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Newspaper
The Pocatello Tribune
Location
Pocatello, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1929
Page
12
The Pocatello Tribune announces a four day learn to swim program for ages 10 to 15 at the YMCA pool from June 3 to 6. About 75 youths have enrolled. enrollment is open to swimmers and non swimmers with no cost. Applications are printed in the Tribune and must be filed promptly to start Monday morning.
Memphis defeated New Orleans 7 to 5 while Nashville posted 7 to 4. Atlanta won 6 to 1 against Mobile, and Birmingham triumphed 6 to 3 over Chattanooga in a rain shortened second game. Little Rock edged Mobile 2 to 1 in a second game, after a 14 inning contest.
The Athletics and Pirates hold early-season leads as both majors post decisive wins. Detroit and St Louis split a holiday doubleheader with high scoring melodramas while Washington and Cleveland split, and giants edge Robins as McGraw notches his first double victory of the season.
Baseball summary lists morning scores Newark 6 Jersey 0 Montreal 11 Buffalo 9 in 10 innings. Afternoon Rochester 10 Toronto 2, Baltimore 2 Reading Montreal 10 Buffalo 2, Newark 5 Jersey City 0. In Chicago a red flannel shirt is forbidden by the railroad to avoid signal confusion.
The Pocatello Tribune reports free swimming lessons for boys and girls aged 15 to 19 begin June 3 at the YMCA pool. Miss Mildred Smith assists A. L. Jones in leading a four day campaign with applications available for local youth seeking basic swimming and life saving instruction.
In Ogden Utah on Memorial Day R H Rector of Pocatel's tied for first in three events at the Ogden Gun Club. He hit 25 straight to win the handicap event and deadlocked 24 of 24 in doubles with G L Becker of Ogden. Sam Sharman of Salt Lake and J I Campbell also featured. A state event starts next Thursday.
The heavy firing along the Big Six front spread over Thursday doubleheaders. Goose Goslin failed to connect in two games while the other five hitters shared a dozen hits. Standings show St. Louis Cubs and New York Yankees figures among the leaders with Gehrig and Ruth among top sluggers.
Ray Keech wins the 500 mile Memorial Day auto race. In other headlines William Spence of Los Angeles dies when his car overturns. The Davis Cup Zone finals see Hennessey and Van Ryn leading the U S 2 0. Belmont fields feature Blue Larkspur Juvenile winner Majesty second. Bashford Manor upset in Kentucky. An additional boxing round reports Maurice Criselle knocking out Knute Hansen in Paris.
The Phillies clinched the series with a 9-2 and 9-3 doubleheader win over Boston on Thursday. They rallied from early deficits, piling on runs as Grove, Perkins, Ruseel, Bayne and Heving limited the Red Sox to decisive wins.
In Philadelphia on May 31 the Phillies and Boston Braves split a holiday doubleheader. The Braves won the morning contest 8 to 7, while the Phillies exploded for 19 hits, including four homers, in the afternoon 11 to 6 victory. Pitchers Seibold Jones Brandt Spohrer Koy Benge Lerian tied the day’s small totals. Western Association results list Independence 9 4 over Muskogee 6 7 with Springfield 12 3. Ft Smith Ghawnee rained out.
At the Po catello Trap club Wednesday night, shooters posted scores mostly over 20 and one frame saw four birds missed in 128. Arch Town end led with a 26, while others like Broke Pet Townend and Wilson posted solid totals as the night’s results listed names and scores.
May 31 AP reports the twenty fifth annual University of Chicago interscholastic track and field meet opened with preliminary heats in dashes hurdles and field events. A record entry of 722 high school boys from 171 schools plus 72 academy entrants competed as finals were planned for tomorrow with Fr Collins Cole defending the high school title and Moose Heart St. Academy seeking its second.
Berlin May 31 AP Maj H O D Segrave ends auto racing after last Daytona Beach win ter record 231 miles per hour He says speed boats are better and will pilot Miss England in the international motorboat races at Templiner lake Potsdam Kerr and Pope of Florida are entered to race Seidler drives Parola with five 280 horsepower engines as stern opposition
Highlights from the season include 415 runs by a National League star and 30 RBIs by Hafer of the Cards. Priseh leads the Cardinals with 66 hits, 17 triples, and 7 stolen bases. Ott and Klein pace the Yankees and Phillies with homers. Grimes and Uhle among top pitchers.
Denver 5 8 Pueblo 7 3 Des Moines 4 3 Omaha 0 8 Wichita Oklahoma City Topeka Tulta postponed due to rain with schedules affected and results listed.
Pacific Coast league action on Decoration Day left the Mission Reds atop the standings with 44 wins in 62 games after a doubleheader sweep of the Sacramento Senators. Los Angeles Angels won the morning game against Seattle Indians, then tied in the afternoon. San Francisco Seals swept Portland in the opener and split the twin bill. Oakland and Hollywood split, with each side winning one game. Home run leaders and notable hits are listed for the day.
New York May 31 AP Joseph Ed OBrien a leading baseball figure for 25 years died from poison after an accidental ingestion. Former Toledo club president in the American Association and twice NY Giants secretary, he was about 84. He reportedly took poison thinking it a digestion remedy. Scores note Kansas City 7 Milwaukee 6 Louisville 0 Columbus 6 Toledo 6 Minneapolis 6 St Paul 7.
Memorial day race at Metropolitan fairgrounds Middle Village Queens ends in tragedy when a car at about 80 mph leaves the dirt track and strikes spectators. Two killed including Da mascus McKenna. several injured including driver Bernie Katz and Jacop Anselem. An uniden tified boy among the injured suffers skull fractures. Kats says he swerved to avoid a child on the track.
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