Foxx Traded to Chicago Cubs after Red Sox sale
Baseball moves heat up as Jimmie Foxx moves from Boston to the Chicago Cubs. Foxx, sidelined by a rib fracture, expects to report soon and adapt to the National League as other American League stars shift teams. The season wide shuffle includes several N L arrivals seeking a pennant push.
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Simmons
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Rollie Hems
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Arms
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Ellsworth
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Glen Russell
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Dom DiMaggio
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Browns end season with first place in Eastern league.
The article notes the Louis Browns as the season ends with a conference crown, marking a shift after a long stretch below .500 in the Eastern Inter-Collegiate Baseball League. Also mentions Santa Anita racetrack and wartime use of the track, plus a Georgia ball club facing malaria consequences for players.
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Princeton
Louis Browns
Leane Ae
Birmingham club invites free-night crowd to bring books
President Paul Florence announced at Rickwood Field that men admitted free on men's night should bring a magazine or book to be donated to service organizations. Separately in Chicago Corporal Jim Turnesa and Sam Snead have drawn wartime goodwill for the Hale America national open, aiding navy relief and United Service organizations.
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Birmingham Baseball Club
Rickwood Field
Chicago
Jim Turnesa
Sam Snead
Hale America Committee
Snead
Turnesa
Navy Relief
United Service Organizations
Best player makes move from junior to senior circuit
Affectionately dubbed "the best" by teammates and rivals, the star prepares to transfer from the younger circuit to the older in a notable career milestone.
Veteran Texas League players could bolster majors if drafted
A Dallas report notes the Texas League is unusually young as majors may seek veteran help. Ed Greer 41 and four other pitchers aged 37 to 41 could serve as relievers or pinch hitters, with Sal Giliatto and Caldwell highlighted for past big league experience and strong seasons.
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Texas League
Ed Greer
Fort Worth
Homer Peel
Oklahoma City
Jack Brillhart
Shreveport
Clay Touchstone
Sal Giliatto
Paul Caldwell
George Schepps
Gilatto
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Cleveland
Fei
Greer
Doll tax inquiry ends with sewer find in Queens
Mrs Charles Gias co daughter dropped a dollar into a sewer and wrote to Queens Borough President James A Burke. A sewer crew searched the scene for half a day, found the bill washed from the drain and returned it to Mrs Glasgo who praised the effort.
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Charles Giasco
Queens
James A. Burke
Burke
Queens Bureau of Sewers
Regional College Baseball Scores Report
AP national results show no games. South Atlantic Columbia 5 Columbus 4 and Augusta 6 Greenville 3. Savannah 5 Macon 4 in 11 innings. Jacksonville 10 Charleston 2. Georgia Florida Waycross 7 Albany 4 Valdosta 5 Moultrie 3 Dothan 8 Cordele 3 Americus and Tallahassee 5. Southeastern Montgomery 3 Jackson 1 Anniston 7 Pensacola 1 Mobile 5 Meridian 3.
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Anniston
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Baseball Schedule and Sewing Machine Production Note
Today's games include AMERICAN CYrteago at New York Cleveland at Boston Detroit at Philadelphia St. Louis at Washington New York at Chicago Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Philadelphia at Cincinnati One night games Boston at St Louis SOUTHERN New Orleans at Knoxville Three night games Birmingham at Nashville Little Rock at Chattanooga Memphis at Atlanta Production of new sewing machines will cease June 15 The note cites 29 pounds of pig iron used in domestic sewing machines to make enough steel for a .30 caliber machine gun.
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Navy and Army grid talk and college schedules
Navy plans publicity for next fall sparks talk of strong Army teams possibly led by an Ivy League coach or Greasy Neale at Fort Knox. Keesler Field Miss air corps tech school lines up ten game schedule with Miami Alabama Purdue Texas A&M Tulsa and Mississippi. Connie Ryan optioned to Jersey City.
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Wide World
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Greasy Neale
Fort Knox
Air Corps Technical School
Keesler Field
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Alabama
Purdue
Texas Aggies
Tulsa
Mississippi
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Giants
Jersey City
Walter Lynch Hosts Guest Star in Jacksonville Journal
Walter Lynch from the Jacksonville Journal raises a bold question about funding for Joe Louis asking if a loan of 117000 dollars could cover his income tax. The remark frames a high profile sports and finance debate in a provocative interview segment.
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Walter Lynch
Jacksonville
Fla
Joe Louis
One Minute Sports Page Highlights Odd Career Shifts
Jimmy Frain reports Tony Galento has branched into movies after a varied career as iceman bartender saloon keeper fighter referee umpire songwriter singer and stage actor. Jim Turnesa explains his silence comes from being the next youngest boy in a large family. Dusty Rhodes livened batting practice with swing music from the public address system and taunted pitchers with the vibe.
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Jimmy Frain
Tony Galento
Tony
Corp
Jim Turnesa
Dusty Rhodes
Charleston
Rip Russell Reflects On Outfield Debut Payment
Quote from Rip Russell after his Army Navy benefit game debut as a Cubs outfielder. He recalls that infielders claimed outfielders must pay to enter a game and notes he had to pay the first time he played in the big leagues.
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Rip Russell
Cubs
Ensign Dobson Receives Flying Cross for Submarine Sinking
Service Dept Ensign Cleo John Dobson, captain of Hank Iba’s Oklahoma A and M team years ago, earned the Distinguished Flying Cross for sinking a Japanese submarine and other raid feats. He notes his basketball training aiding rapid decision making in combat.
Cleaning the cuff at Yale as Heffelfinger brothers head east
Two Heffelfinger siblings from Minnesota, nephews of Purdue, are set to report to Yale. Both excel in football, basketball, baseball and hockey, signaling strong multi sport performance as they join the New Haven program.
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Yale
Heffelfinger
Minnesota
Purdue
New Haven
Southern Leaguers Hopeful After Off Day Series Preview
Pilot Doc Prothro leads the Memphis Chicks to Atlanta for a four game set that could shake the Southern Association lead. He says the team will hustle and rely on pitching to hold up as they fight the pennant chase. Jack Y Devincenzi joined from Hollywood to replace Roy Bueschen in right field.
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Doc Prothro
Memphis Chicks
Atlanta
Southern Association
Chicks
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Prothro
Jack Y Devincenzi
Hollywood
Roy Bueschen
Reds land Max Marshall from Columbus to bolster outfield
The Cincinnati Reds acquire rookie Max Marshall from Columbus of the American Association. Marshall immediately proves he can handle major league pitching and fills a long standing need for a powerful hitter in the Reds lineup.
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Cincinnati Reds
Max Marshall
Columbus
Marshall
Coast League Filled With Former Big-League Players
The Pacific Coast League houses veteran major leaguers nearing the end of their time in the big leagues. Pitcher Hal Turpin of Seattle stands out as a top candidate for an emergency call, while Jo Jo White and Joe Glenn showcase comeback potential. Other veterans include Charley Root Ham Schulte Ad Liska Roy Hughes and Jack Salveson, all poised for possible majors opportunities as older players fill Coast League rosters.
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Seattle
Turpin
Jo-Jo White
Detroit
Joe Glenn
Oakland
Jack Salveson
Giants
White Sox
Charley Root
Chicago
Hollywood
Ham Schulte
Phillies
Yanks
Ad Liska
Portland
Washington
Pittsburgh
Roy Hughes
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Cleveland
Pettusville Socials and Local Visits Report
Mrs Huston Davis returns from Limestone hospital. Miss Bobbie Ann Whitfield recovers from illness. Lawrence Hodges and families from Decatur visit. Mrs F G Peer from Athens visits relatives in Veto and Pettusville. Mrs Miles Martin and Mrs Joe Holt travel to Enid Oklahoma to see Miles Martin and Stout Pettus in U S camp. Dr Joe T Whitfield Frank Williams from Nashville and T W Pettus visit Pettusville. Mrs Woodrow Williams and babies visit Ben Whitfield and T W Pettus. Floyd Jackson from Decatur visits K C Dunnavant family. Joe Holt visits Elkmont. Mrs Thomas C Davis from Elk Mont and Misses Allen and Pettus visit Mrs W Williams. Aaron Thomas and family from Athens visit James Thomas. Lola Pettus Martha Spence Joe Holt and Benton Pettus visit Malcom Tilman and Lila Shelton near Pulaski Tennessee. C C L Spence at home after Auburn school. Alvin Robinson from Auburn visits father J C Robinson. Mrs W L Brakfield from Athens visits Beulah Spence.
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Limestone Hospital
Bobbie Ann Whitfield
Max Hodges
Decatur
B. F. Hodges
F. G. Peer
Athens
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Miles Martin
Joe Holt
Enid
Okla
Stout Pettus
U. S
Joe T. Whitfield
Frank Williams
Nashville
Tenn
T. W. Pettus
Veto
Woodrow Williams
Joe
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M. E. Parsonage
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K. C. Dunnavant
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Elkmont
Thomas C. Davis
Virginia
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Allen
Mamie Pettus
W. Williams
Aaron Thomas
James Thomas
Lola Pettus
Martha Spence
Benton Pettus
Malcom Tilman
Lila Shelton
Pulaski
L. Spence
Auburn
Alvin Robinson
J. C. Robinson
W. L. Brakfield
Beulah Spence
John Hansen to Replace Paul Fugit at First Base
John Hansen was due today to replace Paul Fugit at first base as Southern clubs had an off day yesterday after Sunday double sessions, signaling a rest period for players and coaches.
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Paul Fugit
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