Major Leagues Set Big Weekends as 39 Games Placed
Major leagues wrapped Memorial Day with 39 games and a churning standings shuffle. Yankees led American League, Dodgers atop the National, as Mort Cooper and Harry Brecheen pitched for St Louis, while Brooklyn split with St Louis and New York split with Chicago. Momentum shifted across divisions with wins and losses shaping the race.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
St. Louis
Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Harry Brecheen
Brooklyn
Redbirds
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Sox
Joe Gordon
Charley Keller
Yanks
Washington
Indians
Senators
Alex Carrasquel
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Hal Newhouser
Detroit
Philadelphia Athletics
Roger Wolff
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Pittsburon Pirates
Jim Tobin
Bell
Bob Klinger
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Pirates
Cincinnati
Reds
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Weather
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Chicago
Cubs
Record Wagering Boom At Memorial Day Tracks
Mutuel betting at four major tracks topped 5.7 million dollars as 138,525 spectators wagered across Belmont Suffolk Downs Detroit and Hawthorne. Memorial day sports drew 371,713 baseball fans and 214,185 turf spectators over three days, with Yankees and Indians hosting large crowds.
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United States
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Belmont
Suffolk Downs
Detroit
Hawthorne
Track star Jimmy Fieweger eyes national decathlon bid
New York sport roundup highlights Jimmy Fieweger from Lawrence college who rose after admiring Jesse Owens in 1936. He now averages about 12 points per meet across sprints hurdles jumps discus and javelin and contemplates entering the national decathlon if the Navy doesn't draft him.
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Jesse Owens
C.C.C
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Jack Sell
Pittsburgh Post- Gazette
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Christy Mathewson
Taunton
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Miami University
Oxford
Jim Liming
Car
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press NL Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include Dahlaren of Philadelphia at .368 and Musial of St. Louis at .345 for batting. Musial also leads runs with 28, and Dimaggio of Pittsburgh with 5 homers. Pitching top is Flores of Philadelphia tied for wins at 7. The list covers hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases with players from several teams.
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Dahlaren
Philadelphia
Musial
St. Louis
Camilli
Brooklyn
Herman
Cimaggio
Pittsburgh
Frey
Cincinnati
Vaughan
McCarthy
Boston
Dimaggio
Russell
Litwhiler
Gustine
Murtaugh
Keller
New York
Gordon
Spence
Johnson
Washington
Heath
Cleveland
Wakefield
Detroit
White
Bloodworth
Clery
Labs
Keltner
Lupien
Lindell
Stirnweiss
Fights Last Night Across Multiple Cities In Ring Action
In Newark Perk Daniels scored a 10 round decision over Pvt Clin with a 197 pounds. In Holyoke Tommy Jes defeated Newsom on points at 139 facing Joe Peralta. In Tama and Sewell Pittsburgh bouts ended 5-1 with Quay Pa. In Baltimore Buddy Walker outpointed Hackett while Charley Hagle beat White in Philadelphia.
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Perk Daniels
Chicago
Clin
Conway
Cleveland
Holyoke
Mass
Tommy Jessup
Springfield
Newsom
Brooklyn
Joe Peralta
Tama
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Quay Pa
Baltimore
Buddy Walker
Stephens
St. Louis
Columbus
Ohio
Hackett
Charley Hagle
Waterbury
Crosby Horse Crosses Line in the Money
Don Bingo the Gaucho wins the Suburban handicap at Belmont on War Relief Day. The four year old South American steepler ran 1 1/4 miles in 2 01 2/5, earning $26,600 as Lou Tufano’s Market Wise was disqualified. Attent ion gets $6,000 after a foul claim.
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New York
Bing Crosby
Crosby Gee-Gees
Aventine
Don Bingo
Oime
New York State
Lou Tufano
Market Wise
Joey Renick
Marketwise
Bill Helis
New Orleans
Tony Galento Returns for Katz Fight in Tampa Tonight
Tony Galento, revived and re armored by at least ten pounds, steps back to the heavyweight line for a scheduled 10 round bout with Herbie Katz of Brooklyn in Tampa. Galento hasn’t fought since a loss to Buddy Baer in 1941 and Katz, a ranking light heavyweight, is expected to weigh about 184 pounds. Galento is pegged around 245 pounds for the bout.
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Tampa
Fla
Tony Galento
Herbie Kats
Brooklyn
Galento
Buddy Baer
Washington
Katz
Chalky Wright Struggles to Make Weight for Terranova Fight
New York June 1 Chalky Wright, veteran Los Angeles boxer, must meet 126 pounds for his bout with Phil Terranova. He is still heavy at 129 pounds, complicating the weigh in for the fight night tussle.
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New York
Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
Phil Terranova
Baseball doubleheader highlights with mixed results
In a set of doubleheaders many stars produced. Mort Cooper and Dixie Walker led in two games for the Cardinals and Dodgers respectively, while Orval Grove and Joe Gordon contributed pivotal plays. Other notable performances included Hal Newhouser, Jim Tobin, and Babe Dahlgren delivering key hits as teams split victories.
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Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Orval Grove
White Sox
Joe Gordon
Charley Keller
Yankees
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Roger Wolff
Athletics
Newhouser
Fanning
Wolff
Jim Tobin
Braves
Bob Klinger
Pirates
Tobin
Slinger
Alex Carrasquel
Senators
Earl Center
Indians
Eric Tinna
Reds
Babe Dahlgren
Phillies
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Uncle Sam to Get Sluggers From League
Baseball notes highlight Vernon Stephens of the St Louis Browns and Ells Dahlgren of the Phillies as potential major league assets for the draft era. Dahlgren tops NL batting with .368, while Stephens heads toward induction exams in Long Beach. Results recap from recent games and axis shipping losses noted.
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St. Louis
Boston
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Sam
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis Browns
Ells Dahlgren
Phillies
Worth
Babe
Stephens
Browns
Seca
Long Beach
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Dahlgren
Gab
Holmes
Boston Pet
American League
Hackett
Cleveland
Lindell
New
Higgins
Detroit
York
Wakefield
Gstalella
Cramer
Club Standings From Early Season Showdowns
St. Louis leads at 7-0 while Brooklyn sits 0-1 Cincinnati is 6-0 and New York 4-0 with a second game halted in the sixth Boston 6-0 and Pittsburgh 1-4 Philadelphia at 10-2 Chicago 4-8 reflect a packed standings card from the week’s action with several teams showing strong starts and others underperforming in the early schedule
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Boston
St. Louis
Detroit
Philadelphia
Bril- Chicago
Yangtze
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Terranova Weighs In After Four Round Spars
Today Terranova competed against Terry Young and Bernie Miller in four torrid rounds. Terranova checked in at 124 pounds after the session as the quick results tease a follow up in the boxing column.
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Terry Young
Terranova
Bernie Miller
Two Tenement Ads Offer Homes On Knotls and Monroe
Knotls Avenue offers a six room two bath property described as a very good buy priced at 1600 dollars with terms. Monroe Street lists a five room home with bath and a garage priced at 1500 dollars with cash 150 and balance 15 dollars per month.
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Monroe Street
Pole Beans Practical in a Small Victory Garden
Garden note by Dean discusses growing pole beans in limited space. Beans sprout faster after overnight soaking and need ample water. Trellises can be simple using stout cord and wire. posts spaced 15 to 20 feet apart with cords and raffia support young plants.
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Centra
Halliday 1 Press Association
Allied air victory over invaders credited in China
Allied bombers and Chinese fighters conducted a joint air operation over China, scattering heavy bombs on Tchang airfield and claiming control of the air with 31 enemy interceptors downed or likely destroyed. Chinese forces besiege Changyang near Ichang, marking a 20 mile advance since Yuyangkwan recapture.
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Tchang
Changyang
Ichang
Yuyangkwan
Administrator's Sale Notice for Nestor Estate at Gratton WV
The undesigned will sell at public auction at the late residence of Elonzo Nestor deceased 27 Main Street Gratton West Virginia commencing at 1 30 P M June 8 1943 the following personal property one Chamber Range slope Kelvinator and one 1941 or 1942 Chrysler automobile Terms of Sale At least one third cash at time of sale the residue in 60 and 120 days equal amounts secured by interest bearing notes approved by the undersigned Given under my hand this the 26th day of May 1943 A GUll ALLENDER Administrator May 25 26 June 1 Commissioner Notice To the creditors and beneficiaries of the estate of Amanda Eines cece persons Parasciate Raping the estate of Amanda Eines fied to the undersigned office in the Parrish Sulina ant
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Main Stree
Gratton
West Virginia
Chrysler
A. Gux Allender
Chinese counterattacks rout several divisions in Hunan and beyond
Chinese forces launched counterattacks along multiple fronts from Ki Hunan to the Yangtze region above Ichi in Hunan province. By noon on Month day they claimed to have completely routed five divisions, cutting off the 11th and 13th divisions with heavy personnel losses and a bulletin noting significant casualties.
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Yangtze
Ichi
Huneh
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