American pros face tough British Open qualifying day
Henry Cotton shoots a course record 66 at Royal St Georges to lead British Open qualifying, as Gene Sarazen and Denny Shute struggle with the two courses. Others like H R Martin and Bert Gadd post 70s and 71s, with many Britons ahead of the Americans in the field.
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Eng
Gene Sarazen
Royal Cinque Ports
Henry Cotton
Royal St. Georges
Cotton
Eric Martin Smith
England
Douglas Grant
George Duncan
Jose Jurado
Sarazen
St. Georges
Denny Shute
Philadelphia
Shute
H. R. Martin
Cii
Royal Cinque
B. Roberts
Wales
Ciel
Archie Compston
Jack McLean
Great Array of Stars Lined Up for Milwaukee Meet
Milwaukee hosts the forty-seventh annual American outdoor track and field championships with top names traveling by train plane and auto caravan. NCA A champions from Los Angeles arrive. a 1500 meter clash looms between Glen Cunningham and Bill Bonthron while Gene Venzke eyes another New York A.C. winged foot showing in the 800 meters alongside Ben Whastman Charles Hornbostel and others.
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Milwaukee
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National Collegiate Athletic Association
Los Angeles
Olympic Club of
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New York
New York A. ©. Will Arrive Thursday On A Special Train. Only Two N. C. A. A
al Olson
Southern California
Jack Rand
San Diego
Glen Cunningham
Kansas
Bill Bonthron
Princeton
Gene Venzke
Pennsylvania
New York A. C
Cunningham
Ben Whastman
Stanford
Olympic Club
Charles Hornbostel
Indiana
Rubber Use in Automobiles Dominates Global Consumption
The article notes that more than 83 percent of all rubber consumed worldwide is used in the automobile industry, highlighting the sector's heavy demand for rubber products.
Electricians Rally to Top Pomona 18 to 10 at Willis Park
Approximately 600 fans watched the Southern Public Utilities nine rally past the Pomona All-Stars of Greensboro 18 to 10 yesterday afternoon. Babe Smith started on the mound for S P U and earned the win as Electricians erased a early 9 to 5 deficit with a six-run eighth inning and strong hitting from Ellerbe and Ferguson.
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Pomona All-Stars
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Willis Park
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Rudisill
Babe Smith
Thunder
Victory Ellerbe
Ferguson
S. Smith
Hodgin
Baiel
Poae
Smith
Kelly
Rudisell
P. U
Cubs Meet Giants and Cardinals in Pivotal Series
Cubs cling to a chance to crack the top tier as Giants beat the Cardinals 9 7 to widen the race. Cubs swept Brooklyn 5 1 and 8 0 to pull within three games of the leaders while Pirates beat Phillies 11 5 and Boston split with Cincinnati.
Bees Extend Lead in Piedmont League Final Week Push
Charlotte leads the Piedmont league by four games with eight remaining in the first half. The Bees salvaged one win in a series with Norfolk, 14 to 11, as Lefty Martin earned the win. Richmond’s Colts edged Wilmington 8 to 7, and Asheville beat Greensboro 2 to 0 behind Lefty Pettit. Remaining schedule teases Wilmington at Norfolk and Greensboro, with Richmond hosting.
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Bees
Norfolk
Tars
Norfolks
Hornets
Lefty Martin
Richmond
Colts
Wilmington
Asheville
Greensboro Patriots
Lefty Pettit
Uemond
Greensboro
Patriots
Major League Leaders Summary for American and National Leagues
American League leaders include Manush batting .410 and Gehringer with a .401 average. Gehringer also tops runs with 68, while Ott and Klein share 18 home runs. National League leaders feature Medwick hitting .872, Ott with 66 RBIs, and Dean posting 9-1 pitching for the Cardinals.
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Manush
Senators
Gehringer
Tigers
Goslin
Rans
Gehrig
Yankees
Cronin
Averill
Indians
Reynolds
Red Sox
Chapmen
Johnson
Athletics
Foxx
Werber
Walker
Gomez
Welch
Medwick
Cardinals
Vaughan
Pirates
Klein
Cubs
Ott
Giants
Moore
Berger
Braves
Suhr
Martin
Bartell
Phillies
P. Dean
Frankhouse
British Museum World's Largest Library Claim
The British Museum with about 6,000,000 volumes is described as housing the world s largest library. Liquid carbonic gas for soda water was introduced to the country in 1888 by Jacob Baur of Terre Haute.
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British Museum
Jacob Baur
Terre Haute
Play In Consolation Flights Opens At Emerywood Club
Play begun in the first consolation flight at Emerywood as L. C. Matton defeated E. S. Wood 4 and 3. Three more matches in this division are to be played with Jim mie Poole vs T. A. Tilden and others scheduled. In the second flight A. S. Parker faces Jesse Washburn and additional matchups follow.
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Emerywood Club
L. C. Matton
E. S. Wood
Jimmie Poole
T. A. Tilden
J. C. Abels
A. A. Oliver
Frank Robbins
R. A. Wilson
Parker
Jesse Washburn
J. W. Lindsay
J. A. Morris
J. B. Lovelace
W. G. Reich
C. L. Parker
L. H. Cherry, Jr
Thomasville All-Stars Rout Huntley Jackson Nine
The Thomasville All-Stars defeated Huntley Jackson of High Point 14 to 5 at Oak Hill school grounds. Pitcher H Harrington starred for Thomasville with W Harrington and Carter leading hitters at four for five and three for five. Home runs by Carter W Harrington Fine and Nicks highlighted the win.
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Thomasville
Thomasville All-Stars
Huntley Jackson
High Point
Oak Hill
H. Harrington
W. Harrington
Carter
Fine
Nicks
R. H. E. Thomasville
McCain
Sheffield
Boggs
Gallimore
Frank Garrett Captures Emerywood Junior Title
Frank Garrett won the Junior golf championship of Emerywood Country Club yesterday by defeating H. Wilson 6 and 4 in the finals. Many club youngsters competed while tuning up for the Carolinas Junior tournament at Sedgefield. Bob Amos beat Jimmie Millis 2 and 1 to win the consolation prize.
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Frank Garrett
Emerywood Country Club
H. Wilson
Sedgefield
Bob Amos
Jimmie Millis
Puerto Rico Population Density Exceeds Mainland US
The island shows 449 people per square mile, more than ten times the continental United States rate, highlighting Puerto Rico’s dense population.
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Puerto Rico
Continental
United States
Island
Africa's line stretching used to degrade women for slave traders
In Africa the practice of stretching the line with wooden disks began to render women valueless to old Arab slave traders.
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Africa
American Players To Seek English Honors
Wimbledon opens with 64 men's singles matches as 300 players from 30 nations compete. Davis Cup members Shields, Wood, Stoefen, Lott lead Americans in men’s play while Jacobs, Palfrey, Cruickshank and Babcock anchor the women’s challenge. Helen Wills Moody attends as a spectator.
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Wimbledon
Eng
United States
Frank Shields
Sidney B. Wood
Lester Stoefen
George Lott
N. Williams
Helen Jacobs
Sarah Palfrey
Josephine Cruickshank
Caroline Babcock
America
Helen Wills Moody
Wood
Shields
Vivian McGrath
Daniel Prenn
Stoefen
Pierre Deguillot
Lott
R. O. Williams
England
Schedule for Sunday School Baseball League in St. Louis
The YMCA sponsored league opens with all games played except Wesley Memorial Calvary M B which is postponed by agreement. Under 18 rule applies. Remaining schedule lists dates from June 26 to July 31 with matchups across Jr High and Sr High venues.
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Welch Memorial
Wesley Memorial
Jr. High
Erng M. EB
Green St. Baptist
Calvary M. E
St. High
Central Friends
South Main
Highland
Episcopal
Sr. High
Calvary M. EB
Calvary
Green Street Baptist
Whan Memorial
Episcopal At &R
Mennonites See Origins in Menno Simons Reform
The Mennonites are members of a religious sect rooted in the teachings of Menno Simons a Dutch reformer born in 1492.
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Menno Simmons
Stars of Yesterday Round Up Big League Victories
Players across the league delivered strong performances. Pats. Paul Waner scored four runs and drove in one for the Pirates against the Phillies. Mel Harder held the Red Sox to six hits in a duel with Wal Ferrell and Bill Terry. Giants surged with a three-run tally from a triple and a single to beat the Cardinals. Dave Harris and Walter Stewart contributed for the Senators in a five-hit game and three RBI effort against the Browns. Kiki Cuyler led the Cubs with five hits in a double header versus the Dodgers. Charley Ruffing blanked the White Sox with five hits and five strikeouts for the Yankees. Wally Berger and Jim Bottomley starred in a split doubleheader. Gehringer drove in four against the Athletics with a double and a single.
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Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
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Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Bill Terry
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Brooklyn
St. Louis
Fred Fitzsimmons
Tex Carleton
Jim Lindsey
Cincinnati
Flint Rhein
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Athletics
Bob Johnson
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Indians
Wal Ferrell
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Charley Ruffing
White Sox
Wally Berger
Braves
Jim Bottomley
Reds
Berger
Bottomley
Charley Gehringer
Sleepy Wildlife Behaviors Across Species Reported
A French naturalist notes robins sing and mackerel swim while the animals rest, elephants sleep standing, and ants yawn and stretch upon waking, drawing parallels to human behavior.
Piedmont League Standings and Schedule Today
Standings and games list for the Piedmont League with Wilmington at Charlotte Richmond at Greensboro Asheville at Norfolk plus yesterday's results Charlotte 14 Norfolk 11 Richmond 8 Wilmington 7 Asheville 2 Greensboro 0. Current club tallies show Norfolk 40, Asheville 28, Wilmington 27, Greensboro 23.
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Hornets
Norfolk
Asheville
Wilmington
Greensboro
Charlotte
Richmond
Baseball results update from four games yesterday
Results yesterday show Chicago 5 Brooklyn 8 and Boston 2 Cincinnati 0 10. Pittsburgh 11 Philadelphia 5. New York 9 St Louis 7. The schedule lists Philadelphia at Pittsburgh and New York at St Louis as the only upcoming games.
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Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Sports Scores From Today
New York defeated Chicago 5 to 0. Detroit beat Philadelphia 8 to 4. Cleveland topped Boston 6 to 2. Washington shut out St. Louis 7 to 0. Also games: Cleveland at Boston, Chicago at New York, Detroit at Philadelphia, St. Louis at Washington.
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Cleveland
Boston
Chicago
New York
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland St. Louis
Unclear Standings From Fragmented Box Scores
Fragmentary scores list several city teams with uneven records, showing Atlanta 2-4 Memphis 5-3 Knoxville 4-2 New Orleans 5-3 Nashville 3-3 Little Rock 5-1 Chattanooga 3-1 Birmingham 4-4 with no clear overall story or dates.
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Steneteen
New Orleans
Atlanta Peereeree Eeeeneur M
Tee Ee Tenes
Oxville
Birmingham Aes
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Knoxville
New.eans
Nashville
Little
Birmingham
Western League standings and odd animal parasite note
The Western League shows Davenport eight to one and Omaha ten three with Des Moines three and Sioux City five. In American Association totals Kansas City six ten Toledo three nine Columbus twelve one Milwaukee four three Louisville seven three Minneapolis five zero St Paul five three Indianapolis one two. A strange line notes a caterpillar afflicted with a parasitic fungus causing edible growths in a New ao aweto plant.
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Kansas City
Toledo
Columbus
Milwaukee
Louisville
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Davenport
Omaha
Des Moines
Sioux City
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