Roundup of sports notes and gossip from May roundups
A sweeping collection of sports tidbits mentions shifts and rumors around Illinois athletic heads, Bob Zuppk, and Harmon against pro teams. Cronin bars reporters from the Sox clubhouse after a game, while Bobby Jones eyes the National Open, and Dizzy Dean stands out with a record 10 strikeout inning. Augie Galan could join the Giants if fit, and Billy Richey leads a young field in state amateur boxing.
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New York
Special News Service
University of Ilinois
Bob Zuppk
Tommy Harmon
Joe Cronin
Bill Terry
Sox
Bobby Jones
Augie Galan
Giants
Cubs
U. of Arizona
Billy Richey
Kayos Gibson White
Bill Gallon
Florimel
Baseball highlights show four shortstops among yesterday’s top hitters
Six leading hitters yesterday in the no big leagues include four shortstops Travis Jurges Cronin Vaughan. Reds skeptics still cite Jimmy Wilson. North Carolina A tennis team’s 52 match streak is reset as coachless Spring Hill College posts 53 in a row, while Tulane LSU and other Dixie teams report full schedules to Spring Hill.
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Jurges
Cronin
Vaughan
Reds
Jimmy Wilson
North Carolina A
Spring Hill College
Tulane
Louisiana State
Big Dixie
Spring Hill
Thompson And Musto In Draw At Wrigley Field
In Los Angeles on May 20 Thompson of Los Angeles and Tony Musto of Chicago fought ten rounds to a draw for a heavyweight challenge by Joe Louis at stake. Referee Abe Roth favored no decision. Ring crowd of 14 000 watched the bout. Jackie Wilson stopped Baby Arizmendi in the eighth for a technical knockout in the welterweight clash.
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Los Angeles
Turkey Thompson
Tony Musto
Chicago
Joe Louis
Abe Roth
Turkey
Musto
Wrigley Field
Jackie Wilson
Baby Arizmendi
Wilson
Fritzie Zivic
St Logey Lulu Looks For Upstart Pitching Ace On Deck
Frank Crespie is moved to second base as a promising new pitcher, with Redbird fans hoping he can reach the level of veteran Frisch. The mood is hopeful as Crespie shows potential to become an ace.
One Minute Interview Kingfish Levinsky Eyes Louis Rematch
Kingfish Levinsky declares he wants another bout with Louis and criticizes Louis for facing only inferior opponents. He questions whether any of Louis’s foes are real challengers and asserts none are worthy.
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Kingfish Levinsky
Louis
Major League Leaders In Batting And Pitching
The AP tallies NL batting Vaughan Pittsburgh .164 Slaughter St Louis .365. Runs Hack Chicago 26 Brown St Louis 24. RBIs Nicholson Chicago 27 Out New York 26. Hits Slaughter St Louis 42 Brown St Louis 41. Doubles Mize St Louis 12 Danning New York 10. Triples Moore Boston Vaughan Pittsburgh 4. Home runs Ott New York 6 Camilli Brooklyn Nicholson Chicago 7. Stolen bases Frey Cincinnati 7 Handley Pittsburgh Werber Cincinnati 4. Pitching Warnecke St Louis 3.10 Casey Brooklyn 5-1 American League batting Travis Washington 393 Crenin Boston 376. Runs DiMaggio New York 30 Foxx DiMaggio Boston 27. RBIs Relief New York 32 Gordon New York 31. Hits Travis Washington Hy Trosky Cleveland 435. Doubles Keltier Cleveland Jud mich St Louis Travis Case Washington DiMaggio Tabor Boston 11. Triples Travis Washington 5. Walk er Cleveland Vernon Washington 5. Chapman Philadelphia Kreevich Chicago 4. Home runs Heath Cleveland York Detroit Bob Johnson Philadelphia Gordon New York 7. Stolen bases DiMaggio Boston 5 Case Washington 5. Decisions Harder Cleveland 4-0 Smith Chicago 4-1
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Nicholson
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Snead backs out of Goodall tournament to protect Open chances
Misery returns to Sammy Snead with back trouble, forcing him to skip the fourth Goodall round robin event at Flushing and travel from Hot Springs. He fears competing could worsen his condition and jeopardize the National Open at Fort Worth June 3-7.
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Sammy Snead
Goodall
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Hot Springs
Fort Worth
Referee Stops Bout After Aztec Stop Work
Manager Carroll Working urged Referee Mushy Callahan to halt the match as the Baby’s left eye closed completely, signaling a decisive turn in the contest.
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Aztec
Carroll Working
Mushy Callahan
Two Important Games In Industrial a & Dodgers Complicate Pacs With Protest
Brooklyn Dodgers protest Cubs 26-man roster in a national league clash that affects first place. Charley Gilbert involved. ruling expected within a week. Cubs beat Dodgers 14-1 behind Chubby Casey. Indians and Athletics win in AL. Reds topple Braves as Vander Meer shines.
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Associated Press
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Cubs
Charley Gilbert
Brooklyn
Billy Herman
Montreal
International League
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Hugh Casey
Clleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
al Milnar
Indians
Dennis Galehouse
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John Gorsica
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Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Washington Senators
Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Max Butcher
Pirates
Cary Hubbell
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
Johnny Vander Meer
Ernie Lombardi
Lindsay Hurls Tommies To Win Over Salisbury
In Salisbury on May 20 Thomasville ace Ray Lindsay pitched well until the ninth as Moss Hall and Howard hit home runs to lift Salisbury to a 6 to 3 victory over Lindsay and the Tommies. Lindsay allowed early damage, but Burns and Corriggio led a 11 hit assault for Salisbury with Burns driving in two runs and Moss contributing two. Demartini started and finished on the mound for Salisbury while Lindsay struck out seven.
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Ray Lindsay
Thomasville
Moss
Howard
Invaders
Demartini
Finch Field
Tommies
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Burns
Corriggio
Abrheo
Abrho Dry
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Mnlehler
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Dry
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Watro
Gladd
Culbreth
Sherrill
Twins Nab Third Straight Victory
In Charlotte on May 20 the Winston Salem Twins claimed their third straight win by defeating Portsmouth 9 0 behind Gentry four hit pitching. Four Cub errors aided the Twins while Lloyd Patterson led Greensboro past Richmond 7 4 after walking four in the first. The Red Sox rallied for five in the seventh to beat an unnamed opponent. Norfolk toppled Charlotte 6 2 as Johnny Zar and Garland Braxton held the Hornets to six hits. Asheville edged Durham 5 4 as pitching combinations limited scoring.
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Winston-Sajom Twins
Portsmouth
Gentry
Cub
Cubs
Twins
Lloyd Patterson
Greensboro
Richmond
Colts
Patterson
Red Sox
Norfolk
Charlotte Hornets
Johnny Zar
Garland Braxton
Hornets
Bob Overstreet
Cunningham
Asheville
Durham
Bulls
Polly
Tourists
Deal
Scariat
Peters Horsehoe Artist at St. Benedicts College
Marty Peters of Atchison Kansas wins intramural horseshoe pitching championship at St. Benedicts College.
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Atchison, Kansas
Marty Peters
St. Benedict's College
Deadline Approaches For Sedgefield Horse Show Entries
Entries continue for the Sedgefield Horse Show at the Sedgefield Bowl June 5 to 7 with a Saturday night deadline. Ten horses from A E Spillman's Detroit stables expected, first time since the event began that entries come from that U S region to compete for prizes.
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Sedgefield Bowl
Atlantic Seaboard
A. E. Spillman
Detroit
Mich
United States
Southwest Is Set For Golf Tourney
New York may 20 The southwest region leads in sectional golf open qualifiers with Dallas Fort Worth Houston and Tulsa as key hubs for the 1941 Open from June 3 to 7 at Fort Worth Colonial club The United States Golf Association lists 1052 total entries 33 exempt from sectional rounds and 128 main-event spots 170 starters at Fort Worth with New York and Chicago each allotted 12 places and Detroit and Houston limited to one to four qualifiers.
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New York
Southwest
Dallas
Houston
Tulsa
Chicago
Philadelphia
Fort Worth
Colonial Club
Pittsburgh
Detroit
United States Golf Association
Bob Syrnes
UNC Pitchers Move to Danville Farm System
Johnny Cheshire and Henry Feimster, key UNC pitchers, have joined the Danville farm of the Boston Red Sox. Horace Benton remains as the Tar Heels’ lone seasoned pitcher. Cheshire and Feimster contributed to nine of UNC’s 13 victories, helping secure the Big Five title and the program’s first Southern Conference championship in eight years.
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Chapel Hill
Johnny
Lefty) Cheshire
Henry Feimster
University of North Carolina
Danville
Boston Red Sox
Tar Heels
Horace
Red) Benton
Wilson
Cheshire
Feimster
University
Benton
Female golfers start tournament play today in Carolinas
In Greensboro on May 20 fifty female club swingers opened the 18 hole qualifying round of the Carolinas Women's Golf championship shooting par 12s. Laura Lyon of Durham and Jane Crum of Orangeburg won low gross in yesterday's prelim. Jane Cochran of Greenville and Mrs. Ben T. Parks Jr. were one stroke back. Two net honors went to Parks Cochran and Mrs Estee Lawson Page with 75s.
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Greensboro
Carolinas
Laura Lyon
Durham
Jane Crum
Orangeburg
S. C
Jane Cochran
Greenville
Ben T. Parks, Jr
Charlotte
Parks- Cochran
Estee Lawson Page
Chapel Fill
Atif Duckett
Play groupings by district to be announced Friday
District organizers will release play groupings for each district on Friday. information will specify matchups and scheduling as officials prepare the tournament layout.
Softball Score by Innings and Key Players
The Diamond beat the Silverknit 11 to 5 as Houser earned the win over Collier. Sliman had 3 hits in 4 at bats, W. Jones went 2 for 2, Crater and Silman each earned honors, with Hutchens catching and Watson behind the plate.
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R. H. Silverknit
Houser
Watson
Collier and Hutchens
Sliman
W. Jones
Honemins
Silman
Crater
Collier
Folwell Star Shines for Haverford Cricket Team
Bob Folwell Jr. son of a famed football coach leads the Haverford College cricket squad in Pennsylvania. The young standout, past connections to Penn and the USNA football program, headlines the cricket scene as the team's brightest player this season.
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Folwell
Hartford
Bob Folwell
University of Pennsylvania
United States Naval Academy
Haverford College
Sailor Hill Returns To Arena In Homecoming Show
Hill returns to South Hamilton Street Arena next Friday in a main event against Tony Pinelli after a recent draw with Black Secret. Promoter McMahon has added Paul Bazzell and Les Grimes to the undercard, with a team boxing exhibition opening the program at 8:30.
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Hamilton Street
Hill
Tony Pinelli
Pinelli
Tony
Sergeant McMahon
Paul Bazzell
Los Angeles
Calif
Les Grimes
Dayton
Ohio
Ord
Standings and results from multiple minor leagues
North State League yesterday Concord beat Cooleemee 9 to 6 while Kannapolis overwhelmed Landis 16 to 0. Thomasville 6, Salisbury 3. Lexington 4, Mooresville 3. Today Cooleemee at Concord, Kannapolis at Landis, Salisbury at Thomasville, Lexington at Mooresville.
Weavers win league final over National Food Stores
In a tight Commercial League final High Point Weaving Company defeated National Food Stores after a six game set. The Industrial League playoff begins tonight with Rickets and Piedmont Finishers vying for the title and Idole Service Station for third place.
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National Food Stores
High Point Weaving Co
High Point Weavers
Weavers
National
Biitzkrieg
Piedmont
Piedmont Kultters
A.M
Idole
Commercial League
High Point Weaving Company
Varnells Te Ss LV Res Gar Keane
Sackert
My Paiser Weile Teta
Highland And Triangle Meet At HPC Field
The Industrial League claws toward the leaders as Adams-Millis holds a 6-0 pace. Friday May 23 Adams-Millis vs Tomlinson at the college. Saturday May 24 Triangle on Marsh at the college with Highland on a bye.
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Marsh
Adams-Millis Idle
Adams-Millis
Marsh Ground
Yomlinson
Triangle
Highland
Ferebee Fowler
Adams-Alillis
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