All Major Clubs Battle Busy Week End in Pro Open Golf
SNEAD displays courage and top play to win Professional Open crown as season’s busiest weekend attracts record crowds. Yankees strengthen AL lead amid streaks, Dodgers boost NL edge, Indians slide, Tigers rise. Giants, Braves, Cardinals win key games. Ruth and Hornsby flagged in season notes.
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Curt Davis
Dodgers
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Whitlow Wyatt
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Pollett
Cardinals
Chicago
Lou Boudreau Becomes Cleveland's Young Manager
Lou Boudreau, 24, is named baseball’s youngest manager for the Cleveland Indians, replacing Roger Peckinpaugh and taking on duties while still contributing as shortstop. He vows to cure team weaknesses, with Alva Bradley approving after initial doubts. Boudreau has a background as a leader, having captained teams and earned recognition in college. He balances managing with playing and relies on coaches Shotton, Melillo, and Susce as advisers. The Indians, under his leadership, opened strong, then faltered, with optimism fueled by rookies Fleming and Hockett, while veteran Feller anchors the pitching staff.
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Burt Shotton
Oscar Melillo
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Shotton
Nashville
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Kris Hockett
Feller
Mr. Big
Rollie Hemsley
Gerald Walker
Cincinnati
Clarence Campbell
Hal Trosky
Toop
Barbara Arlene
Snead Clinches 36 Hole Golf Title In Navy Induction
Sammy Snead wins the Nations golf championship 2 and 1 over Corp Jim Turnesa in a 36 hole final at Atlantic City. Snead mounts a late burst after trailing at half, finishing with a birdie two on the 36th. Turnesa, Army cadet and 20, earns praise though prize money is forfeited to Army Emergency Relief.
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Meagher Lists 19 Auburn Football Recruits for Navy Reserve
Auburn coach Jack Meagher names 19 players from his squad who signed with the Marine Corps Reserve and will remain eligible for varsity through graduation. The enlistment allows them to begin commissions after completing scholastic work.
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Birmingham
War affects sport as fans stay home in wartime England
In England wartime sport shifts to weekends with players working during the week. Saturday cup finals draw 120 000 fans while American baseball runs on a business as usual schedule with big crowds on weekends. Five major tracks attract 170 000. Market Wise wins the Suburban at Belmont as Gloria Callen is named Columbia senior prom queen.
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Belmont Suburban Handicap Highlights Record One-Day Handle
Whirlaway loses by three lengths to Market Wise in a Belmont suburban handicap. Trainer Jones, irked by pooh-poohing, plans a rematch for Whirlaway in a week or two as bettors watch a world one day wagering record of 2 176 071 dollars on the card.
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Belmont
Navy set to bombard anything in sight next week
Laurence Leonard of the Richmond Times Dispatch notes the P. G. A champion will enter next week with high expectations and a bold presence, while Sneadless questions who will be satisfied.
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Laurence Leonard
Richmond Times Dispatch
Navy
Fisti Ana Couples to Wed at Jacobs Beach
Two prominent families plan a June 28 wedding at St. Malachy s church on West 49th Street. Pvt. Adam Pianga of Camp Upton will marry Jean Monteith of Detroit daughter of promoter Scotty Monteith.
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Wives assist at Rickwood Field as war stamp booths open
The wives of Birmingham ball players volunteer to sell war stamps at Rickwood Field booths at night. Sid Luckman may tell Sid Jr. about his record, noting he has 66 carries for minus two yards in three seasons, prompting musings on Navy air corps recruitment beyond training and the value of rushing the passer.
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Morjoseph Aims for 80 Homers This Season
Left fielder Joseph Morjoseph of the Gloveraville Johnstown club in the Canadian American league continues to hit homers. A fan named Joseph Joseph has paid him $1 per homer, totaling $4 so far as Morjoseph eye is set on beating last year’s 80 homers in St. Joseph Michigan.
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Gloveraville- Johnstown
Joseph Joseph
St. Joseph, Mich
Pelicans dominate Barons in doubleheader loss
New Orleans Pelicans rout Birmingham Barons 8-0 and 8-1 in a Southern Association double bill. Lew Carpenter sparked Memphis 3-2 win over Little Rock, while Atlanta outlasted Chattanooga 7-6 and Knoxville beat Nashville 20-1 in later games.
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Mare Linx, longtime Alabama boxing official, dies
Mare Linx 75 a Detroit native who helped found Alabama boxing rules served on the Alabama Athletic Commission from legalization until two years ago dying at a Birmingham hospital. He assisted in shaping state boxing policy and officiating standards.
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Ala
Mare Linx
Alabama Athletic Commission
Detroit
Boxing regulator cited as sport authority in Alabama obituary
A prominent figure who helped draft Alabama boxing regulations and was recognized as a sport authority has died. His widow survives along with one daughter, two sons and three brothers.
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