Indians Open Long Home Stand at Municipal Stadium
The Cleveland Indians return to Municipal Stadium this Friday for a long home stand beginning a busy stretch through May 8. They will host Detroit in the first night game, then single games with Detroit on Sat and Sun, and end with four meetings against Kansas City. Eastern clubs Washington, Baltimore, Boston, and New York follow, with big crowds anticipated for the May 1 doubleheader with the Red Sox and May 3–4 night games with the Yankees.
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Wood Memorial Duel Looms Between Nashua and Summer Tan
A two horse battle shapes the Wood Memorial at Jamaica as Nashua and Summer Tan vie for dominance ahead of the Kentucky Derby. Summer Tan posted 1:50 4/5 for a mile and an eighth while Nashua clocked 1:38 3/5 for a mile. Ted Atkinson rode Nashua yesterday with Arcato slated for Derby duties when eligible May 4.
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Corry golf season opens as four low scorers boot camp for Cambridge Springs
Flags waved for Sunday play at Corry Country Club despite wet fairways. Corry High qualifiers post scores, four lowest vie opening match Thursday at Edinboro against Cambridge Springs. Freddie Mark debuts for Baltimore in nightcap vs Boston. no at bats. Hank Day 62, ex Washington and Jefferson coach, dies after illness. Day’s W and J record 19-22-2. Orioles fans show waning enthusiasm. Al Smith and Bob Avila hitting over 400 in latest Kansas City game.
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Logan Tops Hottest Batting Pace for Braves in 1955
MILWAUKEE The National League leading shortstop Logan of the Milwaukee Braves hits well in 1955 with a 275 average and 13 hits in a three game burst including two homers. He says luck and staying focused at the plate keep him on track. Funeral services set Thursday for Leroy Hanky Day, late football coach at Washington & Jefferson College, who died yesterday.
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Indians Rally To Beat K. C. A. Smith 11-9
Cleveland's hatchet men Doby Rosen Kiner Wertz drove in 19 of 34 Tribe runs this season as they rallied in Kansas City. Doby's three run homer capped an 11-9 win after trailing 0-4. Blackwell took the loss for the A's while the Orioles remained winless. Dodgers, Giants, Reds, and Yankees wins also highlighted a full baseball day.
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al Rosen
Ralph Kiner
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Indians blast Athletics in ninth for 11-9 win
Yesterday's stars include Larry Doby of the Cleveland Indians who went 2 for 3 with a two run homer in the ninth with two outs to power an 11-9 victory over Kansas City. Whitey Ford of the New York Yankees limited the Baltimore Orioles to three singles and six strikeouts for his second win in a 6-0 shutout.
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Indians
Kansas City Athletics
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New York Yankees
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120 Boys Try Out For Baseball
The local season opened with around 420 boys at Olin Bracken Field for Little League and 32 youths at Love Island Field for Teener League tryouts. Managers supervised workouts and a draft set eight players per Teener club while practice schedules were announced for Aero Ajax Rogers Steel and National Bank teams.
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Golf League Forms With Six High Schools
The ae County Golf League is organized with four man teams from Meadville Corry Edinboro Cambridge Springs Lawrence Park and Girard. Preston A Ditty elected president and John Sackett secretary. Ten home matches planned with a trophy for the winner. Meadville opens Thursday versus Girard at Meadville Country Club. District playoffs tentatively set for May 20 at Edinboro Country Club.
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Hartack Dominates Laurel Card with Five Wins
Willie Hartack, the nation's second leading jockey, captured five victories at Laurel as the 18 day spring meet opened, second place finishes in two races, and a near record day. First Served won the Capitol Handicap with Appeal close behind. a foul claim prevented Hartack from tying the state single day winner record. Hartack did not ride in the eighth race.
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Poirerwinson Poirierwins in third round boxing upset
Gene Poirer, a 23 year old ex platoon sergeant from Niagara Falls, stopped Johnny Russo in the third round at 1 16. Poirerwins his sixth straight victory and eighth KO, improving to 16 1 with two draws. Milo Savage won a unanimous 10 round decision over Bobby Boyd, finishing strong after delivering decisive right hands in the final rounds. Savage improved to 18 2? with no knockdowns in the bout at St Nicholas Arena.
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Associated Press
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Johnny Russo
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Ruisso
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Harry Ebbets
Artie Schwarbe
Bowling lanes glow as 200 Club stars shine
Pete Russell Sr and Mary Perkins lead last night’s league bowling. Buss carded 236 in a 616 series, Perkins rolled a 245. other notable scores include Hurlbut 203, Oeseh 202, Bisbee 202, Mountain 212, Bemis 211, Loveland 202, Keppel 201, Hurlbut 212, Harvey 211, and Sample 203.
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Perkins
Dick Hurlbut
John Oeseh
Clair Bisbee
Rocky Mountain
Russ Bemis
Walt Loveland
Ed Keppel
Paul Hurlbut
Buland Harvey
Phil Sample
Major Staab Schedule and Results Snapshot
Schedule shows Cleveland at Kansas City and Washington at Boston for today with only games listed. Yesterday Cleveland beat Kansas City 11 to 9 and New York defeated Baltimore 6 to 0. Tomorrow Chicago faces Detroit and Boston hosts Washington at night alongside Baltimore at New York. In the National League, standings are noted with New York leading Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Chicago at Milwaukee, Cincinnati at St Louis, and Milwaukee at Chicago on the next night.
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Washington
Boston
New York
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Chicago
Detroit
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Milwaukee
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Baleamor
Thomas Hates Playing On Loser
New York Giants crushed the Pittsburgh Pirates 12 3 as star outfielder Frank Thomas lamented the misery of enduring a last place club. He described the pain of constant losses and the relief of competing for a pennant, while vowing to keep faith and stay focused on improving the team.
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Ashburn Injured. Indefinite Layoff After Knee Pain
Ashburn, holder of a 731 game streak, will miss action for an indeterminate period after sustaining a knee injury. He was taken to Temple University Hospital where doctors will conduct a full examination to determine the extent of the damage. The star player reported severe knee pain.
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