Yankees Bounce White Sox In Series Opener
The Yankees beat the White Sox 4 to 1 as Ruth homered for the 18th time Gehrig for the 14th and Collins added a homer. Al Thomas pitched for Chicago while Waite Hoyt held them to six hits as New York opened their series with a win.
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Battle Stars
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Yankees
Ruth
Gehrig
Yankees
White Sox
Yankee
Alphonse Thomas
Waite Hoyt
Pat Collins
Clancy
Giants
Pirates
Yanks
New York
Polo Grounds
Chicago
Brooklyn
Sansa
Cubs
Cardinals
Jackie May
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Red Sox
Tiger
Connie Mack
Browns
Gaston
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Senators
Cleveland Indians
Tris Spesker
Nashville Leads Push Toward Southern Loop Flag
Nashville and Birmingham moved closer to the Southern Association pennant with three strong pitching performances. Fred Johnson and Van Alstyne each allowed only three singles as Nashville beat Mobile 11 to 1 and Birmingham shut out Memphis 6 to 0. Atlanta split with Little Rock as Francis and Martin shined in two Comets games. New Orleans exploded past Chattanooga 25 runs in two games with four homers and multiple extra-base hits.
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Nashville
Birmingham
Vols
Fred Johnson
Mobile
Barons
van Alstyne
Atlanta
Little Rock
Johnson
Nashville Star
Varn Alstyne
Memphis
Crackers
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Pelicans
Lookouts
Pooh vows to stay eight days on 38-foot flag pole
Newark news reports Pooh, nicknamed Steeple Chase Kelly, claimed he will endure 42 hours in a bosun's chair for a long stay in the air and then undertake an eight day eight night vigil atop an eight story hotel flag pole.
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Newark
N. J
Steeplechase Kelly
Sailors and Marines in boxing debate and pride
The article argues sailors and Marines have mixed boxing reputations with Gene Tunney and Jack Sharkey highlighted. It notes Ted Snyder and other sailors show class, while civilian matchmakers and hard opponents hinder sailor fighters. It praises perseverance of fighters like Sharkey and Gunboat Williams amid limited training and tough schedules.
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Gene Tunney
Marines
Navy
Mr. Tunney
Jack Sharkey
Ted
Navy heavyweight prospects lift spirits for Sharkey era
Jimmy Woodruff of the U S Navy reports on Gunboat Williams a Navy heavyweight standout on the Nevada. Williams 188 pounds has nine wins by knockout and is training since last October. The article reflects Navy boxers optimism and recalls past champs Schlossberg and Grant and their post Navy careers.
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Williams
Jimmy Woodruff
Sharkey Navy
Navy
Heine Miller
Washington, D. C
Sharkey
Tom Sharkey
Sith
Old Tom
Nevada
Jimmy
Guantanamo Bay
Woodruff
Siki
Phil Schlossberg
Ernie Schaaf
Elizabeth
N. J
Schaaf
Sharkey-Maloney
Schlossberg
Jack Dillon
Indiana
Greyhound Racing Captures Interest of British Women
British nobility backs electric hare racing as a chic sport for ladies in Mayfair and Belgravia. Duchess of Sutherland and others own racing greyhounds, with women from high society and coster districts racing and betting in a rising trend.
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Mayfair
Belgravia
Queens
Limehouse
Wapping
Wenusus
Duchess of Sutherland
Duchess of Newcastle
Augusta Fane
Constance Gore
Baroness Ravensdale
Phyllis Chichester
Daphne Vivian
Betty Baldwin
Lady Chichester
Miller Hollingsworth Takes Full Charge of News-Star Sports
Miller Hollingsworth yesterday assumed full charge of The News-Star sports pages, succeeding Pat Patterson who leaves Monroe for Memphis to pursue newspaper work there. The new editor has long pursued sports writing since high school and aims to provide a complete sports section with continued reader co operation.
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Miller Hollingsworth
News-Star
Pat” Patterson
Monroe
Memphis
Hollingsworth
Heavyweight and welterweight results from scattered city bouts
In Minneapolis Norway’s Haakon Hansen and Chicago’s Mickey Forkins drew. At Minneapolis Otto von Porat outpointed Sally Montgomery with Peters and Gorman drawing. Mollett outpointed Sailor Wyndott while DeFoe won on a foul from Fliegel in Minneapolis. New York Bruce Flowers beat Al Winkler. Glick defeated Boutis. Dorfman beat Duane. In San Francisco Stewart McLean stopped Johnny Williams. Louie Andrews defeated Joe Terris.
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Haakon Hansen
Norway
Mickey Forkins
Chicago
Drew
Minneapolis
Otto von Porat
Sally Montgomery
Ernie Peters
Britt Gorman
Jimmy Mollett
Sailor Wyndott
St. Paul
Billy DeFoe
Ernie Fliegel
New York
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
N. Y
al Winksler
Philadelphia
Joe Glick
Andre Boutis
France
Sammy Dorfman
Carl Duane
San Francisco
Stewart McLean
Johnny Williams
Salt Lake City
Louie Andrews
Memsophis
Joe Terris
Oakland
League Leaders Including games of June 7
Baseball leaders listed by league with top performances in batting runs hits doubles triples homers and stolen bases. Pirates figures dominate with Harris Hornsby Wright Cuyler Waner and Meadows among leaders across batting and pitching categories. Yankees Giants Tigers and Athletics also feature top marks in key categories.
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Harris
Pirates
Hornsby
Giants
Wright
Grantham
Gehrig
Yankees
Ruth
Manush
Tigers
Simmons
Athletics
Goslin
Senators
Hudlin
Indians
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