King Kelly First to Earn Big Money in Baseball History
NEA Sports Editor Harry Grayson chronicles King Kelly as the first player paid substantial sums, detailing his rise from Paterson sandlots to Chicago White Stockings, his debut sale for $10,000, and a life as a famed, flamboyant figure in 1880s baseball.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King’ Kelly
al Spink
Baseball Writers
King Kelly
Troy
Kelly
John L. Sullivan
The
Diamond
King
Bank of England
Paterson
N. J
Imbus
Cincinnati
Cap Anson
Chicago White Stockings
Soden
Billings
Hub Cranks
King Kelly and grid cases stir conference rule talk
The article recalls King Kelly’s legendary baseball maneuvers and clashes with management, then shifts to a Southwest Conference rule allowing Army and Navy trainees to play college athletics. It cites Don Luethy and Harold Lloyd as current examples of trainees eligible to compete, potentially altering SMU, Rice, and Texas A&M football plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tom Dean
Southern Methodist
Rice
Jim Woodfin
Texas Christian
Texas
Southwest Conference
Houston
Dean
Owls
Army
Navy
Don Luethy
Texas Aggie
University of Arkansas
The
Razorbacks
Harold Lloyd
Haegg Starts 23 Day Sea Trip For U S Track Tests
Bashful Gunder Haegg Sweden's record run ner begins a 23 day Atlantic voyage aboard a tanker after taking a night train to Goteborg. He aims to race America's best in the United States, plans a month there, and bets on workouts at sea while fearing Gregg Rice may beat him on American tracks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Bashful Gunder Haegg
Sweden
United States
America
Haegg
Goteborg
Atlantic
Europe
Gregg Rice
Coming Games May Clear Up Baseball Race
New York and St. Louis look to establish a yardstick as 12 days of interleague play begin. Dodgers pose to dethrone Cardinals, Indians meet Yankees, Cardinals' batting depth faces test after Terry Moore and Enos Slaughter losses, and a rising Senators showing faces tough rivals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
U.P
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cardinals
Giants
Phillies
Indians
Yankees
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland
Terry Moore
Enos Slaughter
Senators
Cubs Weigh Lou Novikoff Trade Amid Offers
The Cubs front office, led by James Gallagher, weighs trade options for outfielder Lou Novikoff as Reds Giants and Phillies show interest. Cubs demand right handed hitting talent in exchange, while cash offers surface from Philadelphia and New York. Dodgers also show latent interest as Novikoff’s status looms over spring talks.
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Lou Novikoff
Chicago Cubs
Jimmy Wilson
Bruins
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Wilson
James Gallagher
Cubs
Novikoff
Gallagher
Phillies
Giants
Buster Maynard
Reds
Gerald Walker
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Rio Grande Valley Bass Fishing Falls Amid Drought
May reports say bass fishing in the Rio Grande Valley is poor due to drought. Lake Cimito in Cameron County and Delta Orchards Lake near Elsa show low water levels as officials pump minimal Rio Grande water for irrigation. A census in San Francisco counts 187 federal agencies with some spanning multiple states.
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Mcallen
Rio Grande Valley
Cimito
Cameron County
Lake and Hatchery
Rio Grande
Delta Orchards Lake
Elsa
Hidalgo County
San Francisco
Cal
Fitness test times spark crowd-sparking quip
Fullerton notes AAU fitness table shows men over 35 should run 100 yards in 14.5 seconds and a mile in seven minutes or a mile walk in ten minutes. A Columbus paper recalls Beulah Park opening with 500 in stands and 5,000 cars in lot, asking how the rest arrived.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Columbus
Beulah Park
National Collegiate A A tennis tourney stays alive in Chicago
The National Collegiate A A tennis tournament will be played in Chicago after all. Veteran pro Wilfy Cox argues players with more than 50 golf rounds should leave the duffer class. Julie Kogan from New Haven plans a comeback to raise funds for a softball team. Gunder Haegg rushed to a dentist for a two tooth bridge in two hours. Wilbur Adams notes Jim Tyack of the Philadelphia Athletics once failed to make the 1936 Sacramento squad. Marines in Birmingham consider transfers to camouflage unit after lifelike dummies prompted a salute from Gen Tunney. Fort Sheridan soldiers praise Pfc Jack Cramer who umpired an officers game and called a colonel out.
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Chicago
Wilfy Cox
Julie Kogan
New Haven
Birmingham
Ala
Camouflage Dept
Gene Tunney
Fort Sheridan
Ill
Pfc
Jack Cramer
Costa Knocks Out Former Boss in 10 Rounds
Tony Costa of Woonsocket defeated his former boss Joey Archibald of Pawtucket by decision in 10 rounds at the auditorium. Costa raised his record to 22 wins in 23 starts and earlier beat champion Jackie Callura in a non-title bout in the same ring two weeks prior. Archibald weighed 128 1 4 pounds, Costa 131 1 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Providence
R. I
U.P
Tony Costa
Joey Archibald
Pawtucket
Archibald
Costa
Jackie Callura
Hamilton
Ont
Woonsocket
Stanford Indians Have Girl Coxswain
Blonde seventeen year old Ann Ashley serves as coxswain of the Stanford University junior varsity rowing crew in Palo Alto. She commands the husky six footers, barking orders by last name during race duties, yet off duty she remains popular with her teammates.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Ann Ashley
Ann
Stanford University
Cardinals
Jose Ortiz Leads Off Lie Detector Test In Illegal Entry Case
On May 11 in Tucson seven aliens faced Judge Alber M. Semes for illegal entry. Six answered yes when asked if they came through the International Fence. Jose Ortiz, 17, denied it saying he came under it. The judge smiled as the remark drew laughs. Birds have 10 distinct methods of catching fish.
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Tucson
Ariz
Alber M. Semes
Jose Ortiz
Courthouse Records Selections of Deeds and Divorces May 1943
A list of warranty deeds transferring parcels in San Jacinto Heights Industrial City Miller Heights and Forest Hill Terrace with amounts and lot numbers. Also court notices include several divorce actions and multiple marriage license filings listed with names.
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Blanche Thompson
Daisy E. Corns
San Jacinto Heights
Kate Crudgington Spence
Harry Gibbs
Lula M. McSpadden
John Farrell
Miller Heights
Granville Routhetux
H. H. English
Country Club
Hardeman-King Co
Frank Givens
Mobley
J. R. Durrett Et Ax
W. H. Forbes
I. J. Burgess
Frank T. Brown
Morningside
Ray B. Junell
W. I. Wood
Forest Hill Terrace
Ella Zane Yale
Jack Yale
C. J. Wooten
Odessa E. Wooten
Thelma Dwyer
James Francis Dwyer
John A. Coates
Annette Scarlatelli
Joe F. Collier
Nadine Dawn Clem
William L. Russell
Katherine Gamblin
Max H. Danzinger
Harriett Ruth Silfen
William A. Clarke
Anna Belle Ross
Joseph Bill Turner
Nell Carter Johnson
Mitro Sopoligo, Jr
Frances Helen Matthews
Daniel Russell Ward
Little Mabel Good
Emil V. Prate
Reena Worsham
Luther T. Rassmussen
D. Elizabeth McClure
Fewer Women Employed in Industries
Washington May 11. Census Bureau figures show fewer women in civilian industries in April 1943 than November 1942, excluding armed forces. Manpower officials cite nurseries, distance to jobs, and incentives as barriers to wartime employment growth.
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James Marlow
George Zielke
Washington
Census Bureau
Paul V. McNutt
Manpower Commission
Former Cardinal President Dies
Edward A. Steininger, 75, former president of the St. Louis Cardinals, died of heart disease at his home. He later headed the Federal League club in St. Louis and was a contractor by profession. Funeral services are set for Thursday.
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ST. Louis
Edward A. Steininger
St. Louis Cardinals
Federal Baseball League
Steininger
Cardinals
Dodger Rookie Peck Rejoins Club After Injury
Hal Peck, rookie outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, returns to the club after a winter hunting accident that cost two toes and a brief hospital stay for foot surgery. He has special dress and baseball shoes. A salmon is noted to swim ten yards per second.
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New York
Hal Peck
Brooklyn Dodger
Arlington Heights coach joins U S Navy as ensign
Julius Judy Turelson head coach at Arlington Heights High School has been commissioned an ensign in the Navy Reserve. He is to report to Chapel Hill North Carolina on May 27. Wee Lobsters oysters and snails are described as blue bloods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Worth
U. S. Navy
Julius
Judy) Turelson
Arlington Heights High School
United States Naval Reserve
Chapel Hill
N. C
Count Fleet Set for Belmont Circuit After Derby Victory
Count Fleet, winner of the Kentucky Derby and Preakness Stakes for Mrs. John D. Hertz, begins training today for an ambitious schedule including the Withers and Belmont stakes. The horse arrived from Pimlico after Devil Diver carried 116 pounds to win Belmont Park’s Toboggan handicap.
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New York
Count Fleet
John D. Herts
Belmont
Pimlico
Greentree Stable
Devil Diver
Belmont Park
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Connie Mack
Michael J. Kelly
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A. G. Spalding
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Hall of Fame
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Tigart
University of Tennessee
University of Oklahoma
John Furbach
Polk
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H. ¥. Robertson & CO
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Boxwell
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Fullerton
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Sacramento
Jim Tyack
Philadelphia Athletics
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Courthouse Records
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Blackburn ‘Bros
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