Rudy York Leads 1943 AL Runs Batted In Title
Chicago report notes Rudy York of the Detroit Tigers won the 1943 American League runs batted in crown with 118, topping Nick Etten and Ted Williams. York also claimed the home run title with 34, while Bill Johnson, Vern Stephens, Stan Spence, and Charley Keller posted notable RBI totals. Other stats cover bases on balls, hit by pitch, strikeouts, and ground into double plays across the league.
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Chicago
Rudy York
Detroit
Tigers
York
Etten
Yankees
Bill Johnson
Vern Stephens
St. Louis
Stan Spence
Washington
Charley Keller
New York
Jim Tabor
Boston
Chet Laabs
Keller
Williams
Yankee
Joe Gordon
Yanks
Roy Cullendine
Cleveland
Mickey Vernon
Frank Crosetti
Joe’ Kuhel
Laabs Fanning
Joe Hoover
Jim Bloodworth
Tony Lupien
Great Lakes Eleven Surprises Navy Rated Top Athletic Shock
The AP poll names Great Lakes Navy’s 19 to 14 upset of Notre Dame as the year’s biggest athletic surprise of 1943. Writers also pick Yankees over Cardinals, Redskins’ NFL title defense, and Cox Harris Phillies saga as other notable shocks.
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New York
Great Lakes
Notre Dame
Associated Press
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Max Baer
Yanks
Washington Redskins
William Cox
Bucky Harris
Philadelphia
Branch Rickey Delivers Cheerful News for Dodgers Players
Brooklyn Dodgers chief Branch Rickey assured no pay cuts for players next season citing cost of living but did not promise raises. He announced a spring train tryout camp at Bear Mountain for about 50 youths ages 15 to 17, selected from nationwide Dodger tryouts last summer.
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New York
U.P
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch
Rickey
Dodger
Bear Mountain
Dodgers
Mustang Coach Wetzel Rejected by Army
Southern Methodist’s three man coaching staff remains intact after J. C. Wetzel failed his final physical and is sent back to his draft board for possible later call. The staff includes James H. Stewart and Redman Hume. Frances Finch III is confined to home with flu at 908 Bonham Street.
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Dallas
U.P
Southern Methodist
Army
J. C. Wetzel
James H. Stewart
Redman Hume
Frances Finch III
Frances Finch
Bonham Street
Randoph Field tackles Melvin OConnor helps team reach Cotton Bowl
Randolph Field football players are glad Melvin O'Connor finally got the officers mess at West Point of the Air under control. Mike, the Ramblers roughhouse tackle, weighs 220 pounds and played in every game since reporting mid season. He is a former Winona teachers star and a native of Octonto.
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Dallas
Randolph Field
Melvin O'Connor
West Point
Mike
Texas
Ramblers
Winona
Oon
Octonto
Wholesale Egg Prices Slump Amid Decreased Demand
In Chicago and across the nation a big movement of eggs from producing areas, combined with softer demand, pushed wholesale prices down. Some markets sold well below CPA ceilings, especially lower quality grades, with discounts widening late last week and accelerating this week. A second item notes Patrick J. Tobin, who enlisted in 1910 with two friends and remains in the Navy as a chief bandmaster with 33 years of service.
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Chicago
CPA
Boston
V.P
Navy
Patrick J. Tobin
Tobin
Winter Golf Notes Preview Eskimo Open In New Year
The memo highlights hardy players braving snow for winter practice and the upcoming Annual Eskimo Open on New Year’s Day at Sunset Course. Pros Jim Milward Elroy Marti Rickie Rarick Frank Baker Todd Houck and others are cited as contenders with handicaps available for amateurs. Snow melt news from Muny Course notes uneven greens as twelve players attempted lofted shots to reach the cup. An L Open at Wilshire Country Club January 7-10 is teased along with a Texas P G A plan for February in San Antonio.
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Army Air Field
Jim Milward
Elroy Marti
Rickie Rarick
Frank Baker
Todd Houck
Berger
Longhitting
Sunset
Amarillo
J. R. Brown
Los Angeles
Bowling Scores from Civic League Matches
Civic League results from Victory Alleys show Jaycees No 1 defeating Rotary 2 to 0 with 748 835 765 to 863 743 846. Jaycees No 2 beat American Legion 2 to 1 725 644 800 to 687 785 732. Wells (Kiwanis Blues) 182 179 180 541. Also notes rivalry: Minnesota and Wisconsin football history records for 53 years with one exception in 1906.
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Civic League Victory Alleys
Jaycees
Rotary
Jaycees No
American Legion
BPOE
Lions
Kiwanis Golds
Kiwanis Blues
Wells
Minneapolis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
1906
Pecos Peach Is Workhorse Of Gridiron
Jim Lucas known as the Pecos Peach logged 59 plays in a Texas Christian game against Texas Tech to rank second nationally in total offensive plays for a single game. He completed 59 of 65 plays for TCU with 1031 rushing and passing yards in eight games, placing sixth in total season offense.
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Fort Worth
Jim Lucas
Pecos Peach
Texas Christians
Texas Tech
Jim
Leon Pease
Arkansas
Oklahoma A. & M
Lucas
National Collegiate Athletic Bureau
New York City
Luke
Reeder Brothers Report Ray Reeder Improves After Ireland Accident
Ray Reeder, hospitalized in North Ireland after a truck fall at his base, shows rapid improvement. A letter from Fred C. Reeder, overseas with his brother, to Alton Reeder in Lubbock notes his condition stabilizing and doctors predicting a full recovery. Ray and Pred Reeder serve as Seabees and are sons of Judge C. B. Reeder of Amarillo.
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Ray Reeder
North Ireland
Fred C. Reeder
Alton Reeder
Amarillo
OPA
Lubbock
Ray
Pred Reeder
Judge
C. B. Reeder
Jackson Street
Ireland
East and West Teams Hold Practice Rounds
East and West football squads opened preparations for the Shrine Bowl on New Year’s Day. Eastern coach Andy Kerr reported full strength with Minnesota halfback Charles Avery arriving late. West squad added blocking back George Bettridge from Utah, while a 24th member’s selection remained pending.
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San Francisco
U.P
Andy Kerr
Charles Avery
Minnesota
University of Santa Clara
George Bettridge
University of Utah
Longhorns Travel for Corpus Christi Cage Tilt
UT basketball team leaves Beeville for a game against the Naval Air Station squad in Corpus Christi after a 64 to 50 loss to Chase Field. Slater Martin of Houston led UT with 18 points. In other war news, American forces employed trained dogs during the Bougainville operation in the Solomons.
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Beeville
U.P
University of Texas
Corpus Christi
Naval Air Station
Chase Field
Slater Martin
Houston
Texas
Bougainville Island
Solomons
Mavericks To Dine Tonight
The Maverick Club ban quet is held tonight with serving starting at 7. Cal Farley serves as master of ceremonies. Howard Lynch will present awards. John Snider cooks barbecue. Parents bring pies cakes and salads. The club meets at Grant Street and Third Avenue. Ralph Dykeman urges parents not to miss the event.
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Maverick Club
Cal Farley
Howard Lynch
Sandie
John Snider
Grant Street
Third Avenue
Ralph Dykeman
Sharkey Arrives in North Africa With Oscar Gloves
Former heavyweight champion Jack Sharkey arrives in Algiers as part of the first USO sports group touring Army camps overseas. He weighs 213 pounds, only 23 more than his Madison Square Garden title night, and carries the gloves from that bout.
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Algiers
U.P
Jack Sharkey
Max Schmeling
Sharkey
Madison Square Garden
USO
Rogers Family Plans Weekend Visit to Lubbock
Mr and Mrs Alden Rogers and their children Douglas and Dorothy of 3206 Taylor Street prepare to spend the weekend in Lubbock to visit Mrs Rogers parents Mr and Mrs John T Glover. The Glovers formerly lived in Amarillo.
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Rogers
Lubbock
Alden Rogers
Douglas
Dorothy
Taylor Street
Haven't Been Licked Yet Says Cat Coach
San Angelo's Bobcats prepare in Dallas for a Saturday state schoolboy football title showdown with Lufkin. Dennis Doyle and Kenneth Carley suit up after illness. Lufkin plans workouts at Adamson. San Angelo fans buy tickets, bonuses awarded to coaches, and coaches stress caution with flu.
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Associated Press
San Angelo
Bobcats
Dallas
Lufkin
North Dallas
Panthers
Adamson High
Bobcat
Dennis Doyle
Kenneth Carley
Jewell Wallace
Cats
Skull
Buck Prejean
Cook Takes Off Apron For Date With Tojo
Be back for these soon, gone to lunch with Tojo, writes Rip Hulsey as he leaves his apron strings for Navy service. He once worked at Double Dip on Fourteenth Avenue and Polk Street with his wife and two children living at 608 North Pierce Street. Drapers take trip as Mr. and Mrs. Draper of 3417 West Tenth Avenue travel to Winnsboro. Dr. Draper will visit son Aviation Cadet Glenn at Helena, Arkansas.
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Tojo
Rip Hulsey
Navy
Hulsey
Double Dip
Fourteenth Avenue
Polk Street
North
Pierce Street
Drapers
8. E. Draper
West Tenth Avenue
Winnsboro
Draper
Little Rock
Ark
Glenn
Helena
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R. H. Green
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Ned Day
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South Plains Army Air Field
Oklahoma
Branch Rickey
Mustang
Wetzel
Wisdom
Robert Douglas
Potter County Tax Payers Association
CW Package Store
J. Amato
Capitol Liquor Store
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Polk
Ross Rogers
Panhan Ge
New Mexico
Sandies
Billy Meadows
Billy
United States Navy
Hollywood
Fla
Pecos
Kelly Tire Service
Mavericks
North Africa
Fine Diamonds
J.T. Russell Jeweler
Amapillo
Cook
Globe News
Ansley Cleaners
O K. Mayo
Mayo Dental Laboratory
Nunn
Cudahy
Blackburn ‘Bros
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