Reid bests Andrews in Game Two Drillers win 8 to 4
In a June 13 game Reid defeated Andrews 8 to 4 to even the series. Granade stole three bases with a double and two singles, Holt added three singles, and Palmer Speck Clancy Camp Thomason led offense with multiple hits. Pitchers Andrews and Reid allowed a combined four and three runs respectively with Welch umpiring after 1 hour 50 minutes.
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Andrews
Tuesday Oon
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Monica
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Granade
Holt
Veeneendle
Palmer
500 Mile Grind Brings Fame to Young Drivers
A 500 mile Indianapolis Speedway race turns obscure racers into national headlines. Louis Meyer and George Souders gain fame as 1927 and 1928 champions respectively, while Frank Lockhart, though a 1928 winner, is tragically fatally injured at Daytona Beach this year. All entered as unknowns, with dirt track backgrounds shaping their rise and Elliott’s training credited for Meyer's triumph.
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Associated Press
Indianapolis
Ind
Indianapolis Speedway
Louis Meyer
George Sauders
Frank Lockhart
Daytona Beach
Fla
Automotive Hall of Fame
Speedway
Lockhart
Souders
Meyer
Ascot Speedway
Los Angeles
Frank Elliott
Central West
Young Lockhart
West
California
Boxing card results mix York Newark and Montgomery towns
Gotham area bouts report Stanislaus Loayza defeating Joe Glick in New York Newark and Pierre Charles from Wisconsin edging George Smith. William Qribling beat Jacko in Montgomery Alabama while Howard Bentz wins on a foul in Syracuse New York and Syracuse knocks out Cincinnati.
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Stanislaus Loayza
Nile
Joe Glick
Newark
N. J
Pierre Charles
Shr
Wis
George Smith
Gene McHugh
Lontgomery
Ala
William Qribling
Macon
Acko
Cleveland
Howard Bentz
Ams
Syracuse
N. Y
Jump
Cincinnati
Hubmen Win Pair From Hill Billies In Cotton States League
Hattiesburg defeats Vicksburg 7 to 6 and 7 to 1 to widen their lead. Bobomen rally with two doubles by Manager Bobo in the first game. Free Man and Lyle lead pitching in the second game as Gulfport loses again. Jackson and Meridian surge in nearby standings as other results unfold in the Cotton States circuit.
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Associated Press
Vicksburg
Hattiesburg
Bobomen
Bobo
Freeman
Billies
Lyle
Senators
Gulfport
Jackson
Ford
Greer
Bagwell
Meridian
Monroe
Metros
Joe Ogden
Laurel
Alexandria
Snyder
Reds
Aarols
Edgewater Golf Club Forms at Lake Providence
Lake Providence La June 13 A golf club with 25 members organizes on the lakeside site of F H Schneider plantation. Phil H Haskins serves as president J Walter Pittman as secretary treasurer nine hole course along Lake Providence with oaks elms and cypress trees and speedboat rides for visitors. Mark H Brown praises the course as one of the most beautiful in the South awaiting completion and further improvements.
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Lake Providence
Phil H. Haskins
J. Walter Pittman
Edgewater Golf Club
Mark H. Brown
Memphis
Tenn
Edgewater
F. H. Schneider
Boston U Coach Teaches Football Team By Mail
Boston University head football coach Reggie Brown will instruct Terriers by mail during summer vacation with help from the postal department. He plans to mail footballs and guide players on how to win honors as the squad reports in September. quarterback timing and backfield depth are concerns for 1928.
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Boston
Reggie Brown
Boston University
Terrier
Harry Herbert
Hollywood
Drillers face key three-game stretch in Cotton States race
Monroe battles for first half glory as the Drillers host Meridian in a deciding three game series. Hattiesburg leads the race with Selma and Savannah contemplating franchise exits from the Southeastern loop amid financial woes.
Mobile signs Jim Roberts former Meridian hurler
Jim Roberts right hand pitcher who played for Little Rock in 1924 and with Brooklyn Robins in the fall has signed with the Mobile club. He pitched this season for Meridian in the Cotton States league. To secure Roberts the Bears sent out fielder J C Aiken, a former Auburn player, to Hattiesburg in the Cotton States league.
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Associated Press
Mobile
Ala
Jim Roberts
Ffitcher
Little Rock
Brooklyn Robins
Stock
Roberts
Meridian
Bears
J. C. Aiken
Auburn
Hattiesburg
Barons Edge Chicks 1 0 In Southern Association Clash
In Atlanta on June 13 the Barons beat Little Rock 1 to 0 after a tense series with Memphis and Birmingham. Wells won the pitchers duel, while Cullop hit a four-bagger in the ninth to tie the game and spark extra innings where Atlanta prevailed 6 to 5.
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Birmingham
Chicks
Barons
Little Rock
Wells
Baron Hurler
Keefe
Welzer
Nashville
Mobile
Vols
Bears
Moon
Lindstrom
Bruins
Pyle
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Pels
Cullop
Lomski and Latzo Meet Tonight in Ten Round Fight
New York June 13 Leo Lomski and Pete Latzo meet tonight at Ebbets Field in a ten round bout. Lomski brings noted punching power and a sensational if losing battle with Tommy Loughran, the light heavyweight king, as a backdrop.
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Lomski
Latzo
Associated Press
New York
Leo Lomski
Pete Latzo
Ebbetsfield
Tommy Loughran
Aberdeen
Pete
Scranton
Loughran
Home Run Clippers Gain on Schedule
New York report states Babe Ruth and Lou Gehrig are on pace for a higher home run total than last season. Gehrig belts his 14th and 15th, five games ahead of last year's schedule, while Ruth reaches No. 23 in 10 games earlier than 1927.
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Associated Press
New York
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Ruth
Lou
Chicago
Gehrig
Yankees
Multi-sport star Hank Young named NC State captain
In Raleigh North Carolina on June 13 NC State College announces Hank Young as the new basketball captain. The versatile athlete will lead as a forward in basketball and also compete in high jump broad jump and javelin on the track team.
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Associated Press
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Hank Young
Pharmacists to Meet at Brazilian Congress in Sao Paulo
American pharmaceutical interests invited to join the Second Brazilian Congress of Pharmacy in Sao Paulo from September 15 to 17. Brazilian medical students largely study texts in French, leaving them unaware of American medical progress.
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Sao Paulo
Brazil
Big Ten track men shine at Northwestern meet in Chicago
Western conference athletes show strength at the Dyche stadium meet as Abbott wins the two mile in 4 23.7 and Rinehart takes the javelin with 206 feet. George Simpson and Rat Walter post sprint victories as official Olympic tryouts begin with top conference stars poised for Amsterdam.
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John W. Griffith
Dyche Stadium
Northwestern University
Major Griffith
William Reinhart
Indiana
Amsterdam
Harvard Stadium
Big Ten
George Simpson
Ohio State
Walter
Northwestern
Rinehart
Uncle Sam
Ketz
Michigan
Rat” Walter
Spectacular races highlight conference meet
Two superb races featured at the conference meet. He won his specialty in 48. Walter's standout moment came in the one mile relay where he closed hard to take second for his school, nearly edging Cuhel of Iowa for first. Cuhel won the 220 yard hurdles in 23.6 seconds.
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Tigers
Yellow Jackets
Shreveport
Louisiana State
Arkansas
Jackets
Monroe
Minden
Walter
Cuhel
Iowa
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