Prep Gridders Begin Practice September 1
Michigan lines up 51 candidates as fall drills open with worries at end and center positions. Art Renner leads end candidates while John Linton and Don Drake vie for center duties. Key returnees include Don Lund and Bob Nuessbraumer. first scrimmage set for Sept 16 against Iowa Seahawks.
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Mich
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Crisler
Corps of Michigan
Wolverine
Art Renner
Sturgis
Bruce Hilkene
Indian Theair
Dick Rifenburg
Saginaw
Merchant Marine
Center
Michigan
Charles Wahl
Defiance
Ohio
John Linton
Don Lund
Detroit
Iowa Seahawks
Wolverines
Indiana
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Purdue
Illinois
Wisconsin
Ann Arbor
Marquette
Minnesota
Penn
Ohio State
Gittens Plays Baseball With Freeman Nine
Gittens, son of Mrs. Edward Gittens and former Aquinas player, continues his baseball career at Freeman Field Indiana. He carries a 461 batting average and previously played in the Northern league with Eau Claire and with the La Creme Blackhawks, then joined the air corps path, training at Jefferson and Chanute fields before injuries delayed him.
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Edward Gittens
Aquinas
Jefferson
Chanute Field
West Point
Freeman Field
Freeman
Air Corps
Napier Field
Sem Baugh to Lead Washington Against Brooklyn Tigers
Ogden Utah Washington Redskins star Sem Baugh, a Texas spring specialist, will lead Washington against the Brooklyn Tigers in a 1944 exhibition game. The game, touted as a pro grid classic, follows Washington's loss to Chicago Bears last season and comes with an expected crowd of around 16 000.
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Utah
Wash
Redskins
Chicago Bears
Baugh
Texas
Brooklyn Ti
Washington
March Field
Football schedules set for 1944 Central Logan Aquinas
Central Logan and Aquinas announce 1944 prep football schedules with drills starting Friday. Red Raiders' 43 suits issued, aims for 85 players. Logan opens Sept 15 at Winona opponent, Aquinas hosts McDonnell Sept 24. Key dates Sept 29 Oct 13 Oct 27 feature intra city games and Ark of Victory showdown.
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Ray Ibbe
Logan
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Babe) Weigent
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Babe
John Michuta
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St. Michael's Orphanage
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Aquinas
McDonnell
Chippewa Falls
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Red Raiders
Ark of Victory
Brewers Sell Nelson and Culler to Braves
The Milwaukee Brewers announced the sale of second baseman Tommy Nelson and shortstop Dick Culler to the Braves. Nelson bats .315 with 85 RBIs and 18 homers this season. Culler is hitting .306 with 44 RBIs. Both were part of Milwaukee’s strong double play duo.
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Tommy Nelson
Dick Culler
Braves
Milwaukee
Milwaukee Brewer
Richard Culler
Nelson
Chicago White Sox
Te Sox
St. Paul
Brewers
Last Of Man O' Wars at Garden State Park
Camden dispatch reports the last of the Man o' Wars five juveniles from Big Red's final crop are in the Glen Riddle Farm string at Garden State Park.
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Camden
N. J
Big Red
Glen Riddle Farm
Garden State Park
Beanie's Old Beanies Face 417th Monday Night Tilt
Beanie's Old team led by Johnny Esser meets the 417th Infantry Medics Corps in a Monday 6:30 p.m. game at West avenue diamond. The Beanies, 12-2 this season, field Gabby Johnson Pete Spoon Itz Raith Pip Wuest Bobby Coorough and Rudy Young on the roster with Gabby behind the plate and Itz in left. The Beanies also schedule a Thursday return against the 1640 MPs at the same time and place.
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Camp McCoy
417Th Infantry Medics Corp
Johnny Esser
Frankie Smith
Beanie
Gabby Johnson
Harry Wittenberg
Jule Kriese
Jo Christopher
Petepoon
Itz Raith
Pip Wuest
Bobby Coorough
Rudy Young
Soeerleman
Wyrostek Mark Still Is Tops
Johnny Wyrostek of Columbus leads the league with a .363 average as of the week ending Wednesday. Peck of Milwaukee climbs to third with a .346 while Heinz Becker and Boris Martin of Toledo share the top spot in the standings in the new week.
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Johnny Wyrostek
Columbus
American Association
Wyrostek
Milwaukee
Peck
Heinz Becker
Boris Martin
Toledo
Como Cotello
Louisville
Wayne Blackburn
Indianapolis
Barna
Minneapolis
Bill Nagel
Circuit Wallops
Jim Cookson
Nagel
Earl Caldwell
Charley Sproull
Staney Pool
Brewers
Hitchcock Dies After Long UW Career in Madison
George Hitchcock, 55, former University of Wisconsin wrestling coach and engineering instructor, died in Madison. A Judson, Indiana native who came to Madison in 1920, he retired years ago and served in World War I. He was a Navy veteran and Mason. His wife survives. funeral services will be held Tuesday.
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Wis
George Hitchcock
University of Wisconsin
Judson
Ind
Masonic Lodge
Tigers Shut Out Browns Again by Walters 19th Win
Chicago Cubs fall to Cincinnati Reds 10 to 7 as Walters earns his 19th victory amid seven walks by Cubs pitching. Cavarretta and Nicholson homer for Chicago but relapse after early lead. Dodgers blank Giants 9–0 as Herring secures win. Braves and Blue Jays split doubleheader with Drews delivering late RBI triple.
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Crosse Tribune
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Browns
Walters
Chicago
Jim Lynn
Chicago Watl
Bucky Walters
Cubs
Phil Cavarretta
Bill Nicholson
Paul Erickson
Lynn
Cinom
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Tipton
Aleno
Miller
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Erickson
Novikoff
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Schuster
Stewart
Cincinnati
Hughes
Johnson
White
Walker
McCormick
Mueller
Cavarretta
Nicholson
Vandenberg
Wyse
Herring Blanks Giants
Nelson Holds Two-Hole Edge In All-American Golf Event
Byron Nelson kept a two stroke lead at the All-American Golf Event in Chicago entering the final round with a 211 total five under par. Harold McSpaden and Buck White trailed at 213, while E J Harrison stood fourth at 214 and Bud Williamson at 215.
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Chicago
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Pvt
Buck White
Army
Greenwood
Miss
McSpaden
Sam Snead
Vic Ghezzi
Camp Grant
White
Stanley Horne
Montreal
Calvin Searles
Montgomery
Ala
Ralph Hutchinson
Bethlehem
Henry Picard
Harrisburg
Gene Sarazen
Brookfield Farms
Conn
Earl L. Christiansen
Miami
Fla
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Wright Field
Dayton
Ohio
Bud Williamson
Lincoln
Neb
Ken R. Heilmann
St. Louis
Cub League Championship Set In Three Game Series
The Southside Blanks and North Side Eries face off in a three out of five Cub League final this week. Tuesday at Hixon Field at 6 p.m., Wednesday at Copeland Park at 6 p.m., and Thursday a 10 a.m. start with potential additional games later. Perry will pitch for the Blanks and Nehring for the Eries in the opener.
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Blanks
Nehring
By Jimming Wins American Derby in Bold Stretch
In a powerful drive at Washington Park Saturday By Jimming with Georgie Woolf aboard held a six length lead to win the $80,200 American Derby. The colt owned by Alfred Parker earned $61,650, boosting his three year old season to victory with six of ten wins.
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Jimming
Georgie Woolf
Washington Park
Woolf
Alfred Parker
New York City
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Whirlaway
Parker
Calumet Farms
Pensive
Walmac Farms
Old Kentuckie
Nelson Dunstan
Challenge Me
Miss Keeneland
Penske
Yanks Beat Washington in 10-3 Shift in AL Standings
The second place New York Yankees defeated the Washington Senators 10-3 as St. Louis Browns lost to Detroit, narrowing the gap to 3 1/2 games. New York produced 13 hits led by Johnny Lindell with his 13th homer and George Stirnweiss adding three doubles and a stolen base.
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Browns
Detroit
Yankees
Yanks
Johnny Lindell
George Stirnweiss
New York
Borowy and Garbarklebvre
Ferrell, Evans
McKenzie Colt Captures Mile at State Fair Harness Event
Richard McKenzie 17 wins a one mile two year old pacers race at the state fair in 2 07 amid eight starters led by the $10 500 Lucy Mite which finished third and fifth. Trainer Guy Crippin guides the colt as McKenzie predicts a 2 03 in Lexington and a potential season championship for 1945. Richard Mc is son of sire R E Mc with brother Robert serving in the army.
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Richard Mc
Lucy Mite
Middle West
Guy Crippin
McKenzie
Lexington
Robert
R. E. Mc
Middleton appoints new post officer in naval reserve reshuffle
Francis Pichotta resigns as post mediator and Lieut Harold H. Mayer of Plymouth, now at Princeton University with the United States Naval Reserve, succeeds him in the post.
Detroit Tigers Top Browns 5-0 Behind York Homer and Overmire Gem
Detroit fans watched Rudy York belt two homers and Frank Overmire limit the St Louis Browns to three hits as Detroit won 5 to 0. Mark Christman added a two run error to seal the victory, reducing the gap to four games behind the pennant leaders. Sig Jakucki suffered the shutout defeat as the Browns hit a dry spell in their 27th straight inning without a score.
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Cramer
Kreevich
Gutteridge
Mayo
McQuinn
Stephens
York
Laabs
Wakefled
Byrnes
Outlaw
Richards
Christman
Hoover
Hayworth
Overmire
Jakucki
Clary
Turner
Detroit
Higgins
Yorkakucki
Ja- Gutteridge
St.uis
Ballaoff
Rudy York
Frank
Stubby) Overmire
Mark Christman
Detroit Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
Sig Jakucki
Kurowski Tries Football at Penn State
State College Pennsylvania reports Ray Kurowski brother of Cardinals third baseman Whitey Kurowski begins football at Penn State. He is noted as trying the sport for the first time and starting to establish himself in new athletic role.
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State College
Ray Kurowski
Cardinals
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