All Star Games Loom as Stars Fire Homers
Ten players named to the All Star roster show power as Augie Galan, Bill Nicholson, Stan Musial, Mel Ott and Vince DiMaggio lead NL nominees with big blows. Yankees and Red Sox split, Ottawa and Harris shine for Athletics in doubleheader sweep.
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Philadelphia
Billy Southworth
Joe McCarthy
Augie Galan
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Mel Ott
New York
Vince DiMaggio
Pittsburgh
Army Notre Dame clash looms big in New York
Army faces Notre Dame in a major New York edition while the Army Navy game at West Point is expected to be a smaller affair. The Irish look strong as a gift to Navy and Marines, and Indoors feature Arne Anderson the miler and Svenska Venzke comparisons excite local fans. Hap Burgess notes the Minneapolis Millers may fold when facing Milwaukee.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Army-Navy
West Point
Army
Notre Dame
Navy
Marines
Arne Anderson
Svenska Venzke
Gunder Haegg
Gene Venzke
Glenn Cunningham
Anderson
Ore
Hap Burgess
Sioux City
Iowa
Minneapolis Millers
American Association
Milwaukee
Minnehopeless Millers
Larry Gardner’s Rise From Vermont to World Series Champion
Larry Gardner left Vermont for the Red Sox in 1908, rose to a key third baseman, and earned four World Series rings. The Burlington native later coached at his alma mater and remained a devoted team player with a career spanning the Red Sox, Athletics, and Indians.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
William Lawrence Gardner
Green Hills
Vermont
Red Sox
Larry Gardner
Boston
Gardner
John S. Taylor
Lynn
O'Conner
Speaker
Hooper
Lewis
Ruth
Tris Speaker
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Indians
Athletics
Enosburg Falls
Montpelier Seminary
Young Gardner
Enosburg
Ray Collins
Maine
George Winters
All Star Selections Stir AL Close Pennant Race
Oscar Fraley reports that the American League faced backlash after All Star selections, omitting hot hitters like Cris Hockett and rookie Guy Cartwright, amid a tight pennant race with Cleveland and Chicago at the fore. Wakefield and Etten also overlooked as AL power lags NL.
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New York
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Cris Hockett
Hockett
Jeff Heath
Guy Cartwright
Chicago White Sox
Dick Wakefield
Detroit Tigers
Wakefield
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Leonard White, Dallas Wins Abilene Invitation Golf Meet
Leonard White of Dallas dominates the Abilene Country Club Invitation golf tournament with a 4 and 3 final win over Cpl. Leonard Mazza. White finishes 21 under par for the event with 25 birdies and 19 one putts in 33 holes. Flight winners include C R Tull Dallas Bob Maxwell Abilene W R Nail Jr Dallas Arch Batte Abilene and H W Martin Baird.
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Abilene
Leonard White
Dallas
Abilene Country Club
Cpl
Leonard Mazza
White
C. R. Tull
Bob Maxwell
W. R. Nail, Jr
Arch Batte
H. W. Martin
Baird
Study Plan for Taxing War Profits
Treasury Department officials study excess profits taxation during wartime to curb inequities. The plan would broaden exemptions to consider normal income, potentially taxing a peace time earner more than a constant wage peer despite equal tax under present rules. Expert researchers face lack of historical precedent and difficulty attributing income gains to war.
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Donald Kovacic
Washington
Treasury Department
John Doe
Richard Doe
Ellington Field Loses In Semi-Pro Tourney
Ellington Field bowed to Aloe Field 10 4 in the Houston post semi pro tournament at Buff Stadium. Dwain Lefty Sloat pitched five-hit ball for Aloe Field securing the win. Ellington had earlier dropped a 7 5 12 innings heart breaker on Sunday.
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Ellington Field
Houston
Aloe Field
Houston Post
Buff Stadium
Dwain
Lefty
Brown Wins City Golf Crown
J R Brown won the City Golf championship defeating Ernest Dowell 7 and 6 in the final at Ross Rogers Municipal Course. Brown eliminated Paul Smith in the semi finals and Dowell beat Hugh King 2 and 1. Jimmy Moore, the defending champion, could not play due to active Naval Reserve duty at the University of Texas.
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J. R. Brown
Ernest Dowell
Ross Rogers Municipal
Brown
Paul Smith
Dowell
Hugh King
Jimmy Moore
Naval Reserve
University of Texas
Louis Wants To Meet Conn In First Fight
In Pittsburgh Jimmy Bivins tops active heavies in Joe Louis eyes but Louis says Billy Conn is his No 1 challenger after the war. He also notes Tami Mauriello among men eager to challenge for the crown. Louis appears in fighting trim and uses his duties to promote war bond sales.
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Pittsburgh
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Joe Louis
Billy Conn
Louis
Fort Riley
Kansas
War diary turns patrols into baseball style laps
Soldier reports in the South Pacific soldiers hunt lizards turning patrols into a scoring game. Each man gets a team name such as the Phillies or the Dodgers and each lap killed counts as a run. High scoring games were common during the patrols.
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Philadelphia
United States
Solomon Islands
Anthony Coan, Jr
South Pacific
Phillies
Dodgers
Scouts Completing Clean Up Reports in Amarillo
Amarillo Boy Scouts rush to finish the 1943 campaign report sheets this week. Exec utive W J Hiatt urges completion so the committee can tabulate points earned for clean up painting beautifying and miscellaneous tasks and award prizes to troops from city districts. Globe News Want Ads Get Results.
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Amarillo
W. J. Hiatt
Wartime baseball optimism and Army save college football
Army Gan Save Football Baltimore July 4 1943 Arthur Ehlers executive committee National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues says minor leagues will operate this season and next despite war. Night games boost finances. majors aim for quality. Also reports Pvt Ralph L Mayer 77th Infantry Training Battalion high shooting honors despite blindness in one eye. Washington July 6 1943 Rep Sammy Weiss says only Army can save college football by allowing Army trainees to play. War Department says schedules limit play. Maryland hopes soldiers join team.
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Baltimore
Arthur Ehlers
Ehlers
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
Roberts
Cal
U.P
Ralph L. Mayer
San Francisco
77Th Infantry
Washington
Army
Sammy Weiss
Pennsylvania
Duquesne Star
Rep. Weiss
University of Maryland
Weiss
War Department
Army College
Sports Events Aid Travel Conditions
New York July 6. Rail and transit officials note Fourth of July crowds at major league baseball games and race tracks. The top three tracks Boston Chicago New York drew 109 792 spectators and 5 074 762 dollars. Seven major league double headers drew 123 960 as East weather limited turnout. Sunday crowds reached 131 058 with 70 719 on Saturday and 66 150 at the races.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Cincinnati
Twin Bills
Softball League Set to Open Despite Rain Delays
Eight teams resume the Adult Recreation Softball League tonight after rain cancellations. Matchups include Post Engineers against Sub Depot at Maverick Club, Pantex A versus Jaycees at Sanborn School, Fxtell versus Bordens at Amarillo College, and Roberts Olver against Pantex RB at Pinkney's.
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Adult Recreation
Post Engineers
Sub Depot
Maverick Club
Pantex
Jaycees
Sanborn School
Fxtell
Bordens
Amarillo College
Roberts Olver
Pinkney’s
Daily Major League Baseball Schedule Featured Inning Matchups
National League games include Cincinnati Beggs 2-2 at Boston Javery 7-6 Chicago Passeau 7-6 at Brooklyn Macon 6-3 St Louis Gumbert 5-4 at Philadelphia Kraus 4-8. American League centers on Boston Judd 7-4 at Chicago Humphries 5-7 New York Russo 0-3 at St Louis Gatehouse 5-2 Philadelphia Arntzen 3-6 at Cleveland Smith 6-2 Washington Candini 7-0 at Detroit Bridges 5-2.
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Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Ken Chase
Ott
Giants
Cincinnati
Boston
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Joe Gordon
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Tex Hughson
Yank Terry
Don Black
Lyn Harris
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Beggs
Boseton
Javery
Chicago
Passeau
Brooklyn
Macon
Gumbert
Philadelphia
Kraus
Judd
Humphries
New York
Russo
Gatehouse
Arntzen
Cleveland
Smith
Washington
Candini
Deetroit
Bridges
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