National League roundup with late homer spree and big Dodgers win
Four home runs lit the scoreboard as Leech led Orewa to a New Ore victory while the Phillies were slowed by Claude Willoughby. Adolfo Luque won for Brooklyn in a 15 to 8 beating of Boston as Del Bissonette drove in seven. Pirates swept Cardinals 6 to 4 with Comorosky homer. Cubs beat Reds 9 to 1 as English led with three hits and homers by Wilson Hartnett Beck powered Chicago.
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Ae Leech
Orewa
Ore Cut
Arnt
Phillies
Claude Willoughby
Philadelphia
Giants
Adolfo Luque
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Sisler
Braves
Moss
Faulkner
del Bissonette
Dodgers
Adam Comorosky
Cardinal
Pirates
Cardinals
Brame
Bottomley
Hal Carlson
Reds
Chicago
English
Wilson
Hartnett
Beck
Athletics Suffer First Defeat To Senators 6 3
The World Champion Philadelphia Athletics dropped their first loss of the season to Washington 6 to 3. The Mackmen led 2 0 early but the Senators tied the game by the third and Earnshaw allowed two more runs in the fourth. Earnshaw pitched poorly in the fifth as Cronin hit a homer off Ehmke to seal Washington’s victory.
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Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
Mackmen
Mumps Hadley
Senators
Earnshaw
Howard Ehmke
Fouth
Cronin
Ehmke
Teddy Lyons
St. Louis Browns
White Sox
Indians win series finale 6 to 1 over Tigers
Ernie Smith drove in a run on a single in a tight game as Alvin Crowder held Detroit to five hits. Willie Kamm belted a first inning homer to spark four runs, and Jim Moore stood tall on the mound. The Indians totaled six runs on six hits and won the last game of the series. The Red Sox and Yankees remained atop and bottom of the American League standings despite the day’s action.
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Ernie Smith
Alvin Crowder
Willie Kamm
Jim Moore
Indians
Detroit
Tigers
Red Sox
Yankees
Simmons Mirrors Cobb in Plate Form at Shibe Park
The great Athletics left fielder Al Simmons shows a Cobb like stance and swing after Ty Cobb’s coaching. Simmons crouches with easy balance, cuts hard, and drives the ball to right fields or into left field stands at Shibe Park.
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Ty Cobb
al Simmons
A's
Cobb
Simmons
Shibe Park
An Umpire Who Never Played Baseball
Tommy Connolly the white-haired dean of the American League staff never played baseball but was born in England and knew cricket. He once refereed roller polo in New England during winter. Ernie Quigley of the National League officiates football and basketball. George Hildebrand, A. L. arbi-
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Tommy Connolly
England
New England
Ernie Quigley
National League
George Hildebrand
A. L._arbi
Eight-Year-Old Wins $10,000 in Steeplechase Handicap
Eight-year-old Very Well, from Gustave Beauvois stable, captured the meritus Stakes steeplechase handicap over two miles seven furlongs as eighty thousand spectators watched. Strelitz led early, Suroit held third, with a $10,000 purse and a 13 to 1 upset odds. President Dolamergue and diplomatic corps were in attendance at the event.
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Verrocrie
Mergus
French Republic
Gustave Beauvois
Strelitz
Suroit
Breckenridge Makes $15000 From Baseball Paycheck
Norman Oklahoma April 21 Bill Breckenridge a rookie who played for the Philadelphia Americans last year earned fifteen thousand dollars for his single season in major league baseball He is now a law student at the University of Oklahoma and continues his studies while reflecting on his brief pro career.
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Associated Press
Norman
Okla
Bill Breckenridge
Breckenridge
Philadelphia Americans
University_ of Oklahoma
Golf Gains On Baseball In Emphatic Rise Of Golf Popularity
Old Cap Anson quips about baseball and golf as Chicago sees golf attendance surge. About 4 million people played or watched golf in the area last year, with 1.5 million at Cubs games and 1.0 million on municipal links.
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Chicago
Cap
Anson
Chicago Cubs
Cub
White Sox
Wrigley Field
Comiskey Park
Cases Disposed of In Police Court
Monday in police court cases were disposed of as follows E M Pole fined 25 dollars for assault on T A Jones Russell Ryman George Bragg James Mahoney Robert Murrell Sam Carter drunk nine dollars each F C Snow driving a car drunk 118 dollars fine and costs 30 days in jail and right to operate a car for one year suspended C O Kendrick Hagerstown Md 9 dollars reckless driving
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E. M. Pole
T. A.jones
Russell Ryman
George Bragg
James Mahoney
Robert Murrell
Sam Carter
F. C. Snow
C. O. Kendrick
Hagerstown
Apple Blossom Time and Court Notice in Virginia
A verse about apple blossom time in Shenandoah precedes a Frederick County Virginia court notice. The 1930 decree refers to C E Cougill and Rosa B Cougill with details for a Master Commissioner report on realty, liens, rents and profits, and a May 23 1939 hearing in Winchester. Warren Rice, Commissioner in Chancery, directs attendance at No 46 Rouss Avenue.
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Circuit Court
Frederick County
Virginia
M. H. Rhodes
E. R. Sperry
C. E. Cougill
Rosa B. Cougill
Rouss Avenue
Winchester
Warren Rice
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Dartmouth University
Tulsa
Jhr
Thrift
Sandy Mac Thrift
Veedol
Graf Zeppelin
Byrd Expedition
Temple Oil Co., Distributors
Middletown, Va
Shenandoah
Shenandoah Valley
O. T. Ritter
Cork St
Bickers Motor Company
N. Braddock St
J. C. Digges
White Post
C. B. Smalits
National Ave
Plaza Cash Grocery
Water St
B. M. Sullivan
Fairmont Avenue
South End
North End
G. Clarence Miller
Nice
J. Henry
Cameron St
O. F. Faulkner
John St. Martinsburg
W. Va
Shade
Hotel Fairfax
E. Water St
S. Cameron St
S. Main St
H. Sparrick
City
O. P. Faulkner
E. John St
Martinsburg
Toom House
John Kerr
Amherst St
Loudoun
Albin
J. H. Henry
Witchester
Gordon Thomas
Staunton
H. H
c/o Star
H. J
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Main St
Dodd
Dodd Super Service Station
Boscawen and
Water Streets
Roomers
S. Kent St
Hotel
Winoa Window Cleaners
Miller & Anderson
Star Office
J. W. Brumback, & Son
Electrolux
Lectrolux
the Gas Company
S. Loudoun St
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