Merchant Marine Officer Recounts Sea War Experiences
Captain Duke Crawford 87, veteran of the Merchant Marine for 15 years, told in Hagerstown about sinking ships under his command. He described a German submarine attack off Alaska in 1942 and being saved after 21 days at sea with eight others. a Japanese sub attack in the Indian Ocean was also recalled. He is a VPI graduate from San Francisco and has two children in school.
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Duke Crawford
Hagerstown
Crawford
Alaska
Hitler
U. S
Indian Ocean
V.P.I
Blacksburg
San Francisco
Discretion Wins Calhoun Purse at Charles Town
Discretion ridden by Frank Sheaffer carried 119 pounds to win the Calhoun Purse feature at Charles Town on Thursday. Glorious, owned by Mrs. Virginia D. Waples, finished second in a photo finish ahead of Pop's Sister. About 2000 spectators saw Discretion earn $7.20 as Waistcoat broke a leg and was destroyed in the first race.
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Charles Town
Pearson and Shanks
Discretion
Frank
Sheaffer
Charles Town Track
Virginia D. Waples
G. G. Waugh
Pop
M. Corbin
Athletics May Not Win Pennant But May Say Which Club Does
Athletics struggle for a pennant but hint they will influence the American League race. Connie Mack’s mix of youth and veterans led them from last to a sixth place tie after a doubleheader with Boston, as Eddie Busch delivered a run in the opener and Bobo Newsom shut out in the nightcap. Browns win bid tightens standings while other pennant hopefuls push for position.
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Athletics
Fritz Howell
Connie Mack
Danny Connie
Jos Cronin
Sporting
Red Sox
Mackmen
Boston
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
A's
Eddie Busch
Secon
Bobo Newsom
Browns
Chicago
al Hollingsworth
Hank Borony
Major League Leaders in National and American Leagues
The Associated Press lists season leaders across both leagues. Brooklyn’s Walker tops batting and hits, Bordagaray also leads runs batted in, while Ott of New York and Mantle-like names appear in home runs. Circle of players includes Musial Barrett and Lupien among others. Pitching leaders feature Munger and Maltzberger with top win totals.
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Associated Press
Walker
Brooklyn
Rune
Bordagaray
Weintraub
New York
Musial
St. Louis
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
Lupien
Philadelphia
Ryan
Boston
Munger
Tucker
Chicago
Doerr
Spence
Washington
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Lancaster Wins 5-4 Over Trenton in Interstate League
Lancaster Red Roses overcome a four run deficit to edge the Trenton Packers 5 to 4 in seven innings. Fred Peeler pitched effectively for Lancaster, limiting Trenton to five hits as Ed Haines committed a late error that allowed the winning run to score.
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Lancaster Red Roses
Trenton Packers
Ed Haines
Fred Peeler
Packers
Rosey
Trenton
Kitman
S.meme
Pennington
Wimn
Haines
Ose
Jarvis
Lipowicz
Ame
Betty
FC Tartow
Fox
Lansing. Mills
of James
St Houck
Polite
Armstrong
Peeler
Trentonsss
Tansing
Winters
Tart
Polito
Giambelluca
Houck
Lansing
Tatler
Green
Yesterday's Stars Highlight Narrow Dodgers Win
Summary of major league results with Webber, Melton, and Musial notable performances. Dodgers beat Giants 7 6 while Cardinals edged Cubs 2 1 due to Musial and Martin superb outfield plays. Reds topped Pirates 3 0 as Walters held them. Indians edged Tigers with Mack driving in winning run. Yankees beat Nationals 2 1 on Metheny homer and Newsom two hitters in Athletics 2 0 win. Browns split twin bill with White Sox as Hollingsworth five hitters.
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Washington
Bud Methieny
Cleveland
Detroit
Ray Mack
Hbome
Paul Trout
Trout
Bucky Walters
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cincinnati Star
Reds
Giants
New Yorkers
Brooklyn
Les Webber
Rube Melson
Dodgers
Luis Olmo
al Jurisich
St. Louis Cardinals
Peppertin
Stan Musial
Chicago Cubs
Ee “Braves
Associated Press
Rube Melton
Pepper Martin
Cardinals
Cubs
Indians
Tigers
Rod Metheny
Hank Borowy
Yankees
Metheny
Hank
Bobo Newsom
Edgar Busch
Dick Siebert
Athletics
Newsom
Siebert
Homer
Twin Bill
Red Sox
Busch
Mackmen
al Hollingsworth
Browns
Ralph Hodgin
White Sox
Hollingsworth
Hodgin
Pale Hose
Armstrong To Meet Untested Youngster in Comeback Bout
Former triple champion Henry Armstrong continues his comeback strategy by facing a less established young challenger in a Washington bout on June 21. Armstrong, renowned for prior titles, moves ahead against an untested opponent as he presses for renewed prominence.
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Washington
Henry Armstrong
Bammerin’ Henry Faces Unproven Nick Latsios in 10-Round Bout
At Alexandria Virginia, veteran promoter Bammerin’ Henry is favored four to one over a promising but untested youngster Nick Latsios. The bout features a Greek-American challenger now serving as a soldier at nearby Bolling Field in a ten round matchup.
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Nick Latsios
Bammerin
Henry
Alexandria
Bolling Field
Armstrong Completes Brief Prep Amid Davis KO Recall
Armstrong, after a two round knockout of Al Davis in New York last week, has only one training session since. The report notes a rookie pace in camp as he readies for upcoming bouts. For context, the line about eggs cites a hen consuming seven pounds of feed per dozen produced.
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Armstrong
Bummy) Davis
New York
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