Sievers Hammers Five Homers In Doubleheader Sweep
Roy Sievers rips three homers in one day lifting the Senators to a 13-8 and 7-2 doubleheader sweep of the Yankees. Jim Lemon adds two homers and Ken Aspromonte drives in five as Washington ends New York’s four game slide and marks a first doubleheader sweep in 29 tries. The crowd at Yankee Stadium reaches 39,742 as Sievers ties Goose Goslin for Washington’s single season home run record with 127 career RBI and 7 homers in 12 games.
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Los Angeles
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Cincinnati
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Bobby Shantz
Art Ditmar
New York
Pete Ramos
Memorial Day racing draws $20.2 million across 13 tracks
The Associated Press reports 337,209 fans attended 13 tracks on Memorial Day, wagering $20,220,699. Belmont Park led with $3,815,122 from 49,508 spectators, followed by Hollywood Park, Garden State, Washington Park, Suffolk Downs, and Delaware Park in top attendance and handle.
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Associated Press
America
Belmont Park
Hollywood Park
Pari-Mutual
Belmont
Garden State
Washington Park
Suffolk Downs
Delaware Park
Cubs Sweep Dodgers as Moryn Powers Memorial Day Doubleheader
Chicago Cubs rally past Los Angeles 3-2 and 10-8 in a Memorial Day doubleheader at Wrigley Field. Walt Moryn delivered a pair of ninth inning heroics with two key runs while Moose Moryn blasted three home runs in the nightcap, including the game winner in the ninth. Sammy Taylor provided a tying run with a pinch single in the opener.
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Chicago Cubs
Moryn
Los Angeles
Chicago
Walt Moryn
Cubs
Dodgers
Moose
Sammy Taylor
Jacobs Clings to Western Open Lead in Tight Round
Tom Jacobs, 23, Whittier, Calif., holds a two stroke cushion at the Western Open after a 71 in round two. The field includes Bob Rosberg, Don Finsterwald, Doug Sanders, Gene Littler, and Don Whitt, all at 137, two back of the leader as Frank Stranahan, Sam Snead and Mike Souchak sit at 138.
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Detroit
Tommy Jacobs
Whittier
Calif
Jacobs
Bob Rosbureg
Palo Alto
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Fla
Doug Sanders
Miami
Gene Littler
Singing Hills
Don Whitt
Alameda
Jacobs Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Sam Snead
White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Mike Souchak
Grossinger
Front Royal Livestock Market price report
Hog and veal prices across categories with weights from 65 to 600 pounds. Hogs top barrows and gilts 180 to 220 pounds at 22.95, slaughter ranges 20.00 to 23.10, sows 200 to 600 pounds 18.25 to 150. veal primes 180 to 220 pounds 26.00 to 28.50. cattle and sheep prices listed for slaughter and feeder grades with multiple weight bands and price ranges.
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Choice & Prime
Farmer brands pullets to mark stolen birds in Mocksville
Branded pullets in Mocksville North Carolina aim to identify stolen birds. M K Allen borrowed branding iron idea to tattoo his chickens and mark them on the wing to prove ownership and deter theft.
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Mocksville
N.C
M. K. Allen
Rin-Tin-Tin Routs Robbers at Post Office Heist
In Buenos Aires a bull dog named Rin-Tin-Tin routed three robbers and saved the post office 300,000 pesos. The attackers had locked up the supervisor and tried to crack the safe as Rin-Tin-Tin trotted in and attacked. Police captured the trio after they fled and crashed their getaway car. The post office safe held 300,000 pesos.
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Buenos Aires
Rin-Tin-Tin
Rinty
Actor Harry Green Dies After TV Play Appearance
American comedian Harry Green born Henry Blitzer collapsed and died two hours after appearing in a television play in London. A 65 year old with a heart ailment, Green had worked in about 60 films before World War II and spent the last decade living and working in Britain.
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London
Harry Green
Henry Blitzer
Green
New York
Hollywood
Britain
First Reports Link O'Connor Death to Elisian Start
Indianapolis reports say Pat O'Connor died in a Memorial Day 500 mile race crash on the first lap after a 15 car pileup. Jimmy Bryan, winner of every major closed course title, will receive about 100000 dollars at the Victory Dinner as officials consider reverting to the previous start format.
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Indianapolis
Jimmy Bryan
Pat O'Connor
O'Connor
Elisian
Jimmy Reece
Dick Rathmann
North Vernon
Ind
Reece
Jerry Unser
Long Beach
Calif
Harlan Fengler
Fengler
United States Auto Club
Bryan
Italy
United States
Auto Club
Sam Hanks
Arizona Cowboy
Shirley MacLaine
George Amick
Bryan. Was the Third Year Amick, From Venice, Calif
Johnny Boyd
Fresno
Amick
Jim Rathmann
Miami
Demler
Bryan- Hanks
Baseball Standings and Results Roundup
Major and national leagues show New York and San Francisco leading their divisions. Weekend results include Washington sweeping New York and Chicago splitting with Detroit, while Cleveland and Kansas City split a doubleheader. A paragraph notes Dick Rathman in a speedway lineup setting, with Speedway Director Sam Hawke.
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Dick Rathman
Speedway
Sam Hawke
League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
The summary lists batting leaders such as Ward Cleveland 368 Nieman Baltimore .364 Fox Chicago .361 and Cerv Kansas City 40 RBIs. It notes pitching leaders Garver Kansas City Turley New York 71 875 and strikeout leader Pierce Chicago with 49. The second block details 1960s era leaders Mays Banks Mays Thomas Walls and other names across San Francisco St. Louis Chicago and Pittsburgh with runs hits doubles triples and home runs, concluding with race accident aftermath at Indianapolis including O'Connor death and Bryan victory with Amick and Boyd in the 500.
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Cleveland
Nieman
Baltimore
Fox
Chicago
Cerv
Kansas City
F. Bolling
Detroit
Minoso
Jensen
Boston
Gernert
Kuenn
Harrell
Wilson
Garver
Turley
New York
Sisler
Shantz
Pierce
Wynn
Musial
St. Louis
Mays
San Francisco
Spencer
Cepeda
Banks
Thomas
Pittsburgh
Local Stocks Noted From White, Weld Winchester Office
Quotations list several mid century stocks with bids, par values, and per share figures. Companies include American Furniture Bank of Clarke County Commonwealth Natural Gas George Washington Hotel Life Insurance Co of Va Natl Fruit Prod O Sullivan Rubber Potomac Edison Shenandoah Valley Apple Cider Victor Products and Winchester Storage with prices and par values evident.
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White, Weld and Co
Winchester
American Furniture
Bank of Clarke County
Commonwealth Natural Gas
George Washington
Green Chemical Co
Suisse Sac
Investors Loan Company
Sveue
Life Insurance Co
O'Sullivan Rubber Corp
Focon Ca
Potomac Edison
Seasiedee
Shenandoah Valley
Victor Products
Milwaukee Builder Sees Plans Disapproved Over Missing Stair
A prominent Milwaukee builder designed a new two story home and sent the plans to the Federal Housing Authority for loan approval. The submission was marked disapproved because the plans lacked a stairway between the first and second floors.
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Milwaukee
Federal Housing Authority
Elliott Aims For World Mile Record At California Relays
Herb Elliott seeks an untarnished mile standard at the 17th California Relays in Modesto. The Australian, 20, clocked 3 57.8 for a paced mile recently and will race without pace setters amid a global field including Mugosa Lewandowski and Tabori, with Burr Grim facing Elliott in American opposition.
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Calif
Herb Elliott
California
Australia
Compton
Meet
Tom Moore
Valisa Mugosa
New York University
Laszlo Tabori
Stefan Lewandowski
Poland
Joe Villareal
Texas
Burr Grim
Maryland
Elliott
Burnt Factory Battles Sunnyside For Third Straight Win
Burnt Factory remained unbeaten in Church League softball at Sen Seny Park, beating Boyce Baptist 18 to 1. Dickie Duvall pitched a three hitter as Bud Jackson’s squad pounded 13 hits aided by seven walks, with the Bromleys and Dick Knight contributing multiple hits and runs.
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Burnt Factory
Senseny Park
Boyce Baptist
Dickie Duvall
Bud Jackson
Bromleys
Jim
Perry Duvall
Jackson
I. Burke
Jim Livengood
Fights in Miami Beach and Europe Highlight Boxing Cards
Spider Webb outpoints Jimmy Beecham in Miami Beach with Beecham disqualified in round six, Hoepner defeats Artemio Calzavara for the European light heavyweight title, Bracken defeats Romulo in Melbourne, and Baars stops Hansen in Oslo. City League basketball features Herons versus Republic Oil and Mountaineers against Lucky Inn as soft ball action heads to June 14.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Spider Webb
Chicago
Jimmy Beecham
Miami
Hamburg
Germany
Willie Hoepner
Artemio Calzavara
Italy
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Hoepner
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George Bracken
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Tommy Romulo
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Tommy Baars
West Indies
Leif Hansen
Herons
Republic Oil
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