North State League Week Set Amid Harsh Weather
The North State League enters a week that will finish the first round and begin the second as teams clash across venues from Lexington to Kannapolis. Weather has delayed games and players brace for more tough conditions while stars like Ray Lindsay and Nicely of Salisbury shine in early action.
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Joe McCrary
Lexington
TOMS
Salisbury
Holt- Moffitt
Reece Harris
Redskins
Concord
Weavers
Cooleemee
Kannapolis
Landis
Thomasville Toms
Rowan
Mooresville
Thomasville
Ray Lindsay
Hub” Blair
George Jordan
Roly Poly
Lefty” Robinson
Comer
Asheville Hosts Rich $5000 Trap Shooting Championship
The Rhododendron Festival in Asheville features a record prize trap shooting event drawing competitors from 28 states and foreign countries. Architect Ronald Greene leads the planning as the colossal show promises top prizes and national attention.
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Asheville
Ronald Greene
Thomas
Tex Careleton
Larry MacPhail
Milwaukee
Harry Bendinger
Dodgers
Indiana
Venezuela
Week's sports chatter and boxing notes from New York
A roundup of APR May 6 commentary covers college football tensions with Southern schools suspending schedules, Yankee prospects, boxing rumors from Seattle to New York, and promoter moves in Bridgeport and Oklahoma City. Mentions Budd y is critiqued for style while Sammy Angott looms as potential challenger.
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Sammy Angott
Dave Castilloux
Sammy
Jack Kearns
Oklahoma City
Junior Munsell
Doubtful Yanks May Repeat Adds Jimmy Dykes
Sports column notes Jimmy Dykes doubts a Yankee repeat and mentions past media ties, a Baltimore radio program by Tom Deerer, a humorous Indians clipping about Oscar Vitt’s .190 season, and a coda on Eleonora Sears name spellings plus Auburn players named after presidents Woodrow.
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Jimmy Dykes
Yanks
Tom Deerer
Baltimore Evening Sun
WCAO
Baltimore
Cleveland Indians
Oscar Vitt
Eleonora Sears
Miss Sears
E. Eh. Sears
Woodrow
Wilson M Nair and Theodore Roosevelt Cremer Featured Players
Halfback Wilson M Nair and end Theodore Roosevelt Cremer are highlighted players. The brief notes their positions and roles on the team, with emphasis on athletic contributions and potential impact for upcoming games.
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Wilson M'Nair
Theodore Roosevelt Cremer
Poultry Dealer Tom Lange Buys Ham for Eggs in Quip
Marian na Times reports Oakland poultry dealer Tom Lange who raises fighters and bought Tommy Taylor for 29.35 dollars at 146 pounds. He hopes to buy Johnny Paychek for 15 cents per pound to pair with his eggs.
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Scoop Middlebrooks
Marianna
Fla
Tom Lange
Oakland
Cal
Tommy Taylor
Johnny Paychek
Handy Man Paul Milosevich Multifaceted Athlete
Champaign May 6 Paul Milosevich a sophomore plays end in football and also pitches catches and plays the outfield for the Illinois baseball team.
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Handy Man
Champaign
Paul Milosevich
Illinois
Winston-Salem Back In Cellar
Winston-Salem dropped to last in the Piedmont League after a doubleheader loss to Durham 12-4 and 6-2. Richmond Colts led as Norfolk blasted Portsmouth 12-4 and Charlotte edged Asheville 12-11 in a wild high scoring day.
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Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Twins
Durham Bulls
Richmond Colts
Livengood
Deforge
Ferdinands
Rocky Mount
Garrison
Richmond
Sox
Rhade
Colts
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Baker
Hornets
Asheville
Shar
Durham
Oakdale Leading Industrial Chase
The Industrial League moves into its second round with six key games this week. Tomlinson faces Marsh to start the round while Oakdale holds first place, Triangle and Adams-Millis share second, and Marsh Melrose and Tomlinson occupy the lower tier.
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Triangle
Oakdale
Adams - Millis
Melrose
Marsh
Adams-Millis
Tomlinson
Adams-Millisener
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League batting leaders include Medwick and Leiber with high averages, while Leiber and Slaughter top hits. Chicago players figure prominently in runs and RBIs with Foxx and Kuhel among leaders. Pitching notes highlight Walters with 4-0 and French at 3-1, with some ratings incomplete.
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Medwick
St. Louis
Leiber
Chicago
Galan
Yes
Nicholson
Lavagetto Shamten
Slaughter
Padgett
Ross
Boston
S. Martin
Rucker
New York
Scarsella
Mize
Ott
Coscarart
Brooklyn
Frey
Cincinnati
Werber
Walters
French
Wright
McQuinn
McCosky
Detroit
Williams
Foxx
Kubel
Cramer
Boudreau
Cleveland
McCoy
Philadelphia
Travis
Washington
Chapman
York
Kuhel
Case
Doerr
Youngest Ruether Son Throws One Hit For Hollywood High
Los Angeles May 6 The youngest son of Dutch Ruether former National League pitcher hurled a one hit game for Hollywood High School.
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Los Angeles
Calif
Dutch Ruether
Hollywood High School
Ginger Patterson Slugfest Headlines Main Event Bear Fight
Ellis Bashara and Tom Mahoney prepare for a charged return match at the South Hamilton Street Arena. Ginger the 350 pound bear looms as the main attraction while Bashara and Mahoney trade taunts and threaten a repeat riot from last week.
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Ellis Bashara
Tom Mahoney
South Hamilton Street Arena
Bashara
Purple Flash
Mahoney
Ginger
Bear
Jake Patterson
Syracuse
Patterson
Roy Welch
The
Johnny Marrs
Tommy Marvin
Bimelech Favored Again in Preakness Run
New York May 6 The Idle Hour Farm colt Bimelech is expected to be the Preakness favorite at Pimlico after a Derby showing that left some doubt his invincibility Gallahadian beat him in the Derby but Bimelech’s eight firsts and a second keep him as the solid choice among three year olds. Gallahadian’s upset win and big $72.40 payoff for fans add to the mixed sentiment around Baltimore.
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M. Smith
Baxter Tysinger
Furman Bisher
Charlotte News
Sylvester Newlin Hayworth
Benedicts
Pug Thomas
National Association of
Amires
van Harrington
Thomasville
Durham Bulls
Birmingham
John Griffin
Savannah
Sally Loop
Ginger
Jake Patterson
Blackjack Hader
Hader
New York
Bimelech
Idle Hour Farm
Pimlico
Bim
Bradley
Gallahadson
Louisville
Gallahadian
Olympic aspirants to be recognized despite Games cancellation
New York May 6 The boys who trained for four years to join the 1940 US Olympic teams will still try out and earn tangible evidence of membership even though the games are canceled. A meeting of the American Olympic Committee discussed possible tryouts with California likely hosting the major events and a possible substitute Pan American games.
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New York
United States
California
Tigers Trim Yankees 5 to 4 in Interleague Rivalry
Detroit tops New York 5 to 4 as Tigers strand 13 and Yankees leave 69 men on base in nine games. Red Sox fall 6-1 to Indians, White Sox edge Athletics 6-5, Browns beat Senators 7-3, Dodgers beat Cardinals 9-6 in a wild 39-player contest.
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Giuseppe
Detroit Tigers
New York
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Bob Fuller
Sox
Tribe
Chicago White Sox
Philadelpha Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Vernon Kennedy
Brooklyn Dodgers
St Louis Cardinals
Norman Young
Harry Danning
Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Boston Bees
Pittsburgh Pirates
Finney Keeps Dom On Bench In Red Sox Shuffle
Boston May 6 Dom DiMaggio the 75000 rookie and Lou Finney battle for playing time as Finney fills in on the Red Sox. Finney stars at .333 in limited duty while DiMaggio struggles with an ankle and bench time after April 23 homer burst.
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Steve O'Leary
Boston
Doml DiMaggio
Red Sox
Lou Finney
Red Sun
Dom
Sox
Lou
Athlet
Joe Cronin
Brilli Sox
Finney
DiMaggio
Blastic
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Mooresville Moors
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Nicely
Harvey Black
Moor
North State
Nobby Barker
Nobby
Ramon “l Dona Spaka de Anglish
Mooch” Cueto
Concords
Charlie Whitaker
Charlie
Royal
Midland
Gallahadion
Churchill Downs
Ray Idol
Izaak
U. S
Wii Zim Beck
Tommy Burne
Wake Forest
Duke
Sedgefield
Carolina
Baer-Galen
Baer
Napoleon
Galento
Soc Chakales
BY Eddie BR
A. A
Bradley Colt
Yankees
Bob Pasy
Ronald Sliney
Boston College High
Bobby Beyer
Boston Latin
RUE DE Sockeruer
Seattle
Mike Jacobs
al Hostak
Ceferino Garcia
Ken Oberlin
Matty Herbert
Bridgeport
Buddy
Churches and Women’s
Arcade Amusement Company
Piedmont
Oakdale Leading Industrial Chase
Industrial League
College
Associated Press
Ruther
Ginger’Patterson and
Bashara-Mahoney
Preakness
Bradley Nag
By Gayle Talbot
Tigers
Bob Feller
Judson Bailey
Bill Dickey
Santi
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