Holiday Twin Bills Feature MLB Doubleheader Action
The Associated Press report covers Memorial Day games across the majors. Giants beat Cubs 8 6 aided by Ernie Lombardi's 2 run homer, while Cubs lose 11 2 in the second game. Yankees see eight game win streak snapped 3 2 by Detroit in opener, then win 3 2 in nightcap. Pirates rout Brooklyn 13 5 to take first of doubleheader. Dodgers win nightcap 14 10. Browns and Cards split, Indians, Red Sox and Braves win as crowd counts set season highs. Mel Ott, Hans Wagner milestones noted as crowds exceed 220 000 at Yankee Stadium and 42 000 plus at Wrigley Field.
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Associated Press
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White Sox
Ernie Lombardi
New York Giants
Cubs
Lombardi
Cub
Bill Andys
Vic- Veiselle
Bob Chipman
Andy Pafko
Bill Veiselle
Thornton Lee
Philadelphia
A's
Russ Christopher
Sox
Bobby Estalella
Johnny Humphries
New York Yankees
Stubby Overmire
Detroit
Slam Newhouser
Skeeter Webb
Doc Cramer
New York
Hal Newhouser
George Stirnweiss
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Rip Sewell
Brooklyn
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Pirates
Cincinnati
Ed Heusser
Phillie
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Washington
St. Louis
Mike Guerra
Joe Kuhel
Marino Pieretti
Boston
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Ray Sanders
Ben Steiner
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland
Indians
Steiner
Frankie Hayes
Athletics
Yankee Stadium
Mel Ott
Hans Wagner
Wisconsin Ruling Allows Instate Hunting Fishing but Bars Outbound Fish
The attorney general's office rules servicemen may hunt and fish in Wisconsin without a license and may take deer within the state without a deer tag, but may not ship fish caught outside the state. E J Vanderwall, conservation commission director, sought ruling on a governor approved bill. The decision addresses constitutionality and clarifies limitations on exporting fish.
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Maddson
Attorney General's
Wisconsin
E J. Vanderwall
Conservation Commission
Venus
All Sons Please Copy Chattanooga, Tenn
Mrs J M Munns writes to her five sons serving overseas making five carbon copies of letters. The San Francisco great earthquake and ensuing fire leveled four square miles in the city center.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
J. M. Munns
San Francisco
Record Memorial Day sports draws smash crowds and records
More than half a million fans filled race tracks and ball parks on Memorial Day. Attendance and betting set marks at Jamaica, Santa Anita, Narragansett, Hawthorne, Delaware, North Randall, Beulah Park and Charlestown. Yankee Stadium hosted 67,816 as the Yankees split a doubleheader with Detroit.
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New York
United States
Yankee Stadium
Jamaica
Santa Anita
Narragansett
Hawthorne
Delaware
North Randall
Beulah Park
Charlestown
Arcadia
Calif
Boston
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Yankees
Tigers
Wrigley Field
Legion Juniors Bow to Freeport in Non-league loss
Monroe American Legion Juniors lost 5-3 to Freeport at Freeport Taylor Park in a non-league game. Monore scorers were Bob Hardell Bill Purcell and Charles Niles. Freeport's Shepard Gillespie Bardell and Finn led with hits. A collision occurred between Loren Elmer and Dick Wainwright. coach Otto Lisser was hit by a line drive. Box score notes that Janesville Legion visits Recreation Park for the first league game at 2 p.m. Sunday.
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Monroe
American Legion
Monroe Sales Company
Freeport
Freeport Taylor Park
Bob Hardell
Bill Purcell
Charles Niles
Shepard
Gillespie
Bardell
Finn
Niles
Gene Mason
Jack Calder
Loren Elmer
Dick Wainwright
Otto Lisser
Ban Lifted on Golf Ball Manufacture in War Period
The war production board lifted the ban on golf ball manufacture with quarterly 224,000 dozen limit. About 113,000 dozen will be for civilian use. Balls to be made with neoprene thread and balata cover. manufacturers require authorization and a quarterly schedule.
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Washington
War Production Board
Armed Forces
Veterans Administration
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Brewers lose Memorial Day twin bill as slide continues
Milwaukee's 6 game win streak ended with an 8 7 loss to Kansas City and a 4 3 defeat in the nightcap. Lew Flick and Arky Biggs fueled the Brewers offense, but two errors and costly misplays doomed them. Kansas City's Eddie Marleau shut down Milwaukee in the late innings.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Brewers
Kansas City
Blues
Brewer
Lew Flick
Arky Biggs
Rally
Joe Rullo
Brews
Eddie Marleau
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Millers
Saints
Indianapolis
Louisville
Stan Wentzel
Indians
Otio Clark
Toledo
Columbus
Lefty Mazar
George Davis
Baseball scores and upcoming games across leagues
Indianapolis 4 4 Louisville 3 6. Tomorrow's schedule shows American League games: Chicago at Washington, St Louis at Philadelphia, Cleveland at New York, Detroit at Boston. National League features Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, Brooklyn at Cincinnati, New York at St Louis. American Association has no games. Burma was annexed by Britain in 1886.
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Eams
New York
PTO Esc Eeca
Brooklyn Yeestace Ae
Chicago
St. Louis Ee
Cincinnati
Eee
Boston
Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Cleveland Ee
Washington
Boston Ee
American Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Toledo
Oo City
St. Paul
Kansas City
Toeldo
American League
Cleveland
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Reverend Filkins Wins Monroe Country Club Memorial Golf
former Grace Lutheran pastor Rev Dwight Filkins won the Monroe Country Club Memorial Day golf tournament. Willis Dieckhoff, ex caddy and junior member, finished second. Louis Stauffacher third. Dr W B Gnagi fourth. Dick Bahr fifth. Stauffacher and E B Lux had closest tee shots on Nos 3 and 8 respectively. Prizes were golf balls. a large crowd attended a two section covered dish dinner in the clubhouse with over 100 guests.
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Dwight Filkins
Grace Lutheran
Monroe
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