Pro Grid League to Add West Coast Cities Likely
The Chicago based report says Los Angeles will join the National Professional Football League at the next general meeting in December. The league eyes Boston, Los Angeles, and a Mandell San Francisco base as possible additions after the war, with a fluid franchise granted to Los Angeles pending postwar conditions.
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Pro Grid League
West Coast
Hicago
INS
Los Angeles
Don Ameche
Sibly
Frank Mandell
Chicago
Boston
San Francisco
Mandell
Ameche
Ted Collins
Kate Smith
Hirohito
Hollywood
Laurel and Hardy
Marx Bro
Sabu
Elephant Boy
Buffalo
Mr. Ameche
Great Pitchers Reached Their Peak in Schang Catching
NEA Sports Editor Harry Grayson details Wally Schang’s storied career with the Athletics Red Sox and Yankees. The durable catcher played 19 seasons 1800 games and hit .287 with seven World Series appearances. He praised Schang’s handling of star pitchers and noted his role in three straight World Series and multiple champion teams.
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Jalter H. Schang
Athletics
Connie Mack
Mickey Cochrane
Wally Schang
Buffalo
Mack
A’s
Red Sox
Yankees
Schang
Three Rivers
Quebec
Sandon
Giants
Philadelphia
Miracle Braves
Fenway Park
Ruth
Big Jim Vaughn
Browns
Wally
Sammy Hale
DuPuy
N. Y
Iron Man Schang
Chief Bender
The
Chippewa
Shut Out Returns to Turf Glory in Celt Purse Win
Greentree Stable's Shut Out, 1942 Kentucky Derby winner, rebounded with a clear victory in the $5,000 Celt at Aqueduct. Racing in the lead from the turn for home, jockey George Woolf drove him to win by a wide margin with a final payoff of $8.40.
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New York
Greentree Stable
Shut Out
Market Wise
Aqueduct
George Woolf
Red Kenney Wins His Final M J League Game 17 6
Red Kenney pitched Universal Engineering to a 17 6 victory over Collins Radio in the M and J league. Kenney improved to three wins against two losses before July 1 military duty at Pur due university. Keith Newell Miller Trimble and Crumbaugh led Universal with multi hit outings while Collins battled early but faded after Mason struggled on the mound.
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Purdue University
Big Red Kenney
Daniels Park
Universal Engineering
Collins Radio
Kenney
Collins
Mike Kaplan
Universal
Universals
Keith Newell
Miller
Trimble
Farmer
Crumbaugh
Northrup
Bruce
Kimm
AB ' Craig
Weekinwks Ohi
Eeee Miller
Sore Pitt Sanders
Heinze
Kap
Lan
Newell
Crumbaugh Farmer
Ndters
Universal Universal
Balk
Mason
Zuber
Amepires
Kimball
Blake
Rotermund Tops Seahawk Hitters in Navy Preflight
In Iowa City Adolph Rotermund leads Navy Preflight Seahawks with a .616 average after three games, tied with ex White Sox third baseman Bob Kennedy who joined after Kennedy left to train as a pilot. Both players went 8 for 13. Rotermund has 3 RBIs and two doubles while Kennedy has 5 RBIs and a double triple and home run. Bill Welp sits second with .407 from 11 for 27. The team rose to .347 batting after an 11-3 win over Collins Radio Cedar Rapids, with many Preflight regulars above .350.
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Iowa City
Adolph Rotermund
Bob Kennedy
White Sox
Seahawk
Rotermund
St. Louis
Kennedy
Navy
Walloping
Collins Radio
Cedar Rapids
Seahawks
Bill Welp
Hawkeye
Y.M.C.A. Summer Swim Classes Open for Boys
About 100 boys reported for the first day of the summer victory vacation swimming program at the Y.M.C.A. The Junior Tadpole class is for seven year olds, eight year olds may join three other classes, with two lessons and a gym and swim on Saturdays. Registration is in the boys’ department and beginner enrollments are limited.
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Y.M.C.A
Y.M. C.A
Fitness Program At Y Continues Through Summer
The Y.M.C.A. summer physical department program titled Victory Vacation runs daily from 10 a.m. to 9:30 p.m. except Sundays and until 9 p.m. on Saturdays. Activities include handball squash swimming and general workouts under Jerry Rosenberger with organized classes for men women and girls and special three month registrations available.
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Y.M.C.A
Jerry Rosenberger
Cocadias
Iolleyball
Ellis
Dalton
Y.M.C
Forty-Nine Boys Learn to Swim at Y School
Forty-nine boys enrolled in the Y.M.C.A. free swim program, with twenty feet swum in five lessons. Seven earned the minnow test by swimming the full 60 feet in deep water and received their minnow card and pin, including Bruce Eicher Richard Livingston Jack Estes Fred Nassif Jim Williams Jim Weaver Bill Williams Roland Cardill Jack Elgin Paul Chiafos Virgil Hauser Gus Gatto Bob Conway Howard Madison Ronald Hartman Dewayne Johanos and Richard Davis.
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Y.M.C.A
Bruce Eicher
Richard Livingston
Jack Estes
Fred Nassif
Jim Williams
Jim Weaver
Bill Williams
Roland Cardill
Jack Elgin
Paul Chiafos
Fiore's Hit Secures Navy Team Win Over Indians
In Great Lakes Illinois the Great Lakes Bluejackets defeated the Cleveland Indians 2 to 1 after a ninth inning run at a naval training station. The sailors improved to 18 victories in 21 games and secured their fourth win against a major league club as Carl Fidre Frank Biscan and Joe Grace singled to bring in the deciding run. Barney McCosky, ex-Detroit outfielder, joined the sailors and contributed a single in three at bats.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Great Lakes Bluejackets
Cleveland Indians
Naval Training Station
Sailors
Carl Fidre
Frank Biscan
Joe Grace
Barney McCosky
Detroit
Dodgers Hire Semi-Pro for Shortstop
The Brooklyn Dodgers signed John Barkley, a semi-pro with past ties to the St. Louis Browns six years ago, as they shore up the shortstop position in a bid to strengthen their infield.
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Dodgers
Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
John Barkley
St. Louis Browns
Johnny Gee Returns to Pirates Roster
Pittsburgh Pirates pitcher Johnny Gee, once sidelined by a shoulder injury and bought for about $75,000, was added to the active list and ready to join the team on its western road trip this week.
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Pittsburgh
Johnny Gee
Pirates
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Bender
Red Kenney
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Ollins Radio
Fiore
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U. S
Chevr
Philip Morris
Paitie Morais
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