Count Fleet Heavy Favorite In Belmont Stakesrace
Count Fleet, winner of the American triple crown in prospect, is the overwhelming 1 to 20 favorite for Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. Deseronto and Fairy Manhurst stand as hopeful rivals as the 75th Belmont Stakes offers about 49 500 in gross receipts with Count Fleet aiming to add 38 000 to his career 214 960.
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New York
Belmont Park
Count Fleet
John D. Hartz
Count Ferbstes
Reigh
Belmont
Sir Barton
William Dupont
Fairy Manhurst
Accoins Deseronto
Man O’war
Deseronto
Pee Vet
Mrs. Hertz
Bolingbroke
Imont
Knight's Duchess S Wins Hoss Race at Charlies Town
Knight's Duchess ridden by Buddy Root clinched her fourth straight victory in a one mile and one sixteenth race. She led all the way, finishing in 1:47 3-5 on a fast track. The Daily Double payout favored Baltimore connections as O. S. Jennings, C. Reilly, and A. Kirkland won both ends. Tinto and Lady Jaffa won earlier events.
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L. Enoch
Bill
Anne
Knight
Duchess
O. S. Jennings
C. Reilly
Rainer
A. Kirkland
Monumental City
Tinto
Lady Jaffa
No Varsity Football At Vanderbilt This Fall
Nashville Tennessee June 4 Vanderbilt university will have no varsity football this fall Chancellor O C Carmichael disclosed wartime needs require no varsity team Some conference members have withdrawn from intercollegiate athletics Florida Mississippi State and the University of Mississippi are already out The Southeastern Conference includes Alabama Auburn Georgia Georgia Tech Kentucky LSU Tennessee and Tulane
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Nashville
Tenn
Vanderbilt University
O. C. Carmichael
Board of Trust
Vanderbilt
Southeastern Conference
Intercote Athletics
Florida
Mississi State
University O Mississippi
Alabama
Auburn
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Kentucky
Louisiana State
Tennessee
Tulane
Golfers Qualify for Governors Cup at Bluefield Country Club
Meagolers begin qualifying today at Bluefield Country Club for the Governors Cup final through June 11. Players must declare at the pro shop before 18 holes. All golfers enter first flight with remaining flights from defeated players. Handicap event directed by Rocky Scherr invites new players. S. Strader Jr. won last year over H. C. Lazenby after 44 holes.
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Meagolers
Bluefield
Rocky Scherr
S. Strader, Jr
Spencer High Coach Takes New Position
Spencer West Virginia June 4 Harry C Bud Shelton announced his resignation after three years as Spencer high school coach to accept the assistant coaching role at Parkersburg high He will be assistant to Coach J W Scott of the Parkersburg Pig Reds Shelton previously coached at Davis Elkins college for five years
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Spencer
W. Va
Harry C
Bud) Shelton
Spencer High School
Parkersburg High
Shelton
Davis-Elkins College
J. W. Scott
Parkersburg “Pig Reds
Dodgers Hammer Cubs 18 to 5 in Big League Rout
Brooklyn Dodgers walloped Chicago 18 to 5 at Wrigley Field as Rube Melton faltered early but Bobo Newsom locked up his sixth win. Dolph Camilli hit a homer and three singles, Arky Vaughan drove in five, and Clem Labine’s offense exploded with multiple base hits to seal the blowout. The Cubs bullpen struggle left Derringer knocked out after four runs.
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Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Aes
Paul Derringer
Cubs
Wing Field
Dixie Alker
Dolph Camilli
Bill Nicholson
Derringer
Dick Barrett
Dodgers
Rube Melton
Bobo Newsom
Camilli
Arky Vaughan
N Newsom
Barrett
Les Fleming
Galan
Macon
Fleming
Walker
Nicholson
Hock
Stanky
Merullo Herley
Glossop
Walmer
Martin
Cavarretta
Nicholeon
Novikoff
Dallessandro
Hernandez
Mer
Rons
Owen
Moore
Mellon
Inlan
Vaughan
Herman
Newsom
Bordagaray
Cavarretla
Flack
Marin
Owens
Camill
Brooklyn
Melton
Hite
Newn
Peni
Barrick Reardon
Goetz
Tine
Yankees
Browns
New York
Vernon Stephens
Joe Gordon
St. Louis Browns
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Brown
Armed Forces
Milton Byrnes
Mike Chartak
Harland Cuft
Brownie
Spud Chandelier
S.ephens
Long Beach
Calif
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Luke Sewell
Gutteridge
Byrnes
Hayes
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Stirnweim
Ef Keller
Lindell
J . Gordon
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Foe
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Murphy
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Johnson
Stainback
Stirnweiss
Gordon
Keller
Clift
Chandler
Ostermueller
Murphy O Onser
Los
Pirates Rally to Beat Mets 9 8 in Extra Rally
Vince DiMaggio hits a 457 foot homer inside the park driving in two as Pittsburgh roars past New York 9 8. Babe Barna belts a three run shot in the eighth to spark the late rally before 14 129 in attendance.
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Pittsburgh Pirates
New Yorkets
Vince DiMaggio
Babe Barna
DiMaggio
van Lingle Mungo
Bill Sayles
Prete Coscarari
Max Butcher
Cascavaret
Pirates
New York Abrhoa Ruckor
Écinsenssases
Jothoo
Ccs
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Lopes
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TORK
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Ruecker
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Barrett
Lopez
Coscaratt
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Ott
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Jurges
Russell
DiMaggio Barna
Coscarat
Witch
Butcher
Tansieonee
Balle
Mungo
Sayies
Ampres
Dunn
Maierkurth
Stewart
Baseball card brief with match postponements and scores
The American Association slate shows Toledo at St Paul postponed while Columbus at Minneapolis also delayed. Indianapolis beat Kansas City 7 to 2. In the International League Jersey City topped Syracuse 1 to 0.
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Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Zamperini Missing in South Pacific War Zone
Lt. Lou Zamperini USC track star and Olympic competitor is missing since May 27 in the South Pacific theater. He was a bombardier who led several missions and reported his plane was heavily damaged at times. Zamperini ran 4 08.3 to set the NCAA mile record in 1936 and helped the American team in Berlin prior to the war.
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Torrance
Calif
Lou Zamperini
University of Southern California
Anthony Zamperini
Washington
Zamperini
Wake Island
Berlin
Hitler
Eight race program at track canceled for reconditioning
Wheeling West Virginia June 4 The eight race program of the Wheeling Downs meet was canceled to permit reconditioning of the track. Mud on the Clubhouse turn caused by the January flood prompted the decision. To make up for the lost day the track will run next Monday.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Unclear sports results and upcoming games
Results yesterday show New York defeating St Louis 6 to 4 in 10 innings. Other scores include Chicago 4 Boston 3 and Cleveland 2 Philadelphia 2. Today slate lists St Louis at New York Niggeting and Chicago at Boston Lee plus Cleveland at Philadelphia Bagby, Detroit at Washington Newhouser, and Wynn.
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St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Petroit
Washington
We. Weneloff
Lee
Ve. Gon
Eveland
Bagby
Ve Wolff
Detroit
Newhouser
Ve. Wynn
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Hubtell
Rescigno
Cincinnati
Tobin
Walters
Higbe
Prim
St Louis
Kraus
Breecen
Gumbolet
Funeral Directors To Hold Meeting In Clarksburg
West Virginia funeral directors set a streamlined conference in Clarksburg for June 17 and 18. Plans emerged from a Monongashea Valley meeting led by Newell Hayman of Davis Funeral Home. No full conventions planned for the state association at this time.
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Clarksburg
W. Va
West Virginia Funeral Directors’ Association
Monongashea Valley Association
Newell Hayman
Davis Funeral Home
State Association
Detroit Rises to Second in Tight AL Race
The Detroit Tigers beat the Washington Senators 2 to 1 on two singles and timely ninth inning runs. Tommy Bridges and Dutch Leonard held the Senators in check until Johnny Gorsica earned the win in relief, with Rudy York and Paul Richards delivering key hits in the ninth.
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Detroit Tigers
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Tommy Bridges
Dutch
Johnny Gorsica
Bridges
Leonard
Rudy York
Jimmy
Higgine
Reame
F .Vsaccdes i Ae York
Bloodworth
Richards
Pareons
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D .S.cseseccere
Coreicka
Sccovecseres
SEN
Spence
Vernon
Naon
Triddy
Pullivar
Tricitanl
Moore
Hower
Cramer
Priddy
Sullvan
Sullivan
Vernor
Detroit
Balla
Gorsica
Leonard Gorsicka
Jenings
Gorsicka
Henshaw
Kerry
Rue
Nile Kinnick State's Gridiron Star Killed During War
Nile C. Kinnick Jr. Iowa football All America and Heisman winner was killed in action aboard a navy aircraft carrier. Enlisted in 1941 after Pearl Harbor, he was 24. His athletic honors included the Maxwell and Walter Camp awards and AP athlete of the year. his death ends a famed collegiate career and war service.
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Omaha
Nile C. Kinnick, Jr
Iowa
Long Edgeeenne
Nile
Kinnick
University of Iowa
Navy
Kansas City
Pearl Harbor
Downtown Athletic Club
New York City
Maxwell Club
Philadelphia
Walter Camp
Touchdown Club
Washington, D. C
Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Chicago Tribune
Kinick
Midwest
Europe
Federal Land Bank
White Sox Rally Past Red Sox In Tight 4 3 Win
Chicago tops Boston 4 3 as two early runs off Louis Lucier set the pace. Jim Grant and Curtright sparked the rally with Kolloway Moses and Appling contributing key hits before Lee Ross held Boston scoreless until the sixth. Cronin Partee Newsome and Kolloway produced late offense but the Sox held on for the victory.
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Chicago White Sox
Bost N Red Sox
Louis Lucier
Waiks
Jim Grant
Guy Curt
Kolloway
Wally Moses
Luke Appling
Moses
Joe Kuhel
Red Sox
Lee Ross
Roy Partee
Skeeter Newsome
Joe Cronin
Chicago
Ee Culler
Torker
Curtright
Appling
Es Khel
Maltaberger
Seeeveree Taher
Burtee
Ee Newsome
Lucier
Cronin
Garrison
Peracock
Terry
Kunel
Fox
Tabor
Newsrontfe
Lupien
Newsome
Doerr
Poston
Roes
Malteberger
Mite
Rase
Maltzberger
Lusier
Mpires
Grieve
Summers
Tine ‘Bs
Indians Trade Two Players for First Baseman
Cleveland ships Otto Denning and Eddie Turchin to Buffalo in exchange for Michael Rocco of the International League. Rocco will debut with the Phillies tomorrow, while Denning and Turchin join Buffalo. The deal carries no cash and aims to strengthen a slumping Tribe. Rocco is 27, married with one child, and hit .297 with 82 RBIs across 103 games last season.
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Otto Denning
Eddie Turchin
Cleveland Indians
Michael Rocco
Buffalo International League
Roger Peckinpaugh
Rocco
Philadelphia
Dennmar
Turchin
Buffalo
Peckinpaugh
Phillies Trade Sparking Fan Backlash Sparks Mixed Reactions
The June trade sending Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor to St Louis stirs strong fan reaction as Philadelphians recall past losses and question timing. Analysts debate whether Cox and Harris misjudged market value and the impact on the club and its supporters amid a improving winning stretch.
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New York
Bill Cox
Bucky Harris
Danny Litwhiler
Earl Naylor
St. Louis Cardinals
Phils
Philadelphia
First National Bank
Phil
Litwhiler
Joe di Maggio
Yankee
Yanks
di Maggio
Schoolboy Rowe
Babe Dahlgren
Johnny Krauz
Cox
Old Man Chalky Wright Floors Phil Terrane In Four and Wins
At Madison Square Garden Chalky Wright defeats Phil Terranova in five heats to advance in featherweight title contention. The Los Angeles fighter weighed 126.25 pounds, compared with Terranova’s lighter frame, and floored the Bronx challenger twice with a straight right before finishing in the fifth round. Terranova was carried from the ring, and the AP score credited Wright with three heats and Tarranova the other for the bout’s outcome.
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New York
Chalky Wright
Madison Square Garden
Phil Terraneova
Wright
Los Angeles
Bronx
Chalky
Frankie Pullam
Associated Press
California
Tarranova
Coronation Scot Train Given to U S for Army Officers
The Coronation Scot deluxe British passenger train, shown at the New York World’s Fair, is transferred to the U S government for use by army officers. Deed by R B White for LMS Railway says Major General Edmund B Gregory will oversee the quartermaster corps depot at Jeffersonville. The eight car train includes two coaches a first class diner two diners a kitchen a sleeper and a club car.
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Washington
New York
United States
R. B. White
Baltimore and Ohio
London, Midland and Scottish Railway Company
Edmund B. Gregory
Pemnens
Army
Trade talk stirs fan loyalty amid Phillies deal
A discussion notes concern over the Phillies selling prized players and questions whether managers Harris and Nugent revealed the hidden terms to fans. It argues fans deserve transparency to maintain loyalty and avoid misunderstanding about the deal.
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