Indians edge Yankees 7-6 as Ferrell wins in relief
Cleveland strengthens AL lead tie by beating New York 7 to 6 while the Athletics down Browns 4 to 1. Mel Harder earned his fourth win in relief, facing Bub Hargrave with two runners aboard in the ninth to close out the Yank threat. Eddie Morgan and Bob Seeds each had four hits. Earl Combs homered for the Yankees.
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Ruth
Hodapp
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Gehrig
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Pipgras
Moriarty, Campbell
Owens
Abandon Plans For Griffiths Von Porat Battle in Chicago
Chicago stadium officials abandoned negotiations for a heavyweight bout between Otto Von Porat and Ruff Griffiths of Sioux City Iowa. Preliminary plans had set May 28 as the date but Griffiths since declined to proceed. Other heavyweights are now under consideration as Von Porat's opponent for May 28.
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Otto von Porat
Norway
Elyria and Lorain Scrimmage Boosts Fall Grid Hope
Elyria High School and Lorain High staged a spring practice scrimmage at Ely Stadium. Elyria’s heavy line held firm while Iven Long stood out in passing and punting. Backfield threats emerged from Joe Waminski and Frank Whitney as coaches Smith and Tipton supervised a secret session.
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Ely Stadium
Hal B. Kelly
A. N. Smith
Smith
Tipton
Lorain High School
Crimson Flash
Port City Elevens
Elyria
Elyrians
EHS
Sixth Street
Bob W Kaiser
Kaiser
McCaskey
EHS Track Stars By JOHNNIE SHAW
Jim Lamberton, a junior, forms the third of the distance trio with Goecke. He holds a slight lead over his partner, matching last year’s Bishop in style. Lamberton shows grit, rarely dropping out, and has won his BE in the mile this year.
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Jim Lamberton
Goecke
Jim
Pard
Todd
Bishop
Lamberton
Nesbitt
College Baseball Scores From The Midwest Range
Michigan defeats Chicago 2 to 1 and Denison tops Delaware 8 to 1. Defiance crushes Bluffton 18 to 4 while Baldwin Wallace beats Hiram 11 to 2. Navton edges Antioch 10 to 8 with a high scoring slate across the region.
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Chicago
Denison
Delaware
Defiance
Bluffton
Baldwin-Wallace
Hiram
Navton
Antioch
Elyria High Baseball Aims For Heights Showdown Saturday
Freddy Rule, Elyria’s lefty star, is out with a broken jaw and missing teeth leaving the Crimson Flashes with slim hopes against Cleveland Heights. Hayman anchors Heights pitching while Elyria pins hopes on Chuck Perry and Joe Smith as they practice to rebound from a 92 to 20 loss to Lorain.
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Elyrians
Joe Smith
Perry
Heights Tigers
Lorain
Invaders
Amherst Man To Teach Schmeling How to Punch Bag
Henry Starck of Amherst, living on Henry Street, is set to spar with German heavyweight Max Schmeling. Arrangements with Schmeling’s American manager Joe Jacobs will place Starck as sparring partner for one month before Schmeling’s June 12 title bout against Jack Sharkey. Schmeling arrived in the U.S. and plans a training camp in Endicott, New York. Starck, retired bag punching champion, has trained at home for a year and once toured vaudeville circuits with his punching act.
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Henry Street
Mac Schmeling
Joe Jacobs
Schmeling
Starcks
Jack Sharkey
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Endicott
N. Y
Starck
Amherst
Cubs and Macks On Winning Streaks That Promise to Put Them Into Lead
Philadelphia Athletics and Chicago Cubs ride winning streaks toward league leadership. Simmons drives the Athletics while Walberg secures pitching wins. Riggs Stephenson and Malone spark the Cubs as Hornsby returns. Trade moves reshape rosters with Durst to Boston, Smith released, Leimer signed, and Ogden bought by Cincinnati.
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Hornsby
Giants
al Simmons
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Simmons
Max Bishop
Bishop
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Riggs Stephenson
Malone
Carlson
Root
Blake
New York Yankees
Cedric Durst
Boston Red Sox
Charley Ruffing
St. Louis Cardinals
Earl Smith
Princeton Freshman Star Purnell Hits Two Homers Inning
Balti more, second baseman Stanley Purnell of Princeton freshman baseball set an unprecedented record by hitting two home runs in one inning with the bases loaded. He drove in eight runs in that inning, surpassing the major league mark of six set by Fred Merkle.
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N. J
Stanley Purnell
Baltimore
Purnell
Fred Merkle
New York Giants
Colonels Lose As Senators Are Idle
In Columbus Ohio on May 7 Slim Harriss starred as Columbus and St Paul moved closer to Louisville with a 7 1 victory over the Colonels while the Senators had the day off. Harris scattered five hits and built a six run edge early. Toledo overwhelmed Milwaukee and Indianapolis topped Minneapolis 7 2 as Milwaukee endured a fourth straight loss. A Columbus Kansas City contest scheduled in Missouri City was postponed due to rain.
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American Association
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Stark
Hopkins
Strelecki
Wingard
Bill Burwell
Brillheart
Kansas City
Missouri City
Giants Top Pirates 11 9 as Homers Spark Win
The New York Giants moved to first in the National League by defeating the Pittsburgh Pirates 11 to 9. Giants hitters Terry Crawford Reese and Leach each homered, driving seven runs across.
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Crawford
Reese
Leach
Giants
County Schools Glagh in Trak Meet Saturday
County high school boys and girls and seventh and eighth graders will participate in their annual track meet Saturday May 10 at Oberlin College stadium. Entries were closed yesterday by Assistant Superintendent E L Bailey.
City Team Faces Berea Sunday After North Olmsteds Win
The City team, building on a victory over North Olmst ed, heads to Berea for a Sunday clash. Berea, a top Suburban league foe, is a strong test as City plays only its second league game. Mike Skyrp is expected to start on the mound after a solid North Olmsted outing. River View Park hosted a brisk practice with sharp plays and high energy.
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Mike Skyrp
Bereans
Riverview Park
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