Injury opens door for rookie Bob Boken with Senators
Washington gains edge as Buddy Myer is sidelined by a head injury. Rookie Bob Boken drives in nine runs in two days, including late rallies and a 12-inning winner against the Athletics, while Luke Sewell adds four hits.
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Hugh
Fullerton AP Spc
Buddy Myer
Washington
Bob Boken
Senators
Boken
Myer
Whitlow Wyatt
Kansas City Blues
American Association
Athletics
Bob
St. Louis
Joe Cronin
Fred Schulte
Alarming Mixup Triggers Fire Crew in Greensboro
Firemen answered a Greensboro alarm at 6 20 p m to find a man who said he tried to make a letter and set off the alarm by mistake.
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Palser
Grensboro
Shot in the dark wounds Willie Harris in Greenville
Willie Harris was slightly wounded by unidentified assailants who fired at him as he stepped to the front door in Greenville during the night. The incident remains under investigation with no arrests reported.
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Greenville
Willie Harris
Yesterday's Stars
Braves hit two doubles and a single against Pirates with Randy Moore driving in a run. Senators position included Fred Schulte who had three singles and scored three times against the Browns.
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Randy Moore
Braves
Pirates
Fred Schulte
Senators
Browns
No-Hit Night Highlights UNC Pitcher Nate Andrews
UNC pitcher Nate Andrews threw a no hitter in Chapel Hill, beating Wake Forest 3 to 0 as Deacons failed to reach base. Davidson, Duke, and Guilford posted wins in regional college baseball action, with Lenoir Rhyne and Ferris? No further details.
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Demon Deacons
Nate Andrews
University of North Carolina Soph
Chapel Hill
Sellout Reported On Reserved Seats
Baltimore May 10 reports a sellout tied to reserved seats as racing fans look to Pimlico for the Preakness following a feud between KBRK Bradley's Broker's Tip and Mrs. Silas B. Mason's Head Play from the Kentucky Derby.
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Baltimore
KBRK
Bradley
Silas B. Mason
Pimlico
Results Yesterday Scores From Area Games
Charlotte defeated Wilmington 5 to 10 in a high scoring matchup. Durham beat Greensboro 6 to M4 in a close contest. Richmond routed Winston Salem 9 to 2 in a decisive victory.
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Charlotte
Wilmington
Durham
Greensboro
Richmond
Winston-Salem
Games Today Across The League
Pittsburgh visits Boston and Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia. Chicago plays Brooklyn and St. Louis meets New York in a busy schedule featuring four road tests.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Chicago
Broklyn
St. Louis
New York
St Louis
Ewe
Seeener
Brooklyn
Results Ceeeway Pittsburgh versus Boston games rained out
Unclear OCR text reports rainfall causing seven other events to be canceled as the Pittsburgh vs Boston games did not take place. No scores or official outcomes available.
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Pittsburgh
Boston
New York at Chicago and other league matchups
The schedule lists New York visiting Chicago, Boston at Cleveland, Washington at St Louis, and Philadelphia at Detroit for forthcoming games. Strong teams in key cities clash as the circuit travels across the region.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Detroit
Mew Tor
Cscsiscens
Cleveland Ee Ee Eeeerere
Unclear Matchups Across Southern Cities
List shows several intercity football pairings including Atlanta versus Chattanooga Knoxville versus Nashville Little Rock versus New Orleans and Memphis versus Birmingham indicating a regional college or high school schedule but no results or dates provided.
Local Baseball Scores and a Tie Game Report
Atlanta defeated Chattanooga 7 to 5 while Memphis fell 3 to 2 to Birmingham. Knoxville edged Nashville 6 to 3, and Little Reek posted 6. New Orleans tied in 13 innings before darkness halted play.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Memphis
Birmingham
Knoxville
Nashville
Little Reek
New Orleans
Toledo beats Kansas City 3 2 in rain shortened game
American Association action saw Toledo defeat Kansas City 3 to 2 as all other games were canceled due to rain.
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American Association
Toledo
Kansas City
Texas League Dallas Triumphs Over Fort Worth 10 6
In a Texas League game Dallas defeated Fort Worth 10 to 6. Scoring details and standout performances appear in the box but the readable summary confirms the Dallas win. The report also lists Dixie League scores from Shreveport vs Waco and other local matchups.
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Dallas
Fort Worth
Dixie League Shreveport
Waco
College Baseball Scores Reported Across Several Games
Wake Forest 0, North Carolina 6. Atlantic Christian 7, Belmont Abbey 11. Davidson 0, Virginia 6. Washington and Lee 0, Maryland 4.
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Colegle
Wake Forest
North Carolinga High Point
Atlantic Christian
Belmont Abbey
Davidson Fresh
Virginia
Washington and Lee
Maryland
Night baseball excitement spurs two new circuits
Night games drew a good crowd as the second series of the diamond sport was played. The city plans two circuits with an industrial and civic club league to begin immediately after exhibitions by four clubs Monday and Tuesday. Triangle beat Crown H 13 to 0 while Melrose defeated Highland 12 to 3.
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Clabe
Triangle Hoster
Crown H
Melrose
Highland
Tar Heel mentor John Kenfield leads undefeated Tar Heels
The column elevates UNC coach John Kenfield as a champion mentor of tennis and golf. It notes 61 straight victories, three national team titles, and dominance in Southern Conference play. The piece highlights the Tar Heels’ Eastern invasion strength and state titles in 1928 1929 and 1930 with top players and 1931 1933 individual champions.
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University of North Carolina
Chuck Collins
Bill Fetzer
John Kenfield
John
Carolina
Tar Heel
Chapel Hill
Renfield
Navy
Maryland
New York University
Army
Yale
Harvard
Brown
Georgia Tech
Princeton
Tulane
Tar Heels
Carolina Tennis Team Battles Through Youthful Lineup
Skeptics note Renfield’s task with a young Carolina squad. Bryan Grant Wilmer Hines and Lenoir Wright stood out for the Tar Heels, though Grant did not return this year. Every man carried a burden, and Carolina still won in southern and national meets. Renfield’s coaching had the team ready for summer tournaments.
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Renfield
Bryan Grant
Wilmer Hines
Lenoir Wright
Carolina
Grant
State Track Meet At Duke Stadium Highlights Duke versus Carolina
Crowds at Duke stadium witness a decisive state track meet with Duke and Carolina battling for the title. The Duke news staff provided typed performance records, circulated by Ted Mann, Duke publicity, and noted by Bob Madry university publicity director.
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Ted Mann
Duke University
Ted
Duke
Bob Madry
Renfield
Duke Stadium
Carolina
Colts Continue March To Piedmont Pennant
Richmond's Colten crew surged toward the Piedmont league pennant as the week opened. Wade of the Colt outfield powered two homers and four RBIs at Twin City park, boosting his season total to eight. Wilmington’s Pirates routed Charlotte Hornets 10 to 5 to climb back into second place. Greensboro beat Durham 14 to 6 at home, as the circuit begins the second half schedule with upcoming shifts among Charlotte, Durham, Winston-Salem, and Greensboro.
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Richmond
Colten
Colts
Winston-Salem
Wilmington
Pirates
Charlotte Hornets
Greensboro
Durham
Wil
Granaes
Winston- Salem
Wade
Twin City Park
Baker
Melville
Greensboro Patriots
Patriots
Tapson
Tiemap
Bulls
Hornets
Bison Golfers Defeat Winston-Salem Outfit
High Point high school golf team defeated Winston-Salem by 10 to 8 at Winston with second team wins by the same margin. Joe Brownlow of Winston-Salem beat Moffitt 5 and 4 and Brownlow led with a 72. Sappenfield and Garrett of High Point helped secure the victory as they shot 71 best ball and clinched three points. The win sets up the Southern Interscholastic Meet at Myers Park Country Club in Charlotte.
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Davistock
Wildcats
Wake Forest
Lenoir-Rhyne
Catawba
Atlantice-Christian College
High Point
Wilson
Guilford
Parris Island Marines
Eastern Teachers College
Greenville
Duke
University of North Carolina
Durham
Davidson
High Point High School
inston-Salem High
Winston
Bisons
Joe Brownlow
Winston- Salem
Buster Moffit
Charlotte
Myers Park Country Club
Moffitt
Charles Diffendal
Nunn
Fred Sappenfield
Plaster
Jack Garrett
Tillotson
Brownley
Diffendal
Sappenfield
Garrett
Leonard Koonce
Edward Woollen
Alfred Oliver
Worth Hedrick
Svvdavives
Winston-Salem
Aia Oe
Éduhace
Allen Jay Defeats Colfax Nine in Baseball Tilt
Allen Jay defeated Colfax 10 to 6 yesterday afternoon as the winners outhit the visitors 15 to 7. Oliver led at bat with four hits in five tries and Giles had three hits in four trips, while Gray and Chandler were the only Colfax players to reach two safeties.
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Allen Jay
Colfax
Oliver
Giles
Gray
Chandler
Reward Offered in Slaying of Ray Woodward Near Here
A $200 reward is offered for information about the slayer of Ray Woodward 40 a farmer killed by an unknown assailant at his home near here on April 256 The report notes multiple baseball game details with teams Greens boro Bulls Hornets Wilmington and others.
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Taylorsville
Ray Woodward
Here
Major League Leaders In National League Stats
AP reports top NL leaders with Hartnett of the Cubs leading batting at .384 and 20 RBIs, Martin of the Cardinals with 18 runs A H Hartnett leads in hits at 28 tied with Traynor and Herman. Berger of the Braves and Hartnett each have 5 home runs.
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Associated Press
Hartnett
Cubs
Frederick
Dodgers
Martin
Cardinals
Lindstrom
Pirates
Berger
Braves
F. Herman
Klein
Phillies
Traynor
Vaughan
P. Warner
Davis
Giants
Flowers
Carleton
Meine
American League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The summary lists AL leaders: Schulte of the Senators hit .407, Chapman of the Yankees .379, Gehrig of the Yankees with 24 runs, Bishop of the Athletics 19, Gehrig and Foxx top RBIs with 21, West of the Browns and Schulte of the Senators with 35 hits, Averill of the Indians 9 doubles, Stone of the Tigers 8, Comb of the Yankees 4 triples, Lazzeri and Cihocks of the Yankees and Athletics 3 manush, Gehrig and Ruth with 7 home runs, Lazzeri and Chapman with 5, stolen bases by Chapman and Lazzeri, Walker, and pitching leader Hilderbrand of the Indians 4 0 and Brennan of the Yankees 310.
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Senators
Chapman
Yankees
Gehrig
Bishop
Athletics
Foxx
West
Browns
Averill
Indians
Stone
Tigers
Comb
Manush
Lazzeri
Cihocks
Ruth
Chapman and Lazori
Walker
Dempsey Plans Exhibitions Against Baer and Schmeling
New York May 10 Jack Dempsey announced he will box exhibitions with Max Schmeling at Schmeling’s camp on Lake Swannanoa New Jersey for two rounds and then two rounds with Max Baer at Atlantic City within about ten days, promoting the June 8 Schmeling Baer bout.
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New York
Jack Dempsey
Max Baer
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Baer
Lake Swannanoa
New Jersey
Atlantic City
Allen Named Grand Master in Allied Masonic Degrees
J H B Allen of Warrenton was elected grand master of the grand council of Allied Masonic degrees of the United States at the groups annual communication, succeeding J R Shute Jr of Monroe.
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Charllotte
J. HB. Allen
Warrenton
Grand Council
Allied Masonic Degrees
United States
J. R. Shute, Jr
Monroe
Red Sox acquire Lloyd Brown and Rick Ferrell in surprise deal
Boston owners Yawkey and Collins traded with Phil Ball for Lloyd Brown and Rick Ferrell aided by Mervin Shea. Ferrell, brother of Wesley Ferrell, was an elite catcher with a .315 average last season, boosting Boston’s pitching and catching for 1931.
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Boston
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Yanke
Eddie Collins
Tradt
Phil Ball
Louis Browns
Lloyd Brown
Rick Ferrell
Browns
Mervin Shea
Thrash
Sma
Brown
Marty McManus
Ai Crae
Bo Weiland
Ferrell
Wesley
Dragonflies Master Backward Flight Aboard Sidewise Motion
A brief note explains dragonflies can fly backward while moving sideways, keeping their body orientation unchanged. The behavior highlights their agile aerial maneuvering and control during flight.
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