Indians surge closer to Yanks as season stirs
The Cleveland Indians beat the Washington Senators 8 2 to close in on the pace of the New York Yankees while the White Sox toppled the Yankees 2 1 in ten innings. The Athletics and Tigers played a 15 inning marathon with Ned Harris delivering the deciding hit. A national sports coordinator may be named by President Roosevelt within a month with Senator Mead named as leading candidate.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Senators
Yankees
Chubby Dean
White Sox
Dean
Ite Sox
Humphries
Joe Kuhel
Umphries
Yhel
Thurman Tucker
Ernie Kam
New York
Roosevelt
U. S
James Mead
Herbert Bayard Swope
New York Racing Commission
War Department
National Association of State Racing Commissioners
Swope
Washington
Turf Committee of America
Senator Mead
Buffalo
N. Y
Mead
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn Dodgers
Sam Weiss
Glassport
Pittsburgh
Jimmy Walker
Baseball Standings and Postponements Across Leagues
The day features postponed games among major matchups including St. Louis vs Boston and Chicago vs New York. American League results show Detroit defeating Philadelphia 3 2 in 15 innings and Chicago beating New York 2 1 with St Louis 6 Boston 4. Cleveland 8 Washington 2. Association standings note Toledo 12 Columbus 2 and St Paul 3 Minneapolis 1 while Indianapolis 5 Louisville 4.
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Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
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Philadelphia
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New York
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Cleveland
Washington
Association
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Kansas City
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Milwaukee
Louisville
Indianapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
Opening Night Triumph: Browns Edge Washington 8-2
Cleveland bats explode with 8 runs as Edwards and Boudreau drive in key runs. Haefner gives up 3 runs over 3 innings, while Dean earns the win with 3 strikeouts. Washington stranded 11, Cleveland 8, in a brisk 2 07 game attended by 11,402 fans.
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Sullivan
OEY
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lWynn
Scarborough
Haefner
Ooca Marion
Cleveland AB
POA Monkett
Fficcacene
Dean
Spence
Wynn
Rommel, Berry
Hubbard
Columbus Defeats Toledo In Extra Innings Baseball Game
Columbus Falcons outslug Toledo 12 in 13 innings. Zarilla, Weintraub, Boken lead with key hits and home run. Whitehead and Roe strong on mound. Epps, Bergamo drive runs for Toledo in a tense district clash.
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POA Young
Ncoeeee
Antonelli
Ad da Serer
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McLain
Garagiola
Beckman
Lake
Ja Stumpf
Boehringer
Toledo
Boken
Schulte
Pe' Ee
Gregory
Weintraub
Distorti
Ee Wood
iZeetia
Nnceee
Whaitehead
Dwantin
Roe
Whitehead
Epps
Zarilla
Wieczorek
Toljedo
Multi-player baseball standings snarl with scattered stats
The recap lists players from teams including New York Cincinnati Brooklyn and Pittsburgh. Names Keller Spence Vernon Frey Maynard Camilli Vaughan Sewell Allen and others appear with runs batted in hits home runs and stolen bases. The fragment suggests a league tally or box score snapshot with tied stolen bases and a 3 0 pitching record for Sewell and Allen.
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St. Louis
Keller
New York
Spence
Washington
Frey
Cincinnati
Camilli
Brooklyn
Vaughan
Maynard
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Allen
California Redwoods Depend on Coastal Fog for Moisture
California redwoods stay in the coastal range near sea level. They do not rely on summer rains for moisture, but on fog that rolls in from the sea to sustain growth.
Fullerton's Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
New York column cites Gabe Paul and Jimmy Johnston, note Reds' around the clock baseball offer and Ham Wibby's knockout list. Wibby praised, questioned for potential loss on points in rationing era. Post Office themed roundup blends sports and personalities.
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Gabe Paul
Reds
Jimmy Johnston
Ham Wibby
Jimmy
Promoter in Mexico City Lisbon Eyes Jacobs Base Ball Buzz
Senor Ginja in Mexico City and Lisbon seeks to interest Mike Jacobs in bull fight promotion around New York. Reese Hart notes Raleigh High School baserunners swiped 29 bases in two games. Dave Stender pitched three straight one hit games for Huntington Central High before struggles. Don Short shines for St Johns Prep allowing eleven hits in five games. Rumor of ex champ Fred Apostoli's death denied. Bill Diehl relays a Christmas letter from Fred about serving abroad.
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Lewis Burton
New York Journal-American
Reese Hart
Raleigh
N. C
Durham
Rocky Mount
Henry G. King
Huntington
W. Va
Dave Stender
Huntington Central High
Don Short
St. John’s Prep
Brooklyn
Fred Apostoli
Bill Diehl
Norfolk, Va
Ledger-Dispatch
Fred
Jions Top Red Birds to Split League Lead
The pace-setting Columbus Red Birds lost undisputed leadership as Indianapolis beat Louisville 5-4 and Toledo routed Columbus 12-2 helped by Al Zarilla’s bases loaded homer and Johnny Whitehead’s strong relief. Kansas City’s game with Milwaukee postponed, a doubleheader to follow. St Paul beat Minneapolis 3-1.
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Columbus
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Red Birds
Associated Press
Columbus Red Birds
Indianapolis’ Indians
Kansas City Blues
Kansas City
Johnny Whitehead
al Zarilla
Zarilla
Whitehead
Otho Niccholas
Wallie Eaves
Saints
Milwaukee
Cincinnati Mitt Show Fails to Draw
Promoter Benny Beckler tried to revive big-time boxing in Cincinnati with a six round main event featuring Jake Lamotta, who stopped Tony Ferrara in the sixth. Lamotta earned a $3,000 guarantee with Ferrara, but only $1,624 was donated toward the revival effort, far short of expectations.
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Benny Beckler
Jake Lamotta
Bronx
Tony Ferrara
Brooklyn
Becker
la Motta
Ferrara
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