Great Lakes sailors fielding near major league level
At the Great Lakes naval training center, 22 sailors form a Bluejackets baseball squad drawing from former major leaguers and top minor leaguers. Experts expect a strong season after six straight wins, with wins over the Phillies and Red Sox on a schedule leaning toward big league opposition.
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Great Lakes Naval Training Center
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Bluejecker
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Cal
Wea Tne
St. Mackey Cochrane
Bluejackets
Philadelphia Phillies
Boston Sox
Twe Bluejackets
Detroit
Seic
Johnny Me Ty Be
Nine Track Letters Given At Redfield Gates Named Captain
Nine track letter winners are recognized at Redfield with Gates named captain. The group includes top performers in sprints and field events. Harrold Wad and others are noted among the squad as key contributors during the season.
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Gates
Golden Pheasants
Cneets
Harrold
Wadpone
Test on Reverse Base Running Prompts Sports Debate
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss testing reverse base running and a plan favored by writers. Mentions percentages around 23 to 25 and references to a president Boca and a snail metaphor, with unclear context and no definite events or entities.
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Everse
Boca Ways
Sale
Baseball Rain Postponements Hit National League and A A Teams
Rain-soaked schedule disrupts Giants Mets and Reds as New York and Chicago games are postponed. In the American Association St Paul at Toledo also washed out while Kansas City at Indianapolis suffers a rainout. Multiple pitchers and lineups listed for the affected matchups.
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Columbus Closes In On Brewers as Red Birds Sweep Milleres
Columbus trimmed Minneapolis 3 to 1 to move within a half game of the lead while Milwaukee faded to Louisville 10 to nothing. Jack Creel secured his second win of the season and Johnny Wyrostek hit his fourth homer with a man on in the first inning to give St. Louis the early lead they would hold.
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Detroit
Cleveland
Pat Seerey
Frankie Hayes Grand Slam Gives A's Victory
Frankie Hayes belted a grand slam homer to power the Athletics to a win. The piece notes a youth baseball league with 12 Lions Cheese Softball League teams and outlines the schedule and team captains for matches starting Wednesday.
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Flug Resigns as Watertown High athletic director
Watertown May 25 The resignation of E C Flug as athletic director and coach at Watertown High School was announced by D D Miller. Bernhard Cole will replace him as athletic director and coach, coming from St Peter Minnesota. Flug has served since 1927 and signed a one year teaching contract. Cole previously coached at Marshall Minnesota High School and at Gustafus Adolphus College.
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E. C
Jack) Flug
Watertown High School
Bernhard Cole
Ma Minn
D. D. Miller
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Cote
St Peter
Minn
Gustafus Adophos College
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Alaska
Mershall
Marshall
Flag
Eastern South Dakota High School Conference
Al Smith Named Indians 1943 Most Valuable Player
Cleveland writers honor Al Smith as the Indians' most valuable player of 1943. The pitcher resisted banquets but credited teammates for his mound triumphs and recalled a reluctant January dinner.
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al Indians
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Baseball Writers Association of America
Cleveland Indians
Porky
Smitty
Webster Grove
Big Ten Coaches Hold Meet on Illinois Campus
Big Ten football coaches and athletic directors met to arrange 1945 46 grid schedules while basketball coaches opened meetings at nine schools to map next season's league cage games. University of Chicago withdrew from Big Ten competition. Conference officials prepare for 44th annual track and field meet at Illinois. Meade, veteran jockey, suspended since 1942, reported by rewards board.
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Big Ten
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Champaign
University of Ilinois
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Baseball Leaders Highlight 1920s Era Stats
Summary lists American League batting leader Tucker of Chicago with 295, Hayes of Philadelphia as home run leader, Harder of Cleveland and Leonard of Washington as top pitchers, and noting a prize of £1000.
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Philadelphia
Cleveland
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Washington
Physical Training Installed As Regular School Life
Wartime radio feature discusses new measures to mandate physical training in schools as part of war effort. Highlights include a proposed ban on sponsorship of broadcasts and a major overhaul of the Federal Communications Commission, plus a demonstration of intramural programs at Huron High School to ensure all students participate in weekly fitness activities.
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Burton K. Wheeler
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Drew Fearson
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Reeves Beats Taylor in Flint Bout Despite Split Rounds
Jimmy Reeves from Cleveland outpointed Eddie Taylor of Detroit over 17 rounds in Flint Michigan. Martin Doyie from Birmingham Alabama stopped Gite Schmids from Detroit in the same card.
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Detroit
Martin Doyie
Birmingham
Ala
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