Dodgers Take Commanding Lead as NL Pennant Chase Grows
Dodgers surge with Ed Head’s coming victories and a powerful offense. Arky Vaughan and Ducky Medwick show early hitting form, while Boston, St. Louis, and Cincinnati trail by wide margins. Beavers prepare for 1942-83 season, with Erie Strong Vincent added, and Fishermen’s Paradise opening draws 1,900 anglers. Sammy Snead joins Navy after sixth in a Massachusetts event. Bobby Doerr’s hot start drives Red Sox offense.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Boston Braves
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Ed Head
Arky
Vaughan
Ducky
Medwick
Fed
Haase
Cards
Reds
Beaver
Deniely
Youngsville
Wattsburg
Erie
Vincent
Bellefonte
Sammy Snead
Satuday
Navy This Werk
Massachusetts
Navy
Johnnny Holtz
Cony Country Club
Cassett Sparks Meadville 4 1 Season Opener
Meadville Pioneers defeat Ashtabula Veterans of Foreign Wars 4 1 at Athletic Park in the season opener. Cassett pitched eight innings allowing two hits and one run while fanning seven. Cory Sishihander yielded four hits and no walks. Connellsville High wins WPIAL meet with 4% points, Lebanon second, Derrytown third with 38 points.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Meadville
Russ Cassett
Pioneers
Ledger
Ashtabila
Ohio
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Athletic Park
Cassett
Ohinans
Connellsville
Pittsburgh
Connellsville High
Lebanon
Derrytown E
Rejuvenated Chisox Run Win Streak to Six Games
The Chicago White Sox, led by Johnny Rigney in relief, beat the Washington Senators 7-1 in game one and 3-1 in game two to extend their winning streak to six. Ted Lyons shined in the opener as Chicago closed within striking distance of seventh place while the Brooklyn Dodgers widened their NL lead. The day also featured a Pirates win in Washington and a Chisox-Cubs doubleheader outcome mix. A separate auto race in Reading drew under 5,000 fans due to gasoline rationing, with Joe Chitwood winning the 20-lap mass event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
Johnny Rigney
Chiago White Sox
Maele Sam
Johny Akney
Dorothy Comiskey
White Sox
Johnny
Ewvision
Washington Senators
Ted Lyons
Rigney
Chitwood
Reading
lLess
Joe Chitwood
Ted Horn
Paterson
N. J
Tommy Hinnershulls
New dimout rules to cover sport events proposed
New York Mayor LaGuardia announced eight regulations to dim outdoor lighting at metropolitan sports venues. The ban on floodlights could force no night baseball and affect Giants Dodgers games at the Polo Grounds. Revenue losses for the Nations League clubs could reach 100000 to 250000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold Claassen
New York
LaGuardia
Inter
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Newark
Jersey City
Mike Jacobs
Twentieth Century Club
Joe Louis
Bob Pastor
Cleveland
Chicara
Louis-Pastor
Jacobs
Jack Dempsey
Jess Willard
Roundup of sports chatter from wartime New York
A freckled mix of sports notes from New York on May 18 covers military players, boxing quips, and college coaching upheavals. It mentions Tito Turcoleeli as a promising pitcher, Torenletti’s shoe wear, Angott Stolz banter, and Dennis Brown’s Chicago Philadelphia rivalry chatter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Corp
Tito Turcoleeli
Cahier Field
Aln
Elmer Salter
Tito
Gunter Field
Torenletti
Angott-Stolz Serip
Garden
Tony Galento
Angott
Tomay
Dennis Brown
Mount Clemens
Mich
Monitor-Leader
Chijeaga
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cubs
Sox
Mali
Seek Sixth Club For Softball Loop Forms Tonight
A meeting is set at the "center" on First Avenue at 8 p.m. to organize a City Mushball League. Last week five teams entered the circuit from Abn Supply Columbus Trim Smoky Hollow and Corry Merchants. The sixth club is still being sought including potential entrants like The Raymonds four team league and the big sprit plant. If a sixth club is not found, plans will move ahead with a five team circuit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First Avenue
Abn Supply
Columbus Trim
Smoky Hollow
Corry
Raymonds
Two Possibles In Skeet Shoot At Web’s Grounds
Skeet club from Corry area reported a strong afternoon with two possible scores among forty two strings shot near Lindsey Bollow Road south of Corry. Lawson made 24 points and 35th overall before missing nine. Floyd Fogle matched one possible and reached a 4th before a miss. McElroy Oswald Akelly Lindberg posted 24 and 22. An award will go to the high yearly average. further details promised by club officers as the skeet season begins Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corry
Sune Ist
Club Oitiers
baseball standings and results from recent games
American League standings show New York at 20 losses 96 games, Cleveland, Detroit, Boston, Washington, St. Louis, Philadelphia, Chicago with varying records. Yesterday’s results include St. Louis 4-2 New York 2, Cleveland 4-9 Philadelphia 1-3, Chicago 7-4 Washington 1-3, Detroit 4 Boston 3. Today’s schedule lists Boston at Detroit, New York at St. Louis, Washington at Chicago, Philadelphia at Cleveland. National League notes Brooklyn Pittsburgh New York St. Louis Cincinnati Chicago Philadelphia and Boston with recent scores. Games today include Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Boston, St. Louis at New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Chiongs
Newsom
Kennedy
Sarry
Lyons
Tresh
Chicago
Sundras
Evans
Rigney and Turner
Philladelphia
Cleveland
Wolff, Shirley
Wagner
Bagby
Denning
Philadelphia
Christopher
Beckman
Fowler Lee
Hayes
Milnar
Ghist
New York
SL Lols
Bo Ruffing
Dickey
Auker
Swift
St. Louis
Donald Gn Rosar
Gatehouse
Bixcun
Ferrell
Boston
Detroit
Newsome
M. Brown
Peacock
Bridges and Tebbetts
Irs
Pittsburgh
Hamlin and Lopes
Hovsl
Sir Johnson
An Warren
Phila
Dietz
Gornicki
Lanning
Klinger
Phelps
Nahem
Hughes
Melton
Llv
Ingston
Chisago
Brooklyn
Erickson
Olsen
Mccullough
Highe
Sullivan
Owen
Chicka
Schmita
Fleming i
Hernandex
Webber
Casey
White
Brist
A. Moore
W. Cooper
Hubbell
Berres
Lander
Dickson
Beagley
Adams
Sunkel
Danning
Chremnatt
Bostam
Walters and
Lamanno
Toblit
Masi
New Yorkrvicre
Gleveland
Cincinnati
Gincinnett
Yesterday's Heroes Shine in Double Victory Drama
Report from Jumney on Lyons and Dex Kalloway shows Waive Sox Ruzney and Lyons overpower Setatirs with two wins. Kalloway drives in three runs aided by three doubles, while DiMaggio Pirares and Beagass belt homers as Phillies win game two. Dodgers staff Higbe and Mormon combine for strong outing as Cubs fall. Mixed play by Browne Donald and others fuels early surge, with Intler delivering key hits to keep Phillies ahead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jumney
On Lyons
Dex Kalloway
Waive Sox
Ruzney
Lyons
Setatirs
Ort Uaree
Kalloway
Vince DiMaggio
Pirares
Bobby Beagass
Philh
Porinet
Intler
Phily
Sun Ly
Chet Tubs Browne
Iuey Donald
Vaubees—Poener
Kirby Higbe
Bily Mormon
Dodgers
Higbe
Herman
Urisig
Cubs
Tyiee
Jim Bagby
al Milnay
Iinne
Oilers Retain Lead In Penn State Loop
Oilers hold a lead in the Penn State loop as they beat the Butler Yankees by a Sunday game before 493 fans at Ramase Hassan field Ty bits mention airmen and a doubleheader setup. Manager Frank Oceale plans to start Johnny Begives and Joe Wilder on the mound against Jammin Athletics with Milner hitting a triple and a double in the game notes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oilers
Penn State Loop Oil
Sworth
Ceason
Butler
Yankees
Ramase-Hassan
Penn State
Aswcllion
Johnnstons
Also Mentioned on This Page
Fepn
Pirates
of Olty
Clu
Tommy Webster
Michael Simbolich
Webster
Sambolich
Johnny Begines
Sal Cuttitta
Pragemunt
Stanley Perek
Joe Walker
Cassett Hurls
Indians
Yanks
Browns
Bucs
Phils
Giants
Howie O'Dell
Yale
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Emery Laron
Lawrenceville
al Jeukins
Salt Lake
Bonneville Salt Flats
Bobby Bragan
TaGuardis
Giant
Dodger
Huts Coles
Nore J. Stanford
425Th Unioniry
Army
Nut Jey
Wn Mililevie
Appled
Stanford
Anny
Norio Station
Bob Fuller
Newport R. 1
Sam Chapman
Charlie Devens
Harvard
Oval Air Station
Lin Howell
Bing Crosby
Reine
Capialin
Ordnance Regiment
Rip Sewell
Gimmy
Lee Handley
Gore
the Citizens,National Bank of Corry
Penn Senior Motor Oil Sq
Calif
Milner
Sporting Goods
Center Sales Co
Loblaw
North Center Street
Blondie
Cookie
the Rex
Dagwoop
Snob
Chic Young
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!