Overcast Derby Day At Churchill Downs Fifty-Sixth Run
Derby day at Churchill Downs drew 590 cabs and 159 planes as Gallant Fox aimed to extend the odds record in the fifty sixth running of the Kentucky Derby. Earl Sande rode the favorite amid Derby Week pageantry including a private train for the Fall of Derby and guest Lord Derby. Clyde Van Deusen, survivor of last year’s upset, finished last in a separte modest purse race.
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Churchile
Downs
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Mary
Gallant Fox
Earl Sande
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Derby
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Fox
Sande
Gallahad
Marguerite Will
Derriny
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Kentucky
Epsom Downs
Earl of Derby
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FE. F. Prichard
Bradley
Breezing Thru
Buckeye Poet
Rosebud
Havea
Lexington
Lord Derby
Joseph Widener
the Downs
Clyde van Deusen
Invading Knit's Nine Thirsty for Victory in Elyria Clash
Dr. Sawyer leads the Brooklyn Heights Favorite Knit to face Elyria City at the Fairgrounds in the third game of the season. Elyria’s Chuck Wragg returns to the outfield as Mike Skryp starts on the mound for Elyria with Louie Pepper Nickellette catching. The Knit, though yet to win, has finished second twice and aims to upset the home team amid strong local support.
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Brooklyn Heights
Elyria
Elyria City
Fairgrounds
Brooklyn
Elyria Boys
Heights
Chuck Wragg
Chuck
Berea Park
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Mike Skryp
Mike
Skryp
Louie
Pepper” Nickellette
Industrial Outdoor-Indoor Baseball League schedules 1930 season
Twenty eight games are set for the first half of the 1930 Industrial Outdoor Indoor Baseball League season. Games occur Mondays and Fridays at McKinley and Hamilton School grounds starting 6 30 p m. Open Monday with Steel & Tubes vs Ohio Fuel Gas and Troxel vs Fox Furnace followed by a list of matchups through July 11 with multiple teams including Harshaw Chem Western Aut Elyria Laundries Colson and Fox Furnace.
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Robert T. Moore
McKinley and
Hamilton
Steel and Tubes
Ohio Fuel Gas Boys
McKinley School
Troxel Aggregation
Fox Furnace
Steel & Tubes
Ohio Fuel Gas
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Troxel
Harshaw Chem
Western Aut
McKinley
Fetyria Laundries
Colson
Trox
Elyria Laundries
Warshaw Chem
MccKinley
Ohio Fuel Gag
Tvroxel
Mcwkinley
US Davis Cup hopes rise as 1930 squad prepares
In Philadelphia on May 17 1930 the United States advanced to the final American zone round by defeating Canada three matches to none. The lineup featured John Van Ryan of Hastings on Hudson New Jersey and George Lott of Chicago pairing with Marcel Rainville and Dr Jack Wright of Canada. Johnny Doeg may be substituted for experience in one match as the team eyes Mexico in Washington next week.
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United States
France
Mexico
Washington
D. C
Canada
John van Ryan
Hast Orange
WN. J
George Lott
Chicago
Marcel Rainville
Jack Wright
United State
Johnny Doeg
Woodmen vs Joppa At Cascade Park Tomorrow
The Modern Woodmen nine host Joppa at Cascade Park on tomorrow afternoon at 2 p.m. in a renewed feud after last season's close series. Mahl reshuffles lineup with Muir pitching and Cook catching as Woodmen seek their first win.
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Woodmen
R Lome Diamond
Cascade Park
Joppa
Mahl
T. Smith
Wertz
Jaroch
F. Smith
Heath
Moody
Maloney
Muir
Cook
EHO CINDER OF AR AT LAKEWOOD OVAL TODAY
EHS tracksters travel to Lakewood for the North Eastern Ohio track meet opening at nine this morning with finals at 1 30 pm. Favorites include Fleming in dashes Hall in the quarter and Gerhertinger in the half mile Todd in the mile and the 889 and mile relay teams. Top prospects face a reduced field after a weight man dropped from the squad.
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Knights of the Winged Four
Lakewood
Ohio
Fleming
Hall
Gerhertinger
Schmeling Receives New York License For Sharkey Bout
Endicott New York May 17. The final hurdle to the Max Schmeling Jack Sharkey world heavyweight title fight at Yankee Stadium on June 12 was cleared with the German fighter receiving a New York State Athletic Commission license. Schmeling, suspended for life last year after refusing to fight Phil Scott, was reinstated only if he signs to defend the title once within a year if he defeats Sharkey, with the defense to occur at Madison Square Garden. Orangeburg New York May 17. Sharkey prepared to begin boxing drills for the championship bout with Schmeling, after his sparring partner Johnny Grosso demanded one more day of training before testing Sharkey’s punch.
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N. Y
Mayr
CPI
Max Schmeling
Jack Sharkey
Yankee Stadium
New York State Athletic Commissions
Schmeling
Boxjing Commission
Phil Scott
Lcente
Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
New York State
Orangeburg
Upp
Max Schmelinz
Johnny Grosso
Stephenson and Rice Lead Sluggers in 1939 May MLB stats
New York May reports show Riggs Stephenson of the Chicago Cubs and veteran Sam Rice of the Washington Senators leading their leagues in batting averages as May ends. Stephenson tops the National League at .158 while Rice leads the American League at .412, per Al Munro Elias’ compilation through May 15.
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New York
Riggs Stephenson
Chicago
Sam Rice
Washington Senators
al Munro Elias
Stephenson
Rice
American Standings Report With Mixed Results
American standings show Washington and New York tied at 4 wins, Philadelphia and Detroit facing varied outcomes. City fixtures list games today including Philadelphia at Washington and Detroit at Toronto with unclear venues and times.
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Stevegind
Hieawsn
Philadelph
Wasi
Detroit
National League Games Today Schedule Brief
National League games are listed for today with matchups including Boston at New York Brooklyn at Philadelphia Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Chicago at St Louis. The schedule notes only games scheduled without further details or results.
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Cincinnati St. Louis
Chicago
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Tuouis
Arssociation Results Toledo S Columbus 0
The report shows scores for a regional association with Toledo S losing to Columbus 0 while St. Paul defeated Minneapolis 6 to 3.
Association Games Today Show Upsets Possible
Columbus faces Toledo, Indianapolis meets Lewisville, Minneapolis hosts Milwaukee, and St. Paul travels to Kansas City in a set of regional Association games. Top teams clash as travel and schedule test rosters tonight.
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St Paul
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Columbus
Cae Seaewes
Indianapolis
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Kanara City
Wees Ee
Minneapolis
Eneesserene Dil
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Association Games
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Milwaukee
St. Paul
Kansas City
Walker Wins As Managers Get Into Brawl
Middleweight champion Mickey Walker defeated Paul Swiderski in a ten round bout in Louisville amid a ring brawl involving managers and police. Swiderski knocked Walker down three times in round one, traded blows after the bell, and fought through a crowded, tense bout before Walker rallied to take the last five rounds. Walker weighed 167 1/2 pounds, Swiderski 175 1/2.
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Mickey Walker
Paul Swiderski
Syracuse
N. Y
Jack Frearns
Dempsey
Wong
Swiderski
Walker
Jack Kearns
Harry Lerner
Kearns
Toledo Rises to Second in American Association
Toledo pitcher Lefty Heimbarh spun a five hit shutout as the Madhens beat Columbus 5 0 to lift Toledo to second place. St Paul edged Minneapolis 6 3 to take third. Dutch Kemner started for Columbus and gave up eight of Toledo's 15 hits before Miller finished. Leslie led Toledo with a triple double and single in four trips. A fourth inning rally produced four runs to seal the win. Retta pitched for St Paul, holding Minneapolis to seven hits.
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Columbus
Heimbarh
Toledo
Slinger
Columbus Senators
Madhens
Solons
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Dutch Kemner
Seibold
Russ Miller
Miller
Leslie
Saints
Millers
Retta
McCullough
Morgan
Senators Take Early AL Lead With Doubleheader Wins
Washington Senators moved to the front of the American League by sweeping a doubleheader from the Philadelphia Athletics. The two wins gave Washington a 6 and 1 start against the defending champions, with effective pitching silencing the A's in both games.
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United Press
Washington
Senators
New York Giants
Philadelphia Athletics
Birdmen face Akron Board of Trade in key road tilt
After a week of practice and rainouts the Els via Farle's baseball team heads to South Amherst field for a 6 09 p m game against the Akron Board of Trade. Akron last season won the Class A title in Akron and are the strongest foe yet this year. The visitors feature college pitchers, Spencer from West Virginia and Allen from Maine. Birdmen southpaw Len Wregg anchors the defense as EB seeks a win and a Sunday home crowd before their first away game at Sandusky Studebakers.
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South Akron Board of Trade
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Invaders
Ruetes
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West Virginia University
Coleman
Allen
University of Maine
Bartlome
Len Wregg
Eagle
Sandusky Studebakers
Title Bout Ends As Wolgast Foe Has Spasm
Midget Wolgast of Philadelphia defended his world flyweight title in a 15 round bout at Madison Square Garden as Willie La Morte of Newark collapsed in the fifth round with a heart spasm after a blow under the heart. La Morte was revived, treated, and later left with his father noting a prior similar incident.
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CPI
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Philadelphia
New York State
Pennsylvania
Willie la Morte
Newark
Madison Square Garden
la Morte
William Walker
New York Commission
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LaMorte
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Tie
Phillies Shutout: Liska Dominates With 3 Hits in Game Two
Liska allowed three hits in the second game as Philadelphia blanked the opposition 4 to 0. Hadley yielded 10 hits but kept them scattered, earning a 5 to 3 win in the opener. Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 10 to 3 to move into second place behind idle New York Giants. Frederick and Bressler led the Robins with three doubles and a powerful hitting burst.
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Philadelphians
Bump Hadley
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Frederick
Bressler
Robins
Rule's Triple Delivers Elyria 3 to 2 Victory Over Rocky River
Elyria trailed 2 to 1 at Alumni Field before Freddy Rule delivered a decisive ninth inning swing. Elbert and Maddock scored on Griffiths misplay to tie and win the game 3 to 2 as Ace Mosher dazzled on the mound with seven strong innings.
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Freddy Rule
Alumni Field
Elyria
Rocky River
Triple-Rule Home Run Rocks Elyria In Poor Helms Performance
Box score fragment shows Rocky River and Elyria with a home run by Mad dock and stolen bases by Geiser, Lakota, Elbert, and Clawson. Mosher allowed 4 hits and 2 runs in seven innings. Terry pitched two innings with 0 runs. Umpire Morgan. Time of games 35 minutes.
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Maddock
Geiser
Lakota
Elbert
Clawson
Rocky River
Elyria
Griffiths
Mosher
Terry
Morgan
EHS Freshmen Set for River Dual on Monday
The Freshman Flyers from EHS depart for Rocky River Monday at 2 30 PM to contest the River outlooks in a dual meet with River’s first year men. Ken Lyons leads the squad with strong interclass results while previously on the Junior High team. Coach Vaughn plans more freshman meets to cultivate talent for next year.
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Crimson Flash
Rocky River
Ken Lyons
Lyons
Vaughn
Cardinals rally to beat Cubs for ninth straight win
The St. Louis Cardinals overcame a late deficit with a four run rally in the ninth to defeat the Chicago Cubs 9 to 8. The win moved the Cardinals to third and left Chicago in fourth as St. Louis extended the longest streak by any major league team this season.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Cardinals
Sweeney Delivers Walkoff Double In Boston Win
Sweeney hit a two out double to center in the ninth, scoring Scarlet and giving Boston a 5 to 4 victory over the New York Yankees.
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Sweeney
Boston
New York Yankees
Wet grounds postpone Phillies Pirates game
Wet field conditions forced a postponement of the Phillies versus Pirates game with no other matchups scheduled that day.
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Phillies
Pirates
Organizing Outdoor Softball Circuit for Local 6 and 7 Graders
Elyria public and parochial schools plan an outdoor indoor baseball league for sixth and seventh graders. A meeting at the Y M C A Tuesday night will organize six teams from Gray clubs at Franklin McKinley Gates and Roosevelt Schools and from St Agnes and Holy Cross schools. Other teams may join.
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Y. ML. CI. A
H. W. Korner
Boys
Franklin
McKinley
Gates
Roosevelt
St. Agnes
Holy Cross
Korner
Victorious U S Golfers Prep For Amateur
Bobby Jones and the Walker Cup team, fresh from a 10 to 2 win over England, begin prep for the British amateur championship. The decisive victory suggests the Americans have a strong chance, as past tours left little time to acclimate before the amateur event.
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Eng
AUP
Bobby Jones
England
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