Ace Pitcher For White Sox Joining Navy
Ace Chicago White Sox pitcher Johnny Rigney will join the Navy. In his final major league appearance before entering service, he pitched a three hitter in a 4-3 second game victory over the Washington Senators as the Sox stretched their win streak to six. Ted Lyons won game one 7-1. Don Kolloway drove in three runs in game two. Bobby Estalella homered and doubled for Washington. Rigney received support from Sam West and Kolloway as Chicago rallied from a deficit.
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al Milnar
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Les Webber
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Danny Litwhiler
Ernie Kay
Bobby Kragan
DiMaggio
Pirate
New York Giants
St.ouis Cardinals
Carl Hubbell
Roundup of boxing, baseball and college news in May column
New York May 18. Homey notes include Corp Tito Torcoletti learned to pitch both sides at Gunter Field and stars in boxing, plus a mocked Angott Stolz remark. Rivalry grows between Chicago and Philadelphia as twin bills loom, Yale coaching changes and Yale fresh class talk, plus Dodgers hitters punish NL starters. Also Father’s Day quips from Bobby Bragan and Armistice era service notes on baseball men moving between army postings.
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Angott
George J. Stanford
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France
Nutley
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Nulley
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Bob Feller
Newport
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Sam Chapman
Charlie Devens
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Lin Howard
Bing Crosby
Ordnance Regiment
Cowboy Luttrall To Meet Ed White Thursday Night
Cowboy Luttrall a famed rough grappler meets Stranglin Ed White in a Hippo drome wrestling card on Thursday night Promoter J R Steele announced The bout follows Luttrall s infamous 10 round clash with Jack Dempsey in Atlanta two years ago in which Dempsey won by knockout Luttrall s first appearance since that fight adds extra heat to the program.
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Ed White
Hippodrome
J. R. Steele
Jack Dempsey
Atlanta
Grappler
Dempsey
Charlotte And Richmond Battle For Second Place
Charlotte and Richmond split Sunday games to vie for second in Piedmont behind Greensboro. Swampy Norwood homered for Charlotte in the opener, while Wilkins and Cleary shone in a 4-0 nightcap shutout. Norfolk beat Asheville 2-0 behind Harry Grub pitching. Union Evansville item notes a dog story. New York state saw 92 Revolutionary War military engagements.
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Wilkins
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Hogue
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Joe Cleary
Smythe
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Cleary
Hornets
Norfolk
Asheville
Harry Grub
Tourists
New York State
Baseball Standings and Results From Around The Leagues
Major League standings show Cleveland, Detroit, and New York leading their divisions with mixed wins. League results include Cincinnati beating Boston, and Brooklyn over Chicago. weather affected several second games. Southern, International, and Eastern leagues feature varied scores, postponed games, and notable attendance totals across Polo Grounds and other venues.
Baseball Schedule With Probable Pitchers Listed
Winston-Salem Philadelphia at Cleveland Harris vs Harder or Dean. Washington Chicago-Zuber vs Grove. New York St Louis Russo vs Hollingsworth. Boston Detroit Wagner vs White. National League Chicago Brooklyn Mooty vs Allen. Cincinnati Boston Vander Meer va Endly. St Louis New York Warneke vs Koslo. Durham Greensboro. Winston-Salem Richmond. Charlotte Portsmouth. Norfolk Asheville. Burlington Wilson. Danville Leakaville. Rocky Mount Sanford. North State Concord Thomasville. Statesville Landis. Hickory Lexington. Salisbury Mooresville.
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Washington
Detroit
Boston
Louis
New York
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Greensboro
Richmond
Charlotte
Norfolk
Portsmouth
Burhan
Asheville
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Harris
Harder
Dean
Zuber
Grove
Russo
Hollingsworth
Brooklyn
Mooty
Allen
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Durham
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Wilson
Danville
Leakaville
Rocky Mount
Sanford
Concord
Thomasville
Statesville
Landis
Hickory
Lexington
Salisbury
Mooresville
Major League stats mix in shuffled plate list
A garbled roster of player names and stats outlines batting leaders, runs, hits, doubles, triples, home runs, and stolen bases across teams such as Boston Cincinnati Brooklyn St. Louis and Washington. It also notes pitching leaders and a Castor Pomace import figure for January, 1949, with scattered country sources.
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Lamimane
Cincinnat
Fernandez
Boston
New York
Reiner
Brooklyn
Marshall
F. McCormick
Cincinnati
Brown
St. Louis
Reiser
Slaughter
Camillt
Miller
Head
French
Spence
Washington
Doerr
Williams
Heath
Cleveland
Johnson
Philadelphia
Flemingahil Hackett
Kellouny
Chicago
Durt
Higgins
Detroit
Fatalella
Williama
York
J. DiMargio
Cone
Kuhel
Cartecago
Bonham
Heving
Big Ten Plans Patriotic Profits for War Relief
The Big Ten forges a patriotic profits plan to pool football revenue above financing costs for Army and Navy relief funds. Approved at the spring meeting, the fund will be clear of individual names and attributed to the conference. Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy and Pittsburgh athletic director Jimmy Hagen voiced approval while cautioning about higher expenses for fitness programs.
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Big Ten
Army
Navy
South Bend
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Jimmy Hagen
Pittsburgh
Military Order Shuts New York Ball Parks at Night
New York police acting on military orders move to darken all ball parks and stadiums in the metropolitan area. Mayor La Guardia issues eight rules to strengthen the dimout, banning floodlights at sports events unless glare is prevented. A night game between the Giants and Dodgers eyed for Palo Grounds could be affected, with potential revenue losses cited. Larry MacPhail doubts reflectors cannot be eliminated. Newark and Jersey City also face lighting changes as they plan to switch on lights soon.
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Harold Claassen
New York
la Guardia
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Palo Grounds
Larry MacPhail
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Newark
Jersey City
International Loop
Spring bulb care for lasting blooms in the garden
The Tar Heel Gardener urges care of narcissi tulips crocus and hyacinths. Dig and separate bulbs every two to three years when green tops fade. Dry thoroughly store dry and airy, avoid deep containers, and plant next fall for continued flowering.
Pre-Flight School Commissioning At University
CHAPEL HILL N C March 18 The Naval Pre Flight School at the University of North Carolina will be commissioned Saturday. The first 250 cadets will arrive next week, with enrollment reaching 1 875 by August. High naval officers and civilian officials will attend the ceremony. The university’s naval ROTC unit and the Carolina Volunteer Training Corps will participate. Notables expected include Assistant Secretary of the Navy for Aviation Arte Gates and Admiral Towers head of the Bureau of Aeronautics.
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Hele
Schoo
University of North Cari
Carolina Volunteer Trab Corps
Arte Gates
Navy
Johns Daniels
Ambass
Mexico
Gove Broughton
Frank Graham
The
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Lindsay to Represent North Carolina at Holstein-Friesian Meeting
Lindsay of High Point elected to represent North Carolina at the 57th annual convention of the Holstein-Friesian Association of America. The event, to be held at Hotel Curtis in Minneapolis on June 23, will bring 120 delegates from every state and the District of Columbia. Delegates are chosen by ballot from association members. state delegation numbers are set by the organization.
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Brattleboro
R. O. Lindsay
High Point
Frantic Weekend Ends With Sudden Canoe Rescue
A sunny lakeside afternoon turns tense when Myra and Baldy crash into the stream in a red canoe, plunging over a twenty foot fall. Fay and Michael dive to help, with Fay pulling Myra to safety and Michael rescuing Baldy as Ferdy calmly watches and jokes.
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Ferdy
Myra
Baldy
Walter
Michael
Fay
Hire
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