Drillers Open four game home stand at Forsythe Park
Monroe Drillers return from a road swing to host Jackson Senators and Vicksburg Hill Billies in a four game set at Forsythe Park starting Sunday. Manager Kane plans to use Pollan Lyman and likely Blake in the mound, with Granade Piet and Davis leading a hot offense, hitting over .300 as they chase series wins.
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Oilmen
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Kane
Pollan
Lynan
Blake
Rifle
Joe Granade
Tony Piet
Eddie Davis
Granade
Piet
Rainer
Davis
Weaver
Skipper
O'Doul Sets Pace For N L Sluggers
Frank O'Doul, pitcher now batting for Philadelphia, leads NL regulars with a .422 average after moving his focus from Polo Grounds. He tops runs with 57 as Hafey and Grimm tie for second, while Ott leads home runs with 11 and Gehrig shares the inter league crown. Grimes heads the pitchers with eight wins no losses.
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Frank O'Doul
Polo Grounds
Iladelphia
Phillies
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Frank Frisch
Lloyd Waner
Pittsburgh
Melvin Ott
Ott
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Kiki Cuyler
Chicago
Burleigh Grimes
Guy Bush
Sylvester Johnson
Ervin Brame
Clise Dudley
Brooklyn
Harold Haid
Elmer Hearn
Boston
Jesse Haines
O’doul
Hendrick
High
Stephenson
Cuyler
Frisch
St. Klein
Philadelphia
Friverg
En Loco
Terry
New
Barnes to Meet Tony Bernardi in Next Wednesday Match
George Barnes is set to face Tony Bernardi in a wrestling bout at the pavilion next Wednesday night at 8:80. Bernardi, known for the chin lock and rough style, has shown improvement over 18 months and draws big Monroe crowds. Promoter Bobby Manziel believes fans approve the Barnes Bernardi pairing and may have Howze and Nola in a preliminary bout.
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Holly
Hollingsworth
George Barnes
Tony Bernardi
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Jimmy Rainhold
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Bernardi
Tony
Arkansas
Monroe
Ad Santel
John Pesek
Rainhold
Firpo Howze
Paul Nola
Stanford Pounds Up Big Lead in Philadelphia Meet
Stanford dominates pre finals scoring at the IAAA championships in Philadelphia led by Harlow Robert who set a meet record with a 50 feet 3 inch shot put. Teammate Eric Krenz shines in discus while Stanford's 14 men qualified in eight events and aims to win the title back to Palo Alto.
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Stanford
Cardinal
Palo Alto
Robert L. (Dink) Templeton
Cardinals
Pennsylvania
Southern California
Yale
New York University
Exhi
Harlow Robert
Eric Krenz
Krenz
Southern League vets hit stride in steady baseball action
Three veteran pitchers Dave Danforth Art Decatur and Dick Ludolph starred as Birmingham beat Chattanooga two to nothing Decatur allowed one hit Ludolph held Lookouts to three hits and fanned five Danforth delivered three hits for Little Rock but Nashville blanked Atlanta 13 to 1 Dick Wade homered to spark Wilbur Good and the Atlanta Crackers against Nashville Bears over Memphis Mobile beat Memphis 5 to 3 with Herbert May relief pitching shaping the late innings
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Atlanta
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Art Decatur
Dick Ludolph
Southern Association
Decatur
Ludolph
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Barons
Lookouts
Danforth
Little Rock Travelers
New Orleans
Pelicans
Dick Wade
Wilbur Good
Atlanta Crackers
New Rampart
Nashville Volunteers
United States Wins Davis Cup Path to Europe
The United States defeated Cuba in the zonal finals, losing no sets in the first two singles and doubles. Van Ryn and Willmer Allison sealed the win 6-2 6-1 6-0 over Morales and Upmann as the team heads to Europe to face the European champions for a challenge to France.
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Associated Press
Detroit
United States
Europe
Cuba
France
England
Italy
Uncle Sam
Johnny Hennessey
Ricardo Morales
Johnny van Ryn
Gustavo Vollmer
van Ryn
Willmer Allison
Boxing card at Fort Snelling ends in decisions and knockout
Dick Daniels of Minneapolis knocks out Pivac of St. Louis in eight rounds while Honeyboy Conroy of St. Paul outpoints Benny Stanley of Kansas City in eight rounds at Fort Snelling Minnesota.
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Minn
Dick Daniels
Minneapolis
Pivac
St. Louie
Honeyboy Conroy
St. Paul
Benny Stanley
Kansas City
Cochrane Foxx Give A's Winning Punch With Bats
In Philadelphia the Athletics stretch their lead as Mickey Cochrane and Jimmy Foxx power the offense with season batting averages of .402 and .391. The pair, key stars under Connie Mack, helped push the A's to eleven straight wins and top billing in the league.
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Philadelphia
Athletics
Mickey Cochrane
Jimmy Foxx
Connie Mack
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Jimmy
Mickey
Cochrane
Foxx Tops American League Batting Lead After Week
Chicago June 1 Jimmy Foxx improves to a .424 average to lead the American League after six weeks. Mickey Cochrane moves to second with .382 as Detroit pitchers struggle and the Athletics raise team batting to .306. The report notes leaders in the .300 club and George White’s tough two-game stretch for Detroit.
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New York
Gehrig
Alexander
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Blue
West
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Simmons
Philadelphia
Gehringer
Associated Press
Athletics
Jimmy Foxx
Connie Mack
Bill Kamm
White Sox
Foxx
Mickey Cochrane
Kamm
George White
Tigers
Cotton States League Averages Lead Shifts Amid Streaks
Hutcheson of Jackson holds the batting lead for two weeks despite a drop to .333 while Query of Vicksburg climbs to second at .378 and Sanders of Laurel is third at .379. Davis of Meridian stands fourth at .359 with Kilduff and others following. Durke and Jackson rate six straight pitching wins. Com piled by Howe News Bureau from May 27 data.
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