Baseball Stars Lead Roundup As Memorial Day Crowds Grow
Sports columnist notes Jimmie two players worth 100 grand DiMaggio and Feller. Belmont Park draws 41 850 on Memorial Day, Yankees 82 437, Dodgers 34 548 with 20 000 turned away. Mentions Delaware U football shake up Bill Murray named head coach and other scattered sports tidbits.
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New York
Jimemy
Joe DiMaggio
Bob Feller
Harvard
J. P. Wood
Loseles Ball Park
Belmont Park
Dodgers
Pee Wee Reese
Delaware U
Bill Murray
Duke
Steve Grenda
Texas
Clarence Mathyr
Alice
Bitsy Grant
Jerry Priddy
Kansas City Blues
Pia
Eee
Tom Meg
Major League Standings and Results
Standings show Boston 34 games won out front with a 667 pace. Cleveland 25 15 628 and Detroit 22 16 579 trail. New York 21 18 538 and Philadelphia 15 23 395 behind. Daily results include Washington 9 over Detroit 3 and Chicago 7 over Boston 4.
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Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
New York
St. Louis
W. L. Pet
Smith
Ruffing
A. Smith
Harder
Chase
Masterson
Auker
Dickman
Bridges
Babich
Baseball standings and tonight’s NL matchups
National League standings show Boston, Brooklyn, New York, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Pittsburgh with records. Tonight games feature Boston at Pittsburgh Callahan vs Bowman, New York at Cincinnati Hub Bell Moore or Van der Meer, Brooklyn at St. Louis Tamulis vs Cooper, Philadelphia at Chicago Higbe vs Page.
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Boston
Brooklyn
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Philad
Pittsburgh
Callahan
Bowman
Hubbell
Moore
Vander Meer
Tamulis
Cooper
Philadelphia
Chicago
Higbe
Page
He Was Hot Burned Sleeve Dims at Anniston Club Park
Robert Engel of the Anniston Club appeared at the park with a burned sleeve. He explained the scorch happened while he was working yesterday and noted his fast er work pace.
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Robert Engel
Anniston
Ala
Engel
Belmont and Delaware Races Highlight Streaking Winners
Belmont and Delaware recent races saw notable winners in the fourth events. The article notes a first win in three months for one horse, with a cautious tone about performance.
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War Department
Halt
Belmont
Delaware
Local golf hopes rise as four sub-par rounds spark talk
Golfers eye 285 or better to win the National Open on Canterbury in Cleveland as Ol n Dutra fires a 68 tying Hogan on the long layout. Byron Nelson favored to win with other big names like Hogan McSpaden Demaret and Sam Snead also favored. An amateur, Johnny Barro, stands out as a surprise contender in the 170-player field.
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Canterbury
Cleveland
Olin Dutra
Ben Hogan
Texas
Dutra
Hogan
Byron Nelson
Harold McSpaden
Jimmy Demaret
Sam Snead
Daily Baseball Headlines From Last Night
Harry Danning of the Giants hit a home run and two singles as New York beat Pittsburgh. Casey and the Dodgers stopped the Cubs on five hits for a 3-2 win. Atley Donald allowed Browns five hits for a second straight Yankee victory. Al Milnar shut out the Athletics on seven scattered hits for his seventh win. Paul Derringer worked eight scoreless innings for the Reds after an error produced two runs in the first. Bill Dietrich held the White Sox to one run and drove in two for Chicago. Gee Walker and Jim Bottomley homered as the Tigers fell to a 9- win in Detroit.
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Associated Press
Harry Danning
Giants
Pirates
Casey
Dodgers
Cubs
Atley Donald
Yankees
Browns
al Milnar
Indians
Athletics
Paul
Derringer
Reds
Bees
Bill Dietrich
White Sox
Sox
Gee Walker
Jim Bloode
Esee
Tigers
Yankee
Donald
Washington
Harland Clift
Boston Red Sox
Chicago White Sox
Boston
Jimmy Foxx
Detroit Tigers
Dutch Leonard
Cleveland
Philadelphia Athletics
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Bees
Paul Derringer
Lou Fette
Hugh Casey
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Dolph Camilli
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Joe Bowman
Pittsburgh
Why Stuart and Botticelli Avoided Signatures on Paintings
The entry notes that G A Stuart signed his paintings out of vanity, believing the signature carried the canvas. Botticelli, by contrast, was modest and often omitted both date and name, leading to signatures being absent on many works.
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Stuart
Bottigi
G. A. Stuart
Botticelli
Bearded House Of David Nine To Play Park Club In Winchester
The bewhiskered House Of David baseball nine arrives Thursday for a night game at Winchester against Sandy Baker’s Park Club under 12 floodlights. Park hurlers Stickley or Ham Ritenour to start. game moved to avoid clash with Berryville High.
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House of David
Stickley
Ham Ritenour
Russ Potts
County All- Stars
Berryville High
Navy's Queen Named Eceyd at Graduation Ceremony
Barbara Engh of Irvington New York a Sweet Briar College student serves as eceyd at the U S Naval Academy during graduation exercises in Annapolis Maryland.
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Barbara Engh
Irvington
N. Y
Sweetbriar College
U. P. Navalcademy
Annapolis
Virginia Ice Cream Production Rises in 1939
Virginia milk ice cream output reached 4 026 000 gallons in 1939 up from 3 757 000 in 1938 while milk sherbet almost doubled from 44 000 to 91 000 gallons. Creamery butter fell 6 percent to 7 035 000 pounds and out of state sales dropped similarly.
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Richmond
Virginia
Agricultural Marketing Service
State Dairy and Food Division
Daily Crossword 52 Clues and Answers Preview
Daily crossword puzzle fragment lists numbered clues with partial words and hints including to be exactly ve x tly anger weeps music note interroga to pull the word along Have sailing organ vessel Exclama vase spring yesterday's answer bristle like mineral thin Chinese silk.
Yanks Rally to Extend Winning Streak in Tough AL Race
The New York Yankees rolled past the St Louis Browns 7-1 lifting them from a late stretch and narrowing the gap in the standings. Atley Donald revived his form with solid outings aiding a surge as Boston, Detroit, and Cleveland also posted wins while the Reds and Dodgers gained with decisive early scoring. The note on wild fowl shows Canada as a major breeding ground for wild ducks.
Best County High Players To Participate In Big Baseball Game
Frederick Clarke County High School Baseball League showcases Berryville ace Bobby Houghton opposing Frederick standout Scott Wingfield. All-Star lineup includes James Judy Nat Smith Pete Garrett Henry Carbaugh and Victor Carbaugh among others as 300 fans gather to watch at the Park diamond.
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Berryville
Frederick County All- Stars
Wadbletons
Gonere
Galsesboro
Frederick Clarke County
Bobby Houghton
Ace Moundster
Scott Wingfield
Frederick
James Judy
Henry Carbaugh
Gilbert Davidson
Middletown
Stephens City
Wingfield
Gore
Bob Ayler
Denis Hoover
Allen DeHaven
Wayne Guthrie
Gaines
A. Emmart
D. Borden
B. Berry
H. Hack
H. Carlisle
J. Carper
C. Pitta
Nat Smith
Pete Garret
Victor Carbaugh
Les Singhass
Billy Gardiner
Dizzy Dean Plans Minor Leagues Return After Waivers
Hall of Fame pitcher Dizzy Dean seeks a last chance to revive his career by returning to the minors with Tulsa in the Texas League after the Chicago Cubs waived him. Doctors warned his overhand delivery may be finished, prompting a sidearm experiment and a gamble on proving worth in the minors.
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Chicago
Dizzy Dean
Dizzy
Dean
Phil Wrigley
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley
Tulsa
Storm
George Bennett
Johns Hopkins Hospital
Baltimore
Bennett
Patricia
The
Stuis
Duke of Kent Receives Permission to Seek RAF Flight Captain Role
The Duke of Kent and brother to King George VI contemplates a RAF career move after securing his brother’s consent. Formerly in military intelligence, he seeks the title of RAF vice marshal quota and training roles near London.
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Duke of Kent
George of England
London
Air Force
Miralry Intelligence Service
R.A.F
Boxing results from last night across multiple cities
In New York Pete Scalzo outpointed Joe Belloise for the featherweight title. Chicago’s Leo Rodak outpointed Jackie Wilson. Philadelphia’s Bob Montgomery defeated Al Nettlow. Herschel Joiner stopped Eddie Zivic in Cincinnati. Garfield NJ’s Tippy Larkin knocked out Frankie Wallace and Mike Piskin stopped Paulie Griffith with others noted in nearby cities.
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Associated Press
New York
Pete Scalzo
National Boxing Association
Joe Belloise
Chicago
Leo Rodak
Jackie Wilson
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Bob Montgomery
al Nettlow
Detroit
Cincinnati
Herschel
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Daily Crossword
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