Stir Up Favored In Derby Entry Box Scramble
Jockeys vote to back Stir Up as Derby favorite amid muddy Churchill Downs track. Weather and final entry fees could trim or expand the field from 15 to 16, with Stir Up drawing strongest support among riders excluding Eddie Arcaro.
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Little Secretary
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Highway
J W. Maggio
American Eagle
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W. C. Davis
Kope Kona
Probable Derby Starters Featured in Kentucky Run
AP reports a probable Derby lineup with owners and jockeys listed for Saturday’s race. Notable entries include Stir Up owned by Mrs Payne Whitney with Eddie Arcaro aboard at 7-5 and Pensive from Warren Wright with Conn McCreary at 9-1, plus Skytracer and Broadcloth among others with odds ranging from 4-1 to 100-1.
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Sons of the Saddle
Jamaica
Eddie Arcaro
Greentree
Ralph
Eccard
Vince
Nodarse
Jim
American Eagle
Thornburg
Mike Skytracer
Caffarella
Ferris
Auto
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Layton
Alorter
Bill
Rockwood Boy
Bailey
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Warren Wright
Conn McCreary
O. E. Breault
Tony Skorowski
M. B. Goff
Mike Caffarella
George Poulson
George Woolf
Gramp
A. J. Abel
Otto Grohs
A. C. Ernst
Johnny Adams
Dave Ferguson
Billy Thompson
A. A. Baroni
Farris Zufelt
Robert J. Dienst
Venancio Nodarse
Joe Goldband
Ralph Eccard
Robert Bruce Livie
Jack Westrope
W. C. Davis
Bill Bailey
Riders Claim Win Amid Mediocre Field Challenge Me
All competitors selected the same horse and jockeys felt they had the winner despite the weak field. The dominant perception was that the mount chosen would prevail over the others in the race.
Baseball Powers Base Player Rules
New York AP reports baseball plans a wartime manpower shift by delaying the 25 player limit deadline from May 13 to June 12 and halving reinstatement time for voluntarily retired players from 60 to 30 days. Clubs face 25 men 30 days after opening but many rosters include players unavailable for duty, prompting an extension to 60 days after a vote.
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New York
National Defense
Record Schedule For Pro Golfers
Professional golfers anticipate a record summer schedule with 12 events and nearly 200000 in prize winnings. The run opens in Philadelphia June 8 to 11 for 6250 top prize and 17500 in war bonds, followed by New York June 15 to 18 with 13333.33 in bonds. The Chicago Victory championship runs June 30 to July 2 with 10000 in bonds, Minneapolis four ball July 6 to 9 offering 10000 in cash and bonds, Spokane PGA championship August 14 to 20 with 26666 in bonds or 20000 cash, and Tam O Shanter Open in Chicago to close.
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New York
INS
Philadelphia
Chicago
Gallagher Denies Trading Novikoff In Deal with Reds
CHICAGO (UP) The Cubs and Reds have not closed a deal to send outfielder Lou Novikoff to Cincinnati in exchange for a pitcher and cash. Cubs GM Gallagher said Friday there is nothing to it, and Reds manager McKechnie said he has heard the rumor but can deny it as well as before.
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Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Lou Novikoff
Reds
Cubs
James T. Gallagher
Gallagher
Bill McKechnie
Browns Star Steve Sandra Ordered to Report for Army Duty
ST LOUIS (UP) Right hander Steve Sandra a key member of the St. Louis Browns pitching staff has been ordered to report for army duty at Fort Dix New Jersey on May 9 officials announced Friday The Browns also said they signed Denny Gatehouse a regular pitcher for several seasons to play with the club on weekends Galehouse is employed on a war job at an Akron Ohio rubber company
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Steve Sandra
St. Louis Brown
Ft. Dix
N. J
Browns
Denny Gatehouse
Galehouse
Akron
Ted Williams Weds Doris Soule in Pensacola Ceremony
Ted Williams former American League batting champion tied the knot with Doris Soule of Princeton Minnesota in a Pensacola Florida ceremony. Mrs Ruby Sons the bride's mother said the couple met in 1940 when Williams hunted near Princeton.
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Ted Williams
Doris Soule
Princeton
Minn
Pensacola
Fila
Ruby Sons
Park Ave
Frnay
Soule
Williams
Cedar Rapids City Track Meet set for Friday and Saturday
Weather conditions dampen the Cedar Rapids City Track Meet at Franklin field with preliminaries Friday for varsity squads in the 100 and 200 yard dashes and hurdles. Finals in shot put and high jump Saturday complete the program, juniors and sophomores later. Edgewood Tigers win Clayton county baseball tourney with 16-2 over McGregor. regional pairings and scores noted.
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Franklin Field
Edgewood Tigers
Clayton County
McGregor
Tigers
Elkader
Strawberry Point
Edgewood
Glass
Faust
Connell
Bogue
Saugeling
Promoter Pinkie George Takes Onto Hartnek Bouts
Pinkie George of Des Moines says he will manage Omaha heavyweight Paul Hartnek for a series of bouts in this region. The announcement signals a regional fight itinerary likely to feature Hartnek in upcoming months.
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George
Hartner
Des Moines
Pinkie George
Paul Hartnek
Omaha
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