Hal Chase Set Style For First Basemen
Hal Chase defined the era with a deep defensive edge and quick hands at first base. He excelled at hitting and running, stealing 40 bases in 1910 and leading the NL with a .339 average in 1916. A talented but controversial figure, Chase’s genius masked a troubled moral record and betting suspicions tied to his career.
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Clyde Milan
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Frank Chance
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Christy Mathewson
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Hilliard To Leave Abilene for Navy Career
Vernon Hilliard Abilene High football coach will resign to enter the Navy as a lieutenant junior grade. He is known to local grid fans for Kerrville’s 1936 state final loss and later Plainview before joining Abilene.
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Vernon Hilliard
Abilene High School
Navy
Kerrville
Golden Sandies
Plainview
Mort Cooper backs lively ball to boost pennant chances
St Louis ace Mort Cooper argues for the lively ball, saying it helps hitters and the team, after yielding only one run in 20 innings this season. He notes a 1-0 loss in Cincinnati and a 7-0 shutout win over Chicago as examples and claims the dead ball favors average pitchers. He suggests Philadelphia could contend with the Cardinals with a livelier ball.
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Morton Cooper
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Cooper
Cincinnati
Chicago Cubs
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Philadelphia
Cardinals
Baseball Standings and Results Across Leagues
The standings week shows Cleveland 5 0 in the American League, Washington 4 3, Detroit 3 3, Chicago 2 4, Philadelphia 3 3. Schedule lists New York at Boston, Cleveland at Chicago, Philadelphia at Washington, St. Louis at Detroit. In the National League Boston beat New York 3 1, Cincinnati 3 1, Chicago 4 0, Brooklyn 4 3. Schedule features Boston at New York, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, Chicago at St. Louis.
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Cpl Harris Prescribes Harsh Seven Pound Weight Cut
Richmond dispatch reports Cpl Leonard Harris of New York now at Hamp ton Roads shares a harsh anti fattening method. A recruit under draft delay is urged to enlist, endure exams, wear heavy GI clothing, run long distances, sweat in a sauna, then receive a brisk rubdown to lose exactly seven pounds.
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U.P
Leonard Harris
New York
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Harris
Dance Hall Rebuilt Into Machine Shop Fulfills War Needs
RED LION, Pa. A. P. Davey converted his closed dance hall into a machine shop costing $50,000. Since last November it outputs 300 cross heads for marine engines and 90 throttle valves monthly, staffed by 17 workers on a 24 hour schedule. Davey, 66, trained the crew himself after a 45 year career at shipyards in Sparrow’s Point and Newport News.
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Bethlehem Shipyards
Sparrow's Point
New York Navy Yard
Newport News, Va
Burnt Cork Seen Likely Derby Starter At Louisville
Rochester owner says Burnt Cork will likely run in Saturdays Kentucky Derby but a crowd favorite is Count Fleet or Ocean Wave as trainers report mixed hoof troubles. The Derby field may include nine to twelve horses with entry cost set at $500 and plans to run Mr Bones Big Boy later if possible.
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Burnt Cork
Cork
Rochester
Count Fleet
Ocean Wave
Fleet
Mr. Bones
Big Boy
Detective Connie Creeden Joins Braves Pitching Tale
In New York April 29 Letty Gomez warned about Pinkerton ties as Connie Creeden a rookie outfielder for the Boston Braves reveals he works for Pinkerton in the off season He plans to focus on detective work after baseball while coach Long George Kelly expects him to stay as a pinch hitter this season.
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Letty Gomez
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Boston Braves
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No. 17
Lefty
Long George Kelly
Connie Creeden
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Danvers
Mass
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Big Connie
Bertillon
Pinkerton Detective Agency
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Connie
Kelly
No Fight Planned for Louis Conn Match This Summer
Secretary of War Stimson said there will be no heavyweight championship fight this summer between Sgt. Joe Louis and Corp. Billy Conn. He denied reports the War Department was arranging a Louis Conn bout with admission priced by war bonds and stated the department will not sponsor or approve such a fight.
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Draft Board Calls Loom Over pennant race
Induction exams loom for Yankees' Stirnweiss in Hartford while Rays Mack remains in 1A at Mansfield. AL leaders Yankees beat Red Sox 5 0 Stirnweiss had three of eight Yankee hits. Indians beat White Sox 2 0 to move to second. Senators win 3 0 over Athletics.
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Boston Red Sox
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Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Elmer Riddle
Pirates
Joe Beggs
Private Wrote Book on How To Become Officer
Bernard Galkin, once a civilian, authored a guide on obtaining ranks in the army navy marines coast guard and merchant marine. It sold over 175,000 copies. Now a few months in the army at the Army Air Forces Flexible Gunnery School in Fort Myers Florida, he remains a private awaiting promotion.
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Merchant Marine
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Fullerton Says Fresh Invest in Phillies Stir in Philadelphia
A Philadelphia story says Bill Cox seeks fresh investment in the Phillies. Other notes include Pirates beating Cubs marking NL ahead of Lon Warneke in five seasons, plus baseball staff updates and college football freshmen in the SEC. Evidence of roster churn and wartime military moves appear across brief items from coast to coast.
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Philadelphia
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Pirates
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Lon Warneke
Texas May Not Lose Hatton and Collins
Texas faces potential lineup changes as Capt Grady Hatton and star pitcher Jim Collins missmilitary call, affecting pennant hopes in the Southwest Conference race with the Aggies. Collins already won against the Aggies. Texas and Texas A&M sit tied as College Station games close the schedule.
Ortiz Retains World Bantam Title in Fort Worth Bout
Manuel Ortiz from El Centro retained the world bantamweight crown after a rematch with Lupe Cardoza in Fort Worth. Ortiz demonstrated a sharp left hand that impressed local observers as Cardoza conceded the title again.
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Little Brown Symphony
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Lupe Cordoza
Lupe
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Cardoza
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Daily baseball matchups and weathered rationing note
Major league games listed include New York at Boston Philadelphia at Washington St Louis at Detroit Cleveland at Chicago and National League Cincinnati at Pittsburgh Brooklyn at Philadelphia Boston at Nik Chicago at St Louis with pitchers Chandler Terry Wolff Haefner Trout Dean Smith Vander Meer Sewell Higbe Kraus Passeau Lanier. A brief remark notes rationing limiting tight shoes and discomfort lingering.
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Chandler
Boston
Terry
Philadelphia
Wolff
Washington
Haefner
Candini
St. Louis
Hollingsworth
Detroit
Trout
Cleveland
Dean
Chicago
E. Smith
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Brooklyn
Higbe
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