Red Sox surge to 11 game lead in American League
Boston Red Sox ride an 11 game winning streak to top the American League by three games. Joe Dobson emerges as a standout in the rotation with a 4 0 record, while Ted Williams and Johnny Pesky pace the offense with high batting marks as Cronin’s squad dominates early spring baseball across the circuit.
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Associated Press
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
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Sox
Tex Hughson
Dave Ferriss
Mickey Harris
Joe Dobson
Harris
Dobson
Hal Newhouser
Durant
Okla
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George Metkovich
Rudy York
Sarasota
Eddie Pellagrini
Ted Williams
Johnny Pesky
Dominic DiMaggio
Hal Wagner
Boston
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Chicago
Thornton Lee
Lee
Floyd Bevens
Steve O'Neill
Detroit
Virgil Truck
Philadelphia
Jimmy Outlaw
Tiger
H .Watt Masterson
Washington
Cleveland
Hank Edwards
Ken Keltner
Jeff Heath
Nats
Steve Gromek
Disputed Pro Amateur Tourney Goes To Logan
Logan Country Club will host the 1946 West Virginia open golf tournament June 24 26 the decision came at the annual pro amateur meet in Charleston Two teams tied for low scores 67 in the 18 hole best ball event at Kanawha Country Club Johnny Jaffis Charleston pro and Kermit Hutchinson Charleston shared the win with Joe Kuhn Huntington and Ed Tutschler Jr Mount Hope the former state amateur champion.
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Charleston
Logan Country Club
State Professional Golfers Association
Kanawha Country Club
Johnny Jav~ffis
Kermit Hutchinson
Joe Kuhn
Huntington
Ed Tutschler, Jr
Mount Hope
Chandler faces baseball ills with tough talk in roundtable
Sports columnist portrays commissioner Chandler as poised to tackle labor and competition issues, urging vigorous action on the players guild and Mexican league. Chandler hints at unity with owners, recalls his Derby duties, and notes his Kentucky view amid a blend of sentiment and governance.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Cincinnati
Players Guild
A. B. Chandler
Chandler
Yanks
Dodgers
Clark Griffith
Happy
Mexico
Kentucky
Mac Phail
How They Stand American League Standings
Standings show Chicago 2 New York 1. Detroit 3 Philadelphia 1. Washington 7 Cleveland 4. Boston 7 St. Louis 5.4. Today's games list Chicago at New York, St Louis at Boston, Detroit at Philadelphia, Cleveland at Washington.
Baseball Schedule and Results From Friday Play
National League matchups include New York at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh. American League games list Detroit at Washington Cleveland at Philadelphia Chicago at Boston St Louis at New York. Results note Pesky and Williams pace Red Sox 7 5 win over Browns. Priddy and Trucks contribute in others. Philadelphia at Chicago postponed by rain.
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Baseball Lawyers Clash Over Mexican League Talent Raids
New York May 7 Jorge Pasquel and his Mexican league faced court actions as the Yankees and Dodgers seek restraining orders to halt raids on star players. Yankee president Larry MacPhail aims for a permanent order. Dodger president Branch Rickey vows strong resistance in all jurisdictions. A St Louis federal judge set May 14 for a permanent injunction hearing. Additionally, NL leaders publish season stats with Musial and Pesky among leaders. A separate note reports War Glory setting a world trotting record at Santa Anita for 1 1/4 miles in 2 35 1/2.
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Jorge Pasquel
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankee
Larry MacPhail
New York Supreme Court
Arcadia
Calif
Santa Anita
War Glory
J. G. Eddy
Riverside
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Yankee opener sparked by Sordi two homer burst
Jack Sordi powered the Yankees with two home runs opening last season. The bases loaded moment underscored a strong start as New York began the campaign with momentum and star power.
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Yankees
Fairmont State Avenges Early Defeat By Tech
Fairmont State forges an 8-2 win over West Virginia Tech after trading early blows and piling up 13 hits. Meanwhile West Virginia Wesleyan dries a tight 8-7 victory against Alderson-Broaddus to snag its first win of the season.
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Fairmont State
Tech
Associated Press
West Virginia Tech
West Virginia Wesleyan
Alderson-Broaddus
Dixie Handicap Looms Before Preakness
Pimlico hosts the Dixie Handicap as a rival centerpiece to the Preakness. Armed and Stymie emerge as the leading contenders with Calumet tied for favor while a $30,000-added Dixie meets at the same mile and three sixteenths distance. Friday’s Blue Ribbon attraction highlights the 43rd Dixie field and stirring talk ahead of the weekend stakes.
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John F. Chandler
Itimore
Pimlico
One Year Ago This Week Nazi War Warlord Indicted
This item recalls a War Crimes Committee indictment of a Nazi leader after surrender to the U S Seventh Army. He claimed Hitler ordered death but was saved by Luftwaffe men and warned America faces greater danger than in 1917. He predicted peak wartime production within 90 days.
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War Crimes Committee
U. S. Seventh Army
Hitler
Veterans Administration
America
Germany
Benjamin Franklin
United States
Boxing champ named James J. Corbett from 1892 title
The quiz asks to name the old-time boxing champion who won the Heavyweight Championship in 1892 under Marquis of Queensberry rules. Answer: James J. Corbett.
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Bob Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Neva
Jack Dempsey
MBS
James J. Corbett
Pimlico ready for Dixie deal and Preakness crowd
A record crowd may mob Pimlico for a Dixie deal and the preakness on Saturday. The piece notes limited U S coin designs with Lincoln Washington Jefferson and Roosevelt. It also contrasts malted versus unmalted barley in Irish and Scotch whisky production.
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Pimlico
United States
Lincoln
Washington
Jefferson
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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