Talking It Over With Joe Williams on Baseball May Prospects
New York May 7 Baseball outlooks suggest May standings rarely reflect October results. The Yankees are favored in the American League amid Browns and Athletics. Boston Braves lead the National League but may falter. Ruth and Gehrig power the Yanks though May pace alone does not define season outcomes.
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Yankees Open Series With St Louis Browns In Bid For Lead
New York Yankees travel to St Louis to open a three game series with the Browns as pennant contenders. The Yankees surge westward with strong hitting, while the Cubs, Robins, Braves and Cardinals jostle for NL leadership. Yankees pound White Sox in a three game set, totaling 26 runs and 11 hits, nine homers, two triples, six doubles and 23 singles.
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Amateur Mathieson Makes Hole in One at British Open Qualifier
R. D. Mathieson of Edinburgh, a former boy champion, scored a hole in one on the fourth hole at Muirfield during the British Open qualifying round. The shot traveled 180 yards. His opening eight holes Tuesday posted a 93.
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Baseball and hockey slate for today across leagues
In the American Association Louisville visits Kansas City Indianapolis plays Milwaukee Columbus goes to St Paul Toledo goes to Minneapolis in the Nationals Cincinnati heads to Philadelphia Pittsburgh travels to New York. The Dodgers host the Cubs while the White Sox visit the Braves in the National League. In the American League New York visits St Louis Philadelphia meets Chicago Washington plays Detroit Boston vs Cleveland.
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Baseball results from yesterday across leagues and cities
A dense recap lists scores and lineups from multiple games. Teams include Columbus Minneapolis Cincinnati Brooklyn Chicago Philadelphia Pittsburgh Boston New York Washington Cleveland Boston Detroit and St Louis with notes on postponements due to rain or wet fields.
Phillies Clinch Victory as Whitney Delivers Ninth Inning Hit
In a tense Monday game the Phillies toppled the Cubs 2 to 1 after Inky Whitney, the Phillies' third baseman, delivered a bases loaded single in the ninth. Claude Willoughby and Sheriff Blake pitched effectively for Philadelphia and Chicago respectively.
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Tennis gets a break at the royal courts
London May 7 American star Helen Wills will attend a royal audience with Queen Mary Thursday night. British star Eileen Bennet will debut at the Court of St James and be presented Friday night.
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Did You Know That Referee Knocked Out In Tren ton
A list of scattered sports notes mentions US Waldron a referee being knocked out in Tren ton New Jersey. It also notes the Brooklyn baseball team has four first basemen Bissonette Herman Bressler Hendrick and a pitcher Dazzy Vance. Mel Ott of the Giants has leg trouble and Chick Meehan comments on a player’s sprint. Schmeling sent postcards from Gone to New York.
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White Plains Pro Leads British Open Qualifying at Muirfield
Leo Diegel, White Plains pro, shoots 70 for a 144 total to lead the British Open qualifiers at Muirfield. Bobby Cruickshank sits second with 147, while Fred Jewell struggled to 154. Arch Compston and Walter Hagen also qualify with high totals amid strong winds and mixed scores.
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Butler and Danville Baseball Clash at Riverside Park
Butler and Danville Normal were to clash on diamond No 4 at Riverside park this afternoon at 3 30 Myers Wolfe and Fromuth prepared for the Butler mound call The Meiji Japanese team invades Indianapolis Saturday to battle the Bulldogs at Washington park a feature attraction drawing a large crowd of non college fans to see the Japs perform
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Studebaker to pace annual 500 mile race
Studebaker President eight will pace the 500 mile race this year with George Hunt, a Studebaker engineer, at the wheel. The car will lead the thirty three contenders at the start in this traditional honor accorded to a major motor car manufacturer.
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Rushville to get half mile horse track at speedway
Rushville Indiana will gain a half mile horse racing track inside the local motor speedway oval. The project is being pushed by W Sherman O Neal a veteran race man in the city as construction progresses rapidly.
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Michigan Tennis crushes Indiana 9-0 in Ann Arbor
Michigan's tennis team routed Indiana 9-0 in Ann Arbor. The Hoosiers were swept in all sets with only one game reaching deuce across the meet.
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Postponed opener delays Brewers Indians clash in Milwaukee
Rain forced the Cream City series opener to be postponed as Milwaukee managers exercised home club judgment. Eddie Ash reports a sunny rerun, with Emory Osbern released to Quincy and other roster moves shaping the minor leagues.
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Risko Expected To Tame Rocco In Cleveland Bout
Johnny Risko returning from a New York defeat to Max Schmeling is favored to win a twelve round heavyweight feature in Cleveland against Emmet Rocco of Elwood City Pa. Risko seeks a strong comeback performance in front of local boxing fans.
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Canuck Faces Local Boxer Tonight at Armory
Steve McDonald of Canada meets Jimmie Hackley of Indianapolis in a ten round light welterweight main event. Co featured bouts include Tracy Cox of Indianapolis vs Willie Cecil of Louisville in featherweights and Carl Emrick of Terre Haute vs Lee Norton of Cincinnati in featherweights, with Joie McHugh of Indianapolis facing Bernie Cohen of Cincinnati in the four round opener.
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Indiana sectional track meets set for Saturday
The Indiana High School Athletic Association will host sectional track and field meets Saturday across fifteen centers. Last year 153 teams and 1,679 boys competed. this year 166 teams and 1,750 boys. Twelve teams will compete at Indianapolis. The local meet will be staged at Tech field.
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Wet grounds postpone Wabash-Butler freshman baseball game
Crawfordsville Indiana May 7 wet grounds Monday postponed the Wabash Butler freshman baseball game. It will be played next Monday at a to be announced time and location.
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Cleans Up in State Pin Meet
Indiana star Fannie Snyder dominated Terre Haute state bowling tourney winning three medals. Snyder led in team and doubles titles with partners J. Fulton, posting team score 602 doubles 658 singles 691 and all events 1951. Turner Glass five of Terre Haute topped the team standings in the state meet.
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Salo Leads Derby Run From Okmulgee To Holdenville
In Holdenville Oklahoma on May 7 Co C Pyle's derby runners head to Coalgate after a 55 mile leg. John Salo posted 8:06.40 for sixty miles from Okmulgee to Holdenville Monday, shaving 52 minutes off Pete Gavuzzi's elapsed lead. Gavuzzi now 1:52.30 back with Gavuzzi third at the control point. Leading elapsed times show Gavuzzi first, Salo second, Umek third, Simpson fourth, Richman fifth.
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Two Games for I. U. This Week
Indiana university schedules include a De Pauw game in Bloomington Friday and a Chicago match in Chicago Saturday. Earlier in the season the Hoosiers beat De Pauw 8 0 and Chicago 5 3.
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Purdue crack shots win telegraph pistol matches
Purdue University marksmen defeated West Point 1447 to 1412 and Iowa State 1447 to 1401 in telegraph pistol competition reported from Lafayette Indiana on May 7.
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