Weather Holds Majors To Lone Full Game
Weather chaos leaves only one complete major league game. Athletics beat Boston 5 to 1 at Fenway as Connie Mack brings back Bob Grove for his second win in two days. Rain and hail disrupted travel and schedules across the leagues with remaining games postponed or halted.
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Great Aid To Pitchers Hank Gowdy Joins Braves
Veteran catcher Hank Gowdy of the Boston Braves is seen as a major aid to young pitchers this summer. He ranks among the great catchers for steadying a pitching staff in the big leagues.
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Greensboro Wins From Twins Again
Greensboro sweeps the series by defeating the Twins 10 to 4 in Greensboro yesterday afternoon. Baker Cox and Harrill homered for Greensboro while Brown hit for the circuit for Winston-Salem.
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Weekend baseball and basketball double header slate
Today list shows Piedmont League games High Point Greensboro Durham Henderson Winston-Salem Salisbury East Carolina League Winston Rocky Mount Fayetteville Goldsboro Greenville Wilmington National League matchups St Louis New York Chicago Philadelphia Cincinnati Brooklyn American League Detroit Chicago St Louis Cleveland South Atlantic League Macon Asheville Augusta Knoxville Spartanburg Columbia Greenville Charlotte Southern Association Birmingham Mobile Chattanooga Memphis Nashville Little Rock Atlanta New Orleans
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Babe Ruth Receives Two Signed Baseballs With 1927 Record
New York May 3 AP Babe Ruth was given two baseballs by Battle P Winten of Savannah Ga One ball carries Ruth's complete 1927 home run record of 60 while the other bears a box score noting Ruth's three home runs in game four of the 1928 World Series Both balls preserve the star's famed achievements in a compact keepsake format.
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Henderson Evens Count by Victory Over Colonials
Henderson beat Salisbury 11 to 5 as four Salisbury pitchers struggled to stop the Henderson hitters. Javore r was 4 for 5 with a three base hit and the key slugging for Henderson, while Galloway went 3 for 5 for Salisbury. Box score shows mixed pitching and fielding from both teams with Henderson maintaining control throughout.
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Second Trial With Robins
Val Picinich, acquired by Brooklyn from Cincinnati recently, has played with the Robins before. He began in the big leagues in 1916 with the Robins before moving to the Athletics.
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Records May Fall as LAA Meet Opens in Clinton
The S I A A track and field meet at Presbyterian College Clinton opens May 11 to recapture records held by schools now in the Southern Conference. Only five of fifteen events have S I A A records. ten others were carried to the conference by former members. The hunt centers on reclaiming records from millsaps, Oglethorpe, Centenary and others as Millsaps star Jerryman and Hamel of Centenary hold two titles.
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Pointers Open Three Game Series in Gate City
The Pointers travel to Gate City for a three game series with the Patriots. Games start at 4 o clock today and tomorrow. a large High Point crowd is expected. Dan Boone says his team is improving and should win a majority of its games.
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Track records from early a and m schools held through 1922
Nashville, Starkville, Baton Rouge, Atlanta and Gainesville figures dominate the list of all time marks. Jenkens of LSU leads sprint marks in 220 and 440 yards set in Baton Rouge in 1916 while Thornton of LSU holds the javelin record from 1922. Scott of Mississippi A&M won the 880 yard run in 1915, Will Ford of the Aggies holds the discus mark from 1921, Garner of Vanderbilt has the mile record since 1915, Howell of Vanderbilt set the two mile mark in 1921, Vanderbilt also hosts the relay record. Robinson of Georgia Tech claimed the high jump 5 feet 11 3/4 inches in 1914 and Newton of Florida owns the long jump record from 1922.
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Championship Fights Last Night Highlight London Pair
London England saw Phil Scott win a decision over Ludwig Haymann in a 15 round bout. Gary Indiana hosted Marshall Leach who stopped Jack Herman in two rounds.
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Pelicans Lead Southern Association After Weekend Wins
May 3. New Orleans Pelicans atop the Southern Association after beating the Atlanta Crackers. Mobile Bears won 11 to 10 over Birmingham as Moore walked in the clinching run in the ninth. Nashville lost 9 to 38 as weather delays hit Chattanooga Memphis. Greenville beat Charlotte 11 to 0. Other South Atlantic games rained out.
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Three Burke Brothers Enter Pro Golf and Sports Roles
The oldest of the Burke brothers, Billy Burke, is noted among rising young pros in golf. Eddie Burke works as an assistant at a New York clinic, while a third brother hopes to turn professional within a few years.
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Cotton States League Scores Roundup
Laurel 6 Meridian 7 Vicksburg 16 Monroe 4 Eldorado 2 Alexandria 7 Jackson 3 Hattiesburg 0
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