Southern Association Leaders Split Doubleheaders Sunday
Four leaders each split doubleheaders as New Orleans led Mobile by two games. Memphis surged to sixth through two wins, while Nashville and Chattanooga split, and Atlanta’s Dewey Adkins won for the Crackers who lost Charley Trippi to a shoulder injury. Tonight's games feature Birmingham at Atlanta and Mobile at New Orleans among others.
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Chattanooga
Mobile Bears
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Roy Bales
Walker Cross
Chattanooga Lookouts
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Vols
Birmingham Barons
Atlanta
Memphis
Little Rock
Turp
Boles
Bears
Cress
Pete Kraus
Red Lavigne
Pelicans
Memphis Chicks
Fred Biers
Rocks
Lindsey Deal
George Bradley
Noogans
Dolph Mattis
Val
Joe Stringfellow
Dewey Adkins
Charley Trippi
Alex Kellner
Birmingham
L. Pet
Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St Louis
Cotton States
Wee Pet
Greenwood
Greenville
Clarksdale
Helena
el Dorado
Hot Springs
Heart of America Tennis Tourney Opens With Stars
The Heart of America tennis tournament opens in Kansas City with four top male players. Men and women singles begin this afternoon weather permitting. Junior and doubles begin tomorrow. Frankie Parker of Los Angeles and Billy Talbert of Wilmington drew first round byes. Gardnar Malloy of Miami is also among the entrants.
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Frankie Parker
Los Angeles
Billy Talbert
Wilmington
Del
Drew Gyes
Gardnar Malloy
Miamia
Fla
Letters and Letters Authorship Claims on Henry Wallace
Westbrook Pegler notes expert opinions that Henry Wallace wrote letters claimed authentic and discusses Wallace's guru connections and political implications. The column questions Wallace's fitness and the Roosevelt era, urging scrutiny of authorship and the source of funding for related museums and philosophies.
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Wallace
Clark Sellers
John Harris
Los Angeles
George J. Lacey
Houston
Tex
Roosevelt
United States
Cordell Hall
Nicholas Konstantin Roerich
New York
Department of Agriculture
Rasputin
Czarina
Hitler
America
Francisco Pancho Segura Opens First Round in Kansas Tournament
Parker is seeded No. 1 and was set to meet John Francis of Kansas City in a first round. Bob Falkenburg of Los Angeles faces Gene Echols of Topeka, Kas. Francisco Pancho Segura, the Ecuador star, also drew a first round. The tournament will continue through Thursday.
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Kansas City
Bob Falkenburg
Los Angeles
Gene Echols
Topeka
Kas
Parker
Francisco Pancho Segura
Ecuador
Craters of the Moon Idaho Hosts Sixty Three Extinct Craters
The Craters of the Moon area in Idaho contains sixty three extinct volcanic craters identified as part of its geologic features.
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Craters of the Moon
Idaho
Peace Offer in Java to Be Considered
The Indonesian republican cabinet at Jogjakarta will consider the Netherlands final offer on independence demands. Sessions are expected to last several days. A Netherlands army communiqué just before the talks accuses the republican army of widespread truce violations in the past week.
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Java
Jogjakarta
Netherlands
Netherlands Army
DiMaggio and Mize Spark Yankees Giants to Early Leads
Joe DiMaggio tops the Yankees revival as Johnny Mize leads the Giants in a surge toward the pennant race. DiMaggio hits .352 with two homers in a doubleheader split vs the Indians, while Mize soars to .370 with 14 homers as Mel Ott’s Giants pull ahead of the Cubs. Rain-impacted schedules slow several planned twin bills across leagues.
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Joe DiMaggio
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Johnny Mize
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DiMaggio
DiMag
George McGuinn
McQuinn
Joe
Detroit Tigers
Mize
Big Dawn
Mel Ott
Chicago Cubs
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Reds
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Philadelphia Phillies
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Harry Taylor
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Jeff Heath
Vern Stephens
Jack Kramer
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Washington
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Locke Takes Fourth U. S. Tourney
Bobby Locke won the fourth of his six American tournaments in two months, taking the 90-hole Good all round-robin in Newton Massachusetts with a 347 total and plus 37 points. Vic Ghezzi finished second, Ellsworth Vines third, and Jimmy Demaret fourth in the 16-player event.
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Mass
Bobby Locke
Locke
Vic Ghezzi
Kansas City
Ellsworth Vines
Los Angeles
Ghezzi
Jimmy Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Sports Roundup recalls Memorial Day sports through the decades
A brief pastiche recounts Memorial Day sporting notes from 1930 to 1945, mentioning Billy Arnold at Indianapolis, Earl Sande at Suburban, Rogers Hornsby MVP, Babe Ruth near the Braves, Kelly Petillo in golf, Carl Hubbell with the Giants, Dizzy Dean, and 1945 ring and boxing notes.
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Indianaporis
Earl Sande
Peter Wrack
Rogers Hornsby
Hank Greenberg
Babe Newsom
Johnny Gilbert
Babe Didrikson
Babe Ruth
Boston Braves
Emil Fuchs
Kelly Petillo
Hoop, Jr
Jeep
Tigers
Red Cochrane
Navy
Davis Cup Triumph and Baseball Suspensions Mark 1937
Don Badge and Gene Mako led the United States to a Davis Cup win over Australia in 1937. Carl Hubbell’s 24 straight victories ended, and Dizzy Dean was suspended by NL President Ford Frick while Jimmy Braddock faced suspension for not defending his heavyweight title against Max Schmeling. Sammy Snead and Dutch Harrison tied for the qualifying lead.
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Don Badge
Gene Mako
United States
Australia
Carl Hubbell
Dizzy Dean
Ford Frick
Jimmy Braddock
Max Schmeling
Sammy Snead
Dutch Harrison
Torrid Battle for Lead in Cotton League
Two Mississippi teams claim the Cotton States League lead as Greenwood Dodgers lose 4 to 1 to Greenville Bucks, creating a tie. Helena Seaporters beat Clarksdale 6 to 5, with a rain-shortened nightcap remaining scoreless after five innings.
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Associated Press
Mississippi
Greenwood Dodgers
Greenville Bucks
Helena
Clarksdale
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