Baseball Different In Mexico Rogers Hornsby Criticized
Rogers Hornsby, former Vera Cruz manager, says baseball south of the border is different after criticizing the owner for slugging a game winning homer with bases loaded. He recounts a 17 14 win, crowd sizes, and Mexican fan antics including fruit throwing and improvised pep talks.
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Charles Chamberlain
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Peona
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Chico Hernandez
Chicago Cub
Tommy Gomez
Philadelphia
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Pueblo
Unclear fragment hints at baseball figures and wartime service
Fragmentary OCR mentions Charley Keller Johnny Vander Meer Branch Rickey and Buck Newsom with vague references to pennants home records strikeouts and a war era. It briefly notes players sent to war and a mule injury but lacks coherent events.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Maritime Service
University of Maryland
Rickey
A's
Tigers
Buck Newsom
Bobby Bragan
Ex West Point Grid Star Gets Army Post
London reports Col Ray J Stecker former West Point grid star of 1929 31 has been named commander of the 9th U S air force thunder bolt group Lt Gen Lewis H Brereton announced Stecker from Miami Beach Fla succeeds Col Lance Call of Texas who received another 8th air force assignment Stecker had been in business at Salem May before rejoining the army in 1941
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Army Post
London
Ray J. Stecker
Miami Beach
Fla
U. S. Air Force Thunderbolt Group
Lewis H. Brere
Stecker
Lance Call
Tex
Sth Air Force
Grid Star
Salem
Campbell Givan Tie In Amateur Golf Play
Everett June 26 Scotty Campbell and Harry Givan two Seattle golf ers each shot 210 s to tie for the Washington State Golf Assoc amateur championship. They'll play it off over 18 holes next Sunday. Cardinals Top
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Givan
Everett
Wash
Scotty Campbell
Harry Givan
Seattle
Washington State Golf Assoc
Cards face lingering ticket shortages in World Series preparations
In a fragment from a 1940s era sports note, Stan Mustal and other players may be tested before October. The St Louis Cardinals, led by President Sam Breadon, reportedly have World Series tickets not yet printed, suggesting leftovers from the previous year and potential delays in preparation.
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Stan Mustal
Sam Breadon
Mechanical Pitcher Was Conceived 47 Years Ago
Cincinnati June 26 special to The Gazette recaps the long pursuit of a practical baseball pitching machine. From Prof. C. H. Hinton’s 1897 “baseball cannon” to Myron Mozer’s modern robot pitcher, the device aims to revolutionize batting practice, overcome early flaws, and is used by major clubs though rubber supply delays pause use.
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MacGregor-Goldsmith Sports Bulletin
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Hinton
St. Louis
Myron Mozer
Moser
Baseball Machines, Inc
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Washington Senators
Outdoor manners and fawn napings spark concern in wilderness
A reader laments widespread vandalism and rule-breaking in outdoor areas. He cites vacationists and locals harming flora and wildlife, illegal hunting, and deliberate fires. A tale of two farmers who found a fawn highlights unintended laws and risks to deer mothers. An earlier note mentions wartime wine seizures and domestic wool work for African troops. a woman killed while saving her dog on railway tracks ends with the dog escaping.
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