Fullerton Says Plans for Madison Square Garden Basketball
Ned Irish plans a college basketball season at Madison Square Garden next winter though he concedes it may not be basketball as usual. Bucky Harris fines two Phillies players 50 dollars each for missing a bus to Camp Shanks exhibition. Babe Hunt returns to boxing after a hunting accident that cost him a thumb, but the injury keeps him out of service. Ernest Jones claims golfers need only one lesson, to swing, yet pros will always have work. Jiggs the chimp at the San Diego Zoo is suggested as a Padres pitcher option. Indiana and Dayton athletes at Camp Croft spark inter-team trials. Joe Domnanovich will be the fourth Alabama All-American to enlist. Bud Foster explains Johnny Katz’s one-handed shot born from a pants-tulling tryout incident.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Ned Irish
Madison Square Garden
Bucky Harris
Phillies
Camp Shanks
N. Y
Babe Hunt
Ponca City
Indiana
Dayton
Camp Croft
D. C
Billy Hillenbrand
Lou Saban
Joe Domnanovich
Alabama
Army
Crimson
Uncle Sam
Bud Foster
Wisconsin
Johnny Katz
Johnny
Foster
Rhinelander
Wis
Haegg and Rice Set July 2 Race in Chicago
The Central A A U announced a special July 2 race between Gunder Haage of Sweden and Gregory Rice of the United States to be held with the Central A A U track meet. Herman Fischer said Haage is definitely committed and Rice’s participation is expected to be finalized soon with Warmerdam among invited stars.
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Central A. A. U
Gunder Hage
Sweden
Gregory Rice
Herman Fischer
Hage
Rice
Fischer
Cornelius Warmerdam
Pennock hailed as greatest left hander by Huggins and Mack
Herb Pennock, praised by Miller Huggins as the greatest left handed pitcher, and Connie Mack admitting a mistake in trading him, rose from a Kennett Square youth to star for Athletics, Red Sox, and Yankees. His career included a no hit shutout in 1918, four pennants with New York, and a 2.56 ERA peak in 1928.
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NEA
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Herbert Jeffries Pennock
Connie Mack
Herb Pennock
Red Sox
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Pennock
Southpaw
Bob Feller
Athletics
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Swift Harry Hooper
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Army
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Yankees
Boston
Japan
Yanks
William Penn
Priends School
West Town
Wenonah Military Academy
University of Pennsylvania
Marlborough Farm
Pennocks
Theodore
Herb
Squire
Odds Favor Cards 8-5 By United Press National League
New York observers report heavy betting favoring the St. Louis Cardinals at 8-5 to win the National League pennant after Boston tops Brooklyn and the Dodgers show aging, fatigue, and weak pitching. Veterans like Camilli Vaughan Walker Galan Waner and Durocher draw attention to a perceived decline.
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Brooklyn
Toots Shor’s
Cardinals
Dodgers
St. Louis
Braves
Jimmy Brown
Brown
Reds
Camilli
Vaughan
Walker
Galan
Medwick
Paul Waner
Herman
Lippy
Leo Durocher
Bobo Newsom
Curt Davis
Whit Wyatt
Toots Shor
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Afrika Korps At Huntsville Prisoners Work In Texas Camp
Youthful veterans of the Afrika Korps in a Texas Internment Camp near Huntsville drill disciplined and proud, with iron crosses worn. They live in stockade barracks under guard and run their own canteen, cooking, and camp policing. Several score are used in fields, earning 80 cents daily in coupons. Farmers say they could be good workers if given time to learn.
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Afrika Korps
Texas
Here
J. R. Carvorth
W. H. Porter
W. L. Maxwell
Maxwell
Medwick May Be Sold In Trade Deadline Shuffle
The deadline for major league trades nears as Brooklyn eyes a deal for Joe Medwick with New York Giants possible buyers. Other moves include Giants sending Babe Barna to Boston for Ken Chase and Athletics acquiring Don Heffner from St. Louis. In games, Yankees beat Senators 4 1 lifting their lead, Cardinals edge Reds 5 3, and Braves narrow Dodgers 4 3 to complete a five game series win.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
David Harums
The
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Joe Medwick
Branch Rickey
New York Giants
Giants
Medwick
Herbert
Babe) Barna
Boston Red Sox
Ken Chase
Horace Stoneham
Barna
Sid Gordon
Hugh East
Rube Fischer
Jersey City
Ken Trinkle
Bob Coombs
Don Heff~ner
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Senators
Spud Chandler
New Yorks
Washington
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Cooper Brothers
Mort
Walker
Boston Braves
Connie Ryan
Braves
Dodgers
Cardinals
Pacific Coast Loop To Draw Up Schedule
Faculty representatives and graduate managers from ten Pacific Coast Conference schools met to draft a wartime fall football schedule with few modifications. The plan follows Western Defense Command approval for games on the same basis as last year and Defense Transportation limits on weekend trips, aligning with the Big Ten approach.
Eastern Football Faces Wartime Roster Shifts And Uncertain Schedules
In 1943 Eastern football depends on service students and 4F classifications amid many program alterations. Harvard drops ball. Yale plans 10 games. Rutgers may skip. Georgetown sits out 45 years due to travel. Navy, Coast Guard, and various colleges announce teams while others delay or fold.
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Coast Guard
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Maine
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George Kinnity
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Syracuse
Tufts
Boston University
Amherst
Duquesne
Williams
Lafayette
Wesleyan
Vermont
Massachusetts State
Army- Notre Dame
Wnavy-Notre Dame
Legionnaires Honor Gilstrap at Hanson Post Meeting
Members of Hanson Post and visiting Legionnaires gather at Legion Home 1800 Harrison Street at 8:30 PM for an officers nominating meeting and entertainment. Bill Gilstrap will receive a citation naming him Texas 1942 outstanding Legion commander while Dr. Donald Meade’s portrait is placed in the Gallery of Commanders. Southwestern Public Service employees attend as guests. Pan American themed entertainment by Amarillo Army Air Field performers. Summer meetings shift to 8:30 PM start. Post directors met today at the Capitol Hotel.
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Hanson Post
Legion Home
Harrison Street
Bill Gilstrap
National Legion
Amarillo Army Air Field
Beulaly Robinson
Capitol Hotel
Today’s Pitchers Today’s Pitchers
National Brooklyn at New York two games with Melton duels. Boston and Philadelphia meet in doubleheader. Chicago visits Pittsburgh. Cincinnati at St Louis two games. New York at Washington night game. Philadelphia at Boston doubleheader. Detroit at Cleveland night game. St Louis at Chicago night game.
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United Press National
Brooklyn
R. Melton
New York
C. Melton
Boston
Donovan
Barrett
Philadelphia
Fuchs
Gerheauser
Chicago
Bithorn
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Cincinnati
Vander Meer
Walters
St. Louis
Lanier
Pollet
Wensloff
Washington
Leonard
Flores
Arntzen
Judd
Terry
Detroit
White
Cleveland
Smith
Niggeling
Wade
Distinguished Flying Cross Awarded Jack Kaboth
In Cairo on June 15, Lieut. Gen. Lewis H. Brereton, commander of the Ninth U.S. Air Force, decorates Jack Kaboth with the Distinguished Flying Cross for acts of valor. The ceremony highlights Allied air operations and honors Kaboth’s service.
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Jack Kaboth
Midland
Cairo
Lewis H. Brereton
Ninth U. S. Air Force
Deco
Kaboth
East Texas Lions To Have Basketball
Commerce Texas June 15 A R- Football is out for the duration of the war at Fast Texas State Teachers College. Intramural play continues but intercollegiate football is canceled while basketball remains an intercollegiate sport. Colorado mines hold the largest molybdenum supply used in steel armaments. Otters beat only the heads of captured fishes.
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Commerce
Tex
Texas State Teachers College
Lions
Colorado
Standings and results from the league schedule
Yesterday St Louis beat Cincinnati 5 to 3 and Brooklyn defeated Boston 4 to 3. Current ladder lists Brooklyn 2 wins 2 losses, Cincinnati 2 3 3, Pittsburgh 2 2 2, Boston 2 3 0, New York 3 0, Chicago 3 0. Today Boston hosts Philadelphia, Brooklyn visits New York, Cincinnati plays St Louis, Chicago meets Pittsburgh. Also a note on longitude distance and a report that 14 American fliers earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for aerial operations.
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