Mort Cooper Stands On Hall of Fame Door After No Hit Bid
Sport Parade notes Mort Cooper of the St Louis Cardinals carried a no-hitter into the eighth inning against the Philadelphia Phillies before a single by Jimmy Wasdell ended the chance. Cooper had already shown elite form with six wins and three losses, three shutouts, and a league best 1.77 ERA, anchoring a pennant chase.
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New York
U.P
Big Mort Cooper
Hall of Fame
Mort
Cardinals
Phillies
Jimmy Wasdell
Lon Warneke
Reds
Billy Herman
St. Loo
Johnny Vander Meer
Brooklyn
Mort Cooper
Hame Fortune
Cooper
Last Night's Standings and This Week's Schedule
Standings show multiple leagues with scattered results and upcoming games. Tonight Davis-Monthan faces Consolidated, Legion plays Aztecas, Marana meets S. P. Lines, and Sunday Aztecas visit Davis-Monthan amid thin schedule notes.
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Consolidated
Legion
Aztecas
Marana
S. P. Lines
Porters Defeat Manhattan Chargers in Low-Hit Contest
Porter’s edged Manhattan Chargers 90 as pitcher Tanner allowed three hits. Burnham finished 4-for-4 for a perfect night at the plate. Also notes the first Kentucky Derby at Churchill Downs in May 1875, Louisville Kentucky, and baseball scores Chattanooga 10 New Orleans 5 Birmingham 2 Atlanta 2 (final) Nashville 7 Memphis 3.
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Manhattan Chargers
Tanner
Burnham
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
International League and Pacific Coast League scorelines
Reported baseball scores show Newark tied with Montreal 8 to 5 in the International League while Buffalo, Jersey City and Rochester posted wins. In the Pacific Coast League Los Angeles defeated San Francisco and Oakland beat Hollywood, with other results listed. A Southern Association entry notes Sitle Rock beating Knoxville 5 to 3 in ten innings.
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Newark
Montreal
Buffalo
Syracuse
Jersey City
Toronto
Rochester
Baltimore
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
Hollywood
Southern Association
Sitle Rock
Knoxville
Sonny Walker Plans Retirement From Ring After War
Phoenix native First Lt. George Sonny Walker of the Marine Corps says he will not return to prize fighting after the war. On 30 day leave for malaria recovery he recalls fighting in the South Pacific where his patrol wiped out two enemy gun crews on the Manganikau river sector. Walker held the service heavyweight title at San Diego in 1941 and later directed a boxing team in New Zealand.
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South Pacific
George
Sonny) Walker
Marine Corps
Walker
Manganikau River
Guadacanal
Service
San Diego
Guadalcanal
New Zealand
Rationing Time Table and Stamp Deadlines
The notice lists food and supply ration details including Coffee Stamp 24 valid through June 30 for 1 pound per person over 1 year old, Sugar Stamp 13 for 5 pounds through Aug 15, Canning Sugar Stamps 15 and 16 for 5 pounds each through Oct 31, Book Coupon No 6 valid May 22 to July 21, and Shoes Stamp 17 for one pair through June 15. Tire inspection deadlines for A B C T books and commercial vehicles are given with specific dates and intervals. Star, a and M canned food valid around July 4.
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Dick Tracy
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