Late Sports World News Highlights From 1944 Baseball Season
Detroit Tigers fall from AL dominance after a 9-1 loss to the Yankees as Wash ington’s Dutch Leonard dominates. Yankees win 7 2 and Dodgers widen NL lead with a 4 game margin. Giants, Reds, Phillies, and Red Sox post key wins amid pennant races and league standings.
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Joe Reichler
Petroit
New York
Yehkeees
Washin
Dutch Leonard
Tigers
Cissy Trout
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Bengals
Tigere
Yoenkess
Floyd
Bill) Meyens
Browne
Yorkees
Jack Kramer
Yankees
New Yorkers
Lak Olmo
RBI
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Chicago
Ebbets’ Field
Giants
Pittsburgh
Gill
Pirates
Georgie Hausmann
Frank Merriwell
Cleveland
Indians
Russ Christopher
Philadelphia
Anemane
Cincinnati
Vern Kennedy
Boston
Tommy Hoknes
Reds
Braves
Ohio State’s Johnny Lorms Captures 1945 NCAA Golf Title
Johnny Lorms of Ohio State defeated Johnny Jenswold of Minnesota in straight sets to win the 1945 National Intercollegiate golf championship. Lorms, son of Columbus pro Charlie Lorms and a new Ohio State dental graduate, helped OSU complete a clean NCAA title sweep including team and medal honors.
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Columbus
Johnny Lorms
Ohio State
Johnny Wenswold
Michigan
Johnny
Jexewold
Duluth
Jenswold
Louis Lick
Minnesota
Lorms
Charlie Lorms
Dental College
The
Bucks
Crowley Proposes Pro Grid Team To Tour Europe
New York commander James Crowley, in his first act as commissioner of the new all American football conference, offers to assemble a professional team to tour Europe for a series of games against an army eleven in the European theater. Crowley willing to coach.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
James Crowley
Army
Crowley
Baseball Scores and Standings From Wednesday’s Pentagon Night Card
Results show Washington 9 Detroit 1 and Cleveland 8 Philadelphia 2. New York 7 St. Louis 2 with Boston 11 Chicago 9. NL standings list Brooklyn 88-22 and New York 36-28, St. Louis 34-26. Philadelphia 17-49, Cincinnati-heavy schedule notes and night games listed.
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Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
Borowy
St.Louis
Kramer
Jakucki
Ferries
Humphries
Gerkin
Knerr
Bugby
W.L. Pet
Brooklyn
Louis
Pittsburgh
Cinebinati
Carcage
Cincinnati
Strincevich
Feldman
Prim
Erickson
Pfund
Herring
Heusser
Das- 30
Tobin
Burkhardt
Barrett
Philadelphia Pees
Blues and Millers Upset Louisville and Toledo Twice
Kansas City Blues swept Louisville 5-0 and 14-10 while Minneapolis Millers beat Toledo 3-1 and 10-4 in a doubleheader to tighten the American Association pennant race. Indianapolis split with Milwaukee 6-4 and 5-4 as leaders. In St Paul, the Saints won the opener 4-3 against Columbus.
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Associated Press
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Toledo
Indianapolis
Milwaukee Brewers
Blues
Millers
Brewers
Milwaukee
Indians
St. Paul
Saints
Columbus
Ottumwa Airmen wallop Bronx City base in 13–4 rout
The Ottumwa Naval Air Station baseball team defeated Bronx City Army Air Base 13 to 4 in a decisive victory. War Savings Stampa ads appear in The Atlantic News Telegraph.
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Ottumwa
Ottumwa, Jr
Ottumwa Naval Air Station
Bronx City Army Air Base
Pro Lady Event in Chicago paced by Casey Byrd
Harold McSpaden leads midway in the Chicago Victory National open pro golf at Calumet Country Club as 32 foursomes vie for national pro am pro women and pro seniors. Ann Casey anchors Byrd and Casey in the pre ladies, while Snead Hogan and Sarazen miss start due to injuries and travel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jerry Liska
Chicago
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Calumet Country Club
McSpaden
Walter Burkemo
Evanston
Ill
Arnold Minkley
Sam Byrd
Detroit
Gob Cochran
St. Louis
Byrd
Minkley
George Schnelter
Colorado Springs
Colo
C. J. Farley
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan
Ann Casey
Mason City
Miss
Miss Casey
Claude Harmon
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Tex
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Bill Kaiser
Louisville
Sam ‘Snead
Ben M Hogan
Army Air Force
Gene Sarazen
Snead
Hogan
Sarazen
No More Baseball for Harry Danning
Los Angeles reports that Harry Danning, 34, former New York Giants catcher, has quit baseball after being medically discharged from the army for an arthritic knee condition. He sent a letter to Giants president Horace Stoneham explaining the issue. Amelia is missing in action over Iwo Jima since May 14, with her parents R M Visquain notified by the War Department. Maj Vifquain, a B 29 raid participant over Tokyo, has served more than five years in the U S air force.
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Los Angeles
Harry Danning
New York Giants
Danning
Horace Stoneham
Giants
Amelia
War Department
Russell M. Visquain
Iowa State College
Iwo Jima
R. M. Vifquain
Maj
Vifquain
Tokyo
Danes Fall 13-6 as Rain Halts Sixth Inning
Zion Lutheran leads 13 to 6 when rain ends play in the sixth inning. Danes, who had been out of the league, return to face Company M guardsmen and later drop back to a 1-1 tie after Zion rallies. Key hits include Christensen and Jacobsen triples, Alff homer, and Claussen and Wildrick pitchers with several strikeouts.
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Zion Lutheran
Zion
Company
M Guardsmen
Carl Wildrick
Alff
Johnny ‘Cohra
Claussen
Clifford Christensen
Jacobsen
Larsen
Rev. Wildrick
Jacobeen
Petersen
Rev. Wildwick
Cohrs
Anderson
Les Knop
Harold Cobra
Dames
Cliff Christensen
Dowbone
Johnny Cohrs
Sunnyside Field
Atlantic
Lewis
Atlantic-Viota
AB Rhe Rasmussen
C. Christensen
Knop
Summers
Wikdrick
Clauasen
J. Cohrs
Christensen
Jacobean
J. Cohra
Wildrick
Army golfers crown champions for European finals berth
In Bournemouth on June 28 soldiers from Britain and the United States competed for the UK championship and entry to the Brussels European finals. From a field of 220, Sgt Ralph Schneider of Cleveland earned medalist honors with a par 76 at Queens Park. Lt John Keiser of Marshalltown Iowa shot 86 to qualify.
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Bournemouth
England
Reventy WU
United Kingdom
Brussels
Army Special Services Branch
Ralph Schneider
Cleveland
Queenspark
John Keiser
Marshalltown
Sioux City Hit By Severe Wind and Storm
A record wind storm struck Sioux City Iowa at 12 46 am causing widespread damage. Power lines were toppled plunging the city into darkness and halting streetcar service for hours. Winds up to 80 mph felled trees and blew washouts across streets while floods filled the Floyd river and Perry creek banks. Crews worked early to repair lines and restore transit.
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Sioux City
Power Company
Air ‘Bane
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Floyd
Perry Creek
Hinton
Notice to request extra copies of The Newe Telegraph
Readers may obtain additional copies by notifying the office in advance to ensure supply remains available. The message emphasizes ordering ahead to avoid running short.
Labor strikes rise with 425 incidents in June report
The Bureau of Labor Statistics in Washington says June included 425 strikes and lockouts affecting about 316000 workers, with total loss of 2025000 man days. In academia, Virgil M Hancher of Iowa announces Emory D Warner as head of pathology at the University of Iowa Medical College, succeeding Harry P Smith who will head a similar department at Columbia University.
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Bureau of Labor Statistics
Washington
Iowa City
Virgil M. Hancher
University of Iowa
Emory D. Warner
Medical College
Warner
Harry P. Smith
Smith
Columbia University
New York City
War Savings Stamps Offered At The Atlantic News
The Atlantic News announces that War Savings Stamps may be purchased at their offices. Readers are invited to secure stamps through the newspaper as part of wartime savings efforts.
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Atlantic News Telegraph
Atlantic News- Telegraph
Labor unrest spreads with 80,000 idle workers in nation
The Associated Press reports a broad stop in work across industries with about 80,000 idle, down from 98,000. Hudson Motor Car plant in Detroit settled a strike involving 11,400 workers, lowering Detroit’s idle count under 60,000 for the first time this week. A few small strikes ended while new walkouts appeared.
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Associated
Proa
Hudson Motor Car Company
Detroit
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