Senators Hold Lead As Other Teams Idle
Washington and New York battle for second as rain delays shorten the schedule. The Senators prevailed 8-6 over St Louis, while the Giants crushed Chicago 8-1 and Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 7-3. Brooklyn routed St Louis 10-2, moving up as Boston idle.
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Brien Suitors Leads Early Big League Hopefuls
A garbled sports section notes 18-year-old Faymiond Brinkertoft gaining buzz as a promising rookie with major league ties to Casey Stengel and the Boston Bees. It details injuries to Clint Brown, Luke Appling, Joe Kuhel, Monte Stratton, John Whitehead, and Dizzy Dean, plus Schmeling’s U S return and the rise of women anglers in Pennsylvania aided by artificial lures. The tone mirrors a lively 1940s sports page with numerous named figures and teams.
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Fourteen Horses Vie in Pimlico Dish Handicap Grade Race
Fourteen thoroughbreds contest the fourth renewal of the $20 000 Dish Handicap at Pimlico led by Pompoon runner up in last year’s Kentucky Derby. Other contenders include Mosantre High Velocity Burning Star Aneroid Masked General Teufel Eagle Pass Busy K Snark Tat terdemalion Rex Flag War Minstrel and Corinta. Pompoon opened as 3-1 favorite with Aneroid and Burning Star at 5-1.
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Moody Wins First Round at North London Championships
Mrs Helen Wills Moody former world tennis queen faced Honor Bulen of the Mercury Club in the third round of the North London hard court championships. Returning to Britain for the first time since 1985 she began her campaign with an easy initial win in the tournament.
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Stolen Cars In Pennsylvania March Total 642
Harrisburg May 11 A. tolit reports the Stolen Cars Unit of the Bureau of Motor Vehicles shows 642 automobiles were stolen in Pennsylvania during March. Of these 283 belonged to state residents and 359 to non residents. In the same month 277 resident cars were recovered, 179 of which had been stolen in March.
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Pitt Golf Team Extends Winning Streak In 9-0 Victory
Pittsburg May 1 The Pitt golfers dominated Glenigans to run their six game win streak to six with a 9 0 victory over Girnogle at the Abama Country Club The Blue and Gold further solidified as one of the nation s top college teams with a strong showing and potential rise in the Eastern intercollegiate title race Frank Souchale Pitt s famed grid ace led the performance and propelled the squad to a decisive win.
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Pitt Dominates Pairings Amid Golf Match Relay
The report describes Pitt players Barrett Melvin and Bill Daddie winning matches in a team golf setting. Tony Kay beat Pete Wasky, while a Pitt duo led the field with strong play including a notable distance drive of 978 yards. The piece notes continued brilliance from a Tech player and a strong showing for Pitt in the foursomes.
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Major League Standings and Yesterday's Scores Reported
Baseball results show American League Washington 8 St. Louis 6 and Brooklyn 10 St. Louis 2 Plus Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia 3 New York 5 Chicago 1 with rain delays. International League Montreal 9 Jersey City 4 and other games postponed. American Association Detroit at Washington and Cleveland at New York among listed matchups.
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Germany Names Two Austrians to Cup Team
The European Zone Davis Cup second round bracket was completed as Germany announced two former Austrian cup players to its four man squad. Great Britain advanced by beating Romania three matches to two, with Ronald Shayes securing the decisive win over Take Caraluís and O Schmidt defeating M Jones in the final rubber for Romania.
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Feller Faces Yankees At New York Thursday
Boston May 11 A rainout washed out the Indians Red Sox game in Boston and sent Cleveland to New York for a meeting with the world champion Yankees. Johnny Allen is sidelined with a back injury, delaying his start, while Mel Harder will start against the Yankees with Spurgeon Chandler on the mound for New York.
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US Walker Cup Team Sails for Britain Today
United States golfers sail for England to contest the Walker Cup as the nine-man team departs New York. The Wightman Cup women’s squad also leaves at noon, with Helen Wills Moody and Helen Jacobs already on site. England is not favored to win either series, while the American side features the two Helens and other top players.
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Tommy Taller
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Frie's Opening Game Again Postponed
May 11 event reports Frie opening home game in MidAtlantic League against Akron's Yanks postponed due to weather. Sailors' business manager Jaci O'Gonnor says opener will be attempted Wednesday at 1 pm. Sailors players were to work out earlier in the day.
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Connbeats Seelig in ten round Pittsburgh bout
Bill Conn of Pittsburgh won a ten round decision over Eric Seelig of Germany at Motor Square Garden. Conn used inside fighting and a long left jab to control the bout, hurting Seelig in spots including the eighth round, while Seelig fought back but could not turn the tide.
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Yesterday's Hero Zeke Bonita Wins With Bases Loaded Hit
Zeke Bonita, Washington first baseman, delivered an eighth inning single with the bases loaded to spur the Sena tors to a seventh straight win over St. Louis and to maintain the American League lead. D. O. Bowman, medical officer, credited with a Navy shipboard idea.
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More Fishing Licenses Taken Out This Year
Harrisburg May 11 The State Department of Revenue Boardman Wildy and agents report for the first three months of 1938 fishing license sales are 50 000 ahead of the same period last year. Resident licenses cost 1 50 with a 10 cent issuing fee. residents must have lived in Pennsylvania 30 days to qualify. Agents were appointed this year alongside county treasurers for convenience.
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