News snippets and sports notes from wartime era
A collage of sports and military items notes short baseball games from 1910 and 1918, protests about fight club shows, Columbia football outlook, a grounder injuring Elbie Fletcher, Morcilline hair tonic ads, and Navy and Army transfers. Tennessee reports two varsity athletes remaining as several peers depart for Marine training at Duke University.
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Knoxville, Tenn
University of Tennessee
Marine Corps
Duke University
Bill Bailey
Bill Weight
Mason Propps
Vola
George Balitsaria
Allen
Chandler
Jim Myers
Billy Bevis
Bob Dobelstein
Army
Yankees and Indians dominate 1943 All Star selections
The American League names 23 players for the July 13 game in Philadelphia, led by Yankees and Indians with 6 men each. Key selections include Bil Dickey and Joe Gordon, while nine 1942 AL stars are in service. managers listed from McCarthy to Fletcher and Blackburne.
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Dave Hoff
Chicago
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia
Shibe Park
Yankees
Indians
Joe McCarthy
New York
Washington Senators
Boston Red Sox
St Louisa Browns
Detroit Tigers
Philadelphia Athletica
Chicago White Sox
New York Polo Grounds
Bil Dickey
Yankee
Joe Gordon
Dickey
Spurgeon Chandler
Ernie Bonham
Tex Hughson
Os Judd
Boston
Emil Leonard
Washington
Harald H Newhouser
Detroit
James Bagby
al Smith
Cleveland
Bill Dickey
Buddy Rosar
Jake Early
Ken Kellner
Loui Boudreau
Rudy York
Vernon Stephens
St. Louis
Dick Siebert
Philadelphi
Luke Appileg
Bobby Doerr
Charley Keller
John Lindell
Chet Lanbs
George Case
Hob Johnson
Jeff Heath
Lena Blackburne
Art Fletcher
Dave Keefe
John Schulte
Eddie Froelich
Red Ruffing
al Benton
Sid Hudson
George Tebbetts
In- Nelder
Phil Rizzuto
Ted Williams
Dom DiMaggio
Joe DiMaggio
Tom Henrich
Henrich
Poudreau
Cleveland Indiana
York
Tommy
Favored Entries Lose in Southern Net Meet
In Atlanta AP reports three men’s singles matches in the Southern Amateur Tennis tournament yielded upsets. Top seed Fort Gartlett of New Orleans fell to Rob Dickson of the Coast Guard 5 0 46 60 10 8 in Charleston. No. 6 seed Hank Crawford of Atlanta lost to Wade Herren of Birmingham. Second seed Jack Tuero of New Orleans advanced 6 1 6 1, setting a quarterfinal lineup including Petti t, Teagle, Denala, Dickson, Maloney, Blamark and Herren. Women’s singles saw Florence Camp of Atlanta defeat Roberta Moore 2 4 2 6 2 6 2.
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Atlanta
Fort Gartlett
New Orleans
Rob Dickson
Coast Guard
Charleston
Hank Crawford
Wade Herren
Birmingham
Herren
Cortez
Donald Floyd
Jack Tuero
Grant Shafer
St. Petersburg
Fla
Jack ‘Tuerova
Walter Pettit
Atlanta Naval Air Ste~ Thon
Jack Teagle
Johnny Denala
Bob Dickson Ve
Comdr. W. T. Maloney
Charleston Coast Guard
Tdeut
L. W. Shippey
Jacksonville
Fig
Alles McDonald
U. S. Maring Reserves
Baseball scoreboard roundup with results and upcoming games
Yesterday in the American League New York edged Cleveland in 11 innings 3 to 2 Boston tied Detroit 3 3 called at end of 12th due to darkness Washington beat Chicago 1 to 1 Philadelphia tied St Louis 4 to 4 League leaders New York Washington Boston Chicago Detroit St Louis Philadelphia with corresponding records. National League Cincinnati 5 Brooklyn 5 St Louis 5 New York 4 Chicago 5 Boston 2 Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 3 Tonight Chicago at Boston Cincinnati at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Southern Association Nashville 4 6 Knoxville 3 3 Chattanooga at Atlanta Little Rock 2 2 Birmingham 10 New Orleans at Knoxville Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Chattanooga Birmingham at Nashville
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New York
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
St Louie
L Pet
St. Louis
St. Lows
Cincinnat
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Foday
Cincinnati
Southern Association
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Boston Sass
Pet
Birmingham Or
Knoxville Ae
Ben Hogan challenged by Texan laurels in Amarillo
-Elmer Winn of Plainview Texas proposes a betting challenge to Ben Hogan, claiming he could beat Hogan if Hogan shot under his age. The story places Winn in the ninth annual Tri-State Senior tournament where older golfers compete at a minimum age, and mentions a distant note about a long necked East African dinosaur from millions of years ago.
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Amarillo
Texas
Elmer Winn
Ben Hogan
Ben
Elmer
Plainview
Tex
F Hogan
Winnie
K. Winn
Berg Draws Fox In Women's Open Semi Final
Patty Berg and Katy Fox advanced to the Women's Open semifinals in Chicago as 18 year old Fox from Glen Ridge matched the veteran Berg of Minneapolis. Dorothy Germain and Dorothy Kirby also reached the last four after strong play in lengthy rounds.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Catherine Fox
Glen Ridge
N. J
Jack Fox
New Jersey
Kidderminster
England
Xolt Club
Katy
Cnemebacker
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Dorothy Germain
Danter
Philadelphia
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Pailty
Miss Germain
Beaver College
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Kay Byrne
Rye
N. Y
Miss Fox
Spors
Margaret Russell
Detroit
O. H. Ramadka
Rochester
Minn
Miss Kirby
Betty Jane Hammerle
St. Louis
Elizabeth Hicks
Long Beach
Calif
Local Screenings and Guests Hit Weekend Schedule
Friday brings the Laurel and Raydy act with Lant Timen and Pat O'Brien to site orbuga. Saturday features The Manquiteara and Sherlock Holmes in Washington plus Basil Rathborns. Late shows include Franchet Tone with Ann Baxter. Sunday and Monday offer Abbott and Coatallo in Hit Tha Tes.
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Timen
Pat O'Brien
Bombardier
Fridey
Laurel
Raydy
Site Orbuga
the Manquiteara
Ridara
Rio Grande
Basil Rathborns
Nic Bruce
Sherlock Holmes
Washington
Franchet Tone
Ann Baxter
Eris Strohelm
Cairo
Abbott and Coatallo
Napier May Upset Air Corps League Standings Sunday
Napier Field faces Gruffies at Spence Field in Wiregrass Memorial Stadium on Sunday July 4 at 1 pm in a key first half battle. The Napier nine clash with Camp Rucker earlier Saturday at Moody Field, while Gruffies lineup features Lt Day pitching with Sgt Coburn catching and Napier batting leader Napier’s clean up batter at first.
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Spence Field
Gruffies
Wiregrass Memorial Stadium
Napier Field
Bowers
South Georgia
Serder Air Corps
Camp Rucker
Spence Pield
Marianas Aap
Johnny Bryan
Andalusia
Keystone
Leon Harris
Cpl
Sparkast
Lt Day Hes
Frank Agatone
Bushwicks
Jack Wingo
Gruffien
Ater
Pvt
Emerity
Willie Carter
Frank Horton
Trainor
Moody Field
Napier Nine
Gunder Haegg Slated To Run In Chicago
Swedish distance star Gunder Haegg is set to race at Soldier Field in the Central A A U meet in Chicago tomorrow night. Track fans doubt big turnout despite his return to U.S. competition as Haegg winds down his warmup while Dodds Thompson Efaw and Phillips are also slated to compete.
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Chicago
Gunder Heegg
United States
Central Amateur Athletic Union
Mammoth Soldier Field
Haege
G1 Dodds
Jerry Thompson
Forrest Efaw
Roy Phillips
Haegg
Sweden
Incident on the links ends with dispute about putt
Miss Hicks drew the referee’s attention to a golf altercation as Kirby failed to concede a six inch putt, leading to questions over loss of the hole. The moment reflected irritation on the course and a disputed outcome between players.
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Mise
Kirby
Miss Hicks
Gasder Beats Rice in New York as Central AAU Trots in
The article describes Gasder defeating Greg Rice in New York two weeks earlier, with the routs shortened to two miles and two possible surprises. Central A. A. U. adds an attraction as Hable Cornelian Warmerdem, pole vault record holder, returns after several appearances and shows clear form.
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Gasder
Greg Rice
New York
Central A. A
Hable Cornelian Warmerdem
Helder
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Halas
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Birmingham, Ala
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Millone
Katy Fox
Theatre
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Felday
Tom Keane
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Noel Coward
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