Brooklyn Dodgers Hail Taylor As Day Saver In June
Freshman Harry Taylor tied for third with three straight pitching wins fueling Brooklyn to first in the standings. He pitched the Dodgers to a 14-2 win over the Giants and followed with a 3-0, two-hit victory over Pittsburgh, aiding a surge as the Cubs and Giants split a doubleheader. Other results include Reds sweeping, Yankees closing gap on the Tigers, and Washington manager Boudreau injuring a side in the third.
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Jack Hand
Harry Taylor
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Taylor
Burt Shotton
New York Giants
Giants
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Brooks
Chicago Cubs
Polo Grounds
Paul Erickson
Cubs
Mel Ott
Chicago
Monty Kennedy
Ewell Blackwell
Phillies
Reds
Ken Raffensberger
Harry Gumbert
Grady Hatten
Cincy
Marty Marion
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Johnny Sain
Phils
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Spud Chandler
Tigers
Yanks
Bengals
Jesse Flores
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Edgar Smith
Early Wynn
Washington
Lou Boudreau
Tribe
Boudreau
Boxing and baseball notes from a chaotic roundtable
A jumbled sports roundup covers boxing talk about Williams, Montgomery, Graziano, and Zale, with speculation on undisputed champions after 25 years. Oklahoma baseball fans celebrate a four leaf clover aid as Jaci Venable and Elton Davis lead a 9 to 1 win. Browns sell-season tickets surge, and a portsmouth club shift plus a muddled forecast for 1947 events wrap the piece.
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Rocky Graziano
Zale
New York Commission
Oklahoma
Jaci Venable
Mararet Heath
John Heath
Sooners
Venable
Oklaoma & and
Elton Davis
Vielver Missouri
Hal Cumberland
Vonors
Cleveland Browns
Shortston
Chivara
Surin
Portmouth
New Ham
Rainfall and Weather Notes from Page One
Summary of month rainfall nearing 3.94 inches for the period with April rainfall low. Warm humid day with drenching rain this morning then rising temperatures to 84 by noon. Morning 8 a.m. temperature 71, last night 0.37 inches rain since. Forecast calls for fair, warm weather with showers tonight and tomorrow. Also quotes Thornhill after an election and before alleged ballot theft about spending and asking if Simon is honest.
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Somamea
Page One
Page One House
Thornhill
Henry Lilly
Simon
Major League Leaders AP National League Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press table lists NL leaders in batting Walker Philadelphia 37 runs Mize New York 44 runs batted in Torgeson Boston and Mize New York 37 hits Baumbaltz Cincinnati 58 doubles Ennis Philadelphia and Slaughter St. Louis 13 triples Cooper New York 5 home runs Mize New York 14 stolen bases Robinson Brooklyn 8 strikeouts Blackwell Cincinnati 5 pitchers Spann Boston 81 89
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Phila
Mize
New York
Torgeson
Boston
Baumboltz
Cincinnati
Ennis
Philadelphia
Slaughter
St. Louis
Cooper
Robinson
Broklyn
Blackwell
Spann
Major League Standings and Player Highlights
Jackie Robinson triples homer and singles in Dodgers big day. Stan Musial drives a double and scores as Cardinals beat Dodgers. Mize of Giants goes hitless in first game then singles in second as New York split with Chicago. Keller leads AL with homer and high RBI. Mullin anchors Detroit with doubles. range of players noted across teams.
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Jackie Robinson
Dodgers
Stan Musial
Cardinals
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
China
Joraay Mize
Giants
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Philadelphia
Bill Michelson
Detroit
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Boudreau
Clevland
Lerland Moi
Keller
New Washington
York
Kennedy
St Donalene Ap Hsss
Dillinger
Mullin
Philley
Lehmer
Yesterday's Batting and Pitching Stars Highlight Murky Box Score
The report lists batting and pitching leaders with Dillinger stealing bases for St Louis and Newhouser striking out for Detroit. Joe DiMaggio slips to .351 after a single in five at bats against the Tigers. Hank Greenberg went hitless as Harry Taylor blanked Pittsburgh 3–0. Harry Taylor notched a third straight win for Doct or Rockier, while Marty Marion delivered a ninth inning homer to beat the Boston Braves 1–0. A French process for synthetic rubies and spinels was noted as developed in 1902.
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Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Tigers
Hank Greenberg
Pirates
Harry Taylor
Pittsburgh
Associated Pres
Marty Marion
Cardinall
Boston Braves
Doctoors
Rockie
Blanxing Pirates
Tennis Courts Rebuilt For Grafton Players This Summer
The YMCA and Eagle Country Club in Grafton are restoring three upper Maple avenue courts and two Beagle Country Club courts once used heavily before the war. Completion is expected in two to three weeks, with plans for Grafton players to enter the State Amateur tourney at Wheeling Celebay in late July and early August. No players have yet entered.
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Grafton
YMCA
Eagle Country Club
Upper
Maple Avenue
Beagle Country Club
Grafton Country Club
Wheeling-Celebay Tennis Club
Wheeling
Horton Chooses Kentucky With Leskovar For 1946 Football
Spencer player Richard Horton announced he will attend the University of Kentucky along with West Virginia all state halfback Bill Leskovar. Horton scored 506 points over four years for Spencer and averaged 11 yards per carry. Also joining Kentucky were Jim Priester of West Fairmont High and Leskovar, both high school football standouts from the state.
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Spencer
University of Kentucky
West Virinia High School
Richard T
Horton
Lexington
West Virginia
Bill Leskovar
Jim Priester
Oskovar
West Fairmont Fairmont High
Kentucky
Balloting Begins Soon For Major All Star Game
Chicago June 6 fans across the nation will start voting to select the eight top non pitcher players in both the American and National Leagues for the 14th Major League All Star game at Wrigley Field. Balloting continues in 42 states Canada DC Panama Hawaii and among overseas troops until midnight June 26.
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Chicago
Wrigley Field
States
Canada
District of Columbia
Panama
Antil
Today’s Baseball Schedule and Results
Eastern daylight time matchups include St Louis at New York and Chicago at Brooklyn with night games. American League features New York at St Louis and Boston at Detroit among others. Yesterday’s results show Chicago 5 3 New York 1 9 and Cincinnati 5 6 Philadelphia 4 plus Washington 3 Cleveland 0.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Nw York
Dyer Says Cards Ready To Make More Run
Boston reports Eddie Dyer asserts the St Louis Cardinals are more united than last year after a three game series with the Braves. He notes rumors of dissension have faded as the team tightens up and looks for a good streak to right the season.
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Boston
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Red Sox
Cardinal
Houston
Eddie
Snead Shines in Capital Open Second Round
The Capital Open in Washington continues with 30 players under par, including Jimmy Thomson and Sam Snead among leaders. Bobby Locke Ed Sliver and E. J. Harrison also posted solid numbers as the 72-hole event heads toward a Sunday finish, with Snead and Locke favored to win.
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Arthur Edson Washington
Jimmy Thomson
Chicopee Falls
Mass
Sam Snead
E. J. Harrison
Bobby Locke
South Africa
Ed Sliver
Wilmington
Del
George Payton
Hampton, Va
William Griffin
Washington
Griffin
Georgetown University
Snead
Locke
Federal fish crews move bass to West Virginia ponds
In White Sulphur Springs West Virginia federal fish technicians collected 5000 to 6000 bass from a hotel golf course find a larger school of fry totaling 25000 to 30000 spotted nearby. The bass will be reared at the station and distributed in farm ponds across West Virginia in July.
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White Sulphur Springs
W. Va
Federal
Reuben O. Knuth
Federal Fish Cultural Station
West Virginia
Derby Stakes Loom Large as Tudor Minstrel Favored
Epsom Downs bookmakers hedge against Tudor Minstrel odds as top contenders line up for the 165th Oaks winners. Dewar entry unbeaten in six, while fifteen probable starters prepare for the Derby at 3 p.m. EST. In other notes, Philadelphia Athletics rise in standings and U N involvement over Hungary unfolds alongside emphasis on public health and quarantine.
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Epsom Downs
England
Britain
Tudor Minstrel
Une
Fienea Uily
Inine Pins
Beekampton
Dewar
U N membership bid debated in light of veto power
The article outlines options for Hungary on joining the United Nations. It notes the Security Council with Russia's veto, the UN membership committee, and the General Assembly in New York. Delegates argue the Assembly could debate the issue fully without a veto threat.
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U.N. General Assembly
New York
Security Council
United States
Russia
United Nations
Assembly
Kawakita Case Reveals Civilian Loyalty Questions 1939 Visit to Japan
The item traces Kawakita's 1939 plan to study in Japan at Keiji University and his 1946 return to the United States from Yokohama after obtaining a passport as a prewar student. FBI Chief J Edgar Hoover alleged harsh treatment of internees and noted Kawakita never took allegiance to the Japanese Empire, challenging his citizenship claims.
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Japan
Keiji University
United States
Yokohama
Washington
FBI
J Edgar Hoover
Kawakita
Calexico
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