Yankees Rout Bridges Beat Tigers 8-4 Opener
New York tops Detroit 8 to 4 in the opener of the series. Bill Dickey delivers a pinch homer and a six run seventh inning rally turns the game, as Charley Gehringer's homer sparked Detroit briefly. Ruffing wins his sixth, Bridges suffers the loss.
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Athletics tie doubleheader as Johnson homers twice
Bob Johnson went six for six with his 15th and 16th homers, driving in four runs to power the Athletics past the Chicago White Sox 7 to 6 in the nightcap after the Sox won the opener 9 to 7. Jimmy Foxx also hit his 15th homer. Bob Boken homered for the Sox in the first game.
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Sterlington Club Edges Ruston Nine 7 to 6
Sterlington Light and Power club defeated Ruston Friday afternoon in a tight game 7 to 6. Pitcher Miller was relieved by Horton at the start of the sixth and King late in the seventh due to heavy hits. Ruston pitcher Pittard left due to illness, replaced by Kyle in the seventh inning.
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Local sports and wrestling notes from Forsythe Park clash
Softball fans await Sunday game as Legion and St. Matthew's meet at Forsythe park. The piece previews an Irish mix of baseball talk including Monroe Ruston Winnsboro league standings, Percy Brown's Michigan course, Bobby Griddles rumors, and Dempsey Baer rosters alongside wrestling plans and local anecdotes.
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U S Team Wins Wightman Trophy at Wimbledon
The United States retained the Wightman Trophy as Sarah Palfrey of Brookline and Helen Jacobs led a 4-1 win in singles and doubles. Palfrey defeated Peggy Scriven 4-6 6-2 8-6 in the deciding match after a rocky final set, as Jacobs beat Dorothy Round 6-4 6-4.
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Independent Softball Teams To Play Today
The Monroe Cubs, led by manager Tom Meeks, will face the Transient Bureau boys in a double header at Bark dall Faulk school diamond this afternoon. The first game begins at 8.00 o'clock.
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Crackers Rout Barons 8–1 Behind Pruitt’s Solid Start
Atlanta Crackers open with a three run lead and cruise to an 8 to 1 victory over the Birmingham Barons. Dave Pruitt spun a scoreless game until the ninth inning as Birmingham managed a late run.
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Struss Loses Four-Hit Game 2 1 to Knoxville
Clarence Struss pitched a four hit game for Little Rock but again took the loss as Knoxville edged them 2 to 1. Struss and Rice faced Moon and Head in a tight mound duel in Knoxville.
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Eureka Team Defeats Cross Roads Nine 9-4
In Cross Roads Louisiana on June 16 Eureka won 9 to 4 over Cross Roads. L Simpson pitched for the visitors limiting Eureka to six hits while C Dumas allowed nine. Eight errors by Cross Roads aided the Eureka victory. J Aulds had three of four for the locals and No score by innings appears from partial data.
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Giants Defeat Pirates 5 to 2 in National League opener
The Giants outplayed the Pirates to win the series opener 5 to 2. Pitcher Hard Luck Bill Harris took the loss as Gus Mancuso connected for a ninth inning homer to seal the game.
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Baseball Scores from Oak Grove and Winnsboro Fernville
The standings list Waterproof at Oak Grove and Tallulah at Winnsboro with Philadelphia eight to St. Louis three. Other results show Boston seven Chicago six Brooklyn nine Cincinnati ten eleven innings New York five Pittsburgh two. Philadelphia plays St. Louis Boston faces Chicago Brooklyn meets Cincinnati New York competes with Pittsburgh.
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Baseball Scores and Schedule Roundup
Scores show Cleveland 1 Cleveland 3, Washington 17 5 in 11 innings. Detroit 5 New York 8. Chicago 9 6 Philadelphia 7 7. St Louis 2 Boston 3. Doubleheaders and matchups list Cleveland at Washington Detroit at New York Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston with two games in Boston.
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Riverside Country Club Opens New Nine Hole Course
The Riverside Country Club formally opens its revised nine hole layout rebuilt after levee construction. Two new greens and three new tees enhance a 3062 yard par 36 course with two par 3s five par 4s and two par 5s. Senior pro Shep Girault to organize season events including a July 4 barbecue and a busy club schedule.
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Phillies Hammer Cardinals In Series Opener
Jimmy Wilson and the Philadelphia Phillies defeated the St Louis Cardinals 8 to 3 in the series opener. The Ouachita Valley League report notes a dominant win and steady offense through the game.
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Local Baseball Schedule Snippet Sparks Frantic Pairings
Readable lines show team matchups for Birmingham Atlanta Memphis Chattanooga Little Rock Knoxville Nashville New Orleans with rain and repeat pairings. The fragment lists five games and two double headers including Birmingham at Atlanta and Nashville at New Orleans.
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Local Night Games Listed Across Four Cities
Two night games are scheduled with matchups Fort Worth at Beaumont Dallas at Houston Oklahoma City at Galveston and Tulsa at San Antonio. Each pair features two games, to be played across the specified venues in the given cities.
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Pine Bluff Defeats El Dorado in Baseball Showdown
Pine Bluff beat El Dorado 4 to 1 while Shreveport topped Clarksdale 8 to 2 in a doubleheader style matchup, highlighting strong pitching and offense from both sides.
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Scores From Local Games Across Texas Cities
Jacksonville beat Henderson 7 to 4 and Palestine won 6 to 3 over Paris. Longview prevailed 3 to 2 against Tyler, while Columbus fell 3 to 5 to Toledo. St Paul lost 0 to 8 at Minneapolis.
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High School Games Tonight in Fairbanks Sterlington Bastrop
Readable lines list matchups Fairbanks vs Sterlington Clarks vs Bastrop Swartz vs L T I with local teams set for evening basketball showdowns in the district schedule.
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Clarks Lumberjacks Visit Fairbanks In Key First Half Showdown
The Clarks Lumberjacks travel to Fairbanks Monday to contest a pivotal first half flag with Fairbanks. Both teams are tied with Sterlington a game back as the first half ends Wednesday when L. T. I. visits. Local fans expect large turnout for the 3:30 start as Ward Bradley duel Brooks Frickig in a decisive matchup.
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Concordia Parish Teams in Action Sunday in Vidalia and Natchez
Three Concordia parish baseball clubs head into Sunday play. Vidalia Tigers meet Ferriday Black Cats in Vidalia after a 2 1 victory on Wednesday, while Clayton Ramblers travel to Natchez to face the Natchez Indians. Manager Robert Swayze to pitch for Vidalia. Ed Price is business manager. Lefty Butler expected to start for Vidalia after a strong showing last Sunday.
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City Bridge Team Wins Four Member Championship
The team of Walter Kellogg John Theus Mrs W W Cooper and A L Harrington won the city team of four bridge championship after a six week event. Winners advance to regional and national tournaments with expenses covered for the New York event.
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Home Run Parade Highlighted By 2 Teams And 3 Leaders
A fragmented box score lists players and teams with home run contributions from Camilli Philles Johnson Foxx Gehringer and others. Leaders include Bonura Gehrig Klein Johnson Ott and Foxx, while totals and national tally are partially obscured in the garbled text.
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Gehringer Tops American League Hitting Pace
Charley Gehringer of Detroit led the American League weeklong batting surge, hitting .500 with 10 hits in 20 at bats and raising his average from .400 to .410. In the National League race, Joe Medwick of St Louis led while Sam Leslie of Brooklyn fell from the top tier as the leaders list appeared.
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Baer Eyes Fall Bout Plans After Title Win
Heavyweight champion Max Baer weighs September defense options under Garden contract. Talks of rematching Carnera or staging an elimination tournament circulate as Baer enjoys post title routines and advisors weigh challengers like Schmeling Neusel Lasky Levinsky Loughran Hamas. Carnera seeks another shot after his recent defeat.
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Cooper Leads Western Open With 136 At Midway
In Peoria on June 16 Cooper of Chicago shot a 67 after a 69 and 67 to total 136 and take the lead in the Western Open. Los Angeles’ Jimmy Thomson posted a 65 to tie the course record and move within one of Cooper as a late splash of 31 gave Cooper momentum toward Tommy Armour’s five year-old Western record.
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