Noted boxing bout results with mixed locations
The report shows Tony Herrera from El Paso defeating Cowboy Eddie Anderson of Wyoming by points in Pittsburgh. It also lists Prince Saunders from Chicago beating Babe Ruth of Louisville by points in Eau Claire Wisconsin.
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Associated Press
Pittsburgh
Tony Herrera
el Paso
Texas
Eddie Anderson
Wyoming
Eau Claire
Wis
Prince Saunders
Chicago
Babe Ruth
Louisville
Jolting aplenty in Southern League summary
Memphis edged New Orleans 4 3 as the Pelicans scored three in the hectic ninth. Mobile beat Little Rock 3 2 in the last two innings. Atlanta plated eight in the eighth to beat Nashville 9 7. Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 7 2 to widen its lead in the pennant race. Chattanooga has lost nine of ten.
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Tenn
Southern Association
New Ozvleans
Pelicans
Mobile
Little Rock
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham Chattanooga
Barons
Chattanooga
Vols
Wheeler
Thomasville
Ware
Moultrie
Aycock
E. Jacobs
Albany
Vann
Pugh
Shelly
Rich
Apell
Salter
Dawson
Hayes
Scott Thomasville
Horne
Henry
Miller
B. Jacobs
Dozier
Bridges
R H Pet
Alban
Thomasville Wrenne
Johnson
Seeete
Alday
Thomasville i
St. Louis
New York
Chicago Sea
Brooklyn Re
Boston
Philadelphia Ee
Pittsburgh A
Cincinnati Ee
Philadelphia
Washington Seen
New York Weve
Cleveland Cee
Encour
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis Renee
Boston Pee
Birmingham Or
Erry
New Orleans
Ruth's Homer Sparks 8-7 Yankees Win and Ovation
Babe Ruth homered to cap a late-inning rally as the Yankees beat the St. Louis 8 to 7 at Yan kee Stadium. Ruth tied for the major league batting lead with a .397 average and led a victory parade around the bases amid cheering fans.
Runs Rich and Home Runs Spark Albany Victory
Runs Rich led with 12 while Thomasville had 13 hits. Two base hits came from Hayes and Jeffries Albany Pugh Wheeler and Abell Thomasville three base hits by Rich Thomasville and home runs by Salter Dawson Jones Albany Isom Moultrie Scott and Thomasville. Isom Moultrie credited with one each and D V Holt stole five bases for Albany.
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Rich
Thomasville
Hayes
Jeffries Albany
Pugh
Wheeler
Southern Association Weeknight Matchups Listed
Chattanooga plays Birmingham, Little Rock meets New Orleans, Memphis faces Mobile, and Nashville travels to Atlanta in key S A games.
Child Kidnapping Case Traces Suspect to Florida
F Burl Moon of Greensboro seeks help in locating his four year old son and Jessie Harris a former servant he accuses of kidnapping. Moon says they were traced through South Carolina Georgia and into Florida. The woman who worked for the Moon household is described along with the boy and a broadcast warning was issued.
Hendrick Tops National League Batting Honors
New York June 6 Harvey Hendrick Cincinnati first baseman who began as a utility player with Brooklyn reached 100 at bats and moved into first in NL batting with .386 for the week. He leads Arlett by two points, with Grimm third at .364 and Hornsby and Stephenson tied at .355. Cubs and Phillies figures dominate the top ten, while Arlett and Klein pace slugging and Davis leads in runs batted in. Ed Brandt remains mound ace with eight wins. Derringer and Sweetland unbeaten for their clubs.
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New York
Harvey Hendrick
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Hendrick
Buzz Arlett
Phillies
Charley Grimm
Chicago
Cubs
Rogers Hornsby
Riggs Stephenson
Whitney
Philadelphia
Leach
Herman
Worthington
Boston
Davis
Arlett
Chuck Klein
Klein
Virgil Davis
Red Worthington
George Watkins
St. Louis
Adam Comorosky
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Ed Brandt
Burleigh Grimes
Paul Derringer
Lester Sweetland
Cobb Won't Buy Club In Oklahoma City Visit
Ty Cobb, the retired baseball star, denied reports he was negotiating to purchase the Western League franchise of the Oklahoma City Club during a visit with friends in Oklahoma City. He said he is not negotiating to take over any baseball club at this time.
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Oklahoma City
Ty Cobb
Cobb
Howard Bridges
Bridges
Moultrie
Armour Wins Open as Scottish Birth Tides Opinions
British press frets over Tommy Armour born in Scotland winning the Open as Americans dominate. Jurado earns sympathy after a bold late push. British hopes fade with no home winner. The Morning Post notes the mystery of the American edge. Cobb ducks ownership talk amid economic worries.
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London
America
Tommy Armour
Armour
Jose Jurado
Dee Ek Segewer
Armour wins British Open in Carnoustie thrill
Tommy Armour, nicknamed the Black Scot, shoots a 71 to edge Argentina’s leader by one stroke at Carnoustie. MacDonald Smith falters after leading qualifiers while Bobby Jones trails. In other notes, Young Vann hits .400 after 15-for-35, and the Philadelphia Athletics lose to a western rival with Fonseca homering. Howard Bridges shown as a promising third baseman with future potential.
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Tommy Armour
Carnoustie
MacDonald Smith
Bobby Jones
Smith
Young Vann
Brigham
Axe of economy falls on German departments again
Berlin reports the government’s emergency decrees raise about 1.65 billion marks to balance deficits. Half comes from salary cuts and relief reductions, the other half from a crisis tax on earned and unearned incomes. Persons earning not more than 16,000 marks pay a single tax. totally disabled war veterans are exempt. The crisis tax affects most Germans.
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Berlin
Germany
Heinrich Broeniga
Paul von Hindenberg
Atlanta Youth Dies After Knife Wound Incident
A. J. Rogers Jr., 19, died in Atlanta after a knife wound to the head reported a week earlier near his home. Police said an altercation with a black man led to the stabbing. A blade over an inch long was found, and surgeons reported brain penetration.
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Atlanta
A. J. Rogers, Jr
Rogers
Cochrane and Grove Make Good Again in American League
Chicago June 6 Connie Mack's battery of Lefty Grove and Mickey Cochrane tops the league. Grove has nine wins one loss and 84 innings with 54 strikeouts. Cochrane leads the batters with .400. Walberg adds two wins to reach eight and one. Other leaders include Ruth Averill Chapman and Cronin with various tallies. Cleveland leads team batting while the A's hold defense at .983. Max Bishop retakes the league lead in runs with 35.
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Chicago
Connie Mack
Grove
Mickey Cochrane
Cochrane
Athletics
Rube Walberg
al Simmons
Oscar Melillo
Browns
Ruth
New York
Averill
Cleveland
Webb
Boston
Cronin
Washington
Fothergill
Morgan
Detroit
Max Bishop
A’s
California Trojans Favored To Win Big Track Meet Today
California newspaper reports the Southern California Trojans dominate the National Collegiate Association championships with 12 finalists and only two events failing to qualify. Key performances include Stokes and Berry in high hurdles, Wykopf in the 100 yard dash, Toppino and Tolan in sprints, and Williams in the 440.
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California Trojans
Chicago
Southern California
National Collegiate Association
Trojans
Stokes
Berry
Bob Hager
Iowa State
Harlan
Texas A. & M
Frank Wykopf
Emmett Toppino
Loyola University
New Orleans
Eddie Tolan
Michigan
Tolan
Peyton Grags
Oklahoma A
Vic Williams
Philadelphia
Major League Leaders Across Friday Games
American League stars led season tallies with Ruth and Gehrig both at a .397 batting mark. Gehrig topped runs with 88. Cronin and Averill led in hits. Foxx and Ruth shared home run pace at 10. NL leaders include Hendrick at .377, Klein with 40 RBIs, Arlett hitting .373 and Arlett with 61 hits.
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Cochrane
Athletics
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Averill
Indians
Chapman
Cornin
Senators
Cronin
Wehble
Red Sox
Vosmik
Simmons
Lary
Foxx
Johnson
Tigers
Walberg
Fischer
Jones
Washington
Hendrick
Reds
Arlett
Phillies
Klein
Ott
Giants
Herman
Robins
Ponies
Hobieny
Cubs
Davis
Worthington
Braves
Ruth and Roettger Shine in Narrow MLB Wins
Babe Ruth homered in the ninth to lift the Yankees past the Browns. Wally Roettger drove in two with two triples and a pair of singles for the Reds in a win over Philadelphia. Babe Phelps and Jack Quinn held the Cubs to six hits as the Robins beat Chicago 3-1. Tom Zachary blanked the Pirates with six hits allowed. George Uhle pitched 11 scoreless vs Washington before a 1-0 Tigers win. Lou Fonseca homered in the 12th to beat the Athletics for the White Sox.
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Hugh
Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Babe Ruth
St. Louis
Sammy Gray
Yankee Stadium
Yankees
Mickey Cochrane
Washington
Detroit Tigers
George Uhle
Sam Jones
Uhle
Jones
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago
Lew Fonseca
Sox
Boston
Cleveland
Willis Hudlin
New York
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Robins
Robins
Cub
Phelps
Quinn
Braves
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Tom Zachary
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Silas Johnson
Reds
Phils
Homer
Browns
Jim Collins
Cardials
Watkins
Giants
Wally Roettger
Philadelphia
Babe Phelps
Jack Quinn
Cubs
Tigersa
Lou Fonseca
White Sox
Athletics
Illinois Court to Test Sunset Betting Ban on Races
Chicago June 6 Promoters of dog race tracks sue to challenge 1927 law banning licensed pari mutuel machines after sunset arguing it blocks canine racing profits and seeks to overturn the restriction while noting a dog track once cleared about 1 million dollars in a season.
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Chicago
Cook County
Ralph Capone
the Scarface
Watkins Cardinals 6 Highlighted by Hitting Duo
Klein of the Phillies slugged 13 home runs and Arlett added 10 as Philadelphia stars. Comorosky of the Pirates led in steals with eight while Jackson of the Giants stole six bases.
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