Yankees And Dodgers Leading Major Leagues In Weekend Play
In three busy Memorial Day days 39 games drew 371 713 fans as standings shuffled. The Yankees led the American League and the Dodgers the National, with the Dodgers losing one game of a doubleheader at St Louis while the Yankees swept Chicago and split with Washington. The day featured a one hitter by Mort Cooper and a high scoring 10 4 Yankee win powered by homers from Joe Gordon and Charley Keller. The Red Sox swept St Louis, Vernon Stephens left for induction, and Philadelphia split with Chicago while Cincinnati overtook Pittsburgh for fourth in the NL.
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Bitsy Grant Enters Texas State Open Tennis Tourney
Bryan Bitsy Grant of Atlanta, a private at Kelly Field, enters the Texas State Open tennis tournament in San Antonio. Ranked No. 3 nationally, he is seeded No. 1 and will compete in singles and doubles.
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San Antonio
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Bryan (Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Kelly Field
Tony Galento to Meet Herbie Katz in Tampa Bout
Tony Galento returns to the heavyweight firing line in a 10 round bout with Herbie Katz of Brooklyn in Tampa Florida tonight. Katz, a light heavyweight title contender, weighs about 184 pounds while Galento expected to weigh around 245 pounds on his rebuilt frame.
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Camp Wheeler Glamorizes Spud Peeling Duty
At Camp Wheeler Georgia on June 1 soldiers in the kitchen police role are being glamorized. A former Shelton Connecticut policeman and ex musician Edward S. Daca lured troops into the mess hall with swing band music to make kitchen patrol more appealing.
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Edward S. Daca
Crossword Puzzle Shifts Through Word Clues and Fragments
A fragmented crossword style item lists clues across many domains from music to geography and language. It includes partial terms like East Indian weight and Hawaiian wreath, with scattered numbers and misspelled phrases signaling a dense puzzle grid and clue set.
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Bing Crosby Heirloom Horse Wins Belmont Suburban Handicap
Don Bingo the Galloping Gaucho, bought for 2500, wins the 57th Suburban Handicap at Belmont Park, earning 27600. Crosby and Lin Howard finally gain a stakes victory after years of effort, amid record betting and a possible 3 million dollar racing day. Market Wise is disqualified, Atencion takes 6 000 place money, and ninth-placed Shut Out shows limited form.
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Crosby Declares Don Bingo Wins Again at Belmont
Bing Crosby said he was not surprised by Don Bingo winning the Belmont Park suburban handicap. He noted the win will reportedly break Bob Hope's heart as his programs suffer. Crosby credited trainer Billy Post for the horse's victory.
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Meadowbrook
Professor Wesel to Lecture on Modern Music Appreciation
Boulder Colorado based professor of piano Mark Wesel of the University of Colorado was set to deliver a public lecture on how to listen to modern music without being flabbergasted by the harmony.
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Mark Wessel
Colorado University
Daca Runs Popular GI Dinner Rendezvous in Army Hall
Daca offered meals for his instruments and music for buddies. He borrowed dance orchestras from a post band and turned a mess hall alcove into Waldorf-Astoria Wheeler Annex service room. The new dine concertos have made Second Helping Hall and Club Clean Plate Army favorites and Sgt Perry A. Carson faces eager trainees asking for K P duty.
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Sarge
Yesterday's Baseball Scores From The Leagues
National League results include Cincinnati 6-0 New York 4-0 with the second game ending early. Brooklyn 0-1 St. Louis 7-0 Boston 6-0 Pittsburgh 1 Philadelphia 10-2 Chicago 4-8. American League games see Chicago 10-4 New York 5-10 in a game lasting 10 innings. St Louis 1-6 Boston 2-7 first game 13 innings second 10. Detroit 7-3 Philadelphia 0-4. Cleveland 7-7 Washington 8-6 second game 13 innings. Southern Association Knoxville 16 Birmingham 4. New Orleans at Nashville delayed. Chattanooga 2 Little Rock 5 Atlanta 7 Memphis 5.
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Today’s Games: New York at Cincinnati and More
The Associated Press lists matchups including New York visiting Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Chicago, Brooklyn at St. Louis, and Boston at Pittsburgh.
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Chalky Wright Struggles to Make 126 for Terranova Bout
New York June 1 Chalky Wright veteran Los Angeles boxer must weigh 126 pounds for his fifth night tussle with Phil Terranova and is fighting weight gain. He still weighed 129 after four rounds with Terry Young Terranova checked in at 124 after four rounds with Bernie Miller.
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Los Angeles
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Terranova
Bernie Miller
Patriotically Named Baby Ties Fort to War Effort
Mrs Tom H Hammett named her daughter Tony Benning Hammett after Fort Benning to strike a patriotic wartime note. Sgt Hammett, serving with a North Africa tank unit, approved the name reinforcing the tribute.
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Tom H. Hammett
Tony Benning Hammett
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Hammett
North Africa
Neighborhood Basketball Matchups in Early Schedule Card
Chicago at New York. St Louis at Boston. Detroit at Philadelphia. Cleveland at Washington. Birmingham at Knoxville. New Orleans at Nashville. Atlanta at Memphis. Chattanooga at Little Rock.
Smokies sail past Barons as Crackers win in Atlanta
Knoxville Smokies trounce Birmingham Barons 16 4 on Monday as Smokies rally with Handy Andy Seminick leading with a homer and three singles driving in six. Atlanta Crackers extend streak with a 11 hit attack led by CharLie Deal and win 7 5 over Memphis Chicks.
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Smokie
Frank Piet
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Platter
Bob Finley
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Atlanta
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Judge uses farm labor sentence for drunken driver in Macon
Macon Georgia June 1 Judge A M Anderson sentences Henry Simmons a Houst on county farm hand to jail nights and Sundays while he keeps his job on the farm for 10 months. He must work weekdays and pay 5 dollars weekly until 220 dollars is paid as a county fine. If he misses work the sentence converts to full time prison confinement.
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New York Sports Roundup Highlights Local Track Star
Jimmy Fieweger of Lawrence, named outstanding in the Central Collegiate Track Meet, pursues a track career inspired by Jesse Owens. He averages about 12 points per meet across sprints, hurdles, jumps, discus, and javelin, and eyeing the National Decathlon if Navy doesn’t draft him.
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Lawrence College
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Smart horseman overruns at Wheel ing Downs in talk
Jack Sell of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette relays a conversation between two horsemen at Wheel ing Downs about a friend. They describe him as a smart operator who picks spots, clears prize money, and bets large sums when prices are favorable, though he is always broke.
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The
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Notable 19th Century Baseball Anecdotes and Court Claim
The text blends sports lore and legal bits from 1899 to 1950s Chicago ledgers. It notes Christy Matthewson once yielding 24 hits for Taunton Massachusetts in 1899 at eight installment pay, and Miami University's Kid battery Jim Liming and Carroll Ansttaett awaiting draft dates. Willie Pep testimony on a court case cites a $13,500 check verdict and mentions Robert Garnet Birmingham's new pitcher.
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Carroll Anstaett
Massive Wagering Boom Drives Memorial Day Sports
New York reports a record Memorial Day betting surge as mutuel machines handle a total of $5,715,120 in cash. Major league games draw large crowds with 371,713 paid fans over three days. Turf betting at Burnt Park scales new highs with $2,699,153 wagered by 47,088 bettors despite long travel.
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Reds Fans Vote Morning For Break of Day Circuit
A garbled item references Reds supporters voting at dawn and a plan to play at daybreak. It mentions a tall figure likened to a flying fortress and hints at renewed morning circuit scheduling.
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Service Department Ensign Frank Hoerst Returns Mission
Ensign Frank Hoerst former Phillies pitcher serves as a gunnery officer aboard a merchant ship that finished a round trip to Murmansk He notes Arctic bombing no worse than Shibe Park He appears among units at Camp Blending Florida in a North Carolina division boxing tournament with soldiers from 20 states and several New Yorkers Californians and North Carolinians EN Morris ex New York Herald Tribune basketball expert receives a spot promotion to Lieutenant Commander in the Navy and will revert to his former rank when reassigned
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