Fate of Baer Carera Title Bout Hangs in Balance
Bobby Cruickshank shot back to back 71s to reach 142 after 36 holes at Merion for the U.S. Open lead. Charley Lacey finished 149, Horton Smith and Leo Diegel tied five behind at 147, and Wilfrid Cox had yet to begin his second round after yesterday’s 71. Diegel’s late surge featured a nine-hole stretch of 628 for a 71.
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Alan Gould
Merion Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Cruickshank
Charley Lacey
New York
Wilfy Cox
Brooklyn
Horton Smith
Chicago
Leo Diegel
Smith
Diegel
Cruickshank Opens Lead in U S Open With 36 On Front Nine
Bobby Cruickshank, veteran Scotch pro from Richmond, leads after second round at Merion in the U S Open with a 36 on the outgoing nine to sit at 107. Charley Lacey and Wilfy Cox tied at 107, Horton Smith at 111 after a 37. Johnny Goodman, defending champion, comments on chances while others, including Gene Sarazen and Walter Hagen, stay in contention.
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Merion Cricket Club
Philadelphia
Bobby Cruickshank
Richmond
Charley Lacey
Wilfy Cox
New York
Cruickshank
Lacey
Horton Smith
Chicago
Smith
Dick Metz
Walter Emery
Oklahoma City
Jack Westland
Westland
Johnny Goodman
Omaha
Cox
Johnny
Simon Pures
Gene Sarazen
Walter Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Bill Burke
Paul Runyan
Tommy Armour
North Sure
Associated Press
Richardson
Golf Review
Golf
Bill” Richardson
Craig Wood
Joe Kirkwood
Denny Shute
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Gus Moreland
W. Lawson Little, Jr
Virginia van Wie
Helen Hicks
Maureen Orcutt
Leona Cheney
Lucille Robinson
Glen Arven Country Club
Thomasville
Through Bus Service Short Route No 3
Short route 3 operates for Adter Coach Line on the southbound schedule with a 3:00 PM and a 9:45 PM departure.
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Adter Coach
Baseball standings and Open results across the league
New York leads the National with Chicago Cubs close behind as Pittsburgh and St. Louis chase. Detroit holds first in the Junior League while New York Cleveland and St. Louis rank just behind. Open play shows Cruickshank Lacey Wilfy Cox atop leader board. Sarazen near the top. A 1812 Russian church near Fort Ross remains in fair repair.
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New York
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnatii
Braves
Detroit
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
Fair Grounds
Crackers Take Twin Bill From Lookouts in Crunch
In Memphis on June 8, the Atlanta Crackers won both ends of a doubleheader over the Lookouts 7–6 and 11–3, closing on Chattanooga and pressing New Orleans for second place. Lyn Nelson sparked the first win with a seventh inning save and a clutch eighth inning double, while Lefty Bryant paced a 5–0 shutout for New Orleans over Little Rock. Clay Touchstone then powered Memphis to a 10–0 win over Birmingham as Nashville edged Knoxville in twelve. Upcoming games list Chattanooga at Atlanta, New Orleans at Little Rock, Knoxville at Nashville, Birmingham at Memphis.
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Memphis
Tenn
Atlanta Crackers
Secon
New Orleans
Crackers
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Lyn Nelson
Nelson
Big Bill Schmidt
Vandenberg
Thomas
Lefty Bryant
Little Rock
Travellers
Clay Touchstone
Barons
Birmingham
Chicks
Clarence Griffin
Pat Dunaway
Nashville Vols
Knoxville
Atlanta
Nashville
Athinta
Knoxville Ove
Cards Slump Drops Them Back To Fourth In N L Race
The St Louis Cardinals drop from first to fourth after a 12-6 13 inning loss to the Cubs. Pittsburgh and Chicago rise while Mel Ott hits his 11th and 12th homers as New York defeats Boston 14 to 5. Tigers beat Indians 11 to 6 and Red Sox bow to cold weather.
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Braves
Mel Ott
Tigers Lick Indians
Hugh 8S
Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
St. Lows Cardinals
Chicago
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Weaver
Newark
St. Louis Browns
Pittsburgh
Red Lucas
Cincinnati
Ted Kleinhans
New York Giants
Boston
Fred Frankhouse
Brooklyn Dodgers
Phillies
Len Koenecke
George Darrow
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland
Yankees
Red Sox
Indians
Zeke Bonura
White Sox
Washington
Senators
Athletics
Earl Whitehill
Tae
Charlotte Base Runner Steals Home To Win
Charlotte, N C June 8 A ninth inning steal of home with two outs sealed a 4-3 victory for the Hornets over Wilmington Red Barnes scoring the decisive run as Charlotte extended its Piedmont League lead. Asheville’s Tourists fell 11-3 to Norfolk Tars. Greensboro’s game at Richmond was rained out.
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Charlotte
N. C
Hoase
Red Barnes
Wilmington
Hornets
Piedmont
Asheville
Norfolk Tars
Greensboro
Richmond
Yesterday's Puzzle Solution Summary
Gaze is look. Animal's foot is paw. French river is vrai? Loire? Seine? Force an entrance into is breach. Freedom from disturbance is peace. Above and touching is atop. Defeat or frustrate is thwart. Swallow without chewing is gulp. Parent is mother or dad. Round rooms are rotund halls. Steps for crossing fences are hops. Supporting member of a tridge is leg? Not clear. Small round mark is dot. Scotch cake baked on a griddle is drop scone.
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French River
Fragmented Word Puzzle Clues From 1960s Page
A dense OCR jumble lists numerous word clues and partial answers spanning topics from measurements and occupations to objects and phrases. The fragment resembles a crossword or word game section with numbered entries and scattered synonyms.
SINGTON HITS HOMERS DOUBLES AND SINGLES FOR ALBANY
Fred Sington, Albany IL team left fielder, shows power and speed with home runs, doubles and singles. A former all American football star, he also coaches at Duke and studies law. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, he starred at Alabama and rose to Rose Bowl fame in 1930.
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Fred Sington
Albany
Alabama
Albany International League Baseball
Albany Park
Sington
Washington Senators
Singston
Wallace Wade
Duke University
Durham
N. C
Birmingham
Ala
University of Alabama
South
Frank Carideo
Notre Dame
Husky
Beckley
W. Va
Atlanta
Washington
Opening Day Rain Halts Buds vs Tigers in Georgia Florida League
Opening day action between Thomasville Buds and Monticello Tigers was stopped after the second inning as heavy rain soaked the municipal stadium. The Tigers led 2-0 after Kemp doubled and Dizzy Daniels singled in the second frame.
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Municipal Stadium
Thomasville
Buds
Monticello Tigers
Tigers
Monticello Boys
Kemp
John “Dizzy” Daniels
Grady
Willie
Monticello
Fred Mills
League
Baseball standings and results from the National League
Yesterday's NL results show Brooklyn defeating Philadelphia 1 to 0, Pittsburgh 2 to 1 over Cincinnati, Chicago 1 to 0 over St. Louis, and Boston 14 to 6 over New York. Today's games feature New York at Philadelphia, Pittsburgh at St. Louis, Cincinnati at Chicago, and Boston at Brooklyn.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Téaay
Chicago Oy
Pittsburgh Sp
St. Louis Ag
Boston Sd
Yesterday's Results and Today's MLB Schedule
Yesterday results see Washington defeat Philadelphia by seven to three and Detroit beat Cleveland two to eleven St. Louis topped Boston five to three New York Boston cold Today Philadelphia travels to New York Washington goes to Boston St Louis visits Cleveland Chicago faces Detroit
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Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
New York-Boston
New York
Stouts
Are
Chicago
Baseball Scores and Tonight’s Matchups Across Cities
Standings show Atlanta 7 11 over 6 3 Chattanooga 6 3 Birmingham 0 Memphis 10 Knoxville 2 Nashville 3 in 12 innings. Tonight games feature Chattanooga at Atlanta 8 p m New Orleans at Little Rock Knoxville at Nashville and Birmingham at Memphis.
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Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
Knoxville
Nashville
Rain Halts Thomasville Buds Tigers Opener After Second Inning
The Georgia-Florida League opener between Thomasville Buds and Monticello Terrible Tigers was halted by a heavy rain after the Tigers led 2-0 in the second inning.
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Thomasville
Tigers
Monticello
McLeod
Brownworks to Stop Baer Carnera Title Fight
Bill Brown urges New York State Athletic Commission to delay or cancel the Baer Carnera heavyweight title bout at Madison Square Garden. He argues Baer is not in shape, has watched Baer spar and says the fight should be postponed, while Dempsey and Garden officials resist.
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Max Baer
Primo
Carera
Garden
Jack Dempsey
Baer
Babe Dunn
Buds
Cordele
Sonega
Bill Brown
Associates
New York
Primo Camera Today
Madison Square Garden Bowl
New York State Athletic Commission
John J. Phelan
Commission
William Walker
Morris Beyer
Vincent Nardillo
Edward J. Neil
Primo Carnera
Brown
Madison Square Garden
Carnera
D. Walker Wear
Garden Bowl
Long Island
Gentlemen of the Press
Garrison
N. Y
Asbury Park
N. J
Ancil Hoffman
Jimmy Johnston
Dempsey
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Outgoing
By Alan Gould
Homasville
Americus
Ellaville
Thomaston
Griffin
Union Bus Station
N. Madison St. Thomasville
S. H. Ader
Georgia
Pete) Drake
Dees
J. Willson
Bates
Luckie & Cone ‘Sts
Atlanta, GA
N. Y.B
Hagan
Paul Bunyan
George von Elm
Fort Ross
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Blanks
Chicks Lick Barons
Big Jim Weaver
N. Y. Giants Triumph
AIW
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EIP
ITI
Tiajr
Spider
Sun God
Deny
Carpenter’s Tool
Sprites
Sailor
Southern Association
Ramblin
J. Dupont Kirven, Jr
Columbus
Columbus Country Club
Kirven
Batile
Ball Hardware Company
Thomasville Billiard Parlor
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