SEC Looks to Limited Play in Wartime Conference
The SEC executive committee adopted a limited play as you go plan for fall and winter, allowing service members with three years of varsity or pro experience to participate in SEC sports with CO approval. Civilian transfers remain restricted while some schools plan to continue athletics. LSU announced two 1943 football games, hosting Alabama Sept 25 and visiting Georgia Tech Nov 6, first meetings since 1933.
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Tulane
S. E. C. Sports
Alabama
Georgia
Georgia Tech
Louisana State
University of Mississippi
Vanderbilt
Auburn
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mike Conner
Louisiana State University
T. P. Heard
LSU
Tigers
Baton Bage
Atlanta
Louisiana Arynee
Dodgers to Hold Cincinnati War Relief Doubleheader
Outfielder Dixie Walker will sing between halves of the Dodgers Cincinnati war relief doubleheader at Fenfield Wednesday. Other acts also are planned as part of the program.
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Brooklyn
Dixie Walker
Dodger
Cincinnati
Fhketsfield
End of the great experiment hints Florida to host spring training
Al Lang the Voice of St Pete tours major league cities dropping hints that Florida would be glad to have baseball clubs train there again next spring. Army leases on hotels are ending and Bob Foote notes the White Sox pledged to drill in Pasadena next spring with possible Dodger joiner.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
al Lang
Voice
St. Pete
Florida
Bob Foote
Pasadena
Calif
Star-News
White Sox
Dodgers
California Tech
Bob
Erudite
Military courtesy blurs lines as officer and player pair up
In 1929 Ray Navin of the University of Detroit football team formed a notable right end with Art Anderson at right tackle. Recently Navin, now Pvt. Navin, transferred from Fort Custer to Indian Town Gap where the new commanding officer is Lieut. Art Anderson, prompting attention for a salute omission and lack of reprimand.
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Ray Navin
University of Detroit
Art Anderson
Fort Custer
Mich
Indiantown Gap
Lieut
Boxing promotion linked to Chattanooga baseball chief
Joe Engel, president of the Chattanooga Baseball Club, wired Angelo Pucci to hire fistic talent for upcoming fights he plans to promote. After 16 years in hockey, Larry Aurie leaves the sport to become a field investigator for Detroit Juvenile Probation. Lieut. Ted Lyons of the Marines owns a watch that plays tunes to wake at 5 30 a m with the hoped joke Oh How I Hate To Get Up In The Morning.
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Chattanooga Baseball Club
Angelo Pucci
Tippy Larkin
Joe
Larry Aurie
Detroit Probate Court
Ted Lyons
The
Marines
Football of 1943 will be players game says coach
Dick Cullum notes Minneapolis Times interview with a coach predicting the 1943 football season. He says players must decide to play boldly, take risks, and ease wartime tension by throwing the ball and embracing a carefree style.
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Dick Cullum
Minneapolis
Military ace pilots and tennis talent mix in wartime notices
Ken Kavanaugh, ex Bears end, flies bomber for Gen Doolittle and tours Sicily. Don Goldbeck wins Oklahoma A&M service tennis title. other entrants include Bob Deacon, John Tarrant, Harry Mack, and Abraham Levitan. Gene Goudreault reports to Jacksonville naval air station. Charley O’Rourke now ensign in Navy.
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Ken Kavanaugh
Chicago Bears
Jimmy Doolittle
Sicily
Oklahoma A
Don Goldbeck
Army
Texas
Bob Deacon
Arkansas
John Tarrant
Illinois
Harry Mack
California
Abraham Levitan
New York
Gene Goudreault
Charley O'Rourke
Boston College
Jacksonville
Fla., Naval Air Station
O'Rourke
Navy
Courtland Army Air Field Trainers edge TVA 5 4 in league thriller
Staging a storybook finish, the Courtland Army Air Field Basic Trainers erased a late TVA lead to win 5-4 on Priday night in USC Industrial league action. Mike Graci doubled with two on, then scored on a wild pitch for the decisive run. H. Jones homered early, Kowalek led at bat with a .415 average, and six others hit over .300. The Trainers sit 1½ games behind first place Alloys. The Basic Flyers, Courtland’s Negro entry, beat Tuscumbia 4-1 Tuesday and will debut in the Decatur softball league next week under Lt. Robert B Russell.
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TVA
USC
Alloys
Courtland
Mike Graci
H. ©. Jones
John Kowalek
Big Gun
Courtland Squadron
Basic Flying School
Tri-Cities
Tuscumbia
Basic Flyers
Decatur
Robert 8. Russell
Atiff
Two Games Slated In Delano Tonight At Delano Park
Two games are scheduled at the arc lighted diamond in Delano Park tonight. The first game starts at 7 45 and features the Courtland Basic Flyers versus the 5th Training Detachment at Southern Aviation. The second game pairs the Maintenance entry of Southern Aviation with the Austinville team.
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Courtland Basic Flyers
Southern Aviation
Austinville
Fliers Killed in Gunter Field Training Plane Crash
First Lieutenant Joseph W. Madderx age 28 of the Gunter Field advisory training board was killed and Warrant Officer James A. Cophee seriously injured in a basic training plane crash near Kingsport Tennessee yesterday. Official flight status and investigation details were released by Gunter Field.
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Ala
Joseph W. Madderx
Gunter Field
National League Baseball Scores Summary
The Associated Press reports NL results with Cincinnati defeating Pittsburgh 6 to 5 and 3 to 1, Boston routing New York 10 to 0 and 1 to 6, St. Louis 3 to 4, Chicago 2 to 3, Brooklyn 9 to 6 and Philadelphia 4 to 0.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Boston
New York
St. Louis
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Baseball scores recap from the American League games
Detroit lost to St Louis 3 to 9 while Philadelphia was drubbed by Washington 0 to 5. New York and Boston tied 3 to 3 after 12 innings. Chicago and Cleveland won their games 1 to 2 and 2 to 0 respectively.
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Washington
New York
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Chicago
Cleveland
Southern Association Scores and Standings Snapshot
New Orleans split with Memphis 7-8 and 4-2 while Chattanooga was swept by Atlanta 0-6 and 3-3. Nashville routed Knoxville 9-0 to stay ahead 8-5 in game one at 11 innings. Little Rock defeated Birmingham 10-1 to 1-3.
International League scoreboard recap
Jersey City defeated by Buffalo 16 to 1 while Newark fell to Rochester 2 to 3. Toronto beat Syracuse 4 to 0 and Montreal overwhelmed Baltimore 84 to 2.
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Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Montreal
Baltimore
Piedmont League Standings Snapshot
Portsmouth 10 6 leads Roanoke 0 4 as Richmond 9 4 edges Lynchburg 1 5 in 11 innings second game. Norfolk 3 2 atop Durham 0 0 in a tight row of results.
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Roanoke
Richmond
Lynchburg
Norfolk
Durham
American Association scores update from Toledo to Milwaukee
Toledo 7 11, Indianapolis 6 2. Columbus 6 8, Louisville 2 7 in 10 innings. St Paul 8 4, Kansas City 1 0. Milwaukee 14 3, Minneapolis 5 11.
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Indianapolis
Columbus
Louisville
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Kansas City
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
American Association
No games scheduled for today across leagues
The schedule lists several night matchups with no daytime games. Cincinnati visits Pittsburgh under lights, and Jersey City travels to Buffalo while Newark, Syracuse, Indianapolis, Louisville, Kansas City, and Milwaukee also host or visit others at night.
Major Southern matchups listed for night basketball card
Chattanooga visits Atlanta for a night game while Little Rock travels Birmingham. Nashville plays at Knoxville and Memphis goes to New Orleans in a slate of key Southeast showdowns.
Joe Gordon Reawakens With Four Hits In Twin Bill
Joe Gordon shows signs of life with four hits in a doubleheader for the Yankees, including a two-run homer that powered a 3-2 opener win over the Red Sox. The Yankees hold a two game lead in the American League pennant race as other league actions unfold.
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Associated Press
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Red Sox
Bombers
Flash
Howie Krist
St. Louis Cardinals
Cleveland
Cris Hockett
Cincinnati Reds
Yanks
Major League Leaders in Batting Pitching and Stolen Bases
Major leaders include Dahlgren of Philadelphia with 351, McCormick of Cincinnati 338, Vaughan of Brooklyn 53 runs and 81 hits, Dimaggio of Pittsburgh 42 RBIs and 7 triples, Musial of St Louis 10 triples, Ott of New York 8 HRs and 7 stolen bases, Krist of St Louis 6-1 and Sewell of Pittsburgh 9-2.
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National League
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Philadelphia
McCormick
Cincinnati
Vaughan
Brooklyn
Camilli
Herman
Dimaggio
Pittsburgh
Cincinati
Musial
St. Louis
Russell
Ott
New York
Krist
Sewell
Baseball leaders of the season tally top marks
Batting Hockett and Cleveland lead with 342 runs while White leads with 39. Stephens drives in 42 for St Louis and Johnson 40 for Washington. Wakefield 77 hits, Hockett 76, doubles by Laabs and Kellner at 16. Keller 10 homers, Stephens 9, Case 20 steals. Candini 1 0 and Grove 4 0 lead pitching.
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Cleveland
Stephens
St. Louis
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Philadelphia
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Keller
New York
Johnson
Wakefield
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Chicago
Limestone County bank declares semi annual dividend
Athens Alabama June 28 a Limestone County bank declared a semi annual dividend of four dollars a share and added five thousand dollars to surplus bringing the total surplus to sixty five thousand dollars and increasing the capital fund of the bank.
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Ala
Limestone County Bank
Southern Association doubleheaders yield mixed results
Memphis Chicks were the loneSA club without a win, losing 7-4 and 3-2 to New Orleans. Atlanta won the opener against Chattanooga 3-0 but lost the second 6-3. Nashville edged Knoxville 9-8 in 11 innings then blanked the Vols 5-0. Little Rock routed Birmingham 10-1 before a 3-1 abbreviated finale.
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Atlanta
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Knoxville
Smokies
Vols
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Barons
Bill Ayers
Pep” Rambert
Herb Anderson
Southern Association Hall of Fame
Anderson
Mizel Platt
Merrit Cain
Institution's capital stock and president noted
The institution lists its stock at 100,000 dollars with T. E. Williams serving as president.
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Ital
T. E. Williams
Early season baseball results sweep across leagues
Beggs pitched a six hitter as the Reds swept the Pirates 6-3 and 5-1 to lead the NL East. The Braves crushed the Giants 10-1 with a seven run sixth inning. McOtt’s Otters lost 6-0 in the second game as Johnny Wittig collected five hits. Edgar Smith’s four hitter sent the Indians to a 2-1 win over the White Sox, who won 2-0 in the follow up. The Browns beat the Tigers 6-3, with Detroit answering 9-5 in the nightcap led by Rudy York’s two homers and Dick Wakefield’s homer.
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Barons Fall as Travs Hammer Opener in Twin Bill
In the opener Birmingham pitcher Robert Ferguson struggled, lasting only two innings as the Travs built a 15 run attack. Cliff Bolton hit a homer with a man aboard and Ed Lopat contributed two singles aiding the Travs offense in a decisive second half rally.
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Traveleers
Cliff Bolton
pPeb
Ed Lopat
Travs
Robert Ferguson
Birmingham
Hamilton Fox Hound Show Set for July 5
The Hamilton Alabama fox hound show will be on July 5 at 1:00 PM with classes for all age groups pups pairs and fours and special events for stud dogs litters and handling. Judge John Henry Allen of Tukia Mississippi is invited to oversee the event. No entry or membership fee this year. The show is a favored yearly beach event.
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Alabama
Fox Hounds
John Henry Allen
Tuka
Mississippi
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