Reds Bounce Back To Top NL With Five Hit Hurling
Cincinnati Reds beat Brooklyn 5-2 on Gene Thompson five hit pitching in a first inning barrage and move back atop the National League race. Chicago Cubs shut out Boston 2-0 behind Larry French. Giants and Hubbell hold Pirates to five runs? A long, rights-laden wire-service recap covers multiple NL games with emphasis on pitching feats and early season standings.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Gene Thompson
Larry French
Boston Bees
Chicago Cubs
Jean
Carl Hubbell
New York Giants
Welk
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kirby
Higbe
Philadelphia
St. Louis Cardinals
Reds
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Bill Werber
Whitlow Wyatt
Bill Hers
Strancevich
Sever
Boston
Hubbell
Pirates
Lee Handley
Bob Elliott
Joe Moore
Pittsburgh
Giants
Phillies Win Boosts Fifth-Place Grip in Rainy Rally
One run in the fifth and two in the seventh backed Higbe as the Phillies rapped six singles for six runs in the second inning. The win firmed Philadelphia's hold on fifth place while all American League games were postponed by rain and cold weather.
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Higbe
Cardinals
Phillies
Philadelphia
Dimag Makes Poor Record In Opening Day Matchups
Probable pitchers listed for today show Dimag struggling as Cincinnati visits Brooklyn Derringer 3-2 versus Hamlin 2-1. Chicago faces Boston with Lee 2-3 against Sullivan 1-3. Pittsburgh plays New York Bauers 0-0 against Gumbert 3-2. St Louis meets Philadelphia Warneke 1-3 against Beck 0-0.
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Brooklyn
Derringer
Hamlin
Chicago
Boston
Lee
Sullivan
Pitsburgh
New York
Bauers
Gumbert
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Warneke
Beck
Russo
Smith
Bagby
Kennedy
Washington
Cleveland
Milnar
Detroit
Eds
Newsom
Baseball Roundup and Coast-to-Coast Newsflash Summary
Eddie Brietz reports on Tony Galento’s quiet comeback in the south after Joe Jacobs’s death and previews Baer’s May 28 challenge. The piece weaves in football chatter about the Town Hawkeyes, Vince Dimaggio’s Polo Grounds record, and a Dodgers-promoting blurb from Larry MacPhail. It notes standings, guest stars, and yesterday’s weather-delayed games with scattered player notes from New York, Cleveland, and Chicago.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Tony Galento
Joe Jacobs
Max Baer
South
Hawkeyes
Vince Dimaggio
Polo
Vince
Pirates
Powell Chapman
Roanoke
Larry MacPhail
W. L. Pet
MacPhail
Pennsylvania
Ebensburg
Mountaineer Herald
Frankie Frischi
Fordham
Bimelech
Will
Nile Kinnick
W. L. Bet
Boston
Davenport
Iowa
Cleveland
Davis
Detroit
Toby Marteliano
Philadelphia
Mike Jacobs
St. Louis
Chicago
Cantor CY National League Results Snapshot
Yesterday's National League scores show Chicago defeating Boston 2 to 0 while Cincinnati beat Brooklyn 5 to 2 New York topped Pittsburgh 5 to 2 Philadelphia won over St Louis 6 to 3.
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Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New ‘York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Yesterday's Stars by The Associated Press
Larry French of the Cubs shut out the Bees on two hits for his fifth win. Gené Thompson of the Reds pitched a five hitter for a victory. Dodgers at Cincinnati batted around in the first.
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Associated Press
Larry French
Cubs
Bees
Gené Thompson
Reds
Dodgers
Clhieinnat
Aroun
Flashes Tie Avenue In 14 Inning Baseball Tilt
The G.H.S. Maple Avenue nine and the Fetterman Flashes opened their 1940 seasons in a 9 to 9 tie after 14 innings. McGee pitched 14 for the Flashes fanning 19 as Jenkins and Demko held the maples to 46 safe hits and 13 errors. Umpires were Stafford Hamilton Swisher. game time 3 hours 15 minutes.
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Mapie Avenue Nine
Maple Avenue
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Jenkins
McGee
Fetterman
Whiff
MecProuty
Hamile
Shaffer
Kann
C. McGee
McProuty
Jaco
Stafford
Hamilton
Swisher
Fett
ABA Heal
P. Graham
Mamric
Lahm
Chenoweth
al ‘Detenbaugh
Jenkin
Newton
Knight
J. Knight
Fights Last Night Boxing Results Feature Top Names
Washington based Pete Scalzo 131 pounds defeated Frank Covelli 122 1 4 by knockout in New York. Billy Soose 160 of Scranton outpointed Eddie Pierce 159 of Johannesburg South Africa in Scranton. Quick results via Sentinel want ads.
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Pete Scalzo
NBA
New York
Frankie Covelli
Chicago
Scranton
Billy Soose
Eddie Pierce
Johannesburg
South Africa
Jock Sutherland Debut Planned In Pittsburgh
Dr John Bain Sutherland new mentor of the Brooklyn Dodgers will debut as pro football coach in Pittsburgh September 20 when Dodgers meet here The Steelers formerly Pirates announced their 1940 schedule opening September 8 with the Chicago Cardinals in Pittsburgh
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John Bain
Jock) Sutherland
Brooklyn Football Dodgers
Dodgers
Steelers
Pirates
Chicago Cardinals
New Kind of Champ Found in Montana Swimmer Clarence Giles
New York May 18 A remarkable swimmer Clarence Giles of Montana claims a world class mark in long distance freshwater swimming. He reportedly swam 288 miles in 7742 hours and earned a $100 bet by swimming 55 miles, chasing records with bets and stunts while planning a possible Denver Helena route as a novelty.
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Broadway
Montana
Yellowstone
Mont
Iber
Ally
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Cole
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Rene “Sont
Youthful Williams Faces Veteran Rhodes In Fairmont Card
In Fairmont at the Jackson Street Armory a five-bout pro boxing card features Bobby Williams of Clarksburg challenging veteran Casey Rhodes of Pittsburgh in the 10 round main event. Johnny Folio returns in a six round semifinal against Joe Poshkey, with three four round prelims led by Leroy Frankman vs Kid Lambert and Tommy Thompson vs Red West, all under promoter Hosea Wyer. Dick Woodward to referee and the show is sponsored by a Fairmont National Guard unit.
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Clarksburg
Casey Rhodes
Pittsburgh
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Smoky City
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Akron
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Folio
Johnny Folio
Joe Pohaskey
Pittsburg
Keystone State
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Leroy Frankman
Kid Lambert
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Red West
Three Texans to Rule Meet in Goodall Round Robin
New York May 16. Three Texans vie for favor with Open Champion Byron Nelson Ha Demaret and Ber Hogan among the contenders in the $5 000 Goodall round robin golf tournament Henry Picard and Sammy Snead are also cited as potential winners The field is billed as a tough test with strong expectations and coverage across the sports pages.
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New York
Byron Nelson
Ha Demaret
Ber Hogan
Henry Picard
Sammy Snead
Yough
Martin Pose
Plus system to judge golf event opens with star field
The article describes a three day 126 hole golf event where groups of three play seven 18 hole rounds. Scoring uses plus and minus tallies, with the winner earning the largest chips. Last year Harry Cooper won with 31 plus. Openers match Demar et against Craig Wood and Jimmy Thompson while Nelson faces Hogan and Hines. Picard meets Sarazen and Pose as foes, Runyan Lit tle and Snead form a group, Horton Smith Mets and Clayton Heather complete the field.
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Demar‘et
Craig Wood
Jimmy Thompson
Nelson
Hogan
Jimmy Hines
Picard
Gene Sarazen
Paul Runyan
Lawson Little
Snead
Horton Smith
Dick Mets
Clayton Heather
Don Boydston Loses World High Jump Hopes
Oklahoma Aggie sophomore Don Boydston, once near the world record, struggles to reach 6 feet 7 inches after a stellar 6 feet 8 3/4 inch win at the Southwest Exposition Meet in Fort Worth. Since then, multiple meets show no closer to 6 feet 9 1/2 inches by Cornelius Johnson or David Albritton. Boydston now doubts repeating the world mark this year and lowers expectations.
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Oitia
Leon Don ‘Boydston
Oklahoma Aggie
Aggie
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Cornelius Johnson
Compton
Calif
David Albrit
Ohio State
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Jer
Rain Halts Mountain State League Triple Play記
Rain kept most Mountain State League teams indoors yesterday and the two that played Williamson and Huntington were halted after three innings amid a dramatic triple play. Williamson led 4-3 with bases loaded when Wickel lined to Wanninger, who fell but threw from a seated position to Cruthers at second and on to Donald at first. The game will not count in the record books due to weather.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Huntington
Harrisont Wickel
Peewee Wanninger
Wanninger
H. Cruthers
Pete Donald
Ashland to play Williamson today. Welch vs Logan. Bluefield at Huntington
Ashland is scheduled to face Williamson today while Welch meets Logan and Bluefield travels to Huntington. The games highlight regional schedule with three notable matchups scattered across the area.
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William Son
Welch
Logan
Bluefield
Huntington
Eight Teams Entered In County Baseball League
Eight teams have entered the Taylor County Baseball League including Quality Market Grafton Independents Peerless Elites Knottsville Fetterman Pruntytown Lucretia and Flemington. Managers will meet Friday at p m at the Lawson Community Center to organize the league sponsored by the American Baseball Congress and supervised by the WPA Recreational staff.
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Quality Market
Grafton Independents
Peerless Elites
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Fetterman
Pruntytown
Lucretia
Flem
Ington
American Baseball Congress
W.P.A
Skaggs & Co Penny Guess Ends May 15 1946 Window
Window display offers a penny guessing contest with no purchase required. Tomorrow is the final day to submit guesses with winners announced Saturday May 15 1946.
Junior High Tourney Held In Clarksburg
The Works Progress Administration staff oversaw a marble elimination tournament for junior high students. Ronald Bartlett won the school championship by defeating Paul Shaw in the finals. Participants included Vogel, Cox, Davis, Wagner, Slaton, Ringler, Lake, Keosover, Shuttlesworth, Sloat Gy, Baker, Norris, Setler, Hebb, Junk, Knight, McVicker, Stansberry. Eleven players had first round byes. tournament sponsored by the Clarksburg Express-Telegram with officials Shaward and Méipen.
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Works Project Administration
Ronald Bartlett
Paul Shaw
Robert Vogel
Clifford Cox
Leslie Davis
Richard Wagner
Calvin Slaton
Eugene Ringler
Arnold Lake
Albert Keosover
James Shuttlesworth
Darrel Sloat
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