Cardinals rally past Dodgers to win 8 4
St Louis defeats Brooklyn 8-4 at home as a five run rally in the fifth turns the game. Rube Melton starts strong but walks three in a row after Emil Verban singles to force in a run. Calvin McLish relieves and allows two hits as Cardinals seize lead and Cruz to victory.
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Giants Turn Tide to Beat Reds in Tight Series Clash
The New York Giants overcome Cincinnati Reds 7-4 with a late burst of five runs over the final two innings and two relief runs in the third. It marks the Giants second straight win over Cincinnati and evened the four game set.
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Belmont Park Sets One Day Betting Record in 1944 Met Handicap
A crowd of 39,293 at Belmont Park watched Devil Diver win the $10,000 Metropolitan handicap in 1:35.45 for the mile as Mrs. Payne Whitney’s horse topped a new one day wagering mark of 3,369,385 dollars, with a world steeplechase record of 235,252. Alsab ran lame in his first 1944 start, finishing fourth as Bossuet secured a five length victory for William Woodward over Adu Jator and Shutout amid tight finishes.
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Cap
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Four Freedoms
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Bossuet
Herbert Woolf
Mrs. Whitney
Swordfish's Sword Half Length of the Fish
The swordfish exhibits a notably long rostrum nearly half as long as its total body length, highlighting an extreme proportion between its blade and body.
Yankees Regain Top Position With 5-1 Win
New York Yankees beat Cleveland 5-1 to regain first in the American League after Joe Page pitched a five hit game and drove in two runs with a fifth inning double. Hal Kleine took the loss for Cleveland as the Browns also stumbled in Philadelphia.
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Hal Kleine
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Phillies defeat Browns 8 to 3 behind five-hit outing
Don Black pitched five hits for Philadelphia as Ford Garrison and Bob Estella hit homers. The Athelties totaled 17 hits to beat the St. Louis Browns 8 3. Hollingsworth took the loss.
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Probable pitchers listed for tomorrow's major league games
National League matchups include New York at Pittsburgh with Voiselle and Pyle facing Sewell and Strincevich and Brooklyn at Chicago. American League games feature Cleveland at New York with Mitch and Peat opposing Bonham and Donald and Detroit at Boston with Trout and Gorsica vs Terry and Wood. Southern Association lists Sunday doubleheaders Chattanooga at Atlanta Birmingham at Memphis Knoxville at Nashville Little Rock at New Orleans.
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Grove
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Mother Honored at Redstone Arsenal for Mothers Day
In Huntsville Alabama on May 13 the Redstone arsenal honors Mrs George Reed mother of five sailors. She bolsters the homefront effort by working in the arsenal. A daughter Alma Reed also works there and the father was a member of the arsenal.
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Redstone Arsenal
George Reed
Arsenal
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Pensive Wins in Preakness at Pimlico
Pensive, the Calumet Farm chestnut by Hyperion, won the Preakness by a neck over Platter at Pimlico in 1943, with Stir Up third. The star colt earned 60 075 of the 80 075 purses as 33 011 fans witnessed a record wagering day and Pensive paid 5 30 for a win.
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Ben Jones
Eddie Arcaro
Stir
Johnny Longden
Stir Up
A. C. Ernst
Alerter
McCreary Guides Pensive Home In Preakness Victory
Conn McCreary piloted Pensive to victory in the Preakness Stakes, the second leg of the turf crown, for Warren Wright. The 99 pound rider reported little trouble beyond keeping the horse restrained, hailing the colt as a great horse after the mile and three sixteenths race.
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Conn McCreary
Pensive
Warren Wright
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McCreary
Wright
Local 97 to Meet Flyers
Local 97 of Ingalls to bid for season win Sunday as they face the Courtland Flyers at the air base. Flyers previously fell to Camp Sibert, then beat Columbus Army Air Field twice as a Decatur squad trains at Inga yard ahead of a May 21 doubleheader at Courtland.
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Marshall Seeks Plan Over War Educational Loss
Kendrick N. Marshall of the U S Office of Education said a war is likely to create about 1 500 000 man years of college level educational loss and outlined steps to address the problem.
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Kendrick N. Marshall
U.S. Office of Education
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