Huge Sunday crowds boost big league hopes across majors
Major league front offices welcomed a crowd surge as nearly 170000 fans attended eight games Sunday. The Dodgers and Giants split a Polo Grounds doubleheader with 50000 plus in attendance, while Washington drew 32000 for Yankees and Senators split. Other results include standings shuffles and notable doubleheaders across the circuit.
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Brewers and Saints In High Scoring Twinbill
Milwaukee Brewers and St. Paul Saints combined for 53 hits in a Sunday doubleheader with Milwaukee taking the nightcap 24 to 3 after a 7 to 4 St. Paul win. The Minneapolis Millers won both ends against the Kansas City Blues 6 to 5 and 5 to 0, Otis Clark held KC to two hits in game two. Weather forced the Toledo Madhens to win 5 to 1 over Chet Covington’s Louisville in a fifth inning call. Indians and Columbus games also postponed.
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Unbeaten Webster Wins First Round in Thornburg Tourney
Unbeaten Webster defeats Sigourney 3 to 1 in the opening round at Thornburg. Bobby Glandon leads Webster with a three bagger, while pitchers Rugg and Allum back Webster. Alley and Adams handle Sigourney’s battery duties.
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Schwank Named City High Football Coach In Iowa City
Wally Schwank will succeed Herb Cormack as City High grid boss next fall. A Coe graduate from Carroll, Schwank first gained acclaim at Anamosa guiding the Blue Raiders to a string of victories. He is a keen student of fundamentals and a top high school strategist.
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Becks rout Smulekoff in 17 to 0 junior league game
John Beck Junior Legion pounded Smulekoff for 17 runs on 12 steals and seven errors at Riverside Park. Werner led Beck with a double and a single, Delp and Heines combined for six RBI efforts, while Smulekoff struggled with sickness and shoddy defense as Delp and Reeves pitched for Beck.
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Urbana Edges Shellsburg 3 2 In Spring Opener
Urbana defeated Shellsburg 3 to 2 in the season opener. O Shannon pitched for Urbana allowing two hits and nine strikeouts while Weichman held Urbana to one hit. The Tigers stole home to tie, then Rickart stole second and third and scored on a wild pitch for the winning run.
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National League Scoreboard and Standings Snapshot
The scoreboard shows current NL standings with teams such as Louis, Brooklyn, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, New York, Philadelphia, Chicago, and Boston. It lists wins and losses, including placeholder scores like 64 600 and 43 571, with notes of games on Monday and only scheduled games featured.
Detroit and New York Sunday results amid postponed games
fragmented OCR notes show Detroit and New York results with Sunday games and postponements. Chief Clevris Bonse appears as a named figure, with unclear details on teams and scores.
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Only Five Nags May Compete in Preakness Race
The 69th Kentucky Derby winner Count Fleet and Blue Swords lead a likely five horse field for the Preakness at Pimlico. Trainer dialogue hints at rivalry as Slide Rule may join if conditions allow. Bossuet and Vincentive are expected eastern starters, shaping a small, tense run toward Baltimore next Saturday.
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Clarence Wins Wapsie Conference Tournament
Clarence defeated Mechanicsville in the finals 10 to 2 to claim the Wapsie conference baseball title. They reached the final by beating Lowden 10 to unknown and edging Olin 6 to 5 in the semifinals. Mechanicsville beat Lisbon 8 to 3 and Stanwood 5 to 4 to reach the final.
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Bonds Boosted at Syracuse Double Header Auction
In Syracuse the Rochester lie double header drew 5 609 fans who bought 740 525 dollars of U S bonds during a between games rally at which three baseballs were auctioned.
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Count Fleet Still King of Derby as 1943 Fans Rally
The 1943 Kentucky Derby crowned Count Fleet, whose late burst buried rivals Gold Shower Burnt Cork and Jack Benny fame. The piece notes stout betting on Count Fleet, bears tales from Louisville and Chicago, and argues war-time, gate-driven sports faces decline with baseball and other pro leagues lagging behind racing. It cites war priorities, soldier readers, and John L. Lewis as dominant in the public eye.
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Thomforde Tops Field in Waltonian Archery Meet
Waltonian archers opened the season at Ellis Park with a six event tourney. Cliff Thomforde led the men with 985 points while Evelyn Thomforde won the women with 676 points. Twenty archers competed. The next Waltonian event is an invitational at Ellis Park on May 23. Leaders: Combined men Cliff Thomforde 985 Miles Fisher 924.
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Wisconsin Hopes for 1943 Big Ten Title After Weekend Wins
Wisconsin moves into a tie for the lead with Michigan after a weekend sweep of Northwestern. Indiana cancels two games with Michigan, opening a path for Wisconsin to win the pennant with six remaining games. Minnesota visits for two, Purdue hosts Michigan, and Iowa closes strong with two wins over Chicago.
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Fullerton Sees Count Fleet Derby Poem and Derby Talk
AP columnist Hugh Fullerton Jr notes sales chatter around the Cleveland franchise and possible moves to Cincinnati Boston or Los Angeles after the war. Ted Lyons comments on uniforms as a Marines veteran. Count Fleet wins the Derby with speed and eyes the Preakness and Triple Crown at Churchill Downs.
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Lighters Beat Speeder In M and J Opener To Start Season
Lighters overpower Speeders 10 0 in the M and J opener at Daniels park as Bill Rucker and Guy Bruce scatter four hits over seven innings. The crowd swells bleachers will be added and Collins Radio to face Universal Engineering at 6 p m tonight. Everett Andrew leads Lighters with a single double and walk while Sturm Benedict star at fielding.
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Wehrly Wins After Losing Track In Park Derby Run
In the Pacific Association 4% mile event at Golden Gate Park, Joe Wehrly ran an extra half mile but still finished first with a time of 29 minutes 20 seconds. He overshot the marker that would have turned him back and led the field the entire way.
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Major League Box Scores First Game Highlights
The report covers the first game with Laabs on offense and Clift Appling Kollo stealing, while Niggeling and Guster are noted for double plays. Kuhel and Appling contribute in fielding with Kuhel catching and Appling to Kuhel.
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Dickson Prep Baseball Recap Yields Mixed Results
A fragmentary report mentions pitchers Conian Barr and Jorae for Dickson with unclear details. The text references players Himeth Genes and 016 3 i 420, and something about Stonnd Poliett and Odea Philos, but the meaning is obscured.
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