Five Cubs Hit Five Home Runs To Beat Giants
Chicago clubs surged in a dramatic set with five Cubs homers powering an 10 to 9 win over the New York Giants. Grimm Grace Horrisby Wilson Roush and Terry homered as Ark Neuhart started and Charlie Root finished. The Cubs climbed to third while the Giants stayed fourth as St Louis won earlier.
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Major League Leaders from the Associated Press
The leaders span National and American leagues with names such as O Doul Hafey Frisch Grimes Foxx Gehringer Gehrig Uhle Tost West Metzler and others cited for batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples and pitching wins across teams including the Phillies Cardinals Tigers Athletics Browns Yankees Cubs and White Sox. Major figures include O Doul Hafey Frisch Gehringer Gehrig Uhle Foxx and Cuyler with notable team affiliations in major league play.
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Frisch
L. Warner
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Xlein
Cuyler
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Grimes
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Heilmann
Alexander
Johnson
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Browns
Gehrig
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Metzler
White Sox
Uhle
Worn
Tost
Thursday's Five Best Radio Features of 1928
United Press lists top radio features for Thursday including U S Marine Band on WABC and Network-7, Detective Drama in WI and Network-8, Jean Goldkette's Orchestra on WZ, Toscha Seidel and orchestra on Network-830, and the Atlantic City convention concert with Frieda Hempe and Athens Spaulding in various broadcasts.
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WABC
U.S. Marine Band
Network
Jean Goldkette
Toscha Seidel
WEAF
WPG
Atlantic City
Frieda
Hempe
Athens Spaulding
Rolfe
Lincoln Nebrasksa league adds ex Senators player
John Gabler, former Jefferson City Senator second baseman, secured a berth with Lincoln's Nebraska State League club. Released from Central Missouri League to try out, he now plays second base and earns praise as a capable hitter and fielder. Lincoln sits fifth in the eight team league, with a 500 average.
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Gabler
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Seaond
Nebraska Supreme Gourt
Sonnenberg Seen As Easy For Smart Wrestlers By Farrel
Henry L Farrell reports Sonnenberg's flying tackle taunted Strangler Lewis and sparked a wave of veteran challengers. Stecher and Tony Sonnenberg plan a comeback to train for the new champion as old rivals debate the newcomer’s worth. Dempsey privately says he could beat Sonnenberg if given the chance.
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Henry L. Farrell
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der Gus Sonnenberg
Strangler Lewis
Rasslers
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Wrestling
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Sonnenberg
Stecher
Dodge
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Joe
Nenberg
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Dempsey
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Berg
Dartmouth
Gus Sonnen
Woman and granddaughter among victims in crash near Warrensburg
Mrs. Mattie Williams and her granddaughter Doris Beatty were killed in a collision at the intersection of highways 12 and 50. Five others were injured and taken to Warrensburg Hospital. C. D. Williams, husband of the deceased, was involved in the crash near his home ten miles north of the scene.
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Mattie Williams
Doris Beatty
Warrensburg
Williams
C. D. Williams
May sports notes on pennant races and golf figures
May updates show the Pittsburghs rising to first from sixth after winning 18 games and losing six. John Heydler, president of the National League, hinted the pennant race would be close amid training season chatter. Also, Pop Yost reportedly quit as Michigan football coach, while golf discussions focus on Bob Jones optimistic Open odds, Winged Foot greens, and Diegel's club habit as spectators note lively golf talk.
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John Heydler
National League
Pop Yost
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Wake “Gansh
Si Goodfreind
Lving
Brooklyns
Dazzy Vance
Coctor Hills
Venes Calis
Bob Jones
Winged Foot Club
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Oakmount
Winged Foot
Jones
Last Nights Fights Across Several Cities
Des Moines saw Ray McPeek of Chicago KO Joey Phalan of Omaha. Hymie Wiseman of Des Moines outpointed Bert Visconti of Davenport. New York hosted Tony Canzoneri who outpointed Ignacio Fernandez of the Philippines. Winnipeg featured Larry Gains of Toronto KO Carl Augustine of Minneapolis. Youngstown had Riccardo Bertazello of Boston KO Paul Hoffman of New York. Indianapolis had Harry Dublin sky outpoint Ferro of Philadelphia. Louie Lavelle of Anderson knocked out Eddie Chaney of Pittsburgh.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Ray McPeek
Chicago
Joey Phalan
Omaha
Hymie Wiseman
Bert Viscioni
Davenport
Iowa
New
City bond issue defeated in Columbia special election
A $200000 Columbia bond proposal to cover riot costs was defeated 836 to 767 in a special election yesterday, marking the second straight vote against the measure. Fayette witnessed the dedication of the J J Cross Memorial Tower at Central College, donated by James T Cross of Meberly, as part of the college's $750000 development program.
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Fayette
J.J. Cross
Central College
James T. Cross
Berly
Missouri Seeks Land For Seaback Levee In Ninety Condemnation Suits
In St Louis seven of the planned ninety condemnation suits were filed to seize land for a flood control seeback levee between Birds Point and New Madrid Missouri as part of the Jadwin plan opposed by Missouri’s congressional delegation. In Columbus a gold watch chain was presented to Harmon C DeGraff a former University of Missouri professor for his role in a sex questionnaire incident. In Kansas City the State Survey Commission announced it will begin work with Eldridge King named office secretary and headquarters to open at Jefferson City.
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Louis
Birds Point
New Madrid
Missouri
Columbis
Harmon C. DeGraff
University of Missouri
DeGraft
Kansas City
State Survey Commission
Theodore Gary
Eldridge King
Jefferson City
Boxing bosses eye large ball and big purses in New York
Bill Muldoon of the New York Boxing Commission criticized champions amid brisk purses. The Garden reportedly paid top fighters up to twenty thousand dollars last winter while no champion was hired, and Joe Dundes earned as much as fifteen hundred in some bouts. Andre Houts reportedly received twenty two hundred for a Baltimore bout.
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New York
Golf Association
Bill Muldoon
New York Boxing Commission
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