Ott Sees Giants in Tight Race With Cardinals for Pennant
New York Giants manager Mel Ott predicts a wire-to-wire battle with the St Louis Cardinals atop the National League. Stan Musial shines with a .393 average and five hits in two games, while Ott notes veteran Cardinal pitching and weather as factors. Ott also praises young Andy Hansen, whose Memorial Day win over the Dodgers boosts his team’s spirits.
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Baseball scores from major leagues and Pacific games
In the American League Boston defeated Philadelphia 8 to 1 and Washington beat New York 4 to 1 in listed games. The National League split a 4 to 4 draw between New York and Brooklyn in a scheduled matchup. In the Pacific League San Diego routed Oakland 11 to 0, San Francisco beat Seattle 1 to 0, while Hollywood and Sacramento tied 8 to 8 in a called game.
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Blind man ID’s shooting suspect by voice at lineup
John Brito, blind but sharp of ear, picked a suspect in a shooting by recognizing the line he said after the crime. The suspect allegedly spoke the words I got my hand scratched following a shotgun blast over a $10 debt.
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John Brito
Practice Makes Perfect East Brookfield Church Organist
An 85 year old woman plays the organ every Sunday at the First Baptist Church across the bridge. Mrs Ninette Devter Wassall has played the organ for 72 years and still practices three hours daily.
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Venture capital likened to poker money by Bill Paulson
Bill Paulson compares venture capital to poker money noting both carry high risk yet the farms and factories built with it endure as lasting legacies of investment and risk taking.
Police Save Despondent Chinese Woman From 140 Foot Ledge
In San Francisco a 41 year old Chinese woman Wong Loy was kept from leaping by police inspector John W Breen and Van P Denike after a three hour standoff on a building ledge watched by about 8000 spectators. She faced deportation after four months detention for inability to prove marriage to an American citizen. Ginhop Lok an Aberdeen Washington herb doctor who is her husband was en route to assist immigration authorities.
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Wash
Rain Drenches City as 29 Inches Total for Storm
Thunder and lightning drenched streets as rain reached 29 inches for the storm and 6.12 inches for the season by 11 am, with .12 inch of nightly rainfall. Power cuts hit Eastvale when a lightning strike toppled a pole. farmers worry as hay harvest nears and foothill gutters ran full near Corona.
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