Surprises Mark Start of American Association Race
The league opens with Kansas City Blues underperforming in the second division while Milwaukee and Minneapolis stumble. Louisville leads the second division with strong pitching, and St Paul shows first division form. Columbus Senators hover in second with uneven form and Cin cinnati promising new talent to bolster their mound staff.
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Blues
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Minneapolis
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Brewers
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Louisvile
Colonels
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Layne
Gragnom
Association
Kentuckians
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Saints
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Solon
Columbus Senators
Solons
Kemner
Wykoff
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Columbus
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Indians
Cubs
British Pro Leads Horton Smith by Two Strokes
Southport England May 9 Horton Smith the youthful American professional trails Archie Compston British pro champion by two strokes at the start of the final 36 holes in the daily dispatch.
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Horton Smith
Southport
Eng
Archie Ompston
Daily Dispatch
EHS Enters 12 Events At Lakewood Relays
Elyria High School plans to compete in twelve events at the Lakewood Relays led by coach W L Vaughn. Ossie Blakely will enter the high hurdles while Hall Goeckke Horan and Fleming headline the 880 yard relay. The blooded Lakewood team may showcase an exhibition in the rarely run mule relay with Wood Lamberton Collins and Somers.
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Johnnie Shaw
Lakewood High
Lakewood
W. L. Vaughn
Crimson Flash
Ossie Blakely
Elyrian
Hupp
Sharkey and Buswell
Hall
Goeckke
Horan
Fleming
Elyria
Wood
Lamberton
Collins
Somers
Track stars set for big meet at Lakewood
Tradé, Hardy and Blakely lead B. H. S. in a big track day. Blakely’s improving throws and Alonzo’s potential place are key, with House, Hupp, Carlson and Horan aiming for strong stick jumps and relay placements. Howard Rushin, Freeland vault, Goecke and Horan vie in sprints and jumps, first events at two o'clock.
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Blakely
Alonzo
House
Hupp
Carlson
Horan
Gerhartinger
Todd
Collins
Somers
Hall
Goecke
Robinson
Fleming
Elyria
Gehrke
Lamberton
Mansfield
Howard Rushin
Freeland
Buswell
Fang
Lakewood
Open Golf Tournament Results Prompted by Leaderboard
Smith's car 72-74145 was two strokes better than his qualifying round played Teasday and earned him third place for the day. Compston led with 72-72144.
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Smith
Teasday
Compston
Major League Nined in Crucial Series Push
Major league baseball enters the crucial series stage as leaders meet runners-up in four game sets. Philadelphia's Athletics host Cleveland Indians while New York Giants travel to Chicago to defend a slim NL lead over the Cubs. Pittsburgh and Washington stay close behind both leagues’ pace setters.
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Major League Baseball
Philadelphia
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Chicago
Cubs
Indians
Pittsburgh
Giants
Washington
Pro Holds Junior Tournament at Elyria C C
The juniors will play 18 holes at Disha Country Club Saturday from 9 AM in medal play for handicaps with prizes for low gross. Club pro Jack Black is organizing and awarding prizes. Open to players up to eighteen, promising young talents are expected to compete.
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Jack Black
Club Pro
Black
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Language and class in 11th century Norman France
English fell from respectability in the 11th century as Norman French held cultural prestige among the ruling elite. The era’s bias favored French speech in courts and administration, shaping social status and communication norms.
East Side All Stars Win Again In Indoor Baseball clash
The East Side All Stars defeated the West Side Tigers last night as pitcher D. Robinson limited the Tigers to seven hits while Baumhardt yielded fourteen singles. ELSAS W S T.
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Fast Sides All Stars
West Side Tigers
D. Robinson
Tigers
Baumhardt
Schmeling Foregoes Social Life for Training Before Sharkey Fight
Max Schmeling plans to abandon his social life after arriving in Endicott New York to focus on conditioning for the June 12 world heavyweight title bout with Jack Sharkey. He spent five days in America greeting friends but will rest fully and begin workouts after declaring himself worn from the ten day transatlantic trip and five busy days in the United States.
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Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
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New York
Wakeman Nine To Play Sandusky Team Sunday
Wakeman Red Caps will travel to Sandusky on Sunday to open the 1930 season at Hinde and Dauch park. Benny Kelbe, Wakeman’s Babe Ruth, aims to deliver big hits while Don Wasem and L Wasem form a strong battery. The squad mixes two new players with veterans, and opening day is May 18 at the Red Cap ballpark.
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Red Cap
Stribling Defeats Germania Heavyweight in Second Round
London May 9 WUP W Young Stribling of Georgia knocked out Hans Schronrath of Germany in the second round after toying with him. Stribling floored the German twice and the referee halted the bout. He plans training for a Paris bout with Pierre Charles on May 22 and has a 15 round clash with Phil Scott in London.
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Stribling
Georgia
Hans Schronrath
Germany
Schronrath
Pierre Charles
Belgium
Paris
Phil Scott
Baseball News: Yankees and Cardinals Lag in Standings
The Yankees and Cardinals miss expectations as interleague series open. Wild Bill Hallahan guides the Cards to a 6 5 win over the Phillies while the Athletics seize AL lead with a 7 3 victory over the Browns. Giants top NL after a 13 10 ten inning win over the Pirates.
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Gabby Street
Cards
Philadelphia Phillies
Preakness Stakes Opens With Gallant Fox Favored At Pimlico
Thousands expected to fill Pimlico for the 40th renewal of the Preakness Stakes as Gallant Fox, Belair Stud’s star, faces 10 to 11 rivals including Swinfield and Snowflake. The race offers a $69,000 purse with winner to take $51,925, and the Woodlawn vase as the trophy.
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Gallant Fox
Belair Stud
Galahad III
Whichone
Boojum
H. P. Whitney
Walter J. Salmon
Swinfield
Snowflake
Earl Sande
Wiseacres
Prelibly
Jamaica
T. M. Cassidy
Crack Brigade
Tiffany
Albert C Ritchie
Maryland
Curtis
From Tee to Green Putting Tips From Early Golf Guides
A period piece on putting technique highlights the dogged focus of great golfers on greens. It recounts Bobby Jones and Chick Evans at the 1925 Open with advice on grip, wrist motion, and the upswing delivering top spin to keep putts on line.
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Jones
Chick Evans
Bobby
Chick
Evans
Maxwell named first assistant football coach at St Louis
Joe Munar, ex Notre Dame center and 1920 1926 regular, has been named first assistant football coach at St Louis University by head coach Charles Walsh. Maxwell coached at Roman Catholic High School Philadelphia and played pro with the Philadelphia Yellow Jackets after graduation.
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Joe Maxwell
Notre Dame
ST. Louis
Joe Munarwell
St. Louis University
Charles “Chile” Walsh
Rockne
Asistant
Adam Walsh
Chile
Maxwell
Roman Catholic
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Yellow Jackets
Lansing Team Wins National Veterans Volleyball Title
Lansing Michigan squad defeats Springfield to capture the National Veterans volleyball championship in Columbus Ohio after squelching Youngstown. Springfield was the 1929 champion. Open tournament begins with Hyde Park Chicago greeting Annapolis Maryland.
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Lansing
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Annapolis
Abandon Plans For International Horse Race
Arlington park race track officials called off the planned 100000 international race set for August 2 after failure to secure leading foreign entries. A 25000 one mile and a quarter race for three year olds and up will be substituted for August 2.
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Europe
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Standings and results in the American League
Standings show Philadelphia leading with 19 wins 14 losses followed by Washington Chicago St Louis New York Cleveland and Detroit in lower positions. Results list Philadelphia 7 St Louis 3, Boston 3 Chicago 1, Washington 8 Detroit 6, plus Cleveland New York rain. Today’s games include Cleveland at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston Detroit at New York Chicago at Washington.
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Chicago
St Louis
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Boston
Javeland
National League Games Today Reported Scores
National League results list Chicago 7, Brooklyn 4, Cincinnati 2, Boston unknown. New Youth 13, Pittsburgh 17 in ten innings. St. Louis 6, Philadelphia 6. Schedule shows Boston at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cincinnati.
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Cubs Aim to Overtake Giants in Traditional Rivalry
Chicago Cubs, riding seven straight wins, prepare to face the New York Giants in a heated rivalry. Giants lead the league by eleven points, while Cubs seek undisputed first with a win as the season warms and pitching tightens. Heathcote fills Stephenson’s spot. Hornsby remains out. Manager Joe McCarthy plans Hal Carlson to start. Walker to pitch for the Giants.
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Walker
Seek International Recognition of Sprint Marks
American delegates to the International Sports and Olympic congress in Berlin begin May 17 will seek recognition of sprint performances to lower the 100 yard dash world record of 9.6 seconds set in 1906. They will ask the IAAF for a final decision on starting blocks and may submit George Simpson’s 9.25 second century dash record if blocks are approved.
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Berlin
International Amateur Athletic Federation
George Simpson
Joe Wood and peers shine in pocket billiards talk
Nick Altrock, baseball comedian and Yale coach, hails Joe Wood as the best pocket billiard artist among majors, comparing him with Johnny Kling and noting Durocher, Hogan, Bancroft, Petty, Gowdy and Hank Hoppe in a lively baseball billiards panorama.
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Joe Wood
Boston Red Hog
Yale
Nick
Johnny Kling
Kling
Durocher
Reds
Catcher Hogan
New York Giants
Dave Bancroft
Giants
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Jess Petty
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Petty
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Gowdy
Willie Hoppe
Darkness Halted Game In New Bern After 62-Run Inning
Darkness stopped a baseball game in New Bern North Carolina in the second inning after one team built a 62 run lead. The losing side used three pitchers but could not stop the onslaught. Wade Meadows Jr grandson of US Senator F M Simmons headlined the attack with four home runs.
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N. C
Wade Meadows, Jr
F. M. Simmons
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