Dodgers Lead Cardinals by 71-2 in Early 1942 Standings
Spot Note by AL Hardman notes Brooklyn Dodgers hold a 71-2 edge on St. Louis as of midseason, with 60 games played and a 43-17 record. Dodgers sit at a .717 pace needing about 95 wins for pennant. Cardinals at 38-57 pace toward 95 wins amid slim chances for 98 or 100 wins. Also recounts on-field incidents and upcoming Senators home stand through July 4 with Erie, Dayton, and Springfield trips looming, plus a key Erie series.
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Navy Gets Softball Team as Coach Joins Navy
In Baltimore on June 23 H, Coach Harrison Gross of the Joppa softball team announced he would join the Navy. The entire team reportedly followed, voting unanimously to disband and enlist together, leaving the Navy with three players and a coach, plus a substitute pitcher.
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Indians Turn On Power in Win Over Athletics
Cleveland hammered Philadelphia 7 to 5 as three homers in the first four innings keyed the victory before 3,500 fans. Ovis Hackett delivered a five-run homer in the first, Les Fleming homered in the third, and Ken Keltner connected in the fourth with a teammate aboard. Bob Harris started for the A’s and allowed the trio of long balls. The Indians added a seventh-inning run off Russ Christophers as Jim Bushy lasted eight, then Joe Heving relieved Bagby for win efficiency. Bob Johnson homered for the A’s in the fifth to account for three runs. Both teams collected 12 hits. Winning pitcher Bagby.
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Medwick Hits in Relief as Dodgers Beat Pirates 6 to 2
Brooklyn, June 23. Larry French improved to six straight wins as the Dodgers defeated Pittsburgh 6 to 2. Whitlow Wyatt failed early, leaving after two innings, while Medwick doubled and drove in key runs. Riggs, Reiser, and Camilli contributed in a four-run fifth inning rally.
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Louis on Way To New Post
CHICAGO June 24 Corporal Joe Louis returns home to greet ice man and neighbors while his wife Marva Trotter Louis recovers from a cold. The heavyweight champion is being moved from Camp Upton to Fort Riley to join a cavalry replacement unit, saying the army comes first and he would only fight Billy Conn again if needed. He travels alone for the first time in ten years, with no manager or trainer along for the journey.
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Nine More Matches in Kanawha Golf Tourney
Nine more second round matches were completed yesterday in the annual Presidents cup links tournament at Kanawha Country club. Second round matches must be completed by tonight with all third round tilts due by Sunday. Results: E H DeWitt beat Henry Carspecken 3 and 2. B B Harter beat L C Anderson 5 and 4. J C Ford beat W Wallace 4 and 3. Jim Graham ousted C W G Dell on the 19th green 1 up. John Stephenson defeated C W H Atwood 4 and 3. D T Cook beat P S Stephenson 5 and 4. J W Cummins beat J A Aicken 2 up. H T Brawner defaulted to Bill Finlayson. E R Oakes won by default over H B McCormick.
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Henry Carspecken
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J. C. Ford
W Wallace
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C. W. G'Dell
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C. W H. Atwood
D. T. Cook
P. S. Stephenson
J. W. Cummins
J. A. Aicken
H. T. Brawner
Bill Finlayson
E.R. Oakes
H. B. McCormick
Merle Johnson Turns Out to Be Buddy Lewis
In FINE BLUFF Arkansas on June 23, Merle Johnson who played first base and pitched in a South Arkansas sandlot league was revealed as John K Buddy Lewis. The Washington Senators star and 1938 AL All-Star said he used an assumed name to avoid publicity while serving as an aviation cadet at Pine Bluff and hoped to join Mickey Cochrane's All Service team for a July 7 game against the AL All-Stars in Cleveland.
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Stewart Leads In College Intercollegiate Golf Tourney
Earl Stewart of Louisiana State topped 64 qualifiers with 141 over 36 holes at the Chain O Lakes course. He surrendered medalist honors to Dick Haskell of Northwestern, who finished 142. Stewart’s 71-70-141 set a new qualifying record, while LSU tied Stanford for the team title as Riy Brownell missed a pivotal putt on 18.
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Harald Gisolme
University of Washington
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Bob Beekman
Southern California
John Stoltz
Northwestern
Dale Morey
Grover Poole
Duke
Southern
Bobby Jones Reports For Duty in Service
Bobby Jones, famed grand slam golf winner, reported for duty at Mitchel Field to Brig. General John Cannon after arriving from the Hale America golf tournament in May. He was assigned to the aircraft warning service, a civilian volunteers group manning observation posts along the Atlantic coast, and will study aircraft warning before organizing and instructing large volunteer groups.
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Robert Tyre Jones
Bobby Jones
Mitchel Field
John K. Cannon
First Fighter Command
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Atlantic
Williamson Defeats Logan Nine 6 to 5 in League Battle
Williamson edged Logan 6 to 5 in a Mountain State league game. Jim Halkard delivered a sixth inning run with Harry Hensley scoring on a single. Harry Loven relieved in the eighth and fanned five of six. Goodall earned the win for Williamson, his 11th, while Logan plated two in the first and final tally in the ninth.
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Giants Dominate Reds 7-0 in Easy Shutout
New York Giants beat Cincinnati Reds 7 to 0 behind Bill Lohrman four hit pitching. Derringer allowed seven runs with three walks as Barna tripled and Danning drove in two. Leiber, Haas and Jurges led the offense with key hits and RBIs. Attendance listed as 41,428.
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Montcoal Defeats Stampler Motor in Charleston Showdown
Montcoal baseball team beat Stampler Motor Club of Charleston 8 to 8 here Sunday, tallying their eighth win of the season.
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