Sports Roundup Delights Fans With War Era Athletics News
Navy discharges and injuries sparking a new wave of athletes as Joe Dey notes golf facilities surge for wartime training. Nat Fleischer cites 17 boxers discharged after service for injuries not flagged earlier. Headlines spotlight Mussolini’s resignation reaction and Hal Peck’s comeback plans in 1944. Seabiscuit’s foals and Look Magazine’s All-America track team highlight era sports mood. Top sprinters Parker and Coulter, Sink, Gehrdes, and Thomas set notable marks.
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New York
Joe Dey
U. S. Golf Association
Nat Fleischer
Ring Magazine
Nats
Boxing Commission
Soley Welch
Portland
Hal Peck
Hal
Gunder Haegg
Gil Dodds
Sweden
Seabiscuit
Sea Frolic
Russell Thomas
Noted Spanish Fan Jaime Murucl Praised by Colorado
Don Stuart Cuthbert of the University of Colorado modern languages reports that Don Jaime Murucl, a Spanish basketball enthusiast who sought help from Colorado's Frosty Cox to popularize the game, was a victim of grave injustice in this column. His letter, in Spanish, was described as beautiful.
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Jaime Senor
Don Stuart Cuthbertson
University of Colorado Dept. of Modern Languages
Don Jaime Murucl
Colorado
Frosty Cox
Don Stuart
Cox
Boy Wonder
Yale
New York University
Umpire Wears Taxi Ad in Dodgers White Sox Exhibition
Tommy Fitzgerald notes an umpire at the Cooperstown exhibition game between the Dodgers and White Sox wore a taxicab advertisement on his chest protector. He likely relied on company rules to deter crowds of fans from mobbing him.
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Tommy Fitzgerald
Louisville Courier-Journal
Cooperstown
Bob Montgomery
New York
Abou Ben Adhem
Jacobs
Chick Wergeles
Eugene O'Neill
Harry Grayson
Bobby Jones
Frank Crosetti
Joe Gordon
Ory Grove
White Sox
Grant
Lee
Jimmy
Thornton
Bill Passen
Army Air Force
South Pacific
Cardinals
Danny Lit
Braves
Deacon Daniel
Knowles MacFayden
Pop Anson
Waite Hoyt
Ruth, War Fund Doubleheader Reminds Baseball Legend
The War Fund doubleheader at the Stadium pits the Yankees Indians and North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight School Cloudbusters as Ruth's presence draws huge crowds. Ruth’s shot and his legend keep baseball’s profile high after the Black Sox era, with fans noting his lasting impact and loyalty to the game.
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New York
Babe Ruth
North Carolina Navy
Ed Barrow
Ruth
Sultan of
Swat
Walter Johnson
Yankee
Black Sox
Yankee Stadium
Chick Wergeles
Mike Jacobs
National Boxing Association
Beau Jack
Abou Ben Adhem
Ringnen
Manager Wergeles
Cleveland
Beau
Lulu Costantino
Springfield Club Memo Teaches Stan Musial By Ollie Vanek
Springfield manager Ollie Vanek often told Stan Musial that the Cards slugger was one of the best in the league and praised his hitting prior to a season landmark meeting at the ballpark.
Fitzsimmons Takes Over Phillies xx Burtner Becker's Win Openers
Burtner's defeated the Dark Horse nine eight to five and Becker's romped seventeen to one over the Thomas Carmen in the opening games of the 1943 City Softball Championship best two out of three semi finals at the high school YMCA. Fat Weaver led Becker's with three for three, Teague four for five, and Brown three for four with two doubles. Sales went two for four for Carmen.
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Fitzsimmons
Phillies
Burtner
Becker
Dark Horse
Thomas Carmen
Dark Horses
Furniture Men
Carmen
Weaver
Cotton Brown
Teague
Flint
Jones
Carol
Delapp
Straton
RHE Car Works
Beck
Schultiass
Knox
Cecil
Brown
Sales
North State College Football Drops From Field
Appalachian State Teachers College ends football for the duration amid manpower and transport shortages. Several smaller North Carolina colleges including East Carolina Teachers, Wingate, Guilford, Catawba, Brevard, and others are noted as doubtful or quitting for the season. The piece also covers local sports notes and odd anecdotes from Duke, UNC, and Davidson, plus deer season timing and OPA shell-buying concerns.
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Bloys Britt Raleigh
Appalachian State Teachers College
North Carolina
Mountaineers
North State
Montaineers
Atlantic Christian
Wilson
East Carolina Teachers College
High Point
Elon
Western Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne
Dawson Hurls 3-0 Shutout In Salisbury
Two ace pitchers matched zeroes as High Point Industrial League All Stars beat Salisbury 3-0 in nine innings. Dawson allowed three hits with 10 strikeouts, while Swanner also fanned 10 and yielded three runs on three hits in a full game. Cook drove in two runs for the All Stars, and Joe Byrd scored on a Walker single in the eighth.
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Reg Dawson
Hurler Swanner
Industrial League
All Stars
Salisbury
Ares
Cook
Platter
Joe Byrd
Wes Walker
Mel Walker
Brown
Swanner
H Salisbury
Abric Byrd
Wilkins
Smith
Little
Walker
Benson
Carter
Rickard
McCain
Greeson
Mason
Kennedy
Brandon
Dean
Dawson
Byrd
Gore
Clubhouse Friction Triggers Harris Ouster as Phillies Manager
The Phillies oust Bucky Harris after clubhouse friction with owner William Cox and president Branch Rickey. Freddy Fitzsimmons named successor as Phillie players face the Cardinals after St Louis extended its win streak to 11. War Relief Day attendance expected to top prior totals.
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Phils
St. Louis Cardinals
Harris
Freddy Fitzsummons
Brooklyn
Shock
Branch Rickey
Fitzsimmons
National War Relief, Inc
Babe Ruth
Yankee Stadium
Murry Dickson
Howie Krist
Cardinals
Dodgers
Chicago
Phillies
New York Giants
St. Louis
Harris Shocked By Sudden Dismissal
Philadelphia learns of Bucky Harris replacement as Freddy Fitzsimmons takes over the Phillies. Harris expresses shock, remaining unaware of the move as Fitzsimmons plans to manage tonight against St Louis after a 42nd birthday shift into major league leadership.
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Harris
Diamond
Fat Freddie
Philadelphia
Freddy Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Stanley R
Bucky) Harris
Muskegon
Mich
Brooklyn
Phillies
Dodgers to Hold Youth Tryouts in Gary Indiana
The Brooklyn Dodgers announce open tryouts for players aged 16 to 21 at Horace Mann high school field in Gary Indiana on August 3 4 5 6. Former star George Sisler will oversee the event as the Dodgers seek new talent in the Chicago area.
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Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
White Sox
Dodgers
Gary
Ind
Horace Mann High School
George Sisler
Stagg Calls Pacific Grid Candidates to Report August 10
Amos Alonzo Stagg urged College of Pacific football candidates to report August 10 and abstain from liquor and tobacco. He praised his team's material as possibly the best he has seen at Pacific and in his coaching years. This season will mark his 54th as a gridiron coach.
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Stockton
Calif
Amos Alonzo Stagg
College of Pacific Grid
Pacific
Stagg
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