Dimmed pennant chase as Southern league races tighten
The Associated Press notes Nash’s Nashville club near wrapping up the era title while Little Rock, Birmingham, and the trio of Chattanooga New Orleans and Atlanta slug for first division positions. New Orleans edged Atlanta 2 1 in the ninth to extend an eight game winning streak. Birmingham beat Chattanooga 9 0 as Vallie Eaves pitched well. Knoxville topped Memphis 5 2 and Nashville’s game at Little Rock was rained out.
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Jack Bolling
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Vallie Eaves
Baron Mager
Johnny Riddle
Chuck Aleno
Knoxville
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It's the Way They Throw Em Makes Chunkers Famous
Carl Hubbell and other famed pitchers popularized left handers and knuckleballing styles. The piece explains various pitches including screwball fadeaway knuckler slider and submarine, with notes on grip, movement, legality, and umpire challenges. It highlights Hubbell as the iconic screwball and mentions notable throwers like Feller Auker and Leonard.
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New York
Carl
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Goofy Gomez
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Eddie Cicotte
Carl Mays
Urban Faber
Bucky Walters
Dutch Leonard
Jim Tobin
Claude Passeau
Walter Johnson
Paul Derringer
Chicago Cubs
Mays
Elden Auker
Brooklyn
Fred Fitzsimmons
Tot Presnell
Presnell
Auker
Men In Blue
Bob Feller
Naval pre flight to field five varsity teams next fall
Lieut Comdr Frank Wickhorst says football mirrors war without guns and bayonets. Naval pre flight will field five varsity teams at Chapel Hill Iowa City Del Monte St Marys and Athens with 1800 cadets at each school to compete in a 10 sport program led by swimming as key. The aim is to build competitive spirit and vital teamwork for the war effort. Franklin favored the turkey as national emblem over the eagle.
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Frank W. Wickhorst
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Athens
Wickhorst
Naval Aviation
Tom Hamilton
Navy
Spindrift Navy pre flight moves to six day week
The Iowa Navy pre flight school Spindrift will start a six day week in July with the daily sports period removed from Saturdays. The change could affect upcoming football season while other stations may adopt similar schedules. Gene Mauck, 17, of Los Angeles, is the new Dodgers shortstop candidate after training with the team days. Carl Hubbell, turning 40, shagged flies during pre game practice.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Iowa Navy
Spindrift
Dodgers
Gene Mauck
Los Angeles
Mickey Owen
Cliff Dapper
Roy Partee
Carl Hubbell
Tennis Rain Hits USLTA Treasury at Nationals
The new National tennis championship plan would lose revenue if rain forces daily play and pushes finals past Labor Day. Retired star Les McCrabb returns to pro baseball with Lancaster in the Interstate League while Fred Sheffield gains travel funds via community support. The University of Iowa T club launches Nile Kinnick memorial scholarship inviting donations to aid fall term athletes.
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Les McCrabb
Lancaster County
Connie Mack
Lancaster
Fred Sheffield
Utah U. Frosh
Kaysville
Utah
University of Iowa
Nile Kinnick
Iowa
Seven blocks of granite cadet pilots and sports at bases
Mike Kochel of Fordham trains as a flying cadet at Bainbridge Georgia while Claude Corbitt moves to Columbus Mississippi advanced flying school. Capt Leland Hanley leads Cherry Point Marine base athletics and Frank Meelyea shifts from baseball to pitching at Fort Sheridan.
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Fordham
Bainbridge
Army Air Field
Claude Corbitt
Dodgers
Advanced
Columbus
Miss
Leland Hanley
Northwestern
South Carolina
U. Grid
Pat
Marines
Cherry Point
N. C
Marine Air Base
Frank Meelyea
Boston Braves
Fort Sheridan
Baseball Results From Associated Press National American
National games saw Boston 7 Philadelphia 0 and Brooklyn 7 New York 4 while Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 0 stood as the only other result. American action had Boston 7 Philadelphia 1 Chicago 5 St. Louis 3 and Washington 3 New York 2 with Cleveland at Detroit listed as a pending pod. Southern standouts included Atlanta 1 New Orleans 2 Nashville at Little Rock ppd and Knoxville 5 Memphis 2 plus Chattanooga 9 Birmingham 0.
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Associated Press
Convict Captured After Birmingham Escape
In Birmingham on June 23 Chief Deputy Sheriff Wilton Hogan said Stanley Hursley, 34, who escaped from Atmore prison last Wednesday, was recaptured yesterday. The day also listed games: New York at Brooklyn, Philadelphia at Boston, Pittsburgh at Chicago, Chicago at St Louis, Washington at New York, Cleveland at Detroit, Boston at Philadelphia night, and Atlanta at New Orleans.
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Birmingham
Wilton Hogan
Stanley Hursley
Atmore
Sox Rise Toward Lead as Red Sox Rally Strong
The Boston Red Sox surge into contention with a 7-1 win over the Athletics led by Tex Hughson and consecutive homers from Eddie Lake and Bill Conroy. Washington beat the Yankees 3-2 to narrow the gap, while the Dodgers gained on the Cardinals with a 7-4 victory.
Suspect Hides in Swamps After Evasion
The officer quoted Hurley as saying he hid in swamps near Atmore for three days after eluding bloodhounds. He was serving a 10 year sentence for burglary and grand larceny, records showed.
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Hurley
Atmore
USLTA Sets Six Day 1943 National Tennis Championships
The United States Lawn Tennis Association will stage the 1943 national championships at Forest Hills starting September 1 through Labor Day September 6. Titleholders will be decided in five divisions with singles fields limited to 32 players and doubles to 16 teams, and events will be held on the Westside courts.
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New York
USLTA
Westside
Forest Hills
Dodds Sets New American Record in 2 000 Meter Run
In Passaic New Jersey on June 23 Gil Dodds a Boston divinity student ran the 2000 meter race in five minutes 38 8 seconds to set an American record. The mark is 27 seconds slower than the world record set by Gunder Haegg in Sweden. A A U Secretary Dan Ferris said the event had never been run before in the United States.
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N. J
Gil Dodds
Boston Divinity
Gunder Haegg
Sweden
Dan Ferris
United States
Whirlaway to Seek Another Wad at Arlington
Whirlaway, a celebrated five year old, is poised to start a new campaign after a 191 day layoff. In Arlington Park’s program on Saturday Mar-Kell won the mile race by two and a half lengths with stablemate Mr Long Tail aiding in teamwork while Whirlaway finished third, three quarters of a length behind Kings Abbey.
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Whirlaway
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Long Tail
Mar-Kell
King’s Abbey
Raider Captain Undergoes Leg Operation
Decatur football captain Jimmy P. Caudill is in Colbert County Hospital with a leg injury from last fall. He is expected to be released Friday and remains a cadet in the United States Army Air Corps Reserves, subject to call in December.
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P. Tf
Caudill Decatur
Colbert County
Young Caudill
United States Army Air Corps
Segura Dominates Filer At National Tennis Meet
Francisco Segura, University of Miami business major and tennis standout, defeated Horace Filer of Depauw 6-1 6-0 in straight sets in the NCAA tournament second round. Segura advances while other seeds like Earl Cochell, Robert Goolman, Tom Brown Jr, Earl Bartlett, and James Evert remain in competition.
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Francisco Segura
University of Miami
Horace Filer
Depauw
Northwestern University
Segura
National Collegiate Athletic Association
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Filer
Francisco
Earl Cochell
Southern California
Robert Oolman
Washington
Tom Brown, Jr
California
Earl Bartlett
Tulane
James Evert
Notre Dame
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