Sports Roundup features lively league buzz and odd notes
AP rounds up quick sports gems from baseball to boxing. Mentions new major league plans, Southern circuits, race fan bike rushes to Rockingham Park, Chalky Wright gym return, Burnt Cork Derby joke, Yale football invites, boxing equipment to camps, Braves rookies as off season jobs, Pep title, and a Navy training station twist with Coast Guardsman Henry Bingham.
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New York
Major League Baseball
Southern Association
Southern League
Lou Coleman
Spalding’s
Lou Smith
Rockingham Park
Lawrence, Mass
Connecticut
Yale
Boxing Service and Athletic Fund
United States
Braves
Connie Creedon
Ben Geraghty
Broadway
Charley Wagner
Red Sox
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Coast
Fontana Outpoints Anthony in New York Fight
New York welterweight Larry Fontana of New York won a decisive points victory over Leon Anthony of Elberton Georgia by 8 to 3 rounds, in a shocking late night bout. Fontana controlled the action with precise punching and solid defense throughout.
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Associated Press
New York
Larry Fontana
Leon Anthony
Elberton
Foxworth Paces Locals With One Hit Victory
Fred Flagler Jr. reports the Black Bison defeated Hanes of Winston-Salem 12 to 0 on the high school field. Jim Foxworth threw a one hit gem as the locals surged with a third inning rally and a seven inning mercy. Key plays saw Rothrock Ferree Kennedy Walker Foxworth and DeLappe contributing in a decisive offensive outburst.
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Fred Flagler, Jr
Jim Foxworth
Black Bison Baseballers
Hanes
Winston-Salem
Whicker
Spree
Smith
Rothrock
Ferree
Kennedy
Walker
Bison
Curt McDonald
Foxworth
Idol
Underwood
Harry Rothrock
DeLappe
Hanes Club
Brown Lost Half Of Index Finger To Become Matty's Greatest Rival
Mordecai Brown, nicknamed Three-finger Brown, rose as a Cubs ace after losing part of his index finger in youth. He battled Mathewson and the Giants, earning fame as a clutch competitor known for iron stamina, 186 wins for the Cubs, and three World Series shutouts across 1906 to 1910 seasons.
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Brown
Matty
Harry Grayson
Mordecai
Peter Brown
Christy Matheson
Chicago Cubs
Miner Brown
Indiana
Evers
Chance
Jimmy Sheckard
Nelson
Cubs
Mathewson
Giants
Fred Merkle
Bonor
Miner
Si Sanborn
Pirates
Polo
Jack Pfeister
Merkle
John McGraw
Orval
Hooks Wiltie
Detroit
Charley O'Leary
Sam Crawford
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Georgia Peach
O'Leary
White Sox
Tigers
Cincinnati
Mordecai Brown
Walker Finishes High Point Rally with Circuit Clout
In a high scoring game Walker led Hanes until the eighth inning with a long homer that capped a late rally. Smith subbed for Crowder at first, performing well on short notice. High Point defeated Hanes with Foxworth striking out many and Walker collecting four RBIs and a home run.
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Walker
Mel Walker
Marvin Smith
John Crowder
Smith
Twin City
Gray High
Bison
Tobacco City
Greensboro
Charlotte Reynolds
Manes High
Chilton
Naylor
Ae Smith
Cook
Styers
Mall
Burke
Whicker
High Point Se
Delappe
Idol
High Point Netters Bowed by Greensboro in Tennis Dual
Greensboro High School swept both girls and boys matches at Greens boro. The girls won all six singles and doubles, 6-0, while the boys claimed a 9-0 victory. Key results included Coleman, Hilliard and Tate leading the Greensboro singles wins and Coleman-Hilliard plus Tate-Miller taking all doubles. High Point fielded four girls for four singles and two doubles.
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High Point High School
Greensboro High School Netters
Greensboro
High Point
Greensboro Lassies
Coleman
Moser
Hilliard
Kinerly
Tate
Allred
Miller
Matton
Mitchell
Macintosh
Phipps
Lindsey
Coleman and Hilliard
Thomas
Howard
Kearns
Loop Meet Tonight Urges Industrial Softball League Entries
Y Director Tony Simeon calls all organizations to attend a league meeting at the YMCA tonight. The session opens at 7:80.0, inviting interested teams to join the local Industrial Softballs league and discuss entry.
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Tony Simeon
Ymca Toe
Preakness Field Takes Shape With Few Contenders
With two thousand dollars in fourth place money begging, Count Fleet faces only a few rivals for the Preakness Stakes at Pimlico. Blue Swords Allen T Simmons’ color bearer, W L Brann’s incentive, and W E Boeing’s Slide Rule remain in play, while New Moon is virtually eliminated. Final field decisions hinge on tomorrow’s moves as Pimlico predicts a three-horse lineup unless a late shift occurs.
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Baltimore
Pimlico Racetrack
John D. Hertz
Maryland
W. E. Boeing
Blue Swords
Allen T. Simmons
W. L. Brann
H. L. Straus
New Moon
Glen Riddle Farm
New York
Pimlico
Greensboro High Defeats High Point in Golf Meet
Greensboro high school golf team defeated High Point 13 to 4 at Greensboro Country Club. Wayne Davis 86 led HP, Robert Little 90 and Jack Brantley 90 for Greensboro, Charlie Vance 89 for Greensboro, Decatur Cunningham 79 top Greensboro score. Marjorie Merilles 103 for HP girl rival.
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Greensboro High School
High Point High Links
Greensboro Country Club
Greensboro
Decatur Cunningham
Charlie Vance
Senior High
Robert Little
Ack Brantley
Wayne Davis
High Point
Little
Cunningham
Marjorie Merilles
Andy Merilees
Jack Brantley
Bill Comer
Alex Marsh
Marjorie Marilees
Little-Brantley
Davis-Comer
Vance-Cunningham
Marsh-Marilees
Baseball scores from yesterday across leagues
Results yesterday show the American League New York 4 Boston 3 and Philadelphia 3 Washington 1 with Cleveland 2 Chicago 1 and Detroit 4 St. Louis 3. In the National League St. Louis 11 Chicago 3 and Boston 5 New York 3 with Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 3. Philadelphia Brooklyn twilight game. Piedmont League Roanoke 5 Lynchburg 3. Richmond 11 Durham 5. Portsmouth 5 Norfolk 2. Southern Association Nashville 5 Atlanta 2. Little Rock 4 Memphis 0. New Orleans 1 Birmingham 0. Chattanooga 9 Knoxville 7.
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New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Roanoke
Lynchburg
Richmond
Durham
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Southern Association
Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Knoxville
Petey York
Eeewens
Louis
Jack Kraus
Dodgers
Phillies
Rube Melton
Philly
Earl Naylor
Giants
Boston Braves
Jim Tobin
Charley Workman
Reds
Xavier Rescigno
Vince DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Spud Chandler
Indians
White Sox
Jim Bagby
Virgil Trucks
Tigers
St. Louis Brown
Dizzy Trout
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Phils
Mackmen
Washington Senators
Jesse Flores
Flores
Baseball matchups list for night across four cities
Pittsburgh at Cincinnati features Lanning credited with a 1-0 record against Walters 1-0. Philadelphia visits Brooklyn with Fuchs 0-0 facing Newsom 2-0. St Louis plays Chicago with Lanter 0-0 versus Passeau 0-1. New York at Boston has Melton 0-1 and Sayles 0-0 squaring with Tost 0-0 and Salvo 0-0.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Lanning
Walters
Philadelphia
Brooklyn-Fuchs
Newsom
St. Louis
Chicago
Lanter
Passeau
New York
Boston
Melton
Sayles
Tost
Salvo
Baseball Probables and Records For Tonight's Games
Probable pitchers listed: Boston at New York Hughson 2-0 facing Borowy 1-1. Washington at Philadelphia Haefner 1-1 vs Harris 0-2. Detroit at St Louis Overmire 1-0 vs Seinasoth 0-0. Chicago at Cleveland E Smith 1-0 and Ross 0-0 vs Dean 0-0 and Milnar 0-0.
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Boston
New York
Hughson
Borowy
Washington
Philadelphia
Haefner
Harris
Detroit
St. Louis
Overmire
Seinasoth
Chicago
Cleveland
E. Smith
Ross
Dean
Milnar
Braves' Chief Contented To Stay In Bed
Boston May 5 Casey Stengel manager of the Boston Braves remains in a hospital bed after a car accident. In week three of hospitalization heA says hewill stay as long as doctors want. The Braves, meanwhile, lead in hitting with an .81-61 margin over opponents and sit in the first division with five wins and three losses.
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Boston
Casey Stengel
Boston Braves
Stengel
Braves
St. Elizabeth’s Maternity Section
Major leaguers headline Quantico base baseball prospects
Quantico Virginia plans spring baseball with two former big-time aces Ted Lyons ex White Sox and Ike Pearson ex Phillies as top pitching stars. Major M J Kelley post athletic officer will also have Lt Ernie Ford southpaw from Holy Cross College on the nine.
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Quantico
Quantico Marine Base
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Ike Pearson
Philadelphia Phillies
M. J
Mike) Kelley
Ernie Ford
Jack
Barry
Holy Cross College Nine
Hitter asks for 10000 but Cubs chief refuses boost
Mad Russian was one of eight hitters over .300 in the National League last year. Louis Novikoff, angry holdout for Chicago, asked for 10000, while general manager Jim Gallagher refused to raise his offer. Cubs slid into the NL cellar with an 11 to 3 loss to St Louis after Whitey Kurowski homered and Cardinals piled up 15 hits.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Louis Novikoff
South Gate
California
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Chicago
Whitey Kurowski
St. Louis Cardinals
Bruins
New York Giants
Novikoff
Jim Gallagher
White Sox
Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kraus
Elm and Oakhill win in Gray League finals next week
Elm defeated Ray East by 17 to 2 after a fast start, with Dailey and Adams batting for Elm. Oakhill beat Johnson 10 to 2, Rams and French offering strong support. Yesterday afternoon’s score by innings shows Elm and Oak Hill dominance in the Gray League contest.
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Elm
Oakhill
Ray East
Ray St
Dailey
Adams
Johnson
Oak Hill
Rams
Oa Y
Gee
Oakie
If He Were Twins Rice Track Star Bill Cummins
Houston May 4. If Bill Cummins were only twins Rice could use the Cummins boys and let the rest of the track squad enjoy the Southwest Conference meet from the grand stand. Bill has mapped this schedule including high hurdles low hurdles 100yard dash 440yard relay pole vault broad jump and high jump.
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Houston
Tex
Bill Cummins
Rice
Cummins
Bill
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