Red Sox stop Yankees as Corhan sets world record
Boston defeats New York 4 2 to halt the Yankees four game win streak. Bobby Doerr shines with 15 chances at second base and four double plays as Joe Dobson limits the Yanks to four hits in seven innings before Mace Brown finishes. Foxx homers and DiMaggio drives in a run for New York while Cleveland ties for first by beating Chicago.
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Fleming's clutch single gives Indians 5 4 win over White Sox
Cleveland rally from four down to beat Chicago 5 4 in nine as Les Fleming delivers the dramatic single scoring Jeff Heath in the ninth. Dean earns win over Ross in a tense pennant race clash that puts the Indians in a first place tie with the Yankees.
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Passeau Outlasts Derringer in Cubs 11th Victory
Claude Passeau pitched a strong game to outlast Paul Derringer as the Chicago Cubs defeated the Cincinnati Reds 5-4 in eleven innings. Charley Gilbert delivered a pinch hit RBI single in the eleventh, driving in Lou Stringer who had reached on a double and advanced on Babe Dahlgren's safe hit. The Reds opened scoring with two in the fourth, added a homer by Bert Haas, and took a seventh-inning run on Derringer's single. Cubs rallies included Dallessandro and Cavarretta doubles and a timely bunt single by Stan Hack in the eighth to tie the score.
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Wood Victory To Requested in Jamaica Wood Memorial
Ben Whitaker's Requested won the Wood Memorial at Jamaica, solidifying a tangled Derby picture. Apache faded to third as Bleu D'or surged to miss the winner by a nose, in front of 36,785 spectators and a record mutuel pool of 1,822,832 dollars. Requested paid 11.40 for a 2-dollar win, with Bleu D'or 16.40 and Apache 2.90 for show. Colchis, ineligible Derby entrant, finished eighth.
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Iowa City Netmen defeat Franklin in tennis match at Cedar Rapids
Iowa City High School beat Franklin High 7 to 2 on Cedar Rapids Country Club courts. Notable results include Dave Danner of Iowa City defeating Jack Bell in No 1 singles, and doubles Roth with Cathcart beating Bell and Murtauch 6 2 6 2.
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Cyclone Polo Team Defeats Missouri 10-2 on Crowder Field
Iowa State's polo squad scored in every chukker to rout Missouri 10-2 at Crowder field in Columbia. Bob Jacobs led with four goals while Miller added two and Munson Maxwell and Ernst Black contributed for Missouri.
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College Sports Scores Snapshot From Various Matches
College baseball results include Maryland 11 over V M 1 in nine innings and Yale 4, with Fenn lows 12, plus Northwestern 1 and Purdue 3. Michigan fi. Rutgers 12 Lebleb 2. South Carolina 43 Erskine 1. Oklahoma and Kansas State 6 4. Wake Forest 0. Duke and South Carolina 5. Harvard 15 over Boston University. Tennis results show Chicago 7 Wisconsin 3 and Northwestern 7 Iowa 2. Notre Dame and Kentucky 1. Michigan 63 Purdue. Golf scores list Notre Dame 35 Illinois 12 and Michigan 27 Michigan State 7 with Ohio State 6 Michigan State 5.
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Dodgers Stay On Top With 4-1 Victory
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Philadelphia Phillies 4-1 as Johnny Allen and Dixie Walker starred. Allen logged three hits in his second win, while Walker cleared the bases with a first inning bases loaded double driving in three runs. Ben Warren prevented a shutout.
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High Jump Record Falls at Penn Relays Display
Dartmouth's Don Burnham outsprints Campbell Kane to win the two mile relay title at 7 47.7 as Penn Relays draw 35 000. Adam Berry sets high jump carnival mark of 6 feet 7 1 4 inches for Southern. Colgate dominates one mile relay with 3 16 6 clocking. York and Yale shine in field and hurdles.
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Girls Basketball Rule Changes Adopted by Iowa Union
Des Moines AP reports the Iowa High School Athletic Union adopts two changes for next season. A 245 to 100 vote allows defensive players to tie up the ball when a forward shoots. A 236 to 109 vote places ball in play from center circle after a score.
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Observers praise junior Legion players in Cedar Rapids
Orie Arntzen and Carl Wessels, veterans of the pro mill, watched Junior Legion teams here and praised their pitching, base running, and hustle. The notes mention Hank Edwards leaving Cleveland for Baltimore, Roosevelt hotel team’s practice game against an M and J league team, and other local sports chatter including golf and Navy assignments.
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Iowa State Netmen Edge Coe 4-2 for First Dual Win
Iowa State netmen secured their season's first dual victory by defeating Coe 4-2 at the State gym. Singles results include McAlister over Young 6-2 6-? and Gilley over Ball 6-4 7-5, with Donelson and Salzman also winning. Doubles saw McAllister-Ball beat Gil ley-Donelson 6-0 6-3, and Young-Salzman defeat McDermott-Woodward 6-1 6-1.
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Boxing of standings and results across major teams
Sports standings and results show Cleveland and Chicago leading in undefeated runs while Washington and Detroit close gaps. Saturday and Sunday schedules include Brooklyn, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, St Louis and New York matches with multiple games delayed by rain.
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Senators Clout Athletics 10-7 in slugfest
The Washington Senators defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 10 to 7 after two five run innings. Sid Hudson limited Philadelphia to ten hits while Stan Spence drove in four, including an inside the park homer in the third.
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Versatile Young Man Al Unser Starred During 1940 Night
Detroit AP reports Ti ger rookie catcher Al Unser played all nine positions in one game in Winston-Salem during a 1940 tribute night. He was honored as a versatile talent by the local fans.
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Ben Trickey Shines in Hawkeye Triple-Sport Debut
Iowa City AP Ben Trickey Marshalltown lad weighs 170 pounds and stands 5 9 He is the only major letterman in three sports at Iowa and projects a bumper next season in football basketball and baseball Trickey moved into a semi regular quarterback role by Iowa s second game forcing Al Couppee to share backfield duties with him for the rest of the season This marked a notable rise for a first year varsity player with three veterans ahead of him in the backfield Gerry Ankeny Dick Brecunier and Al Couppee
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Iowa Beats Northwestern 12-1 Behind Hein Strong
Iowa twirler Dick Hein held Northwestern to three hits in seven innings as the Hawkeyes hammered the Wildcats 12 to 1 for their fifth Big Ten win in six starts. Bill Welp drove in four runs with three hits while Iowa seized early control and led 7-0 before the eighth inning.
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East Des Moines and Davenport Share Drake Relays Class A Honors
At the Drake Relays East Des Moines and Davenport split Class A titles in track events. Davenport anchored by Clarence Bassett and Wally Peterson won the 410 and 880 yard relays with times 44.5 and 13.31, while East Des Moines dominated the mile and two mile races led by Henry Terrill Ben Mills and Martin Grandquist. Roosevelt edged East in a close mile battle as Cedar Rapids McKinley placed in events.
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Challedon Triumphs in Philadelphia Handicap Photo Finish
Challedon overcame a slow start to win the $10,000 Philadelphia handicap at Havre de Grace in a tight photo finish over Midland. The Brann champ ran 1 mile 1 furlong in 1 45 2/5 with Jockey George Woolfe, returning $8.40 $4.10 and $3. Cape Cod held third after leading to the stretch, while Midland paid $3.30 and $2.50 and Cape Cod $3.50 for show.
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Whirlaway Wins First 1942 Clark Handicap at Churchill Downs
Whirlaway, the Calumet colt, earned his first 1942 victory by nosing out Ronbarr in a photo finish in the $2,500 Clark handicap at Churchill Downs. The race for the spring meeting opener covered a mile and a sixteenth in 1:44 4/5, with Aonbarr third as Fair mond from Valdiia Farms trailed. Whirlaway paid $2.20 to win.
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Drake Relays Highlight Cochran Record Run At Des Moines
Roy Cochran of Great Lakes Naval Training Station set a world record in the 440-yard hurdles at the Drake Relays finals, clocking 52.2 seconds to beat Dale Kaulitz and other finalists. Ohio State led in several events as Drake and Iowa universities posted multiple marks, with Lee Farmer winning the 100-yard dash for Iowa and other strong showings across the meet.
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