Baseball pennant race tightens as Eastern teams win
Eastern clubs surge to tighten NL standings Boston remains in first after three rivals win. Pirates beat Braves 4-3 as Waner brothers drive runs. Phillies edge Cubs 2-1 on Whitney’s bases loaded hit. Giants beat St Louis 3-1 needing three homers. Robins crush Reds 12-3. Yankees outlast White Sox 7-5 in 9th inning surge. Tigers top Red Sox 7-4 behind Carroll. Senators thrash Indians 13-5 without Johnson.
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Braves
Boston
Pittsburgh Pirates
Waner Boys
Phils
Chicago Cubs
Pinky Whitney
Claude Willoughby
Sheriff Blake
Blake
Hants
New York Giants
St. Louis
Giants
Clarence Mitchell
Terry
Jackson
Fallis
Gill Walker
Southpn
Jimmiy Wilson
Brooklyn Robins
May
Kolp
Cincinnati
Bill Clarke
Dastey Vance
Yankees
White Sox
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Bob Meusel Smate
Thes Pases
Toce
Sox
Teimach
Wiley Moore
Hoyt
Svort
Harry Sfellmann
Detroit Tigers
Daily Golf Lesson Follow Through for Accurate Putts
The article emphasizes a consistent, firm stroke with a key focus on following through. It advises letting the club escort the ball toward the hole, using hands for short putts and arms when traveling across the green. Garland Braxton yielded only high safeties while Philadelphia and St. Louis were rained out.
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Garland Braxton
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Standings Glimpse from a Rainy National League Night
The report lists standings and matchups among teams like St. Louis, New York, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, Chicago and Pittsburgh with results and player pairings amid rain and postponed games. Teams such as Minneapolis, Toledo and Columbus appear in the American Association with scores noted.
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Coe
New York
Mitchell
Wilson
Walker
O'Farrell
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
May
Kolp
Gooch
Clark
Picinich
Chicago
Philadelphia
Blake
Grace
Willoughby
Davis
Pittsburgh
Baseball Matchups On Tap in Today's Schedule
American League games include Philadelphia at Chicago New York at St Louis Washington at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland. National League features St Louis at Boston Chicago at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at New York.
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Cleveland
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Braxton
Tate
Hooway
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iMoore
Hartley
Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Hetmach
Moore
Hoyt
Dickey
Ber
Torgens
Weiland
Thomas A & Rhow
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McKinley 5 S Wind Crown Class B League Title
McKinley Bulldogs stunned Jefferson 10 to 8 to clinch the Class B grade school league championship. Coach Ver Non Sorenson guided McKinley to a perfect 7-0 record while Jefferson, despite two games remaining, cannot overtake the leaders.
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Walloping
Jefferson
MckKinley
Mekkinley
Vernon Sorenson
French To Meet Kid Rippatoe In Sioux Falls
Boxing card in Sioux Falls announces Cuban lightweight billed Nid Rappa toes of Sioux City to fight boxing instructor May 13 at a semi windup. Headliners include Staff Ballard of Watertown and Billy Engman of St. Paul in junior welterweights.
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Rollie French
South Dakota State College
Nid Rappatoes
Sioux City
Staff Ballard
Watertown
Billy Engman
St. Paul
Minneapolis Millers pull even with Kansas City Blues for league lead
Mike Kelly's Minneapolis team defeated Stengel’s Mud Hens 8 5 to 2 to extend a seven game win streak and move into a tie for first with Kansas City, as rainouts left several teams idle. St. Paul suffered a home setback while Columbus topped their opponent.
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St.Paul
Chicago
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Minneapolis
Kansas City Blues
Sasey Stengel
Millers
Blues
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Kang Tyishas
St. Paul
Columbus
torYovs
Senators
Regional meets set for eight sites this week
Regional high school track and field meets will run from May 7 at Aberdeen Mobridge Brookings Huron Sioux Falls Mitchell Platte and Rapid City. Only place winners advance to the state meet in Sioux Falls May 17, with schools like Watertown Pierre Sioux Falls Garretson Lead Mobridge and Milbank expected to contend.
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South Dakota
Aberdeen
Mobridge
Brookings
Huon
Mitchell
Platte
Rapid City
Watertown
Pierre
Sioux J Falls
Garretson
Lead
Moobridge
Imery
Tyndall
Milbank
U S G A Aims to Mandate Lighter Golf Ball
The United States Golf Association plans to require the new lighter yet larger golf ball in 1980. Vice president Herbert H. Ramsay announced the move from Chicago, stating the association would compel adoption of the pellet ball.
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Chicago
United States Golf Association
Iterbert H. Ramsay
Salo Narrowly Trails Leader in Cross Country Derby
Johnny Salo of Passaic trails Pete Gavuczi of Southampton England by under two hours in a cross country derby run yesterday. Salo reduced Gavaczi's lead to 1:55:30 after covering 60 miles from Muskogee in 200.40, finishing first while Gavaczi and Umock of Trieste, Italy placed second and third in elapsed time.
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Okla
Johny Salo
Passaic
Pete Gavuczi
Southampton
England
Gy Pyle
Salo
Gavazai
Muskogee
Gavagezi
Ginste Umock
Trieste
Italy
Freighters Defeat Machinists 26 to 20 in League Opener
The Freighthouse team defeated the Machinists 26 20 to start the second round of the Chicago and North Western Athletic Association diamond ball league. Fugelsang and Morrison were the winning battery while Vola and Mulholan played for the Machinists. Tonight the Trainmen meet the Herd and the Store department faces the Machinists. The league shrank from six teams to five after the Boilermakers withdrew.
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Machinists
Chicago and North Western Athletic Association
Fugelsang and Morrison
Vola
Mulholan
Opposiiion
Car Department
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