Bears Keep Half-Game Lead In Big State League
Texarkana Bears stay a half game ahead in the Big State League standings after defeating Greenville 2-1. Austin Pioneers win opener 1-0 at Gainesville but rain ends the nightcap with Austin leading 3-0. Wichita Falls blasts Temple 13-5. Sherman-Denison takes both games from Waco 8-1 and 12-3.
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Sherman-Denison
Greenville
Jodie Phipps
George Archie
Milan Vucelich
Bears
John Lash
Walt Stenborg
Alex Burkhart
al Lawrence
Eddie Bachmann
al McCarty
Jack Brad
Sports Mirror: Babe Ruth Jersey Retirement Remembrance
A look back at anniversaries in sports history. Babe Ruth’s No 3 Yankee uniform retired at Yankee Stadium in a solemn ceremony a year ago. Other milestones include Snead and Penna tying for a U S Open lead, Ted Atkinson riding five winners at Aqueduct, and Gallagher trade to the Browns for Roy Hughes and cash a decade earlier.
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Yankee Stadium
Sammy Snead
Toney Penna
Cleveland
Ted Atkinson
Aqueduct Racetrack
New York Yankees
Joe Gallagher
St. Louis Browns
Roy Hughes
Cash
Outing Tip Promotes Coca-Cola Bottling Co Monroe Ad
A brief advert urging readers planning outings to buy 24-bottle cases of Coca-Cola. Mentions enjoying ice cold Coke right from the bottle and lists Coca-Cola Bottling Company in Monroe Louisiana with phone number 184.
Marshall Browns Narrow Lead in East Texas League
The East Texas League race tightens as Marshall Browns beat Bryan 6-4 and gain on Longview and Kilgore after rainouts. Henderson edged Gladewater 10-9, helping Marshall close the gap. Tyler edged Paris 5-4 as Gladewater made four errors late allowing a winning run.
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Marshall
Bryan Bombers
Longview
Kilgore
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Gladewater
Bears
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Paris Panthers
Bryan
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Taylor
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Five Plaques Placed at National Baseball Hall of Fame
Five plaques were installed at Cooperstown New York to honor Mordecai Peter Brown and Charles A Kid Nichols from baseball's early era and Herbert J Pennock Charles L Gehringer and Harold J Pie Traynor from modern times. Nichols and Brown were chosen by the old timers committee Pennock and Traynor were voted in last year and Gehringer this year. Unveiling brings total plaques displayed to 58.
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National Baseball Hall of Fame
Mordecai Peter Brown
Charles A
Kid) Nichols
Herbert J. Pennock
Charles L. Gehringer
Harold J
Pie) Traynor
Nichols
Brown
Pennock
Traynor
Gehringer
Baseball Writers
Hall of Fame
Jackson Gulfport Battling for South Mississippi Title
In Hattiesburg on June 13 Jackson Central High Tigers and Gulfport Commodores contest the south Mississippi baseball championship. Jackson leads the best of three with one win, needing one more victory to clinch. A Gulfport win forces a decisive nightcap to determine the state title. The winner advances to face Corinth for the statewide crown.
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Leo Twardy Signs with Chattanooga Lookouts
Chattanooga reports veteran right hander Leo Twardy has signed a contract with the Lookouts after resigning as Selma manager in the Southeastern League. Twardy, who pitched for Nashville previously, had defeated Chattanooga regularly and won five straight decisions against them before last year.
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Chattanooga Lookouts
Leo Twardy
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Nashville
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Mandrake the Magician
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