Tigers C Cubs arm strength boosts October bid
Detroit and Chicago pitching staffs show improvement with staff depth and low batting averages against. Benton l Hal leading Detroit, Grimm’s Cubs strong on mound with several shutouts and multiple complete games. Pirates and Giants also see mixed starts as open dates slow league play.
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Jack Handled
Detroit Tigers
Chicago Cubs
Ile
Bengals
T. al Benton
Hall
Last Night Boxing Card Rings In Narrow Wins
Timore Georgie Kochan 171 outpoints Johnny Carter 161 in a philadelphia bout. Howard Bennett 174 defeats Billy Pappas of Reading Pa. Jorge Morelia of Mexico City wins over Guy Se 138 in Nampa Idaho. Phil Murcato 180 outpoints Nate Bolden 175 in Chicago. Jim Williams 219 points over Henry Taylor 189 in Stream NY. Charlie Fusari TKO Tommie Millis 143 in Stream NY. Ralph Zannelli 149 3 outpoints Ray Rovelli 150 York. Berry Wright 145 4 outpoints Stanley Miller New York. Chilindrina Valencia 120 defeats Charlie Banks 167. Bobby Giles 164 beats Jim Bowden 204. Vince La Salva Mt. Vernon NY outpoints unnamed opponent.
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Jim Williams
Heland
Stanley Miller
New York
Bandy Saddier
New
T.K.O
Chilindrina Valencia
City
Charlie Banks
de T.K.O
Bobby Giles
Buffalo
High Point at Burlington in Western Class A clash
High Point Black Bison visit Burlington on the Hill crest diamond for a 4:30 p.m. Western Class A league game. Gerald Pickler starts for Burlington while Tommy McGhee is the starter for High Point. Burlington seeks its first conference win after losses to Greensboro 20 1 and Winston Salem 23 3.
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Hillcrest
Burlington
High Point Black Bison
Carolina League
Ridenhour
Gerald Pickler
Simeon
Tommy McGhee
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Browns to Raise 1945 Pennant in Night Ceremony
St Louis Browns prepare for the first American League pennant presentation under lights with 30 000 fans expected. The ceremony features senatorial and league officials, Arlie Latham, Bing Crosby, and an old-timers’ bare-hand exhibition before the game with the Cleveland Indians.
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ST. Louis
Hollywood
St. Louis Browns
Will Harridge
Lessie M
O'Connor
Chicago
Arlie Latham
Browns
Latham
Yankee Stadium
New York
Don Barnes
Cleveland Indians
Estelle Page Enjoys Golf as Amateur Champion
Chapel Hill May 1 Estelle Law son Page famed golfer who set a seventh north south record at Pinehurst stays amateur. She loves the game and plays for fun not money praising amateur status over professional life. Page recently shot 58 on a Chapel Hill course and 66 at Pinehurst shaping for the north south event while husband Julius A Page Jr recovers from wounds.
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Chapel Hill
Estelle Lawson Page
Pinehurst
Rother
Little Chapel Hill Country Club
Patty Berg
Memphis
General de Gaulle
England
France
Dr. Lawson
Lawson
Estelle
Miss Berg
Betty Hicks
Miss Hicks
Rufling Heads to Camp Lee After Yankee Service
Charles Red Rufling former New York Yankee pitching star travels to Camp Lee Virginia for a new army assignment. He served as head of the Sixth ferrying group team in Long Beach California until his departure.
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Long Beach
Calif
Charles
Red) Rufling
New York Yankee
Camp Lee
Boxers Tournament Roundup From Across The Nation
Howell Steen of Dallas defeats outpointing opponents in a sequence of lightweight bouts. Charles Lewis and Mayhew Smith secure wins in New York and Washington respectively. Leroy Willis blanks Carlos Cuebas in Saginaw while Billy Eddy and Sparky Reynolds stop rivals in Flint and Indianapolis. Frankie Moore floors Bill Hale in Oakland and Ace Dundee taps Kayeed Paulie Wilson in Hazelton.
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Howell Steen
Dallas
Bholyoke
Charles “Cathey" Lewis
New York
Mario Torres
Puerto Rico
Mayhew Smith
Jack Tarzan
Torrington
Conn
Washington
Joe Gannon
Frank Sweeney
Saginaw
Mich
Leroy Willis
Detroit
Carlos Cuebas
Billy Eddy
Flint
Patey Zaccone
Toronto
Chicago
Hubert Hood
Colton Chaney
Indianapolis
Sparky Reynolds
Ted Barnedee
San Francisco
Frankie Moore
Oakland
Calif
Billie Hale
Los Angeles
Sport Roundup highlights early war era sports and farming
A Brooklyn interest in a Brooklyn indoor sports arena as a war memorial. Newark bicycle racing revival hopes and a 900 city memorial program. University of Richmond baseball 63 runs, Spiders football next fall. Marquette sprinter Beaudry teaches at university high, Dumont with 150 radio stations gives away baseball books to kids. Reds seek more trades. army bomber team wins three continent service basketball title in Egypt. Frances Lund trains infantry at Camp Hood after PT lessons at Camp Robinson.
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New York
Brooklyn American Legion
Dodgers
Red Dutton
Brooklyn Hockey
Newark
N. J
Commission For Living
University of Richmond
Charley Beaudry
Marquette
University
Ray Dumont
Peoria
Ill
Hank Reichelderfer
Vera
Oscar Tuero
Houston
Texas
Reds
Italy
Egypt
Frances
Pug) Lund
Minneosta
Preston B. Waterbury
Camp Robinson
Ark
Lund
Camp Hood
Fighting Words in Cockatoo News Summary
The April 15 issue of the Cockatoo News Summary from the Sixth Infantry in the Philippines runs a half page of U S sports news and a summary of state high school basketball champions. The issue also features a banner line declaring Today is the 97th.
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Philippines
United States
Women Golfers To Meet In Tourney Soon
San Antonio reports Betty Jameson plans to meet Babe Didrikson Zaharias again soon after their 72 hole charity match. Zaharias dominates with long drives while Jameson praises the competitor and expects similar results in upcoming Western women's open at Indianapolis starting June 16 where both will play.
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San Antonio
Texas
Betty Jameson
Babe Didrikson Zaharias
Betty
California
Miss Jameson
Much Scoring By Outfits In Carolina Loop
In Raleigh on May 1 activity in the Carolina league resembled a rural track meet with 74 total runs. Danville Leafs beat Winston-Salem Twins 14 to 5 for their fifth straight win. Raleigh Capitals toppled Greensboro 10 to 6 to move into third place. Durham Bulls, led by 17 year old pitcher Wallace Mitchell, defeated Martinsville 3 to 0 to climb to second place, while Leaksville routed Burlington 16 to 10 to join Greensboro in a four-way tie for fourth. Tomorrow Martinsville visits Durham, Burlington at Leaksville, Danville hosts Winston-Salem, and Greensboro meets Raleigh.
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Raleigh
Leafs
Danville
Winston
Twins
Wes Ferrell
Greensboro Patriots
Raleigh Capitals
Caps
Wallace Mitchell
Cincinnati
Durham Bulls
Martinsville
Bulls
Leaksville
Greensboro
Burlington
Durham
Winston,Salem
Pacific Coast League Will Maintain Schedule on V Day
Los Angeles May 1 The Pacific Coast League will not suspend activity on V Day as league president Clarence Rowland states the plan to have disabled and convalescing veterans attend games. Veterans must notify home clubs in advance to participate.
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Los Angeles
Clarence Rowland
Rowland
Elm Street Edges Brentwood in Tight Elementary Softball Duel
In a pitcher’s duel Gregory of Elm Street edged Brentwood manager Harris and ace Harris to win the opening final series game 7 to 5. Score by innings Brentwood 002 200 1 Elm Street 005 100 1. Batteries Gregory Culler Harris Logan. The same teams meet again Wednesday afternoon.
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Gregory
Elm Street
Harris
Ace
Brentwood
Culler
Logan
Thomasville Diamond Club to Play Two Exhibitions
Thomasville Tommies of the North State league announce two exhibition games. Tomorrow night at 8 p m Kernersville will visit Thomasville, managed by Red Kaiser. Sunday at 3 p m Salisbury will play in Thomasville. Fred Leonard and James Carrick are new players for the team.
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Thomasville Tommies
Ed Marshall
Tommies
Lexington
Fred Leonard
James Carrick
Baseball Scores and Schedule From National and Minor Leagues
Results from the leagues show Raleigh defeating Greensboro while Durham beat Martinsville and Danville topped Winston-Salem. Scheduled games include St Louis at Pittsburgh and New York at Philadelphia among others. Greensboro-Raleigh and Martinsville-Durham are listed as matchups. Minor leagues report Baltimore over Toronto in 11 innings and Syracuse beating Rochester, with several games postponed.
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St. Louis
Brecheen
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Boston
Andrews
Brooklyn
Chapman
New York
Feldman
Philadelphia
Lee
International League Baltimore
Toronto
Syracuse
Rochester
Detroit
Washington
Aes Ad
L. Pet
Danville
Durham
Eenee
Leaksville
Winston-Salem Thee Wesen
L. Pet. Richmond
Norfolk
Major League Baseball Leaders Noted in Daily Nods
The Associated Press lists top players by stat. Stephens and Kreevich share batting honors with .391, Stirnweiss leads runs with 10, Derry tops RBIs at 13, Hall and Peck pace hits with 18 and 15, and Nieman leads home runs with 4. Pitching leaders include Trout and Borony at 3-0.
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Associated Press
Stephens
St. Louis
Kreevich
Stirnweiss
New York
Derry
Myatt
Washington
Ette
Hall
Philadelphia
Peck
Steiner
Boston
Byrnes
Moses
Chicago
Torres
Lindell
Hayes
Case
Binks
Trout
Detroit
Borony
Christopher
Ott
Holmes
Culler
Nieman
Lombardi
Rucker
Hausmann
Weintraub
Welker Cochrane Cuts Willie Hoppe's Lead in Billiards
In Los Angeles on May 1 Welker Cochrane narrowed Willie Hoppe's world championship 3 cushion lead to 23 points as the series reached 66 games. Cochran won the first two of an eight game set and claimed a 60 59 41 innings win followed by a 60 31 victory.
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Los Angeles
Welker Cochrane
Willie Hopp
Cochran
Hoppe
Radio Schedule May Day 1941 Evening Programs List
Radio lineup enumerates Eastern War Time adjustments for May 1 with two hours of MWT. Highlights include serials Wilderness Road and Tom Mix, news reports with Walter Kiernan, sports with Ted Husing, and entertainment from Jack Kirkwood Fulton Lewis Jr. and Orson Welles. The schedule spans 8:00 p.m. to 11:15 p.m. with repeats and regional variations.
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Farrell
Biu-East
Hep Harrigan
Harry Marble
Cbs
Walter Kiernan
Terry
Biu-West
Chick Carter
Mbs
Nbe
Edwin C. Hit
Dick Tracy
Mbs- West
Ted Husing
Jack Armstrong
Monica Lewis
Raymond Gram
Blu
Mutual Musicale
Dick Haymes
One Man's Family
Arthur Hale
Kaltenborn
Ginny Simms
Cis
Ted Malone
Bly Frank Singiser
Lum
Abner
Biy
Curt Massey
Judy
Theater of Romance
Alan Young
Roy Rogers
Mystery Theater
Sumner Welles
Blu Gabriel Heatter
San Francisco
Donald Dame
Orson Welles
Bob Hope
Cha Wire
Sydney
Mosely
Ney
Hildewarde
Dhs
Gia Grazone
Nbe- West
UNC Faces Heavy Week of Baseball Schedule
UNC prepares for three games in four days starting with a midweek trip to Sanford to face Ed wards company in a rematch after a 4 3 loss. Lefty McElrath may start on the mound with Brasington at first base and Chappell's status uncertain as Mullen contends for the job. Charley Hayne shines for the V 12 squad with a strong relief showing last week as Tar Heels eye wins over Fort Bragg and NC State.
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Jim Kluttz
Chapel Hill
Tar Heels
Hearnmen
Sanford
Edwards Company
Fort Bragg
N. C. State
Wolfpack
Buan Hearn
John
Lefty) McElrath
Winston-Salem
Jack Brasington
Coral Gables
Fla
North Carolina
Albert Chappell
Leo
Moon) Mullen
Charley Hayne
Marine V-12
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Vince la Salva
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High Point
Estelle Page
God Tak
Atlantic Company
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Chattanooga
Orlando
By Jack Lordi
Hammer Brothers
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Grawle
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
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Woodell
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Harold Craven
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