Chicago Moves Up in Pennant Race Beats Detroit 11 to 5
In a tight American League, the White Sox surged from fifth to third after an 11-5 victory over the Tigers behind a 17-hit attack. The Yankees beat the Athletics 8-2, and the Senators dropped ground as Oscar Judd notched his sixth win. St. Louis won 2-1 over Cleveland. In the National League, St. Louis Cardinals blanked Pittsburgh 5-0 and Brooklyn Dodgers edged Boston 4-3 as Leo Durocher returned to shortstop for Brooklyn.
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Curious World look at Cubs hitter on hot streak
The Cubs outfielder, batting .298 over 14 games with a current eight game hitting streak and seven RBIs, explains he’s pushing the ball and not yet hitting with full snap. He notes a real Novikoff style leftward swing and hopes to improve to hit four or five homers to start his climb.
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Yale seeks twelve football games for record schedule
Yale University seeks 12 football dates for next fall, aiming to broaden its schedule beyond the usual eight. Athletic Director Ogden D. Miller has added Lakehurst Naval Air Station and Coast Guard Academy as foes and seeks games on September 18 October 2 and November 20 to fill open spots left by Williams and Harvard. Coach Howie Odell notes the push to provide more competition and give seniors like Captain Tim Hoopes extra chances to play before enlisting. Yale plans to start practice July 12 and begin play in early September.
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Sports Mirror roundup of historic baseball and golf highlights
A year ago the Red Sox defeated the Browns and narrowed the idle Yankees AL lead to 934 games. Three years ago Fred Darling's Pont l'Eveque won a substitute English derby at Newmarket. Five years ago Ralph Guldah won the U S Open golf title with 284. United States women tennis players held the Wightman Cup 5-2 against Britain.
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Great Lakes Bluejackets to Face Fort Riley at Topeka
Lieut. Gordon Cochrane's Great Lakes team of former major leaguers will play Fort Riley in Topeka at 8:30 p.m. June 15. The lineup includes Johnny Mize and other ex-Browns White Sox and Giants stars, with a strong 10-player roster and heavy offense.
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Baseball and Baseball Standings From yesterday’s games
The American Association results show Toledo at Kansas City postponed while Minneapolis beat Louisville 5 1 Columbus 10 Milwaukee 1 Indianapolis 6 St Paul 4. American League scores include Boston 2 Washington 0 and Chicago 11 Detroit 5 St Louis 2 Cleveland 1 with New York and Philadelphia 2. National League notes Saint Louis 5 Pittsburgh 0 and Brooklyn 4 Boston. Also, Louisville Colonels and Chet Hajduk, a White Sox farmhand, formed the regular infield.
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Novi koff Aims For Early Power Burst
Chicago on June 11 Lou Novikoff believes a four or five homer burst could spark his hitting after 14 games played as a requested feat.
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Pictured U S Army Maj Gen Co 9 Paving Substance Puzzle
A crossword style clue list appears with horizontal and vertical entries. The page lists definitions for terms such as pictured U S Army man Maj Gen, paving substance and various short word answers including numbers and abbreviations.
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Roundup of baseball one run games and notable sports moves
A June round up notes baseball had 57 one run decisions and 29 extra inning games so far this season with a year over year comparison. It also reports on horse trading with Austin Hanover selling for 15000 dollars and Mike Belloise returning to boxing, plus Elmer Ferguson's guest star column mentioning Gunder Haegg arriving in New Orleans.
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Navy base autographed items aboard Norfolk cruiser plan
A baseball display autographed by Norfolk Naval Training Station members will ride the cruiser Norfolk after its completion. Funds raised at a sailors war bond game in Washington totaled 2 million dollars for the USS Norfolk fund. Sir Archibald Wavell, head of the British army in India, sought Ruth autographs at that game.
Cubs and Reds Go On Staggered Schedule This Week
Chicago Cubs start a staggered week with 11 a.m. first game of the year against Cincinnati Reds. Exhibition play varied from night to afternoon while Cubs beat Fort Sheridan 15 to 12 in a twilight match. Tomorrow’s Reds Cubs game is set for 2 p.m., one hour ahead of the usual weekday time.
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Summer football begins at Ames with 52 visitors
Ames Iowa June 11 52 candidates report to Cyclone coaches Louis Menze and Clayton Sutherland for summer football at Iowa State College. The program aims to bridge the gap between high school players and veterans using daytime drills 7 10 evenings 13 nights a week and is endorsed by George F Veenker as a safety measure amid wartime.
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Great Lakes Club Fails To Win Fourteenth Game
The Great Lakes club ends its 13 game winning streak with a 6 to 4 loss to the Cincinnati Reds. Lt Mickey Cochrane driven runs in the ninth but the rally waned. Len Perme allowed six hits as Navy Pier lost 8 to 4.
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Marshall Beats Scott to Take Texas Heavyweight Title
Dallas heavyweight boxing match ends in a close decision as Jack Marshall of Rylie outpoints Buddy Scott of Dallas over 15 rounds to become the Texas champion. Marshall weighed 188 pounds to Scott’s 182. the bloody bout was sanctioned in Dallas.
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Bequare Filling Station Incident Leads to Inquiry
At 6:30 last evening a toilet bowl and seat were broken in a Bequare filling station on Seventh and Alabama streets. Officials note a state labor commission context and a practice blackout in Wichita, with 90 percent effectiveness reported by defense officials after the event.
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