I Had Ponder Club and The I Saw Walter Johnson Club
A sports columnist recalls reaction to Calumet’s Ponder win at Churchill Downs and notes the rise of post upset fan clubs. He compares with historic “I Saw Walter Johnson Pitch” and other fan phenomena, recounting grandiose attendance claims and writer encounters.
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Joe Stevens
Churchill Downs
Calumet
Ponder
Matt Winn
Ben Jonesid
Warren Wrights
Pondér
Stevens
Olympia
Jack Blackburn
Joe Louis
Joe
Babe Ruth
Walter Johnson
Washington
Charles
Mordecai Brown
Louie Nan
Jack Dempsey
Firpo
Remembering Mike Jacobs The scalper who touched many lives
Mike Jacobs retires after a life in many fields from push-cart butcher to excursion-boat concessionaire. He survived the General Slocum disaster, sold black hat strings, promoted Caruso tours at $10 000 a night, controlled the Hippodrome, and earned fortunes including $30 million in fights. He once charged a Philadelphia hoodlum $1,000 for 25 tickets, then demanded $50 each for the tickets themselves.
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Mike Jacobs
New York
Lower East Side
America
Enrico Caruso
Mike
Hippodrome
Philadelphia
Mugg
Teddy Hayes backs wiring NY bosses for music and news
Teddy Hayes, once trainer and handler of Dempsey, heads a company seeking to wire New York bosses for music and news. Stan Musial commented on TV that any hitter who cannot hit or two-way pitching is not a major leaguer. The Crack Goodall round robin golf tournament at Westchester’s Wykagy Club ends Sunday and is the first televised in the East with proceeds to New Rochelle Hospital.
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Teddy Hayes
Dempsey
New York
Stan Musial
Cas Adams
Dolly Stark
Westchester
Wykagy
Realignment baseball scores for Midwest league night
Indianapolis 7 Columbus 3. Toledo 6 Louisville 4. St Paul at Milwaukee night. Minneapolis at Kansas City North.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Toledo
Louisville
St. Paul
Wilwaukee
Minneapolis
Kansas City
John White Clinches Late Win and Lead in League
Friday night results show John White beating National Guard 7-5 to seize sole league leadership after a 3-2 Evans win earlier. Scott McClanahan nearly tosses a no hitter before Buddy Lovelace breaks it up. Evans, Flack and Teague pace Evans and John White’s rally fraught night with timely hits and errors shaping a tight top table race.
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Eyans
John White
National Guard
Scott McClanahan
Buddy Lovelace
W. F. W.hurler
Scott
Evans
Jack Allen
Flack
Allen
Parks
Callahan
Sanders
T. Todd
Engineers
Tucker
Aday
Monday Night Schedule Pits Hartselle Firestone and Evans Guards
The program lists a 7 30 pm Hartselle against Firestone game followed by a 7 30 pm Evans versus National Guard matchup. Local feature notes the double header at the community arena with teams vying for league standings.
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Hartselle
Firestone
Evans
National Guard
Rookie Roy Sievers Powers Browns Past Tigers in St Louis
St Louis Browns defeated the Detroit Tigers 8 to 3 as rookie Roy Sievers homered and doubled to drive in four runs. pitcher Al Papas pitched all nine innings, allowing 11 hits in the victory.
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ST. Louis
Roy Sievers
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Papas
Roonies
Cubs rout Reds in 13 to 1 victory at Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs battered Cincinnati 13 to 1 as Johnny Van der Meer Ewell Blackwell and Millard Howell were hit hard. Dutch Leonard earned the win in front of 8,855 fans, with three Cubs homers among 15 hits.
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REDS
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Johnny Vander Meer
Ewell Blackwell
Millard Howell
Chicago
Dutch Leonard
Truman Sees Win As Senators Defeat Red Sox 5-4
President Truman watched as the Washington Senators beat the Boston Red Sox 5-4. Washington extended its hot stretch with a tenth win in 11 games, keeping pressure on the league leaders.
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Truman
Washington
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
Joost hammers three run homer in Athletics win over Yankees
Eddie Joost delivered a three run homer in the eighth inning to lift the Philadelphia Athletics to an 8 5 victory over the New York Yankees. The homer came with two outs in the frame and sparked the late rally in a May game.
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Joost
Philadelphia
Eddie Joost
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Pollet Notches First Win as Cardinals Top Pirates
Howie Pollet earned his first victory of the season pitching the St. Louis Cardinals to a 4 to 3 win over the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game where the Pirates supplied all the offense with home runs by Wally Westlake in the second and Monty Basgall with a man on in the ninth.
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Pittsburgh
Howie Pollet
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pirates
Wally Westlake
Monty Basgall
Fatooing Practice Noted Among Early Peoples Worldwide
A historical observation notes fatooing as a practice once common among various primitive cultures across different regions of the world. The text underscores its presence in diverse societies and hints at its cultural significance and varied implementations.
Records At Stake In SEC Track Meet In Birmingham
Four SEC records may fall at the 1vth annual meet in Birmingham next weekend led by Tulane’s Paul Brenz defending 100 and 220 titles. Mississippi State’s Telford Neely looms as top challenger with a 9.2s 100 time. Auburn’s Whitey Overton seeks the two mile title with a 9:36.7 season best, while Martin Korik of Tennessee threatens in pole vault. Defending champs Brenz Overton Korik Graves Pennington Fow lakes Renshaw return as a red hot team battle unfolds among LSU Georgia Tech Auburn. Trials Friday finals Saturday.
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Paul Brenz
Tulane
Mississippi State
Telford Neely
Neely
Brenz
Buster Brown
LSU
Martin Korik
Tennessee
Wayne Downey
Alabama
Whitey Overton
Auburn
Tech
Chick Aldridge
Overton
Korik
Herb Graves
Joe Pennington
Buddy Fowlakes
Georgia Tech
Bob Renshaw
Louisiana
State
Burns Clouts Homer As Legion Takes Second Win
Legion pitcher George Burns nicknamed Arkansas Hummingbird delivered a bases loaded homer in the eighth to spark a seven run rally and a 10 2 victory over the Reynolds Ramblers boosting the Legion to 2 0 on the season. Burns held the Ramblers to seven hits while the offense rallied from a 2 2 tie after two innings. The series continues Sunday at Cullman against the Bearcats at 3 00 P M.
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Homer
Legion
George
Arkansas Hummingbird
Reynolds Ramblers
Ramblers
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Mewss
Todd
Michael
Freeman
A. Vernon
R. Vernon
Cox and White
Vernon Brothers
Caudill
Bates
Johns
McMurtrie
Cullman
Bearcats
Alabama Runs Past Auburn in wild scoring spree
In Tuscaloosa on May 4 Alabama overwhelmed Auburn 20 to 7 after Auburn committed 10 errors while Alabama had two. Jack Rutledge led the Tide with four safeties in as many plate appearances and the Tigers were previously edged 4-3 in ten innings, splitting the series.
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Ala
Alabama
Auburn
Tigers
Tide
Jack Rutledge
Letchworth, Kinlaw, Finlayson
Gilbert
E. Lary
Pettus
Dill
Tigers Yearlings Beat Alabama In Auburn Freshmen Clash
Gene Hoehle pitched six innings and doubled home the deciding run as Auburn freshmen edged Alabama 4 to 3 in a rugged game. The result keeps the Alabama Auburn freshman series tied at two games each for the season. Hoehle earned his fifth straight win.
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Auburn
Ala
Gene Hoehle
Alabama
Hoehle
Lary
Napoli
Cker
Derby Length Change to One and a Quarter Mile
The Kentucky Derby was run at one and one half miles until 1896 when the distance was shortened to a mile and a quarter. This change marked a shift in the classic race’s format and strategy.
Capot Captures Preakness At Pimlico Track Record
Capot of Greentree Stable set a Pimlico track record in the 73rd Preakness, winning by a nose over Isidor Bieber's Palestinian after a photo finish. Noble Impulse took third with Sun Bahram fourth as Ponder faded to fifth. Capot paid 7.00 to win with a 1.56 miles and three sixteenths record on a damp track, as Palestinian and Noble Impulse split the place and show payouts.
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Steve Brooks
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Ada L. Rice
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John Hay
Probable pitchers listed for tomorrow's MLB games
New York report outlines probable pitchers for the next major league schedule day. Records shown in parentheses indicate each starter's win loss totals to date, with teams and planned matchups noted for the games scheduled in the coming day.
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New York
Early MLB matchups feature mixed pitching duels across leagues
American League games include Cleveland at Chicago with Ley Fel ley and Gromek facing Wight and Gettel, while Detroit meets St Louis with Newhouser or Kretlow opposing Embree and Garver. Boston visits Washington as Hudson battles Dobson or Stobs. New York faces Philadelphia with Byrne Reynolds against Fowler and Coleman.
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Gettel
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National League Early Season Matchups Preview
Brooklyn hosts Boston with Martin or Barney facing Bickford, while St. Louis meets Pittsburgh with Hearn and Werle. Chicago visits Cincinnati with McLish and Schmitz opposing Fox and Wehmeier, and Philadelphia plays New York with Simmons facing Kennedy.
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Barney
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Wehmeier
Erantt
Simmons
Kennedy
Woodlawn vase decides a familiar finish
A repeat podium occurred as Capet and Palestinian again placed, with Derby falling back to a lower slot after Ponder failed to secure the top spot as expected.
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Ney
Capet
Palestinian
Ponder
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