Major Ball Clubs Cutting Back Lists Day of Reckoning Tomorrow
Major league clubs racing to reduce rosters to 25 players by tomorrow's midnight deadline after days of buying and selling. Dodgers with 30 on hand must shed five. Detroit, Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Philadelphia face two or more cuts. several clubs already at or near the limit. Yankees carry 25 plus an extra man with special permission. Giants and White Sox make moves, while Cubs and Red Sox shed or recall players amid exhibition games and roster juggling. Cleveland wins 65 in a 65 exhibition against Pittsburgh.
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Joe Reichler
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Detroit
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia Phillies
Washington
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
Boston
New York
Chicago’ White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Dick Wakefield
Giants
Monte Irvin
Jersey City
Mike McCormick
Johnny Lindell
Cardinals
Clarence Marshall
Browns
Johnny Mize
Billy) ‘Martin
Duane Pillette
Kansas City
Frank Fanovich
Minneapolis
Pete Milne
Fanovich
Reds
White Sox
Jim Baumer
Colorado Springs
Connelly
Toledo
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Sox
Cubs
Hal Jeffcoat
Bob Borkowski
Springfield
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Red Sox
Bob Gillespie
Sacramento
Gordon Mueller
Louisville
Jim Suchecki
Suchki
Braves
Walter Linden
Milwaukee
Glen Nelson
Cat Deal
Tom Pohol
Brewers Rally To Beat Toledo 4-2 In Ninth
Milwaukee moved to second in the American Association by rallying for four runs in the ninth to defeat Toledo 4-2 Monday night. St. Paul edged the Tribe 6-4 as Minneapolis trimmed Louisville 4-3 behind Jack Robinson’s eighth inning save for Columbus. Kansas City at Columbus postponed due to wet grounds.
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Jack Robinson
Bob Alexander
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Columbus
Associated Press
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Boston
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New York
Cincinnati
Pitburgh
Detroit
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Cleveland
Janesville
Sheboygan Fond du Lac
Wisconsin Rapids
Green Bay
Appleton Wausau
Admission of Germany Into Olympics Discussed
The IOC debated the participation of Germany and Japan in the 1952 Games. Japan’s entry seems assured as it was never banned, while Germany faces a delicate issue with Western Germany provisionally accepted under secret reservations.
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Upen Mages Ya
Finland
Sinki
Japan
Germany
International Olympic Committee
IOC
1OC
Lineup for Preakness Includes Derby Three
The Preakness lineup mirrors the Derby with the same top three. Hill Prince and Mr. Trouble attract backers who expect them to secure a lead at the end of the mile and three sixteenths race, while King Ranch’s Mid dleground anticipates the cleanup role.
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Derby Three
Adore
King Ranch
C. T. Chenery
Hill Prince
C. V. Whitney
Mr. Trouble
City Softball Umpires Commission Meeting Set
An umpire and commissioner meeting of the city softball association will be held at the community center at 7 p m tomorrow. Recreation director L L Kitchen announced the session will discuss assigning umpires resetting the schedule and last minute program details ahead of Monday night opening at Recreation park.
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City Softball Association
L. L. Kitchen
Recreation Park
Thompson Named to 1950 All American Rifle Team
John M. Thompson of Madison a University of Wisconsin student was named to the ten man 1950 All American rifle team. Selection was made by the National Rifle Association selection board and votes of 60 college coaches.
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U.S
Washington
John M. Thompson
Madison
University of Wisconsin
National Rifle Association of America
Ronzani Completes 1950 Packers Coaching Staff
Green Bay announces Ray Nolting as backfield coach and Dick Plasman as end coach joining Head Coach Gene Ronzani Line Coach Tarzan Taylor and Defense Coach Charley Brock. Ronzani previously played with Nolting and Plasman on the Chicago Bears.
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Green Bay
Ray Nolting
Dick Plasman
Green Bay Packers
Nolting
Plasman
Gene Ronzani
Tarzan Taylor
Charley Brock
National Football League
Ronzani
Chicago Bears
Driver Sets Speed Record At Memorial Day Speedway
Walt Faulkner of Texas won the pole for the 300 mile Memorial Day race by averaging 134.343 mph on the big two and a half mile track. His best lap hit 136.013 mph as ten of eleven qualifiers surpassed 130 mph on Sunday.
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Is Ananapons
Walt Faulkner
Texas
Time on Speedway Shows 10 mph Speed Rise at Indianapolis
Indianapolis motor speedway drivers have boosted their average about ten miles an hour in three years with no spec changes. A new groove on bricks and asphalt in practice and qualifying for the 500 mile Memorial Day race, plus rubber tracks on straightaways, have pushed speeds toward 130 mph. Heavy-footed young drivers and minor mechanical tweaks are cited as factors, with rough spots smoothed by rock asphalt.
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Anauanapoli —Ury— Maee
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Greenberg Calls For Two Hour Baseball Reform
Hank Greenberg, Cleveland Indians general manager, argues for two hour games citing 21 games averaging two hours 28 minutes. He proposes a four point plan including quicker infield hustle, bullpen to mound timing, and immediate mound visits after outs. Oshkosh Giants win 8-4 to lead Wisconsin state league. Appleton 11-8, Green Bay 18-9, Wisconsin Rapids 3-1.
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Hank Greenberg
Ed McAuley
Cleveland News
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Corona
Cleveland Indians
New York
Greenberg
Hank
Giants
Associated Press
Oshkosh Giants
Wausau
Appleton
Janesville
Green Bay
Sheboygan
Wisconsin Rapids
Fond du Lac
Hoosiers Edge Badgers In Golf Duel
Indiana edged Wisconsin 14 to 13 in a tight golf meet held Monday. Bob Cleveland of Indiana was medalist with a 71, leading the Hoosiers to the narrow victory.
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Hoosiers
Madison
Indiana
University of Wisconsin
Bob Cleveland
The
Chiang Gives Up Chushan Islands
Nationalist China announced abandonment of the Chushan islands and evacuated 150000 troops. From a base 100 miles southeast of Shanghai, an air and naval blockade of the communist port was in place as Chiang Kai shek pledged to die defending Formosa if he cannot beat back the communist tide that swallowed mainland China.
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Jarpen
China
Chushan Islands
Shanghai
Chiang Kaishek
Formosa
Hogan Enters U S Open Bid At Merion Golf Club
Ben Hogan enters the U S Open at Merion Golf Club in Pennsylvania as part of a 12 champion-strong field for the national championship. The comeback bid runs June 8 to 10, marking the golden anniversary tournament.
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Ben Hogan
New York
Merion
Little Texas Precisionist
Badgers Fall in Dual Meet Against Minnesota
Minneapolis dual meet ends with Wisconsin 31 Minnesota 12. Collins wins 440 in 48.1 seconds and then defeats Tom Mason in the 220. Gehrmann dominates the middle distances with easy victories in the mile and half mile.
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Badgers
Minneapolis
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Don Gehrmann
Leroy Collins
Gehrmann
Badger
Collins
Tom Mason
Eight Alarm Fire Scorches Baltimore Lumber Yard
An eight alarm blaze swept a block-long lumber yard and mill plant in Baltimore last night, forcing 190 residents to flee. No injuries were reported as firefighters contained the flames before reaching homes. The National Geographic Society notes 22,000,000 of Indo China’s 27,000,000 population live in Viet Nam.
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The
National Geographic Society
Indochina
Viet Nam
Mize Dropped to Minors by Yankees
Johnny Mize long feared hitter is sent to Kansas City by the New York Yankees. Duane Pillette and Al Billy Martin also optioned on 24 hour recall basis. Mize leaves immediately while Pillette and Martin travel with the club to Chicago, deadline for rosters is May 17. Clarence Marshall also announced.
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Yankees
New York
Kansas City
New York Yankees
American Association
Mize
New York Giants
Duane Pillette
Billy) Martin
Pillette
Martin
Chicago
Clarence Marshall
Pin Crashers fail to crack top 10 in ABC tourney
Johrnny Lindell among missing by deadline. In Columbus, no pin changes or leadership shifts as the American Bowling Congress tourney ends with top 10 positions unchanged. Chicago track opens at Washington Park marking the 29 day Lincoln Fields meeting held there for the third straight year.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Lincoln Fields
Washington
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