McCarthy's 1920 Louisville swap tops fast player deals
In 1920 Joe McCarthy improvised a lightning Chicago to Louisville transfer when Bill Meyer broke his collar bone. Bernard Mike Kelly swapped from Toledo to Louisville to catch, becoming the only man to play against his former club in the same game. The note also critiques radical rule ideas and compares them to trivial changes.
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Roger Bresnahan
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Bernard
Mike) Kelly
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Kelly
Louisville
Colonels
American Association
Saint Marys Edge South Potomac In Ninth Inning Thriller
Saint Marys High School won 20 to 19 over South Potomac Junior High at City Park. Don Mowen hit a ninth inning homer with two on to seal the comeback as Castle led Lasers with three hits and Mowen added a homer, a triple and a double. T. Henson got the win. Castle took the loss.
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Hagerstown High Triumphs 6 2 In Home Baseball Game
Hagerstown High defeated Middletown 6 to 2 on the Potomac Avenue diamond. Carr led the winners with three hits while Snooks pitched seven singles allowed, and only one error was charged to Hagerstown. Ryman and Zecker pitched for Middletown, yielding eight hits and two runs. Keller led Middletown with three hits.
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Allentown Opens Series With Owls At Stadium
Allentown launches a three game set with the Owls at home in Ladies Night action. Owls host Cardinals in city showdown while Oren E Sterling awards four $5 War Savings Stamps prizes tonight.
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Frank Colley
Morning Herald
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New Grid League Plans Completed Transcontinental football league
Pittsburgh May 22 The permanent organization of a new post war professional football league, organized April 3, moves toward completion at a Sunday meeting. Roland D Payne, temporary chairman, says officers will be elected, franchises issued as certificates exchanged, and a league name selected. Cities include New York Washington Baltimore Philadelphia Buffalo Cincinnati Pittsburgh St Louis Seattle.
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Wash
Ball League of Boys Planning Meeting Near Local YMCA
A meeting of the Boys Softball League is set for Wednesday at 7:30 pm at the YSCA. Captains managers and team reps must attend. Teams hail from Scout troops Sunday schools churches and clubs with players aged up to 15. Games start after school ends in June on various city diamonds. For details contact Don lop fer MCA. A report says a new electro chemical process can recondition worn metal files to 80 percent efficiency.
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M.c.al
Navy awards highlight midshipmen excellence at Annapolis
The Thompson Trophy cup was awarded to Midn. Benjamin Stillwell Martin of Prospect Park, Pa, for athletic prowess at the United States Naval Academy. Midn. George Cummings Brown received the binoculars for overall excellence in athletics. Additional prizes went to Midn. Edward McNair Bain, Midn. John Beverly Haines, and Midn. Paul Brooks Puckett for small arms target practice.
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Edward McNair Bain
Boulder
Colorado
John Beverly Haines
Maine
Paul Brooks Puckett
Afton
Oklahoma
Armstrong Wins By A Knockout In Sixth Round
Washington May 22 Henry Armstrong, a master of the welterweight division, stopped Aaron Perry in the sixth round to win by technical knockout before about 16,000 fans. Armstrong weighed 140 pounds, Perry 14214, and Armstrong floored Perry five times in a relentless body attack before the referee stopped the bout at 2 58 of the sixth.
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Henry Armstrong
Ting
Aaron Perry
Armstrong
Perry
Los Angeles
Charlie Reynolds
McCarthy Resting Up For Long Trip
Buffalo dispatch reports Yankees manager Joe McCarthy returning to his suburban Amherst estate for a two day rest before a western tour kicking off in Chicago on Wednesday. He notes ongoing medical treatments since rejoining the team and hopes for a doctor’s call or checkup as he recovers from illness.
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Attendance Shows A Great Increase In Baseball
New York on May 22 reports the major leagues near two million total attendance after the first fifth of the season. Overall average per game sits just above 8,000, up from 6,250 last year, with season totals around 7,714,636. Washington leads with 229,821, while Yankees Athletics and Pirates follow in attendance, despite weather delaying some dates. The largest single crowd was 54,725 at Yankee Stadium for a doubleheader victory over St Louis, while the smallest crowds were 765 at St Louis for a Browns game and 14 at Sportsman’s Park for Walters’ shutout of the Cardinals.
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DuRocher's possible return spurs Dodgers shakeup
New York May 22 Dodgers manager Durocher hinted at playing shortstop again if team changes fail to spark play after a 4 10 western trip with only four wins. He benchs Bill Hart for Tuesday night against New York and warned he will make many changes to revive "on your toes" ball. He had briefly attempted a comeback at second base during spring training but broke his thumb. In Maryland, Fort Meade pitcher Johnny Stankus fanned 22 as Mount St Mary's fell 2 to 1. Meade third baseman Meisel hit a two run homer in the eighth while Mount St Marys Harry Hughes homered in the seventh.
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Meade
Harry Hughes
Princeton Vet Called By Death
Keene Fitzpatrick 79 longtime Princeton track coach and trainer died today. He joined Princeton in 1910, led track and football training, and Dean Gauss named athletic field and field house in his honor.
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N. Y
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Christian Gauss
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Yale
University of Michigan
Amos Alonzo Stacy
Lloyd Mr. Hahn
Michigan
William R. Bothron
Dean Gauss
Cleveland Indians defeat Bainbridge 3 to 1 in exhibition
Big Mike Naymick starred for Cleveland striking and driving in three runs with a first inning double to pace a 3-1 win over Bainbridge Naval Training Center before a sailors crowd. Sherry Robertson doubled for Bainbridge and scored on Al Brightman single in the third.
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Mike Naymick
Cleveland Indians
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Ray Coombs
Naymick
Colonial Team Easy For CIO In City Park Win
CIO softball team routed Colonial Hardwood 18 to 1 at City Park. Drenner had four hits, Hoffman five, Hofman and McKinsey homered. Miller struck out nine, two hits allowed. Next, CAW-CIO to Winchester for four games Sunday. practice Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30. call J. H. Gance for game requests.
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Lanier Best Card Hurler For St Louis Yearning for Majors
North Carolina native Hubert Max Lanier star left-hander for the St Louis Cardinals heads the National League with six wins and no defeats. Signed in 1933 after a strong high school record, Lanier waited through minor league years before reaching the majors in 1938. He became the league’s top lefty last season with 15 wins and seven losses, and his craft improved under Branch Rickey. Lanier, a guitarist and mouth organ player, overcame a right arm injury in childhood to adopt a left handed delivery. He carries a near spotless 1944 mark, with a seven inning unfinished game against Philadelphia standing as his lone blemish. If Philadelphia edges the Cards in June, Lanier would take his first loss. a Cardinal win would keep him undefeated.
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Chalky Wright Knocks Daniels in Eighth Round at Coliseum
Chalky Wright, a veteran Los Angeles featherweight, defeated Baltimore’s Sammy Daniels by knockout in the eighth round of a scheduled 10-round bout at the Coliseum. Wright weighed 123 1/4 pounds to Daniels 135, and after seven rounds Daniels’ speed that evaded Wright’s attempts led to a single pointed difference when Wright landed a short right hook that dropped Daniels.
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Root Brings In Three Winners At Charlie Town Race
Jockey Buddy Root won three races at Charlies Town West Virginia on May 22, increasing his seven-day Mountain State meet total to 21 victories. He rode Honey Maid to win by a neck in the first race, Mitza in the third, and Dashing Dan in the sixth, with Royal Fleet and Mardi Gras finishing behind in the final heat. Honey Maid paid 2.40 to win and featured in a $20 Daily Double with Quatre Song.
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American League Baseball Matchups Listed
Tomorrow schedule includes Washington at Cleveland adelphia at Detroit New York at Chicago Boston at St Louis Today games feature New York at Brooklyn Orly game scheduled Pittsburgh at Boston Cincinnati at New York Chicago at Philadelphia St Louis at Branbtys
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Browns Sign Hafey to Report Next Wednesday
St Louis Browns announce Tom Hafey, formerly with San Antonio of the Texas League, has signed and will report in St Louis Wednesday. The article notes an Army infantry division with over 100 cannons and more than 14,000 small arms and machine guns.
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St. Louis Browns
Tom Hafey
San Antonio
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St Louis
O Neill Hurls A One Hit Contest Invasion Erupts
Good games were played in the Community Softball League last night with the Invasion A. C. defeating the Fraternal Order of Eagles 22 to 0 after O Neill limited the Eagles to one hit. Other results: Coachman Service beat Potomac Edison 24 to 2 and Loral CIO topped Colonial Hardwood 18 to 1.
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