Baseball league forms for summer play in Wiregrass region
The newly formed Wiregrass Baseball League plans summer play for boys aged about 11 to 15. Jock Howater leads organizers and says 4 or more teams are expected with policies to be adopted at a Friday meeting. League aims to avoid school team interference while inviting school-age players to register and join.
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Paseball Eague
Jock Hovater
Ping
Ovater Pereson
VC Laxey
Fred O'Bren
Earl Jaemas
Bill Lowe
Taemas
Howator
Howater
Bop
Jacksonville
Fla
Johnny Greco
Chuck Taylor
Duan Zunts
Mexia
New York Nime
Ike Wilcame
Trevion
N. J
Finney General
Thoresville
Jock Horton
Andalusia
Tereabout
Hospital
Thomasville
Branch Rockey
Brooklyn Dodgers
West Pom
Dodgers
Buckey
Harlem
West Point
Richey
New York
Dodger
Rickey
Giants Player Leaves for Pre Induction Physical
Bruce Sloan of the New York Giants was scheduled to depart for Oklahoma City today to undergo a pre induction physical examination.
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New York
Bruce Sloan
New York Giants
Outfolder
Oklahoma City
Newsome to Pitch A's opener at Shibe Park
AP report states Louis Newsome influenced Connie Mack to return Newsome as pitcher for the Philadelphia Athletics against the Washington Senators at Shibe Park today. Earl Leonard to start for the Senators. Twenty thousand youths exit orphanages yearly seeking work as they reach independence.
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Newsome
Philadelphia
Louis
Bobo
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington Senators
Shibe Park
Earl
Dutch) Leonard
Senators
Major League Clubs Open 4th Wartime Baseball Season
Fourteen major league clubs prepared to start a wartime season before about 150000 fans as pennant races loom. Key matchups had St Louis meeting Detroit and Chicago hosting the Cardinals, while Cincinnati expected the largest crowd for the Reds opener against the Pirates.
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SY Jack Hand
New York
Ford Frick
Will Harridge
Cardinals
Browns
Luke Sewells Broome
Detroit
Tigers
Sportsman's Park
Chicago
Conweather
Horners
Emmie Bonham
New York Yankees
Hal Troaky
Chicago White Sox
Pete Coscarart
Pittsburgh
Jeff Heath
Cleveland
Coop ‘Er Boys
Cincinnati
Reds
Frankie Frisch
Pirates
St. Loui
Washington
Larry MacPhail
Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia
Franklin
Roosevelt
Gallith Stadium
Southern Association Cuts Rosters Ahead of Season
With the season opening in ten days the Southern Association trims rosters. Little Rock sent Mel Ams Harville Jukes Red Connor Albert Stawicki Dick Richter to Martinsville while Chester Thu Bob Risinger Bob Helquist Joe Cannon Harold Carney received outright releases. Other notes include New Orleans Pelicans losing 2 1 to U S Naval Hospital in an exhibition, Mobile Bears beating Keeesler Field’s fliers 5 3, Hector Araga being sent to Williamsport Pa, and Atlanta Crackers starting a road trip to Ft Benning after a 3 3 tie with vets.
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Atlanta
Southern Association
Little Rock
Martinsville
North Carolina State League
Mel Ams
Harville Jukes
Red Connor
Albert Stawicki
Dick Richter
Chester Thu
Bob Risinger
Bob Helquist
Joe Cannon
Harold Carney
New Orleans
New Orleans Pelicans
U. S Naval Hospital
Neil Andrews
Pelians
Naval Hospital
Mouile
Mobile Bears
Keeesler
Chattanooga
Hector Araga
Willamsport
Lookouts
Rey Wilson
Montgomery
Ala
Angel Fletas
Birmingham
John Tki
John Stiarra
Birmingham Barons
Ft Benning
Ft. Benning
Nashville
Yannigans
Hank Stone
Joe Locallo
Atlanta Crackers
Noise In The Air Fools The Foe Over Burma
A noisy Harvard ATG trainer helped mislead Japanese forces during British troop movements west of Mandalay Burma. An RAF pilot caused a deafening roar to simulate air activity drawing antiaircraft fire, buying time for ground troops before Hurricanes took over.
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Washington
Irrawady River
Mandalay
Burma
Griffith Praises Washington Senators in Wartime Era
Washington veteran Clark Griffith, 75, head of the Senators, extols his players and the nation. He notes 24 active service members from his club, 11 in training, about 690 pro players in service before Pearl Harbor, and nearly 5,500 now serving. He urges baseball to lead in military support, previews a strong 1945 lineup with Case, Binks, Chipple, Kuhel, and Burka, and pledges commitment to performance despite wartime constraints.
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Chip Royal
Washington
Yoyve
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Capital Clubs
Forrest Brewer
Elmer Gedeon
Slimmy Trimble
Fox
Pearl Tra
Army
Navy
Griff Wn
Jas
Harland Clift
Gil Torre
Hum
Hell
George
George Binks
Walter Chipple Birks
Milwaukee
Chipple
Cane
Ivy
Suggs shoots 71 at Pinehurst in bold opening round
Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Georgia, a 1942 North South champion, emerges as a top challenger to defending Pinehurst titleholder Estelle Lavason Page of Chapel Hill. Suggs leads medal honors with 71 in qualifying while Page qualifies at 72 along with South Carolina rival Jene Crum Covington.
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Georgia
Damapioh
Estelle Lavason Page
Chapel Hal
Pinehurst
Louse Sages
Lithia Springs
Paxe
South Carolina
Bus Jene Crum Covington
Orangebure
Wiss Suggs
Thomas R Rudeo
Roselyn
Page
Patrcia Harrington
Steubenville
St Louis Teams Pithed To Repeat City Officials Fight
Fragmented OCR text mentions St Louis teams and public officials. reference to city events, May 1, and mayoral context with stalled plans and a budget figure. Details are unclear but indicate local sports and municipal concerns in a historic city setting.
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St. Louis
Baseball scorelines and standings from major leagues
The Associated Press reports today’s American League games featuring De Ron at St Louis and Boston at New York with late afternoon starts. Chicago at Cleveland. Washington at Philadelphia. National League matchups include Philadelphia at Brooklyn New York at Boston Pittsburg at Cincinnati and Tours at Chicago. New York City is noted as the world’s diamond cutting center.
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Associated Press
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Cleveland
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LF AG
Heyy
Ag Abe
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Aioe Win
the Associates Press
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Boston
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Tours
New York City
THEATRE WEEK SHOWS AND STARS MIXED BILLS
The program runs through the week featuring Marivrvall and Preston Fastae plus Tbhandurhead with Songs Filrka and a string of acts. Wednesday to Sunday list headliners like Allan Lane, Weary Stewart, Tom Seale, Adela Mera Jq and a Saturday midnight show with Jala Crear and George Sandere in Hat guder F109.
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Preston
Virgin
Allan Lane
Weary Stewart
Miavetuseh
Morterre
Tom Seale
Adela Mera
Pele
Lale
Jala Crear
George Sandere
Ann Baelar
Selph Welle
Tarert
Myrise
Cooper Brothers Report To Cardinals
Cooper brothers Morton and Walker rejoin the St Louis Cardinals for the opener with the Chicago Cubs after threatening to quit baseball over pay. They will await further salary adjustments but will not accept less than 15 dollars per year. Also notes prisoner of war letter seeking factory work and a Midland City man killing a large rattlesnake with sixteen rattles.
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ST Louis
Morton
Walker Cooper
Crucego
St Loui Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Leste O'Connor
Coopers
St Teoula
WS Cogburn
Midland City
Cogburn
Mur teruti. Last Artec err' pers in Mex co
Fragmentary OCR notes describe a dubious event involving an Artec error and a person linked to Mex County. The text references a bar and central route, with unclear details and a claimed 6 percent figure. Further readable context is required to identify involved names, places, and concrete actions.
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