Oklahoma coach jokes on All-America labels amid war talk
Norman Aug. 14 University of Oklahoma coach Dewey Luster dismisses All-America awards as unimportant during wartime. He says the real teams are the service squads and notes his Sooners will still aim to win games despite the war and tough schedule ahead. He quips about morale and veteran players.
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Okla
Doughty Dewey Luster
University of Oklahoma
Joe Jones
Solomon Islands
Luster
Keesler
Iowa
Juster
Oklahoma
Missouri
Texas
Nebraska
Wichita Hi Jinks Start for National Semi Pro Tourney
The National Semi Pro Tourney opens in Wichita with 32 teams from across the country competing for a 5000 prize. President Raymond Dumont drives fanfare and lively events while many teams come from military camps and war industries. Wartime constraints halted his idea of Blackout Baseball using phosphorescent equipment.
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Kan
Raymond Dumont
Dumont
Arlington Downs Stalls Now Occupied by Military Vehicles
Arlington Downs in Texas shifts from hosting turf stars to serving as a U S Army motorized distribution point. Three million dollars funded the facility, now occupied by jeeps and trucks rather than race horses, under command of Lieut. Col. H E Thomas.
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Army
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Sports Steal Second to Move Into Texas League Second
Shreveport edged Fort Worth 6 5 after trailing by a run in the ninth with two runs, as Maltzberger pitched eight for the Sports and Lade finished. Beaumont stayed three and a half games ahead after beating Dallas 4 2 behind McPartland. San Antonio beat Tulsa 5 4 on Winegarner relief and Gregory homer with two aboard. Houston routed Oklahoma City 11 1 as Singleton and Doyle handled the mound decisive.
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Braves Dodgers clash as beanball rule test begins
Brooklyn and Boston open a five game series in a May doubleheader after a Boston abuse of pitchers sparked the new $200 fine on managers. Dodgers lead Cubs in NL as Indians edge Tigers. Browns overpower White Sox with Clift key four RBI day.
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Associated Press
National League
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Boston Braves
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Ebbets Field
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Hogan Leads Times-Union Open to Lead Rochester field
Ben Hogan tops the field in the Times-Union Open in Rochester with a four stroke margin after a 64 that set a course record in the opening 18 holes. Sam Byrd and Jag McSpaden follow in a tight leaderboard with Demaret and Bettelblad among the challengers.
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N. Y
Ben Hogan
Hershey
Sam Byrd
Jag McSpaden
Jimmy Demaret
Horton Smith
Harry Bettelbladt
Avon
Army Gridders Use Rotary Scrimmage
NEW HAVEN Conn Aug 14 The rotary scrimmage is Col Bob Neylands method to teach precision to the all Army football squad A complete offensive unit works against a skeleton defense drilling only plays hitting a certain hole The scrimmage yesterday targeted the guards with tackles tomorrow and ends the next day Neyland expects a full time scrimmage by then
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New Haven
Conn
Bob Neyland
Neyland
Butler Field Prepares for Open Sept as Sandies Hit Practice
The Butler Field team, coached by Howard Lynch and T. G. Hull, announces fall workouts begin Sept 1 with a Sept 18 home opener against the Childress Bobcats. The squad travels to Abilene, then hosts Temple Wildcats. Forty players report, including seven lettermen.
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T. G. Hull
Sandies
Childress Bobcats
Butler
Abilene
Temple Wildcats
It's Tiresome Playing Same Foe Says Mary Agnes Wall
Chicago August 14 Cheery Mary Agnes Wall of Menominee Michigan tired of facing Mrs Russell Mann of Omaha Nebraska. They have twice beaten Wall in major finals and now meet in the 1942 amateur semi finals at Sunset Ridge. Wall beat Claire Doran 3 and 2. Mann defeated Mrs Harold Sims 4 and 2.
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Chicago
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
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Omaha
Neb
Sunset Ridge
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Mrs. Mann
Miss Wall
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Mann
Harold Sims
St. Paul
Minn
Double Threat and polo ties in Texas sports notes
Hugh Fullerton Jr notes Gus White as a standout fullback and polo prospect for Texas A M while Hardin-Simmons nearly upsets the Aggies. Polo plans surface with Gib Sanderer offering to make White captain, then coach, before backing off. Also: fishing licenses expire this month and coaching moves at Brooklyn Dodgers track and field.
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Texas A
Gus White
Hardin-Simmons
Aggies
Gib Sanderer
White
Gus
Archery deer hunt permits issued for Sandia Mountains
The New Mexico state game warden announced a bow only hunt from November 5 to 15 in the Sandia Mountain unit east of Albuquerque with 300 permits. Applications due by October 26. a draw if applications exceed 300. Details set 50 pound bow, fixed broad heads, and owner identification. check in/out at designated stations. Deer may be any sex. licenses required.
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N. M
Elliott S. Barker
Sandia Mountain
Albuquerque
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Marines Land In Amarillo Smash Goths 18 to 1
The Marines of the American Legion Junior Baseball League routed the Navy team last night 18 to 1 in Amarillo. Clyde Garrison pitched a strong game allowing only two hits as the Leatherneck squad moved to four wins and no losses, with the Army next at three and two.
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Solomons
American Legion
Navy
Clyde Garrison
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Army
Women’s Swimming Meet Opens Today in Neenah
The 1942 national A. A. U. women's swimming and diving championships begin in Neenah Wisconsin with 75 entrants. Defending champions include Gloria Callen Nyack New York who aims for her third straight 100 meter backstroke title and leads a field seeking national records.
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Wis
Gloria Callen
Nyack
N. Y
Corpus vs San Antonio and Houston tip in state softball tourney
Harlingen hosts a double program as Corpus Christi plays San Antonio in the Women's Amateur Softball Association tournament. The Houston Victory Maids draw the loser of that game. At Mercedes the Richeys meet Dallas and the winner faces the Mercedes loser.
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