Fleming Sets Steady Climb As Rookie Hit Leader
Cleveland's Les Fleming roars in the majors with a .322 batting average trailing Ted Williams but rising as a premier rookie. He hit a double and triple in the first Washington game and a homer plus a run producing single in the nightcap as Cleveland split the twin bill 9-7 in 10 innings and 5-0. Maj. Lewin Barringer, a top glider expert, began a tour inspecting army glider schools, visiting Amarillo and meeting Capt. Koch and Capt. Amick.
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New York
U.P
Cleveland
Les Fleming
Boston
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Bean
Fleming
Washington
Ken Keltner
Jeff Heath
Lewin Barringer
Army
Amarillo
Maj. Barringer
Joseph W. Koch
A. H. Amick
Johnny Vander Meer
French
Gumbert
Philadelphia Phils
Cincinnati Reds
Vandy
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Lonnie Frey
Chicago
Lon Warneke
Cubs
New York Giants
Jake Wade
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Roger Wolff
A's
Elmer Vale
Dick Siebert
Leading Pitcher in Big League Now
Lefty Larry French undefeated for the Dodgers since a $7500 waiver pickup. He won his tenth, beating the Pirates 2 1 in the first game of a doubleheader. Pirates won the second, and St Louis pulled closer in the standings.
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Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
Lefty
Larry French
Indians
Manhattan
Brooklyn Dodgers
French
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Prench
Chicago Cubs
Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Harry Gumbert
Navy fireman loses wallet at navy pier
Chicago July 13. Al Daniels a 17 year old fireman third class in the U S Navy reports his wallet missing. It contained his identification papers and $20 though he frets most about the loss of his papers which would bar him from liberties for 14 days and from leaving Navy Pier until reidentified by the Navy.
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Chicago
al Daniels
U. S. Navy
Navy Pier
Navy
Rudy York
Zeke Bonura
Texas
Ben Whitaker
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Apache
Alsab
Rassle
Madison
Wis
Harry Stuhldreher
Badgers
Fort Worth Cats Ride Veteran Power To Narrow Texas League Lead
The Fort Worth Cats built on veteran form as Hank Cana Earl Caldwell Claude Horton and Marc Beddingfield headlines a hot attack to beat Houston 3-2. Beaumont split with Tulsa as pitchers rebound with Wyse Fuchs Chambers and Berry winning the nightcap. Dallas and Oklahoma City also posted wins while Shreveport loss trimmed the league race.
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Preas
Fort Worth Cats
Houston
Panthers
Beaumont Exporters
Beaumont
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Cats
Hank Cana
Earl Caldwell
Claude Horton
Marc Beddingfield
Texas Sun
Dana
Cowtown
Cats’ Hurling Corps
Hank Wyse
Earl Cook
Charlie Fuchs
Lefty Chambers
Joe Berry
Frank Overmire
TENAS
Shreveport
Oklahoma City
San Antonio
Dallas
Baseball Standings and Today’s Probable Pitches
Standings show leaders DiMaggio Mize Ott and Camilli with teams Yankees Giants Dodgers Red Sox Tigers Browns. Today’s National League games Philadelphia at Cincinnati Starr 12-44-3 P M Eastern, Detroit at New York Gomez 3-4, Chicago at Philadelphia Humphries 5-6 at Marchildon 9-8, Cleveland at Washington Milnar 5-4 at Masterson 3-5 8:30 P M Eastern.
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Browns
Boston Red Sox
William
Red Sox
York
Tigers
DiMaggio
Laabs
National
Giants
Camilli
Dodgers
United Press National League
Philadelphia
Melton
Cincinnati
Starr
Detroit
Trout
New York
Gomez
Chicago
Humphries
Marchildon
Cleveland
Milnar
Washington
Masterson
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
St Louis
Ww L. Pvt
Seer
Wee
Boston BA
Cincinati
Fee
St. Louis
Associated Press
Williams
Doerr
Stephens
Medwick
Elliott
Pirates
Tseer
Western Amateur title won by Buell Patrick Abbott
Buell Patrick Abbott of the United States Army captured the Western Amateur golf crown at Spokane by 7 and 6 over Bruce McCormick. The Los Angeles and Lowry Field ace joins a field including Marvin Ward Bill Welch Harry Givan and Bud Ward as top contenders. Abbott then prepared for an 18-hole exhibition with Ward to aid the Army Emergency Relief Fund.
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Spokane
Wash
Buell Patrick Abbott
United States Army
Los Angeles
Lowry Field
Denver
Bruce McCormick
Abbott
Corp. Marvin
Bud” Ward
Bill Welch
Houston
Harry Givan
McCormick
Corporal Ward
Army Emergency Relief Fund
The Original Squatters Club Opens in Wilson
In Wilson North Carolina a group of local hangers on rented a shop after a tailor closed and formed The Original Squatters Club Chapter No 1 a sign outside proclaims. Dry flies for trout fishing are being made of cellophane now.
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Wilson
N. C
Squatters Club
Soldiers Sing And Eat All The Cookies In Amarillo
Troop train from Utah and Montana halted in Amarillo. Hostesses led by Mrs. Art McKay served cookies and magazines as soldiers and local girls sang. Soldiers praised the southern hospitality and requested more donations for future trains. Expansion of war production projects will boost 1942 construction.
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Amarillo
Pat McClarney
Mrs. McKay
Miss McClarney
Judy Elliott
Cazette Morris
Sara Bell Marcham
Margaret Wickham
Leslie Neal
Amarillo Station
Department of Commerce
Italian born trader sends bond interest to war relief
Italian born Joseph Celsy, a Des Moines cigar store operator, buys war bonds then redirects the interest to Army-Navy Relief Fund, civilian defense, or the Treasury. He aims for a two and a half year timeline and predicts the conflict will end by then.
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Des Moines
Joseph Celsy
Army-Navy Relief Fund
Civilian Defense Program
Treasury Department
Pirates Protest Dodgers Over 26 Players On Field
The Pittsburgh Pirates filed a protest with NL President Ford Frick claiming Brooklyn used 26 players on the field in Sunday's doubleheader. Dodgers manager Leo Durocher denied infractions while noting Cubs were fined last year for a 26-man roster. A separate note: Joe Louis played golf during leave at Fort Riley.
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Pittsburgh
U.P
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ford Frick
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Benswanger
Frankie Frisch
Cubs
Joe Louis
Kansas City
Joe Louis Barrow
Fort Riley
Kaw
Negro Service Men's Club
Casino
Band Concert At Ellwood A Summer Series In Amarillo
Robert Louis Barron will conduct the Amarillo Municipal Band in the second summer concert at Ellwood Park tonight at 8 30. Intermission speaker Col. E C Black of the Army Air Forces Technical School will be introduced by Rex Baxter of the Amarillo Chamber of Commerce and Philharmonic Orchestra Association. If rain arrives the concert moves to the Municipal Auditorium.
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Robert Louis Barron
Amarillo
Ellwood Park
Col. E. C. Black
Army Air Forces Technical School
Rex Baxter
Golf Lesson By George Aulbach Amarillo Country Club
Instruction notes correct faults causing topping in golf. Emphasizes keeping eye on a chosen ball spot, not the ball’s destination, and coordinating body lift with the follow through. Tomorrow’s lesson teased. Iran received American motor buses ambulances and hearses in the last fiscal year.
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By George Aulbach
Amarillo Country Club
Iran
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EXAS
Ab. H Ba Baker
Evers
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Tucker
Ballinger
Lillard
Ricker
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A. Martin
Clay Cstint
Caldwell
Overmire
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Maltzberger
Wyse
Tyler
Pan-Tex and Air School
2Nd & Pork
Panhandle Stages
Mary Jean Malott
Marguerite Swanson
White Waters
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San Antonio Missions
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Lopat
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Fisher
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Sooner City
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Hayworth
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Miller
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Funderburk
Esse Eer
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Lamacchia
Iott
Mancuso
Wyse & Holm
Cook
Fuchs
Riebe
Chambers
Berry
Deem
Holm
Masters
Gann
Erantt
Gillespie
Speer
Hoemann
Bronkhurst
Williamson
Crompton
Beddingfield
Horton
Rolandson
Byerly
Corporal
Sid Feder
Wide World
Weather Report
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al Lopez
National League
Allstar
Smokytown
Ray Carlen
Hennery Armstrong
Hammer
Willie Gilzenburg
Red Cochrane
Ray Robinson
DISA
Pepper Martin
Turf Committee of America
Dan Parker
New York Daily Mirror
Durocher
Rogers Hornsby
L.N. Pittman Optometrist
Poli
Floyd V. Studer
American United Life Insurance CO
America
Erty
Vermouths
Roma Wine Company, Inc
Fresno
California
Leo Durocher
Forbes Field
Max Macon
Brooklyn Pilot
Montreal
Royals
Macon
Pampa
Jay
Diamond Shop
Maverick Club
Grant Street
Ellwood
Tri-Way Garage
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