Reds Win Four-Game Sweep Over Braves In National League
Cincinnati tops Boston 6 to 5 after a four-run fourth inning, eliminating the Braves from their series lead. The game featured Reds hits, three errors, and timely scoring that sealed the win in the western leg of the NL series.
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Leaders and Home Runs in Early Baseball Era
A fragmented list highlights leaders across American and National Leagues with names such as Collins, J Moore, Averill, Terry, Foxx, Ruth, Gehringer, and teams including Cardinals Cubs Indians Giants Athletics Yankees Tigers, indicating top performers of the period.
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Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
National League results list Cincinnati Boston Chicago Brooklyn New York St Louis with St Louis beating New York. American League results include Boston St Louis Cleveland Philadelphia Washington Chicago Detroit New York Boston. Midwest and American Association note several matchups with Columbus Milwaukee Toledo Kansas City and more plus Cubs surge as Grimes, Grimes and Vance mentioned in narrative.
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Burgoo King Wins Kentucky Derby in Dramatic Run
Burgoo King, a son of Bubbling Over, surged to victory in the 58th Kentucky Derby before a 40,000 crowd in Louisville. Jockey Eugene James fired the colt to the front in the stretch, beating Economic by a length with Stepen feldit close behind, as Tick On faltered at the barrier. Col. Edward R Bradley's Idle Hour Farm chalked up its third Derby win in a dozen years.
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Burgoo King Wins Derby In Southern Championship Result
Burgoo King wins the derby amid missteps by rivals and a strong ovation for Colonel Bradley as Governor Laffoon presents the trophy. The race featured 20 starters and net earnings of 52,350 for the winner, with Economic and Stepenetc among notable placers. Awards also go to high school students and Jane Lois Ryan for a national examination.
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Oklahoma Boy Wins World Court Prize
New York May 9. Robert Spencer Whitlow a 17 year old high school senior from Tulsa Oklahoma wins the first prize in the sixth national competitive examination for high school students the prize covers a prize trip to Europe.
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Rupp Breaks Geneva Records in Weight Events
Two escapees from the Training School for Boys in Washington return to their sheriff in Mays, seeking to surrender due to hunger. In Beaver Falls Geneva College standout Henry Rupp from Grafton High has set three records in weight throwing at Geneva, surpassing former marks and drawing praise as the premier weight thrower since Hubbard.
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Ole swimming holes in use in Tygarts Valley
Warm weekend draws crowds to Tygarts Valley river swimming holes at Grafton Park and other sites as boys and girls enjoy the early dip. Highways jammed with traffic though no serious accidents reported. several minor collisions and bumps noted. Temperature climbed into the 80s under a blazing sun before a cooling shower.
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Ryerson Heir Found Shot Dead at Lake Forest Estate
Donald Ryerson, 48, chairman of Joseph T. Ryerson & Son Inc., steel maker, was found dead from a gunshot at his Lake Forest home. His wife, Isabelle McGinniss Ryerson, discovered a note urging her to take her life before locating the body on a beach near the mansion. A pistol with one fatal shot was found nearby.
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Scorched Smith and Symbolic Rescue Near Crow Reservation
Scorched Smith and companions with hay for relief of elk and cattle encounter a blizzard. They locate a cave and decipher strange hieroglyphics that lead to the Crow Indian Reservation and a submission of a pictorial writing to Chic Fiuier Claud- Aree.
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Beaumont Captures Two From Maple Ave Nine
The Beaumont nine defeated the Maple Avenue diamond team by a high score of 15 to 5. Beaumont hitters supplied a homer as the team won the second meeting after also prevailing 12 to 5 in the first game.
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Adele Astaire Weds Lord Cavendish in Devonshire Ceremony
Adele Astaire, 31, married Lord Charles Cavendish, three years her junior, at an exclusive ceremony held at an ancestral Devonshire home. The event joined one of England’s noted families with the American dancer, who had long advocated marrying a younger partner.
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