Starter for Tigers Shuts Out Yankees
Boston rookie Dave Ferriss dominates with a 6-2 Red Sox win as he hurls a five-hitter and posts four shutouts while batting .444. Detroit’s Les Mueller also shines, blanking the Yankees 2-0 in his debut twisting the pennant race with seven teams shifting positions across the standings.
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Pittsburgh
Rosens
Brewers Divide as Indians Victors in Key Relocation Summary
Milwaukee led the American Association after a split with Kansas City. The Brewers won 3 1 in the opener, then lost 17 6 in the nightcap. Indianapolis beat Louisville 14 1 to stay one game behind Milwaukee. James Wallace pitched for the Indians in a 4 2 Columbus loss to Toledo. A Minneapolis St Paul game was postponed by rain.
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Kansas City
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Louisville
James Wallace
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Columbus
Red Birds
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Minneapolis
St. Paul
Cardinals sold star players for big cash over a decade
Fred Leib’s Sporting News piece details how the St. Louis Cardinals generated about $850,000 in player sales from 1931 to 1941, including Dizzy Dean to the Cubs for $185,000 plus two pitchers. Other major deals involved Joe Medwick, Mickey Owen, Burges Whitehead, and Mort Cooper, underscoring a business that funded pennants while the team kept winning.
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Fred Leib
Sporting News
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Curt Davis
Clyde Shoun
Sam Breadon
Cardinal Ivory
Joe Medwick
Larry MacPhail
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Medwick
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Owen
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Dodyver
Dan Padgett
Navy
Judge Landis
Giants
Burgess Whitehead
Phil Weintraub
Roy Parmalee
Bill McGee
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Grunts
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Paul Dean
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Lust
Gumbert
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Redbirds
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Rhinelanders
Burleigh Grimes
Les Bell
Braves
Lon Warneke
Mort Cooper
Johnny Mize
Leib
Mize
Cooper
Max Lanier
Jurisich
Byerly
Nine Harness Races Open Hawkeye Club Meet at Independence
The Hawkeye Racing club will stage nine harness races at Independence on Sunday June 3 with a 2:26 pace 2:18 trot and 2:14 pace on the opening card. The program starts at 2 pm at the fair grounds and armed forces personnel will be admitted free.
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Hawkeye Racing Club, Inc
Fair Grounds
Jabs Roundup From AP Boxing Notes Across Cities
In a brief AP dispatch, fighters Lachance Lisbon Delto and Lay Firpo Kaufman Mills compete in listed weights with Lachance outpointing Orto and Lay outpointing Firpo. Other matchups include Mills in Camden and Kaufman in Fall River with outcomes noted.
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Lachance
Lisbon
Oe del? Orto
New York
Amden
Dorsey Lay
Philiarnhia
Pedro Firpo
Camden
Fall River
Mass
Abbe Kaufman
Philadelphia
Jiminy Mills
Newark
Collins Cuts Off Fruehauf Streak 7 to 1
Collins Radio defeated Fruehauf 7 to 1 in five innings as a storm halted play. Merlo pitched for Collins, while Fruehauf misplayed several balls allowing four unearned runs in the fourth and fifth. Schlotterbeck homered for Collins, with Hendryx and Vernon keying the late scoring burst.
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Rus Zeiser
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Wise
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Lalarfl
Merio
Zelser
He Reid
Zeltser
Collins Radio
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Estore
Och
Cabalks
Dun
Merlo
Keithley Land Stodola
Speeder Plays at Daniels Tonight Against LaPlant
Speeder faces LaPlant Choate at Daniels in the M-1 game at 6 p.m. Saturday see the Anamosa Wilson clash postponed to 5 p.m. Sunday features Iowa Manufacturers versus Frue haus with Abe Holloway guiding Lefty Reid against Orie Arntzen, then Quaker Oats against Collins Radio at 2 p.m.
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LaPlant-Choate
Anamosa-Wilson
Iowa
Fruehaus
Abe Holloway
Lefty
Ivan Reid
Orie Arntzen
Joe Bailey
Collins Radio
Major League Box Scores Philadelphia i Cincinnati
Box score details show Philadelphia and Cincinnati players with ab overlaps and runs. Key names Crawford Antonelli Mesner Dinses Lee Mancuso Guerra Byrnes Vaughn Haefner Hollingsworth Kramer contribute in a tense game as the Phillies edge the Reds after late swing.
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Teridge
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Haefser
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Louse
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Kreevich
Vaughn
Guerra
Byrnes
Becktlee
Bas Pauls Witon
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Hollingsworth
Pipsras
Grieve
Eater
Boston Wins Brave Night Tilt Over St Louis
Boston and St Louis clashed in a Thursday game with Holmes driving in three runs and a Schoendienst homer stand out. Joost and Drews added two-base hits while Creel earned the win for St Louis and Javery took the loss after a rough seventh. Wietelmann and Marion contributed infield work as Boston outscored St Louis 4 to 1 in the late innings.
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Verban
Mack
St. Louis
Javery
Creel
Earley
Earley 2 In 2. Wild Pitches —Barley Losing pitcher—Javery
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Dunn
Maverkurth
Brooklyn vs Pittsburgh baseball game highlights
Brooklyn and Pittsburgh produced a 6 to 4 final with Stanky Galan and Rosen driving runs for Brooklyn while Strincevich and Lombardi split mound duties. Key moments included two base hits by Galan and three base hits by Stanky and Rosen, with defensive errors by Elliott Basinski and Olmo. Left on base counts favored Brooklyn despite 12 men on for the Dodgers.
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Lopez
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Basinski
Olmo
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Strincevich
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Rosen
Dahlgren
Strincewich
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Eliott
Lombard
King
Hart
Coscarart
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Walker
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Kine
Pepet
Barr
Conlan
Sears
Cleveland Beats Boston In Tight Baseball Tilt
Cleveland edges Boston 6 to 2 after a late offense surge. Metkovich hits a decisive home run, Lazor and Tobin add RBIs, while Fisher’s pitching cues keep the Red Sox at bay. Embree takes the loss after 7 innings of work.
Unclear Baseball Scoring Note From Philadelphia Game
An OCR fragment outlines a baseball scoring plate for a game involving Philadelphia. It lists batted runs and errors by players including Michaels George Mell Esta Tella and Berry with multiple misparsed or garbled details. The text mentions double plays, base on balls, strikeouts, and pitching notes with umpire names Hubbard Jones and Berry, and a time of 2.09.
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Berry
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George
Wilkins
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Parrell
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Chicago AA Club Signs Hillenbrand and Others
Chicago owner John L. Keeshin announced the postwar All-America Football Conference club signed three players. Halfback Billy Hillenbrand, halfback Don Griffin, and guard Norm Verry, all with notable college records, join the Chicago franchise.
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Chicago
Southern California
Ineman
John L. Keeshin
Billy Hill Newbrand
Indiana
Wilson Cops City's Soph Track Crown
Wilson high school sophomores swept the city track meet Tuesday at Cue College, compiling 45 percent of the points with many firsts. Roosevelt led with 35 points to edge Franklin sophomores for second by a half point. McKinley scored 28.
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McKinley
Yale football star Killed in Okinawa action
Maine 1st Lieut. Quentin Meyer a former Yale football star was killed May 11 in Okinawa while trying to aid a wounded squad member during naval gunfire spot work.
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Maine
Quentin Meyer
Yale
Standings and Schedule for Local Racing League
Standings show Quakers leading with 1 3 256, Collins and Wilsons high scores, and Anamosa at 0 3 0. Upcoming games list Friday 6 p.m. Speeder vs LaPlant, Saturday 5 p.m. Anamosa vs Wilsons, Sunday 2 p.m. Manufacturers vs Fruehaul and Collins Radio vs Quaker Oats.
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Suehauf
Speeder
Collins
Wilsons
LaPlant
Anamosa
Colins Radio
Fruchauts
Fruehaul
Collins Radio
Quaker Oats
Baseball Standings and Friday Night Matchups
Standings show New York 22 wins 13 losses .629 and Boston 16 14 .457 with Detroit 19 12 .613 Cleveland 14 14 82 Chicago 17 16 .515 Washington 15 19 .441 St Louis 16 16 .500 Philadelphia 14 21 .400 Tonight schedule lists Cleveland at New York Detroit at Boston Chicago at Washington St Louis at Philadelphia with night games.
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Louis
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Philadelphia
Chicago
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Peisahareh
New York and Chicago Matchups Amid Rain and Shrinking Standings
Fragmented score hints show New York at Chicago in a rain affected schedule. Brooklyn faces Cincinnati while St. Louis meets Boston as season notes reflect ongoing games and late inning markers across multiple teams.
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