Derby Track To Be Slow At Kentucky Derby
Louisville May Derby odds narrowed as track condition fears mounted before the 70th running of the Derby. Rain left Churchill Downs sloppy with water in places and rain possible again. Trainers say Stir Up and others handle mud, while owners decide on entry and final $500 start fee. If 16 run, winner takes a record purse of 64 675 dollars surpassing previous marks.
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Whitey” Abel
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Table Tennis Meet Planned at Base
Courtland Army Field schedules an all post table tennis tournament for May 10 at 7:30 p m. Elimination format in two brackets with bracket winners facing for the post championship. Prizes include a $25 war bond, five cartons of cigarettes, 50 movie tickets, and $5 worth of merchandise.
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DAILY CROSSWORD 16 Undivided 19 Desire 20 Anage TM
A cryptogram style crossword puzzle list with clues for across and down entries, with sample answers and cryptogram quote. Includes reference to yesterday's puzzle and a King Features Syndicate distributive note.
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Bartolo and Terranova Clash For Featherweight Crown
Boston May 5 Sal Bartolo the popular Boston sailor seeks to defend against Phil Terranova in a 15 round N B A featherweight title bout at the Boston Garden. Terranova charged Bartolo used thumbs to blind opponents and accused home referees of bias as the pair feud over weight and motives ahead of the title fight.
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Cuban Players Shine Despite Errors In 5 4 Atlanta Win
Cuban players colored the Chattanooga and Atlanta teams as Atlanta won 5 to 4. Aloma of Chattanooga allowed five hits in 7 3 innings with unearned runs from errors. Pedro Jimenez relieved and held two hits in two innings for the Crackers. Ernesto Estevez drove in a key run in the eighth. Chattanooga had eight errors, Atlanta three. Other results: Nashville beat Knoxville 5 4 behind Charlie Cuellar. Birmingham and Memphis tied 4 4. Little Rock and New Orleans postponed after rain.
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Television Signals Fail Over Obstacles
Television signals do not transmit over obstacles successfully as waves zip through into outer space rather than reflecting from upper air strata as radio waves do.
Cards Star Fails Again in Big Series Preview
Morton Cooper struggles as St Louis faces Cincinnati in the early National League title push. An ankle injury and three straight ineffective outings cloud Cooper’s status while Max Butcher gains a win for the Cardinals.
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Flight through a North Woods Snowstorm Rescue
Colin Rae of Hendrick's Bay Company flees a feared pursuer aboard Blair Benedict's plane with Irina Meredith. A changing weather crisis forces a desperate landing at Trappers Lake as they evade Jonathan Dove and race for Learmonth while Irina contemplates a risky romance with Rod Selkirk.
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Derby hopes and horse connections travel to Derbyville
Dispatch from Derbyville notes trainer Whitey Abel and Derby hopeful Gramps Image arriving in Louisville from Baltimore. Gramps Image recently won the Chesapeake at Pimlico. Joe Goldband visits with his Navy-owned Stable Shut Up, first seen with trainer Ray Priddy in two years.
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The Unkindest Cut in Louisville Tone Sparks Gaver’s Woes
The Louisville paper calls trainer John Gaver a Harvard graduate. Gaver, a Princeton 24 alumnus, reacts by moaning I’m ruined I might as well give up.
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Rookie Schuster Hinges Cubs Hope In 1939 Prospect
Rookie shortstop Bill Schuster of the Cubs, nicknamed Buffalo Bill from 1937 trials with Pittsburgh, aged 31 and a veteran of the Facitic 102 League, placed fourth in MVP voting last year. A tap dancer with a .276 batting average at Los re indicates he isn’t just a dancer.
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Judge Rules Players May Finish School Season
The judge supports allowing students to complete the current baseball season at school despite past suspensions for pro recruitment. He notes ethics aside, pros have seized talent, but aims to let the season run its course and let the players finish their school commitments.
Baseball highlight from Bainbridge air field game
Shortstop David Lewis of Augusta reached first on a dropped third strike then stole second and third before scoring on a wild pitch. Marines at Cherry Point announce six football games for next fall including Camp LeJeune in a home and home series. Pvt. Bill Bierman, son of Lt. Col. Bernie Bierman, trains at Penn State and tries out for lacrosse instead of spring football. From Lockbourne air base a note says Sgt Steve Petro and Air WAC Winifred Wilson have married ending their romance.
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Settlement of Northeastern North America by Ancient Peoples
Anthropologists believe the northeastern region of North America was the last area settled by Indigenous groups migrating from Asia via the Bering Strait. The theory emphasizes chronological spread and migration routes to the continent.
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Auburn Football Outlook Promises Changes and Trial Period
Auburn Alabama Polytechnic coach Carl Voyles signals a flexible 1944 season plan built on available material with practice slated for mid June. Only Curtis Kuykendahl from 1942 remains experienced. Civilians to fill Tiger roster with Shorty Propst coaching the line and Arnold Umback training the ends.
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Majors Plan Wartime Manpower Rule Adjustments
Major league baseball moves to a wartime adjusted policy delaying the 25 player limit deadline from 13 to June 12 and shortening reinstatement time for voluntarily retired players from 60 to 30 days. The change aims to allow teams to contact players unsettled by employment or draft status while vote on extension to 60 days proceeds.
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