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a THE NEWS AND OBSERVER, RALEIGH, N. WEDNESDAY MORNING, MAY 15, 1935. Techs Blank Deacons, 4-0; Didrikson Barred From Amateur Golf STATE TAKES WIN IN SHORT CONTEST Lambeth's Homer Climaxes Big Inning as Rodwell Blanks Deacons, 4-0 STANDING IN BIG FIVE. W. L.

Pet. Duke ..10 .909 Wake Forest. 7 5 .583 State 8 429 Carolina 10 .417 Davidson 3 10 .231 YESTERDAY'S RESOLTS. State 4, Wake Forest 0. TODAY'S SCHEDULE.

Duke at Carolina, 4 p. m. By BILL GOAD. State's baseball team bunched seven hits in the fifth inning to produce the only scoring of an abbreviated game and turn back Wake Forest here yesterday. The contest, interrupted rain in the visitors' of the fifth, was called in the home half of the sixth on account of darkness.

The score was 4-0. Techs batted around in the big fifth inning, a stanza in which they made all but one of the hits garnered off Braxton Rhodes, Deacons' southpaw. win Dave Coach Rodwell team and limited Deacons to a pitched the fore quartet of hits. Woody Lambeth's homer with one on climaxed the scoring splurge of the Techs. Techs on Third Rung.

The victory lifted State into third place in the Big Five, ahead of Carolina's erstwhile third-place occupants. Half of Deacons' four safeties came in the fifth. Chappell opened with a single, and he moved to third on Doyt Morris' single. A squeeze play misfired, and Chappell was retired. Sheppard was hit by a pitched ball.

It was at this stage of things that rain forced a halt. After a 10- minute recess, play was resumed. Rodwell fanned Rhodes and forced Gold to ground out, thus ending the Deacons' only threat. Captain Johnny Johnson, who made two hits in as many tries, opened State's big inning with a single. Staton sacrificed, and then Pitcher Rodwell singled to send in the first run.

Williams scratched an infield hit. A bit later Rodwell scored when Sheppard threw into center field in trying to catch Williams, would-be stealer of second. Williams went around to third and he was retired on an attempted squeeze play. Dalrymple singled, and then Lambeth ended the scoring by hitting a homer to left center. Rex and Norwood singled, but Flythe grounded out.

Doyt Morris, Wake Forest outfielder, presented the fielding feature by turning in a great catch of a long drive off Norwood's bat in the second inning. Williams showed well at first for the Techs. The box: Wake Forest Ab. R. H.

O. A. E. Dallas Morris, 3b 2 0 Gold, Mitchell, cf rf 2b LA 03 L3 00000. Wall, Patton, 1b 00 Doyt Chappell, Morris, ss If 2 0 Sheppard, Rhodes, 2 1 0 Totals 22 0 4 15 12 N.

C. State Ab. R. H. O.

A. E. Williams, 1b 3 Dalrymple, 3b 1 2 Lambeth, SS Rex, If 0 1 2 0 0 Norwood, cf Flythe, rf Johnson, 2b Staton, Rodwell, Totals 21 4 8 18 10 Score innings: R. Wake to Forest ..000 000- State .000 04x-4 Runs batted in: Lambeth 2, Rodwell. Three base hit: Mitchell.

Home run: Lambeth. Stolen bases: Chappell, Sheppard, Rex, Norwood, Williams. Sacrifices: Staton 2. Left on bases: Wake Forest 5, State 5. Base on balls off Rhodes 1, Rodwell 1.

Struck cut by Rodwell 3, Rhodes none. Hit by pitcher, by Rodwell, Sheppard. Umpire: Morgan. Time 1:05. HORNETS GET SECOND OVER PIRATES, 8 TO 1 Wilmington, May Humphrey, Charlotte righthander, JimWilmington to six scattered hits while his mates were pounding 11 off Perez tonight to take their second straight of the series, 8 Laveque's homer with two on bases gave the Bees three runs in the first inning.

Glossop also hit one over the wall in the ninth, first as Wilmington Humphrey didn't turned threaten in after one the the best pitching performances seen here this year. Score: R. H. E. Charlotte 300 013 001-8 11 Wilmington 100 000 000-1 6 Humphrey and Laveque; Prez and Warth.

COLTS HARNESSED BY ASHEVILLE TOURISTS Richmond. May Asheville Tourists hammered away the southpaw slants of Jim Trexler tonight for 15 hits while Herb Moore, Asheville lefthander, held Richmond to seven hits. The Tou. ists won, 8 to 2. George Ferrell, injured outfielder, returned to the lineup for Richmond as pinch-hitter in the fifth.

He doubled. Sam Narron and Wagner made three hits apiece to lead the Tourists. Score: R. H. E.

Asheville 103 "00 202-8 1 14 Richmond 000 110 00-2 3 and Narron, Wise; Trexler and Galvin. MULES LOSE IN 12TH. Chattanooga, May Atlanta's Crackers 12 innings to subdue Chattanooga's Lookouts today by a 6-3 count. Score: R. H.

E. Atlanta .000 020 000 103-6 11 Chattanooga .000 100 100 100-3 8 Durham, Kelley, Schmidt and Palmisano; Hayes and Jackson. CHIEFS DEFEAT BARONS. Birmingham, May held, its place at the top of the league defeating Birmingham, 8-4 today. Score: R.

H. E. Memphis .300 000 131-8 9 0 Birmingham 101 010 100-4 12 5 Boward and Powell; Dunaway, Liebhardt and Epps. VOLS WIN HANDILY. Nashville, May 14.

-Banging out 14 hits, Nashville today drubbed Knoxville, 8 to 1. Score: R. H. E. Knoxville .00 100 000-1 8 3 Nashville 100 340 00x--8 14 2 Hulvey, Blethen and Head, West; Eiland and Blaemire.

STEP UP, LADIES. Erwin, May baseball teams desiring competition can get it 12 they'll just say the word. The team of the Erwin Matrons Club is very anxious to arrange games. Auburn Lucas La manager and coach of the Erwin team. DUNN WINS FINALE.

Dunn. May 14-Dunn High School baseball team closed its season with a triumph by turning back Benson, 4-1, behind fine pitching of Prentice West. Walte Hoyt, veteran pitcher with the Pirates, is now in his 20th year on the mound, Golf Rulers Decide 'Babe' Not Eligible As Amateur New York, May ambition of Mildred (Babe) Didrikson, Texas "wonder girl" athlete, to achieve national golf championship heights ha was abruptly halted today by an official edict of the United States Golf Association ruling her ineligible for amateur cornpetition because of her activities as a professional in other sports. Miss Didrikson's disbarment was precipitated by her filing of an entry in the women's Southern championship tweeke played in Louisville next At the request of Mrs. Willard Sullivan of Ashland, secretary of the Women's Southern Association, the U.

S. G. A. amateur status committe investigated Miss Didrikson's activities as professional in other sports--baseball, basketball and billiards. The committee, headed by Archie M.

Reid, advised the Southern Association to reject Miss Didrikson's entry and simultaneously announced she would not be permitted to compete for the 1935 National championship. Except to say the decision was made for "the best interest of the game," Reid, in keeping with the organization's policy, refused to say specifically on what grounds Miss Didrikson is barred from amateur championship competition. years ago another amateur statine committee Mary K. Browne, former national tennis champion, from amateur golf for three years after she turned professional in tennis to tour the country with Suzanne Lenglen. Miss since has been restored standing in amateur Browne, golf and has returned to national competition.

Transmahgration Works, Thinks Old Negro Fighter Joe Jeanette Just 'Transpired Myself Right into' This Here Gene Mickens By JACK CUDDY. Union, N. May is a tale of black magic--of "selftransmahgration" involving the passage of an ancient black warrior's prowess, fighting heart and ringcraft into the body of a youth. Most persons in this hillside town do not believe in transmigration of the soul, nor even in transmigration of the sock; but "Old Black Joe" Jeanette is an exception. Joe Jeanette, scourge of the two heavy divisions during much of his ring career from 1906 to 1921, revealed tonight that he had passed his former powers into the body of young Gene Mickens, the 22-year-old Weehawken Negro who last night smashed out an amazing eight-round victory over Sammy Slaughter at Newark Slaughter is a nationally known middleweight who recently grew into the light-heavy division.

Mickens Into Jeanette. "Bout a year now, I been makin' Gene Mickens into Joe Jeanette," explained the 65-year-old Negro whose seven battles with Jack Johnson and 18 with Sam Langford wrote blazing chapters in ring history. "'An las' night ah knowed ah had done it." Slaughter was slated to fight a better-known boxer in Newark last night, but illness prevented the latter's appearance. At 4 m. Joe Jeanette was asked if his boy, Mickens, would substitute.

"'Sho-' I tol' them, shoMickens'll fight'." And when the first gong rang, it was just like on the night, many years ago, when Joe stepped into the ring for the first time with the mighty Sam Langford. That was up at Chelsea, Mass. Joe was just coming up then, and he was given little chance against the Boston Tar Baby, But he stopped the Tar Baby in the eighth round. "Seemed like when Gene stepped out theah against Slaughter, it was me answering the bell." Although Jeanette is as bald as an eight-ball, his muscles are flabby and there's fat around his belt, he was up there under the floodlights punching black puma galvanized by the swish of arms and crunch of gloves. And then the triumph of Mickens' lightning fast left jab--the same rapier stroke that had ripped old Porky Flynn.

Dummy Maxon, Slaughter's right eye in the first round. Then an overhand right--the "good old Mary Ann" -floored Slaughter for the count of nine. The bell saved him. The battered Slaughter was on the floor again in the sixth. and Mickens took the decision in a walkaway.

"Ah was nevah champion in the old days," Jeanette admitted. "But ah'm on mah way to the title now--in Mickens, Light-heavy title; maybe the heavyweight." How did Joe accomplish this Joe, who runs gymnasium over his brick garage here, saw Mickens boxing as an amateur about a year ago. "Ah took over the boy. He looked like ah used to. Ah teached him and trained him and rubbed him-an' prayed over him.

Ah transpired myself right into him." In 12 professional fights Mickens lost only one decision, the first, but he reversed that later. WILSON COLLEGE GETS THIRD VICTORY IN ROW! Atlantic Christian College tennis team it three triumphs in a row by "defeating Elon, 4-3, yesterday at Elon. The Wilson netters recently defeated High Point to produce the school's first sports victory of the 1934-35 college year in North State Conference competition. That victory was followed by another triumph over High Point, scored Monday in the Furniture City. The Wilsonians then moved to second place in conference tennis rankings.

Lenoir-Rhyne leading. The next "test for Atlantic Christian is carded Friday, when Guilford's Quakers will furnish the competition in a meet at Wilson. Summary of yesterday's meet: Crabbe, Elon, defeated Dawson, 6-2, 6-0: Cunningham, A. C. defeated Greenwald.

610, 7-5; Barnes, A. C. defeated Smith. 6-1. 6-3: Holden, Elon, defeated Wiggs, 6-3, 6-4: Deane, A.

C. defeated Taylor, 8-6, 6-8, 6-4. Dawson and Cunningham defeated Crabbe and Taylor, 6-4. 9-7: Smith and Holden defeated Wiggs and Barnes, 6-4. 6-2.

TIGERS WIN BIG SERIES TO TAKE SCHOOL TITLE 'The Tigers defeated the Red Sox, 8-7, yesterday in the deciding game of the Lewis School world series. Junior Renn pitched for the Tigers, composed of students of Miss Juanita Matthews' room. He allowed only five hits. James Riddle, firstsacker, hit a homer and two singles for the Tigers. Tommy Crews was the pitcher and star batter for the Red Sox, composed of I students of Mrs.

Banks Arendell's room. Crews hit a double and a triple. The lineups: Tigers- -Bill Smith, ss; Junior Renn, R. Barbour, James Riddle, 1b: Carl Pierce, 2b; Lewis Clements, If; Billy Hunnicutt, rf; Frank Carter, cf; Carlyle Morris, 3b. Red Sox--R.

D. Guyton, If; Harold Lassiter, Monroe Hodges, lb: Tommy Crews, Carl Holt, cf; Norward Keel, rf: Sloan Wade, 3b; A. J. Dorsett, 2b; Charlie Houlder, 58. TARS TOP TRUCKERS; VITELLI PITCHES WIN Norfolk, May defeated Portsmouth today, 7-3, as Vitelli held the Truckers to seven hits.

The Tars drove Higbe from the mound in the third on four runs. Lanning came in and pitched good ball the rest of the way, Bolyard of the Tars and Merville of the Truckers hit home runs. Score: R. H. E.

Portsmouth 011 100 000 7 Norfolk .204 000 10x-7 13 Higbe, Lanning and Nix; Vitelli and Rosar, CROWDER PITCHES WIN FOR BENGALS Al Whips Yanks, 10-4; Harder Holds Nats to Three Hits as Tribe Wins Detroit, May Detroit Tigers today continued their climb out of the second division of the American League when they turned back the New York Yankees for the second straight day. The score was 10 to 4. The victory left the champions still in sixth place but only a game back of the Yanks and Senators, both of whom lost and are tied for fourth and fifth. The Tigers again had their eyes on the ball, getting to four New York hurlers for 14. hits, including Hank Greenberg's sixth homer of the season.

Mickey Cochrane's men pounced on Johnny Broaca for three runs in the first inning, with the result the former Yale pitcher was lifted for pinch hitter in the second. Russell Van Atta, Johnny Murphy, and Walter Brown followed, and none escaped being treated roughly by the Tigers. Alvin Crowder, veteran right hander, went the route for the Bengals. Although touched for 10 hits, he kept the blows well scattered to account for his second victory of the season. Crowder also contributed three hits to the Tigers' attack.

The defeat was Broaca's second of the year. Lou Gehrig snapped out of his batting slump, connecting with three hits, one for two bases. In addition to Crowder, Charley Gehringer and Rogell also drove out three hits each for the Tigers. After scoring three times in the first frame, the champions counted the same number of times in the third off Van Atta and Murphy, got to the latter for two more in the fifth, and finished their scoring off Brown in the seventh. The box: New York Ah.

R. H. O. A. E.

Combs, cf 5 2 4 0 0 Rolfe, 3b 0 Gehrig, 1b 4 3 8 1 Lazzeri, 2b Dickey, Jorgens, Hill, If Selkirk, Crosetti, ss Broaca, xSaltzgaver Van Atta, Murphy, xxChapman 0 0 Brown, xxxHoag 1 Totals .36 4 10 24 11 1 xBatted for Broaca in 3rd. xxBatted for Murphy in 7th. xxxBatted for Brown in 9th. Detroit Ab. R.

H. O. A. E. White, cf 1 2 0 Cochrane, 2 0 Gehringer, 2b 5 2 Greenberg, 1b 5 8 Goslin, rf Rogell, Walker, SS If 5 000.0 Owen, 3b Crowder, 5 Totals 38 10 14 27 9 Score by innings: New York .001 000 111- 4 Detroit 303 020 20x-10 Runs batted in: Gehringer 2, Greenberg 4.

Rolfe. White, Cochrane, Rogell 2. Hill. Comos, Gehrig. Two base hits: Cochrane, Genringer.

Saltzgaver, Murphy, Gehrig, Combs. Home run: Greenberg. Stolen bases: Cochrane, Gehringer, Rolfe. Double play: Greenberg to Rogell. Left on bases: Detroit 14, New York 10.

Bases on balls: Crowder 5. Broaca 3, Van Atta 2, Murphy 3, Brown Strikeouts: Crowder 1, Brown 1. Hits: off Broaca 5 in 2 innings; Van Atta 3 in 2-3; Murphy 3 in Brown 3 in 2. Losing pitcher: Broaca. Umpires: Moriarty and Owens.

Time: 2:25. TROSKY'S HOMER WINS. Cleveland, May pitching by Mel Harder and a home run by Hal Trotsky with two men on bases were the principal factors today as the Cleveland Indians downed Washington, 4 to 2. Harder shut out the Senators until the eighth when two errors by the Tribe let in a run. A walk, a single, and a fly gave Washington its other score in the ninth.

A triple by Roy Hughes followed by Joe Vosmik's single gave the Indians their first counter, in the third. Trosky's homer in the sixth off Earl Whitehill came after Vosmik had singled and Earl Averill had walked. The box: Washington Ab. R. H.

O. A. E. Myer, 2b 00 0 0 01 Stone, rf 3 3 0 0 Manush, It Kuhel, '1b 00 Travis, 3b 03 1 2 2 Bolton. 0 6 Powell, cf Lary, SS 2 3 2 xxxSington Whitehill.

xSchulte Coppola, 00000 xxxxKress 0 Totals .33 2 3 24 7 xBatted for Whitehill in 8th. xxRan for Schulte in 8th. xxxBatted for Larv in 9th. xxxxBatted for Coppola in 9th. Cleveland Ab.

R. H. O. A. E.

Hughes. 55 Averill, Vosmik, cf 10 3 2 Trosky, 1b 17 Hale, 3b Wright, rf Pytlak, Berger, 2b Harder, Totals 30 27 17 Score by Innings: Washington .000 000 011-2 Cleveland 001 003 00x- Runs batted in: Trosky 3, Vosmik, Sington. Three base hit: Hughes. Home run: Trosky Sacrifice: mik. Left on bases: Washington Cleveland 5.

Bases on balls: Whitehtil 1, Coppola, 1, Harde- 3. Strikeouts: Whitehill 1. Coppola Harder Strikeouts: Whitehill Copola Harder 2. Hits: off Whitehill 5 in 7 innings, off Coppola 1 in 1 inning. Losing pitcher: Whitehil.

Umpires: Gowan, Summers and Quinn. Time: 1:47. NEGRO CLUBS START PRE-SEASON TRAINING Manager Joe Watkins of the East Raleigh team of the Twilight League has announced that his club today will open pre-season training. Watkins asks that all members of his 1934 team and prospective candidates report to him at 4:30 this afternoon at the Tarboro Street Field. Plans have been completed for opening of the Twilight League, Negro four baseball clubs circuit, which on made June up 5.

the The league same last season will be in the field. Opening-day pairings are: East Raleigh vs. Idlewild: Method vs. Fourth Ward. All teams in the league plan to start drills this week, and each 18 arranging series of exhibition games with Negro teams of Eastern Carolina.

BABY DEACONS CLASH WITH TECHLETS HERE Freshman baseball teams of State and Wake Forest will meet at 3:30 this afternoon on Freshman Field at State. The Wake Forest yearlings yesterday were scheduled to meet Louisburg at Wake Forest, but rain blocked the contest. Duke at Carolina Baseball teams of Duke and Carolina will meet on Emerson Field, Chapel Hill, at o'clock this afternoon. The Blue Devils, virtually "in" for some time as Big Five champs, went all the way "in" yesterday when Wake Forest was defeated by State. The loss by the Deacons removed the last opponent having even a mathematical possibility of keeping Duke's fast-steppers out the title.

Fred Crouch is slated to pitch for Carolina today, with GeOrge Barley due to hurl for the Blue Devils. Today's contest is the second of a four-game series between the teams. The third will be played Saturday night at Greensboro, and the fourth will be played Monday at the Hill. BOYS NEEDN'T RUSH FOR JOB AS PILOT OF MACKS Connie Mack Hopes to Manage the Athletics 'Right Down to The End' co State League club. ALBANY GETS BUD HAFEY.

Chicago, May Mack sat by the window today, watching the wind lash up Lake Michigan, and said only two things could make him retire as manager of the Philadelphia Athletics. "One of them is to lose interest in the game," said Mr. Mack, "and the other is to lose my health. My interest in baseball hasn't waned a bit since I became manager of the Athletics in 1901, SO I don't think I'll lose it at this late date. I suppose may lose my health some time, but I hope to manage the Athletics right on down to the end." Mr.

Mack was 72 last December 23. He doesn't look or act 72 and he says he doesn't feel 72. "I haven't had a cold in years and it's been a long time since I've been sick," he said. "I try to take care of myself and not take any On the road, Mr. Mack rooms with his young son, Connie, Jr.

He retires at 11 each night and arises at 7 before any of the players. He eats three meals a day, and there are only two things that don't agree him. They're blackberries and 'sweet potatoes. Mr. Mack says he learned long ago not to brood or worry over defeats on the ball field.

"But sometimes," he said, "you lose a game that you should have won by every right and then it hurts me, but I try to do something to make me forget as quickly as possible." Mr. Mack's weight is 150, and hasn't varied in a quarter of a century. As a player he weighed 160. He wears dark suits, and high stiff collars to cover up his long, thin neck. He sometimes goes to the movies but isn't especially fond of them.

He likes the comic strips in the papers, which he calls "very cleverly gotten up." CAMELS IN DEMAND. Buie's Creek, May Campbell College players are slated to perform for teams in -pro leagues this summer. LeRoy Spell, diminutive shortstop, probably will be with DeWitt Perry's Angier club. Bruce Gaylord, first-sacker, is booked to return to his old job with Williamston, now in the Coastal Plain but formerly in the Albemarle League. Bill Lane, star catcher, is sought by Sanford's Chicago, May Chicago White Sox today reduced their squad to 24 players by sending Daniel (Bud) Hafey, young outfielder, to the Albany club of the International League on option.

Purchase of Hafey from the Mission club of the Pacific Coast was completed yesterday. NETTERS PLAY AT ERWIN. Erwin, May Erwin Athletic Club tennis team will meet Campbell College netters here tomorrow night. The locals defeated McColl, S. in their first test.

The Campbell team, off to a late start, is seeking to arrange meets. Clubs interested are invited to write Manager George French, Buies Creek. With N. C. Boys In Majors Yesterday Whert acquired Alvin, Crowder from Washington late summer, many observers pointed out that Alvin would be his salary purely on his ability to handle the Yankees.

Apparently the Tar Heel veteran still has the number of the New Yorkers. He pitched the Tigers to a 10-4 win over the Yanks yesterday, and he starred on offense by, hitting three singles in five tries. Crowder walked five, fanned one, gave 10 hits. Cliff Bolton, Washington catcher, was at bat four times but he didn't provide any of the three hits to which the Nats were held by Mel Harder. WALTERS ROUTED BY CORSAIRS, 8-1 Traynor's Pirates Hop Former Infielder for Five Runs in Third Inning Philadelphia, May Pittsburgh Pirates struck a blow at Bucky Walters' pitching hopes today when they drove the former infielder from the mound with a five-run attack in the third inning and then went on to defeat the Phillies, 8 to 1.

Walters, who held the Cardinals to four hits in his mound debut last managed to, the Pirates check for two innings. In the third, however, the Pirates jumped on him for six hits and they had crossed the plate five times before John Pezzulo was called in to halt the rally. and a Forrest Jensen and Paul Waner Lloyd Waner led off with a double followed with singles before Arky Vaughan forced the latter for the first out. Manager "Pie" Traynor got the attack under way again with a single. Gus Suhr and Harry Lavagetto added doubles.

That was all for Walters, and Pezzulio took over the mound. In the fourth the Waner brothers and Jensen cracked out successive singles to account for two more runs. The final counter came in the ninth when Suhr singled, Lavagetto and Grace walked to fill the bases. The Pittsburgh first-sacker scored when Ralph Birkofer hit into a forced play. Birkofer blanked the Phils for seven innings.

In the eighth Allen doubled and John Moore hit to center for their only run. The box: Pittsburgh Ab. R. H. O.

A. E. L. Waner, ct 6 2 2 3 0 Jensen, If 5 2 3 1 P. Waner, rf 4 Vaughan, SS Traynor, 3b Suhr, 1b 5 11 Lavagetto, 2b Grace, 0 Birkofer, Totals .40 8 14 27 11 Philadelphia Ab.

R. H. O. A. E.

Boland, If 0 2 Haslin, 2b 4 Allen, cf 3 6 J. Moore, rf 5 Camilli, 1b 10 Vergez, 3b Todd, Ryan, SS Walters, Pezzullo, 0 0 Wilson Totals .37 1 11 27 10 2 Batted for Pezzullo in 9th. Score by innings: R. Pittsburgh .005 200 001-8 Philadelphia ..000 000 010-1 Runs batted in: Jensen, Vaughan, Suhr, Lavagetto 2, P. Waner 2, J.

Moore, Birkofer. Two base hits: Todd, Allen, L. Waner, Suhr, Lavagetto, P. Waner. Double plays: Vaughan to Suhr.

Left on bases: Philadelphia 12. Pittsburgh 11. Bases on balls off Walters 2, Pezzullo 3, Birkofer 3. Strikeouts: Birkofer 3. Hits off Walters, 7 in 2 1-3 innings; Pezzullo 7 in 6 2-3.

Hit by pitcher, by Pezzullo (Birkofer.) Wild pitches: Birkofer 2. Losing pitcher: Umpires: Pinelli, Klem and Magerkurth." Time 2:06. BOBBY RUNS INTO LOSS IN RELIEF ASSIGNMENT Coombs Is Loser as Buffalo Defeats Syracuse in Over. time Game in Int Bobby Coombs swung into action as a relief hurler for Syracuse yesterday in time to be charged with defeat as the Chiefs dropped a 4-3 overtime battle at Buffalo. The game went 12 innings and featured an International League program which was cut by rain to two games.

Bill Harris, from Matthews, was the starter for Buffalo. Frank Coleman, former Cap, opened on the mound for Toronto against Baltimore but was relieved by Lucas. Gumbert went the route the Orioles and gained a win over the Leafs. Line scores: R. H.

E. Syracuse .100 000 020 00-3 10 0 Buffalo .001 100 001 01-4 8 3 Fisher, Coombs and Legett; Harris, Lisenbee and Crouse. R. H. E.

Baltimore ..220 000 020-6 10 2 Toronto 100 002-3 6 Gumbert and Spencer; Coleman, Lucas and Crouch. HURRY! ACT NOW! RINGSIDE SEATS FREE (or cash AND TRANSPORTATION equivalent) To World's Championship Fight in New York MAX BAER VS. JIM BRADDOCK You still have a chance to win one of those free trips to the world's most interesting city and two price ringside seats at the Max Baer- Jim Braddock World's Championship fight in New York, June 13th. Fifteen winners every week until June 3rd. Winners who prefer CASH receive CASH equivalent of 2 fight tickets and 2 round-trip railroad and Pullman fares.

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MARROW SCORES WIN, MILLERS DEFEAT COLS Buck Marrow, the big righthander from Tarboro, was credited with victory yesterday as Minneapolis defeated Louisville, 4-2, in the American Association. A homer in the ninth gave the Millers the victory margin and enabled Marrow, doing a relief turn, to add a victory his record. St. Paul defeated. Indianapolis, 8-1, in the only other game played.

Cold weather and rain blocked other scheduled games. Line scores: R. H. E. Indianapolis 000 100 000-1 4 3 2 St.

Paul 000 170 00x-8 10 Louisville 000 010 100-2 6 7 0 Minneapolis 010 003 Tising and Thompson; Perrin, Marrow and George. CONFERENCE TO HOLD NET TOURNEY AT HILL Chapel Hill. May Southern Conference tennis tournament to be held Thursday, Friday and Saturday will find some of the best netters in the South playing on the courts here. Teams will be entered in the tourney by North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Duke, N. C.

State, and South Carolina. Carl Rohmann, Virginia, will be back to defend his singles championship won last year. Harvey Harris, North Carolina's No. 1 player and holder of the state singles championship, is one of the top favorites in singles. To Sponsor Medal Tourney All Amateur Golfers of State Invited to Play in Event Opening May 30 A three-day medal play tournament is planned for May 30-31 and June 1 by Carolina Country Club.

The tournament will be open to all amateur golfers of the State, and club officials are expecting the largest entry list ever to mark an invitational tournament in this section. Play will be on a handicap basis, with entrants assigned their prevailing home club handicaps. The tournament will be over 54 holes, with prizes to be awarded for low gross and low net scores. Fred Newnham, Carolina Country Club pro, is completing arrangements for the meet. Players desiring to compete are asked to municate with Newnham.

A nominal entry fee of $1 will be charged, and this will cover the full three-day program. The club has sponsored invitational medal tournaments the past, but play has been confined to one day. The tournament committee believes the three-day 54-hole event will prove very popular with golfers of Raleigh and this section. BASEBALL Today's Games PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Asheville at Richmond.

Portsmouth at Norfolk. Charlotte at Wilmington. NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis at New York.

Chicago at Broo' lyn. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia AMERICAN LEAGUE. Pihladelphia at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis.

New York at Detroit. Washington at Cleveland. Standings PIEDMONT LEAGUE. L. Pet.

Portsmouth 13 .650 Asheville 10 .526 Norfolk 10 10 .500 Wilmington 10 .474 Richmond 8 11 .421 Charlotte co 11 .421 AMERICAN LEAGUE. W. L. Pet. Chicago 14 6 .700 Cleveland 12 .667 Boston 12 9 .571 New York 11 .524 Washington 10 .524 St.

Louis .263 Detroit 10 .476 Philadelphia 14 .263 NATIONAL LEAGUE. W. Pet. New York 14 .737 Brooklyn 14 .636 Chicago 12 .632 St. Louis 12 10 .545 Pittsburgh 12 13 .480 Cincinnati 13 .409 Boston 6 14 .300 Philadelphia 5 14 .263 Results NATIONAL LEAGUE.

Pittsburgh 8, Philadelphia 1. Others postponed, rain. AMERICAN LEAGUE. Cleveland 4, Washington 2. Detroit 10, New York 4.

Philadelphia-Chicago, cold. Boston-St. Louis, rain. PIEDMONT LEAGUE. Charlotte 8, Wilmington 1, Asheville 8, Richmond 2.

Norfolk 7, Portsmouth 3. BI-STATE LEAGUE. Reidsville 5, 'Basett 5 (10 Innings, darkness.) Leaksville 7, Martinsville 1. Danville 5, Mayodan 1. Mt.

Ally rain. SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION. Atlanta 6, Chattanooga 3. Memphis 8, Birmingham New Orleans 5, Little Rock 4. Nashville 8, Knoxville 1.

PACIFIC LEAGUE. Los Angeles Seattle 3. Missions 6, Oakland 4. INTERNATIONAL, LEAGUE. Baltimore 6, Toronto 3.

Others postponed, rain. AMERICAN ASSOCIATION. St. Paul 8, Indianapolis 1. Minneapolis 4, Louisville 2.

Others postponed, rain, cold. Probable Pitchers NATIONAL LEAGUE. St. Louis at New York (2)-P. Dean vs.

Castleman: J. Dean vs. Schumacher. Chicago at Brooklyn (2)-Carleton vs. Benge: French vs.

Babich. Pittsburgh at Philadelphia -Hoyt vs. E. Moore. AMERICAN LEAGUE.

Boston at St. Louis- Rhodes or vs. Coffman or Newsom. Washington at -Weaver vs. Hildebrand.

New York at Detrolt-Ruffing Vs. Sullivan. Philadelphia at Chicago--Cain Lyons. Homer Hitters Home runs yesterday: Trosky, Greenberg, Indians Tigers The leaders: Ott, Giants 8 Foxx, Athletics Johnson, Athletics Bonura, White Sox J. Moore, Phillies J.

Moore, Giants League totals: National League .113 American League 95 208 Major Leaders major league to date: The leading, hitters in each Player: G.Ab.R. H. Pet. Walker, Tigers .13 56 9 23 .411 Foxx, Athletics 19 71 16 29 .408 Vaughan, Pirates .25 94 21 38 .404 Johnson, Athletics .19 78 19 31 .397 J. Moore, Phillies 21 18 16 28 .346 Martin, Cardinals .16 70 17 24 .343 RAIN ENDS MOUND DUEL WITH CLUBS IN 1-1 TIE Sanford, May Rain in the seventh Inning here broke up today an with exciting Sanford baseball and Asheboro tied at 1-all.

The contest was a pitchers' battle between Spivey of the locals and Bullings. Sanford made three hits: Asheboro made four. Seilman caught for Asheboro: Williams caught for Sanford. locals will play the 117th Field Artillery team of Fort Bragg here Thursday, PELS BEST TRAVELERS. New Orleans.

May Orleans blasted five runs off Porter in the second inning today for A 5-4 victory over Little Rock, YOUNGSVILLE WILL PLAY STATE HOSPITAL TODAY State, Youngsville Hospital baseball team team this will afternoon at 3:30 o'clock on Red mond. Youngsville defeated the Dix Hill team, 6-3, in a previous meeting. Bill Herring, former Wake Forest hurler, was on the mound for Youngsville in that contest. Woodlief, righthander, will pitch for State Hospital today. George Hall will do the catching.

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