Red Leader Confident on Reds Title Chase
Philadelphia Phillies host Cincinnati Reds as McKechnie’s club, in fifth place 11 1/2 games back, hopes to avoid a season sweep. Vander Meer may start for the Reds against Si Johnson or Cy Blanton while Gerry Nugent reschedules a rainout and Eddie Shokes joins the roster briefly for a farm stint.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Johnny Vander Meer
Phils
Bill McKechnie
Si Johnson
Cy” Blanton
Doc Prothro
Gerry Nugent
Reds
Johnny Hutchings
Birmingham
Eddie Shokes
Duke University
McKechnie
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Bill
Daytons Ducks Meet Zanesville In Doubleheader Action
In the mid Atlantic circuit eight teams rested last night due to wet grounds. Dayton’s Ducks face Zanesville in a twin bill while Springfield hosts Charles ton. Canton travels to Erie and Akron visits Youngstown in single games.
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Dayton
Ducks
Zanesville
Springfield
Charleston
Canton
Erie
Akron
Youngstown
Standings and signings in early baseball and college basketball news
National standings show Boston 4 St Louis 2 and Pittsburgh at New York with rain. American League lists St Louis 7 Washington 4 and Chicago 6 Philadelphia 1 as city matchups weather affected. Association notes Indianapolis 6 Minneapolis 5 St Paul 5 Louisville 4. Wooster College players Gernert and Hole sign Marines. two Wooster stars take Quantico exams. Six former Athletics join the Kite Sox.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Cincinnati
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Washington
Cleveland
Detroit
Association Indianapolis
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
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Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Wooster
Wooster College
Dick Gernert
Bowling Green
Gilbert Hole
Marines
Quantico
St Louis
Washington Ee
Association Club
Pet
Dodgers Take NL Lead With Win as Cards Fall
Brooklyn Dodgers move atop the National League by staying out of the net while rivals stumble. St Louis Cardinals drop a 4 2 decision to the Boston Braves as Cardinals infield errors spark unearned runs. Other NL games washed out by rain. Browns beat Senators 7 4 in AL action. White Sox beat Athletics 6 1 under Connie Mack night.
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Larry MacPhail
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Braves
Frank Crespi
Jimmy Brown
St. Louis Browns
Fred Haney
Washington Senators
Luke Sewell
Don Barnes
Comiskey Park
Chicago White Sox
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Thornton Lee
Lee
Sox
Cleveland Indians
Athens County Library Branch News and Local Visits
The Coolville Troy section reports Mrs May Tan Boray will lead the Athens County Library in the agriculture building but the book fund is short and the book track is discontinued. New weekly hours are listed with days and times. The item also notes many local visits and guest stays across Athens and surrounding towns. A brief note mentions rent increases for the Washington Baseball Club due to government workers, with one payment rising from 85 to 135 dollars.
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Coolville
May Tanborey
Athens County Library Service
NATS
Washington Baseball Club
Luke Sewell Replaces Haney as Browns Pilot
Luke Sewell, 40, Akron born former catcher and longtime Cleveland coach, replaces Fred Haney as manager of the seventh place Browns. He signed a two year contract after Oscar Vitt was fired amid 1940 upheaval, with Peckinpaugh previously hired as manager and Sewell expected to coach at third base.
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Luke Sewell
St. Louis
Indians
Fred Haney
Browns
Sewell
Haney
Donald Barnes
Brownies
Washington
Luke
Immmediately
Alva Bradley
Oscar Vitt
Roger Peckinpaugh
Vitt
Oscar
Peckinpaugh
Bradley
Akron
Gehrig Funeral Private and Open Golf Dream Talk
The piece notes Lou Gehrig’s private funeral preference and mentions proposed fame turning Gehrig Stadium into honor. It discusses talk of a $50,000 golf tournament and Sam Snead aiming to win the Open, with Billy Conn as heavyweight figure, and Cincinnati-Cleveland Open memorial idea in Cooperstown. Frick and Harridge support memorial play.
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New York
Lou Gehrig
Yankees
Gehrig
Sammy Snead
Billy Conn
New York Yanks
Daffy Dodgers
Fort Worth
Tyrrel Garth, Jr
Beaumont
Ford C. Frick
William C. Harridge
Cooperstown
Sam Snead
Reds show slippage as experts predicted rally
Idaho Falls Post-Register notes the Reds sagging under team pressure while others capitalize on weak play. Bud Taylor, once feared in Terre Haute, now earns ten dollars daily as a Indianapolis boiler maker. MGM signs Maxie Rosenbloom for Ringside Maisie. Billy Evans may helm Milwaukee Brewers. Billy Conn indicted in Pittsburgh for speeding without a license.
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Bud Taylor
Terre Haute
Indianapolis
M-G-M
Maxie Rosenbloom
Maisie
Billy Evans
Milwaukee Brewers
Pittsburgh
Billy Conn
Louis
Plains Social Briefs Highlights Local Social Moves
Mrs. Wallace will attend the Great Council meeting of the Pocahontas Lodge in Columbus as a Kill Eagle Council delegate. Other listed locals travel fare includes Mrs. Alice Theisen and Elsie Misner, Millfield, plus several family and visiting pairs from Barberton Wiloughby Cuya hoga Falls Flint Michigan and Columbus. A birth notice for a daughter on June 2 and a serious illness of Mrs. Lyda Burge are also noted among local happenings.
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the Plains
Joe Wallace
Hazel Coon
Nelsonville
Columbus
Great Council
Pocahontas Lodge
Ohio
Wallace
Kill Eagle
Flint
Mich
R. C. West
Willoughby
Lloyd Thorne
Joe Pitts
Joan
Barberton
Harry Wallace
Don Nelson
Cuyahoga Falls
Local Residents Noted In Brief Notices
Luke Hardy and Mr and Mrs Oliver of Chauncey are mentioned along with Mrs Earl Haning, recorded as spending Tuesday in Athens.
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Mrs. Oliver, Chauncey
Earl Haning
Athens
League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
Reiser leads batting with 361, Moore of St. Louis has 39 runs, Nicholson driving in 41, Slaughter with 63 hits, Mize 15 doubles, Moore 6 triples, Camilli and Ott tied with 12 home runs. Frey has 9 steals. Williams leads Yankees with 424 runs, DiMaggio 43 runs, York 45 RBI, Chapman me Travis Washington 17 doubles Travis Washington 13 home runs York. Case steals 7. Feller tops pitching with 11 wins and 2 losses.
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Brooklyn
Moore
St. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Slaughter
Mize
Boston
Camilli
Ott
New York
Frey
Cincinnati
Williams
DiMaggio
York
Detroit
Chapman
Philadelphia
Travis
Washington
Cronin
Case
Feller
Cleveland
Women’s Golf Meet Carded At Cincinnati Country Club
Western Women's Open golf championship to begin on Monday at Cincinnati Country Club. About 60 to 72 entrants expected for 18-hole qualifying, with 32 medalists advancing to match play. Entries include Babe Didrickson Zaharias, Betty Jameson, Patty Berg, Helen Hicks Harb, Dorothy Kirby, Janet Shock, Dorothy Gardner, and local champions Dorothy Schildmiller and Martha Holbrook Platt.
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Cincinnati Country Club
Midwest
Martha Holbrook Platt
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Weatherman Upsets Play In Association
The American Association western clubs faced rain as five of 12 games were played. Indianapolis beat Minneapolis 6 to 5 to move into fifth place ahead of Toledo after Milwaukee’s game with them was washed out. St Paul defeated Louisville 5 to 4 with Ed Fernandes driving in the tying and winning runs with a two run homer in the eighth.
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Associated Press
American Association
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Toledo
Milwaukee
Ed Fernandes
St. Paul
Louisville
Records Expected To Fall At National Open Begin
The National Open starts at Colonial Club in Fort Worth Texas with top golfers seeking the scoring record of 281 held by Ralph Guldahl. Byron Nelson Benny Hogan and Texan rivals such as Jimmy Demaret Mangrum brothers Metz and Runyan compete as Sarazen Snead and Little challenge the field. A separate note says Stark County harness racing programs were rained out.
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Texas
Cow Country
Prac- Han Waumda
Uve Ivuius
Ralph Guldahl
Byron Nelson
Benny Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Mangrum Brothers
Lloyd and
Ray
Dick Metz
Guldahl
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FE. M. Daugherty
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Ralph Russell
Linworth
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Charlie Howard
Middleport
Ralph Chevalier
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Francis Robinson
Ivan Robinson
Carl Lockhart
Hope
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Charles Schaefer
Joe Blenkle
Idaho Falls Post-Register
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