Cardinals Rip Dodgers in One Sided Clash
The St Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 7 1 as pitching by White and Brecheen limited Brooklyn to three hits. Charley Workman and Johnny McCarthy homered for Boston to beat Pittsburgh 4 0. Phillies toppled Chicago Cubs 5 4 before 20820 fans in a night game, Reds beat Giants 3 1 in ten innings.
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Walker Cooper
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Harry Brecheen
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Max Lanier
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Pittsburgh Pirates
Charley Workman
Johnny McCarthy
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Phillies
Cincinnati
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Dick Bartell
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Presnell to Navy as Lincoln coach joins service
Glenn Presnell Nebraska football coach and athletic director received a navy commission as lieutenant junior grade. He will train in the navy's physical education program as an instructor and report July 1 at Chapel Hills. Previously he coached at Kansas in 1937 and then served as Nebraska head coach after Biff Jones left last fall.
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Baseball and golf flashbacks in era recap
The item reviews past sports moments from 1 to 5 years ago including Brooklyn Dodgers trading Babe Dahlgren, Ben Hogan winning a golf tourney with a 23 over par, and a 1 to 0 Cubs over Giants game in 10 innings with Bill Lee defeating Harry Gumbert.
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Bill Lee
Harry Gumbert
Philadelphia Lightweight Star and Boxing Notes
The column highlights Bob Montgomery as a natural 135 pounder from Philadelphia and discusses boxing culture with references to Joe Louis visiting Fort Huachuca and Lt. Col. John J. Phelan Jr. It also notes Frank Graham's son joining the Great Lakes Bulletin staff and his first assignment writing about a seaman whose father is a sports author.
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Night Baseball Results Across Leagues
Yesterday's night games saw Louisville defeat Kansas City 4 to 3 and St Louis blank Columbus 3. Milwaukee at Indianapolis postponed. In the American League New York at Detroit Philadelphia at Chicago Washington at St Louis Boston at Cleveland postponed. In the National League Boston 4 Pittsburgh 0 St Louis 7 Brooklyn 1 Cincinnati 6 New York 1 Philadelphia 4 Chicago 4 night game also noted.
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Baseball Weekends Idea Stirred by 1943 Plans
The piece recalls a proposal in 1943 for major leagues to play only on weekends to reduce travel and let players work weekdays. It notes resistance from baseball men who deemed such a shift a fate worse than death and references attendance checks to judge the plan’s worth.
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East West division impact on league standings debated
The analysis notes that as of yesterday the standings show no competitive harm from an east west division. It cites that the American and National leagues each had two eastern and two western teams in the first division, with ties making strength appear evenly divided.
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Fanciful Figures Highlight Baseball Attendance Across Weeks
Attendance figures show the American League hosting 63 weekday games and 16 Sunday doubleheaders drawing 241 616 fans, averaging 15 101 per Sunday. The National League ran 56 weekday shows totaling 284 896 and 16 Sunday games averaging 18 728, with peak crowds like 47 086 for a Giants Dodgers doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. Twilight and night games draw more than weekday matinees, while Saturday crowds trail general weekday totals. In Paterson New Jersey, Harry Mendel opens a steak shoppe, recalling six day bike racers and the prime beef they enjoyed, with past riders paying no tab.
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Former Redskins Star Major Birlem Dead in Air Accident
Maj. Keith G. Birlem 27, former Little All-America quarterback and San Jose State standout, killed in an airplane accident in the European theater. War Department telegram gave no further details as relatives learned of his death. Massachusetts completed its transition by adopting a written constitution.
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Service teams eyed as fall grid changes stir Kansas
Salina Journal sportscaster Stu Dunbar notes rumors of Marlin Baer replacing Virg Baer as CEL head coach with Virg possibly moving to Lawrence. Cliff Dean is cited as Lawrence schools superintendent. Albert Pendleton earns indoor track letters at Faribault. Coffeyville loses Demp Cannon to the army air force. Warren Littrell takes over Cannon’s duties at the junior college.
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Flores Struggles To Complete Games For A’s Pitching Duo
Flores of the Oakland Athletics has teamed with Roger Wolff in a Damon Pythias style partnership. Flores has five starts with Wolff saving him in four. Flores won a 16 inning 2-1 game versus Washington and a 4-3 win over the Yankees with Wolff pitching key late innings. Flores also threw six innings in a 6 inning win over Washington and received the win when he took Detroit in extra innings May 13.
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Mackman brothers set to return as pitcher shuffle sparks doubt
In a tense season note, Connie Mack notes the ninth inning pitcher role in a 1 to 0 loss to Boston on April 22. Jesse Mack is slated to start at St Louis Friday night, with Roger Wolff poised in the bullpen should the brothers pair be activated.
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Raids Create Panic in Germany Moscow Says
The Soviet information bureau said British air attacks are increasingly hitting German industrial centers and causing panic. Moscow radio broadcasts and letters from captured German soldiers support the claim, including a Berlin resident noting widespread fires after raids.
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Soviet Information Bureau
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Moscow Radio
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