Drillers Seek Players as Forsythe Standings Shift
In a tight game at Forsythe the Monroe Drillers fall 3 2 to Hattiesburg as Bracken and Goodwin fill in at short and second. Manager Bill Wise and Secretary W C Feazel tour Beaumont and Shreveport scouting for new infield help amid an all around shifting roster and a tough pennant chase.
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W. C. Feazel
Rattlers
Monroe
Bill
Beaumont
Feazer
Shreveport
Caddo
Bracken
Goodwin
Nolan
Forsythe
Cotton States Warriors
Hattiesburg
Drillers
Covington
Bob
Sammy Mack
Mack
Big Boy” Gipson
Poland
Monroe club hopes rise as Drillers fall in loss to Hattieburg
Tex Moore blasted a homer and a clutch hit by Gipson and Poland pushed Monroe ahead. Bracken doubled and Hamilton scored on a liner, giving the Drillers a late boost before losing the game. Manager Wise vows to rebuild, while fans cling to hope amid pennant rain.
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Drillers
Tex Moore
Carrot” Rollings
Mack
Gipson
Poland
Anderson
Bobo
Parker
Andy
Bivens
Brunner
Nurmi
Boboo
Rollings
Willows
Ball Orchard
Goodwin
Hamilton
Wise
Albrecht
Covington
Rivena
Bob
Sammy Mack
Lehrman
Cook
Bracken
Mollings
Mr. Patterson
Parker Andy
Add Patterson
Moore
Drill
Lombardo Set For Panama Featherweight Bout May 5
Jose Lombardo, featherweight champion of Central and South America, is matched to fight Panama's Joe Ramos, who has just returned from a triumphant Peru trip, on May 5 in Panama.
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Jose Lombardo
Central
South America
Joe Ramos
Peru
Stars Omitted from U S Team for England Play
The United States Lawn Tennis Association announced a team to compete in England this summer, omitting all of America's top international tennis stars from the lineup.
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New York
America
United States Lawn Tennis Association
England
Godfrey Renault Sign Up Bout in San Francisco
George Godfrey and Jack Renault were signed for a ten round heavyweight bout in San Francisco on June 23. The match pairs a prominent American Black heavyweight with a Canadian challenger for a ten round contest.
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San Francisco
George Godfrey
Jack Renault
Monore Beats Hattiesburg In Tight Baseball Tilt
Monroe takes a 3 to 2 win over Hattiesburg after a pitching duel. Home runs by Moore Mack provide the offense. Key hits by Moore Hamilton Bracken Bobo Rolling fuel the suspense as Covington and Patterson exchange blows.
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Soti
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Parker
Ois
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Goodwin
Hamilton
Wise
Ged Albrecht
Rf Moore
Cook
Watts
Bracken
Covington
P. Anderson
Hattiesburg
Moore
Lehrman
Patterson
Anderson
Clarke
Hollingsworth
Hillmen Edge Meridian Metros In Narrow Dixie Duel
Hillmen nipped Meridian Metros 2 1 in Laurel Mississippi as Covington Anderson and Patterson sparked a pitching duel. Laurel defeated Alexandria 7 6 on two homers and sharp outfield play while Jackson crushed Brookhaven 14 2 at their home park. Vicksburg edged Meridian 2 1 behind strong fielding and base running by Marr and Cerisi.
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Metros
Marr
Cerisi
Haynes
Munn Undergoes Tonsil Removal After Championship Match
Munn Kansas City Wayne Munn former heavyweight wrestling champion underwent surgery to remove tonsils.
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Munn
Kansas City
Wayne Munn
Cracker Loss, Barons Top Atlanta in Southern Association
Atlanta Crackers were defeated 12 to 3 as George Murray pitched Mobile to a win. Barons beat New Orleans 6-2 with Haas driving in a three-run blast. Memphis outlasted Nashville 6-5 on Barbier’s tenth-inning triple. Chattanooga edged Little Rock 4-3. Today’s schedule lists four matchups.
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Chicago
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St Louis
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Boston
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Memphis
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Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
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George Murray
Southern Association
Atlanta Crackers
Mobile Bears
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Birmingham Barons
New Orleans Pelicans
Huffman Wins Ten Round Decision Over Johnson in Vernon
Eddie Huffman former naval lightweight champion defeats Floyd Johnson of Iowa by decision across ten rounds in Vernon California. Huffman dominates early rounds, Johnson pressures late, judges award the decision in a clear bout at the Vernon arena.
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Vernon
Cal
Eddie Huffman
Floyd Johnson
Iowa
Rickey Denounces Bidding Contests In Leagues
ST. LOUIS April. Branch Rickey manager of the Cardinals denounced owners who bid for players within their own league saying such practice is reprehensible. He said the key to baseball is the drive to win to the limit of human possibility.
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Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Nurmi Aims at Mile and Half World Record at Coliseum
Paavo Nurmi and Lloyd Hahn travel to Los Angeles for a world best attempt at a mile and a half at the Coliseum. The event marks Southern California's first night track program in about 25 years.
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Los Angeles
Paavo Nurmi
Lloyd Hahn
Southern California
Sisler extends 14 game hitting streak in Browns loss
George Sisler collected three singles for the St. Louis Browns in a 5-8 extra inning defeat to the Detroit Tigers. The hit ran his consecutive game streak to fourteen as Washington maintained first in the American League and Giants Senators led the division races.
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