Boys Wanted to Play Ball in American Legion Teams
Boys aged 14 to 17 are invited to form American Legion 7 Baseball teams at the Armory on Monday afternoon at five. Henry Glade will coach. no training, travel, or equipment costs. Nationwide league play begins June 30 with over 20,000 teams in competition. amateurs only and players must be under 17 by Jan 1, 1944 and registered with the department athletic officer.
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American Legion
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Armory
Henry Glade
National Americanisn
Legion
Department Athletic Officer
State Department
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Decatur
Major League Baseball Scores and Postponements
In the American League, Philadelphia beat Detroit 2 to 2 and Washington defeated Cleveland 4 to 2. St Louis edged Boston 3 to 2. New York at Chicago was postponed due to rain. In the National League, Boston lost 0 to 1 to Pittsburgh. Chicago at Philadelphia postponed by rain, Cincinnati at New York postponed, St Louis at Brooklyn postponed. Southern Association no games scheduled.
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St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
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Aes
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Cleveland
Giana
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Knoxville
Washington
St.Louis
National Cincinnati
Tigers Best On The Road
Detroit seeks a pennant bid with another road game as Yesi Ching and Sam Harris power a 2-0 loss to Philadelphia. Al Javery endures a string of losses after seven hits in two innings as Pittsburgh penalties and NL game delays unfold. Browns rally to beat Boston 3-2 as Washington edges the Yankees per late-night results.
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Associated Press
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Yesi Ching
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Tigers
Johnny Gorsica
Cleveland
Sam Harris
Piattandelphia
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al Javery
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Javery
Chicago
Frankie Frisch
Babe Pinelli
Pete Coscarart
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
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Yankees
Bob Muncrief
George McQuinn
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Viestory
Washington
Mickey Haefner
1919 Paris Games reunion and Texas track meet
Fifteen of twenty two American expeditionary force rowers from the 1919 Paris Inter Allied Games plan a Harlem River mile workout using a Columbia University shell for the outing. In Dallas the Southwestern AAU meet draws an expected crowd of 5000 with headliners Charley Parker and Pete Watson. In Aklaroma City Lou Nova may hire Frank Paccassi as referee for his June 2 bout with Buddy Scott, amid skepticism from Eddie Sears.
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American Expeditionary Force
Paris
Harlem
Columbia University
Dallas
Texas
P. C. Cobb
Charley Parker
San Antonio
Pete Watson
Pete
Fort Sam Houston
Aig
Texas A. and
Aklaroma
Paccassi
One Arm Umpire Collapses After Bench Dispute in PCL
Henry Fanning, a one armed umpire in the Pacific Coast League, collapsed on the field after a heated argument with Oakland manager Ralph Ca milli over a plate decision. He was hospitalized in satisfactory condition with a heart attack diagnosed. Philadelphia report adds Ika Williams not for sale per Don McCarthy.
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Calif
Henry Fanning
Ralph Camilli
Oakland
Philadelphia
Ika Williams
Don McCarthy
DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE AND CRYPTOQUOTE CLUES
A dense page item lists crossword across and down clues with many numbered entries and a cryptoquote. It includes instructions and sample entries, plus a quoted Coleridge line and syndicate credit.
Colleges producing major league stars in baseball history
Brooklyn fans learn Eddie Basinski from Buffalo U adds depth at second base for the Dodgers. The roundup lists many hall of fame players with college backgrounds including Gehrig Columbia Collins Fordham Sewell Alabama Sisler Michigan Hooper St Marys Combs Kentucky teachers Cree Penn State Sockalexis Holy Cross Cochrane Boston U Mathewson Bucknell Coombs Colby Reulbach Notre Dame Lyons Baylor Bender Carlisle Plank Gettysburg Joss Wisconsin Overall California.
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Brooklyn
Dodger
Eddie Basinski
Eddie
Buffalo U
Lou Gehrig
Columbia
Jake Stahl
Illinois
Eddie Collins
Frank Frisch
Fordham
Jimmy Collins
Canisius
Joe Dugan
Holly Cross
Short
Joe Sewell
Alabama
Jack Collins
Holy Cross
George Sisler
Michigan
Harry Hooper
St. Mary’s
Earle Combs
Kentucky
Birdie. Cree
Penn State
Riggs Stephenson
Louis Sockalexis
Notre Dame
Mickey Cochrane
Boston U
Bill Carrigan
Christy Mathewson
Bucknell
Jack Coombs
Colby
Ed Reulbach
Vermont
Ted Lyons
Baylor
Chief Bender
Carlisle
Eddie Plank
Gettysburg
Addie Joss
Wisconsin
Orrie Overall
California
Red Wings sign Chin brothers from Lucknow family
The Detroit Red Wings signed William Albert and George Chin brothers from Lucknow Ontario. Their parents were born in China. The deal aims to boost the club and draw attention away from other concerns.
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Detroit Red Wings
William
Albert
George
Lucknow
China
Jolly Jacek Adams
Packers Rally Cancelled by Purdue Coaching Offer
Cecil Isbell prepared to rejoin the Green Bay Packers next season but received a head coaching offer from Purdue. Don Hutson remains unsettled with Purdue Boilermakers as the situation brews. Dodgers may land Lloyd Waner Jr as a potential shortstop if he holds out long enough, while his mother coaches his Cub Scouts team in Oklahoma City. Dale Stafford notes a feminine racing development.
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Green Bay Packers
Purdue
Hutson
Boilermakers
Dodgers
Lloyd Waner Jr
Oklahoma City
Dale Stafford
Autograph bids and college gridiron changes announced
Comedian Olson and John son bid $25 000 for the Negro lightweight while Penn and Duke plan a season opener at Franklin Field with Princeton withdrawing from football. Ensign Adolph Kiefer, holder of 40 backstroke records, forecasts peak form may extend five more years and staying in shape could keep him competitive until age 30.
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University of Pennsylvania
Duke University
Duke
Princeton
Penn
H. Jamison Swarts
Swarts
Franklin Field
Bainbridge
Adolph Kiefer
Louisiana’s Two Independent Phases in History
Louisiana was an independent state twice in its history. It lasted ten months after a 1769 revolt against Spanish rule and six weeks after secession from the Union in 1861 before joining the Confederacy.
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Union
Confederacy
Cubs Eddie Sauer Ties Pro Debut Hopes With Strong Nashville Stats
Eddie Sauer, brother of Hank Sauer, rose from Elon College to pro ball in 1940. He hit .368 for Nashville last season, leading the Southern Association in batting, runs, total bases and doubles. He played three homers in an Akron exhibition against the Yankees. A fan at the Detroit fair grounds recently couldn’t understand why a $2 win ticket wasn’t paid from a $1,500 purse stated in the program.
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Reds
Eddie
Elon College
Akron
Yankees
Nashville
Southern Association
Grass grows on Speedway grounds as Indy 500 plans fade
Indianapolis May 26 Grass is growing on the two and a half mile Speedway track as no cars test for the 500 mile race this year War and memories mark the fate of the event. Theodore Myers vice president of the speedway says it is too early to judge when racing will resume Al Rickenbacker the manager expresses cautious optimism that the race can return though repairs are needed. Myers nostalgically recalls the grandstand flags and the anticipated peak of excitement around Memorial Day while grass blankets the deserted motordrome.
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Speedway City
Adianapolis
Theodore
Pop) Myers
Speedway Corporation
al Rickenbacker
Eddie V. Rickenbacker
Speedway
Rickenbacker
Myers
Sauer’s Swing Stirs Fielding Critique in Game
In a tough matchup, Sauer’s defense drew flak after a hard line drive to left field. Ivar Goodman has been getting the cat lately, while the team notes a sweet hitter is hampered by the Sauer infield.
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Ivar Goodman
Sauer
British POWs Reported Killed in French Bombing
A German controlled Paris radio claimed 500 British prisoners of war were killed and over 120 injured in a bombing near Epinal France. The report lacked independent verification and may be propaganda.
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London
Paris
Epinal
France
Navy discloses first rocket attack on U boat
Washington reports that a Navy bombing plane destroyed a German U-boat with a 56 inch rocket a new Navy projectile. It marks the first attack with the new ordnance and indicates rocket firing planes have been active for several months.
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Navy
Sugar maple tapping age limits revealed
A report notes that sugar maple trees are rarely suitable for tapping until they reach about 40 years old, affecting maple syrup production timelines and tree management practices.
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