Prospects Pleasant for Close Races in Baseball
Baseball nears a six month run with hopeful pennant chases as major and minor leagues all operate. Draft boards still loom, rosters stabilized since opening day, and many players remain in service or on lend lease while veterans filter into the game. Budding stars and veterans shift roles, with Keltner under review and Rosar and Gulehouse taking part time duties as teams gauge war-time manpower.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Sehotars
Spud Chanbdler
Yankees
Jor Baggs
Reds
Armed Services
Gee Waller
Damien Phillips
Connie
Ryan
Butch Nieman
Heston Braves
Bobby Bragan
Brooklyn
Johnny Lindell
Yanks
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Tom Warren
Casablanca
Jack Kramer
St. Louis Browns
Qo Mitch
Navy
Rudy York
Detroit
Ken Keltner
Cleveland
Keltner
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Cards Blunder Lets Roe Leave Farm System
The St Louis Cardinals let pitcher Elgin Roe slip from their farm system enabling the Pittsburgh Pirates to bid for the Columbus hurler. Roe has won early major league starts and is battling Rip Sewell for the Pirates ace role. He won his first major league game after debut loss, then beat the Cubs 8 2 before being pinch hit for. Roe’s control for a left hander is strong and could lift Pirates to many victories this season.
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Systein
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Preacher
Roe
Pittsburgh Pirates
Columbus Hurler
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Chicago
Pirates
Falcon hurler blanks Sailors on two hits
In Buffalo May 9 Sal Mishkin manager of the Wellsville Yankees drove a homer with one on base in the sixth inning to beat Hornell 3-2. Mishkin also scored the first Wellsville run in the first inning as Jamestown pitcher Parkhurst held the Erie Sailors to two hits and nine scoreless innings. The Sailors were defeated 4-0 in their game. Batavia Glippers fell to eighth consecutive loss as Locksport Cubs won 8-1. Today’s Pony League slate features Wellsville at Olean Brainford at Hornell Brinigh Lockport Batavia at Jamestown.
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Emmy Morrison
Minnie Rosetuiste
Nick Creola
Gilbert N. Gates
Titusville
Billwell Creek
Walter Ee
Camp Reynolds
Walter, Jr
Willis
Huduls
Cleveland
Greg Mulleavy
Lockport
Ljust
Vandalia
Ohio
George Comellas
Los Angeles
Sant Francisco Souls
Organuzed
Stan Spence
Washington Senators
Me- West
Fae
Philadel
Eco Buffalo
Mishkin
Wellsville Yankees
Wellsville
Hornell
Jamestown
Parkhurst
Erie Sailors
Maroons
Sailors
Batavia ‘Glippers
Locksport Cubs
Boxing and sports notes from a muddled May issue
New York reports urge National Boxing Association members to promote boxing in schools for fitness and soldier training, while Abe Greene cautions boxing is not just for rowdy youth. Meantime, Sax Judd faces Marine discharge for a knee issue as a Nashville Banner notes a trio of Uncle Sam greetings. Rookial day features Hal Kleine’s rise from St Louis youth to Indians pitcher. Jimmie Murphy discusses Grimm’s Cubs return. Meadville training decisions loom, and postwar football anecdotes mix with service reflections.
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Sa Ville
National Boxing Association
Abe Greene
Pulsa
Sax Judd
Chicago Cards
Billy Thompson
Nashville Banner
Uncle Sam
Belmont season opens amid heavy betting day
Belmont Park opened its four day spring season with a robust betting day. A crowd of 25 419 far surpassed last year's augural 14 090 and $2 050 044 was wagered through the mutuals yesterday. Mrs Payne Whitney's Dei Diver won the Toboggen Handicap for the second straight year and Isidore Bieber's Bertie captured the feature. A daily double payoff of $1 956 70 was the largest of the New York season.
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Mutuals
Belmont
Park Taunche Il
New Coach at Greensburg High School Football
Greensburg High School hired Frank N. Wolf veteran mentor from Waynesburg College as head coach after the program paused football. Wolf returns to coaching with the Greensburg team pending season plans and state regulations.
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Greensburg High School
Lockay
Frank N. Wolf
Waynesburg College
Derby horses to arrive at Pimlico amid Preakness bid
Nine or ten Derby colts expected to contest the Preakness Stakes field as Pensive tries to extend a Triple Crown bid. Stakes action centers on G. Ernst’s Alerter and Derby favorite Usird, with Megogo and Pleotee among other possibles. Race names, trainers, and horses from Churchill Downs to Baltimore are listed in early hopefuls for the 950000 purse.
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Associated Press
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Farm
Kentucky
Tate
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G. Ernst
Gramps Tage
Gay Bit
Skytracer
Stele Fital Pimtien
Black-Eyed Susans
W. J. Brann
Feder's Garden Fights in Naples Echoes MSG Atmosphere
Allied headquarters describe makeshift garden arena amid bomb damage where GI fighters and officers like Lt Charles Gordon and Bob Barba mingle with World War II soldiers. Promoters Al Weisberger and Marcel Cemdan eye matches with Lew Ambers’ circles as crews from Gary Indiana to Youngstown Ohio gather in wartime sport reverie.
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Steve Ronavich
Gary
Ind
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Fidelia Barba
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Chicago
Hollywood
Phil Craig
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Joe Hum
la Barba
Charles Gordon
Youngstown
Ohio
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Zeston University
Sullivan
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Algiers
Bobby
Cleveland
Edithe O'Neal
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Welterwieght
Carl Palumbo
Lew Ambers
Amsterdam
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al Weisberger
Oakland
Marcel Cemdan
Fiph Ali
America
New York
Etten Walker Set Major League Batting Pace
New York Yankees star Wick Etten expanded his lead with a 1.476 average as of May, while Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers moved past Stan Musial into the National League 400 club. Walker dropped 21 points to .421, with Elton as the other 400 hitter. the week’s leaders reflect 30+ games and 400-plus plate appearances across both leagues.
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Aer
Mediwi N. York
Milligat
St. Louk
Wash
Ferrell
Hull
Philadelphia
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Savage
York
Ease
Washington
Minor Lagie Delivers In IL Syracuse Triumph
In the International League game Syracuse beat Toronto 10 to 5 with Lagie scoring the decisive runs. A separate American Association matchup saw St Paul UI defeat Lewisville Minneapolis 6 to 3 as rain caused delays elsewhere.
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Toronto
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Lewisville
Minneapolis
Duliinapolis
Room 14 and 7 win in intramural softball tourney
Room 14 boys beat Room 5 11-8 while Room 7 girls outslugged Room 18 25-22 in the Mish School intramural softball first round. Jean Fisher and Jones Butters pitched for the winners with Phyllis Hoenes behind the plate. Frances and Norberta Stodke handled the defense for the losers. Room 15 narrowly defeated Room 5 earlier as Waterhouse and Phillips supplied key hits, with Blynt featured on the mound for six runs in the fourth.
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Jones Butters
Phyllis Hoenes
Frances
Norberta Stodke Tore
Bonella
Thompson Dhose
Ray Blyat
Waterhouse
Phillips
Blynt
Michell
Al Milnar Says Browns Have Flag Chances
At Fort McClellan Alabama on May 1 Al Milnar a tall husky Cleveland pitcher now with the St Louis Browns declares the Browns will win the American League pennant in 1944 He believes the Browns are a strong outfit aided by Army post support and strong pitching despite past trades and fevered speculation about the Indians and Yankees.
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New Yorke
Milne
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