Navy Mains Strong Entry for 24th National Palaces Meet
Milwaukee reports Navy with 20 entrants may field a deep squad for the 24th annual National Palaces meet. The navy has not lost a meet this season and holds IC4A indoor and outdoor titles. Other entrants include Missouri Illinois and champions defending laurels with stars like Humes in the mile Francis Martin NYU in the two mile Bangert Missouri in the shot Schmidt Ohio State Phelps Illinois in the pole vault and Wiesner Marquette in the high jump.
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Milwaukee
Navy
Naval
Missouri
Illinois
the Humes
Francis Martin
New York University
Bill Bangert
John Schmidt
Ohio State
Bob Phelps
Ken Wiesner
Marquette
Wolves Seek Big Ten Baseball Win At Columbus
Wolves face Ohio State in a weekend doubleheader in Columbus aiming to climb from fifth place and possibly secure a second spot. The team trails Michigan 8-2 in conference standings after a 15-1 win over the naval academy affiliate and hopes to improve batting as Indiana also pursues a late-season gain.
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Columbus
Ohio State
Wolverines
Bucks
Michigan
Wolves
Jeaders
Ann Arbor
Naval
Indiana
Eines Meahnaa
Badgers
Hold CYO Meet Postponed to Whitingfield
The CYO track meet, delayed last week due to rain, will be held at Whitingfield. London plans a club for ex service men and women.
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Whitingfield
London
NE Still Playing in City Softball League
NE Still Playing Northern Engraving remains in the Friday night 16 inch league of the city recreation softball while dropping out of Madden's Tuesday 12 inch division.
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Northern Engraving
City Recreation
Madden
Wittenbergs Hofbrau Win Tavern League Thriller
Wittenbergs Hofbrau won a Tavern League game against Dick's and Roy and Sam's after a postponed matchup between Wallie's Bar and Oasis. Wittenbergs stayed steady in scoring except in the second and sixth innings. Dick's opened strong but failed to sustain offense.
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Wallie
Oasis
Wittenbergs
Roy
Sam
Dick's
Hofbrau
Baseball Roundup From St Louis Dodgers Braves Cards
AP report notes the St Louis sweep and clutch hits by Brook lyn and others as New York and Braves dominate. Jim Tobin and Tom Earley notch wins. Braves pair combine for two seven hit games in 3-1 and 7-3 victories over Philadelphia. Cardinals hammer eighth homer for 6-4 win over Cubs.
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St. Louis
New York
Brooklyn
Jim Tobin
Tom Earley
Braves
Phillies
Buster Adams
Cardinals
Cubs
van Munge
Chicago Cubs
Giants
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Yanks
Jack Kramer
Tex Shirley
Detroit
Cleveland
Hal Newhouser
Senators
Fights Last Night Highlights From New York Card Near Falls River
New York reports list Vic Dellicurti defeating Jerry Fiorello at 160 pounds in an upset. Fall River participants Pat Davie and Steve Beilus are noted in local results with weight class references.
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New York
Jerry Fiorello
Brooklyn
Vic Dellicurti
Harlem
Fall River
Mass
Pat Davie
Steve Beilus
Comeback Kicks Boost Red Sox and Reds Toward First Division
Joe Cronin’s Red Sox and Bill McKechnie’s Reds rally from rocky starts to reach the first division of their leagues. Boston’s surge includes a 13 of 18 stretch at Fenway and Ryba’s win in a 4 2 victory over Philadelphia as Lindell departs for service. Cincinnati climbs with 11 wins in their recent run, beating Pittsburgh 7 3 behind Bowman’s hot bat to push into NL top four.
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Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati Reds
Boston
Fenway Park
Cincy
Ryba
Yankee Stadium
Johnny Lindell
Dave Fernd
Sox
Mike Ryba
Philadelphia Athletics
Bob Garbark
Bob Johnson
Joe Bowman
Reds
Pittsburgh
Rip Sewell
Braves
Phillies
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Jim Tobin
Tom Earley
Bill Lee
Dick Barrett
Tommy Holmes
Browns
Trim Sox
National and American League Leaders in 1940s Baseball
The ledger lists top performers by league with names, teams, and stats for batting runs and RBI. Holmes leads national league batting and runs. Lombardi tops RBI with New York, Adams and DiMaggio among leaders. pitching stars include Cooper and Ferriss with perfect records.
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Holmes
Boston
Ott
New York
Lombardi
Olmo
Brooklyn
Kurowski
St. Louis
Weintraub
Stirnweiss
Stephens
Etten
R. Johnson
Case
Washington
Ferriss
Borowy
Bowling Scores and League Totals From Local Alleys
Bowling results show Five Back League scores for Arcade Alleys and others, with team totals for Benson Optical and Rudy’s Super Market. Highs include ladies J Vonder Ohe and men F Storch, plus top league tallies for R Hayes and C Schurz, with mixed doubles Thursday results and notable team figures across Athletics White Sox Indians Yankees Red Sox Senators Tigers Browns and more.
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Lacey's Goose Eggs
Benson Optical Co
Sweet Shop
Rudy's Super Market
J. Vonder Ohe
F. Storch
R. Hayes
Vonder Oho
G. Kieus
D. Anfonson
P. Storch
V. Storch
A Johnson
G. Erickson
M. Pooler
R. Lucey
White Sox
Indians
Yankees
Red Sox
Senators
Tigers
Browns
C. Schurz
E. Akright
B. Mattie Loy
Ae Hi. Cooper
M. Baeck
B. Boeck Ane
Mark
M. Wagner
Scores and Schedules From A Busy Baseball Card
New York toppled Brooklyn 10 to 5 while Boston fell 3 to 7 with a 1 3 record. Milwaukee beat Columbus in 15 innings 3 to 1 as St Paul won 3 to 1 over Indianapolis. Rain halted Minneapolis at Louisville with night games listed for New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Brooklyn plus other American Association matchups Milwaukee at Indianapolis Kansas City at Louisville St Paul at Columbus Minneapolis at Toledo.
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New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Toledo
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
League
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
American Association
Louis
Washington
National League
Philadelphia Association
Madhens
Blues
Scheetz
Stephenson
Brock
Redskins Cut Travel One Half for Next Season
Washington Redskins will not train on the west coast next season and will cut travel in half. Owner George Preston Marshall announced the team will condition at Georgetown University and play 15 games including five exhibitions and 10 league contests. One exhibition with Green Bay is set for Sept. 23.
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Washington
George Preston Marchall
Redskins
Georgetown University
Green Bay
Strikes and Spares Clash in Arcade Match
The Strikes outscored the Spares 2210 to 2102 in a women’s match at Arcade Alleys Thursday night. High three game total led by H Wendling of the Strikes.
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H. Wendling
Lightweights square off in 10 round main event
Detroit's Emmett Grier and Chicago's Al Gomez will fight in a 10-round main event. Milwaukee’s Al Jordan and Detroit’s Bobby McIntire meet in an eight-round bout. The card also features six four-round bouts with Sallwourene, Chicago and Detroit fighters.
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Milwaukee
Detroit
Emmett Grier
Chicago
al Gomez
al Jordan
Bobby McIintire
Sallwourene
Brewers Win 15-Inning Duel Over Columbus 3-1
Owen Scheetz outdueled Paul Brock in a 15 inning game as the Milwaukee Brewers edged Columbus 3 to 1 on Columbus field. Milwaukee collected 11 hits to 10 for Columbus, with a wide throw by Lugo Lance Lotti starting the decisive rally. Joe Rullo singled and Arky Biggs doubled for the winning runs. Scheetz silenced George Davis’s 26 game hitting streak and held the Indians to six hits in extras.
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Owen Scheetz
Paul Brock
Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus
Milwaukee
The
Birds
Lugo Lancelotti
Tird
Ed Kobesky
Brewers
Joe Rullo
Arky Biggs
Saints
Indians
Scheetz
Brock
George Davis
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Inedians
Baseball spread shows towns stay active in prep leagues
National League proxy Ford Frick and Red Patterson say baseball thrives in small towns and suburbs where funds for facilities exist, while country areas suffer. The piece notes potential minor league realignments to restore home town rivalries and player ties.
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New York
Ford Frick
Red Patterson
Frick
Amateur Golfers Test For Tam O'Shanter Day
Amateur golfers from Indiana Illinois Michigan and Wisconsin will compete June 18 in test rounds for 12 of 24 places open to qualifiers for the All American Championship at Tam O'Shanter club to be played July 26 29. Another 12 places will be open to entrants from other states on July 23 at Tom O'Shanter. The 24 qualifiers join an exempted list to form the final field.
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Chicago
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Tam O’shanter Ao
Tom O'Shanter
One-Horse Stable Mexico City Gay Dalton
The Mexican Man o' War named Gay Dalton is described as a one horse stable with unclear broader context or events.
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Mexico City
Gay Dalton
Welders Rally Stuns Office Force 15–13 In AC League
In a five inning rally AC Welders erased a 12–0 deficit to beat Office Force 15–13. Tanke homered for Office Force and Spetter belted a Welders homer as Assemblers defeated Engineers and Toolers 15–3.
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AC Welders
Office Force
Wnth
Allis Chalmers
Welgers
Tanke
Spetter
Conway
Heintz
Nueman
North
Holte
Schultz
Affeldt and Mears
Willie Joyce Faces NBA Lightweight Title Bout at Garden
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana remains a 9-5 underdog against Ike Williams of Trenton New Jersey tonight in a 10 round feature at Madison Square Garden. Williams defends the lightweight crown while Col Bob Montgomery is recognized as champion in this state and Joyce must weigh in at 135 pounds. Their March 2 rematch at the Garden ended in Joyce’s 12 round decision victory.
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New York
Ike Williams
Trenton
N. J
Willie Joyce
Gary
Ind
Madison Uare Garden
Illiams
Bob Montgomery
Joyce
the Garden
Hamann Joins Appleton School Faculty
Ray Hamann former Lawrence college basketball coach will join Appleton high school faculty next fall. He will teach aviation science and general business practice and assist in coaching athletics, according to Su perintendent John P. Mann.
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Appleton
Wis
Ray Hamann
Lawrence College
Appleton High School
John P. Mann
Derby Day mud may cut Derby field at Churchill Downs
Terrific Rain Sweeps Downs leaves Churchill Downs a muddy mess threatening the 71st Kentucky Derby. Weather could reduce the original eighteen entries to about fourteen. Burning Dream and two Canadian nominees may scratch if track remains off. Jacobe football pads to reduce inflammation as jockeys brace for a slow, wet mile and a quarter.
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Louisville
Clyde van Wale
Burning Dream
Col. E. R. Bradley
Lexington
Jimmy Smith
Fair Jester
Kenilworth Lad
Churchill Downs
Whirlaway
Misweet
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Mel Ott
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Elmer Layden
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Harry Markson
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Kentucky
Stitzel-Weller Distillery, Inc
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DANGE
Concordia Hall
Joe Mader
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Mador
West Salem
Lem Drake
the Mint
Pearl Street
Hamann
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South Third Street
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Ruth and
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AL. Geary
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Joan Abdo
Frank Still
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