Tigers Cards Hot Hotter Than All In Big League Swing
Detroit and St Louis lead the majors on the eve of the second intersectional series as Dizzy Trout Newhouser and Overmire pace mound work while Cardinal nine tops the National in a tight race. Other teams fluctuate with no clear standout and night games resume in New York and Brooklyn. Keep tea kettles polished by boiling a vinegar solution.
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Flyers Win In Slugfest At Courtland
The Courtland Flyers piled up 25 hits and four home runs to defeat the AAF primary school team from Decatur 25 to 9 in eight innings. Pitchers Jim Giernan and Kip Carsten limited the visitors to 10 hits with one homer. Oscar Khederian led the offense with five hits in seven at bats including two homers. Ray Brasher added two homers as the Flyers improved to five wins in seven starts.
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Armstrong plans to keep going in boxing career
Henry Armstrong says retirement rumors are unfounded and will press on in the welterweight ranks. He notes his long career and plans to fight Willie Joyce in Chicago next month and Sammy Angott on July 17 in California, after stopping Aaron Perry in six rounds before 18,000 spectators.
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Al Leitz joins Nashville as catcher after stint with Crackers
Nashville reports Al Leitz former Atlanta Crackers manager and Waycross boss has signed with Nashville as first string catcher under manager Larry Gilbert. Also Jim Dickey six foot third baseman from West Fulton High signed by St Louis Cardinal chief scout Joe Mathis and to report to Lynchburg after May 29 graduation. In Miami Mrs Jo Ann Meade wife of jockey Don Meade wins divorce for cruelty and child custody to her with $190 monthly support.
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Cotton for Church Fund Rally Planned by Jones Chapel
People in the Jones Chapel community in Cullman County will gather Friday to plant and harvest cotton. Proceeds from the crop will support the Baptist church fund.
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One Run Games Highlight Early Baseball Season
New York reports show 50 of 246 major league games decided by one run. Yankees lead with five wins in six one run games, Cardinals four of seven, Indians 15 tight games, Braves and Dodgers 13 each. Also notes mutuel betting shift, Musial pre induction, and Navy baseball shifts.
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Service Dept. J. S. Munsey Linked to Oklahoma Quarterback
The article notes J. S. Munsey, once an Oklahoma quarterback, was lost over the English Channel and recalls his earlier apprehension about facing the Oklahoma Aggies due to his small stature.
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Chicago cancels formal Big Ten intercollegiate sports
Dean Aaron J Brumbaugh of the University of Chicago said heavy undergraduate losses to the armed forces will prevent fielding formal Big Ten teams next year. He stated the temporary suspension is due to war conditions and that the school will resume participation in all Big Ten activities when feasible.
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Nashville Vols pitcher Cuellar keeps undefeated streak
Nashville pitcher Charlie Cuellar earned his sixth win of the season as the Vols defeated New Orleans 8 to 2. Cuellar limited the Pelicans to six safeties, struck out eight, and held New Orleans to one hit through the first five innings. Memphis ace Frank Veverka leads the league with seven wins and no defeats. Chattanooga beat Little Rock 6 to 4, Atlanta’s game at Memphis postponed, Knoxville and Birmingham not scheduled.
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Maroons End Football After 1939 Season
The Maroons abandon football at the end of the 1939 season as undergraduate enrollment returns to normal.
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