Grapefruit League Leaders Duel as Exhibition Season Ends
Cards top NL with 24–11 record and .686, ahead of Phillies. Washington leads AL at 21–10. Six exhibitions draw 144,915, with notable games: Doerr’s 7 RBIs in Boston’s 19–5 win. DiMaggio, Grimes, and Robinson homer in Brooklyn’s 12–2 win. Ted Lyons helms White Sox 8–2 over Cubs. Athletics beat Phillies 7–4. Cards win 4–3 in St Louis. Giants rally to beat Indians. Cincinnati 20–12 in exhibition. Detroit 9–2 over Louisville. Baltimore beats Washington 2–1.
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British Champ Questions Plan to Beat Joe Louis
Bruce Woodcock, British Empire heavyweight champion, arrives in New York ahead of his May 13 Madison Square Garden bout with Tami Mauriello. He praises American food and his satin wedding suit, but hedges on beating Joe Louis after viewing Louis in the 1937 Farr fight, saying he could stand up to him but not sure how it would go.
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Theyre Lucky Washington Senators Home Stadium Housing
Griffith Stadium, home of the Washington Senators, faces a housing crunch as ten players have no place to live and improvised sleeping quarters were set up in the stadium dressing rooms.
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Ex-big leaguers in service rolls drop to 85 for season
Baseball opens its first postwar season with 85 players still in military service. Stars like Litwhiler Melton and Johnson are out soon, while Joe DiMaggio Ted Williams and Johnny Mize return to boost home runs. Major teams project strong attendance and a Yankees Cardnials world series vibe despite pitching concerns. Opening day features American league and National league matchups across key cities.
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Conn May Quit Ring If He Loses Joe Louis Bout
Pittsburgh report says boxer Sweet William Conn may retire if he loses the 15 round heavyweight title bout to Joe Louis at Yankee Stadium on June 19. A close friend says Conn has considered opening a Pittsburgh restaurant if his dream ends.
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1942 Champ Bowls Tonight in ABC Meet
Buffalo reporters note 80 teams seek to dislodge Milwaukee Heils as John Stanley of Cleveland defends the singles crown. Stanley aims at Ed Easter's 715, with Eddie Eggerding and Nick Zappa of Norwood close in doubles. Buffalo’s Gworek and Kmisowski pace with 1,860. Crimmins leads 10-year averages while Wilman and Day close in overall standings.
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Bowing to a Cedar Rapids Mixed Doubles Finale
The Cedar Rapids bowling season closed with a mixed doubles event won by Woody Stolba and Bernice Milligan at 1192. Stolba posted 615 with 45 handicap. Milligan totaled 577 with 51 free pins. Frank Kindl and Grace Buchan took second with 673 and 503 respectively. Seventy-three teams competed and prizes started at 25 dollars.
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Hayworth Jumps To Mexican Loop
Caught in a dispute over demotion Myron Hayworth of the St. Louis Browns moved to the Mexican league for a three year contract worth 12500 dollars per year. He joined Torreon while Mickey Owen managed his move. later Owen returned to the United States and then to Vera Cruz. The Pasquel brothers, who run the league, were reportedly feuding with veteran pitcher Van Lingle Mungo suspended last week. Hayworth played 56 games in 1944 for the pennant winners and hit .194 last season.
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Waterloo Youth Reaches Final In State Duck Call Contest
In the Iowa state duck calling contest in Des Moines, Charley Herbeck of Cent Rapids advanced to the final round but lost the state title to 15 year old Harold Trimble of Waterloo. Trimble earns a trip to Stuttgart Arkansas to compete for the national title. Other finalists were Bob Echelbarger 17 of Clinton Floyd G Rubey of Dubuque Bill Fenton of Sioux City and Harvey Knapp of Burlington.
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Olsen Keeps One Title at National A A U Meet
In Seattle 14 records fell at the three day women's indoor National AAU swimming and diving championships. Zoe Ann Olsen of Athens Oakland held the high board title but lost it by three tenths of a point to Patsy Elsener of San Francisco. Patricia Sinclair set a new 100 yard breaststroke American and meet record. Ann Curtis shaved three seconds from her own marks in the 220 yard freestyle. Multnomah A C swept the medley relay as new American and meet standard.
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Weekend Summary of Iowa Baseball Action Across States
Six Iowa teams played weekend games with mixed results. Iowa beat Bradley Tech 3-0 in Peoria as Jack Bruner pitched a three hitter. Iowa State lost 5-0 at Norman while Iowa State Teachers swept Washington University in St. Louis, 6-2 on Saturday. Luther routed Wartburg 17-1 in Decorah and Central edged Burlington Junior College 16-15 in a high scoring Pella clash.
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Red Peppers on Golf and Baseball Trade Secrets
Lawton Carver’s weekend column surveys pro golf griping over fewer invitation events and more publicity for stars like Byron Nelson. It also analyzes Yankees pitching depth with six top arms, noting possible trades and the impact of street-level fan interest on prize money and coverage. Cedar Rapids alum Roger Wolff leads opening day for Washington, with Skeeter Webb at Detroit and Keith tweaks at Cleveland.
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Giants Trial With Ed Carnett Nears Opening Week
The New York Giants faced Ed Carnett, ex White Sox outfielder, first baseman and pitcher, in a trial on Monday in Cleveland. Carnett had been released by the Indians Sunday along with left-handed pitcher Harry Fisenstat.
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Des Moines Golf Club Burns For Amateur Tournaments
Des Moines officials say the Des Moines Golf and Country Club was destroyed by fire Sunday night forcing the Iowa Amateur and State Women's Golf associations to locate new venues. The club would have hosted the July 8 Pro-Amateur, July 9-13 men’s events, and July 29-August 3 women’s tournament. Pro shop remains usable though locker rooms are unavailable.
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Coggeshall Dethrones AAU Handball Champ
Des Moines athlete Harris Coggeshall dethroned defending AAU handball champion John Carr with scores of 21-8 and 21-9 in Des Moines. Albert Cook of Moline Illinois won the class B title by defeating Ed Munday of Des Moines 21-4 and 21-17.
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High School at Home Course Offer Promises Diploma
A home study program invites 16 or older students who left school to obtain a high school diploma without interfering with work. The ad offers a free trial lesson and a 40 page correspondence booklet, asking readers to write American School, 1 Sc Dearborn St., Chicago III.
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