Giants Dodgers Battle In Army Relief Fund Tilt At Polo Grounds
The Dodgers and Giants meet at 6:45 p.m. in a charity game for army relief, with Van Lingle Mungo set to pitch against Whitlow Wyatt. Both teams come off a doubleheader split with the Cardinals as Mets, Reds, Pirates, Yankees, and Tigers push standings in a busy league slate.
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Austin Bealmear
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Harlem
Gotham
Interborough
Army
Navy Relief
Dodgers’ Park
Alay
Polo Grounds
van Lingle Mungo
Giants
Dodgers
Whitlow Wyatt
Brooklyn
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Claude Passeau
Carl Hubbell
Cardinals
Mellotl
Mort Cooper
Ah Hae Giants
Cards
Cincinnati Reds
Boston Braves
al Javery
Reds
Max West
Cincinnati
Eric, Tipton
Eddie Joost
Pirates
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia Phils
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland Indians
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Fommy Henrich
Yanks
St. Louis
Ernie Bonham
Browns
Tigers
Virgil Trucks
al Benton
Boston
Ted Williams
Baseball Back At Birthplace
In Cooperstown New York the St Louis Cardinals and Philadelphia Athletics prepared for a major league exhibition on Doubleday Field. The game marks the second annual tribute to Abner Doubleday who in 1839 organized the first baseball contest. Players viewed relics in the hall of fame before game time.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Philadelphia Athletics
Doubleday Field
Abner Doubleday
Hall of Fame
Outstanding Links Stars in Biltmore Tournament
Asheville, Aug 3. About 125 golfers teed off in the 36 hole qualifying test of the 20th annual men's invitation at Biltmore Forest Country Club. Sonny Elis of Columbus, Ga led practice rounds with 69 while many scores ran high seventies. Al Dowtin, defending champion, not entered due to FBI service.
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Southeast
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Sonny Elis
Columbus
AL Dowtfin
FBI
Neyland Picks Soldiers For Army Eleven
Col Robert Neyland selects 13 more soldier gridsters for the all Army football team as practice opens at Yale. rosters to 19,iming to complete by conference day with players from Tennessee, Mississippi State, Villanova, Stanford, Cornell, and other schools joining service teams and NFL affiliates.
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New York
Robert Neyland
Yale University
Tennessee
Neyland
Corp
Norman Standjee
Stanford
Chicago Bears
Leonard Coffman
Circuit Opens For Saratoga Grand Circuit Night
Saratoga Springs N Y Aug 3 Ten crack three year old trotters race for 7338 18 in the championship stallion stakes the feature of Saratoga opening night of grand circuit racing Paxton Hanover led by Daryl Parshall and owned by B C Mayo of Tarboro NC is the favorite Colby Hanover Hambletonian favorite was not entered but Pay Up and Scotland's Comet from Lee Smith and Rupe Parker will challenge Also the $5000 juvenile victory stakes lists Volo Song as favorite with The Nutcracker and Gordon Gray both Volomite progeny among top contenders
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Saratoga Springs
N. Y
Saratoga
Paxton Hanover
Daryl Parshall
B. C. Mayo
Tarboro
N. C
Colby Hanover
Lee Smith
Rupe Parker
Scotland
Comet
William H. Strang
Volo Song
Volomite
Hugh M. Parshall
the Nutcracker
W. M. Reynolds
Gordon Gray
Shelby and Wilson Open Legion Finals in Shelby
Shelby and Wilson American Legion junior baseball teams start a best of five series for the state championship in Shelby tonight. The second game is set for tomorrow night in Shelby, with a possible third game back here or in Wilson if the series is split.
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Shelby
Wilson American Legion
Wilson
New Zealand Davis Cup Player Awarded DFC
Camille Malfray, a New Zealand Davis Cup tennis player, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for wartime service. He was previously defeated by Bobby Riggs in Wimbledon 1939.
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London
Camille Malfray
New Zealand
Bobby Riggs
Stan Musial Injury Shapes Card Outfielder's Rise
Stan Musial stumbled diving for a shoe-string catch and hurt his shoulder, altering his path from pitcher to famed outfielder. The 19-year-old began in De Land, excelled in three leagues in 1941, and joined the Cardinals during a pivotal stretch drive, hitting .426 in seven games with Rochester and then .326 in Rochester's 54 games.
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Stan Musial
Springfield
Western Association
Rochester
Musial
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Grayson's Scoreboard decries chaotic baseball schedules
Detroit sports writer H G Sallinger notes that by July end two thirds of MLB games were played and owners pushed double headers and shifting start times. He argues the ever changing timetable alienates fans, harms publicity, and could shelve baseball until after the war, risking a return to normalcy later.
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Detroit News
Detroit
Duke QB Tommy Prothro signs with Memphis baseball club
Tommy Prothro, Duke University quarterback in the Rose Bowl, signs with the Memphis Southern Association baseball club. His father Dec Prothro, longtime team manager, will supervise as Tommy is optioned to Anniston in the Southeastern League.
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Tenn
Tommy Prothro
Duke University
Memphis Southern Associations
Dec Prothro
Philadelphia Phillies
Young Prothie
Anniston
Two H Boys In Playoff For St Paul Open
ST PAUL Aug 3 two of golf s FI boys Chick Harbert and Dutch Harrison climb around the rugged Keller public finks in an 18 hole playoff for the St Paul Open golf championship today They finished all square Sunday with 280 strokes each eight under par at the end of the regulation 72 holes Harbert of Battle Creek Mich and Harrison the Arkansas Traveler working out of Harrisburg Pa have been tabbed by competitors as up and coming players whose names might someday rest beside those of Ben Hogan Craig Wood Byron Nelson and others Harbert fired a 68 and 71 while Harrison shot 73 and 69 Jimmy Himes finished third with 281 after missing a six foot putt on the last green</S>
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Golf
Chick Harbert
Dutch Harrison
Keller Public
Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Harrison
Arkansas Traveler
Harrisburg
Ben Hogan
Craig Wood
Byron Nelson
Gene Kunes
Philadelphia
Arkansan
Jimmy Himes
Tourists Snap Back To Wins In Piedmont League Play
In Charlotte at the end of a hot day Asheville Tourists, cellar-dwellers of the Piedmont League, beat Portsmouth Cubs twice 4 to 3. Charlotte Hornets defeated Norfolk Tars 6 to 0 and 4 to 3 to move up to third behind Richmond. Greensboro Red Sox outslugged Richmond 11 to 3 in the opener then won 3 to 2 in the nightcap. Kinzer homered for Greensboro as Dizzy Johnson held the Red Sox to five hits for win No. 15. Winston-Salem and Durham did not play.
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Charlotte
Asheville
Portsmouth
Sisler
Zero
Genovese
Wargo
Cubs
Vee
Dace
Norfolk Way
Tom Surratt
Roberts
Conners
Greensboro
Richmond
Gluchoski
Colts
Kxkalal
Graveyard of Champions at Madison Square Garden Bowl
On Long Island a demolition crew tears down the Garden’s outdoor bowl built a decade ago for 150000 dollars. The so called graveyard of champions holds four heavyweight title losses and other crowns taken there, including Schmeling and Browning era champs, explaining the venue’s abandonment and the curse on kings of the ring.
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Sid Feder
New York
Long Island
East River
Madison Square Garden
Garden
Barney Ross
Jim Browning
Jim Lendos
Max Schmeling
Schmeling
Jim Braddock
Problem Horse Makes Return
Alsab the colt may return to racing today at Washington Park in the Lake Side handicap. The 17 entries include Best Seller at 124 pounds while Alsab carries 122. It is Alsab’s first race since finishing second to Shut Out in the Belmont Stakes two months ago.
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Alsab
Washington Park
Washington
Woof Wool
Smacked
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al Sabath
Dodgers Happy to See Novikoff Leave Town
Dodgers weary of Lou Novikoff after he slugged Brooklyn pitching for eight hits in four games, including two home runs and a double, leaving town as Chicago Cubs split the series with one win.
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Novikoff
Brooklyn
Chicago Cubs
Lou Novikoff
Sports Roundup Hits On Training Camps And All Star Games
Aug 3 1942 roundup notes Army all star players heading to New Haven for camp and Texas high school all star recruit roundup in Abilene. Chicago hosts all star football while Indianapolis stages high school all star basketball with Kentucky pick. Oklahoma cites a wire from Bob Neyland about Jack Jacobs joining Army all stars. Ted Lyons for White Sox manager is proposed by John C Hoffman of the Chicago Times.
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Bob Weyland
All- Army
New Haven
Conn
Abilene
Army
Herman Hickman
Foxl
Herman
Chicago
Indianapolis
Oklahoma
Bob Neyland
Jack Jacobs
Jack
John C. Hoffman
Chicago Times
Ted Lyons
Whit Sox
The Answer Men and the Browns Manager Stir At Pad
Luke Sewell of the Browns faced an 825 fine after a run in with an amp and joked about paying with a rubber check if Harridge declared it bad. Satch Paige quipped about his diet, saying he survives on strictly fried foods.
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Luke Sewell
the Browns
Harridge
Satch Paige
Hind
Shorts and Shells Stir Yale Social Scene
Gloria Callen and Kid Pope, Yale sprinter, are seen in society circles together. A Texas horseman, wary of the boy's interactions, claims to have placed a $20 straight bet on every horse Ben Jones has started.
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Gloria Callen
Kid Pope
Yale
Texas
Ben Jones
Boxer Hugo Bonacci plans pro debut after Coast Guard signup
Hugo Bonacci, a Syracuse amateur boxer who joined the Coast Guard hoping for Oswego duty and occasional time off, arranged a pro debut for next Tuesday. Recently, matchmaker Kenny Andrews received a card from Hugo somewhere in California.
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Hugo Bonacci
Syracuse
Coast Guard
Oswego
N. Y
Kenny Andrews
Hugo
California
Army to pick big western all star for service team
At Camp Wolters Texas officials expect 1,800 former college players in the Army to compete for spots on a western Army all star. 220 pound Jack Russell, a former Baylor star, is among candidates while Nick Kamzic, who captained Wilson Junior College’s champion teams and played for the Green Bay Bluejays, also seeks a place on the L. S. Army team.
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Jack Russell
Baylor
Camp Wolters
Tex
Army
Nick Kamzic
Fort Sheridan
Wilson
Hinois
Green Bay Bluejays
L. S. Army
Baseball standings and results across major leagues
Scores and records from the American League National League Piedmont and other circuits report multiple games with team totals Montreal Baltimore Rochester Jersey City and more. Notable results include Detroit 8 Boston 4 Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 3 New York 4 St Louis 2 and Portland winning 3-1 in the Pacific Coast League.
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Montreal
Baltimore
Syracuse
Toronto
Rochester
Jersey City
Newark
Buffalo
Brooklyn and New York Clash With Probable Pitchers
Only game on slate features Wyatt facing Mungo in twilight action between Brooklyn and New York. Also listed are Greensboro at Richmond, Portsmouth at Asherille, Durham at Winston-Salem, Charlotte at Norfolk, Danville at Leaksville, Burlington at Rocky Mount, Sanford at Wilson, and North State League games Concord at Landis, Hickory at Salisbury, Lexington at Thomasville, and Mooresville at Statesville.
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Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Philadelphia
Piedmont “Leagle
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Greensboro
Charlotte
Richmond
Durham
Norfolk
Winston-Salem
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Teeta
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Pet Concord Bette
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Thomasville Seen Ee
Landis
Brooklyn
New York
Wyatt
Mungo
Leaksville
Burlington
Rocky Mount
Sanford
North State League
Concord
Hickory
Salisbury
Thomasville
Mooresville
Statesville
Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
The Associated Press lists leaders: Batting Williams Boston .346 with Gordon New York .341. Runs Williams 89 DiMaggio 79. RBIs Williams 101 DiMaggio 76. Hits Spence Washington 140 Stevens 133. Doerr Boston 32 and Higins Detroit D DiMaggio 39. Home runs Williams 26 Laabs 19. Stolen bases Case Washington 25 Kunel 18. Pitching Borony New York 122 Chandler New York 122. Batting Reiser Brooklyn .3435 Lombard Boston .336. RBIs Mize New York 73 Medwick Brooklyn 73. Runs Medwick 124 Slaughter 122. Doubles Hack Chicago 24 Reiser Brooklyn 27. Triples Slaughter St Louis 18 Nicholson Chicago 6. Home runs Mize New York 19 Ott New York and Canulls Brooklyn 16. Stolen bases Reiser Brooklyn 13 Miller Boston 11. Pitching French Brooklyn 9 and Wyatt Brooklyn 12-3.
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Boston
Gordon
New York
J. DiMaggio
Spence
Washington
Stephens
St. Louis
Doerr
Higsins
Detroit
D. DiMaggio
Heath
Cleveland
Laabs
Case
Kunel
Chicago
Borony
Chandler
Reiser
Brooklyn
Lombard
Mize
Medwick
Rits
Slaughter
Hack
Nicholson
Ott
Canulls
Reitser
Miller
French
Wyatt
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