War Loop Tilt Set for Nitro Field Tonight
Monsanto aims to claim sole third place in the War Industrial Baseball league by meeting U S Rubber at Nitro at 6 30 p m The rivalry grows after U S Rubber snapped a three game skid to beat Du Pont Sparky Adams the ex Morris Harvey star and ex New York Giants guard may start or appear in relief for U S Rubber Howard Hudnall likely to start for Monsanto The league considers fines for managers not reporting results in a forthcoming meeting
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Monsanto
U. S. Rubber
U. S
duPont
Sparky Adams
Morris Harvey
New York Giants
Adams
EA Short
Sparky
Chémical Boys
Carbide
Highcoal
Howard Hudnall
Hudnall
Quant
Carnegie
Watt B. Powell
Eight Clubs To Use Multiple Vitamins
Eight major league teams plan to dose players with army formula multi vitamins to boost performance for the remainder of the season. About eighty five thousand pellets will be consumed by players in both leagues. The method follows Sam Breadon’s annual vitamin program with the St Louis Cardinals since 1942, credited with pennant runs in 1942 and 1943.
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Sam Breadon
St. Louis
Army
Rookie Pat Seerey Solves Tribe's Outfield Worries
Cleveland May 31 Ins notes rookie Pat Seerey of the Indians has emerged as a key outfielder after a slow start last season. The Wilburton Oklahoma native boosted his hitting, dropping from 225 pounds to 200, and showed power with homers in minor and major league action. Seerey, once up in 26 games, is now viewed as a potentially future big league star with improving curve-ball hitting and athletic versatility.
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Cleveland
James Patrick Seerey
Cleveland Indians
Seerey
Butt
Tritor
Tribe
American Legion
Wilburton
Okla
St. Patrick's Day
Pat
Cedar Rapids
Husky
Wilkes-Barre
Basketall
Snow
la Rudy York
Jimmy Foxx
Eers
Kanawha Park Junior School Set at 4 P M
Biddy Beers plans to resume the junior baseball school at Kanawha park with sessions at 4 p m on Tuesday and Thursday and at Legion field on Monday and Friday. Entitled youths ages 11 to 12 were urged to arrive early to avoid delay as a Red Sox tryout camp arrives June 19 to 21 with scouts Fred Hunter and others. The Amateur Baseball Inc. group and the American Legion linked plans were outlined as preparations proceed for South Charleston and area leagues with at least six teams anticipated.
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Biddy
Kanawha Park
Legion Field
North Charleston
Kanawha
Charleston Park Commission
Fred Hunter
Boston Red Sox
Hosox
Ganne
Hunster
Red Sox
Amateur Baseball, Inc
Beers
Gent McDonough
American Legion
South Charleston
Bill Weber
S.C. High School
Yester
Baseball Dodges Wartime Fears With Surging Attendance
The piece notes wartime fears over player shortages and travel restrictions easing as MLB teams field large rosters, attendance rises on holidays, and drafts impact only modestly. It argues the public and soldiers support the game, and baseball remains firmly established with a clear future.
Bougainville Troops Stage Private Horse Races On Island
Bougainville soldiers repair a racecourse and host their own meets with champagne and purses. Cpl Dick Case oversaw operations on a reactivated eighth mile track at Nandi Downs Jockey Trip. Winner Champagne Championship went to Cyl Fred Keefe riding Gold Dust, with Harold Cook second aboard Ginger Rogers.
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Bougainville
Fiji
U. S
Nandi Downs
Cyl
Fred Keefe
Trom Somerville
Mags
Keefe
Ah Fort
Harold
Lou Nova Wins Eleventh Straight Comeback Bout
In Galveston Texas on May 21 Lou Nova 204 pounds hammered Jimmy Webb of Galveston into submission in seven rounds to stretch his comeback win streak to eleven. He called himself the top heavyweight in the country and eyed a tough match with Buddy Scott in Oklahoma City on Friday.
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Galveston
Tex
Frank Pacassi
Lou Nova
Nova
Jimmy Webb
Buddy Scott
Oklahoma City
Lou
Crowd at Charles Town Race Track Sets New Record
An estimated 7,000 spectators visited Charles Town to push mutual handle to 262,756, a mountain-race-track record. Tom Prestgrave's Royal Fleet upset seven rivals to win the Decoration Day purse by a neck in a photo finish over Moore's Mileave, with Randie's Queen and Strother's De GT close behind.
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Charles Town
Tom Prestgrave
Royal Fleet
Arthur 5
Moore
Strother
Randie
Queen
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