Fists Fly As Dodgers Defeat Cardinals In First Contest
Brooklyn Dodgers beat St Louis Cardinals 5 2 at Ebbetsfield in a five game series opener. Medwick sparked a brawl, Crespi and others joined in as fights broke out on the diamond. Larry French earned the win for Brooklyn with five straight wins, while Max Lanier took the loss for St Louis.
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Ott Praises Cooper While Southworth Chelsews Walker
Mel Ott declares Morton Cooper the best pitcher in baseball while Billy Southworth extols his brother Walker as the top catcher active today. The piece notes a shift in harness racing away from dashes and betting as Army involvement unsettles tracks. Saratoga Race Course hosts the Fox Stake as Buffalo and Roosevelt Raceways brace for large fields and new stables.
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Prof Wyant Credits Intercollegiate Football For Life Success
After a decade in university life four years teaching fifteen years ministry and over thirty years as a Chicago physician Prof. A. R. E. Wyant captain of Chicago U's first football team retires with the belief that lessons from intercollegiate football were vital to his life and career.
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Bronx Coliseum matchmaker bets on Garden bout switch
Billy Brown told boxing officials he can arrange fights for the Garden if Mike Jacobs cannot. The remark followed talk of Louis vs Conn. Frankie Albert, after finishing his film, flew to Annapolis on Wednesday to begin Navy rehearsals for The Pride of Stanford.
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Fight manager blunt about Lou Nova says he’s as good as ever
Kenneth Jones notes Ray Carlen’s blunt appraisal of Lou Nova, stating the fighter is “as good as he ever was,” reflecting high expectations and confidence in Nova’s form.
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Naval Academy wrestling title and flotilla loss story
Marine Sergeant Farmer Seale quips that college coaches gather at Georgia to aid Navy fitness as Frank Sinkwitch enlists. Lieut. Comdr. Max Silverstein, captain of the Simms lost at Coral Sea, wins the eastern middleweight crown. his brother Buffy, now Capt. Ralph Silverstein, is a Big Ten champion.
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Phils Move to Lead Bush League Stirs Contention
The Philadelphia Record separated the Phillies from their usual place in the standings to head the bush league, drawing an immediate retort from C. M. Gibbs of the Baltimore Sun who called times tough enough for bush leagues and criticized the move.
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Pacific Coast League scores roll in Oakland lead over Hollywood
In a PCL slate Oakland beat Hollywood 3 to 2 while Sacramento edged Portland 2 to 0. Francisco dropped a 5 to 1 game against Los Angeles with a 1 to 4 tally. A Diego at Seattle game was postponed.
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Pima Pistol Club Plans Sunday Shoot
Members of the Pima Pistol club will fire the first leg of a new plaque trophy Sunday in the police course event with smallbore handguns plus handicaps. A second match will use any centerfire gun on national match targets at 25 and 50 yards for 10 shots rapid fire.
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Talbert and Reedy Reach Clay Court Doubles Quarters
William Talbert of Cincinnati and Bill Reedy of Beverly Hills powered into the doubles quarter-finals of the national clay court championships with a 6 3 6 0 win over Alan Richardson and Bill Schock. Armando and Rolando Vega, Mexican champions, crushed Louis and Joseph Werner 6 0 6 0 and meet Seymour Greenberg and Bob Jake, Milwaukee, who advanced by default.
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