Boston Twin Attractions In Mort Cooper And Rookie Pitcher
Major league crowds flock to Boston as Mort Cooper shines for the Braves, blanking the Reds in the opener of a doubleheader, while Boo Ferriss dominates the White Sox with a one hit win for the Red Sox. Rookie righthander Cooper draws huge crowds in Fenway debuts and on the road, signaling strong local appeal alongside Ferriss. The article also notes other game results across the league, including Giants, Pirates, Browns, and Cubs performances.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Boston
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Red Sox
Mort Cooner
Braves
Ferriss
Chicago White Sox
Tony Cuccinello
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Croninmen
Fenney Park
Dizzy Trout
Tigers
Detroit
Cooper
Cincinnati
Reds
Bucky Walters
St. Louis Cardinals
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Yankees
New York
Major League Leaders List by League and Stat
The Associated Press reports the season leaders in the National and American Leagues across batting runs RBIs hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases with players from the Boston New York St. Louis Chicago Philadelphia Washington Pittsburgh and others leading in various categories. It notes figures for Holmes Ott Lombardi Kurowski Stirnweiss Etten Stephens byrs and several others and includes pitching leaders Burkhardt Voiselle Ferriss Borony. Approximately 7 000 persons were drowned in the United States last year.
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Associated Press
Holmes
Boston
Ott
New York
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Lombardi
Kurowski
St. Louis
Reyes
Hack
Chicago
Weintraub
Burkhardt
Voiselle
Cuccinello
Stephens
Stirnweiss
St Louis
Etten
Siebert
Philadelphia
Byrnes
McQuinn
Torres
Washington
R. Johnson
RK. Johnson
Case
Myatl
Ferriss
Borony
Interstate League Baseball Scores and Schedule
Yesterday Lancaster beat Hagerstown 11 to 1 and 3 to 2 in a pair of games. Trenton won 17 to 7 over York. Today Allentown visits Trenton as the only game on the schedule with several matchups listed for tomorrow including Wilmington at Hagerstown and Lancaster at York.
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Lancaster
Hagerstown
Allentown
Trenton
Wilmington
York
SG Louth
New York
Kramer
We. Auber
Clevelin
Philadelphia
Hagby
Nlores
Vetrait
Weehin
Leonard
Chiene
Roxton—Grove
Geet
Mueller
Racing Gossip From New York Tracks and Nearby Cities
A garbled OCR item reports mixed race results and upcoming matches including New York at Pittsburgh and Chicago events. It notes public attendance across tracks nationwide totaling 612,641 for the week ending May 28 and wagering of 41,478,635 dollars.
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New York
Negro Teams To Battle Tonight In League Showdown
The Pittsburgh Crawfords meet the Brooklyn Brown Dodgers at the stadium tonight at 15 o'clock, weather permitting. Both clubs hail top Negro league players with Oscar Charleston and Boobie Williams in leads, as they adjust lineups for victory. General Manager Holland Kelley booked tonight as rain date after earlier rainouts, plans include bringing in all five league teams for future stadium games. Regular Interstate League admission prices apply.
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Pittsburgh Crawfords
Brooklyn Brown Dodgers
Crawfords
Dodgers
Oscar Charleston
Williams
Holland Kelley
Brooklyn
West Point
Branch Rickey
White Sox fall as Ferriss, ONeill pace Sox split
Star AP report notes Dave Ferriss limits Chicago to one hit as Boston wins sixth straight and secures a shutout in the opener, while Emmett ONeill earns a two hitter for the nightcap. Mentions Mort Cooper and Bucky Waiters, plus other early season results across the league.
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Associated Press
Dave Ferriss
Emmett O'Neill
Red Sox
Ferriss
White Sox
O’neill
Mort Cooper
Braves
Bucky Waiters
Reds
Cooper
Walters
Baves
Charley Schanz
Phillies
Cardinals
Gilbert Torres
Senators
Nats
Tigers
Bud Metheny
Oscar Grimes
Yankees
Metheny
Grimes
Browns
Latrobe aims to be Cooperstown of football history
Latrobe Pennsylvania residents push to memorialize the town as the home of the first professional grid game. Sgt Mike Kamis recalls a past scrap with Barney Ross, Jimmy Allen faces a ring audience amid a tuberculosis fundraiser moment, and Allen details boxing feats with Jimmy Gardner of Camden. U S injury and accidental death figures for 1943 are cited.
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Latrobe
Cooper Town
Mike Kamis
Chicago
Europe
Hig
Barney Ross
Jimmy Allen l
Philadelphia
Jimmy
Jimmy Gardner
Camden
N. J
Allen
Owls Split Sunday Doubleheader With Lancaster
The Owls lost the first game 11 to 3 before winning the nightcap 2 to 1 at home. Matarazzo starred on the mound and with two doubles, Napoles and Scully set up the decisive eighth inning, while Petro left the first game after being hit in the head. Lancaster piling up runs early and late, Hill earned the win with McPherson opposite on the mound for Hagerstown.
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Petro
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Hagerstown
Valasquez
Martin
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Armstrong
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Shrewsbury
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Seeeeenes
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Petra
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Dzigan
Thumping Tommy A slugger rises from bench to Braves star
Tommy Holmes, once overlooked by the Dodgers and Yankees, proved his worth with the Boston Braves. Guided by Casey Stengel and peers Tony Cuccinello and Paul Waner, he learned to pull hits and became a feared NL slugger. His high contact rate kept strikeouts remarkably low.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Yankees
Tommy Holmes
Boston
Braves
Holmes
Casey Stengel
Tommy
Tony Cuccinello
White Sox
Paul Waner
Sunset Crater eruption noted in Aliona history
A report records the Sunset Crater eruption in Aliona dating to 885 A.D. alongside a baseball box score. Pitchers Karpuk and Maloney, errors by Winters and Rickard, and multiple plays are listed with RBI by Karpuk and Matarazza and details of base hits, steals, and double plays.
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Hagerstown
Winters
Rickard
Karpuk
Matarazza
Fox
Shrewsbury
Napoles
Valasquez
Martin
Valasque
Aliona
Redbirds Hand Williamsport Wildcats 6 2 In Local Tilt
On the Williamsport diamond the Hagerstown Redbirds defeated the Williamsport Wildcats 6 to 2. Crowther pitched superbly allowing five hits while Snavely led the offense with three hits. Butler McNames Artz and Lowery added two each as Barr doubled for Williamsport. The Redbirds scored in the first and fourth innings with timely hits and walks. They face Hancock next Sunday at an as yet undecided site.
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Hagerstown Redbirds
Williamsport Wildcats
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Redbirds
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Butler
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Artz
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Wildcats
Birds
Forether
Hancock
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Stenger
Simmons
Wive
Harile
Exterminator At 30 Still Likes To Romp
Exterminator the 1918 Kentucky Derby winner will be 30 years old Memorial Day. A birthday party was held for the gelded son of McGee Fair Empress with Mrs Willis Sharpe Kilmer hosting in advance of his foaling date to allow several hundred children to attend.
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Binghamton
N.Y
Willis Sharpe Kilmer
Charles Town Opens With 1000 Dollar Race Card
Charles Town West Virginia May 28 A daily program begins at the race track with a $1000 race for three year olds and up on the eight race card. Many stables that stayed at Pimlico during the Maryland tracks meeting have moved to the West Virginia course. The feature is run over a longer Charles Town track with 120 feet extra. Other races are $660 events mostly claiming. Post time daily is 1 15 p m. Some insects have taste organs in their legs.
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Charles Town
W. Va
Pimlico
Maryland
West Virginia
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