Fieweger Aims Higher After Owens Style Records
Jim Fieweger of Lawrence College rises as a track star after tying and breaking records set by Jesse Owens in the 1936 CCC meet. He posts strong averages in sprints hurdles jumps and javelin and considers entering the national union championship if select accordingly.
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Dodgers cling to slender margin in Memorial Day week
Dodgers preserve their slim lead in the National League by splitting a doubleheader with the Cardinals in St Louis 7-0 loss followed by a 1-0 win. Dixie Walker scored the decisive run on a squeeze bunt as Dee Moore assisted. Yankees split with White Sox 10-5 and 10-4, with Joe Gordon and Charley Keller delivering key homers. The era’s largest crowds attended Yankee Stadium and Washington park as other results moved teams in AL and NL standings.
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Service Department Notes On Ensign Hoerst And Army Boxing Finals
Ensign Franz Hoerst former Phillies pitcher serves as gunnery officer aboard a merchant ship finishing a round trip to Murmansk. He remarks bombing in the Arctic not worse than games at Shibe Park. The 30th Old Hickory Division at Camp Blanding Florida proved to be a nationwide unit with fighters from 20 states including four New Yorkers three Californians and three North Carolinians in the division boxing tournament quarter finals.
Beau Jack Threatened Singer's Lightweight Title Record
The briefest boxing titleholder claim centers on Singer who won the lightweight crown in July 1930 and was kayoed in November. Beau Jack claimed the record by winning in December and later lost the title in May to Bob Montgomery.
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Wally Hebert Seeks 18 Wins for Pirates This Season
Wally Hebert, a husky left hander from Lake Charles La, backs his 18 win target for the Pirates this season. In seven seasons at the peak, Hebert averaged 18 wins yearly with 22 Pacific Coast League decisions in 41 and 42. He started 33 games and pitched 33 complete in the prior year, taking charge as the bullpen days off.
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Major Hit Parade Leaders Highlight Sluggers Dahlgren and Stephens
In New York on June 1, Vernon Stephens of the Browns and Ellsworth Dahlgren of the Phillies top major league batting averages. Stephens left a Boston doubleheader for his induction exam, risking his season's end despite a .376 mark. Dahlgren surged to first with a .368, pushing Billy Herman and Stan Musial among the leaders as the ten top hitters in each league are listed.
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MacPhail Left Note Challenging Medwick at Dodgers
NEA report details Leland Stanford MacPhail’s last words to Leo Durocher from a game last season. He doubted how outfielder Muscles Medwick was used and wrote a blunt message: Leo Medwick is a nice guy, but why let him manage the club. Larry.
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Major League Leaders Roundup From Baseball Standings
National and American League leaders are listed with top figures for batting runs and RBIs. Notable names include Musial DiMaggio Herman and Litwhiler leading various categories across teams such as St. Louis Pittsburgh Brooklyn Philadelphia and Cleveland.
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Bing Crosby Wins Belmont With Don Bingo at Belmont Park
Bing Crosby and Lin Howard finally strike gold as Don Bingo wins the 57th Belmont Stakes, earning $27,600. Belmont’s record betting day totals push mutuel wagering to a single-day high of $2,699,153, with 47,083 attendees fueling the excitement. Market Wise was disqualified.
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Habit Will Out In Disorderly Conduct Case In Knoxville
City Judge Bob Williams sentences a repeat offender to ten days for disorderly conduct. The man admits guilt with the remark that he is guilty of it again after being asked what he is in court for. Billy Southworth notes the Cardinals dislike postponed games and favors workouts under the stands.
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Baseball Scoring Summary From Philadelphia Game
Doubles Bloodworth of Detroit stood out with 10. Clark Lanbs and Kellner of Cleveland contributed 9. Lupien from Boston hit 4 while Lindell and Keller of New York had 3. Keller of New York led with 6 home runs followed by Gordon with 5. Stimnweils of New York and Moses of Chicago stole 7 bases. Flores of Philadelphia earned 7-1 pitching, Carrasque of Washington 6-1.
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Baseball Standings and Results From Yesterday
Yesterday's scores include Chicago 10 over New York 5 and Detroit 7 over Philadelphia 0. Washington 8 over Cleveland 7 while Boston 2 fell to St. Louis 1.
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Probable Pitchers With Won Lost Records Preview
Cleveland Kennedy 1 0 faces Washington Pyle 3 4. Detroit Trout 4 2 vs Philadelphia Christopher 4 3. Chicago Wade 0 1 at New York Boron 2 3. St Louis Hollingsworth 1 5 at Boston Terry 0 1.
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Baseball Scores and Standings in Early Season Action
Cincinnati and New York lead with 6-0 and 4-0 records while Boston and Chicago show 6-0 and 4-8. Philadelphia and Pittsburgh meet as do New York and Cincinnati. Southern Association highlights Knoxville 16, Birmingham 4 and Atlanta 7, Memphis 5 with Little Rock 5 and New Orleans at Nashville postponed. Dean paces the batting parade with four hits in four, Newby collects three hits for the losers.
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Heavy Hitting Duel Pushes Melrose Into Second
Melrose Hosiery moved to second in the Industrial League standings after a 20 to 10 win over Adams-Millis yesterday afternoon. Melrose tallied 17 hits while Adams-Millis produced 15 safeties in the free hitting contest.
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Veteran Managers Turned Rookie Players In The NL
Vic Bradford of the New York Giants and Pat Ankenman of the Brooklyn Dodgers are competing for bench to berth roles as rookies. The two men previously directed pitching staffs and lineups, now adjusting to player duties as they seek major league jobs.
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Gray Hairs For Tony Lazzeri Learns Baseball In Minors
ALBANY NY Tony Lazzeri a 39 year old former Yankee second baseman and world series veteran manages the Wilkes-Barre Barons in the Class A Eastern League. He says he is learning baseball in the minors while shaping green youngsters and veterans into a winning team. He weighs 185 pounds and has previously managed Toronto Portmouth and San Francisco minor squads.
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Rookie managers who rose to major league roles
The piece profiles Vic and Pat, two former college stars who became managers before reaching the majors. It notes Vit’s strong Sally League performance and Ankenman’s New Orleans appointment after 1941, highlighting their small statures, popular status, and bachelor degrees from Alabama and Texas. It also mentions their early life and education.
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