Recreation Project Eyes Local Baseball League Entry
Taylor county Works Progress Administration Recreation division will sponsor a baseball league if enough teams enter by Saturday. A five dollar entry fee funds baseballs and bats. Managers may call 598 by 5 p m Saturday to register intentions. if insufficient teams form a league, games will use already purchased equipment on county playgrounds in Rosemont Flemington College Hul and Astor areas.
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Division of Recreation
Works Progress Administration
Taylor County
J. B. Dryfield
Works Progress | Administration Recreation Project
Rosemont
Flemington
College
Hul
Astor
Dryfield
Defin
Dupuy hailed as best jockey in regional racing scene
In New York May 4 dispatch, jockey Johnny Dupuy of New Orleans is hailed as the standout rider at the Downs alongside trainer Ben Jones for Technician. The piece notes El Galento boxing two-minute rounds on a western trip and mentions possible comebacks, with other sport figures lauded in passing.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
el Galento
Railbirds
Louisville
Johnny Dupuy
New Orleans
Downs
Ben Jones
Jack Roper
Bobby Riggs
Alice Marble
Max Baer
Bill Brown
Bill Tilden
Fred Perry
Buffalo
City of Johnstown Backs Derby Runner Johnstown
Johnstown Advertising Club endorses William Woodward’s horse Johnstown for next Saturday’s Kentucky Derby. The club voted unanimously to send an official letter of encouragement to the Johns town stable at Churchill Downs, timed to arrive just before the race.
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Johnstown
Yesterday's Stars George Caster Ripple Auker Shine In Wins
In yesterday's action three pitchers dominated as Philadelphia beat Chicago 3-1 with George Caster allowing three hits. Jim Ripple delivered a pinch double for the Giants in a 6-4 win over the Reds, and Elden Auker pitched five hit ball for the Red Sox in a victory over the Indians.
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George Caster
Athletics
White Sox
Philadelphia
Jim Ripple
Giants
New York
Reds
Elden Auker
Red Sox
Indians
Jacob’s irked at Baer Nova fight talk in Denver
May 4 Denver reports Joe Jacobs manager of Tony Galento vents fury at Max Baer and Lou Nova title fight schemes. He recalls offers of 50000 dollars to Baer for a Philadelphia bout and argues that Tony Galento will hold the title while Baer and Nova chase another shot at Louis.
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Denver
Joe Jacobs
Tony Galento
Maxie Baer
Lou Nova
Tony
Joe Louis
Will Bar Nova
Baer
Yankee Stadium
Louis
Maxie
Nova
Philadelphia
Vander Meer Not Able to Get Started Again
Baseball’s persistent blight is the second-year slump affecting Johnny Vander Meer. After two no-hit efforts last year for Cincinnati, he has three starts without going five innings, failing again as the Reds cough up six hits and six walks in 4 1 3 innings. The loss to the Giants keeps Cincinnati from climbing, while rivals and peers like Hutchinson and Newsome also struggle in their big league returns.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Johnny
Doubie
Vander. Meer
Cincinnati
Will McKechnie
Lincup
Reds
Cincinneti
Giants
Bucky Walters
Vander Meer
Burns
Hutchinson
Freddie Hutchinson
Tigers
Seattle
Bill Lee
Cubs
Buck Newsome
St. Louis Browns
Senators
Washington
Phillies
George Case
Ernie Kay
Brooklyn
John Rizzo
Pittsburgh
Jim Bagby
Boston
Red Sox
Henry Steinbacher
Chicago White Sox
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Johnny Van‘deer Meer
Slugger Averages And Early Season Slumps Highlight Box Scores
Outfielders pace batting thrillers with high averages while early season slumps check in. Notables include Washington's George Case and Ernie Kay with strong rookie-like starts, Pittsburgh’s Rizzo at .293 after 11 games, and Boston’s Jim Bagby winning twice this young campaign.
Bowling Congress Heads To Final Evening Scores
In Cleveland on May 4, fifty nine teams planned a final assault to cap the 39th annual Ameri and singles events. The Detroit Fife Electrics appear poised to win first prize of 1000 dollars, five diamond medals, and a golf trophy for their sponsor as the pace-setting scores close out the tenpin classic. The Fife group had totaled 3,151 on April 18.
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Cleveland
Fife. Electrics
Detroit
Dazalnz
Fife
Fights Last Night In Chicago And New York
Boxing rounds featured Sammy Angott outpointing Milt Aron in Chicago while Walter Woods defeated Blair in New York. Manuel Villa II beat Jimmy Lancaster in Corpus Christi, and a coach lost a listed bout as another undercard match saw close decisions. Strong nods to Angott Woods Villa and Lancaster with locations Chicago New York Corpus Christi Wilmington details.
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Corpus Christi
Tex
Manuel-Villa II
Mexico
Jimmy Lancaster
Wilmington
Del
Johnstown Stakes Derby Hopes Dwindling In Small Field
In Louisville May trading rumors center on Johnstown as Derby week unfolds with a projected field no larger than eight. Johnstown displays a 1:38 3/5 mile in work, raising odds near even money over rivals Technique, Challedon, Viscounty, El Chico, and others. Showers forecasted may affect footing, while owner William Woodward also brings Challenge to threaten the Blue Grass classic.
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Sid Feder
Louisville
Johnstown
Jamestown
Big Boy
Joe W. Brown
T. M. Dorsett
Boeing
Porter
Herbert M. Woolf
Technician
W. L. Brann
Challedon
William Ziegler, Jr
el Chico
Valdiia Farm
Viscounty
Heather
Broom
Earle . Sande
Derbytown
J. H. Whitney
Bessie
Franzhelm
Xalapa
Ethel V. Mars
Junius W. Bell
William Woodward
Challenge
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Lou
Joe McCarthy
Babe Dahlgren
Central Press Service
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Churchill Downs
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Redlegs
Bowling Congress
Chitago
Sammy Angott
Lewisy
Milt Aron
Chicago
Walter
Popeye
Woods
Blair
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Waynes
Sincreme
Grafton Drug & Chemical Company
Janatiia
Loveland
Basemont ‘Street
Parrish Agency
Tite
West Main
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