Deaf Mute Dick Sipek Rising Star for Birmingham Barons
Dick Sipek a 19 year old deaf mute from Chicago plays outfield for the Birmingham Barons in the Southern Association. He hits around .300 and has a strong throwing arm. Sipek is owned by the Cincinnati Reds and is viewed as a likely big league promotion after the season.
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Dummy) Taylor
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Deaf mute baker Dick Sipek makes baseball debut with Giants
The Chicago native, son of Bohemian parents, signed with the Giants after Floyd Taylor recommended him to Warren Giles of Cincinnati. Sent to Birmingham then Erwin Tennessee he led the Appalachian League in many categories and hit .336 in 70 games. He graduated this spring and received a $100 war bond. he uses pad and pencil and sign language to communicate with teammates.
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Browns Win Streak May Cost Luke Sewell His Sleep
Luke Sewell may end up living in the streets if the Browns keep winning as they push toward the World Series in October. The St. Louis Browns and Cardinals share a hotel suite and, if both reach the World Series in the same city, room shortages could arise at Sportsman's Park. Sewell jokes he will sleep in the streets if necessary.
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Mrs Gene Root Wins Low Putts on Ladies Day Golf
Mrs Gene Root carded 82 with 13 greenside putts to win the Ross Rogers municipal course event on ladies day. Runner up Mrs H L Reynolds posted 15 putts while Mrs E H Aderton had 16.
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Crucial Week for Tigers in Key Pennant Push
Detroit opens a four game series at Boston as part of a crucial week facing the Red Sox and Yankees. The Tigers seek to improve on an 11 of 13 run while battling Boston and New York for the pennant, aided by strong pitching from Newhouser and Trout and Wakefield’s return boosting hitting.
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Betz and Bundy Win Big In Longwood Invite
Pauline Betz of Los Angeles and Dorothy Bundy of Winter Park Fla advanced to the third round with decisive first round byes. Betz beat Gilda Ciconne 6 0 6 0 and Bundy defeated Barbara Niek of Rye 6 0 6 1.
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Three-hitter by Bill Zuber tops list of season games
New York reports Bill Zuber pitched a three hit game against the Chicago White Sox. It marks the 32nd three hit game in the major leagues this season, with 21 two hitters, three one hitters, and three no hitters recorded.
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Amarillo Field Football Stars Prep For 1944 Season Under Maj. Fessenden
Amarillo Army Air Field opens a hard driving football week under Maj. Douglas Fessenden as players begin high gear workouts. The coach cites broad college experience among the roster and notes at least one All American prospect, with several former college standouts listed among the players.
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Sunset Golf Week Features Local Ladies and Club Matches
The week outlines events at Sunset and Amarillo courses including women's association play, optimist-abc matches, a 5 P M putting tourney, best ball foursomes, weekend handicap events at Ross Rogers Course, and completion of semi finals in the Municipal golf tourney, with junior and ladies days noted.
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Browns win on late surge after trailing 5-1
The St. Louis Browns rallied from a 5-1 deficit in the sixth inning to beat the Boston Red Sox 6-5, aided by Vernon Stephens grand slam. George Caster earned the win as the Browns held a six and a half game lead on their eastern trip. In other MLB action, Detroit, New York, Cleveland and Philadelphia tallied key results while Pittsburgh and Cincinnati extended streaks. Evanston college stars scrimmage prep for Bears clash with Tulsa and Texas players highlighted.
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Juniors Go Dutch in Amarrillo Country Club Challenge
Junior golfers at Amarrillo Country Club plan a Dutch Dinner style contest with ice cream prizes. Art McKay Jr leads par-busters against birdie shooters led by Carolyn Kelly in a Friday match. Pairings include Gene Klein Jr versus Scotty Mills and John Evans versus Don Hill among others.
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Baseball Standings And Results Highlight League Actions
AMERICAN LEAGUE yesterday Cleveland beat Detroit 3 to 1 while Philadelphia topped Chicago 2 to 1 New York Saint Louis Boston and Detroit led standings with Chicago Philadelphia and Washington in pursuit St Louis and Boston posted strong records as schedule shows night games Boston at Chicago Brooklyn tops Friday boxing action Tony Janko of Youngstown won his 26th straight by five round technical knockout over Leo Brown at MacArthur Stadium
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City Bowler Meeting Planned for Panhandle and City Opens
All city bowlers are invited to a Friday night meeting of the City Bowling Association at KGNC radio station at 8 o clock. The session will discuss plans for two tournaments, the Panhandle Open and the City Open, outlining schedules and entry details. Meanwhile Northwestern University’s Evan Schumacher has resigned as assistant athletic director after 17 years to join a drug firm, having starred for the Wildcats from 1924 to 1926.
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Annual Municipal and City Golf Championships Schedule
The schedule lists the Annual Men's Municipal Championship July 23 to August 27 and the Annual Men's City Championship at Amarillo Country Club September 2 to 4. It also notes a meeting between Amarillo High School Golden Sandies and Childress High School Bobcats at Butler Field on September 15 and the Annual City Women's Championship at Ross Rogers Course October 2 to 6.
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