Major League Starts Second Half Schedule
Major League action resumes with the All-Star break raising funds for servicemen relief and war bonds. Brooklyn leads the National League by eight games over St Louis, while New York Yankees hold a four game edge on Boston in the American League. Despite slumps by DiMaggio Gordon and Keeler, the Yankees remain strong, and the Dodgers have led virtually all season as others chase division glory. Joe Gordon defeats Boston’s Boh- (text cut)
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Judson Bailey
Plags
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
New York
Cleveland
Dodgers
Yankees
Yanks
Boston
Joe DiMaggio
Joe Gordon
Charley Keilor
Basten
Boh
Pitcher Clark Griffith and war era skeet links in a roundup
Wide World Sports notes Clark Griffith's willingness to start night games, with others like Greg Rice aiding navy funds in Montana. War department chatter mentions skeet shooting not hindering war effort. A pithy golf tale from a preaching minister and caddy adds humor, while service men Earnshaw backs Baumholtz and Haruk as Navy prospects. Bonura earns corporal chevrons. Meldougal pitches nightly in Oklahoma City. Pillette avoids meal checks while traveling Pacific Coast League circuits.
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Hugh Fullerton
Wide World
New York
Clark Griffith
Greg Rice
Navy
Montlosa
Missoula
War Department
War Ffort
Army
Will Hogers
Dallas
Ward Is Top Golf Amateur
Ward, a Fort Wright corporal and national amateur rifle holder, led the Western Amateur in Spokane with a 36 hole total of 141 and a 68 in round two to surge past rivals. Marsah Hammond of Spokane was the second low qualifier at 143 as the event's match play began.
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Russ Newland
Spokane
Wash
Marvin
Bud Ward
Corporal Ward
Marsah Hammond
Quick Trades Hurts Cards
Branch Rickey often traded for money and the Dodgers benefited as the St. Louis Cardinals shed star power. Medwick and Mize left for big sums, while Davis moved earlier. the Cards sold Mize to the Giants and now face a power gap as Dodgers chase the pennant with top hitters and pitchers.
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Dillon Graham
Wide World Sports
New York
Branch Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Hickey
Joe Medwick
Johnny Mize
Medwick
Mixe
Curt Davis
Billy Southworth
Morton Cooper
Rickey
Cardinal Farms
Cardinals
Davis
Dodgers
Mize
Giants
Gig Jawn
Theroop
Joe
Angie Galan
Cubs
Ducky Wacky
Medwink
Larry MacPhail
Mickey Owen
Bert Haas
Reds
Stan Marlin
Pirates
Pete Reiser
Lon Warneke Regains Regular Cubs Starting Role
Lon Warneke, 33, a National League veteran, will again be a regular Cubs starter after returning from the St. Louis Cardinals. Cubs GM James Gallagher and Manager Wilson praised his arm and steadiness as Warneke, in his 12th season, expressed enthusiasm about returning to Chicago. Warneke arrived after the waiver price of 7500 was accepted, joining Jimmy Foxx as recent Cubs acquisitions.
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Jean Lon Warneke
Chicago
Cubs
St. Louis
Wilson
James Gallagher
Warneke
Gallagher
Warnecke
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Rip Collins
Roy Parmetee
Arkinson
Lon
Golf rivals fall in PGA match play at Denver
In a National PGA Golf Tournament in Denver Crang Wood Jimmy Demaret and Henry Picard were eliminated in the first round of match play. Three years ago the Boston Red Sox swept the Yankees in a five game series, and five years ago Henry Catton won the British Open with a score of 200.
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Sports Mirror Today
Crang Wood
Jimmy Demaret
Henry Picard
Denver
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
New York
Henry Catton
Wuestions
Joe
Jim
Willie
Bash
Leslie MacMitchell
Panama Canal
Ben Wogan
Los Angeles
Texas
Rickey’s trades reshape Cards and Dodgers in vast 1930s reshuffle
The piece reviews Branch Rickey’s 1930s baseball moves, noting Joe Medwick and Dizzy Dean among key players moved for cash and prospects, enriching the Cardinals while boosting Dodgers with star talent. It reflects on long term value and annual impact of those deals.
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Rickey
Cardinal
Gales
Diz Dean
Cubs
Davis
Tuck Stainback
Clyde Shoun
Dean
Shoun
Brooklyn
Stainback
Phillies
Shaun
Cincinnati
Medwick
Mike
Dodgers
Sports Memory Test Challenge for Readers
New York sport quiz pits readers against 20 questions spanning boxing golf swimming and track. It lists winners and notable names such as Joe Turnesa Walter Hagen and Bob Gibson with answers including Hackles like Shut Out Alsab and Jimmy Foxx, inviting fans to score high by recalling sports history.
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Dillon Graham
Wide World
New York
Les MacMitchell
Michigan
Seafee
Joe Turnesa
Walter Hagen
Willie
Pat Abbott
Jim
Sam Snead
Jack Blackburn
Louis
Gil Dodds
MacMitchell
AAU
Bobby Ginn
LeRoy Weed
Willie” Hoppe
Mel Olt
New York Giants
Jim Turnesa
Vic Ghezzi
Iba Oliver
Jim Tobin
Boston Braves
Hal Davis
California U
Marilyn Shaner
Gloria Callen
Betty Bemis
Helene Rains
Mickey Harris
Red Sox
Alsab
Hut
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Red Sox
Chicago
Standings and Thursday Schedule From Wednesday Results
Wednesday results show Little Rock 4 5, Knoxville 0 7, Chattanooga 6, Birmingham 2, New Orleans 8, Atlanta 4, Nashville 16, Memphis 6. Thursday features an All-Star game in Little Rock and several night matches including St Louis at New York, Detroit at Boston, Chicago at Washington, Cleveland at Philadelphia, Boston at Chicago, Philadelphia at Pittsburgh, and Brooklyn at Cincinnati with New York at St Louis.
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Little Rock
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
New Orleans
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
St. Louis
New York
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Southern Association
Ee Club
W. L. Pet. Tittle Rock
Avlanta
Birmingham Ag
ASH i
Cleveland A
SL. Louis
al Ata
V. L Pet
Brookly
Oil and Gas Filings Roundup July 7 1942
Oil and gas filings list multiple lease deeds and mineral deeds dated in July 1942. Transactions show Paul J. Russell and partners selling to Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp, with several 5 and 10 year leases in Township 15 South Range 25 West and surrounding sections, plus transfers of mineral interests to S. G. Dildy and others in Sections 14 and 17.
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Paul J. Russell
Mid-Continent Petroleum Corp
Thompson Evans
Frank J. Hill
Mid-Continent
Petoleum Corp
Ak G
J. A. May
SW Corter
Ruth B. Galloway
G. Dildy
Rge
West
Helen Hodnett
S. G. Dildy
Minerv
Gertrude H. Savage
Fights Last Night and Notable Mentions Across Sports
Fights last night in New Brunswick and Plainfield saw Joel Lynch outpoint Andy Bisiak as the field moved toward Canada amid wider notes on sports figures. The column lists various athletes and names including Hogan, Harbert, Nelson, Harvard, Washington, and Herman Barron among others with scattered references to events and people from golf, baseball, and track.
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Cubs
Tiny Banham
Yankees
Hogan
Hmmy Thomson
Los Angeles
Chick Harbert
Texas
Byron Nelson
Harvard
Washington
Herman Barron
Georgia Tainter
Payne Whitney
Dutch Leonard
Would Have Been Spanish and Englishmen Mentioned in 1606
Fragmentary text muses on if Ferdinand de Wiro's voyage in 1606 showed Australia could be claimed by Spain or England, suggesting a near complete food topic and speculative colonization ideas.
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Ferd. Fia
de Wiros
Australia
Now She Shops Cash and Carry
Kidney trouble hints flood the ad page with claims for Doan’s Pills as a remedy. The damaged text touts relief from backache, swelling, and urinary symptoms, asserting worldwide use for over 40 years and urging readers to ask their doctor about Doan’s.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Willis
Germany
Oklahoma City
Herman
Pillette
San Diego Padres
Tony
Ward
Harbor
By Doerr
Read
Red Sooker
Teel Williams
Joe Medwick Sre
Mort Cooper
Larry French
Claude Pusseau
Ray Starr
Rephan
Churchill
U. S. War Bonds
Rephan’s
U. S
Lon Warneke
Barney Ewell
Penn State
Eunice Triplett
New Brunswick
N. J
Joel Lynch
Plainfield
Andy Bisiak
Carteret, N. C
Canada
Carys
Cologne
IME Wesson
Stubart
Wheaties
Reg WO
Toors
Mrs. Tucker
Canova Coffee
California
Feed Dept
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