Baseball Notes and Football Hints From New York
AP roundup with NL proxy Ford Frick silent on Bill Cox protests and Phillies attendances. Army Notre Dame football matchup eyed as big game in New York. Also humor and curios from Tillie the dog to Mickey Owen and a golf note. Includes a cartoonish praise of Marty Kerrigan and a light service dept feature.
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New York
Ford Frick
Bill Cox
Phillies
Bill
Frick
Cox
West
Mickey Owen
Sara
Jon Medwick
Mickey
Medwick
Tommy Kerrigan
Sheen
Siwanoy
All Star hopefuls heat up as baseball fireworks flare
Stars from both leagues showcased power and pace in a holiday week, with Angus Galen of the Dodgers delivering a grand slam in game two after a bases loaded triple in game one. Musial Ott and DiMaggio also homered, boosting NL All Star candidacies. Yankees sweep boosts AL lead as Gordon, York and others homer in wins. Cincinnati at Boston postponed by weather.
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Judsox Bailey
Philadelphia
Rus Rockets
Billy Southworth
Joe McCarthy
Angus Galen
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Bill Michelson
Cubs
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Mel Ott
New York
Vince DiMaggio
Pittsburgh
Musial
Cardinals
Howard Krist
Seabees Leader Turns Radar Skills to Golf Ball Hunt
Petty Officer Raymond Pierce once coached at Batavia NY and now runs a weekly boxing smoker for Marines at a South Pacific outpost. Sergeant Charley Whitehead, New Jersey golf champ, earned his stripes as a radar expert. If he could adapt the radar to locate lost golf balls, the joke goes.
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Raymond Pierce
The
Seabees
Cornell
Batavia
N. Y
South Pacific
Charley Whitehead
New Jersey
Standings and results for major leagues and associations
Yesterday's results show Washington 3 beat by Detroit 4, New York 3 lost to St. Louis 8, Boston 2 over Chicago 6, Philadelphia 2 fell to Cleveland 0. Today's games include Washington at Detroit and New York at St. Louis. In the National League St Louis 2 beat Philadelphia 15, Chicago 3 defeated Brooklyn 2, Cincinnati at Boston postponed, Pittsburgh 8 swept New York 0, with remaining matchups listed. Southern Association scores include Little Rock 60 Chattanooga 5, Memphis 2 over Atlanta 5, New Orleans 3 in routs, Birmingham and Knoxville pausing. Remaining schedule features several doubleheaders and road trips.
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Pittsburgh
New York Giants
Ken Chase
Ott
Giants
Cincinnati
Boston
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Milt Byrnes
Browns
Gordon
Chet Lasbs
Vernon Stephens
Rudy York
Detroit
Bob Johnson
Washington
York
Senators
Jonnaca
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Tex Hughson
Yank Terry
Don Black
Lyman Harris
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Beston
St Louis
Brooklyn
Louis
Southern Association
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
New Orleans
Nashville
New Orleana
College Football Up To Army Says Expert
Army may still allow intercollegiate play with limited daily football time, says Sammy Weiss, PA congressman and ex Duquesne star, as colleges fear losing players to military service. Army officials argue schedules for trainees hinder football. Weiss notes officers say one to two hours daily could be devoted to the sport without harming classes.
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Washington
Army
Sammy Welas
Pennsylvania
Duquesne Star
Weiss
War Department
Army College
Rioomy
Weise
Hoya
Louis Bates Conn No 1 Challenger
Joe Louis eyes Bully Conn as top No 3 challenger while weighing 310 pounds warns extra weight may slow him. Jimmy Bivins praised as a solid fighter, with Louis noting potential to meet after the war. Louis weighs 220 as he referees amateur bouts before 30,000 fans in Pittsburgh.
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Bully Conn
Tam Maurigilo
New York
Joe
Louis
Conn
Bivins
Lous
Jimmy
Crax Smokies Open And Half With Wins
Crax and Smokies started the Southern Association second half with wins. Crackers manager Harry Hughes entrusted Elmer Rambert with mound duties, and Rambert won the first game 2 to 1 after a 16 inning complete game. Smokies beat Birmingham 2 to 1 in 10 innings and 1 to 1 in the nightcap. Nashville split with New Orleans, taking the first game 2 to 0 and losing the nightcap 10 to 8. Little Rock and Chattanooga split at Lookouts Park, each winning one.
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Associated Preas
Atlanta
Crackers
Knoxville
Smokies
Southern Association
Harry Hughes
Elmer
Pep" Rambert
Memphis Chicks
Birmingham Barong
Nashville
Vols
New Orleans
Little Rocks
Chattanooga
Lookouts
Theatres Tonight and This Week at Local Stage
Amusements list shows Franchot Tene Aum Baxter and Eric Van Bircheim in Five Groves To Cara. Writley-Masty Fonds presents The On Bow Incident. Saturday Kiddie Rhew and Double Venture with John Hubbard and Virgini Gray in Secreta of The Underwor sa dae. Mack Brown in Lonestar Trek. Late Show Balarday Night features Wickae Macmex in Tee Human Comedy. Bataan stars Robert Taylor and George Murphy. Reunion In Francs stars Joan Crawford. Alles in James Paine presents Walle Friese Masha.
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Tueday
Franchot Tene
Aum Baxter
Eric van Bircheim
Cara” Writley
New Hitters Take Over Batting Leads
In New Yorks New York World era style report two new batting leaders emerge. Frank McCormick of Cincinnati tops the National League with a .371 average overtaking Habe Dahlgren, while Guy Curtright of Chicago White Sox leads the American League with a .337 mark as Stan Musial and Billy Herman chase closely in pursuit.
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Frank McCormick
Cincinnati Redan
Guy Cartright
Chicago White Lix
Habe Dahlgren
Vernon Stephens
McCormick
Fleet
Dahlgeen
Phillies
Billy Herman
Brooklyn
Stan Musial
St. Lou
Stepheniy
J. Louis Browns
Curtright
Portmouth Cuba star pitcher dominates with three passes
PORTSMOUTH Va AP Sevir Meln of the Piedmont League leading Portamouth Cuba has been one of the strongest players this season. In 16 complete games he has 13 wins and only four walks. He has 12 consecutive games with no freshing. Turn to fist. PHILADELPHIA AP US troops in the Solomon Islands turned tap-bunting into a game like baseball. Anthony Coan Jr. reports from the South Pacific. Each man is given a team name such as the Phil Ves or the Dodgar. Each Jap kill counts as a rib. A barracuda head as high escort grams, five feet long.
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Sevir Meln
Portamouth
Cuba
Haa
Tunner
Fist
Philadelphia
United States
Solomon Islands
Anthony Coan, Jr
South Pacific
Phil Ves
Dodgar
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