Sports Roundup hits on many fronts with wartime notes
Sid Feder reports a collage of sports odds and names from war bonds plans to college track and football figures. Gus Lesnevich and Chalky Wright are noted, Steve Owen and the Dodgers loom, and Notre Dame figures Krause and Krause aid the war effort with anecdotes and transfers.
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Hant Marine
Luke Appling
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New York Pro Ball Giants
Bear Mountains
Steve Owen
Lyn Dodgers
Tom Shee
Notre Dame
Sam
Jingle Jangle Jingle Bobo Newsom Battles for Browns
Bobo Newsom, once favored to clinch the pennant for the St. Louis Browns, now faces a four-loss streak. The veteran pitcher seeks a decisive turnaround as the season unfolds with high stakes for the club and its fans.
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Brownies
Gunder Haggs Final American Visit Sparks Harness Plans
Gunder Haggs final American appearance during his tour is scheduled with a 7 30 starting time at Triborough. Bill Hulse and Gil Dodds will push Haggs in a mile race with handicaps as he aims to beat 4 02 6 set by Arne Anderson. The tour benefits the Army Air Forces Aid Society and Sweden’s star hunts down home pace.
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Bill Strang
Gunder Hagg
Bill Hulse
New York University
Gilbert Dodds
Boston Divinity
Haggin
Gunder the Wonder
Arne Anderson
Hagg
Glenn Cunningham
Baldwin- Wallace
Berea
Swedishair
Sweden
Army Air Forces Aid Society
Hulse
Dodds
Professor Cunningham
Archie San Domani
Greg Rice
Gil Dodds
Ben White Aims For Fourth Hambletonian Victory
Harness driver Ben White, age about 70, eyes a fourth Hambletonian win with Volo Song at Empire City Yonkers on August 11. He recalls 1933 Mary Reynolds, 194? Rosalind, and last year’s Ambassador as key memories, notes Volo Song’s build and two warmups this year, and highlights Hambletonian’s rich purse history and lineage of Hambletonian trotters.
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Chip Royal
New York
Benjamin Franklin White
Ben
Empire City
Yonkers
Goshen
Mary Reynolds
Rosalind
Gibson
Ambassador
William Strang
Brooklyn
Volo Song
Hambletonian
Chester
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Melrose Trips Triangle To Tie Up First Place
In a tight Industrial league baseball game at Melrose high school field Melrose edged Triangle 5 to 4 to pull even atop the standings. Triangle led early scoring two in the second on a Brently Hucks homer but Melrose answered with doubles by Brown and Dean and a fourth inning run sequence to take a 4 2 deficit. Greeson walked and Ted Martin doubled driving in a run, Grubbs followed with a single scoring another, and an error allowed a fourth Melrose run. Triangle managed two more tallies in the sixth and ninth but could not overtake Melrose. Crowson pitched the win with four walks and the losing Parrish allowed all five Melrose runs. Hucks hit the only home run for Triangle. Fowler doubled and singled for Melrose.
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Melrose
Seige
Triangle
Brently Hucks
Brown
Dean
Greeson
Ted Martin
Grubbs
Martin
Fowler
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Dean Brown
Howell
Hucks
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Parrish
Hedrick and Russell
Passaic Shortstop Lands $10,000 Giants Pact
Dick Lajeskie, a Passaic high school junior famed in New Jersey basketball, signs with the New York Giants for a $10,000 bonus and $400 monthly salary. The 17 year old, noted for a .490 season batting average and defense, leaves for New York to finalize the contract. His father, former major leaguer Charlie Lajeskie, hails his son as ready for major league competition.
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New Jersey
New York Giants
Husky
New York
Charlie Lajeskie
Boston Braves
Giants
Lajeskie
Passaic American Legion
Glen Rock A.C
Glen Rock
N.J
Johnny
Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
William and Mary A-12 schedule called bank says Voyles
Athletic Director Carl Voyles of the College of William and Mary rebuts the claim that army training left no time for intercollegiate sports, stating the A-12 program mirrored West Point’s academic schedule just as V-12 mirrored Annapolis. The report references interservice training program design.
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Richmond
Carl Voyles
College of William & Mary
Army
West Point
Annapolis
Shells to Be Made For Hunting Across States
War Production Board ready to allocate enough material to produce 100 million shotgun shells for hunting this fall. South Dakota leads with 4 million, Minnesota 5.5 million, Iowa 2 million, North Dakota 3.5 million, Nebraska 2.1 million, Wisconsin 3.5 million, Wyoming 650 thousand, others vary. Shells distributed through wholesalers to hardware stores with farmers prioritized.
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Washington
War Production Board
WPB
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South Dakota
Federal Fish and Wildlife Service
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
Nebraska
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Dow coach leads AAU basketball link to Midland
Six foot six and 64 inch publicized height for a university junior names Komenich opens routes to Midland Michigan to join Dow Chemical AAU team under Everett Shelton on leave. In Albuquerque Joel Maggio connected on a triple and a single as Santa Ana base team fell 6-5 to Fleming Kellys at Kirtland field. Cowboys Thornton limited Santa Ana to six safeties as Kellys sweep two games after Sunday 7-6 win.
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Mich
Dow Chemical Company
Dow
Everett Shelton
Wyoming
Albuquerque
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JoelMaggio
Santa Ana
Calif. Army Air Base
Fleming Kellys
Kirtland Field
Cowboy Thornton
California
Bob White
Kellys
American League Games Today Gathers Probables And Records
New York faces St. Louis Borony and Gatehouse in a double row of matchups. Boston meets Chicago with Newsome and Smith listed as probable starters. Only games on the schedule.
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn
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Philadelphia
Boston
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New York
Minor League Record Results From Yesterday
Portsmouth at Roanoke night final Knoxville 4 Montgomery 6 Birmingham 1 Memphis 5 Birmingham 1 Little Rock at New Orleans postponed Columbus 3 Milwaukee 2 in 11 innings Only games scheduled
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Bronx Private Victor Hkow Writes Home Amid War Rumors
Private Victor Hkow of the Bronx told his family he was safe despite reports of wounding in the Pacific theater. He wroteDont worryin Russian to his father Polish to his mother and English to his sister signaling reassurance to his relatives.
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New York
Victor Hkow
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Shute Shute A Colorful yet Retiring Golf Great
Herman Densmore Shute, a gracious yet shy figure in American golf, rose from amateur beginnings in West Virginia to win the British Open in 1933 alongside Craig Wood. He later claimed the PGA Championship at Pinehurst and starred in the 1939 U S Open dispute at Spring Mill before injuries and wartime shifts cooled his career.
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Denny Shute
West Virginia
Ohio
U. S
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Shute
St. Andrews
Craig Wood
Los Angeles
Miami-Biltmore
Pinehurst
Philadelphia Country Club
Spring Mill
Byron Nelson
Yankees Lead AL Standings as Interleague Play Looms
The New York Yankees sit atop the American League by nine games, with the Cardinals leading the National League by 13. The piece notes recent surges, past drives, and looming interleague series as teams vie for late-season bids. The Senators press into second, while Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland chase the Yanks as a pair of games in the AL schedule unfolds.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
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New York Yankees
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Cincinnati Reds
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Boston
Fox and Byrnes Lead In Women's Western Amateur
Catherine Fox of Glen Ridge New Jersey and Kay Byrne of Rye New York dominated the Evanston golf field during qualifying for the women’s western amateur. The two two-under 74 medalists led a 30-player group while Dorothy Germain Marjorie Lindsay and Claire Doran contested runner-up spots. The event continues at the Evanston Golf Club.
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Russell Mann
Catherine Fox
Glen Ridge
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Kay Byrne
Rye
N.Y
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Fox
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
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Marjorie Lindsay
Illinois
Decatur
Claire Doran
Cleveland
Evanston
Envoy Enroute Home From Buenos Aires
United States Ambassador Norman Armour departed Buenos Aires by plane early this morning returning to the United States.
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Buenos Aires
United States
Norman Armour
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