Off the Bench Indianapol is Gas Alley at the Speedway
In Indianapolis Gas Alley a newcomer finds it hard to fit in among skilled auto mechanics. Stall 44 hosts Middletown men Dick Jome George Hancock and Earl Domo who team with Bill Mackay of Indianapolis to attempt qualifying the Offenhauser for Memorial Day 500 next weekend.
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Indianapolis Speedway
Middletonians
Dick Jome
George Hancock
Earl Dome
Earl Dome. the First Two, Along With 'd Erm Andson
Middletown
Offenhauser
Bill Mackay
Inside the Hancock and the Domes Speedway Pit
Report from a pit stop session detailing the pace car called the Official or Offic. It costs around 20000 dollars, uses two tire sets at 265 dollars each, and achieves eight miles per gallon. Tanks hold near zero gallons with pit stops taking about 15 seconds for gas. Last year a full wheel and gas tank change happened in 70 seconds.
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Hancock
Speedway
Hancock and the Dome Eyes Mackay for First 500 Run
Hancock and the Dome party express confidence Mackay can qualify for the 500 run though he must pass a driving test. They plan to push the car carefully next weekend to reach the race, noting their mechanic has qualified cars the past two years. Walt Faulkner’s record run drew comment on a stripdown car nearby.
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Hancock
Dome
Mackay
Time trials spark hype for coast newcomer Roger Ard
News notes Roger Ard, a newcomer from the coast, setting a pace over 134 mph in a red racer as he eyes a possible win in the 500. The scene hints at the harsh economics of classic auto races, with the author stressing the sport’s appeal to lovers of machinery and the financial demands that exclude the poor.
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Rogerard
Ward
Indianapolis
Middletown
British Open Hope Favors Campbell Victory
Huntington, West Virginia golfer Lil Campbell opened the British Amateur Championship with a dominant win over Peter Rabagliati of Birmingham. Campbell did not lose a hole as he captured the American victory milestone on the opening day.
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Crosby
Hope
Bob
St. Andrews
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W. Va
Peter Rabagliati
Birmingham
Zaharias Berg Battle In Weathervane Open Golf
Zaharias of Prairie View Illinois and Patty Berg of Minneapolis lead The Weather vane Open after Indianapolis rounds. Zaharias holds a two stroke edge 145 to 147 over Berg with Suggs 147 in third place 14 behind. Next weekend moves to White Plains New York for final 36 holes.
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Mildred
Babe
Zaharias
Prairie View
Lll
Patty Berg
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Miss Berg
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Mrs. Zaharias
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Carrollton
Miss G
White Plains
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Cal- Tex
Peble Beach
Las
Calif
Roosevelt Raceway Opens 12th Harness Campaign Tonight
Westbury New York Roosevelt Raceway launches its 12th harness season with more than 1.5 million dollars in purses awaiting during the 108 night meet.
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Westbury
N.Y
Roosevelt Raceway
Sunday Baseball Showdown Dazzles Fans Across Leagues
Large crowds watched a day of doubleheaders and big scores as Philadelphia routed Pittsburgh 17-0 and 12-4, Richie Ashburn collected eight hits, Brooklyn swept Cincinnati 10-3 and 14-4, Chicago’s Cubs beat Boston twice, Ed Lopat earned his seventh straight win for the Yankees, Hal Newhouser won at Fenway, and standings shuffled with Brooklyn leading the NL while Yankees held a two-game AL edge.
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Richie Ashburn
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Reds
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Boston
Braves
Ed Lopat
Yankees
Browns
Armco Eagles Hand Locals First League Loss
Germantown beat Armco Vets 2 to 1 at Armco Field to extend its league streak to three and hand the Vets their first loss. Walker pitched all game, allowing four hits as Armco batters were held in order in one stretch. Patterson drove in the winning run in the seventh, while Harold and Walker contributed nearby runs and key plays. Next week Armco hosts Gratis at Armen Field.
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Red Sox
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Ralph Walker
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Tony Mistovich
Bob Andres
Jerry Patterson
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Bob Harold
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Rob Scheibert
Atilovich
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Wendt
Patterson
Gratis
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Stankowicz
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E Mislovich
Bo Wendt
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Strauthers
Ee Brown
A. Mount
Mip Orak
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Oh eSachebhert
Robinson to Get One Franc For Bout Tonight
Sugar Ray Robinson opens his second European tour tonight with a 10 round bout against Kid Marcel, the French middleweight champion. He donates his purse, all but one franc, to the French cancer fund. The symbolic one franc purse will likely be the smallest in his professional career.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
Kid Marcel
France
French Cancer Fund
Germans Advance In Cup Net Play
Germany, in its first Dayi Cup since 11 years, beat Denmark 4-1 as Gottfried von Cramm and Ernest Buchholz won singles. Belgium and Sweden also moved forward along with the Philippines and the Netherlands. Great Britain and France face each other for a quarter-final berth, while Italy leads South Africa 2-1.
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Germany
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Baron Gottfried Vor Cramm
Ernest Buchholz
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Look Out Below First Game Brooklyn vs Cincinnati
In a tense opener, Robinson and Snider paced Brooklyn with 4 RBIs and a 14 run effort. Cincinnati fought back trade blows, but Brooklyn seized control late, winning 14 to 4 behind strong pitching by King and late power from Stallcup.
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Abrhu Padtams
Ie McGee
Gs Kee Snider
Wee Ee Robinson
Furilio
SY Campanella
Cincinnati
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Pramesa
Wirrosteks
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Stalicup
NL Standings Have Familiar Ring Reds Resting in NL Cellar
Cincinnati slogs to the National League cellar after two lopsided losses to Brooklyn. The Dodgers opened with a 10-3 win as Blackwell faltered, then blasted the Reds 14-4 in the nightcap with an eleven-hit onslaught including a seven-run sixth. Ted Kluszewski homered for Cincinnati in the seventh, but the club anticipated a rest day before facing the Philadelphia Phillies.
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Kayood Blackwell
Hormer
C- Abrams
Robot
Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Siegfried's bid for state tennis title ends in defeat
Suzie Zumbrink of Dayton defeated Middletown's Karen Siegfried 6-3 6-3 in the Michigan State Girls Under-16 Tennis Tournament final at Bloomfield Hills. Siegfried reached the final by beating second seed Patsy Pope 6-3 6-0, while Zumbrink advanced from the semifinals after ousting a Hamtramck foe. Other Middletown players Caral Heller Claire Crowley Mary Ann Asher and Miriam Rautio also competed but were eliminated early.
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Dayton
Middletown
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Siegfried
Patsy Pope
Zumbrink
Ski
Hamtramck
Mich
Pope
Sieefrien
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Caral Heller
Claire Crowley
Mary Ann Asher
Miriam Rautio
Middies Bite Wildcats in SOL title showdown
Middies meet Wildcats in a 3pm SOL pennant clash at Reaper City after sweeping Springfield twice this season. Springfield leads the northern half after beating Lima Central as six teams convene for the SOL Carnival with tennis and golf at 1pm and track at 2pm. Don Johnson likely starts on the mound after a 24-3 win where he allowed four hits.
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Springfield
Lima
Central
Middies
Reaper City
Wendell “Deacon
Dieh
Don Johnson
Day Bomar Team Fails To Place In ABC Tourney
The Jockey Coopers of Chicago failed to land among leaders in the American Bowling Congress Tournament team event in St. Paul. Buddy Bomar led with 615, Ned Day aided with 576, but the team finished 52 pins behind 11th place with a 2,942 total. C. B. O Malley Inc. led at 3,070 while Day and co star Harry Leden posted strong scores in a late surge.
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Chicago
Bill Kenet
Joe Kristoff
Day
Harry Leden
Coopers
Ritter Wins Low Gross In Blind Bowie Event At Wildwood
Jimmy Ritter shot 36 39 75 four over par to take low gross honors at Wildwood in a blind bowie event. Hob McCabe 38 40 78 was runner up, Jeff Howeard 38 42 80, Johnny Warner 43 37 80, and Dr. W R Steele 45 35 80 also posted 80s. Three tied for blind bogie with 78 while several others posted 70 to 74. The St Louis Browns, in the American League since 1902, have won one pennant in 1944.
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Wildwood
Bowie
Hob McCabe
Jeff Howeard
Johnny —Warner
Dr. W. R. Steele
Martin Cottey
Ted Old
Nick Leroy
Joe Rapp
Roy Thumma
Chuck Harmon
Howard
Clayton Hollon
C. L. Mers
Tom Byrd
No Driver Wins Twice At Track Middletown Speedway
No driver won two races in Middletown Speedway’s regular program yesterday afternoon. Feature winner was Blackie Hall of Middletown with Benton Wilmot taking consolation honors. Grant Wilmot and Earl Nanamaker won heats, while Bill Long of Dayton was the sole out-of-town winner in the opening heat.
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Blackie’ Hall
Middletown
Benton Wilmot
Benton
Grant Wilmot
Earl Nanamaker
Bill Long
Dayton
Mattingly's Drop 14-1 Tilt In MVL
Mattingly's of Middletown lost 14-1 to South Lebanon in an MVL clash cited as the league opener. South Lebanon struck in the first and seventh innings with six and five runs, while Mattingly's was limited to even hits. Barders started, followed by Ray Mattingly in the seventh.
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Mattingly
Mihalo Wins National AAU 50,000-Meter Walk in Cincinnati
In Cincinnati, a mild B8 degree temperature narrowed the field of 15 walkers in the National AAU 50,000 meter race. Detroit’s William Mihalo kept pace throughout and won the championship, edging a competitive field to claim the title.
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Cincinnati
Wiliam Mihalo
Detroit
720 Goes To Waste In Local Tourney
La Verne Glitz of Massillon scored games of 226 268 and 216 for a 710 total in the tournament yesterday in St Paul. It was the 24th 700 series in the event but did not affect division leaders. His doubles partner added 517 for a 1 227 total.
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Minn
la Verne Glitz
Massillon
Masters Champion Horton Smith Led All Masters Years
Horton Smith is noted as the only golfer to have played every Masters Tournament. He was the first Masters champion, with a historic record spanning all rounds of the event across its history.
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Horton Smith
Baseball Standings and Scores From Early League Play
The record shows National League clubs with wins losses and percentages for teams including Chicago St. Louis Boston Philadelphia New York Pittsburgh Cincinnati and others. Standings reflect early season results with percentages near .300 to .548 and varying run totals.
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Chiseines
Detroite Solies
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Boston
Cleveland
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Aise
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St. Louis Pee
New York
Pittsburoeh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Robbie Robinson Faces Threat Letters In Cincinnati
In Cincinnati authorities investigated three threat letters received by the Cincinnati Enquirer Police Department and the Reds club after Jackie Robinson faced life threats. Detectives noted no active danger and Robinson remained unconcerned, attributing mail to a crank. One letter signed The Travelers included red ink figures.
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Jackie Hobbinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
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Cincinnati Enquirer
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Cincinnati Reds
Everett Boyd
York Named Playing Manager Of Youngstown Club
Rudy York former Detroit Tiger took over yesterday as playing manager of the Youngstown entry in the Class C Middle Atlantic League York succeeds Mike Charbark who resigned after Youngstown lost 8 to 7 to Lockport New York last night The team sits in fifth place of six in the circuit
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Rudy York
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York
Mike Charbark
Lockport
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Prooklyn and rivals in early baseball standings
Fragmentary standings show Prooklyn at 10-14 and Cincinnati 3-4, Chicago 4-5, Boston 3-4, Philadelphia 17-12, Pittsburgh in American Association with various records including Indianapolis 9-9 and Toledo 5-4. Springfield 5-0, Lima 12-4, Marion 10, Richmond 3.
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Sville
Columbus
Milwaukee
Skurikaneslis
Kansas City
St. Paul
Springfield
Lima
Marion
Richmond
Major League Baseball Schedule Report
National League games feature St. Louis at New York Chicago at Washington and Detroit at Boston all set for 7 30 p m except Detroit Boston at 1 p m Only games on the slate highlighting marquee matchups across the circuit.
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New York
Chicago
Washington
Detroit
Boston
Sports matchups announced for five NBA games
Chicago visits Washington while Cleveland travels to Philadelphia Detroit plays Boston and St Louis takes on New York in a slate of five exhibition contests featuring storied franchises and regional rivalries.
Final Rose Bowl Pact Vote Is Due
CHICAGO AP Renewal of the Rose Bowl Pact with the Pacific Coast Conference comes up for a deciding vote this week by the Big Ten. Wisconsin Purdue Minnesota Northwestern expected to vote against renewal in a three day session. Illinois Michigan Iowa Ohio State Michigan Indiana expected to favor extending the agreement three years. Lively efforts to line up six schools amid league business talks as Big Ten championships in track golf and tennis will be decided.
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Big Ten
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Purdue
Minnesota
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Illinois
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