Olympics Track Action Opens With World Records and Surprises
United States leads after day one with 25 points as Finland follows with 11 and Poland and Canada at 10 each. Percy Williams faces new challengers while Babe Didrikson sets a world javelin mark and Janusz Kusocinski breaks Finland’s hold on distance running.
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Benny Leonard to Meet Jackie Fields in September
New York reports Benny Leonard, age 37, will challenge welterweight champion Jackie Fields at Madison Square Garden on September 12 at the Garden's Long Island Bowl. Fields' manager Jack Kearns to confer with Garden officials Tuesday to confirm. Leonard has won 20 straight and recently beat Bill Townsend in ten rounds.
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Orleans Juniors Claim South Louisiana Title In Baseball
The New Orleans American Legion juniors beat Baton Rouge 7 to 2 to win the south Louisiana sectional championship in the state Legion baseball competition. New Orleans will play DeQuincy for the state title in New Orleans August 4 and 5 after Ruston was disqualified for an over aged player.
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Ruth Slams Out Thirtieth Homer For Yankees Rally
Babe Ruth return from a brief injury spurt boosted the Yankees as he hit his 30th homer and batted .769 over four games with 14 RBIs and five runs in 13 plate appearances. The Yankees won three of four, while Detroit was beaten 12 8. Generals included Grove’s 1 0 win for the Athletics over the Indians in Cleveland.
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Mara Promoter Moves to Draw Crowds at Yankee Stadium
Timothy Mara, famed promoter and former stockbroker, debuts at Yankee Stadium this week with a top card featuring Jimmy McLarnin vs Lou Brouillard. The plan aims to lure fans away from the Garden and build big gates, as Mara follows in the footsteps of other promoters like Humbert Fugazy who also staged Garden shows this week.
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Riverside and Morehouse Clash In Inter-City Golf Match
Riverside Country club defeats Morehouse 15 to 12 in the second inter city golf meet held at Bastrop. Bastrop teammates swept the first and second nines for a three point win, while Riverside veterans Girault and Rogers led in several matches. The June sixth first match ended ten to ten, with a later return meeting likely to decide the tie.
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Terriers Defeat White Elephants In Local Cup Contests
The Terriers of the north side won two singles matches over the White Elephants as cup play opened. Elizabeth Kennedy beat Logan McConnell 6 1 3 6 9 7, and Stanley Wyatt defeated Dave Kaplan 3 6 7 5 6 4.
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Outlaws Top Pelicans 9-6 In City League Showdown
Monroe Outlaws defeated Louisiana Training Institute 9 to 6 on the institute's diamond. Price pitched seven innings for the winners, with Lambert making a noted double play and a shoestring catch. Swayze drove in three runs, while Brown and Price had two base hits each.
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Monarchs Split Doubleheader With Red Sox at Casino Park
Monroe Monarchs and Memphis Red Sox split a two game set at Casino Park. Monarchs won the first 2 0 behind Matthews strong six hit performance while Red Sox took the nightcap 1 0 with Cunningham tossing seven scoreless innings. Ladies admitted free with paid admission for today’s makeup doubleheader starting at 3 o clock.
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Baseball Doubleheader Sparks Strong Debuts and Runs
Paul Derringer of the Cardinals shut out the Braves in the first game and Bud Clancy contributed in the same doubleheader. Oscar Mellilo of the Browns drove in six runs across two wins over the Red Sox. Monte Weaver notched his 17th win for the Senators with RBI in a two run effort against the White Sox. Babe Ruth led the Yankees with five RBIs including a homer and two singles against Detroit. Dodgers debut yields two doubles and four singles by Oscar Mellilo. Bob Grove and Mickey Cochrane of the Athletics limited Cleveland to four hits as Cochrane drove in the winning run.
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How They Stand and Yesterday's Results in Baseball
Yesterday's results include Tallulah 8 Bastrop 4 Winnsboro 4 Oak Grove 3 St Louis 2 7 Boston 7 0 Chicago 6 4 Brooklyn 3 5 Cincinnati 3 4 New York 4 6 Today's games feature St Louis at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and more with multiple matchups.
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Team Scores and Next Matchups From Saturday Games
Nashville beat New Orleans 6 3 and Birmingham 6 while Memphis won 7 2. Atlanta 4 0 and Knoxville 2 4 plus Chattanooga 1 3 and Little Rock 2 3. Chattanooga plays New Orleans and Knoxville plays Little Rock next.
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Sports standings and upcoming games across Texas
City matchups show Dallas at Houston and Fort Worth at Galveston with regional records listed. Teams Longview Beaumont Tyler San Antonio Fort Worth Galveston and Dallas Houston have varying wins and losses. Schedule includes pairings Longview Beaumont and Tyler San Antonio.
Baseball scores from American Association games
Toledo 10 6 at Louisville 9 6 in a second game tied when called after nine innings in darkness. Columbus 3 4 at Indianapolis 4 4 second game tied after nine innings, Sunday closing. St Paul 2 3 at Kansas City 3 7. Milwaukee 12 at Minneapolis 12.
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France Beats US in Davis Cup Final to Retain Title
In Paris the French edge the United States three matches to two to defend the Davis Cup. Borotra rallied to defeat Allison in five sets as Cochet fell to Vines, signaling a strong future for American players despite the loss.
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Boxing card delayed in Ruston awaiting Golden Glove ties
A Ruston boxing program scheduled for Monday night under the American Legion post has been postponed. The event, rescheduled for August with date to be announced, aims to feature several Golden Glove winners from Shreveport's tournament held Thursday and Friday.
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Dallas Steers defeat Houston 11 to 4 in pennant bid game
Dallas moves 7 games ahead in the pennant race as Jimmy Minogue leads a five-run first inning to beat Houston 11 to 4. Beaumont edge Longview in a 13 inning 1 to 1 tie, Tyler stuns San Antonio 11 to 4, and Galveston tops Fort Worth 3 to 1 with pitchers Biggs and Sanders key faces.
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Ouachita Valley Fairbanks Clips Calhoun In Baseball Showdown
Fairbanks wins 14 to 9 over Calhoun after scoring 1 run in the first inning and 13 in the later frames. Cole pitched nine innings for the win, with Donald taking the loss. Heath and Watson stole bases, while Causey, Bagwell, and Wallace homered for Fairbanks.
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Tallulah Indians Cruise Past Bastrop 8-4 in Big Six Play
Allen Jones won his eighth straight for Tallulah as Richbourg faltered in the fourth. Fred Polvogt led with four hits including a fourth inning homer, while Sally Sutherlin Eddie Jones each had three safeties. Tallulah totaled 17 hits and kept Bastrop at bay.
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Winnsboro Tops Oak Grove 10 Innings 4 3
Winnsboro defeated Oak Grove 4 to 3 in ten innings Sunday. Lefty Ward failed to close out former teammates after walking Cocoran who started the costly rally. Cocoran scored on Fleming's fly after Ward wild pitched. Larkin pitched well, fanning seven with no extra-base hits. Winnsboro grinds out another game against Oak Grove next Wednesday.
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Birmingham Beats Chattanooga Nine in 6 to 1 Home Win
Birmingham’s first Sunday home game in 25 years drew over 10 000 fans as Clay Touchstone outpitched Duster Mails to a 6 1 victory over Chattanooga. Nashville and New Orleans split a doubleheader while Atlanta won the first game 4 2 but lost the second 3 0. Memphis split with Knoxville and the Chickasaws split a pair with a 7 2 win and 4 2 loss.
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Young tennis star wins another title in Greenwood
Maurice Jones an 11 year old Millsaps freshman won the Greenwood city tennis singles championship at the Greenwood Country club defeating Bill Vorus 6-3 6-4 6-3. He also holds the junior singles and junior doubles titles. Ella Lay Turner repeated as ladies singles champion defeating Martha Vardaman 6-1 6-2.
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Haile Defeated by Sterlington Engineers Nine
Sterlington Engineers defeated Haile 10 to 4 at Sterling ton yesterday afternoon. Ford and Evans held Haile to four hits while the Engineers collected 15 off pitcher P Turner.
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