Feller under fire in Spirit of 1940s Cleveland coverage
Gordon Cobbledick analyzes Bob Feller’s mindset and distractions as the Indians lag in a five game skid. The piece questions if Lou Boudreau overuses Feller and notes Bob Lemon and Gene Bearden emerge as crucial, halting a pennant race reliance on the star pitcher.
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Sport Magazine
Gordon Cobbledick
Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Moreso
Navy
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Indians
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Bob Lemon
Gene Bearden
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42 Year Old Willie Pool Shows He Can Still Boot Em Home
Willie Pool, a 42-year-old former jockey now working in the Jack and Heintz cafeteria, rode a thoroughbred again at Ascot Park. He weighed 115 pounds and rode Take itfrome to a clear victory, proving the old riding touch remains.
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Paol
Earl
Cincinnati
Willie
Jack and Heintz
Ascot Park
Ascot
Itfrome
Plumbers and Motors Split Softball Duel in League Play
In Pomeroy Softball League action Rutland beat the Electrics 5-0 on a Bob Smith three hit shutout while the Motors topped the Plumbers 5-2. Stores and Brad bury lead the co leaders at 3-1 with Rutland and the Electrics dropping to 0-5 and 0-5 respectively.
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Bob Smith
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Voiselle Delivers Two Braves Wins As Lead Grows
Bill Voiselle pitched key relief and a late strikeout to help Boston overcome Chicago 7-6 in game one and win 7-7 tied game two with a walk, guiding the Braves to first place in the National League. Pirates, Cardinals, Reds also won. Indians halted by Red Sox. Athletics move closer in the AL race.
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Chicago Cubs
Warren Spahn
Pittsburgh
Pirates
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Ed Stevens
Stan Musial
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
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Glouster
Logan
Mingos
Baseball scores marathon across leagues with mixed results
Multiple games reported with mid and late inning rallies. Pittsburgh, Cincinnati, Chicago, Boston and other teams posted offensive bursts while pitchers like Fox Lamanno Hatten and Brecheen contributed. Notable comebacks included Boston overcoming a deficit to win 7-8 and Philadelphia edging Detroit 8-5 amid tight late innings.
Night games slate across majors with mixed pitching matchups
National League features Pittsburgh at Philadelphia with Riddle or Donnelly facing Dubie, Cincinnati at Boston Blackwell against Shoun, St Louis at New York with Pollet or Munger vs Hansen, and Chicago at Brooklyn Borony or Roe. American League games include Boston at Detroit with Kra mer against Trucks, Philadelphia at Cleveland Fowler versus Bearden, Washington at Chicago with Wynn versus Haynes, and New York at St Louis Shea versus Fannin.
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Hansen
Borony
Roe
Barney
Kramer
Trucks
Fowler
Bearden
Wynn
Haynes
Shea
Fannin
Straight Wrists Advocated With Little Loss of Power
Golf writer Claude Harmon argues for straight wrist technique over wrist snap, claiming accuracy improves when the club face stays flush with the ball. He asserts power is not sacrificed and emphasizes consistent alignment through the swing for better contact.
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Masters
Winged Foot Golf Club
Mamaroneck
N.Y
NEA
Five Teams Seek Places in NBL
Ike Duffy of Anderson Indiana Pack ers is elected NBL president. Five franchise applications from Louisville Des Moines Hammond Ind St Louis and Chicago were reviewed with action deferred to June 30 in Chicago. The current NBL lineup includes Tri Cities Syracuse Toledo Anderson Sheboygan Oshkosh and Detroit. Rochester Minneapolis Fort Wayne and Indianapolis left for the BAA.
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Ike Duffy
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Fort Wayne
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Basketball Association of America
Eagles Athens vie for HVL leadership in Nelsonville clash
Nelsonville Eagles unbeaten bid for the Hocking Valley League crown faces Athens at Nelsonville's City Playground. A 2:30 p.m. Sunday start, with Frank Nes as the No. 1 pitcher and possible duel against Jay Ingall or Ravenal Roberts.
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Glouster Miners
Athens
Nelsonville
Eagles
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Buchtel
City Playground
Jay Ingall
Ravenal
Roberts
Ohio University
Athens Club
Frank Richey
Mike Pitt
King Brady
Albany
Second Place Scrap To Open AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
Indianapolis leads 22.662, Milwaukee 0 and 37 22 .627 with 3 Bt Repamee 36 26 .581. Columbus 32 29 .525 and Minneapolis 29 32 .475. Kansas City 25 35 .417 and Toledo 2 6 .400. Louisville 21 44 .323. Schedule shows Louisville at Columbus, Milwaukee at St Paul, Kansas City at Minneapolis. Only games scheduled.
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Second-place pennant race opens with St Paul doubleheader
A lively scrap for runner-up in the American Association begins with a St Paul doubleheader tonight against Milwaukee and the Saints. Indianapolis widened its lead to 3 1/2 games after Toledo beat Milwaukee 6 5, while St Paul defeated Minneapolis 7 3. Columbus beat Louisville 8 4, and in exhibition play the Yankees edged the Blues 4 3 in Kansas City.
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Robison Docusen Welterweight Title Fight Postponed
The Sugar Ray Robinson Bernard Docusen welterweight title bout was postponed to Monday in Chicago. Boxers remain the top draw as fans anticipate a decisive championship clash.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Bernard Docusen
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