Major League Action Over Memorial Weekend Sees 371713 Attend
Memorial day stretch reshuffles the standings as 39 games draw 371,713 fans. Yankees split with White Sox. Dodgers drop a 7-0 opener to St. Louis with Mort Cooper one hitter. Indians and Senators battle to a draw. Red Sox sweep Browns. Phillies slip after western trip.
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Aseball
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
St. Louis
Mort Cooper
Billy Herman
Cooper
Cardinals
Harry Brecheen
Brooklyn
Redbirds
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Sox
Joe Gordon
Charley Keller
Yanks
Yankee Stadium
New York
Cleveland
White Sox
Washington
Indians
Senators
Alex Carrasquel
Earl Center
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Roger Wolff
A’s
Boston Braves
Pittsburgh Pirates
Jim Tobin
Bob Klinger
Braves
Pirates
Cincinnati
Reds
New York Giants
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cubs
Phillies
Dimaggio Leads Santa Ana Past Long Beach Ferry Command
Joe Dimaggio extended his hitting streak to twelve games as Santa Ana army air base beat the Long Beach ferry command 5 to 3. Big Red Ruffing was the losing pitcher in the contest.
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Santa Ana
Calif
Ins
Joe Dimaggio
New York Yankee
Santa Ana Army Air Base
Long Beach
Johnny Allen’s Assault on Ump Slightly Goofy
The incident led to Johnny Allen receiving $200 fine and 30 days in jail after he assaulted Umpire George Barr. The piece argues on baseball integrity, praising umpires and law and order on the field, noting manager Leo Durocher’s restraint and Frick’s potential balk reference.
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Johnny Allen
Ump
Whitney Martin
New York
George Barr
Barr
Ernie Quigley
Allen
Bart
Leo Durocher
Army
Navy
Marines
Ford Frick
Don Bingo Wins Suburban Handicap At Belmont Park
The South American colt Don Bingo wins the Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park in 2 01 5, beating Market Wise who was disqualified. Crosby’s horse earns 27 600 and attracts a crowd of 47 083 setting a national betting record while war relief donations reach 115 000.
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New York
Bing Crosby
Bing
Don Bingo
Belmont Park
Bob Hope
Jay C. Flippen
Market Wise
Louis Tufano
William Helis
J. M. Roebling
Lochinvar
Crosby Comet
Red Peppers Hot Sport Chatter on 1943 Baseball Outlook
The column argues the National League will not fold by Memorial Day as underdogs from the Phillies and Braves fade homeward. It notes Giants front office lethargy behind a weak 1943 season, outlines 4-F players across teams, and envisions a mythical 4-F all star lineup with Connie Mack managing.
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Phillies
Braves
National League
Messrs
Stoneham
Bondy
Giants
Ray Sanders
Eddie Stanky
Cubs
Shorty Wietelmann
Whitey Kurowski
Eric Tipton
Reds
Augie Galan
Dodgers
Milt Byrnes
Browns
Red Barbary
Senators
Trucks
Connie Mack
Iowa City
Iowa River
Fieweger Seeks National Decathlon Title After New York Meet
Jimmy Fieweger, Lawrence College athlete named top in the Central collegiate meet, eyes the national decathlon title if Navy service doesn’t intervene. He now shines in sprints, hurdles, jumps, and throwing events, averaging about 12 points per meet against strong competition.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Jimmy Fieweger
Lawrence College
Jesse Owens
C.C.C
Navy
Public Schools Athletic League
Jack Sell
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
Wheeling Downs
Christy Mathewson
Taunton
Mass
Miami University
Oxford
Ohio
Jim Liming
Carroll Anstaett
Willie Pep
Willie
W. D. McMillan
Savannah
Garnet
Birmingham
Cleveland and Washington Fifteen-Inning Twin Bill Recap
In a double feature at Cleveland, the Indians and Washington traded runs through seven innings before late scoring. Carrasquel, Kamouris and Vernon powered Cleveland with RBIs. Center, Naymik and Mertz contributed for Washington. The second game shows a low scoring affair with Milnar and Calvert hurlers matching early runs as late relief preserved the win.
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Naymick
Cleveland
Washington
Vernon
Keltner
Heath
Cullenbine
Hackett
Moore
Johnson
Priddy
Kampouris
Spence
Denning
Bagby
Boudreau
Heatherifice
Carrasquel
Leonard J. Bagby
Center
Leonard
Yith
Mertz
Bashy
Carrasque
Berry, Rue and McGowan
Milnar
Calvert
Desautels
Rosar
Wynn
Haefner
Early
Baseball game recap with mixed error marked lines
The box score notes Cincinnati and New York actions with Coombs and Riddle on the mound. Jurges and Tipton drove in runs while Barna and Crattree added two base hits each. The game ended early with a 2 0 score and a 1 55 time, with several players cited for RBIs and home runs.
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Chicago
New York
OA Grant
St'nback
Tucker
S'nweiss
C’wright
Keller
Klloway
Gordon
Moses
Etten
Appling
Lindell
Rf Kuhel
Hemsiley
C Tresh
Dickey
C Smith
Johnsn
Grove
Stainback
Kuhel
Grant Cartwright
Stirnweiss
Hemsley
Tresh
Kolloway
Johnson
Grant
Kuhel Olloway
Smith
Donald
Murphy
Russo
Maltzberger
Turner
J. Turner
Coombs
Trinkle
Dmicunnis
Yffic
Frey
Jurges
Ott
Barna
Crabtree
Mesner
Tpton
Riddle
Crattree
Tipton
McCormick
Cincinnati
Frinkie
Lohman
Magerkusth
Siewart An. m S
Mager Sewar Dunn
Bartell
Miller
Meynerd
McC'ick
Lombardi
Marshall
R Witek
Orengo
Mueller
Lohrman
DePhillips
C Coombs
Rucker
Starr
Arna
Kennedy Ends Seahawk Career In Davenport Battle
Kennedy, ex Chicago White Sox third baseman, will make his final Seahawk appearance against Camp Grant NL soldiers in Davenport Tuesday night. He completes navy Preflight training and has driven sailors to three season wins with a .636 average in 11 at bats. Pitchers Quentin Evans Hal Sherman or John Webb will start. Bill Welp handles behind the plate.
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Iowa City
INS
Bob Kennedy
Chicago White Sox
Seahawk
Camp Grant
Davenport
Kennedy
Navy
Seahawks
Quentin Evans
Detroit
Mich
Hal Sherman
Bonne Terre
John Webb
Minneapolis
Minn
Bill Welp
Bancroft
Pippen Pitches a Perfect Ball Game
Henry Cotton Pippen of the Oakland Acorns threw a perfect game in a 10 to 0 win over Sacramento in the seven inning nightcap of a holiday doubleheader. It was his seventh win of the season with two losses.
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Sacramento
Calif
Henry
Cotton) Pippen
Oakland Acorns
Pippen
Oakland
Mack denies interest in Dizzy Dean return
Connie Mack said he had no knowledge of offers to Dizzy Dean to pitch for the Philadelphia Athletics. Dean, a radio sports announcer in St Louis, had claimed three teams, including the Athletics, had made offers. Mack insisted he had made no offer to Dean.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Dizzy Dean
Philadelphia Athletics
Dean
St. Louis
Athletics
Mack
Galento to Fight Katz in Tampa comeback bout
Tony Galento, the barrel-chested New Jersey barkeep, aims a ten round ring return against Herbie Katz of Brooklyn tonight at Phillips Field in Tampa Florida.
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Tampa, Fla
Ins
Tony Galento
New Jersey
Phillips Field
Tampa
Herbie Katz
Brooklyn
Sport Jabs by The Associated Press
Newark bout sees Perk Daniels outpoint Pvt Clint Conways to gain victory in a Chicago card with Cleveland (18) as a noted detail.
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The
Associated Press
Newark
Perk Daniels
Chicago
Clint Conways
Gleveland
Four Iowans win preflight wrestling titles at navy school
Iowa cadets excel in regimental wrestling at the Pre flight school with Roy Pickett and Lynn Gray topping 145 and 175 pound classes. Charles Sullivan from Bristow and others earn championships in 127 through heavyweight divisions including David Thomas Clarence Harper Louis Boden Victor Taylor and Elmer Sumner among the winners.
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Iowa City
Iowa
University of Iowa
Navy
Hawkeyes
Roy Pickett
Waterloo
Lynn Gray
Rockwell City
Charles Sullivan
Bristow
Okla
Michigan State
David Thomas
Birmingham
Mich
Mermond Olsen
St. Croix
Minn
Clarence Harper
Panora
Herman Patterson
Lorraine
Kan
Harold Shay
Somerset
Wis
Louis Boden
Clinton
Robert Bishman
Brookings
Joseph Miller
Canastota
Lynn_ Gray
Rollie Fey
Turton
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Elmer Sumner
Clarksburg
Donald Thompson
Clintonville
Baseball Scoreboard and Schedule Highlights
The scoreboard lists standings and results with teams like Detroit Boston Philadelphia Chicago and Cleveland. Results show Chicago 10 New York 5 in a doubleheader first game 10 innings. Detroit 7 Philadelphia 0. Cleveland 7 Washington 7. Upcoming games include Cleveland at Detroit and Chicago at New York with several night games.
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Detroit
Boston
Phi Delphia
Ashington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Philadelpia
Cnense
Purgh
Incinnati
Brooklyn
Unclear Text Mix of Teams and Scores
Fragmentary sports snippet lists teams such as Pittsburgh Boston Newark Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia and Brooklyn with partial records and game notes. It references multiple matchups and standings but contains numerous garbled lines and incomplete results.
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Monklye
Pittsburgh
St. Lowd
Boston
Newark
Cincinnati
Chicago
Fifth round results and upcoming games wrap
A sports brief lists standings and scores with St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee Kansas City Indianapolis Louisville Toledo Columbus and others. It notes fifth round results Lighters Quakers Collins La Plant Choate and Speeder with upcoming games Collins vs La Plant Choate and Speeder vs Iowa Mig.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Columbus
W. L. Pet
W.L
le Plant
Wilsons
Universal
Mis
Collins
Quakers
Speeder
la Plant-Choate
Iowa Mig
Lighters Rally Past Quakers In Evening Clash
A Panama AP report describes Terry Moore resigning as a civilian instructor to join the Army Air Force as a private. The Lighters defeated the Quakers 8 to 3 with key hits from Bailey Benedict Slauson and Reed, and Bruce masterfully handled the defense as Seeley and Matter contributed. The game featured a father and son both playing, Shrimp Matter for the Quakers and Dick Matter for the Lighters, with Kelso starting for the Quakers and Thenhaus closing for the Lighters.
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Panama
Terry Moore
St. Louis Cardinals
United States Forces
Army Air Force
Moore
Daniels Park
Red Kelso
Jack Thenhaus
Guy Bruce
LaPlant- Choate
Slauson
Quakers
Matter
Reed
Kelso
Rucker
Cacek
Shirm
Thenhaus
Bruce
Bailey
Benedict
Andrews
Janda
Seeley
Sturm
Penrod
Hopper
Shrimp Matter
Lighters
Pappy
Craig
iCea Bo
Bucker
Ben Wen
Comet
NG Owe Alco
D. Matter
Ive
Ueen
Nakie
Eneates
S. Matter
Shir
Hausses
Om Stei
Kimba
Blake
Red Cross Net Meet Delayed By Wet Courts
Wet courts postpone the Red Cross Memorial tennis weekend in Cedar Rapids for Navy Preflight cadet entrants from Iowa City. Local Cedar Rapids matches are urged to finish by Saturday, with several men’s singles and doubles pairings listed. No junior singles or doubles due to city high school tournament time demands.
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Cedar Rapids Tennis Association
Navy
Iowa City
Cedar Rapids
Udell Leibsohn
Jim McAndrews
Russell Knapp
Lou Dennis
Henry Gundling
John Gross
Ray Scholl
Don Cass
Frank Nye
Jack Bell
Bill Olson
Tom Grayston
Johnston Wins Country Club Meet at Cedar Rapids
R S Johnston won the sweepstakes tourney at Cedar Rapids Country Club on Monday with 81 14 67. N P Craemer placed second 82 12 70, H G ODonnell third 85 14 71, and G O Fletcher fourth 88 16 72. Prizes were war stamps.
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Cedar Rapids Country Club
R. S. A Eee
N. P. Craemer
H. G. O'Donnell
G. O. Fletcher
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