Gehrig Dies in New York at 38 Iron Horse Passes From Illness
Lou Gehrig, famed New York Yankees first baseman and Hall of Fame member known as the Iron Horse, dies in the Bronx after a long battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He aged 37 days shy of 38 and left a lasting mark with a 2,130 game consecutive plays streak and 34 World Series appearances.
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Black Dragon Faces Schultz in Monroe Wrestling Tonight
The Black Dragon leads a trio of newcomers in Monroe arena as he battles Wisconsin’s Herbie Schultz in the main event. Also on card are Dizzy Davis from Fort Worth and Tony Valasco, with a 90 minute main event and two falls to win. curtain-raiser starts at two with an hour time limit.
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Ansley Trojans blank Collinston in Cotton Bowl debut
Ansley Trojans visit Collinston, La., and win 5 to 0 as Coleman limitss the locals to six hits. Tullos and Haile brothers John and Harold pace the Trojans with two hits each while Riley and Warren each have two for Collinston. Final line shows 5 to 0.
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Sports Mirror historic notes on Dean and past tourney incidents
A year ago Dizzy Dean was sent to the minors by the Cubs after waivers. Three years ago two spectators were killed by lightning at the opening round of the Kansas City Open golf tournament. Five years ago Hal Schumacher pitched a three hit shutout for the Giants against the Cubs.
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Cardinals End Brooklyn Streak With 5 4 Victory
The St Louis Cardinals took sole NL lead with a 5 4 win over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Johnny Hopp scored the decisive run in the ninth after a triple by Hopp and a fly by Jim Brown. Medwick homered for Brooklyn, Crespi hit a four bagger for St Louis, and Wicker and White pitched for the win. Attendance 17,858.
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Errickson blanked Pirates in Boston win
Dick Errickson pitched the Boston Braves to a 2 0 shutout of the Pittsburgh Pirates. Gene Moore led Boston with three hits after a brief bench spell, erasing a slow start by Errickson who gave up five hits and earned his first victory after five losses.
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Nova Robinson Fight Referee Change In Minneapolis
Arthur Donovan was set to referee the Lou Nova Jim Robinson bout in Minneapolis but promoter Tommy O Loughlin changed plans after objections from the papers. Belmont Park allocated five percent of a 1 060 000 windfall to park improvements for the year. Billy Conn seeks a Pittsburgh glove for his title fight with Joe Louis but faces opposition. Buck Newsom has not lasted nine innings in 10 of his 111 starts this season.
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Dodgers Stay Hot as Higbe Jukes It Up
In Brooklyn a hotel clerk faced a fan inquiry about the Dodgers. Kirby Higbe, nearby at a jukebox, answered that the team won today, signaling a continuing hot streak for the club.
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Baseball Scouts Eye Top Youths Amid Trade Talk
Earl Mann of the Atlanta Crackers hails Rene Cortes Willard Marshall and Connie Ryan as top prize prospects. Detroit eyed Pat Mullin against George Case in a race, while George Turpie passes Audubon club duties to George Jr as Marian Turpie McNaughton stands out in the New York golf scene. Chicago at Philadelphia game delay noted with rain and umpire arrival corrections.
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Spring drills end with Home Guards versus Draftees in scrimmage
San Jose State closes seven weeks of spring practice with a regulation game pitting Home Guards against Draftees. Nebraska plans a Big Six track team trip to West Point for a quadrangular meet with Army Dartmouth and Columbia. Bucky Harris fines Buddy Lewis 25 dollars for not running out a bunt. Staretor, Derby surprise, skips back east for California tracks. John Kieran notes Indians pitching and the American League batting leaders with the Athletics atop the standings and the Yankees near the bottom.
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Boxing notes from cities show wins and outs in six bouts
Patsy Giovanelli won on points over Matt Perfetti in Brooklyn. Louis Kid Coa outpointed Norman Rubio in Newark. Mayon Pacilo stopped Saverio Turiello in Philadelphia. George Zengaras stopped Tony Saraullo in New York. Beau Jack outpointed Tommy Spiegal in Holyoke.
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Monroe Opens With Win Over Oilers In El Dorado
William Reeder allowed four hits and fanned ten as Monroe defeated the El Dorado Oilers 9 to 3. Bid Breese led Monroe with three hits and three RBIs, while Bowles was knocked out in the fourth after six hits and four walks. The Sox jumped ahead with two in the second and six in the fourth to seize control.
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Yesterday's Stars Highlight Early 1950s Baseball Performances
Joe Dobson of the Red Sox pitched a four hit game against the Tigers and added three safeties including a home run. Dick Errickson of the Braves shut out the Pirates with a five hit outing. Elmer Riddle of the Reds contributed a strong pitching performance and singled in the winning run in the seventh. Johnny Hopp of the Cardinals doubled and tripled to spark a win over the Dodgers. Bob Feller of the Indians halted the Yankees with seven hits as Cleveland moved atop the standings. Steve Sander of the Senators beat the White Sox with 10 inning pitching five hits? Danny Litwhiler and John Podgajny paired for a Phillies win with Litwhiler homering twice and Podgajny’s seven hit effort against the Cubs.
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Standings and Results From Yesterday and Today
Standings list Monroe over El Dorado 9 to 3 Greenvill e over Vicksburg 7 to 6 Helena over Clarksdale 7 to 5 Hot Springs 9 Texarkana 5. Today Monroe at El Dorado Helena at Clarksdale Greenville at Vicksburg Texarkana at Hot Springs. Cincinnati 4 New York 3 Boston 2 Pittsburgh 0 St Louis 5 Brooklyn 4 Philadelphia 3 Chicago 2 St Louis at Brooklyn M Cooper 6 1 versus Wyatt 8 2 Cincinnati at New York Dermanger 4 6 versus Carpenter 2 0 Pittsburgh at Boston Heintzelman 3 versus Lamanna 2 1 Chicago at Philadelphia Lee 5 4 versus Hughes 2 4.
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Hurling Star Placed Tribe Back in First
Detroit and Boston square off as Cronin’s Red Sox dominate the Tigers 9 to 1 in Detroit. Dobson and Newsom split pitching, Foxx homers, and Joe Cronin shines at the plate. Washington tops Chicago 8 to 3 as Kuhel belts his seventh homer for the White Sox.
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Ouachita Valley game features mound duel at Brown Park
Sid Nethery limited the Roston Volunteers to five hits with eight strikeouts and one walk but three errors doomed his team in a Ouachita Valley League Sunday game before the season’s largest crowd at Brown Park. Rj Lewis 184 Denver outpointed Joe Sutka 156 Detenit 10.
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Texas League results and rosters from a Fort Worth game
In a Texas League recap Fort Worth beat Houston 4 to 3 behind Bertram Wyse Bryant Hernandez and Easterwood. Shreveport defeated Beaumont 2 to 1 as Pintar Gardner Narron Klaerne Speer and Jordan pitched. Children are noted to recall dreams more vividly than adults in a brief aside.
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Southeastern League scores posted for Selma and others
In a series of scores Selma defeated Montgomery 10 to 9 and Jackson beat Meridian 5 to 3. Mobile won 5 to 1 over Pensacola while Anniston prevailed 9 to 5 against Gadsden.
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Rainy MLB Pairings Across Cities
Milwaukee faces Columbus as rain halts play in the A A M A baseball card. Minneapolis at Louisville postponed by rain. Toledo leads Kansas City 5 to 4 while St Paul visits Indianapolis with rain.
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International League Scores In Tight Contests
Jersey City slipped past Rochester 4 3 while Baltimore edged Buffalo 4 3 in baseball standings updates with late innings offense shaping the results.
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Opelousas and others in Evangeline League scores
In the Evangeline League standings Natchez beat Opelousas 5 to 2 while New Iberia lost 6 to 1 to Lafayette. Port Arthur led Lafayette 7 to 13? Lake Charles 1, Rayne 8 Alexandria 7.
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