Mort Cooper Shines as Cards Split with Dodgers
Mort Cooper hurled an 11-0 shutout in the first game and the St. Louis Cardinals split a doubleheader with the Brooklyn Dodgers. Kirby Higbe limited them in the nightcap as Brooklyn won 5-2. Medwick extended his hitting streak to 25. Cooper earned his ninth win, seventh straight, and second whitewash of the Dodgers. Other notable games crowned Lyons 250th win for the White Sox.
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Austin Bealmear
Associated Press
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Cliff] Mellon
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Major League Leaders by the Associated Press
American League leaders include Gordon New York batting 367 and Williams Boston 56 runs and 66 RBIs. Spence Washington 86 hits with Gor don New York 31, Hank DiMaggio 19 doubles for Doerr Boston 51 RBIs. Spence Washington and Heath Cleveland top triples with 7. Williams Boston 15 homers, York Detroit 14. Kuhel Chicago 11 stolen bases. Borony New York 6 0 and Haynes Chicago 5 1 pitching records. National League leaders feature Reiser Brooklyn batting 356 with Wick 359 and runs leader Mize New York 73 hits Holmes Boston 74. Doubless Joost Cincinnati 20 and Hack Reiser 19. Slaughter St Louis 7 triples. Mize New York 8 homers Camilli Brooklyn 10. Reiser Brooklyn 9 stolen bases. Pitching Res Brooklyn 7 1 Starr Cincinnati 1d WORTH STATE LEAGUE matchups include Mooresville at Concord Thomasville at Hickory Landis at Lexington Salisbury at Statesville.
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Hogan wins shattered National Open title at Ridgemoor
Ben Hogan, weighing about 135 pounds, wins a war-year National Open with a 271 total over 72 holes at Ridgemoor, while the event excludes the Open due to wartime. Jim Demaret ties for second after a late surge as Horton Smith, Nelson, and others chase the leader.
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Dick Metz
Jim Ferrier
Lloyd Mangruns
Roundup of sports notes and military links from New York
Hugh Fullerton Jr. compiles a scattered roundup from New York dated June 22. The item blends sports anecdotes with military-themed notes, including college tennis in the South at Tulane, Navy enlistment implications, a humorous misplay by Stub Overmire, and various bits on tennis, baseball prospects, and wartime service roles. It also mentions Joe Vydra’s 300 batting target, Tommy Fitzgerald as today's guest star, and Chanute Field officers’ physical training.
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New York
Jess
Suffolk Downs
Leroy Atkinson
Worcester Telegram
Tulane
Jimmy Curran
Mercersburg
Navy
Jimmy
Big Joe Vydra
Major League Baseball Standings and Results Snapshot
Standings and results from multiple leagues show Detroit beating Wig 4-2 while Cleveland swept 3-0 and Philadelphia posted a 3-1 score. St Louis 11-2 and Pittsburgh 7-2 highlight the day. Minor leagues Piedmont and Bi-State report various results with several games postponed or rescheduled.
College Golfers Open Tourney at South Bend IN
A field of 141 top college golfers opened the 45th national intercollegiate tournament at Chain O Lakes Golf Course South Bend Indiana. Eighteen holes of medal play were scheduled for today and tomorrow with Stanford Notre Dame and LSU among the contenders. Earl Stewart of LSU defends his title as match play begins Wednesday.
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Blubber) Brownell
Schroeder Eyes Tennis Title at National Intercollegiate
New Orleans June 22 Stanford's Ted Schroeder leads the field in the national intercollegiate tennis tournament. He is the top favorite among 35 entrants including another Ted. Otewin of California is acknowledged as a strong nonloss contender. Tulane hopes Earl Bartlett can surprise in singles.
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Tommies and Lex ington Battle For North State Standings
Thomasville faces Hickory while Lexington hosts Landis as four first division clubs contend for the top spot. Concord clings to the lead as Mooresville trails in the second division with Salisbury at Statesville in the other loop.
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Louis trains for different kind fight
New York June 22 Five years after beating Braddock in Chicago the heavyweight champion Joe Louis prepares for a new kind of fight. As Corporal Joseph Louis Barrow he will report to Fort Riley Kansas to complete basic military training after enlisting January 12. His 13 week schooling stretched to over five months to permit benefits appearances.
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Arlington Park Opens 36 Day Race Meeting
Arlington Park opens a 36 day race meeting with more than 700000 dollars in purses, up almost 200000 from last year. Twenty one stakes are offered, four this week, with higher daily purses and only two races per day at the 1200 class. Officials expect stall capacity of 1450 horses to be taxed by week’s end.
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Ar‘lington Park
Patty Berg Watches as Net Tourney Opens
The 13th annual Women’s Western Open began a six day run at Elmhurst Country Club in Chicago with Patty Berg absent. Berg, red haired and now a professional, is sidelined due to injuries from a previous automobile accident and cannot compete for the title she can no longer defend.
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Mel Hein Signs On As Union Gridders Coach
Mel Hein will become head football coach at Union College in Schenectady New York starting January 1 1943 after twelve seasons with the New York Giants. He will also serve as associate professor of physical education and will coach the team while continuing his Giants contract through the upcoming season. In Brooklyn Frank Crespi St Louis Cardinal second baseman collected his first extra base hit of the year a double in the first game of a twin bill.
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Mel Hein
Union College
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Giants
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Frank
Creepy) Crespi
St. Louis Cardinal
Week's Schedule for Softballers a Tuesday and Thursday slate
Tuesday action lists Crown and byes with matches National Upholstery facing Adams- Millis at High School No 1 Hillcrest meeting Beckers at Oak Vill and Marietta playing Marile Desk at Grimes St. Thursday shows a busy program with byes and Crown meeting Beckers at Anderson Ist Meld National Upholstery versus Myrtle Lesk at Grimes St Hillcrest versus Marietta at High School No 1
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Famous Coaches Lead New UNC Physical Fitness School in August
Chapel Hill June 22 The University of North Carolina and the U S Navy Pre-Flight School announce a new combined physical fitness and coaching school to be held August 3 15 at Chapel Hill. Enrolment limited to 100 selected high school preparatory school and college coaches and physical education directors. no meals or laundry charges. Notable staff include Sleepy Jim Crowley Harvey Harmon and many eastern coaches. Instruction covers all sports hand to hand combat mass drills and military drill with a military schedule 7 a m to 9 30 p m plus naval indoctrination lectures.
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Four Horsemen" Fame
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Goodman Aims for Fourth Trans Miss Title at Blue Hills
Johnny Goodman of Omaha, former national amateur and national open champion, will seek his fourth Trans Miss golf title as the tournament opens at Blue Hills. Defending champion is Frankie Banat of Toledo.
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Bulls climb from cellar in Piedmont League standings
Charlotte on June 22 moved above cellar with a double bill sweep. Qurkani's Buteyes rose from last place as the Bulls beat the Twins 5-0 and 2-0. Asheville edged Portsmouth 2-1 in 11 innings then lost 5-0 in seven. Charlotte beat Norfolk 4-1, then lost 6-3 in extras. Richmond and Greensboro rested.
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World peoples traits mapped to national stereotypes
A study assigns distinct traits to nations with Americans labeled most progressive, English most conservative, Chinese most mysterious, Australians most sporting, Hungarians most musical, Irish most religious, Italians most romantic, and Germans most methodical. The note identifies Stony Craig creator of the Marine Corps cami¢ strip as Technical Sergeant Frank Rentfrow.
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Marine Corps
Frank Rentfrow
Dodgers Win Slimly As Crowd Sees Bonfire At Ebbets Field
The New York scoreboard notes a rowdy game at Ebbets Field where Joé Arredwick and Slats Marion tangled, many near-fights brewing among 21 000 fans. Dolph Camilli earned an outstanding father award as Dodgers stay ahead of the Cardinals with strong pitching.
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Radio Schedule Highlights Historic Monday Evening Programs
The listing outlines a dense radio lineup for Monday June 22 with Eastern War Time programming. It features multiple serials and musical programs including The Secret City, Captain Midnight, Denver's String Orchestra, The Lone Ranger, and The Blue Steen Rhythms, plus news segments, commentaries, and variety acts. Major acts include Medda Hopper, Lowell Thomas, Alfred Wallenstein, Elmer Davis, and a National Radio Forum with guests, wrapping with dance music at midnight.
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Captain Midnight
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Medda Hopper
Symclessie Johnson
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Tone Ranger Drauia
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H. V. Kaltenhorn
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Alfred Wallenstein
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Chet
Hove
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