Plane Age Increases as Local Field Shows Sky Lanes
A Washington air field activity report notes pilots including Dr W Albert of Petersburg and Glenn Fisher of Jasper State Police Post soloing, with many locals like Culley and Delmar Gress flying regularly. Observers describe a growing aviation culture as business trips by air expand, while field chatter covers planes, pilots, and even crop dusting practices across Indiana towns.
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Washington Air Field
Linton
Washington
W Elbert
Petersburg
Glenn Fisher
Jasper State
Culley Gress
Delmar Gress
Lew Lamb
Gene Burkhardt
Cards fall further back as Cooper brothers star in MLB action
June 2 1946 saw the Cardinals lose two games in the National League pennant chase dropping 3 1/2 games behind Brooklyn. Mort Cooper returned with a 6 3 win for Boston over the Cubs while Walker Cooper, the $175000 Giants acquisition, hit a grand slam in the second game to spark New York to a 7 6 11 inning win. Brooklyn also swept Cincinnati in two strong performances. Hal Newhouser notched his ninth win for Detroit after 13 strikeouts and four hits allowed. Duke Wakefield added four hits as the Tigers defeated Washington 10 2 in the only AL game.
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New York
Brooklyn
Mort
Walker Cooper
Mort Cooper
Boston Braves
Cubs
Brother Walker
New York Giants
St. Louis
Walker
Bills
Giants
Bobby Blattner
Bill Voiselle
Howie Pollet
Cincinnati
Ed Stevens
Art M Herring
Hugh Casey
Pittsburgh
Phillies
Rip Sewell
Quakers
Phile
Bucs
Hal ‘Newhouser
Detroit
Washington
Duke Wakefield
Tigers
Yesterday's Results in American Association Baseball
Yesterday's scores show Indianapolis 8 Minneapolis 12 Kansas City 8 Louisville 5 St Paul 2 Toledo 3 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 3 First game 14 innings and second game 10 innings referenced.
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American Association
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Columbus
Milwaukee
Detroit Beats Washington In AL Showdown 10 To 2
Detroit powers to a 10 to 2 American League victory over Washington. Other games in rain delayed: St Louis at New York, Chicago at Boston, and Cleveland at Philadelphia postponed.
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Crévelatia
Cine
New York
ATS
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphi
Baseball scoreboard report from league games and scores
National League games published show Brooklyn 2 to 1 over Cincinnati in 11 innings, New York 1 to 7 against St. Louis in 11 innings, and Pittsburgh 5 to 3 over Philadelphia with tied 1-1 and Boston 6 to 2 over Chicago 3-8.
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Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Junior Softball Tryout Prompted for This Evening
The note urges players who haven’t joined a practice game to attend an evening tryout at St. Mary’s. This is a final chance to form a team before league play begins later this week.
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St. Mary's
Belmont quotes and baseball notes from New York sports page
Trainer Max Hirsch lauds Assault as a stronger Belmont favorite than earlier races. Jockey Eddie Guerin blames Lord Boswell’s poor showing on lack of effort. Babe Ruth recalls Col Larry MacPhail’s earlier approval to manage a Newark farm club. Herb McKinley, new world champion quarter miler, expresses interest in the International 400 record. Caverrretta plays captaincy mention amid league talk.
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New York
Max Hirsch
Assault
Eddie Guerin
Lord Boswell
Babe Ruth
Larry MacPhail
New York Yankees
Newark
Champaign
Herb McKinley
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