Sewell Leads Browns Toward First Division Push
Ike Sewell, newly appointed manager of the St. Louis Browns, has transformed the club into a competitive force. He steered steady improvement, with pitching gains and solid rookies, as the Browns moved into a tie for sixth place and showed promise of a first division return.
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MTA
St. Louis Browns
Sparks
Washington Senators
Sewell
Browns
Ion Red Sox
Cleve- Indians
Feller
Philadelphia Athletics
Fishing Report Highlights Bass Across Creeks And Lakes
Madison and Marshall regions report clear to high water and strong bass action with live bait plugs and artificial flies. River and lake sites show bass and white bass biting well. crappie and bream also noted with favorable conditions at multiple creeks and lakes.
Cryptogram Puzzle and Frugal Living Quotation
A cryptogram quotation is presented with clues for a crossword style puzzle and a serif style message about frugality. The text includes a long ciphered line and a quote about the advantage of frugality, attributed to a familiar writer, distributed by King Features Syndicate.
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King Features Syndicate, Inc
Weekend Fishing Report Highlights Bass and Crappie Action
Clear to low waters across venues like Short Creek White Lake area and Pickwick Lake show bass bream and crappie biting on live bait plugs and artificial flies. Notable notes include White Lake restrictions near dams and prospects for the coming weekend pending rainfall.
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Lauderdale
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Wilson Lake
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Red Sox reshuffle spot as Cronin fills in
Hugh Fullerton Jr reports Joe Cronin plans to handle most first base duties after Jim Foxx left. Cronin has played seven games at third, short, and first with five wins for the team. Belmont chatter says Paul Campbell, moved to the outfield, may be the club’s best fit at first. Racing officials near action against Wendell Eads for rough riding.
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New York
Jimmy Foxx
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Sox
Double X
Paul Campbell
Jimmy
Belmont
The
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Wendell Eads
Golf scorekeeper admits minor cheating on course
Haruki Lesher, a certified public accountant from Upper Darby Pa, kept scoring for friends and noted slight cheating on tees fairways rough sand traps and greens while asserting overall accuracy of the scorecard.
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Haruki Lesher
Boxers Fred Apostoli and Billy Soose Train Navy Exhibition Team
Service Dept. personnel Fred Apostoli and Billy Soose based at Norfolk with Navy boxing exhibitions say the service has improved them. Sergeant Major John Screen, formerly Loyola of the South, reports from Karachi that the Army is broadening and notes air corps training in Florida and time in Australia.
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Billy Soose
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John Screen
Loyola of the South
Karachi
India
Air Corps
Florida
Aus
Angler Reports Mixed Bass Results On Local Waters
The note describes fishing results in Big Nance and Town Creeks with bass biting on live bait plugs and artificial flies. anglers report clear water and fair to good catches of bass using various baits.
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Big Nance
White Lake
Home Teams Trailing as Southern League Clubs Clash
Memphis beat Atlanta 7 to 2 as Lew Carpenter pitched a four hit game and Chattanooga rebounded with a 7 to 6 win over Little Rock. Nashville pounded Birmingham 15 to 2 behind Vito Tamulis and Charley Workman. Knoxville routed New Orleans 11 to 3 with Herb Anderson shining at bat and on the mound. A small town manual urges a blood bank for war mobilization and notes Germany lacks a substitute for shellac the department of commerce says.
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Associated Press
Memphis
Atlanta
Lew Carpenter
Chattanooga
Choo Choos
Rae Scarborough
Little Rock
Nashville
Vols
Birmingham
Barons
Vito Tamulis
Charley Workman
Knoxville Smokies
New Orleans
Herb Anderson
Anderson
Gerald Burmeister
Fragmentary Text Posts Travel Phrase About War Draft
Partial OCR reads travel phrasing about leaving for service and a blunt remark referencing deployment to a harsh frontline region. The fragment hints at enlistment and distant, difficult duty during wartime.
Peeping at Four Game Reveals Fence Hole Trap
In Louisville a Negro boy wedged his head through a hole in a fence while peering at a four game, becoming stuck and unable to free himself. The incident highlights a transgressor caught up to his neck in trouble.
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Tommy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
United States tour to spotlight fights and films
Nat Fleischer will tour Army and Navy camps starting June 8 beginning at the 372nd regiment in New York to present fight movies and discuss bouts. He will referee the Tommy Gomez versus Tommy Tucker clash in Jacksonville Pennsylvania.
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Army
Navy
372Nd Regiment
New York
Jacksonville
Tommy Gomez
Tommy Tucker
Larry LeJeune
Chicago
Uragenerna
Detroit Fairgrounds
Boots Poffenberger
San Diego
Cleaning the Cuff and Lightning Skies at Dayton
Jimmy Conzelman’s commencement address at Dayton U impressed officials who plan pamphlet printing. A thunderstorm delayed a Cubs game and Peanuts Lowry removed his shoes to reduce lightning risk. Navy lists Sam Snead as a specialist second class, prompting playful doubt about the rating.
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Jimmy Conzelman
Dayton U
Elmer Layden
Cubs
Peanuts Lowry
Navy
Sam Snead
Jimmy Foxx Ribs Spark Chicago Talk
Chicago fans swarm after Jimmy Foxx explains rib injury from a line drive that cost about $3,000 a pound in curiosity. Foxx says the break mended well but cartilage torn, hindering running while swinging shows less pain. town buzzes as he contemplates a return to play.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Jimmy Foxx
Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Baseball Results in American League
New York defeated Chicago 8 to 2 while Cleveland beat Boston 4 to 2. Detroit and Philadelphia combined for 7 runs, and St Louis topped Washington 7 to 2 before the game was called at the end of the sth.
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Associated Press
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
National League Scores Crowded by Suspense
New York edged Chicago 4 to 3 in 11 innings while St Louis defeated Boston 6 to 2 in the only scheduled games.
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New York
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
Southern Association Scores From Knoxville to Birmingham
Results show Knoxville 11 New Orleans 3 Memphis 7 Atlanta 2 Chattanooga 7 Little Rock 6 Nashville 15 Birmingham 2. South Atlantic League Augusta 5 Macon 2 Charleston 13 Columbus 8 Columbia 12 Savannah 0. Greenville at Jacksonville postponed.
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Georgia Florida League Scores Update
In the Georgia Florida League Valdosta beat 4 Waycross in 10 innings during the second game, Moultrie and Cordeley had a postponed first game, Dothan defeated Tallahassee 5 to 3, Americus vs Albany was postponed.
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Moultrie & Cordeley
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Tallahassee
Americus
Albany
Southeastern League Scores Snapshot
Jackson defeats Montgomery 11 to 5 while Anniston dominates Pensacola 6 to 2. Mobile sits at 7 13 and Meridian at 1 4 in the league standings.
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Montgomery
Anniston
Pensacola
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Night and day matchups across the league today
Philadelphia visits Pittsburgh while Boston plays Cincinnati and Brooklyn meets Chicago in two nights. New York hosts St. Louis at night as Cleveland visits New York and Chicago hosts Boston in two night games. St. Louis travels to Philadelphia with Detroit at Washington. New Orleans plays Knoxville over three nights as Memphis meets Atlanta, Little Rock faces Chattanooga and Birmingham visits Nashville.
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Giants star Mel Hein may coach next season not at Yale
New York Giants center Mel Hein, veteran NFL star, has been offered Yale as an assistant and may take the Yale post or head coach a smaller college. Carlton Matthews of Wrens high will join the University of Georgia after winning state hurdles and high jump crowns and scoring 128 points as Wrens tailback.
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Mel Hein
Giants
Yale
Hein
Wrens
Wrens High School
Carlton Matthews
University of Georgia
Wren
Charleston Fans Bet Big On Local Home Run Heroes
Home runs in Charleston draw over 550 dollars in fan bets. Local star Red Hitt features in the report by News and Courier sports editor as fans wager for homers in the park.
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Charleston
8. C
Red Hitt
News and Courier
Argentina studies fish resources in waters near republic
The Department of Commerce reports Argentina is conducting a scientific study of fish resources in waters in and adjacent to the Republic.
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Argentina
The
Republic
Department of Commerce
Ott Sets New NL RBI Record in Giants Victory
Mel Ott extended his quiet-record-breaking career by driving in his 1,582nd run, surpassing Rogers Hornsby’s mark. The Giants won 4-3 as rookie Willard Marshall homered twice, while Lefty Cliff Melton earned his seventh win in a tight game against the Cubs.
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Ike Sewell
Brown
Elott
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Rogers Hornsby
Ott
Willard Marshall
Cliff Melton
Glen Russell
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