Cards Portsiders Shine as Two Lefties Win Big
St Louis Cardinals aim for 20 game winners with left-handers Max Lanier and Howie Pollet. Pollet earned his fourth win by defeating the New York Giants 7-1, boosting the Cards to a first place deadlock with the Brooklyn Dodgers. The article recaps other MLB action including Red Sox, Yankees, and Senators games, noting key homers and pitching duels.
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Broadway Bugle notes a busy sports scene across many fronts
Dan Parker’s Tropical Park season shines amid debates on dates and gangster influence fading after 1941 purchases. The column reports on boxing managers, boxing litters, New York boxing writers, Monmouth Park flood damage, and various athletic appointments, with Roayals attendance in Montreal and multiple boxing and football tidbits involving Johnny Taylor, Bob Trocolor, and Lou Ruchser, plus plans for Beau Jack in Danbury and wartime sports figures returning home.
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Bob Trocolor
New York Giants
Bergen Junior College
Teaneck
Mel Hein
Union College
Johnny Taylor
Hartford
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Vera Cruz Club
Fights Last Night Reported In Boxing Card
New York boxer Gomez held a decision over Jerry Fiorello in a non title bout. Willie Pep defeated Aponte Torres in Hartford. Jimmy Nelson beat Tuffy Reed in Providence in separate non title bouts.
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Jerry Fiorello
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St. Louis
Willie Pep
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Conn
Aponte Torres
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Providence
Jimmy Nelson
Tuffy Reed
Trenton
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Standings and Schedule Highlights From Baseball Leagues
State League standings list Landis Statesville Thomasville Concord Mooresville Hickory Salisbury Lexington and others. National and American League focus on today’s games and yesterday’s results with planned matchups for tomorrow.
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Oak Ridge Net Men defeat Panthers in lopsided tennis match
Oak Ridge Military Academy swept High Point College 18 1 yesterday. The junior squad won all sets and took two doubles matches. Hammock beat Lombardy 6 2 4 6 6 4. Griffith defeated Cale 8 6 8 6. Flynt beat Hammond 6 3 6 4. Buchanan beat Fink 6 1 6 1. Trivette beat Barger 6 3 7 5. Sugar beat Reed 6 0 6 1. Hammond Griffith and doubles pairs won 6 3 6 3 and 6 3 6 3 respectively.
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Thomasville Dodgers split doubleheader with Concord at Finchfield
Thomasville Dodgers defeated Concord 2 1 in a pitchers duel as Carey limited Concord to six hits while Ennis held Thomasville to four. In the second game Concord won 5 3 behind Aldridge and Jackson. Thomasville 8 5 loss with Munsinger Smith and Burris on the mound. Other scores: Salisbury swept Lexington 1 0 and 8 0. Statesville beat Mooresville 6 3. Mooresville edged Hickory 5 4.
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Outhit Slaughter era players seek postwar fame
In a retrospective look by NEA Sports Editor Harry Grayson, veterans who outhit Enos Slaughter during service days are profiled. Stan Rojek stands out as the only to actually outswat Slaughter, with Slaughter recalling rivals like Boo Ferris and noting Spires and Musial as versatile talents in wartime ball.
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Time Running Short For Entering Indianapolis Speedway's 500 Mile Race
May 23 Indianapolis began the final push to fill the 33-car field for the 500 mile race on May 30 as weather improves. Only 14 cars qualified in four days of trials with 19 spots remaining. Mauri Rose led qualifiers at 124.065 mph, joined by Russell Snowberger Emil Andres Jose Chitwood and Al Putnam as new entrants.
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al Putnam
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International entrants sharpen rally style in Milan auto event
The race attracts European stars including Rudi Caracciola from Switzerland and Luigi Villoresi and Achille Zarzi driving Fillipini Maseratis. Duke Nalon of Beverly Hills is the likely third driver, while Caracciola seeks a German Mercedes-Benz permit. Arbuthnot from London will begin practice in his repaired touring car after a highway crash.
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