Phillies claim third straight win in doubleheader sweep
Phillies swept the New York Giants 3-2 and 3-1 to extend their season high three game winning streak. The day featured lively ball play with six homers across the league and notable incidents including manager ejections and a broken pitching arm.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Dragons
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Babe Pinelli
Boston
Mel Ott
Giants
Philadelphia
Art Fletcher
New York Yankees
Frank Frisch
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jocko Conlan
Forbes Field
Washington
Ellis Clary
Senators
Johnny Peacock
Boston Red Sox
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Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Spud Chandler
A’s
Red Sox
Bill Dietrich
Chicago White Sox
Rip Radcliff
Detroit
Chicago
Tigers
Rudy York
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Phillies
New York Giants
Greco Defeats Young In Montreal Lightweight Bout
Johnny Greco of the Canadian Army won a unanimous decision over Terry Young in a 10 round welterweight clash at the Forum. The bout drew 9,367 fans and about $19,000, with Greco earning two outdoor New York title shots this summer and fortifying morale through a broadcast seen across Canada and foreign fields.
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Montreal
Auxiliary Service Division
Johnny Greco
Terry Young
Forum
Greco
Dominion
Joling
Johnny
New York
Army
Army Athletic Fund
United States
Canada
Mike Jacobs
Young
Terry
New Yorker
Benny Leonard
U. S. Maritime Service
United Press
Girls break ground as first chair oboe in major orchestra
Lois Wann left piano seven years ago to take up the oboe. Dr. Fritz Reiner, conductor of the Pittsburgh Symphony, says she is the only woman in first chair in a major U.S. orchestra and that nine other women play in the ensemble. He notes the record number of female players.
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Pittsburgh
Lois Wann
Fritz Reiner
Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra
Reiner
United States
Soldier sews on private first class stripe at Fort Riley
Private George Illium hurried to his barracks to sew on a new stripe after a belated promotion. He measured marked and stitched the stripe on the back of his shirt. The contrast as he tried it in place is described with a light note alongside a brief Rome beauty reference.
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Fort Riley
Kan
George Illium
Wardrobe Display By Homemaking Students At Central Junior High
Homemaking students at Central Junior and Senior High displayed Wardrobe a travel exhibit designed by Texas State College for Women at Denton. Limited to fifty dollars the wardrobe suits a family of five earning fourteen hundred dollars yearly. Myrtle Jennings and Brownsville students surveyed 160 teenage girls to guide styling choices.
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Central
Texas State College For Women
Denton
Central Junior High School
Myrtle Jennings
Brownsville
Fliers Handholding Right Backed by Parliament
In London, MPs confirmed RAF personnel may freely hold hands or link arms with companions while walking in public. Sir Archibald Sinclair stated the order restricting contact was withdrawn after Walter Edwards pressed the issue in Commons. The report ends with an unrelated note on banana sugar content.
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London
Commons
Walter Edwards
Whitechapel
Archibald Sinclair
Archibald
Count Fleet’s Wild Morning Run Then Derby Triumph
Belmont anecdotes recount jockey Johnny Longden quitting on Count Fleet after a runaway workout. Trainer Don Cameron recalls spotting the colt’s potential as Count Fleet improbably sprinted an eighth mile in 10 25 seconds before a record Derby and Preakness win at Pimlico.
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New York
Johnny Longden
Belmont
Count Fleet
Don Cameron
Shanghai
Cameron
Pimlico
Longden
Johnny
Lavelle sees college game may disappoint fans less than feared
Fullerton quotes Jack Lavelle on football’s future as spring practice ends. He argues the college game could thrill spectators despite fewer coaches and older players, with more enthusiasm and less finesse. The piece notes wartime shifts and mixed youth trends in athletics.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Jack Lavelle
Jack
Notre Dame
Henry Picard Fires Perfect Pool Shot in Exhibition
Henry Picard, Oklahoma City pro and former PGA champion, struck a perfect pool shot in a golf exhibition in Wichita. His tee shot on the ninth vanished into the gallery and then into Mrs. John M. Coakley's raincoat pocket on the first bounce. Picard and Lawson Little lost to Wichita pros George Matson and Tex Consolver, 2 down.
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Wichita
Kan
Henry Picard
Oklahoma City
National P. G. A
John M. Coakley
Picard
Lawson Little
George Matson
Tex Consolver
Schoolboy Dash Champ Unbeaten in 37 Races
Charley Parker of Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio dominated at the Texas Interscholastic League meet in Austin. The 16 year old ran 220 in 20.6 seconds and 100 in 9.5, setting two state marks and surpassing national times while aiming to defend his unbeaten streak in upcoming seasons.
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San Antonio
Charley Parker
Pony Express
Thomas Jefferson High School
Austin
Houston
Southwest Conference
Max Minor
Texas
Max
Parker
Freddie Walcott
Rice
Harvey (Chink) Wallender
Lil Dim Mitt Guides Aggies to Conference Upset
Lil Dim mitt, coach and trainer for Texas A. and M., led the Aggies to an upset victory in the Southwest Conference track meet over Texas. The veteran has tutored two varsity squads and won two championships, serving as trainer and scout when coaching gaps appeared.
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Houston
Lil Dimmitt
Texas A. & M
Lil
Aggie
Dimmitt
Aggies
Texas
Noisy Harrison Street Horn Disturbs Neighbors
Residents on Harrison Street report a loud car horn blasting for an hour at 3 A M keeping the block awake. Police were not contacted and no cause was determined. The item ends noting that about five million pounds of dynamite are used annually in U S agriculture.
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Harrison Street
United States
Bill Keith Wins Amarillo Handicap Golf Tourney
Bill Keith captured the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association weekend handicap tournament at the Ross Rogers Course with a net 69 and a low gross 73. Rogers Teas finished 82-12-70 and Henry Pond 78-8-70 as other ball winners.
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Bill Keith
Amarillo
Ted Lyons To Pitch For U. S. Marines
Ted Lyons, longtime Chicago White Sox pitcher, now in the Marines, is slated to report to Chicago Navy Pier’s baseball team. Lyons posted a 14 win season last year and arrives at the Pier after weeks stationed there.
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Chicago
Ted Lyons
Lyons
Chicago White Sox
Navy Pier
White Sox
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