Tallahassee rally wins ninth inning opener at stadium
Tallahassee Capitals beat Thomasville Buds 8 to 7 in a ninth inning rally after trailing 5-3. Ken Holloway started for the Buds, five doubles helped Tallahassee generate 13 hits, Blalock’s defense and Poage, Vann, Dunn and Wheeler keying the late surge. Buds battled back with two runs in the ninth but fell one run short.
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Tallahassee
W. A. Wait
J. M. Hancock
Thomasville
Buds
Capitals
Florida
Ken Holloway
Floridans
Charlie Letchas
Larry Connor
Buck Wheeler
Ken’ Holloway
Detroit
The
Blalock
Vann
Holloway
Dunn
Powell
Capital
Arline
Berry
Poage
Wheeler
S. Powell
Pugh
Alday
Little Charlie Letcas
Woodward
Riley
Boone
Dendy
Fordham
R. Powell
Proctor
Connor
Boome
Weotals
Thomasville Abrhpore Letding
Vaughan
Lethas
Garnet
Monticello Club Opens Season With 4-1 Win Over Perry
Monticello defeated Perry 4-1 in the opening game as Willie struck out 13 and Monticello collected eight hits. Gandy Kersey and Turnbull had two hits each for Monticello while Brandon and Davis followed Perry with a combined effort. The crowd at Monticello showed strong support for the season’s start.
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Tallahassee
Capitals
Thomasville
Monticello
Perry
Fred Mills
Willie
Brandon
Vines and Sutter on collision course in Dixie tourney
Memphis Tennessee June 2 Ellsworth Vines national singles champion and Clifford Sutter souths top ranked player meet formidable foes in the Dixie invitation tennis tournament semifinals. Vines beat Robert Lefty Bryan 6 3 7 5 0 6 0 6 0 and face Sidney Wood after Adriana Zappa defaulted. Sutter defeated Berkeley Bell 6 2 6 2 6 4 and will meet George Lott who beat Bitsy Grant 6 4 7 5 6 2 to reach the semis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ellsworth Vines
Clifford Sutter
South
University Club
California
Robert
Lefty) Bryan
Chattanooga
Sidney Wood
New York
Wood
Adriana Zappa
Argentina
Sutter
Berkeley Bell
George Lott
Chicago Star
Lott
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Schmeling Shifts Style Before Baer Bout at Yankee Stadium
Max Schmeling, the former heavyweight champion, has altered his fighting stance toward an upright defense oriented style in final workouts at Lake Swannanoa ahead of the Baer bout in New York. He studies Baer’s expected rush and plans to blunt attacks with feints and countermeasures as sparring partners test his new defense.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Lake Swannanoa
N. J
Max Schmeling
Jack Dempsey
Schmeling
Teuton
Max Baer
Yankee Stadium
Atlantic City
Baer
Dempsey
New York
Barney Baker
Baker
Joe Jacobs
Betsy
Gene Tunney
Jack Sharkey
Bos
Pa Stribling
W. L
Stribling
Baer Poised Favorite as Training Impresses Critics
Max Baer’s workouts in Atlantic City have critics predicting him as the favorite to challenge Max Schmeling at Yankee Stadium next Thursday. He dominated sparring partners Heal Harris and Pete Wistort, showing marked offensive and defensive improvement as he weighs in at 191 pounds.
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Baer
Atlantic City
N. J
Max Baer
Max Schmeling
Yankee Stadium
Heal Harris
Pete Wistort
Valdosta Golfers Crack Tallahassee In Title Match
Valdosta’s golf squad defeated Tallahassee at Glen Arven Country Club to extend an unbeaten run in the Georgia Florida league. Thomasville fell to Moultrie as local clubs fielded multiple players including Oliver, Eager, Conve, and Mac kepes for Valdosta.
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Glen Arven Country Club
Valdosta
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Glen Arven
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Pol
Jack Oliver
Billy Eager
Billy Oliver
George Conve
Max Oliver
Johnny Oliver
Horace Caldwell
Massey Belote
George Feagle
Tom Mackepe
Sid Stringer
Bill Harris
H. P. Rackley
Pat Pate
George Pittman, Jr
Lester Wyche
R. P. Wimberly
Maynard Smith
Julian Roddenberg
Tallahassee stars shine as Buds win ball game
Mayor Pro Tem Watt struggled on his first pitch at the stadium as the Buds and Caps played well. Blalock’s sharp right field homer electrified Tallahassee while Babe Dunn continues his doubles streak and Charlie Lethas delivers in key moments. Crowds from south Georgia praised the game.
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W. A. Watt
J. M. Hancock
Guardian of the Law
Sol
Blalock
Tallahassee
Babe Dunn
Little Charlie Lethas
South Georgia
Holloway
Joye Captures City Singles Tennis Championship
D. R. Joye upset Winnie Bramblett in a three set final at Forbes Field 6-2 1-6 6-3 to win the city singles title. The match drew the largest crowd of the year as Joye and Bramblett, two top Thomsonville players, battled with Bramblett hampered by a broken racquet string in the final set.
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Bramblett
Forbes Field
D. R
Happy) Joye
Winnie Branmblett
Forbes Field Court
Thomasville
Branmblett
Local Nine Fights Harder Than Tallahassee In Close Loss
Ace Holloway pitched for the local base ball team in a tight defeat to Tallahassee. A late Thomas ville rally nearly tied the game as Capitals rallied with five ninth inning runs to erase a three run deficit. Florida beverage news and boxing chatter fill the page with colorful notes on Jax drink price and upcoming interleague talk.
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Ace Holloway
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Capitals
King Levinsky to Face Tuffy Griffiths in Outdoor Bout
Chicago June 2 King Levinsky a former fish peddler will try to test his knockout punch on Sioux City Iowa heavyweight Tuffy Griffiths in a ten round opening outdoor boxing season at Mills Stadium. The bout promises a bitter contest as the two fighters square off.
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Chicago
King Levinsky
Tuffy Griffiths
Sioux City
Iowa
Mills Stadium
Schoolboy Rowe Wins as Tigers Stumble in AL Hope
Detroit’s hopes to escape the AL second division look slim despite strong outings by Tommy Bridges and Lynwood Rowe. Rowe pitched six shutout innings after the first, earning a 3-1 win over the White Sox as Detroit managed five hits. Cleveland’s Wes Ferrell led a 3-1 Indians victory over the Browns, while Boston broke a tie late to beat Washington 7-5. Cardinals top Cubs 6-1 as Giants beat Phillies 7-2. Weather postponements hit Brooklyn and Boston doubleheader plans.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Detroit
Tommy Bridges
Lynwood
Ted Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Wesley Ferrell
Cleveland
Indians
St. Louis Browns
White Sox
Debs Garris
Boston Red Sox
Bill McAfee
al Thomas
Washington
Yankees
Fred Fitzsimmons
Dodgers
Baseball standings and results from today and yesterday
In the American League Boston beat Washington 7 to 65 with Cleveland 3 to 1 over St. Louis and Chicago 1 3 Detroit 3. In the National League New York 7 Philadelphia 2. Brooklyn at Boston double header postponed due to cold. St. Louis won 6 to 0 and Chicago 1 defeated by?
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Chattanooga
Atlanta
Knoxville
Little Rock
National League
Southern Association results and postponements
Knoxville defeated Memphis 6 to 3. Chattanooga at Birmingham postponed to Sunday for a double header. Nashville at New Orleans postponed. Atlanta at Little Rock postponed and will be played as a double header Sunday.
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New Orleans
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Little Rock
Southern League
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