Bats of Fleming and Williams Roar Pace Set by Gordon
Baseball weekly leaders spark with Fleming and Williams surging in a seven day span to rise to .338 and climb to fourth place in the league. Gordon leads American with .386 while Reiser tops National at .363 as Babe Phelps slips from No 1 due to plate appearance minimum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Les Fleming
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Yanks
Joe Gordon
Brooklyn
Pete Reiser
Fleming
Williams
Gordon
Boston
Bobby Doerr
Bill Dickey
Yankee
Babe Phelps
Ducky Medwick
Reiser
Pirates
National League
Peteinen
Edwick
Brook
Amanno
Cincin
Mbardi Boston
Owen
Walker
Brooklynu
Marshall
Musial
St. Louis
Hack
Chicago
Slaughter
St. L
Pet Gordon
Doerr
Dickey
Spence
Washing
Hassett
Pesky
Heath
Campbell
Wash
Scores Report from Western Association Games
Milwaukee defeated Indianapolis 9 to 1 with a 11 inning second game. St Paul beat Columbus 6 to 3 and Minneapolis won 3 to 2 over Toledo. Joplin Fort Smith and Topeka Springfield games postponed. Hutchinson 5 Muskogee 3.
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo
Western Association
Pancho Segura Takes Over Tennis Clown Duty at Clay Courts
Pancho Segura, Ecuadorian tennis player and University of Miami freshman, takes over Frank Kovacs role as clown at the National Clay Courts tournament. The 21 year old uses a heavy 14 ounce racquet and unorthodox two handed slams as he aims for the clay title while balancing studies and possible military service. He names William Talbert of Cincinnati as top prospect but vows to fight and not give up, saying Ecuador loves heroes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Equador
Frank Kovacs
Segura
Kovacs
University of Miami
United States
William Talbert
Cincinnati
Altho
Talbert
Miami
Hagen Eyes Bobby Jones for Ryder Cup Charge in Chicago
Walter Hagen aims to recruit Capt. Bobby Jones of the army air corps to join his Ryder Cup lineup for the July 18 and 19 matches. If Jones consents, Hagen plans an active role this year as the U S team seeks to defend the cup, aided by challengers and notable players across the roster.
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Detroit
Bobby Jones
Army Air Corps
Walter Hagen
Hagen
Bobby
Chicago
Red Cross
United Service
Gene Sarazen
Jones
Henry Picard
Lawson Little
Picard
Samard
Ed Dudley
Harry Cooper
Jimmy Thomson
al Watrous
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Battle Creek
Mich
Chandler Harper
Portsmouth
Jim Timesa
Porky) Oliver
Fort Dix
N. J
Kaie Wodd
Sarazen
Ben Hogan
Lloy Mangrum
Jimmy Demaret
Corp
Vic Ghezzi
Fort Monmouth
Jag Mespaden
Byron Nelson
Horton Smith
Sammy Snead
Jimmy Hines
Paul Bunyan
Ralph Guldahl
Dick Metz
Football program cover dealer sees 15 percent sales rise
Bill Halsey reports a 15 percent rise in sales of football program covers to major colleges this year despite wartime conditions. He notes that nearly all big schools anticipate large crowds. The round of notes mentions Canadian teams complaining about less lively balls used in Canada by ball clubs.
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New York
Bill Halsey
Canada
Dominion
Yesterday's Stars beat Dodgers and Pirates in shutout and win
Claude Passeau of the Cubs blanked the Dodgers with five hits in a 6-0 victory while Hal Schumacher of the Giants muffled the Pirates for seven hits in a 7-2 win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Dodgers
Hal Schumacher
Giants
Pirates
Guard Suggests Safe Way To Hide Court at Track
A Portland greyhound track visitor, fresh from Pearl Harbor with a large wad of cash hidden in his shoe, asked a guard for advice. The guard directed him to a window for a savings bond, saying to invest the dough and ease his worries, and the spectator followed the suggestion.
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Portland
Ore
Greyhound
Pearl Harbor
Chuck Hyatt Joins Army Air Force As Physical Instructor
Chuck Hyatt famed basketball standout leaves Bartlesville for the army air force to become a physical education instructor. He will report to Miami Florida to enter officers' candidate school. Jack McCracken of Denver is the top candidate to replace him at Phillips 66 after the AAU finals last winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bartlesville
Okla
Chuck Hyatt
Army Air Force
Phillips
Miami
Fla
Jack McCracken
Denver
Hyatt
Berea star Tom Phillips heads to Ohio State for summer term
Tom Phillips, a standout Berea gridder with 42 college offers, enrolls at Ohio State for the summer term and won’t be eligible for football until 1943. Dick Sisler, son of baseball great George Sisler, is hitting around .400 for the Asheville Tourists and asks fans to stop comparing him to his father as a hitter and first baseman.
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Tom Phillips
Berea
Ohio
Ohio State
Dick Sisler
George
Ty Cobb
Asheville
N.C
Clark Shaughnessy on temperamental halfbacks and opera singers
Clark Shaughnessy remarks that halfbacks are more temperamental than opera singers but notes the average person cannot hear a half back. The Cincinnati Times-Star records his humorous comparison in a sports commentary fragment.
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Nixson Denton
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Clark Shaughnessy
Moran Morris listed missing in action over Cologne raid
Service Department Moran Morris formerly of Southeastern State college and Oklahoma Golden Gloves boxer joined the Canadian RAF. He qualified for his pilot license before being listed missing in action in the Cologne mass raid. Keesler Field Commandos add games with Pitt at Pittsburgh and the University of Miami at Mobile. Negotiations are under way with Oklahoma, Alabama, Mississippi State, and Camp Shelby.
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Moran Morris
Oklahoma Golden Gloves
Southeastern
Okla
State College
RAF
Cologne
Keesler Field
Miss
Pitt
Pittsburgh
U. of Miami
Mobile
Ala
Oklahoma
Alabama
Mississippi State
Camp Shelby
Cleaning the Cuff Largest tennis crowd in Illinois history
A Chicago paper reports a record tennis crowd estimated at 52 237 for a match in the Illinois state tournament. The stands held 138 while the rest rode elevated trains passing the court.
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Chicago
Banks Carded Hole In One At Lawrence Country Club
Frank E. Banks joined the Hole in One club at Lawrence Country Club on Saturday afternoon. His 145 yard drive on number 5, a par 3, found the cup after bouncing between the ditch and the green. Five witnesses including Fredo Barteldes T G Fitch H A Weaver and Ogden Tones saw the ace on the old number 2 hole.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank E. Banks
Lawrence Country Club
Banks
Fredo Barteldes
T. G. Fitch
H. A. Weaver
Ogden Tones
Brewers Sweep Twin Bill to Near AABL Lead
Milwaukee rallied in a doubleheader against Indianapolis winning 7-0 and 9-8 to move within one game of the idle Blues in the American Association. Walter Lanfranconi pitched well in the opener, and Vedic Hims earned his seventh win for St. Paul as Toledo and Minneapolis results are noted. Kansas City and Louisville rested today prior to a doubleheader.
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Milwaukee
Brewers
Kansas City
Indianapolis
Blues
Walter Lanfranconi
Toledo
Minneapolis
Vedic Hims
St. Paul
Columbus
Louisville
Racing Men in Deadlock At Suffolk Downs Track
Suffolk Downs suspended its 60 day meeting after a deadlock between the Eastern Racing Association and over 200 horseowners over purse increases. The strike halted today’s program as owners idle their horses amid disputed minimum purses and revenue sharing proposals.
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Boston
Suffolk Downs
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
Eastern Racing Association
New England
Charles F. Adams
Association
Adams
Charles J. Goldman
Lynn
Young sports editor joins Travelers as utility man
In Little Rock Arkansas on June 16 Bill Shirley a 21 year old assistant sports editor of the Arkansas Democrat has been signed by Little Rock's Southern Association club. The 160 pounder will continue his sports writing during the day and play for the Travelers at night as a utility player.
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Little Rock
Ark
Bill Shirley
The
Arkansas (Little Rock)Democrat
Southern Association
Eerie
Travelers
Lin An
World bantamweight title fight remembered in brief
A Mirror recap notes Lou Salica retained the world bantamweight title by outpointing Tommy Forte in a 15 round bout in Philadelphia a year ago. It also recalls three years earlier Elmer Hackney’s 55 feet 10 1 2 inch shot put mark in NCAA qualifiers and five years past Don Budge and Baron Gottfried von Cramm leading Wimbledon seeds.
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Associated Press
Lou Salica
Tommy Forte
Philadelphia
Elmer Hackney
Kansas State
N.C.A.A
Southern California
Don Budge
United States
Baron Gottfried von Cramm
Passeau Keeps on Getting Revenge
Claude Passeau fans seven Dodgers over two years amid beanball feuds and a $75 fine. In a day game at Wrigley Field he tosses a five hitter, Cubs win 6-0 behind Nicholson Foxx Novi and Passeau. Giants beat Pirates 6-2 as Hal Schumacher stars. Ott Barna and Mel Ott power New York to victory.
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Sid Feder
Associated Press
Claude Passeau
Hugh Casey
Claude
Dodgers
Wrigley Field
Brooklyn
Ford Frick
Chicago Cubs
Passeau
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Brooklyns
Lou Novikoff
Bill Nicholson
James
Foxx
Pirates
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bucs
New York Giants
Prince Hal Schumacher
Prince Hal
Babe
Bull
Still After 16 Feet In Coast Big Ten Track Meet
Evanston Illinois June 16 The man on the bamboo pole Cornelius Warmerdam will vault 16 feet at the sixth annual Pacific coast Big Ten dual meet. The Piedmont California marvel has cleared 15 feet inch and is believed to hold a world record. The meet draws coast stars and 15 NCAA all American performers. Notable others include Hal Davis Leroy Weed Cliff Bourland Gwinn Smith Dute Kane Rehberg and Defield among many.
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Charles Chamberlain
Evanston
Ill
Cornelium Warmerdam
Piedmont
Calif
Coast Stars
Arnold Nutting
California
Hal Davis
Southern California
Leroy Weed
Forrester Greene
Carl Merritt
Cliff Bourland
John Wachtler
Bob Biles
Gwinn Smith
Ohio State
Cal Dute
Robert Johnston
Bob Wright
Minnesota
Jack Defield
Bob Fitch
Indiana
Campbell Kane
Bob Rehberg
Chapman Wins Low In Putting At Lawrence Country Club
Earl Chapman of McLouth posted the lowest putting clock score at the Men’s Night event at Lawrence Country Club. Ralph Graber made the most aces while Bill Cochrane received a prize for scoring zero aces. Harry Nevin earned a prize for a par 72 on the putting course. Arvid Erickson was high. About 40 people attended.
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Earl Chapman
McLouth
Lawrence Country Club
Ralph Graber
Bill Cochrane
Harry Nevin
Arvid Erickson
F. H. Elvig
Ed Bullock
Otto Barteldes
Presen
Scouts Asked to Aid Rubber Drive Across Nation
Topeka reports a national scrap rubber collection effort with Boy Scouts and youth groups told to canvass neighborhoods. Dale Fisher, state defense council executive, says filling stations act as concentration points with heavy donations. Citizens receive one cent per pound, while some stations pay more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Boy Scouts
Dale Fisher
State Defense Council
Railroad Official Opposes Gas Rationing in Interior Areas
Austin Texas June 16 Railroad Commissioner Olin Culberson said gas rationing is unnecessary in interior regions with no shortage of gasoline or transport. He noted southwest storage is full and wells and refineries are idle. He urged government to justify any tire saving by rationing.
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Austin
Tex
Olin Culberson
Texas
WAAC girdles and gear issued for new recruits at Fort Des Moines
Fort Des Moines Iowa June 16 two girdles per new WAAC recruit will be issued with yearly replenishments. The WAAC officer training school quartermaster details uniforms undergarments robes brassieres drawers gloves slippers stockings and assorted personal items for 839 women arriving mid July with further issue authorized by the commanding officer. Soldiers dont cry.
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Fort Des Moines
Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps
Army
Quartermaster’s Department
Waac Officers Training School
Milady
Kansas Safety Chief Urges Bigger Patrol Force
Lyle Bland of the National Safety Council says Kansas needs a larger highway patrol and more trained safety personnel to reduce accidents. He cites only 1 621 of 745 380 license applicants examined last year and notes Kansas ranks sixth in traffic fatality reductions for the first four months of this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Topeka
Kansas
Lyle Bland
National Safety Council
State Safety Council
Bland
Girls State Notes Elect Governor In Leavenworth
The Girls State assembly held a general election to select a successor to Governor Jimella Spencer of Leavenworth. Results will be announced at tonight’s 8 o’clock meeting. Mayors for six cities were listed, and students enjoyed an afternoon shopping trip downtown with recreation director Sadie Schuss of Larned.
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Girl Statera
Jimella Spencer
Leavenworth
Two Newspapers Merge Into Girl Stater Tomorrow
Yesterday staff reorganized as each party operated separate papers. Tomorrow both papers consolidate under the title Girl Stater with readers urged to send vacation notices to Journal- World at Phone 22.
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Girl Stater
Journal- World
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