Sports Notes Hint at Postwar Baseball Trends
Postwar baseball interest grows with higher gate receipts and larger crowds. Mention of Panisi office moves and political figures hints at broader sport influence. Young players in South like Charlie Jennette Jr. draw notice for speed and fielding. Navy players Feller and Cooper boost Major League prospects and backstopping worries ease with Cooper in service.
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Record Crowds Watch Major Leaguers Despite Weather
Attendance climbs ten percent from last infant season as rainy weather forces postponements. Yankees lead with seven home games drawing 72 25 paid admissions, NL trails American League. Crowds peak at 36 627 at Wrigley for Cubs Pirates doubleheader. servicemen boost totals beyond 700,000, while managers fear more doubleheaders ahead.
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Chandler Moves Baseball Commission Office to Cincinnati
CHICAGO AP Chandler plans to base the baseball commission office in Cincinnati with Leslie M. O Connor in charge of the Chicago office initially. Walter Warr ing Mallory named secretary treasurer to oversee the transition as Chandler delays resignation from the Senate. O Connor and sports leaders will advise Chandler as he takes the helm.
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National League
Williams winces as regional tourney to debut in Georgia
The Journey will bring regional armies to Georgia in August for the first time. The event, held previously at Chirenon &C. last year, marks a noted expansion. Private Lester O Parish, son of Robert L Parish, was wounded serving in the European theater, with the War Department reporting the incident.
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Lester O Parish
Robert L. Parish
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Baseball games postponed by rain across leagues
National League and American League schedules were disrupted by rain with all games postponed. The lone league action listed included Chattanooga at Atlanta and several other matchups across major circuits, while a wrestling feature in Nebraska failed to produce a verdict as the Overton twins clashed. A Canadian- or European-bound note lists Pte J C Wright, brother of Mrs Buna Wright Tucker, reported missing in Europe per the War Department.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Europe
J. C. Wright
Buna Wright Tucker
Elba
Eurropean
War Department
Ousted Giants Rosters Sparks Sympathy For Has-Been Players
Waner, in the game twenty years, could face future security if thrifty, while younger players struggle along without coffee and doughnut money. The corner laments the fate of an aging baseball man, a has-been likened to a punch-drunk prizefighter.
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Giants
Waner
Chisox Owner Denies Sale Rumor Spiked by Comiskey
Chicago White Sox owner Mrs Grace Comiskey denies plans to sell the AL club. She rejects reports that a syndicate led by Bill Veeck of the Milwaukee Brewers would purchase the team.
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Chicago White Sox
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Comiskey
Bill Veeck
Milwaukee Brewers
Lookouts climb from cellar to challenge in Southern Association
Lookouts switch opponents tonight as Memphis and Nashville sit in the cellar. Chattanooga handed the Atlanta Crackers their first defeat, 6 to 2, with Luis Aloma going the route for the Lookouts. Little Rock leads the Hoop with four wins and two defeats, heading to Atlanta to start a four five game series. Memphis visits Chattanooga, Birmingham plays Mobile, and Nashville travels to New Orleans. The Atlanta Chattanooga game was the circuit’s only game last night.
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Chattanooga
Atlanta Crackers
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Atlanta
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Mobile
New Orleans
Waner Released by Yankees in August Sandlot Event
Paul Waner, a 20 year major league outfielder, was unconditionally released yesterday by the New York Yankees. The note mentions the regional sandlot meet set in August and Ralph Hooks and Lloyd as former Pirates players connected to the Southeast Legion baseball tournament to be held in Atlanta.
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New York Yankees
NEW York AP
Waner
Atlanta
Ralph Hooks
Lloyd
Pittsburgh Pirates
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