Yachting Gains Ground On Long Island Sound Amid OPA Limits
Burtner edges Dark Horses by 10 as Long Island Sound yachtsmen race under wartime OPA restrictions. Larchmont Yacht Club plans 50 to 60 races this year, 35 Navy-commissioned members active, women joining crews, and noted skippers include C Sherman and Kenneth Trimmingham.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank Eckap
Larchmont
N. Y
Long Island Sound
OPA
Alb Gest
Larchman
Arthur Knapp, Jr
Princeton
Knapp
C. Sherman Out
Kenneth Trimmingham
Americans Win 5 3 In Dream Game
Sid Feder reports the American League defeated the National League 5 to 3 in the All-Star Game. Bobby Doerr powered the win with a first inning homer and DiMaggio and Vince DiMaggio contributed several key hits as Dutch Leonard and Hal Newhouser held the Nationals to a handful of runs. The win extends the AL’s streak and notes strong Yankee absence from the lineup despite the bench showing punch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCarthy
Dutch Leonard
All Star Game Lopsided as American League Tops National League
Philadelphia July 14 The National Leaguers suffered a shellacking at the hands of the American Leaguers as Mort Cooper walked batters and Bobby Doerr delivered a decisive swing. Billy Southworth notes the game’s nip and tuck moments while fans discuss what could have happened if key hits had found the gaps. The absence of Yankee pitching for the first time in All-Star history adds to the unusual contest atmosphere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sid Feder
Philadelphia
Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Bomber Brcade
Nationaleaguers
Doerr
Robert Pershing Doerr
Los Angeles
Lulu
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Joe Gordon
Joe the Flash
Nationals
Martz
Red Sox
Mort
Chet Laabs
St. Louis Brownies
Jake Early
Washington
Robert Pershing
Bobby
Joe
Navy
Vince
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dixie Walker
McCarthy
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
Cooper
Rudy York
Laabs
Earl Hubbell
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
Mort Cooper
Bill Herman
Bill Dickey
al Schacht
Polo Grounds
Les Mann
Chicago Cubs
AEF
France
World Series talk and managerial moves quoted
Southworth voices desire for more games, defending an early exit of Mort Cooper stating he was glad it was one of his own men. McCarthy remains terse over past fall events and heads to dress and catch a train with little comment.
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Southworth
Mort Cooper
Joe McCarthy
Cooper Finger Blister Hinders Pitching in Pre Game Talks
The report notes Mort Cooper's finger blister from a mis guided match affected his control during the game. He avoided using it as an alibi and compared the incident to Johnny Beazley’s past hand cut at the station porter altercation, though Southworth did not get his wish regarding Cooper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mort Cooper
Mort
Johnny Beazley
Southworth
Cooper
Cleaning the Cuff All Star Game Draws Free Access
Non workers attend the All Star game with park entry and two extra tickets. First time non workers admitted to the press box. Scribes in short supply. 300 seats filled while rest sold to raise funds. Woman ushers and teenage volunteers helped as lineups adjusted.
Major League Record All Star Game Result
The Americans defeated the Nationals 5 to 3 in the Major League All Star Game with no other games scheduled yesterday.
Red Sox and Nationals duel with late twists in tight game
The pitcher exited early as Tex Hughson finished the game for Boston. Vince DiMaggio belted a triple and homer for the Red Sox while Al Javery struck out the side in the seventh for Boston. Meer, of Washington, impressed with slick fielding though touched by a final run on a walk Stephens’ single and Her man’s errant throw on a non double steal. George Case starred for the Nationals in the late innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tex Hughson
Red Sox
Vince DiMaggio
Boston
al Javery
Nationals
Stephens
Billy Herman
George Case
Washington
Coast Stars Defeated by Service Men in Exhibition
In San Francisco fans watched as military players urged by Lieut Charley Gehringer and stars Max West Joe Marty and Ray Lamanno routed Oakland and San Francisco club members 14 to 3 at Seals Stadium. West homered and doubled while Gehringer added a second homer and Lamanno drove in two extra-base hits.
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San Francisco
Oakland
Max West
Boston Braves
Seals Stadium
Charley Gehringer
Detroit Tigers
Army
Navy
Joe Marty
Philadelphia Phillies
West
Gehringer
Ray Lammano
Cincinnati
Jockey Frankie Maschek Presents Clip Scrapbooks to Hospitals
Boston records show veteran jockey Frankie Maschek collecting cartoons from papers and magazines. He pastes them into large scrapbooks and mails them to military hospitals to entertain wounded servicemen.
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Boston
Frankie Maschek
New England
Baseball Feeling Better On a Work Or Fight Anniversary
The 1940s baseball era shows improved condition despite wartime losses, comparing current wartime baseball to 1918 when Crowder issued the work or fight order. The article notes the mobilization era and selective service, reflecting on draft age obligations and wartime athletes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Enoch H. Crowder
General Crowder
Secretary of War
Newton D. Baker
Nap Rucker A Lefty Idol Of Brooklyn In War Time
Nap Rucker the Brooklyn ace known as Nap grew from Alpharetta Georgia to Ebbetts field. He pitched out of turn to avoid using a sore thumb and developed a famous slow curve. He played for the Dodgers 1907 1916 and retired amid war time draft changes that kept baseball going for morale.
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George N. Rucker
Brooklyn
George Rucker
Alpharetta
Rucker
Napoleon
Nap
Nap Rucker
Napoleon Rucker
Atlanta
Augusta
Tyrus Raymond Cobb
Eddie Cicotte
Black Sox
Ducky Holmes
The
Athletic
Augusta Club
Connie Mack
Rube Waddell
Eddie Plank
Ebbets
Flatbush Filberts
Giants
Dodgers
Old Washington Park
Charley Ebbets
Ebbets Field
Pat Ragan
Bill Dahlen
Christy Mathewson
Brooks
Braves
Cardinals
Dazzy Vance
Georgia
Panama
Wilbert Robinson
Red Sox
Flint Hurls One-Hitter In Softball Clash
Burtner Furniture Company remains undefeated in Municipal Softball League after a 1 0 win over the Dark Horses in a pitcher duel. Al Flint struck out the Dark Horses and allowed only one hit while Charlie Carden plated the go ahead run with a fourth inning triple and Chapman followed with a single to score the winning run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Flint
Bartner Furniture Company
al Flint
Ray DeLapp
DeLapp
Charlie Carden
Carden
Chapman
Johnson
Burtner
R E
Flint and
Staton
Major League Leaders In Batting Pitching and Scoring
A summary of top players in the National League and American League, listing leaders in batting runs doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. Key names include Musial Vaughan Herman Ott Stephens and Grove with figures for teams St Louis Brooklyn Chicago New York Pittsburgh Washington Detroit and Cleveland.
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New York
Detroit
Pet
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Musial
Hereman
Vaughan
Walker
Herman
Nicholson
Gordon
Russell
Ott
Gustine
Sewell Pittsburgh
Krist
Stephens
Cartright
Vernon
Washington
Gutteridge
Etten
Wakefield
Hackett
Cleveland
Keltner
Lindell
York
Louis
Richmond Colts Sign Virginia Baseball Co captain Gillette
Richmand Colts of the Piedmont league add Tab Gillette a top passer last Autumn for Virginia and co captain of the Cavaliers baseball squad He joins the Colts as a catcher demonstrating multi sport elite talent from UVA.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richmond
Turnbull
Gillette
University of Virginia
Richmond Colts
Krause Led Notre Dame Irish 1933 34 Basketball Squad
Ed Krause served as captain of the Notre Dame basketball team for the 1933 34 season in South Bend Indiana. He led the Irish under coach George Keogan and helped guide the squad through the season at home games and conference play.
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South Bend
Ind
Krauciaus) Krause
Notre Dame
Southern Association standings prompt incomplete
The report lists team records with Nashville 5 9, Birmingham 4 4, Memphis 1 5, Montgomery 0 1 and Little Rock 8, Atlanta 3 and Knoxville 9 1, New Orleans 5 8, showing mixed results and missing context.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Birmingham
Memphis
Montgomery
Little Rock
Atlanta
Knoxville
New Orleans
Piedmont League postponements and results
Norfolk at Durham postponed while Roanoke at Portsmouth also delayed. Richmond defeated Lynchburg 4 to 3 indicating a close score in the Piedmont League slate.
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Norfolk
Durham
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Richmond
Lynchburg
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Dem Burns
Ghosey
Thaphig
Sfaysai
Hugh Fulleston, JR
Beazley
Shibe Park
Shivaree
Hackensack
N. J
Bergen
Frank Frisch
Leo Durocher
Chip Royal
Allthough
Harry Grayson
NEA
Holmes
Charles H. Ebbets
John McGraw
American Association
Ban Johnson
American League
Baker
Dark Horses
Ace DeLapp
Becker Clothiers
Thomas Car Works
A.G.O
Major League
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