Johnny Mays Rucker Blossoms In Giants Spring Rise
When Bill Terry brought Rucker to the Giants in 1940 the youngster looked like a top outfield prospect. A $45,900 purchase drew attention as he shone on exhibition circuits and started the pennant race strong. After Mel Ott made him report to Jersey City for Pancho Snyder’s coaching, the pitcher batter improved, hitting hard and often as spring race momentum built.
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Bill Terry
Rucker
Giants
Mel Ott
Jersey City
Pancho Snyder
Snyder
Johnny
Pensive Aims For Belmont Stakes Triple Crown Try
Pensive, Warren Wright’s Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner, is favored to complete the triple crown at Belmont Park. A field of eight includes Platter, Who Goes There, and six others, with a $76,390 gross and roughly $5,000 top prize. If victorious, Pensive would boost year earnings near $395,000. Langdon Platter and Who Goes There are expected challengers, while odds list Pensive as a strong long shot.
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Raw York
Pensive
Warren Wright
Sir Barmaba
War Admiral
Count Fleet
Belmont
Long Island
George 2D. Platter
Hen Jones
AL Re Racing
Widener
Plaster
George R. Widener
Platter
Hyperion
York White Roses top Wilmington Blue Rocks 6 to 4
In Wilmington Delaware a see-saw game ended with the York White Roses defeating the Wilmington Blue Rocks 6 to 4 before 2,000 fans. The article lists player notes and scoring details with fragmented names and miscues across the innings.
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Wilmington
York Roses
Del
York White Roses
Wilmington Blue Rocks
Youn Th
Virugur
Lee
Wilwen
Tt Glaser
Ee Ae
Sen
Wee
Jankow Leva
Lehogo Ie Wett
Avorponny
Iovaaccee
Bod Kline
Tehmian
Kling
Munetot
Jankowski
von York
Iy Minhotte
Opiteh Jankeow
Pitesier
Owls Drop First Of Series 7 To 5
Lancaster Roses toppled the Hagerstown Owls 7 to 5 in the opening Inter state League game. Fred Peeler pitched well for Lancaster, while five Roses hits went for extra bases including Marsh inside the park homer and Mulvey with a triple and double. Rose shortstop Dick Baker notched 14 assists, likely a league fielding record.
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Lancaster
Fred Peeler
Lancaster Roses
Hagerstown Owls
Roses
J. P. Morgan
Owls
Fred Marsh
Mulvey
Houck
Dick Baker
Rose
Alan
Nowal
Miarkoly Jem
Moriis
Marsh
Tosi
Ender
Magers
Rursy Whak - Rethman
Jiluys
St Varker
Ta Forris
Tefen
Magerstaynif
Partis
Morgan
Strack
Onlin
Morgag
Tatler
Green
Interstate League Resalts and Schedule Fragments
Fragmented rail line sports notes show yesterday results with Trenton, Allentown, York, Wilmington, Lancaster and Washington in a muddled list. Mentions upcoming games in Lancaster Wilmington Trenton and Philadelphia with partial scores and venues.
Ames Vyartry Tomarrive Nerk Lakiva Ed
Fragmentary sports item notes a National League game with teams and players garbled. Readable bits mention Taipei, York, and Brooklyn with a win and a May date fragment, but details are unclear. The piece reads like a raw OCR capture with multiple jumbled names and scores.
Clearspring Field Meet Records Fall in Boys and Girls Events
At Clearspring annual field meet, boys set records in dodgeball throw, running broad jumps, and sprints across 80 lb and 115 lb divisions. junior unlimited and senior classes. Girls topped marks in standing broad jump under 14. Team winners list across boys and girls divisions include 8A and 8B junior high, high school softball, and junior high volleyball.
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G. Younker
C. Frush
A. Reed
B. Michael
A. Mel Cormack
W. Sword
Fetsh
Frush
Kelley
Hf. Blair
A. Reedy
Dash
L. Martin
J. Vetter
IT. Moxley
D. Shives
G. Murray
J. Farrow
R. Kershner
Trumpower
Shank
H. Moxtey
Mt Hoovermale
B. Everitts
Trenton Beats Allentown in Narrow Victory Night
In a close contest at Trenton, Howard Whittier held Allentown to six hits. Whittier shut down the visitors as Trenton edged ahead in a key late game sequence.
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Trenton
S.J
Howard
Conn seeks Louis bout to boost morale in service
Billy Conn has pressed army service officers to arrange an overseas bout with Joe Louis. Conn’s plan, devised with manager Johnny Ray, would pair two soldiers in an army-sponsored exhibition without profit to anyone except boxing’s morale support for servicemen.
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Pittsburgh
Jame
Billy Conn
Army Service
Joe Louis
Johnny Ray
Tay
Conn
Stars fall into a tangle as tied games unfold
Yesterday's Stars AP report highlights Mel Ott lifting the Giants to a 4-4 tie with Pittshursh as Ott homered twice. Jim Tobin hurled his third shutout of the season in a three-hit game for Cin cinnati. Andy York fueled Detroit's 1-1 tie with Boston with a homer and a single. Thurman Tucker contributed for White Sox in a 5-2 win over Washington. Claude Passeau limited Brooklyn in a 2-1 Cubs victory as Pepper Martin paced the Cardinals with three hits in a 3-1 win over Priis.
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Associated Press
Mel Ott
Giants
New York
Pittshursh
Jim Tobin
Cincinnati
Andy York
Tigers
Detroit
Boston
Thurman Tucker
White Sox
Chicago
Sox
Washington
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Chic¢aco
Brooklyn
Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Priis
Ron Muncrief
Browne
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Lippy Leo
Jocko Conlan
Bob Bragan
Goopie Rosen
Browns
Yankees
St. Louis
Bob Munchiet
Athletics
Hank Borowy
Cleveland
Thornton Lee
Rudy York
Pinky Higgins
Browns Lead Yankees by Narrow Margin in Sales of Pennant Hope
The St. Louis Browns hold a razor thin .0006 edge over the New York Yankees if the season ended now, with Detroit close behind and Mel Ott’s Giants surging toward third place. Ott followed with two homers, Mort Cooper starred for the Cardinals, and night games drew large crowds as the pennant chase tightens.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Detroit
Harridge Loop
Mel Oti
Giants
Pittsburgh
Tigers
Ott
Pirates
Master Melvin
St. Louis Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Phillies
Philadelphia
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
American League leaders include Tucker of Chicago atop batting at .416 while Cullenbine of Cleveland leads runs with 25 and York of Detroit drives in 28. Doerr of Boston has 51 hits. Cullenbine again leads in doubles. Gutteridge posts 5 triples. Séerey, Wales, Spence tied for six homers. Stirnweiss and Gutteridge steal 9 bases. Borony leads AL pitchers with 71 innings. Walker of Brooklyn hits .418 with 64, Bordagaray drives 34, Schultz 36 RBIs. Holmes 16 doubles. Barrett 7 triples. Ott 12 HR. Macon 6 SB. Lanier and Munger of St. Louis 6-1 top pitching. Athletics notch five singles in 3-0 win. Metheny drives in two as Yankees snap skid with 4-1 over Cleveland.
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Tucker
Chicago
Cullenbine
Cleveland
York
Detroit
Doerr
Boston
Gutteridge
St. Louis
Séerey
Wales
Philadelphia
Spence
Washington
Stelen
Stirnweiss
New York
Borony
Walker
Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Schultz
Holmes
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
Macon
Lanier
Munger
Athletics
Bud Metheny
Yankees
Community Door Drawing Interest in League Action
The Invasion A. C. defeated Jamison Door Co. 6 to 2 in the Community Softball League with 8 hits and 2 errors for the winners and 5 hits and 2 errors for the losers. Moore homered. Coachman Service beat Citizens A. C. 11 to 4 behind home runs from Branden ber Hendricks and Barnhart. 13 hits and no errors for the winners, 6 hits and 1 error for the losers. Potomac Edison fell to CIO 3 to 0 as the CIO team collected 7 hits and no errors while Edison had 5 hits and no errors. Keen produced two doubles. Fraternal Order of Eagles, led by Price and Lapole with three hits each and Sorks and M. Burger homering, defeated Moller 11 to 3. winners had 12 hits and 3 errors, losers had 5 hits and 3 errors.
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Invasion
A. C
Jamison Door Co
Moore
Coachman Service
Citizens A. C
Brandenber, Hendricks and Barnhart
Potomac Edison
CIO
Keen
Fraternal Order of Eagles
Price
Lapole
Sorks
M. Burger
Moller
Joyce Upsets Armstrong In Ten Round Championship Bout
Willie Joyce of Gary Indiana shocked Henry Armstrong former triple title holder by unanimous decision in ten rounds at the stadium. Joyce started strong winning early rounds before Armstrong rallied, but Joyce used counterblows and a close range slugging display to secure a crowd-pleasing upset in hot Chicago conditions.
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Chicago
Henry Armstrong
Willie Joyce
Los Angeles
Gary
Joyce
Armstrong
Willie
Henry
Mr. Perpetual
Root Scores On Trio Of Mounts At Charles Town
Jockey Buddy Root rode three winners including Market Place in the Tyler purse at Charles Town. Market Place led by six lengths over Ver-Lin with Freeborn third in a five horse field. Market Place returned $3.20 for $2, timed 1 27 4/5 on a good track amid about 2,500 spectators. The note adds a geographic aside about four states meeting near New Mexico.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Buddy Root
Herman Brown
Market Place
Tyler
G. W. Tanneyhills
John E. Hughes
Freeborn
High Nines Battling In First Scholastic Baseball Tourney
Washington county opens its first scholastic baseball tournament at the city stadium with Smithsburg High vs St. Mary’s and Hagerstown vs Williamsport. Boonsboro and Hancock invited but did not compete. Winners meet in the finals on Saturday June 10, nine innings.
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Washington County
Smithsburg
St. Mary’s
Hagerstown
Williamsport
Boonsboro
Hancock
Smitties
St. Mary's
Paterdsip
Siureg
Maroon and Gray
Potomac Street
Board of Education
Alexander the Great conquers world with 35,000 troops
Alexander the Great led an army of 35,000 to dominate the known world, sweeping through major regions and expanding Hellenic influence amid tactical campaigns and decisive battles.
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Alexander the Great
Wildcats Meet Winchester Nine In Williamsport Rematch
In Williamsport for the first time in a decade the Park Association of Winchester faces the Wildcats in the second game of a series at the high school field. Winchester, with ex pros on staff and Teddy Brumbaugh slated to pitch, aims to avenge a 5 to 3 opening loss to the Virginians. Dukes Anderson or Simmons will start for the Cats with Wine behind the plate. game time 2:30.
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Williamsport
Park Association
Winchester
Wildcats
Cats
Virginians
Washington
Teddy Brumbaugh
Keller
Dukes Anderson
Simmons
Larkin Stuns Archer In 8th Round Knockout
New Jersey rivals clashed in Madison Square Garden with Tippy Larkin defeating Freddie Archer by an eighth round technical knockout. The bout drew 7,924 spectators who paid $19,534, as Archer remained in hospital afterward and Larkin secured his third win over a fellow New Jersey fighter.
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K. O
New York
Madison Square Garden
Tippy Larkin
Garfield
Freddie Archer
Newark
Hospital
Larkin
Archer
Statesman
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