Byrd Opens Lead in War Vet Golf Invitational
Sam Byrd, Redford pro and former Yankee outfielder, shot a 31 over nine holes on the Torresdale Frankford course to take a five-stroke lead after the opening round of the $17,500 Inquirer War Vet Invitational. Evansville’s Bob Hamiteen and Bud Lewis of Orbland were two behind with 69, while Craig Wood and McSpades posted 70 as Byron Nelson struggled to a par 71.
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Philadelphia
Sam Byrd
New York Yankees
Redford
Mich
Torresdale-Frankford Country Club
Byrd
Bob Hamiiteen
Evansville
Ind
Bud Lewis
Oreland
Ofraig Wood
Mamaroneck
Oe (Jug) McSpades
Philadel
Byron Nelson
Toledo
McSpades
Elroy Hirsch Leads Michigan Athletes to Marine Corps Transfer
Elroy Hirsch heads a group of 12 Michigan athletes including 11 football players assigned to transfer to the Marine Corps base at Parris Island South Carolina following semester exams. Hirsch joins 23 Wolverines in the move.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Elroy Hirsch
University of Michigan
Marine Corps
Parris Island
S.C
Hirsch
Michigan
Wolverine
SPORT JABS. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
Boxing notes from Buffalo and New York detail results and notable bouts. Fights feature Johnny Clark and Ralph W. Pjensren among others with percentages and placements reported, reflecting standings across locations including Newark and Brooklyn.
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Associated Fress
Buffalo
Johnny
Johnny Clark
Ian Destba
Bos- York
Ralph W . Pjensren
Neemanee
Orces
Benn Wittignes
Suffolk Downs Crowd Jeers Track Stewards After Foul Call
About 200 bettors booed after a foul ruling involving Jockey Rocco Sisto on Seven Hills, delaying the eighth race 32 minutes. Police arrested four as fans stormed the track and debris rained onto the infield.
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Boston
Suffolk
Rocco Sisto
Seven Hills
Bayport
Draft Board Grants Litwhiler Morale Deferment
Philadelphia up report states Danny Litwhiler of the St. Louis Cardinals was placed in a deferred 2A class for “contributing to public morale and health.” Chairman J Kennard Weaver cited a new regulation allowing deferment for men 26 and older in public morale aiding work. Litwhiler, 28, married with a prewar daughter, has been a Cardinals stalwart after joining last season.
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Philadelphia
Danny Litwhiler
St. Louis Cardinals
J. Kennard Weaver
Litwhiler
Cardinals
Philadelphia Phillies
Harness Racing at Monticello Sunday
The Hawkeye Racing club schedules its second meet of the season at Monticello fairgrounds on Sunday June 11. Three events are listed a colt race 2:18 pace and 2:26 trot. The program notes the start time at 2:00 PM with a gategate entry list including Abbot Lee Bebee Anamosa George Tehel Central City and several others.
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Hawkeye Racing Club
Monticello Fairgrounds
Gatewatet
Lee Bebee
Anamosa
Miller
George Tehel
Central City
Moines King
Bruce Acres
Altoona
Angie
Gralton
Dr. Launder
Marrylin Worthy
Crosby May Cancel Opening of Del Mar Race Meet
Bing Crosby may cancel the Del Mar race meeting set for July 1 if operating the track hinders the war effort Everett Crosby said. San Diego businessmen and a war manpower commission resolution oppose opening the track citing potential war production impact.
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Hollywood
Bing Crosby
del Mar
Calif
Everett Crosby
San Diego
War Manpower Commission
Net School Postponed at Coe College Courts
Women’s YMCA free tennis school at Coe College postponed due to wet courts. Instructors announce next lesson will be Monday at 6 30 p.m. if weather permits.
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Coe College
Y.M.C.A
Navy Accepts Heuss er in Cincinnati Reds Pitcher
Ed Heusser a 35 year old pitcher who has won three and lost three for the Cincinnati Reds this year was accepted by the navy after a physical examination. He was told he might not be called until October or November.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Ed Heusser
Cincinnati Reds
Navy
Promoted in Italy Major Topic to Lieutenant Colonel
Peter L. Topic, serving with the Fifth Army in Italy, has been promoted from major to lieutenant colonel. His wife Virginia Chandler Topic, daughter of Everett Chandler, and their two children live at 510 26th Street SE. Topic entered service in 1941 after leaving Cedar Rapids for Louisiana with the National Guard, and has spent six months overseas as supply officer for his division.
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Peter L. Topic
Fifth Army
Italy
Virginia Chandler
Everett Chandler
Memorial Drive
Topic
Twenty-sixth Street
Ceder Rapids
Louisiana
National Guard
Chandler
Son Beore
Lawrence G. Steggall
Marine Corps
Camp Matthews
Calif
D Avenue NW
Alma Steggail
Richard Lynn Kerr
Atlanta
Kerr
Grant Munger
First Avenue SE
Navy
Maurine Munger
Robert Harmon Taylor
H. R. Taylor
Blake Boulevard
Institute of Meteorology
University of Chicago
Army Air Forces
Earle Allen Smith
Hawaii
Sixth Street
Charles Kacerovsky
Third Avenue
William E. Harman
A. R. Harman
A Avenue
Fitzsimmons General Hospital
Denver
Colo
Camp Grant
Ill
Helen Turner
Soutter Avenue
D. D. France
Clinton
Fort Knox
Pvt
Turner
Pfe
Vernalda G. Rogers
WAC
Camp Crowder
Charles Walker
D Street
Dean Harger
Robert Jawson
Joseph P. Machovec
A Avenue Nw
Santa Ana
Calif. Army Air Base Hospital
King Calif
Mahovec
Fifth Army Air Force
Australia
New Guinea
States
Aviation
Army Air Corps
Solomons
O. Seema Ie Eet
Beeen Lough Tate
E. Andersen
Eighth Avenue
Cpl
Andersen
Nylon Priority Clubs Held Illegal Schemes
The OPA announced that nylon priority club schemes are illegal. The report notes that the so called nylon priority clubs sales plans were condemned as forbidden by policy. Details remain unclear due to fragmented OCR text.
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Washington
Two Cars Stolen in Cedar Rapids Thursday Night
Cedar Rapids police reported two cars stolen on Thursday night. One car, driven from a Sears Roebuck rear lot, was traced to Lester F. Custer of 31211 Fourth Avenue SE. The second car, from the Paramount parking area, belonged to Don Thomas of Marion. In separate records, C. H. Chapman reported a break in at the Elks club lot with $35 in fishing tackle stolen, and Mrs. L. Fair said $10 of carpenter tools and toys were taken from her Grove Court SE garage.
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Cedar Ra
Lester F. Custer
Fourth Avenue SE
Sears Roebuck
Don Thomas
Marion
Paramount
C. H. Chapman
Twelfth Street NW
Elks Club
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Vita
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Fairfax
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Ordnance
England
Ben Zumwalt
Eighth Avenue SE
Gerald C. Pettit
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Camp Forrest
Tenn
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Carol Jeanne
Third Street
Ralph Wyatt
Merchant Marine
Sheepshead Bay
Brooklyn
N. Y
Ensign William Engler
Navy Air Corps
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Texas
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Corpus Christi
Transport Command
Clathe
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Byrnes
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Abilene
Pfc
Camp Barkeley
Third Avenue SW
Herbert A. Sherman
San Francisco
Nancy Jane
Barbara Gene
First Avenue NE
C. L. Sherman
Center Point
Sherman
Earl Linkenback
Camp Cocke
A Linkenback
John D. Stark
Camp Akaie
Wiseina
Frederick F. Stark
E Avenue
Sgt. Stark
Camp Rucker
Ala
William A. Grady
Tenth Street NW
B. J. Kvarda
Elm Street
Kvarda
City
Kan
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