Roush Made McGraw Suffer For Mistake of Trading Him
Edd Roush, legendary center fielder for the Reds and Giants, stood by a stubborn farm life and shunned New York after a McGraw trade. His peak years are noted, including batting averages around .351 with the Reds, and his famous holdout over spring farming commitments. He remained wary of McGraw and finished a storied career with Reds in 1931.
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McGraw
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Reds
Edd
Giants
White Sox
Lincoln
Indianapolis
Benny Kauff
Kauff
John McGraw
Polo Grounds
Chicago Black Sox
New York
All-Star Softball Loses In Amarillo League Setup
An Amarillo Summer Recreational program meeting was set for Tuesday 8 PM at C M Williams Company to form an adult softball league under FSA guidance. City High School All-Stars were no-hit and shut out 10 to 0 by Pinkney Packers as Dean Caldwell took Stars management. Cowden pitched seven innings for the Packers, Davis and Berry combined for seven strikeouts for Pinkney, while the Stars made seven errors and left several Caldwell men missing due to service calls and summer departures.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Edd J. Roush
Edd Roush
Roush
Oakland City
Ind
C. M. Williams & Company
Amarillo
Ross Larsen
Earl King
FSA
Paul V. McNutt
Dean Caldwell
ABC Cubs
Stars
All-Stars
Carl Davis
Packers
Red Barry
Leonard Cowden
Cowden
Pinkney
Davis
Berry
Packer
Bobbie
Howard Lauder
Ken Ray
Gold Sox
Ray
Caldwell
Borger Hubers
Borger
Today’s Pitchers
National games list starting pitchers for New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh Chicago St Louis American games Washington Philadelphia Boston New York Cleveland Chicago St Louis Detroit. The note urges engine tune ups and shock absorber checks for every 5000 miles of driving.
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United Press
New York
Lohrman
Boston
Javery
Philadelphia
Rowe
Brooklyn
Davis
Cincinnati
Starr
Pittsburgh
Butcher
Chicago
Passeau
St. Louis
Lanier
Washington
Candini
Wolff
Hughson
Borony
Army camps to compete in national A A U track meet
Representatives from 18 army camps will compete this weekend in the National A A U track and field championships. War department leaders say soldier students won’t have time for intercollegiate athletics this fall.
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New York
Department of War
A.A. U
Indians Take Double Bill
Joe Cronin belted two pinch hit home runs in a Boston Red Sox doubleheader with the Philadelphia Athletics, setting a likely new record. The Sox won 5-4 in the opener, 8-7 in the nightcap, while other AL and NL results included the Yankees rallying past the Senators 9-8 and Cardinals losing 6-1 to the Reds.
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U.P
Doe
Cronin
Philadelphia Athletics
Red Sox
Russ Christopher
Philadelphia
Don Black
Boston
Sox
Dick Siebert
Eddie Lake
New York Yankees
Washington Senators
Early Wynn
Nick Etten
Yanks
Luke Appling
Don Kolloway
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Gordon Maltzberger
Bob Muncrief
Mike Naymick
Cleveland
Detroit Tigers
Indians
Lou Boudreau
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Dodgers
New York Giants
Cardinals
Elmer Riddle
Reds
Howie Krist
Cardinal
Mel Ott
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Manuel Salvo
Newt Kimball
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Wally Herbert
Ival Goodman
Cub
Joe Cronin
Sooner Alumni Office Handles 20000 Address Changes
OU alumni office reports more than 20 000 address changes in the past year as students join the armed forces or enter war work, highlighting the churn for the university in Norman Oklahoma.
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Norman
Okla
University of Oklahoma
Pete Cawthon Named Coach of Brooklyn Pro Dodgers
Pete Cawthon was appointed head coach of the Brooklyn Dodgers in the National Professional Football League and will take a leave of absence from the University of Alabama where he was an assistant coach. The owner Dan Topping Jr announced the appointment after negotiations, noting Cawthon previously led Texas Tech Red Raiders from 1930 to 1941 and built a prominent program in Lubbock.
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Tuscaloosa
Ala
Pete Cawthon
Brooklyn Dodgers
University of Alabama
Cawthon
Dodgers
Dan Topping, Jr
Texas Tech
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Lubbock
Rudolph Mobley Carrying Ball for Uncle Sam
Rudolph Little Doc Mobley, the nation’s leading ground gainer last season for Hardin-Simmons, has joined the army at Camp Maxey after enlisting April 25 at Camp Wolters. Lt Keith L. Lee calls him a fine, quiet learner.
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Rudolph
Little Doc’ Mobley
Uncle Sam
Abilene
Little Doc) Mobley
Mobley
Hardin-Simmons
Camp Maxey
Keith L. Lee
Camp Barkeley
Army
Camp Wolters
Fullerton Says Golf Lacks June Major After War Pause
Column notes a June without a major golf tournament since World War II, mentions the Hale America Tourney replacing the National Open last year, and covers various sports, personnel moves, and a new fishing calculator book review. It highlights summer rivalries in tennis, basketball strides by Rice Institute's Bill Cummins, and Major James P. Muir's pride in the Wildcat squad's athletic success at Eglin Field.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Yankees
Senators
Yanks
Richmond University
Johnny Fenlon
Navy
Wiliam and Mary
Midwest
Minnesota
Northwestern
Clark Griffith
Ty Cobb
George Case
Case
Griff
Billy Talbert
Pancho Segura
Sam Hardy
Bobby Falkenburg
Bobby
Billy Johnson
Bill Cummins
Rice Institute
A. A. U. Timber
James P. Muir
Wildcat
Eglin Field
Fla
Midway
Muri
Miles City
Mont
Wildcats
Spot-Welding by Nature Study With The Second Army in Tennessee
A soldier resting in a waterproof sleeping bag during a rainstorm was struck by lightning its bolt welded the zipper and trapped him inside his bag. Comrades cut the bag open to free him. The incident occurred with the Second Army in Tennessee.
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Tennessee
Mama Nature
Hal Trosky May Return To Tribe
Hal Trosky conferred with Cleveland Indians officials about a potential baseball comeback. He appeared at Comiskey Park, borrowed a Browns uniform, and said farming helped him regain fitness after migraines forced his 1941 retirement. Details must be worked out before signing.
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Chicago
Hal Trosky
Cleveland
Trosky
Norway
Indians
Baseball results and standings from the National League
Yesterday Brooklyn defeated New York by eight to five as Chicago and Pittsburgh split. St Louis led with a .646 percentage while Brooklyn stood at .574 and Cincinnati at .542 in the standings. Tonight's schedule features New York at Boston and Philadelphia at Brooklyn with Chicago at St Louis scheduled for the night game.
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Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
EAM
Olus
Band Wins Merit Award for War Band Sales in Texas
TEXARKANA U P reports the Texas High School Tiger Band earned a certificate of merit from the State Department of Education for selling more war bands than any other Texas school during May.
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Texarkana
U.P
Texas
Texas High School Tiger Band
State Department of Education
Women golfers to play semi finals at Amarillo Country Club
The annual City Championship Golf Tournament reaches semi finals at the Amarillo Country Club. Medalist 1941 Mrs J W Ross faces Mrs J W Higgins while Mrs R J Moore plays Mrs Walter Sikes. Winners contend for the title tomorrow with a Panhandle Laundry award of an 825 War Bond.
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Amarillo Country Club
J. W. Ross
J. W. Higgins
R. J. Moore
Walter Sikes
Panhandle Laundry
Texas School War Bond Totals and 1943 License Plates
The Texas Music Educators Association notes the band sold 186 thousand 185 dollars and 25 cents in war bonds from a statewide total of 14 million 709 thousand 245 dollars and 77 cents. License plates for 1943 use windshield stickers date tabs and even wooden slats.
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The
Texas Music Educators Association
Texas
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