Parish Marble Tourney Plans Hire Announced
The News-Star-World reports parish basketball marble eliminations set for this weekend across multiple towns under supervisor oversight. District and parish tournaments will follow standard rules with two players per game and drawings for opponents when multiple champions enter.
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Louisiana
West Carroll
Oak Grove
Marvin Campbell
Forest
L. J. Garrett
Epps
H. Leggett
Farmerville
Quitman Long
Bernice
Doris Gaston
Winnsboro
W B. Glover
Gilbert
B. R. Gunn
Crowville
W. L. Richardson
Ouachita
Monroe
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Cheniere
S. M. Rutledge
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Lapine
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Louisiana Baptist Children's Home
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Waterproof
Chinese Cup Stars Win at Memphis Invitational
Three members of the Chinese Davis Cup team won matches at the Memphis Country Club invitation tournament. Captain Lewiston defeated Charley Led 6-2 6-2. Laanenone beat Pollard Parson 6-1 6-1. Guy Cheng defeated Clyde Harris and Garland Liles to reach the third round. Hendrix beat Paul Leavy 6-1 6-2. Bob Stewart out fought Dorsey Barefield 6-4 6-4.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Country Club
Lewiston
Charley
Mem
Icence
Atcha
Laanenone
China
Pollard Parson
Nashville
Guy Cheng
Pee
Bes
Wip
Clyde Harris
Mpemphis
Garland Liles
Yene Hendrix
Lakeland
Fla
Paul Leavy
Emphis
Samuel Clemens to Be Celebrated in Bermuda Exhibit
Hamilton Bermuda marks the 100th anniversary of American humorist Samuel Clemens by displaying his 50 year old signature of Mark Twain at the Princess Hotel this year.
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Hamilton
Bermuda
Samuel Clemens
Mark Twain
Princess Hotel
Bahram Wins Derby From Aga Khan Stable at Epsom
Bahram the Aga Khan entry won the 156th Derby at Epsom Downs with Robin Goodfellow second and Field Trial third in a 16-horse field. Bahram opened at 5 to 4 as the favorite with the king and queen watching as Half a million spectators roared. Robin Goodfellow, a 50 to 1 shot, finished two lengths back carrying Sir Abe Bailey’s silks. Field Trial wore Lady Astor’s colors. Theft was fourth and Hairan trailed far behind.
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Eng
Bahram
Aga Khan
Robin Goodfellow
Seconnd
Trial
Dizzy Dean Threatened Fine Sparks Bench Fight
Pittsburgh June 5 Dizzy Dean clashed with St. Louis Cardinal teammates after a game with the Pirates. Manager Frank Frisch threatened a $10 000 fine for temper while Dean accused officers of trying to gut his pay. A clubhouse confrontation followed with Medwick and Frisch involved in warnings and suspensions discussed.
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Pittsburgh
Dizzy Dean
Frank Frisch
St. Louis Cardinal
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Cardinal
Dizzy
Joe Medwick
Rigler
Medwick
Frisch
Frank
League Leaders in National Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists top performers across leagues with Vaughan of the Pirates leading batting at .399 and 41 runs, Medwick and Vaughan driving 39 and 36 RBIs respectively, and Vaughan also pacing hits at 65. Ott and Moore share home run notes, while Parmelee leads pitching at 6 1. Summary reflects season leaders with multiple players named.
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Vaughan
Pirates
Martin
Cardinals
Medwick
L. Waner
Goodman
Reds
Ott
Giants
John Moore
Phillies
Joe Moore
Bordagaray
Dodgers
Myers
Parmelee
Castleman
Walker
American ticket winners take seven of ten prizes
New York on June 5 reports Ameri can ticket holders in the Irish hospital sweepstakes won seven of the ten major prizes of 148,500 dollars each today when Bahrain won the English derby.
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New York
Bahrain
East Dixie league doubleheader split by Helena and Pine Bluff
Helena took game one 5 to 2 as all five Helena runs came in the eighth inning despite only three hits. Pine Bluff won the nightcap 6 to 3 with balanced scoring led by their offense. In Mississippi Columbus beat Greenwood 6 to 5 in game one and 8 to 2 in game two, overcoming a ninth inning Greenwood rally in the opener.
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Helena
Ark
Pine Bluff
Columbus
Miss
East Dixie Baseball League
Greenwood
Clarksdale Triumphs In Record East Dixie Doubleheader
Perez pitched 15 innings allowing five hits but El Dorado fell 3 to 2 in the opener of a doubleheader with Clarksdale, the longest game of the East Dixie season. Clarksdale won the second game 2 to 0.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Perez
el Dorado
Wrestling Results From Three Cities Last Night
In Albany Dan O Mahoney 218 Ireland defeated Gino Garibaldi 208 St Louis in straight falls. In Indianapolis Roland Kirschmeyer 228 Oklahoma defeated Chief Chewshii 243 Ardmore two falls. In Lincoln Steve Savage 215 Chicago defeated Fred Peterson 220 Minneapolis in 27 30 Farmer Tobin 250 Bismarck N D drew with Dutch Heffner 220 Dallas Texas Rudy Laduzzi 215 Poughkeepsie N Y won by fall over Mike Reill 207 Topeka Kas in 12 30.
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Albany
N. Y
Dan O'Mahoney
Ireland
Gino Garibaldi
St. Louis
Indianapolis
Roland Kirschmeyer
Oklahoma
Chief Chewshii
Ardmore
Okla
Lincoln
Neb
Steve Savage
Chicago
Fred Peterson
Minneapolis
Farmer Tobin
Bismarck
N. D
Dutch Heffner
Dallas
Texas
Rudy Laduzzi
Poughkeepsie
Mike Reill
Topeka
Kas
Leading Batters Set Marks Across Six MLB Clubs
The six top hitters include Johnson of the Athletics with 38 games, 156 at bats, 38 runs, 64 hits and a .410 average. Vaughan of the Pirates with .339 from 163 at bats. Martin of the Cardinals with 59 hits in 155 at bats and a .380 average. Foxx of the Athletics posting .362 with 47 hits in 130 at bats. Medwick of the Cardinals at .355 with 61 hits in 172 at bats. and Hemsley of the Browns batting .353 with 43 hits in 122 at bats.
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AB R H Pet. Johnson
Athletics
Vaughan
Pirates
Martin
Cardinals
Foxx
Medwick
Cadinals
Hemsley
Browns
City League Leaders Clash In Neville Diamond Showdown
The National Guard and Publishers, pace-setters of the City League, clash at Neville diamond for league leadership. Montgomery to face Gilliland or Beckett as the Guards seek top spot while Kiwanis edged Saw-Mor 17 6 in Forsythe park makeups.
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Monroe Hardware
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Plum Street
Transients
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Sav-Mor
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National Guard and Publishers
Neville Diamond
Henry Gilliland
Fred Beckett
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Montgomery
Guards
West Monroe Kiwanis
Hardware Boys
Delta Sigs
Boyce
Toombs
Lolley
Atkinson
Becton
Evangeline League: Jeanerette Falls In Close 2 1 Defeat
Jeanerette, the league leaders, lose 2 1 to Rayne as McShane limits Jeanerette to three hits. Abbeville and Lafayette tie 5 5 with darkness halting play in the eighth. Alexandria crushes New Iberia 8 2. Opelousas-Lake Charles game postponed by rain. Attendance cup presented to Abbeville by W T Daly.
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Associated Press
Jeanerette
Evangeline
Rayne
McShane
Lafayette
Abbeville
Alexandria
New Iberia
Opelousas
Evangeline League
FAVS
Vines
Gautreaux
Taylor
Blanton Tops Dizzy as Pirates Win 9 5
Blanton outdueled Dizzy Dean in a 9 5 Pirates victory. Medwick Collins and Thevenow drove runs for St Louis while Hartnett powered Chicago past Cincinnati with a his homer triple and two singles.
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Dizzy
Pirates
Mustaikas Leads Little Rock To First Victory Of Season
Rookie pitcher Mustaikas steered Little Rock to a 6 to 1 win over Chattanooga on Tuesday, scattering seven hits. Sid Cohen took his fourth loss while aiming for his tenth win, his eighth straight decision. Score: Little Rock 6 Chattanooga 1.
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Tenn
Mustaikas
Little Rock
Sid Cohen
Dickey
Cohen
Millies
Chick Autry Drives In Winning Run In Ninth
In New Orleans on June 5 Chick Autry singled in the ninth to score Harley Rass and lift the Atlanta Crackers over Harry Kelley and the New Orleans Pelicans 7 to 6 The game saw Kelley relieve Schmidt early while Atlanta built a 6 3 lead Harris homered in the second and Weatherly hit a circuit in the sixth Autry drove in the decisive run for New Orleans with 15 hits and 1 error across the night game.
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Chick” Autry
Harley Rass
Harry Kelley
Atlanta Crackers
Kelley
Schmidt
Atlanta
Barnabe
Zuber
Harris
Weatherly
Pat Sic Waeen
Palmisano
Autry
Asami
Nakamura
Yusda
Jimmy Hines
Gaden City
N. Y
Willy Cox
Brooklyn
Willie Goggin
Mark Fry
Pacific Coast
Hines
Charlie Yates
Atlanta, Ga
Ralph Beach
Cleveland
Errnie Ball
Mobile
Ala
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
George von Elm
Los Angeles
Knoxville Beats Birmingham 5 2 Behind Early Lead
Pat Dunaway shut down Birmingham in the first inning as Knoxville built a four run edge and held on for a 5 to 2 victory in the third game of the series. Woodward hit a seventh inning homer for Birmingham. Shoun allowed one run before a pinch hitter relieved him in the eighth.
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Ala
Knoxville
Pat Dunaway
Climax Blethen
Woodward
Shoun
Dunaway
Smokies
Blethen
Munday
McEvoy
Cox
Fights Last Night in Paris and Chicago Results
Johnny Edwards defeated Paarico Martinez in Paris by decision. AI Diamond stopped Sally Duk elsy in Chicago. Patrick Henry halted Joey Klake in Marion Indiana. Joe Cieslak edged Cowboy Logan in Milwaukee by points.
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Associated Press
Paris
Johnny Edwards
France
Paarico Martinez
Cuba
Chicago
AI Diamond
Paterson
N. J
Sally Dukelsy
Patrick Henry
Marion
Ind
Joey Klake
Joe Cieslak
Milwaukee
Cowboy Logan
Dallas
Detective Noel Scaffa Held on Theft Transport Charge
Private detective Noel Scaffa known as a retriever of stolen jewels was held on $10,000 bond in New York facing charges under the federal properties act. The complaint alleges he arranged transport from Miami to New York of gems valued at $185,000 said to be stolen from Mrs. Margaret Hawesworth Bell at the Miami Biltmore hotel.
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Noel Scaffa
New York
Miami
Fla
Margaret Hawesworth Bell
Miami Biltmore Hotel
Associated Press
Baer Pummels Sparring Partners Ahead of Title Bout
Max Baer pounded sparring partners in 12 rounds at Asbury Park and Lochsheldrake, with Eddie Haughton taking a rough session and Dolph Thomas urging restraint. Braddock, weighing 198 pounds, sparred four rounds at Lochsheldrake and drew praise from Mike Cantwell as Baer’s challenger tightens for the June 13 title fight.
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Asbury Park
N. J
Max Baer
Eddie Haughton
Philadelphia
Jim Braddock
Baer
Haughton
Dolph Thomas
Diamond Jackson
Bob Frasier
Paul Cavalier
al Truhlman
Cantwell
Braddock
Max Schmeling
Quimby Club Edges Sunny Side In Close Baseball Tilt
Quimby Louisiana June 5 The Quimby baseball club defeated the Sunny Side nine 6 to 5 in a close game. Quimby totalled ten hits off Thompson while Massie and Fuller held Sunny Side to seven. Fuller led Quimby with two singles and a double in four at bats. Massie and Sheperd each had two hits.
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Sunny Side
Thompson
Massie
Fuller
Sheperd
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Classic Baseball Lineups
Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs drove in sit runs with a homer, a triple and a single and scored three times. Floyd Young of the Pirates hit a bases clearing double in the third and a fifth inning single. Wes Ferrell of the Red Sox kept the Senators to nine scattered hits. Alan Strange and Julius Solters of the Browns combined for seven of the team's eleven runs.
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Chicago
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Cincinnati
Hartnett
St Johnson
Johnson
Reds
Roy Henshaw
Cincinnati—Myots
Yssvssencserencese Riggs
Isesesas Goodman
Ssesaass
Isceane
Ais
Kampouris
Comorosky
Sreeee Tohmson
Osancares
Lombardi
O'Dea
O Klein
Rf Cavarrett
Cuyler
Cf Jurges
Ss Henshaw
Associated Press
Floyd Young
Pirates
Cardinals
Wes Ferrell
Red Sox
Senators
Alan Strange
Julius Solters
Browns
Sisters Of St. Matthews Depart For Shreveport
After completing the school year, the Sisters Of St. Matthew's Parochial faculty leave for St. Vincent's college in Shreveport the mother house of their organization. Some teachers will attend summer classes at Our Lady of the Lake college in San Antonio while others stay at the Shreveport college until fall term opens.
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St. Matthew’s Parochial School
St. Vincent's College
Shreveport
Our Lady of the Lake College
San Antonio
Texas
Baseballs per MLB game hover between three and four dozen
A historical note states that the average number of baseballs used in a major league game lies between three and four dozen. The figure reflects the standard practice of ball usage during official games and training events.
Japanese Pros Arrive to Play in Open Tourney
Six Japanese golfers join the National Open at Oakmont Pittsburgh for a closely watched rehearsal. Connie Nakamura leads the group with Sam Chin and Bob Asami among the entrants as rain slows practice and adds a challenging edge to the field.
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Associated Press
Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
Japan
Oakmont
Pacific
Olin Dutra
Sid Drew
South Africa
Dutra
Forbes Field
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Orient
Kanekichi
Connie’ Nakamura
Tommy Miyamoto
Fresh Meadow
Jack K. Yasada
Toichio Toda
Bob R. Asami
Sam Chin
Chin
Turkish advocate bequeaths prize for fairest verdict judge
Upon the death of Lufti Fikri Bey the Turkish advocate, a yearly prize of 800 dollars is left to the judge who renders the fairest verdict and gains the greatest respect for the law. The bequest emphasizes judicial integrity and public trust in the legal system.
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Lufti Fikri Bey
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