Count Fleet Could Rank as Top Horse of the Decade
Alex Robb argues Count Fleet may become the era’s best horse, potentially rivals to Man o War and Exterminator. He notes Count Fleet’s handicap prospects and all-around versatility, while acknowledging critics of his conformation. The Belmont Stakes and future matchups with Whirlaway and others will test his greatness.
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Alex Robb
Thoroughbred Racing Associations
Tke Seabiscuit
Sun Beau
Count Fleet
York
Fleet
Robb
Chicago
Whirlaway
Market Wise
Alsab
Lefty Grove Struggles Against Washington Nine Games
Lefty Grove, famed pitcher of Philadelphia and Boston, suffered thirteen straight losses to Washington before finally notching a triumph.
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Lefty Grove
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
Senators Top White Sox 7 To 4 In Night Game
Washington beat Chicago 7 to 4 before 13 000 fans. Ed Smith and Bil Swift powered a six run third inning as Jake Wade held the Sox hitless late. Wade pitched 3 innings while Smith and Swift shared mound duties for Washington.
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Eastern Iowa Race Club Opens Meet at Central City Track
Eastern Iowa Race Club plans its first meet at Central City on June 6 with at least 28 horses in three heats across the 127 pace and two trot events. Key entrants include Slep n Feichit driven by Holden, Ann Mokin driven by Ed Keith, and Jackie Davis with Frank Yates owning. Admission is 50 cents.
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Holden
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Ann Mokin
Keith
Ann Makin
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Jackie Davis
Frank Yates
Middle West
Step 'N Fetchit
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Step ‘N Fetchit
Baseball brief notes on pitching and player weights
In a 2.5 inning game swift hit by pitched ball with winning pitcher Carrasquel and losing pitcher Smith. Umpires Pipgras Berry and Stewart. Detroit star Rudy York is 20 pounds lighter than last year and St. Louis bat slugger Slats Marion weighs 35 pounds more.
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Spence
Carrasquel
Smith
Pipgras, Berry
Stewart
Detroit
Rudy York
St. Louis
Marion
Baseball and Army Notes From War-Era Scraps and Stories
Mentions of pitchers grip quirks and windups, umpires, and banter with Red Jones. Includes updates on Pete Reiser at Fort Riley, Bill Henderson at Texas A and M, Pinky Fuller at Camp Miles Standish, and Ed Oliver teaching golf to officers. Charley Comiskey's tactics, the Reds’ Sunday jinx, Bobo Newsom’s first hit, Ted Williams nickname history, Ralph DePalma’s race record, Ollie Hunter's Navy retirement, and Yankee changes under Joe McCarthy.
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Johnny Vander Meer
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Porky” Oliver
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Ollie Hunter
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Greg Rice
Navy
Bill Dickey
Yankee
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Lefty Gomez
Red Ruffing
City Meet Opens With Hurdles and Jump Events
Preliminary events set for Tuesday at 4 30 p m on Franklin track with finals Wednesday at 4 30 p m. Tentative entries list athletes across sprints hurdles jumps and throws for Wilson and Rough Riders including Barnhizer Liddle Littell and Fadness in multiple disciplines.
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Clarence Paulsen
Myers
Roughriders
Bill Barnard
Henderson
Wilson
Franklin
Hopkins
Rust
Mills
Fadness
Cole
Harold
Harry Littell
Jennings
Barnhizer
Carfrae
Riley
George Liddle
Harold Littell
Albright
Ely
Wandell
Sandford
John Liddle
Penrod
Underwood
McKay
Sweet
Grissel
Gerber
Shuttleworth
Relays and events listed for undetermined teams
The page lists multiple athletes across events with undetermined relay teams. Individual events include sprints distances from 100 to 880, hurdles, jumps, throws, and middle distance races. Names such as Cole Hopkins Albright Wilson Henderson Doty Anderson Sceronick Reeder Fugate Moyers and others appear for track and field entries.
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Doty
Anderson
Sceronick
Gaines
Dytrt
Miller
Seger
Black
Reeder
Fugate
Hoyle
Moore
Christie
Moel
Truesdell
Former Notre Dame Captain Crowned National Squash Champion
Joseph Lordi, the former Notre Dame baseball captain, has become the new national squash champion.
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NEW York
Notre Dame
Joseph Lordi
Dazzy Vance a Homespun Iowan Star of Baseball
A portrait of Dazzy Vance detailing his origins his quick wit and tall tales his homestead in Homosassa Springs Florida and his post career pursuits. The piece notes his World Series rise with the Cardinals in 1934 his salaries varying through the 1920s and 30s and his hobbies hunting fishing and shooting.
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Amazing Homosassa Springs
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St. Petersburg
Dorothy
Bernie Neis
Dazzy Vance
Iowa Seahawks Dominate Red Cross Memorial Tennis Meet
Iowa City based Navy Preflight cadets led the Seahawks to a strong opening day at the Red Cross Memorial tennis weekend in Cedar Rapids. Five advanced to the men’s singles quarterfinals, with Dora Jane Hamblin and another Cedar Rapids player reaching the women’s semi finals. Event proceeds go to local American Red Cross chapters.
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Red Cross
Udell Leibsohn
Jim McAndrews
Victor Larimer
Alvin Trigg
Robert Groom
Ken Redlin
Lou Werner
Russell Knapp
Frank Nye
Cedar Rapids
Charles Miller
Iowa City Cadets
Kim McAndrews
Materfinals
Russell Kna
Lelvshen-Meandrews
Robert Groo
NFL Called Meeting Set in Chicago For June 19 20
The National Football League schedules its second meeting of the year in Chicago on June 19 and 20 to approve the new schedule and draft about 200 collegiate players. An outside chance exists that petitions for club franchises could be presented at the session.
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National Football League
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Babe Barna
Dick Bartell
Brooklyn
Alban Glossop
Joe Medwick
Philadelphia
Bill Cox
Phillies
Baseball's 1943 ball debate and star bats fade in war era
The piece traces the 1943 baseball debate over a balata ball and its alleged defects, noting hitters and pitchers struggle with changes. It highlights stars serving in the armed forces and roving reports on batting slumps, plus rookie and veteran pitcher surges behind weak run support.
St. Louis Browns Triumph Over A's 10 to 2
Steve Sandra pitched eight innings as the St. Louis Browns defeated the Athletics 10 to 2 in Philadelphia. Luman Harris was knocked out by a six-run burst in the first two frames, sealing the outcome for the A’s.
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Cardinals Get Nettled When Games Are Postponed
Billy Southworth says his Cardinals get nettled if a game is postponed. He usually lets them get a workout under the stands.
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Billy Southworth
Cardinals
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