Monroe Drillers topple Lake Charles in final game
Henry Kelly earned the win for Monroe with 14 base hits by its hitters four of which were home runs as the Drillers defeated Lake Charles 9 to 5 in the last game of the series. Wallin Gribble Wilkins and Bulla hit homers for Monroe.
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Henry Kelly
Newporter
Monroe Drillers
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Gribble
Wilkins
Bulla
Monroe
iSnucket
LaBauve
Davis
Gilliland
King
Simmons
Robers
Kelly
Jones
Bobo
Luckey
Yankees Climb Toward Runner-Up in Pennant Race
The New York Yankees win five straight, amassing 89 hits 69 runs, moving within one game of the league leaders the Athletics Senators and Indians. Lou Gehrig hits his 18th homer as Ruth Combs and Rice spark multiple wins including a 17 2 laugher over Cleveland. Goose Goslin stars for the Browns in a 12 9 win over the Athletics. Boston Red Sox outslug White Sox 8 5 to close out Chicago home stand. Pirates and Phillies split a ten inning pitchers duel 5 4 with O'Doul delivering the decisive single. Bruins Frankhouse helps Braves sweep Reds 6 4 and 10 5 to reach first division.
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Orlo Robertson
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Yankees
Athletics
Senators
Indians
Detroit
Babe Ruth and Company
Cleveland Indians
Roy Sherid
Lou Gehrig
Earl Combs
Harry Rice
Walter Johnson
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Goose Goslin
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Marberry
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Braves
Helen Wills Moody denies quitting tennis abroad
London reports quote Helen Wills Moody denying she will quit tennis and confirming she plans to play in Wimbledon. She dismisses rumors as coming from elsewhere and says it’s news to her. She adds she hopes to compete at Wimbledon.
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Helen
London
Helen Wills Moody
United Press Today
United States
Wallasey course vexes players as cuckoo birds distract Hoylake round
In Hoylake England June 18 A.P. writer notes Wallasey’s long undulating layout and cuckoo birds that unsettled Leo Diegel and others during the British Open qualifying. Bobby Jones Totals 77 in round while Archie Compston leads with 141 as Jones sits nine strokes back in the early stage of the championship.
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Hoylake
England
Wallasey
Bobby Jones
Napoleon Bonaparte
Alps
Leo Diegel
Archie Compston
Leo
Compston
Percy Alliss
Jones
Leon Diegel
Muirfield
Local Negro Nine Wins In Last Game
Natchez 3 Monroe 6 as Monroe sharks last game in a 9 inning score. Beard Bryant have two base hits while Heller with three base hits leads offense. White the winning pitcher with O Qu in taking loss. McDade Morris and White each walk multiple times. Umpires McCary and Turner. Time of game two hours.
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Natchez
Monroe
Beard
Bryant
Heller
Johnson
Reed T. Williams
Natched
McDade
Morris
White
O’quin
Reed
O'Quin
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Monroe Monarchs
AE Davis
Fhatta
Robinson
World Lightweight Champ Mandell Wins Non Title Bout
In Lansing Sammy Mandell, world lightweight champion, knocked out Izzy Kline of Winnipeg in a non title bout. The card also lists Bobby O'Hara defeating Frankie Burns in Chicago and Tommy Jones beating Johnny Rich in Columbus, with several draws and additional knockouts across cities.
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Lansing
Mich
Sammy Mandell
Izzy Kline
Winnipeg
Indianapolis
Walter Picket
Joe Packo
Tracey Fox
Harold Knott
Toledo
Los Angeles
Jack Thompson
Joe Cardoza
Portland
Ore
Ray McQuillam
Denver
Herman Ratzlaff
Minot
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Greenville
Miss
Dick Clark
Memphis
Buddy Clark
Silent College Basketball Records List From 1950s
Fragmentary OCR shows lines with team names Moon Kandler Touchstone Pate Gibson and law firms Weizer Blethen Berger Messenger Gregory Polvogt. mentions Little Rock Birmingham and only games. unclear event or date. no coherent action or outcome.
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Polvogt
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Birmingham
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Touchstone
Pate
Gibson
Western League First Game Summary
First game shows Lyons Lingle Davis Breeden Dean and Zahn Tinning Becker Lingle Ford Abbott Des Moines facing St Joseph. Scores unclear due to readable fragments but shows a 5 4 finish with multiple pitching or batting entries. Only games scheduled remain.
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Davis
Breeden
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Zahn
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Becker
Ford
Abbott
Des Moines
Bruckman
St. Joseph
Alexandria Reds face loss of Cotton States franchise
Alexandria officials announce the surrender of the Reds franchise by Shreveport owner O L Biedenharn will be appealed to Commissioner Landis. Club director C B Rockwell says a protest message will be framed after Hayden accuses Biedenharn of abandoning Alexandria and profit figures are cited.
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Alexandria Reds
J. F. Hayden
Ollie Biedenharn
Shreveport
Reds
Hayden
Biedenharn
C. B. Rockwell
Kenesaw Landis
Mike Sexton
Town Talk
Ralph Brewer
Biedenh
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Landis
Rockwell
Spudders Continue Win Streak In Texas League Opener
The Spudders defeated the Waco Cubs 6 to 3 at Katy Park as Jim Levy powered the offense with three hits including a homer and four RBIs. Ray Caldwell pitched well, holding Waco to six hits and no earned runs. Molesworth added a three-run homer for the Cubs.
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Carl Williams
Waco Cubs
Katy Park
Spud
Jim Levy
Ketchum
Ray Caldwell
Molesworth
Cub
Houston
Lil Stoner
Cats
Allyn Stout
Stout
Panthers
Stoner
Bisons
Eddie Hock
Dallas
Beaumont
Steer
Murray
Baseball season leaders and key stats for 1931
American League leaders include Cochrane of the Athletics with a 397 batting total and Ruth of the Yankees with 70 runs and 69 RBIs. Klein leads Phillies with 424 at bats 70 RBIs and 89 hits while Cuyler of the Cubs tops 15 steals and 19 homers. Frisch of the Cardinals and Cronin of the Senators share 21 and 19 doubles respectively. Combs of the Yankees has 9 triples. Gehrig has 69 RBIs. Hodapp Rice and Senators teammates tally 87 hits.
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Phillies
English
Cubs
Frisch
Cardinals
Cuyler
Cochrane
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Hodapp
Indians
Rice
Senators
Gehringer
McManus
Tigers
Cronin
Combs
Chicks Lead Series Opener Over Atlanta Crackers 12 7
Memphis Chicks out hit the Atlanta Crackers 19 to 11 to start the five game series with a 12 to 7 victory. Brazil collected five hits and drove in five runs in five plate appearances. Atlanta committed four errors and Memphis moved two games ahead of New Orleans while Atlanta fell to seventh in the Southern Association. Little Rock defeated Birmingham 6 to 4 as Rose sparked a six run third with two triples and a homer.
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Associated Press
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Atlanta Crackers
Memphis Chicks
Brazil
Chicks
Crackers
Memphis
New Orleans
Southern Association
Pels
Chattanooga
Mobile
Nashville
Little Rock
Birmingham
Travelers
Barons
Rose
Orleans Fighter Challenges Kid Harry in Boxing Voluminous Tale
Spug Vigeriado of New Orleans issues a challenge to featherweight champ Kid Harry Manteris through promoter Bobby Manziel. Local interest grows as Manteris, familiar here from two bouts with Vernon Wingeret, may answer today.
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Manteris
Vernon Wingeret
Harry
Hornsby Near Return for Cubs After Injury
Chicago June 18. Rogers Hornsby notified President William L. Veeck he will rejoin the Cubs in about three weeks but won't be rushed. Clarence Blair remains at second base while Hornsby recovers. Lester Bell improves with his lame arm, Woody English shines at third, and Beck plays well at short.
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Chicago
Rogers Hornsby
William L. Veeck
Cubs
Clarence Blair
Hornsby
Lester Bell
Woody English
Beck
Tommy Cullinan to ride in Chicago steeplechase revival
Tommy Cullinan, England's premier cross country rider, will race at Arlington Park in Chicago's first steeplechase in 30 years. Cullinan is set to ride William Shea's Fair Class among others in the event.
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Chicago
Tommy Cullinan
England
Arlington Park
Cullinan
William Shea
Japan or Italy to face U S in Davis Cup interzone finals
Japan and Italy won semifinals to reach the interzone finals against the United States. Japan defeated Czechoslovakia while Italy beat Australia three matches to two, with Harada and De Morpurgo among the key players in a July 11 12 13 tie, the survivor meeting the U S on July 18 19 20. France awaits the final cup match July 25 26 27.
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Associated Press
America
Japan
Italy
Czechoslovakia
Australia
Baron H. L. de Morpurgo
Giogio de Stefani
Pietro Gaslini
Gaslini
de Stefani
de Morpurgo
Harry Hopman
Takeichi Harada
Jan Kozeluh
United States
France
Bobby Jones Leads Open After First Round At Hoylake
HOYLAKE England June 18 Bobby Jones shot a 70 to grab an early lead in the British Open with an 80 wrote. Jones held a one stroke edge over Fred Robson while Norman Sutton trailed by two. Cyril Tolley had a rough 84 as rain and wind began to flood the course during the late stretch.
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Associated Press
Hoylake
England
Bobby Jones
Jones
Atlantan
George von Elm
Bob
Fred Robson
Norman Sutton
Cyril Tolley
Horton Smith
Horton
MacDonald Smith
Jim Barnes
Texas League score column shows mixed results for Dallas Beaumont Fort Worth
Baseball scoreboard fragment lists teams Dallas Beaumont Fort Worth Wichita Falls Shreveport San Antonio with partial inning totals and pitcher pairs. Results include Beaumont win over Dallas by 8 to 4, Shreveport over San Antonio 3 to 2, and Fort Worth loss to Houston 1 to 0.
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Fort Worth
Houston
Wichita Falls
Waco
Shreveport
San Antonio
Monroe
Jackson
Baton Rouge
Vicksburg
Pine Bluff
Southern Association
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Birmingham
Mobile
Chattanooga
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Nashville
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
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Serene
Sane Tee Renee
Dallas Aeeer A
Chicago Negro to Battle Latzo at Ebbetts Field
Chicago boxer Larry Johnson faces Pete Latzo of Scranton in the main event at Ebbetts Field weather permitting. Johnson sits among top light heavyweights while Latzo, a seasoned veteran and former welterweight champion, has one decision over Johnson. Harry Smith meets Yale Okun in the ten round semi final.
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New York
Larry Johnson
Chicago
Pete Latzo
Scranton
Ebbetts Field
Johnson
Lazzo
Harry Smith
Yale Okun
Arkansas Boxers Fight for Titles
Wesley Senn of El Dorado and Johnny Franks of Marked Tree meet in North Little Rock in an elimination bout approved by the state athletic commission. The winners advance toward state boxing championships across divisions. The matches mark the first in a series to crown champions.
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North Little Rock
Wesley Senn
el Dorado
Johnny Franks
Marked Tree
Colt Insco Wins Fourth Race at Washington Park
Chicago June 18 Sir Galahad III colt Insco two year old son of Sir Galahad II Star Flight ran impressively to win the four and one half furlong race at Washington Park. The winner is owned by Griffiths Watkins.
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Chicago
Sir Galahad III
Insco
Sir Galahad II
Star Flight
Washington Park
Griffiths Watkins
Dusek to Face Clinstock in Legion Show Main Event
Veteran wrestler Rudy Dusek signs to meet Jim Clinstock the 250 pound Indian from Tulsa Oklahoma in the Legion show main event. Clinstock will carry a 40 pound advantage over Dusek.
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Dusek
Clinstock
Little Rock
Ark
Rudy Dusek
Jim Clinstock
Tulsa
Okla
American Legion
Cotton Production Imbalance Behind Price Woes Says Sloan
George A. Sloan, president of the Cotton Textile Institute, tells the North Carolina Cotton Manufacturers Association that unbalanced production lies at the root of cotton problems. He notes imports of cotton goods fell 23.1 percent in 1930 and 47 percent in 1929 for the first four months, while production for the first five months of 1930 is 11 percent below 1929.
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Asheville
N. C
Cotton Manufaccturers Association of
North Carolina
George A. Sloan
Cotton Textile Institute, Inc
London Woman Discovers Laurel Leaf Preservation Method
A London woman uncovers a technique to preserve laurel leaves for wreaths used in memorials. Laurel wreaths have long tradition, with magnolia leaves from Italy commonly employed in the past.
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London
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