Stan Musial Leads NL Bat Race Amid Week Shuffle
Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals moved into first place by a narrow margin in the National League batting race after 13 weeks of action. Pete Fox edged past Satchel Walker and closed on Musial as the American League pace narrowed. Musial dropped 12 points during the week but kept the edge on total hits with 107 at bats totaling .305. The top 10 hitters in each league were listed.
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Skater and Diver Jimmy Caesar A Sports Allrounder
Royal AP profiles Jimmy Caesar a multi sport dynamo born in Montreal and raised in Oklahoma City. His career spans jockey boxing hockey diving and skating with Sonja Henie films, stunt work, and ice show appearances while pursuing new records and challenges.
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Vols Streak Ends as New Orleans Beats Nashville in Fourteen Eight
Nashville's seven game win streak was snapped by New Orleans 14 to 8 in the final game of a five game series. Memphis defeated Atlanta 6 to 4 as Clarence Marshal shined on the mound. Birmingham lost catcher Charles Smith to a hand fracture in the third inning.
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Tulane Candidates Open 1944 Football Drills
Tulane’s 1944 football camp opened with 50 players reporting to coach Claude Simons including three last season all-Southeastern lettermen Joe Renfroe Gaston Bourgeois and Ray Olsen plus eight 1943 veterans and several top Louisiana prep stars.
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Production curtailment continues at Lincoln mills Alabama
In Huntsville Alabama on July 18 production at the Lincoln mills of Alabama remained curtailed while the plant put more workers on the cotton duck goods order for the Army. A company spokesman indicated the situation but information is incomplete.
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Hugh Mulcahy declares arm ready for baseball return
Memphis July 18 Hugh Mulcahy the former National League star and first major league player drafted into the army says his pitching arm is as good as ever and ready to go once the war ends He notes wind and conditioning as rehabilitative concerns but expects to regain groove quickly with Army routine not harming his pitching speed or control
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Work Stoppage Largely Observed With Partial Shift Attendance
Officials reported a declined comment on the stoppage cause while nearly 40 percent of the day shift operated today and about 25 percent of the force was on duty yesterday, signaling limited staffing levels.
Football talent drives talk of non aggression pact in South
Southern Conference may press for a non aggression pact with the Southeastern loop as a football talent surge draws interest. Wake Forest coach Peahead Walker laments Huskies joining Southeastern schools while Joe McCarthy recalls a Louisville infield streak of 2,292 games. Tex Sullivan contends New York owes Heavyweight Lee Oma a Garden bout in gratitude for his win over Lou Nova.
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Golfer Lynch Almost Makes Hole in One at Local Club
Amarillo Globe sports writer Putt Powell offered a big write up if coach Howard Lynch made a hole in one on the short second hole at the country club. Lynch used a seven iron and replied there you are, leaving the outcome unclear.
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Tigers Help The Browns In Tight Race Open Series
In a Chicago and St Louis context the New York Yankees lead the American League with the Browns clinging to a first division spot. Detroit trails as part of a fifth place tie while Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout pace the Tigers pitching in a 4 game set opening tonight in St Louis. The Cardinals hold a strong NL lead over the Cubs while Boston rides a 10 game win streak over the Red Sox.
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Endurance race to cap Hamilton half mile meet
The Hamilton Ohio track will host the longest race on a half mile circuit on July 29. The endurance classic covers two and one sixteenth miles with five laps past the grandstand. The event aims to draw large crowds as spectators follow the dramatic run.
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Bezdek Speaks On Grid Rules And More Action On Field
Hugo Bezdek former Pirates manager and Penn State football coach comments that more interesting situations on the field improve the game He is also known for proposing a seven inning game with four outs per inning to involve more players
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Former star Bud Blattner sidelined by severe barley horse injury
Bud Blattner, ex tennis champ and Bainbridge naval training center infielder, misses the season after a severe barley horse injury diagnosed by doctors. Eddie Houck, son of Penn State boxing coach Leo Houck, decks into boxing as a heavyweight in the armed forces. Three Iowa pre flight school athletic officers are sent East for a special survival course deemed essential for football coaches.
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