Wade to Pick Army Stars by Presentability Not Fame
Maj. Wallace Wade says the army dream team will choose the starting backfield for August 30 against the Washington Redskins based on presentability rather than reputations. He notes players will get chances while clippings are filed away, with Kimbrough Pugh and Thomason as strong Texas links.
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Camp Cookef
Calif
Wallace Wade
Army
Washington Redskins
Wade
Duke University
Harold Browne
Nebraska
Cliff Battles
Big John Kimbrough
Texas A. & M
Texas Aguie
Kimbrough
Marion Pugh
Jimmy Thomason
Kay Eaking
Don Scott
Jimmy Nelson
Dick Schweidler
Joe Brunansky
Joe Linhal
Vice Markov
Joe Payne
Harold van Ever
Franke Emmons
Ben Kisk
Dennis Andrich
Joe Davis
Hunk
Manzo Emile Fritz
Ralph Kercheval
Harold VY
Ratliff
Richmond
Tex
David Daily
Abilene
Dave
United States
Adolf Hitler
Daily
Europe
Armed Services
Poland
America
Vilno
Russia
Germany
Galveston
Richmond High School
Texas A. & M. College
Air Corps
A. Hitler
Army Scuttles Navy The Navy Hoisted Anchors This
A terse military blurb reports a clash of forces with the Army denying the Navy gains as ships prepare to launch. The incident centers on an abrupt reversal and a show of strength by ground forces. No civilian casualties are indicated.
Cubs endure 18 innings to subdue Reds in opener
Cubs and Reds fought 18 innings in the opener, using 12 pitchers the most in a Major League game this season. Hiram Bithorn shut out the Reds for six innings as Chicago won 10-8 in the 18th, while Cincinnati won the nightcap 2-1. The doubleheader left the Reds third in the NL by a percentage point over the Giants.
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Austin
Bealmear
Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Cubs
Reds
Hiram Bithorn
Chicago
Stan Hack
Dom Dallessandro
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boston
Philadelphia
Giants
Phils
Mel Ott
Bill McGee
Local golf results highlight Amarillo inter-club match
Amarillo golfers posted 60s to 48s in an inter-club clash at Phillips with J R Brown of Amarillo scoring 71 and Cecil Williamson of Phillips 73. A return match is set for August 23 at Phillips while John Collins aced No 2 at Country Club.
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Amarillo
John Collins
Country Club
Standings Update From Night And Day Matchups
The standings reflect Tulsa at Oklahoma City night, Houston at Beaumont day, and San Antonio at Shreveport night. Results determine current positions across three regional pairings with implications for upcoming schedules.
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Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Houston
Beaumont
San Antonio
Shreveport
Fort Worth
Dallas
Wort Worth
San Antonio Weeee
Tulsa Wees
Fishing for Spoonbills Boosts Caviar Supplyduring War
In Muscle Shoals Alabama the spoonbill sturgeon fishery on Wheeler and Wilson Lakes flourishes as Russian caviar imports fall. TVA reservoirs yield about 750000 pounds of dressed sturgeon annually valued near 42000 dollars. Fishermen use snag lines to catch spoonbills, which are sold to buyers for ten cents a pound and shipped to New York for smoking and marketing. Eggs are saved for caviar and the best day catch reached 1800 pounds.
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Wide World
Muscle Shoals
Ala
Wheeler
Wilson Lakes
TVA
Wilson Lake
New York
Retired Doctor Wins National Skeet Championship Title
In Syracuse, Leroy W. Childs, a 50 year old former Atlanta surgeon, shot 250 straight 12 gauge targets to win the national skeet title. His wife won the 20 gauge title by hitting 97 of 100. Private Dick Shaughnessy led overall honors, and a Dedham native, 20, won the sub small gauge title after a five day event.
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Syracuse
N. Y
R. Leroy W. Childs
Atlanta, Ga
Jess
Dick Shaughnessy
Dedham
Mass
U. S. Army Air Corps
Harlingen
Tex
L. S. Pratt
Indianapolis
H. Lutcher Brown
San Antonio
Beaumon Exporters Face Multiway Texas League Challenge
Beaumont's Exporters contend for their throne as Fort Worth Houston and Shreveport close in. A trio of wins by Fort Worth and Shreveport plus Houston split with Beaumont tighten the race. Dean earned his 16th win as Beaumont edged Houston 4 3 in the opener.
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Beaumont
Fort Worth
Cats
Houston
Shreveport
Buffs
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
George Kleine
Paul Dean
Dean
Earl Caldwell
Jo-Jo Vitter
Gordon Maltzberger
Dallas
Tulsa
Rebels
Kleine
Easterwood
Fuchs
Cooks
Riebe
Eraut
Houston Om
Wieczorek
Overmire
Gillespie
Women's Western Amateur Opens at Sunset Ridge
The 42nd annual Women's Western Amateur golf tournament opens at Sunset Ridge Country Club with about 180 players competing for 32 qualifying spots in an 18 hole round. Defending champion is Mrs. Russell Mann of Omaha Nebraska facing top amateurs as the six day event ends with a 36 hole championship test.
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Winnetka
Sunset Ridge Country Club
Russell Mann
Omaha
Neb
Pheasant Wins In Wheeler County Breeding Grounds
A stray ringneck pheasant cock appeared on a spring boom ing ground in Wheeler County and chased away prairie chickens in a thrilling fight. The non native bird's appearance likely stems from prior releases in the Canadian River bottoms years ago, per a Game Department biologist.
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Wheeler County
Game Department
Texas
Heap and Kovatch New Rival Coaches Face Off
Bloomington Illinois August 3 Don Heap former athletic director and coach at Illinois Wesleyan now Navy pre flight school assistant. Johnny Kovatch who coached under Heap at Illinois Wesleyan joins Indiana staff as varsity end tutor. They meet as opposing coaches when Indiana hosts Army Cadets on October 1.
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Bloomington
Ind
Don Heap
Johnny Kovatch
Illinois Weslyan
Heap
Ill
Kovatch
Navy
Naval
Iowa
Bernie Bierman
Indiana
Barkley Wins Semi-Pro Title at Camp Barkeley
Camp Barkeley soldiers from Abilene clinched the state semi pro baseball championship with 8 5 and 4 2 wins over Sheppard Field in Waco. Joe Beevar drove in six runs with two homers and a double in game one and added another RBI in game two. Beevar received MVP honors, while Dick Midkiff and Dave Short earned top pitching and hitting distinctions.
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Waco
U.P
Camp Barkeley
Abilene
Sheppard Field
Joe Beevar
Quinn Lee
Beaumont
Waymon Kerksieck
Atlanta
Giants Chase Old Men in Minor League
New York Giants scout for veteran in last season, eyeing former Dodger Joe Vosmik who leads Minneapolis in batting. Vosmik previously played for Cleveland St Louis and Boston and was bought by Brooklyn in 1940 for 25000.
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Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
St Louis
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Dodger
van Lingle Mungo
Minneapolis
Joe Vosmik
American Association
Vosmik
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Red Sox
Costs Wilson $5,000 To Get Into Army
Jack Wilson Baylor athlete finally enters the army by draft after failing to enlist due to defective vision. He had a professional football offer with Cleveland before being drafted and says he is glad to serve despite the cost. Details cover his post Pearl Harbor delay and Paris Texas report.
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Paris
Tex
Jack Wilson
Pearl Harbor
Baylor University
Mineral Wells
America
Jack
Cleveland
Northwestern Wildcats train as 20 players join armed services
Northwestern football roster details twenty of forty nine players already in military service. Eight are in Naval ROTC six in Marine Corps Reserve six in V-7 or Naval Reserve Midshipmen program to train at Abbott Hall after graduation. Six are registered for selective service and may be called by the Army.
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Evanston
Northwestern
Naval R. O. T. C
Marine Corps Reserve
Naval Reserve
Abbott Hall
Army
Rollie Hemsley Aims for Big Week Against Tigers
Rollicking Rollie Hemsley, breakfasting at a Detroit hotel before a Sunday game with the Tigers, hopes for a hit that day. He notes his goal to equal his weekly hit total with the Yankees to his season with the Reds, after two safeties give him 14 hits in the week. His average stands at .412, compared with a Rhineland mark of 1.14.
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Detroit
Rollie Hemsley
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Cincinnati Reds
New Yorks
Cincinnati
Prairie Chicken Restoration Brings 24 Fenced Breeding Areas
Texas Game Department completes 24 fenced breeding zones in Wheeler County Panhandle to aid Lesser prairie chicken restoration. The effort spans several Panhandle counties to boost numbers of the endangered subspecies while promoting pest control benefits. a biologist was briefly attacked by a nesting hen during a field census.
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Panehandle
Game Department
Wheeler County
Panhandle
Texas
South Plains
New Mexico State Line
Gulf Coast
Attwater
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Tex) Sander
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