Cardinals Threaten Dodgers as Slumping Giants Fade
St Louis Cardinal surge with six straight wins and 14 of 16 near top of standings. Enos Slaughter clutch homer in ten innings lifts the Cards past the Giants while Brooklyn eyes a showdown next Thursday at Ebbets Field. Red Sox and Yankees trade wins as Detroit, Chicago and Philadelphia also post victories in a busy majors day.
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Associated Press
Larry MacPhail
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Dodgers
St. Loui Cardinals
Ebbets Field
Giants
Enos Slaughter
Young Nig
Red Sox
New York Yankees
Lefty Judd
Bee Brownies
St. Louis
Brooklyns
Giants Add Danowski as Navy Training Officer
Ed Danowski former Fordham fullback becomes a new lieutenant (JG) training officer marking the twenty second contribution of the New York Giants to armed services in the June 17 report. Kansas City blues drop opener to Louisville Colonels 6 to 4 as late fielding mishap and a keyed double play end the rally. Morgan Colonels fumbles drive. center fielder recovers to create two out.
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Ed Danowski
Fordham
New York Football Giants
Armed Services
Kansas City
Kansas City Blues
Louisville Colonels
Morgan
Colonels
Eric Tipton
Private Dutch Thornton Shuts Out Army Center Club
At Fort Leavenworth Private Loren Thornton pitched seven innings with 18 strikeouts and one hit allowed in a 7 to 0 victory. He previously beat a Pacific League hurler last year and led the reception center baseball team to win with 22 batters faced.
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Kas
Army Post
Volun
Loren
Dutch) Thornton
Dutch
Beauchamp Former Jockey Dies in Memphis at 65
William Beauchamp a former jockey who rode on American and European tracks from 1806 to 1907 died in Memphis last night at age 65 He was credited with winning 70 horse races
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Memphis
Tenn
William Beauchamp
Big Ten Upsets Westerners In Track Meet
Evanston reports the Big Ten lads upset the Westerners ending a six year streak. Coast athletes won six of 15 events but Big Ten leads 69 2 3 to 57 1 3 after the dual meet. Detroit action notes the Tigers will turn to twi.
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Ill
Pacific Coast
Lincoln
Neb
Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Sinkwich Becomes Marine Amid UGA Team Ties
Macon Ga June 17 The Marines and University of Georgia All America halfback Frankie Sinkwich are sworn into the Marine Corps Reserve with two teammates and a college pitcher. They plan to return to class and may compete athletically. Major Robert Pendleton states they seek entry into officer training with hopes of becoming lieutenants.
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Marines
Frankie Sinkwich
University of Georgia
Linkwith
Bob Landry
Rochester
N. Y
Mayfield
Lloyd
Blythenville
Ark
Elmer
Lefty) Zorn
Ashburn
Sinkwich
Alfred Anderson
Dalton
Carl Grate
Greenfield
Willard
Red) Boyd
Pendleton
Garland
Bulldog) Williams
Forest City
Twilight baseball tests draw crowds for war workers
New York Giants announce a twilight double header with the Cincinnati Reds on June 24 following the Brooklyn Dodgers Cubs twilight success. The Tigers back twilight games to aid war workers, with 20 428 spectators for a recent double header against the Yankees and Red Sox.
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New York Yankees
Tigers
New York
New York Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Blanton released by Phillies amid arm trouble
Phila delphia brakes pitcher Cy Blanton given his unconditional release after last season’s solid work, but this year his arm troubles kept him benched. In Norfolk Sammy Snead becomes second class Navy specialist while aiding recruitment efforts. The all star game at Polo Grounds July 6 to start at 6 PM under Army approved lights if needed. Georgia coach Wally Butts to leave Ponce De Leon infirmary after tonsillectomy and travel to Texas for a coaching school stint.
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Cy Blanton
Phils
Norfolk
Sammy Snead
United States Navy
Snead
Norfolk Naval Station
Navy
New York
Polo Grounds
Ford Frick
Army
Atlanta
Wally Butts
University of Georgia
Ponce de Leon
Texas
Race Commission Arbitration Sets Suffolk Downs Stakes
Massachusetts racing panel acts as arbiters as Suffolk Downs prepares to reopen after a strike. Horsemen plan to send one horse postward for an eight race bunker hill day program as management seeks to resume operations.
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Boston
Massachusetts
Racing Commission
Suffolk Downs
American League Baseball Results From AP Night Games
Detroit beat New York 7 6 in a three night games set while New York won 5 3. Chicago defeated Philadelphia 2 1 and Boston edged St Louis 4 2 in another slate with Washington at Cleveland postponed.
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Associated Press
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
St Louis Edges Giants in 10 Innings and Other Scores
National League results include St. Louis 4 New York 3 in 10 innings and Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh with no other games listed. Southern Association reports Little Rock 5 Atlanta 4, Birmingham 4 Nashville 4, New Orleans 3, with Chattanooga at Memphis and Knoxville noted.
South Atlantic League Scores Roundup
Jacksonville defeated Columbia 7 to 2 in seven innings time limit. Columbus edged Macon 3 to 2. Greenville at Savannah postponed. Charleston beat Augusta 6 to 4.
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Columbia
Columbus
Macon
Greenville
Savannah
Charleston
Augusta
Georgia Florida League Scoreboard Report
Dothan at Albany postponed. Cordelo beat Waycross 2 1. Moultrie at Tallahassee postponed. Valdosta defeated Americus 9 to 6.
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Albany
Cordelo
Waycross
Moultrie
Tallahassee
Valdosta
Americus
Anniston Defeats Jackson In Narrow 9 6 Win
In a sequence of scores Anniston edged Jackson 9 to 6. The report lists Montgomery at Mobile as postponed with Pensacola 3 Meridian 2 noted.
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Jackson
Montgomery
Mobile
Pensacola
Meridian
National A A U track champs advance sale heats up
Advance sale for the National A A U track championships climbs toward thirty thousand dollars as Dallas drops out over a large guarantee. Larry MacPhail warns ticket buyers that gates will refuse tickets bought from speculators with service charges and plans to handle sales himself. Bill Tilden lands a pro post at Town House in Los Angeles as pro tennis remains sparse at Forest Hills.
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Dallas
Larry MacPhail
Dodge
Larry
Bill Tilden
Forest Hills
Swanky
Los Angeles
Tigers GM Eyes Ernie Lombard For Catcher Trade
Jack Zeller, Detroit Tigers general manager, considers Ernie Lombard from the Boston Braves as a potential catcher option if Birdie Tebbetts goes to Army. He lures Casey Stengel with a costly dinner and learns Sam is 1-A in the draft, ending the bid with a wary note.
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Jack Zeller
Tigers
Army
Birdie Tebbetts
Braves
Ernie Lombard
Casey Stengel
Casey
Sam
Zeller
MacArthur traps on Country Cub hole draw charity bets
Five hazards circle the green at a New Jersey course nicknamed MacArthur traps. A dime from drives into the front bunkers funds the USO and Navy relief while the left bunker shot aids the Army Nef Fund. Lew Jenkins delays his Boston bout after injuring his hand in training. Ray Starr envisions owning and pitching for a small minor league club after his playing days.
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N. J
MacArthur
Army
Navy Relief
Lew Jenkins
Boston
Garvey Young
Lew
Th¢é Reds
Ray Starr
Today’s Games Show Busy Schedule Across Major Leagues
The listing details matchups including Louis at New York, Cincinnati at Boston, Chicago at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia, New York at Detroit, Philadelphia at Chicago, Boston at St. Louis, Washington at Cleveland, Atlanta at Little Rock, Chattanooga at Memphis, Knoxville at Birmingham, and Nashville at New Orleans.
Track Reopens After Strike Over Purses Dispute
Racing and the track’s large pari mutuel plant resume after a one day strike as the racing commissioners meet with management to end the deadlock. Horsemen demanded a 20 percent raise in the $1,000 minimum purses and interest in prize money distribution from a claiming race replacing an advertised stake event.
Giants Ship Players Across River to Jersey Farm
Lowell Sun reports a writer popularized a song about the Giants sending players to a Jersey farm across the river. The verse humorously hints at farm relocation and team mobility.
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Lowell
Mass
Sun
Giants
Albuquerque flying school teams named Colin Kellys
Lieut Ernie Mesikomer reports from the North Carolina pre flight school that the work is harder than the Annapolis indoctrination. Soldiers complain that Corp Gene Stack the first major league player to join the Army was not named for Mickey Cochrane's All Star team. He is a pitcher who went to Custer instead of making the White Sox spring trip.
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N. M
Colin Kellys
Ernie Messikomer
Temple
North Carolina
Annapolis
Corp
Gene Stack
Mickey Cochrane
Custer
White Sox
Stars Ready for Tourney at Hale American Benefit
Chicago June 11 The Ridgemoor club course hosts a four day Hale American benefit event starting tomorrow with 105 players in the field. Captain Jones and Bob Hope will headline a 17 hole exhibition as the field navigates Ridgemoor’s easy 6519 yard layout.
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Ridgemoor Club
Jones
Air Corps
Bob Hope
Joe Kirkwood
Ridgemoor
Joe
Johnny Dawson
Ky Laffoon
Harry Cooper
Lawson Little
Craig Wood
Rocks Again Leads League in Southern Association Race
Rock team Willis Hudlin’s Little Rock Travelers gained a half game on Memphis by beating Atlanta 5 to 4 before about 3,000 fans in Nashville. Nashville moved to fifth after a 4 to 3 win over New Orleans. Birmingham tied for third after a 7 to 4 loss to Knoxville, while Chattanooga’s game at Memphis was postponed.
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Associated Press
Willis Hudlin
Little Rock Travelers
Southern Association
the Rocks
Memphis
Atlanta Crackers
Nashville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Birmingham
Knoxville
Chattanooga
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