Red Sox roll past Browns in spring clash as Foxx and Finney lead
Boston plays dominant offense against Cleveland with Lou Finney four hits and a homer. Jimmie Foxx adds a long ball while Bobby Doerr doubles as the Red Sox widen their AL lead. The Browns fall 17-5 with Bill Lee on the mound for Boston.
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Landis defeats Lexington after seven run inning rally
In a North Carolina State league game at Sandis May 17 Landis exploded for an 11 run seventh inning to overcome Lexington 13 to 4. Butcher and Pinkston led the offense with three base hits and a home run, while Fink and Brest worked on the mound for the win. Errors by Waldner and teammates contributed to the scoring spree.
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Gra-Y League Scores Reported Incomplete Meet
Gra-Y League games list Blair at Cloverdale Blair won 12 4 Hill at Elm St Hill won 6 5. erdale at Emma Blair won.
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City Championship Deciding Series Begins As Oak Hill Visits Emma Blair
Emma Blair hosts Oak Hill in the first of a deciding city championship series. The two teams will meet again Monday afternoon with a possible third game if needed.
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Baseball Scoreboard Roundup Across Leagues
Baseball scores list from major and minor leagues with results and weather postponements. Notable games include Boston 7 St Louis 5 and Los Angeles 8 Oakland 1 while many contests were rained or postponed across the International American and Southern Leagues.
Twelve Game Schedule Ends On August 17
High Point's third amateur league the Commercial loop opens tomorrow with four clubs Piedmont Mills Home Alma Hayworth and Triangle Bees in a 12 game schedule ending August 17. Triangle Bees face Mills Home in Thomasville as Piedmont meets Alma Hayworth at Highland Park. All games start at 3 pm.
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Globe Parlor
Dutch Leonard recalls facing Babe Ruth and pitching myth
In a San Francisco dispatch from May 17, veteran pitcher Dutch Leonard recalls facing Babe Ruth in Ruth's prime. Leonard explains how he kept Ruth from hitting homers, while highlighting his own 1.01 ERA over 222 innings in 1914 and praising the Red Sox rotation that included Mays, Jones, Shore, Ruth, and himself.
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Major League Leaders Parade From AP Update
Batting leaders include Walker Brooklyn 395 Gus tine Pittsburgh .380. Mize St Louis 21 runs J Moore New York 18. Mize 21 RBI leads, Slaughter Leiber 31 hits each. Padgett 8 doubles with seven others at 7. Ross Boston 6 triples Camilli Brooklyn 4. Mize 9 homers with Martin Werber tied at 8. Frey Cincinnati 6 steals, Danning Werber 3. Pitching Walters Cincinnati 5-0 Thompson Cincinnati 5-1. Averill Detroit 468 Finney Boston .400. Case Washington 25 Foxx Boston 24. Foxx 30 RBI, Walker 23. Cramer Boston 279 Finney 38 hits. Boudreau 12 doubles, Mack McCoy 9. Judnich St Louis Lewis Washington 4. Foxx 9 homers Trosky 8. Case 10 steals, Walker 5. Babich 4-1 Hash 4-1 Dean 3-1.
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Final game set for Wednesday between the same two teams
The two teams will meet again on Wednesday in the championship decider following a previous matchup. Oak Hill previously claimed the city title last year.
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Adams-Millis White Sox face Mock Judson in Tri-City clash
The Adams-Millis White Sox travel to Greensboro for a Tri-City League game against Mock Judson at 1 30 p m. After wins over White Oak and Triangle the Sox look to rebound after a loss to Hanes Hosiery. Lord Perry expected to start on the mound.
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Marsh In Win Column Again
After a losing stretch Coke Miller's Marsh nine defeated Adams-Millis White Sox 10 to 5 in an Industrial League game. Arnold Byerly had four hits including two doubles, Long John Everhart added two four-baggers, Cris Harvey hit the Sox only four-base hit, and Bruce Jenkins scattered 13 White Sox hits to five runs. Oakdale visits Marsh at James Town tomorrow in a rescheduled Saturday clash.
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Ward League Organizes Young Baseball Group
Thirty aspirants met in the Coca-Cola plant social room to plan the Ward Baseball League. Brantley McAdoo hosted. The YMCA sponsors again this summer after last year. The Highland Junior team won last season. Next meeting at the YMCA Monday at 8 to adopt schedules and elect officers. Propeller materials listed as wood, light alloys, steel and plastics.
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Tommies Edge Concord in Ninth Inning Thriller
Graham earns win as Thomasville nosed out Concord 7 to 8 in a tight finish. Thrift Saceman 3 RBIs. Landis 4 2 3 innings allowed. Easley LaMothe three base hits. Double plays, steals, and errors noted with 2:15 game time.
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Salisbury Giants Top Mooresville In Lopsided Tilt
Salisbury pounded Mooresville pitching for 12 hits and built a 9 to 2 lead, with Syring holding five Mooresville hits in a decisive victory. Heving, Cozart, Livingston, Hicks and Peterson worked behind the plate as the Giants rolled to the win in Mooresville on May 16.
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Baseball and boxing rumors swirl in New York sports roundup
Tex Carleton’s $500 bonus for a no hitter hunch headlines a May round of baseball chatter. Rumors name Lou Ambers vs Henry Armstrong for a big welter title, Waner replacing Frisch in Pittsburgh, and Yankee western invasion amid rainouts. Boxing pension rules loom as Wake Forest loss alters rosters.
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Durham to Dedicate Park with Reds officials in attendance
Durham prepares for a park dedication tonight with Cincinnati Reds executives Warren Giles Frank Lane and scouts Bobby Wallace and Hank Severeid among the guests. The Durham Bulls meet the Charlotte Hornets in the main event as Asheville and Winston-Salem win series games elsewhere.
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Yankees tumble after eight straight losses
A father and son discuss the New York Yankees great reputation versus a recent eight game losing streak. The exchange highlights the contrast between historic success and current struggles, reflecting the team’s reputation amid downturn.
West Texas New Mexico League bats burst with runs and hits
Over seven days eight Class C teams in the West Texas New Mexico League racked up 530 runs and 659 hits while committing 174 errors. Larry MacPhail bets against the Dodgers then roots for you to win as Shelton high school coach Shelton talks to himself over 50 errors in five games. Harold Burr of New York appears as today’s guest star and John Hanschen joins Greek fight manager George Parnassos’s stable including a Swedish heavyweight.
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Three Other Tilts On Tap In Fast Amateur Club
The Carolina Container nine faces Harriss Covington Wolves at Civitan Field as the league schedule features three more games. Chick Cagle may oppose Lefty Williard. Adams-Millis Bees meet W. O. W. at Adams-Millis diamond. Globe Parlor and Highland clash with Lewis Hester returning to mound duties for Highland.
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Ballplayers Guests of Lexington Kiwanis Club
Lexington May 17 The Kiwanis Club hosted Lexington Indians manager Reece Harris and players Stanley Lujack Ramon Cuoto and Alex Degowski at its regular meeting. Harris spoke and answered questions on baseball while about 40 members attended. Plans for a summer Kiddy Kamp were discussed in a brief business session.
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