Lew Jenkins in Africa and boxing antics headline roundup
SID FEDER reports Lew Jenkins sparring abroad ends quickly after a native delivers a single punch. Luke Pallin nears 2,000-hit club as top players exceed milestones. Promotions and quirks pepper the page, from Pat Burbeckel naming boxing in Minneapolis to Roosevelt's sport commission chatter and quirky notes on Hagen, Haig, and Wall mirrors as the Haig polishes his game.
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Sid Feder
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Lew Jenkins
Africa
Coast Guard
Lew
Longfellow
Luke Pallin
Harry Mendel
Buster Crabbeloria Callen Water
Patterson
N. J
la Gloria
Passaic Falls
P.S
Roosevelt
Jimmy Walz
Boxing promoters in Casablanca run service men's shows
North Africa reports highlight Al Weissberger and Gil Benaim, former promoters who staged boxing for service members in Casablanca area. Benaim, wounded in Tunis, sought to stay in uniform. Weissberger remains in Khaki. In a recent skirmish Ziggie Lander of Chicago defeated the Arab champion.
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North Africa
Warner) Weissberger
California
Gil Benaim
Pedro Montanex
Georges Carpentier
Casablanca
Benaim
Tunis
Weissberger
Ziggie Lander
Chicago
Quiet, Please Phillies Tie Playoff Bid After Protested Games
Philadelphia earns a split in the postseason series with St Louis and San Francisco amid protests led by veteran commentator William Cox. Fans endure loud criticism and lingering questions over umpiring and calls in the two contested games.
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Phillies
William
Yale
Cox
California Has Pair Of Net Favorites
Kalamazoo Michigan August 7 California leads with two top Davis Cup prospects Andy Falkenburg and Little Herbie Flam as overwhelming favorites to win the national junior and boys singles championships today.
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California
Andy Bob Falkenburg
Little Herbie Flam
Dipsy Doo Solved By Cardinals On Sewell Streak End
Rip Sewell saw his 11 game winning streak end as the St. Louis Cardinals battered his slow ball for an 8 to 3 victory. Stan Musial and Ray Sanders sparked the offense backing Max Lanier who allowed five hits. The arc ball known as the Dipsy Doo Ephus could not save Sewell in this setback.
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Stan Musial
Ray Sanders
Max Lanier
Truett
Rip
Hambletonian Stakes Set for Three Way Duel
New York aug 7 the hambletonian stake for 3 year old trotters at Empire City Yonkers aug 11 looks like a three way race among Worthy Boy Volo Song and Phonograph with dark horse Austin Hanover. race draws 25 000 crowd and 38 entries with top owners and veterans backing a close title fight on fast track.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Rustic
Crossroads
Upstate
Goshen
Empire City
Yonkers
Hilltop
Worthy Boy
Volo Song
Phonograph
Austin Hanover
Henry Thomas
McLin Hanover
Barbara Babcock
Mighty Margaret
Nutcracker
Tom Gahagan
Mr. McElwyn
Hollywood
Jessie
Gahagan
Hambletonian
Dean Sheppard
Gordon Gray
Hester Hanover
Portland
James B. Johnson
Rochester
Mich
William H. Strang
Brooklyn
Joseph F. Burke
Plainfield
N. J
Volomite
Sep Palin
Greyhound
Benjamin Franklin White
Volo
Song
Tom Berry
Cleveland
North Randall
Peninsula Farms
Worthy Bay
Old Orchard
Met
Clockers
Bill Strang
Detroit blank Chicago blank 0 no score lines
Detroit defeated Chicago 6 to 0 in yesterday's American League results. Washington beat Boston 4 to 2. Philadelphia prevailed over New York 9 to 0. Cleveland beat St Louis 1 to 0.
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Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
GAMES TODAY PROBABLE STARTERS AND RECORDS
St Louis faces Cleveland with Gatehouse or Sundred on the mound against Smith. New York visits Philadelphia with Chandler facing Flores. Chicago travels to Detroit to meet Dietrich or Newhouser. Washington at Boston lists Meris and Dobson.
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St. Louis
Cleveland
Gatehouse
Sundred
Smith
New York
Philadelphia
Chandler
Flores
Chicago
Detroit
Dietrich
Newhouser
Washington
Boston
Meris
Dobson
National League Scores Noted From Night Games
National League results show New York tied with Philadelphia 4 to 4 after a 3 to 7 Boston victory over Brooklyn. Cincinnati led Chicago 9 to 7 as Pittsburgh played at St Louis in a night game with St Louis up 8 to 3 in the eighth inning.
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Ted Meifa
Associated Press
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
St. Louis Cardinals
Sewell
Sportsmen's Park
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Chicago
Philadllphia
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Lewis
Big League Matchups Across The League
Pittsburgh at St Louis Hebert 6 7 faces Munger 4 2 Cincinnati at Chicago Vander Meer 9 11 versus Wyse 5 6 Boston at Brooklyn Javery 9 10 or Davis 6 7 or Lohrman 5 6 Philadelphia at New York Conger 1 5 and Melton 5 6are listed with possible opposing pitchers in this early season slate.
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Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Hebert
Munger
Cincinnati
Chicago
Vander Meer
Wyse
Boston
Brooklyn
Javery
Davis
Lohrman
Philadelphia
New York
Conger
Melton
Musial and Sanders spark late rally as Pirates fall
Musial slugged four for four and Sanders drove in five as St Louis erased a 1-0 Pittsburgh lead with a bases loaded double in the first and a seventh inning three with two on. Sewell tops with 17 wins despite two losses to Cards and Braves. Cincinnati closed within 1½ games of Pittsburgh by beating the Cubs 9-7. Dodgers dropped eighth straight, 4-3 in ten innings to the Braves. Wyatt and Durocher ejected after glare. Yankees shut out by Athletics 4-0 on road trip. Niggeling loses 1-0 to Reynolds as White Sox. Detroit defeats White Sox 6-0 behind Trout and York. Dutch Leonard earns win as Washington tops Boston 4-2.
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Musial
Swatsmith
Sanders
Pittsburgh
Sewell
Cards
Braves
Cincinnati
Pirates
Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
Whit Wyatt
Brooklyn
Leo Durocher
Jocko Conlan
Kirby Farrell
Les Webber
Yankees
New York Yankees
Roger Wolff
Athletics
Johnny Niggeling
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Allie Reynolds
Detroit
Orval Grove
White Sox
Rudy York
Dizzy Trout
Sixtit
Trout
Dutch Leonard
Washington
Boston Red Soa
Records Fall As AAU Swim Meet Opens
Records fell in 11 of 21 events as the Carolinas AAU championships opened with 100 plus swimmers. Peggy Pate of Goldsboro aims for a junior national AAA 200 meter breaststroke record, while Adolf Keifer and Ensign Jack Smith attend events and demonstrations. Navy officers Mahan and Wiener enter service men events. Rat Boykin from Tarboro wires in a Louisville surprise from his glider pilot training unit.
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Tarboro
Goldsboro
Peggy Pate
Adolf Keifer
Jack Smith
New York Metropolitan
AAU
Keifer
Smith
U. S. Navy
Bainbridge
Pensacola
Fla
Mahan
Wiener
Rat” Boykin
Louisville, Ky
Marsh In Win Over Army Nine
Marsh Furniture defeated the Army Cadets 6 to 3 at the college field in a YMCA Industrial League game. Dan Kirby pitched 12 strikeouts and allowed three hits for Marsh, with Ed Jones driving in runs and Meyer scoring on an error to spark the decisive rally in the third inning.
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Dan Kirby
Marsh Furniture
High Point College Aviation Cadets
College Field
Marsh
Ed Jones
Meyer
Iof
Haney
Marshabr
He Walden
Forquer
Mutt
Godsin
Singren
Everhart
Jones
White
Singer
Grissom
Fred Smit
Wilson
Korby
Morrison
Byrd
McEwan
Bailey
McEwen
Cadets
Huff
Kirby
Sigren
Ralph Forquer
Walden
Haney Everhart
Smit
Balk
Sigren Umptres
Hedrick
Practices For Net Tourney Even At Sea
Lieut Gardnar Mulloy United States navy reserve commands a fighting ship in the Atlantic. He has rigged a backboard on deck and bangs away with a tennis ball in an atmosphere of depth charges and anti aircraft guns as he trains for the national tennis title next month.
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Miami
Fla
Atlantic
Gardnar Mulloy
U. S. Navy Reserve
Defends Title Merrilees Wins Emerywood Junior Ladies Finals
Marjorie Merrilees defended her 1942 title by defeating Shelley Redding yesterday afternoon at Emerywood Country Club. She claimed the championship for the third consecutive year, capturing the junior ladies title at the Emerywood course.
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Marjorie Merrilees
Shelley Redding
Emerywood Country Club
Emerywood Course
Dodgers Chief Rules Beanball After Durocher Trade Rumor
The Scoreboard notes Branch Rickey may trade Leo Durocher for Mel Ott and an Ebbets heir for Bill Cox of the Phillies as a new manager swifts a team to a spurt. Rickey bans bean-ball pitching, fining Les Webber for aiming near Stan Musial, stressing it breeds retaliation and hurts pennant chances.
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New York
Branch Rickey
Leo Durocher
Mel Ott
Ebbets Heirs
Bill Cox
Phillies
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Rickey
Les Webber
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Durocher
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Saratoga
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