Cain Hurls One-Hitter to Lift Browns Over Indians
The St. Louis Browns edged the Cleveland Indians 1 to 0 as Bob Cain pitched a one hitter while Bob Feller allowed only one hit. Bobby Young scored the game's lone run on a first inning triple and a Rosen error. The Browns move to first in the American League as Cleveland drops to third.
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Young
al Rosen
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Detroit
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Wife recalls Grover Alexander era and stamina doubts
Mrs. Grover Cleveland Alexander recalls how pitchers once lasted long games and notes her husband, a Hall of Fame star, won both games of a doubleheader. She discusses his 28 wins as a rookie, three straight 30 win seasons, and NL records for 90 lifetime shutouts and 16 in a season.
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Alex
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Cooperstown, NY
Alexander
Hollywood
Phillies
Cubs
Cards
Middletown Debuts in Massanutten League Against Front Royal
Middletown baseball opens its Massanutten season against Front Royal at Bing Crosby Stadium. The late entry from Northern Virginia League champions 1951 fields stars in the infield led by Clem Jenkins Kline Cooley and battery Judy Keller. Front Royal, Massanutten champions last season, is tipped to repeat. Middletown aims to challenge with a strong lineup.
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Front Royal
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Lawrence Buckner
Happy Souls
Guy Renner
Eugene Clem
Joe Jenkins
Bobby Kline
Emory Cooley
James Judy
Dick Keller
Battery
Agaist
North Mountain
Massanutten
Mikan Prediction Proves Right In NBA Final Six
George Mikan almost carried the Lakers in a tight playoff duel with the Knicks. New York tied the series at three games apiece with a 76-68 win as Pollard sat out injured and Vern Mikkelsen battled foul trouble, leaving Minneapolis short-handed.
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George Mikan
Minneapolis Lakey Center
Lakers
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Knicks
Mikan
Big George
Jim Pollard
Vern Mikkelsen
New TV Stations Set to Sit Farther Apart
Washington scientists report hundreds of new television stations may be built nationwide in the next decade or two. Those on the same channel will be placed farther apart as VHF and microwave waves travel beyond line of sight.
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Washington
Science Service
International Scientific Radio Union
Institute of Radio Engineers
Thomas J. Carroll
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Joseph Feinstein
National Bureau of Standards
Martin Katzin
Naval Research Laboratory
L J. Anderson
J. F. Colwell
Navy
Buenos Aires Newsmen Interrogated by Federal Police
Federal police in Buenos Aires questioned local newsmen in a surprise inquiry. Agents from the labor section demanded lists of employees and sources, names of banks, and methods of sending news. The reason for the investigation was not disclosed.
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Buenos Aires
Argentina
National Police
Americas
There Are All Sorts of Bellhops Boyle Lists Few
HAL BOYLE humorously catalogs hotel bellhops types in Cincinnati. He lists elderly retainers palsy wally chamber of commerce busy bee and others who shape a guest’s room experience with wit and detail.
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Boyle
Africa
Chamber - of - Commerce
Marciano Suspended 30 Days by Maine Boxing Commission
Unbeaten heavyweight Rocky Marciano received a 30 day suspension from the Maine Boxing Commission for deception during a Maine barnstorming tour. The ban starts May 13 after his Providence fight with Bernie Reynolds. it applies in all states except New York. The action followed four exhibition bouts in which his 18 year old brother sparred under assumed names.
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Rocky Marciano
Maine Boxing Commission
Brockton
Mass
Maine
Rocky
Bernie Reynolds
Providence
R. I
New York
Marciano
Louis Sonn Marchegiano
Pete Fuller
Tony Zullo
Police Court Brown Sherman Woodstock drunk case noted
A police court entry lists Brown Sherman, 31, of Woodstock, charged with drunkenness and fined $10.25. The item appears amid a block of miscellaneous trivia and reflections.
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Brown Sherman
Woodstock
Conservatives Gag Labor Filibuster On Health Bill
Prime Minister Churchill's Conservatives used a guillotine motion to gag a Socialist filibuster and speed health service charge provisions. The vote stood 270 to 245 after a long night session, ending debate that Labor had sought to extend with hundreds of amendments.
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London
Churchill
Labor Party
Goodman and Sperry Attend Don McNeil Breakfast
Mr and Mrs Gerald Goodman of Dunlap Ave and John Sperry of Middletown attended the Don McNeil Breakf Club broadcast in Washington yesterday and after the show joined a breakfast at the Mayflower Hotel. Also present were Commissioners Joseph Donohue and Mrs Donohue Mr and Mrs McNeil the cast of the show and WMAL's Jerry Strong who served as Master of Ceremonies.
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Dunlap Ave
John Sperry
Middletown
Don McNeil
Washington
Mayflower Hotel
Joseph Donohue
Donohue
McNeil
Jerry Strong
WMAL
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