Cindermen Host Cincinnati Thin Clads Today
Coach Roy Pille's track squad welcomes Cincinnati in a 3 p.m. meet rescheduled to help students attend baseball games and allow merchant attendance. Seven veterans return plus two new starters. Ohio aims for its first cinder victory after a 70-61 loss to Pittsburgh. Willie Stargo and Chris Stefan headline Cincinnati entries with strong sprint and distance showings.
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Sy Don Hoyt
Roy Pille
University of Cincinnati
West Virginia University
Pille
University of Pittsburgh
Couglas Hendley
Painesville
Doug Bitter
Chuck Laeger
Charlie Oss
Stewart
Don Puthoff
Hamilton
Pitt
Ohio
Marl
Bob Owens
Clair Berry
Bill Cowden
Lakewood
Harry Cox
Danvile
Cincinnati
Cincy
Willie Stargo
Mac Bass
Chris Stefan
Dayton
Panthers
Gordon Cox
Cleveland
Bob Ralls
Kordeda Bridgeport
Conn
Seeman Rose
Eric
Bob Hanna
Mt. Lebannon
Knock Down the Favorite Heads Derby Delirium in Derby City
Louisville readers watch as the Knock-Down-the-Favorite club handicaps the Kentucky Derby amid withdrawals and open betting. Dark Jungle rises as a potential upset while Lord Boswell is flagged as the clear top entry with others like Ripper Hampden and Spy Song in the mix. The scene centers on Churchill Downs and the race scheduled for May 4 with owners Warren Wright and trainer Ben Jones amid the scramble.
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Sid Feder
Louisville
Lord Boswell
Lord B
Handy Earl Sande
Stasehand
Warren Wright
Ben Jones
Plain Ben
Dick Thompson
Col
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Eddie Arcaro
Main Chance Farm
Hampden
Spy Song
Boston Breeder Wins Suffolk Downs Control Bid
After a spirited auction lasting about 12 minutes, John C. Pappas of Boston bought the controlling interest of Suffolk Downs and the Eastern Racing Association stock for 53,600,110.
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Boston
John C. Pappas
Suffolk Downs
Eastern Racing Association
Newark and Marion Triumph In Rain-Shortened Ohio State League
Rain washed out half the Ohio State League program but Newark beat Zanesville 3 2 in seven innings and Marion Cardinals defeated Lima 4 2 to split their series. Springfield and Richmond games were rained out leaving them tied for first with 10–1 records. Parton pitched seven innings with eleven strikeouts for Newark. Lima and Zanesville errors and walks aided the outcomes.
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Ohio State League
Newark
Zanesville
Dodgers
Marion
Cardinals
Lima Terriers
Joep
Richmond
Middletown
Springfield
Dayton
Jim Parton
Parton
Steinberg
Steinberg and
Horner
Trade and Bicknski
Lima W
Jenkins
McLeod
Roseberry and
Rapp
Ensign Hanover Wins Two Straight at Santa Anita
Ensign Hanover the undefeated pacer for Castleion Farms won a mile race at the Santa Anita Harness meet in 2 03.2. The three year old star returned 5320 straight Axemite of the Plainfield N J Newport stock farm captured the featured mile and one sixteenth trot paying 4 60 to win.
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Arcadia
Calif
Ensign Hanover
Castleion Farms
Santa Anita
Star
Plainfield
N. J
Newport Stock Farm
No-Hit Wait Ends as Burdette Shuts Out Bishops
Ohio University pitcher Charles Burdette tossed seven innings of hitless ball to blank the Ohio Wesleyan Bishops 9 to 0 on the Bishop diamond. Burdette allowed four infield singles, struck out 21 in 23 innings this season, and has three wins including the Marietta and Ohio State games.
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Phil Hallman Kiigure
Wen
Peden
Ohio University
Peder
Bruce
Otterbein
Charles
Chuck” Burdette
Akron
Ohio Wesleyan Bishops
Bishop Diamond
Ace Moundsman
Wesleyan
Burdette
Chuck
Bobcats
Marietta
Ohio State
West Virginia Mountaineers
John Jurkevic
Canton
Mountaineers
Budette
Huling
Muskingum
Cincinnati
Yesterday's Stars Shine in MLB Victories
Dick Whitman of the Dodgers, George Metrovich of the Red Sox, Tommy Henrich of the Yankees, Tke Pearson of the Phillies, and Sam Chapman of the Athletics starred in wins. Whitman and teammates edged the Cubs 3-1, Metrovich sparked Boston to a 13-1 rout of Detroit, Henrich drove in four as New York beat Cleveland 6-3, Pearson pitched a shutout as Philadelphia beat Pittsburgh 7-0, and Chapman homered to lift Oakland 3-2 over St. Louis.
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Dick Whitman
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
George Metrovich
RED Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Tommy Henrich
Yankees
Cleveland’s. Indians
Tke Pearson
Phillies
Marines
Phils
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Sam Chapman
Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Chapman
A’s
Naval Air Corps
Mackien
University of California
Sam
MecCormick
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ike Pearson
Bucs
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
George
Cat) Metkovich
Thunder
Ted Williams
Rudy York
Bobby Doerr
Tiger
Sox
Dave (Boo) Ferriss
Charlie
Red) Ruffing
New York Yankees
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Gon
McCarthey
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Harold Gregg
Dick Whiteman
New York Giants
Cardinals
Boston Braves
Big Bill's Arch Tennis Rival Dead
William Johnston once known as Little Billy Johnston, rival of William Tilden, died of a heart attack at 51 in his San Francisco home. He retired in 1927 and later led a brokerage firm, having helped the U S Davis Cup team reclaim the title from Australia in the mid 1920s.
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San Francisco
William
Little Billy Johnston
Big Ball
U.S
Australia
Baseball Scores From Yesterday's Results
In the American Association no games were scheduled. National League games saw Philadelphia defeat Pittsburgh 8 0 and Brooklyn beat Chicago 3 1 while New York lost to St Louis due to rain. American League results included New York 6 Cleveland 3 and Boston 18 Detroit 1 with Chicago at Washington and Philadelphia 3 St Louis 2 noted as rain affected.
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American Association
Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Today's Games with Probable Pitchers Listed
A schedule of seven matchups with listed probable starters: Columbus at Milwaukee Kosio for New York at St Louis Martin either Highe for Brooklyn or Chipman at Chicago and Joe for Boston at Cincinnati Gumibert. Judd for Philadelphia at Pittsburgh Ostermmeller, Ir soon for Cleveland at New York Chandler, Trout for Detroit at Boston Hughson, Kramer for St Louis at Philadelphia Besse. Only games scheduled.
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American Association
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
New York
Kosio
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Highe
Chicago
Chipman
Boston
Joe
Cincinnati
Gumibert
Philadelphia
Judd
Pittsburgh
Ostermmeller
Cleveland
Ir Soon
Chandler
Detroit
Trout
Hughson
Kramer
Besse
Perfect Fit U S Dream and a New Size Revolution
Washington report details a government led initiative likened to a Manhattan Project to create universal clothing sizes. Apparel expert Lonie Mansfield explains plans to abandon age limits and tailor garments to fit every man woman and child, reshaping the apparel industry.
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Washington - LT
Manhattan Project
Mansfield Lonie
Bureau of Standards
Lonié
Derby mud and Marine Victory loom in Kentucky notes
Fullerton surveys Churchill Downs mud ahead of Saturday’s Derby. Marine Victory, once deemed unsound, shows how unpredictable favorites can be. In Louisville notes, Armored breeding bids and football workouts mix with college spring plans and pro team moves.
League Leaders Digest From Associated Press
The report lists top hitters and pitchers by league with names such as Wietelmann Boston Herman Brooklyn Musial St Louis and Schoendienst St Louis on batting and runs. It covers leaders in hits runs batted in home runs and pitching with teams including Brooklyn St Louis Boston New York and Philadelphia.
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Associated Press
Wietelmann
Boston
Herman
Brooklyn
Witek
New York
Hopp
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Stevens
Miller
Cincinnati
Musial
Walker
Lanier
Joyce
Sain
Keller
Wagner
Pesky
Williams
Doerr
Etten
Spence
Washington
DiMaggio
Chapman
Philadelphia
Chandler
Dobson
Harris
White Crest SB Team Seeks Out of Town Opponents
The White Crest softball team has organized a fast pitch squad and seeks home and home games with visiting teams. Interested teams should contact Bob Cooley at 16 N Shafer St Athens Ohio or call Tel 26041.
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White
Bob Cooley
N. Shafer St
Athens
Ohio
Albany Grange to confer degrees May 11 in meeting
Albany Grange officials announced that first and second degrees will be conferred on a class of candidates at the Albany Grange meeting on May 11 at 8 30 p m The Grange also plans an open meeting for all service men Saturday evening May 4 in the High School Auditorium Recent activities yielded income of 35 with a donation to the Athens County Crippled Children's Fund A program was presented by Charles Shaver and his class including Lawrence Bean Joan Whales and Billy Munn.
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Albany
Albany Grange
Grange
Athens County Crippled Children's Fund
Charles Shaver
Lawrence Bean
Joan Whales
Billy Munn
Chapman McCormick Park Philly Nines in Opening Form
Philadelphia fans pin hopes on Sam Chapman and Frank McCormick as Athletics and Phillies post early wins. Chapman homered in a 3 2 victory over the Browns while McCormick contributed a second homer in a 8 0 win over the Pirates.
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Chapman
McCormick ’S Park
Philly
Joe Reichler
Philadelphia
Athletics
Phillies
Sam Chapman
Frank Andrew McCormick
Fire at Arlington Park Kills 22 Horses
A barn fire at Arlington Park in Arlington Heights destroys 22 Maine Chance Farm horses valued at about $500,000. Two stable ponies also perish while seven horses are saved, including Beau Gay and War Date. Some horses remain unidentifiable as investigators confirm losses.
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Chicago — LY
Arlington Park Race Track
Arlington Heights
Maine Chance Farm
Elizabeth Graham
Beau Gay
War Date
Chicago
Joe Luddy
Gay Emperor
Luddy
Sportsmen to Hold Gripe Session in Jackson May 12
Sportsmen from 13 southeastern Ohio counties will meet in Jackson on May 12 under the Jackson County Farmer-Sportsmen Conservation League for a gripe session. State Conservation Commissioner H. A. Rider and department heads will attend to hear protests and suggestions on conservation and sports conditions. A key issue expected is dissatisfactions with unequal distribution of game stock and the locations of forests parks and lakes across Adams Brown Highland Scioto Pike Ross Hocking Vinton Jackson Lawrence Gallia Meigs and Athens counties.
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Jackson
Ohio
Jackson County Farmer-Sportsmen Conservation League
H. A. Rider
Sporsmen
Jackson County League
Adams
Brown
Highland
Scioto
Pike
Ross
Hocking
Vinton
Lawrence
Gallia
Meigs
Athens
Longest Canal in China Traverses Vast Coastal Plain
The Grand Canal of Yun Ho in China stretches for about a thousand miles, making it the longest artificial waterway in the world and a historic artery across the coastal plains.
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Yun Ho
China
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