Arthur Duffey's 8 Sport Comment
The column discusses Carl Mays likely to join the military after his brother’s injury in France and the impact on his baseball career. It notes Larry Graver’s plan to enlist in the Navy and reflects on Boston Red Sox finances, Babe Ruth’s performance, and a boxing promoter’s missteps in Newark.
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Carl Mays
Mays
Aviation Corps
France
Red Sox
New York
Fort Slocum
Carl
Hot Rivals at Braves Field
Tomorrow afternoon a free service doubleheader features Radio School, navy league title winner, against Hingham Training Station as the main game. A 3000 strong Radio School delegation with band will march onto the field and sing, backing Radio School in a likely pitchers battle between Edwards and Cuddy Murphy. Curtain raiser at 1:30 pits Boston Base against U S S Kear. gates open at 1.00.
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Radio School
Hingham
Smith
Edwards
Boston
U. S. S. Kear
Grand Circuit Horses Delayed by Rain In Columbus
Heavy rains and overcast skies delayed today's Grand Circuit program in Columbus until 3:30 PM. Verlie Patchen won the Hartman Hotel stake for 2:11 pacers, with Oro Fino as challenger. Onward Sam swept the 2:09 pace heats. Horse Review Futurity heats produced multiple winners as night fell, with Peter Elliott and Peter Fletcher among notable performances.
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Columbus
Hartman Hotel
Verlie Patchen
Middle West
Oro Fino
Verlie
Pacing Patch
Onward Sam
Horse Review Futurity
Peter Fletcher
Peter Elliott
Cochato Banks
Hona Marly
Murphy San
Chris Sate
Ardelle
McCabe Leaves for Boston College as High School Backfield
Coach McCabe shifts to Boston College as an instructor after years coaching football baseball track and basketball at the high school. Sullivan wins captaincy after a second vote while 75 candidates enter the squad. Rev Donoghue succeeds McCabe as coach and Rev Holland succeeds Risacher as faculty director.
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Boston College
Tom McCabe
Daniel J. Sullivan
Joseph R. Healy
B. C
Sullivan
Thomas A. Donoghue
Robert E. Holland
John A. Risacher
Kelly To Lead Peninsula Football Team At South Boston
John J. Kelly of South Boston High School will direct the Peninsula football team for the present. Leo Daley, former coach at South Boston, is in service and no permanent successor has yet been named. Kelly, a former English High instructor, has long supported school athletics.
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John &. J. Kelly
South Boston
Leo Daley
John Kelly
Rindge Shy of Talent Faces Small Football Squad
Rindge Tech and Cambridge Latin field small squads as Coach Linehan seeks talent. Only Coyne and Durnan shown as capable linemen with Moody expected back. Tate Burke from Cambridge Latin joins Rindge. No captain elected yet as candidates struggle to form two elevens for practice. open style play anticipated to contend for Suburban league title.
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Rindge
Linehan
Cambridge
Newton
Newton High
Rindge Tech
Cambridge High
Latin
Cambridge Latin
Rowe
Teddy Bourgimnon
Coyne
Durnan
Moody
Tate
Burke
Cambridge Latin Team Has Entered Rindge
Charlie Linehan
Boxing Gossip and Rumors Surrounding Philadelphia Show
Philadelphia reports say the National A C paid Len Tendler four thousand dollars and George Chaney three thousand for a six round no decision bout. Backers may seek an investigation as the outlay seems excessive for a nontitle bout.
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Philadelphia
National
A. C
Len. Tendler
George Chaney
Messrs
Tendler
Chaney
Lexington Golf Club hosts final cemetery tournament
The last cemetery tournament of the season is set for this afternoon at the Lexington Golf Club in North Lexington. Two earlier tournaments were held there this season and more matches in the executive committee trophy and president's trophy events are scheduled for today.
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Lexington Golf Club
North
Lexington
Lexington Club
Records Fall at A. A. U. Junior Outdoor Meet
Chicago Athletic Association leads with 84 points at Great Lakes Naval Training Station carnival setting three junior records and one tie. Don Shaughnessy clocks 49 seconds for 440 yards. Labowits sets three-mile walk mark. Racine Thompson throws javelin 167 feet 8 3/4 inches as Windrow and Henke pace field events.
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Great Lakes
Chicago Athletic Association
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Chicago
Pelham Bay
N. Y
Illinois Athletic Club
Meadowbrook Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Lake Michigan
Louis Labowits
Pastime Athletic Club of
New York
Alexander Jessup
Don C. Shaughnessy
Frank J. Shea
University of Pittsburg
Shea
Arthur Henke
University of Chicago
Walker Smith
Chicago A. A
Gus Desch
Earl Johnson
Camp Upham
Johnson
Ted Johnson
Denver
Stellan Windrow
Henke
Hoskins
A. A
Columbia A. C
St. Louis
Webster
Camp
Morton
Camp Zachary Taylor
Sehwarts
Meadowbrook Club
McCabe
Pelham Bay Naval Station
Mayo
Fort Slocum
Cummings
Wondy Shaughnessy
Federal Rendezvous
Brooklyn
O’brien
Pelham Bar
Rogers
Torkelson
Hause
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Great Kes
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McIntyre
Illinois
A. Q
Birmingham
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Zachary Taylor
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Boston Navy Yard
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Shattuck and United Shoe Game Is Called Off
The Shattuck team of Portsmouth and United Shoe Machinery nine canceled their planned game at Braves Field. Manager Mahoney announced the postponement after Shattuck had won 84 of 38 games, despite earlier willingness to play any district opponent and even Fore River.
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Braves Field
Shattuck
Portsmouth
U.S. Shoe Machinery Nine
Mahoney
Shattuck Nine
Fore River
Rickey to Manage Cardinals After War
Branch Rickey has announced he will manage the St. Louis Cardinals, signaling continuity for the team despite lingering postwar challenges.
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St. Louis
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
O'Donnell Hired as Somerville Athletic Director and Coach
Cleo O'Donnell has signed as teacher coach of Somerville High athletic teams after a career at Everett High from 1909 to 1915 and Purdue University. Now based in Somerville he leads a squad featuring five veteran linemen and two skilled backs, poised to contend for the Suburban league football title.
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Somerville High
Cleo O'Donnell
Somerville
O'Donnell
Holy Cross
Everett High
Everett
Perdue University
Indiana
Western University
Perdue
Sommerville
Heads of Suburban League Re-Elected Leaders
Ralph F. Kendall of Medford High was re-elected president of the Suburban League and John L. Hayward of Somerville High will again serve as secretary treasurer. Both officers have been instrumental to the league's success in the past year.
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Ralph F. Kendall
Medford High
John L. Hayward
Somerville High
Swan Song At Fenway Ends Series With Big Game
The likely final Fenway Park ball game before the war ends is set for this afternoon between Roxbury Athletics and Fenway A. C. After two games of a three game series, each side has one win in the books.
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Fenway Park
Roxbury Athletics
Fenway A. C
Dislike Ball Player Bosses At Cramp Shipyards
Workers at Cramp shipyards quit en masse over bosses chosen from baseball players actors and boxers. Officials claim no large curtailment while organizers blame welfare workers for delays in shipbuilding noting private yards had no government welfare staff.
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Philadelphia
Cramp
Charles Scott
D. J. Cavan
American Federation of Labor
Delaware
Levenson Elected Captain of E. H. S. Football Team
Charlie Levenson, who took over as quarterback last fall, was elected captain of the Boston English High School football eleven. He defeated Ted Roemer for the position and is the sole regular from last year returning to the Montgom ery street school.
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Charlie Levenson
Boston English
Ted Roemer
Levenson
Montgomery Street
Last Bogey at Arlmont Golf Club Opens Season Finale
Handicap versus bogey contest at Arlmont Golf Club in Arlington Heights marks the final bogey round of the season. The trophy tournament continues with two rounds remaining before the final October event.
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Arlmont Golf Club
Arlington Heights
Yale expects no organized intercollegiate athletics this year
New Haven Conn September 20 Yale University will not conduct organized intercollegiate sports this year The Yale Athletic Board of Control headed by Professor Robert Corwin says sports will be modeled on Plattsburg lines with limited time and attention The final plan awaits the arrival of the government army official to organize the university under the new student army corps regime.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
Robert Corwin
Yale Athletic Board O Control
Plattsburg Lines
Student Army Corps
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