Palmer's Drillers rout Bills in opener of double bill
In Baton Rouge on June 4 Rufus Meadows superbly pitched a three hit game for the Drillers as they crushed the Bills 8 to 1. Ernie Holman and Curdy Byrd led the offense with multiple hits, while Syd Hensick prepared to start the first game of a scheduled double header with Frank Keck to follow in the twilight contest.
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Hollingsworth Baton Rouge
Rufus
Letty” Meadows
Vicksburgers
Drillers
Bills
Graham
Ernie Holman
Byrd
Clemmons
Curdy Byrd
Meadows
Geppert
Syd Hensick
Frank Keck
Hubmen Dust Drillers Lead Cotton States Loop Week
Catcher Polvogt of Laurel tops the week in batting lifting his average from .361 to .380 while Alex Alexandria’s Giles slips. Monroe’s Campbells tops with .417 in limited at bats as Hattiesburg overtakes Monroe for team batting. Monroe leads in fielding and Mensick Keck of Monroe pace the pitchers. Texas League note Randolph leads at .449 for 17 games. Edington of Beaumont hits .423 over 46 games. Wichita Falls slides in team batting. Houston’s Penner leads pitching with eight wins. Cotton States averages listed through May 20 compiled by Irwin M. Howe.
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Laurel
Giles
Alexandria
Campbells
Monroe
Hattiesburg
Mensick and Keck
Valentine
Gulfport
Randolph
White Sox
Wac
Texas
Eddington
Beaumont
West
Waco
Wichita Falls
Houston Penner
Houston
Benge
Wars
Frankhouse
Lindsey
San Antonio
Cotton States
Irwin M. Howe
Ashland Block
Chicago
Meridian
Dusek to Meet Velcoff in Finish Mat Battle
Rudy Dusek, a Little Rock heavyweight, predicts two straight falls over Nick Velcoff the Bulgarian headlock king in a finish mat bout at Forsythe Baseball Park. Velcoff disputes the claim, saying he will win using Dusek’s own favorite crab holds. Velcoff carries about a twelve pound weight advantage.
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Rudy Dusek
Little Rock
Ernest Dusek
Dusek
Nick Velcoff
Forsythe Baseball Park
Velcoff
Monroe Forsythe
Baseball Park
Wise & Feazel
Dundee Wins Welter Title From Latzo in Fifteen Rounds
Joe Dundee conquers Pete Latzo in 15 furious rounds at the Polo Grounds to claim the welterweight world title. Latzo failed to sustain pace after weight cuts, while Dundee avoided marks as the reigning champion fell battered. Latzo’s record and Dundee’s rise from Scranton to Baltimore frame the dramatic title change.
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Dundee
Latzo
New York
Welterweight Title Change Sparks Ring Night Contests
Joe Dundee of Baltimore captured the world welterweight title from Pete Lazzo of Scranton by foul in New York. George Courtney Oklahoma won on a foul against K. O. Phil Kaplan of New York. Johnny In Dragano of Boston beat Billy Alger of San Francisco. Nick Testo of Troy defeated Babe McGargary of Oklahoma. Everett Strong of Omaha defeated Mickey Rockson of Los Angeles. In Milwaukee Billy Bortfield beat Bill Hall, Johnny Braun stopped Paul Wangley, Ralph Mendoza outpointed Vic Walters.
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Associated Press
New York
Joe Dundee
Baltimore
Pete Lazzo
Scranton
George Courtney
Oklahoma
K. O
Phil Kaplan
Johnny Indragano
Boston
Billy Alger
San Francisco
Nick Testo
Troy
N. Y
Babe McCorgary
Hollywood
Cal
Everett Strong
Omaha
Mickey Rockson
Los Angeles
Loftus Leads Minneapolis Rise In Early Season Spark
Minneapolis reports a breakthrough when outfielder Dick Loftus substituting at first base delivered a strong early season surge for the team in the American association. Leftun, acquired from Brooklyn, moved from center to first in a pinch and helped four double plays in one game, two of them started by Loftus.
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Minneapolis
Dick Loftus
Loftus
Brooklyn
Leftun
Arkansas Riflemen Roll Up Big Scores
Keen eyes on the sights are rolling up a great string of victories for the University of Arkansas rifle team. The squad of 15 Razorbacks won first honors for the senior division of the Seventh Corps Area for 1927 with 7 865 of 8 000 points, finishing ahead of Missouri Minnesota and Kansas. The Razorbacks, with the next five highest, represented the corps area in the senior national matches.
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Fayetteville
University of Arkansas
Razorbacks
Missouri
Minnesota
Kansas
Duke of York Boat Trophy in Demand
London expects an international field for the Duke of Yorks trophy with Britain defending the title won last year by Miss Car stairs Newy. France, Germany, and the United States all enter motor boats, while a new Atlantis trophy promotes standard-boat racing in English speaking nations.
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London
France
Great Britain
Miss Carstairs
Newy
Germany
United States
Britain
Hugh Trevis
Racing and sports schedule across major venues
The calendar lists racing events at Latonia and Collinsville, ongoing Belmont Park and Chicago meetings, Pacific Coast Conference finals in Los Angeles, Central Intercollegiate in Lansing, interscholastic at the University of Chicago, Ryder Cup in Worcester, French amateur at Wimereux, New Jersey tennis at Montclair, a North Westchester Kennel Club bench show in Mount Kisco, and rifle championships closing in Rome.
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Latonia
Collinsville
Belmont Park
Chicago
Los Angeles
Lansing
Mich
University of Chicago
Worcester
Mass
Wimereux
New Jersey
Montclair
North Westchester
Mount Kisco
N. Y
Rome
Italy
Eastern Leading Yankees Faced by Westward Invaders in Baseball
The Eastern American circuit's top clubs face a spate of defeats as Western squads surge. Detroit defeated the Yankees 38 to 1, Chicago White Sox beat Boston, and St. Louis toppled the Senators 8 to 4 while Cleveland routed the Athletics 8 to 1. Virgil Barnes blanked the Reds 6–0 for New York, and Pittsburgh crushed the Quakers 11–1. Vic Aldridge starred in a 4-hit effort as the Pirates pounded the Phils 15 safeties and three homers.
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Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Jack Tavener
Tiger
Gehrig
White Sox
Alphonse Thomas
Clancy
St. Louis
Senators
Cleveland
Athletics
New York
Virgil Barnes
Reds
Braves
Cubs
Pittsburgh
Quakers
Vic Aldridge
Phils
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