Jet Pilot Wins Derby Title Seeks Preakness Challenge
Jet Pilot, owned by Elizabeth Graham, won the Kentucky Derby in a muddy photo finish at Chittenill Downs. He heads toward the Preakness with Phalanx and Paultless as strong rivals in a field of three-year-olds aiming to halt the Derby winner on a soggy track.
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City Mushball League Seeks Eighth Club
A meeting is set for 8 tonight in the RayMond Mfg. Co. conference room to organize a City Mushball League. Seven teams are ready. an eighth club is needed to balance the circuit. Confirmed attendees include two from Corry Jamestown and Haymond's. others include Stanford Fase Paul’s Men's Wear and Ajax Iron Works.
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Corry- Jamestown
Haymond’s
Stanford Fase Pau
Ajax Iron Works
Morthey Debuts Brilliantly for Cardinals with Two Homers
Northey sparks St. Louis to 9-0 win over Boston in second game as Brecheen fires shutout. Braves win opener 4-3 to snap Cardinals nine game skid. Phillies top Reds twice to grab fifth place. Feller roughed in loss as Nats surge. Sox sweep Browns. Doerr drives offense. Tigers and Yankees tie 2-2 at rain-shortened Briggs Stadium.
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Harry Walker
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Tommy Fine
Texas
Bobby Doerr
Detroit
New York Yankees
Briggs Stadium
Hol Newhouser
Jon Dimaggio
Oldtimers Leonard and Rowe Power Phillies Duo
Emil Leonard age 39 and Lynwood Rowe 35 form the Phillies one two punch as they win their second straight doubleheader. The veterans have accounted for seven of Philadelphia's eight victories this season with Rowe posting a 4 0 mark and Leonard 3 1. Leonard arrived from the Senators for 810 000 and the pair helped spark a 5 3 win over Cincinnati after Schoolboy tipped the scales 10 6 in a late rally while a rainout halted Chicago New York and Pittsburgh Brooklyn games.
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Cal MacLish
Dixie Howall
Gene Mauch
McCray
Meadville
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Oakmont Country Club
Lou Worsham
Emil Loeffler
Oakmont
Charley Tripps
Georgia
Atlanta
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Dutch Leonard
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Jet Pilot Faces Fast Field in Preakness Stakes
Louisville May 5 Derby winner Jet Pilot is expected to face a fast field at Pimlico for the Preakness. Speedsters Ol Hill Top Trust Cosmic Bomb and others arrive to challenge. An all time crowd of about 116000 to 120000 is forecast for the race, with a purse around 992160.
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Baseball scores roundup from latest games and schedules
National League results include Philadelphia 5 10 and Cincinnati 4 5 with only games listed. Boston 4-0 St Louis 9-1. upcoming Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and St Louis at Boston. Cincinnati at Philadelphia. American League results show Washington 6-3 over Cleveland and Detroit 2 New York 2 with rain end. International and Middle Atlantic leagues report scores and postponements with Vandergrift, Butler, Evie, Niagara Falls, and Toronto results amid rain delays.
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Soon
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Butler
Evie
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Ala
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V. L. Pet
Louis
Cardinals hammer Braves in debut for Northey with two homers
Ron Northey slugged two homers and a single for St. Louis as the Cardinals beat Boston 9 to 0. Harry Brethren limited the Braves to five hits in a dominant pitching performance. This was St. Louis’s first win since April 1.
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St. Louis
Best
Harry
Cat
Braves
Shitiaus
Jamestown Wins First Wisekenal in Openers
Weekend action featured Hornell’s 11 8 win over Batavia as Jamestown and Lockport opened a three day home stand. Lockport’s 11 1 victory over Hornell, Batavia’s 10 4 loss at Jamestown, and Batavia at Jamestown headline a slate that includes Hamilton at Wellsville and Hornell at Bradford. Players Charlie Bush and Harry Wilson starred for their teams.
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Batavis Clippers
Pirates
Charlie Bush
Chet Brecainski
Jimmy Drake
Bobby Williams
Jamestown
Harry Wilson
Hamilton
Lockport
Hornell
Wellsville Red Sox
Batavia
Ned Day Wins Top Prize in Phila Keg Tourney
Philadelphia May 2 More than 200 bowlers competed to top Ned Day of West Allis Wisconsin who rolled 1078 to win the 1250 Bret prize in the fourth annual Serpico Quaker City sweepstakes Day edged Stan Wiemiec of Wallington New Jersey by 19 pins in a five game test across ten alleys
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Philadelphia
Ned Day
West Allis
Wis
Sailors Sweep Niagara Falls in Weekend Baseball Set
Belo Ballots lead Middle Atlantic League after three weekend wins over Niagara Falls. Sailors won both ends of a doubleheader on home ground after opening with a Saturday win. Veiled game scores show 11-6 and 7-0 with Niagara Falls bullpen struggles and key hits by Bellamy and Yuillan. Oil City also won twice, keeping pace despite rainouts.
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Associated Press
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Niagara
Pally
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