Jodgers Take Two Games Boston
Major league action after a hectic weekend saw 392,280 fans attend as teams split doubleheaders. Yankees stretched AL lead to eight after a comeback loss by Philadelphia, while Dodgers and Cardinals gained ground in NL. Hornsby tied a record in RBI as Giants beat Phillies. Browns swept Indians. Red Sox and Tigers split shifts. Cubs and Reds won key games.
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Associated Press
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Major League Standings and League Results Snapshot
Major League batting leaders include Phelps of Pittsburgh at .342 and Rosso of Brooklyn with key runs batted in by Mize and Marshall of New York. Pitching leaders show French and Davis of Brooklyn with strong records. National and American league results highlight Cincinnati, New York, Brooklyn, St. Louis and Chicago games, plus various minor leagues standings and scheduled matches across Piedmont, Bi State, North State, International, American Association, Pacific Coast, Eastern, Southern, Texas, and South Atlantic leagues.
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Whirlaway Challenger Aims At Market Wise In Race
Ben Jones issued a challenge for a match race between Whirlaway and Market Wise by Lou Tufano. Jones wants the event within a week or ten days at even weights, possibly at a mile and a quarter or mile and a half, instead of waiting for the $30,000 Brooklyn handicap.
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Sammy Snead wins National PGA Championship at Seaview
Sammy Snead defeats Jim Turnesa 2 and 1 in a 36 hole title match at Seaview Club Atlantic City. Snead, 30, carries 32,000 in war bonds as he heads to Washington for Navy physical training. Turnesa, from Fort Dix, cannot keep the prize money due to Army rules. The victory follows a rally from three holes down at halftime, with 3,000 spectators cheering the swashbuckling club.
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Three Pensacola Players Declared Ineligible by League
Pensacola reports three former Pensacola players Gilbert Turner Harold Salmon and Alfred Robertson are placed on organized baseballs ineligible list by minor league Commissioner W G Bramham effective June 1 Turner pleaded during Army induction Robertson complained of a bad back and Salmon sought to quit baseball Salmon and Robertson now play for the Waco Dons but remain ineligible under Semi Pro Baseball Congress rules until June 1 Auburn football coach Jack Meagher says 19 players signed for Marine Corps Reserve class 3 remain eligible for varsity until graduation and will train for commissions after school duties
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Tommies Fall Short as Salisbury Wins 6 5
Salisbury Giants rallied in the ninth to beat the Tommies 6 to 5 in Thomasville. Tommies hitters Metzer Rowe Rosen and Gruzdis each had two hits. Linn and Teague pitched, with Linn taking the loss and Bohning losing relief.
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Doerr and Williams Stars Highlight 1937 Baseball Stats
Doerr Boston and Williams Boston lead in runs and RBIs with Williams 55 RBIs and 15 home runs. Spence Washington tops hits with 63. Gordon New York and Fleming Cleveland share pitching duties with Bonham New York at 1 9.
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Sports Roundup Shows War Work Shaping Weekend Sports
New York June 2 contrasts wartime sport with weekend crowds. British football draws 120,000 fans for two cup finals while American baseball maintains a business as usual pace with major league doubleheaders drawing large crowds. Horse racing also attracts fans. Market Wise wins the Suburban at Belmont, marking a first win for Lou Tufano’s stable in 27 races. The piece weaves in social notes about wrestlers, boxing, and military connections, including marriages and war stamp drives, with reflections on athlete participation during wartime.
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Lou Tufano
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Columbia
Wagner rises to No. 1 catcher for Athletics
ABA: Hal Wagner, 27, Belle Riverton, N J, takes over as Connie Mack s No 1 catcher after Frankie Hayes is traded to the St Louis Browns for Bob Harris and Bob Swift. Wagner s career arc from Duke to Newark to Philadelphia is traced as he emerges as a key A s backstop ahead of the Yanks doubleheader performance noted.
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Lyman Harris
Rent Ceiling Q&A for War Emergency Regulation Explains Rules
The Enterprise Bureau answers seaside questions on the new rent ceiling for war emergency use. Questions from Wilmington include registration timing, how to fix legal rents, what counts as capital improvements, and lease validity. The exchange clarifies rent reductions effective April 1 1941, maintenance versus improvements, and tenant compliance with lease terms.
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Portsmouth Cubs Trim Bulls Twice In Piedmont League
Portsmouth Cub s edged the Durham Bulls 2 to 1 in both games of a Piedmont League doubleheader. Tony Lazzeri starred for Portsmouth, now in second place, as Livengood allowed seven hits for the Cubs. Durham out-hit Portsmouth 8 to 5 in the opener. The text includes unrelated legal Q and A about rent control.
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Tourists Triumph Behind Woczicki and Genovese Late Clincher
In a nightcap, Woczicki three for three with a triple sparked Asheville as Right Angle and first baseman hit strongly. George Genovese delivered a decisive tenth inning looper to lift the Tourists over Winston-Salem. Meanwhile at Richmond, Ben Chapman and Muratore were banished as the Colts edged the Tars 3-2 on three safe ties. About 15,000 women now employed in plane production work.
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Richmond
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Colts
Muratore
Norfolk
Garrett wins low gross in Red Cross golf play
Frank Garrett posts a low gross score of 73 at Emerywood Country Club in the Red Cross golf event. Gabby Bryant leads with a 63 net. Other scores include I Pinele 75 J H Davis 78 A A Clevin Sr 79. The 17th Carolinas Junior Boys Golf Tournament comes to Greensboro June 8-11 with the girls event June 16. A bee specialist notes hives can yield 100 to 400 pounds of honey yearly.
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J. H. Davis
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Liquid Gold Puzzle Clues From Horizon Page 1
A fragmented puzzle list from Horizon page 1 decodes many clues across numbered entries. It pairs terms like glove and Flemish vessel with verbs and nouns, yielding a dense crossword style set of hints and partial solutions.
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