Minor leagues face funding questions amid training subsidy doubts
A Southeastern League club paid ex soldiers via Veterans Administration funds for baseball training, prompting debate whether such subsidies bypass salary limits. Critics fear the program could expand to amateurs, transfers, or other classification levels, raising questions about limits and fairness across minor leagues.
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New York
Baseball Guild
Veterans Administration
National Association
Sunday City League Slowpitch and Baseball Schedule
Sunday games at Lincoln fields include US A W Local 72 versus Kenosha National Bank at 10 am and Congress Club facing Schmitts Tavern. Other matchups feature Stell Mare Tavern versus Stan's Tap Room at Sheridan and Hilltop Tavern against Country Club Killers at Columbus with more Lincoln 2 and Lincoln 4 contests listed along with Roosevelt and Roemer’s Bar venues. Monday night Slowpitch lists Macwhyte against American Brass Local 18222 and Simmons versus Jaycees at Lincoln 2, plus Cooper's versus Kenwis Club at Lincoln 4 and U A W Local 72 versus Van's Tavern at Roosevelt.
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Kenosha National Bank
Lincoln
Congress Club
Schmitt's Tavern
Rocky's Tavern
Rooseveld
Stell Mare
Stan's
Sheridan
Hilltop Tavern
Country Club Killers
Columbus
American Brass
Simmons
Jaycees
Cooper's Va
Van's Tavern
Roosevelt
PYC Contest Christian Reformed Defeats Immanuel No 1
Christian Reformed blanks Immanuel No 1 3 to 0 in a PYC fast pitch game at Simmonsfield. Fluorescent yarns glow under ultraviolet light in Kidderminster England startup display.
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Christian Reformed
Immanuel No. 1
Simmonsfield
Kidderminster
England
Pep Breaks Bartolo's Jaw As He Wins Title
Willie Pep the Hartford Phantom wins the world featherweight title with a 12th round knockout of Sal Bartolo at Madison Square Garden before 9,881. Bartolo suffered a fractured jaw, earlier bleeding and a nose injury, as Pep retained the title and eyed future matches in Minneapolis London and St. Louis.
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Pep
Bartolo
New York
U.P
Wee Willie Pep
Hartford
Sal Bartolo
Boston
St. Clare's Hospital
Madison Square Garden
National Boxing Association
Ruby Goldstein
Sal
Dis
Vincent Nar Diello
New York Boxing Commission
St. Clare's
Sammy Angott
Jimmy McAllister
Willie
Army
Lou Viscusi
Viscusi
Minneapolis
London
St. Louis
Baseball scores and next-day doubleheader slate
In the American League the New York game beat Cleveland 6 5 in 11 innings while Philadelphia defeated St. Louis 5 4 in 10. Washington edged Chicago 3 2 at night. National League results include Chicago 2 Brooklyn 0 and Pittsburgh 10 New York 5 at night. Tomorrow schedule lists all doubleheaders across leagues with matchups from Chicago to Minneapolis.
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New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cincinnati
Detroit
American Association
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbia
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
St Brooklyn Soults
Columbus
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Forbes Field
Bucs
Pirates
Giants
Skein
Elbie Fletcher
Edson Bahr
Frank McCormick
Johnny Beazley
Steve Souchock
Johnny Murphy
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Barney McCosky
Pete Suder
Philly
Bill Summers
Johnny Berardino
Summers
Red Jones
Boston Red Sox
Comets and Blue Sox Squabble, South Bend Wins Series
Kenosha drops game 5 5 3 to South Bend in front of 906 at Lake Front Stadium. Viola Thompson held Kenosha in check as South Bend takes a 2 1 series lead, with key plays by Mahon Faut and Baker. Jo Kubick allowed two games since joining from Grand Rapids and Kenosha stranded runners late in the ninth.
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Comets
South Bend
Lake Front Stadium
Horlick Field
Racine
Janet Anderson
Pres Cruthers
Betty Luna
Chet Grant
Blue Sox
Kenosha
Viola Thompson
Jo Kubick
Grand Rapids
Lois Florreich
Mary Baker
Sox
Mahon
Hohlmayer
Stefani
Schellenberger
Wirth
Faut
Jochum
Schroeder
Kubick
Baker
Carey
Villa
Wagner
Jameson
A Wirth
Tee
C ' ‘ Voycee
Ib i
Junor
Thompson
PO Jameson
Cf Carey
If Shollenberger
Florreich
Hohlimayer
Ss Kabick
Warwryshyn
Kabick
Shhollenberger-Hohlmayer
Gembler
Chapman
Mick
Raccine Belles
Grand Rapids Chicks
Audrey Haine
Chicks
Belles
Audrey
Dottie Willie Collins Sets All-Time Strikeout Mark in 13-0 Win
Dottie Willie Collins struck out 16 Peoria batters in a 13-0 win over the Red Wings. Irene Ruhnke drove in five runs as the Daisies benefited from nine Peoria errors and 16 hits while Collins allowed three hits. The game drew 2,000 fans and marked a new strikeout record in the circuit.
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Dottie Willie Collins
Mark
Ruhnke
Peoria
Ill
Red Wings
Daisies
Collins
Irene Ruhnke
Mudhens Rally Past Brewers for 6-2 Victory
Toledo Mudhens top Milwaukee Brewers 6 to 2 behind Fred Sanford’s solid pitching and Paul Lehner’s big day at the plate. Lehner homered, tripled and doubled for four RBIs as Sanford held off Walter Lanfranconi across eight innings.
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Fred Sanford
Paul Lehner
Toledo Mudhens
Milwaukee Brewers
St. Paul
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Louisville
Sanford
Walter Lanfranconi
Sweden Plans Olympic Village for 1948 Games
Sweden's Olympic committee outlines preparations for London 1948 with a proposal to build an athletes village in Gothenburg. From there competitors would travel by air to London on their event day.
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Sweden
Stockholm
Gothenburg
London
Golf Champion Paul Runyan Quits Tour for Jewelry Job
Paul Runyan, famed PGA winner, leaves golf after three years in the navy to take a jewelry salesman post in Los Angeles earning about 30000 dollars annually. Local reports confirm the career shift and salary.
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Los Angeles
Paul Runyyan
PGA
Newcomer Worsham Leads Philly Golf Halfway
Lew Worsham a 28 year old newcomer from Bethesda Maryland turned pro after navy service shot 66 for 133 two day total to lead the Philadelphia Inquirer tournament at Llanerch Country Club as Mike Turnesa 69 and Vic Ghezzi 65 trailed by one and two strokes respectively.
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Philadelphia
Lew Worsham
Philadelphia Inquirer
Worsham
Bethesda
Congressional Country Club
Navy
Llanerch Country Club
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Turnesa
Vic Ghezzi
Knoxville
Tenn
Silver Lake Host To Wilmot Lineup
A county baseball rivalry heats up as Wilmot visits Silver Lake for a Sunday game. Anticipated are one of the season’s largest crowds. On June 16, Dorff’s Keosha team will be at Silver Lake’s diamond.
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Wilmot
Silver Lake
Dorff
Kenosha
Pleasant Prairie Hosts Lake Geneva In Kenosha County Clash
Pleasant Prairie baseball seeks to uphold Kenosha County prestige in a 2 pm Sunday game at the Prairie diamond against Lake Geneva of Walworth County. Pitching duties will go to Kosmos or Zirbel for Pleasant Prairie. Callington, England, reported it could not find a Punch and Judy show for a V Day celebration.
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Pleasant Prairie
Kenosha County
Lake Geneva
Walworth County
Prairie Diamond
Kosmos
Zirbel
Callington
England
Frostop Team Travels for Sunday North Chicago Showdown
The Frostop baseball club heads to North Chicago for a Sunday afternoon game against St. Joe's. George Mathews will start on the mound for Kenosha, and catcher John Quick, who injured his arm last week, is cleared to play by manager Carl Fischback.
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Frostop
North Chicago
St. Joe's
George Mathews
Kenosha
Carl Fischback
John Quick
Stirnweiss Draws Grid Plays for Yankees Team
Infielder Stirnweiss shows grid football diagrams on table cloths as he works as Yankees third baseman and backfield coach at North Carolina. He will assist in handling players including Charley Justice, a Bainbridge Naval Station standout, next autumn.
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Chicago
NBA
George Stirnweiss
Snuffy
Yankees
North Carolina
Charley Justice
Bainbridge Naval Station
Four in Eighth Topples Somers Four in Eighth Topples Somers
A four run surge in the eighth inning powered the Milwaukee 800 Bar to a 4 0 victory over the Somers Cardinals as Wood reliever Bosman in the late frame. Somers managed four hits while Milwaukee collected six.
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Milwaukee
Somers Cardinals
Wood
Bosman
Cardinals
Passeau Cooper and Newsom Prove Long Careers Ahead
Veteran pitchers Claude Passeau Mort Cooper and Bobo Newsom shown strong in spring exhibitions tempering retirement talk. Passeau led Cubs over Dodgers with a two run homer and fifth win. Cooper tossed a three hitter for Braves in a 3 1 win over Reds. Newsom carried a no hitter into the seventh for Senators in a 3 2 win over the White Sox as the trio signaled lasting major league futures.
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Claude Passeau
Mort Cooper
Bobo Newsom
Passeau
Cooper
Newsom
Lato
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Dodgers
Flatbush
Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
Big Mort
Bobby Adams
Reds
Tommy Holmes
Braves
Washington
Chicago White Sox
Cecil Travis
al Evans
Nats
Senators
Sox
Vince DiMaggio Sent to Minor Leagues by Giants
Vince DiMaggio, the oldest and lightest hitting of the DiMaggio brothers, is sent back to the minors after the New York Giants sold him to the San Francisco club where the family began. The right-handed batter showed occasional power but failed to provide the needed hitting punch for the Giants.
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Pittsburgh
Vince DiMaggio
New York Giants
San Francisco
DiMaggios
Vince
Giants
Philadelphia Phils
Legion Schedules Lone Here Sunday Baseball
Baseball fans at Lincoln Park will see Keno Post 21, managed by Andy Seliga, face a Zion team at 1 30. Pitching nomination to be drawn by Gabby Hartman or Jimmy Smith with Lehman catching, per official announcement.
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Lincoln Park
Kenosha Post 21
Andy Seliga
Zion
Gabby Hartman
Jimmy Smith
Legion
Lehman
Zippers Meet Waukesha Sunday Under the Lights
The Kenosha Zippers face Waukesha in an under the lights softball game at Somers Sunday night at 8. Top Milwaukee pitcher Chuck Bayne will start for the Zippers as Waukesha, undefeated this season, has beaten leading Milwaukee clubs including the Kearney Truckers.
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Somers
Kenosha Zipper
Waukesha
Chuck Bayne
Milwaukee
Kearney Truckers
New York Business Thrives as Yankees Games Sell Fast
Business in New York shows strength as Yankee Stadium tickets are selling two weeks in advance. Byline implied market demand boosts local teams and stadium revenue.
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New York
Yankee Stadium
Fly fishing improves as streams recover at state college
George Harvey, Penn State fishing expert, says streams around State College and Fish Avenue are more normal for this season, making fly fishing better than it has been in the last decade.
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State College
George Harvey
Penn State
Pirates Vote No Strike as Guild Loses Tug of War
The American Baseball Guild failed to win a strike vote in Pittsburgh as Pirates players chose to play. Guild leader Robert Murphy pledged the fight would continue, citing the need for a players representative to negotiate with owners and a possible NLRB election. The Pirates beat the New York Giants 10 to 5 before 16 000 fans.
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Pittsburgh
American Baseball Guild
Pittsburgh Pirates
Robert Murphy
Pirate
Bob Rice
Bucs
Sarrup
New York Giants
Rice
Murphy
National Labor Relations Board
NLRB
CIO
Pirates
Falk Ball Club Dorff To Face Falk Corporation At Petrifying Springs
The Falk Ball Club Dorff faces Falk Corporation of Milwaukee Sunday at Petrifying Springs. Kenosha will send Drissel or Hicks to the mound for a 1 30 start as the Falk squad, a top Milwaukee area club, seeks another strong performance.
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Johnnie Dorff
Petrifying Springs ‘Diamond
Falk Corporation
Milwaukee
Drissel
Hicks
Kenosha
Falk
Tee's Old Timers to Play Co sentino's Grill Sunday at Columbus Park
Tee's Old Timers return game against Co sentino's Grill at Columbus Park Sunday at 2 p.m. Gene Saraglio will start on the mound to atone for the prior loss, facing pitcher Charles Cocentino. Remaining lineups remain as in the first game.
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Tee
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