Baer and Braddock complete heavy training in Asbury Park
The article reports Max Baer and Jim Braddock finishing heavy training in Asbury Park New Jersey ahead of their 15 round heavyweight title fight at Madison Square Garden. It notes advance ticket sales surpassing 100000 with expectations of total receipts near 250000 as weather boosts turnout. Braddock arrives from the Catskills in strong shape and height and weight figures are updated.
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New York
Big Jim Braddock
Catskills
Max Baer
Asbury Park
N. J
Father Kunickerbocker
Baer
Madison Square Garden
Long Island
Warriors
Tooked
Braddock
Richard
Dempsey
Tunney
Sraddock
Carera
Max Schmeling
Primo Carnera
Alabama Pitts Ruled Ineligible To Play Organized Ball
Edwin G. Pitts the Alabama lad famed in Sing Sing was ruled ineligible to play minor league baseball because he is an ex convict. The National Association of Minor Leagues executive committee upheld the ruling that his appearance would be detrimental to professional baseball and Albany may carry the case to baseballs supreme court.
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Albany
N. Y
Edwin G. Pitts
National Association of Minor Leagues
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Pitts
Albany Club
International League
C. C. Bramham
Association
Supreme Court of Baseball
Syracuse
Sing Sing
Georgia Florida League results and upcoming games
Panama City defeated Thomasville 11 to 9 while Tallahassee beat Moultrie 5 to 0. Upcoming games feature Panama City at Moultrie and Thomasville at Tallahassee with Americus at Albany. Baseball results include St Louis 2 Cleveland 1 Detroit 4 Chicago 1 and Washington 5 Philadelphia 10 in nines with New York at Boston rained out.
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Panama City
Thomasville
Tallahassee
Moultrie
Americus
Albany
St. Louis
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Albany Pene
Americas
New York Creere
Meveland
Boston Sores
Associated Press
Baseball Scores and Odds From Morning Playoff Totals
Baseball results include Pittsburgh 7 Cincinnati 4 New York 5 Boston 4 and St Louis 13 Chicago 2. Scheduled games show Little Rock 4 Knoxville 1 in 11 innings and Memphis 4 Atlanta 1 with Nashville 6 5 New Orleans 4 3 Chattanooga 6 Birmingham 6 7 Memphis at Atlanta. Odds cited Baer 3 to 1 Braddock bettors 5 to 1 and higher.
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Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Little Rock
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Nashville Sand
Icnoxville
Mie Sactieeon
Alday May Pitch For Thomasville Orioles This Week
Grady Alday, long time amateur and semi pro star nicknamed Powerhouse, will get a trial on the mound for the Thomasville Orioles this week as the team hosts Tallahassee Caps and Albany Travelers in a home stand. Barnard Traynor also arrived from Baltimore for a tryout with manager Bob Vines. Panama City Pilots beat Thomasville 11 to 9 in a six inning game as Thomasville slipped to fourth in the Georgia Florida League.
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Panama City Pilots
Thomasville
Orioles
Tallahassee Capitals
Florida City
Bill McKenzie
Birds
Caps
Tallahassee
Albany
Travelers
Alday
Grady
Lucky Grady
Thomasville Buds
Barnard Traynor
Baltimore
Bob Vines
Odell Pugh
Jimmy Cox
Moody Commbs
Panama City
Fla
Martin
Pilot
Pilots
Matt
Brown
Oriole
R. H. E. Thomasville
Daughtry
McKenney
Flora
Gray
Sewell
Berry
Givens
Caps Return to Beat Steers 5-0 Extending Week End Sweep
Tallahassee Capitals defeated the Moultrie Steers 5-0 in three straight meetings, moving three games ahead of the idle Albany Travelers in the Georgia Florida League. Bob Oscher scattered six hits to shut out the Steers, while Frank Waits led with a double and two singles. Newcomb added three singles as Cecil Fernandez led Moultrie with two. Three runs came in the third and two more in the eighth to seal the win.
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Steers
Sonny Jones
Tallahassee
Tallahasee Capiitals
Moultrie Steers
Albany Travelers
Bob Oscher
Paul Smith
Frank Waits
Newcomb
Cecil Fernandez
Moultrie
Pickett
Hoffman
Ryder
Oscher
Buford
Black
Neers
Webb
Fatur
Seeneee Farr
Lf Crisler
Rf Fernandez
Smith
Aeeenanee
Murray
Cf Murray
Lf Castillo
Weeneeerers
Martin
Prenat
P Aban Eedeensenenseeeenece
Generac
Enennesersces
Crisler
Moultrie Delpenretnseee
Triplett
Waits
Fer- Martin
Walls Nandez
Castillo Ryder
Wagnon
Swatts
Americus Cardinals Romp Past Albany 12 to 3
Americus beat Albany 12 to 3 in a sunny afternoon game as part of a five day series. The Cardinals earlier defeated Panama City 9 to 2 and followed with a 13 to 2 win the next day.
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Americus
Albany
Raymond Duncan
Cardinals
Panama City
Feud Boosts Cardinals as Dean Medwick Lead St Louis
The Cardinal duel between Dizzy Dean and Joe Medwick fuels a streak of three straight wins over the Cubs and solidifies second place. Medwick has seven hits in 17 official at bats while Dean delivers a six hit game in a 13 to 2 victory.
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Hugh S. Fullerton JR
Associated Press
Dizzy Dean
Joe
Ducky Wacky
Medwick
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Dizzy
Frank Frisch
Cubs
Diz
Chicago
Lemons
Dean
Gelbert
Jack Rothrock
Pirates
Cy Blanton
Ernie Lombardis
Giants
Boston
Joe Moore
Moore
Mel Ott
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Tommy Bridges
Detroit
Silent John Whitehead
Hank Greenberg
Bridges
Whitehead
Fay Thomas
Browns
Oral Hildebrand
Indians
Washington
Grant and Bell Favored to Win Dixie Meet
Nashville Tennessee June 10. Bitsy Grant of Atlanta and Berkeley Bell of New York City open as co favorites in the Golden Jubilee Southern Lawn Tennis Association tournament. Grant and Bell both have byes in the first round with matches set to start at 10 A M CST. Bell plays the winner of Hernandez Morrell or Carl Smalley while Grant meets the winner of Pollard Parsons and James Bass in Nashville.
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Nashville
Tenn
Bryan M
Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Southern Net
Berkeley Bell
New York City
Southern Lawn Tennis Association
Grant
Bell
Martin Buxby
Austin
Tex
Hal Surface
Kansas City
Busby
Frank Pitman
Surface
Robert Alexander, Jr
Hernandez Morrell
Carl Smalley
Pollard Parsons
James Bass
Panama City Club Retains Berth in Georgia Florida League
Panama City Florida will keep its franchise in the Georgia Florida League after directors vote. W T Jay reports Panama City representatives paid dues and promised strong finances and full participation. The Florida club underwent a full overhaul to improve attendance and arrangements, with the board unanimously backing continuation.
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Panama City Club
Florida City
Loop
Panama City
Fla
Cordelo
Valdosta
W .T. Jay
Florida Club
Aeneral
Unanimouty
Box Scores Showcase Albany vs Americus Pitch Counts
The game featured 12 runs in 5 2 3 innings with Bourell and Wood yielding the opposition’s hits. Narron and Clary led with multiple hits while Puttman drove in runs including home runs. Albany stranded 11 and Americus 56 base runners, with Browell fanning nine.
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Puttman
Narron
Clary
Moody
Gale
West
Barnes
Humphreys
Narron West
Albany
Americus
Hart and
Moon
Annino
Harrington
Bowen
Simmonton
Atee Mittleman
Brouell
Eesee
Suindell
PO Americus Clary
Eeseee
Berry
Ceee
Cole
Henry
Weewe Sikes
Wood
Memphis Chicks Narrow Lead With 4 1 Win Over Atlanta
The Memphis Chicks beat Atlanta 4 to 1 to move within half a game of the Southern Association lead. rookie Jim Henry limited the league leading Crackers to three hits as three Atlanta pitchers struggled. Nashville swept New Orleans in a doubleheader while Birmingham and Chattanooga split a twin bill. Chattanooga’s Mihalic homered in the second game.
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Associated Press
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Atlanta
Jim Henry
Memphis
Chicks
Nashville
New Orleans
Pels
Larry Gilbert
Vols
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Mihalic
Tifton Moultrie Tallahassee and Bainbridge Bus Schedule
Eastern Time bus schedule lists departures to Cairo Bainbridge and West at 5 30 10 00 A M 6 30 P M from Tifton Moultrie and Tallahassee routes at 7 00 11 00 A M 6 30 P M and from Thomasville at 10 50 A M 4 00 P M 6 30 P M.
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Tifton
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Bainbridge
Cairo
Thomasville
Florida
Stribling Memorial Bridge Dedication At Macon Today
The Stribling Memorial Bridge over the Ocmulgee in Macon Georgia will be dedicated this afternoon with state officials and family attending. Governor Talmadge will deliver the keynote address at the ceremony joined by Mayor Smart and other dignitaries. The event includes a parade by National Guard troops and local bands, followed by an informal dinner. The bridge honors Young Stribling, a premier heavyweight fighter who died in 1933 from a motorcycle accident.
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Macon
W. L. (Young) Stribling
Ocmulgee River
Boxer
Eugene Talmadge
W. T. Anderson
Macon Telegraph
Herbert I. Smart
Robert M. Gamble
Stribling Memorial Foundation
J. E. Sammons
Vineville Baptist Church
Clara Stribling
W. Ll. Stribling
Herbert
Baby” Stribling
Eugene Wilburp
Oglethorpe
State Highway Board
National Guard
Lanier High School
Macon Drum and Bugle Corps
Stribling
Sutter and Wolf Share Net Honors in Memphis Tennis
Ernest Sutter of New Orleans and Catherine Wolf of Elkhart Ind. won top honors at the Memphis country club invitation tennis tournament. Sutter defeated Gok Stewart 6 1 6 1 and then with Lewis Carson beat Arthur Hendrix and Cecil Metz 6 4 6 2. Wolf won singles against Eunice Dean and with Evangeline MacLennan beat Dean and Betty Buxton. both earned net honors.
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Memphis
Tenn
Ernest Sutter
New Orleans
Catherine Wolf
Elkhart
Ind
New National Open Champion Parks Turns In 299
Samuel McLaughlin Parks Jr 26 a Pittsburgh born pro won the national open at Oakmont with a 299 over 72 holes. Jimmy Thomson finished second at 301 after a late bid while Walter Hagen held third at 302 in a dramatic storm shortened event.
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Parks
Jimmy Thomson
Alan Gould
Associated Press
New York
Oakmont
Samuel McLaughlin Parks, Jr
Pittsburgh
Henry Picard
Bob Jones
Walter Hagen
Haig
How Did It Happen Commencement Week Reflections
The article notes commencement week with 88 graduates and 16 or more likely not to graduate. It urges steady study, planning, and continuous effort to finish the year. It recounts a corn sample and a Dizzy Dean lemon incident, then sports chatter about Tallahassee, Moultrie, Thomasville, and local teams vying for the pennant.
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Pete) Drake
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Woody’s
Thomasville, Ga
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Dixie Meet
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Sam Parks, JR
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Harry Cooper
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