Baseball's Chandler to lead postwar sport amid wartime legends
Wartime era figures and the appointment of Senator Happy Chandler as baseball commissioner are explored. The piece discusses Chandler's duties, player reassignment, and the challenge of guiding a sport rebuilding after the war, with notes on Hall of Fame electees, boxing comebacks, and local sports details including the Corry Country Club and St. Louis Browns opening-day streaks.
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Happy" Chandler
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Connie Mack Dark Horse Team In Junior Loop Emerges
Connie Mack may field a dark horse in the American League as Peck and veteran Athletics vie for second with the Yankees after a seven-run fourth inning. Milestone signings and reports of 50,000 dollars influence show in spring form as the A's rally past the Yankees while the Browns beat Cleveland 4-3 in a doubleheader opener before rain halted the second game.
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Cuppy) Chanter
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Hary Peldman
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Ernie Lomberdi
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Pirates Opening Day Streak Highlighted in 1901 11 Game Run
St Louis Browns plan to attract 25 000 fans May 1 for a pennant victory game against the Cleveland Indians as a wartime display accompanies the ceremony. Despite fanfare a 25 000 turnout seems unlikely at the park under the War Loan Drive. The War Manpower Commission warns organized baseball to halt night games by midnight or face citations.
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War Manpower Commission
Sports Roundup and Derby Talk From 1947 Era
A compact sports roundup mentions baseball, boxing, and Kentucky Derby notes. It cites Kentucky figures Happy Chandler and William Bramham, discusses Sammy Angott’s comeback and boxing shows around Los Angeles, and notes upcoming 1947 baseball averages and a Steelers coach Dim Leonard running an asparagus farm.
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Holt Stars In Raymond Bowling Tourney Wakefield
Holt dominates Raymond League handicap event at Recreation Alleys with high single 247 and 681 series. He anchors top doubles and team groups, while Joe Hajec and Fred Mixer lead runners up with strong 2918 2937 totals and big prize payouts exceed 100 dollars in multiple divisions.
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Warren White
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Bob Drake
Paul Auer
Don Wiggers
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Pete Heerlein
Paul Auetr
Winfield Williams
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Pred Taylor
Way Wisgers
Bill Mitchell
Carl Coates
Richard Hurlbut
Joe Briskie
Fred ‘Mixer
Russ Cassett
Don DeJean
Pete Dubrusky
Joe Hajec
Clin
Ken Loveland
Clarence Mixer
Louise Baker
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Karl Dimmith
Edward Feldt
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Lawrence Ni
Rain Again Washes Out Interstate Openers
Heavy rain caused two postponements delaying the opening of the 1945 Interstate Baseball League. The 140 game schedule could not start as Allentown York and Lancaster had to travel out of state for the first games. Tonight's schedule features Allentown at Hagerstown York at Wilmington and Lancaster at Trenton.
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Hagerstown
Wilmington
Trenton
National League and American League baseball results and schedule
Yesterday in the National League New York defeated Philadelphia 2 0 with other games postponed Today schedule includes New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston St Louis at Cinema Pittsburgh at Chicago In the American League Washington beat Boston 4 1 St Louis topped Cleveland 4 3 Philadelphia won 7 5 Detroit vs Chicago postponed Today Washington at New York Detroit at Cleveland Boston at Philadelphia Only games scheduled
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7000 Athletes Ready as Penn Relays Begin
Philadelphia opens the Penn Relays with about 900 competitors from high schools colleges and Army camps plus hundreds of servicemen and ex servicemen. Notables include Col Norwood Ewell Camp Kilmer and Lt Gen Gontie Miller as top names in the field with key events in the two day program at Franklin Field.
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Barney) Ewell
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Val Victor
Leo Noy
Military Academy
Avery En- Tay
West Pointers
Derry Seeks Consistent Home Run Pace in Yankees Years
Russ Derry, a lengthy Yankees outfielder with a long injury history, shows a habit of homering every seventh game. He outlines his comeback from a shattered collarbone and wartime breaks, noting efforts with Newark and Norfolk, and a current hot start with Reinoan s.
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Nick Jess
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Iulee Francllie
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Baseball Tilt Postponed by Wet Field in Erie County
Postponed game between Corry and Hardowreck Beavers now moved to Monday after noon at Loveland Field due to several inches of water on the field. Wattsburg High will be scheduled to play Beavers next. Also notes Jersey City beat Montreal 7 to 1 in International League and other results and a Spartansburg game postponed with record-keeping quirks.
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Hugh Jennings
Mike Kelley
James Rourke
Wilbert Robinson
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Baseball Writers Association
Hall of Fame
Sammy Angatt
Washington
Fuhter
Angotti
New York
Beau Jack
Juan Zurita
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Freddie “Red” Cochrane
Sugart" Robinson
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Erie County Seaf
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