Pancho Segura Captures Third Consecutive National Tennis Title
Francisco Segura of the University of Miami defeated Lt. Frank Mehner of West Point in straight sets 6-2 6-3 6-3 at Northwestern to win the national collegiate championship for the third straight year. He extended his streak to 88 sets won without a loss and dropped only 25 games in five matches for the 1945 title.
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Evanston
INS
Francisco “Pancho” Segura
University of Miami
Frank Mehner
West Point
Army
Northwestern University
Segura
West Pointer
M. G. Chase
Yale
Two-Night Twin Bill Opens With Cleveland Loss
Washington tops Cleveland 7 to 1 in the second game as Gromek suffers his fourth defeat while Salveson earns a late unearned run. Niggeling allows seven hits in eight innings, Haefner, Evans, and Cornett handle the late innings as Haefner and Evans share pitching duties in a 7 1 win.
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Steve Gromek
Tribe
Jack Salveson
Washington
Cleveland
Meyer
Myatt
Vaughn
Kuhel
Clitt
Binks
Torressi
Ferrell
Niggeling
Rocco
O'Dea
Heath l
Boudreauss
Hayes
Ross
Mack'terel
Gromek
tCaornett Tooo
White Sox Rally Past Yankees Behind Caldwell Seven-Hit Gem
Earl Caldwell allowed seven hits and worked eight innings as Chicago beat New York 3-1 in the opener of a five game series before 20 183 fans. Le Roy Schalk and Kerby Farrell sparked a third inning run and a fifth inning rally, then Farrell Dick shot and Tresh Caldwell produced in the eighth to seal the victory. Browns Braves game rained out tied 2-2 after seven innings.
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Chicago
Earl Caldwell
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Sox
LeRoy Schalk
Kerby Farrell
Caldwell
Wally Moses
Farrell
Johnny Dickshot
Cris Hockett
Mike Tresh
Montana State Bobcats Lose Eleven Golden Ghosts in War
Montana State College honors eleven Golden Ghosts from the 1940 41 football squad who gave their lives in World War II. The list names Dana Bradford Newell Berg Jack Burke Joe McGeever Bernard Cluzen Carl Fye Dick Toman Rick Roman Orin Beller Al Zupan and notes their service locations and dates, with John Phelan reported missing in action.
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Bozeman, Mont.ins
Montana State College
Golden Bobcat
Bobcats
Golden Ghosts
Uncle Sam
al Zupan
Braves
New Guinea
Germany
Montana State
Louis G. True
End Dana Bradford
Leutenant
Army Air Forces
Yoakum
Texas
Joe Hall
Tackle Newell Berg
U. 8 Marine Corps
Jack Burke
France
Joe McGeever
Bernard Cluzen
U. S. Marine Corps
Jost
South Pacific
Carl Fye
Europe
Dick Toman
Rick Roman
Orin Beller
Ack al Zurpan
Nated
John Phelan
Army Men Triumph Over British in Wimbledon Tennis Match
In London with Queen Mary watching, the U S army tennis team defeated Britain 3 1 in the first inter national contest on Wimbledon's courts since 1939. Sgt Bobby Harmon beat Dan Maskell 6 3 2 6 6 3.
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London
United States Army
British Empire
Bobby Harmon
San Francisco
Dan Maskell
U. S
D. W. Sidwell
Archie Henderson
Chapel Hill
N. C
Air Force
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
Fla
Russell Bobbitt
Atlanta
P. J. Pearson
Pvt
Grayner Raper
Canada
George Lott
Charles Hare
Chicago
E. W. QO. Felan
Australia
E. W. Sturgess
South Africa
Okoboji Yacht Club announces summer races schedule
The Okoboji Yacht Club in Okoboji Iowa will run afternoon races July 2 3 and 4 with the regular season August 18 to 22. The Labor Day series is set for August 23 to 26 and announced Saturday.
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Okoboji, Ia
Ins
Okoboji Yacht Club
Iowa Mfg Versus Roosevelt Hotel Outfit Sunday at Riverside
The VFW Baseball Sunday summer league opens with Iowa Mfg clashing with Roosevelt hotel outfit at Riverside diamond 1 p.m. The usual doubleheader is canceled with the second game rescheduled for Monday evening on the same field.
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Iowa Mfg
Roosevelt Hotel
Riverside
Reds Pound Phillies 13-5 In Chapman's Managerial Debut
Cincinnati Reds trounce Philadelphia 13-5 as Ben Chapman debuts as Phillies manager. Foxx and Unser homer for the Reds, Heusser shelled. Fox earns win, Jeon takes loss. Fielders, hits, and errors detailed. timing 2:31.
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Cincinnati Reds
Ben Chapman
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
al Unseer
Reds
Ed Heusser
Howard Fox
Cincinnati
QiMott
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Mont’gudo
Lipke
Oj Antonelli
McCork
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Mesner
Foxx
Miller
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Unser
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Fox
OjSchonz
Leon
Jool Barrett
tDinges
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Mott
Clay
Triplett
Flager
Libke
Tipton
McCormick
DiMaggio
Crawford
Pax
Breusser
DiMaceto
Unserom
Schanz
Flarer
DiMngelo
Antonelli
Dodgers Rally To Beat Pirates 8-5 In Late Inning Burst
Brooklyn uses six eighth inning runs to defeat Pittsburgh 8 to 5 as Pirates commit three errors. Walker hits a homer and drives in four runs for Brooklyn while Bordagaray and Olmo among others add key hits. Herring earns win with solid relief as Sewell and Plunked pitchers struggle. Time 2 40.
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Rip Sewell
Pirates
Bucs
Pittsburgh
Handley
Stanky
Glendo
Rosen
Russell If
Oj Gainilf-ib
Elfiott
Walker
Cos'art
Basinskiss
Barnh’t
Gionfriddo
Barnhart
Dahlgren
Coscarart
Olmo
Lopez
Bordagaray
Galan
Ben Chapman Says He Will Steam Up Phillies
Philadelphia AP report notes Ben Chapman, newly named manager of the last place Phillies, vows to steam up the club after taking over from Pudgy Fred Fitzsimmons. He met with General Manager Herb Pennock and will keep coaches Chuck Klein and Mervin Shea as part of his new leadership.
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Philadelphia
Ben Chapman
Philadelphia Phillies
Pudgy
Fred Fitzsimmons
Herb Pennock
Phils
Pennock
Cincinnati Reds
Chuck Klein
Mervin Shea
Ewell Stars In A A U Track Meet
Bar ney Ewell powered to a 10.3 in the 100 meters at Triboro Stadium as the 57th national A A U track and field championships opened. Rafferty, facing Harvard's Sink and NYALC's Quinn, faded to sixth in the 1500 meters amid heat and pace.
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Charles Einstein
New York
INS
The
Sun
Jimmy Rafferty
A.A.U
Triboro Stadium
Rafferty
Roland Sink
Harvard
Fordham
Link
Tom Quinn
N Yalc
Jack Dianetti
East Rochester
Ewell
Barney Ewell
Barney
San Antonio
Perry Samuels
Apache Captures Carter Handicap at Aqueduct
Belair stud's Apache rode by Jimmy Stout led from the start to win the 50th Carter handicap at Aqueduct 130 pounds top weight. He beat Wait a Bit by a neck with First Fiddle third in a thriller that saw a late surge from the favorite. Apache paid $11.50, $6.00 and $3.20 with Wait a Bit 4.60 and 2.70 and First Fiddle 2.30 for show.
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INS
Belair Stud
Apache
Carter
Aqueduct
Jimmy Stout
Wait
First Fiddle
Brownie
Tex Martin
Sorisky
Mugwump
Salto
Return Call
Bossuet
Sea Hawks Cancel Game. Travel Planned to Fort Madison
Iowa City AP reports the Iowa Preflight Ottumwa naval base baseball game was canceled due to rain. The Sea hawks will travel to Fort Madison Saturday to play the state penitentiary team.
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Iowa City
Iowa
Ottumwa
Seahawks
Fort Madison
State Penitentiary
Army Vet Burkemo Tops Chicago Victory Pro Am Field
Sgt. Walter Burkemo of Evanston on convalescent furlough from an army hospital tied Harold McSpaden of Sanford, Maine, for top in the Chicago Victory National golf tournament pro-amateur event at Calumet Country Club. Burkemo, injured at Metz and near St Vith, said he never planned to walk again but now plays better than before the war. McSpaden won the pro-am title.
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Jimmy Jordan
Chicago
Walter Burkemo
Evanston
Harold “Jug” McSpaden
Sanford
Burkemo
Metz
France
St. Vith
Belgium
Jug McSpaden
Nelson Opens Lead in Victory National Open Golf
Byron Nelson moved into first place after two rounds at Calumet Country Club with a seven under par 137 total. Harold McSpaden and Ky Laffoon matched a 68 on Saturday to stay within two strokes, as the $10,000 purse nears the final round.
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Ben Thelen
Chicago
INS
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Calumet Country Club
Jug
Gil Dodds Takes Track Coaching Job at Wheaton
Gil Dodds known as the flying parson and former top American miler has taken a part time track and cross country coaching post at Wheaton College in Michigan He will coach while pursuing youth for Christ work and a theology masters and plans a Harvard course before returning with his wife and son for joint studies in September.
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Gil Dodds
America
Wheaton College
Dodds
Youth For Christ
Harvard
Missouri and Illinois enter Amateur golf field
The Missouri scorer is Jack Perdum a former St Louis Metropolitan champion who qualified for the National amateur in each prewar edition and recently won the Aston QS invitational. Illinois send Tiny Mercherle Bloomington city champion and noted for long drives. Four entries came from Monticello and George Harless forecast more from eastern Iowa entrants.
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Ilinois
Jack Perdum
St. Louis
Perdum
Illinois
Guy Moreland
Moreland
Tiny Mercherle
Bloomington, Ill
Bloomington
Mercherle
Monticello
George Harless
Iowa
Happy Chandler Plans Senate Exit After Two Votes
Sen. Happy Chandler of Kentucky says he will quit the Senate to serve part time as baseball commissioner after casting two votes on the San Francisco charter and Bretton Woods. He notes the shift to baseball full time follows those votes and aims for action on Bretton Woods by mid July. Chandler has drawn $10,000 as senator and would receive $50,000 annually on a seven year contract as successor to Kenesaw Mountain Landis after resignation.
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Happy Chandler
Senate
Sen
Chandler
D-Ky
San Francisco
Bretton Woods
Barkley
Kentucky
Local sports notes mix with military pride and small world tales
Snippet from the G I Gazette highlights sports capsules and wartime updates. It mentions Frank Heerner and Mike Gallagher, a Small World tale of Roger and Charles Schwarz meeting in Germany, a Bronze Star citation for Stan Gehrke, Lt. Bill Crissman on leave, and various sports notes from baseball to golf amid wartime travel and duty.
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Small World Dept
Roger
Charles Schwarz
William Schwarzes
Fourth Street NW
Germany
Stan Gehrke
Readlyn
Stan
Ebansee
Austria
Gehrke
Ollie Marquardt
Hi Feree Patotier
Stan Geurke
Luxembourg
Belgium
Remagen
Ruhr
Dehrke
Bill Crissman
South Pacific
Leyte
High Shine Wins Hyde Park Stakes at Arlington
High Shine trained by Ben Jones dominated the Hyde Park Stakes at Arlington Park winning by three and a half lengths in a $15,000 added race. The two year old colt from Warren Wright’s stable paid 6.00 4.20 and 3.40 to win. Inroc finished second with 7.00 and 5.40 in the place and Breezy Louise paid 4.20 to show.
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High Shine
Ben Jones
Warren Wright
Inroc
Breezy Louise
Coe Corner Rom Hollands Reports On War Service Tie Ups
Lt Alan Parker, 45, spots Lt John Walters, 44, in a jeep in France as they reunite during wartime travel. Various Coe alumni in the Pacific and Europe report assignments, reunions, and prisoner of war status, including Lt George Hidinger and Lt Francis Hidinger, and Col Charles Claypool.
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Alan Parker
John B. Walters
Alan
Jack
France
Gatha Baughn
Los Angeles
Calif
Cedar Rapids
Army Nurse Corps
92Nd Field Hospital
Pacific Area
George W. Hidinger
Oelwein
Pacific
Francis Hidinger
David P. Thompson
Bellevue
185Th Labor Supervision Center
Europe
J.g
Robert W. Lamprecht
USCG
Coe
Meyer
A. W. Meyer
Lamprecht
Eldora
Dora Jane Hamblin
American Red Cross
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States
Hot Springs
Ark
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New Orleans
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Sammy Byrd
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Eighth Avenue SW
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