Senators Open Second Half With 9 6 Victory Over Monroe
Jackson Senators defeated the Monroe Oilers 9 to 6 in a night game to start the Cotton States league's second half. Terry relieved Lou Bobo and held the Oilers in check, while Jackson capitalized on late-inning hits. El Dorado, Baton Rouge led wins as Alexandria and Lake Charles exited the league.
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el Dorado
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Vicksburg
Pine Bluff
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Jay Lewis Bets Bookies and Wins Big on Brush and Lemnos
The article recounts G. E. Lewis known as Jay Lewis who borrowed money to buy oats for his horses Brush and Lemnos. He won large sums by backing Brush first at 20 to 1 then Lemnos at 40 to 1, possibly 30 000 to 50 000 dollars, enabling him to buy a Miami home and expand his stable.
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Monroe and Jackson clash in 9th inning comeback
Monroe scores six in the final frames missing 9-6 after nine. Morris hits a homer and Hume, Shaw, Huber drive late RBIs while Bobo and Terry split 7 runs allowed in six-plus innings. Spruell fives and double plays mark the game with Sein stealing twice.
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British Open Round Two Sees Tight Leaderboard
Weather cooperates as British Open action resumes at Hoylake. Jim Barnes posts 77 for day two to reach 148 total, while Mac Smith cards 77 to go 147 overall. Archie Compston shoots 73 to sit at 147 after two rounds. Horton Smith and Auguste Boyer also post solid totals as round two closes.
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Mac Smith
Archie Compston
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Nice
Horton Smith
Smith
United States Sends Five Athletes to European Track Meets
Five American athletes will sail Sunday on the S. S. Berengaria to represent the United States in a series of European track meets. They are Steve Anderson from the University of Washington hurdler Tom Warne Northwestern pole vaulter Pete Bowen from Pittsburgh George Bullwinkle from C C N Y miler and Ed Hamm from Georgia Tech broad jumper.
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U. S. New York
Steve Anderson
University of Washington
Tom Warne
Northwestern
Pete Bowen
Pittsburgh
George Bullwinkle
Ed Hamm
Georgia Tech
Berengaria
United States
Yesterday's Stars: Giants rally ends Pirates bid
Hughey Cruz turned an unassisted double play to halt a ninth inning Pirate rally and help the Giants win 4 to 3. Al Simmons Jimmy Foxx and Bing Miller homered off Wes Ferrell in the fifth for the Athletics.
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al Simmons
Jimmy Foxx
Bing Miller
Athletics
Wes Ferrell
Cleveland
Yale Harvard 30 Crew Race Set on Thames River
New London Conn June 19 Yale is clear favorite to win the annual Yale Harvard race on the Thames with the Elis aiming for the ninth victory in ten years. Harvard hopes rest with the freshman eight while Yale's junior varsity and varsity lead in form and training. The freshmen and jayvee race start at 9 am followed by the varsity at 6 30 pm eastern standard.
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Baseball season totals from 1931 league leaders
National League leaders include Klein of Philadelphia with 424 runs batted in 70 hits 89 and 19 home runs while Frisch of St Louis and Cuyler of Chicago lead other categories. American League leaders feature Cochrane Athletics batting .398 Ruth Yankees 70 runs and 21 home runs with Hodapp Indians 89 hits Cronin Gehringer McManus tied 19 doubles and Rice Senators 12 stolen bases.
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Rice
Porat Stribling Heavyweight Bout Faces Last Minute Doubts
Chicago June 19 Fans and officials weigh chances of Otto Von Porat versus W L Young Stribling going ahead in a 10 round heavyweight bout at the Chicago stadium. Stribling claims hand injury while stadiums insist both fighters will be ready. promoters and the boxing commission monitor last minute developments.
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Otto von Porat
W. L
von Porat
Ed Stevenson
Stribling
Pa” Stribling
Belmont Stakes Triumph Caps Gallant Fox Versus Whichone
The Belmont Stakes saw Gallant Fox defeat Whichone as bets flipped against the two year old favorite. Sande guided Fox to a decisive win proving rain and mud no obstacle. Fox's improving form and longer distance success are cited as key factors in the victory.
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Whichone
Whitney
Fox
Earl Sande
Monroe Monarchs to Play Plaquemine at New Colored Park
The Monroe Monarchs colored team will face Plaquemine today at the new colored baseball park. First pitch is at 3 30. A large crowd of white and colored fans is expected.
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Monroe Monarchs
Lip reading champion named in New York contest
The lip reading champion of the United States is Miss Evelyn A. Parry of New York. At the convention of the American Federation of Organizations for the Hard of Hearing she achieved a 90 percent score.
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New York
United States
Evelyn A. Parry
American Federation of Organizations
Chicago promoters vow to fence out Garden invasion
Chicago fight promoters led by the stadium management plan to raise a high fence around their show field this summer to block Madison Square Garden from staging a major bout in Chicago. They cite nerves after the Sharkey Schmeling talk and warn of a promotional war if outsiders mount a big Chicago fight. Sidney Strotz, president of the Chicago stadium, says the city will not sit by idly.
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Tennis Tourney Set for Kids Here
A city playground program announces a summer tennis tournament for children with finals on July 4. Entries are filed with Miss Lucille Godwin at St Matthews parochial school grounds. preliminary matches start June 27. Turtle races are also planned Friday morning at Georgia Tucker, Barkdull Faulk, and St Matthews sites with finals at 5:30 p.m.
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Western League Scores and Stars Mix In Night Games
Topeka and Wichita clash in a low scoring night contest while Oklahoma City and Omaha play a strong defensive game. The article notes Babe Ruth era mentions and highlights four NL home run leaders Hack Wilson Chuck Klein Wally Berger Mel Ott with Klein nearing a 43 homer pace.
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Babe Herman
Texas League Split Expected After Emancipation Day Votes
The Texas league edges toward a split with seven clubs set for independence from Wichita Falls as ballots near midnight. The Spudders, leading by eight games, lost 11 to 8 to the Waco Cubs in a big seventh inning. Dallas Steers beat Beaumont 7 6 with Michaels stealing home. San Antonio Indians tied series with Shreveport 9 7, Ernie Holman driving in five.
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Spudders
Alvin Gardner
Milwaukee
Waco Cubs
Prattmen
Waco
Joe Munson
Thurman
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Buffs
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Eddie Brown
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Hock
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Tribe
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Hargrove
Karl Kott
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Michaels
Wise
Exporters
Phil Hensick
Steers
Grimm
Gene Moore
Dallas
Holley
Shiver
New York A C Aims to Force Schmeling Sharkey Rematch
The New York State Athletic Commission met to review Schmeling’s foul win and consider awarding the title but focused on pushing a September rematch under Madison Square Garden promotion. Sharkey urged a rematch while noting New York rules require a majority foul call by three officials.
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New York State Athletic Commission
Schmeling - Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Madison Square Garden
William Muldoon
Sharkey
Schmeling
James A. Farley
John J. Phelan
Farley
Jack Sharkey
Max
Sharkey- Schmeling
Crowley
Matthison
Barnes
Kansas City and Minneapolis Split Doubleheader Scores
A rough play by play lists line scores for two games involving Kansas City and Minneapolis with several player names such as Penner Barnes Sheehan Yarmouth Peters Connally Henline Schupp McCullough Griffin Winters Wykoff Davis Dixon Moore Grabowski Miller F Miller Dison Murphy Fenner Cvengros Sprinz Streleck Shea. The text shows final tallies and inning scores across games with partial notes from Columbus Indianapolis Milwaukee and others.
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United Press
Louisville
Kansas City
Penner
Barnes
Sheehan
Yarmouth
Peters
Angiey
Columbus
Winters
Wykoff
Davis
Dixon
Moore
Grabowski
Coumdme Nes Owe
BE Pow Snow Co
Ad Ok
Hk. Miller
F. Miller
Dison
Murphy
Fenner
Paschal’s perfect day at bat sets record in league
Benny Paschal, starved of at bats with the New York Yankees,achieved eight hits in as many tries for St Paul in a double win over Columbus. He slugged a home run, a triple, a double and five singles, scored six runs and drove in five, marking the best day in American Association history一 surpassing Bruno Haas and Jimmy Zinn’s six-for-six efforts.
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Benny Paschal
New York Yankees
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St. Paul
Columbus
Benny
Bruno Haas
Jimmy Zinn
Kansas City
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