Major League Sluggers Tear Hurlers With 209 Safe Hits
In eight games Monday 209 safe hits were recorded as heavy batting overwhelmed pitching across leagues. Cincinnati tied Chicago in the ninth before a 6 to 5 win for the league leaders, with Mays Hehf Rixey and Donohue on the mound. Jack Scott dominated Philly 10 to 3. Major trades involving Bing Miller Jacobson Ehmke noted.
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Drillers Triumph as Palmer Debuts as Pilot in Five-Run Win
Eddie Palmer captains the Drillers to a 5 0 victory over the Senators at Forsythe Park in his first stint as player-manager. Baumgartner and Spiro pitched well for the opposition, while Palmer and Geppert led a five-hit fifth inning rally. Jackson threatened late with a rally that fell short, and Maurice Clark closed the win.
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Alabama Swimmer Aims for English Channel Swim Today
Alabama's W. C. Jackson plans to dive at noon from Arlington Docks to Fort Morgan, a 36 mile swim billed as America’s longest. The effort follows outsized local pregame energy as Jackson targets a historic cross gulf crossing.
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Eddie Held Leads With 67 In Trans-Miss Tournament
Eddie Held of Algonquin St Louis carded a 67 as he leads the field in yesterday’s round. The former Missouri Amateur Champion, previously Trans-Mississippi champ, is favored to win the present tournament despite 54 players entering match play.
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Ring Results From Jersey City East Chicago and New York
Dicky Dixon of Fort Worth knocked out Gianvanni Silverne of Italy in the first round in Jersey City. Billy Petrol of Fargo won by technical knockout over Frankie Schaefer in East Chicago in one round. Midget Smith of New York and Ray Richell of Chicago boxed a 10 round draw. Phil McGraw of Detroit outpointed Georgie Balduc of Lewiston in 10 rounds in New York. Sergeant Jack Adams of St. Louis defeated Italian Jack Herman of Yonkers in 10 rounds. Eddie Burnbrook of Baltimore is noted as welterweight champion of the army.
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Pelicans Win Opening Game in Little Rock Set
Turner Roy of New Wicans earned his fourteenth win of the season in two and one third innings. The Pelicans defeated Little Rock 4 to 3 to start the series. Mobile blanked Memphis 3 to 1 as Birmingham beat Atlanta 5 to 2 on Hadley’s ninth inning homer. Chattanooga and Nashville idle.
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St Louis Player Favored In Trans Mississippi Meet
More than 200 golfers from the Midwest competed in the second 18 holes of the 36 hole qualifying round of the Trans MississippI golf tournament at the Algonquin course in St Louis. The field faced difficult choices after the first 18 holes and the possibility of missing the championship.
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Boxing Roundup of Fights Across Cities
Outpointed Maurie Meola in ten rounds in New York. Elky Clark the European flyweight champion defeated Francois Morachini in 20 rounds in London. Tommy Murphy beat Charlie Ferrachi in New Orleans after 12 rounds. Chick Shuggs stopped Tutwee Willie Spencer in Utica in ten rounds. Charlie OConnell defeated Archie Walker in Rochester in ten rounds. Sid Barbarian defeated Cuddy Demarcom in Detroit. Paris Negra knocked out Joe Trippe in Rochester.
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Archie Walker
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Pittsburgh
Paris Negra
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Joe Trippe
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