45 to Play at Houston
A field of 30 professionals and 15 amateurs tested the River Oaks course in Houston Texas as the 000 Houston Tournament of Champions opened. Top picks predict 976 to 280 to win the 72 holes. Nelson and Hogan co favorite with 279 to win.
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Texas
River Oaks
Country Club
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Jimmie Demaret
Jimmie
Nelson
Hogan
Hermian Keiser
Bob Hamilton
EF. J
Dutch
Harrison
Toney Penna
Harold
Jus) Meén
Johnny Bulla
Fred Haas
Metz
Sam Snead
Vic Ghezzi
Greece grants land for British war dead cemetery
The Greek government has allocated 20 acres near Phaliron on the Gulf of Athens for a cemetery to bury British war dead, forming a lasting memorial site endorsed by Athens authorities.
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Phaliron
Gulf of Athens
Baseball Standings and Scores Across Leagues
Standings show American League games with Detroit 7 Philadelphia 2 Boston 10 St Louis 6 after 14 innings Washington 2 Cleveland 1 in 10 innings Chicago at New York weather delayed. South Atlantic results Greenville 4 Augusta 1 Macon 5 Savannah 3 in 10 innings Charleston 6 Columbia 3 Columbus 8 Jacksonville 1 Georgia Alabama Carrollton 11 LaGrange 0 Newnan 5 Tallassee 4 Walley 5 Opelika 1.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
New York
South Atlantic
Greenville
Augusta
Macon
Savannah
Charleston
Columbia
Columbus
Jacksonville
Georgia-Alabama
Carrollton
LaGrange
Newnan
Tallassee
Walley
Opelika
Stars shine in extras as Culberson hits grand slam
Yesterday’s stars include Leon Culberson of the Red Sox who hit a grand slam in the 14th to extend Boston’s win streak to 12 in a 10-6 win over St. Louis. Dizzy Trout earned his 100th major league win with a 7-2 Tigers victory over the Athletics. AL Evans delivered the winning run in the 10th for the Senators, Joe Beggs scattered eight Giants hits in a 2-1 Reds win, and Red Schoendienst led St. Louis with four hits in a 6-4 Cardinals advantage over Boston.
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Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Athletics
AL Evans
Senators
Cleveland
Joe Beggs
Reds
New York Giant
Red Schoendienst
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Tex Shirley
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Ray. Mueller
Bill McKechnie
Ray Lamanno
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Lonnie Frey
Detroit
Philadelphia
Washington
Sherry Roberson
Mickey Haefner
Culberson's 14th inning homer lifts Red Sox to 14 inning win
The Red Sox beat St Louis 10-6 in 14 innings as Leon Culberson, sparing outfielder, belted a bases loaded homer in the 14th. Culberson, 26, started on the bench and appeared at third. Joe Cronin's decision paid off as Boston widened its lead atop the standings.
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Augusta Lead Is One Game After Recent SL Losses
The Columbus Cardinals stopped a losing streak by beating Jacksonville 8-1 and moved within one game of the South Atlantic League leaders Augusta. Eddie Blake starred for Columbus with 10 hits allowed, eight strikeouts, one walk, two singles and three RBIs.
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Associated Press
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Tony Mazurek
Spinners
al Leitz
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Peaches
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Reds
Major League Leaders in BATTING and PITCHING
National League leaders include Musial of St. Louis top in batting with 420 and Hopp of Boston in runs with 16. Other top marks include Musial 29 hits, Mize 4 home runs, and Lanier 4.0 era. A closing note mentions historical beliefs in dog grease and animal products for medical cures.
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Cleveland
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Suggs Takes Most Honors In Dallas Golf Tourney
Louise Suggs dominates the second round of the Southern Women’s Golf Tour in Dallas with a course and possibly par record 72. She defeats Mrs. Al Lever 6 and 4, advances to face Mrs. J. C. Benedum, as other second round matchups set includes Margaret Gunther versus Mrs. Sam Israel and Dorothy Kirby against Mrs. M. Twilliford along with several Dallas participants.
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al Lever
Houston
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Shreveport
George Wilcox
Miami
Margaret Grizzle
Wichita Falls
Frank Goldwaite
Fort Worth
H. C. Riedel
Julius Page Jr
Greensboro
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Mark McGarry
St. Petersburgh
Fla
Four teams tied for lead in Southern Association race
A tight four way scramble for the league lead left only one game between the first four clubs. Atlanta and Chattanooga beat Memphis and New Orleans as Memphis held to three hits and New Orleans lost to Chattanooga in a 13 to 12 slugfest. Birmingham beat Little Rock 5-2 while a Nashville at Mobile doubleheader was postponed by rain. Tonight: Birmingham at Memphis and Chattanooga at Mobile.
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Selma
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Gadsden
Jackson
Three Teams Tie For First In Georgia Florida League
Americus Moultrie and Waycross share the lead after rain cancellations reshaped the standings. Waycross beat Tallahassee 9-4 while Valdosta edged Thomasville 8-7 to join the tie as Moultrie won 4-1 in a rain-shortened game and Americus rested.
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Doenitz Says German Navy Was Unprepared for War
Grand Admiral Karl Doenitz testified at the international military tribunal that Germany entered World War II with only 30 to 40 U boats and could deploy merely a third at a time. He said capital ships were halted to focus on submarine production and accused British ships and aircraft of attacking sailors in lifeboats.
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Germany
Karl. Doenitz
International Military Tribunal
State Department cuts messenger time to minutes
The State Department halved delivery times for ordinary messages from hours to 30 minutes to 2 12 hours. Russell Byrnes assistant secretary led modernization with Army veterans and 180 messengers circulating every 30 minutes to speed documents between 37 buildings.
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Washington
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Mechanic Wanted After Driver Hands Over Steering Wheel
Salt Lake City May 8 A traffic policeman reports a driver veered across the street then stopped near a parked car and handed over the steering wheel saying here it is. The officer suggested a mechanic after the odd incident.
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J. H. Simonsen
Simonsen
Simsonsen
Line Scores and Postponements From A Baseball Tapings
The box scores show Washington beating Cleveland in ten innings 1 0 and Boston edges St. Louis in 14 innings 4 6 while Detroit defeats Philadelphia 7 2 and Chicago at New York game postponed by weather. Southern Association results include Memphis over Atlanta 3 3 and Chattanooga over New Orleans 13 12 with multiple rain post poses and doubleheaders postponed.
OPA Lifts Controls on Salt and Minor Goods
The Office of Price Administration raised retail ceilings on portable typewriters by 3.5 cents and removes price controls on table salt and baking soda. Other items freed include ammonia and household bleaching fluids, paper twine, brake fluids, glass containers for alcohol, fire extinguishing compounds, and various processing chemicals.
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OPA
Reds' double plays lead NL. McKechnie rebuilds
Cincinnati backs top double play pace as Eddie Miller and Lonney Frey plug gaps in the Reds infield. Warren Giles and Bill McKechnie note ongoing rebuild while Reds’ farm system starts with an inexperienced Middleton team.
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Hughie Crutz
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Durocher-Cuccinello
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Lonney Frey
Warren Giles
Bill McKechnie
Meridian Tops Southeast League in Narrow Lead
Meridian moved into first place after a close race as rain delayed their game with Selma. Anniston beat Vicksburg 8 3 while Pensacola defeated Montgomery 6 2 and Gadsden edged Jackson 8 7.
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Pensacola
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