Red Sox Tie Indians for Third in Slim Season Standings
Boston shows maturing form as Cecil Hughson shines with seven wins after a 7-2 defeat of Philadelphia. Washington and Chicago post wins to tighten AL race while Brooklyn tops New York and St Louis in the NL. Boston bats surge with homers and clutch hits as teams jockey for position.
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Judson Bailey
Boston Red Sox
New York Yankees
Ashington Senators
Boston
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Cecil
Tex) Hughson
Sox
Athletics
Washington
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Ediants
St. Louis Cardinals
Big Paul Derringer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cubs
Chicago
Phillies
Phil Masi
Braves
Booker Triplett
Philadelphia
Siebert Seeks 100 RBIs as A's Beat Peak Hopes Rise
Dick Siebert of the Athletics, a 29-year-old first baseman and multilingual hitter, leads the AL RBI race with 36 while aiming to drive in 100 runs this season. He reflects on past seasons, notes Bob Johnson’s influence, and recalls his career highs, including 74 RBIs in 1941 and 77 in 1940. He also notes a tough loss to the Red Sox despite his early two-base hit.
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Ted Meier
Philadelphia
Dick Siebert
Ath
Etics
Minnesota
RBI
Bob Johnson
Wasnington
Siebert
Moe Berg
Bob
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
A’s
Columbus
American Association
Roundup of sports notes from varied leagues and figures
Sports roundup reports Iowa Navy Pre-Flight School to move to a six day week. Dodgers prospect Gene Mauck, 11, trains in Los Angeles. Carl Hubbell turns 40 with practice. Malta Derby betting and Islandish rumors. Usita funds eyed amid rain. college schedules affect finals timing around Labor Day. Nile Kinnick memorial scholarship at University of Town Club. Pacific Coast Conference scrutiny. Tom McHugh invents a new golf handicap. Fordham’s Mike Roche trains as Flying Cadet. Claude Corbitt leaves for Flying School. Cherry Point Marine Base athletics program under Capt. Le and Hanley. broad note on multiple sports coaching and conditioning.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Iowa
Navy
Dodgers
Gene Mauck
Los Angeles
Mickey Owen
Clit Dapper
Roy Partee
Carl Hubbell
Usita
University of Town ’I
Nile Kinnick
Mike Roche
Fordham
Bainbridge
Army Air’field
Claude Corbitt
Advanced
Columbus
Miss
Leand Hanley
W Northwestern
South Carolina U. Grid
Pat
Marines
Cherry Point
M. C
Marine Air Base
Baseball results from yesterday across leagues
The Associated Press reports American League scores with Chicago beating St. Louis 5 to 3, Boston defeating Philadelphia 7 to 1, Washington 3 New York 2, and Cleveland Detroit postponed. In the National League Chicago 1 Pittsburgh 0, Brooklyn 7 New York 4, Boston 7 Philadelphia 6, plus American Association results Columbus 3 Indianapolis 1, Milwaukee 4 St Paul 3, Minneapolis 6 0, and Toledo Louisville postponed.
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St Lois . Creed
Brook
Zita
Stanton
Tisbur
Philadelphia
Cincinneti
Boston
New York
Chicago
X . York
Ade
Cleveland
Akabala
Detrat
St. Louis
Associated Pressamerican League
Bettina Outpoints Bobo In Cleveland Bout
In a 10 round card at Cleveland Melio Bettina defeated Harry Bobo by points. Anton Christo foridis easily beat Johnny Colan on the same program.
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Associated Press
Melio Bettina
Harry Bobo
Cleveland
Anton Christoforidis
Johnny Colan
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Polyclinic
Max Sehmeling
Joe Louis
No Potatoes But Carp In Garden
Cheboygan Michigan June 23 William Pellenz river bridge operator planted a victory garden to feed his family. A creek flood covered the potato patch so carp swam over from the Straits of Mackinac. Pellenz speared the carp to even the flood situation.
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Cheboygan, Mich
William Pellenz
Cheboygan River
Straits of Mackinac
Pellenz
Underground Grain Silos In Valetta Malta
Underground silos store grain in Valetta with grain elevators sunk beneath streets to shield supplies from sun and moisture. The War Department runs motion picture theatres employing soldiers for extra pay.
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Valetta
Malta
War Department
Laundries Seek Limited Service to Boost Output
St. Louis laundry firms facing staff shortages present a plan to the OPA to eliminate non essential service. The three point proposal includes focusing on high production tasks, limiting shifts per week and allowing refusal of items such as dairies, socks, stockings and silk undergarments to keep operations health focused.
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ST. Louis
OPA
Roy C. Sutton
Sutton
No occupational deferment ends for 18 25 year olds
ST LOUIS June 23 AP single men and childless married men in the 18 to 25 year age group will no longer receive occupation deferments. Deferments are cut to six months and will end next January. Lt Col James Cherry region field officer said the six month period will flow into orderly withdrawal of such men from industry into the armed forces. He added physically fit men 18 to 37 are being loaned to industry by the government.
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ST. Louis
Apj
James Cherry
Kansas City
Selective Service System
Bees Nest In Queer Places At Tennessee Church
Bees in the bonnet rumor and a courthouse mystery unfold as a 30 foot church column hosts a honeyed swarm. In nearby Athens a county official allegedly robbed courthouse bees of honey for years, concealing the secret.
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Anoxville
Tenn
Fifth Avenue Baptist Church
Athens
Sabotage and Raids Stop French Trains
Allied air raids and French guerrilla sabotage cripple about 200 trains daily in German occupied France. Derailments near Nevers Chagny killed 52 Germans and injured 150, blocking traffic for days. Sabotage hit power plants water works factories. March to April saw 122 acts in Savoy, including Limoges transformer destruction. Reprisals against suspected agents listed with killings of officials and judges.
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Wade Werner Washington
France
Europe
English Channel
Nevers
Chagny
Savoy
Sloo
Limoges
Germany
T’gsse
Vienne Department
Jacques Doriot
Parti Populaire Francais
Michel Guerin
Yordin
Pierrefitte
Pris
Quinine Stocks and Malaria Fight Before War
NEA Service recounts how the United States built a vast quinine stockpile before World War II to combat malaria, detailing the history of cinchona seeds, Duthen cultivation in the East Indies, and the crucial role of medical science in defending troops in North Africa and across tropical fronts.
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Panama Canal
William C. Gorgas
Java
Pearl Harbor
Amazonian
Andes
Europe
Charlies Ledger
Peru
Ledger
England
Britain
Holland
East Indies
Jamaica
India
Aleutians
Missourians Wounded In Action List Published
The War Department released a list naming Missouri soldiers wounded in action in the Pacific theater. Included are Pie Lester O. Bevil of Paragould, Edward Bond of Bismarck, Garland D. Caradsky of Gainsville, Wilbur W. Cross of Bevier Township, Willard E. Hampton of Kennett, Enoch H. McSorley of Clarence, Floyd Sutherland of Farmington, Melvin P. Wright of Lowry City, and others with family ties noted.
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Washington
War Department
Fleutian
Lester O. Bevil
Irs
Alice B. Bevil
Parageville
Edward €. Bond
Matilda E. Bond
Bismarck
Pic
Garland D. Caradsky
Geraldine M. Caradsky
Gainsville
Wilbur W. Cross
Dorothy Teter
Bevier
Willard E. Hampton
Nina N. Hampton
Kennett
Enoch H. McSorley
Herbert McSorley
Clarence
Floyd Sutherland
Convict Greenhaw Convicted in Unicameral Petition Plot
SPRINGFIELD Mo June 23 A circuit court jury convicted Ervin Greenhaw former ward political worker of obtaining fraudulent names for a referendum petition on a unicameral legislature The jury set a 500 fine and Greenhaw’s lawyer said a new trial motion would be filed Greenhaw testified Charles McClintock of St Louis paid him 2100 to gather names McClintock directed the petition circulation and said the names would be worth more if not filed There are many politicians in Jefferson City who would pay to keep them undisclosed Tom Burns a former Springfield justice of the peace serves a two year term for his role in the petition mill Burns conviction was recently upheld by the state supreme court
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Springfield
Ervin Greenhayn
Ward
Greenhaw
L. L. Collins
Charles McClintock
St. Louis
McClintock
Tate
Jefferson City
Tom Burns
Springfield Justace of the Peace
Burns
State Supreme Court
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Self Samuel H. Pullen
Edenton
N. C
S. Vseasviatsky
Astronomical Institute of Moscow
Jupiter
Leadline
Tulsa. Tribune
Islandis Rams
Blitz
Lee Dunbar
Oakland
Calif
Tribune
Missoula
Mont
Tom McHugh
Salt Lake City
Servive Dept
Sports Mirror
Cotabambas
South America
Garland Vee van En
Tommy Dorsey
Bob Crosby
Pete Smith
U.S
NEA
Nashington
North Africa
South Pacific
China
Burma
Ross T. McIntyre
U. S. Navy
Kess Serious
Washington Park
LIONS
Tweedies
OW. Ellis, Inc
Arthur W. Elis, Inc
Monroe & McCarty
Pope's
Phil A. Dallmeyer
Intometrist
E. Hich
Hugh Stephens
James A. Potter
A. Dallmeyer
C. W. Raithel
Jos.h. Dulle
W. L. Hager
Paul Bosch
Federal Reserve System
Frank Railton
R. FE. Dallmeyer
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Federal Examination and Supervision
Gabriel Heatter
Kwos
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