Chicago Castoffs Beat Yankees 13 1 in Fifth Straight Loss
The Chicago White Sox, built from castoffs including Knickerbocker and Hoag, dominated the Yankees 13 to 1 for their fifth straight defeat by May 16, 1941. Lefty Ed Smith pitched nine-hit ball, Knickerbocker and Hoag each had four hits, while the Indians beat the Red Sox 6-4 and the Browns edged the Senators 1-0 on Dennis Galehouse’s one-hit gem.
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Grafton
W. VA
Sentinel
Chicago
Castolts
Yankees
Lew Jenkins Underdog In Bout Tonight
Laughin Lew Jenkins fights Bob Montgomery at Madison Square Garden in a ten round bout. The underdog odds reflect Montgomery's past near win, with both men chasing a share of a $40,000 gate. The result could influence Jenkins lightweight plans and Montgomery's path to Fritzie Zivic's title.
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Sid Feder
New York
Lew Jenkins
Serious Bob Montgomery
Madison Square Garden
Bob
Philadelphia
Lew
Montgomery
Fritzie Zivic
Gittar
Harry Greb
Mickey Walker
Bobby Feller
Xis Breball
Harmons Return to New York For Parley With Yankee Owner
The Special News Service reports former star Tom Harmon arriving in New York for a conference with Douglas Hertz, owner of the New York Yankees, amid a day of scattered baseball notes and quips from the sports world.
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Tom Harmon
New York
Yesterday's Results From The League Schedule Night Games
New York beat Chicago 2 to 1 while Boston defeated St Louis 6 to 3 and Philadelphia won 6 to 4 over Cincinnati. Brooklyn played Pittsburgh on wet grounds with no final score listed.
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Chicago
New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Highe
Lanning
Heintzelman
Lohrman
Lee
Posedel
Gumbert
Breuer
Auker
Leonard
Bagby
Harris
Rower
Beckman
Washington Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Wet Grounds
Fights Last Night in Wilkes Barre Corperal Raffa tops Speary
In Wilkes Barre Pennsylvania Corporal Mike Raffa number 127 from Pittsburgh defeated Billy Speary number 127 from Nanti coke in a boxing bout.
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Wilkes Barre
Mike Raffa
Pittsburgh
Billy Speary
Nanticoke
Jockeys Set for Wheeling Meets As 1941 Spring Season Opens
Wheeling Downs attracts large jockey brigades for the spring meeting starting May 16. From Chicago come Pete Castanova Al Balducci Mike Pantone and Frank Meyers among others while Beulah Park Charles Town and Darby Dan riders join the Wheeling contingent. Over 40 riders expected to register by July 5 at the jock’s room.
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Wheeling
Wheeling Downs
Darby Dan
A. Delette
Beulah
W. Farrell
W. DeWitt
Booters
Jock
Retired Dizzy Dean Requests Cubs For Retired List
Jerome Dizzy Dean seeks voluntary retirement with the Chicago Cubs after a long, colorful pitching career. Despite his status, he remains cheerful as he received unconditional release and was immediately rehired as a coach.
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Jerome
Dizzy
Dean C. P
Chicago Cubs
Dean
Williamson Routs Huntington To Stay In Lead Race
Williamson’s Red Birds beat Huntington 5 to 3 to stay within two games of Welch atop the Mountain State league. Logan won 4-3 over the Miners, who dropped their third straight. Johnnie Fedarko pitched for Ashland in an 8-7 Colonel rally over Bluefield. Williams of Bluefield hit four doubles. Williamson plays Huntington again tonight.
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Associated Press
Williamson
Red Birds
Huntington
Welch
Miners
Logan
Johnnie Fedarko
Ashland
Colonels
Bluefield
Duahan
Blue Grays
Williams
Coal Division Orders June Election to Fill Board Seats
The bituminous Soft Coal Division orders elections the week of June 2 to fill expiring terms on the 22 district producers' boards. Each board, to stabilize markets, proposes minimum prices and represents producers before Gleletan. Boards have 3 to 17 members elected for two year terms.
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Washington
Mack pushes move to add night baseball games
Connie Mack says attendance drops due to daytime schedules and defense work. He predicts major leagues will lift the limit on nocturnal tilts within two weeks and notes overwhelming fan demand for more night games, with 10 to 14 or more possible. He cites letters from Philadelphia fans and says owners in both leagues are discussing the change.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Connie
Edgar Martin
Mack
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Major League Showdowns
Bob Feller of the Indians earned a save by closing out a 2-0 victory over the Red Sox in the ninth. Bill Knickerbocker and Myril Hoag of the White Sox each collected four hits to defeat former Yankee teammates. Denny Gatehouse of the Browns allowed one hit in a win over the Senators. Hal Schumacher of the Giants limited the Cubs to six hits in a 2-1 win. Lloyd Waner of the Braves had three hits in outfield duty during a victory over the Cardinals. Hal Newhouser of the Tigers notched a seventh straight win against the Athletics. Tom Livingston of the Phillies hit a pinch single driving in two runs in the ninth against the Reds.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Joe Kane
Taft Wright
Washington Senators
Carlo Lodigiani
Philadelphia Athletics
Billy Knickerbocker
Mielder
New York Yankees
Myril Hoag
Yanks
St. Louis Browns
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Knickerbocker
Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Bob Feller
Detroit Tigers
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Dennis Galehouse
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Joe
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Joe McCarthy
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Morgenthau
Bill Knickerbocker
Myrile Hoag
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Tom Livingston
Utah Civil War Vet Becomes One-Man Convention Leader
Salt Lake City May 16 Ira Stormes, a 95 year old Civil War veteran and sole remaining Utah G A R member, presided at the annual encampment, nominated himself and was elected Utah department commander of the Grand Army of the Republic.
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Salt Lake City
Radio Fight Brews Over FCC Antimonopoly Report
At a St Louis NAB convention a clash surfaced between NAB NBC CBS and FCC over a report to curb monopolies. MBS backs the report while NBC CBS oppose it and threaten court actions with injunctions mentioned. A Legion program may add to developments Saturday evening.
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New York
Special News Service
National Association of Broadcasters
NBC
CBS
Federal Communication Commission
MBS
St. Louis
Commission
American Legion
Radio Defense Broadcast Schedule Clash and Debates
Live for NBC Red presents a defense of current broadcasting. Commander Milo J. Warner in San Francisco joins NBC and NBC President Niles to defend the system. Tonight's programs include NBC Red and Blue schedules with concerts, dramas, a boxing bout, and a British drama installment.
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Nbc-Red
Milo J. Warner
San Francisco
NBC
Niles Racing
Ignace Paderewski
Lucille ‘Manners
Ken Cooper
CBS
Ruth Chatterton
Nbc-Blue
E. W. Gibson
Committee To Defend America
Lew Jenkins
Bob Montgomery
MBS
Britain
Chips
No Serious Conmentium Page One Items on Metals
The article discusses future material shifts such as chromium and nickel use in cars, lead foil packaging for gum and cigarettes, copper replacing aluminum in power lines, and plastics substituting rarer metals. It notes metallurgists may develop new alloys, mentions stainless steel and aluminummagnesium tools, and predicts a boom in mining strategic metals like mercury, tungsten, aluminum, and magnesium amid shortages.
Two Changes Made In Suit For Divorce
Matilda May Vandegrift sues John Wesley Vandegrift in Taylor County circuit court alleging habitual drunkenness and desertion. Wed in Grafton on June 15 1935. Attorney James C Holt files petition seeking restoration of her name Matilda May Smith and alimony for their 13 year old daughter dependent on the stepfather.
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Matilda
May Vandegrift
Taylor’ County
John Wesley Vandegrift
Grafton
James C. Holt
Draft board counts include a friend's nose
Hinton May 16 report says a draft board contingent arrived with one extra person. Officials explained a pal accompanied a selectee to the board office then to the train. Each time secretary L. H. Ratliff counted noses she included the friend.
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