Opening Week Sports Notes Highlight Local and National Action
Pennsylvania anglers and Major League fans share early season crowds as 200000 seek trout season and 206995 attend opening games statewide. Detroit storms: Red Wings win Stanley Cup play-off, Olympics claim IHL, Lions and Tigers stand as champions, while boxing, billiards, and European basketball predictions add to a bustling sports panorama. Detroit’s claim as “City of Champions” prompts Derby and derby-related pursuits as national events unfold.
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Yesterday's Hero Demaree homers twice for Cubs against Cardinals
Frank Demaree, Chicago Cubs outfielder, homered twice to pace a performance against Dizzy Dean as the Cubs defeated the St Louis Cardinals.
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Plant food estimated and erosion in soil study
Crop remove about 6 billion pounds of plant food from soil each year, experts at Washington State College report. Erosion, they warn, removes far more, potentially up to twenty one times as much, highlighting serious soil loss issues.
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Opening Day in Major League Baseball Sees Tigers Cubs Lead
Henry Super reports that 16 teams opened the season with Detroit and Chicago atop their leagues. The day drew 207000 spectators as varied results dominated the action. Yankees, Red Sox, Giants and Cubs each posted notable performances, with Demaree homering twice for the Cubs and Philies with Curt Davis strong on the mound.
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Scores and Baseball Lineups From Yesterday and Today
Yesterday's scores show Detroit 8 Cleveland 4, Washington 1 New York 0, Chicago 7 St. Louis 6, Boston 9 Philadelphia 4. Chicago 13 St. Louis 7, New York 8 Brooklyn 6, Pittsburgh 8 Cincinnati 6, Philadelphia 4 Boston 1. Today’s games list New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Cleveland St. Louis at Chicago Brooklyn at New York Boston at Philadelphia Pittsburgh at Cincinnati Chicago at St. Louis.
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Racing Season Opens Today at Jamaica
United Press reports the 1938 metropolitan racing season starts at Jamaica with the Patmonok handicap for three-year-olds and up. Seven compete including King Saxon at 130 pounds and Tintagel at 114 pounds. Entries list Quel Jeu Psychic Bid Cycle Pre Eminent and Sailor Beware. The Gamers Hue electric camera will debut at the track.
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300 Amateurs to Participate in Ring Tourney
Cleveland April 45 The National AAU senior boxing championships draw 300 amateurs from 88 district associations aiming to crown eight champions and 32 Olympic qualifiers for Chicago next month. Openers in Public Auditorium will showcase fighters from Maine to Hawaii across eight divisions, with two rings planned for opening night and semifinals set by Friday.
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Curtis Cup Teail Set To Sail For England
The American Curtis Cup golf team sails for England tonight aboard the SS Hen Sa, aiming for its third straight win over Britain in the millennium series that began in 1982. Captain is Mrs. Glenna Collett Ware of Philadelphia. Other members include Charlotte Glutting of South Orange, NJ.
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Weather Brightens as Pennsylvania Trout Season Opens
Harrisburg April 9 Governor leads about 200000 fishermen flooding state streams to mark the trout season opening. Heavy snows and floods delayed stocking but no shortage of brook brown and rainbow trout is expected. The governor planned to spend the first day near Bellefonte on the way back from Pittsburgh after a Jefferson Day address.
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Big two keg bowling tourneys draw sixty plus expected
Over sixty bowlers are expected to enter a dual bowling tournament at the Recreation Alleys Friday evening. The Booster business men tournament opens the program, followed by a 175 pin handicap event. Cash prizes attract a strong field, with several business leaders already signed up and more sought through Kip Anderson and organizers.
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Across The King Who Close Tease Of Puzzled Clues
A fragmented crossword style page lists clues and partial answers across multiple lines. The garbled text mentions Greek terror, Turkish left after weight check, and various wordplay pieces. It purports to be a pastiche puzzle answer section with references to languages, weight terms, and color-coded hints, likely from a historical newspaper puzzle page.
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Final standings in ABC Bowling Tourney crowned new champions
Indianapolis hosts the 17 day American Bowling Congress event with celebrate titles in all divisions. Five-Man Walls City Hi-Bra of Indianapolis tops team standings with 3039 pins while Past Blue Ribbon of New York and Oak Leaf Motors of Chicago follow. Doubles leaders include Slanina Straka of Chicago and Milan Kruzich of Detroit. Singles lead by Warren of Springfield and Fox of Indianapolis. All Events honors go to Murphy of Indianapolis and Beth of Chicago.
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Bitsy Grant Wins Atlanta Exhibition Match
BITSY GRANT, the small but skilled No 3 American tennis player, defeated No 2 Donald Budge in straight sets 3-6 2-7 5-7 in an Atlanta exhibition. Both players exchanged praise after the match, highlighting mutual respect and sportsmanship shown during the event.
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Corry Shooters Split Loop Games In Pennsylvania
Corry's lite team in the North Western Pennsylvania League split a twin match at Lawrence Park last evening. They defeated Walnut Creek 1149 to 1110 then fell to Lawrence Park 1184 to 1149 as McClymont and Frick led the Park squad with strong scores.
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Morgan Hits First Pitch Home Run In MLB Debut
St Louis April 1 Eadie Morgan a Cardinals rookie hit a homer on his first major league at bat in his regular season debut. Morgan, from Cleveland and last year with Bloomington in the Three I League, also ate steak and potatoes afterward as his team fell to the Cubs by 12 to 3. No rookie in record books has done this before.
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