Racing Mormon Seeks New Salt Flats Records
Ab Jenkins of Salt Lake City, famed as the racing Mormon, aims to push his 30,000 dollar car with a 700 horsepower V12 airplane engine to new salt flat records. He plans a 74 hour whirl around a ten mile course and may challenge Captain Eyston’s 357.5 mph mile and 24 hour marks. The British army meanwhile borrows a top cook for troop meal boost.
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Salt Lake City
Ab Jenkins
Utah
Salt Flats
Latter-Day Saints Church
Jenkins
George B. T. Eyston
American Automobile Association
Homers Do It In Cincinnati Shifting Baseball Rally
New York defeats Cincinnati 17 to 3 as Moore hits two homers and Danning, Lazzeri, Demaree, Whitehead and Salvo contribute multiple RBIs. Vander Meer takes loss. Salvo shines for New York with strong pitching and hitting support from Ott and Bonura. Attendance 7,405.
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Cincinnati Ab
AL Werber
Frey
Goodman
Cedce
McCormick
Lombardi
Hershberger
Craft
Bordagaray
Livengood
Thompson
Berger
New York
R. H. Ola
Moore
Riggs
Thompson, P
Scarsella
Gamble, Lf
Jurges
Danning
Ott
Coseee
Bonura
Demaree
Lazzeri
Whitehead
Salvo
Cincinnati
Gamble
Myers
Davis
Vandermeer
Vander Meer
Magerkurth
Stewart
Colored Tossers Tie With Royal Giants In Twilight Tilt
The Norfolk Tars, a colored pro team, substituted for the Baltimore Black Sox in a dusk game against the Washington Royal Giants. The contest ended after eight innings with the score tied 9 to 9 as seven Tars errors helped the Giants' scoring. Jones of the Giants delivered key fielding plays amid the action.
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Norfolk
Baltimore Black Sox
Washington Royal Giants
Tars
Giants
Jones
Scott
Johnson
Powell
Russell and
Snowden
Brooklyn Enters First Division After 5-2 Win
Brooklyn Dodgers defeat Pittsburgh Pirates 5-2 to move into first division with two wins in the three game series. Fred Fitzsimmons earned his first win of the season. Pete Coscarart delivered four straight hits including an inside the park homer with Johnny Hudson aboard. Pirates fall to 2-3 in the set.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Fred Fitzsimmons
Pete Coscarart
Dodger
Johnny Hudson
Pittsburgh
Bowman
Berres
Fitzsimmons
Phelps
Open round up spotlights Cooper and Louis bets
New York dispatch notes Harry Cooper as a hot tip in Philadelphia racing, mentions Joe Jacobs and a shiner, lists opening odds for Louis to beat Galento, and notes crowd chatter about British title hopes. It also covers Giants training offers, baseball talk, and manager comments with Braddock Farr connections.
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New York
Harry Cooper
Philly
Joe Jacobs
Louis
Galento
Washington
Bonira
al Simmons
Eddie Mead
Joe Louis
Tommy Farr
London
Farr
Len Harvey
Winter Haven
Fla
Giants
Miami
Arndt Jorgens
Yankee
Arndt
Joe Gould
Braddock
Enterprise Out For Loop Lead Clash At Williamsport
The Western Enterprise faces Williamsport on Williamsport grounds in a key Firemen's Softball League showdown. Enterprise seeks to maintain its one game lead as rivals clash for control. Other listed games: Funks town versus Antietams, Maugansville at First Hose, Boonsboro at Hooks. All games start 6:15 p.m. at City Park Diamond.
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Firemen's
Western Enterprise
Williamsport
Enterprise
Funkstown
Antietams
Maugansville
First Hose
Boonsboro
Hooks
City Park
Boon
Tigers Rally Past Yankees In Nine Inning Defeat Thriller
Detroit offense roars with Greenberg and Gehringer driving in runs while Fox and Rogell key the defense. New York misplays a pair of balls as Detroit scores late to secure a 6 to 2 victory before 11,924 at the park with Hildebrand taking the loss.
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Russo
Detroit
R. H. Ola
McCosky
Walker
Gehringer
Greenberg
Higgins
York
C .Cccseaeees
Fox
Wsceseasees
Rogell
Newsom
New York
Gordon
Hildebrand
Crosetti
Rolfe
Dahlgren
Sundra
Sandra
Selkirk
Geisel
Kolls
Basil
Rue
Jackets Hold Practice Ahead of Sunday doubleheader
The Boons horo Yellowjackets will practice Wednesday at Whilhide Park starting 5 30 p m in preparation for their Sunday double header with Old Export.
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Boonshoro Yellowjackets
Whilhide Park
Former Distillery Property Is Sold
The old Walker Distillery near Kemp's Mill, used as a tavern and hotel, sold in front of the court yesterday at $875. Purchaser was Harry Fennell. auctioneer was Fred M. White who also sold multiple properties in Williamsport and nearby towns for sums ranging from $70 to $5,275, including a Bonner garage sale.
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Walker
Kemp's Mill
Harry Fennell
Fred MM. White
White
Smith
Cleveland Avenue
L. F. Harrison
Concord Street
Garland Groh
Artizan Street
Williamsport
John A. Forsythe
Conococheague Street
Six Run Rally Wins for Nats
The Washington Senators exploded for six runs in the ninth inning to defeat the St. Louis Browns 10 to 7 in the final game of the series. Leonard Applston Ferreil Lawson Mills Kimberlin Trottey Glenn noted in the box as but the Browns' pitchers yielded the late surge.
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St. Louis
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Su Louis
Leonard
Applston
Ferreil
Lawson
Mills, Kimberlin
Trottey
Glenn
Mother Baptista Freaner Dies at 96 Former nun and nurse
Cincinnati June 7 Requiem high mass for Mother Baptista Breaner former Mother Superior and Directress of St Ursula Convent was said in the Convent chapel. She died at 96 from old age after 69 years in the order including 21 years as Mother Superior. Born near Hagerstown Maryland she served as a Civil War nurse with five brothers and a father who fought as soldiers. Her life spanned all 32 U.S. presidents.
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Cincinnati
Baptista Breaner
St. Ursula Convent
Hagerstown
John Baptist Purcell
Theodore Roosevelt
Pope Pius X
Henry Freaner
United States
Martinsburg minister Dr Francis Marion Woods dies at 96
Dr Francis Marion Woods, a Southern Presbyterian minister whose service spanned nearly 65 years, died after a five month illness at age 96 in Martinsburg West Virginia He lived most of his life in the region and served pastorates in Stafford County Virginia West Middlesex Pennsylvania and Martinsburg He was a graduate of Washington and Jefferson College studied theology at Northwestern Union Seminary and in Richmond He preached the opening sermon for the Winchester VA Presbytery in 1926 as moderator and resigned the next day He was survived by his daughter Mrs G W F Mulis and three sons David J Woods John M Woods and Dr A H Woods
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Martinsburg
W. Va
Francis Marion Woods
Southern Presbyterian Church
Woods
Missouri
Virginia
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Stafford County
West Middlesex
Washington and Jefferson College
Northwestern University
Union Seminary
Richmond
Winchester
G. W. F. Mulis
David J. Woods
First Presbyterian Church
Clinton
S. G
John M. Woods
Charleston
A. H. Woods
Psychopathic Hospital
University of
Towa
Settlement Reached in Detroit Auto Strike at Brigess Manufacturing
Federal Mediator James F. Dewey said management and the CIO United Auto Workers reached a settlement ending a two week strike at Brigess Manufacturing Co. that idled over 70,000 workers. Terms to be drafted by conferees and released later tonight.
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Detroit
James F. Dewey
Cio-United Automobile Workers
Brigess Manufacturing Co
Funkstown Baseball Seeks Evening Practice Partner
The Funkstown baseball team hopes for a good practice on the Victor diamond this evening starting at 5 30 with another team.
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Funkstown
Victor Diamond
Error Wins for Cardinals in 10th Inning
Rookie Eddie Miller miscue opened the door as the St. Louis Cardinals beat the Boston Bees 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Don Gutteridge scored the winning run after Miller fumbled Curt Davis’ grounder and his wild throw to first. Stu Martin sparked the rally with five hits, as the Cards tied the game in the seventh and took the lead late. Davis and Owen. Shoffner and Lopez.
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Boston
Eddie Miller
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Curt Davis
Don Gutteridge
Bees
Stu Martin
St. Louis
Davis
Owen
Shoffner
Lopez
Redbirds Show Big Improvement Under Lumm
The Antietam Redbirds are set for a Thursday practice at 3 PM on their home diamond. All players must report for the workout, the first gathering since the season began, as manager Lumm’s club shows steady improvement and promises to trouble opponents as the season progresses.
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Antietam
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Mother Baptista Freaner
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