Athletics Continue Runaway As Giants Creep Toward Leaders
Athletics crushed Browns 15 to 4 as the Mackmen press toward a high standing while holding a lead on July 4 pennants. Yankees and Browns linger seven to eight games back. Tigers beat Senators, White Sox down Reds. Giants edge Cardinals 5 to 4 and Cubs beat Brooklyn 8 to 6.
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Babe Ruth Illness Sidelines Yankee Star For Weeks
New York reports say Babe Ruth is seriously ill with a weakened heart and may be out of the Yankees lineup for at least a month. His wife declined to comment, doctors monitor his condition, and King the attending physician will release details.
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Trimble Sails Second Shutout For Kiwanis
Jim Trimble pitched his second shutout of the season for the Kiwanis in a 4 to 0 victory over the Legion nine. He allowed two base hits and faced little danger as Wright collected two hits. Trimble received flawless support behind him as Kiwanis moved three games atop the standings with no losses. Box: Grills faced five walks, Trimble allowed one, with 11 strikeouts for Grills and five for Trimble. Umpire Pack.
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Legion Juniors Defeat Rotary In Tight League Contest
Twobase hits by Hufford and Bellamy and threebase hits by Moffit fueled Legion Juniors past Rotary. Hufford allowed two bases on balls, struck out nine, while Grills fanned four. Passed balls from Goodwin and Hufford helped shape the game as umpire Wm. Son presided.
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Edgewood Independents Crush Glass Team 14 to 4
Edgewood Independents overwhelmed Glass 14 to 4 yesterday afternoon at Edgewood field. Hurl er Smith dazzled on the mound, limiting Glass to four runs as Edgewood’s bats produced heavy hits and timely scoring. Glass drops to second place behind Borden rifles. Edgewood gains momentum in the league.
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VOLS PFBS STRIDE TOWARD PENNANT
Nashville and Little Rock each won 5 to 0 and 4 to 0 as they press fourth in the Southern Association standings. Partridge and Anderson sparked Tennessee’s 5–0 win over Chattanooga with a three run blast in a big inning. Birmingham routed Atlanta 10–4 as K May held New Orleans to few hits before Memphis piled up 14 in a 9–3 victory.
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City and Borden clash in Saturday showdown on gridiron
The City and Borden Mills meet on Borden's field Saturday at 3 00 PM. Speck Mayes leads City against the rifles who pace the City League and last staged an 8 8 draw at darkness. Lefty Shell and Southerland also feature for City in a tilt expected to be among the season’s best with a City win possibly toppling Borden from the leaders.
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Fights Last Night AP Summary Detroit and New York results
Detroit saw Billy Petrolle from Fargo outpoint Ray Miller of Chicago in ten rounds. In New York AI Singer from New York scored a knockout over Leo Kid Roy of Montreal in one round.
National League and American League batting and pitching leaders
Statistics from June 6 show Roy Douthit and Frankie Frisch leading Cards in runs and hits with 45 and 65 respectively. Hank Gehringer and Joe Medwick pace RBIs and homers, while Grimes and Uhle top pitching with nine wins each. Foxx Gehringer and Simmons among leading batters across leagues.
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Baseball scores from yesterday’s games include 11 innings in Knoxville
Knoxville edged Greenville 3 to 2 in 11 innings while Macon defeated Charlotte 7 to 3 and Augusta won 7 to 5 against Columbia. Asheville routed Spartanburg 36 to 8 in a high scoring matchup.
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Local games today pit Greenville at Knoxville and Augusta at Columbia
Greenville travels to Knoxville while Augusta visits Columbia in a set of Monday matchups. Macon plays Charlotte and Spartanburg meets Asheville, delivering four regional basketball showdowns across the schedule.
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Scoreboard roundup of major league games
The results list Cleveland over New York 9 to 7 Chicago defeating Boston 9 to 5 Philadelphia outscoring St. Louis 15 to 4 Detroit beating Washington 7 to 6 with Detroit and Cleveland posting notable wins as a compact daily recap.
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Chicago at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington
A slate of early season matchups lists Chicago visiting Boston and St. Louis visiting Philadelphia while Detroit plays at Washington and Cleveland travels to New York in a quartet of basketball scheduling notes.
Chicago Beats Brooklyn In High-Scoring Baseball Game
Chicago defeated Brooklyn 8 to 6 as New York led 5 to 4 late, with St. Louis 4 and Pittsburgh 4 in action and Boston trailing 2. Strong lineup battles produced a late rally and lead changes in a tense contest.
Notable NBA Matchups Across Rival Cities
Boston faces Pittsburgh in a crucial game while Brooklyn meets Chicago. New York travels to St. Louis and Philadelphia hosts Cincinnati, highlighting key intercity clashes this week.
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Nashville Hustles past Chattanooga with shutout win
Nashville beats Chattanooga 55 to 0 in a dominant effort while Little Rock blanks Memphis 4 to 0. Birmingham defeats Atlanta 10 to 4 and Memphis edges New Orleans 9 to 3 in varied scoring frays.
College grid clashes highlight regional matchups
Birmingham faces Atlanta while Nashville plays Chattanooga in key region games. Memphis travels to New Orleans and Little Rock visits Mobile for pivotal showdowns shaping standings across the Southeast.
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Case Makes no Charges in Big Ten Proselytizing Probe
Chicago June 7 A sense of relief and continued vigilance spread through the Big Ten after Coach Everett Case of Frankfort Indiana failed to bring charges against Purdue or other member schools. After a two hour talk with Major Griffith Case said he came to learn who linked his name to the Iowa case regarding hiring athletes. He had been accused of sending members of his Indiana high school basketball championship team to Iowa in exchange for teachers credits.
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Singer Knocks Out Roy in Quick Comeback Knockout
Bronx fighter Al Singer used Montreal veteran Leo Kid Roy as a stepping stone in his comeback campaign. Roy, a former foe of Ignacio Fernandez, was knocked out by Singer in one round weighing 130 1 2 pounds. Roy weighed 128.
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Billy Day Wins Court Battle Over Ruth Autographs
CHICAGO June 7 A ten year old boy Billy Day sowed a baseball on a neighbor’s lawn last week Today he reaped the harvest twelve baseballs all autographed by Babe Ruth The neighbor refused to surrender the ball and the dispute was settled in court The court ruled it proper for Billy to retrieve the ball Ruth then sent the dozen balls to Billy who distributed them among his team members and subs
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Youngster Russet Brown Captures Arkansas Golf Title
Russet Brown, 22, a novice in tournament play, won the 14th annual Arkansas state golf championship at Hot Springs beating veteran J Q Wadley 12 and 11 in the final. Brown led 8 up after 18 holes and finished the match at the 25th hole to claim the title. Bridewell, the previous winner, had been eliminated by Wadley.
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Belmont Stakes to be run Saturday at Belmont Park
America's oldest turf classic the Belmont Stakes runs Saturday with a field of about a dozen, including Blue Larkspur Chestnut Oak Back High and Dr Freeland. The race offers near eighty thousand dollars in purse with the winner likely to receive sixty three to sixty six thousand dollars.
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Century dash stars to race at Stagg Field tomorrow
Chicago June 7 AP The century dash at the national collegiate AA meet at Stagg Field features 14 entrants under ten seconds with Bracey Rice Tolan Michigan Jimpson Ohio State and Land Texas Christian among the fastest. Final results will be decided tomorrow as other events like pole vault and shot put also compete on the 14 event card.
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Kamm Emerges As Bright Spot For White Sox
Witte Kamml ILLIE KAMM, third baseman for the Chicago White Sox and the first $100,000 rookie to reach the majors, comes as a rare glow in owner Charles Comiskey's days. Once steady but not a feared hitter, he now clubs pitching and sits atop the American League alongside Ruth Gehrig Simmons and other sluggers.
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Notable wins over rivals mark career highlights
His victories included decisions over such men as Dave Shad twice, K. O. Phil Kaplan, and George Courtney, underscoring a period of successes against recognizable opponents.
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Petrolle Rises in Lightweight Title Challenger Race
Detroit June 7 Billy Petrolle known as the Fargo express moved into front ranks of challengers for the world lightweight championship after a ten round victory over Ray Miller in the Olympia arena last night.
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Bunioneers Near Finish in New York to Los Angeles Race
In Buckeye Arizona June 7 nineteen bunion derby runners remain in the field as they head toward Gila Bend sixty miles from Buckeye prepared to exert maximum effort in the final days of the New York Los Angeles race. They should reach their goal by the end of next week.
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Hornets Acquire Grady McClung in ATL Trade
Charlotte announces Grady McClung the Augusta pitcher joins the Hornets in exchange for Tom McFall Charlotte pitcher and Boggs a infielder The deal announced today involves no money and players are expected to switch teams today
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Kentucky Seeks to Close Racing Tracks Suit
Louisville June 7 The state sues Latonia Jockey Club Churchill Downs and the former Kentucky Jockey Club asking 1 000 000 damages voiding transfers of franchises and charters and nullifying the law permitting racetrack betting. Attorneys for the named clubs deny all allegations in the equity suit as the case moves forward.
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