep Michaelson aiming to quash a liquor law indictment, and Yale sophomore Gerald B. Kramer drowning in New Haven.
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Governor candidate named in Far Island Post list
Far Island Post notes Col Arthur W. Little of New York as a potential governor general candidate. The report mentions several international incidents and political unrest including a speedboat accident on Lake Housatonic, Lithuania's Premier Waldemaras escaping an attack, riots around Basra, and a forecast of violent earthquakes.
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Berkeley Springs elects mayor and city officials
Dr. T S Coughlan won the Berkeley Springs mayoral race over Raymond Hunter by 232 to 89 votes. Wesley Johnson was elected recorder. Councillors named were C P Ambrose Gayne Elwood Hovermale John H Phillips and others. Also notes on pasture management and calf crop percentages.
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