Two Loves Has Brooklyn Dodgers And Bushwicks
Brooklyn features a long standing baseball clash as the semi pro Bushwicks of Dexter Park in Woodhaven challenge the Brooklyn Dodgers. Max Rosner drives a high earning program that has launched many players to the majors, with ex Bushwicks reaching Cubs and Yankees rosters and four players sent to pro ball this spring.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Bushwicks
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dooks
Durocher
Andies
Serall
Woodhaven
L. L
Dexter
Center
Feld
Max Rosner
Hungary
Rosner
Ogres
Millollars
Babe Ruth
Lou Gehrig
Oldsters
Dexter Park
CUBS
Cincinnati Battery
Bucky Walters
Jimmy Wilson
Wilson
Wally Signer
Bushwick
Bill Sahlin
Signer
Yankees
Marius Russo
Hank Borowy
Paul Schreiber
Yanks
Bronx Bombers
Joe DiMaggio
Hank Greenberg
Mel Ott
Bill Terry
Diz Dean
Phil Rizzuto
Buddy Hassett
Buswhick
al Cuccinello
Braves
Tony
Eddie Boland
Phillies
Waite Hoyt
George Ernshaw
Sahlin
Tony DePhillips
Gar del Savio
Reds
Dodgers
Wally Holborow
Lansdale
Hawks
The
Stamford Pioneers
Hartford Gems
West Haven Sailors
Springfield Greys
Union City Reds
Mount Vernon Searlers
More Swimmers Better Records Predicted by Miller
Navy Pre-Flight coach Lieut Johnny Miller at Chapel Hill says postwar swimming will see more swimmers and more records. He notes 40 percent of cadets currently cannot swim and outlines tough preflight drills including underwater swims, rope climbs, and jumping into water with gear. Fick and Ford cited as rising stars, with Ford’s knee operation credited for unlocking potential and both predicting faster 100 yard times.
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Chapel Hill
Johnny Miller
U. S Navy
Lieut
Miller
Navy
Mercersburg Academy
Notre Dame
Mercersburg
Asign
Peter Fick
Hitler
Axis
Ford
Alan Ford
Johnny Weismuller
Yale
Old Eli
South America
George Bennett
Johns Hopkins
Bennett
Fick
United States
Italy
Japan
Germany
Peter Vick
Averages Level Off In Major Leagues Top Hitters
Averages in both leagues stabilize near parity with Lonnie Frey of Cincinnati leading at .397. Teammates Frank McCormick Eric Tipton and Gerald Walker join the top ten alongside Chicago’s Ian Hack and Philadelphia’s Danny Litwhiler and Babe Dahlgren. Vernon Stephens leads the American League at .392 with Cris Hackett rising to second at .360.
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New York
Cincinnati Reds
Lonnie Frey
Cincinnati
Frank McCormick
Eric Tipton
Gerald Walker
McCormick
Ian Hack
Chicago Cubs
Phillies
Danny Litwhiler
Ab KR HH Pet
Frey
Hack
Chicago
Cincin
Litwhile
Phila
Dahlgren
Tipton
Walker
Stanky
Herman
Brooklyn
Workman
Boston
Pet. Stephens
St. Louis
Hackett
Cleveland
Higgins
Detroit
Radcliff
Lindell
Heath
Fox
White
Philadelphia
Clary
Washington
Partee
Sports Roundup From May 11 Highlights Various Athletes And Events
A sprawling round up notes A A U fitness test benchmarks for age 35 plus 100 yards in 14.5 seconds and a mile in seven minutes. Rumor of Army plans to hire Madison Square Garden is dismissed. Beulah Park racing drew 500 in stands and 5000 in parking in Columbus. Bill McKeechnie Jr recalls Syracuse visit in 1985. A A tennis national tournament to be played in Chicago resumes. Gunder Haegg buys a dentist bridge. Lloyd Marshall Jimmy Fivinsh fight eyed for Cleveland ball park. Wilbur Adams quotes Tyack as the Philadelphia Athletics’ cleanup hitter with Sacramento roots. Rollins College tennis team faced Tulane with Pauline Betz and others to the fore as crowd watches.
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New York
Madison Square Garden
Columbus
Julie Kogan
New Haven
Jimmy Fivinsh
Cleve
Ball Park
Hi Y Club Hears Army Talk By Gardener Nichols
At the local YMCA meeting the High Point School Hi Y Club heard Gardener Nichols discuss general Army routine. Nichols, an industrial arts instructor and former staff sergeant, noted the draft law limits his military career and spoke to seniors about plans for entering the service.
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Y.M.C.A
High Point
General Army
Gardener Nichols
Nichols
Ichols
United States Army
Ommy Forster
Dorazio Beats Baksi in Philadelphia Bout
Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia defeated Joe Baksi of Kulpmont Pa by points in a boxing match held in Philadelphia last night. Dorazio won the ten round bout with a point margin of 193 to 205 as recorded by AP data.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Gus Dorazio
Joe Baksi
Kulpmont
Rain Delays Black Bison Baseball Practice
The Black Bison postponed afternoon drills due to rain as they prepare for the Western Conference tournament in Greensboro. Pitchers Jim Foxworth and Mel Walker will ease into workouts with Foxworth slated for game one and Walker for game two if Friday’s result favors them. Rothrock leads with a .403 average among thirteen games, while Underwood and Crowder contribute strong hitting. The team eyes the Western Conference crown with solid infield and emerging pitching staff led by Simeon.
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Tony Simeon
Black Bison
Melrose
Greensboro
Jim Foxworth
Mel Walker
Foxworth
Walker
Bison
Robert Underwood
John Crowder
Simeon
Jack Ferree
Junius Idol
Girl Coxswain Revels In Job
In Palo Alto California on May 11 17 year old Ann Ashley coxswain of Stanford University Junior Varsity eight delights in rocketing the crew into action She keeps strict order by last name and is a favorite off duty The team has won when she goes overboard and Stanford beat UCLA only time she has tossed in the drink The crew notes her brusque but effective leadership and calls the coxswain the boss of a crew
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Palo Alto
Calif
Ann Ashley
Ann
Stanford University
Cardinals
Stanford
University of California At
Los Angeles
California
Miss Ashley
Scored Most Runs by Hamilton for Philadelphia 1894
Willim R. Hamilton of the Philadelphia National League club in 1894 scored 196 runs in a season. The nearest rival was Babe Ruth with 177 runs in 1921, the closest approach to Hamilton's total.
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Philadelphia
Willim R. Hamilton
Babe Ruth
Dan Brouthers and Ruth Of His Day Shine In Baseball
Dan Brouthers, famed as the Babe Ruth of the 1880s and 90s, led NL batting titles three times and tied once. TheDetroit era championed by Ned Hanlon boosted by the Orioles lineage, Brouthers towered at first base, powered by a left swing and a giant frame, as contemporaries Anson and Connor watched.
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Dan Brouthers
Ruth
Harry Grayson
NEA
Dennis Brouthers
Babe Ruth
Brouthers
Buffalo Nations
Detroit
Jack Rowe
Deacon Jim White
Hardie Richardson
Orioles
Ned Hanlon
Baltimore
Charley Comiskey
St. Louis Browns
Old Dan
John J. McGraw
Polo Grounds
Adrian Anson
Chicago White Stockings
Dan Anson
Roger Connor
Giants
Lea
Ihs Daeadtice
King Kelly
Boston
Players’ Brotherhood
King Kel
Dan
Three British Race Drivers In Retirement For Duration
Three British speed record holders have retired for the duration. Sir Malcolm Campbell, 58, holder of 301.1292 mph on land, leads a trio including Capt. George Eyston and John Cobb who set the 368.85 mph mark in 1939. Cobb then joined the RAF and plans to resume racing after the war.
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London
Associated Press
Malcolm Campbell
Bonneville
Utah
Salt Flats
George Eyston
John Cobb
Eyston
Cobb
England
RAF
Air Transport Auxiliary
Ministry of Production
Thornycroft's
America
Malcolm
Command Operations Headquarters
Coneston
Lake District
Baseball Standings and Scores From Yesterday
Southern Association Chattanooga downed Atlanta 4 3 while New Orleans at Memphis was postponed. Birmingham faced Little Rock and other listed games were not scheduled. International League Jersey City beat Montreal 1 0. NoOpen date noted for American and Piedmont leagues.
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Southern Association
Chattanooga
Atlanta
New Orleans
Memphis
Birmingham
Little Rock
Lawyer Urges Race Profits Aid War Effort
Lawyer Jerry Giesler, head of the California Racing Commission, urges that horse racing profits range from 10 to 25 million dollars annually go to the war effort, far above last year’s three million. He warns profit must not hinder the war, and suggests open racing to gas ration card holders, with enforcement penalties for violations.
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Los Angeles
Jerry Giesler
California Racing Commission
National Association of State Racing Commissioners
New York
Giesler
Association
Thomas Underwood
Bay Meadows
San Francisco
Mexico
Canada
England
Ireland
Australia
Egypt
Germany
Austria
Hungary
Tigers Await Wakefield Payoff Punch
Detroit fans await Dick Wakefield as he nears rookie of the year potential after a record $52 000 signing bonus and a meteoric rise from Michigan to the Tigers. Born in Chicago, Wakefield is praised for power and speed, drawing major league scouts, with father Howard a former catcher and brothers in service.
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Detroit
Richard Cummings
Wakefield
Detroit Tigers
University of Michigan
Tigers
Howard
Chicago
Dad Wakefield
Michigan
Ray Fisher
Howard Wakefield
Frances Wakefield
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Walter O. Briggs
Millionaire Automotive
Beaumont
Steve O'Neill
Tiger
Charley Gehringer
Ted Williams
Whirlaway
Ruby York
Pinky Higgins
Roger Cramer
Hal White
Armed Service
Proposals For Novikoff Stir Interleague Trade Talk
Three NL clubs Cincinnati Reds New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies have shown interest in Cubs outfielder Lou Novikoff as trade talks begin during the intermission before the season. Cubs GM James Gallagher demands a right handed outfielder, while Giants offer cash and potential target Buster Magna. Dodgers may join if a deal with Reds or Phillies emerges. The Dodgers unhappy with hitting and slumping alignments could bid. Interleague schedules start with Chicago at New York and other matchups, with travel reduced to three east west jaunts and two travel off days.
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Lou Novikoff
Iage Cub
Jimmy Wilson
Bruins
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
James Gallagher
Cubs
Novikoff
Gallagher
Phillies
Tra
Philadelphia
Brooklyn Dodgers
Branch Rickey
Dodgers
Bill Cox
George Washburn
Brooklyn
Montreal
Giants
Buster Magna
Reds
Gerald Walker
National League
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Bashful Haegg Starts First Lap To U S
Bashful Gunder Haegg of Sweden began a long voyage to the United States to race America's top athletes. He rode a night train to Goteborg to catch a tanker for the 23 day crossing and said he would race wherever and whenever the AAU allows and donate profits to suitable causes.
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Stockholm
Bashful Gunder Haegg
Sweden
United States
America
Bashful Haegg
Goteborg
Atlantic
Debarkation
Haegg
Europe
Wade remembered by Virginia coach from Brown days
Archie Hahn of the University of Virginia recalls Major Wallace Wade, Duke football mentor, noting Wade’s good lineman play and intelligence while he was a guard at Brown University, with Hahn serving as backfield coach during Wade’s Brown days.
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Maj. Wade
Charlottesville
Archie Hahn
University of Virginia
Wallace Wade
Duke University
Walace Wade
Brown University
Hahn
Wade
Brown
Wartime racing program to endure beyond conflict
A brief note suggests racing may continue after the war if it serves the effort, remaining an integral part of national dedication and contributing on a sit-out basis during hostilities.
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Bill MecKechnie, Jr
Syracuse
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Stark Wilbur Adams
Sacramento
Bee
Jim Tyack
Philadelphia Athletics
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Tulane
Rollins
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Pauline Betz
Nancy Corbett
Peggy Welsh
Army
Beaneaters
Piedmont League
Jersey City
Portsmouth
Richmond
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Durham
Norfolk
By Watson
Spoelstramp
Dick Wakefield
Judson Bailey
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