Chicago race would unite Count Fleet Alsab Whirlaway
Efforts in Chicago aim to assemble Count Fleet Alsab and Whirlaway for a historic charity race during the August Washington Park meet. discussions include Occupation and Occurrence as potential entrants with Washington Park and Chicago war funds as beneficiaries.
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ICAGO
INS
Count Fleet
Alsab
Whirlaway
Chicago
Washington
al Sabath
John D. Hertz
Warren Wright
Washington Park
John Marsh
Arlington
Fleet
Burley Parke
Freddy Corcoran Reports Overseas Sports Efforts
Freddy Corcoran, former PGA tournament manager turned Red Cross field man, reports lively overseas sports activity. He notes 5000+ watching softball, daily box scores from Stars and Stripes, and ongoing golf exhibitions with plans for a soldiers championship. He seeks yarns from sports writers to relay to troops.
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New York
Freddy Corcoran
Freddy
P.G.A
Red Cross
British Isles
Stars and Stripes
Tommy Farr
London
Dempsey
Whitney
Henry Cotton
R.A F
Fred Corcoran
American Red Cross
A.P.O
Care
Simmons Leads In RBI For Red Sox Veteran
AP reports Al Simmons of the Red Sox has driven in 1 813 runs over 18 seasons to top active American League players in RBIs.
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Boston
al Simmons
Red Sox
Sixteen Girls Pass YMCA Swim Test
Sixteen girls aged 9 to 11 completed four one hour sessions and a final deep water test to earn the YMCA minnow card. Of 100 registered, 29 did not float. those who passed include Bonnie Le Gould Margaret Kle pach Beverly Higham Helen Eden Sally Lou Vetter and others listed with twenty foot swims.
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Y. M.Y.W
Bonnie le Gould
Margaret Klepach
Beverly Higham
Helen Eden
Softball on Tap Tonight If Weather Cooperates
Weather permitting the week’s softball schedule begins with an Open league game at 8 p.m. as the undefeated Eagles face John Beck’s team after a 12 to 1 win over the Wilson Packers. A 7 p.m. curtain raiser features Loftus Co. vs Cherry Burrell in Industrial league play.
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Eagles
John Beck
Wilson Packers
Beck
Abe” Cummings
Loftus Co
Cherry Burrell
Armstrongs
Wilson Cio
Bill Jones
Cherry
Sunset Archers to Host Six Gold Tournament in Oelwein
Special to The Gazette. Oelwein hosts six gold tournament Sunday June 6 at the field. It will be a mail match for National Archery Association members from other towns.
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Iowa City Navy
Red Cross
Lou Werner
Center
Clayton
Iowa City
A. B. Trigg
Hopkinsville
K. M. Redlin
Neenah, Wis
Werner
R. L. Groom
W. E. Lorimer
Wichita, Kan
Oelwein
Sunset Archers of
National Archery Association
Navy Admirals listed as athletic role models
New York dispatch notes a string of senior Navy leaders with strong sports backgrounds. Admirals King Halsey Giffen Nimitz Ingram Crosse Smith Young all had notable athletic histories at Annapolis Georgetown or in the Navy leagues, underscoring a culture that prizes athletics alongside duty.
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New York
INS
Navy
Army
Uncle Sam
Ernest J. King
Annapolis
William F. Halsey
Ike Giffen
Chester Nimitz
Pacific
Jonas Ingram
Charles Crosse
W. W. “Poco” Smith
W. Brent Young
Georgetown
Naval Athletic Head Named at Ames Training School
AMES Ia INL Appointment of Lieut. jg Lynn T. Roberts as executive and athletic officer of the naval aviation cadet civil aeronautics authority training school at Iowa State college announced Saturday. Roberts formerly coached at Arkansas State Teachers College and trained at Chapel Hill and Iowa Preflight before reporting to Iowa State.
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INL
J.g
Lynn T. Roberts
Naval Aviation Cadet
Civil Aeronautics Authority
Iowa State College
Roberts
Arkansas State Teachers College
Chapel Hill
N. C
Iowa
Iowa State
Club gold cup race and baseball reminisces mix in midwest sports notes
Dain Clay once in the Litwhiler trade and a Houston thrower's 322 foot homer are recalled alongside notes on Oklahoma and Nebraska football letters. A brief reminiscence traces Candy Cummings as an early curveball innovator. Letters and army service updates mention Theron Thomson, Bol Wright, and several former amateurs now in the armed forces. Red Frye trains as a marine aviator in Texas.
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Dain Clay
Phillies
Houston
Texas
Oklahoma U
Nebraska U
Harry Grayson
NBA Service
Candy Cummings
The
Excelsiors
New York
Cummings
Pike
North Western Railroad
Don Wolfe
California
Roosevelt
South Pacific
Argus
Theron Thomson
S. C
Hawk
Army
Thomsen
I. C
Bol Wright
Africa
O.K
Paul Schloss
Camp Sibert
Ala
Schloss
Joe Pickett
Frank Stastny
Marines
Dick McEvers
Navy Air Corps
Marvin Smith
Russell Reams
Virgil
Hank Knake
Navy
Red Frye
Iowa A
Marine Air Corps
Corpus Christi
Naval Teams Will Sink College Grid Elevens Next Fall
Oklahoma coach Dewey Luster warns that service clubs will be stronger in 1942 and likely to crush college teams. He notes many colleges face losses to the draft and 4-Fs, leaving few seasoned players and forcing some to abandon football. He fears a massacre for inexperienced college squads when facing naval service teams.
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Naval
College
Norman
Okla
Navy
Dewey Luster
Oklahoma
Seahawks
Iowa
Cloud Busters
North Carolina
University of Oklahoma
Luster
Chicago umpire Bill McGow an joins the senior circuit
Chicago AP reports Bill McGowan, longtime dean of American League umpires, began his umpiring career in the junior loop in 1925 marking a milestone in major league officiating.
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Chicago
Bill McGowan
Gym and Pool Sports Highlight YMCAs Winter Activities
Gym games and swimming events drew near 200 boys in recent weeks amid cold rainy weather. All boys classes follow the school schedule with a Free Swim School and a June 21 start for summer sessions. High scorers listed in the softball point contest include Gordon Stoddard and Don Carringer among others. Tadpole swimming class features numerous young participants led by Harry Carringer and Jerry Groff.
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Gordon Stoddard
Don Carringer
Jerry Groff
Jerry Moen
Jim Hamilton
Y Free Swim School Registration Opens This Week
The Y M C A invites boys aged 9 to 11 who cannot swim sixty feet to enroll in the annual Free Swim School at the Y M C A pool starting Monday June 14. Over the years more than a thousand boys have learned to swim. Sessions run at 9:00 9:45 10:30 11:15 1:00 1:45 2:30 and 3:15 with applications available in the paper. Gurney Day leads the program with Leonard Koch and Y Leader Club members assisting. Regular classes continue until June 21 when summer hours begin. mornings only.
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Y.M.C.A
Gurney Day
Leonard Koch
Y Leader Club
Curtis Hiltbrunner
Alfred Morris
John Doetzel
Ralph Howland
Dick Reece
Jim Powers
Dick Sommerhauser
Bud Jones
Tom Riley
Playground Archery Classes Begin at Ellis Park
Playground archery starts June 8 at Ellis park range for six weeks. Free instruction twice weekly at 6 30 pm for men and women over 16. Sponsored by the Playground and Recreation commission. Equipment provided or bring your own. Instructors supplied by Waltonian archery club are Mr and Mrs Miles Fisher and Mr and Mrs Clifford Thorne.
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Ellis Park
Flayground and Recreation Commission
Waltonian Archery Club
Miles Fisher
Clifford Thomorde
Hamilton declines St Paul GM post in American Association
Jimmy Hamilton an executive of the All American Girls Softball League said Saturday he has rejected an offer to become general manager of the St Paul team in the American Association.
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Chicago
INS
Jimmy Hamilton
Ann
St. Paul
American Association
Mort Cooper Missing No-Hitters by Indies
A feature by Jack Cuddy profiles pitcher Mort Cooper and the idea of elusive no-hitters in the indie scene. The piece explores Cooper's attempts, frustrations, and the broader struggle to achieve perfect games outside major leagues.
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Mort Cooper
Indies
York
Big Mort Cooper
Hall of Fame
Mort
Cardinals
Phillies
Jimmy Wasdell
Lon Warneke
Reds
Dodgers
Billy Herman
St. Loo Park
Johnny Vander Meer
Brooklyn
Dame Fortune
Cooper
Boston Rallies To Beat Reds
The Boston Braves defeated the Cincinnati Reds 7 to 5 in a ninth inning rally to snap a four game skid. Elmer Niemann drove in four runs with a triple, Holmes and Frey contributed key hits, Donovan earned the win and Stone the loss.
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INS
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Holmes
Lonnie Frey
McCarthy
Elmer Nieman
Frey
Braves
Nieman
Donovan
Stone
Boston
Iyan
Niemann
Masi
Rees
Tobin
Eman
Crabtree
Monanes
Joost
Orkman Nieman
Wietelmann
Miller
McCormick
Walker
Haas
Workman
Walters
Brewster
Heusser I
Itesevan
Heusser
Glease
Losin
Pinelli
Sears
Gunder Hagg Eludes Reporters After Arrival
Swedish distance running phenomenon Gunder Hagg slipped from the tanker Saturnus in New Orleans and prepared to fly to New York. He, holder of seven world records, left the vessel around 5 p.m. and reporters, waiting since morning, were denied interviews as the ship was held up.
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New Orleans
Gunder Hagg
New York
Hagg
Coe College honors coach Eby for lasting impact
Alumni and Dr. Bryant laud Coach Eby as a key mentor at Coe, noting his five influential years and ongoing influence on players now in service. They honor his retirement from Coe athletics and pledge that he remains “our Moray” to the college and alumni.
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Der
Coe
Moray
Dr. Bryant
Coe College
Eby
Miller
Twenty One Pass Y Life Saving Tests
Twenty one of thirty five enrolled in the Y M C A Life Saving Institute passed the final tests in the Y pool Wednesday evening. The examining committee included Gurney Day Dr Dawson Grim Francis Presler Ruth Gar ber Cecil Smay and Beulah Det weiler. Certificates were awarded to Jim Grissel Don Johanos David Morse Richard Drew Peter Pickford Jack Eggleston James Atherton Nancy Yuill Sally Hen ry Jim Graham John Cooney Bob Sheets Robin Kutchera Shirley Long Clifford Morrison Frank Howland Dick Klinck Arlene Sinaiko Kathleen Hanson Nadine Sinaiko and Lois Jeanne Long.
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Y. M. C. A. Life Saving Institute
Y Pool
Gurney Day
Dawson Grim
Francis Presler
Ruth Garber
Cecil Smay
Beulah Detweiler
Jim Grissel
Don Johanos
David Morse
Richard Drew
Peter Pickford
Jack Eggleston
James Atherton
Nancy Yuill
Sally Henry
Jim Graham
John Cooney
Bob Sheets
Robin Kutchera
Shirley Long
Clifford Morrison
Frank Howland
Dick Klinck
Arlene Sinaiko
Kathleen Hanson
Nadine Sinaiko
Lois Jeanne Long
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