Dodgers payroll cuts and military notes head sports roundup
SID FEDER surveys postwar baseball and sports chatter with Dodgers payroll cuts since Rickey. Ex heavyweight Steve Hamas writes military stamina book for pilots. Harvard lineman Vern Miller loses weight in Keesler basic training. Tommy Galento vs Thompson eyed in LA. Hays family news and Roger Wilco Hays nickname. Cubs scout notes on Bill Sarni’s early progress. Army general Hall featured among military sport crossovers.
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New York
Billy Southworth
St Louis
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Vern Miller
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Miss
Tony Galento
Los Angeles
Jacobs Beach
California
Cubs
Jack Doyle
John
Carmichael
Chicago News
Bill Sarni
Gabby Hartnett
Sari
Army
William Bh. Hall
Highland Win Streak Ends in Municipal League Playoff
Tomlinson beat Highland 9 to 4 to take the opening game of the best two out of three series at Highland field. Tomlinson pitcher Francis Harris allowed six hits with ten strikeouts as Mel Walker relieved for part of the fifth. Weldon Idol had two doubles for Tomlinson, while York and Ingram contributed for the Highlanders in the loss.
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Tomlinson
Highland Field
Francis Harris
Highlanders
Moundsman
Paige Dennis
Evertt Jordan
Mel Walker
Brown
Broadway
Ingram
Ward
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Cotton Mill Boys
Farge
Marie Grant
Big Mel Walker
Weldon Idol
York
Tomifson
Crotte
Walker Brown
MacDonald
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Santa Clara Broncos Will Not Play Football This Year
Santa Clara announces football is cancelled due to manpower shortage and because army trainees are barred from intercollegiate competition. Army trainees comprise 94 percent of the campus population, affecting scheduling and team viability.
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Santa Clara Broncos
Army
Senators Add Clift and Niggeling in Trade for Pennant Push
Washington strengthens for a late-season surge by acquiring third baseman Harold Clift and pitcher John Niggeling from St. Louis as the Yankees and Cardinals contend for the league title. The Senators split a doubleheader with Chicago, slipping to second while Cleveland’s win tightens the race. Jeff Heath sparked Cleveland with seven RBIs in a doubleheader sweep.
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St. Browns
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John Niggeling
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al Gerheauser
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Boston
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Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Pete Cosearart
Hank Gornicki
Carl Hubbell
Tuesday Night Scores Mix of Hockey and Baseball
Rochester 2 Rochester hosts Jersey City 4 Montreal 3 New Jersey 1 0 Newark 6 Baltimore 15 Buffalo 6 Toronto 2 Syracuse 0.
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Colin the Great Racehorse Never Beaten in Career
NEA recounts Colin the colt son of Commando who rose to fame at Belmont Park and in England. After a stellar juvenile career earning $131,705, he sailed to England where a leg setback ended racing. Returned to America for stud, he died in 1932 at age 27 leaving influential offspring through his daughters.
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Museum of Natural History
New York
Alfred Lord Tennyson
Belmont Park
Dowling
America
Uncle
Fair Play
King James
Withers
Red Eagle's West Point powerhouse in the 20s
The note highlights Red Eagle as a key figure at West Point during the 1920s, referencing his role as a powerhouse in that era. It mentions his later position as deputy chief of staff of the Air Force.
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Red Eagle
West Point
Air Force
Soldier correspondent notes mess hall home cooking
A soldier correspondent writes that the mess hall offers home cooking with one meal making a reader long for home cooking. The vivid contrast emphasizes longing for familiar comforts amid military life.
Local Scores Mixed Across Virginia Cities
Roanoke improves to 7-3 while Portsmouth sits at 1-10 and Norfolk records 8 wins. Durham edges Richmond 4-3 and Lynchburg posts 3-2 as standings update.
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Portsmouth
Norfolk
Durham
Richmond
Lynchburg
Open Night of 1943 North Carolina Softball Tourney
Bartier Furniture of High Point faces Modena Club of Gastonia in the opening game at 7 p.m. in Greens bor o Municipal Stadium. Newby starts in left field with Cotton Brown at first, KR Bean absent. WGBG will carry six games including Raleigh Winston-Salem Cord Reidsville and others with Canton and Tar byes.
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High Point
Crack Modena Club
Gastonia
North Carolina
Municipal Stadium
Greensboro
Day Newby
Cotton Brown
Charlie Furgurson
KR. J. Bean
Duke to Play Nine-Game Fall Football Schedule
Duke University will field a nine game 1942 fall football schedule with two games against rival North Carolina. Six former opponents Davidson Wake Forest Colgate Pittsburgh Maryland and Georgia Pre-Flight are dropped from the lineup. The slate opens September 18 with Camp Lejeune Marines and includes North Carolina Pre Flight at Durham North Carolina at Durham Georgia Tech at Atlanta N C State at Raleigh Virginia at Durham North Carolina at Chapel Hill.
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Davidson
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Maryland
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Camp Lejeune Marines
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U. S. Naval Academy
Baltimore
Duram
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Atlanta
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Raleigh
Virginia
Chapel Hill
Baseball results and today’s scheduled games across leagues
Yesterday's MLB results feature St Louis beating Philadelphia 4-1 and Detroit 4-1, Chicago 7-15 to Brooklyn 5-6, Cincinnati 3-5, Cleveland 9-7 over New York 8-5, and Boston 4-0. Today’s National League games include Pittsburgh at New York, Chicago at Brooklyn, Cincinnati at Boston, St Louis at Philadelphia, and St Louis at Philadelphia. American League matchups list New York at Cleveland, Boston at Detroit, and Washington at Chicago along with Philadelphia at St Louis.
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Senators Fight On as Griffith Trades Hit in St. Louis
Washington owner Clark Griffith reshapes the Senators by acquiring Harold Clift and Johnny Niggeling from the Browns for Ellis Clary and John Miller plus $20,000 cash. Griffith vows more moves and a pennant chase, citing Niggeling’s knuckleball and Clift’s upgrade at third.
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Probe Sought On Kirkwood Absence From Ryder Cup
The PGA Philadelphia section calls for an immediate investigation into why Joe Kirkwood did not play in the Detroit Ryder Cup matches last week. Secretary Jimmy D Angleo said the board rejected Kirkwood s resignation and seeks a full inquiry by the PGA executive committee with all parties present.
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Professional Golfers Association
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Detroit
Jimmy D'Angelo
Kirkwood
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PGA
D'Angelo
Pro-Amateur Golf Open Tees Off At Beverly Country Club
The Chicago District Golf Association hosts a 36 hole best ball pro-am at Beverly Country Club featuring 31 teams and top pros. A 72 hole medal play begins tomorrow with a $1,000 war bond prize and proceeds to aid Chicago area wounded World War II veterans.
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Beverly Country Club
Chicago Victory
Byron Nelson
Frank Stranahan
Johnny Revolta
Wilford Wehrle
Chick Harebert
Dale Morey
Jimmy Demaret
Chuck Kocsis
Bill Melhorn
Frank Kovack
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Professorial Golfers Association
Cook County Council of the American Legion
Twelve Teams in North Carolina Softball Tourney Opener
In Greensboro on August 19 twelve NC softball teams start the 10th annual state tournament while Tarboro and Canton receive first round byes. Roanoke Rapids, the 1942 champion and a six year title favorite, faces Asheville in the night’s feature. Other matchups include Modena Mills of Gastonia vs Burner Furniture of High Point, Winston Salem vs Raleigh, Reidsville vs Concord, Burner Furniture Greensboro vs Cramerton, and Charlotte vs Kannapolis. Quarter-finals set for tomorrow night.
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Gate City
Gastonia
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Concord
Reidsville
Asheville
Roanoke Rapids
Greensboro
Camerton
Charlotte
Kannapolis
Canton
Tarboro
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Burner Furniture
High Point
Bumer Furniture
Cramerton
American Association Standings Fragment
Indianapolis leads with 3 runs to 2 by St Paul, Kansas City, and Toledo. Minneapolis shows 5 12, Louisville 1 6, Milwaukee 3, Columbus 2 as scattered results appear from the league standings.
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Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Columbus
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