Football, travel notes and players in wartime sports page
The sports section sketches wartime team activity and travel plans. It notes coachs Harry Stuhldreher and Tom Staham with players, mentions Sgt John Derr visiting New Delhi and St Louis for the World Series, and lists service members at Keesler Field as part of football entertainment for soldiers.
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EAE
Fuutba Ucket
Harry
Wisconsin
Fulder
Tom Staham
Stuhldrewers
Staham
John Derr
CBY
New Delhi
St. Loui
Bob Hoernschemeyer
Indiana
Naval Preparatory School
Bainbridge
Keesler
Miss
Bobby Cuferstrom
Tennessee
George Huffman
Detroit Two-Man Pitching Staff Faces Browns Challenge
Detroit national two man rotation, Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout, lead the Tigers as they host St Louis in a four game set. The Browns, led by Luke Sewell, have a history of strong April showings but Detroit hopes a return from Dick Wakefield and recent surge by Trout will tilt the series in their favor.
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Jack Band
Associated Press
Detroit
St. Louis
Luke Sewell
Tigers
Yankees
St. Lews
New York
Dick Wakefield
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Trout
Newhouser
Browns
St Loui
Sig Jakuckt
Jack Kramer
Nelson Potter
Tex Shirley
Steven Sandra
al Hollingworth
Bob Muncrief
Sewell
Muncher
Jakuck
Boston
Philadelphia A's
Wascester
Si Lows
Laure
Vas
Chailey
Berk
Chicago
Cubs
St Lis
Philadelpha
Teddy Wilks
Gans
Claude Fosseau
To The Victors Belong Off Limits In Brittany
AP report notes Allied troops in Brittany face restrictions as towns are liberated. Doughboys complain limits hinder rehabilitation and civic life, claiming German signs linger and occupation policing is uneven.
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Brittany
Doughbous
Vols Take Late Lead in Crucial Farm League Bout
Memphis Travelers beat Chattanooga Reds 3 to 2 as Becher and Wooten delivered key hits in the third inning. Mel Hicks, the night before’s star, tied the game with a double, while John Lawson held the Crathers to four hits. Ossie McClure, Gene Nance, and Blackie Thompson sparked Memphis parade, placing them three games behind Atlanta as Lith Rock dropped the match.
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Becher
Fat Wooten
Mel Hicks
Slant
Tuaden
John Lawson
Woalen
Deings
Tlasad Brown
Memphis
Atlanta
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Associated Press
The report lists baseball results from multiple leagues with scattered games. It notes the National League matchups in progress or completed including Philadelphia at Boston and St Louis at Chicago, plus Southern Association results of Nashville over Chattanooga and Memphis defeating Little Rock. It also lists today’s games across leagues with pairings such as St Louis at Detroit and Chicago at Cleveland.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Southern Association
Nashville
Chattanooga
Memphis
Little Rock
Birmingham
New New Orleans
St Lous
Detroit
Cleveland
New York
Washington
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Atlanta
New Orleans
Mobile
St. Louis
Memphis Sae
Mobile Ser
Beeee
Ann Birmingham
Diplomacy On The Hoof In Tampa Baseball Notes
AP dateline Tampa reports on a soldier patient near Pete avoiding unwarranted advances. The Browns and Tigers clash as Boston and Philadelphia chase, with the Yankees and Cubs in action elsewhere. Pitching lines show mixed results including Jakucki and Muncher, while weather and rain affect schedules.
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Tampa
Fla
Pete
Theatres Tonight and Tomorrow Showings List
Theatre listings detail Abbott and Conteslant and Mack Brown in comedies and dramas. Featuring Andy Hardy Blond Trouble, Adventures of Mark Tazy, Chiba, Nothing Sacred, Cover Girl, The Old Block, and Santas Fe adventures. Multiple stars include Mickey Rooney, Lewie Stone, Fay Holden, Bonita Granville, Fredric March, Katharine Hepburn, and John Carradine among others in various showings across a weekly slate.
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Martin
Abbott
Mickey Rooney
Laws Stone Fay Holden
Bona Granville
Andy Hardy
Alabama Tonay
Tomorlow
Smiley Burnett
John Carradine
Donald O'Conner
Feagy Tyrop “Chiba
OFC
Lourie Rainer
Willian Bendis
Bob Steele
Santa Fe
Laurel
Frederik March
State Lombard
Bute Hayworth
Gene Kelly
ANT
Jon Hall
Evelyn Ankers
Allan Cur- Ha
Mans Ravenue
ABC
William Boyd
Laure
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Green
Marshall Beit
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Pi Becas Rolando
Arpas Yoga
Mexico
Eran
Murtrea
Harvey
Abe
Oles
Berkeley
Featen Marble Works
Tarzan
Don “eRed” Barry In
Pluto Cartoon
Rainer Studio
Walgreen
KODAK
Pilcher Whse. and Gin CO
Kottoms LI
Pickett
Aly
Folar Airborne Engineers
Trois
Enea
Strik
By Williams
Hos
Vols
Atlanta Crackers
Ostrang
Atha
Che
Feveive Ves
The
Alabama
Daves Theatre
Secret Service
Sdmission Orchestra
Abbott & Costello
Eid
Pt Ass
Bim
Rhdy
Rogwey Holden
Marshall
Piones
Joseph F. Cholden
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Razons
Piavicily
Ritz Snarora
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Don "Red" Barry
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