Pirates Blow Lead Then Fall To A's In Extra Innings
In El Paso on April 5 the Pirates built a 9-1 lead over the Philadelphia Athletics but collapsed to lose 12-11 in 10 innings. Wilke drove in eight runs in the fourth, while Alden Wilkie and others backed the rally for Philadelphia. Hayes scored the decisive run on a wild throw by Vaughan in the 10th.
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Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Athletics
Wily Mackinnen
Alden Wilkie
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Seibert
Hayes
Phila
Wilke
Dierw
Clemensen
Swi- Bart
Davis
Potter
Dean
Davidson Wins Over South Carolina In Opener
Davidson College track team opened its 1941 schedule by defeating South Carolina 75 2 3 to 50 1 3 on Melton Field. Davidson featured a strong, well rounded squad and led in most events aside from four.
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Davidson College
South Carolina
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Bees and Browns slug in record exhibition game
The Boston Bees crushed the St Louis Browns 19 to 13 in an overlong slugging contest. Bees rapped 20 hits for 52 bases including nine homers by West Moore and Dahlgren each homering twice. Browns hit four homers including Roy Cullendine's grand slam in a seesaw game.
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Boston Bees
St. Louis Browns
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Max West
Gene Moore
Babe Dahlgren
Eddie Miller
Libby Sisti
Earl Averill
Boston
Browns
Roy Cullendine
St. Louis
Carnett
Barnicle
Mast
Moncrief
Kramer
Potter
Swift
Durham Wins MIT Honors In Tri State Gloves Finals
Durham boxers captured individual championship and team honors at the sixth annual Tri-State Golden Gloves finals held in the Durham armory before about 1,200 spectators.
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Durham
MIT
Durham Armory
Jazz Record Reviews Highlight Krupa Basie Brown and More
W Chase Idol Jr surveys UTSTANDING on Ok eh releases featuring Gene Krupa Count Basie Les Brown and more with notable drum solos piano work and trumpet passages. Basie showcases Rocking the Blues and Volcano while Brown and his band improvise on an Anvil Chorus. The piece also covers Dinah Shore Benny Goodman Will Bradley Ray McKinley and Vaughan Monroe records with mixed styles and strong solo contributions.
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Okeh
Gene Krupa
Count Basie
al Donahue
Les Brown
Chick Bullock
Fausto Curbelo
Slim Gaillard
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Rudy Novak
Corky Cornelius
Tory Halter
Clarence Chervock
Tony D'Amore
Ray Biondi
Basie
Walter Page
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Il Trovatore
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Eddy Bailey
Joe Bogart
Doris Day
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Love
Cabin In the Sky
Helen Forrest
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Ray McKinley
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Fred Astaire
Hal Kemp
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Bob Allen
Victor
Dinah Shore
W. C. Handy
Handy
Dinah
Basin Street
Miss Shore
Glenn Miner
Glenn
Miller
Vaughn Monroe
Billy Hills
Johnny Turnbull
Bluebird
Benny Carter
Sonny White
Carter
Tar Heel Netters Beat Cornell 7-2 in Chapel Hill
North Carolina defeated Cornell 7-2 in Chapel Hill as Ian Carver rallied to win at No 1 over Nenny Randall. Other UNC victors included Everett Freeman Harnden and Slater, with doubles Carver-Everett and Anthony-Harnden also prevailing.
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Nenny Randall
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Randall
Everett
Gifford
Boochever
Freeman
Anthony
Dye
Harnden
Dingle
Slater
Markham
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Randall Gifford
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Dye-Lieberthal
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Extra Base Blows Win For Phillies
In Orlando on April 5 the Phillies crushed six extra-base hits including two home runs to beat the Washington Senators 8 to 3. Livingston homered in the eighth after a week off with a sore arm, May opened the ninth with a four-base hit, and Benjamin followed with a triple before Lithwhiler's RBI single. Philadelphia 000 130 022 Washington 600 002 010 Blanton Crouch Tamutis Livingston Chase J Beck Evans.
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Benjamin
Danny Lithwhiler
Philadelphia
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Tamutis
Chase
J. Beck
Evans
Rustic Romance Is Winner In Deep Run Hunt Cup
Rustic Romance, ridden by Sidney Watters Jr., won the Deep Run Hunt cup timber race at Curles Neck, finishing the three mile course with 20 fences in 11 minutes 17 seconds. Henchman led early as favorite but was outpaced. Hold Forth placed third and Longtitude finished fourth amid a 35,000 spectator crowd.
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Sidney Watters, Jr
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Pittsburgh Sportsman
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Philadelphia
Hold Forth
Frank M
Gould
New York
Laurens Hamilton
Houseman
Rockland Lad
Mavis
Tiger Lane
Wake Forest Nets Triumph Over Furman 5-3 in Tennis Meet
Wake Forest edged Furman University 5-3 in a Greenville match. Singles saw Pitts beating Powers after a 2-6 start, Babb besting Earhart, Jones defeating Rhodes, Mosely over Horton, Brown toppling Delancey, and Smith defeating Beard. Doubles matches: Jones-Mosely beat Babb-Pitts, Rhodes-Horton won over Powers-Brown. Additional unrelated notes follow.
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Baseball Banter From The Diamond Notebook
A Miami delegation pressed NL President Ford Frick to move meetings to Florida but was declined. Yankees look promising but fragile. Cubs may trade for a catcher to keep Billy Herman. Frisch mocks Long John Gee. Mack predicts Siebert or Foxx at first. Eddie Collins Jr. could surpass his father. Grapefruit league notes nickname Cardinals Redbird Seed and Novikoff’s 37 ounce bat. Dickey batting .250. Dykes taunts Cubs on Novikoff.
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Fla
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Jimmie Foxx
Hal Trosky
Eddie Collins, Jr
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Lou Novikoff
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Judge Landis
Hugh Stuart Fullerton, Sr
Black Sox
Bill Dickey
Yanks
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Jimmy Dykes
Robert L Wins By Mud-Caked Snozzle
In Bowie on April 5 Robert L a son of Noah won the $5,000 added Bowie Handicap by a mud crusted nose amid rain and slop. Jockey Willie Garner rode J. B. Partridge’s 3 year old Machance to the photo finish over Glen Felkner’s Mac chance with A. J. Abels Honey Cloud third. Odds paid 4.40 for win and 2.60 for place. Rain and mud caused several scratches leaving five starters.
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Robert L
Noah
Bowie
Willie Garner
J. B. Partridge
Glen Felkner
A. J. Abels
Honey Cloud
Felkner
Memil Denemark
Blind Eagle
Son Altesse
Cavalier
Clyde Tolson
Hlaechance
Roberts
Machance
Lenoir-Rhyne Netters Triumph Over Catawba
In Salisbury on April 5, Lenoir-Rhyne College tennis beat Catawba 5-2. Singles results show Shepherd defeating Holshouser 6-4 6-0, Holin besting Tomlinson 6-4 6-3, Bridges beating D. Conrad 3-6 6-2, L. Conrad defeating Carroll 6-0 6-4, and Lenker overcoming Gurley 6-1 3-6 6-4.
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Catawba
Lenker
Gurley
Tar Heel Lacrosse Triumphs Over Virginia 11 4
North Carolina varsity lacrosse opened Dixie League play with an 11 to 4 win against Virginia. Milton Harris led with two goals as Dick Sternberg added three, and Coleman Finkel contributed one. Virginia answers came from George Stewart and Frank Dudley among others.
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Virginia
Milton Harris
Dick Stenberg
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Cavaliers
George Stewart
Frank Dudiey
Budden
Broadfoot
Gugert
Stewart
Dudley
Hall
Carolina
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Loewenson
Borsky
Amoss
Farris
Cohen
Begley
Steele
Zimmerman
Arthur, Witkind
Guy
Gatewood
Brett
MacPhee
Schwartz
Golf Scores From Atlanta Include Jones and Yates Tie
In the event at Atlanta, Bobby Jones posts 78 to reach 228 and Charley Yates also sits at 228 after 13 holes. Vic Ghezzi leads with 219 after rounds showing mixed two-way play. Ben Hogan endures rough stretches turning in 218. Big field totals feature many top pros and amateurs with Chapman as low amateur at 219.
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Atlanta
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Deal
N. J
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Chicago
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White Plains
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Medinah
Ill
al Watrous
Birmingham
Mich
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Greensboro
N. C
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Oak Park
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Jim Ferrier
Jack Ryan
Louisville
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Kansas City
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Linville
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Byron Nelson
Toledo
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Augusta
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Scranton
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Hinsdale
Til
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Philadelphia
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Oakmont
Co. B. McCullough, Jr
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Mamaroneck
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San Francisco
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Argentina
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Oak Fork
Robert T. Jones, Jr
Harold McSpaden
Winchester
Mass
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Tony Manero
Peabody
Sam Parks
Pittsburgh
Sam Byrd
Ardmore
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield Center
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
Frank Walsh
Rumson
Andrew Szwedko
Jack Hutchinson, Jr
Andy Gibson
Baltimore
Tigers Release Five Men on 24 Hour Buffalo Option
Detroit Tigers release catcher Dixie Parsons and four others to Buffalo of the International League on 24 hour option. Patrick Mullin, Bob Patrick, Gerard Meyer, Boyd Perry join Bison at Plant City. Clay Smith sold to St Paul. European farming and Chilean social service notes included. Doubles results listed with scores.
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Fla
Detroit Tigers
Dixie Parsons
Bob Patrick
Patrick Mullin
Scferald
Dutch) Meyer
Boyd Perry
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Bison
Plant City
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Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
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American Association
Jane Crum Wins CCC Golf Crown in Charlotte
Nineteen-year-old Jane Crum of Orangeburg South Carolina won the Charlotte Country Club invitational, defeating Mrs. Ben Parks of Charlotte 2 and 1. The final featured a tight woman to woman match on wet greens, with Crum securing victory on the 17th hole after a par on 13 and clutch second shot. Laura Lyon of Durham won the consolation, beating Beverly Bridges of Tarboro.
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Jane Crum
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S. C
Charlotte Country Club
Ben Parks
Miss Crum
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