Costly bargains made in baseball bargain past and present
In San Francisco on May 29, the Athletics paid Benny McCoy a $45,000 plus $20,000 total two year deal, recalling famed cheap purchases like Babe Ruth for a paper price in 1914, Joe Martini for oysters, Jack Fenton for a box of prunes, and Ken Douglas traded for nothing, illustrating varied hardware of baseball bargains.
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Tom Watkins
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Oakland
Ken Douglas
Narrow boxing decision in New York bout ends with points
Everett Right mire wins over Maxie Shapiro in a tight New York bout, scoring 128 1/2 to 128 1/4 after 8 rounds. Sioux City, Iowa, is noted in the AP report as the opponent's origin.
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Yesterday's Results Across Leagues
Yesterday's results show American League games with Washington 4 at New York 1 and New York 12 to 3, Chicago 9-5 over St. Louis 10-7, Detroit 8 over Cleveland 5, Boston 4 to Philadelphia 1, and National League actions Pittsburgh 5 over Cincinnati 2, Brooklyn 4 over Philadelphia 2, St. Louis 5 blank Chicago 0, and New York-Boston postponed. International League Rochester 7 over Buffalo 5, Baltimore 7 over Syracuse 1, Jersey City 7 over Newark 5. American Association Toledo 2 over Indianapolis 1 in 14 innings, St. Paul 7 over Milwaukee 1, Kansas City 6 over Minneapolis 4, with Louisville at Columbus listed.
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Pacific Coast League scores show varied outcomes
Baseball scores across the Pacific Coast League include Hollywood 3 defeating Seattle 2, Sacramento 3 over San Francisco 2, San Diego 6 besting Los Angeles 3, and Oakland and Portland tied or listed with 4 in a sequence of results.
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Texas League Scores Prompted By Extra Inning Battles
Oklahoma City defeated Beaumont 3 to 2 in 12 innings while Shreveport beat Fort Worth 5 to 3. San Antonio at Dallas postponed due to wet grounds.
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Southern Association Scores and Extra Innings Report
Southern Association results show Chattanooga defeating Knoxville, Birmingham 4-7, Memphis 3-6 in two games. First games went 10 innings, while Little Rock beat New Orleans 5-4 with the other game 11 innings.
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West Texas New Mexico Burger 10 Lubbock 6
Midland defeats Clovis 13 to 4 while Amarillo edges Big Spring 5 to 2 and Pampa beats Lamesa 15 to 5. Clashes leave West Texas and New Mexico teams ahead in a rough night of play.
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A T League Scores Tight Tucson Edges El Paso 4 3
In a close A T League matchup Tucson defeated El Paso 4 to 3 while Bisbee overwhelmed Albuquerque 14 to 4. The games highlighted strong offense from Tucson and Bisbee streaks in a double header.
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Sports results and boxing notes from scattered city reports
Oklahoma City 3 Beaumont 2. San Antonio at Dallas. Ox has its post record want ads. Gene Mickens outpointed Dominic Vallin in Weehawken New Jersey. Oakland California 8 rounds Tommy Martin 185 pounds knocked out Bob Nestell in Los Angeles 6. Rafael Esparza 142 stopped Roger Goss 141 Picayune Mississippi 8. Mexico City noted.
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London
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Houston
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Mexico City
Roger Goss
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Challedon Resting as Schaefer Plans Campaign Timing
In 1939 Belmont Park report Challedon has not raced in seven months after a Pimlico Special effort. Schaefer says the horse had a rest, is not broken down, and will not be rushed. Timing for a comeback remains open, possibly June July or August depending on readiness.
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Yesterday's stars Bill Dickey and Marvin Breuer
Yankees players Dickey and Breuer starred in a doubleheader with Dickey driving in four on a homer and a single in the first game while Breuer limited the Senators to seven scattered hits in the nightcap. McQuinn and Bernardino also contributed for the Browns who won the second game from the White Sox with strong hitting including triples and a double. Fitzsimmons of the Dodgers held the Phillies to six hits to earn his fourth win in the night game.
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Fred Fitzsimmons
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Nothing Wrong With Challedon
New York May 29 trainer Lou Schaefer says Challedon is sound as a bell and ready to run again. He states the horse’s performance will depend on the horse itself when he races next.
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Dennis Gatehouse Shuts Down Athletics in Sox Victory
Dennis Gatehouse limited the Athletics to eight scattered hits as the Red Sox won with a lone run scored on an error in the first inning. The pitcher kept the defense tight, stifling extra scoring opportunities throughout the game.
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