Standings and Results From Cotton States League Action
Yesterday results feature Greenville 4 Monroe and Pine Bluff 2, Clarksdale 4 Greenwood 3, El Dorado 4 Hot Springs 6 Helena 0. Cincinnati 4 New York 1 Chicago 9 Philadelphia 4. Pittsburgh 7-1 Brooklyn 3-14. St Louis at Boston postponed. Philadelphia 9-1 Chicago 14-4 Boston 2-7 Cleveland 10-1. Washington 4-3 St Louis 5-11 New York & Detroit 4. Nashville 2-4 Atlanta 1-11 Knoxville 3 Chattanooga 2-4 Memphis 3-4 New Orleans 2-3 Birmingham 11-2 Little Rock 5-6 Shreveport 5-3 Oklahoma City 1-6 Houston 11-5 Tulsa 3-1 Fort Worth 5 Beaumont 0 San Antonio 5 Dallas 5.
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Greenville
Monroe
Pine Bluff
Clarksdale
Greenwood
el Dorado
Hot Springs
Helena
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Secon
Law
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Nashville
Atlanta
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Memphis
New Orleans
Birmingham
Little Rock
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
Houston
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Beaumont
San Antonio
Dallas
Greenville Ener Reeeere
Dorado
Greenwood Seteee
Helena Vsavee Seuve
Pine Bluffets
Eneeen
Pet
St Louis
Washington Shores
Houston Fever
Downing Wins Twin City Amateur Title In 19 Holes
Ben Downing Jr the 16 year old Monroe golf prodigy defeated Tommy Bolt of Shreveport 1 up after 19 holes to claim the Twin City amateur championship at McGuire park. Despite rain the final drew a large crowd as Downing rain soaked greens but clinched victory with a birdie on the 19th.
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Twin City
McGuire Park Golf Club
Ben Downing, Jr
Tommy Bolt
Shreveport
Bolt
al Maithes
W. C. DeMoss
Luther Brown
M. C. McDonald
Brown Paper Mill
Buan Beasley
McGuire Club
Frank Johnson
J. C. Liner
News-Star
Ben Downing
Monroe
McGuire Park
Bolt-Downing
Downing
Kenneth Holt
Holt
Cramer Haas
E. S. “Shep” Girault
Bunn Beasley
John L. Scales
B. M. Murphy
Scales
Alan Andrews
Bastrop
Nat Gaston
Ed Shaver
Ralph Wheat
Hodge
A. B. Sherrard
H. L. Brown
San Antonio
Tex
McGuire
H. Durham
J. W. Glassell
R. E. Mouton
T. John
W. R. Hubner
N. C. Brill
New Orleans
Gene Demrary
F. F. Ryder
Shaver
F. Bennett
Sherrard
Vance Rhodes
Brown
Paul Stinson
Murphy
John Myers
F. W. Allison
Guerriero
Ford Hines
Taylor
Golf Match Results From Regional Flights
Durham won by default from G L Nelson of Shreveport. Fifth flight saw J W Glassell defeat E D Cooley of Tallulah 7 and 6 and Mouton beat L N Craft of McGuire 2 up. Consolation John won by default from P A Talbot Jr of Woodland Me and Hubner defeated G L Mahoney of McGuire 1 up. Sixth flight N C Brill beat L C Latham of Monroe 3 and 2, Demarry defeated W Woodside of Shreveport 3 and 2. Consolation Ryder beat E D Apperson of McGuire 1 up, Mitchell advanced on a bye.
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Durham
G. L. Nelson
Shreveport
J. W. Glassell
E. D. Cooley
Tallulah
Mouton
L. N. Craft
McGuire
John
P. A. Talbot, Jr
Woodland
Hubner
G. L. Mahoney
N. C. Brill
L. C. Latham
Monroe
Texas League results show mixed scores and rain delay
Oklahoma City split results with Shreveport as planned. game one ended 16 to 3 in favor of Shreveport, with Hillin Dickey Klaerner and Friar noted. Second game ended early due to rain and darkness with Shreveport ahead 35 to 6 when called. Fort Worth beat Beaumont 5 to 0, Dallas defeated San Antonio 5 to 8, and other line items include Stafani Castro Brecheen Turner etc. Also a dessert tip urges dipping spoons in cold water when spreading meringues.
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Oklahoma City
Shreveport
Hillin
Dickey
Klaerner
Friar
Broadway boxing chatter and city sports notes
A jumble of boxing talk and sports gossip from New York on June 5 recounts Lou Nova’s near-miss with Joe Louis, Joe Revolta’s putting touch chase, and clashing claims from the Galento press department. Personal vignettes mention Buddy Baer’s wood chopping mishap and Dempsey’s autograph tour, with fleeting notes on teammates and managers.
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Buddy Baer
Dick Hanley
Northwestern
Bing Crosby
Fred Lieb
New York
Harper's
Lou Nova
Baer
Jack Dempsey
Canada
Van Mungo Accused Of Extra Bonuses At Work
A rumor claims Van Mungo receives fat bonuses each payday and will keep drawing them if his performance remains sterling. The passage also notes a repeated refrain about a pastor and dismissal.
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van Mungo
Mrs. Neblett Wins Louisiana Women’s Golf Title
In New Orleans on June 5 Mrs. Tom Neblett captured the Louisiana State Women’s golf championship with a 1-up victory over Mrs. Leon Wolf Jr in the 36-hole final. Neblett moved to New Orleans recently and also holds the Southeastern Women’s title. Neblett’s 91 86 177 edged Wolf’s 88 91 179 at Metairie Golf Club.
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New Orleans
Tom Neblett
Leon Wolf, Jr
Edna Seenger
Shreveport
Neblett
Wolf
Saenger
Metairie Golf Club
Memphis Players Win in Bridge Tournament Closure
Memphis players win three of four events in the Mississippi valley bridge tournament in St. Louis. The women's four, and women's pair titles were claimed by Memphis entries while Larry Sharlds and Dudley Ball won the men's pair with 184 points. Second and third places went to St. Louis and Memphis teams with 179 and 176.5 points respectively.
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ST. Louis
Memphis
Tenn
John Ogden
W. L. Dickens
J. E. Weaver
W. L. Terry
Larry Sharlds
Dudley Ball
Golf and Tennis Highlights from major circuits across the U S
Harry Cooper wins the Goodall round robin by two over Craig Wood in New York. In Westbury the U S polo team defeats Great Britain 11 7. Germany eliminates Great Britain 3 0 in the Davis Cup semis in Berlin. Boston women take Sears Cup team title 5 4 over New York. Rufus M Watson wins skeet title in Washington D C. Los Angeles Santa Monica team ties world record 496 of 500. Jim Turner of Boston Bees suffers a broken nose in a game with Cincinnati. Archie San Romani fails to better records in Montclair mile 4 15 2. William Woodward's Johnstown wins Belmont Stakes by five lengths 2 29 5 for 2 1 2 miles. Skin Deep takes national stallion stakes 10 380. Main Man sets Hollywood track mark 1 43 for 1 16. Challephen wins Brandywine Handicap at Delaware Park. Lovely Night wins Constitution Handicap at Suffolk Downs.
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Associated Press
New York
Harry Cooper
Pilus
Craig Wood
Westbury
N. Y
United States
Great Britain
Berlin
Germany
Henner Henkel
Georg von Metaxa
F. H. D Wilde
L. Shafti
Yugoslavia
Belgium
Boston
Washington
D. C
Rufus M. Watson
Laurel
Dick Shaughnessy
Dedham
Maas
Los Angeles
Santa
A. C. Bostwick
A. G. Vanderbilt
Skin Deep
Piquet
Inglewood
Calif
Louis B. Mayer
Hollywood Park
Sports Mirror highlights past track and boxing feats
AP notes from today a year ago Southern California won the 62nd Intercollegiate AAU track meet with 471.2 points as John Woodruff of Pittsburgh triumphed in the 440 and 880. Three years ago Joe Mangan resigned Olympic trials amid AAU suspension for not reporting expenses. Five years ago London crowds watched Jack Peterson take the British heavyweight title from Len Harvey in the 12th round.
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Associated Press
Southern California
John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Joe Mangan
Cornell
White City Stadium
London
Jack Peterson
Len Harvey
White Sox win first of three at Casino Park in drizzly opener
The White Sox pounded three Greenville hurlers for 14 hits to beat the Buckshots 4 to cap the first game of a three game series at Casino Park. Speer pitched well despite 11 hits as Greenville committed no errors. The game drew near capacity despite a wet, sloppy diamond.
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White Sox
Greenville
Casino Park
Sox
Emmet Harty
Doug Taitt
Kelton Maxfield
Jimmy Powell
Clifford Roberson
Bucks Floyd
Iron Man Speer
Speer
Bob Hill
Frank Hargrove
Johnny Conway
Taitt
Speedy Hill
Doug Johnson
Hill
Johnson
Hargrove
Conway
Frank Hackney
Tatt
Bob Crow
Crow
Murrell Jones
Billy Seal
Slim
Cy Block
Celesta
Jones
Earl Naylor
Salveson
Howard Roberts
Celusta
Johnny
Pruitt
Naylor
Powell
Harris
Ray Bagrosky
Bucks
Major League Leaders in the National League
The Associated Press reports NL leaders across batting runs and hits with Arnovich of Philadelphia topping batting with 374 and 58 hits. Hassett of Boston follows with 341 and McCormick of Cincinnati leads in RBIs and hits among others.
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Arnovich
Philadelphia
Hassett
Boston
Werber
Cincinnati
Camilli
Brooklyn
Frey
Baseball leaders and stats from the era
Batting leaders include Dickey of New York with 359 and McQuinn of St. Louis 357. Runs: Dickey 40 and Greenberg 36. RBIs Wright 39 and Williams 38. McQuinn 60 hits. Greenberg 54. Greenberg 11 home runs. Case 21 stolen bases. Pitchers Donald, Pearson and Hadley 5 0.
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Dickey
New York
McQuinn
St. Louis
Higgins
Detroit
Greenberg
Wright
Washington
Williams
Boston
Hoag
Case
Rolfe
Walker
Travis
Selkirk
Donald
Pearson
Hadley
Baton Rouge Area High School Scores Report
Jeanerette defeated Alexandria 8 to 3 and Lafayette beat Abbeville 1 to 0 after a rain shortened first half. Opelousas fell to New Iberia 1 to 2 while Lake Charles at Rayne postponed due to wet grounds. Other results include Selman Jackson 13 Montgomery 6 and Pensacola 3 Anniston 4.
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Lafayette
Jeanerette
Alexandria
Abbeville
Opelousas
New Iberia
Lake Charles
Rayne
Mobile
Gadsden
Meridian
Selman Jackson
Montgomery
Pensacola
Anniston
Southern results from yesterday's basketball games
Scores show Little Rock Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga Knoxville Memphis New Orleans with multiple tied or blown leads. Notable lines include Prendergast Dasso DePhillipa Tee and Lanning Pruett for Birmingham and Heusser Epps for New Orleans. a note mentions plastic tire plugs prolonging tire life.
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Little Rock
Birmingham
Prendergast
Dasso
DePhillipa
Tubb
George
Lanning
Pruett
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Buckshots
Cotton States League
Southern Association
Pet Chattanooga
Brillheart
Andrews
Sansosti
Wagner
Perry
Eaves
Horton
Seeger
Stafani
McCaskill
Barrett
Turner
Cusick
Starr
Linton
Lee
Stith
Tighe
Gliatto
Overman
Uhle
Kardow
Cronin
Hayworth
Cox
McDougall
Huffman
Eddie Brietz
Joe Louis
Mebbe
Lou Gehrig
Broadway
Johnny Schulte
Midas Jacobs
Johnny Revolta
Galento Press Department
Zipp Newman
Birmingham News
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Phillies
Jimmy Johnston
Bob Pastor
Mr. Terry
Giants
Bill
John McGraw
Buddy Hassett
Johnny Paycheck
Maurice Strickland
Des Moines
Sports Mirror
National League
Goodman
McCormick
Rizzo
Martin
Herman
Garrs
Lombardi
Mize
Handley
J. Martin
Wyatt
McGee
Fvangeline League
Selma
Krausse
Gabler
Meadows
Ferraioli
Blake
Crouch
Soresso
Small
D. Williams
Collier
Jeffcoat
Blaemire
Agre Io
Nashville Reves
Stewart
Stein
Richardser Winford
Baker
Grace
Lucas
Pritchett
Smith
Galvin
Bertram
Swigart
Kies
Lukcas
Besse
Stout
Gautreaux
Cohen
Pulford
Hixson
Memphis Oe
Heusser
Epps
Maltzberger
Puleford
Redmond
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