Dodgers Admit They Aim For Pennant Not Youth Movement
Dodgers manager Leo Durocher reversed course on developing youth and moved back to veterans for a key series with the St Louis Cardinals at Ebbets Field. Pete Reiser returned to center as Durocher praised the club’s unity after nine of their first 14 wins.
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Batting crowns and standings from major leagues
American League leaders include Pesky batting .394 with 43 hits and Doerr driving in 31 runs. Pirates and Dodgers chalked wins as Reiser and Musial led NL stats with notable hitting, while pitching leaders include Harris and Lanier. Tomorrow’s games span both leagues across key matchups.
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Boston
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Greenberg
Detroit
Spence
Washington
No Hit Pitchers Highlight Softball and School Outcomes
Roundup notes several no hitters and close losses across leagues. Deland’s Bill Puchs no-hit St Augustine but lost 6 5, while St Augustine’s Ketterlinus no-hit Bolles and won 3 0. Boston’s Don Tomsick threw 82 3 innings in a loss. Ray Lindsey’s 26 straight retired without a hit nearly ends in a single.
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Scores From Scheduled Games Between Boston and New York
Baseball results show Boston 7 New York 6 and Brooklyn 6 Philadelphia 3 among the listed games scheduled, with no additional context or outcomes provided for the fixtures.
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Navy Charges Plea in Absent Without Leave Case
From a stockade where he waited trial Brown pleaded guilty to charges including absent without leave on two occasions theft breaking arrest violation of a Navy regulation and conduct prejudicial to good order and discipline after about a week of freedom by the time of arrest.
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Baseball well on way to attendance record season
Baseball attendance is surging toward a record as the Boston Red Sox start their first western tour while the St. Louis Cardinals meet the Brooklyn Dodgers. Through early season play the Yankees, Red Sox, Athletics and Reds lead in draws, with Detroit rising as the Tigers seek to repeat last year’s pennant.
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Entries Open for American Legion Junior State Baseball
Charleston May 14. Department adjutant C A Bud Tesch announced entries for the American Legion Junior State Baseball tournament must be filed by June 30. At least 30 teams will participate in regional playoffs and the state meet date not yet set.
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Miners Face Unrest as Red Jacket Mines Close
Williamson area reports four Red Jacket mines shut by a contract dispute. Charles Kiser of United Mine Workers says a meeting will fix the issue, with men likely to return Thursday. Three other mines need repairs, one awaits a management union talk on retroactive pay. Fairmont: northern West Virginia mines produced about 100000 tons yesterday, below the 160000 normal. Jamison No. 8 to close permanently after 45 years. coal seams exhausted, no sale.
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King Victor Emmanuel to abdicate throne in Italy
Reports say Italy’s King Victor Emmanuel will retire and move to Cairo after abdicating, with Prince Humbert relocating to Portugal. Unpopularity and rising democracy cited as factors in the royal exodus.
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Slo-Da-Mar Bowling Team Champs Lead 1946 World Meet
The Slo-Da-Mar bowling team from Santa Monica Calif sponsored by Harold Lloyd won the American Bowling Congress team championship at the 1946 world meet in Buffalo New York. They led with a 3023 gross total, the only 3000+ score in the tournament.
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Navy support fuels cabinet unification debate
Navy supporters on page one discussion favor merging War and Navy into a single defense department while Senators Walsh and Johnson propose a new approach focusing on agreement points. Walsh notes differences still exist and expects a White House conference with Truman and leaders to seek reconciled views.
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Governor Meadows to visit Elkins with state officials
Governor Clarence W. Meadows and 32 state officials will stop in Elkins on May 15 as luncheon guests of the Elkins chamber of commerce before continuing to Martinsburg. The group will move the state capital to the panhandle during a weekend visit to the area.
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Clarence W. Meadows
Martinsburg
Cardinals Release Outright Southpaw Ernie White
Southpaw Ernie White, who helped the St. Louis Cardinals win the 1942 World Series, has been released unconditionally by club president Sam Breadon. The 29-year-old lefty from Pacolet Mills, South Carolina, went 17 and 7 in 1941 but suffered an arm injury in Brooklyn three years earlier and never regained peak form.
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Army Colonel Reuben Smith Dies at 68 in Huntington
Col. Reuben Smith, 68, retired from the army in 1934 after 36 years of service, died in Huntington yesterday. He joined the Minnesota national guard at 18 and fought in campaigns against the Indians when the guard was mustered into federal service.
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