Foxx And Waner Still Leading In Batting Race
New York reports show Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics and Paul Waner of the Pirates atop the major league batting races. Foxx finished the week at .415, Waner at .401, with rivals trailing as Ernie Lombardi and Chick Hattey hold high NL marks and AL leaders include Bill Dickey, Tony Lazzeri, and Earl Combs.
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New York
Jimmie Foxx
Athletics
Paul Waner
Pirates
Foxx
Chuck Klein
Phillies
Waner
Ernie Lombardi
Cincinnati
Chick Hatey
Don Hurst
Philadelphia
Mel Ott
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Tony Lazzeri
Yankee
Earl Combs
Gerald Walker
Detroit
Stephenson
Chicago
Klein
Crutz
Moore
Whitney
Fothergill
Gehrig
Averill
Cleveland
Levey
St. Louis
Gehringer
Frisch
Cardinals
Blue
White ‘Sox
Johnson
Tigers
Phillie
Babe Herman
Bruce Campbell
Buddy Myer
Washington
Babe Ruth
Red Worthington
Braves
Earl Averill
Bob Brown
Huck Betts
Boston
Lefty Vernon Gomez
Lloyd, Brown
Mrs Beyer Meets Mrs Fitzhugh In Hot Springs Golf Match
In Hot Springs Arkansas two rising women golfers, Mrs Walter Beyer of Tulsa and Mrs Ben Fitzhugh of Vicksburg, faced off to win both the trans Mississippi and southern women's titles. Beyer aimed to capture both championships and become the first to win west of the Mississippi. Both finalists, late twenties and new to major circuits, had been co medalists the prior week and are state champions in their regions.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Jung
Walter Beyer
Tulsa
Okla
Mississippi River
Ben Fitzhugh
Vicksburg
Baseball Scores and Rain Delays Across Leagues
In the Georgia Florida League Moultrie edged Albany 1 0 while Thomasville faced Cairo and Tallahassee faced Tifton with rain. American League results include Cleveland 3 Detroit 1 New York 20 Philadelphia 13 St Louis 2 Chicago 1 in 10 innings. National League Boston 6 Brooklyn 5 Chicago 5 Pittsburgh 6 in 11 innings Cincinnati St Louis postponed. Southern Association Birmingham 13 Nashville 3 New Orleans 11 Atlanta 5 Memphis 6 Chattanooga 2 New York postponed.
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Tallahassee
Cairo Owadgense Farcsvareaavanca
Moultrie
Thomasville
Albany
Tifton Wee
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Memphis Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
Knoxville
New Orlean
Atlanta
Thomasville-Cairo
Tifton
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Baseball Schedule Mismatch of Leagues
In the American League pairs St Louis Chicago Cleveland Detroit Washington Boston New York Philadelphia Cincinnati St Louis Chicago Pittsburgh Boston Broo Philadelphia New York face off across multiple cities. The Southern League lists Atlanta Memphis Chattanooga Birmingham Knoxville Little Rock Nashville New Orleans with matchups.
Gehrig Hits Four Home Runs in Yanks 20 13 Win at Philadelphia
Lou Gehrig connected for four consecutive homers at Shibe Park as the Yankees outslugged the Athletics 20 to 13. The game featured seven team homers, 50 bases on 23 hits for New York, and a wild total of 77 bases between the clubs.
Southern Marchers Spread Over Wide Territory to Reach Washington
Veterans from Texas and California camped in tents at the Midsouth fairgrounds in Jemphis while groups from Oklahoma Louisiana Alabama Florida Georgia and the Carolinas moved toward Washington. Delegations from Johnson City Tenn Augusta Aiken Graniteville Langley and Bath planned meetings to organize and join the march.
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Atlanta
Dixie
Washington
Mississippi
Atlantic
Georgia
Carolinas
Texas
California
National Guard
Jemphis
Oklahoma
Little Rock
Ark
Miami
Jacksonville
Florida
South Georgia
Louisiana
Alabama
North Carolina
Johnson City
Tenn
Capitol
Augusta
Aiken
Graniteville
Langley
Bath
S. C
Georgia fish season praised by Twitty after first closed period
In Atlanta Georgia Commissioner Peter S Twitty of the State Department of Game and Fish lauds Georgia fishermen for observing the first uniform closed fishing season from April 15 to May 31 1931. He notes occasional violations but overall compliance and credits conservation measures for replenishing freshwater fish stock and improving the outdoor sport.
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Atlanta
Nature
Peter S. Twitty
State Department of Game and Fish
General Assembly
Georgia
Southern League leaders shift daily amid tight standings
The Memphis Chickasaws top the Southern Association with Chattanooga close behind while Birmingham and Nashville race for third. Memphis beat Atlanta 6 to 5 as Birmingham defeated the Mountaineers 13 to 2. Cortazzo drove in six for Birmingham, Duster Mails was held to showers, and New Orleans beat Nashville 11 to 3. Little Rock crushed Knoxville 14 to 2 after 18 hits.
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Atlanta
Southern Association
Memphis
Chattanooga
Nashvile
Birmingham
Chickasaws
Lookouts
Mountaineers
Loquacious Duster Mails
Barons
Cortazzo
Nashville
New Orleans
Johnson
Vols
Little Rock
Knoxville
Smokies
Moultrie Packers Edge Albany Lions 1–0 in League Clash
In Moultrie Georgia yesterday the Moultrie Packers beat the Albany Lions by 1 to 0. George Johnson pitched well allowing four hits but an error produced the only run while Wheeler held the Lions to six scattered hits.
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Moultrie
Moultrie Packers
Albany Lions
George Johnson
Wheeler
Packers
Johnson
Cairo Syrup Makers Face Five Tough Games Next Week
Cairo Georgia June 4 The Cairo Georgia Florida League team games: Monday vs Albany Lions in Cairo. Tuesday at Thomasville for second game with the Buds. Wednesday Cairo hosts the Buds who had a rainout. Next Thursday Cairo hosts Tifton with a Friday return in Tifton.
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Cairo
Syrup Makers
Albany Lions
Thomasville
Buds
Tifton
Boxing Results From Various Cities Highlight Narrow Wins
In Hot Springs Ark Tommy Freeman outpointed Buck McTiernan of Pittsburgh. King Tut from Minneapolis stopped Frankie Burns of Milwaukee. Kid Granite from Dallas outpointed Gyp Zarro of Detroit.
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F &Jast
Pittsburgh
Tommy Freeman
Hot Springs
Ark
Buck McTiernan
Stevens Point
Wis
King Tut
Minneapolis
Frankie Burns
Milwaukee
Dallas
Tex
Kid Granite
Oklahoma City
Gyp Zarro
Detroit
Enforcement of fish traps ban shows fisherman cooperation
The department reports stepped up enforcement to prohibit traps nets and similar devices on streams. Efforts faced funding handicap but success arises from voluntary fisherman cooperation and broad sportsmanship among the public.
Fans oppose two exhibition games in Georgia Florida League
Cairo readers report strong fan backlash to the league plan requiring two exhibition games weekly in addition to regular contests. Critics fear confusion over standings and loss of momentum for rained out games.
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Cairo
Thomasville High Team Lineup and Awards Items
The article discusses the Thomasville high school football lineup with Rich ards absent and competition for the pivot position between Horse Hurst and Va Hogue. Backfield veterans Wade Chastain and Monticello Thompson return, while Mallard and Daughtry vacancies spark contest among Dime Vaughn Dub Dekle Jimmie Dennard and Jack Zalamas. It also covers American Legion Awards medals for courage honor scholarship readership and the junior high medal winners Bert Ausley and Lillian Schwencke.
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American Legion
Studens
Bert Ausley
Lillian Schwencke
Farewell to the News Staff and Senior Notes
The senior year ends with departures of Martha Bailey Janes Mims Freida Patterson Ruth Jones and others from the school news staff. A note on an essay contest winners list three Thomasville students earned second place for George Washington's Farewell Address. New pupils join from New Hope School: Virginia Carroll Clarence Reichert Warren Jackson Theron Hudson.
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Ugs
Martha Bailey
Janes Mims
Freida Patterson
Ruth Ones
Sunday American
George Washington
Thomasville
Doris Hastey
Leonce Wall
Annabelle Shores
Helen Dickey
Mary McCormick
Virginia Tuck
Christine Walker
Goodwyn Brown
Lorene Johnson
Elizabeth Smith
Edna Colvin
Henry Hale
Charles Merritt
Anne Philips
Ford
Mary Brandon
Elizabeth Stewart
Norma Goldstein
New Hope School
Virginia Carroll
Clarence Reichert
Warren Jackson
Theron Hudson
1928 Football Prospects Preview
At this time of year forecasts for the coming season are uncertain yet fun. The team of ’32, barring accidents, should be a good to perhaps great football squad, likely the same unit that defeated Moultrie last year.
Better Method for Selecting Judges Urged by Lawyers
Albany Ga June 4 The Georgia State Bar Association endorsed a plan for appointing judges to reduce political influence and urged unification of court operation under the chief justice with simplified appellate rules. Hatton Lovejoy president noted the convention’s endorsement of a governor appointment method and creation of a supervising council. Chief Justice Richard B Russell defended the state judiciary on the convention floor.
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Albany
Georgia State Bar Association
Hatton Lovejoy
Bar Association
Supreme Court
Senate
House
Richard B. Russell
Bus Schedule Notice for Cairo Bainbridge and Intermediates
Eastern time departures listed for Cairo Bainbridge and intermediate points at 9 00 a m and 6 45 a m. Leave Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and intermediate points with trips at 10 50 and 38 00 a m.
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Tifton
Moultrie
Thomasville
Bainbridge
Cairo
McGraw Resigns as Giants Manager. Bill Terry Takes Reins
John J. McGraw resigns as manager of the New York Giants citing ill health and nominates Bill Terry as his successor. McGraw leaves the club in last place after 80 years in baseball and will remain a vice president and major stock holder while Terry assumes full control.
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John McGraw
Bill Terry
McGraw
Giants
Herbert W. Barker
Associated Press
New York
Little Napoleon
John Joseph McGraw
New York Giants
Terry
Andrew Friedman
California
Bancroft
Bryan to Meet Drake in Fort Bennings Semi Final
In Columbus on June 4 Lefty Bryan of Chattanooga defending Fort Bennings title faces Capt James H Drake of the fort in a semifinal. Fred Andrews of Birmingham and Harry Gault of Atlanta also reach the semis after decisive wins.
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Columbus
Lefty
Bryan
Chattanooga
Fort Bennings
James H. Drake
the Fort
Fred Andrews
Birmingham
Harry Gault
Atlanta
R. B. West
Captain Drake
Richard D. Bassett
Andrews
Rex Godwin
Anniston
Ala
Gault
Lieut
Thomas L. Sherbane
Fort Benning
Batting Leaders Across Leagues Mentioned In Caders
Summary of top players by batting average runs and RBIs for multiple teams including P Waner Pirates Klein Phillies Foxx Athletics Averill Indians Myer Senators and Ruth Yankees with corresponding doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. pitching leaders Betts Brown Gomez.
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P. Waner
Pirates
Lombardi
Reds
Klein
Phillies
Berger
Braves
Hurst
Worthington
Herman
Collins
Cardinals
Frisch
Betts
Brown
Foxx
Athletics
Dickey
Yankees
Simmons
Myer
Senators
Averill
Indians
Manush
Campbell
Browns
Porter
Lazzeri
Ruth
Blue
White Sox
Johnson
Tigers
Gomez
Major League Home Run Highlights Lift Several Clubs
Lou Gehrig tied a major league mark by hitting four homers in a game for the Yankees against the Athletics. Tony Piet of the Pirates hit a go ahead 11th inning homer to beat the Cubs. Wes Ferrell of the Indians scattered Tigers hits and homered with runners on to win 3 1. Bob Worthington of the Braves doubled in the ninth to drive in the winning run against the Dodgers. Goose Goslin of the Browns ended a pitching duel with a tenth inning homer vs the White Sox.
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Gayle Talbot
Associated Press
Lou Gehrig
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Shibe Park
Philadelphia Athletics
Jimmy Foxx
A’s
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Goose” Goslin
Browns
Cleveland
Detroit
Tigers
Wes Ferrell
Athletics
Tony Piet
Pirates
Cubs
Indians
Bob Worthington
Braves
Dodgers
Goose Goslin
White Sox
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Everett Richards
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Mgraw
Bryan Meets
Drake
Cadillac
Titus Motors, Inc
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