Attendance Decline Hits Central League Amid Bad Weather
Central League headquarters report a 44 percent drop in attendance from 1949, blamed on cold weather and television keeping fans home. Grand Rapids leads, while Muskegon Saginaw Flint Charleston and Dayton lag. Charleston shows slight recovery with better weather and improved team prospects. Senator club notes weather and rainouts reduce crowds, yet overall league remains solvent. Dayton manager Ca milli laments frequent rainouts and lost workouts.
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Entral League
Thomas J. Halligan
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Muskegon
Saginaw
Flint
Charleston
Dayton
Watt Powell Park
Senators
Dolf Camilli
Churchill's Horse Wins at Windsor in Debut Ride
Winston Churchill watched his new two year old Canyon Kid win his first race at Windsor May 21. The two year old led from the start and won the five furlong event by four lengths over favored Mysterious Lad. Canyon Kid paid 11 to 4.
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Churchill
Windsor
England
Winston Churchill
Canyon Kid
Mysterious Lad
Nose Breed of Hill Prince Leaves Railbirds Guessing
Belmon t Stakes prospects clouded as Hill Prince recovers from nose bleed after Suburban. Middleground and other contenders loom for the $75 000 Belmont Park race on June 1. Hayes calls the issue minor while fans eye the field including Derby winner Middleground and Peter Pan hopefuls.
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Middleground
Hill Prince
Belmont Park
Hayes
Princequille
Andy Schullinger
Ford
Ron Ford
Mr. Double
Sgt Veltch
Eddie Arcaro
Mr. Trouble
Brookmeade
Sunglow
Greek Ship
Brandywine Stable
Greek Song
Dooly
Ari Clifford Mooer
Hawley
Elliot Burch
Preston Burch
Bullets Draft Negro Cagers Tryouts in September
The Baltimore Bullets announced four college graduates will try out for the team in September as part of a widening NBA trend to include Negro players. Davage Minor UCL A Ben Bluitt Loyola Chicago Lenny Rhodes Toledo and Bucky Hatchett Rutgers will attend practices alongside peers noted from Boston Washington and New York signings.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Bullets
National Basketball Association
Buddy Jeannette
Davage Minor
Ben Bluitt
Chicago
Loyola
Lenny Rhodes
Toledo
Bucky Hatchett
Rutgers
Bullets
Boston
Washington
New York
Chuck Cooper
Duquesne
Earl Lloyd
Frank Hunter
West Virginia
Nat Clifton
Harlem Globetrotters
Bhuitt
The
Globetrotters
Minor
Oakland Blue and Golds
Glassworkers Tap Chesapeake to Lead Twilight League Race
Glassworkers moved to first in the Twilight League after a 10-2 win over Chesapeake, riding four straight victories led by Jack Wick. Idle Hour and Sissonville Independents also show strong starts, with Idle Hour winning 8-6 in 10 innings at Kanawha City and Reed’s Tom Blount securing a 10-5 Ducks win over Park Tire.
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Chesapeake
CIO Glassworkers
Idle Hour
Sissonville Independents
Jack Wick
Glassworkers
Hall
Kenny Holmes
Mandts
Sigman’s
Bob Hill
Bert Keyes
Bob Brinkley
Kanawha City
West Side Merchants
Ralph Bonham
Wills
Thompson
Bob Caulfield
Reed
Tom Blount
Ducks
Park Tire
Harmon
Nine Game Columbia Grid Card Released
Columbia University released a nine game football schedule for fall. Home games are at Baker Field against Army Navy Pennsylvania and Cornell with Hobart also visiting. Road games are at Harvard Yale Dartmouth Brown and Navy with dates in September to November.
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New York
Columbia University Today
Baker Field
Army
Navy
Pennsylvania
Cornell
Hobart
Lions
Harvard
Yale
Dartmouth
Brown
Cambridge
New Haven
Hanover
Providence
Baker Awarded Divorce in Santa Monica Court
Beverly Baker testified that her husband Scotty Beckett was jealous and controlling. The judge granted her an uncontested divorce in Superior Court in Santa Monica California with May 31 dated records.
Sox Problem Shifts To Keystone Berth
EW YORK May 31 The Chicago White Sox completed a deal with the Washington Senators moving Cass Michaels to the Senators in exchange for Second Baseman Al Kozar Bob Kuzava and Johnny Ostrowski. Kozar will play second with Nelson Fox a lefty option while Ed Robinson and Ray Scarborough bolster the rotation as Sox seek improved defense and pitching.
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York
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Ray Scarborough
Ed Robinson
Sox
al Kozar
Cass Michaels
Bob Kuzava
Johnny Ostrowskd
Michaels
Bucky Harris
Senators
Red S Corriden
Yankees
Corriden
Kozar
Nelson Fox
Fox
Philadelphia Athletics
Pete Suder
Frank Lane
Luke Appling
Cass
Appling
Chico Carrasquel
Robinson
Scarborough
Pale ‘Bose Camp
Fancy-felding
Gordon Goldsberry
Herm Reich
Charley Kress
White Sox
Scar
Junior Rangers Seek Home and Home Games Title
The Junior Rangers baseball team seeks competitive matchups with other junior squads on a home and away basis. For games contact Neal G Kin jr at Powellton or call Montgomery 989 W 13.
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Rangers
Neal G. Kinj
Powellton
Montgomery
Protest Over Finish Claims Roils Memorial Day 500
Tulsa owner Ervin Wolfe charged the Memorial Day 500 finish and timing. Chitwood and Wolfe dispute placing while Holland Rose and Green are listed as official runners. AAA refused protest within 30 minutes. recheck planned at Speedway office.
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Ndianapolis
Ervin Wolfe
Tulsa
Okla
Chitwood
Reading
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
American Automobile Assoc
Wolfe
Johnnie Parsons
van Nuys
Calif
AAA
Tony Bettenhausen
Tinley Park
Parsons
Billy Holland
Mauri Rose
South Bend
Ind
Cecil Green
Houston
Tex
Holland
Rose
Green
Speedway
Wilbur Shaw
Chester Ricker
Shaw
Chitrwood Jale
Lou Moore
North Hollywood
Cal
Harry Hartz
Ture
Humphreys Faces Pro Debut in Boxing Card at Municipal
WHNTY EIGHT bouts schedule for tonight at the Municipal Auditorium with Gene Cartwright and Herman Harris headlining the long match. Featherweight Noel Humphreys returns to pro rings to meet Bob Kinder in a featured preliminary while Johnny Proton faces Tommy Turner in another bout and Slugger Payne meets Hoy Cuthbertson in lightweight action. Harris seeks revenge after a recent loss as promoter Ferris reports tickets still available downtown.
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Humphreys
Municipal Auditorium
Dayton
Gene Cartwright
Herman Harris
Asheville
N. C
Noel Humphreys
Charleston
Golden Gloves
Huntington
Bobby Kinder
Johnny Proton
Proton
Dunbar
Tommy Turner
Marine Corps
Payne
Charleston Negra
Hoy Cuthbertson
N.C
Cartwright
Harris
Joe’ Green
Jess (Barver) Ferris
Oop
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Plymouth
Arazephyr
MPS
Bebete
John Chandler
Mill Prince
Long Island
Casey Hayes
Chris Chenery
Railbirds
Columbia
Keystone
Borough
Hose
Kazava
Kuzava
Baker Supply CO
Summers St
Purechaeever
Xoducts
American Safety Razor Corp
Beooklyn 1
Smokem
America
Senavors
Magnolia
Corona
LA Palina
Buick
Fisher
Fanglh
Butch
Henry J. Taylor
ABC Network
Avening
Hugh Stewart Motors, Inc
East Washington
Charleston, W. Va
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