Giants Hit Derringer Early To Top Cubs 5 4 In New York
New York Giants defeated the Chicago Cubs 5 to 4 as a five-run fourth and fifth inning powered the win. Nap Reyes collected six straight hits and Weintraub belted a sixth homer to spark the decisive rally. Van Lingle Mungo earned the win with Ace Adams finishing.
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Ace Adams
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Sauer
Hughes
Chapman
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Becker). Winning pitcher—Mungo
Derringser
Baseball Scores and Standings From Tuesday and Schedule
In the American League all games were rained out. Standings show New York and Chicago near the top with strong records. Wednesday features night games including New York at Chicago and Boston at St. Louis. The National League results include New York edging Chicago 6 to 4 and St. Louis defeating Boston 8 to 7. Milwaukee beat Columbus 4 to 3 in the American Association. Mobile topped Birmingham 5 to 2 in the Southern Association with other games wiped out by rain.
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Marshall Coach Cannaday Quits For Kaufman Post
Marshall High School assistant coach Leonard Cannaday will not return for 1945-46 and has accepted a post as coach at Kaufman High School, effective September 1. Attendance at the Marshall report lists 25,828.
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Leonard Cannaday
Marshall High School
Supt. E. N. Dennard
Cannaday
Kaufman High School
Giants show strong power as Ott leads pennant push
New York May 15 The Giants ride hot through May with Mel Ott at the helm and Nap Reyes Phil Weintraub and Bill Voiselle fueling a surge. Otts 21 year loyalty and steady attendance keep fans hopeful as the club runs ninth win in ten with 27 homers steady pitching and strong offense marking a potential return to pennant contention.
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Mel Ott
Cincinnati
Giants
Nap Reyes
Phil Weintraub
Weintraub
Bill Voiselle
Reyes
Ott
Voiselle
Harry Feldman
Polo Grounds
Coasters Tie Value to Pieretti Trade Claim
Portland club executive Bill Klepper valued Marino Pieretti at 50000 while Washington drafted him for 7500, a figure Clark Griffith later endorsed. The five foot eight inch right hander weighed 158 pounds and quickly emerged as a star pitcher.
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Portland Coasters
Marino Pieretti
Washington
Clark Griffith
Dykes Smiles While Chisox Idle In Rain
Chicago May 15 Jimmy Dykes smiles as postponements mount for the White Sox in early schedule. The club faces seven home games and three road tilts with a 12 6 start, leading the league in hitting and sacrifices while pitching from Lee Haynes Lopat Grove holds steady.
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Sox
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Lopat
Orval Grove
Baseball Clinic Lines Up Big Name Teachers
Three Texas baseball figures will join the Dallas News baseball clinic June 4 8. Hank Severeid a former major league catcher and Yankees scout Al Vincent a Detroit scout and Arthur Pinky Whitney a former NL third baseman will lecture and demonstrate. The event ties to the Southwestern AAU Texas high school diamond championship tournament and is open to tournament players coaches and high school and college coaches.
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Wichita Falls Longview
San Antonio Missions
al Vincent
Beaumont Exporters
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Pinky) Whitney
Brackenridge High School
San Antonio Golf Show Opens With Top Contenders
In San Antonio the four-in-one golf championship starts with Jimmy Gauntt Leland Gibson and Sam Schneider as top contenders for the Texas PGA crown. The event runs with the Texas PGA Women's Open and other PG A tournaments while leaders like Demaret Hogan Didrickson Zaharias are noted as absent or ill. Betty Jameson and Babe Didrickson Zaharias may skip the women’s open. Todd Houck Borger and Frank Champ Lake Charles figure among early standouts.
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Leland Gibson
Sam Schneider
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Ee Field
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Ben Hogan
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Frank Champ
Lake Charles
Sammy Schneider
Jack Tinnin
Galveston
Derby Candidates In East Fade From Show
East Derby hopefuls fade as coughing hits Belmont barns. Esteem at risk for Derby and Preakness after limited wins last year. First Stage also affected, other trainers wary. Johnstown and Gallant Fox creator Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons doubts Johnsport is Derby class.
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Keeneland Season Opens at Churchill Downs in Louisville
Kentucky racing resumes with the Keeneland meet at Churchill Downs opening tomorrow. The card includes the Phoenix handicap for three year olds and up at six furlongs with a $5 000 added purse.
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Churchill Downs
McCloskey To Enter Casualty Golf Team
McCloskey General hospital forms a casualty golf team for the Texas PGA tour at San Antonio in the servicemen award flight. Four of the six players were wounded or injured in World War II service, with Lt. David H. Devonald leading the group and directing hospital golf activities.
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Hank) May
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Babe Ruth to Oppose Cobb in Boys Game
Chicago story notes Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb will coach rival East and West teams in the Esquire sponsored All-American boys game at the Polo Grounds New York August 28 Ruth age 50 retired since 1935 will lead the East through training Cobb chosen to helm the West teams will draw top boy players from 32 cities reported by James Crossett director of the game.
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Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Esquire Magazine
Polo Grounds
New York
James Crossett
Ruth
Cobb
Nance Named Head Coach at Mission High
H. T. Nance of Ashland City Tenn has been hired as head coach of Mission High School succeeding Orville Etheredge who resigned to take a coaching post at Uvalde High School.
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H. T. Nance
Ashland City
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Orville Etheredge
Uvalde High School
Mar and Lewis Set 10 Round Welterweight Main Event
Tony Mar Mexico's top light weight since Zurita retires will meet Roy Lewis Muncie Ind in a 10 round main event next Monday night Promoter Ralph Smith announced.
Midland Tuneups Start Midland Golf Invitational
May 15 qualifying rounds begin at Midland Country Club for the Midland golf invitational. Qualifying runs through Friday with match play set for Saturday and Sunday.
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Midland
Tarpon Rodeo Cancelled In 1945 Brownsville
The 1945 international tarpon rodeo in Brownsville has been called off due to poor tarpon concentration in the Rio Grande and unsettled adverse weather, sponsor J. H. Batsell announced.
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Brownsville
J. H. Batsell
Rio, Grande
Bobby Jones Delivers Eagle To Win Match
Bobby Jones, the former grand slammer, birdied the 18th to force a tie in an exhibition war bond golf match in Lakeland Florida. Jones sank a 25 yard mashie niblick for an eagle three to equalize against Sammy Snead and Cpl. Bobby Walker. Jones posted a two under par 70 while Snead shot a course record 66 with eight birdies.
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Fla
Bobby Jones
Atlantan
Snead
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