Stirnweiss Delivers Lone Run In Yankees Win
Spud Chandler pitched a one hit shutout until the seventh as the New York Yankees edged the Washington Senators 1 0 at Yankee Stadium. George Stirnweiss drove in the game's only run with a single following a walk by Charley Keller. Nick Etten added the decisive hit, while Ellis Clary held the Yankees at bay with seven innings.
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Pyle
Jeude
Duke Pitt and Battle s Cancelled
Durham April 24 Acting director of athletics Eddie Jonson announced the Duke Duke Pittsburgh football game scheduled for September 2 has been cancelled by mutual agreement of the two universities due to anticipated transportation difficulties. The cancellation follows last week’s Duke Colgate decision and Duke will proceed with fall plans and regional games. The Ivy Training School program opens at Duke July 1 and will involve about 1,600 students, largely undergraduates.
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Count Fleet Poised To Win Famed Derby At Louisville Downs
SID FEDER reports from Louisville that Kentucky Derby week opens amid rationing and jokes as Count Fleet trains for the 69th Derby. Whip‑Bang, despite a healing hind foot, is the standout choice with high hopes he can match Reigh Count’s Derby triumph. The outcome could determine regional morale and economic mood next May Day.
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Braves Open Season with Loss to Giants 4–3
The Boston Braves opened the 1943 season losing 4–3 to the New York Giants in front of 7,774 fans, 5,680 paid. Al Javery allowed all four Giants runs, bowing after four innings while Wittig, Adams, Barrett, and Tobin held the rest. Chet Ross homered for Boston, and Jurges added a two-base hit and a homer as Ott and Poland drove in runs for New York.
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Rucker
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Indians Rally In Ninth To Beat Tigers 3 2
Cleveland warms up with a ninth inning three run surge to topple Detroit 3 2. Jeff Heath and Detroit errors fuel the rally as Lou Boudreau and Hank Edwards start the late inning rally and Ken Keltner supplies the sacrifice. Heath later scores the winning run after a double steal setup and a misplay by Paul Richards.
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Chicago Wins Without Using Hits For Runs
Chicago White Sox win 3 to 1 over the St. Louis Browns in St. Louis behind Ed Smith despite no base hits for the deciding runs. Solters and Moses drew walks to fill the bases. Culler tied the ledger with a later RBI. Smith allowed six hits over six innings, while Gatehouse and Caster combined on the mound for Chicago.
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McQuinn
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Hayes
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Baseball scores from multiple leagues and cities
Results from American and international leagues show Philadelphia beating Boston 7 to 6 in 12 innings while Cleveland edged Detroit 3 to 2 and New York triumphed 1 to 0 over Washington. Chicago defeated St. Louis 3 to 1 and Toronto beat Baltimore 4 to 0 in a Canadian matchup. Southern games list Birmingham leading New Orleans 22 to 7 with Nashville over Atlanta 7 to 3 and Knoxville at Chattanooga postponed. other city results include Rochester 6 to 1 Newark and Syracuse 5 to 4 over Montreal.
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Montreal
Southern Nashville
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Dodgers Use 16 Hits To Beat Phillies 11-4 In Brooklyn
Brooklyn pounded Philadelphia for 16 hits at Ebbetts Field as Newsom earned the win. Medwick led the attack with a double and two singles while Litwhiler homered for the Phillies. GS: Ford Frick allowed NL clubs to use 1942 balls pending 1943 ball.
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Camilli
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Pinch Hitters Triple Delivers in Ration League Victory
In Durham on April 24, Frank Wideman pinch hit a center field triple in the ninth inning scoring two as UNC beat Duke 8 to 6 in a Ration League game. Duke led 5 to 4 with runners on second and third and one out. Carolina's R. Johnson faced Hessler, then Wideman replaced him and delivered the decisive blow. Allen Carmichael earned his second win of the season and UNC improved to six wins, one loss in league play. This was Carmichael’s final college game before reporting for Fort Bragg service.
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Johnson
Hearn
Wideman
Hessler
Allen Carmichael
Blue Devils
Fort Bragg
A's Best Sox In Overtime Tilt 7 To 6
Philadelphia April 24 Dick Siebert's outfield fly enabled Elmer Vale to score from third to win in the 12th, as the Athletics beat Boston 7 to 6. Wolfe earned his first decision for the A's, Brown took the loss for Boston, in a game noted for a 4-0 A's lead that Boston erased with three in the seventh and two in the ninth. Vale's 12th inning run, Jo-Jo White's fielder's choice, and Siebert's sacrifice eventually produced the deciding break.
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Valo
Eddie Mayo
Jimmy Ack
Siebert
Fox
Probable Pitchers for Tomorrow’s Major League Games
National League matchups include Sewell facing Warneke in Chicago and Mungo opposing Andrews in New York. Other games list Kraus against Davis in Philadelphia at Brooklyn, Pollet versus Vander Meer in St. Louis at Cincinnati, Maltzberger and Swift versus Niggeling and Sandra in Chicago at St. Louis, Trout and Overmire for Detroit at Cleveland, Carrasque and Haefner versus Harris and Burrows in Washington at Philadelphia, and Chase versus Borowy in Boston at New York.
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Borowy
Maryland Club Raises War Fund Total at Pimlico
The Maryland Jockey Club presented 79351.27 to the national war fund from five days of racing April 16 to 21. Harry A. Parr accepted for the fund with Gov. Herbert R. O'Connor and Mager Howard W. Jackson present. The club covered about 20000 daily in overhead, boosting Pimlico's contribution to war relief.
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Cardinals edge Reds 2 1 as errors cost Cincinnati
In Cincinnati on April 24 the St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Reds 2 1. Four Cincinnati errors sparked a big sixth inning rally for the Cardinals and Musial had key moments including scoring on a dropped return. Eddie Miller aided a late squeeze attempt. Reds finally got on the board in the eighth on Marshall’s single and McCormick’s double, but could not overcome the miscues.
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Double Header Opens Gra Y Softball Play on Elm St Diamond
Gra Y softball league begins with Elm Street School facing Bay Street School and Oak Hill battling Johnson at Elm Street. Clover dale versus Brentwood and Emma Blair vs Grimes Street on Grimes Street diamond. North and South divisions will conduct elimination series toward the playoffs.
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College Baseball Results From Various Matches
North Carolina defeated Duke 8 to 6 as Cornell crushed Pennsylvania 31 to 1 and Navy beat Columbia 12 to 6. Virginia triumphed over William and Mary 17 to 2 while Washington and Lee upset V M 15 to 20. Hampden Sydney fell to Randolph Mase 0. Minnesota beat Luther 13 to 0 and Catawba defeated Davidson 11 to 6. Harvard topped Northeastern 6 to 4 and Army beat 3. Yale routed Lafayette 23 to 1 while Connecticut won 8 to 4 over Wisconsin. Iowa State edged Carleton 8 to 3 and Amherst beat Brown 4 to 1. Western Michigan defeated Notre Dame 4 to 2. Furman-Newberry postponed by weather.
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