Derby Day Poised For Nation's Biggest Sporting Event
A 100000 crowd at Churchill Downs will watch the 65th Kentucky Derby with favorites Johnstown, Technician, and Challedon expected to contend. Analysts predict a likely finish of Johnstown, Technician, Challedon, with Xalapa Clown as a dark horse on a muddy track.
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Herbert M. Woolf
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el Chico
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Valdiia Farm
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Mrs C. Gregory
Lostagai
Feller Wild As Yankees Defeat Indians In Ten Innings
Cleveland manager Oscar Vitt ponders using reserve Al Milnar as starter as Bob Feller struggles with wild pitches and walks. Johnny Murphy relieves to seal a 10 6 extra inning loss for the Indians after Weatherly and Selkirk power New York past Cleveland in Cleveland.
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Derby Nominations Highlight Past Winners and Notable Sires
Kentucky Derby entries reveal nominees linked to Gallant Fox Omaha Behave Yourself Bubbling Over Burgoo King Broker's Tip War Admiral Reigh Count Paul Jones Twenty Grand and others Three former Derby champs Gallant Fox Flying Ebony and Mor Witch appear as sires with potential offspring The piece notes record betting totals in 1926 and 1927 and explains pronunciation and distance changes at Churchill Downs.
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Gallant Fox
Omaha
E. R. Bradley
Samuel D. Riddle
John D. Hertz
Ral Parr
Paul Jones
Payne Whitney
Flying Ebony
Morwich
Indians mismanage trades again over Lyn Lary move
The Cleveland Indians were treated as a pawn again in deals that uprooted Lyn Lary from the American circuit. Lary arrived in 1937 with Ivy Paul Andrews and Julius Solters in exchange for Qzal Hildebrand Bill Knickerbocker and Joe Vosmik. Hildebrand and Knickerbocker joined the Yankees, Vosmik went to the Red Sox, leaving Solters as the lone survivor in the majors.
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Lary
Cleveland Club
Ivy Paul Andrews
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Bill Knickerbocker
Joe Vosmik
Hildebrand
Knickerbocker
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Red Sox
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Indians
Broadway Lyn
Don Fabes
Elyria High
Fobes
Julian Maslyk
Stotesbury
West Va
Detroit Tigers
Bittner Funeral Home Team Beats Lorain Ukrainian Club 8-5
The Bittner Funeral Home squad defeated the Ukrainian Club of Lorain 8-5 at Hamilton diamond last night. Cross and Urig led Bittners with two hits each while Lewis homered.
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Urig
Lewis
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Aecoenenecacans
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Visneski
Smith
Ridgeville St. Peter's Church Nips Elyria Hardware in Softball
Ridgeville St. Peter's Church team defeated Elyria Hardware 9 to 8 on the Ridgeville diamond. Myers pitched and Line caught for the winners. Tarry pitched for Hardware with Kaufman catching. Hardware fielding was cited as poor.
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Ridgeville St. Peter
Elyria Recreation Wins From Bittners in City Bowling Title
Elyria Recreation defeated Bittners to secure the second half championship of the City Class A Bowling League at Elyria Recreation alleys. The Recreation led early and won the first two games before dropping the third, securing a three-game edge for the second half crown.
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Elyria
Elyria Recreation
Tarry Tavern
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Kings
Recreation
Major Loop Leaders In United Press Batting
Major Loop Leaders list top hitters and players by club with games at bats runs hits and averages. Notable figures include Mazzera of the Browns May of the Phillies Wasdel of the Senators and Greenberg of the Tigers among others with runs batted in and home run tallies.
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Philies
Wasdel
Senators
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Tigers
Goodman
Reds
Hoag Browns
Sekirk
Yankees
Gehringer
McCoshy
Class A Softball League Set to Start May 18
Elyria Recreation Board sponsors two major leagues with Class A limited to eight teams and Class B for others. Twelve teams attended a managers meeting at the Y M C A where the eight Class A entrants were chosen by the Elyria Softball Commission. Winners of both leagues advance to the Lorain County tournament. A second manager meeting will set the exact date for the upcoming season.
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Elyria Recreation Board
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Lorain County
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Timms Spring Company
Reginald Fowkes
General Industries
Johnny Ratcil
Western Heights A. C
Steve Bako
Elyna Recreation Board
Russ Healy
Vice Silver's Jewelers
Witliam Gates
Standard Cleaners
Fred Maddock
Bittner Funeral Home
Clem Monske
Dobrowski Meats
Babe Wazymak
Rone Radio
Ted Rone
Marriage of Ohio State star and Greenville coed announced
Senior President Dick Baker of Ohio State and Martha Brown from Greenville secretly wed on April 15 in Covington Kentucky. Baker, 21, led the Buckeyes as senior class president and a forward on last winter’s championship team.
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Dick Baker
Ohio State
Baker
Martha Brown
Greenville
Covington
Warren
Johnstown Favored To Win Kentucky Derby At Churchill Downs
United Press reports Johnstown, the odds-on favorite, leads a list of top contenders for the 65th Kentucky Derby as 115 nominees were narrowed to about 12 potential runners. Weather promises a fast track and Col. Matt Winn forecasts at least 90,000 spectators for the Derby Day.
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Quisville
U.P
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Matt Winn
3 151 Score Wins Congress Crown
The American Bowling Congress finishes its 58 day championships with Fife's Electrics of Detroit as five man champions. Their 3 151 score set April 18 remained the lead as 61 teams competed for the title. First prize is 1 000 dollars and five diamond medals. Prize list valued at 184 000 dollars to be released May 10.
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American Bowling Congress
Fife
Electrics
Detroit
Vic Silver Jewelers Meet Bone Radios in Softball Duel
The Vic Silver Jewelers face the Bone Radios in a softball game set for the American Lace diamond at six this evening.
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Vic Silver Jewelers
Elyria Tracksters to Run Salem Relays Tomorrow
Elyria High School track squad of ten will compete in the Salem night relays with nine events. Chuck Carter, Jack Smith, Bull La hiff, and Claude Martin will run sprints. Bob Blayney and Bob MacDonald will tackle distance races. Wilbur Cowen enters high jump and hurdles and broad jump. The team travels by auto. preliminaries begin afternoon with finals at night.
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Wilbur L Vaughn
Crimson
Chuck Carter
Jack Smith
Bull Lahiff
Claude Martin
Elyria
Bob Blayney
Bob MacDonald
Wilbur
Lanky) Cowen
Western Automatic Golf Opens at Cherry Ridge
The third annual Western Auto season opened yesterday at Cherry Ridge. Miami Biltmore swept Inverness and led with 10 points while Augusta and Palm Beach trailed with near equal scores. John Surdock and Fred Bryant posted low scores with pairs of 43s in the afternoon.
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Biltmore
Inverness
Augusta
Palm Beach
John Surdock
Fred Bryant
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