Record Field Qualifies For 500 Auto Classic 25 Veterans Eight Rocky Drivers Set
Indianapolis rundown: twenty five veterans and eight rookies form a record field for the 500 mile Memorial Day race. Ed Elisian of Oakland capped weekend trials at 135.333 mph to earn final qualification, pushing Len Duncan from Reading. The average speed across the field neared 138.796 mph, edging last year. Johnny Thomson barely made the 11 row lineup at 134.133 mph. Calliday led the 140 mph bracket at 140.302 mph, with Davies Bryan Flaherty Russo also posting 140 plus speeds. Eddy Russo named fastest rookie at 140.116 mph.
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Pat Flaherty
Chicago
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Crown
Point
Pirates Face Possible 15 Year Losing Streak Record
PITTSBURGH Pirates risk tying a 15 year losing streak as they prepare for a three game series with the league leading Brooklyn Dodgers after Sunday double header losses 5-2 and 5-3 to the New York Giants. The Pirates have dropped ten and eleven games this season after an opening eight losses, the longest slide since 1939 when 12 straight defeats were recorded.
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Akins Favored Over Miceli In TV 10 Rounder At St Nicholas
Welterweight Virgil Akins of St Louis is a slight favorite at 6-5 to turn the tables on Joe Miceli of New York in a ten round televised match tonight at St Nicholas Arena. Pulpwood is produced in nearly every forested section of the United States.
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Runs In Family Moses Grove Stir Laurel With Back-10 Back Shutouts
A local note from Laurel highlights Moses Grove making waves with two back to back shutouts including a no hitter. The piece links him to his uncle Lefty Grove, famed as one of the greatest pitchers for the Philadelphia Athletics, underscoring a storied family baseball lineage.
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Indianapolis 500 pace quickens toward record pace
The forthcoming Indianapolis 500 field shows faster speeds with improved cars and tires. Eight of the first qualifiers posted speeds around 140 mph, suggesting a record may fall for the 130 mph mark. Defending champ Vukovich posted over 141 mph in qualifiers, while Jack McGrath set fast times among early starters.
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Weekend Sports Highlights from Major Cities
UNITED PRESS tally of sports results across cities. McBride wins Waller J. Travis Memorial golf in Garden City. Neji leads Belmont Park steeplechase with Ancestor second and Hyvania third. Cornell claims Carnegie Rowing Cup. Yale defeats Harvard 8 2 to win Eastern Intercollegiate League title.
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Yale Mighty Atom and grid rivalry question clues
Central Press Sports columnist Frank Watson previews Yale football and major college rivalries while naming a rookie who can run fast throw hard field deftly and replace Enos Slaughter in the outfield. the piece hints at a left handed slugger with power amid questions on college presidents and notable players.
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Pitt Track Star Will Try Again
Arnie Lowell, Pitt's middle-distance ace, prepares for another shot at the 880 yard title. He meets Tom Courtney of Fordham who beat him in Los Angeles, with Ronnie Delaney of Villanova the runner up, in Connie Mack Stadium.
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New York
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Lowell
Los Angeles
Courtney
Ronnie Delaney
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Johnny Adams Reaches 3000 Wins In 21 Years
Chicago jockey Johnny Adams earned his 3000th career victory aboard Mr Black in the Continental Turf Handicap at Balmoral. He attributed the milestone to hard work, noting decades of early morning and late evening riding while calling fellow 3 000 win jockeys Eddie Arcaro Johnny Longden and Ted Atkinson.
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Results from baseball doubleheaders across leagues
Rain halted the Boston Washington game while Cleveland beat Detroit 4 to 1 in the first game and 9 to 1 in the second. Kansas City swept Chicago in two games 7 to 2 and 6 to 10 with Ced targets. The Orioles edged the Yankees 5 to 7 in one 9 inning game and 7 to 5 in another as Pittsburgh and New York split doubleheaders. St Louis and Cincinnati split as well. New York defeated Pittsburgh in the second game while Chicago beat Milwaukee 13 to 5. Philadelphia triumphed over Brooklyn 3 to 0. St Louis beat Cincinnati 3 to 4. The piece notes the New York conservation department burned three tons of feathers in 1951 to comply with the law banning plumage use in millinery.
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Bay baseballers set for opening week meetings
Taylor County Baseball Association planned two meetings this week to prepare for the Babe Ruth and Little League seasons. Attendance failure halted work on the youth diamonds. Little League field progress could shift opening to May 30. Babe Ruth leaders urged coaches to inspect ground rules at the High School field Tuesday at 6. Association meeting set for Thursday at 7:30 in the Gerard Building Latrobe Street. A samisen is a three string Japanese banjo-like instrument.
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Babe Ruth
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Minor League Resiarts American Association Scores Count
Baseball scores show Toledo defeating Charleston 31 4 in a shortened game while Minneapolis and Omaha split the series. Louisville at Indianapolis day two suspended by rain. Atlanta and New Orleans results mixed with Mobile beating Birmingham 6 5 in the second. Memphis tops Nashville 13 2 in the first game and 8 3 in the second. Chattanooga loses to Rock 2 3 in the first and 0 0 in the second.
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