Thirteen rookies shine as major league debut day
Four rookies earned first wins including Al Hollingsworth who helped the St. Louis Browns tie the Yankees for first. Detroit beat New York with a late Al Unser homer as Specs Klieman notched his first win for Cleveland in a 7-4 victory over Boston. Calvin McLish beat Pittsburgh for Brooklyn while Nap Reyes drove in six in a Giants win.
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Baseball Leaders and Aged Pitcher News
League leaders listed include Tucker of Chicago with 400 runs, York Hayes Tabor and Stephens tied for 26 RBIs, Doerr with 49 hits, Cullenbine 15 doubles, Gutteridge 9 stolen bases, and Hayes Seerey tied 6 home runs. National leaders show Walker 436 batting, Schultz 36 RBIs, Walker 65 hits, and Lanier 61 pitching wins. Boro Newsom, a veteran pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics, has played for 14 teams and lost his first five starts for Raleigh in 1928 Piedmont League.
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Baseball scores update from league play
A summary of recent game results shows New York 8 Chicago 5 and Brooklyn 8 Pittsburgh 4, with Detroit 6 New York 2 and Milwaukee 7 Kansas City 0. Other results include St Louis 4 Washington 3 and Philadelphia 5 Chicago rain listed among standings.
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Fausett May Try Pitching For Redlegs
Buck Fausett, rookie third basemen who pitched four games for Little Rock last year, may start for the Cincinnati Reds against the Philadelphia Blue Jays today. Manager Bill McKechnie hinted at a test to spark a comeback after a 5 4 loss, with De La Cruz or Heusser as alternates if he changes his mind. Bob Katz started yesterday but couldn’t last, and Ferguson relieved in the seventh to see two decisive runs score.
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Draft idea for college baseball from pro football model
Red Rolfe urges a postwar national college championship and coaches association. He favors a college finish rule before pro clubs select players, proposing a fair, orderly draft to boost college baseball and its development.
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College Education Pays For Baseball Prospects
Red Rolfe recalls declining a major league offer in sophomore year to finish college. He notes six clubs pursued him after graduation and he secured a better bonus. He says colleges feed the big leagues and champions the value of a completed education for players.
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Indians Climb With Three-Game Win Streak Rise in AL Standings
Cleveland climbs to sixth in the American League after a three game streak. The Indians benefitted from four Boston errors to plate four unearned runs and clinch the win with two pitchers. Vernon Kennedy started, replaced by Ed Klieman after seven walks. The big third inning produced five runs highlighted by Cullenbine and Seerey. The series concludes with Hal Klinehan facing Joe Bowman.
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Florida Racing Season Sets New Money Record
Florida's first hundred million dollar racing season ended with the state treasury up by 6.82 million. Bettors wagered 109.56 million over six and a half months at track mutuels and jai alai, far surpassing the 68.28 million 1940-41 record and rebounding from last year's lows due to a driving ban. Attendance dropped from 2,695,464 in 1940-41 to 298,095.
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Syracuse Social Brief Highlights Visits and Travel
Mrs. George Jenkins treated at Holzer Hospital. Burlingham welcomes S. F. Williams for dinner with aunt Mary Karr. Mrs. David Duckler returns from Canton and Columbus visits with daughter. Miss Maxine Duckler visits grandmother as Miss Mabel Wright hosts meetings. Wilma Cowie joins Beulah Koster and family in Ohio. Marcia Karr visits Racine. Richard Weaver visits Parkersburg. John Gilmore on furlough from Anti Aircraft HQ in Richmond. Rev. Lawrence Schmitt returns from Ohio Conference. Don Cotterill arrives from Panama Canal Zone for furlough. Hendersons attend grandson Farold Jones memorial. Masie James visits Hartford. Mrs. Van Johnson and Mrs. Henry Zeiher visit New Haven area graves. Mrs. Annie Adams writes from Fort Lauderdale about tropical foliage and son Jason in Army.
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Richard Weaver
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Eddie Miller May Become Best Fielding Shortstop of All Time
Eddie Miller of the Reds, 27, leads the National League in fielding with a .995 mark through 37 games and 205 chances, eyeing a record run that could surpass Joe Tinker in five straight years. He has 13 errors in 748 chances in 142 games in 1942 and only one error in his latest stretch. Miller dismisses records, saying he has no time to think of them when a ball comes his way.
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Tight Pitching Features AA Pitching Duel Night
The Associated Press reports a night of flawless hurling in the American Association four games. Charley Sproull of Milwaukee allowed three hits as the Brewers blanked Kansas City 7 to 0, widening Milwaukee’s lead to four games. Babe Barna hit a seventh inning homer to lift Minneapolis past St. Paul 4 to 3. Jim Wilson earned his fifth win as Louisville beat tail-end Indianapolis 5 to 3. Nick Vucovich, 19, ex Wittenberg star, joined Columbus in Toledo for a western swing. listed 4-F in the draft.
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Kirby Higbe Leads Pitchers With Big Wins
Kirby Higbe starred for the Philadelphia Phillies with 14 victories in 1940 and led the Dodgers with 22 wins the following season.
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