Sluggish Crew Fails To Keep Awake In First Night Contest
In Greens boro last night the High Point Bison lost 8 to 4 to Greensboro in the Western Conference title game. Greensboro retains the crown and will meet Wilson for the state title. Key moments include Rothrock and Crowder singles for High Point, Phibbs scoring for Greensboro, and a late protest over a tagged runner.
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Dodgers Eke First Game In New Feud With Cards
New York round up notes a baseball clash between Dodgers and Cardinals begins a fresh feud. Capt Val Lentz recall and track mentions show cross-sport chatter. Michigan wins Big Ten title without a first place and NYU takes L C 4 A with two firsts amid league talk.
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Dodgers Win 1 0 In Infinitesimal Clash At Ebbetts Field
A microscopic margin decided the game as the Brooklyn Dodgers edged the St Louis Cardinals 1 0 at Ebbetts Field. Rube Melton yielded seven hits in a sharp two run allowed effort while Pollet took his first loss.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
National League leaders include O'Dea St Louis batting .391 and Herman Brooklyn 17 RBIs. Vaughan Brooklyn 8 doubles and McCarthy Boston 3 triples share the lead. Maynard New York and Litwhiler Philadelphia top home runs with 4. Stolen bases feature Murtaughtia Philadelphia and Guatnie Pittsburgh with 4. American League leaders show Stephens St Louis batting .368 and Higgins Detroit .363. Spence Washington 14 RBIs. White Philadelphia 31 hits. Kellier New York 4 home runs and Case Washington 4 stolen bases. Chandier New York and Carrasquel Washington lead pitching with 4.
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Red Grange Portrait Painted By Zuppke In Illinois
In Champaign Illinois Bob Zuppke the former Illinois coach unveils a portrait of Red Grange in orange and blue with a gleaming bronze football. Zuppke after 29 seasons at Illinois retired and now raises prize pigs on his Mahomet farm while painting and writing to football men in service.
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Baseball standings and weather postpone several games
Weather postponements affect multiple games while standings show Philadelphia beat Chicago 8 to 4 and Cincinnati 3 New York 1, Brooklyn 1 St. Louis 0. Pittsburgh and Boston not scheduled. Piedmont League results list Portsmouth and Durham with 4 and Norfolk 4, Lynchburg 3, Richmond 14, Roanoke with unclear score.
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Mentor Predicts Postwar Grid Boom for Pitt and Colleges
Pitt coach Clark Shaughnessy forecasts football boom after World War II as returning players seek rough competition. He notes high army fitness, spring drills begin June 28, and invites all, even faculty, to try out. He adds Pitt may field a mixed, uncertain roster led by 17-year-olds and deferred students.
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Leading Hitters Are Stephens, Ken O'dea
In New York on May 18 Vern Stephens of the Browns and Ken O'Dea of the Cardinals lead major league batting. O'Dea tops the National League at .591 but is the Cardinals’ second string catcher filling in for injured Walker Cooper, making a championship unlikely. A noted surgeon links body cell explosions to human energy.
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New Ball Boosts Mike Chartak with Browns Bats
St Louis May 17 In the American League the new ball has revived Mike Chartak the Browns right fielder. The 25 year old sparked a 78 point rise in batting to .303 after eight days of high contact hitting, tallying 10 hits in 23 plate appearances since May 9. He blanked the Yankees in four trips, doubled in a near homer, and homered with a man aboard in a 4 3 Browns win. Chartak's past included stints with the Yankees Kansas City and Washington before settling with St Louis as an outfielder after Luke Sewell shifted him from infield.
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Johnston Promises Ham Wiloby as Boxing's Best Ever
AP Features columnist Dillon Graham profiles promoter James J. Johnston famed for hype. Johnston touts Ham Wiloby of Trinidad as a potential all time great while admitting he has never seen him fight. Wiloby shows 28 pro fights with 20 KOs and claimed titles, text notes.
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Boxing results from last night across multiple venues
The night featured Chalky Wright stopping Frankie Carto in Baltimore and tribuani outpointing Bum Davis in Philadelphia. Jackie Wilson stopped Danny Petro in Washington while Chester Rice outpointed Kelley Jessup in Holyoke and Buddy Walker defeated Clarence Brown in Chicago.
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