Derby Day Fire Threats Open Kentucky Derby Action
The 60th Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs faces rain threats and a $39000 added prize after a blaze gutted two stables but left 19 horses safe. Cavalcade led the two stable favorites, with Mata Hari and Bazaar drawing strong betting as a star-filled field of three-year-olds prepares for the one mile and a quarter classic.
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Alan Gould
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Bazaar
Mata Harti
Aristides
Harry Payne Whitney
Colonel Bradley
Idle Hour
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Teabel Bloan
Maryland
England
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Charles T. Fisher
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Churchill Downs
Discovery
Display
Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt
Major Sluggers Led by Berger and Reynolds
In a Boston Red Sox season summary Carl Reynolds extended his American League lead with a .436 batting average after a week of nine hits. In the National League Wally Berger climbed 83 points to .397, overtaking the injured PJ Traynor of Pittsburgh as the top hitter. Traynor’s season remained above .500. The list highlights the leading ten batters in each league.
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New York
Carl Reynolds
Boston Red Sox
Reynolds
Wally Berger
PJ. Traynor
Pittsburgh
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Berger and Graves at 397 and Ott with 39 percent. Vaughan and Kietti lead runs. Klein and Medwick top RBIs. Berger and Moore and Leslie lead hits. multiple players share doubles and triples. Pitching leaders show Bush 5-0, with Walker and Lucas at 2-0.
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Graves
Ott
Giants
Suhr
Pirates
Vaughan
Kietti
Cubs
Klein
Medwick
Cardinals
Braves
Moore
Leslie
Ryan
English
Suler
W. Herman
Kiein
Bush
Walker
Lucas
American League batting and pitching leaders listed
The summary lists top AL players by category. Reynolds leads with a .435 average for the Red Sox and 24 hits, Morgan of Boston has 14 runs, Reynolds with 17 RBIs ties RK Johnson and Foxx for 15, Werber and Greenberg lead with 8 doubles, Manush has 3 triples, Ruth Foxx and Bonura top home runs with 4, Walker has 7 stolen bases. pitching leaders include Ruffing, Gomez, Thomas, Hildebrandt among others.
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Reynolds
Red Sox
Vosmik
Indians
Morgan
RK. Johnson
Foxx
Athletics
Werber
Greenberg
Tigers
Scores From The American Association Games
Kansas City defeated Toledo 12 to 2 while Louisville beat Minneapolis 5 to 4. Columbus won 3 to 2 against Milwaukee and St Paul routed Indianapolis 2 to 0.
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Toledo
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
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Indianapolis
Bees Sandlappers Heels Clash In Piedmont Lights Battle
In Charlotte, May 6, Piedmont league standings shift as Charlotte Hornets and Columbia Sandlappers vie atop the pack. Sandlappers humbled Norfolk 13 to 8 while Hornets beat Wilmington 5 to 3. Duke and North Carolina prep for tonight's floodlit events as regional teams race through a busy program.
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Piedmont
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Laval
Rough-Riding Mayor McNair Hops a Motorcycle
Pittsburgh mayor William N. McNair, after a trip to the central police court, rode in a police motorcycle sidecar with Lieut. Edward Kirby, directing him to City Hall. In Kansas, Mrs. P. J. Mitschler found a 20 year old dress pattern and plans to make it, impressing neighbors with its style.
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Pittsburg
William N. McNair
Central Police Court
Edward Kirby
City Hall
Winfield, Kas
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A Fireman’s Life: Robin Rescued by Omaha Fire Captain
An Omaha fire department log records Captain William Bowes rescuing a robin entangled in twigs and a radio aerial. The bird’s leg was badly broken and later amputated, with the robin last seen resting among bushes.
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Company 17
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Captain Bowes
Wood Carvers Defeat Marsh Furniture 13 to 10
Dickinson's Wood Carving defeated Marsh Furniture 13 to 10 in a league game yesterday afternoon. The victory featured strong hitting by Thomas who went 4 at bats with two home runs a triple and a single. Melton Spoon and Robeson aided the attack while A Haney Weston and C Haney led Marsh at the plate. Batteries Dickinsons Robeson and Lightfoot Marsh Lohr and A Haney.
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Comny
Marsh Furniture Company
Thomas
Melton
Spoon
Robeson
A. Haney
Weston
C. Haney
Lightfoot
Marsh
Lohr
Results Yesterday In Regional Matches
Yesterday's scores show Charlotte defeated Wilmington 5 to 3 while Columbia led Norfolk and Greensboro 13 to 8 and Richmond 2 to 0 in a set of regional games.
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Richmond
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Wilmington
Norfolk
Columbia
Norfolk & Greensboro
Games Today Matchups Across Major Leagues
Boston visits Chicago in a marquee intercity clash. Brooklyn plays Cincinnati on the road. New York travels to Pittsburgh. Philadelphia heads to St Louis for another interleague showdown.
Baseball scores from yesterday games
Yesterday results show Pittsburgh defeated New York 4 to 3, Chicago beat Boston 8 to 1, Brooklyn triumphed over Cincinnati 6 to 3, and St Louis edged Philadelphia 3 to 1.
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Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
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Baseball scores and schedule notes for Monday
Detroit shut out New York 6 to 3 while St. Louis topped Cleveland 5 to 1 and Boston beat Chicago 4 to 1. Washington 3, Philadelphia rain delayed the Chicago at Philadelphia game.
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Philadelphia
Hockey Scores From Weekend Matches
Montreal blanked Syracuse 2 0 while Toronto defeated Albany 6 2 and Rochester also triumphed 6 2 over Baltimore, reflecting a string of decisive results in regional play.
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Syracuse
Toronto
Albany
Rochester
Baltimore
Pet
Newark
Geeere
Buffalo
Football scores from several southern cities
Scores show Atlanta seven Birmingham nine Little Rock nine Knoxville six Nashville seven New Orleans two Memphis seven Chattanooga two.
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Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Fee
Knoxville
Little Rock
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Texas and Pacific Coast League Scorelines
Beaumont beat Houston 6 to 5 and Dallas won 11 to 5 over San Antonio. Fort Worth defeated Galveston 8 to 4. Oklahoma City played Tulsa on wet grounds. Hollywood shut out San Francisco 5 to 0, while Seattle faced Portland in rain.
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NBA Matchups Set for Cities in Weekend Schedule
Chicago visits Philadelphia as Cleveland travels to Washington Detroit heads to New York and St Louis plays Boston in a four game slate with key regional showdowns.
College Baseball Scores Across Two Matches
George Washington defeated Washington College 9 to 2 while Wake Forest freshman beat Campbell Junior College 9 to 4 in college baseball action.
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Washington College
Wake Forest Fresh
Campbell Junior College
Elon Captures North State title with 8 6 win over Panthers
Elon defeated High Point 8 to 6 in the North State Conference playoff. Elon jumped ahead four runs in the first inning, with six total runs by the sixth, aided by a home run and timely hits. High Point rallied to within one run in the fifth before Elon added two more in the sixth and seventh. Joadus Culler starred at short for High Point, while Lefty Briggs closed for Elon in late innings.
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xRidge
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Sherrill
Shore
Newman Cheek
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Rudi
Lee Hollifield Laid To Rest At Oakwood Cemetery
Funeral services for 24 year old Lee Hollifield were held at the family home on Mangum avenue with Rev. O L Ruth officiating. Songs included Near the Cross Going Down the Valley and Shall We Meet Beyond the River. Pallbearers named were Leonard Hyde Sam McIntyre Chalmers Bury Raymond White James Ruddock and Hubert Scarborough. Interment followed in Oakwood Cemetery.
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Pilgrim Holiness Church
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Raymond White
James Ruddock
Hubert Scarborough
Myrtle Nichols
Wilma Shipwash
Bessie Driggers
Willie Mae Hollifield
Dorothy Hollifield
Pearl Coleman
Oakwood Cemetery
Chicago Produce and Baseball Notes May 5
Chicago reports dairy butter prices with various grades and percentages, including creameries and extras. Also notes baseball results with pitchers Briggs Rudisill Jobe Briggs and umpires Mene.
Gomez And Ruth Lead Yankees To 3-0 Shutout Of Tigers
Vernon Gomez nicknamed Goofy earned his first shutout as the New York Yankees beat the Detroit Tigers 3-0. Babe Ruth homered in the opening inning, drew a walk, and scored another run while Gomez improved to three straight wins. The win kept New York a half game ahead of the Cleveland Indians in the early standings.
Fights Last Night Roundup From Associated Prom
Several boxing results from multiple venues including Walter Neuwsel defeating Tommy Loughran in New York and Abe Feldman outpointing Art Sykes in New York. Other notes show Joe Montana stopping Kid Grune Salazar in Harlingen and Bob Godwin beating Benny Miller in Hollywood.
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Walter Neuwsel
Germany
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
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Arthur Hattick
Drew
Eddie Souhion
George Marshall
Cresta
Frank Wotanski
al Boros
Bridgeport
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Abe Feldman
Art Sykes
Bimba
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Tex
Joe Montana
San Antonio
Kid Grune Salazar
Baseball Roundup of Notable Hitters and Pitchers
Yesterday's Stars highlights Harry Lavagetto driving in two runs for the Pirates with a single and a double while Bob Welland limited the Browns to six hits for the Red Sox. Joe Medwick homered against Earl Averill as the attack continued with a double and pie. Guy Bush earned his fifth win for the Cubs by shutting down the Braves, Lefty Gomes pitched three hitterless innings for the Yankees, and Leslie helped the Dodgers in Cincinnati with three strong innings.
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Fullerton
Associated Press
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Babe
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Earl Whitehill
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Actor raises swapped for theater perks remark
Jack Warner comments on how studios handle actor pay disputes by offering a theater instead. He notes modern bargaining favors studio assets over salary raises as theater deals replace cash demands.
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Jack Warner
CULLER'S WORK BEATS WINSTON
Harold Culler ace of High Point High hurls ten inning win over Winston-Salem High 7 to 6 at Hanes Park. Culler fans thirteen, hits three, hits a home run to spur thePointers past the Black and Gold despite seven High Point errors. Henlso and Dease pace Winston-Salem with two doubles each and Caudle shuts High Point down after nine.
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High Point High
Black Demons
Winston-Salem High
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Culler
High Point
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Bell
W ton-Salem
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Neal
Bills
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Vis
Bes
Jamestown Beats Colfax in High School Baseball Slugfest
Jamestown dominates Colfax with 19 hits and four errors by Colfax as Jamestown takes a decisive early lead and maintains it through the game. Colfax struggles with six errors and a late rally falls short in the Thursday matchup.
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Jamestown
Colfax
Jamestown High
German plant unveils edible sugar solid key process
A German research effort describes a secret method to treat fruit sugar into an edible solid form.
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