Hoop Jr Wins $64 850 In Kentucky Derby
In the La Crosse Tribune sports pages a reader letter discusses a historical softball glove debate from 1934 to 1940 in La Crosse city parks and major leagues. The note asks for statistics on glove use by players and mentions a Hill Field Ogden Utah mail address for Pendleton.
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Tigers Rally Surges Past Chicago in Ninth Inning
Tigers mount a dramatic ninth inning rally counting two walks and a wall-shot double before Eddie Mayo belts a bases center triple scoring Borom and Webb as Earl Caldwell takes the loss. Stainback homers as Yankees top Red Sox 13 7. Cleveland earns 2 1 victory over St Louis as Klieman scatters six hits and Hayes collects his 200th consecutive game. Cubs beat Cincinnati 5 1 and Giants shutout by Braves 4 0 in another slate of spring action.
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Earl Caldwell
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al Cihocki
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Beanies Set to Meet MP Team Wednesday Evening
Beanies will face the MP outfit from Camp McCoy Wednesday at 6 30 p m in an evening game. The MP squad is described as strong and the contest will be played at the usual venue.
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P. W
Camp McCoy
Baseball slate with American League games scrambles
The schedule lists multiple AL matchups including Boston at New York Perriss and Chicago at Detroit with several pitchers noted. Other games pair New York and Boston hitters Woiselie and Hansen against Cooper Tobin Heusser Dassooo Passeau and Prim, with various win totals and records implied.
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Washington
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Haefner
Flores
Kerr
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Cooper
Tobin
Heusser
Dassooo
Passeau
Prim
Raiders and Blu Golds Tie for City Baseball Honors in 1945
The Central Red Raiders and Aquinas Blu Golds shared city baseball honors as the 1945 season closed. Each team finished with three city wins and one loss, while Central claimed the better overall record and individual leaders. Shillings led with two shutouts and a .357 batting average, and Bryant topped the city with 11 hits.
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Rangers
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Opelie
Don Bryant
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Dick Zischke
Logan
Nelson Leads Canada Pro Golf After Day One
Byron Nelson of Toledo Ohio holds a near certain lead as the Canadian Professional tournament reaches its first round in Montreal. Jules Huot of Montreal Laval Sure Le Lac posted a four under par 68 tying Nelson and Bob Gray of Toronto and Bill Kerr of Toronto who posted 70 and 77 respectively.
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Byron Nelson
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Sure le Lac
Nelson
Bob Gray
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Bill Kerr
Strap Hangers Baseball Team Earns Average Fund Savings
A group of high school players dubbed The Strap Hangers on the Aber-Gare-Cardiff rail line in Wales saves about 528 dollars weekly.
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Derby Triumph Ties Jockey Record at Louisville
Rid ing Hoop Jr. wins the Kentucky Derby by six lengths in Louisville. Eddie Arcaro calls the ride like a rocking chair and notes he did not need to push the horse after taking the lead. Arcaro matches Isaac Murphy and Earl Sande with three Derby victories.
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Arcaro
Isaac Murphy
Earl Sande
Legion Nine Organizing Meeting Announced
Legion coach Rodney Martin announces an organizational meeting for the 1945 Legion baseball nine to be held Monday at 7 30 p m in the Legion club rooms. All eligible players are urged to attend.
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Legion
Legion Club Rooms
Navy Captures NCAA Title East For First Time
Navy won the NCAA track and field championship in Milwaukee with 62 points, edging Illinois 57 34 and Michigan 53 . The midshipmen dominated with three first places Bill Kash in the 440 yard dash John Van Velzer in the 100 yard dash and Bill Patton in the javelin throw. Ross Hume of Michigan and George Fight of Illinois shared top spots in distance events while Navy’s strengths came in the javelin discus and broad jump.
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Walker
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Bill Kash
John van Velzer
Bill Patton
Gophers Clinch Big Ten Baseball Victory At Home
Minnesota defeated Indiana 9 to 3 to close its Big Ten season. Kelly allowed seven hits, with decisive scoring in the third, fifth, and seventh innings.
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Minneapolis
University of Minnesota
Devil Diver Captures Metropolitan Handicap for Third Year
Devil Diver from Greentree Stables won the $25,000 Metropolitan handicap for the third straight year finishing five lengths ahead of Alex Barth. Apache challenged for much of the race and faded to fourth with Boy Knight in third.
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New York
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Alex Barth
Apache
Boy Knight
Hoop Jr. Wins 71st Kentucky Derby Amid Muddy Track
Hoop Jr. led from the start on a rain soaked track in Jacksonville Fla and held off Pat O Luck Calumet Farm entry to win the 71st Kentucky Derby with a six length margin. Arcaro rode the winner earning $44 850 for the top purse of 86875 as the crowd of 65009 watched.
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Ithie Arcaro
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Wane Wright
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