Sunkel Sways National League as Cubs Hold Reds
Sunkel despite near blindness anchors the Cubs 6 5 extra inning win over the Reds to halt a slide. Ed Head shoves seven innings of no hit ball against the Giants as Gomez leads Yankees past Senators 16 1 with four hits and a homer by DiMaggio.
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Western Association Scores From Topeka Hutchinson Springfield Joplin
Standings show Topeka 6 7, Hutchinson 0 5, Springfield 7, Joplin 1. Muskogee 8 Fort Smith 5. The mixed results reflect a busy schedule across regional clubs with updated win loss tallies.
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Giant discus man Al Blazis denied service but shines at meet
Al Blazis of Georgetown proves a coast guard asset as he throws the 16 pound shot 55 feet 4 1 2 inches to set a meet record in qualifying trials at Triborough stadium. He weighs about 240 pounds at six foot six and may join a Clifton New Jersey defense plant while awaiting finals.
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Indy 500 memory notes and past sports milestones
AP recalls past racing and baseball highlights with figures from the 500 mile race where Mauri Rose won and Floyd Davis crashed, plus Memorial Day attendance at major league games and a Davis Cup doubles victory by Budge and Mako over Crawford and McGrath.
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Quiet Memorial Day at Indianapolis Speedway 1942
On May 30 1942 Indianapolis marks Memorial Day with no 500 mile race at the speedway for the first time in 24 years wartime restrictions. Golfers use the course inside the track as spectators are scarce and the speedway staff is reduced to a skeletal crew. A W Rickenbacker notes uncertainty about when racing will resume.
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Tigers Now Own Stadium in Debt Free Victory
Missouri's Tigers will play in a debt free stadium next fall after earning a Sugar Bowl berth. Profits from the Sugar Bowl will cover the remaining 15,000 bond issue and interest of 5,250 due July 1. The $325,000 stadium was built in 1927.
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Demaret Seen Likely PGA Champion After Open Losses
Atlantic City May 30 Craig Wood National Open champion predicted Jimmy Demaret would beat Samuel Snead and win the $2000 PGA title prize. Demaret, top contender, has impressed with form recalling his 1940 season as Turnesa vies for a final with Corp Jim Turnesa after today’s matches. Nelson, facing Turnesa, rallied from three down to win, while Turnesa’s victory over Ben Hogan 2 and 1 drew cheers from observers.
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Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
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Baseball Roundup Highlights Slugging and Strong Pitches
Don Kolloway drove in six with a bases loaded double and two singles for the White Sox. Lefty Gomez limited Senators to four hits and struck out four. Len Merullo belted a three run homer for the Cubs in the sixth to spark a win over the Reds. Ted Williams hit his 13th and 14th homers driving in runs for the Red Sox in two on and bases loaded situations. Hal White kept the Tigers in the game as Indians won on pitching and timely hitting.
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Flag Day Golf Tournament At Country Club Underway
Entry list for the Flag Day tournament grows with twenty players signed in this morning. Players may enter multiple times for 18 holes with prizes awarded by handicap groups. The event runs today and Sunday with mixed low medium and high handicap pairings allowed.
Cochrane Succeeds Gardner as Kansas State Coach
O L Cochrane freshman basketball coach at Kansas State has been recommended for head basketball coach during Jack Gardner's navy leave. Recommendation came from the college athletic council to the state board of regents. Ward Havellett would assist in coaching football next fall.
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College Athletic Council
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Navy team hands Indians 15 to 1 seven inning win
Ensign Horace Mason reviews Great Lakes Naval training station baseball led by Mickey Cochrane. Don Dunker, Indiana University star, pitches for the navy crew as the Indians fall 15 to 1 in seven innings. Cochrane’s squad then defeats Kansas City Blues.
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Theatre attractions schedule with star pairings and films
Premier week lineup features Eleanor Powell Red Skelton in Ship Ahoy with Bert Lahr and Tommy Dorsey. Torilla Flat stars Spencer Tracy Hedy Lamarr John Garfield. Hitchcock's Saboteur with Priscilla Lane Robert Cummings. Also Always in My Heart with Kay Francis Walter Huston. Stardust on the Sage with Gene Autry plus Mad Martindales with Jane Withers. Ends with How Green Was My Valley and This Time for Keeps. A Yank in the RAF with Betty Grable Tyrone Power and Nazi Agent with Ann Ayars Conrad Veidt.
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4-H Delegation Heads to Manhattan for Round Up
Fourteen Douglas County 4-H delegates and two health delegates depart Monday at 11 00 for Manhattan. Delegates include Martha Goff Kanwaka and Leslie Hallmark 4-Leaf club with regulars Gayle Cook Palmyra Beth King Rainbow Marvin Hartman Big Springs Venita Garber Firefly Evelyn Hammond Belview George Luckan Meadow Lark Kenneth Laughlin Kaw Valley Esther Jones Jayhawk Leslie Demeritt Clinton and Elsie Mullin Sunflower. They travel by motor car with a picnic lunch en route.
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