Bill Tilden Wins Victory and Auction Spurs War Bonds
Philadelphia report recalls Bill Tilden defeating George Lyttleton Rogers 6-3 6-3 to claim the match and then auctioning his winning racquet for 313,000 in War Bonds. Mrs Walling of Mt Airy bought the racquet as the Irish Davis Cup star never trailed, though Rogers tied the second set briefly before Tilden closed strong.
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Philadelphia
George Lyttleton Rogers
K. Walling
Mt. Airy
Bill
Rogers
Browns Jump Into Thick Of Pennant Fight
Browns sweep doubleheader over the Yankees 10-1 and 5-2 to surge into the pennant chase, tied with Detroit for second a game behind the White Sox. Pete Gray led St Louis with four hits as Potter and Muncrief won their third games. White Sox beat Boston twice to solidify first. Cubs, Giants, Pirates efforts highlighted a busy day across both leagues.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Nemes
Bronx Bombers
Browns
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
Nelson Potter
Bob Muncrief
Potter
Munerief
St. Louis
Atley Donald
Walter Dubiel
Muncrief
Pete Gray
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Polo Grounds
Giants
Bill Voiselle
Preacher Roe
New Yorkers
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Paul Derringer
Hank Wyse
Stubby
Overmire
Washington
Marino Pieretti
Senators
al Benton
Benton
George Binks
Kuhel Delivers Win As Reds Sweep Two In Openers
Joe Kuhel drove in the winning run and Bucky Walters earned his first victory of the year as Cincinnati beat Boston 10-8 and lost 5-4. Walters hit two homers for the Reds in the opener. Cooke Triplett and Glenn Crawford teamed for a ninth inning run to lift the Phillies past the Cardinals 7-6 after St Louis won the opener 6-2. Whitey Kurowski homered in both games and Vince DiMaggio hit a bases loaded homer in game two. Cleveland and Philadelphia split. the A’s won 6-2 in 10 innings and the Indians took the nightcap to 4-2. Charlie Gassaway earned his first AL win in the opener.
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Joe Kuhel
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati
Boston
Reds
Walters
Cooke Triplett
Glenn Crawford
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis
Redbirds
Whitey Kurowski
Vince DiMaggio
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Indians
Charlie Gassaway
Sea Swallow Set for Derby Path at Louisville
Sea Swallow leaves for Louisville to pursue the Kentucky Derby as other top 3-year-olds stay for Santa Anita’s $25,000 San Felipe Purse this Saturday. Key Derby contenders include Sea Sovereign Pater Sir Bim and Realization. Santa Anita drew 43,400 fans and a parimutuel handle of 2,216,494 for the opening card as Vain Prince won a sit-furlong race with Orion and Phar Rong nearby.
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Los Angeles
Charles S. Howard
Louisville
Santa Anita Park
Howard
Louis B. Mayer
Pater
Don Ameche
Sir Bim
Northway Stud
Santa Anita
Clyde Phillips
Vain Prince
Orion
Phar Rong
Voiselle and Roe Hustle To Top Pitchers Duel
Bill Voiselle hurled a four hitter for his eighth straight win. Preacher Roe also worked four innings in a 4 hitter to shut out the Giants. Vince DiMaggio helped with a four run night. The Phillies hit a grand slam to beat the Cardinals 7 6 in the second game. Marino Pieretti blanked the Tigers 1 0 in the nightcap, allowing three hits while outpitching Al Benton.
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Associated Press
Bill Voiselle
Giants
Preacher Roe
Pirates
Voiselle
Roe
Vince DiMaggio
Phillies
Phils
Marino Pieretti
Senators
Tigers
al Benton
Radio Program Schedule Highlights Summer Vacations
NBC and CBS announce vacation periods for summer with varied durations. On air tonight are shows including Robert, How To Build Paradises, Voorhees Concert with Helen Traubel, 330 Information set 10 Contest, Burns and Allen and Loretta Young in And Now Tos. Bob Lawk Quiz and Sherlock Holmes air later along with Better Half Quiz and drama offerings.
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Brew York
Rograms
NBC
Robert
Helen Traubel
CBS
Bob Lawk
Burns and Allen
Laoretta Young
Tors
Tee Kaen
Ten Thousand Visit Fairchild Plant For Family Day
About ten thousand people including employees and families visited Fairchild Aircraft Plant 3 for a Family Day with an open house, air show, and tours. The event followed the first production C-82 Packet completion for the Army Air Forces, with a Packet prototype flight and PBM Mariner wings on display, and speeches urging more workers.
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Fairchild Aircraft Division
Teh Army Air Forces
Hagerstown
Plant 3
PBM “Mariner
Navy
Pacific
Plant
R. §. Boutelle
Army Air Forces
James S. Hand
AAF
Fairchild
James Craig
CIO
Len Povey
Povey
Dick Henson
Henson
All-Stars Beat West End Coachmans On Reservoir Diamond
The West End Coachmans suffered their first defeat, 7 to 5, to the South End All-Stars on the Reservoir diamond. Timely hitting carried the winners as Castle posted three hits and Hendricks two off Eichbone Crumbacker and Ohler. Eichbone and Burger paced the losers with contributions.
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West End
Reservoir Diamond
South End
Goering Art Loot Exhibit Delights American Troops
At Berchtesgaden Goering's private art collection valued at 200 million dollars was displayed to American GIs and officers. The exhibit unfolds in a rustic inn hidden in the Bavarian mountains, presenting treasures seized as Europe fell to the Nazis. The report mentions a pelican emblem with a bill large enough to surprise spectators.
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Berchtesgaden
Germany
Herman Goering
Europe
Goering
Peach growers seek raise in peach prices across states
West Virginia Virginia Pennsylvania and Maryland peach growers plan a ceiling price increase under the Emergency Price Control Act. Carroll R. Miller secretary of the National Peach Council said the move follows an extremely short crop due to freezes and will await June 1 USDA crop estimates. The OPA set ceilings at 4.41 dollars per bushel FOB for east of the Rockies through June 17, then 3.64 dollars after.
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Martinsburg
W. Va
West Virginia
Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Carroll R. Miller
Miller
National Peach Council
U.S. Department of Agriculture
OPA
Rocky Mountains
Walsh Resigns As Attorney General
ANNAPOLIS Md May 22 The resignation of William C Walsh who has held the post during Gov O Conor s administration prompts questions about his successor Walsh plans to join Miles Walsh O Brien and Morris in Baltimore and Cumberland He served since 1938 reelected in 1942 and will resign next month to devote full time to private practice during his 6 ½ years in office he issued about 1500 opinions and helped draft state war laws and a revamped Maryland Court of Appeals Walsh a Cumberland native 55 studied at Catholic University and held various posts including Chief Judge of the Fourth Judicial Circuit and State Insurance Commissioner before becoming attorney general
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Annapolis
Wm. C. Welsh
O’conor
Walsh
Miles and O'Brien
Miles, Walsh, O’brien and Morris
Baltimore
Cumberland
Federal Department of Justice
Maryland
Anti
Maryland Court of Appeals
Catholic University
Cumberland Law Firm
William E. Walsh
France
Fourth Judicial Circuit
Ritchie
Court of Appeals
D. Lindley Sloan
Army Seizes Cocker Engine Plant in War Effort
In Astoria North Carolina on May 21 President Truman issued an executive order placing the Cocker Engine and Foundry Co plant under Army control. The facility had been idle since January due to labor disputes. Cant. Benjamin P. Anderson arrived to oversee operations for war needs.
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Astoria
N.C
Truman
Army
Cocker Engine and Foundry Co
Benjamin P. Anderson
Quartermaster General's Department
War Department
Coleridge’s Reputation Anchored by Three Key Poems
Samuel T Coleridge’s standing as a poet rests on The Ancient Mariner Kubla Khan and Christable. The latter two are unfinished works and their incomplete state shapes critical assessments of his genius.
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Samuel T. Coleridge
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