Midget League Opens Monday With Dual Doubleheaders
The Midget League kicks off Monday in South Park with five inning games. First games at 5 and 6 15 pm feature Cardinals vs Cubs and Panthers vs Tigers. Second session begins July 12 with a full schedule through late July and August leading to the World Series.
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South Park
Harold Fisher
Palek Ad Gennan
Cardinals
Cubs
Panthers
Tigers
Jayhawks
Coyotes
Wildcats
Jashaw
Jay
Hawks
Cols
Coyote
Jayhawts
Jayhaw
Rinky Dinks
Wildwats
Aus
Igers
City
Ney Commands firing squad in treason trial tale
Strange as it seems Michel Ney, marshal of France and Napoleon’s trusted general, ordered the firing squad that executed him after Napoleon’s fall. Ney later alternated loyalties between Louis XVII and Napoleon, led forces toward Paris, then joined Napoleon again. After Waterloo he was tried, condemned, and Ney himself gave the command to fire in Luxembourg gardens. Tomorrow: The Lucky Break.
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Michel Ney
France
Napoleon
Bonaparte
Ney
Louis XVII
Elba
Paris
Marti
Chamber of Peers
Luxembourg Gardens
Observatory
Omy Ney
Pirates Hit Big Against Dodgers in Spectacular Win
Floyd Vaughan and Gus Suhr led the Pirates with two homers while Suhr drove in three on a homer and a triple. Paul Waner collected four hits including a double, in five at bats, as the Pirates rolled past the Dodgers.
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Floyd Vaughan
Gus Suhr
Paul Wraner
Pirates
Suhr
Paul
Baseball stars shine in league batting and pitching lists
The Associated Press summary lists top performers in the National and American leagues. Vaughan and Waner of the Pirates lead with hits and runs. Medwick and Greenberg headline RBIs. Johnson of the Athletics tops batting in the AL with a .393 average, while Greenberg and Vosmik pace doubles and RBIs. Pitchers Parmelee and Wilshire shine in their leagues.
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Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick
Cardinals
L. Waner
Martin
Suhr
Goodman
Reds
Ott
Moore
Giants
Bares
Bordagary
Dodgers
Myers
Parmelee
Wate
Greenberg
Tigers
Johnson
Athletics
Gehringer
Vosmik
Indians
Werber
Red Sox
Cronin
Boston
Senators
Stolenes
Almada
Fitching
Braddock Baer Fight Looms as Underdog Hopes Rise
New York on June 11 reports Jim Braddock the Cinderella kid arrives in the Long Island ring to face Max Baer on Thursday night. Fans discuss Braddock’s durability and possible upset while Baer criticizes referee Arthur Donovan, citing past ring encounters and trust in his own judgment.
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New York
Jim Braddock
Long Island
Max Baer
Jack McCarthy
Boston
McCarthy
Braddock
Baer
Longshoreman
Art Lasky
Lasky
Asbury Park
N. J
Arthur Donovan
Donovan
Schmeling
Carnera
Carera
Primo
Tulips Farm Memorial Honors Son in World War I
Gideon Price, a retired mail carrier from Lattimore North Carolina, plants a monument of tulips to memorialize his son killed in France during World War I. He tends about 100000 plants in his garden and refuses to sell any bulbs or flowers.
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Tulips Farm
Lattimore
N. C
Gideon Price
France
Canzoneri Beats Klick in Dubious Championship Bout
Tony Canzoneri remains lightweight champion in fact and title holder after a twelve round clash with Frankie Klick at Griffith Stadium before ten thousand fans. He withstood Klicks early attack and answered with heavy punches to win on a disputed decision by the referee Jack Dempsey. The crowd booed the verdict as Klick held the synthetic junior lightweight title and posed a serious challenge.
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Washington
Tony Canzoneri
Frankie Klick
San Francisco
Canzoneri
Klick
Griffith Stadium
Jack Dempsey
Klock
Busy June for sports with golf boxing and track events
The article previews a packed June sports calendar led by the national open golf tournament and boxing title fight between Max Baer and James Braddock. It notes track meets, tennis championships, regattas, and major golf events, with broadcasts on WREN and KMBC and opens with a look at seasonal outdoor activity.
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Max Baer
James Braddock
Wren
Princeton
KMBC
New London
Berkeley
Calif
Elwyn Dees
Kansas
Ray Noble
Kansas City
Rockville
Joe Louis
Primo Carnera
Marathon victory and notable sports results across years
A year ago Dave Komo nen of Sudbury Ontario won the National ASU marathon in Washington. Tommy Hitchcock scored seven goals to lead Greentree past Cecil Smith’s Westbury four. Three years ago the U S clinched the Davis Cup American finals by beating Brazil in doubles. Five years ago Frankie Genaro, flyweight champ, defeated Frenchy Belanger in a 10 round Toronto bout.
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Dave Komonen
Sudbury
Ont
ASU
Washington
Tommy Hitchcock
Greentree
Cecil Smith
Westbury
U. S
Brazil
Frankie Genaro
Surpoints Frenchy Belanger
Toronto
Wiley's take North Lawrence softball, 14 to 2 over Lone Star CCC
By Pap Wiley Brothers played errorless pall last night to win 14 to 2 in the North Lawrence league. Goble hit a triple and a home run for Wiley's while Jack Pearce struck out 11. A six run first inning put Wiley's ahead as the second game was rained out. Wednesday games listed with Varsity Veletts and Goodrich plus Varsity Cleaners vs Wiley's.
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Wiley Brothers
Lone Star CCC
Civic Club
Goble
Wiley
Wiley’s
Varsity Velvets
Goodrich
Varsity Cleaners
Wiley's
Wileys
Pitts Case to Landis
Chicago June 11 Ed win C Alabama Pitts faces a Landis hearing after the executive committee of the National Association of Minor Professional Baseball Leagues voided his Albany International League contract because he is an ex convict Pitts plus Albany manager Johnny Evers owner Joseph Jambria and Pitts himself asked Landis to overrule the committee's decision Evers warned he would retire from baseball if not overruled Bramham had denied Pitts the right to play in organized baseball
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain
Draining Ditches Harms Wildfowl in New York Marshes
At a Long Island conference conservationists and mosquito control officials said flat-sided drainage ditches across coastal marshes kill many ducklings and deplete ponds and aquatic life. They urged tide gates and slope-sided ponds to allow escape and reduce wildlife losses.
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New York
Long Island
More Gamebirds Foundation
Junior Twilight League Opens on July 1
Four league teams met to plan the opening of the regular season on July 1 under Harold Fisher who directs the Junior and Midget leagues. A 17-year age rule was adopted making players turning 17 in the year ineligible. Eligible players 16 or younger on January 1, 1935 may play. Coaches listed for signups include Forrest L. Noll, O. D. Lile, Nick Thome, Ray McClure, Cliff Haverty, and Ed Dover. Separately, North Carolina congressmen push navy seaplane base at Fort Caswell near Southport.
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Harold Fisher
Forrest L. Noll
Scottish Rites
O. D. Lile
Ellis
Nick Thome
Co-Operatives
Ray McClure
Cliff Haverty
Midland C.P.A
Ed Dover
Eagles
Marshall Has Record in Association Hitting
Eddie Marshall of the Milwaukee Brewers extended the American Association hitting streak to 40 games with a single against Minneapolis. He broke the 39 game mark set by Frank Sigafoos in 1933. Milwaukee won 8 to 7 despite strong hitting by Joe Hauser and Buzz Artlett.
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Chicago
Eddie Marshall
Milwaukee Brewers
Marshall
Minneapolis
Frank Sigafoos
Indianapolis
Brewers
Miller
Joe Hauser
Buzz Artlett
Hauser
Saints Roll Over Blues as Stratton Shines on Mound
Monte Stratton pitched the tall St Paul righthander to a 7 0 win over the Kansas City Blues, allowing just four singles while three double plays backed him. Offense came in the fifth and sixth with Lena Stiles and Herman Bell driving in runs. In other scores, Louisville beat Toledo 4 1 behind Jack Tising, and Indianapolis toppled Columbus 8 2 after pummeling two pitchers for 13 hits. George Matson of Wichita led Salina golfers with a 151 medalist score in the 35 hole state tourney qualifying, paired with Dean Ritchie as results listed June 11.
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Arrett
Monte Stratton
St. Paul
Saints
Kansas City Blues
Stratton
Lena Stiles
Herman Bell
Jack Tising
Toledo
Louisville
Indianapolis
Columbus
George Matson
Salina
Kan
Wichita
Dean Ritchie
Ernest Fortner
Coffeyville
Jack Robertson
Rudolph Miller
Bill Stevenson
June Carey
Hutchinson
S. Robertson
Brenton Morris
Carey
Dick Kuchara
Fortner
Rex Robertson
Miller
Bob Kent
Stevenson
O. G. Sanders
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh baseball results overview
Yesterday's results show Cincinnati 1 Pittsburgh 14 as the only game in the schedule with American League and American Association listings. Kansas City 7 St Paul 3. Minneapolis 7 Toledo 1. Louisville 4 night game. Columbus 2 Indianapolis 8 night games. Classified ad note asks to turn extra clothes into advertising and provides a phone number 22.
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Indianapol
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Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Boston Contemvert
Washington
Pea
Philadelphia
ADS St. Louis
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Reece
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Boston
Journal-World
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