Betty Jameson Captures Women's Western Amateur Title
Texas teenager Betty Jameson won the 1942 Women's Western Amateur Championship at Sunset Ridge, defeating defending champion Mrs. Russell Mann 4 and 2 after a thrilling comeback from two holes down at lunch. Mann faltered on the 33rd, handing Jameson the decisive edge as the match capped at the 34th hole.
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Dave Hoff
Associated Press
Chicago
Texas
Betty Jameson
Western Golf Association
San Antonio
Russell Mann
Omaha
Sunset Ridge
Sunset Ridge Country Club
Mrs. Mann
Miss Jameson
Betty
Dormie
B P League Playoffs Set To Start August 24
The B P League playoffs begin Monday August 24 with the Christians holding a strong lead after a split week. The top four second half teams Baptists Horn Bible Class and Jaycees join the Christians in the title drive along with the first half winner. Standings show Christians 10 2 Baptists 9 4 Horn 9 4 Jaycees 8 5. Schedule lists Baptist vs Tech Federals vs Teachers KFYO Monday and City Bus vs Christians Hora ve Jaycees Tuesday.
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Baptists and
Horn Bible
Baptists
Horn Bible Class
Jaycees
Christians
Christian Jaycees
Tech
KFYO
KFY O
City Bus
Hora Ve
American Optical Tops Bowling League With 2273 Score
American Optical finished first in the Friday Night league at Cotton Row Bowling Center and defeated Sunbeam Laundry Keglers 2273 to 2142 in a special challenge. James Banard led the team with a 532 three game series while Archie Marchant had 504 for runner up honors. Alfred Keeton top Sunbeam with 474. Peel Meat Co. leads the reorganized Wednesday Night league with five wins and one loss. Kraft Cheese holds second at 3-3.
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American Optical
Cotton Row Bowling Center
Sunbeam Laundry Keglers
Peel Meat Co
Kraft Cheese
James Banard
Sunbeam Laundry
Archie Marchant
Alfred Keeton
Sunbeam
Helmes
Red Sox Owner Tom Yawkey Receives Postgame Briefs
Boston Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey gets a 100 word postgame summary from club road secretary Phil Troy after every away game detailing key events, performances, and outcomes from the road trip.
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Boss
Boston
Tom Yawkey
Boston Red Sox
Phil Troy
Texas gridiron foes become teammates at flying school
All American Pete Layden of Texas and Tommie Vaughn of Texas A and M, longtime southwestern rivals, are now together at Lubbock Army Flying School awaiting commissions. They reflect on war impact, predict Texas and A and M chances, and note Layden’s return as an All American stock.
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Uncle Sam's
Tommie Vaughn
Texas A
M. Stalwart
Pete Layden
Texas University
Tokyo
Lubbock Army
Texas University Longhorns
M. Agies
Pearl Harbor
Lubbock Army Flying School
U.S. Army Air Forces
Longhorns
Pete
Vaughn
Infantry
Aggies
Cadet Layden
Lieut
Philadelphia Eagles
Army Air Forces
Shut Out Wins Travers by Four Lengths at Saratoga
In the 73rd Travers Stakes Shut Out, the Derby and Belmont winner, carried 130 pounds and won by four lengths before 14,998 fans. Therach placed second, Star Beason third, and Buckskin faded to last after an early pace setting.
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Saratoga
N. Y
William Woodward
Therach
William duPont
Star Beason
Buckskin
Texas League Night Games Reported With Scoring Notes
The item outlines Texas League night games with team matchups including Tulsa Houston Dallas and Shreveport. Players Berry Bratte Rummans Easterwood Perry Hayworth Crompton Nitcholes Mayworth Hamner are named in game summaries with inning by inning scoring snippets.
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Tulsa
Lll
Houston
Berry and
Iorm
Bratte, Rummans and Easterwood
Dallas
Shureveport
Nitcholes
Mayworth
Hamner
Crompton
LAFS Baseball Nine To Play At Lamesa Today
Lubbock Army Flying School's baseball nine travel to Lamesa for a rematch with the Lamesa Gunner School crew after a 7 1 victory last Sunday. The 3:00 p.m. game at Dodger Field features likely starters Reuben Ziegenhagen or John Gold Wound for LAFS and Leroy Hanes choosing Reeves with Farlow as a possible starter for Lamesa.
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Lubbock Army Flying School
Lamesa
Lamesa Guder
Dodger Field
Robert Beyer
LAFS
Reuben Ziegenhagen
Johnny Gold
Gold
Tubbock Army
Cartier
Leroy Hanes
Reeves
Farlow
Scribes Aid War Bond Sale At Buffalo Stadium
Houston sports editors stage a war bond drive by giving free tickets for a Texas game against Fort Worth with 25 cent stamps required for entry. 20 business backers supply $60 each to cover visiting team pay and expenses, while field events and an auction of signed baseballs accompany the event.
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United Press
Houston
Buffalo Stadium
Sports Writers War Bond Activities Committee
Andy Anderson
Press
Anderson
Dean
Greer
Fred Ankenman
Houston Baseball Club
Ankenman
Fort Worth
Paul Dean
Buffs
Ed Greer
Funge
Bruce Layer
the Post
Dick Freeman
The
Chronicle
Oceanside man salvages 152 pounds of heels
In Oceanside California Leonard Snyder Jr collected 1824 heels from his father’s shoe repair shop during a rubber salvage drive. The heels weighed 152 pounds in total crafting a curious local tally for the effort.
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Oceanside
Cal
O.R
Oceane Side
Leonard Snyder, Jr
New Zealand Tennis Star Awarded Distinguished Flying Cross
Camille Malfrey, a New Zealand Davis Cup player who faced Bobby Riggs in the Wimbledon final in 1939, receives the Distinguished Flying Cross for wartime service.
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London
Camille Malfrey
New Zealand
Bobby Riggs
Camilli Delivers Winning Margin for Dodgers Over Braves
Dodgers rally in ninth as Dolf Camilli belts his 20th homer to put Brooklyn ahead 5-4 over the Boston Braves. Larry French gets the win in relief. Casey Stengel is ejected in the eighth amid a Braves protest. Pirates sweep Cubs 8-5 and 8-7, Gustine driving in the decisive run in 11th. Giants take both ends of a doubleheader from the Phils, 5-3 and 4-3.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn
Dolf Camilli
Dodgers
Joe Medwick
Boston Braves
Jim Tobin
Camilli
Dodger
St. Louis Cardinals
Tobin
Mass
Allen
Casey
Head
French
Owen
Pirates
Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh
Coo
Dietz
Klinger
Lanning
Phelpsey
Arabe Errickson
Presswell
Hernanez
PHILS
NEW York
Giants
Buddy Rosar faces failed police bid and court drama
In a wide world sports column, Buddy Rosar of the New York Yankees is discussed after a $250 fine for leaving the club to pursue a Buffalo Civil Service exam. The piece notes his unsuccessful bid for a police position and contrasts his base stealing with George Case.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
Wide World
New York
Alva Bradley
Lou Boudreau
Lou
Indians
Cleveland
John McGill, Jr
Ashland
Daily Independent
Buddy Rosar
Yankee
Buffalo Police Civil Service
George Case
Buffalo Commission
Buddy
Boll Weevils Face Feasibility Of War Time Football
Monticello Arkansas August 15 The Boll Weevils of Arkansas A M under Coach Stewart A Ferguson and President Marvin Bankston weigh war time constraints against football goals The program started as a play for fun with no training rules or fixed plays as players improvised but potential college football prospects remain uncertain amid global conflict.
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iBy
Associated Press
Monticello
Ark
Arkansas A. & M
Bollweevils
Stewart A. Ferguson
Marvin Bankston
America
Ferguson
Rickey Praises Dodgers Toughness As Cards Lag
Branch Rickey says the Brooklyn Dodgers are too strong for St. Louis as the Cards trail by nine games in the National League. He cites Johnny Hopp and Ray Sanders as underperforming while predicting continued major league play next season despite wartime uncertainty.
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Associated Preas
Houston
Rickey
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
St. Louis Baseball Organization
Houston Buffs
Johnny Hopp
Beanings and Postings Across Baseball and Food Bills
Sports columnist notes bean balls in major and minor leagues with Ford Frick fined for penalties. Mentions incident in Waterloo Iowa with Donald Spyker hospitalized after a beaning by Bill Siders of Evansville Bees. Also touches on excessive team eating costs and cites Ernie Potocar and Fred Tschudin family news.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Lubbock
Waterloo
Iowa
Donald Spyker
Bill Siders
Evansville Bees
Siders
Bob Coleman
Bees
Spyker
National League batting leaders list snapshot
The excerpt shows NL leaders with players and stats: Duke Reiser and Medwick of Brooklyn posting high hit totals, Lombardi of Boston and Musial and Slaughter of St. Louis among top averages and runs. Reiser leads in at bats with 386 and 121 hits. Medwick has 134 runs batted in?
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The
United Press
Reiser
Brooklyn
Medwick
Lombardi
Boston
Musial
St. Louis
Slaughter
Dodgers trim roster with Rowe and Dahlgren optioned to Montreal
Brooklyn actions reduce active players to 23 by sending pitcher Schoolboy Rowe and first baseman Babe Dahlgren to Montreal of the International League under option. Both players can be recalled on 24 hours notice. Other notes mention Topeka’s win, Tschudin’s Pampa stint, Albert Bass signing with Dallas Rebels, and West’s batting slump with Chicago White Sox.
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Brooklyn
Dodgers
Schoolboy Rowe
Babe Dahlgren
Montreal
Texas League Hit Leaders Club Highlights Top Performers
Texas League leaders show Wakefield of Beaumont atop hits with 167, multiple players lead in batting average, doubles, and runs batted in. Conners of Fort Worth and York of Shreveport share home run leadership, while Hamner and Maltzberger pace strikeouts.
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The
United Press
Wakefield
Beaumont W.c
Tucker
Rickert
Washington
Shreveport
Jansco
Fort Worth
Evers
Conner
Beaumont
Tulsa
Verban
Houston
Hughson Gains Fifteenth Win in Doubleheader
Boston and Washington split a twin bill as Ted Williams homered with a man aboard in the first game and sparked a ninth inning rally in the nightcap for a 7-6 Boson win. Cecil Hughson earned his 15th victory in the opener, while Washington starter Sid Hudson took the loss.
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Associated Press
Boston
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Washington
Cecil
Tex) Hughson
Williams
John Pesky
Sid Hudson
Sens
Hughson
Alex Carrasquez
Dobson
Judd
Wagner
Senators
Joe Cronin
Dew
Hudosn
Early
Hughes
Peacock
Earl Caldwell Not Far From 20 Victories
In the Texas league race for 20 game pitching wins this season six hurlers are near the mark led by 57 year old Earl Caldwell of the Fort Worth Cats with 18 victories through last Wednesday. Also in contention are Joe Berry Doyle Lade Paul Dean Henry Wyse Earl Cook and George Khine with 14 to 16 wins as clubs still have 24 to 30 games remaining. Batting leaders include Dick Wakefield Beaumont with an .861 average and 25 points ahead of Floyd Baker San Antonio. Merv Connor Fort Worth leads in home runs with 24 while Thurman Tucker Fort Worth tops runs with exactly 100.
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Dallas
Earl Caldwell
Fort Worth Cats
Earl
Texas Statistical Bureau
Caldwell
Joe Berry
Tulsa
Doyle Lade
Shreveport
Paul Dean
Houston
Henry Wyse
Earl Cook
Beaumont
Berry
Lade
Dean
Cook
George Khine
Dick Wakefield
Floyd Baker
San Antonio
Merv Connors
Fort Worth
Thurman Tucker
Washington Futurity Won By Occupation
Occupation the fastest two year old on the American turf won the $69,875 Washington Park Futurity by a neck. Owned by John Marsh of Chicago, he boosted his earnings to $117,975 and led the division. Count Fleet was second with Blue Swords third, Ring me now close behind in photo finish.
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Chicago
Washington Park
Little Brown
Miss Bunting
John Marsh
Count Fleet
John D. Hertz
New York
Blue Swords
A. T. Simmons
Akron
Ringmenow
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Spud Chandler
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Reuben Shank
Sugar Ray Robinson
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Colo
Bill Bingham
Harvard
Dick Harlow
Branch Rickey
Ray Sanders
Tom Miller
Ford Frick
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Mr. Frick
Ernie Potocar
Borger
Anniston
Ala
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Fla
Fred Tschudin
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Huston Ho
Topeka
Tschudin
Pampa
Albert Bass
Dallas High School
Dallas Rebels
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Red Beaumont
George Schepps
Samuel Fillmore West
D. Jarrett
Navy
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Lefty) Gomez
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