Baseball Roundup Misses Final. Lanier Streak Cited
National League notes linger on unfinished Phillies Cardinals game. Lanier extends five game win streak. Sewell’s 11 games questioned. Hank Borowy keeps an 11 game streak intact after Chicago defeat. Thurman Tucker lifts Tigers and White Sox info appears amid a busy day of baseball results.
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Jack Hand
Presa
Lanier
Sewell
Hank Borowy
Chicago
New York Yankees
Thurman Tucker
Bainbridge men swim meet drew sports stars in 1944
Bainbridge naval training station invited sailors to a May 29 swim meet as part of the Navy program to teach swimming. Adolph Kiefer and Bill Smith headline home talent, Joe Verdeur visits from Philadelphia, and Yale’s Alan Ford may join. The column weaves in notes on Notre Dame’s John Claak and other sports trivia of wartime.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Navys
Bainbridge
Abie Booth
Yale
Claak
Young
Griffo
John Mooney
Salt Lake Telegram
Grimm
Cubs
Mike Milosevich
Yankees
Yankee
Mike
Kansas City
Frank Crossetti
Oscar Grimes
Baseball Scores And Schedule From The National League
Yesterday results show Chicago 7 Brooklyn 6 and Boston 1 Cincinnati 0. St Louis Philadelphia postponed late. Today games Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis New York at Chicago with dates for tomorrow Brooklyn at Pittsburgh New York at Chicago Philadelphia at Cincinnati Boston at St Louis. American League results include St Louis 7 Boston 3 Chicago 10 New York 4 Philadelphia 4 Detroit 3 Washington 3 Cleveland 2.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Cincinnati
New York
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Pes
Poston
State Scholastic Track May Trim WV Record At Meet
West Virginia scholastic track marks may fall at the 27th annual state meet in Charleston as Leland Petit of Huntington East rivals the 200 yard low hurdles record set by Bob Hanna in 1939 and later tied. Other top performers from Beckley Martinsburg Huntington and Charleston appear in a survey of sectional times with relay teams from Charleston showing strong depth.
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Charles Armentrout
Charleston
Wih
West Virginia
Charleston High School
Leland Petit
Huntington
Bob Hanna
Charleston High
Bill Martin
Huntington Central
Amos Walter
Parkersburg
Claude Barker
Beckley High
Barker
Wheeling
Higbee
Wright
Buntington Central
Johnson
Lewis
Martinsburg
Beckley
Oberman
Triadelphia
Petit
Huntington East
Flick
Richards
Florence
Weller
Yegegord
League Leaders By The Associated Press Brews and Bats
League leaders listed with players from multiple teams. Tucker leads Chicago in batting at 40 percent. Stephens of St. Louis tops runs with 32. Doerr and Lindell appear in homer and hits categories across several clubs, with Gutteridge and Walker among leaders in homers and hits respectively. The data mix includes names like Phin phi, Phil Philadelphia, and Boston, Chicago, Brooklyn, and St. Louis to indicate the season’s top performers in batting, runs, and home runs.
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Breas
Tucker
Chicago
Stephens
St. Louis
Eine
Stephens St. Louhan
Philadelphia
Doerr
Boston
Cleveland
Lindell
New York
Eee Cago
Gutteridge
Phin Phi Wh
Washington
Riniveerger
League Walker
Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Allies Poised for Major Allied Push Across Europe
Allied broadcasts from Moscow and London report German nerves as presses unfold toward a potential summer offensive. Russian commentator says Red Army ready to press east and join Anglo American forces for a decisive strike. In Britain Poles claim underground army ready to act on exile government signal. Military police conduct mass checks on all UK uniforms to deter absentees and deserters.
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Paris
Tadio
Moscow
I Yermashev
Red Army
Britain
Europe
London
United
Air chief warns of need for more fighters for Germany raids
General Henry H. Arnold warned that without long range fighters to accompany bombers, missions risk higher losses and reduced effectiveness. He questioned plans to trim bomber numbers or delay strikes, stressing fighters determine crew survival and overall mission success amid stress on resources.
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Germany
Arnold
War Labor Board cautions foremen in wartime dispute
In a wartime dispute, the War Labor Board chief told foremen’s association officers they cannot win a strike against the U S government. He warned the strike would be broken and work would continue, urging acceptance of grievance machinery through the WLB. The session included questions declined by General Arnold and remarks from counsel Walter M Nelson.
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Walter M. Nelson
Foremen’s Association
Arnold
Aarnold
WLB
William H. Davis
Foremen's Association
United States
War Labor Board
Unitedtates
Allies escalate bombing of Wake and Schouten islands
Gen Douglas MacArthur disclosed that 200 more tons of bombs were added to the 550 tons dropped over two days, targeting Wake Island and nearby Dutch New Guinea. He said air attacks continued for the 12th straight day in the Schouten Islands about 250 miles beyond Hollandia, with Allied fighters shooting down five of 20 interceptors.
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Nimita
Douglas MacArthur
Wake Islands
Dutch New Guinea
Canal
Hollandia
Schouten Islands
Allie
SSS
Indiana writer Ade left mark with sketches and plays
The obituary notes Ade, a longtime Chicago journalist and humorist, who created character sketches like Artie and Pink Marsh, wrote fables and stage comedies such as The Sultan of Sulu, then silent film scripts from 1921 to 1925. He died in a Brook home near Kentland, survived by a sister, Mrs Warren T McCray, and several nieces and nephews. An odd wartime line about laundry gear appears as a stray fragment.
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Genunuea
Purdue
Chicago
Ade
Chicago Record
Jon “Artie
Pink Marsh
Doc Horne
Sulu
Brook
Kentland
Hazeldon
Warren T. McCray
Indiana
British Indian troops drive enemy from Kiti valley forts
Allied communique reports enemy eviction from most initial positions in the Kiti valley while resisting from rear strongpoints. South of the Liri river Gustav line positions overrun. drumfire and air attacks intensify. tanks used as mobile artillery. fierce fights for fortified points and hills. Cotur troops continue heroic six day resistance. British take Pignataro near Cassino. Americans advance toward Castellonorato near Formia.
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Kiti
Liri River
Gustav Line
Cotur
Pignataro
Cassino
Skeet and Trap Associations Look to Future Events
New York May 17. Leaders of skeet and trap associations anticipate a postwar boom as servicemen seek competition. Henry E. Ahlin of Boston predicts more converts to target shooting despite ammo shortages. the Grand American Handicap at Vandalia will run Aug 23 25 with reduced schedule. Ray E. Loring says postwar growth is likely as service members express intent to compete and attendance rises after the war.
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Fritz Howell
New York
Henry E. Ahlin
Boston
National Skeet Shooting Association, Inc
Ray E. Loring
Vandalia
Ohio
Amateur
Tropshooting Association
Clas
Allied push widens gains in Cassino area coastal front
Allied forces report near total control of German positions in the Liri valley while fighting continues. Scouts advance toward Cassino area with American and French units tightening the line along the Liri river and aiming to contact the Hitler line.
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Scauri
Gulf of Gaeta
Formia
Liri
Cassino
Pignatoro
Liri River
Castellanorato
Spigno
Monte
Boxing results from scattered card shows wins and scores
Boxers Poston Henry Armstrong outpointed Ralph Zanelli in Providence while Torpedo Reed stopped Oscar Lewis in Newark. Ike Williams outpointed Slugger White in Philadelphia. Morris Reif knocked out Alex Doyle in New York, Pat Giordano and Johnny Price drew in Toronto and Montreal. Hubert Samuels KO'd Maurice Lefty Luchance in Hartford.
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Associated Press
Henry Armstrong
Ralph Zanelli
Providence
Torpedo Reed
Los Angeles
Oscar Lewis
Newark
N. J
Philadelphia
Ike “Williams
Trenton
Slugger White
Baltimore
New York
Morris Reif
Brooklyn
Alex Doyle
Pat Giordano
Toronto
Johnny Price
Montreal
Drew
Hartford
Conn
Hubert Samuels
Maurice “Lefty” Luchance
Lewiston
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