League Clubs Bunched in Piedmont As Weak Start Prospers
Piedmont league enters week with six teams within three games of the Winston-Salem Twins. Charlotte leads in several stats after a strong week, while Asheville and Wilmington show slumps. Key leaders include Charlotte’s .303 batting and .677 fielding, Winston-Salem at top pace, and Raleigh hitting .300+.
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Charlotte
Winston- Salem Twins
Piedmont League
Homne
Durham
Wilmington
Greensboro
Asheville
Tourista
Hornets
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
High Point
Vance Tops Braves 3-2 to Break Slump in Second Game
In a doubleheader, Vance finally beat the Braves 3-2 rallying in the ninth with Bruce Caldwell and Lefty O'Doul driving in runs. The Braves won the opener 10-6 as Brown faltered, with Huck Betts finishing. Meanwhile other National League teams split doubleheaders leaving standings intact. Yankee win in American League kept pace atop the circuit as Ruth hit his 14th homer.
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Dusty Vance
Boston Braves
Bill McKeehnie
Bob Brown
Brooklyn Dodgers
Daszier
Braves
Brown
Vanes
Bruce Caldwell
Lefty O'Doul
Huck Bette
Thomas Mills to Meet Spencer in Tuesday Showdown
Thomas Mills nine will face Spencer Tuesday at 4 PM in a return engagement after a 7 to 5 loss last Thursday. Saturday, the locals beat Randieman 23 to 9 with 21 hits. Batting averages list Thomas Mills players leading with Thomas .625 and Henry .883. Perry has a perfect mound record, while Andrews is 4 of 5.
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Thomas Mille
Spencer
Randieman
Batts
Thomas Mills Sheeans
Thomas
Cowan
Perry
Brogdan
Henry
W. Connor
Slade
Weston
Smith
BK. Connor
Combs
Yow
Gurley
Andrews
Pierce
Young
Broahgan
Kirby
Roosevelt Nomination Seen as Sure by Navy Official
Raleigh dispatch reports Josephus Daniels, former secretary of the navy, returning from Washington predicts Franklin D. Roosevelt will be nominated for president and notes the Democratic convention in Chicago is scheduled to meet next month.
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Roosevelt Raleigh
Josephus Daniels
Navy
Washington
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Chicago
Triple City Runs Open Memorial Day Baseball
Fans follow double headers as Raleigh visits Wilmington and Asheville heads to Greensboro. High Point travels to Winston-Salem while Durham plays in Charlotte. Local schedule highlights tight ballgames on Memorial Day weekend.
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Winston-Salem
Charlotte and
Asheville
Raleigh
Wilmington
Greensboro
High Point
Durham
Charlotte
Fastest and most dangerous Indianapolis 500 eyed today
Forty drivers, led by Lou Moore and Billy Arnold, race for 100000 prize at the Indianapolis Speedway. The 500 mile event draws 130000 spectators amid fears after two fatal accidents in qualifying.
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Lou Moore
Hollywood
Cali
Moore
Louie Schneider
Schneider
Billy Arnold
Juan Guadino
Buenos Aires
Argentina
Arnold
Shields Facing Davis Cup Test Today
Philadelphia May 30. Frank X. Shields faces Jack Crawford in the concluding singles of the United States vs Australia Davis Cup tie. The U S already clinched the series by taking the Friday and Saturday singles and the doubles. Shields seeks a win after a dip in form last year.
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Frank X. Shields
United States
Australia
Shields
Jack Crawford
Hilsworth Vines
Harry Hopman
Ere
Crawford
Dull boxing card on tap for fans
New York May 30 Kid Chocolate George Nichols and Tuffy Griffiths headline a dull national boxing schedule this week. Chocolate will meet Lew Feldman of New York in a 15 round bout at Queensboro Stadium Wednesday night though the Havana negro's junior lightweight title will not be on the line.
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Griffiths
White City
Chicago
California
Jack Roper
Nichols
National Boxing Association
Buffalo
Lou Scozza
New York
Kid Chocolate
George Nichols
Tuffy Griffiths
Chocolate
Lew Feldman
Queensboro Stadium
Southern Association Hammers Dead Ball In Twin Bills
In Atlanta May 30, Southern Association clubs report heavy hitting with the new dead ball. A batch of doubleheaders left standings nearly the same as Memphis and Chattanooga split with New Orleans while Chattanooga won 6 to 2 and lost 7 to 2. Nashville upset Birmingham 8 to 7 and Atlanta fell twice to Little Rock 7 to 5 and 4 to 5.
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Southern Association
Memphis
New Orleans
Smokies
Nashville
Birmingham
Atlanta Crackers
Little Rock
Cloverdale Nine suffers defeat in church league clash
Welch Memorial nine overwhelmed Cloverdale 19 to 6 on Saturday. Cloverdale pitchers Flynn and Martin allowed 24 hits while Cloverdale’s batters could only muster 14 off Culler and Grissom.
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Flynn
Martin
Culler
Grissom
Black
Gaddis
Deaton
Butler
Ton
Fignan
P Martin
Welch Ab Byrd
Kidd
Smith
Des
Savnasd
Tissom
Boswell
Banks
Fausnet
Jamestown Triumphs Over Cloverdale In 6-4 Victory
Jamestown edged Cloverdale 6 to 4 as both teams exchanged runs late. The winners collected 12 hits to 6 for Cloverdale and broke the game open with two runs in the eighth and ninth innings.
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Jamestown
Cloverdale
Orcutt Eliminated From British Women Golf Championship
Maureen Orcutt of Englewood New Jersey a top contender in the British women’s golf championship was defeated in the first round by Jean Hamilton of England two and one. Virginia Van Wie of Chicago advanced by defeating Jean McCulloch 8 and 6 while Mrs J H Todd of Kilkenny upset Opal Hill 2 and 1.
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Kilkenny
Detroit
Harley Higble
J. B. Watson
Scotland
Helen Hicks
Dorie Park
United States
Glenna Collett Ware
George Coats
Troon
Virginia van Wie
Leona Cheney
Doris Chambers
Liverpool
Hill
Mrs. Todd
Diana Fishwick
Susie Tolhurst
Where They Play Today
Asheville at Greensboro. Raleigh at Wilmington. High Point at Winston-Salem. Durham at Charlotte.
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Asheville
Greensboro
Raleigh
Wilmington
High Point
Winston-Salem
Durham
Charlotte
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Five Games
Cleveland beat St Louis 8 to 2 while St Louis posted a 12 to 1 win over Cleveland. Chicago defeated Detroit 3 to 4. New York won against Washington 11 to 8. Philadelphia triumphed over Boston 6 to 0, with Philadelphia 4 and Boston 3 in the other result.
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Pittsburgh
Pat Malone
Pirates
Glenn Spencer
Bill Hallahan
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Phillies
Jim Elliott
Yanks
Senators
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Washington
Babe Ruth
Vernon Gomez
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Chicago White Sox
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Mel Harder
Indians
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Bob Weiland
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Ruben’albert
Jimmie Foxx
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New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Holiday Era MLB Twinbill Pairings in Major Cities
Detroit faces St Louis and Boston visits New York while Chicago plays Cleveland and Washington faces Philadelphia. Each club schedules two games in a city pair showdown.
Early Baseball Standings From City Leagues
The latest standings show Boston at 10-2 and New York 10-2, Philadelphia 8-4, Brooklyn 6-3, St. Louis 6-2, Chicago 7-0, Pittsburgh 3-2, and Cincinnati 0-3. The results reflect a competitive season with leaders and challengers in close races.
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Brooklyn
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New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Local NBA Matchups Highlight Week Schedule
Cincinnati plays Pittsburgh and St. Louis meets Chicago while New York faces Boston and Philadelphia travels to Brooklyn in a slate of Eastern games.
Leading Golfers of Dixie in Meet in Hot Springs
In Hot Springs Arkansas on May 30 a field near 100 began qualifying for the Women's Southern Golf Association title. Top contenders include Miss Margaret Maddox of Atlanta and Mrs. Dave Gant of Memphis, with veterans like Mrs. Marion Turpie Lake absent after relocating from New Orleans to New York. Others listed are Mrs. Tom Wallace of Sapulpa, Mrs. Walter Beyer of Tulsa, Mrs. Leon Solomon of Memphis, Miss Dean Van Landingham of Charlotte, and Mrs. Kenyon Rodwell of Norfolk.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Southern Golf Association
Dixie
Marion Turpie Lake
New Orleans
New York
Margaret Maddox
Atlanta
Dave Gant
Memphis
Tom Wallace
Sapulpa
Okla
Russell Named On Faculty At Chapel Hill
Phillips Russell author of a Benjamin Franklin biography and other works will return next year as professor of English at the State university after teaching writing courses this year.
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Chapel Hill
Phillips Russell
Benjamin Franklin
The
State University
Body Still Unreclaimed After River Diving Tragedy
A 24 hour search failed to locate Herbert Jones 21 of Sanford who drowned after diving from a moving motorboat into New River in Jacksonville N C Officials say the search continues for the missing man and the body has not yet been recovered.
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N. C
Herbert Jones
Sanford
New River
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