Pirates And Giants Divide In Double Header
The New York Giants and Pittsburgh Pirates split a May 7 double header with the Pirates winning 2 1 in 11 innings and the Giants taking the nightcap 6 2. Buster Maynard homered for Pittsburgh while Aldon Wilkie limited the Giants to five hits in game one. Contests were part of a day when weather forced postponements elsewhere.
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New York Giants
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Buster Maynard
Aldon Wilkie
Giants
Bob Carpenter
Pete Coscarart
Wilkie
Hank Danning
Maynard
Jersey City
Nick Witek
Carpenter
Coscarart
Dodger
Danning
Speed Contest To Be Held At Williams Grove
Mark Light of Lebanon, a seasoned driver in Pennsylvania, challenges Wild Bill Holland in a star studded Williams Grove speed contest. Light, a 30 year old veteran with 250 big car races, aims to beat Holland who placed second last week. The event at Williams Grove Speedway, near Harrisburg, May 10, follows a weekend of near record times as drivers seek new track records.
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Intelligence
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Costantino Defeated in Eight Round Loss at St Nicholas Arena
May 8 at St Nicholas Arena New York featherweight Chalky Wright of Los Angeles defeated P Lulu Costantino, pride of the East Side, in an eight round non title bout before 6 000. Costantino led the early action but Wright prevailed in a close finish.
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Tigers' rising pitchers loom in major league chatter
In New York sports chatter May 8, managers praise Detroit Tigers rising young arms while questions linger about rookies in St Louis and New York. Vignettes cover Gerry Priddy at second after Joe Gordon injury, Frank Crosetti corners, trainer Andy Schuttinger’s charity bets, Walter Hagen golf cameo plans in Detroit, and other quick notes on teams, players, and humorous anecdotes.
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Tigers
del Baker
Yankees
Gerry Pridd
Joe Gordon
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Frank Crosetti
Andy Schuttinger
Army and Navy
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Joe Belafore
Frederick Bowler Wins Blue Ridge League Money and Honors
Frederick's Blue Ridge League team claimed the first team money prize as the circuit ended. Bowler Lawrence Powell and Harry Beacht tied for high individual game at 174 while Powell took third in seasonal average at 122.54. The club finished with .700 over 63 wins and 27 losses, sharing prize funds over $600. Teams from Frederick, Winchester, Hagerstown, Martinsburg and Chambersburg competed.
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Lawrence Powell
Harry Beacht
Powell
D D. Grimes
Martinsburg
Charles Hudson
Charles Zimmerman
Charles Myers
Beacht
Griffin
Amoco
Hensler
Winchester
Hagerstown
Chambersburg
Krug Back in Canada
Lieut Hans Peter Krug of the Navy air force, who escaped Bowmanville camp on April 18 and was recaptured at San Antonio, Texas last week, was turned over to Canadian military authorities in Windsor Ontario on May 7.
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Alsab Poised To Start In Preakness With Ten Entries
Baltimore May 7 Alsab one of ten colts named for the 52nd Preakness at Pimlico faces strong foes. Derby winner Shut Out and Devil Diver are the ones to beat, but Alsab’s Derby second and a record Derby mile time signal strong form as top contenders drill.
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League Leaders In Batting and Key Stats Report
National League batting leaders include Murtaugh of Philadelphia at .259 and Fernandez of Boston at .351. Ott of New York and Musial of St. Louis top runs with 17. McCormick of Cincinnati drives in 22, Brown of St. Louis 20. Fernandez leads with 34 hits, followed by Brown with 26. Fernandez and Walker top doubles with 10 and 7 respectively. Haas of Cincinnati along with Benjamin and Warren of Philadelphia, Martin and Eliott of Pittsburgh, Stringer and Nicholson of Chicago, and Brown of St. Louis each have two triples. Camilli of Brooklyn has six home runs and McCormick five. Fernandez and Miller of Boston steal four bases. Unchanged from yesterday.
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Eliott
Pittsburgh
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Nicholson
Chicago
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Camull
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Boots Poffenberger Stars For San Diego In 11-0 Win
Boots Poffenberger, the Williamsport native nicknamed the Dead Ringer for Lou Costello, shut down San Francisco with three hits allowed as San Diego cruised to an 11-0 victory. The performance followed four straight losses by the Seals.
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Williamsport
Lou Costello
Boots
San Francisco
Seals
Baseball score line from early season slate
Pittsburgh led New York 2-2 after 12 innings as other games were postponed. Remaining matchups included New York at Pittsburgh, Philadelphia at St. Louis, Brooklyn at Chicago, and Boston at Cincinnati.
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Pittsburgh
New York
Camp Holabird Stars to Visit Frederick for Sunday Game
Camp Holabird brings a mixed roster of professional and college baseball players to Frederick for a Sunday doubleheader against the Frederick Hustlers at McCurdy Field. Lt. E. W. Clamp oversees the team with 18 players including starter Jablonski and six pitchers.
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Rosa
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Hustler Tilt
Crone
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Higgins
Johnston
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State Police Win Pistol Match With City Officers
State Police defeated Barracks B city officers 1307 to 1174 at Bar racks B on Wednesday. Trooper Harry Holsinger led the winners with near perfect rapid fire. Corporal Puncke and Sergt May were runners up. Officer Deitz paced the municipal team and tied for second high honors.
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W K. May
Norman Deitz
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Heffner
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Coady
Court News: Marriage Licenses and Property Deeds
Court notices show marriage licenses for Harry W. Lumsden and Mae Walsh and for Earl Summers and Mary Reed. Also listed are divorces and multiple property transfers including James Tony Howard to A Hart Etchison for $100 and Harriet M. Shriver transfers totaling $1 and $750 from executors. Sassafras dyes may replace coal dyes, says University of Oklahoma chemist.
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Orangeville
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A Hart Etchison
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Harriet M. Shriver
Guy K. Motter
A. & Shead
University of Okla
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Price Brothers Fall To DeMolay Nine In Tight Softball Tilt
DeMolay pitchers shut down Price Brothers in a 9-8 victory after Price led 8-8 entering the seventh. Abrecht earned the win as Price stranded three in the final frame. errors cost Price the tying and winning runs and DeMolay maintained their league lead.
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Pirates edge Stars in eleven to win opener
Alden Wilkie and Bus ter Maynard led a five hit effort over 11 innings as the Pirates defeat the Stars 6 to 5 to start the doubleheader. Maynard hit a three run homer to spark New York to the nightcap victory.
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Pirates
Buster Maynard
Glanis
Wilkie
Maynard
New York
Odell Picked As Yale Coach
Howard Odell, another Wisconsin assistant, is named by Yale's Athletic Advisory Committee as head coach candidate for Yale. Though council often follows the committee, final approval is not guaranteed. Odell coached at Harvard and Pennsylvania after playing at Pittsburgh. he helped Penn beat Yale 50 0 in 1940 and has since joined Wisconsin.
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University of Wisconsin
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Brooklyn Football Dodgers
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Spike” Nelson
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Quakers
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Eagles rally falls short in wild softball tilt at Baker Park
St Johns defeats Frederick Eagles 19 18 in high scoring free hitting game. Eagles lead 8 0 in second inning while St Johns answers with 7 runs in fourth. Final frame sees R Little homer with runners aboard sealing 19 18 result. Lineups include J Royal Sundergill Bennett Rothenhoefer Snyder Evans Hahn Little Bowman and H Kennedy Gauker Freed Meyers M Kennedy Miller Leichert R Hahn.
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City Softball League Closed Night Ends In Tight Games
DeMolay beats Price Bros 9 to 8 as Iron & Steel defeats Dr Pepper in a doubleheader at the city league grounds. Fred stars for DeMolay while Price Bros rally late but fall short.
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Iron & Steel
Dr. Pepper
Price Bros
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