Wartime sports mix in New York as fans pack arenas
June 1 roundup notes wartime shifts in sport. English football remains weekend focus with 120000 at two cup finals, while American baseball ads hold steady with 392000 in weekend doubleheaders. Horse tracks draw 170000 as Market Wise claims suburban Belmont victory. Navy P G A chatter and golf tales follow. Notables include Pvt Adam Pianca and Jean Monteith marriage plans, Don White’s navy entry and other sports lore.
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Baseball roundup: Aukers Niggeling and Gutteridge pace wins
Elden Aukers John Niggeling and Don Gutteridge combined for an el ay victory over the Indians. Bill Bohlman and ee Pp Mera a in an aee eet latter hit a three run homer in sec toe Md pace double. Yankees and Harris athletics-Mur phych checked A's in relief to one first game. Bucky Walters and Ray Starr split wins for Reds over Pirates. Joe Cronin Lou Pinney homers in Red Sox win over Senators. Dixie Walker Whitlow Wyatt pace Dodgers two wins over Braves. A late rally in tenth after a key hit.
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Major League Ball Enjoying Rest After Busy Weekend
Major league baseball rested after a weekend of four games in two days. Attendance totaled 392,280 with 197,820 on decoration day and 194,460 yesterday. The Yankees extended the AL lead to eight games, the Dodgers moved six games up in the NL, and Mel Ott tied the NL career runs record with two RBIs.
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Ted Lyons Wins Third Victory in 9 4 Rout of Detroit
Ted Lyons 41 year old switch hitter helped the Chicago White Sox beat the Detroit Tigers 9 to 4 for his third win of the season. He sparked a fifth inning rally and in the tenth inning added a run on a single after Wally Moses and Luke Appling contributed key hits. The second game of the doubleheader was postponed by weather with 29 154 fans in attendance. Lyons faced Al Benton and Lefty Roy Henshaw in a long game, with Henshaw taking the loss.
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Ott Ties Hornsby In Runs Batted In Giants Win Doubleheader
New York Giants manager Mel Ott tied National League record with two key RBIs as his club swept Philadelphia 3-2 and 7-1 before 18 072 fans. Ott singled home Bill Werber in the first inning and again in the seventh to match Rogers Hornsby lifetime mark set across multiple teams.
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Afternoon News Late at Press Time
The STAR notes late edition timing with 9 PM London time and 11 PM Balkans race schedule as the paper updates for readers.
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Park Nine Edges Independents After Tight Contests
Park nine lost 4-8 but forced a close game as Fred Dobbins's squad outhit the locals 11 hits to seven. Stephens City tallied two runs in the second and two in the seventh to seize the lead, while Joe Swanson collected 11 singles and Laddie Henrietta hit two triples. Harold Fawcett allowed five hits in seven innings before D. Horan finished.
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Sammy Snead Wins PGA Championship Under Fire
Sammy Snead defeated Corp. Jim Turnesa 2 and 1 in a 36 hole final at Seaview Club to claim the professional golfers association championship. The 30-year-old Virginia native overcame a three-hole deficit at the midway point as a cheering crowd of 3,000 watched. Snead said to be en route to navy physical training induction in Washington after the win.
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Cards Defeat Chicago Cubs in 3-0 road win
The St. Louis Cardinals shut out the Chicago Cubs 3-0 as Pollett and W. Cooper held the Cubs scoreless through seven innings while Erick and McCullough contributed runs in a May 31 game in Chicago.
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Remount Dept Announces Front Royal Horse Show and Sale
The Front Royal Remount Horse Show and Sale will be held July 10 and 11 at the Remount Depot in Front Royal Virginia. Aimed at breeding and green hunters for military use, the event features many hunter and jumper classes plus a sale of horses with the Virginia Horsemen's Association backing the auction. Proceeds support Army Emergency Relief. champion ships include three and four year old hunters green hunters and jumpers.
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May Have To Order Whole Ton Coal
The National War Council urged coal dealers to deliver at least one ton per truck trip to conserve tires. The Federal Office of Solid Fuels Coordination reported consumer and dealer stock rose by 4,611,000 tons in April, from 57,221,000 to 61,832,000 tons, easing storage days from 38 to 43.
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Red Sox sweep Senators in twin bill rout and comeback
Boston records an 11-1 victory over Washington in the opener and a 4-3 win in the nightcap after trailing, pulling into third place in the American League, a half game behind Detroit and ahead of Cleveland after their double loss to St. Louis.
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Browns Sweep Browns Beat Indians to Move Up in AL Standings
The St. Louis Browns swept a doubleheader from the Cleveland Indians 5 4 and 8 3 to claim fourth place in the American League. Key hits came from Jane Laabs Vernon Stephens Elden Auker Don Gutteridge and Harland Clift as the Browns showcased clutch hitting and solid pitching.
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Reds Sweep Pirates With Doubleheader Victorys
The Cincinnati Reds swept a double header against the Pittsburgh Pirates with Bucky Walters winning 8-2 in the opener and Ray Starr tossing a six hit shutout in the nightcap 3-0 Starr earned his sixth win and third shutout while surviving early trouble as double plays and bases loaded pop flies saved him.
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Philadelphia A's Top Yankees in Doubleheader Split
The Philadelphia Athletics defeated the New York Yankees 4 to 2 in the second game behind four hits from pitcher Luman Harris and timely hitting off Marvin Breuer. The first game went to New York 11 to 7 after a seven-run seventh inning.
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