White Sox surge past rivals as league lead grows
In a packed night of baseball, Chicago White Sox swept a doubleheader 6 5 and 2 0 highlighting Rays Scarbo and Bill Wight. Cleveland beat the Yankees 6 2 to snap New York’s 11 game streak. Mike Garcia notches his fifth win. Stan Musial leads Cardinals with two homers and a 380 average as St Louis tops New York Giants 7 2. Reds rally to beat Braves 10 7. Pirates end eight-game slide with a win.
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Arena Sites Open With Mixed Results Across Cities
The American League slate shows New York Reynolds 4 4 facing Cleveland Wynn 4 5 while Boston Nixon 3 0 meets Chicago Gumpert 3 0 and Washington Johnson 0 1 travels to Detroit Bearden 1 1 at night. Philadelphia Shantz 3 4 goes to Garver 7 3 for a night matchup.
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Farmer who attended his own funeral bullies lack of decorum
Burlington Colorado June 4 retired farmer Jie Gernhart 75 sat at the edge of a $4000 solid copper casket during a funeral for the deceased. He planned to insure his property more after watching about 750 attend the service and noted two or three attendees laughed. Gernhart later joked he would not be caught dead in town without better insurance while friends and guests gathered for a luncheon.
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Musial Kiner Marion Inspire Baseball Leadership
The piece lauds Musial Kiner and Marty Marion for their hustle and leadership. It argues winning spirit and respect for a strong leader lift clubs, noting Pirates grit and Cardinals perseverance as models. It contrasts team depth with effort, praising Kiner’s risk for the good of his club.
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St Louis at Brook Side in fair conditions
Sports notes list matchups with st denoted records Staley 7 4 at Brook s Hatten 1 0 Pittsburgh Queen 3 8 at Bos s Sain 345 night Chicago Schultz 3 3 at Philadelphia Thompson 2 2 night partly cloudy Cincinnati Fox 3 2 at Newark Maglie 8 2 night fair
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Euicago 6 Boston 5 First Wright
Euicago triumphs 6 to 5 over Boston in the first twilight game as Chicago downed Boston 2 to 0 in the second, while Cleveland beat Newil and St Louis edged ll.
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National League Scores Reported for St. Louis and Friends
In a bustling baseball roundup, St. Louis over New York two to one, Cincinnati edges Boston ten to nine, Pittsburgh handles Philadelphia twelve to four, while Chicago visits Brooklyn at night for a marquee clash.
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Meyer May Be Replaced As Pirates Manager
Pittsburgh report says Pirates may replace manager Meyer with an interim leader after a string of poor results. Brank Rickey reportedly favors a switch to placate fans. Milton Stock might be named interim manager with other candidates named for the post.
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Town hears whispered plans for a final humorous funeral
The plain spoken Gernhart recalled the preacher as the town turned hostile, wanting one last decent service before death. He sought a lighthearted farewell to mark what he believed would be his final act.
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