Weather warns of possible rain delaying big crowd baseball game
The forecasted rain threatens a postponement of a much anticipated baseball game. Officials fear a rainout could ruin the season’s largest turnout and strain the Buds' finances. Leland Crews returns from Atlanta praising Glen Arven greens and predicts great condition for the tournament starting Tuesday. Entries for Sterne Tittle's Fourth of July event arrive as regulars may be replaced by newcomers.
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Leland Crews
Atlanta
East Lake
Bobby Jones
Crews
Glen Arven
Sterne Tittle
Major League Leaders in Batting and Powers by AP
The byline lists National League leaders including Batting .431 for Whisher of the Cardinals and Runs for Cuyler of the Cubs with 65. American League leaders show Cochran and Simmons both at .396 for batting, Ruth leading in runs with 79 and home runs with 26, Hodapp 94 hits, Gehringer and McManus 21 doubles, Combs 11 triples, Rice 12 steals.
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Associated Press
Whisher
Cardinals
Cuyler
Cubs
Klein
Phillies
Terry
Giants
Frisch
Wilson
Berger
Braves
Cochrane
Athletics
Simmons
Ruth
Yankees
Gehrig
Hodapp
Indians
Gehringer
McManus
Tigers
Combs
Rice
Senators
Yesterday's Stars Rally to Big MLB Wins and Records
Sam Rice of Washington led a 13 to 5 win over Cleveland with a triple and a double in three at bats. George Earnshaw of the Athletics allowed seven hits and nine strikeouts in a 7 to 2 first game victory over the White Sox. Moe Berg doubled with bases loaded to spark an 8 to 1 White Sox win in game two. Babe Ruth hit his 25th and 26th homers. Ray Kremer of the Pirates held Robins to seven hits as Pittsburgh won 5 to 1. Gabby Hartnett of the Cubs hit two homers and two singles driving in six as Chicago beat Philadelphia 13 to 12.
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Associated Press
Sam Rice
Senators
Washington
Cleveland
George Earnshaw
Athletics
White Sox
A’s
Moe Berg
Babe Ruth
Yankees
Ray Kremer
Pirates
Robins
Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Phillies
Fights Last Night by AP Highlights City Matches
In Buffalo Maxie Rosenbloom defeated Jimmy Slattery in a light heavyweight bout. Bruce Flowers beat Herman Perlick in New Rochelle. Ralph Lenny outpointed Henry Perlick in Union City. Corilla Jones defeated Vincent Forgione in Akron. Tommy Freeman beat Billy Algers in Phoenix.
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N. Y
Maxie Rosenbloom
New York
Jimmy Slattery
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
Herman Perlick
Kalamazoo
Mich
Ralph Lenny
Union City
N. J
Henry Perlick
Cleveland
Ohio
Corilla Jones
Akron
Vincent Forgione
Philadelphia
Tommy Freeman
Eric
Billy Algers
Phoenix
Arix
Bobby Jones Welcome Broadcast by New York Stations
New York announces Bobby Jones will be welcomed on July 2 after England golf wins. WEAF and Wd2 will air the event between 11 30 a m and 1 p m Be S T. The note also mentions baseball and boxing chatter about upcoming schedules and Babe Ruth pace.
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Bobby Jones
New York
New York City
England
WEAF
Wd2
National Broadcasting System
Baseball results from yesterday across leagues and cities
Scores reported from yesterday include Chicago 7 Philadelphia 2 and New York 16 Cleveland 5. Other games: St Louis 4 4, Washington 13, Detroit 4 Boston 3 Brooklyn 1 Pittsburgh 5 New York 3 Cincinnati 11 Philadelphia 12 Chicago 18. Southern Association Atlanta 3 New Orleans 6 Nashville 3 Little Rock 5 Birmingham 7 Mobile 0 Chattanooga 5 1 Memphis 0 3 Southeastern League Tampa 5 Selma 3 Pensacola 8 Columbus 10 Jacksonville 7 Montgomery 0 night game South Atlantic League Asheville 4 Macon 3 Greenville 4 Charlotte 3 Augusta 4 2 Columbia 1 1.
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Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphi
Cincinnati
Southern Association
Memphis New Orleans
Birmingham Bees
Little Rock
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta Bee
Mobile
South Atlantic Association
Macon
Phe
Greenville Pbey
Asheville
Pete Tee
Charlotte Sete
Augusta Sete
Columbia Ee
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Detroit
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Memphis
Tampa
Selma
Pensacola
Columbus
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Lookouts
Griffin
Beck
Atlanta Crackers
Blackerby
Tars
Selma Leafs
Columbus Foxes
Greenville
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
Augusta
Columbia
Comets
Baseball schedule across leagues and cities today
Today features multiple MLB and minor league matchups including Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia Detroit at Washington Cleveland at New York and Boston at Cincinnati in the National League plus Brooklyn at Chicago New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Atlanta at New Orleans Birmingham at Mobile Chattanooga at Little Rock Mashville at Memphis in the Southeastern League Jacksonville at Montgomery Tampa at Selma Pensacola at Columbus Charlotte at Asheville Macon at Augusta and Columbia at Greenville.
Baseball Trades and Injuries Shake Major League Lineups
The season sees injuries depleting the A’s and Cubs from 1929 pennant pace while big trades shift NL power with Carlson Hornsby Dykes Simmons and Cochrane out and Goose Goslin Manush swap to Washington. Crowder returns to form for the Senators as Hunt Bettencourt and Bettencourt shine in Texas League action highlighting cross sport moves.
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Athletics
Cubs
Fate
Chicago
Carlson
Hornsby
Philadelphia
Simmons
Cochrane
Jimmy Foxx
Reds
Giants
Yankee
Tiger
Heinie Manush
al Crowder
Washington
Leon
Goose
Bette
Manush
Goslin
Senators
Crowder
St. Louis
Browns
Joel Hunt
Texas Aggies
Larry Bettencourt
St. Mary’s
California
Texas League Diamonds
Hunt
St. Louis Cardinals
Footall
Willis Glassgow
Iowa
Houston
Cardinal
Bettencourt
Wichita Falls
Babe Ruth
Larry
St. Louis Browns
New Champion of Light Heavyweights Crowned
Maxie Rosenbloom of New York became the new light heavyweight champion after defeating Jimmy Slattery before 13 500 at the International League ball park in Buffalo. Rosenbloom weighed 170 1/2 pounds to Slattery’s 166 1/4 and rode a sustained offense to seize the crown in a fight with no knockdowns.
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Edward J. Neil
Associated Press
Buffalo
Slapsie Maxey Rosenbloom
New York
Maxie
Rosenbloom
Jimmy Slattery
International League Ball Park
Slattery
England
Jimmy
Pride of
Porter Sinking Rapidly at Allegheny General Hospital
Congressman Stephen G. Porter, chairman of the House Foreign Relations Committee, was reported sinking rapidly at Allegheny General Hospital in Pittsburgh. He has been hospitalized since June 11 with cirrhosis of the liver.
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Pittsburgh
Stephen G. Porter
House Foreign Relations Committee
Allegheny General Hospital
Notable college stars linked by ball battery trio
The passage notes Ernie Nevers, ex Stanford fullback, Bettencourt famed for passing as a center, and Hunt a Texas A and M quarterback rivaling Gerald Mann of Southern Methodist as two time All-America candidates in earlier years.
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Ernie Nevers
Stanford
Bettencourt
Hunt
Texas A
Gerald Mann
Southern Methodist Star
Cubs and Robins in crucial series as MND season nears
The Cubs and Robins open a four game series in Chicago with the race tight at the top. Brooklyn holds first by a slim margin after the Robins drop a 5 to 1 loss to Pittsburgh. Cubs rally to sweep Philadelphia 13 to 12 as Gabby Hartnett drives in the winning run with two homers. Babe Ruthday features two homers as the Yankees sweep a doubleheader 16 to 4 and 5 to 4, narrowing the lead atop the AL while Washington keeps second with a 13 to 5 win over Cleveland.
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CUBS
Robins
KM Landis Wields An Iron Hand Over The Minor Leagues
Chicago June 26 Edwin Mooers Baltimore Orioles second baseman suspended for refusing to report to Buffalo In ternational League Mooers granted free agent status Landis ruled against Baltimore protesting brief Milwaukee suit in federal court over transfer order for Fred Bennett pending in American Association chancery suit remains active.
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Chicago
Kenesaw Mountain
Landis
Edwin Mooers
Baltimore Orioles
Mooers
Buffalo
International League
Sciewce
Orioles
Baltimore
Milwaukee Club
American Association
Fred Bennett
Milwaukee
Bambino's Home Run Barometer Ahead of 1927 Pace
Chicago report notes Babe Ruth is eight days and two homers ahead of his 1927 pace. He belted two home runs yesterday for a season total of 26, reaching a mark he did not hit until July 3 in 1927. By July 25, 1927, he had fewer.
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Babe Ruth
Yanks
Chicago
Bambino
Tigers Edge Red Sox In Narrow 4 3 Win
Detroit beat Boston 4 to 3 as Jack Russell allowed one hit in an inning during the eighth. Chicago won the other game 8 to 1, while its second game ended 7 to 2.
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Chicago
Jack Russell
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Crackers and Lookouts Split Doubleheader in Georgia Action
In Atlanta two baseball games produced a split as the Lookouts defeated Griffin Beck 5 0 while May limited the Lookouts to three safeties in a 3 1 win. The Crackers fell 6 3 to New Orleans as six errors hurt Mobile and Birmingham shut out Mobile 7 0. Little Rock beat Nashville 5 3 for a clean sweep.
Arkansas' First Woman Speaker Delivers Smackover Address
Miss Mary Sue Mooney of Arkadelphia became Arkansas pioneering female baccalaureate speaker delivering the Smackover graduation address.
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Arkansas
Mary Sue Mooney
Arkadelphia
Smackover
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