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April 25, 1926

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RUTH'S THIRD HOMER HELPS BURY RED SOX; Drives in Two Ahead of Him to Swell Yankees' Winning Margin to 9-1. SHOCKER RULES ON MOUND Allows Only Four Hits and Hugmen Cling to Heels of the League-Leading Indians. RUTH'S THIRD HOMER HELPS BURY RED SOX

By James R. Harrison.by James R. Harrison

Babe Ruth hit his third homer of the season and his second in two days, the Yanks played magnificent baseball, Urban Shocker allowed only four hits and the Red Sox lost their third game of the four-game series yesterday, 9 to 1.

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EDISTO EASY VICTOR IN THE PHILADELPHIA; Seagram Colt Gallops in Six Lengths Ahead of Cudgeller to Win $8,725. PAYS $35.60 IN MUTUELS Joy Smoke, Favorite, a Head Behind Cudgeller -- Two Firsts for Coltiletti at Havre de Grace.

By Special to The New York Times

HAVRE DE GRACE, Md., April 24. -- Showing the way throughout to a field of twelve, E.F. Seagram's Edisto this afternoon carried off the fourteenth running of the $10,000 Philadelphia Handicap with the greatest ease. In light under 109 pounds and with Edgar Barnes in the pilot's seat, the four-year-old son of Johren and Tunnin ran the mile and sixteenth in 1:46 4-5 over a fast track.

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Notable Births

Johnny Craig

1926Johnny Craig, American author and illustrator (died 2001)[†]

John Thomas Alexis Craig, was an American comic book artist notable for his work with the EC Comics line of the 1950s. He sometimes used the pseudonyms Jay Taycee and F. C. Aljohn.

Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner

1926Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner, Austrian politician (died 2008)[†]

Gertrude Fröhlich-Sandner was an Austrian politician for the SPÖ.

Patricia Castell

1926Patricia Castell, Argentine actress (died 2013)[†]

Patricia Castell, born Ovidia Amanda Paramidani PadĂ­n, was an Argentine actress, appearing on radio, television and in films. Born in Avellaneda in 1926, her career began in the 1940s and lasted for more than fifty years.