Four Teams In Close Race For First Place In American League
Four clubs battled for the league lead as the Boston Red Sox clung to the top spot by a slim margin. Cleveland, the Yankees, and Washington closed the gap, while idle Chicago and the rest trailed. Feller and DiMaggio powered wins as Bees beat Pirates in 24 innings.
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United Press
EW York
U.P
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Chicago White Sox
Chicago Cubs
New York Giants
Yesterday's Hero Gabby Hartnett Sends Cubs to Win
Gabby Hartnett, 37, catcher for the Cubs, hit a 470 foot double to center field bleachers to start a ninth inning rally. Chicago defeated New York 4-2 at the Polo Grounds.
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Gabby Hartnett
Cubs
Polo Grounds
Chicago
New York
Major league All-Star selections set. game July 6
Advisory committee meeting in Cincinnati outlines team selection by league managers. Each roster will have 23 players with at least one rep per team, no position limits. Ticket sales controlled by the Reds begin June 14 with prices 1.75 grandstand, 0.69 bleachers, and 4 500 standing-room seats released five days before game.
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Landis
Advisory Council
Cincinnati Club
Cardinals Lose Pitching Ace Warneke With Leg Bruise
Len Warneke left for St Louis with a bruised fibula after a line drive hit his shin on May 8. He will be out more than a week, worsening St Louis pitching woes as Dizzy Dean returns from injury and works out, with optimism of a quick comeback. Cardinals manager Frank Frisch ordered leg tests, confirming a severe bruise above the ankle. Cubs show improvement as Dean rehabs and declares confidence in his return.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
Len Warneke
St. Louis
Warneke
Brooklyn
Babe Phelps
Cincinnati
Frank Frisch
Robert Hyland
Frisch
Cubs
Polo Grounds
Dean
Diz
Dizzy
Charlie Grimm
Bittner Funeral Home and Dobrowski Meats clash at Hamilton diamond
The Bittner Funeral Home team faces Dobrowski Meats in a scheduled game at the Hamilton diamond at 6 15 Pm Hank Ernest will pitch for the Bittners and Len Monske will oppose him in the matchup.
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Bittner Funeral Homie and Dobrowski
Hamilton Diamond
Hank Ernest
Bittners
Len Monske
Elyria Dairies Top Y-Indus 7 5 On Tamilian Diamond
Elyria Dairies defeated Y-Indus 7 to 5 to secure a second straight win. Next game set against Troxel Company on Jefferson diamond No 1 tomorrow evening with all players instructed to take notice.
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Elyria Dairies
Y-Indus
Dairies
Troxel Company
PLAY AT McKINLEY BETWEEN HARVARD MARKETS AND VIN DAIRIES
The Harvard Markets meet Big Vin Diaries in a game billed for the McKinley diamond at 1 o'clock tonight. Players on both teams are urged to take notice and be present.
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Mckinley
Harvard
Play at Cascade: Tattersall Dairy vs Oberlin Lutheran
The Tattersall Dairy will meet the Lutheran Church of Oberlin in a softball game on Cascade diamond today at o'clock.
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Cascade
Tattersall Dairy
Lutheran Churchen of
Oberlin
Cascade Diamond
Swenski Faces Pete Belcastro in Rialto Bout
Johnny Swenski seeks his first loss at the Rialto Theatre against Pete Belcastro in a two hour two falls match. Belcastro, unbeaten elsewhere, faces Swenski as the featured semi main event with Hal Davidson and Bill Zimovich set for the prior bout.
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Johnny Twinkle-Toes
Swenski
Rialto Theatre
Pete Bealcastro
Esthar Morris
Rialto
Pete Belcastro
Santa di Calif
Belcastro
Clever Johnny
Bad Pete
Hal Davidson
Glendals
Calif
Bill Zimovich
Nicasagua
Davis To Hurl For Reds Today
Philadelphia and Cincinnati clash in the final game of the series as Hugh Mulcahy for the Phillies and Ray Fisig for the Reds were slated to pitch. Rain postponed yesterday’s contest, now linked to a doubleheader on June 25 amid a tight pennant race.
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Philadelphia
Ray Fasig
Bill McKechnnijecs
Cincinnarind
Philadelphia Calliris
Hugh Mulcahy
Phils
Reds
St. Louis
Boston
Old Firpo Still Going Strong For Toledo Ball Club
Fred Marberry once a Washington Senators standout now stars for the Toledo Mudhens. He pitched seven hits and earned a 4 to 2 win over Indianapolis to move Toledo within one game of third in the American Association. Toledo broke a 2 2 deadlock in the eighth with two runs as Lievel Johnson pitched for Toledo and Nate Aversa.
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Toledo
Columbus
Fred
Firpo) Marberry
Washington Senators
Lievel Johnson
Southpaw
Hi Og
Les Wibeut
Nate
Louisville
Viera
Columbus Red Birds
Willis
Enit
pNamoke
Lef Hander
Sens
Milwaukes
Elyria High Seeks Original Nickname With Season Pass Prize
Elyria High announces a contest to name its athletic teams to avoid duplicating the Shaker Heights Red Raiders nickname. The winner receives a season pass for all home football six games, basketball, and track meets in 1938-39. Entries accepted at the Chronicle Telegram Contest Editor or Elyria High School office. deadline May 28.
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Beet High School Athie
Marahans
Red Raid
Mson
Shaker Heights High Scheel
Lake Erie
Shaker Heights
Red Raiders
Chronicle-Telegram
Elyria High School
The
Chronicle-Talegtraim
Monicker Mike
Monicker
Motorcycle Hill Climb Draws Riders From Four States
Seventeen to twenty seven entries expected for the stage motorcycle hill climb next Sunday near Lorain County. Riders from Ohio Michigan Pennsylvania and New York include Bud Mellinger Cleveland Dave Majjesky Youngstown Ed Usalis Dayton and Willard Bryan Columbus. The new Mill Hollow hill is longer and steeper than the old one promising tougher going for all entrants.
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Roaring Iron
Telly
Coupon Submission Note for Chronicle Telegraph
Bring or email this coupon to the contest editor at the Chronicle Telegraph or to the high school office. The notice directs participants to submit by delivering the coupon to the specified address or via mail.
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Chronicle-Telegram
Local Baseball Talk Mixes With Softball Plans
The column discusses dead ball rumors in the American League and notes spring betting figures at Maryland tracks down 31,440,594 from last year. It highlights Heath and Vosmik infield impressions, Lachrym points about local softball leagues, and Elyria’s plans to participate in a tribal tournament this August with possible scheduling for Decoration Day.
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Ford Frick
Maryland
Pimlico
He de Grace
Bowie
Offit
Lorain County Fish and Game Association
Smn
Cleveland Indians
Philiphia Athletics
Jef Heath
Heath
Julius Sulress
Stilander
Jere Heath
Joe Vosmik
Vosmik
Solters
Wagner
Elyria
Elvria
Tommy Nickelette
Lorain Lyon Tatlors
Washington Avenue
Fish and Game Grounds Open Sunday in Lorain County
The Lorain County Fish and Game Association opens its new grounds Sunday off the Penfield Junction Amherst road one mile west of Ridgehill Cemetery. The 35 acre site includes 25 acres of woods with cleared parking and skeet and trap fields and a kitchen building with gas supply for cooking. Members report weeks of cleanup and prep for a full day of activities.
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Lorain County Fish and Game Association
Penfield Junction
Amherst Road
Ridgehill Cemetery
Feller Registers Fifth Win as Indians Tie for First
Veteran pitcher Bob Feller notches his fifth win in a 7 to 2 victory over the Philadelphia Athletics. Averill and Trosky lead Cleveland with two hits apiece as the Tribe moves into a virtual tie with Boston atop the American League standings. The Indians waste no time and stack runs in the first and third innings while Feller fends off Athletics threats, striking out five.
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Cleveland
Bob Feller
Athletics
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Joe DiMaggio
Buck Newsom
Wes Ferrell
Washington
Leveland
Poe Bobeller
Cleveland Indians
Feller
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Beller
Rolle Hemsley
Pellet
Yanks
Hey Mary
Philadelphia
Ailetics
al Willams
Ed Smith
Tribe
Averill
Trosky
Earl Averill
Hal Trosiky
Averil
Boston
Willis Hudhin
Emily Dutch Leonard
Merchants Rally Wins 4-3 Over Bittner Funeral Home
Johnny Yuecka belted a seventh inning homer lifting the iy ria Merchants to a 4-3 win over the Bittner Funeral Homeil on Roosevelt diamond. Lex Mike pitched two safe hits allowed for the Merchants while Bud Pelcher caught. Mammy Ross and Hluzh Cross formed the battery.
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Johnny Yuecka
Iyria Merchants
Bittner Funeral Home Il
Roosevelt Diamond
Lex Mike
Merchants
Biteners
Bud Pelcher
Mammy Ross
Hluzh Cross
Public Day Features Tin Fish Fry And Coons Chase
The event invites the public to a fish fry in the morning and a coon chase as the morning feature. In the afternoon trapshooting will be held with visitors from Northern Ohio clubs and officials from the Ohio Conservation Department expected.
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Ina
Ti A.m
Northern
Ohio
Ohio Conservation Department
Local Fairways Earn Low Score At Cherry
At Cherry fairway competition Howard Stanford posts the year’s lowest score of par while Walter Mash records the second best. Nick Ross shoots 72 as other results come in. Ladies tournament postponed due to convocation of officials. date to be announced. Reindeer hunting noted as tribesmen seek new feeding grounds in Siberia.
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Howard Stanford
No. 9
Partis Sulin
Reid
Siberia
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