AthLetics Strike Early but Trail leaders in fierce AL race
In a busy baseball roundup, Connie Mack’s Athletics reel off an eight game win streak with a 10-5 and 5-3 doubleheader sweep, yet sit half a game behind the Cleveland Indians who win twice in Boston. The Cardinals grab first in the National League with a 6-4 win over the Braves as the Cubs crush the Giants 9-0. Pirates and Dodgers split at Forbes Field in a doubleheader, while Phils pound the Reds in Cincinnati 14-2 and 8-0. Firearms history notes include muskets named after birds and beasts with the origin of the word from sparrowhawk.
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Major League Boxscores Featuring Multiple Games
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Mackmen Pave Path To A's Pennant With Winning Streak
Philadelphia Athletics push their winning streak to eight, scoring 47 runs in five games against western clubs. Hank Majeski and Buddy Rosar anchor the offense while pitchers struggle, yet the A's eye their first American League pennant since 1931 after a 10-5 win over the Detroit Tigers and a 5-3 nightcap comeback.
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Baseball results reshape National League standings
In yesterday's National League results Chicago lost to New York while St Louis defeated Boston. Philadelphia routed Cincinnati 14 to 8, and Cleveland beat Philadelphia. a storm offshore washed a 235 ton stone onto Bendii Beach New South Wales during July 15 1912.
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Maryland President Predicts UVa and WVU to Join SoCon
Dr. H. C Byrd, president of the University of Maryland, said he believed the University of Virginia and West Virginia would join the Southern Conference in the not too distant future. He noted the topic came up at an impromptu conference of officials and presidents held April 30, with main focus on the NCAA purity code, as 16 schools were then in the loop.
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All-American Pro Basketball League Delays Expansion Decision
Wheeling reports the six team All American Professional Basketball League will postpone any expansion decision until a June 12-13 meeting. The AP notes talks center on widening the circuit started last year.
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Barron Wins Goodall Round Robin by Six Strokes in New Rochelle
Barron, a White Plains pro, outplayed 15 top golfers over four days at Wykagyl, finishing plus 38 to beat South Africa’s Bobby Locke by six. He posted scores of 70 69 71 71 74 on the course and a medal total of 355, with 12 won and 3 lost in 15 matches. Locke narrowed the gap late, but Barron secured the title with a late rally. Hogan and Ghezzi tied for third at plus 16, while Mangrum, Ferrier, Cotton and others trailed.
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College sports rules draw ire over pro eligibility rulings
The Associated Press notes the Metropolitan Collegiate Baseball Conference disqualified seven players from three teams for pro-like status, a strict stance amid past laxity in college baseball. The piece also surveys coach opinions and other sports tidbits from baseball, boxing, and harness racing coverage.
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Newcomer Brookshire Captures Trapshooting Crown
L W Brookshire of Reading Pa, new to the sport, won the amateur trapshooting championship by hitting 92 of 100 targets to top 100 rivals in Pelham New York. John Moran Indianapolis won the men's singles and Joan Pflenger North Miami won the women's singles.
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