Record Baseball Hurler Faces Century Old Feat
Hugh Fullerton Jr recalls Ernie Lanigan as a historical IL figure who notes the 30 game win record once held by a veteran batterymate of Aine Mack. The piece traces 19th century moves to Boston Brooklyn and Washington and hints at a possible ancient record still standing. It also mentions amateur pro golf at Detroit's Plum Hollow Club where Jimmy tied with best ball 68 and shot 69 himself.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Comesk
Ernie Lanigan
George Had- Faanee
Aine Mack
Troy. N
Washington
Senators
Ove
Boston
Brooklyn
Jimmy
Detroit
Plum
White Sox feud erupts over locker joke at Frisch remark
Jimmy Dykes angrily demanded removal of his name chalked on his locker after a dig about Chuck Frisch. Dykes defended himself saying Frisch is the type to anger umpires and get tossed from games.
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Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia
Jimmy Dykes
Jimmy
Prisch
Frisch
One Minute Sports Page Names Robertson New AP General Editor
Orlo Robertson of Winfield Kansas is named the new general sports editor of the Associated Press replacing Herb Barker. The note hints at potential extra service to Randall's Island for A A U track championships and mentions a Belmont bridge walk alternatives.
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Orlo
Robertson
Winfield
Kas
Associ- Press
Herb Barker
Randall's Island
Dan Ferris
Belmont
New University Track Chooses Irving Kintisch as Captain
Service Department Ph. Irving Kintisch now stationed at Fort Bragg N C was elected captain of the New University track team for next outdoor season. Teammates expect him to honor the post even while on active duty. Also mentioned are Lieut Bob Dunn and Lieut C V Grace Auburn students and former Davis Cup players Hare and Bunny Austin stationed at Atlantic City with aims toward summer grass tournaments.
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Fort Bragg
N. C
Bob Dunn
Auburns
Blige
Iouch ‘Jungle
Highes
C. V. Grace
Auburn
Hare
Bunny Austin
Atlantic City
Austin
Army Provost General Enforces Z Military Laws
The Provost General's Department pre enforces Z military laws within the Army, outlining enforcement scope and disciplinary procedures for service members. This ruling underscores centralized control over military discipline and legal processes.
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Provost General's Department
Fighting Fliers Led By Ex Cornell Grid Ace Scholl
In North Africa American airmen fuse athletics with war effort led by First Lieut. Walter Scholl Jr. Cornell halfback 1940 who commands a P-40 flight and has flown over 40 sorties with two enemy planes shot down. He credits football training for teamwork and life saving actions. Other athletes among the unit include Major Franklin Horton and Major Delwin Avery with early sports records at West Point Utah Illinois Michigan and Ohio State.
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Scholl
Cornell Grid
North Africa
Tunisia
Air Force
Walter Scholl, Jr
Cornell
Ohio State
Crackers ride seven game win streak in Southern Association
Atlanta Crackers surge into fifth place four games from first after a 5-2 win over Memphis Chicks, as Lindsay Deal homered with two doubles and Elmer Rambert held the Chicks to five hits. Nashville tops standings after splitting with New Orleans. Birmingham drops two to Knoxville.
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Atlanta Crackers
Nashville
Birmingham
Crackers
New Orleans
Memphis Chicks
Chicks
Knoxville
Vols
Barons
Smokies
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Lookouts
Atlanta
Lindsay Deal
Deal
Elmer
Pep” Rambert
Herb Anderson
Army Legal Bureau Named Judge Advocate General Department
The legal bureau of the Army is identified as the Judge Advocate General's Department. The territorial flower of Alaska is the forget me not.
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Legal Bureau
The
Army
Judge Advocate General's Department
Alaska
Baseball Results NL Scores From Around League
Pittsburgh beat Boston 5 to 4 in 15 innings. St Louis defeated Brooklyn 11 to 9 in 12 innings. Philadelphia won 7 to 2 over Chicago. New York fell 1 to 3 to Cincinnati.
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Associated Press
National League
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Chicago
Baseball scores from the American League games
Detroit defeated Philadelphia 5 to 3 in ten innings while Cleveland beat Washington 3 to 2 in extra time. St Louis and Boston game was postponed along with Chicago at New York.
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Detroit
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
St. Louis
Boston
Chicago
New York
Southern Association Scores and Standings Snapshot
Birmingham 1 Knoxville 7 and Knoxville 8 Birmingham 12 reflect tight late games. New Orleans 2 Nashville 4 and Nashville 9 1 show midseason results. Chattanooga 4 0 Ura Rock 3 1 with 1st game 10 innings. Atlanta 5 Memphis 2 records included.
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Southern
Association
Birmingham
Knoxville
New Orleans
Nashville
Chattanooga
Ura Rock
Atlanta
Memphis
Alabama Nurses elect officers at state convention
Miss Ione Champlain of Mobile was elected president of the Alabama State Nurses Association at the convention in Birmingham. Other officers named were Miss Lavinia Ross of Tuscumbia as first vice president, Mrs. Margaret Jagger of Birmingham as second vice president, Mrs. Ruby Carver White of Opelika as recording secretary, and Miss Mae Wainwright of Mobile as treasurer.
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Birmingham
Ione Champlain
Mobile
Alabama State Nurses Association
Lavinia Ross
Tuscumbie
Margaret Jagger
Ruby Carver White
Opelika
Mae Wainwright
Ordnance Department Secures Army Motorized Equipment
The Ordnance Department procures all motorized equipment for the Army, coordinating procurement and supply to sustain mobility and efficiency across military operations.
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The
Ordnance Department
Army
Brewers stage free show with baseball game at Borchert Field
Milwaukee hosts a first night entertainment double bill as Bill Veeck promotes a free half hour show with a ball game against Louisville. The Brewers boss performs in the band and is joined by Charley Grimm Hershel Mar Mickey Heath Rudy Schaefer and a barbershop quartet led by Prince Oana and Mary Connors with Joe Berry.
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Borcheert Field
Bill Veeck
American Association
Veeck
Louisville
Brewers
Charley Grimm
Hershel Mar
Mickey Heath
Rudy Schaefer
Brewer
Henry
Prince) Oana
Mery Connors
Jolly Charley
Oana
Connors
Barber Shop
Joe Berry
Boxing Battles and Coaching Questions Across the Nation
Boxing notes from New York to Tampa report Phil Terranova's 15 round bout setup at Madison Square Garden with an eight mile conditioning run. Washington State's Babe Hollingberg may stay on amid salary cut doubts. Patty Berg eyes a summer comeback exhibition after a 1941 crash. NCAA golf at Olympia Fields dates set despite war, with an altered three day format. Tony Galento's comeback bout in Tampa sparks purse hold ups by the 116th field artillery commission.
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New York
Phil Terranova
Chalky Wright
Madison Square
Garden
Pullman
Wash
Washington State College
Babe Hollingberg
J. Fred Bohler
Hollingberg
Los Angeles
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Harry Bassler
Fox
Tampa
Fla
Tony Galento
New Jersey
Herbie Katz
Brooklyn
116Th Field Artillery
Jim Downing
Downing
Dodgers and Cardinals clash with late drama in spring
The Brooklyn Dodgers and St. Louis Cardinals split a four game set in Brooklyn and a St. Louis doubleheader, then faced off in 12 innings with the Cards winning 11 9 on Harry Walker’s two run homer and Marion Martin’s brilliant double play. Pittsburgh beat Boston 5 4 in 14 innings and Cincinnati beat the Giants 3 1 to create a triple tie for third. Phillies routed Cubs 7 2 as Dan Litshiler Earl Naylor were traded to St Louis for Adams Triplett and Clay. In the AL Washington beat Cleveland 3 2 and Detroit defeated Philadelphia 5 3 lifting Detroit within a game of New York.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
National League
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Dodgers
Cardinals
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Redbirds
Harry
Little Dixie) Walker
Marion Martin
Walker
Dee
Moore
Harry Brecheen
Marion
Rube Melton
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Reds
Braves
Pirates
Huck
Geary
Ray Starr
Philadelphia Phillies
Chicago Cubs
Si Johnson
Phillies
Dan Litshiler
Earl Naylor
Buster Adams
Coacher Triplett
Daii Clay
Washington
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletics
Jesse Flores
Senators
Ellis Clary
New York Yankees
Pinky Higgins
Detroit
Postwar auto racing seen lacking interest, says Tommy Wilton
San Francisco reports crowd over 4000 at luncheon honoring Tommy Wilton, a two time Indianapolis winner. Wilton asserts postwar car racing will not regain prewar interest as public favors airplanes traveling 400 to 700 miles an hour.
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San Francisco
Tommy Wilton
Indianapolis Speedway
Major Baseball Leaders Listed with Household Names
A summary of the season’s top performers includes Dahlgren of Philadelphia with a .368 batting average, Musial of St. Louis leading in runs with 30, and DiMaggio of Pittsburgh pacing home runs with six. Herman and DiMaggio share RBIs. Musial and Herman lead in hits. various players lead in doubles triples and stolen bases across teams including Brooklyn, Philadelphia, St. Louis, Pittsburgh, Detroit, Cleveland, and New York. Pitching leaders Newsom and Sewell post 5 1 records, while Carrasquel shows 6 1.
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Associated Press
National League
Dahlgren
Philadelphia
Musial
St. Louis
Camilli
Brooklyn
Herman
DiMaggio
Pittsburgh
St.Louis
McCarthy
Boston
Russell
Litwhiler
Gustine
Murtaugh
Newsom
Sewell
Stephens
Hackett
Cleveland
White
Keller
New York
Gordon
Heath
Wakefield
Detroit
Bloodworth
Keltner
Lupien
Lindell
Stirnweiss
Moses
Chicago
Carrasquel
Washington
Chandler
Police Chief Resigns. Florence Names Acting Chief
Florence announces the resignation of Police Chief J. R. Prater who will join the state Highway Patrol licensing division. Mayor E. F. Martin appoints Noah Danley, a two year force member, as acting police chief.
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Ala
J. R. Prater
Patrol
E. F. Martin
Prater
Highway Patrol
Martin
Noah Danley
Force
Steel output to fall if coal strike lasts a week
The Iron Age warned that a week of coal strike would sharply cut steel production and coke stocks. Even a brief end would leave the steel industry with impaired coke stocks and worsened position.
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New York
The
Iron Age
Brother of star to play at Texas A and M
Charley Smith, Herbie Smith’s younger brother, visits Texas A. and M. College coach Homer Norton seeking a chance to wear jersey No. 29. At 17, he commits to study aeronautical engineering and plans to join the air corps after a football season, honoring late Lieut. Herbert E. Smith who died in Allentown.
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College Station
Texas
Homer Norton
Texas A. and
M. College
Herb
Aggie
Charles Smith
San Angelo
Herbert E. Smith
Allentown
Charley Smith
Aeronautical Engineering
Air Corps
Phillies Swap With Cards and Dodgers Shuffles
Philadelphia owner Bill Cox, 33, has been busy since acquiring the Phillies, adding 12 players and shipping out four as veteran Bucky Harris guides the roster. Cox’s latest swap with Branch Rickey yielded three Dodgers and a separate deal with St. Louis brought Coaker Triplett, Buster Adams, and Dain Clay for Danny Litwhiler and Earl Naylor.
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Chicago
Bill Cox
Philadelphia Phillies
Phils
Bucky Harris
Cox
Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Young Cox
Dodgers
Rickey
Phillies
Coaker Triplett
Buster Adams
Dain Clay
Rochester
Danny Litwhiler
Earl Naylor
Kimora
Phil
Wipplett
Today’s Games Span Major Leagues and Southern Association
Schedule lists daily matchups: New York at Cincinnati and Chicago at New York in the majors, plus Detroit at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Washington. Southern Association features New Orleans at Knoxville, Atlanta at Little Rock, Birmingham at Nashville, Chattanooga at Memphis, and St. Louis at Boston (2).
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St Louis
Boston Ee
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
New York
Chicago
Clube
Washington
Wwe
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Cleveland
Boston
Wee
Southern Association
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Little Rock
Owen Ween
Atlanta
New Orleans
Knoxville
Memphis
Chattanooga
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