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Derby crowds weigh Conn and baseball rivals in Louisville chatter
At Louisville for the Kentucky Derby a cross section of fans from across the United States discuss Billy Conn and Louis, the pennant races, and the coming season. They favor the Red Sox and Dodgers while doubting Yankee pitching. Wallie Butts and Paul Bryant name top college backs and stars such as Trippi, Blanchard, Davis, Fenimore, Gilmer, and Wedemeyer.
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Louisville
Louis Conn
Conn
Far West
Louis
Boston Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Yawkey
Boston
Red Sox
Cubs
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Dodger
Wallie Butts
Georgia
Paul Bryant
Kentucky
Charley Trippi
Maryland
Trippi
Blanchard
Davis
West Point
Bud Young
Illnois
Bob Fenimore
Oklahoma A
Harry Gilmer
Alabama
Wedemeyer
St. Mary's