Yankees Rally as Lefty Struggles Fade Away
The New York Yankees show signs of life ending a streak of weak batting against left handed pitchers. DiMaggio returns with a homer and four RBIs as the club belted the White Sox 6 1 to stay within a half game of the White Sox in the standings. The Indians crushed the Senators 18 1 in another AL game while Claude Passeau shut out the New York Giants 4 0 in Chicago. An on field accident marred the Cubs win when Stan Hack was hit in the play.
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Atleyne
Vernon Gomez
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Joy DiMaggio
al Milner
Claude Passeau
New ‘York Giants
Chicago Cubs
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Joe Moore
New, York
Stan Hack
Cubs
Lindy Plans Air and Theatre of Stars Casting
New York May 18 Fred Allen signs to lead Theatre of Stars on CBS starting October and Richie Cantor will replace Allen at WEAF NBC next fall. Charles Lindbergh to speak on All Defense of America in a CBS special at 9:30 p.m. Sunday with a mixed CBS NBC schedule listed for tonight.
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Fred Allen
Theatre of Stars
CBS
Richie Cantor
Allen
WEAF
NBC
Lindbergh
Cal
Charles A. Lindbergh
All Defense of America
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WIZ
Frank Black
Bob Crosby
God
National League Results and Upcoming Games
Yesterday Cincinnati beat Philadelphia 7 to 2 and Chicago defeated New York 4 to 0 with St Louis 4, Pittsburgh at Boston postponed in rain. Today Cincinnati at Philadelphia Derringer versus Mulcahy. Chicago at New York Olsen against Gumbert. St Louis at Brooklyn McGee against Tamulis. Pittsburgh at Boston Bauers versus Posedel.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Boston
Derringer
Mulcahy
Olsen
Gumbert
Brooklyn
McGee
Tamulis
Bauers
Posedel
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Sandra
Va. Lee
Detroit
Dean
Newsom
Washington
Cleveland
Finnies
Allen
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Boxing results and club standings amid rain and cold
Fights last night in New York and Chicago produced several decisions with mixed outcomes. Notable bouts had George Morelia defeating Willie Joyce in Chicago while Billy Standing and others earned points. Club standings show teams like Philadelphia and Buffalo in tense races as schedules shift due to weather.
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George Morelia
Mexico
Willie Joyce
Gary
Ind
Barre
Billy Standing
Peary
Nanticoke
Pet
Johnny Forte
Philathoston Besnatecesen Ns
Buffalo
N. Y
Ton Lo
Mayon
Pablo
Philadel
Reds Beat Phillies 7-2 on late homer and clutch hits
A dramatic 11th inning homer by Ival Goodman sparked a 7-2 Reds win over the Phillies. Frank McCormick and Boom-Boom Beck pitched strong, while Don Padgett and Dolph Camilli homered for Brooklyn in a 4-3 victory over St. Louis as White Wyatt worked seven innings. The injured player slated for release from a New York hospital today.
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New York
Reds
Phillies
Ival
Poison Ivy
White Wyatt
Don Padgett
Brooklyn
Babe Phelps
Dolph Camilli
Blues Triumph as Huntington Slips in Mountain State League
The Bluefield team defeated a weak Huntington lineup 16 to 2, with six Blue-Gray runners scoring in the first inning and the Aces dropping their 11th straight game. Ashland surged to a six-run second inning and added runs in the fourth and eighth to topple, while Williamson 11-8 saw three pitchers used. Logan beat Welch Miners 11-3 behind timely extra-base hits as Arnold Garter drove in two and Stanley Wentzel one with a homer. Bluefield plays Williamson next, Ashland hosts Logan, and Welch visits Huntington.
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Stanley Wentzel
Bluefield
Williamson
Ashland
Logan
Welch
Huntington
Yesterday's Stars Highlight Past MLB Games
Claude Passeau of the Cubs and the Giants held to two hits while Passeau drove in two with a double. Ival Goodman of the Reds hit a bases loaded homer in the 11th to break the game against the Phillies. Dolph Camilli and Pabe Garces contributed key hits to seal the victory.
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Cugs
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Ival Goodman
Reds
Phillies
Dolph
Camilli
Pabe
Garces
Vichary
Averill Tops All Sluggers in Major Leagues
Wart Averill of the Detroit Tigers leads the majors with a .468 average after 16 games and 47 at bats, boosting him atop the American and overall rankings. Taft Wright slips to fifth after dipping from .405 to .375, while Lou Finney jumps to .400 with a 27-point gain for the Boston Red Sox. Dixie Walker enters the NL lead with a strong average as Gustine slides from the top, and Leiber cools from early pace-setting .382 to .326.
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Wart Averill
Detroit Tigers
Chicago
Taft Wright
Lou Finney
Boston Red Sox
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Averill
Pittsburgh
Ra Gustine
Leiber
Chicago Cubs
Speed Battle Begins For Indy 500 Pole Position
Indianapolis May 18 Rex Mays and Bob Swanson aimed for the pole in the Indianapolis 500 trials. The heavy-footed Californian Mays and Los Angeles driver Swanson, in a 16 cylinder car, were considered fastest on the track with pole speeds seen near 131 to 182 mph. South American Paul Riganti planned to try for the pole as nineteen other competitors, including 1939 winner Wilbur Shaw, prepared for opening-day trials.
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Harold Harrison
Indianapolis
Rex Mays
Bob Swanson
Mays
Glendale
Calif
Apolis Tage
Swanson
Los Angeles
Paul Riganti
Wilbur Shaw
Hogan Gains Lengthy Lead In Goodall Round Robin
Ben Hogan from Dublin Texas held a strong lead in the Goodall round robin golf tournament as four rounds loom. He stood five points ahead of Paul Bunyan and Jim Thomson after posting 71 68 73 in three rounds, with Sam Snead and Thomson as only rivals capable of matching his distance and power. The field included Clayton Heafner Martin Pose and others amid a 200000000 defense fund backdrop and plans for future plants and air training camps referenced in separate remarks.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Ben Hogan
Dublin
Texas
Goodall
Fresh Meadow
Paul Bunyan
Jim Thomson
Ben
Har
Sam Snead
Jimmy ‘Thomson
Bobby Feller
Hogan
Pinehurst
Piis
Bunyan
Thomson
Clayton Heafner
Martin Pose
Dick Metz
Gene Sarazen
Byron Nelson
Horton Smith
Stephen
Irish End Tech Series And Other Sports News
A jumble of sports notes includes Clayton Heafner’s wanderings in New York after arriving for Goodall, Notre Dame canceling its gridiron rivalry with Georgia Tech over pay policy, Patty Berg’s upcoming match with Patty Bergh, and praise for Umpire Bill Klem. Also mentioned are Major League scouts visiting Baton Rouge, Notre Dame’s Hagen golf match with a pet, Elon baseball’s 20 win season, Johnny Paycheck’s bout offer, Dizzy Dean at Johns Hopkins, Gabby Hartnett’s batting practice, and Reds’ interest in Eddie Shores.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Clayton Heafner
North Carolina
Goodall
Notre Dame
Alry
Georgia Tech
Patty Stephenson
Minneapolis
George S. Bergh
Patty Berg
Patty Bergh
Bob Considine
Bill Klem
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Charlie
Johnny Paychek
Red Burman
Des Moines
Eadie Simms
Dizzy Dean
Johns Hopkins
Cubs
Gabby Hartnett
Reds
Eddie Shores
Duke Uz
Cheering News On Trout Streams From State Commission
The State Conservation commission reported fair to excellent trout fishing conditions today. Streams were normal and clear in Tucker Pocahontas Webster and parts of Greenbrier Randolph and Pendleton counties, with favorable reports from localities favored by anglers.
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State Conservation Commission
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Pocahontas
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Greenbrier
Randolph
Pendleton Counties
Republican suites from to Army bill unsettled
An overlooked item in the Army bill is highlighted, indicating an additional sum is needed. The note references a sequence from REPUBLICAN suites and mentions a quantity of 000,000, signaling a funding gap under review.
Allies Facing Withdrawal Near Paris in 1940 Front Shift
British HQ reports high morale and no collapse while officials urge stout hearts as Allies withdraw to blunt a German pincer. The front runs from Holland near Antwerp southeast past Brussels toward Maubeuge Rethel and Longwy with unconfirmed German advances toward Paris.
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Britain
War Office
Paris
Charleroi
Brussels
Forth
Holland
Antwerp
Maubeuge
Rethel
Longwy
Maubeuge-Rethel
Dramatic Dixie Theatre romance on wrong side of tracks
A dramatic film adaptation follows Ellie May Adams and Ed Wallacgis as their troubled marriage collides with family struggle after the mother’s death. Rogers and McCrea lead a stellar cast with Vivien Fay and Marie Greene in song and dance numbers, under Harold Schuster's direction.
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Prine Charmmilestone
Ellie May Adams
Ed Wallacgis
Ellie
May
Arecha
Miss Rogers
McCrea
Vivien Fay
Marie Greene
Merry Min
Constance Moore
Richard Carle
Anne Nagel
Jerome Cowan
Elisabeth Risdon
Fritz Feld
Ed. Sullivan
Charles Grayson
Edmund “L
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Joseph Sanford
Opera House Announces Blend of Re House Theatre
Tom Brown described as a live-wire young press agent with a million ideas teams with Constance Moore the pretty Broadway model. They share romantic honors as a swiftly paced screenplay centers on Brown's quest to influence American girls toward fashion and style.
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Tom Brown
S Million Ideas
Constance Moore
Brown
Studio Roundabout Trailblazes With Stranded Cast
Strand presents a offbeat adventure with Clark Gable and Crawford. The film adapts a Broadway hit about nine men and a girl escaping a South American penal colony. Only four survive, each facing a repentant death through Cam brean the mysterious stranger. Mor sieur Pig, Pet er Lorre, leads a cast including Dekizer Bromberg Arledge Worlock Nedell Varcont and Wor. Frank Boriss…
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Crawford
Cam| Brean
Ten Hunter
Cam
Brean
Petér Lorre
Mor
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Peal
Albert Dekizer
J. Iat
Ward Bromberg
John Arledge
Frederic Worlock
Bernard Nedell
Victor Varcont
Frank Borssge
Lawrence
Hazani
Joseph Mankiewicz
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