Big League Favorites Hit Stride
The Athletics and Cubs, favorites in their leagues, stretched win streaks on Tuesday. Philadelphia stayed tied with Cleveland for the American League lead. Chicago moved within one game of the Giants behind strong hitting by Simmons and Bishop. Weig and Walberg fueled the Athletics, while Malone Carlson Root and Blake led the Cubs to a five game run as Hornsby returned to boost the lineup.
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Robins
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Hornsby
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Hletics
al Sions
Rube Weig
Simmons
Max Bishop
Bishop
Walberg
St. Louis Browns
Riggs Stephenson
Malone
Carlson
Root
Blake
Talking It Over by Joe Williams on American League pride
Joe Williams discusses the Athletics rivaling strong league favorites and a rising college baseball interest. He notes major league depth after last season and cites young players, hefty bonuses, and a revived campus game alongside a controversial late rowing race at the Housatonic with spectator criticism.
Ruffing On Yank Staff
Second division major league clubs seek added strength by trades. The New York Yankees traded Cedric Durst to the Boston Red Sox for Charley Ruffing, with no cash exchanged and both players joining their new teams today. Cincinnati Reds purchased Johnny Ogden from the St. Louis Browns while St. Louis Cardinals released Earl Smith and signed Oscar Leimer.
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Cedric Durst
Boston Red Sox
Charley Ruffing
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Ogden
St. Louis Browns
Baltimore
St. Louis
Earl Smith
Oscar Leimer
Browns
George Blaeholder
Babe Ruth Explains Pitch Types and Hops in Baseball
New York May 7 Babe Ruth shares a fan letter on pitching styles from old and new days. He outlines various curves fast balls and changes of pace noting distinct grips and hops that different pitchers use and emphasizes balance over strikeouts.
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Herbie Pennock
Herbie
Bob Grove
Henry Johnson
Garland Braxton
Washington Senators
Coffin Club to invade Anderson for golf match next Sunday
The Coffin Club assembles a 9-man team led by Ralph Stonehouse and Bill Wilkinson to face Bill Tinder’s Anderson course squad in a 18-hole nine point scoring event. A blind low net tournament follows with 65 members in the growing club and a late fall championship schedule announced.
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Bill Wilkinson
Maurice Stone
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Mike Pollock
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John Riley
Louis Karns
Stonehouse
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Coffin
Malley Carlyssle
C. R. Reeves
I. J. Osborne
Charles Boswell
H. P. McCoy
Fred Bock
W. F. Freaney
South Grove
Riverside
Terre Haute
Riverside A A s and Riverside Olympics end in 2 2 tie
Semi Pros and Amateurs Riverside A A s and Riverside Olympics battled to a 2 2 fourteen inning tie in the Sunday Municipal League. Bowers and Davis starred with the bat and in the field for the A A s and upcoming games are listed across several local clubs.
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Purnell hits two homers in one inning for Princeton freshmen
Stanley Purnell of Baltimore, second baseman on the Princeton freshmen baseball team, became the subject of a hall of fame record by slugging two home runs in a single inning with the bases loaded in each case. The remarkable feat stands as an unprecedented stunt in baseball history.
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N. J
Stanley Purnell
Baltimore
Down the Alleys by Lefty Lee
At the annual signing of the Automotive League prizes for the season just ended were awarded and officers for next season elected. Earl McCarty is the new president, Grover Hamilton vice president, and Earl Bright re-elected secretary treasurer. Harry Se bowled a perfect 300 to win high single. C Jacobs took second with 279. Gibson Company claimed high three-game team total at 2906. United Motor Race had high single 1047. Earle Carty led individuals with 191 season average, Fred Meyer next at 188. Eagle Machine Company won the pennant with three games to spare. Jumping Jacks swept Cleaners in the St Philips No 2 League series. L Myer led with 606, games 195 193 218. Ritzy Roller League saw Hauser and Behler s beat Zimmer and Hickey three times, Brewer beat Hausser twice. Three girls topped 500, L Kribs 546 M Wishauer 522 and Merker. Lumber swept Material in Allied League. Delaware League had a double header to escape heat. Link Belt League held annual banquet at Horseshoe Lodge. writer missed it due to state tourney in Ft Wayne. Roy Stirk, secretary of the State Bowling Association, looks forward to the end of the schedule. most leagues will finish by week’s end.
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Earl McCarty
Grover Hamilton
Earl Bright
Harry Se
C. Jacobs
Gibson Company
United Motor Ryyce
Igh
EarleCarty
Fred Meyer
Eagle Machine Company
Jumping Jacks
St. Philips
Hickey
L. Myer
Ball College Cardinals Beat Indiana Central 5–1
Roetkin struck out nine as the Ball College Cardinals defeated Indiana Central 5 to 1 to extend their winning streak to four games on Tuesday in Muncie.
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United Press
Illinois Strikes Back, Beats Notre Dame 68 to 58 in Dual Meet
In Champaign Illinois on May 7 Illinois trackmen avenged an indoor loss by defeating Notre Dame 68 to 58 in an outdoor dual meet. Illinois took eight first places to the Irish five with a pole vault tie between Captain McDermond of Illinois and Johnson.
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Mtllinois
Johnson
Pur due to stage outboard boat races in Western Conf
Lafayette Indiana May 7 Pur due will introduce a new sport into the Western Conference here Saturday in a series of outboard motor boat races against Illinois and Northwestern.
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Illinois
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Washington Beats Cathedral 9 to 3 in Seven Inning Win
Washington defeated Cathedral 9 to 3 in seven innings on Tuesday. Becker and Bright homered for Washington as Becker limited Cathedral to three hits.
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Cathedral
Becker
Bright
Park School routs Silent Hoosiers in seven innings
Park School piled up fourteen hits and two errors to defeat Silent Hoosiers 15 to 3 in seven innings. Cline limited the losers to two hits.
New Plant for Millers in Minneapolis
Mike Kelley manager and part owner of the Minneapolis Millers announced plans for a new park in Minneapolis ready for the 1931 season. The $300000 facility will seat 15000 in the grandstand and be built of steel and concrete described as modern and among the best in Class AA.
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Mike Kelley
Minneapolis Millers
Kelley
Baseball schedule for major leagues today
American Association games list Indianapolis at Minneapolis, Toledo at Milwaukee, Columbus at Kansas City, Louisville at St. Paul. American League matchups Chicago at Boston, St Louis at Philadelphia, Detroit at Washington, Cleveland at New York. National League doubleheader Boston at Cincinnati, Brooklyn at Chicago, New York at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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Toledo
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Kansas City
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Washington
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Hoiataus Louisville
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Deberry
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Blake
Hartnett
Yesterday's Results From Toledo Milwaukee and More
Baseball and boxing results compiled from yesterday include Milwaukee scoring in a rain shortened six innings while Columbus at Kansas City and Chicago at Boston faced weather disruptions. Petey Mack defeated Sammy Cherin in a ten round boxing bout at the Broadway Arena in New York.
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United Press
New York
Petey Mack
Jersey City
Sammy Cherin
Broadway Arena
Babe Ruth to Speak on CBS Airwaves Friday Night
Babe Ruth, the Great Bambino, will broadcast a baseball talk Friday night over the Columbia network and WABC New York. The program, starting at 7 pm EST, with WFBM Indianapolis carrying the feed, promises an engaging chat for fans of all ages.
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Columbia Broadcasting System
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Indianapolis
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WABC
New York
Ruth
Tuffy Refuses Von Porat Bout
Chicago stadium officials say negotiations for the heavyweight bout between Otto von Porat and Tuffy Griffith are abandoned. Preliminary plans set May 28. Griffith, who beat Jack Gagnon, has refused to proceed with the match.
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United Pres
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Otto von Porat
Norway
Tuffy Griffith
Sioux City
Jack Gagnon
Philadelphia
Griffith
Skaters to Race Here at Riverside Five Mile Showdown
Fritz Stoppelbein of New York and Bob Monroe of Indianapolis clash in a five mile roller skating race at Riverside rink on Saturday night starting at 10 p m. Stoppelbein holds multiple speed and endurance records while Monroe is Indiana amateur champion at all distances up to five miles and has never lost the five mile event.
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New York
Bob Monroe
Indianapolis
Riverside Rink
Monroe
Indiana
Cathedral Triumphs Over Broad Ripple at Butler Oval
Cathedral track team swept Broad Ripple with a final 8512 to 13. Walle led with victories in hurdles broad jump and high jump and placed second in shot put. Stout won the dashes while Lee captured two events in the mile and half mile.
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Broad Ripple
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Lee
Nelson May Not Enter Infected Threat Delays Butler Hurdler
Bert Nelson, Butler's top high jumper, may miss Saturday's little state meet due to a two week illness. Coach Herman Phillips doubted today if Nelson would be ready to compete.
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Butler
Herman Phillips
Nelson
Pirates Brooklyn Game Sees All Reserved Seats Sold
Brooklyn date May 7. All reserved seats for the Pittsburgh Brooklyn National League game at Ebbets Field on Sunday have been sold. David Driscoll, business manager of the local club, announced the development.
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David Driscoll
Blue Netters Win Over Tech in Tennis Meet
Shortridge high school edged Tech 4 2 in a Tuesday tennis clash at Hawthorne with wins by key players and strong doubles showing.
Indians Rally Sinks Millers In Ninth Inning
In Minneapolis on Tuesday Johnny Corriden's Indians erupted for six runs in the ninth to overturn a 2 1 deficit against the Millers. Bud Connolly was hit, Warstler walked, Freigan and Wolfe delivered key hits as Sprint scored the tying run and the rally completed with six in the frame.
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Py Times
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Johnny Corriden
Mike Cvengros
Hoosiers
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Milwaukee
Joe Sprinz
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Ambrose
Bill Burwell
Smith
Corridonites
Brillheart
Warstler
Bud Connolly
Freigan
Wabash edges Danville Normal in late inning rally
Wabash College defeated Danville Normal 10 to 9 on May 7 as Chase delivered a decisive double in the final inning to clinch the comeback.
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United Press
Crawfordsville
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Chase
Wabash College
Danville Normal
Stan Tanley Covel esquire the Pole and Pitcher
Stan Tanley Coveleskie, a Polish pitcher and coal miner, played for Cleveland. Peter Jablonowski, also Polish, pitched for Cleveland and was not a coal miner. Jablonowski, a pianist fond of Chopin, sang blues for the team and read psychology between games, then pitched against the St Louis Browns allowing five hits.
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Pole
Peter Jablonowski
Cleveland
Stan
Pete
Peter
Chopin
Jablonowski
Rachmaninoff
St. Louis Browns
Out of the Skillet! Baseball box score highlights
The report lists a high scoring game with players Miller Connolly Barnhart Preigau P Wolfe Hoffman and Warstler among those contributing RBIs. Miller homered and Warstler hit a three base hit with Yater and Sprint adding two base hits. Burwell earned the win with 7 hits allowed in 8 innings, Brillheart pitched 1 later, Bees also appeared. Umpires were Johnson and Snyder. time 2 05.
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Connolly
Barnhart
Preigau
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Hoffman
Warstler
Yater
Sprint
Burwell
Hooks
Freigau
Gonzales
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Minneapolis
Brillheart
Boone
Bees
Johnson and Snyder
High Foot Trials Shine for Derby Prep at Louisville
High Foot, Midwest favorite for the fifty sixth Kentucky Derby, posted a sharp 1 28.45 for seven eighths of a mile in a Louisville workout. Derby hopefuls Gallant Knight Tannery Sidney and others loom as rivals as opening day races approach. Playtime blinks in a side trial and All Up Set completes six furlongs in 1 16 1 5 while The Senator from French Lick stalls on a three eighths blowout.
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Prince Halcott
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Southland Stable
Senator
French Lick
Marriner and Brown Win Close Tilts
Les Marriner, the Chicago heavyweight, scored another knockout at the armory Tuesday night after a tough four-round battle with Jack League of San Antonio. League suffered a bad eye cut and was disqualified after his seconds failed to stop the bleeding, while Willard Brown outmatched Roy Pierson in a fast lightweight bout with two knockdowns and near three.
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Chicago
Armory
Jack League
San Antonio
Tex
League
Optic
Marriner
Willard Brown
Roy Pierson
Brown
Pierson
Bruce Britt
Terre Haute
Otto Atterson
Five Local Pilots Likely to Appear in 500 Mile Classic
A Norman E. Isaacs survey shows thirteen drivers are in town grooming for the Indianapolis 500 on Decoration Day. Local entrants include Louis Schneider Wilbur Shaw Cy Marshall Joe Huff and Johnny Seymour likely to start the race at 10 o clock May 30. Other local drivers include Louis Meyer Peter De Paolo Tony Gulotta Lou Moore Chet Gardner Dave Evans Babe Stapp and W. H. Speed Gardner. International entries feature Baconi Borzacchini and Letterio Cucinatto from Italy and Juan Gaudino from Argentina with Maserati cars. Waldo Stein of Firestone is in town at Gasoline Alley and Doyle and Alden Sampson will ride with Meyer on the Sampson Special.
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Tony Gulotta
Norman E. Isaacs
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Indianapolis
Louis Schneider
Wilbur Shaw
Cy Marshall
Joe Huff
Johnny Seymour
Louis Meyer
Peter de Paolo
Lou Moore
Chet Gardner
Dave Evans
Babe Stapp
W. H
Speed) Gardner
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Argentina
Baconi Borzacchini
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Big League Intersections Lead Early Week Play
Western clubs hold a five game edge as major league teams begin their first week of interleague play. Cubs beat Brooklyn 3 1 to snap the Robins seven game NL streak while Giants top Pirates 11 9. White Sox triumph 4 3 over Red Sox as Indians rally 7 6 past Yankees. Seibold earns win as Braves edge Reds 4 3 with Maranville stellar at short.
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Tribe Chatter: Indians Hold Off Millers In Ticklish Finish
Rabbit Warstler led with a triple and double and scored once for Cleveland. Danny Boone relieved in the ninth as Minneapolis threatened, Miller hit a homer off Burwell, and Warstler scored on Hoffman's sacrifice fly after a Hoosier trick play. Charlie High made seven putouts in center.
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Burwell
Siinger
Millers
Cullop
Brillheart
Barnhart
Indians
Boone
Cotter
South
Warstler
Brikheart
Hoffman
Freigan
McIntire sweeps 50 target event at Crooked Creek
J. D. McIntire won the 50 target event at Crooked Creek Gun Club on Tuesday with a perfect score. Dooley shot 49 and Kiles 48. Dooley then won the 25 target event with a 24.
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Crooked Creek Gun Club
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Michigan Trips Chicago in Western Conference Clash
Michigan defeated Chicago Maroons 2 to 1 as Knowles collected nine hits and Comp ton limited Chicago to four hits in the Western Conference game played Tuesday in Chicago.
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Knowles
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Chicago Maroons
Compton
Tech Athletes Prepare for Weekend Conference Events
Tech teams have a busy four day schedule with baseball facing Manual at Garfield Park and Mooresville at the local field. After a third place tie at the Kokomo Relays the thinly clad team trains for the high school conference meet at East Side Field. The tennis squad participates in the conference meet Saturday and the golf team plays Anderson.
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Kokomo
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Major League Sluggers and Leaders List
A partial tally of home run leaders and top sluggers across leagues. Names include Waner, O'Doul, Jackson, Terry, Klein, Herman, Stephenson, Fisher, Simons, Wilson, with various counts and team affiliations.
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Stephenson
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Fisher
Cardinals
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Giants
Terry
Klein
Philies
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