National Limiteds Sweep Cincinnati Nine in Doubleheader
National Limiteds blanked Cincinnati twice 6-0 and 9-0 to claim the Memorial Day twin bill as Billy Arnold led the surge with a 500 mile style victory. Heather collected four hits in the opener while Midex added three in the nightcap and Relic and Melchori teamed on the mound to slay the visitors before a large Ye crowd.
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National Limiteds
Cincinnati
Billy Arnold
Grafton
Tom
Heather
Midex
Relic
Melchori
Sting
Capital Horse Shoe Tourney Draws Legal Pressure
Shapiro pressed Muy P for twenty five thousand dollars in attorney fees amid dispute over the Capital Horse Shoe Tourney funding and related obligations.
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Capital
Baseball results from multiple leagues and games
Fairmont defeats Clarksburg 7 to 2 and 6 to 2 in two sets. Cumberland tops Wheeling 2 to 1 while 281 Cumberland beats Wheeling 4 to 1. Johnstown defeats Scottdale 8 to 4 and 11 to 6 in two games. Jeannette beats Charleroi and other NL results show Cincinnati 9 Pittsburgh 1 and 7 to 6, Chicago 2 0, Brooklyn 11 Philadelphia 7 and 11 9, Boston 6 New York 5 in first and second games.
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Clarksburg
Cumberland
Wheeling
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Jenneatte
Charleroi
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Clarkeburg
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Record Crowd Witnesses Classic Racing Event
Youthful Billy Arnold of Chicago, at 23, led two laps and held the lead to win the annual Indianapolis motor race amid a record crowd of about 140000. He earned 952,4150 in prize money and moved into a strong points position in the AAA driving standings. The meet featured a crash filled day with one fatality and multiple injuries among the 8-car field.
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Indianapolis Motor, Speedway
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Shorty
Detroit
Mare Shall
Tudiauspolis
Brooklyn Wins Two Take National Lead
In Memorial Day doubleheaders eight pairs of games were played with only two split results. Brooklyn Robins won both games over Philadelphia 11 to 1 and 11 to 9 to move from a tie for first to a two game lead in the National League.
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Phillies
Major League Leaders and Standings Highlights
Key season leaders include Herman and Robins tied for runs with 43, Robins also co-leading in RBIs with 43 while Frederick and Robins top the hits at 67. Frisch of the Cards leads doubles with 19, Cuyler and English of the Cubs share triples at 6, Wilson of the Cubs has 14 runs, and Cuyler leads stolen bases with 12. In the American League Rice of the Senators batting .404 and runs 46 by Ruth of the Yankees. Simmons of the Athenes has 48 RBIs, Rice again with 67 hits, Cronin of the Senators 16 in Douglas, Combs of the Yankees 7 triples, Ruth with 15 home runs, Rice also 9 stolen bases.
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Yankees
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Cuyler
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Hornsby injures left ankle in slide during game
Chicago May 31 Rogers Hornsby fractured his left ankle in a morning game slide while attempting to reach third on a double. The injury sidelines the star for at least six weeks, altering Chicago Cubs infield moves as Clarence Blair shifts to second base and Elwood English and Clyde Beck fill in at short.
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Riight
Rogers Hornsby
Blair
Joe McCarthy
Elwood English
Lester Bell
Clyde Beck
English
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McCartney
Raja
Orsatti
Sylvester Johnson
F Lasort
Yanks Trade With Detroit Major Baseball Transaction
New York and Detroit completed a five player deal. Waite Hoyt and Mark Koenig were sent to Detroit for Owen Carroll Harry Rice and George Wrestling. Managers Shawkey and Harris cite aging and underperformance as the reason for the move amid a season of mixed results.
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New York Yankees
Yankees
Waite Hoyt
Mark Koenig
Owen Carroll
Harry Rice
George
Hoyt
Koenig
Yankee
Bob Shawkey
Carroll
Wrestling
Bucky Harris
Tigers
Clearing Ho New York May 31 Exchange Totals
Clearing house figures show exchanges of 1.255 billion with balances near 2.0 billion. Weekly exchanges reach 5.429 billion and balances around 844 million.
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Purdy Sticks Top AA Batting Race For Sixth Week
Chicago May 21 Unofficial batting leader in the American Association for six straight weeks is Purdy a heavy hitting out fielder of the Columbus Senators He raised his average from .382 to .407 leading Bey Lebourveau Toledo Roettger St Paul Hoffman Indianapolis Haas St Paul Barnhart Indianapolis Mulreavy Toledo McCann Columbus and McMillan Kansas City among leaders with varied marks.
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Columbus Senators
Bey''Lebourveau
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Roettger
National track finals feature Roosevelt pupil from Dayton
A 26th annual University of Chicago national track meet saw entrants including a Roosevelt High School student from Dayton, Ohio seeking new marks in the finals. Oliver led prelims with a six yard margin in the opening heat. In Morgantown Joe Fan zone, Montgomery Ward pitcher hurled seven no hit innings against Kiwanis. Gene Haustein of Detroit won the 100 mile Memorial Day auto race in Pittsburgh with F. Bianchi second. Haustein finished in 1 hour 29 minutes 40 seconds.
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High School Star Sets 220 Yard Low Hurdles Record
Chicago sport briefs report Amsden Oliver clocks 23.6 seconds in the 220 yard low hurdles to establish a new national high school mark.
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Trojans Favored To End Cardinal Track Reign
Cambridge May 31 Trojans from Southern California appear set to end Stanford Cardinals three year dominance as the Intercollegiate Track and Field Association meets shift from Palo Alto to Los Angeles. Frank Wykoff Hector Dyer and Eddie Tolan head a fast sprint trio while Stanford relies on Eric Krenz and Harlow Robert for weight events. Harvard leads Eastern qualifiers with seven entries as teams vie for top honors.
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Bat Murder Trial Continues on Page
Witnesses describe the Oesterreich home scene in Los Angeles including a quarrel between Mr and Mrs Oesterreich. A man named Landover testified firing at Oesterreich after fearing harm to the woman. Oesterreich died, Landover fled to a secret attic room. Shapiro charged.
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Baseball Scores From Philadelphia and Other Cities
Reported results show Philadelphia beating Washington 7 to 6 and 15 to 11, Detroit defeating Cleveland 5 to 2, New York topping Boston 6 to 5 in the first game and 7 to 3 in the second, Chicago ahead of St. Louis 7 to 4 in the first game and St. Louis 4 to 3 in the second. Schedule lists Detroit at Cleveland, Washington at Philadelphia, Boston at New York, and Chicago at St. Louis.
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Diamond Stars and Others Dominate in Scoring Spree
In a high scoring day, Al Simmons and Jimmy Boxx led the Athletics with two hits each and multiple extra base hits including homers and a triple. Del Rissonotter Robinsin and Charley Root shone for their teams, while George Stiler and Freddy Combs added key late blows. The Braves pulled away with timely ninth inning hits, beating the Giants.
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Rissonotter Robins
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Fight Trial Delayed to Monday in Squire Wittman Court
William Rowell and L G Ellers were set to appear in Squire Wittman’s court Saturday morning on a fight charge but received a continuance until Monday. Powell pleaded not guilty. In the same court three train riders were sentenced to ten days on county roads.
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L. G. Ellers
Squire Wittman
Powell
Correction of clearing house statement figures
A New York correction explains that the exchanges in the clearing house statement dated May 28 should read 1,107,000,000 dollars instead of the previously printed 1,071,000,000 dollars. The amendment clarifies the accurate total.
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Clearing House
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