Eastern teams test strength of Detroit and Cleveland
The coming westward challenge by strong eastern clubs will reveal how the Detroit Tigers and Cleveland Indians compare in the tight American League pennant race. Yankees lead with Washington and Detroit, Philadelphia, Cleveland close behind. Ruth, Foxx and Cronin feature standout performances as the circuit shifts west. The National League action sees Braves and Cubs close in, with Cardinals taking over fourth and Phillies upsetting Brooklyn for a cellar-dweller shift.
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New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Philadelphia Athletics
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Indians
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Cleveland
Boston Red Sox
Babe Ruth
Ben Chapman
Bill Dickey
Athletics
Senators
Joe Cronin
Heinie Manush
Jimmy Foxx
Wes Ferrell
Boston Braves
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Art Shires
Worthington
Bob Brown
Bill Terry
Giants
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Derringer
Dizzy Dean
Port Arthur Wins Two From Locals
Port Arthur defeats Monroe twice in Port Arthur Tex 6 to 5 in game one and 5 to 4 in game two. Home team scores all five seventh inning runs in the nightcap with Meyers and Wilson homering. Monroe led early with West and Baker homers. West, Bergere and Sain also homered for Port Arthur in the opener.
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Fort Worth Triumphs 2-1 Over Tyler Club in Tight Texas League Game
Tom Nash delivered the decisive ninth inning homer as Fort Worth edged Tyler 2-1 in a pitchers duel between Dick Whitworth and Lefty Chambers. Dallas Steers faltered again as Lourview’s Cannibals swept the series 6-5. Ed Carroll’s 5-0 one hit win over San Antonio came at Galveston while Beaumont dropped a doubleheader to Houston widening the gap in the standings.
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Tyler
Tom Nash
Dallas
Nash
San Antonio
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Lefty Chambers
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Negro teams divide doubleheader in Monroe and Shreveport
The Monroe Black Drillers and the Shreveport Black Sox split a doubleheader with scores 5-4 and 4-2. Hardy pitched well for the Drillers, holding the Sox to eight hits and four runs. In the 11th inning, Hardy's single followed by Lowell's RBI helped seal the win. The Drillers, after seven wins in nine, plan to face the Black Sports next Sunday at Swartz.
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Black Drillers
Shreveport Black Sox
Hardy
Ace
Drillers
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Johnson
Black Sox
Sox
Lowell
Swartz
Local Scores Highlight Texas Game Pairings
The list shows San Antonio at Galveston 5 Dallas 5 and Longview 6 Fort Worth 2 Tyler 1 plus Houston 8 at Beaumont 6 with Houston at Longview Galveston at Tyler Beaumont at Fort Worth and San Antonio at Dallas as matchups.
American Association Standings Quick Update
Louisville leads Toledo 4 to 2 while Minneapolis 12 7 Kansas City 7 5 and Indianapolis 22 5 Columbus 3 8. St Paul 3 7 Milwaukee 6 5 appear in a stacked midseason table of standings.
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American Association
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Minneapolis
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Columbus
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Winnsboro Nine Defeats Tallulah In Home Run Show
Winnsboro beat Tallulah 6 to 3 in Tallulah LA. on June 6 in a game noted for three home runs. Butler earned the win with nine strikeouts over Crawford, who took the loss.
Cotton States league standings stay tight after weekend doubleheaders
Baton Rouge leads the Cotton States race with Pine Bluff close behind after Sunday doubleheaders. Monroe holds third ahead of Jackson and Port Arthur as Texas club gains momentum and talks swirl about Port Arthur’s possible move to Alexandria, then backtracked.
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Baton Rouge
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Monroe
Jackson
Port Arthur
Texas
Alexandria
J. F. Jakowicz
Jakowicz
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Congress Baseball Parade: A Missed Hit Or A Democratic Farce
Henry McLemore recounts the June congressional baseball game between Democrats and Republicans in Washington. The piece lists ten scenes including Kelly sliding into second, an automatic out by umpire Gene Tunney, a veteran pinch hitter Guyer, umpire Geisel’s fatigue, Mead’s dance like sprint, Tunney’s dogs, official scoring totals, a spectator’s “forgotten man” quip, pregame strangeness, and foreign diplomats’ bemused reactions.
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Illinois
Gene Tunney
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New York
Congressman Carter
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Joe Frisco
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Nick Altrock
Jim Londos
Mrs Moody Captures French Net Title In Paris
Helen Wills Moody won the French championship at Roland Garros defeating Mme Rene Matheiu 7 5 6 1. The California ace now heads toward Wimbledon and Forest Hills defense as she pursues the triple crown.
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George de Stefani
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Roderich Menzel
Czechoslovakia
Little Rock Travelers Rise as Southern Contender
In Atlanta on June 6, the Little Rock Travelers climbed to third in the Southern Association standings after a powerful doubleheader win over Knoxville. They crushed Knoxville 11-0 and 12-1, piling up 29 hits as Nashville moved to fourth with two wins over New Orleans. Birmingham split a twin bill with Chattanooga, and the Crackers upset Memphis 7-4 with a ninth inning rally.
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New Orleans
Atlanta
Memphis
Knoxville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Southern Association
Chattanooga Ewer Ewrwnes
Little Rock Aay
Little Rock Travelers
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Conference Week Doubleheaders Spark Local Scenic Matchups
At Baton Rouge league leaders split two games with El Dorado trading shutouts. Baton Rouge won 11-0 in the opener while El Dorado took the nightcap 3-0 behind Goodell. Vicksburg and Jackson halved a doubleheader at Vicksburg with Pine Bluff winning the opener 6-4 and Jackson 9-3 in the nightcap, Arnette homering for Jackson.
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Goodell
Vicksburg
Jackson
Pine Bluff
Arkansens
Oak Grove Rallies To Beat Bastrop In Ninth Inning Win
Oak Grove nosed out Bastrop 9 to 8 after scoring two runs in the ninth. Peeples had two base hits and Fryer, Harrison, Spencer added three base hits. Pitchers were Donald for Bastrop and Siser for Oak Grove with Peeples also pitching. Time two hours. Umpire Cohn.
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Wsesees
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Fryer
Harrison
Spencer
Ruddick
McDonough
Siser
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Wilcox
Donald
Liser
Pemberton
Cohn
Harper Seeks Southern Golf Crown at Birmingham
Chandler Harper an 18 year old Portsmouth high school product and former Virginia champion aims for the Southern title at Birmingham next week. The Portsmouth native, known for his calm play and 70s in recent tournaments, has rival Billy Howell of Richmond who has long split the Virginia title with him. Harper previously won in 1930 and reached the finals last year, while Howell advanced to the semi finals in the national amateur.
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Chandler Harper
Birmingham
Virginia
Billy Howell
Richmond
Harper
Howell
Cyril Walker
Middle Atlantic
Virginia Beach
Virginia Twins
George T. Dunlap
Francis Ouimet
Golfers Meet at Atlanta for Open Championship Qualifying
At East Lake No. 2 course Atlanta Ga on June 6 golfers from five Southeast states competed in a 36 hole qualifying test for the national open. Notables include FE W Gann of Chattanooga Charles Hall of Birmingham Eddie Miller of Gadsden Sam Perry Charles Yates Doyle Smith Dan Goss Fairley Clark Jack Harkins Arnold Mears Eugene McCarthy J Carter Jackson Bob Spence Tony Penna and Henry Picard. Par is 71 and Gann's 1930 score stood as reminder of past performance.
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East Lake No. 2
FE. W. Gann
Chattanooga
Tenn
Charles Hall
Birmingham
Eddie Miller
Gadsden
Ala
Sam Perry
Charles Yates
Georgia
Doyle Smith
Dan Goss
Fairley Clark
Savannah
Jack Harkins
Arnold Mears
Nashville
Eugene McCarthy
Columbia
S. C
J. Carter Jackson
Cordele
Bob Spence
S.C
Tony Penna
Pensacola
Fla
Henry Picard
Charleston
Gann
Vicksburg Woman Wins Southern Golf Title
Mrs. Ben Fitzhugh of Vicksburg captured the southern women’s golf championship at Hot Springs after a 36 hole final over Mrs. Walter Beyer of Tulsa. She previously won Mississippi titles in 1928 1930 and 1931 and set a course record with a 77 in the trans Mississippi event.
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Vicksburg
Walter Beyer
Tulsa
Mississippi
Fitzhugh
Aneila Gorczyca
Fort Worth
Miss Gorczyca
Mrs. Fitzhugh
Engineers Win in Lopsided Battle Over West Monroe
The Sterlington Engineers defeated West Monroe Utilities 13 to 7. Grambling, P. Rasbury, King had two base hits while Pool hit a three-base hit. Ford, Turner, King, P. Rasbury, Horn stole bases. Danna allowed 3 walks and struck out 3 while King fanned 7. Time: 2 hours. Umpire Parker.
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Horn
Danna
Parker
Fairbanks Tops Girard In Baseball Tilt
Fairbanks defeated Girard 14 to 3 as Bagwell went 2 for 2 with a three base hit and 9 strikeouts over nine innings. Cavna gave up 6 runs in six innings, Kennedy allowed 2 runs in two innings, Patterson and Bagwell each stole two bases. Umpires were Miller and Lyons.
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Bagwell
Cavna
Kennedy
Tatum
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Riverside and Morehouse Halve Inter-City Golf Match
Riverside Country club and Morehouse Country club halved their inter-city golf match 10 to 10 on the Riverside course. Winifred Cole of Morehouse had the day’s best score with 37 on the front nine. the return match is set for Bastrop in about three weeks.
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Morehouse Country Club
Riverside
Bastrop
Morehouse Club
Winifred Cole
Morehouse
Hea
Jim Cole
Wesley Shafto
H. K. Touchstone
Shep Girault
Prioleau Ellis
Bunn Beasley
Arthur Ross
W. B. Gladney
M. C. McDonald
Jack Rogers
F. W. Hawthorne
H. A. Bingey
Martin Braswell
Arthur Edwards
J. B. Tisdale
Alvin Leopold
Ben Downing
A. T. Shotwell
Harry Frazer
Major J. P
W. E. Reardon
Joe Washburn
B. S. Braswell
George Khourt
A. McMeans
Newt Knowles
W. L. Bendel
George Lofton
C. J. Bacon
Mose Cohen
Qualifying tilts in golf start nationwide open race
New York June 6. Out of sectional rounds today 116 players earn 150 Open spots for Fresh Meadow on June 23 to 25. Exemptions go to Jurado Miyamoto Armour and 31 prior low scorers. 978 entered across 20 districts with 24 from New York and 8 from Boston among others.
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Fresh Meadow Club
Flushing
Long Island
Jose Jurado
Argentina
Tomokichi Miyamoto
Japan
Tommy Armour
Detroit
Sandwich
Billy Burke
George von Elm
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Bill Mehlhorn
Wilfy Cox
Gene Sarazen
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