Elmer Flick Leads A A Batting Race Amid Stout Pace
Elmer Flick drives his batting average up to 18 points as he builds a strong lead in the American Association standings. Byron LaForest of Louisville trails by 37 points with 385, while several pitchers top 300 as the season advances. Vince Shupe leads in hits and total bases for Indianapolis, with Gil English driving in runs and Tom Danneker threatening in stolen bases as hitters and fielders push toward final standings.
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Elmer Flick
Lateen
Byron LaForest
Louisville
Inas
Gio
Mazar
Columbus
Joe Jminez
Indianapolis
Beague
LaForest
Fred Reinhart
Toledo
Frank Shoiner
Polly
Indian
al Widmar
Innisville
Kes
Floyd
Milwaukee
Indians
City
Ston
Vince Shupe
Gil English
Ruuns
Tom
Danneker
Minneapolis
McCoy Diamond Nine Defeats Loyal Crew In Camp Contest
McCoy Diamond Nine routed Loyal Crew 9 to 3 at Camp McCoy. Gene Markland led McCoy with three hits including two triples and a single. Wahl drove in four runs with a sharp triple in the third. Loyal’s Podobnik pitched, while Sump and Lieut. Don Moore added relief.
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Camp Mccoy
Wis
Gene Markl
Phillies sweep Giants 11-9 and 6-2 in doubleheader
The Associated Press reports the Phillies defeated the Giants 11-9 and 6-2, sweeping the series as Seetars Homered and five runs were batted in. Cardinals hang five hits in opener. Lowrey shines for Cubs with three-run tally. Athletics beat Yankees to even the season split.
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Associated Brest Phillies
Phils
Giants
Cardinals
Lowrey
Cubs
BNE
Reds
Athletics
Yankees
Phile
Sports Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
The column muses on postwar baseball education for youth and the role of college coaches in shaping players academic and athletic growth. It notes pro football cooperation with wartime needs and the fading impact of cigarettes advertising at games.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Kirkland
Bowling figures in wartime fund drive noted
The article mentions a bowling group donating to the army air forces and references a team featuring SRO GDtain, his wife, and his sister, playing together as Miss Nightingale II, described as a honey seven.
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Congress
Army Air Forces
Sro Gdtain
Hambletonian tickets flood Goshen as records fall
Bill Cane reports orders pouring in from every state and Canada for the Hambletonian at Goshen New York. He predicts attendance records will crash as fans rush to the event.
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Bill Cane
Goshen
N. Y
Canada
Oklaa
Tulsa
Oklahoma Aggies
Aggies
Bill Grimes
Comanche High
Whitehall Cubs blank Galesville 10 to 0 in season opener
Whitehall Cubs defeated Galesville 10 to 0 in their season opener. Pitcher Wilbur Osgood earned the win while limiting the visitors to two hits and issuing one walk.
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Whitehall
Galesville
Wis
Whitehall Cubs
Wilbur Osgood
Recreation Horseshoes Schedule Tonight at Isle La Plume
The city recreation department released a horseshoes schedule for tonight with matches at Isle La Plume courts set for 7 30 p m. Northern Engraving plays Heile mans on courts 1 2 while La Crosse Tribune faces Peerless on courts 3 4 and La Crosse Laundry meets Allis Chalmers on courts 5 6.
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Isle la Plume
Northern Engraving
Heileman’s
la Crosse Tribune
Peerless
la Crosse Laundry
Allis Chalmers
Stars Highlight Leaders in American League Batting
Cuccinello of Chicago and Stirnweiss of New York top batting with .328 and 61 hits each. Stirnweiss also leads with 41 runs, while Stephens of St. Louis has 32 RBIs.
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Cuccinello
Chicago
Eiven
New York
Stirnweiss
Stephens
St. Louis
Dodgers Headed For Doubleheader Split Boosts A L East Lead
The Chicago White Sox swept Detroit in a doubleheader 6 to 1 and 7 to 5 to trim the Tigers’ lead over the Yankees to a game and a half. The Yankees split with the Athletics aiding Detroit’s push. Thornton Lee earned his eighth victory with six hits allowed as White Sox hitters collected 11 hits off Tiger pitchers.
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Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Tigers
Yankees
Yanks
Athletics
Thornton Lee
White Sox
Tiger
Haynes suffers severe leg injury in Sox_Detroit doubleheader
Chicago White Sox pitcher Joe Haynes was injured sliding into third base in the second game against Detroit, fracturing his right leg and badly dislocating his ankle. He was hospitalized at Mercy with a shattered bone above the ankle and is out for at least eight weeks, possibly ending his season.
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Chicago
Joe Haynes
Chicago White Sox
Haynes
Mercy Hospital
Sox
Detroit
Guy Cartright
John Claridge
Baseball doubleheader results and notable injuries across leagues
Joe Haynes earned the win for the Sox but fractured a leg sliding into third in the fifth. Cubs defeated Cincinnati 3 1 in the opener as Heusser allowed three ninth inning runs. rain halted the nightcap. Boston won twice, closing to within a game and a half of the Yankees. Ott’s Mets and Braves split, while Christopher notches his 11th win as the Yankees beat the A’s 7 1. Brooklyn moved to first in the N.L. with a 9 6 win over the Braves. Phillies swept the Giants 11 9 and 6 2. Cardinals swept Pirates 7 0 and 6 2. Burkhardt and Wilks spun opening and nightcap shutouts for the Pirates.
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Sox
Detroit
Joe Haynes
Chicago Cubs
Ed Heusser
Cincinnati
Boston
Yankees
Emmett O'Neill
George Metkovich
Jim Wilson
Floyd Bevens
Athletics
Russ Christopher
Philadelphia
New Yorkers
Christopher
Brooklyn
Mort Sues
Boston Braves
Cooper
Massachusetts
Braves
Phillies
New York
Giants
Mel Ott
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
Bucs
Ken Burkhardt
Pirates
Ted Wilks
Notre Dame Star Falls in World War II
Lieutenant George Murphy USMCR captain and right end of the 1942 Notre Dame football team was killed on Okinawa becoming the 11th Notre Dame monogram man to die in World War II.
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Notre Dame
George Murphy
USMCR
Okinawa
Laws and Starrett Sign With Packers
Green Bay Wisconsin announces veteran backs Joe Laws and Ben Starrett have signed contracts with the Packers. Laws, entering his 12th season, ranks fifth on the team’s all time scoring list with 132 points. Starrett, who has filled blocking back and full back roles, is in his third year. The Packers open practice August 9 ahead of the August 30 game with the college All Stars in Chicago.
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Green Bay
Wis
Joe Laws
Ben Starrett
Green Bay Packers
Curley Lambeau
Laws
The
Bay
Starrett
Packers
College All- Stars
Chicago
Belmont Stakes Is A Mystery In Triple Crown Finish
Belmont Stakes looms as the final triple crown race with key runners uncertain. Pericles may race despite Derby and Preakness rivalries. Pavot and Hoop Jr. face eligibility and injury questions. Devil Diver remains Greentree’s leading hope after the Suburban win, with plans unsettled for other contenders.
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New York
Hoop, Jr
Pavot
Pimlico
William Helis
Pericles
P. A. B. Widener
Polynesian
Hoop Jr
W. G. Lewis
Darby Dieppe
A W. Hooper
Ben Jones
Warren Wright
Washington Park
Chicago
Whirlaway
Count Fleet
Greentree
Devil Diver
WIAA Adopts New Cage Regulations
The Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association board approved basketball rule changes including 10 second 3 second and five foul rules, kept overtime free throws, and retained the two overtime rule. The group also backed sectional tennis to state finals qualification, expanded golf to four players, and banned returning boxing bouts in one season to prevent grudges.
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Milwaukee
Wisconsin Interscholastic Athletic Association
Board of Control
National Federation
Recreation Softball Today and Tomorrow Schedules
Today’s schedule lists six games across five leagues at locations West Avenue Isle La Plume and Roosevelt with teams including Star Knitting Hofbrau Trane’s Riviera Sportswear and Auto-Lite. Tomorrow features six men’s games at West Avenue Hixon Field Isle La Plume Roosevelt and USA Keep ’Em Flying.
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West Avenue
Heileman’s
Star Knitting
Hogan—Peerness
Allis-Chalmers
Isle LA Plume—Trane’s
Riviera Sportswear
WARD
Eagies
Oasis
Roosevelt
Dick's
Wallie
Copeland — Hofbrau
F. Wittenberg's
Bump
Camp McCoy
Hixon Field
Madden's
Trane
Isle LA Plume
Pre-Mor
Ordnance
Roosevelt—Arenz
Auto-Lite
Nelson Registers 63 To Cop Philadelphia Inquirer Invitational
Byron Nelson fired a 63 at Lanerch Country Club to set a course record and lead Harold McSpaden by two strokes in the Philadelphia Inquirer Invitational. He totaled 269 for the round, boosting his six tournament average to 67.45 and earning $3,333.33 for the PGA Rehabilitation Fund.
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Philadelphia
Byron Nelson
Golfdom
Philadelphia Inquirer
Toledo
Lanerch Country Club
Harold (Jug) McSpaden
Golfer’s Association
Nelson
Texas
Brewers Take Two From Columbus For Third Place
Milwaukee built on their hold on third in the American Association by taking both ends of a doubleheader from Columbus at Borchert Field. Joe Rullo starred with a double driving in the tying and winning runs in a 6 5 opener win and a two run homer in the fourth of a 4 1 finale victory. Charlie Root took the loss in the second game while Ralph Branca and Dick Lanahan starred in the Saints wins over Indianapolis.
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Milwaukee Brewers
Columbus
Borchert Field
Joe Rullo
Rullo
Birds
Charlie Root
Louisville Colonels
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Indians
St. Paul
Colonels
Miller
Woodie Abernathy
Ralph Branca
Dick Lanahan
Saints
Branca
Lanahan
Armand Cardoni
Atn
Kansas City
Toledo
Blues
Edson Bahrs
Hens
Milwaukee
Sumey
Cunningham
Bucha
Eo Speer
Davis
Steph
Secret caches of guns found in Belfast discovered
Belfast police uncovered hidden weapons and ammunition caches in a domestic storage site. Authorities say the find included multiple firearms and ammunition stockpiles with potential danger to residents. Investigations continue into source networks and involved suspects.
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Belfast
Northern Ireland
Legionnaires blank Uptown 6–1 in 1945 opener at Central H S
Legion team chalked up a 6 to 1 victory over Uptown Cigar Store nine on Central high school's Hixon field. Shillings allowed four hits and struck out 10 for the Legion, Schmickla gave up four safeties and scored Uptown's lone run. Warner Smith and Shillings drove in runs for the Legion in the third, with Tanke adding a fourth in the fourth.
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Algers Mee Ae
la C Can
Junior Legion Eelieee
Central High School
Hixon Field
Uptown Cigar Store
Shillings
Uptown
Charlie Schmickla
Legionairres
Jim Warner
Gene Smith
Shilling
Legion Crew
Willard Tanke
Uptowners
Schmickla
Aquinas
Legion Abr
H.uptown
Zischke
Bendal
Opry
Wanner
O Blanchard
Smith
Bradburn
Bryant
Knutson
O Krett
Burns
O Shimanski
Tanke
Ograbinski
Otto
O Wieland
Falk
Schilling
Legion
Name Hawk Football Mentor Named
IOWA CITY Iowa Lt Thomas F Hearden former Wisconsin high school football coach and co captain of the 1926 Notre Dame team was named coach of the Iowa school grid team.
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Iowa City
Thomas F. Hearden
Wisconsin
Notre Dame
Iowa
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