Boonemen Open Park Dedication with 7 1 Victory
Willis Park dedication feature as Judge Landis throws first ball with Bramham behind the bat. The Pointers rout Goodhmen 7 to 1 behind Miller a strong six innings with five hits allowed. Boone injures leg but homer and three runs salvage day before sub in Perritt. Pointers meet twins again today and tomorrow.
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Kennesaw M. Landis
William G. Bramham
Piedmont League
Willis Park
Goodhmen
Landis
Bramham
Derham
Henderson
Miller
Dan Boone
Tankersley
Walters
Perritt
Eg Ieee
Pataer
Deven
Menven
Mmige
BO Wees Peter
High Pont
Gooch
Ranval
Boone
Ford
Husta
Mitchell
Townsend
Farrell Aims For Second U S Open Title At Oakmont
John Joseph Farrell repeatedly chased major wins since 1920 at Oakmont and abroad. The Quaker Ridge pro battled Bobby Jones in 1927 and Hagen in Britain, finishing strong and entering the 1929 U S Open with clear championship hopes.
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New York
John Joseph Farrell
J. J. McDermott
Johnny Farrell
Jim
Siwanoy Club
Tom Kerrigan
Alex Smith
Mike Brady
Farrell
Oakmont
Bobby Jones
Quaker Ridge
Atlanta
United States
Walter Hagen
Pirates Rally Past Brooklyn as Dodgers Fall Short
The Pirates upend Brooklyn 8 to 2 at Forbes Field, snapping a skid and staying in first place by percentage. Meanwhile the Cardinals and Giants posted wins, and the Yankees kept pressure on the Athletics in a tight AL pennant race with strong hitting and solid pitching across multiple games.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Pirates
Forbes Field
Robins
Dave Bancroft
Cardinals
Phillies
Hal Hard
Giants
Cincinnati
Fred Fitzsimmons
Hoosier
Reds
Clan McGraw
Pittsburgh
Cubs
George Pipgras
Browns
Major League Leaders Update Including June 11
National league leaders include O Doul .387 with Phillies for batting and Frisch 76 hits with the Cardinals. Hafey 60 RBIs and Frisch 18 doubles lead, Hafey and Klein tied with 15 homers, Cuyler 13 steals. Grimes of Pittsburgh has 10 wins. American league leaders list Foxx .407, Gehringer 50 runs and 77 hits, Simmons 62 RBIs, Johnson 21 doubles, Combs 7 triples, Gehrig 14 homers. Metzler and Miller pace steals. Rommel of Athletics unbeaten 65 0.
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O’doul
Phillies
Doubit
Cards
Hafey
Frisch
Klein
Cuyler
Cubs
Grimes
Pirates
American
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Simmons
Johnson
Combs
Yanks
Gehrig
Metzler
White Sox
Miller
Rommel
Piedmont and Beast Carolina League Matchups Listed
Salisbury faces Durham Henderson meets Greensboro Winston plays High Point in Piedmont League action. Beast Carolina League features Wilmington at Winston Goldsboro at Fayetteville Greenville at Rocky Mount. National League games include Boston at St Louis Brooklyn at Cincinnati New York at Pittsburgh and Philadelphia at Chicago.
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Durham
Winston-Salem
High Point
Salisbury
An. Henderson
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Rocky Mount
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Fayetteville
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New York
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Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
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American Assotation Club
Kansas City Chase
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Toledo
Columbus
Piedmont League
Henderson
Winston
Beast Carolina League
Goldsboro
National League
AMERICAN LEAGUE SCHEDULE LISTING
St. Louis at New York Chicago at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington.
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New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Southern Association Football Pairings Drafted
Matchups listed include Memphis at Mobile, Birmingham at Nashville, Little Rock at New Orleans, and Atlanta at Chattanooga as the scheduled games.
South Atlantic League Matchups List
Knoxville visits Macon while Asheville plays Augusta Columbia meets Greenville and Charlotte travels to Spartanburg in a split schedule of league games.
Twins Beat Durham Bulls In Seventh Straight Win
Winston Salem tops Durham 2 to 0 as Roy Sullivan allows four hits and the Twins connect for three. Durham errors and a walk prove costly while Whit ted scores a run and Forrest bats in another for Winston Salem.
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Twins
Durham Bulls
Roy Sullivan
Bulls
Durham
Durham Ab
Wee
T. i
Banawey
Whitted
Williston
Perry
Bryan
Say Mvane
Tiassen
Whiteman
Bulives
R. Sfutram
Forrest
Wolfe
Williamson
Sullivan
Junior Legion team holds first practice in the city
Seventy five boys attended the initial practice and tryouts for the American Legion representative junior baseball team on the high school diamond. W W Lewis and Captain Bunn Dunn directed drills as the squad eyes its first game Saturday at 12 30 against the strong employed boys team. Practice continues daily 4 to 5 pm for boys under 17 seeking berths.
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American Legion
W. W. Lewis
Legion
Bunn Dunn
Scores from EAST CAROLINa League games listed
Readable results show Winston 2 Durham 0 Greensboro 4 Salisbury 1 High Point 7 Henderson 1 Winston 4 Greenville 3 Goldsboro 6 Rocky Mount 5 Fayetteville 7 Wilmington 4 3
Baseball scores from New York and Brooklyn games
New York defeated Cincinnati 9 to 0 while Pittsburgh edged Brooklyn 3 to 2 and St. Louis beat Brooklyn 3 to 2. Boston and Chicago faced rain in their matchup.
Scores Openers: NHL? NBA? Towns Ring Fireworks
A compact score ribbon shows New York and St. Louis tied at five, Detroit five, Boston three. Philadelphia leads Chicago fourteen to five. Washington thirteen and Cleveland three.
International League Scores Roundup
Montreal lost 4 to 8 as Newark fell 1 to 6. Buffalo won 2 to 1 over Jersey City. Reading defeated Rochester 4 to 3. Baltimore posted a 14 to 6 victory over Toronto.
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Newark
Buffalo
Jersey City
Reading
Rochester
Baltimore
Toronto
Southern Association Scores Show Fast Offense
In Little Rock the Southern Association game saw Little Rock beat New Orleans 6 to 4. Chattanooga defeated Atlanta 10 to 0. Memphis posted an 8 to 5 win over Mobile. Nashville prevailed over Birmingham 13 to 7.
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Little Rock
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Memphis
Mobile
Nashville
Birmingham
Local Scores Card From Evening Games
In a set of regional matches the scores include Macon 3 over Knoxville 2, Greenville 10 over Columbia 9, Augusta 4 over Asheville 13, and Spartanburg 8 over Charlotte 2 at halftime.
Southeastern League Scores Summary
Jacksonville beat Selma 6 to 4 and Pensacola topped Montgomery 8 to 7. Tampa and Columbus both posted 4 and 8 wins respectively, as Columbus stood at 8-3.
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Selma
Tampa
Columbus
Pensacola
Montgomery
Western League Scores Wichita Triumph Over Topeka
Wichita defeated Topeka 14 to 4 while Oklahoma City beat Tulsa 6 to 5. no other games scheduled in the Western League today.
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Wichita
Topeka
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Texas League Scores Prompt Openers
Dallas defeated San Antonio 15 to 5 while Waco beat Shreveport 5 to 3. Wichita Falls cruised past Houston 12 to 4 and Fort Worth topped Beaumont 11 to 2.
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San Antonio
Waco
Shreveport
Wichita Falls
Houston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Fastern League Scores Report
Bridgeport defeated Pittsfield 5 to 4 while Providence routed New Haven 15 to 0 Hartford fell to Albany 5 to 6 and Springfield beat Allentown 11 to 3 in league play.
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Pittsfield
Providence
New Haven
Hartford
Albany
Springfield
Allentown
Salo Seeks Lead in Coast to Coast Bunion Derby
Johnny Salo of Passaic New Jersey resumes his bid to dethrone Pete Gavuzzi of England in the coast to coast bunion derby. He trails Gavuzzi but vows victory starting with the 47 mile Jacumba California leg after a 53.8 mile day to Alcodones Texas where Salo tied for second with Sam Richman of New York Giusto Umeri Italy led the stage with a time of 475:32 Gavuzzi 476:41:19 Richman 514:44:58 Simpson 531:31:41
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Calif
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
C. C. Pyle
Pete Gavuzzi
England
Pete
Jacumba
Alcodones
Tex
Gavuzzi
Salo
Sam Richman
New York
Giusto Umeri
Italy
John Salo
Paul Simpson
Burlington
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Westling Holds Out For Part Of Purchase Money
Detroit, June 12. George Westling, star shortstop of the Portland PCL team, bought by the Detroit Tigers, holds out for part of the price of his contract. He said in St. Louis he does not know when he will report and refused to discuss the delay. Portland’s refusal to split the sale price is reported as his grievance.
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George Westling
Portland
Detroit Tigers
Washington
Tiger
Westling
St. Louis
Tigers
Denton School to Teach Vocational Agriculture
Lexington June 12 The county budget approval guarantees a vocational agriculture department at Denton high school starting next term. Davidson county will then have two such schools with Churchland high already running a program for eight years. A L Teachey district supervisor and Prof S G Hasty discussed the plan with county school officials.
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Denton
Board of County Commissioners
Davidson
Davidson County
Churchland High School
A. L. Teachey
S. G. Hasty
Witt in the Game with Reading After Yankee and Athletic Career
Former major league outfielder Witt known as Whitey Witt, once with the Yankees and Athletics, will join Reading after being on the voluntary retired list.
Wrigley Marathon Swim in Toronto Delayed If Water Drops
The Wrigley Marathon swim slated for August in Toronto will be postponed if water temperature falls to 58 degrees or lower. Organizers note 58 degrees is quite chilly for open water competition.
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Toronto
Pickle Fortune Sent From Pittsburgh to Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes once praised by fans in Pittsburgh was traded to Brooklyn after years with the Pirates. The tag No Good hung on him during his time in Pittsburgh, a note that colored his early career.
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Pickle Fortune
Burleigh Grimes
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Patriots Even Series With Colonials 4 to 1 Victory
Salisbury June 12 The Patriots tied the series by defeating the Colonials 4 to 1 yesterday afternoon. Jay Turner pitched for the visitors allowing only five scattered hits.
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Jay Turner
Colonials
Salisbury
Patriots
Cincinnati and Cleveland Boxers Top Opponents with Wins
Freddy Miller of Cincinnati outpointed Eddie O Dowd from Columbus in the Cincinnati bout. Billy Wallace of Cleveland defeated Eddie Anderson of Wyoming in a ten round affair in Cleveland.
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Cincinnati
Freddy Miller
Eddie O’dowd
Columbus
Cleveland
Billy Wallace
Eddie Anderson
Wyoming
Mickey Goldberg Stops Johnny Hamm in Mt. Clemens Bout
In Mt. Clemens Michigan Mickey Goldberg of Detroit halted Johnny Hamm of New York in a pro boxing bout. The stoppage came in the seventh round marking a decisive victory for Goldberg.
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MT. Clemens
Mich
Mickey Goldberg
Detroit
Johnny Hamm
New York
Spartanburg Ends Losing Streak With 8-2 Victory
Spartanburg snapped nine straight losses by beating Charlotte 8 to 2 in the South Atlantic, moving into a tie with Augusta for seventh. In other action, Rogers guided Macon to a 3-2 win over Knoxville, Knoxville’s Dietrick doubled for the lone extra base hit, Smythe earned his 12th win as Asheville beat Augusta 13-4, Greenville won 10-9 over Columbia with Howell driving in Walker, and five pitchers were used by the losers.
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Spartanburg
Charlotte
South Atlantic
Augusta
Tom Rogers
Macon
Knoxville
Dietrick
Harry Smythe
Asheville
Howell
Walker
Greenville
Columbia
Keeps to Breed Greyhound Claims Pure Ancestry
The greyhound, among all breeds, has retained more of its original type than any other hound or dog, according to sources on breed history.
Berg and Loayza Tie In New York Match
Jack Berg of England and Stanislaus Loayza of Chile finished in a draw in New York, the result listed as a 10 match.
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Jack Berg
England
Stanislaus Loayza
Chile
Drew
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