Eastern clubs shine on western swing and Giants gain lead
The Boston, Brooklyn and Philadelphia clubs from the NL East impressed on the western road as Giants strengthen by taking five of six. Paul Dean and Dizzy Dean powered the Cardinals to a doubleheader sweep over Philadelphia. Lefty O'Doul’s bases-loaded homer aided the Giants 9 to 3 win over the Pirates. Brooklyn swept Cincinnati with two late rallies, while Chicago and Boston split games and kept pace in the pennant chase. Jefty Gomez and Vic Sorrell starred in the American League twin bill splits as Washington held third despite an 8-4 loss to Cleveland.
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Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Jett
Giants
Phillies
Cardinals
Dean Brothers
Paul Dean
Dizzy
Cards
Pirates
Lefty O'Doul
Braves
Cubs
Bud Tinning
Fred Frankhouse
Chuck Klein
Cub
Cincinnati
Reds
Mungo
Detroit
New York
Yanks
Jefty Gomez
Tigers
Vic Sorrell
Hank Greenbere
Washington
Cleveland
Bill
Indians
Earl White
Bryan Grant Favored To Cop Western Tennis Title
Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta the favorite as the western tennis championship opens with four foreign players in the field. Seeded No.1 after winning the southern title, he is followed by McDairmid, Bryan, Kamrath, Prusoff and others. Grant beat Reese in Atlanta 5-4 6-0 6-2.
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Bryan Grant
Chicago
Bryan (Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Grant
John McDairmid
Fort Worth
Tex
Robert Bryan
Chattanooga
Tenn
Karl Kamrath
Austin
Henry Prusoff
Seattle
Wash
Nelson McIninch
Kansas City
Milton Ruehl
Milwaukee
Billy Reese
Golfers Practice for Southern Amateur at New Orleans
In New Orleans on June 18 the Southern Amateur Golf Association opened practice for the annual tourney at the New Orleans Country Club. Thad Street Jr. led Sunday scorers with 70, while Sam Perry 75 and Eugene Vinson 74 also posted strong rounds. Fifty-eight top Dixie players practiced as good weather loomed for the event.
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New Orleans
Clvlf Association
Thad Street, Jr
Charleston
S. C
Sam Perry
Birmingham
Billy Howell
Richmond
Dan Sage, Jr
Atlanta
Eugene Vinson
Meridian
Miss
Dixie
Bramblett Upsets Joye To Win City Tennis Title
The city tennis championship goes to Winnie Bramblett who defeated Joye to claim the title. The match caps a standout season for Bramblett as local courts celebrate the winner.
Major League Leaders Recap From Yesterday's Games
American and National League leaders update with batting averages runs RBI hits doubles and pitching records. Notable standings include Gehringer Manush Medwick Ott Klein Dean and other top players across Tigers Senators Yankees Giants Cardinals Pirates Cubs and Braves.
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Medwick
Cardinals
Terry
Giants
Vaughan
Pirates
Medwick Cardinals
Ott
Suhr
Klein
Cubs
Moore
Urbanski
Braves
Berger
English
Bramblett Wins City Singles Tennis Crown
Bramblett defeats defending champion Joye in three sets 2 6 6 3 to win the 1934 city tennis singles title on a concrete court at Linkola Plantation. He rises to No 1 in rankings, with Joye dropping to No 2 after the upset.
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Winnie Bramblett
Happy” Joye
Joye
Bramblett
Lawson Neel
Linkola Plantation
Bainbridge
Decatur County
Bowers
Austey
Baseball Standings and Results Short Update
Yesterday St Louis 6 Philadelphia 7 and Philadelphia 0 5 with game ended in 8th inning due to darkness. Today Philadelphia visits St Louis while Brooklyn plays Cincinnati New York faces Pittsburgh and Boston meets Chicago.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Detroit and St. Louis Baseball Scores Across Cities
Detroit d five at New York three to two St Louis ten three at Boston seven six Chicago two at Philadelphia Cleveland at Washington five Detroit at New York Cleveland at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Boston two games
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Detroit
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Chicage
Memphis 4-7 Chattooga 6 0 1st inning score
Scores show Memphis 4 Chattooga 7 with 6 0 the first inning. Little Rock 6 Knoxville 1 3 2. Nashville 6 New Orleans 1 5. Birmingham 3 Atuuta 7. Upcoming games list Nashville at Birmingham Little Rock at Chattooga Memphis at Knoxville scheduled.
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Memohis
Chattooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atuuta
Chattamooga
Memphis
Rowing and track records highlight weekend sports
In Poughkeepsie California wins the varsity rowing race while freshman crews go to Washington and junior varsity to Syracuse. Princeton track marks include Cunningham clocking 4 06.7 for the mile and Eastman trimming the half mile to 1 49.8. Detroit Cavalcade wins the Detroit Derby. In Queens county handicap Singing Wood tops the field.
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Cunningham, Eastman
Associated Press
New York
Kansas
Glenn Cunningham
California
Ben Eastman
America
Princeton University
Cunningham
Bill Bonthron
United States
Eastman
Indiana
Charley Hornbostel
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Washington
Syracuse
Princeton
Kansas Flyer
Gene Venzkel
Princton
Buds Face Tigers In Rain-Adjusted Georgia League Tilt
Monticello's Tigers were set to host the Thomasville Buds in a rainout rescheduled game at the municipal stadium. The Buds, twice rained out this season, seek revenge after a prior loss to the Floridans and will then travel to Quitman for a first-time meeting. Pat Williams or Grady Alday was slated to pitch today with another pitcher lined up tomorrow.
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Monticello
Tigers
Municipal Stadium
Thomasville Buds
Tallahassee
Thomasville
Capitals
Buds
Floridans
Quitman
Pat” Williams
Grady Alday
Double bill ends in split as Yanks top Tigers
NY baseball notes recount a Sabbath crowd at Yan kee Stadium watching the New York Yankees and Detroit Tigers split a doubleheader. Yankees win the opener, Tigers surge to a strong second game, league lead unsettled. Also notes Pirates and Giants standings and a golf feat by Bill Damen at Montgomery Country Club.
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Yankee Stadium
Detroit Tigers
New Yorkers
Yanks
Detroit
Bill Damen
Montgomery
Californians Sweep to Victory in the Poughkeepsie Race
In the Hudson regatta final, the California varsity eight dominated the four mile race and the Washington freshmen won the two mile opener. A large crowd estimated at 25 000 to 50 000 witnessed the event with strong east coast teams limited to a narrow profit, as Syracuse junior varsity edged Navy in the three mile jayvee.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Thay
California
Washington
Hudson
Syracuse
Orange
Navy
VOLS DIVIDE TWIN BILL WITH PELS AS CRAX LICK BARONS
Nashville Vols win the second game of a double header 8 to 5 after eight runs in the final inning and earlier 5 to 1, while Little Rock lost 5 to 3 in Knoxville and Smokies won 2 to 1 in a pitchers battle. Atlanta topped Birmingham 7 to 3 and Lookouts split at Memphis 5 to 4 and 7 to 0. Ed die Taylor shines at third as Atlanta makes seven hits for seven runs.
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VOLS
Pels
Crax Lick
Memphis
Tenn
Nashville Vols
New Orleans
Little Rock
Knoxville
Smokies
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Eddie Taylor
Taylor
Jim Elliott
Abbott
Nashville
Sturgeon Tale From Columbia Attracts Attention
A local column recounts a tale from Columbia where a Black man reportedly caught a 220 pound sturgeon. The fish was said to be snagged in a basket and required a mule to help pull it ashore. The piece guffaws at the extraordinary claim and mocks the fisherman.
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Columbia
Darkey
Cooper and Laffoon lock Western title in playoff
In Peoria Illinois Harry Cooper and Ky Laffoon finished 72 holes tied at 274 to force an 18 hole playoff for the Western Open title. Johnny Revolta placed third with 277 as Tommy Armour and Jimmy Thompson shared 279, while other scorers included Orville White Walter Hagen Alvin Kreuger and T Philip Perkins.
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Peoria
Ill
Harry Cooper
Chicago
Ky Laffoon
Denver
Peoria Couintry Club
Cooper
Laffoon
Johnny Revolta
Milwaukee
Bill Mehlhorn
Louisville
Tommy Armour
Jimmy Thompson
Blonde
Los Angeles
S. Paris
Orville White
St. Louis
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Alvin Kreuger
Beloit
Wis
T. Philip Perkins
Willoughby
Ohio
Yesterdays Stars Dominate as Split Doubleheader Flux
Lou Gehrig and Charley Gehringer drove in deciding runs as the Yankees and Tigers split a doubleheader. Leo Durocher had four RBIs in a Cardinals double victory over the Phillies. Johnny Marcum limited the White Sox to three hits for the Athletics first win. Mel Ott sparked the Giants offense with a triple double and single. Bill Werber and Fred Frankhouse contributed three hits apiece in doubleheader games for Red Sox and Braves. Cubs farmer pitched seven hits with six strikeouts, while Bill Knickerbocker drove in four for the Indians.
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Lefty Grove
Associated Press
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Charley Gehringer
Tigers
Leo Durocher
Cardinals
Phillies
Johnny Marcum
Athletics
White Sox
Mel Ott
Giants
Pirates
Bill Werber
Red Sox
Brown
Fred Frankhouse
Braves
Chuck Klein
Cubs
Farmer
Bill Knickerbocker
Indians
Senators
Tifton Moultrip Thomasville Bainbridge Bus Schedule
Eastern time bus schedule lists departures from Tifton Moultrie Thomasville Bainbridge to Cairo Bainbridge and West at 5 30 10 00 A M 6 30 P M leaves Thomasville for Moultrie Tifton and North at 10 50 A M and 4 00 P M. Departures to Tallahassee and Florida points at 6 30 and 11 00 A M on 6 30 P M.
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Tifton
Moultrip
Thomasville
Bainbridge
Cairo
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Florida
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