Pirates Open Home Stand With 5-2 Win Over Giants
Max Butcher led Pittsburgh with four hits including two homers as the Pirates defeated the New York Giants 5-2 at Forbes Field. Ernie Lombardi and Phil Weintraub were held in check while Mel Ott’s Giants struggled against strong Pirate pitching. The win begins a long home stand for Pittsburgh as they seek to climb from sixth place in a tight early season.
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Rifle League Data Shows Gil City Sharpshooters Dominate
The Northwestern Pennsylvania Rifle League released team and individual averages showing Gil City sharpshooters leading the circuit. Wall's Head Of goes undefeated in its second season. Corry and Lawrence Park tie for turneruphon es. Bob Perrine leads with 240.77 average. P McCullough and R Flinchbaugh follow for Oil City. Gary Dingielder tops Corry with 297.71. Medals rewarded by averages. standings broken by positions with multiple shooters noted. Yankees suffer on western trip as pitching struggles hurt prospects for a top finish.
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Titusville Lgg
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P. McCullough
R. Flinchbaugh
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Gary Dingielder
Corry Cin
Don
George Patterson
Oil City
Dimeult
R. Perrine
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H. J. Kephart
New York Yankees
Hank Barony
Walt Dubiel
Ernie Bonham
Atey Donald
Joe McCarthy
Ole
Bill Dickey
Rollie Hemsley
Mike Garbath
Crompton
Drescher
Dickey
Hemsley
Shamrocks Lose at Sparta 6-4 in Varied Deficit
The Shamrocks fell to Crawford County's Sparta team 6-4 yesterday afternoon. Joe Hand fielded well and Paul Jansen pitched a strong game but costly errors and walks in the fifth inning allowed two runners to score. Corry hit twice for Sparta, who led 4-0 early and held on as Shamrocks rallied briefly.
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Crawford County
Shamrocks
Joe Hand
Paul Jansen
Sparta
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Shreve
Doling
Corry
Wino
Iniings
Cortyana
Pot O Luck Stakes Derby Glory at Churchill Downs
Missouri connections anchor Pot O Luck as the betting favorite for the 71st Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs. Warren Wright's Calumet Farm aims for a $876,000 added purse and a gold cup, seeking the first Derby double since 1943 with Broker’s Tip under trainer H. J. Thompson.
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Warren Wright
Calumet Farm
Uhey
Churchill Downs
Broker
B. R. Bradley
Colonel
Derby Dick) Thompson
National and International Baseball Scores and Veiled Racing Notes
Yesterday's baseball results feature Pittsburgh 5 New York 2 and St Louis 4 Brooklyn 0 in the National League with no other games. American League also had none today. International League results include Montreal 8 Rochester 2 and Syracuse 4 Baltimore 4. A lengthy racing and boxing recap follows, detailing Pot o Luck and other thoroughbred notes, plus night fights in Baltimore and New Haven with boxers and outcomes.
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New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Montreal
Rochester
Syracuse
Baltimore
Archie Moore
Gore Marshall
Cleveland
Bob Thompson
Jimmy Whitesh
Philadelphi
New Haven
Jory Angelo
Philadelphia
Walter “Cathey” Lewis
Eddie Rossi
Boston
Con. Gallo
G. 1Gillo
Jeep Reveals Speed Before Jamaica Crowd
Jamaica opening day show fuels Derby hope as Jeep, son of Mahmoud, clocks 1:11 8 5 for a furlong and gears toward the 1 1/4 mile Churchill Downs Derby. Warrior and Rick's Raft run as Derby hopefuls, with Polynesian and Chief Barker also in contention.
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bin Dhan
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Mahmoud
Mewywhite
Willie Booth
Warrior
Rick
Vanner
Biman Park
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Ruks Raft
Murs
P. A.B. Widener
Ben Whitaker
Chief Barker
Boxing Roundup Spills Results From U.S. Cities
A noisy OCR tally lists multiple boxing bouts across New York Newark New Orleans Holyoke Detroit Philadelphia and Reading with fighters such as Danny Barifield Wai and Bernard Docu and matches ending in TKO knockouts and outpoints amid inconsistent spellings and city tags.
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Deroit—Sampson Powell
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Phil Muscato
Th Bittle
Philadelphia
Jelson Arnold
Ouy
Jim Lane
Philadelphi
Ray Scully
Reading
Paz
Nat Hines
Minor League Revisions Suffer Major Setback in New York
New York May 22 reports a proposed revision to the major minor baseball agreement faltering before Landis and the commission. The plan faces opposition and political hurdles, with potential territorial changes and a higher draft prize under consideration, while the expiry of Landis death looms.
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Hapless Sailors Defeated Again in Pony League Action
May 2 reports a rough slate of games. The Oleport Cubs rallied in the ninth to beat Olea Oller 6 to 5 after costly errors by Hornell Pirates fielding. Wellsville pitcher WellGrabae earned a 5-0 win over Erie Sailors. Bradford Blue Wings defeated Batavia Slippers as Leon Titus held them to four hits.
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Blue Wings
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Batavia Slippers
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Clippers
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Oleghi Bulayia
Borne
Jamestown
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