Dallas Reinforcements Boost Rebels In Doubleheader Sweep
Dallas Rebels add Dick Korte and Al Fisher, boosting offense as Fisher belts a homer in a 4-3 win to seal the second game. Merv Connors also homers in Dallas 6-1 opener as Beaumont Expands lead. Tulsa and Oklahoma City split two tight games.
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United Press Now
George Schepps
Dallas Rebels
Rebels
Shepps
Dick Korte
Little Rock
al Fisher
Knoxville
Korte
Fisher
Dallas
Fort Worth
Merv Connors
Beaumont Exporters
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Les Muller
Stub Overmire
Jerry Witte
Missions
Beaumont
Henry Wyse
Earl Jones
Clay Touchstone
Doyle
Mizel Platt
Jack Christensen
Oilers
Singleton
Houston
Buffs
Shreveport
Verne Williamson
Jackie Brillheart
Daii Clay
Paul Dean
Cardinals Manager Denies Alarm Over Slow Start
New York May 18 U P Billy Southworth manager of the St Louis Cardinals defends his club amid Brooklyn's early pace in the National League pennant race. He urges patience saying the Cardinals will rebound quickly and notes the Dodgers are not as strong as current standings imply. He plans to reshuffle the lineup with Bob Plattner at short and may use Johnny Hopp as soon as his thumb heals.
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New York
U.P
Brooklyn
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
Southworth
Dodgers
Tack Letters edition notices and classifieds blurbs
A collection of reader notices and classifieds: a reward offer for a found item, requests for work from a practical nurse and a schoolgirl, kittens to give away, a teenager seeking after school child care work, a colored girl seeking maid work, a glasses find near 14th Avenue and Pierce.
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Cleveland Street
Sylvia Lee Hamilton
Madison St
Tam
Tack
14Th Avenue
Pierce
Nazis Claim 17 Allied Ships Sunk
German high command announced in a special communique that submarines had sunk 17 enemy merchant ships totaling 105000 tons and damaged two others in American waters. The successes were off the U S east coast Caribbean Sea and the Mississippi estuary.
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Berlin
United States
Caribbean
Mississippi
Wide World Sports Roundup Highlights Pitching Oddities
New York May 18 A roundup from Hugh Fullerton Jr. covers Tito Torcoletti at Gunter Field who learned to pitch both sides and boxes on days off. Angott Stolz clash dubbed by Galento. Chicago Philadelphia rivals vie for end of season double features. Yale prep football signings Howie Odell Bernie Bierman Jr Emery Larson. Salt Lake City mayor Al Jenkins bids charity run at Bonneville. Dodgers strong against NL arms with eight of ten starters yielding runs. Rip Sewell story and punchline about his son Jimmy at Pittsburgh.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Corp
Tito Torcoletti
Gunter Field
Ala
Elmer Salter
Tito
Torcoletti
Angott-Stolz
Tony Galento
Angott
Howie Odell
Yale
Bernie Bierman
Minnesota
Emery Larson
Lawrenceville
al Jenkins
Salt Lake City
Bonneville Salt Flats
Dodgers
Patriotic profits plan aims to fund army and navy relief
The Big Ten approved a fund raising plan diverting football revenue above costs to army and navy relief, with support from Notre Dame and other leaders. Major John L Griffith framed the move as a peak of preparedness, noting schools host enlisted unit training in gymnasiums to avoid new cantonments.
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Chicago
Big Ten
Army and Navy
South Bend
Frank Leahy
Notre Dame
Jimmy Hagen
Pittsburgh
John L Griffith
Weight of 4 Camp Blanding Soldiers Exceeds Half a Ton
Four Camp Blanding soldiers with combined weight of 1059 pounds are introduced as the army’s new, unusually large recruits. John A Baker of Deland is 6 feet 4 inches and 262 pounds, Louis Cadden of Miami 6 feet 3 inches 264 pounds, Jack Vibert of Ft. Pierce 6 feet 3 1/2 inches 274 pounds, John Aylward of Silver Springs 5 feet 9 inches 273 pounds. Chest measurements range 48 to 50 inches.
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Fla
Quartermaster Department
Army
Buddies
John A. Baker
Deland
Louis Cadden
Miami
Jack Vibert
Ft. Pierce
John Aylward
Silver Springs
Amarillo Nine Edge Hubbers In 17 14 Skewed Tilt
The Gold Sox outslugged Lubbock 17 to 14 in a windy, sunblind Western League game. Dutch Prather hit a three run homer, Stephenson also connected for a big drive, while Amarillo rallyed with six runs in the seventh to seize control before holding off late Lubbock pressure.
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Hubbers
Lubbockites
Sox
Amarilloans
Lubbock Lads
Joe Stephenson
Vince Castino
Leon Cato
Lee Gardner
Lubbock
Abrhpore Riturna
Ocoee
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Ama Ose
Castino
Altenburg If
Knight
Jenders
Reynolds
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Vrabiiko Bergerson
Hinbess
Amarillo
Poae Cato
Tecewesece
Otey
Aed
Hargrove If
Pao Oo
Gardner
Prather
Moore Ce
Tenorio
Pruitt
Bergerson
Vrablik
Yarbrough
Bailey
Gunter
Munger Wins Corsicana Golf Final in Dallas Showdown
In Corsicana the tenth annual Corsicana golf tourney final ended 1 up in favor of Jack Munger over Bill Skeeter in a 27 hole match. Skeeter defeated Leonard White 1 up in the morning and Munger beat David Goldman on the 19th green to claim the title. Defense bonds awarded across flights. In Orlando Rollins College 1942 football players enlist as Marine officer candidates under a plan for later assignment after degree completion.
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Corsicana
Orlando
Fla
Rollins College
U. S
Savold Nova set for heavyweight showdown in Washington
Boxing veteran Lee Savold, 26, from Des Moines, is back in top form after years of ups and downs and a three-year layoff. He faces Lou Nova in a heavyweight bout in Washington on Thursday, with Nova coming off a single punch defeat to Joe Louis last summer. Also notes on Notre Dame football under Frank Leahy and other golf and baseball headlines.
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U. S
Jack Guenther
United Press
New York
Lee Savold
Lou Nova
Washington
The
Des Moines
Nova
Joe Louis
Joe Petritz
Irish
Notre Dame
Leaping Frog Lands Film Contract In Calaveras Jump
Sugar the blue eyed frog owned by Beverly Fischer of Stockton earned a film contract after leaping 17 feet 3 inches in the Calaveras County contest inspired by Mark Twain. Bally Bally IT owned by Louis Robinson took second with 11 feet 10 inches while Private Jackie Coogan’s entry hopped four feet four inches.
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Leaping Frog
Angels Camp
Cal
Sugar
Hollywood
Beverly Fischer
Stockton
Calaveras County
Mark Twain
Jumping Frog
Jell tosses no hitter in Pioneer League game
Tony Jell of Twin Falls pitched a rare no hitter to beat Pocatello 4 to 2. He struck out 11, issued seven walks, threw a wild pitch and hit four batters in the game. He is right handed not left.
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Pocatello
Idaho
Tony Jell
Twin Falls
Johnny Rigney Wins Last One Before Joining the Navy
White Sox right hander Johnny Rigney, 27, pitched a three hit game in the nightcap to beat the Washington Senators 4 to 3, his last major league appearance before enlisting in the Navy. Ted Lyons won the first game 7 to 1 as Chicago stretched a six game winning streak and remained near seventh place in the AL.
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Johnny Rigney
U. S. Navy
Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
Chicago White Sox
Sam
Dorothy Comiskey
White Sox
Johnny
Washington Senators
Ted Lyons
Rigney
Bobby Estatella
Washington
Navy
Night Baseball May Be Out in New York
Police acting on military orders moved to blackout all ballparks and stadiums in the New York metropolitan area for the duration. Mayor LaGuardia announced regulations banning floodlighting for sports events unless reflections could be controlled, implying night baseball may be halted. Giants and Dodgers faced a Friday decision. potential revenue loss for 14 night home games ranged from $100,000 to $250,000. Dodgers president Larry MacPhail hoped reflective glare could be managed to allow games.
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New York
LaGuardia
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Black Sox Nine Triumph Over Wellington 5-2
The Amarillo Black Sox defeated the Wellington Cats 5 to 2 yesterday at Wellington. Joe Scott in right field led the offense with a triple a double and a single driving in runs and sparking his teammates to the win.
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Black Sox
Wellington
Amarillo Black Sox
Wellington Cats
Joe Scott
Amarillo Negros
Washing cretonne slip covers in bran water
A newspaper note explains that soaking cretonne slip covers in bran water helps retain color and longevity. The tip suggests Bran water acts as a natural color stabilizer for fabrics.
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