Dodgers stumble as Cubs sweep after tense doubleheader
The Dodgers drop the opener 4 3 then lose 11 5 in the nightcap as shortstop instability and Bragan’s miscues spark Chicago’s eight runs. Weather delays push games, while Brooklyn and Pittsburgh schedule a night game tonight on the Pirates’ field.
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Arky Vaughan
Boyd Barnsy
Bon Bragan
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Earnley
Bragan
Cubs
Whit Wyatt
Bruins
Chicago
Dom Dalles
Erdre
Amiacon
Wysit
Jais
Philiies Tn
Redbirds
Dre
Boston Braves
Cincinnati
Reds
Echcieller
Elmer B ‘ Rad Mo Bos
St Innir
New York Giants
Doutlehes
Bob Klinger
Buc'co
Jack Halletteg
New York Yankees
St. Louis
al Hollingsworth
John Lindell
Ok Etten
Easi
Kinguunr
Sena
Mickey
Dane
Bae
John Salvecop
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Roundup: Coaches, Cubs, Dodgers in wartime sports note
Sports writer Hugh Fullerton Jr. surveys wartime athletics with Marines coach Dick Hanley praising football as morale service. Cubs top Dodgers, Bartolo Colón set era mark, and Navy and Army players shift amid service. Other items include Lou Klein and Stan Musial hits, Barney McCosky at Navy Flight Prep, and a humorous horse-sale tale from Bill Bennington Post.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Col
Dick Henely
The
Marines
Washington Touchdown Club
Lyase
Hanley
Ames
Cubs
Dodgers
Dodds
Carlos Hubbell
Giants
Coshing
Wright
Bartolo
Ensign
Navy
Fleet
Major League Leaders Hitters National and American Leagues
Top hitters listed with teams and stats include Daigren Philadelphia St Louis Walker Herman McCormick and others. National League leaders show high averages with Daigren val and Walker among notable batters. American League leaders feature Lindell Wakefield Cullenbine and others with strong on base numbers and slugging percentages.
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Stan
Stan Dtusial
St. Louis Cardinals
Unclear Sports Recap From Historic Box Scores
Readable fragments note Yankees Pirates and Cardinals players with scattered stats. Mentions DiMaggio Bonham Musial Wakefield and historic matchups, with several incomplete lines on runs batted in and hits from various teams across years.
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Keller
Yankees
DiMaggio
Associated Press
Pirates
Gordon
Cardinals
Nicholson
Cleveland
Cubs
Ernie Bonham
Osnigane
Yanks
Billy Southworth
Souis Cardinals
Rayes
Lew Ambers
Los Angeles
Baby Arizmendi
Yesterday's Results and Standings Snapshot
Baseball and minor league scores from yesterday show New York, Boston, Chicago and Philadelphia posting varied results. Notable outcomes include Brooklyn 4 5 Chicago 3 11 and Milwaukee 5 3 Indianapolis 3 0 with several games postponed or called early.
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New York
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Lippy Leo Durocher looks to rally Dodgers title bid
Chicago June era report notes Lippy Leo Durocher, manager of the Brooklyn Dodgers, seeking help from rivals to halt St Louis and pursue a pennant. The team struggles on a tough road trip, while Reds and Pirates loom as threats. Durocher cites Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Vander Meer form, and questions of timing and edge in a four-team race.
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Tommy Devine
Chicago
June T
Lippy Leo Durocher
Pilot J
Brooklyn Dodgers
Lippy Leo
Red Birds
Chicago Cubs
Acinnati
Pittsburgh
Reds
Pirates
Durocher
Cincinnati
Johnny Vander Meer
Vandy
Missourians Among Heroes Of N Africa
Allied dispatch from North Africa profiles 23 year old Lt Billy H Kerr of Huntsville Alabama and his armored division. Kerr holds the Distinguished Service Medal and the Silver Star among his decorations as American forces array for the next blow against Axis forces after Tunisia.
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Daniel DE Luce
North Africa
Billy H. Kerr
Huntsville
Axis
Tunisia
Europe
Hitler
Roach Starts 10 Day Fur Lough At Home
Private First Class Joseph L. Roach, member of the Army Air Corps, is spending a 10 day furlough here with his wife at 1400 West Main Street. He recently graduated from hero Technical School in Los Angeles and will be stationed at Fort Kearns Field in Utah. This column invites readers to report any arrivals overseas promotions or notable Army Navy Air Force or WAVES activities.
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Joseph L. _Roach
West Main St
Ihero Technichool
Los Angeles
Califor
Inia
Roach
Army Par Corps
Kearnes Field
Utah
WAAC
Warburton Arrives Overseas in Safe Return
Word arrived that Pic. Ernest Warburton has reached his overseas destination safely. He enlisted in St. Louis and was inducted in December 1942. Formerly of Jefferson City, he is the father of Ernest E. Warburton of 918 West McCarty Street.
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Pic
Ernest Warburton
St. Louis
Jefferson City
Ernest E. Warburton
W. McCarty
Graduates F Lieutenant James H Menefee Honored
Lt James H Menefee formerly of 1206 Lee Street was graduated last week from the Medical Field Service School Carlisle Barracks Pennsylvania receiving his BS degree from the Missouri School of Mines years ago.
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James H. Menefee
Lee St
Medical Field Service Schoal
Carlisle Barracks
Pennsylvania
Menefee
Missouri School of Mines
Cadet Fr Caubartus Boyce Begins Navy Preflight At Athens
Jefferson City youth Fr Caubartus Boyce reports to U S Navy Preflight School in Athens Georgia for naval aviation training He is the son of Mr and Mrs F M Boyce of 1019 West High Street and graduated Jefferson City High School in 1938 He completed CAA primary training at Hannibal.
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Jefferson C
U.S. Navy
Athens
Georgia
Boyce
F. M. Boyce
W. High St
Jefferson City
CAA
Hannibal
Paratroopers Coleman Family Updates in World War II
Mrs. Richard Sachs reports Sgt. Robert J. Coleman has arrived safely in North Africa after enlisting in the paratroops in March 1942. His brother Lt. C. BR Coleman serves as an officer in a parachute infantry regiment at Fort Benning Georgia.
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Richard Sachs
Sgt
Robert J. Coleman
North Africa
Coleman
Lieutenant C. Br, Coleman
Fort Benning
Georgia
Letter From Africa Pie
John I. Skain nephew of Mr and Mrs George Luce writes from North Africa to describe a valley near the Mediterranean Sea and ruins of Cavihage. He notes German occupation briefly, a lull in fighting, improved morale, and slow mail with eight to ten letters received recently from friends. He closes with a remark on the importance of letters.
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George Luce
Main St
North Africa
Mediterranean Sea
Navy accepts seven local youths for enlistment
The Navy Recruiting Office announced yesterday that four Jefferson City boys and three Somalia boys have been accepted for enlistment in the Navy. The Sedalians are Robert Rose, Charles Lindsey and Billy Cooper. The Jefferson City youths are Frank Edward Siebern Edwin Willian Schneider Herbert Calvin Schneier and William Thomas Stadler.
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Navy
Jefferson City
Frank Edward Siebern
Havana
Herbert Calvin Schneier
Edwin Willian Schneider
Fulkerson
William Thomas Stadler
Waverly
Robert Rose
Charles Lindsey
Billy Cooper
Pie Qualified as Army Air Force Technician
Alfred Julius Frank son of Mrs Bertha Frank 410 Walnut Street has qualified as an Army Air Force Technician after completing intensive training in airplane inspection and maintenance in Glendale California.
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Alfred Julius Frank
Bertha Frank
Walnut St
Army Air Force
Glendale
Catif
Case history highlights Kerr in World War II heroism
A readable account traces Kerr’s actions in the North African campaign, detailing gallantry that earned the Distinguished Service Cross for February 15 at Sidi Bou Zid and the Silver Star for February 25 in the Kasserine Pass. It notes his bravery under heavy fire, aiding injured comrades, directing fire from a burning tank, and continuing observation and support despite wounds. The piece frames Kerr as a model example of American valor against Axis forces led by Rommel.
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Kerr
Jurgen von Arm
Sidi Bou Zid
Erwin Rommel
Kasserine Pass
Instrument Flying To Be Simplified
Army officers announced a new instrument flying training system at a Bryan Texas school dedicated amid crowds. General Henry H. Arnold praised the program to train instructors who will teach instrument flying to ensure pilots can fly safely in degraded visibility. The dedication also featured a donated fighter plane funded by Bryan civilians in thanks for the air field’s service.
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Tex
Ibul
Henry H. Arnold
Joseph B. Ducksworth
Army Air Instrument Instructors School
Aes
Air Sieid
Long Live Dallas Die in Dallas Texas Story
Kellum a 56 year old man died yesterday in Dallas Texas. His parents moved to Texas from Tennessee five months before he was born and named him after the town where they settled.
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Dallas
Texas
Kellum
Teras
Tennessee
Alaska Sergeant Kelly Stationed in State, Auditor Ties
In Alaska, Sgt. Ken V. Kelly is now stationed there. He was formerly an auditor in the office of Forest Smith, State Auditor.
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Ken V. Kelly
Alaska
Forrest Smith
Pacific Fleet Reinforcements Stated by Admiral Nimitz
Admiral Chester Nimitz outlined US reinforce prospects for the Pacific Fleet during a union meeting. He denied shortages of war materiel and stated that American production remains the decisive factor in defeating Japan, while stressing continued support for China and base use in the Pacific theater.
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Chester W. N
Univers Naval C
Nimitz
Pacific Fleet
Japan
Pacific
Aci
China
United States
Chita
Dr William Francis I die. Princeton professor dies
Dr William Francis, longtime Princeton University professor and authority on physics of fluids, capillarity, and is noted for his research on waves and wave-related phenomena, has died in Princeton New Jersey. Proceedings indicate a celebrated career spanning decades with contributions to physic theories and teaching.
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Princeton, N. J
June T
William Francis i
Princeton
Li Iy
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