Iowa nine district playoff teams set after sectional finals
Defending Corwith and Moneta Nines advance as eight other districts reach finals. Sectional winners include Woden, Guthrie Center, Dowling Des Moines, Arnolds Park, Van Meter, Atkins, Maxwell, and New Market with notable no hit efforts and lopsided wins shaping the Mason City Wiota and Des Moines race toward finals.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Corwith
Woden
Moneta
Arnolds Park
Hartley
Guthrie Center
Dowling
Eddie Briggs
New Market
Mount Ayr
Bud Nissen
Mesery
Meservey
Swaledale
Wayne Kenney
Maxwell
Nevada
al Gibney
Atkins
van Horne
Davenport
Adair
Wiota
Mason City
Garner Manson—Manson
Pomeroy
Manning—Audubon
Breda
Norway
Atkins G. Shellsburg
Rudd—Nashua
Floyd Waverly
Shell Rock
Waverly Wyman—Cotter & Wyman
Ed Barrow Observes 76th Birthday With Yankees Leader
New York AP Ed Barrow president of the world champion Yankees and a leading baseball figure marked his 76th birthday on a Wednesday.
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NEW York
Ed Barrow
Yankees
Cardinals Players Face Induction Prelims May Sixteenth
ST LOUIS INL The armed services caught up with one member of the St Louis Cardinals Wednesday and two more were scheduled for pre induction physical examinations May 16. Pitcher George Munger was accepted for service after a Jefferson Barracks examination. Stan Musial and George Fallon were ordered to report May 16 for physicals. The St Louis Browns announced Ray Campbell was rejected and a decision on Al Zarilla was pending X rays.
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ST. Louis
INL
Armed Services
St. Louis Cardinals
George Munger
Jefferson Barracks
Stan Musial
George Fallon
St Louis Browns
Ray Campbell
al Zarilla
Camp Mc Coy Edges Minnesota 5 4 In Long Seventh Inning
Clem Markland and Eldon Cunningham scored the tying and winning runs in the eighth inning as Camp Mc Coy defeated Minnesota 5 to 4. Markland reached on a walk and Cunningham scored on an error to break a 4 all tie.
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Minneapolis
Clem Markland
Eldon Cunningham
Camp McCoy
University of Minnesota
Hotel Juniors Edge Rozek In Tight 2-1 Junior Legion Clash
In a pitching duel at Daniels Park Tuesday night Roosevelt Hotel and Armstrongs met in a Junior Legion headliner. Harry Farmer earned the win with an 11 strikeouts while Rozek allowed only one earned run. The Hotel Juniors pushed across two runs, including a fourth inning squeeze by Andrews, and held on as Farmer fanned the final batter to seal a 2-1 victory.
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Efty Rozek
Harry Farmer
Daniels Park
Legion
Armstrongs
Roosevelt Hotel
Farmer
Lefty
Southwest
Armstrong
Hotel
Rozek
Coburn
Andrews
D. Havlik
Red Jennings
Holden
Usher
Callen
O.K
Ray Bader
aArmstranss
Stramel
Birkicht
Bader
Farmerp
Rien
Ngs
Callan
Birekicht
V Havilk
D. Havilk
Jennines
Farm
Reczek
D. Havar
Balley and Stone
Brewers Stretch Association Lead In League Play
The Milwaukee Brewers widened their American Association lead to four and a half games, winning 7 to 2 against Toledo and extending their streak to six. Indianapolis lost their 10th straight, 9 to 8 in 10 innings to Minneapolis, in a game that opened under interim manager Bob Logan. Elmer Singleton earned Kansas City a 2 to 1 win over Columbus, while Louisville stopped a four-game skid with a 3 to 2 victory over St Paul.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Brewers
Toledo
Indianapolis
Tribe
Minneapolis
Indians
Bob Logan
Bernard
Mike’ Kelly
Owen
Donie” Bush
Bush
Elmer Singleton
Kansas City
Columbus
Louisville
St. Paul
Schoolboy Rowe's Homer Lifts Great Lakes Past Phillies
Lt. Comdr. Mickey Cochrane planned to use Schoolboy Rowe as an outfielder when not pitching and he delivered a two run homer in the seventh to break a scoreless tie. The Great Lakes team beat the Philadelphia Phillies 3 to 1 as Virgil Trucks and Bill Brandt limited the Phillies to four hits.
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Great Lakes
Mickey Cochrane
Aeapue
Virgil Trucks
Bill Brandt
Phillies
Standings and Schedule for National and American Leagues
National League standings show St Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Boston Pittsburgh Chicago all atop with varying win losses. Open date notes Tuesday results and Wednesday matchups including Boston at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis. American League standings list St Louis New York Boston Washington Philadelphia Chicago Detroit Cleveland with open date and planned night games St Louis at Washington Chicago at Philadelphia Detroit at New York Cleveland at Boston.
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Pet
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadephia
New York
Cincinnati
Washington
Chicago
Philaadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Boston
Platter Favored In Preakness by Derby Expert
Ted Peppers surveys the implied bets for the Preakness, naming Platter as top pick over Pensive. He notes Count Fleet alumnus Johnny Longeden will ride Platter and discusses Derby performances, surfaces, and jockeys including Eddie Arcaro and Georgie Woolf, while recounting late drama around Pensive and Broadcloth.
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Pensive
Come
Prophet
Platter
Johnny Longeden
Count Fleet
Georgie Woolf
Woolf
Arcaro
Broadcloth
McCreary
Yankee ace Spud Chandler joins Camp Sibert for training
Spurgeon Spud Chandler, former New York Yankee pitching ace, reported Wednesday to Camp Sibert for basic army training. He was accepted for limited service weeks ago and will stay six to 13 weeks. Camp Sibert sits in the northern state area about 100 miles north of Birmingham.
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Camp Sibert
INS
Spurgeon ‘Spud’ Chandler
New York Yankee
Pvt. Chandler
Army
Birmingham
Earle Meadows Clears 14 Feet At Chinese Meet
Curley haired Earle Meadows a lean former Olympic pole vaulter now a first lieutenant and special service officer at Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault's HQ cleared 14 feet in an exhibition in China. The performance adds an unofficial vault record to his career after an 18 month layoff.
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Fourteenth Air Force
China
Earle Meadows
Berlin
Meadows
Claire L. Chennault
Yale Grid Games Eight Planned for Yale Football Schedule
Yale's eight game season schedule is set with one date left open awaiting Princeton's final decision on continuing or abandoning the sport. Ogden Miller, Yale Director of Athletics, announced the completed slate for next fall in New Haven Connecticut.
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New Haven
Boxing results from New York to Hartford heavy with names
The Associated Press report lists multiple boxing results across cities. Frank Terry and Rocky Graziano win by points or stoppage against opponents in Buffalo and Newark, with each bout showing fighter ages and locations.
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Associated Press
New York
Frank Terry
Brookson Bispoin
Johnny Jones
Nartford
Conn
Joe Reddick
Jerson
N. Js
Rob Wade
Newark
N. TL
Publicity urged to boost prep baseball participation
The high school baseball picture shows only about 32 percent participation despite 96 percent of schools backing basketball. Reports from New Orleans and Bergen County highlight publicity as a key to renewed interest, noting strong crowds, coaching quality, and cross-town support.
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New York
New Orleans
Bergen County
Rumson
N. J
Mike Jacobs
Mike
Roland
Frenchy) Glady
Braves
England
Frenchy
del Bissonette
Quebec
Cardinals
Eastman-Landis
Johnny Beazley
Memphis
Aaron Perry
Bummy Davis
Madison Square Garden
Aaron
Football
Dodgers
Brooklyn “Tigers
Ike Kepford Slated For Wildcat Honors
Evanston Illinois AP Lt Ike Kepford former Northwestern football star and navy ace will receive the alumni association award of merit for outstanding alumni achievement. Kepford with 16 enemy planes shot down and last week awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross will narrate his Southwest Pacific experiences.
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Evanston
Ike Kepford
Northwestern University
Navy
Kepford
Southwest Pacific
Platter Set to Upset Pensive in Preakness Showdown
New York AP report notes Pensive aims to extend Derby dominance but Platter, owned by George D. Widener and trained by Ben Jones, seeks an upset at Pimlico in the Preakness after a cautious spring build up. Pensive has dazzled crowds in Louisville while Platter prepares for a tougher challenge.
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Jones
Pensive
Granmip
New York
Warren Wright
Jamaica
Louisville
Ben Jones
Charger
Pilate
George D. Widener
Platter
Widener
Pimlico
Mr. Jones
Quaker Oats Meets Speeder Tonight At Daniels Park
In the M and J league at Daniels Park Link-Belt Speeder meets Quaker Oats for its second race appearance. It marks the first 1944 Quaker Oats show. Friday features Collins Radio vs LaPlant Choate, and Sunday Iowa Engineering faces Quaker Oats in twin bill action following an opener between Iowa Manufacturing and Becks.
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Daniels Park
Quaker Oats
Quakers
Collins Radio
LaPlant- Choate
Tangle
Iowa Engineering
Junior Legion
Iowa Manufacturing
Becks
Platter Eyes Preakness After Belmont Workout
Widener colt Platter finished behind Rodney Stone by a length in the six furlong Zev purse at Jamaica. Platter, later rated in Belmont work on Tuesday, covered a mile and a furlong in 1953 and trainer Mulholland said a Pimlico trip hinges on a smooth prep with a likely chances at the Preakness.
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Jamaica
Widener
Rodney Stone
Platter
Belmont
Mulholland
Pimlico
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Brewers Stretch Association Lead
Schoolboy Rowe
Homer
Tars
Ted Peppers
Hot Sport
By_ Tait
Conn McCreary
Gramp
Stir
Eddie Arcaro
Beast
Spud Chandler
Yale
First Trust & Savings Bank
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
Ely
Fullerton
Mugih Fullerton, JR
Brandon
Montgomery Ward
Oakeyers
Os Ey
Sue
Goodyear
Tire Service Headquarters
Goodfyear Service Store
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Walter Pidgeon
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