Dodgers Nip Giants in First Navy Relief Fund Game
Dodgers beat Giants 7 5 at Ebbetts Field in Brooklyn first Navy Relief Fund game of season. Attendance 42,699 set record while raising $89,060.25 for Navy Relief Society. Mischildon pitched Boston Athletics beat Philadelphia 2 1 as Athletics secure first win over Red Sox this year.
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Associated Press
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St. Lows Cardinals
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Baseball Notes Preview Early 1940s Season Outlook
A sports column surveys MLB teams with Yankees and Dodgers as likely leaders. It notes Red Sox power and improved pitching, Tigers and White Sox struggles, Cubs and Phillies steady, Browns and Senators pacing for future rise, and forecasts near-term standings and gas-ration context affecting travel.
Mack Praises Wallaesa As Ace Shortstop For A’s
Connie Mack, 79, calls rookie Wallace Wallaesa the shortstop of the American League after the Easton Pa native impressed in place of an injured Bull Knickerbocker. The 21-year-old rookie has started hot, batting .429 since taking the position.
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Jack Wallaesa
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Pete Suder
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Wallace
Approval of Odell anticipated at Yale meeting
New Haven Conn May 1 Yale officials expected to approve 51 year old Howard Odell of Stock Falls Iowa as head football coach. Odell, ex assistant at Pitt Harvard Penn and Wisconsin, was to be submitted by Yale's graduate football advisory committee to the university corporation in a monthly meeting. Odell is among over twenty coaches interviewed after Spike Nelson resigned January 1.
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Booster baseball game plans for opening night slated
Athletic Association directors met last night to outline plans for the booster ball game scheduled for Friday evening May 29. Warren Ramblers are set to visit for the opener at 6 oclock with advance ticket sales beginning next week. The Ramblers arrive strengthened from the prior season, while Corry’s roster is being refined through multiple practice sessions and potential additions from outside the area. Prospects for other games include Sharon, Ferrell, Meadville and Irvine as Corry expands its schedule. Homestead Grays of the Negro National League sought a May 30 game, but was declined due to field readiness and late notice, with a possible summer exhibition later.
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Inter
Homestead Grays
Colo
Kip" Anderson Wie
Major Surprise as Connie Mack Lets Northey Go
Philadelphia story of Reneld James Northey, a 21 year old rookie outfielder once passed over by Connie Mack, who rose from Frackville high school star to Phillies prospect. Northey, 85 pounds over, showed surprising spring performance and a 500 batting average before being released. He married Myrtle Young and lives in a Philadelphia apartment with frequent Pennsylvania visits.
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Sale Northey
Tim
Myrtle Young
Hideton
Pennsylvania
Hard Con
Buck
Pether William ( Northey
R. J. Northey
Major League Leaders and Pirates Strincevich Trade
The Associated Press lists national and American League leaders with Doerr Doerr Williams and others topping batting runs and pitching. The Pittsburgh Pirates option Nick Strincevich to Toronto under the 25 player limit, enabling sale of the War Bond contract and completion of reports.
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Taronto
Pittsburgh Pirates
Preakness Entry Doubtful as Shut Out Faces Field
Prospects of a classic Preakness showdown loom as Derby winner Shut Out is listed among 11 contenders at Pimlico.Favorites include Mrs Payne Whitney's Shut Out and Devil Diver in a 40,000 to 45,000 crowd, with Warren Wright and other owners fielding multiple rivals in the 1 3/16 mile race.
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Clarice Braley
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Thid ‘Reribe
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Valdinag Orphan
Devil Diver
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Oril
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Gerden
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Cleveland Indians
Mason Brunson
Baltimore
Pimlico
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Maryland Jockey Club
Harry Payne Whitney
Payne Whitney
Warren Wright
Maryland
Willian Woodward
Apache
Barchiy Douglas
Call
Eddie Atcllo
Greentree Stable
Devil ‘Diver
Wayne Wright
Preakness Day Rumors and Boxing News From The Nation
New York reports mixed notes on Preakness field viability and Derby legacies with entrants counted for Baltimore races. Boxing wrap includes Johnny Jackson’s KO win in Philadelphia and other fight night results from Boston and Toledo.
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Garvey Yours
Marin& Corps
Fred
Baseball highlights and military notes mix in scattered report
The page mixes baseball results with odd military and sports notes. Dodgers and Giants open scoring as Camilli hits a homer for a Dodgers win amid varied game details, plus DiMaggin drives in two for a Pirates victory. Athletics crush Red Sox on a five hitter. The piece also recounts unusual shots and a toed ball tale, military intelligence quips, umpire tales, and names like Max Weil and Billy Soose tied to service duty and past boxing glory.
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Ajo Voior Lanail
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Camilli
Vince DiMaggin
Pirates
Phil Marehildon
Athletics
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