Salisbury-Spencer ends in dog series with five homers
Salisbury-Spencer club defeated 18 to 4 in a high scoring exhibition at Welch park. Cash ion and four ply wallops led the visitors while Eddie Frenick pitched all eight innings for Smith's squad. Phillips limited scoring with scattered hits as Colonials stranded several runners amid a late call due to darkness. Tomorrow at 4 p.m. Carroll's Winston-Sidem Twins come to Welch park for the next series opener.
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Reo
Duck Smith
Salisbury-Spencer
Welch Park
Tommorrow
Welock
Charlie Carrall
Winston-Sidem Twins
Colonials
Cashion
Eddie Frenick
Smith
Eddie
Hostilings
Patsy O'Rourke
Phillips
Sanders
McDonald
Darkners
Baseball Scores From Piedmont and Leagues Rain Delays
Results list across Piedmont League and multiple circuits with wins by Salisbury over High Point 14 to 4 and Winston-Salem 8 to 4, Charlotte 5 over Knoxville 3, Asheville 13 over Columbia 5, and Atlanta area rain delays. Other leagues show Brooklyn 5 to Boston 6 and Cincinnati Chicago rained out, plus postponements due to cold and rain across minor leagues.
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Winston-Salem
Durham
Salisbury
High Point
Raleigh-Greensboro
Charlotte
Knoxville
Columbia
Asheville
Macon
Spartanburg
Augusta
Greenville
Piedmont
Greensboro
Raleigh
Southern Railway to Charlotte Auto Speedway Race Trip
Rin via Southern Railway to Charlotte and return for the Auto Speedway races on May 11 1925. Tickets go on sale May 1 limited to return until May 13 1925. Races start at 2:00 p m. Call any Southern Railway agent for tickets and information. Division Passenger Agent Graham, Charlotte.
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Ilth
Southern Railway
Down! Down! Down! Ralis-Spencer AbR tt Po AN OF lJ
Two baseball teams battled with Ralis-Spencer and High Point exchanging runs. O'Rourke led with strong contact as Harrison and McDonald connected for extra-base hits while Frenick and Phillips locked horns on the mound. Final tally shows High Point edge Salisbury Spencer with late offense.
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Ralis-Spencer Abr
O'Rourke
Wilson
Toon
McDonald
du iCashion
Wfo
Ou Sanders
Hudson
Harrigan
Philips
High Point
Moore
Wood
Oy F. Smith
Thrasher
Milsap
I. Smith
Henderson
Wurst
Frenick
Salis-Spencer
J. O'Rourke
P. O'Rourke
Harrison
Cashion
Sanders
Phillips
O'Toole
Benny Leonard to Box Exhibition in New York Benefit
Benny Leonard plans an exhibition bout on May 17 for a Jewish theatrical guild of America fundraiser in New York. Eddie Kane says Tommy Gibbons will train in Atlantic City ahead of the Tunney bout in New York on June 5. Rabe Ruth Books ten round matchup with Babe Herman at Queensboro in New York on June 29.
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Benny Leonard
Jewish Theatrical Guild of America
New York
Atlantic City
Eddie Kane
Tommy Gibbons
St. Paul
Kane
Gibbons
Rabe Ruth
Philadelphia
Babe Herman
Queensboro
Ruth
Today’s games feature regional and interleague matchups
The schedule lists Piedmont Salisbury at High Point and several other city pairings across the South and Northeast. Matchups include American Detroit at St. Louis, Chicago at Cleveland, Boston at Washington, and New York at Philadelphia among a crowded card with diverse venues.
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Philadelphia
New
Detroit
St. Louis
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Washington
New York
Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
Salisbury
Winston-Salem
Chicago St. Louis
York
Cincinnat
Srookiyon
Fou
Lou Pittsburgh
Qualifying round opens at Asheville Country Club golf
The first 18 holes of the spring invitation at Asheville Country Club are played today with the low score earning another 18 holes tomorrow to decide the championship and second flights. Match play begins tomorrow for all other flights. About sixty entries expected.
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Asheville
Asheville Country Club
Three Are Tied For First In American Title Fight Night
May 5 Madison Square Garden hosts a 12 round main event between Johnny Dundee and Sid Terris as efforts to claim the lightweight crown surge. An aging caretaker John Sullivan recalls legendary bouts and the Garden’s storied past amid a final throng before its demolition.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Johnny Dundee
Sid Terris
John Sullivan
Seo
Sullivan
Peter Maher
Gus Rublin
Dundee
Jack Dempsey
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Sharker
AL Goullet
Peggy’ Moran
Floyd McFarland
Eles
Skkrebs
Leander
Berlenbach McTigue and Tunner Gibbons bouts loom large
Boxing expert Edgren highlights the Berlenbach McTigue clash as a potential upset, notes Dempsey’s inactivity and the risk to public interest, and previews Tunner Gibbons as a likely strong match. He mentions New York’s potential title shot for Dempsey if Tunney defeats Gibbons, with 5,000 seat reservations for the Tunney Gibbons bout and a charity show pairing Wills Weinert and Walker Grebb.
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Berlenbach
McTigue
Dempsey
Europe
Moving Picture
Berlenbach-McTigue
Paul
Mike
Ant
Tunner-Gibbons
Billy Gibson
Tunner
Gibbons
Gene
Gibson
Tunney
John Morrisey
New York
Tooney-Gibbons
Wills-Weinert
Polio Grounds
Talign Hospital
Miss Collett In St Anne's Title Play
Miss Gdenia Collett the Limerican golf star is among 120 female players in the ladies northern foursome at Lytham St Anne's. She and partner Mrs Alan MacBeth drew a bye and will face Mrs T H Miller and Mrs J S Catlow in the second round with plus three handicaps. Other top English players, led by Joyce Wethered, enter the competition.
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ST. Annes
Eng
Limerican
Gdenia Collett
Lytham
St. Anne's
Collett
Alan MacBeth
T. H. Miller
Ss. Catlow
MaccBeth
Joyce Wethered
England
New Orleans Cotton Opens Easy on Rain and Liverpool Cables
The New Orleans cotton market opened easy due to weaker Liverpool cables and rain prospects in the eastern belt. First trades fell 8 to 16 points with July at 23.74, October 22.87, and December 22.95, down 20 to 21 points from yesterday’s close as moisture shortages were reported in Georgia, the Carolinas, and Alabama. The tempo slowed after the initial half hour but the undertone remained easy.
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New Orleans
Liverpool
Georgia
Carolinas
Alabama
Derby Contenders To Make a Speed Contest
Louisville observers note Kentucky Derby eligibles conducted short fast trials yesterday. Trainers report horses ready for the mile and a quarter after brief fast work. At local tracks Lee O Conn er Quatrain and Captain Hali delighted followers with quick spurts. In Lexington King Nadi posted a strong mile in 1:40, potentially challenging favorites if Derby Day track is soft.
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Louisville
Lee O. Collner
Quatrain
Captain Hal
Lexington
King Nadi
Miss Wethered Poised To Challenge Glenna Collett
In London May 5 Sporting Life questions how Glenna Collett may trouble Britain’s title defense at Troon while praising Joyce Wethered as a more competent golfer. The piece notes Collett’s confidence and focus as a key factor in the looming British women's championship showdown.
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London
Sporting Life
Columa
Glenna Collett
England
Troon
Joyce Wethered
New York Cotton Prices Fall on Easy Liverpool Cables
Reports of favorable southern weather pushed Liverpool cables lower and the New York cotton market opened easier. Trade buying noted at new lows, with active positions showing 15 to 20 point losses in the first hour as July dipped to 23.60 and October to 23.18 amid sterling declines. Liverpool steadied briefly on trade buying before easing again, while Liverpool-connected houses here acted against abroad purchases to cover straddle accounts as the spread narrows.
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New York
Liverpool
Gellers
Man Must Marry or Serve Jail Time for Liquor Possession
In Washington Pennsylvania Joseph Emerick formerly of Cannonsburg now in Detroit faced Judge Erwin Cummins for illegal liquor possession. Emerick said he came to marry his longtime partner and had whisky to celebrate. The judge sentenced six months in jail unless Emerick could produce his bride and marriage license by next morning to avoid confinement.
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Washington
Joseph Emerick
Cannonsburg
Detroit
Emerick
Erwin Cummins
Cummins
Handicapping Four Ball Matches A Fair Method
The article explains a simple fair method for adjusting handicaps in four ball golf matches. It rates the lowest player at scratch and handicaps others from that base, applying three fourths of each handicap. Examples show A at scratch with B C D handicapped accordingly, plus how strokes on holes affect outcomes. It also notes that fractions of a stroke are treated per rules and invites readers to mail questions to Innis Brown via the sport editor.
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Innis Brown
Bell Syndicate
One Night Headliner Shines At American Theatre Show
A large audience applauded the American theatre program last night featuring a headlining sketch One Night and The Mirth and Melody trio. Joe Fay drew strong praise for tambourine acrobatics, while Arthur Hartley and Helen Patterson impressed with clever dancing and O Henry style surprises. Maurie and Billy Marlow opened with Be fore the Boat Leaves, Juan Reyes played piano to critical acclaim, and Mallia Bart and company closed with The Barge Smashers in a humorous acrobatic act.
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Keith Bill
American Theatre
Joe Fay
Fay
Arthur Hartley
Helen Patterson
Mr. Hartley
Miss Patterson
Maurie
Billy Marlow
Juan Reyes
Mr. Reyes
Mallia Bart and Company
Bagrage Smashers
Maid at Arms to Challenge for Preakness Money
In Baltimore May 5 Samuel D Riddle announced Maid at Arms a Man O War filly will run in Fridays Preakness after a Pimlico Oaks pace setting 14 46 for the mile and a sixteenth the fastest time in the stakes Her strong Oaks performance boosts her chances while last year s Preakness winner was the filly Nellie Morse Budisher s Nellie Morse won the race.
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Baltimore
Samuel D. Riddle
Riddle
Budisher
Nellie Morse
Athletics Battle Back To Top Position In Series Thriller
In New York on May 5 the Philadelphia Athletics rallied to tie the Yankees, then won 7 5 in a dramatic ninth inning. Bishop and Miller powered the attack as New York pitching faltered. Washington and Cleveland waited out rain while Detroit lost to St. Louis, extending Detroit’s losing streak. George Sisler led the Pirates with three hits including a homer, as the Giants slugged 12 runs against the Phillies. Bentley yielded 13 hits but shut out Philly until the ninth. Bancroft’s ninth inning dash for Bancroft led to a Braves’ loss after a Robins rally tied the game at 5 5.
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New York
Philadelphia Athletics
Bishop
Miller
Yankees
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
George Sisler
Cobb
Giants
Phillies
Travis Jackson
Bentley
Robbins
Braves
Bancroft
Deberry
Mariott
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