Tobin Pitches No Hit Win For Braves In 2-0 Victory
Jim Tobin hurled the first no hit no run game since 1941 for the Boston Braves beating Brooklyn 2-0. He walked Paul Waner once in each of two innings, leaving him one shy of a perfect game. he also homered, and his feat earned league recognition. Walker Cooper delivered a ninth inning pinch hit double for St Louis to beat Cincinnati 3-2 as the Cards halted a slide. Across the league, Detroit edged Chicago 2-0 in 12 innings as Hal Newhouser allowed four hits.
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Major League Box Scores St Louis Cincinnati
Box score details show Cincinnati edge St Louis 3 2 with Verban Walker and Litwhiler contributing for the Reds and Verban Cooper Walker scoring for the Cardinals. Wilks earned the win with Shoun taking the loss in a 2 01 game time.
West Branch Dominates Cedar County Track Meet
Mechan ville West Branch won Cedar County track meet with 103 points, Tipton 60, Mechanicsville 40. West Branch swept 12 of 16 events led by D Rummels and W Rummels two wins each while Foster took two, Crock of Tipton claimed shot discus and football throw.
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Iowa Nine Bowl to Western Michigan
Ray Louthen a Navy trainee from Columbus Ohio pitched a six hitter with 12 strikeouts to lead Western Michigan to a 4 to 3 road victory over Iowa in the home baseball opener. Heokanson also threw a six hitter for Iowa but was less effective.
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Red) Louthen
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Another Iron Man in Chicago Bowling League
Harry Steers known as Chicago's iron man completed his 32nd straight year in the Randolph League without missing a series game or frame. He has rolled 2,870 consecutive games since joining a year after the league's organization.
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Illini Baseball Seeks Big Ten Title Lead in Weekend Set
CHICAGO AP Coach Wallie Roettger's Illini baseball team, tied with Michigan for the Big Ten lead, hopes to extend the streak in a two game series at Purdu e. Purdue and Northwestern meet Iowa at Evans ton while Wisconsin visits Illinois as the league opens. Illinois has 19 Big Ten crowns and opened the season by beating Ohio State 7-1 and 6-0. Iowa owns five games so far, beating Chicago twice and losing to Wisconsin and Michigan in a 7-0 and 20-2 doubleheader.
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Merritt Issued New Riding License by Jockey Club
The Jockey Club and New York Racing Commission announce Bobby Merritt will receive a riding license effective July 17 after an open hearing and court action over a 1942 ban for allegedly pulling a horse named Peep Show. The ban is lifted as Merritt has already been punished by a long layoff.
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Seahawk Nine at Muscatine Sunday in Iowa City report
The Iowa Preflight baseball team led by Dick Wakefield and Bob Steuber will face the Muscatine Indeans at Muscatine Sunday. Probable Seahawk lineup includes Netherland at second, Tourek at third, Steuber in center, Wakefield in left, Aires at first, Herbert Anderson at short, Brookfield in right, Harold Anderson catching, and Raniszewski pitching.
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York Rejected For Military Service By Pre-Induction Exam
Detroit Tiger first baseman Rudy Preston York was rejected for military service after a pre induction physical. Doctors ordered special knee X rays due to a seven year old injury that prevented him from crouching during the exam. Pitcher Forrest Orell was temporarily rejected and told to return in 30 days after bronchitis recovery.
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Traffic in Washington DC Tops 131 Percent Rise Since 1938
The municipal system traffic in Washington DC has surged by 131.1 percent since 1938, the last normal year, highlighting a major increase in urban mobility compared to prewar levels.
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AAU Bars Steuber Wakefield from Drake Relays
Dick Wakefield former Detroit outfielder and Bob Steuber Bears player were barred from the Drake relays by an AAU order. Both Seahawks track members were entered in the collegiate division but declared ineligible under a army navy AAU agreement freezing pre war professionals.
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Penn Relays Draw Many Service Aces
Philadelphia AP report notes 2000 athletes in Penn's 50th relay carnival under clear skies Two service stars, Pvt Al Blazis and Army Cadet Archie Harris, were ruled ineligible leaving Navy and Coast Guard runners as top contenders Ensign Ollie Hunter of Notre Dame then Columbia faces Cape May coast guard Lt Herman Goffberg and Merle Knox the Wisconsin standout as V-5 cadet at Penn in the two mile showdown.
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Preps Take Over Opening Card At Drake Relays
Iowa high school track stars lead Drake Relays opening day as 450 pupils from 44 schools headline a program featuring fourteen prep championships and two junior high races.
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Wartime college track set with 23 entries and key rivals
The university division will host 23 teams, five more than 1943, while the college division drops from 26 to 12 due to the war. Favorites include Notre Dame Navy, Iowa Preflight, and Purdue. Notable entrants include World record holder Cornelius Warmerdam in pole vault and Illinois’ Buddy Young in the 100 yards, with rivals Beaudry, Russell, and Alken among the main challengers.
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Boxing Bout Results From New Jersey and Massachusetts
Associated Press report summarizes two light boxing matches with outpoints and knockouts. Oscar Goade of Newark defeats Merbie Katz of Brooklyn by points. Johnny Walker of Philadelphia defeats Wad Dell Washington by knockout in Fall River Massachusetts.
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Milwaukee St. Paul clash ends Brewers winning streak
Milwaukee Brewers fall 4-1 to St. Paul on Thursday night ending a five game win streak and three straight shutouts. Minneapolis beats Kansas City 2-1 with Bill Davis lasting seven plus innings and Ray Uniak costly in ninth. Toledo routs Indianapolis 11-0 as John Whitehead earns his second win. Columbus defeats Louisville 3-1 to take two straight.
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