Bounding Home Triumphs In Belmont Race
The Belmont page notes Bounding Home wins and St Louis again leads the American League as Daily Fel Telegraph reports Bluefield sports events. The Bluefield playgrounds grow past 500 permanent registrations with hopes to reach a thousand by weekend as adult softball opens with Bluefield Va teams and officials including umpires Rogers and Mc Call.
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St. Louis
Daily Fel Telegraph Sports Bluefield
W. Va
Tony Lotito
Bluefield
Cronin Applauds Doerr as Greatest Second Baseman at Great Lakes
NEA reports Joe Cronin saluting Bob Doerr as the game’s greatest second baseman during a ceremony at Great Lakes. Cronin notes other legendary second basemen and discusses Cardinals and Redbirds players including Emil Verban, Mort Cooper, and Lonaconing-era pitchers while reflecting on wartime rosters and talent.
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Great Lakes
NEA
Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Boby Doerr
Boston
Billy Herman
Herman
Bluejackets
Billy
Cronin
Doerr
Lajoie
Joe Gordon
Ward Suoweenge Collins
Rogers Horns
Frisch
Rocking
Charley Gehringer
Mickey Cochrane
Virgil Trucks
Detroit
Pob Feller
Dizzy Dean
Feller
Bob Grove
Black Mike
Lonaconig
Ike Gonzalez
Pranch Rickey
Cardinals
Senor Gonzalez
Billy Southworth
Red Birds
Red Blazers
Emil Verban
Senor Gonzales
Lou Klein
Verban
Columbus
Sam Breadon
Terry Moore
Enos Sloughter
Johnny Beasley
Ernie White
Ariy
Erm
Rea Birds
Southpas
Howie Pollet
Alpha Breziee
Howie Krist
Mort Cooper
Max Lanier
George Munger
Suumener
Thiderch
Ted Wilks
Various Humorous Snippets From A Wartime Column
A miscellany of quips and anecdotes features a gardener's woes with weeds and neighbor’s chickens, water-pollution notes in Sicily, jokes about hotel waiters, Red Rolfe's comeback, Betty Grable, and a novelist on Allied raids. It includes political quips about Roosevelt, GOP, and reactions to war-time life with light observations and wordplay.
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Red Rolfe
New York Yankees
Betty Grable
Lovey Bill Dickey Sworn Into Navy as Lieutenant
Memphis June 3 Lovey Bill Dickey one of baseball's greatest catchers was sworn into the naval reserve as a lieutenant. The former New York Yankee star enters as a deck volunteer specialist through the Memphis office and will report to Fort Schuyler New York for indoctrination. Dickey 36 has been with the Yankees since 1927 and has been out of the game this year living in Little Rock with his wife and 10 year old daughter.
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Bil Dickey
Naval Reserve
New York Yankee
Memphis Office of Naval Officer Procurement
Fort Schuyler
N. Y
Dickey
Yankees
Little Rock
International League Scores and Missing Pilot Notice
Rochester edged Montreal 1 0 Toronto defeated Buffalo 4 3 Baltimore beat Newark 7 4 in games played Toronto won 4 3 in a second meeting Logan athlete missing from Logan West Virginia June 3 Mr and Mrs Frank Leslo were notified their son Alex Leslo 23 former Logan high school baseball and basketball star is missing in action His bomber disappeared over Germany on May 12
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Logan
W. Va
Frank Leslo
Rossmore
Wardogg
Alex Leslo
Logan High School
Loslo
Germany
Thompson Would Have Made Dough For The Government
New Orleans Pelicans skipper Fresco Thompson recalls his journeyman career across 11 clubs from 1923 to 1942 and his ties with Lou Gehrig. He reflects on minor league to major league moves, captaincy at Philadelphia, and near breaks with the Giants and Pirates while predicting his Southern Association club will perform well.
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Fresco Thompson
New Orleans Pelicans
Southern Association
Thompson
Grand Island
Nebr
Omaha
Kansas City
Pittsburgh
Buffalo
Philadelphia
Reading
Montreal
Ompson
Brookton
Philadelpha Phils
Centerville
Ala
New York City
Fresco
Lou Gehrig
Gehrig
New York
Hartford
Lewis
Pelican
Joe Cronin
Mule Haas
Pirates
Washington
Giants
John McGraw
Frankie Frisch
St. A
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Forrest Crane Clark to Navy Commission on June 18
Morgantown West Virginia June report. Forrest B Crane director of athletics publicity at West Virginia University has been commissioned a lieutenant junior grade and will report to Hollywood California on June 18. Harry Plash Clark former Mountaineers football star also commissioned an ensign and will report the same day. Athletics director Roy Hawley notes the grantorship of the guide director post is indefinite during Crane’s naval service.
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Morgantown
W Va
Sim Forrest B Crane
West Virginia University
Bee
Hollywood
Fiv
Harry
Plash) Clark
Mountainees
Clark
Cho Bears
Roy M
Hawley
Crane
Navy
Bi County Junior Loop Meeting Set Tuesday
Baseball enthusiasts are invited to a meeting at the Bennett Newbold office in Bramwell Tuesday at 7:30 PM. Plans will be discussed for the Bi County junior league schedule and the circuit expected to operate again this summer.
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Bowenfield
Hubert Rogers
Hap McCall
Matoaka Moose
Moose
Bennett-Newbold
Bramwell
Agai
Brav es Beat Reds In Eight Run Rally At Home
Nieman leads Boston to a 10 to 4 victory over Cincinnati Reds as Macon and Holm contribute key hits. Hutchinson and Javery anchor a nine inning pitchers duel with Cincinnati scoring late but Boston pulls away.
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Macon
Workman
Cincinnati
McGormick
Crabtree
S- Sea
Miller
Mueller
Walters
Ferguson
Ib i
Holmen
Nieman
Philips
Hofferth
Sandieck
Mutchinson
Bavoes
O Arrora
Williams
Pou
Pal Sandieck
Rune
Lay Arehall
Measner
Nienem
Sandrock
Pinge Williams
Miler
Wiliam
MetCormick
Hutchinson
Phillips
oBston
Javery
Hite
Loaingee
Magefurth
Dunfi
Stewart
Browns rout Athletics as Yankees fall to Indians in long game
In St Louis on June 3 the American League leading Browns defeated Philadelphia 18 to 8, with 17 hits including a bases loaded homer by Mark Christman and another by Frank Mancuso. In Cleveland the Indians beat the Yankees 5 to 4 in 13 innings as Lou Boudreau drove in the decisive run with two out in the 13th. Roy Cullisndine homered twice for Cleveland and Jeff Heath added another.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Phillies
Ron Northey
Teddy Wilks
Stan Musial
Walker Cooper
Whitey Kurowski
Danny Litwhiler
Musial
Cooper
Kurowski
Marion
Northey
al Jurisich
Pepper Martin
Puster Aeams
Litwhiler
Pallon
Eft Martin
Ee Straeerre Aks
Sanders
Sagnerese
Mus'al
Sss
Cbee
Peet
FE Wilks
Bergamo
Wilks
Hamrick
Adame
Wasdell
Northeyrton Stewart
Pimley
Mullen
Gérheauser
SF. Louis
Rope
Finley
Létwhiler
Adams
Gerheauser
Teher — Jurisch
Boggess, i
Ballanfant
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Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Giants
Virgi Davis
Vince DiMaggio
St. Louis
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics Today
New York Yankees
Mark Christman
Frank Mancuso
Indians
YANKS
Cleveland
Cleve
Tritians
Lou Boudreau
Kenny Keltner
Roy Cullendine
Jeff Heath
Cullendine
Yankees
Johnny Lindell
Mike Garbark
Ernie Bonham
Bill Tuber
Strinweies
Matthey
Lindell
Cave
D Milosevich
Begng
Johnson
Turae
Isnesssman
Sedo
Mondreau
Resco
Cullenbige
SRTE
Etereseevita
Keltner
Grant
Smith
Peters
Heving
Ileine
Kileman
Errer
Etten
Savage
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Heath
Garbark
Boudreau
Stirnweiss
Levy Lindell
Hackett
Milosevich
Rosario Keltner
Wleine
Klieman
Losingitcher
Zuber
McGowan
Stewart
Chicago
Bill Dietrich
Gordon Maltzberger
White Sox
Washington
Sox
Wynn
Dietrich
Maitzberger
Senators
Detroit
James Bucher
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tex Hughson
Joe Orrell
Bucher
Elon
Elon ‘Chief Hogietry
Boston Abrh
Munher
Esses
Fox
Rt Oes
Matkovich
T Tohneon
Nimens
Lwerr
Crenia
Wagner
Hughson
Myatt
Spence Huhee
Torres
Ferrefi
Ee Sullivan
Eee
Chicago Moses
Schalk
Tucker
Carnett
Seee & Clarke
Webb
Vaenee Maltaberger
Isd
Sen ‘Tucker
Case
Moseser
Wynnes
Kuhel
Weby
Schalt
Basser
Basle
Ftrikeouta
Maltzberger
Tihi Maltaberger
Wilaiteh
Bounding Home shocks Pensive to win Belmont Stakes final drive
Bounding Home, ridden by Gayle Smith, overtook Pensive in the stretch to win the 76th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Pensive, 1-2 favorite, finished second with Vandy third as Platter pulled up lame. Bounding Home paid $34.70 for the win in a crowd of 34,233, with a season total wagering near 2.9 million and attendance about 625,683.
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Une
Pensive
Belmont Park
Warren Wright
William Ziegler
Gayle Smith
Donald H. Peters
Vandy
George D. Widener
Cioes
Platter
Free Lance
Boy Knight
Widener
McCreary
Ziegler
Espino
National League Results and Today’s Doubleheaders
Yesterday’s NL results saw Pittsburgh beat Philadelphia 7-4 and Brooklyn rout Chicago 4-0 while New York edged St Louis 6-4 and Boston tied Cincinnati 4-4. Today each team plays two games including Pittsburgh at New York and Chicago at Brooklyn.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Muelier
Sewell
Kyie
Voinelle
Derringer
Erickson
Gregg
Flowers
Shounse
Carter
Andrews
Barrett
Gumbert
Lee
Sports score brief from city games
Boston 11 Detroit L Chicago 5 Washington 3 St Louis 18 Philadelphia Cleveland 5 New York 4 (13)
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Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Basketball Matchups Include New York and Boston Foes
A sports page lists multiple upcoming games with pairs of players for teams New York Cleveland Boston Detroit Washington Philadelphia and St Louis. Rosters show records like 8-3 5-1 4-5 and 4-3 across games.
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Rube Blanks
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Bounding Home
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Tvenes Osten Oaeee
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