Pirates surge to second place with five straight wins
The Pittsburgh Pirates climb from fifth to second in the pennant race after winning 16 of 22, including a 2 to 1 victory over the Cardinals as Guy Bush four hits to beat Dizzy Dean. Detroit, Cleveland, Chicago, and Washington also show results with Tigers winning 10 innings to 9 while the White Sox move to second place. rain halts two games.
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Phillies
Bucs
Red Lucas
Bill Swift
Jim Weaver
Cy Blanton
Dizzy Dean
Guy Bush
Cardinals
Bush
Jesse
Pop) Haines
Burgess Whitehead
Jock Rothrock
Pep Young
Earl Grace
Tommy Thevenow
Jim Collins
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Indians
Chicago
White Sox
Indians
Tigers
Schoolboy Rowe
Rowe
Cleveland
Elon Hogsett
Goose Goslin
Charley Gehringer
Henry Coppola
Washington
Boston
Senators
Red Sox
Braves
Brooklyn
Palestine Takes Final West Dixie League Game 6 3
Gladewater could not capitalize in the late innings as Palestine won the deciding game 6 to 3. Netzerland and Powers led for Palestine while Carmichael and Rabe worked for Gladewater.
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Gladewater
Texas
Palestine
Netzerland
Powers
Carmichae
Rabe
Rain Affects Multiple Matches In Yesterday's Results
Results list shows St. Louis defeated by Pittsburgh, and New York Philadelphia rainouts of Cincinnati Chicago. Upcoming games include Boston at New York Cantwell against Parmelee and Brooklyn at Philadelphia with Leonard facing rivals. Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Derringer meets Weaver and Chicago visits St. Louis with Warneke against Walker or P Collins. Carleton duels P Dean.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Chicago
Boston
Cantwell
Parmelee
Brooklyn
Leonard
Bivin
Prim
Derringer
Weaver
Warneke
Walker
P. Collins
Carleton
P. Dean
Baseball Scores and Reschedules From Rain Delays
In a doubleheader affected by rain, Cleveland prevailed 9 to 10 in 10 innings in the second game was postponed. Boston lost 0 to 3 to Washington. Other matchups listed include Chicago against St. Louis and Philadelphia against New York with rain outs, plus several pitching pairings and city matchups awaiting rescheduling.
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New York Ee
Chicago Ee
Cleveland
Detroit Nahn Etm Mwesenaenn
Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Evereee
St. Louis
Detroit
Chicago
New York
Scores and matchups for southern city league doubleheaders
Results show Atlanta 3 Birmingham 4 and Knoxville 2 New Orleans 3 3. Little Rock 3 Nashville 4 with Memphis-Chattanooga and doubleheader schedule. Remaining pairings place Memphis at Chattanooga Knoxville at New Orleans and Little Rock at Nashville.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Knoxville
New Orleans
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Atlanta Tees
Dasveeter
Texas City Scores And Upcoming Games
Scores from today include Dallas 0 Beaumont 3 and Tulsa 6 Galveston 3. San Antonio 6 to Fort Worth 0 and Houston 7 over Oklahoma City 3 with games listed: Dallas at Beaumont Fort Worth at San Antonio Oklahoma City at Houston and Tulsa at Galveston.
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Dallas
Beaumont
Tulsa
Galveston
San Antonio
Fort Worth
Houston
Oklahoma City
East Dixie League Scores Reach Wide Margin Wins
Columbus routed Helena 11 to 0. Clarksdale defeated Greenville 9 to 5 and Alexandria beat Rayne 2 to 0. Lafayette edged Opelousas 5 to 4 while rain halted games at Lake Charles Abbeville and New Iberia Jeanerette.
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Alexandria
Rayne
Lake Charles-Abbeville
New Iberia-Jeanerette
Lafayette
Opelousas
International League results from Buffalo to Albany
In wet grounds Buffalo played Montreal while Toronto edged Rochester 1 0. Albany defeated Syracuse 5 1. Only games listed.
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International League Buffalo
Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
Albany
Syracuse
Evangeline League Scores Perhaps Alexandria Victory
In a scoreboard snippet Harris and Phillips Segrest and Taylor are referenced amid a 24 to 0 style line score for Alexandria and opponents, indicating a baseball or league game result with unclear final.
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Alexandria
Harris and
Phillips
Segrest and
Taylor
Tigers Rally Past Indians 10 in Ten for Tie in AL Standings
Detroit defeats Cleveland 10 to 9 in ten innings after Rowe exits early with six hits. Goose Goslin drives in five runs including a late single with bases loaded. Sullivan earns win as the Tigers move into a tie for third in the American League.
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Hal Trosky
Indians
Rowe
Elon Hogsett
Walker
Cleveland
Joe Vosmik
Detroit
Goose Goslin
Lloyd Brown
Joe Sullivan
Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Goslin
Goose
Knickerbocker
Vosirig
OF. Sebassech
Cievauseet
Rey
Stewart
le Wingarner
L. Brow
Poesisievrecies
Thane
Fox
G. Walker
Gehringer
Greenberg
Rogell
Hayworth
Bosiness
G Walker
Rams
Vosmik
Averill
Owen
Berger
Winegarner
Pytlak
Campbell
Trosky
Hale
Pytiak
Sullivan
Hogsett
L. Brown
Gehtinger
Um Pires
Kolls
Donnelly
Dinneen
Senator Rookie Coppola Thwarts Red Sox 3 0 to Take Series
Washington shut out Boston 3 0 behind rookie Henry Coppola in his first start. Coppola pitched five innings and scored a run himself after singling in the third as Manush doubled and Myer drove in a run. The Senators added a sixth inning score.
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Washington
Henry Coppola
Boston
Red Sox
Coppola
Manush
Myer
Senator
St Matthew's Ushers edge Y's Men 1–0 in Twilight League
In a tight eight inning game St Matthew's Ushers beat the Y's Men 1–0 as Collie Garner threw his best this season and scored the winning run with a steal and single. Methodists edged Baptists 1–0 while Masons defeated Southern Bell 8–6. Firemen forfeited to American Legion 0–9.
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Southern Bell
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Baptists
Firemen
American Legion
St. Matthew's Ushers
Collie Garner
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Garner
Ashers
Pee-Wee” Thompson
Zagone
Fontana
Bennett
Mason Aggregation
Hudnall
Norton
Rogers
Norris
Woods
Mason-Southern Bell
Strong
Bell
Richardson
Mitchel
Henry
McNeil
Hartman
Pet
Y's
Bereenee
Masons Ay Sbids Reyes
Southern Bell Derseens
Fans rally for ex convict Pitts in baseball ban
Edwin C. Pitts the ex convict banned from baseball drew protests from fans and players nationwide. Dizzy Dean Pepper Martin and others urged Judge Bramham to lift the ban as Pitts, just released from Sing Sing after five years for a holdup, watched a Syracuse game and eyed a possible football offer with the Philadelphia Eagles.
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Albany
N. Y
Edwin C
Alabama
Pitts
Dizzy Dean
Sing Sing Prison
International League
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Arthur L. Swartz
New York State Assembly Penal Institutes Committee
Pepper Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
W. C. Bramham
Bramham
National Association of
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Lewis E. Lawes
Sing Sing
Edwin Pitts
Executive Committee
High Commissioner
Young Pitts
New York City
Syracuse
Philadelphia Eagles
Pitcher Mismatch Details From Evening Game
In the contest the losing pitcher was Walberg while Coppola earned the win. Umpires were McGowan Quinn and Summers. The game lasted 1 hour 40 minutes.
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Ning
Coppola
Walberg
McGowan
Quinn
Summers
Krueger Tops Oakmont With First Day Open Lead
Alvin Krueger the Beloit Wis. pro shotmaker led the 157 starters at Oakmont with a 35 36 71 to be the lone under par round. Roland MacKenzie posted 72 to follow Krueger by one stroke as perilous conditions produced long bombs and many scores above par at the United States Open.
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Associated Press
Oakmont Country Club
Pittsburgh
Oakmont
Alvin
Butch) Krueger
Beloit
Wis
Wisconsin
Roland MacKenzie
Congressional Country Club
Washington, D. C
MacKenzie
Krueger
Gene Sarazen
Olin Dutra
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Cliff Spencer
Horton Smith
Chicago
Jimmy Thomson
Long Beadh
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Ed Dudley
Philadelphia
Tommy Armour
Jim Foulis
MacDonald Smith
Glendale
Pee Omg Vidas Pas
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Horton
MacDonald
Barron
Mac Smith
Barons Triumph In Opening Game Over Crackers
Birmingham Barons defeated the Atlanta Crackers 8 to 4 in Birmingham as Bill Hughes held Atlanta to seven hits and the Barons scored all runs in the second and third innings. Thomas and McCaskill contributed for Birmingham while Hughes worked after the fourth.
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Barons
Birmingham
Ala
Bill Hughes
Atlanta
Hughes
Crackers
Thomas
McCaskill
Cox
Swayze Pins Four Hits as East Dixie Rally Beats Helena 11–0
Columbus East Dixie League pitcher Swayze allowed only four hits to blank Helena 11 to 0. Cobras scored repeatedly, with solid defense and key hits from Copeland, Flowers, Gates and Whitney. In Greenville, Clarksdale beat Greenville 9 to 5 after a seven-run seventh inning, as Hart and Butler combined for the win.
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Ark
Swayze
Columbus East Dixie League
Cobras
Peleta Isocnates
Copeland
Flowers
Gates
Greenville
Miss
Clarksdale
East Dixie Baseball League
Hart
Butler
Dobbs
Stewart
Sellen
Ruston Engineers Victory Appealed Over No Contest
Sterlington earned a no contest ruling against Ruston after an ineligible player was used in a Sunday game, removing a Ruston win from standings and sparing Sterlington a loss. In separate action Ruston beat Swartz Carbon Blackers 3 to 1 at Sterlington with Jimmy Davis defeating Roy Pittard.
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Engineers
Ruston
Tech
Ruston Diamoneers
Swartz Carbon Blackers
Jimmy Davis
Roy
Matt” Pittard
Davis
Pittard
Bulldogs
Invaders
Thigpen
Fraser
Patterson
Humphries
Carlton Blackers
Taylor
Mace Biasccere
Courtney
J. Davis
R. Davis
Beaumont blanked Dallas in series opener
Red Phillips held the Dallas Steels to eight hits as Beaumont won 3-0 to take the opener. Final score shows Beaumont scoring in three early innings and completing the shutout with Phillips earning the win. Lorber and Funk noted for Dallas. Nelson tagged with the loss.
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Beaumont Blanks
Dallas Beaumont
Red Phillips
Dallas Steels
Beaumont
Dee
Nelson
Funk
Phillips
Lorber
Sports Mirror highlights past boxing and baseball notes
Today marks the one year anniversary of Bill Brown threatening to cancel a Baer-Camera bout over Baer’s condition. Three years prior Waite Hoyt was released by Brooklyn after a failed comeback. Five years back Gallant Fox won the Belmont Stakes by four lengths over Whichone.
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Associated Press
Bill Brown
New York
Baer
Waite Hoyt
Brooklyn
Gallant Fox
Whichone
Boys Softball League To Be Organized Today
A meeting for boys ages eight to eighteen to join a softball league will be held this afternoon at 2 o clock in the city hall recreation office. Captains and players interested in the recreation department sponsored league will attend, announced Miss Lucyle Godwin.
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Recreation Department
Lucyle Godwin
Favorites Win in First Round of State Golf
In Louisiana state golf action at Metairie Country Club, co-medalists Fred Haas Jr and Al Reuning lead the field, defeating George Bush and G A Tormey as Edwin McClure seeks a seventh state title. McClure beat Leonard Vann Jr 5 and 3. Second round pairings set for Friday include McClure Whitney Haas Bond Marhles Parker Lazard Lebourgeois Cole Odom Moore and Bush Reuning.
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Fred Haas, Jr
al Reuning
Edwin McClure
Metairie Country Club
McClure
Shreveport
Nelson Whitney
Leonard Vann, Jr
Haas
George Bush
Reuning
G. A. Tormey
Vance Liddell
Vincent D'Antoni
Liddell
Ed Jablonowski
Nat W. Bond
Lawrence Larcade
Baton Rouge
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R. E. Golden
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R. M. Parker
Ray Bradford
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Jimmy Cole
W. E. Hicks
Fred Odom II
Francis Carouse
Hammond
Charles Moore
Wesley Shafto
Monroe
L. W. Burt
F. R. Bolton
R. G. Bush, Jr
Sam Alcus, Jr
Bob Glover
Nat W
Boxing results from Pittsburgh and Miami Beach bouts
Jack Gibbons 162 from St. Paul outpointed Jimmy Belmont 157 of North Braddock in a 10 round match. Billy Nicha 176 of Charleroi outpointed Joe Kirkwood 170 of Washington DC. Benny O Dell 186 of Syracuse stopped Jeff Ellers 194 of Charlotte in 4 rounds at Miami Beach.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Jack Gibbons
St. Paul
Jimmy Belmont
North Braddock
Billy Nicha
Charleroi
Joe Kirkwood
Washington, D. C
Miami Beach
Fla
Benny O’dell
Syracuse
N. Y
Jeff Ellers
Charlotte
N. C
Pirates edge Cardinals 2 to 1 behind Bush duel
Guy Bush outpitched Jesse Haines in a tight two to one Pirates win that vaulted Pittsburgh from fifth to second in the league race. The Pirates scored both runs in the second as Earl Grace drove in Young and Thevenow after a Haines shaky start, while St Louis failed to capitalize after the first inning.
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Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cardinals
Guy Bush
Jesse
Pop) Haines
Bush
Cardinal
Burgess Whitehead
Frankie Frisch
Jack Rothrock
Whitehead
Pepper Martin
Tre
Jim Collins
Pep Young
Virgil Davis
Terry Moore
Leo Durocher
Arky Vaughan Collins
Pirate
Haines
Young
Tommy Thevenow
Earl Grace
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