Major League Leaders From June 21 National and American Leagues
National League leaders include Terry of the Giants batting .361 with 82 hits and 46 runs. Klein of the Phillies tops in RBIs with 53 and 17 homers. American League leaders show Cronin of the Senators with 88 hits and 59 RBIs while Ruth of the Yankees hits .391 and Gehrig 14 homers.
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Associated Press
Hendrick
Reds
Terry
Giants
Klein
Phillies
Bissonette
Arrett
Comorosky
Pirates
Cuyler
Myer
Senators
Simmons and
Bishop Athletics
Cronin
Gehrig
Yanks
Simmons
Athletics
Webb
Red Sox
Manush
Johnson
Tigers
Yankees
Ruth
Foxx
Chapman
Fisher
Grove
Earnshaw
Burke
Chasteen Harris Captures Southern Amateur Championship
Memphis veteran Chasteen Harris defeated Jack Toomer of Jacksonville six and five at the Riverview course to win the 1931 Southern Amateur Championship. The event featured a strong group of teens including 17 year old Charles Yates who upset Emmett Spicer.
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Chasteen Harris
Memphis
Jack Toomer
Jacksonville
Fla
Riverview
Charles Yates
Emmett Spicer
Frank Litz
Gadsden
Ala
Billy McWilliams
Rome
Wilbur
Oakes,Jr
Chattanooga
Robert Chambers
Atlanta
Bill Voigt
Ferrell Wins Own Game With Homer Off Washington
Cleveland ace Wesley Ferrell slugged a seventh inning homer to lift the Indians to a 3 1 victory over Alvin Crowder and the Senators, matching his strong pitching with timely power. Rick Ferrell also homered for St Louis in a separate Browns win over the Yankees as the pennant race tightens across the league.
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Ferrell
Homer
Washington
Thirteenth Annual Fourth of July Golf Tournament Planned
The Thirteenth Annual Fourth of July tournament starts July 1 at Glen Arven Country Club and runs to July 4. Open to amateurs and all town residents, with a $5 entry and 35 cent caddie fees per nine holes.
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Glen Arven Country Club
S. D. Tittie
A. G. Robison, Jr
J. Morse Bly
R. P. Wimberly
J. M. Edwards
J. F. Evans
W. F. MacIntyre
Moultrie Strong Team Prepares for Buds Clash
The Buds travel to meet Moultrie Packers in the last home league game of the first half in the Big Four League at four o clock. Grady Alday will start for the Buds while Young Vann is away until July first. The Buds also plan to play Albany this week and seek a midweek game with Chattahoochee Tallahassee or Colquitt.
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Buds
Moultrie Packers
Moultrie
Grady iAlday
Vann
Albany
Chattahoochee
Tallahassee
Colquitt
Dawson
Buds Batting In a Normal Year With Birmingham Pipe Output
The report notes Birmingham Alabama produced cast iron pipe sufficient to lay and line 10,000 miles. The Thomasville Times Enterprise item mentions fight-Cup and cane flights as part of an additive, with unclear context but referencing production goals and related struggles.
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Birmingham
Als
Thomasville Times-Enterprise
Ated Ty Toewea
fight—Cup— Oorts
Stribling KOes sparring partner with body blows
Georgia heavyweight Bill Stribling trains for his July 3 title bout with Max Schmeling at Cleveland Municipal Stadium. In a Geauga Lake camp setup he knocked out Frank Kitts with a body punch, weighing about 188 pounds and showing top form after ten days of sparring in front of 2000 fans.
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Ganga Lake
Ohio
Bill Stribling
Stribling
Willie
Babe
Bill
Geauga Lake
Cleveland
Young Stribling
Max Schmeling
Municipal Stadium
Frank Kitts
Akron
Sam Ward
Paul Spangler
Shields Wins Match at Wimbledon Championships
Frank X. Shields, leader of the U S Davis cup squad, won his first round match defeating P D B Spence of South America in straight sets 6 1 6 1 6 2. John Van Ryn of Philadelphia also advanced to the second round defeating Fr Schaeffter of Jugoslavia 6 0 6 2 6 1.
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Wimbledon Stadium
Eng
Frank X. Shields
United States
P. D. B. Spence
South America
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Fr. Schaeffter
Jugoslavia
Indiana Farmers Grow Over 100 Bushels Per Acre
Twenty three Indiana farmers reported yields above 100 bushels of corn per acre in the last year, highlighting strong crop performance across the state.
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Indiana
Schmeling Prepares For Stribling Title Fight In Cleveland
Max Schmeling opens a six day final training camp at Conneaut Lake Park with nine sparring partners before defending his heavyweight title against Young Stribling in Cleveland on July three. A 3100 crowd watched in 1930 admission and Natie Brown joins to broaden sparring styles while Schmeling weighs about 190 pounds.
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Max Schmeling
Hns
Young Stribling
Cleveland
Schmeling
Maxie
Joe Jacobs
Natie Brown
San Francisco
Conneaut Lake
Dehmeling
Intercollegiate crew race outlook at Poughkeepsie grows
Nine crews have entered the intercollegiate varsity race at Poughkeepsie with Princeton declining due to policy on short distances. Marietta College and Wisconsin push westward expansion while Chicago is welcomed, and Stanford California hope to field an eight for the 1932 Olympics amid rising western rowing prospects.
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Princeton
Marietta College of
Marietta
Wisconsin
Maxwell Stevenson
Columbia
Stewards
Hudson
Stanford
Cornell
California
Los Angeles
Far West
Washington
Huskies
Southern California
Golden Bears
Pennsylvania
Buds Meet Improved Packers In Fastball Clash
The Buds face the strengthened Moultrie Packers at home tomorrow in a fastball contest with Mallard returning from Mercer to bolster the visitors. Abell may sit out the second half amid rumors, with Barr Shealey possible to fill in at second as Woodward moves to first and Bridges to third. The 13th annual July tournament opens next Wednesday drawing golfers from Jacksonville Atlanta and regional towns.
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Abell
Barr Shealey
Bainbridge
Woodward
Bridges
Jacksonville
Atlanta
Valdosta
Tallahassee
Albany
Quitman
Douglas
Baseball Roundup Highlights Last Night’s Key Plays
Yesterday's box scores feature Athletics reliever Earnshaw closing out a 6-5 win after bases loaded and one out. Red Sox slugger Earl Webb homered with a man on to lift Boston 17-6 over Detroit. Indians starter Ferrell drove in Sena tors with a homer in a 3-1 win. Robins' Lopez delivered a ninth inning RBI single to beat Chicago Cubs. Browns' Kress matched two doubles and three singles in a four-hit game as New York and Cleveland split a doubleheader. Phillies' Watt shut out the Reds to win 7-1.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Wesley Ferrell
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Alvin Crowder
Ferrell
Morgan
Wesley
Rick
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Grube
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Red Sox
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Phillies
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Yesterday’s results show St Louis 2 1 Boston 6 0 in a double header style slate. Philadelphia 1 Cincinnati 1 and Chicago 6 Brooklyn 7 highlight a busy card. Pittsburgh 5 New York 4 Nashville 6 2 Memphis 11 5.
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Nashville at Memphis and multiple city matchups
A set of season pairings lists Nashville at Memphis and games including Atlanta at New Orleans and Birmingham at Mobile as part of a regional schedule across several cities.
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Southern Association
Birmingham
Mobile
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
Memphis
Army and Navy clash in enduring gridiron rivalry
Army and Navy renew their storied football feud in New York for two years, solidifying a perpetual rivalry after the classic moved from Chicago. The longstanding series traces to 1913 when Rockne and Dorais shocked West Point, defining a premier intersectional matchup.
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Navy
Gotham Army
Notre Dame
New York City
Gothamites
Chicago
Rockne
Dorais
West Point
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