Left-Handed Rube Waddell Steeped in Fire and Fun
A NEA Sports feature recalls Rube Waddell the eccentric left hander famed for pitching brilliance and wild antics. Connie Mack praises his peak form while detailing his loves of fishing drinking bar tending and running to fires. Waddell posted record strikeouts 343 in 1904 and 1801 over seven seasons. He died at 37 after tuberculosis, still in harness.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
George Edward Waddell
Rube Waddell
Bugs Raymond
Christy Mathewson
Waddell
Connie Mack
Athletics
Ossie Schreckengost
Mack
Schreck
Rube
Detroit
Walter Johnson
Mathewson
Giants
Andy Coakley
St. Louis
WTCC Pushes Postwar Statewide Public Works Plan
West Texas Chamber of Commerce proposes a unified postwar public works program across all state departments to create self liquidating projects ready to hire Texas youths after peace returns. The plan aligns with a national proposal to spend 1 billion dollars yearly for three years on rehabilitating highways and expands to parks water, reclamation and river authorities.
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West Texas Chamber of Commerce
D. A. Bandeen
WTCC
Brady Gentry
Texas Highway Commission
Texas
Bandeen
American Association of State Highway Officials
Gentry
Congress
Organization
Abilene
Houston Harte
San Angelo
Pvt Irving Jenks Corrects Name At Army Flying School
At the Advanced Flying School in Bryan Texas Pvt Irving Jenks corrected a wrong initial on his name during roll call. He identified himself as I O Jenks and jokes about owing "practically everybody" echo through the barracks.
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Army Air Forces Advanced Flying School
Bryan
Tex
U.P
Irving Jenks
Cleveland, O
Jenks
I. O. Jenks
NFL Cuts Player Limit to 25 and Allows Free Substitutions
Chicago April 8 the National Football League owners reduced the player limit from 33 to 25 citing manpower difficulties and approved free substitutions for the 1943 season. Commissioned Elmer Layden said the change may reduce man mileage by 37 percent with nine teams unsure they can field 25 players all season. Curley Lambeau predicted he could assemble 150 players if needed. Chili Walsh of the Cleveland Rams remains under contract to handle club business.
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Chicago
National Football League
Elmer Layden
Sammy Baugh
Don Hutson
Cecil Isbell
Curley Lambeau
Green Bay Packers
Cleveland Rams
Charles
Chili" Walsh
Ernie Koy Enlists in Navy at Fort Sam Houston
Former Texas star Ernie Koy, ex St. Louis Cardinals and Cincinnati Reds player, volunteered as an apprentice seaman in the U S Navy. He was sworn in at Fort Sam Houston with his Bellville Texas address on file. The Navy did not disclose his training assignment.
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San Antonio
Ernie Koy
University of Texas
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
United States Navy
Fort Sam Houston
Navy
Koy
Bellville
Texas
Mesquite Coach Seeks China Cagers for State Clash
Mesquite High School girls basketball coach S. H. Shipley said he would guarantee $100 plus local expenses for a two game series on April 16 and 17 if China High School would travel to Mesquite to contest the state championship.
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Mesquite, Tex
S. H. Shipley
Mesquite
China High School
1943 Real Estate Outlook Sees Home Values Rise
Chicago report from the National Association of Real Estate Boards based on 253 city surveys predicts higher residential values in two-fifths of cities due to wartime demand. It notes under supply of small homes, over supply of retail space, lower business rents, and mixed rent outlooks amid war controls.
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Chicago
National Association of Real Estate Boards
OPA
Training Camp Briefs From Coast To Coast In April Exhitions
Multiple spring games and player notes across camps in Wallingford New Jersey Lakehurst Cairo and Cape Girardeau highlight a day of exhibition matches and roster moves. Ernie Lombardi rumor refuted as Lom bardi defends salary terms while others report on Bar tel and Wakefield limited play and star pitchers Hanyzewski Vander Meer and Marshall delivering early season form.
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Lakehurst
N. J
U.P
New York Giants
Jersey City
Naval Station
Dick Bartell
New York
Falkenberg Brother Applies for Army Induction
18 year old Tom Falkenberg, a University of Arizona freshman and Hollywood tennis player, applied for voluntary induction to avoid the draft. He requested assignment to the Fifth Ferrying Group at Love Field, Dallas, after a Red Cross benefit match.
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Dallas
U.P
Falkenberg
Hollywood
Tom Falkenberg
University of Arizona
Red Cross
Love Field
Fullerton Says College Summer Sports Could Expand
In a column from New York, April 8, Asa Bushnell notes eastern colleges may run summer sessions and form pickup sports schedules, especially baseball, leading to intercollegiate games within transportation and calendar limits. A lighthearted feature roundups guest star Les Goates and Roy Lanner's Dodgers link.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Asa Bushnell
Service Men Get 123 Dozen New Golf Balls
In Chicago on April 8 82 the U S Golf Association testing agency at Armour Research Foundation handed over 123 dozen golf balls to the Red Cross for overseas delivery. The balls are described as good as new and were gathered for checking over several years by manufacturers. They will be sent to posts offering golfing facilities for soldiers on leave, mainly in Australia and the British Isles.
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Chicago
U. S. Golf Association
Armour Research Foundation
Illinois Institute of Technology
The
Red Cross
Australia
British Isles
Bill Keith Wins Handicap Nine Hole Event at Ross Rogers
Bill Keith, former Hillcrest Country Club pro with amateur status restored, carded a net 34 to win the Amarillo Municipal Golfers Association Weekly Nine Hole Handicap Tournament at Ross Rogers Course. He also took low gross with 37. other winners were H. C. McFarland 39-5-34, Bill Bogard 40-6-34, and Curtis Gilbert 41-7-34.
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Bill Keith
Hillcrest Country Club
Amarillo
Basketball Scores in Amarillo Army Air Field Tournament
In the Amarillo Army Air Field tournament results listed: 601st TSS 45 defeated 409th TSS 40. 30th A.C. Sq. 38 over Hq. & Hq. 31. 623rd TSS 46 over 61st Mess Sq. 30. Globe-News advertises ads.
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Amarillo Army Air Field
Beau Jack stamina concerns seen as Ballyhoo in May 12 title bid
In New York on April 8, Beau Jack's camp and boxing pundits question his stamina ahead of the May 12 Lightweight title bout with Bob Montgomery. The piece argues public hype and mythmaking shape such worries, noting Jack's age 21 to 22 bouts and predicting improved stamina with maturity and ringcraft by age 25 or 26.
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Jack Uddy
New York
Beau Jack
Bob Montgomery
Georgia
Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Boston
Gene Tunney
Jack Dempsey
Philadelphia
Max Schmeling
Joe Louis
Yankee Stadium
Young Jack
Fritzie Zivic
Henry Armstrong
Zivic
Armstrong
Hammering Henry
Gong
Pastor Draws on Pupils Four Counties
In Cleveland Ohio Rev Protase Kuberek pastor of St Stanislaus Catholic Church taught himself music after four violin lessons. At 63 he mastered woodwind brass and string instruments and since 1914 has taught over 2000 Greater Clevelanders to play. He now forms a 75 piece marching band drawing from his students for Polish circles across Ohio.
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Cleveland
Protase Kuberek
St. Stanislaus Catholic Church
Father Kuberek
Wallet Stolen, Recovered With $103 Intact
Baton Rouge Louisiana report states William D Bridges was robbed by a man on the street who grabbed his wallet. A Mississippi River washed the wallet ashore after the thief fled. a crewmember returned it to Bridges' family and the cash remained intact.
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Baton Rouge
U.P
William D. Bridges
Bridges
Cadet Center Clinches Boxing Tournament Title
In San Antonio on April 8 the Cadet Center won the Texas Amateur Athletic Federation tournament. Hardy Larkin defeated Arnold Winters for heavyweight gold, Bill Armstrong beat Eugene Sullivan in middleweight, and Tom Attra KO’d Joe Gallager in light-heavyweight. Other winners included Fernando Aguirre, Henry Flores, Robert Delgado, Emanuel Falcon, and Jesus Balderamo with decisive wins across flyweight through welterweight.
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San Antonio
Texas Amateur Athletic Federation
Hardy Larkin
Golden Gloves
Arnold Winters
Brooks Field
Brooks
Stinson
Honda Navigation School
Bill Armstrong
Cadet Center
Eugene Sullivan
Tom Attra
National Golden Gloves
Joe Gallager
Hondo
Fernando Aguirre
Ralph Anderson
Henry Flores
Leonard Zuniga
Aggies Top Owls 7 to 2 in Southwest Conf Battle
College Station April 8 The Texas Aggies doubled up the Rice Owls 7 to 2 in a Southwest Conference baseball game. Lefty Shuford delivered strong pitching for the Aggies while Eisenberg homered for Rice. Seven Rice errors helped the Aggies secure the win.
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College Station
Texas Aggies
Aggies
Lefty Shuford
Rice Owls
Houston Collegians
Eisenberg
Owls
Rice
Aggie
Pollett Rejoins St. Louis Cards
Howard Pollet a 21 year old left hander will leave this week to rejoin the St. Louis Cardinals as camp breaks in Cairo and start the season with the Redbirds Pollet is classified 1 A and has lost his deferment appeal for dependency grounds A Harris County draft board official said he is not likely to be drafted before May.
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Cairo
Ill
U.P
Red Birds
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Billy Southworth
Walker Cooper
Johnny Hopp
Lou Klein
Whitey Kurowski
Marty Marion
Stan Musial
Houston
Howard Pollet
Redbirds
Pollet
Harris County
Heavyweights Meet Tonight in Dallas Sportatorium
In Dallas on April 8 Jack Marshall of Dallas faces Mickey Hayes of Milwaukee in a ten round feature at the Sportatorium. The undercard features Buster Burrell from Fort Worth versus Jackie Lyons of Oklahoma City in a six round light heavyweight bout.
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Dallas
Jack Marshall
Mickey Hayes
Sportatorium
Buster Burrell
Golden Glove
Fort Worth
Jackie Lyons
Oklahoma City
Odessa Favored in San Angelo Invitational Track Meet
Odessa Bronchos enter the San Angelo Invitation as favorites after winning the MacCamey Invitation last week, edging San Angelo High by two points.
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San Angelo
Tex
Odessa
Globe Trotters Beat Diados In Mexico City OT Thriller
The Harlem Globe Trotters defeated the Chiahuahua Diados 49 to 47 after overtime in a three day round robin tourney held in Mexico City. The piece notes Otters and sea lions as noted divers and swimmers in a separate line.
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Mexico City
Harlem Globe Trotters
Chicago
Chiahuahua Diados
Mexico
Victoria
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