Tribe Nurses Pennant Hope In War Relief Games
Cleveland's eighth win in nine against Eastern teams boosts pennant prospects and aids war relief. Steve Gromek shuts out the Yankees. Ken Feltners grand slam sinks Hank Borowy as St Louis and Chicago win. Major league clubs donate receipts toward a $500,000 goal with nine games left in the schedule.
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New York
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Eland
Newark
St. Louis Brownies
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Chicago
War Fund
Boston
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Baltimore
Yanks
Kenfeltner
Hank Borowy
Bob Muncrief
Browns
Philadelphia
Sam Harris
A’s
Detroit
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Hughson
Yank Terry
Rafe Gentry
Dietrich
Jake Wade
Washington
Mickey Haefner
al Jurisich
King
Phillies
al Gerheauser
Max Butcher
Ib Elliott
Igo
Brooklyn
Jnk Wyse
Tom Warren
Arnie Carter
Incinnati
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CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND CRYPTOQUOTE
Daily crossword with clues across and down including condensed entries. Also includes a cryptogram quotation DMZ RCOHMLG DHG YJEKMIJYXPG, ZDMJ PDY ZMOKF UCKKG HFKY- UMZEYO. Yesterday’s quote reads THERE ARE NO ANCIENT HISTORIES EXCEPT FABLES VOLTAIRE.
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Argentine swim relay sets world record in 400 meter freestyle
Buenos Aires reports a world record time of 3:584 for the 400 meter free relay by an Argentine quartet, cutting eight tenths of a second from the prior mark of 3:59.2 set by the United States in Berlin in 1938. Team members are Federico Neumayer 59.9 Jose Maria Duranona 60.4 Guillermo Lingenfelder 59.5 Alfredo Santorno 58.6.
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United States
Berlin
Federico Neumayer
Jose Maria Duranona
Guillermo Lingenfelder
Alfredo Santorno
Athletics eye $1 million Shibe Park plan
Connie Mack and the Philadelphia Athletics are considering a $1,000,000 postwar improvement and expansion plan for Shibe Park, according to the Philadelphia Record.
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Shibe Park
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Philadelphia Record
Crax Gain on Gilbert Vols as Doubleheader Sweep Shifts Standings
Nashville’s Southern Association lead narrowed to one and a half games after the Crackers swept Chattanooga 8 0 and 5 4 for nine straight wins. Gilbert’s Vols split with Mobile and Memphis edged Birmingham while Little Rock defeated New Orleans in a twin bill opener.
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Birmingham
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Lew Carpenter
Atlanta
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Ellis Kinder
Barons
Baron
Bob Ferguson
Joe Callahan
Bob Okrie
National and Southern Division NBA Schedule Highlights
National section lists Pittsburgh at New York Chicago at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston St. Louis at Philadelphia Southern section lists Nashville at Mobile Atlanta at Chattanooga with two games noted as scheduled.
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Ring Star to Quit Marines
Tommy Loughran, famed boxing figure and former light heavyweight champion, will be honorably discharged from the Marines within a week. The 41 year old, now a staff sergeant at the Philadelphia Navy Yard, entered the Marines in 1942 and plans to enter private business after civilian life.
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New York
Tommy Loughran
Tommy
Philadelphia
Parris Island
N. C
New River
Marine Barracks
Philadelphia Navy Yard
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Primo Carnera
Miami
Sonny Walker
San Francisco
Dodgers Blast Pirates in Big Seventh for Home Win
In Brooklyn on Monday night the Dodgers scored nine runs in the seventh to defeat the Pirates as Walker belted a game clinching homer. The crowd sang Dixie by the Gowanus as the team followed a 14-6 loss to Chicago yesterday, the 22nd defeat in 25 starts for the Durocher era.
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Fritz Howell
Hugh Fullerton Jr
New York
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Gowanus
Walker
Chicago
Dodger Manager Rickey Declines Clear Plan After Losses
Branch Rickey dodged a direct answer when asked about managerial changes following defeats. He said he might change now or later if reasons appeared, but he did not anticipate any. Joe Goetter interpreted Rickey as signaling uncertainty and a possible decision if the team boosts its performance.
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Dodger
Joe Goetter
Paterson
N. J
Mahatma
Durocher Erisats
Dodgers
Local Social Notes Highlight Visits and Moves
First Lt Bill Blevins of California visits sister Mrs Roy Roberts and family. Dewey Day Sr and Jr with Mrs Henry Marion visit Tennessee relatives. William Ottis Turney on Speake High School faculty. L T Belcher visits W G Land and heads to Camp Rucker Alabama. Nina Sue Drake of New Hope guests Mrs James Ransom. Lottie Edwards visits husband Pvt Ollie Edwards at Fort Jackson SC. Thomas Allen Bramlette's wife meets Seaman Bramlette in Birmingham. Selvin Glenn Wray weds Ruby Willoughby. Bud Owens family moves to Huntsville. Mrs Albert Thomas spends Sunday at Redstone Park with Edgar Williams. Cpl Horace Edmonson Jr visits parents. has spent nearly two years overseas.
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Tennessee
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Camp Rucker
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New Hope
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Fort Jackson
South Carolina
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Birmingham
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Florida
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Ruby Willoughby
Bud. Owens
Huntsville
Albert Thomas
Redstone Park
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Cpl
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Edmonson
Heroic Marine Unit Now Back In Dixie
More than 200 Marines veterans of two years in the Southwest Pacific arrived in Atlanta by special troop trains. Among them are 12 from Miami's McCarthy platoon and various otros from Georgia and the Carolinas. Families met arrivals as officers and sailors recalled harsh campaigns on Guadalcanal and Cape Gloucester.
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Southwest Pacific
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McCarthy
William J. McCarthy
E. J. Deloach
Decatur
Cape Gloucester
Don Stone
Winston-Salem
N. C
Charles McTindal
Asheville
Richard Greer
Roanoke
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Macon
Ogts
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Fort Gaines
H. J. Whitfield
Alamo
Thomas Altman Jr
Blackshear
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Harold Dennard
East Point
W. O. Fairley
Luther A. McLendon
William B. Hartsfield
Record quiz on pitching feats in a season
A reader questions two baseball trivia items: which pitcher holds the season record for beating a club the most times, and which pitcher hurled a double header shutout, including the opponent. The answers appear at article end.
Tide to hold practice scrimmage at Denny Stadium
The University of Alabama football team will end six weeks of summer practice with a Reds versus Whites scrimmage in Denny Stadium on Saturday afternoon. Coach Frank Thomas announced that Hal Self and Jack Green, the only two veterans, will select the teams.
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Ala
University of Alabama
Reds
Denny Stadium
Frank Thomas
Hal Self
Jack Green
Tide
Thomas
Plan to Modernize Shibe Park Expands Seating to 29 963
The plan for Shibe Park includes adding 3 000 seats along the first and third base lines, bringing total capacity to 29 963. Front grandstand rebuilds, ramped stairways, moved team clubhouses, a larger press box, and a new restaurant by Park Concessions Inc. are also planned.
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Shibe
Park Concessions, Inc
The
A's
Brewers Lead All Stars in Charity Game Night
Milwaukee hosts seven visiting American Association clubs for an all-star feature to support the servicemen's bat and ball fund. The Brewers, under Charlie Crimmin and Casey Stengel, lead Louisville by 10 1 2 games and look likely to claim a second straight league title.
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Brewers
Charlie Crimm
Chicago Cubs
Casey Stengel
Louisville
Evansville Pitching Scored Grounder Fumble by Error
Evansville Press notes a 15 to 0 win by the 20th armor division baseball team over the Server Wings. Mike Simon blocked a ground ball, Howie Muderski muffed it, and official scorer Dick Anderson credited Simon with causing the error. Errors listed Simon 1-2 Muderski 1-2.
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Evansville
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Mike Simon
Howie Muderski
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Simon
Sacramento
Gordon Maltzberger
Chicago White Sox
Bill Dietrich
Thurman Tucker
Twilight
E. E
Rip) Miller
Navy
Spike” Claassen
Cubs pitcher Ed Ruelbach dominates Dodgers across years
The record notes No 1 Ed Ruelbach of the Cubs defeated the Dodgers nine times in 1998. It also recalls No 2 Ruelbach blanked the Dodgers twice on September 26, 1908, reflecting timeless rivalries in baseball history.
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Cubs
Dodgers
Ruelbach
Insect Infestation Prompting Poison Control Plan
A official warned that supplies of poison are needed to control insects and prevent extensive damage. He said prompt measures are essential and that airplanes could be deployed next month to spread poison if the infestation worsens.
Caterpillars Threaten 30 Million Peanut Crop
Auburn Alabama June 26 droves of caterpillars are attaching the 30,000,000 peanut crop in Southeast Alabama, said W A Ruffin extension service entomologist, as he sought additional assistance and measures to protect the harvest.
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Ala
Alabama
W. A. Ruffin
Extension Service
OPA Officer Visits Discuss Used Car Ceiling Price
K E Lamkin of the Birmingham OPA office spoke to local officials about the new MPR 540 ceiling price on used passenger vehicles. The price office aims to enforce the rule with dealer education and potential penalties, warning of possible classing of trade-ins and even car rationing if compliance fails.
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K. E. Lamkin
Price Aryst
Birmingham
OPA
Lamkin
Drowned at Myrtle Beach Two Men Die in Surf Rescue
Walter Lane of Gadsden Alabama and his 10 year old nephew Caldwell P Johnson Jr of Charlotte were drowned in the Myrtle Beach surf yesterday. Reports say Caldwell entered rough water and Lane drowned while attempting a rescue.
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N. C
Walter Lane
Gadsden
Ala
Caldwell P. Johnson, Jr
Myrtle Beach
Lane
Seed produced in Alabama up 64 percent this year
The state crop reporting service announced Alabama will produce about 2.3 million pounds of blue lupine seed this year, up 64 percent from last year. The crop covers 2,000 acres, compared with 1,200 last year. last year’s production was 1.4 million pounds.
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State
Alabama
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