Williams, Pesky power Red Sox past Feller in ninth straight win
Ted Williams hit a sixth inning homer driving in Johnny Pesky as Boston defeated Cleveland 6 to 2. Pesky collected four hits while Pesky and Williams sparked a 10 hit attack off Bob Feller. Jim Bagby earned his first win of the season for Boston in a game marking the Red Sox's first nine game winning streak in 12 years.
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Boston
INS
Bobby Feller
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Beantowners
Cleveland
Bosox
Feller
Ted Williams
Johnny Pesky
Pesky
O'Met'vich
Bedwards
Rey
O'Williams
Freming
Doerr
Keltner
York
Hayes
O'Dimarero
Meyer
Wagner
Pelrini
Wesrtck
G Orraré-Rawerdi
Perrick
Williams
Fleming
Conway
Willams
Doubsky
Dave—neeset
Cen- York
is—Feller
Bagby
Peenon Fel
Ferrick
Ff Feller
Sing
Ee Grieve
Paparella
Yankees Defeat Tigers 4-3 Behind Page Sixth Inning Blast
New York Yankees topple the Detroit Tigers 4-3 as Joe Page delivers an eighth inning homer to seal the win before 34,090 fans. Joe DiMaggio belts his fifth season homer with a man aboard in the fourth, Keller doubles and Etten singles for another run. Dick Wakefield of Detroit leave after being hit on the wrist but injury not serious.
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New York
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Joe Page
Joe DiMaggio
Stubby Overmire
Charlie Keller
Nick Etten
Dick Wakefield
Tigers
Standings and results from the American League
American League standings show Boston leading with 18 wins and 3 losses, New York at 3 5 with inconsistencies, Cleveland at 5 8, Philadelphia 4 12, and tied or disputed records for several teams. Saturday results list Cleveland 2 York 4 and Detroit 3 Louis at Washington with rain. Sunday games include Louis at Boston and Philadelphia at New York among others with weather notes.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Washington
Phildelphia
York
Detroit
Louis
Philadelphia
Stadium Weather Affects Scores Across Cities
Fragmentary sports weather notes show rain and wet grounds impacting games at Pittsburgh and Chicago. Mentions include teams like Philadelphia, Boston, and Cincinnati with scattered score fragments.
Baseball Talk and Proposals Open M-J League Play at Daniels Park
The column surveys M J league opening at Daniels Park with bleacher seating limits and portable Coe College stands. It notes Babe Newsom and Babe Dahlgren changing teams, discusses Eddie Collins and Eddie Plank, Feller’s no hitter, and Sox battles, plus a brash plan for Iowa high school basketball tournaments and wildlife and war era baseball rules. It closes with track and fishing notes and a teaser for page 2.
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Iowa
Yankees Win Temporary Injunction Over Mexican League
New York Yankees secure a New York Supreme Court temporary injunction to stop the Mexican league from inducing Yankee players to break contracts. Defendants include Jorge Pasquel Bernardo Pasquel and agents with journalist Bud Rennie. hearing set for Tuesday to continue the restraining order. Pete Reiser rejects a $100000 offer from the Mexican league after meeting with Branch Rickey in St Louis.
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NEW York
INS
New York Yankees
New York Supreme Court
Jorge
Bernardo Pasquel
Claire Rutherford
Bud” Rennie
Yankee
Larry MacPhail
Jorge Pasquel
Benjamin F. Schreiber
MacPhail
Pasquel
Phil Rizzuto
George Stirnweiss
Schreiber
Pasquel Brothers
Rennie
Carlos Baz
Marion Louisac
John Ohrbar
St. Louis
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reiser
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Fort Worth
Texas
College Sports A4 Summary Incomplete
Incomplete OCR reads scattered college sports results with team names Notre Dame Purdue Michigan State and Indiana among others, but numbers and context are garbled, yielding no clear outcomes or dates.
Twin Bill at Daniels Opens M J League Season
The M J baseball league starts its 84 game schedule at Daniels Park with a 1 30 p m doubleheader featuring Niles of Anamosa and Fruehaus led by new manager Mal Shedek The event marks a surge of armed forces players and a high talent level as Parks Commissioner Dick Jones throws the ceremonial first ball and Umpires Ahrens and Vernimont preside
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Chicago
Cubs
White Sox
St. Louis
Browns
Cleveland
Indians
Cedar Rapids
Daniels Park
Coe College
Dick Jones
M-J Baseball League
Iowa
Bny Them
Niles
Anamosa
Fruehaus
Mal Shedek
G.I
Howdy Mohr
LaPlant- Choate
Adolph Ahrens
Ted Vernimont
Bill Rucker
Bill Blanch
Jones
M-1 League
Wilson’s
Speeder
Collins Radio
Quaker
LaPlant-Choate
Easiest Derby Ride Ever for Mehrtens on Assault
Jockey Warren Mehrtens called Assault's Kentucky Derby run the easiest race he had ever ridden. He said the horse broke well and ran as planned, with Mehrtens guiding him to a strong finish after pressing through the stretch with breezing pace.
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Louisville
Warren Mehrtens
New York State
Giants Rally with Three Homers to Beat Cubs 5–1
New York Giants slugged three homers to back Monty Kennedy’s five hit pitching and defeated the Chicago Cubs 5–1 before 5,560 in 42 degree weather. Johnny Mize hit two homers and Ernie Lombardi added one with a double and single, as Harry Lowrey started the scoring. The win evened the two game series at Chicago.
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Chicago
New York Giants
Monty Kennedy
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Mize
Ernie
Schnozzle
Kennedy
Mize
Prim
Lombardi
New York
Vince DiMaggio
Bob Blattner
Paul Erickson
DiMaggio
Sid Gordon
Gordon
O Stringer
Waitkus
Re'ta
DiMa’glo
Pafko
Blattner
Nicholson
Kerr
Ol Livingston
Jurges
Ostrowski
Erickson
Paaiin Wenelepet
Alen Eee
Lowrey
Rigney
Ickson
Cavar
Mason Receives Naval Academy Alternate Appointment
Charles Mason a reserve forward for the University of Iowa basketball team was named the third alternate for a naval academy appointment at Annapolis. He will continue university studies until Annapolis orders arrive, and he was slated to report for induction on May 8.
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Muscatine
Charles Mason
University of Iowa
Naval Academy At Annapolis
Mason
Annapolis
Assault wins 72nd Kentucky Derby at Louisville
Aptly named Assault, chestnut son of Bold Venture and King Ranch, held power to the final lap and beat 15 rivals in the 72nd Kentucky Derby. Spy Song led early on a slow track, while Assault emulated a family Derby legacy as Count Fleet and Reigh Count forebears.
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Assault
Churchill Downs
Spy Song
Hampden
Lord Boswell
Gallahadson
Louisville
Bold Venture
Pride of
Texas
Fabulous King Ranch
Count Fleet
Reigh Count
Dixiana Stables
Assault to chase Preakness after Kentucky Derby upset
Louisville report states Assault, the Derby upset winner, will depart Churchill Downs for Pimlico to contest the $100,000 added Preakness next Saturday. He is also eligible for the $100,000 Belmont Stakes and other top three year old events.
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Louisville
Assault
Churchill Downs
Baltimore
Pimlico
Lincoln golfers win Franklin Invitational by four strokes
Lincoln of Des Moines won the Franklin Invitational with a low 325 total. Nine teams competed, led by Iowa City and Roosevelt Des Moines tied for second at 340, Davenport finished fourth at 345. Medalist honors were shared by James Fahrner and Howard Moon, Fahrner winning in a playoff.
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Lincoln
Des Moines
Kenmore
Iowa City
Roosevelt
Davenport
James Fahrner
Howard Moon
Fahrner
Dave Rossey
Franklin Mede Alist
West Waterloo
Franklin
Dubuque
Oskaloosa
Wilson
Wisconsin Iowa baseball game washed out in rain
Rain and wet grounds Saturday forced cancellation of the second of a two game series between Wisconsin and Iowa. Wisconsin had won the opener 6 1 setting the stage for a decisive if incomplete matchup in Madison Wisconsin and Iowa will settle matters another time.
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Iowa Badger
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Iowa
Wisconsin
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St'nweiss
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Swit
Oet
Ben'e
Mayo
Etten
Greenbere
Rnweiss
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Rizzute
Murphy
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Sincinisti
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Len
Red Peppers
Tait
Babe Newsom
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Babe Dahlgren
Eddie Collins
Eddie Plank
Plank
Chicago White Sox
Bob Feller
Sox
Rapid Robert
Calumet Farms
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Max Schmeling
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Yankee Stadium
Pat Seerey
Federal Wildlife Service
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Maine
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Pan
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Indicna
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Daniels
Tait Cummins
M-1 League Board of Directors
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Mehrtens
Giants
Ing
Existic
Secon Money
Maine Chance Farm
Knockdown
Perfect Bahrain
Eddie Arcaro
Arcaro
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Robert J. Kleberg
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