Opening Day Baseball Recap Showcases No-Hitters And Thrilling Wins
Major league action opened with Lefty Grove and Bob Feller delivering strong starting performances. The Athletics beat the Yankees in ten innings 2-1 as Chubby Dean drove in the winning run. Cincinnati, Detroit, and Chicago also posted early-season wins amid a slate of sharp pitching duels and big crowds.
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Lefty Grove
Eigight Gaves
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Cincinnati Reds
Monte Pearson
Yankees
Angeust
Feiler
Washington
Buston Red Sox
Roosevelt
Athletics
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Dean
Benny McCoy
Connie Mack
New York
Johnson
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Giants
Walter Kirby Higbe
Carl Hubbell
Mickey
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Redbird
Bob Klinger
Stars and key hits dot day of league action
Yesterday's major league games featured Feller and Higbe stellar efforts while Higbe and Suhr helped the Giants and Pirates surge. Derringer notches six hits in a Reds win as McCormick and Goodman contribute for the pitching staff.
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Associated Press
Bob Feller
Indians
White Sox
Grove
Red Sox
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Kirby Higbe
Gus Suhr
Phil Farmer
Chubby Dean
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Yankees
Arky Vaughan
Pirates
Cardinals
Sales
Paul Derringer
Buck McCormick
Ival Goodman
Reds
Combina
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Wrestler Dag Last Hight Apolis Dorv Roche Awarded Decision
In a closely contested match Roche earned a technical decision over Lee after a series of tense exchanges. The bout featured sharp reversals and high pace with both competitors exchanging control in the final minutes.
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Dorv Roche
Bam Bill Lee
Lee
Never Felt Better Says Lefty Grove After Boston Win
Washington, April 1747 Lefty Grove, 40, declares he never felt better after pitching the Boston Red Sox to a 1 to 0 win over the Washington Senators with a two hitter and a no hit bid extended to the eighth inning. A teammate asked if Cecil Travis’ eighth inning hit spoiled the no hitter, Grove replied no and quipped no hitters are bad luck.
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Washington
Lefty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Grove
Cecil Travis
Faulkton Dominates Relay Carnival Victory at Faulkton Relays
Faulkton High School won seven of nine events at the Faulkton Relays on April 17, outscoring Redfield Miller and Bowdle with 42 points. Notable feats include Turner anchoring a medley relay to edge Redfield by a yard and Dunsmore setting a new discus mark at 121 feet 4 inches.
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Faulkton High School
Redfield
Miller
Bowdle
Joe Mendel
Trojans
Turner
Faulkion
Dunsmore
Hartford
Boller
Brewer
Foe
Adager
Bedfield
Oleson
Dunsmere
Hansan
Englenart
Reilly
Anderson
Graham
Fawton
Jansen
Banks
Bower
Ramsdell
Faulkron
Gleson
Gettysburg Wins Dual Track Meet
Gettysburg defeats Cheyenne Agency 67 to 59 in a Cheyenne Agency track dual. Event winners include Edson and Steiger of Gettysburg in sprints and distance races, with multiple placements across dashes, hurdles, jumps, and relays.
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Cheyenne Indians
Cheyenne Agency
Edson
Marshall
Sheldon
Murdy
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Swan
Iron Lightning
Steiger
Swisher
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Worth
Crawford
Inamongst
Eagle Staff
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Melody
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Hawkins
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Cheyenne
Inamonest
Ancy
Iscus
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Peep
Iron Hawk
Maltaverne
Mellody
Ency
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Hoople Predicts Baseball Winners With Mask And Wig Oddities
Idaho April 17 Major Hoople claims to reveal winners of the major league races for 1940. He traces baseball fashion from masks and wigs to modern times and teases readers about the Hoople system and the world series reveal.
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Amos B
Hoople
Mile Weed
Idaho
Cincinnati Red Stockings
Russia
James Tyng
Thayer
Tyng
Harvard
Australia
Egypt
Europe
Toodle-Cat
Roundup of sports notes from New York and beyond
Baseballs opener at Ebbets Field looms as telecast debut. Tulane faces a heavy line in next fall's grid opener with six tackles 220 pounds and five linemen above 200. Pepper Martin wears a necktie as Cards travel west. Lou Dundee, son of a former champ, turns pro in Baltimore. Petey Sarron opens a Birmingham health emporium promising instant sun tan.
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Tulane
Boston College
Lou Dundee
Baltimore
Petey Sarron
Swank Health
Birmingham
Big Ten Teams Struggle Against Outsiders In Early Action
Chicago April 1 Big Ten baseball teams faced strong non conference opponents with mixed results Wisconsin and Illinois tied for first before dropping 1 0 decision to Western Michigan State Teachers Chicago fell to Notre Dame Purdue edged Findlay 4 to 3 and Indiana routed DePauw 7 to 5 in a troubled start to the season
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Big Ten
Wisconsin
Ilinois
Western Michigan State
Notre Dame
Purdue
Findlay
Indiana
de Pauw
Baseball results from the American and National Leagues
Box scores recap from last day games showing scores for Boston Washington New York Philadelphia Cleveland Chicago Cincinnati Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Higbe Warren Hubbell Brown Dai Pittsburgh St Louis Klinger Lanning Jonathan Davis McGee Russell Shoun Padgett Owen with pitchers and batters named in the records.
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Ferrer
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Philadelphia
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Cleveland
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Derringer
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Owen
State College Forms Four Team Intramural League
BAUVAINGS Apr 14. State College announces a four team intramural baseball league. Managers Gay Barber Guncreft George Schanck Bryard Glenn Schrader and Carl Jensen will lead Wessington Springs entrants. Teams will draft players Thursday night as Wendell Andrews Miller confirms.
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Bauvaings
Mhe
State College
Bob Cotey
Gay Barber
South Dakota
Wendell Andrews
Miller
Tennis Practice Is Started At State
Brookings April 17 Urging all interested tennis players to report as soon as possible. H B Mac Dougal state college tennis coach began preparations for getting a team in shape for the conference tournament to be held here May 12 in conjunction with the circuit track and field meet. returning experienced players include Clyde Pehn Walter Norby Max Grove. graduates include Ray Williams Don McMillan and Ed Olson.
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State Brookings
H. B. MacDougal
State College
Clyde Pehn
Watertown
Walter Norby
Brookings
Max Grove
Dell Rapids
Tenn
Ray Williams
Witten
Don McMillan
Ed Olson
Feller Reflects On Curve With Wind Aiding Debut Hall Fame
Chicago April 17 Robert William Andrew Feller spoke humbly after joining the Hall of Fame and throwing a no hit no run season opener. He said his curve wasn’t breaking well though wind helped speed, while Rollie Hemsley praised his speed and potential.
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Chicago
Robert William Andrew Feller
Feiler
Cleveland
Nnn
Chicago White Sox
Rollie Hemsley
Cateh
Jef Heath Howe
Jin
Carly Sir
W Oller
van Meter
Iowa
Lisbians
Victorivs Dast Gredith
Jed
Blues Favored To Win AA Flag
Kansas City baseball writers project the 1949 American Association pennant winner as Kansas City under manager Bill Meyer. The AA writers’ chapter poll shows broad support for the Royals, with only a few objections noted amid close competition from Minneapolis and Toledo teams.
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Columbus
Kansas City
Aa’ Writers
Bill Meyer
Minneapolis Serihes
Millers
Indianapolis Wins Fourth Seed in Tower Bracket
In a tight decision Indianpolis earned the fourth seed to contest the first division, while St Paul Milwaukee Colurr and Toledo did not. The outside bracket arrangement suggested all four might return to the tower bracket.
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Honmers ii Ihe
Indianapols
Cub
St. Paul Milwaukee
Colurr
Toledo
Stanczyk Breaks Ankle for New York Coluntria Halfback
Les Stanczyk the Coluntria halfback in New York suffered a broken ankle during spring practice. Doctors say he will miss the upcoming season and his recovery timeline remains uncertain.
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New York
Les Stanczyk
Coluntsia
Strength to Your Courage and Gathered Fortitude
A reflective piece on resilience and friendship. It encourages sharing courage with friends, laughing at past woes, enjoying the present, and planning a brave future together. It suggests that feeling rich comes from companionship and support.
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