Cliff Melton Wins Sixth Straight as Giants Lead NL
Cliff Melton the Giants' young lefty improved to six straight wins, helping New York forge an early lead in the National League race. Meanwhile the Yankees surged to seven straight victories behind Spud Chandler and homers from Henrich and Rolfe, as Boston and Cleveland shuffled in a tight AL chase.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carl Hubbell
Cliff
Bill Terry
Yankees
Cleveland
Indians
New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Melton
Giants
Young Spud Chandler
Tommy Henrich
Red Rolfe
Blooper Club Members Sweep Up Week of Sports Gossip
A collage of notes from sports writers and roving fans mentions the Bloopers Club of America leader Fred J. Lee of Clearwater warning of a 430 am deep sea fishing trip for Southern convention attendees at Silver Springs. It touches on players Frank Faircloth Harold Culler Blow Cooper Tom Gold Jr and others with local scenes at Leaksville Sedgefield and High Point college.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred J. Lee
Clearwater, Fla
Bloopers Club of America
Silver Springs
Frank Faircloth
Leaksville
Eastern Shore League
Harold Culler
Blow Cooper
Adams-Millis Red Sox
Tom Gold, Jr
Jackson
Exposition Building
Vines-Perry
Sedgefield
Red Smith
Tawm Powell
Jabber Lanier
Denton
Ingram
Fire Department
North Carolina
Gene Lawing
Chase Idol, Jr
High Point College
Panthers
Windsand Golf Shots Tilt in Crosswind Guidance
An Akron pro explains how a 30 mile per hour cross wind shifts a high velocity golf ball about 70 feet per 1000 yards. He notes wind impact varies with spin and approach shots and advises aiming for a straight shot to ride the wind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eddie Wentz
Akron
Wentz
Wente
Roundup of Baseball Talk and Football Coach Rumors
A sports round up from New York on May 12 covers debate over the new National League ball with quotes from Carl Hubbell and Herbert Woolf. It mentions Joe Cronin hitting well, Jigger Stats preserving gloves, and Old Blimp Phelps amid other notes including Arch Ward and the football coach rumor involving William and Mary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Associated Press
Cliff Melton
Giants
Melton
New York
Carl Hubbell
Herbert Woolf
Lawrin
Joe Louis
Joe Cronin
Jigger
Los Angeles
Bis
Daffy Gere
Stumul
William and
Mary
Art Matsu
Kan Indal
Giants and Cubs Compete for NL Lead Through 1930s
In the last four seasons in the National League the club reached the pennant race without clinching. Giants led the standings briefly in September but failed to win the pennant while Cubs also hovered in third place during the period around August 1936.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
Cubs
Sinen
Piedmont Teams Change Scenery in Baseball Schedule
May 13 Piedmont league action sent Winston-Salem to Portsmouth and other cities as Durham Bulls beat Winston-Salem 6-2 after a five-run third. Rock Mount fell 9-6 to Durham. Tourists led early and held on. Charlotte Hornets lost 10-3 to Norfolk Tare with late rallies failing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Rocky Mount
Asheville
Richmond
Durham
Durham Bulls
Hayes
Rock Mount
Tourists
Red Sox
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
Pepnees
Ristmond
Portemouth
Burns
Baseball results and scores across leagues
American League noted New York 4 Cleveland 1 Boston 4 Chicago 32 Detroit 4 Washington 1 St Louis Philadelphia 5 National League Brooklyn 7 Chicago 0 New York 5 St Louis 3 Boston Cincinnati rain Philadelphia Pittsburgh cold Piedmont League Asheville 9 Rocky Mount 6 Charlotte Norfolk night Durham Winston-Salem night Richmond Portsmouth night Newark 8 Toronto 7 Baltimore Buffalo postponed cold Rochester 5 Syracuse 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
YANKS
Washington Senators
Vernon Kennedy
Detroit Tigers
Nats
Lefty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
Tom Yawkey
Millionaires
Cleveland
Cubs
Siam
van Lingle Mungo
Dodgers
Cholly Grimm
Gallopers
St. Louis Browns
Connie Mack
Athletics
Boston Raees
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Settee
Washington
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Charlotte-Norfolk
Durham-Winston-Salem
Richmond-Portsmouth
Southern Association Scores Reported on Weekend Games
Atlanta defeated Birmingham 6 to 3 and Knoxville led Little Rock 7 to 4 after 10 innings. Memphis beat Nashville 4 to 3 in a tight contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Association
Atlanta
Birmingham
Knoxville
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Baseball Scores From American Association Action
St Paul def Toledo 3 to 2 Milwaukee tied Louisville 6 all Columbus beat Minneapolis 7 to 1 Indianapolis won 4 to 3 over Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Association
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Louieville
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
State League baseball schedule across multiple North Carolina cities
The schedule lists Durham at Charlotte Asheville at Richmond Norfolk at Rocky Mount Winston Salem at Portsmouth Landis at Salisbury Newton Conover at Cooleemoe Mooresville at Shelby Thomasville at Lexington with games spread across several North Carolina towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. C
Landis
Salisbury
Newton-Conover
Cooleemoe
Mooresville
Shelby
Thomasville
Lexington
Baseball Matchups Show Key Tie Ins and Players
Cleveland faces New York Foeller 3 1 against Gomer 2 3 Detroit meets Washington Poffenberger 2 0 vs Deshong 1 1 St Louis visits Philadelphia Walkup 0 2 against Caster 13 Chicago plays Boston Whitehead 1 0 vs Wilson 1 2
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
New York
Foeller
Gomer
Detroit
Washington
Poffenberger
Deshong
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Ve. Caster
Chicago
Boston
Whitehead
Wilson
Brooklyn at Chicago Butcher 1 1
Brooklyn visits Chicago as the 1 1 teams face off while Philadelphia squares off against Pittsburgh in a hockey or billiards style pairing with unclear context Halla also mentioned due to fragmented text.
Baseball Standings and Stat Leaders Highlight Week
DiMaggio leads New York with a .500 batting mark while Trosky of Cleveland racks runs. Cremer of Boston tops RBI with 34, Foxx of Boston 34, Dickey of New York 20. Mite of Washington 33, Fes of Detroit 32. Arcata of Boston 11 doubles, Kress of St Louis 7. Lewis of Washington and Kreevich of Chicago tied with 3 triples. Greenberg of Detroit posted steals, while Lewis and Kreevich each have 5. Boston holds a 5-0 pitching edge with Kennedy of Detroit at 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DiMaggio
New York
Trosky
Cleveland
Cremer
Boston
Foxx
Dickey
Mite
Travis
Washington
Fes
Detroit
Arcata
Kress
St. Louis
Lewis
Kreevich
Chicago
Pass
Greenberg
Giants Blow Lead as Cards Claim 1934 Season Bunting
On August 20 the Cardinals began a 81 game winning streak capped by Dizzy and Paul Dean as they clinched the pennant in the final days of the 1934 season. The Giants let a key September lead slip in a dramatic turn of events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dizzy
Paul Dean
Giants
Baseball players and leaders from the 1950s season summary
Batting leaders include Lavagetto of Brooklyn with 439 hits and Medwick of St. Louis with 404. Ott of New York has 25 runs and 23 RBI, McCarthy also of New York 21 RBI, Mits Moore of New York 34, McCormick of Cincinnati 32. doubles go to Merman of Chicago and Cooke of Cincinnati, Riero of Pittsburgh leads triples with 5, Good man listed with 4 homers for McCarthy and Kommen of New York and Cincinnati with 5. Stolen bases feature New York and Koy of Brooklyn with 8. Milton of New York is 6-0 and Hubbell of New York 4-0 in pitching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lavagetto
Brooklyn
Medwick
St. Louis
Ott
New York
Marty
Chicago
McCarthy
Mits
Moore
McCormick
Cincinnati
Merman
Cooke
Riero
Pittsburgh
Goodman
Kommen
Koy
Milton
Hubbell
College baseball results mix on a rough day
Baseball scores show Furman topping Clemson 6 to 4 and Washington and Lee slipping past Duke 5 to 4. Also listed are Army losing 32 to 3 and Elon defeating Lenoir Rhyne 4 to 3, with The Citadel and Duke netting 13 in a high scoring session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Puke
Army
Furman
Clemson
A Forest
Washington and Moube
State
Lee Caroline Prem
Cobe Bite
Washington and Lee
Duke
William and Mary
Elon
Lenoir-Rhyne
The
Citadel
Thomasville Tommies defeat Lexington Indians 14 to 3 at new stadium
Thomasville Tommies crushed Lexington Indians 14 to 3 in a Opening Day at Lexington Stadium before 3100 fans. Canty and Connor homered for the winners while Red Panion and Reeser pitched in the lopsided game. The box score follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville Sporls
Lexington Stadium
Lexington
Enterprise
Indians
Thomasville Tommies
Chairtown Outfit
Batte
Thomasville
Tommies
Red Panion
Reeser
Birch
Canty
Connor
Adrhpoae Conner
Mueller
Ib Pin Gheely
Maus
Young
Ee Dennis
Pee Tretee
Adrhpoae Payne
Ef Smith
Lundeen
Nee
Dellinger
Stanton
Murphy
Orreer Bireh
Lexieen Nt
Pinkston
Harrington
Smith
Dennis
Delinger
Sheely
Ne Deen
Homeston
Panion
Leaington
Panton
Powel Brown
Gue
Sophomores Win Annual Class Track Meet Title
Sophomores tally 82 percent of points to outrun Juniors 70 and Seniors 42 on the high school track. Standout performances include Hussey and Short with 18 points each, followed by Taylor and Speas, while Wagener Hayworth and Ferree contended for top honors with 14, 14, and 14. Various events crown Hussey, Short, Taylor, Perree, and Sizemore among others, with a team relay victory by the Junior squad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marvin Grant
Jack Hussey
Abe Short
Floyd Taylor
Hubert Speas
Bill Wagener
Lewis Hayworth
Hobart Ferree
Harmon
Als Hurdies
B. Wagener Cary, Tarer
Mormey
Ee Nee
Dash—T
Hayworth
Horney
McGhee
Hussey
Ferree
Speas
Taylor Wer
Gome
Ellison
Ellington
Mitchell
Massey
T. Horney
Overcash
Perree
B. Waggner
Short
Groome
L. Hayworth
Saunders
Taylor
Wilson
T. Taylor
Boeas
Sizemore
Soph
Warner
Hilton
Mayworth (Jr
Davis
B. Wagener
Bophomores
Tony Galento Trouble Again
Tony Galento faces further woes as a boxing career backslide complicates relations between his manager Joe Jacobs and promoter Mike Jacques. The piece notes Galento’s desire for beer and biting in clinches and mentions his reinstatement to start earning for his first-born.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Talbot
Tony Galento
Ton
Natie Mann
Joe Jacobs
Mike Jaco
Newark Round Man Faces Tense Card With Mann at Garden
The Newark fighter expresses dread after a heated exchange with Joe and Mike at the boxing commission. He recalls getting expelled for striking a principal with a brick and worries about contract issues and Joe’s anger over reinstatement. He weighs 240 pounds and seeks focus for his Garden main event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Newark
Joe
Mike
Boxing Commission
Housebrick
Chee
Tony
Mann
Industrial Results Triumphs by Pickett Tomlinson Triangle
In midweek Industrial circuit play Tomlinson beat Oakdale 8 to 5 behind Angel’s four hit game Earnhardt and Farlowe homered for Tomlinson Clark doubled Oakdale’s four hits Pickett and Brinkley each had four hits for their teams Triangle toppled Marsh 16 to 10 with Byrd Weisner each four hits and a Petty homer Everhart and Grissom homered for Marsh Adams-Millis fell 15 to 5 as Cooper led with three hits. score shows Triangle 1615 RAF 103 300 202 10 8.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pickett
Tomlinson
Triangle
Oakdale
Angel
Adams- Millis Red Sox
Tria
Marsh
Leonard
Flynn
Brinkley
Cooper
Adams-Millis
Byrd
Weisner
Petty
Everhart
Grissom
Rhe Triangle
RAF
Dawson
Hucks
Eldridge
White
Greeson
Adre
a-Campbell
Osborne
e-Campbell
Hodgin
Luquer
Seer
Campbell
Modgin
Por Lauer
Teereee
Eveny
Pale Leonard
Tuttle
Bouldin
Nine Horses Remain for Preakness at Pimlico
Nine horses contest the Preakness at Pimlico on Saturday led by Dauber and Can't Wait with Derby runners also in the field. Stagehand and Lawrin are out of contention, while Nedayr and Lucky Omen were sidetracked by illness. 45,000 expected if fair weather holds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Pimlico
America
Stagehand
Churchill Downs
Lawrin
Kilmer
Nedayr
Lucky Omen
Matt Daiger
William DuPont, Jr
Dauber
Myron Selenick
Pennant
Pimiico
Hal Price Headley
William Woodward
Fighting Fox
Warren Wright
Downs
Chapel Hills Tennis Classic Leads To Tight Quarterfinals
In Birmingham, Estelle Page leads a stacked field as Natalie Miley and Dorothy Kirby advance fortunes at the Southern daughters championship. Major matches see Page facing Mark McPhee, Miley edging David Gant, and Kirby drawing Joy McCann in upcoming rounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kenneth Greg Birmingham
Ala
Estelle Son Page
North Carolina
Sharp
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Mrs. and I
Marion Miley
Lex Ky
Page
Miss Miley
Chs
Sam Israel, Jr
N Leans
Louisiana
Miley
David C. Gant
Memphis
Mark Mc
St. Petersburg
Fla
Vredenburg, II
Montg Ala
Goldthwaite
Fort Worth
Dixie Eha
Jane Cothr Greenville
Miss Hemphill
Dorothy Compton
Bingham
Miss Hempt
Carolinas
Brothers to clash in 600 mile memorial race in Indy
Indianapolis May 12 Brothers will race each other in the Memorial Day 600 mile event here next May 30. Louis of Huntington Park California drives a rebuilt car for the family effort while Harry Meyer 22 of Louis handles the wheels. Tony Gulotta of Los Angeles will pilot the Meyer car the same machine Ralph Hepburn finished second with last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Louis
Huntington Park
Cal
Harry Meyer
Tony Gulotta
Harry
Meyer
Ralph Hepbi
Los Angeles
Ambe Defeats Garrison for World Lightweight Title
In Kansas City the world lightweight title changed hands as Lou Ambe defeated Jimmy Garrison. The bout featured Ambe pressing the attack and securing a decisive win to claim the championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ricuTs
Associated Press
Des Moines
Johncheck
Ray Mann
Sioux City
Kansas City
Lou Ambe
Jimmy Garrison
Kanay
Hoop Stars In Movi Philadelphia
May Mike Bloom and Don and state of Temple join in Hollywood to make basketball shorts this season with hoop stars transitioning to film projects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoop
Philadelphia
Mike Bloom
Don
State of Temple
Met
Hollywood
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Clif Melton
Tigers
Soc Chakales Sports Editor
von QK
Gene Sarazen
Yankee Stadium
Cleveland Indians
Arcb Ward
Chicago Tribune
Rome
Piedmont
Estelle Lawson Page
Mece
Toronto
Newarks
Seeds International League
Sophs
Earnhardt
Farlowe
Clark
By Orlo Robertson
Chapel Hills
Oppon
Brothers
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