Athletics Continue Runaway As Giants Close Gap In Standings
Baseball summary notes the Athletics defeating the Phillies 15 to 4 as they push toward the pennant. The page sketches a season arc for the Mackmen with hopes of challenging the Yankees, who hold a slim lead near midseason. Key names appear with the Giants and Cardinals mentioned as rivals in a tightly bunched league.
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Ruth in fragile health halts Yankee star return
New York reports Babe Ruth, weakened by heart strain, is not able to travel or join team activities. Doctors have ordered rest with limited visitors as speculation swirls about his condition and return prospects for the Yankees.
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Trimble Hurls Second Shutout In Tight Win
Trimble tossed a second shutout delivering a strong performance with two hits by Wright and five walks against Grills. Grillz fanned 11 and Trimble registered one strikeout. Umpire Pack officiated.
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Glass Swamped by Edgewooders in Defeat of Glassmakers
Edgewood Independent baseball pummeled Glass 14 to 4 at Edgewood field. Pitcher Smith held Blue Ridge leaders to four runs as Edgewood climbed in standings, with Rollins trying to slow the offense amid a slow, crowd-pleasing game.
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VOLS PERSIST IN RACE FOR SOUTHERN TITLE
In Atlanta June 7 AP Tennessee Volunteers beat Chattanooga 5 to 4 as Partridge and Anderson pace the offense. Little Rock down Mobile 4 to 0 while Birmingham overwhelms Atlanta 10 to 4. May and New Orleans spark big rallies as the race tightens for fourth place in the Southern Association standings.
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Legion Juniors Defeat Rotary in Tight Baseball Tilt
Two base hits by Hufford and Bellamy with Moffit adding a three base hit pace Legion Juniors to victory over Rotary. Hufford allowed two bases on balls, Grills four, and struck out nine. Passed balls by Goodwin and Hufford. Umpire William Son.
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Yesterday's Baseball Scores and Today’s Schedule
yesterday results include Knoxville 3 Greenville 2 in 11 innings and Cleveland 9 New York 7. Chicago 9 Boston 5 and Philadelphia 15 St Louis 4. Detroit 7 Washington 6. Today Boston at Brooklyn Chicago at New York St Denis Cincinnati Nashville at Chattanooga Memphis at New Orleans Birmingham at Atlanta.
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City and Borden Meet In Saturday Showdown
The City and Borden Mills play on Saturday at 3 PM on the Borden field. Speck Mayes leads City against the rifles who pace the City League, last meeting ending 8 8 as darkness halted play. City adds shells Southerland and Elizabethton’s Left Shell for a strong lineup. a win could topple Borden from the top.
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Fights Last Night AP Roundup
Billy Petrolle from Fargo defeated Ray Miller of Chicago in a ten round decision. In New York at Singer, Leg Kidney of Montreal was knocked out in the first round by Detroit area fighter.
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Baseball Leaders and Team Totals From June 6
National and American league batting leaders, pitching records, and key player totals through games of June 6. Includes hits, runs batted in, doubles, triples, home runs, stolen bases, and notable pitchers with win loss records from the Cardinals Pirates Athletics Tigers Browns Yankees and other teams.
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Sons Baseball Harvest Ends Court Case Over Autographs
CHICAGO Jane 7 Billy Ray ten years old sowed a baseball on a neighbor lawn last week. Today he reaped twelve autographed by Babe Ruth. A dispute over the balls led to court where the judge ruled Billy could retrieve them. Ruth sent the dozen balls to Billy who distributed them to his team.
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Youngster Wins Arkansas Golf Crown
Russel Brown, 22, a novice in tournament play, won the 14th Arkansas state event by defeating J. Q. Wadley 12 and 11 in the final. Brown birdied six of the first nine holes and finished 26 holes with a dramatic championship display, succeeding a former junior champion Bridewell.
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Coach Case Drops Charges in Big Ten Probe
In Chicago on June 7, Coach Everett Case of Frankfort Indiana failed to press charges against Purdue or other Big Ten schools. After a two hour meeting with Athletic Commissioner Major Griffith Case said he came to learn who linked his finance with the Iowa case and was charged with sending team members to Iowa in exchange for teachers' credits.
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Singer Knocks Out Roy in Comeback Display
New York reporters describe Al Singer of the Bronx as a flash in boxing circles, delivering a sensational one round knockout of veteran Leo Kid Boy Roy in Montreal. Singer, weighing 165 pounds to Roy's 128, coasted to victory after a shaky round.
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Belmont Stakes Set for Saturday at Belmont Park
Belmont Stakes to be run on Saturday at Belmont Park, featuring three year olds including Chestnut Oak and Freeland. Race offers $80,000 in purse money, with Derby-like prestige as the season's classic test.
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Century Dash Stars To Race Century Dash Stars To Race
Chicago June 7 AP The century dash will headline the 14 event A A meet at Stagg Field as top entrants chase a record time under ten seconds. Fracey of Rice Institute Iglan the Michigan star Gimpson of Ohio State and others have run the distance in 09.5, a marksman pace, with the final pending tomorrow.
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Kamm Emerging White Sox Third Basemans Bright Spot
Kamm, Chicago White Sox third baseman, among the early $100,000 rookies in the majors, is a rare bright note for owner Charles Conitzkey. He remains steady at the hot corner, tearing through pitching and joining Ruth Gehbriz Simmons among the league's top sluggers.
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His Victories and the Men Behind Them
Fragmentary note lists figures such as Dave Shaaq icheey Pil Kaplan and George Courtney as part of a discussion of victories and the men involved. The text is cut midstream with unclear context or dates.
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Petrolle Rises in Lightweight World Title Reach
Billy Petrolle known as the Fargo Express moved into front ranks of challengers for the world lightweight title after a ten round victory over Ray Miller in Olympia arena. The Chicago left hooker, Miller, was the opponent in the act night bout.
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Bunioneers Finish Line in New York-Los Angeles Race
Surviving runners in the Pyle ion derby head toward Gila Bend Arizona 58 miles away to push to the finish in the New York Los Angeles race. They should reach their goal by the end of next week.
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Charlotte Hornets Acquire Grady McClung in Trade
Grady McClung, pitcher for Augusta in the South Atlantic League, was acquired by the Charlotte Hornets in exchange for Tom McFall and infielder Boggs. The deal was announced today with expectations for the players to switch teams shortly, and no money changing hands.
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Kentucky seeks to close racing track suit details
Louisville June 7 AP Attorneys for Latonia Jockey Club Churchill Downs and the dissolved Kentucky Jockey Club filed a general denial to all allegations in the state's suit seeking 1 million dollars in damages. The case aims to void transfers of franchises and charters to Churchill Downs and to nullify state law permitting racetrack betting.
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