Gardella the Screwball Star of the Giants Era
Danny Gardella, once Beckley Bengals outfielder, gains fame with the New York Giants as a colorful screwball. Described as a 24 year old bundle of muscle, he brings unexpected flair from a nontraditional route through baseball and keeps teammates smiling with off field antics.
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Gardella Boys
Danny
Beckley Bengals
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Young
New York News
Gardella
Giants
Dandy Dan’s Prom Night and Gardella’s Bold Encounters
A high school girls prom in Pittsburgh features Dandy Dan and Gardelia performing in the Giants stopover hotel. Gardella entertains with Indian Love Call until the principal asks Dan to leave. Anecdotes recount Dan at Chase Hotel dining on pancakes and a roommate’s shock at Gardella shaving with a razor blade. Dan is single and 4 F due to a punctured eardrum.
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Pittsburgh
Gardelia
Danny
St. Louis
Gardella
Milcave Wins Second of Three Trials at Charles Town
Milcave ridden by Bobby Edens won the Mercer purse feature at Charles Town, defeating Ran die's Queen by two lengths in a six horse field. Randie's Queen paid $4.60, with Dabby Dallas in third as the crowd of about 3,000 watched the sprint distance in 1 1925. The daily double paid $27.40.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Arthur
Moore
Jockey Club Plant
Mileave
Bobby Edens
Froms
Dr. G. Strother
Randie
Queen
Th C. P. Sowers
Dabby Dallas
Milave
Calvacache
Mrs. Lewis
James B. Lindsay
Stan Hack to Leave Ranch and Return to Cubs
Cubs veteran Stan Hack plans to retire from baseball and return to the club to play third base after tending his Oregon ranch. Cubs vice president Jim Gallagher said Hack will join in about a week, following his decision after batting .289 last season and his 12th year with the Cubs.
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Stan Hack
Cage Cub
Oregon
Jim Gallagher
Cub
Hack
Cubs
Gallagher
Chicago
Lee Patton Named Recreation Director for Princeton
Lee Patton, Princeton high school coach, will supervise the town playgrounds this summer. Rev. Warren T. Carr, chairman of the community recreation committee, announced the appointment. Knob school, Thorn school premises, and a local post office lot will be used, with equipment ordered and likely installed this week.
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Lee Patton
Princeton
Warren T. Carr
Knob
Thorn
Chief Hogsett Granted Release By Detroit
Elon Chief Hogsett, veteran pitcher, was released by the Detroit American League club and headed to Minneapolis to rejoin the American Association Millers. He finished the season with Minneapolis last year, played for the Tigers this spring, but appeared in only five innings.
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Detroit
Detroit American League Baseball Club
Elon
Hogsett
Minneapolis
American Association Millers
Tigers
Tebbetts Finds Efficient Farm System For Waco Air Field
Birdie Tebbetts, famed Detroit catcher, runs a military baseball farm system at Waco Army Air Field. The intramural squad has won most games, produced players like Sid Hudson and Hoot Evers, and offers easy recruitment with no scouting or contracts. Players balance army duties with baseball duties.
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Waco
Tex
Birdie Tebbetts
Detroit Tigers
Army
Efaie Yument
Waco Army Air Field
Birdie
Tebbets
al Kasparek
WAAF
Pat Padgett
George Delk
Tebbetts
Sid Hudson
Washington
Buster Mills
Hoot Evers
Tigers
Bravery Medal Honors War Hero Footsie Britt
Fayetteville Arkansas June 5 The general crowns Maurice L Footsie Britt with the Medal of Honor before 6000 at the University of Arkansas stadium. Britt who lost his right arm in Italy says the honor belongs to the men in Italy the Pacific and those awaiting invasion. The citation notes he personally killed five Germans led 52 men and saved an entire battalion from entrapment and American prisoners.
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Fayetteville
Ark
Husky Arkansan
Maurice L
Britt
University of Arkansas
Italy
Pacific
Carlisle, Ark
Fort Sheridan Defeats Chicago White Sox 8-6 in Exhibition
Tiny Dutch Palmer hit a two run double in the eighth to lift Fort Sheridan over the Chicago White Sox 8-6 before 3,000 soldiers. Fort Sheridan outhit Chicago 10 to 7 as Essex Hawkins and Phillips shared catching duties.
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Port Sheridan
Tll
Dutch Palmer
Fort Sheridan
Chicago White Sox
Chicago
Port Teetttas
Haynes
Hanski
Castino
Essex
Hawkins
Phillips
City to Ship Additional Car of Waste Paper
The first carload of waste paper for June will be shipped this week, bringing total carloads to five since May. Captain Barton Baker of the Salvation Army reports May’s four carloads weighed 97,800 pounds, plus 16,256 pounds from schools, totaling 114,056 pounds salvaged in May. The collection exceeded Bluefield’s 90,000 pound monthly quota by 24,056 pounds.
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Barton Baker
Salvation Army
Chamber of Commerce Salvage Committee
Captain Baker
Bluefield
U. S. Victory Waste
Department of Commerce
Uipfield
Roanoke Autoist Forfeits Bond After Court No-Show
W. L. Cason, 32, of Roanoke Virginia, forfeited bonds of 15 dollars each on charges of reckless driving and driving without an operator or chauffeur permit after failing to appear in municipal court last night. He was arrested June 1 by Officer Jim Bowman on Princeton and Bluefield avenues and Mercer.
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W. L. Cason
Roanoke
Cason
Jim Bowman
Princeton
Bluefield Avenues
Mercer
Feeneys Pitcher Battle In Loyola Catholic U Game
Feene y of Loyola Baltimore hurled no hits or runs through six, then yielded two in the seventh as Washington tied the score. A disputed pitch widened the rift with catcher Knobby Harris alleged to be ejected by umpire Dick Williams after an onfield confrontation.
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Feeney
Loyola
Baltimore) University
Washington
Marylanders
Catholic University
Dick Williams
Knobby Harris
Harris
Ump
Shorty Hughes
Catholic U. Forfeits Game After Loyola Coaches Clash
The Catholic University wins by forfeit after Loyola coaches Gabe Poggi and Chuck Burk argue with the umpire over Harris's reinstatement. Feeney loses a possible win as seven scoreless innings remain unplayed. Rev. John M. Jacobs at Loyola ends athletic ties with Catholic U. over the incident.
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Catholic U
Williams
Harris
Gabe Poggi
Chuck Burk
Loyola
Feeney
John M. Jacobs
Catholic University
Brown
Dartmouth
Syracuse
Cornell
Bruins
Indians
Orange
Ithacans
Byron Nelson Grabs Another Links Record
Byron Nelson scored a four under par 66 to lead at the Fells Country Club course in Essex Fells New Jersey He aimed for a net 62 with Liam Reagan an 18 handicap partner as they won the club Red Cross benefit event by one shot over two other teams Nelson was the only pro to break par on the 6300 yard layout A 3000 strong gallery raised over 2500 for Red Cross with local clubs and players in attendance
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Birmingham
Gardella
Danny
Ott
Dizzy Dean
Gar
Giants
Pittsburgh
Johnny Rucker
Rucker
Essex Fells
N. J
Byron Nelson
Fells Country Club
Ecord
Nelson
Lliam Reagan
George Sullivan
Old Orchard
Walter F. Tellier
Frank Kringle
Sunnyfield
Wally
Ed Dudley
Chicago
Vic G
P. G
Jon
Level
Philadelphia
Y Sound
Dayton
Red
New York
Dewey “Snorter
Pennock Fails to Find New Phillies Talent
Philadelphia June 5 General Manager Herb Pennock admits a long-distance search for talent has stalled. He says he is unwilling to trade his own players and notes money is abundant but clubs seek players, while Philadelphia sits seventh with Wasdell and Triplett sidelined by injuries. Triplett expected back for tomorrow’s game at Brooklyn.
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Philadelphia
Herb Pennock
Phillies
Jimmy Wasdell
Coaker Triplett
Sampson Ruls Bosox 20 7 for 9th in Row
Sampson naval training center defeated the Boston Red Sox 20 to 7 in Sampson New York area June 5. Ray Manarel led with four hits as Sampson totaled 25. The game ended after eight innings due to rain with pitching by Johnson Partenheimer Terry Conroy Vander Meer White Ravich Metake.
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Sampson
N. Y
Sampson Naval Training Center
Boston Red Sox
Ray Manarel
Red Sox
Boston
Johnson
Partenheiner
Terry
Conroy
Vander Meer
White
Ravish
Metake
Luster Calls for Kickoff Reform in Sooner Football
Oklahoma coach Dewey Luster explains why he favored kicking out of bounds to avoid injuries on kickoff returns. He notes the play's danger, the need to protect limited personnel, and suggests penalties for outside kicks and use of a tee to gain distance.
Two St. Louis Clubs Show Them How It’s Done In West
St. Louis Cardinals and Browns led the west in decisive intersectional wins as part of the second east west series. The Red Birds won eight of their eight starts on the trip while eastern teams struggled. Yankees and Senators faltered on the first long trip. Detroit, Chicago, Cleveland and St. Louis topped the visitors with rough air for the east, while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati kept pace in the pennant races. The Giants surged to first division behind seven straight wins and a flurry of homers.
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Jack Hand
New York
Louis
Brownies
Southworth
Red Birds
Bus Invaders
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Yanks
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
St. Louis
Indians
St Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Harridge
McCarthy
Staneeess
Ocheween
Nationals
New York Giants
Louls
International League scores and pear ripening note
Baltimore defeats Rochester 4 to 3 while Montreal wins 6 to nothing. Newark Buffalo edge Syracuse 3 to 2 and Toronto beats Jersey City 4 to 2. A tip advises laying pears in a flat box in a cool dark dry place at room temperature.
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Baltimore
Rochester
Montreal
Newark - Buffalo
Syracuse
Toronto
Jersey City
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Waco Service Club
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Luster
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Meier's Wine Cellars, Inc. Wineries
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George Murphy
Joan Leslie
Ronald Reagan
Sue White
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