Hoodoo Captives Wins Belmont Feature in Record Crowd
Col. C. Vi Whitney's Hoodoo, odds on favorite Boojum son, won the Belmont Park feature purse by two lengths in 1 12 45 as Ted Atkinson rode. Irish Tar pressed along with Dustman, saving place by a neck. A looming Memorial Day crowd pushed total attendance to a record for a three day racing spree.
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Belmont Park
Vi Whitney
Boojum
Pisble
Erish
Mrs. Payne
Whitney
Dusman
Hoodoo
Heodos
Dustman
Sole Parate Wins Dover Stakes at Delaware Park
Sole Parate returned to Delaware Park after a year layoff, amid a crowd of about 16 000 and $639 914 in machines. The five furlong Dover Stakes for two year olds, worth 5100 to the winner, saw Sole Parate race for Fitz Eugene Dixon Jr. to his second victory of the afternoon with jockey Johnny Gilbert aboard. Alexis, from Christiana Stables, took second, with Freddie's Pal of Mrs Jon W Stanley third. Sole Parate paid 5.30 and the winning time was 2 5 over a dead track.
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Alexis
Christiana Stables
Jon W
Vincentian Institute Tops Watervliet In Dual Meet
The Vincentian Institute track team defeated Watervliet High School 63 to 34 in a Watervliet dual meet yesterday afternoon. Vincents runners and field events dominated, with wins by Parker, Lynch, Callahan, Bradley, Leuas, and Machasion among others as Vincentian earned multiple event titles including high jump and pole vault. Watervliet faced Troy next in Troy on Thursday.
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Watervliet High School
Watervliet
Arsenal City
Wuzzo
Machasion
Watervliet High
Troyigh
Troy
Parker
Vincen Ben
O'Brien
Vincentian
Lynch
Watervijet
Balarois
Deckelmasin
Michela
Machastow
Cwota
Seno
Vin Centian
Reisy
Peon Grid Schedule Highlights Duke and William and Mary Debut
The schedule lists home and away games for Peon Grid Team including opens with ice on Sept 20. Opponents include Dartmouth Navy Michigan Army and Cornel with dates July 7 Oct 14 Oct 28 Nov 4 Nov 11 and Nov 25. It notes first ever games against Duke and William and Mary marking a new pairing in the program.
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Peon Grid
Philadelphia
Tee University
Pensylvania
Dartmouth
Williema and Mary
Navy
Michigan
Columbia
Army
Corned
Duke
William and Mary
Suntegra, Ath Vietors Shine in Suffolk Races as Claggett Takes Three
Suntegra wins the 6 furlongs in 1 11 5 atop Mia Rose Buccola’s Strolling Easy with Norrell Madden aboard. Ath, a four year old maiden, noses Hoosier for Herbie Claggett’s third win of the day. Palresis and Marsonia Stables’ Two Kick Ath finish back. Daily Double pays $10.40 on $8 tickets, with Claggett previously winning Jamey Acre and Van Slam.
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Charles
Everett
Suffolk Dowss
Patron
Sustegra
Mia Rose Buccola
Boblys
White Tire
Sun
Strolling Easy
White Time
Norrell Madden
Wincer
Herbie Claggett
Harry Siuthz
Hoosier
A. J. Vilone
Palresis
Marsonia Stables
Kick Ath
Pailtais
Clauggete
Jamey Acre
van Slam
Arch
Bert Willams
Phil Schwartz
Weston W. Adams
Tryose
Final Glory Victor at Hawthorne in Oak Park Feature
Final Glory a four year old brown gelding by Case Ace out of Lady Glory ridden by FA Smith won the Oak Park six and a half furlong feature at Hawthorne. The winner led from the start and finished four and a half lengths ahead of Tawny Lady with Vinum third. The mutuel paid 14.80 to win and the race time was 1:19 on a fast strip. A $601,357 pool was wagered across the first six races before 18,000 in attendance.
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Chicago
Jake Lowenstein
Case Ace
Lady Glory
Oak Park
Hawthorne
FA. Smith
Final Glory
Tawny Lady
Vinum
Philly Proxy Visits Team On Furlough
Private Robert R. M. Carpenter Jr. president of the Philadelphia Phillies visited the team on furlough, praising Army life and saying he is a back private learning to be a soldier. He noted the Phillies’ uneven form and joked he would feel better if he read the team had a long winning streak.
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Philadelphia
Robert R. M. Carpenter
Philadelphia Phillies
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Hantic City
Phillies
Utica Braves Becomes Utica Blue Sox Tonight
Joe Reardon head of Phillies farm clubs announced the Utica Braves will be renamed the Utica Blue Sox to match a Blue Jay theme. The move aligns with other Phillies affiliates like Blue Rocks and Blue Wings. Players have been measured for new homes and uniforms and will wear Blue Socks with a Blue Jay insignia on sleeves.
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Phillies
Joe Reardon
Utica Braves
Utica Blue Sox
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Utica Baseball
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Wilmington
Blue Rocks
Bradford
Blue Wings
Gtica
Army Breaks Up Strong Post Teams in Major Shuffle
Washington reports the Army will move top sports stars from post teams into combat outfits to bolster morale. General Marshall ordered a survey after Maj. Gen. Burress questioned the practice of keeping athletes in station units. Hundreds of players, including 30 baseball men, were identified for reassignment to frontline units.
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Army
George C. Marshall
Withers A. Burress
160Th Infantry Division
Ft. Bragg
N.C
Larry McPhnail
Brooklyn Dodger
Marshall
Meadowbrook Bowl eight round draw in Newark card
Green and Riccio Batile faced off in a featured eight rounder ending in a draw at Meadowbrook Bowl Newark N J. Earlier six round bouts included Lee Methot Montreal and Lattenad Len Godfrey London with action lasting to the 2 08 mark of the second.
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Harold
Red) Green
Brooklys
Tony Bilecho
Bayonne
Meadowbrook Bowl
Lee Methot
Montreal
Lattenad
Len Godfrey
London
Funeral services set for Turf Writers leader Loftus
Funeral services for Jimmy Loftus a 42 year old vice president of the New York Turf Writers Association who died Saturday were scheduled for Thursday at 10 am at the Church of the Blessed Sacrament in New York.
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New York
Jimmy Loftus
New York Turf Writers Association
Church of the Blessed Sacrament
Detroit Stewards Disqualify Jockey for Whip Strike
Detroit stewards at Detroit Rate Track disqualified jockey Milt Terry for WM days after his ride aboard Ally Faff Saturday. He was charged with striking another horse in the head with his whip, marking the first disqualification in years for a first place finisher.
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Detroit
Milt Terry
Ally Faff
Terry
PR Upsets GQ Team at Arsenal
The PR (Repair) team defeated league leader GQ 3 to 2 at Watervliet Arsenal, with Steve Bell’s sharp single in the eighth driving in Maxwell and Joe Crude to break a tie while Crude limited GQ to five hits. PMH beat Skep 2 to 1 on DeLucia’s seventh inning double driving O’Connell.
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Watervliet Arsenal
Steve Bell
Maxwell
Joe Crude
Crude
PMH
Skep
DeLucia
O’connell
Crado
Keatone
Furdura
Delocia
Prendergast
Gruda
Bessette
Hooks Henry Carries Barons To Tenth Inning Win
Scranton, Pa. Henry “Hooks” Henry defeated Dwight Simonds in a ten inning duel to lift the Wilkes-Barre Barons to their fifth straight victory. Ben Vison delivered a go ahead double, driving in Jack Standeart for the payor run as the Barons rallied from a late deficit. Simonds held Wilkes-Barre in check for seven frames before the seventh inning change sparked the comeback with Henry’s double and Johnny Ward’s drive.
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Bart “Hooks
Henry
Dwight Simonds
Wilkes-Barre
Ben Vison
Jack Standeart
Letery
Benty
Tony DeFrancesco
Standeart
Buffalo Catcher Denning Passes Induction Physical
Sixty year old Buffalo Bisons catcher and father of two, Battaio Pi Otto Denning, passed his induction physical yesterday and was accepted by the wartime army. Denning is married with two children.
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Otto Denning
Buffalo Bisons
Wary
Denning
15 Named For Suburban Cap Today at Belmont Park
Fifteen veteran handicap horses named for the Suburban handicap at Belmont Park head to post for the $50,000 added event. Devil Diver and Sun Again are top contenders, with weight assignments of 105 and 128 pounds respectively, as multiple owners enter a strong field. The Westchester Racing Association donates nearly 150000 to charity from receipts, with record wagering and attendance anticipated.
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Bill & T
Lindre AC
Bena
Greentres Btabie
Calumet Farm
SLC
Ernst
New York
Hendicap
Belmont Park
Payne Whitter
Tevit Diver
Mmetropolias
Warren “Wrigh
Viser
Dixie
Pimlico
Devil Diver
Freedoms
Sun
Wright
Son of Peace
A.C Krusi
Aiquest
Alerern
William Ziegler, Jr
OP Weadjey
Aniicliwax
W. I. Hanel
Paper Boy
A. J. Seckett
Tola Rose
Townsend B. Martin
Hotingbroke
William Helis
Rounders
Willgm Woodward
Trierarch and i
Coid
Tom Heary, Jr
Botsy
R. A. Coward
Marreige
jWill
Devil
Westchester Racing Association
Army Announces 1944 Grid Schedule with Newcomers
West Point and Coast Guard Academy join Duke on Army’s nine game football slate. The schedule lists September 30 North Carolina, October 7 Brown, October 14 Pittsburgh, October 23 Coast Guard Academy, November 4 Villanova, November 11 Notre Dame in New York, November 18 Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, and December 2 Navy.
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U. S. Coast Guard Academy
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Army
Brown
Pittsburg
UT S Coast Guard Academy
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New York
Villanova
Notre Dame
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Dee
Navy
College Grid Coaches Vote Against Intentional Out-of-Bounds Kickoff
New York college football coaches voted unanimously against the intentional out of bounds kickoff and sent a recommendation to NCAA rules committee chair William Bingham of Harvard. They discussed changes including placing the ball at the 35-yard line and legalizing a one minute time limit at kickoff, plus making forward passing legal behind the line of scrimmage.
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New York
Liedt
Wiliam Bingham
Harvard
NCAA
Rickof
Etist
Crisler
Michigan
Grisler
BM Alexander
Georgia Tech
Ste R
Wic.a.a. Cules
Tom Crisler
Big Ten
Pearl Marder
A. A. Steggs
Walter Okeson
Ray Moerison
Temple
Cmdr
Matty Bell
Southern Methodist
Georgia
Gil Dodds To Speak At Troy Youth Rally Saturday
Ateriéa’s outstanding miler Gil Dodds, winner of the Sub. Hivan award for athlete of the year, will speak at a youth rally Saturday at 7 30 p m in Sixth Avenues Baptist Church Joist Street and Sixth Avenue Troy. He is to arrive Saturday morning ahead of the event.
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Ateriéa
Troy
Dodds
Sixth Avenues Baptist Church - Joist Street
Sixth Avenue
Boston Divinity
Kennedy tops qualifiers in New England PGA event
Peabody Massachusetts qualifier results show Les Kennedy of Pawtucket leading with a 17 under par after a 13 14 card score. Others advancing include Dave Hackney Joe Stein Charlie MacAndrew Roy Bronson Jack Reidy and Nick Gianterante with totals ranging from 153 to 159 at the Selam Cotrmtrr Chia course.
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Mass
Les Kennedy
Pawtucket
New England
Professional Golfers’ Association
Selam Cotrmtrr Chia
Dave Hackney
Vesper
Joe Stein
Salem
Charlie MacAndrew
Burlington
TES
Roy
Bronson
Bree ‘Barn
Jack
Reidy
Farmingham
Nick Gianterante
Westyhore
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