Indians Cling to League Lead in Twinbill Win
Ownie Bush's Indianapolis Indians defeated the St Paul Saints 8 to 5 in a cold afternoon game at Indianapolis. Burwell won on the mound supporting a twelve hit attack led by Allen Schmandt and Burwell with two hits each. Pat Collins provided the Saints with a homer and two singles as St Paul totaled ten hits but fell behind in the American Association standings by a half game ahead of the Minneapolis Millers.
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Ruth Improving. Yankees Doubtful for First Western Trip
Babe Ruth showed continued improvement at St Vincent's Hospital. Yankees officials say discharge date is uncertain and unlikely to have him in the lineup for the first western trip.
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New York
Babe Ruth
St. Vincent’s Hospital
Yankees
Giants and Tigers win as Sisler extends hitting streak
In a day of mixed results majors action saw the Giants and Tigers win after a stretch of losses. George Sisler extended his hitting streak to fifteen games while Philadelphia's pitching was knocked around in a 13 to 9 win over the Giants, with Dean Greenfield and Barnes handling mound duties.
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Burwell Stifles Saints In St. Paul Open
Pitcher S Burwell kept control amid gusty wind to beat the Saints on opening night in St. Paul. He issued no walks to raise his season total to one in 18 innings against the champions. Ray Kolp suffered his first loss after four prior wins as Indianapolis routed with five fifth inning runs and support later. 8500 fans attended the cold game. Baylor star Raymond Gore agreed to sign with St. Paul, reporting in June.
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Local Baseball Notes and Club Meetings Ahead
Sunday schedules for Riverside venues and Carlisle street teams. Printers Club meets Friday at 407 Liberty, and Sahara Grotto hosts Saturday games at Riverside No 3. Edwards All-Stars seek May dates. state clubs urged to contact Kenwood 3543. Sharkey wins ten-round decision over London in New York.
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Northwestern Purdue baseball game called off by rain
Rain at Lafayette delayed a midweek baseball game as Northwestern and Purdue could not play on wet grounds. Wabash High School coach W. H. Thoms won a wrestling bout with Tommy Record in straight falls. Sammy Mandell is slated to fight Pedro Salvadore in Los Angeles on June 6 per his manager.
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Los Angeles
Greb and Rojas Declare Detroit Workout Before Friday Fight
Harry Greb and Romero Rojas arrived in Detroit for a light workout ahead of their ten round decision bout slated for Friday night. Both boxers were listed to train in preparation for the main event announced by United Press.
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Harry Greb
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Manual High forms first golf team for school
Teachers announce first ever Manual High golf team tryouts as students practice daily at Riverside. Forest Beeson Eugene Ritter John Kime Harry Benjamin Franklin King Richard Marquis and James Watson named among the hopefuls under faculty guidance by Edward Holloway to carry the red and white golf banner.
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James Watson
Baseball Standings and Schedule Highlights
AMERICAN ASSOCIATION games today include Indianapolis at St Paul Louisville at Minneapolis Columbus at Milwaukee Toledo at Kansas City. AMERICAN LEAGUE features Detroit at Cleveland New York at Boston postponed by rain and cold. NATIONAL LEAGUE shows Boston at Philadelphia postponed by rain Chicago at St Louis postponed. Brooklyn at New York postponed with rain and cold. eenace at Pittsburgh postponed.
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Yesterday's Baseball Scores and Weather Notes
Results from multiple games show Louisville and Kansas City with narrow margins, plus St. Louis and Philadelphia suffering rain delays. Key players listed include Cul lop Dawson Estell Meyer Harris Wirts Jonnard Gaston Schulte Schupp Wilkingon Shinault and Wizard Vangilder. Weather impacted Columbus Milwaukee St. Louis Philadelphia New York Boston Brooklyn Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati with rain in several matchups.
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Three Mat Struggles and Prelim At Broadway Theater
A full wrestling card at the Broadway tonight features a double wind up and a prelim. Jack Reynolds faces Ernie Maddock in a main bout while Matt Matsuda wrestles Young Stecher. Honeycutt and King open at 8 30. Each bout is best two falls out of three.
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Fair scores in state bowling meet
Wednesday night marks miss top spots in the state bowling tourney. Atkins Laws toppled 2,686 pins in the team event. Kemper Hoffstatter rolled 1,189 in doubles to stay among leaders. A Krebs led singles with 627.
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Klein Wins Weekly Three-Cushion Tourney at Cooler's
Klein defeated Nathan 15 to 12 in the final, clinching the rapid-fire billiards tourney at Cooler's Wednesday night.
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College Baseball Scores From Weekend Schedule
Lehigh defeated Army 10 to 5 while Yale routed Amherst 19 to 0 and Holy Cross shut out Colgate 4 to 0. Purdue Northwestern game postponed by rain. Columbia beat Cornell 5 to 2 and Pennsylvania edged Fordham 3 to 2 in ten innings.
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Sande Finish Wins at Jamaica in Opening Race
Earl Sande rode Worthmore to win the Pau monok handicap at Jamaica track reopening the New York season. 15000 spectators watched the comeback ride after last season’s Saratoga crash. Worthmore paid 3 to 1, with Noah second and Serenader third in a field of eight.
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Maud Muller
Serenader
Sanford Farm
Derby Favorites Rise After Withdrawals
Qua train and Chantey emerge as top Derby contenders as Master Charlie and Stimulus withdraw. Quatrain quotes move to 5 to 1 and Chantey to 8 to 1 after Havre De Grace victory in Chantey’s first start in colors at age three.
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New York
Local Woman Elected Vice Presidents in Bowling Assn
Mrs. Pollard of Indianapolis and Mrs. Gehrig of Cleveland were named vice-presidents of the Women's National Bowling Association at a Cleveland meeting. Mrs. Garwood became secretary and Mrs. Kelly treasurer. Milwaukee will host next year’s tournament. In doubles M. Baker and M. Ebert of Chicago led with 1119. E Reich of Chicago led singles with 622. Willia Harmon defeated Pinkey Mitchell in a 12 round no-decision bout in New York.
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Five Balloons Set for International Elimination Race
In St Joseph Missouri on April 30 five balloons prepare to start the annual elimination race to choose entrants for the international balloon classic. Balloons are outfitted for seventy two hours of travel.
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Major League Trade Shakes Red Sox Roster
Boston announces a deal sending pitcher Paul Zhanzer and outfielder Ray Carlyle to the Red Sox in exchange for first baseman and outfielder Joe Harris. The swap, revealed on a Wednesday, reshapes the roster ahead of the season.
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Dempsey and Estelle Taylor Visit Wilmington Home
Heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey and film star Estelle Taylor arrived in Wilmington from New York by car and stayed at Estelle’s mother Mrs. Harry Boylan’s home. They plan to sail May 6 on the Berengaria to France after a brief stay ending Friday and hinted at possibly living in California New York or Wilmington upon return.
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New York
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Tunney Training Plans For June 5 Fight
Gene Tunney, American light heavyweight champion, expects to leave for White Sulphur Springs this week to start training for his June 5 bout with Tom Gibbons. Bud Gorman, Wisconsin heavyweight, the chief sparring partner in the Gibbons camp, will work with Tunney and Phil Krug, New Jersey middleweight, in the camp.
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Phil Krug
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Brooklyn National League Franchise May Be Sold After McKeever Death
Brooklyn’s NL franchise likely will be sold after Edward McKeever’s death. Stephen McKeever, 71, may not assume ownership. Ebbetts Estate cannot take over the other half. Prominent New York sportsmen named as possible buyers include Col. T. L. Huston George M. Cohan and George M. Loft. Wilbert Robinson could receive a role if Huston buys in.
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Charles H. Ebbets
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Shortridge ready for city baseball opener and track meets
Shortridge diamond men anticipate the city baseball series opener Friday versus Manual High at Riverside. McConnel or Grobe to pitch for Shortridge while Skinner directs the Manualites. A quadrangular track meet with Connorsville Greenfield and Knightstown is set for Friday at Thirty-Fourth and Pennsylvania. Coach Tatlock seeks away meets on May 8 and 9.
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