Walker's Hitting Secures Tigers 4-3 Opener Victory
Gerald Walker powered Detroit to a 4-3 win over Cleveland in the season opener at Detroit. Walker slugged a home run, triple, double and single, driving in three runs as eight Tigers hits supported starter Elden Auker. Cleveland's Mel Harder allowed eight hits in seven innings, while Roy Brown pitched one for Detroit.
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Indians Fall To Tigers In Slugfest At Navin Field
Mel Harder allowed multiple hits and six walks as Detroit built a lead with power while Cleveland players Lyn Lary Roy Hughes and Hal Trosky contributed in the field and at bat. Julius Sotier stole the only base for the Indians as radio announcers faced bias accusations and lingering team feuds surfaced.
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Oberlin Golf Team Prepares For Openers With Ohio State
Oberlin College coach W H Bogers names the starting lineup for the April 22 match at Columbus against Ohio State and April 23 at Delaware against Ohio Wesleyan. Captain Al Meese, Chuck Holmes, Jack Gerling, and Randy Bellows selected. Emile Watson as alternate. Holmes holds last spring’s Ohio Conference title. Meese, Holmes, Gerling, Bellows are returning lettermen.
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Sixth straight title slips by in rallying season end
Claude Krueck of Elyrian at Cook Academy Montour Falls guides a grid team to a season finale triumph over Manlius Military School and a basketball record of 13 wins in 16 games. Carl Hubbell has posted 25 shutouts since debuting with the New York Giants. Mansfield High withdraws from the North Central Ohio Conference over night football restrictions as rivals approve night games.
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Venturi to Meet Armstrong in Garden on May 14
Enrico Venturi the European lightweight champion from Italy and Harry Armstrong of California were matched for a 10 round bout at Madison Square Garden on May 14. The pairing was announced in New York on April 21 by cP.
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Opening crowds on first big day of 1937 baseball season
Opening game crowds across major leagues averaged over 30,000 with specific totals. National League games included New York at Boston 32,387 and St Louis at Cincinnati 34,074 while American League matchups drew 48,850 in Washington versus New York and 38,200 for Cleveland at Detroit. Grand total attendance reached 181,076.
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Fish Fry Set by Lorain County Fish and Game Assn
The Lorain County Fish and Game Association trustees set Friday this week as the first fish fry of the season to be held at Amherst Auto Salesrooms 249 Park Avenue at p.m. Trustee Richard Twiggo Amherst leads the program. The group reports 12 000 acres of hunting land now available to members with plans to reach 20 000 acres next month. Deputy County Engineer Harwoodersch will map leased property for member access. County Game Protector W F Holcomb says universal fishing licenses start May 29 with exemptions for landowners tenants fishing on their property or anglers under 18. New license blanks arrive about May 10.
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Lumber Pin Team Down Clothiers In Bowlins League Match
The Elyria Lumber defeated the Bell Clothiers two games to one in a St. Johns Lutheran Bowling League match at St. Johns school alleys. The Clothiers chances for the second half title were severely damaged as they can only tie for the crown. Carl Woodin led the Clothiers with 516 for high three games.
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Ohio State Golf Team Is Selected for the Season
Ohio State coach Harold G Olsen selected six players from a 36 hole qualifying tournament. Ralph Schaefer of Dayton led with 76 and 77 for 153. Other team members: Don Poulton Columbus E D Townsend Cincinnati Charles Carr Ravenna R H Patton Akron Charles Grabil Springfield and R L Hoiles Cuyahoga Falls.
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Cuyahoga Falls
Baseball Standings and Schedule From Recent Play
Yesterday Detroit edged Cleveland 4 to 3 and Washington beat New York 3 to 2. Scores include St. Louis tied Chicago in rain and St. Louis 2 Cincinnati in ten innings. Today Cleveland visits Detroit and Washington goes to New York with several other matchups listed across leagues.
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Oberlin Netters In Two Matches
Oberlin College tennis coach Lysle Butler schedules a match with Wooster this afternoon and a home date with Ohio Wesleyan on April 24 in Delaware. The likely lineup mirrors the season opener with Frank Tucker, Dean Haldeman, Paul Norton, Tracy Strong, and Kent Leach as five lettermen. Backup players include Hornbeck, Kirtland, and De Jongh.
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Senators Dominate Yankees as Simmons Shines in Big Win
Washington hitters rapped Senor Gomez amid a sweeping win that underscored the Senators’ strong playoff push. Al Simmons, once a Sox flop and Detroit discard, delivered a three for five with a home run and two singles, backed by Shanty Hogan’s steady support as Washington cruised past New York.
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Gaglardi Leads ABC Singles Race With 749
Gene Gaglardi of Mount Vernon New York rolled a 749 to surge into the singles lead at the American Bowling Congress event in New York. The score ties the second all time mark behind the 774 set by Larry Shotwell. Albermarle Recreation Reds posted the best team total but failed to reach prize money, as tied records and dull action marked the evening.
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Youngster and Veteran Star in Early American Association
In Columbus on April 21 a young right handed pitcher George Coffman of Toledo and veteran outfielder Ted Gullic of Milwaukee starred early in the AA season. Coffman won his second game by beating Indianapolis 6 to 2, Toledo rallying in the ninth to win. Gullic homered with two aboard in the ninth against Minneapolis as Milwaukee claimed a 6 to 5 victory. Louisville beat Columbus 7 to 6 as the Colonels scored twice in the ninth off Nelson Potter. St Paul Kansas City game was rained out.
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Trap Queer Fish In Waters Near Miami
Hunters near Miami use glass-bottomed buckets and water periscopes to locate fish that resemble squirrels parrots and horses. Traps baited with meat and fish rest on reefs five to thirty five feet deep, with deeper catches risking injury from pressure. Shedd Aquarium collectors from Chicago join the expedition alongside colleagues from Boston New York and Philadelphia sending catches north in special tanks.
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Packard Softball Team Plans Practice at Jefferson
Last year’s Packard softball team will practice tomorrow at Jefferson at 6 o clock. Players asked to be on hand include Flicker, Battles, J Kristoff, Y Kristoff, Rehm, Innes, Wircenske, Sheldon, Stanfield, Wissinger and Knolls.
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Bottles Boosting Local Market Amid Ocean Current Test
In Honolulu the market for empty condiment and drink bottles stays strong as traders seek vessels for waste and the navy faces shortages for current tracing. The unusual demand reflects local recycling activity and maritime research needs.
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Great Year Ahead Cited By Analyst Comment
A sports memory notes a player making a stellar bare handed catch of a foul ball near the netting. The observer credits a flawless hand led sequence to Monte Weaver and predicts Washington men are a cinch for success.
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Quintet Of Individual Performances Features Major League Openers
Major League openers produced 18 076 in attendance as six games featured standout offenses and pitching. Cy Blanton, Dizzy Dean, Gerald Walker, Al Simmons and Hal Schumacher led wins for Pirates Cardinals Tigers Giants and Red Sox with several close decisions and notable feats. Gehrig reached his 1809th game as Detroit edged Cleveland 4 3 and White Sox?
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Atlantic Dirigible Service to Resume Between Lakehurst and Frankfurt
Preparations for reopening the Hindenburg transatlantic route between Lakehurst New Jersey and Frankfurt Germany include eighteen round trips starting May 3 from Frankfurt and May 6 from Lakehurst. The ship will cross in under three days with night departures and morning landings, operating May through October with brief rests in Frankfurt, ending November 2 from Lakehurst.
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Cardinals Blank Reds In Open Day 2–0 Ten Inning Win
The St. Louis Cardinals beat the Cincinnati Reds 2–0 in ten innings before a crowd of 34,374 as opening day misery continued for Cincinnati. Ray Davis pitched well until the decisive tenth when Joe Medwick and Johnny Mize doubled and Leo Durocher added a single. Dizzy Dean spun superb ball for St Louis while Reds hitters stranded 14. Derringer and Warneke to oppose again in today's game.
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Air Mail Volume Surges in California
California sent 2.052413 pounds of air mail last year, equating to about 72 million letters, reflecting a rapid delivery pace in the state.
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Wheelchair Chico Man Pursues Law Degree
Alton Cheney, confined to a wheelchair after a broken neck, is completing his law degree and plans to open a practice soon. He remains determined to practice despite his disability.
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Hindenburg Passengers to Benefit from New Facilities
The article notes a new passenger station at Lakehurst for customs and flight needs, a new waiting and baggage room in a major Manhattan hotel for Hindenburg passengers, and the installation of a flying doctor who will tend to passenger comfort during the voyage.
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