Pepper and Martin Spark Solons' Audacious Coast Run
Branch Rickey’s Pepper infusion fuels Sacramento Solons with John Leonard Martin at the helm. The team blasts through the Pacific Coast League with bold, unorthodox moves, dazzling fans and unsettling umpires as Gutierrez supports the duo. Pepper’s showmanship and mentoring push players to extremes while hinting at a future major league leap.
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Star Pitcher Rejected for War Service by Draft Board
Chicago June report states John Duncan Rigney star pitcher for the White Sox was found unfit due to a perforated right eardrum after reporting to the Rover Forest draft board. He and other selectees then proceeded to the Chicago induction station for final examination at the 132nd Armory.
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Duncan ‘Rigney
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Baseball Recap of Night In Major Leagues
Yesterday stars highlighted the night as Annociated and reporters note Dutch Leopard and Senators blanked the Browns with three singles. Heath and Bagby led Indians against Athletics in a six hit game. Keller and Breuer powered Yankees over Keeler’s sack with bases loaded as Breuer shined against White Sox. Newsome and Red Sox won their third straight, Tigers’ hits were scattered. Crespi singled with bases loaded in 11th to beat Phillies. Highe of Dodgers beat Cubs in easy fashion. Danning drove in four for Giants with two doubles and a triple against Pirates.
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Dutch Leopard
Senators
Browns
Jeff Heath
Jim Bagby
Indians
Heath
Bagby
Athletics
Charley Keller
Marvin Breuer
Yankees
Keiler
Ram
Breuer
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Dick Newsome
Red Sox
Tigers
Frank Crespi
Cardinals
Phillies
Kirby Highe
Dodgers
Kent Nina Cub
Hank Danning
Giants
Pirates
Owls Ready for Bridgeport Double Bill at Stadium
The Owls rest and prepare for two tonight against Bridgeport at the stadium with a 6:30 start for the first seven inning game and a nine inning nightcap. Manager Dorman confirms the regular pitching rotation remains intact as the team seeks to extend a seven game winning streak and stay ahead of rivals in a tight standings race.
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Bridgeport
Dorman
Tve
Trenton
Wilmington Blue Rocks
Bill
Lancaster
Reading Brooks
Harnick
Team That Can Win Close Games Probably National Loop
The National League may favor teams that win tight games as the Cincinnati Reds proved last year and the St. Louis Cardinals continued. St Louis beat Philadelphia 7 6 in 11 innings with Crespi delivering the bases loaded hit to win and pull three games ahead of the Dodgers. Elsewhere, the Giants beat the Pirates 9 6, and Cleveland crushed Philadelphia 12 3 to preserve a three games lead over the Yankees, who routed Chicago. DiMaggio extended his hit streak to 32 games and Keller homered for Boston as Washington topped St. Louis 12 0 in a hitters’ showcase.
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Associated Press
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Sher
St Louis Cardinals
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Reds
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Frank
Creepy) Crespi
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Detgers
Claude Passeam
Vence Page
Chicago
Kirby
Babe Dabieren
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Major League Leaders Gather In 7 Way Mix
A garbled baseball season sheet lists American and National League leaders. Players like Williams Boston and DiMaggio New York appear among home runs runs batted in stolen bases and pitching marks. The fragment hints at top performers from Cleveland Detroit Chicago St Louis and Philadelphia with several stat leaders and team associations.
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York
iXeller
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Washington
Heath
Cleveland
DiMaggio
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Travisington
Detroit
Johnson
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Neveland
Hareb
Chicane
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Nicholson
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St. Moore
Dallessandro
McCormick
Cincinnati
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Moore
Roston
Round-Up of boxing talk and film bids in New York
New York reports speculative bids for Billy Coan to star in Octavus Ror Cohen films. Louis earns 1.96 million dollars from four fights over seven years. Conn tangled with Louis at age, earning 7,000 last night. Ben Jones plans shipping Whiteswar to Ariingi Monday. Mike Jacobs eyes a bout in Los Angeles in August. MacPhail paid 22.50 to reach Tom Sheehan for Brook…
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Lettever
Billy Coan
Octavus Ror Cohen
Louis
Ben Jones
Mike Jacops
Los Angeles
MacPhail
Tom Sheehan
Baseball Notes From The Season's Early Drive
Sym Elbowers may face Coak er Triplett with Columbus cards in mind. Spud Chandler of the Yankees, dubbed the Georgia Peach, is pegged as a tough pitcher but seeks his first win this year. Mel Oit, billed as an aging star, has blasted 27 homers and nears his 1940 total. Ancil Hoffmen and Mike Jacobs have put up $35 as the first bid on Buddy Baer Joe Lanisight pictures.
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Yanks
Georgia Peach
Stud
Mel Oit
Polo Grounds
Ancil Hoffmen
Mike Jacobs
Buddy Baer
Joe Lanisight
Reading Lands Joe Yourkovich in Shakeup for Injury Plague
Reading, Pa. June 20. The Reading team, struggling with injuries and a slump, added a third new player of the week, lefthanded first baseman Joe Yourkovich. He was optioned from Fort Worth of the Texas League and comes from Zanesville of the Middle Atlantic League with a .307 average, after stints with Rayne and Opelousas in the Evangeline League.
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Brooks
Joe Yourkovich
Fort Worth
Zanesville
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Louis to Meet Lou Nova Next But Not Until September
New York report states heavyweight champion Joe Louis will defend his title in September against Lou Nova after a day of talks in promoter Mike Jacobs office. Billy Conn's victory over Louis left him exhausted. Conn plans marriage soon. Conn and Nova dispute over September shot while Abe Simon fight is penciled out. Louis earned 154 thousand plus a total gate of 451 thousand. Conn earned 77 thousand. Louis is placed in draft Glass 3-A due to family considerations.
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Little Man
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Abe Simon
Bills the Kid
Johnny Ray
Brockway
Mary Louise Smith
Jimmy Smith
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Simon
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Ladies Night at Hagerstown Owls Game with Red Roses
Business Manager Lil Kernfetter of the Hagerstown Owls announced a Ladies Night this Saturday at the Stadium, featuring the Lancaster Red Roses as the attraction. The policy, started at season’s begin, holds Ladies Night weekly, with the Owls on the road since last Friday. The game starts promptly at 8:36 PM and should provide an entertaining contest for the ladies and their escorts.
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Hagerstown Owls
Lancaster Red Roses
Roses
Baseball's Big Six Batting Leaders Snapshot
The clipping highlights top batters across leagues with Gouts of data: Williams RS 52 games, 178 at bats, 74 hits, .416 average. Reiser 45 games, 167 at bats, 62 hits, .372. Mullin 42 games, 471 at bats, 63 hits, .368. Heath 49 games, 220 at bats, 80 hits, .364. Slaughter 60 games, 237 at bats, 74 hits, .354. Hack 57 games, 218 at bats, 74 hits, .339.
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Indians
Slaughter
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Hack
Cubs
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