Dodgers Take League Lead In Thrilling 3-2 Win
Brooklyn Dodgers outlasted the Cincinnati Reds 3-2 to seize first in the National League as Whitlow Wyatt struck out ten and homers by Alex Kampouris and Jim Wasdell fueled the comeback. Reds ace Paul Derringer pitched six strong innings and Ival Goodman made a spectacular catch. The extends Cardinals and others in the pennant chase with Clevelandpath action continuing in the American League.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Titans
Gers
Paul Derringer
Ival
Poison Ivy
Whitlow Wyatt
McCormick
Dodgers
Jim Wasdell
Alex Kampouris
Ernesto Natali Lombardi
Whit Wyatt
Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Harry Lavagetto
Whatt
Peewee Reese
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
American League
Boxing Fights Move Up to Night at Armory
The Decatur Boys Club hosts a boxing card at the Armory tonight, delayed to 8:30. Five team fights highlight the program with notable matchups including Moon Mullins vs Bill Rankin and Alexander vs Reed, plus a special Bailey vs Godsey bout.
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Heme
Nis of
Dechtur
Peepers
Moon Mullins
Decatur
Bill Rankin
Cumberland
Worley Alex- Geer
Menser
We Decatur Club
A. J. Reed
Mullins-Rankin
Alexander-Reed
Paul
The
Lebanon
Collegians
Est
Tennessee Volunteers Rise Under Ma Neyland
In Knoxville on April 20, an early look at how the Army might perform is offered by comparison to the Tennessee Volunteers under coach Robert Neyland. The article traces Neyland’s background as a West Point cadet and engineer, noting his use of drill-ground tactics in football and his role in driving Tennessee to three consecutive post season bowls.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Knoxville
Tenn
Sam
Army
Tennessee
Robert R. Neyland
Vols
West Ht
Engineer Corps
Baseball matchups listed for today by league and city
American League games include New York at St Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland Washington at Chicago Boston at Detroit. National League features St Louis at New York Cincinnati at Brooklyn Chicago at Boston Pittsburgh at Philadelphia. Southern League schedules Memphis at Chattanooga Little Rock at Atlanta Knoxville at Birmingham Nashville at New Orleans with some night games.
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Lacksac
Memphis
Little Roe
Birmingham
Accodceinsees
Knoxville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Ae Club
Merican
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Wedeneses
Brooklyn St. Louia
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louia
Brooklyn
Southern League
Little Rock
Atlanta
Nashville
Associated Press
Two Robbers Fail to Crack Filling Station Safe
In Richmond Indiana on April 29 Herb Meier and Art Bode posted a sign reading nothing inside to deter a break in. The thieves still entered, stole 24 cartons of cigarettes and a $35 gold watch left in the safe.
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Richmond
Ind
Foil Crackamen
Herb Meier
Art Bode
Army-bound coach Neyland to take football lessons to service
The major, after twenty years of coaching, heads to Norfolk Virginia for army duty next month. He believes his football leadership and psychological tactics will aid him in the service and asserts a strong defense as the best offense, a view aligned with congressional opinion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norfolk
Neyland
Army
Background on Eddie Brietz Sports Roundup Writer
A profile of Eddie Brietz, famed for his Sports Roundup column, reveals his persona and influence in sports writing and his daily weekday impact on millions of fans.
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Eddie Brietz
Eddie
Daily Special News Service
Brietz
Eddie Brietz Shapes Sports Roundup After Cyclone Mack Split
Eddie Brietz, once advance man for Cyclone Mack, now writes the widely carried Sports Roundup for The Special News Service. From Rockefeller Center, Brietz chronicles sports chatter, jokes at bumbling headlines, and recalls his 25 year newspaper career from Winston-Salem to AP in Atlanta and New York.
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Don Whitehead
New York
Special News Service
Daily
Cyclone Mack
South Carolina
Dally As News Service
Rockefeller~center
Eddie Brietz
Eddie
Special
Cyclone
Atlanta
Mddle
Georgia
Eadie
Mack
Paddle
Phils
Brietz
Brierz
Britz
Marjorie
United States
Winston-Salem
N. C
Papa Brieta
Associated Press
The
Carolinas
AP General
Briez Chats About Sports New York April 29
The column notes Oklahoma U. grid players seeking draft timbers and recalls Whirlaway beating Our Boots without Bierman or Arcaro. The New York Boxing Commission lists fighters as consistent losers and plans license revocation. Notre Dame star Steve Judwick suffers a broken arm in scrimmage.
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New York
the Daily
Snorty Luster
Oklahoma U
Whirlaway
Carroll Bierman
Eddie Arcaro
New York Boxing Commission
Steve Judwick
Notre Dame
Jersey City's Saturday Battery Names Reads Dramatic In League
Ralph Allen of the Toronto Globe and Mail notes a dramatic shift in the International League with Jersey City’s Saturday battery listed as Bast Lynn and Bluemire. He hints at upcoming stories titled Uncle Tom's Cab.
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Ralph Allen
Toronto Globe and Mail
International League
Jersey City
Bast
Lynn and
Bluemire
Uncle Tom's Cab
Stubhldreher predicts Minnesota to win Big Ten title again
The article states Harry Stubhldreher selects Minnesota to top the Big Ten with Northwestern and Ohio State in second and third. It also mentions Columbia seeking an actor to resemble Forest Evashevski for a film about Tom Harmon of Michigan, and Ed Trevor as a strong face match. It notes Joe Louis' ranch has fifteen rooms each with a juke box, and King Levinsky trained at Peg's Haunted House with fifty slot machines for a 1935 bout.
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Harry Stubhldreher
Minnesota
Northwestern
Ohio State
Columbia
Forest Evashevski
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Ed Trevor
Evashevski
Joe Louis
King Levinsky
Peg
Chicago
Louis
Bobby Riggs Appointed Assistant Publicity Director
The article notes tennis star Bobby Riggs, ranked No. 2, becoming assistant publicity director at Presbyterian College in South Carolina. It also recalls that three years earlier the U S S L T A considered sending Frankie Kovacs to Presbyterian.
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Bobby Riggs
Presbyterian College Down
South Carolina
Art Cohn
Frankie Kovacs
Presbyterian
Layden Opens Pro Office In Chicago Building
Elmer Layden will open his new pro football office in the Chicago building that also houses baseball's American League. Aurel Toma, Romanian bantamweight, has run afoul of immigration authorities at Tijuana. Eddie Shokes, Duke's solid first baseman, is believed to have chosen the Reds over the Yankees. Joliet prison officials present Ted Lyons with a lamp carved from a tenpin set in rock. Johnny Quilty of the Montreal Canadiens will receive the Calder Cup at a Ottawa banquet. Bob Pastor is golfing at Saratoga Springs.
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Elmer Layden
Chicago
Aurel Toma
Tia Juana
Eddie Shokes
Duke
Reds
Joliet
Ted Lyons
Johnny Quilty
Montreal Canadiens
Frank Calder Cup
National Hockey League
Ottawa
Bob Pastor
Saratoga Springs
One Minute Interview Dizzy Dean Pitches Slow Ball Jest
Dizzy Dean jokes about a slow pitch that lets infielders autograph the ball before it reaches the plate. He quips the batter swings at a souvenir, reflecting his playful press interview tone.
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Dizzy Dean
Tonight's Fight Winners Announced For Columbus and Wilkes-Barre
Buddy Walker is set to outbox Buddy Knox in Columbus while Harry Jeffra expected to win over Al Brown in Wilkes-Barre. The boxing card highlights two highlight bouts with decisive outcomes anticipated.
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Buddy Walker
Buddy Knox
Columbus
Harry Jeffra
al Brown
Wilkes-Barre
Baseball Scores From Chicago to Birmingham
AP reports results across cities with Chicago beating St Louis 2 1 Cleveland defeating Detroit 7 2 Brooklyn edging Cincinnati 3 2 Memphis routing Chattanooga 16 2 Nashville posting 4 New Orleans 0 Birmingham winning 2 Knoxville 3 Atlanta 3 Little Rock 90 shows a mix of scores from various games and venues.
Three Southern Association pitchers fire shutouts
Yesterday three hurlers pitched complete shutouts in the Southern Association as defenses dominated. Bart Harrist a Birmingham rookie blanked Knoxville 2-0 on four hits, Charley Burgess silenced the Barons with three singles allowed, Nashville veteran Tom Drake held New Orleans to four hits in a 4-0 win, Al Nowak kept the Vols scoreless until the ninth, and Bob Chipman threw five innings of no runs against Little Rock in a 3-0 victory. Jim Prendergast allowed eight hits in a similar form for the Travelers. Chattanooga saw Memphis hitters rough up Vince Ventura in his debut.
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Southern Association
Bart Harrist
Birmingham
Barons
Knoxville
Charley Burgess
Atlanta
Nashville
Tom Drake
New Orleans
al Nowak
Vols
Bob Chipman
Little Rock
Jim Prendergast
Travelers
Chattanooga
Memphis
Vince Ventura
Hutsell Targets LSU in Southeastern Conference Track Meet
Wilbur Hutsell of Auburn unveils his 1941 track squad aiming to dethrone Louisiana State at the May 16 17 Birmingham Legion Field meet. Auburn faces Georgia Tech Tennessee Tulane and Florida with contenders like Billy Brown Ed Buckley and Walter Collins in a tight conference field.
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Romney Wheeler
Atlanta
Bland
Wilbur Hutsell
Auburn
Hutsell
Louisiana State
Legion Field
Birmingham
Georgia Tech
Archer
Tech
Ed Buckley
Billy Brown
Brown
Dudley Taylor
Jim Stephenson
Walter Collins
Tulane
Alabama
Dave Romine
Tennessee
Stephenson
John Ball
South
A. A
Siple
Florida
Henry Gardner
Devall
Poyner Thweatt
Vanderbilt
Bernie Mehen
Theodore Foursome
Bill Mullican
Willie Cornelius
Thurman Hall
Thweatt
Tide
Hugh Maddox
White
Chicks rout Lookouts as Chattanooga drops fifth straight
Atlanta and Lefty Swift powered a 18 hit game leading to the Chicks victory 16 to 2. Chattanooga fell to its fifth consecutive loss and sits at the bottom of the standings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlanta
Lefty Swift
Chicks
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Geronimo Echoes as Fort Benning Parachutists Rally
At Fort Benning on April 29 the 501st parachute battalion adopted Geronimo as its battlecry after jumper Aubrey Pherhardt tested his nerve with the shout during the first jump. Ground crew member Leo Browns watched as the word proved fearless signal.
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Fort Benning, Ga
501St Parachute Battalion
Geronimo
Aubrey Pherhardt
Leo Browns
Eherhardt
Freedom of the Press and American democracy
A weekly message by Over 300 leading newspaper publishers stresses that freedom of speech is essential to democracy. It warns that government control silences criticism and harms national interests, urging the American press to report deeds of public servants, good or bad. It cites publishers’ committee at 420 Lexington Avenue, New York.
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Supreme Court
Newspaper Publishers Committee
Lexington Avenue
New York
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