Browns Lead Cut as A's Edge Browns in 12 Innings
In Philadelphia, the Athletics beat the St. Louis Browns 4 to 3 in 12 innings, trimming the Browns’ AL pennant lead to five and a half games. Rosa Christopher earned the win, while Mort Cooper took the loss after relieving Sam Harris.
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St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Rosa Christopher
Brownies
Sam Harris
St. Louis
ST Louis
Muncrief
Caster
Hayworth
Harrs
Christopher
Hayes
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Byries
Zaritia
Rosenthal
Kell
Zarita Rosenthal
Gutteridge
Chartak
Estalelia
Guttersidge
Stephena. Rasen
Harrieein
Cardinals extend streak with 8-4 win over Giants
St. Louis Cardinals beat New York Giants 8-4 to stretch their winning run to eight. Mort Cooper earned his 17th win as Walker Cooper led with four hits including two doubles, while the Giants’ skid hit 12 games.
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New York
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Frank Crosetti
Ernie Bonham
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Yankees
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Heving
Gchlueter
Bonham
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Mort Cowper
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Walker Cooper
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Kerr
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Rune
Cooper
Fallon
Hopp
Sanders
Verban
Bergamo Kerr
Rucker
Ott
Lombardi
Patton
Sandera Batte
Hatis Hansen
Adame
Randolph Field Boasts Star Studded Lineup
At Randolph Field in San Antonio a large group of football candidates, many with All America or conference credentials, prepare for a season rivaling the 1943 team. Notable additions include Bill Dudley, Jack Russell, Don Looney, and Pete Layden, while returning stars Leon Leinweber and E L Keeton anchor the ends, with other veterans in the backfield and line.
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San Antonio
Randolph Field
West Point
Texas
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa University All America
Ramblers
Dobbs
Bill Dudley
University of Virginia
Jack Russell
Don Looney
Leon Leinweber
E. L. Keeton
Norbert Harpring
Martin Ruby
F.C. Vaughn
James Davis
Mike Yeremko
Leslie Aulds
State finalist named in Texas Amateur Federation tennis
Houston August 19 two newcomers Jey Fuller of Houston and Joe Adams of Waco reach the men's singles title round in the Texas Amateur Federation tennis tour. Fuller and Adams oust Ehmke of Antonio and Fred West Worth in a three set match 3 6 6 4 6 4 as progress toward the final.
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Houston
Jey Fuller
Joe Adams
Waco
Ee Ehmke
Antonio
Avon Psy
Fred
West ’ Worth
Oreo
More Than 400 Grid Stars Start Monday In Southwest Camps
The Southwest Conference opens with six of seven members expected to start fall training this Monday as Texas Christian Texas A M and Arkansas begin the 46 game schedule in September. Freshmen and Navy V 12 candidates report toSMU with lettermen joining later as teams anticipate a hard fought season with Texas aiming to defend the crown.
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Associated Press
Texas Christian
Texas A. & M
Arkansas
Texas
Southern Methodist
Rice
the Maroon
Aggieland
Homer Norton
Norton
Texas Chrisian
Navy
Texas Seeks Backs To Follow Linemen
Texas football prospects for 1944 shape up as Coach Dana X. Bible gathers candidates Monday in Austin. Ex-Marines Harold Fischer and Jack Sachse return, joining lettermen from 1943. competition includes Halfpenny, Deere, Bolen, Merritt, Edge, Hook, and Crow as Bible builds a wartime squad around the line and backfield.
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Austin
University of Texas
Dana X. Bible
Texas
Uncle Sam
Southwestern University
Harold Fischer
Jack Sachse
Southwestern
Letterman
Jim Kishi
Phil Bolin
Bill Simons
Jimmy Plyler
Harlan Wetz
Fischer
John Halfpenny
Dallas
Bill
Donald Deere
Breck
Parkers Start Grid Workouts On Monday Fai
EVILLE Ark Aug 19 Ten lettermen and four squadmen from the 1943 approga tion will be among the 50 hopefuls expected to report to Head Coach Glen Rose at Razorback field Monday for the start of University of Arkansas football prac Rose says he will have a fair team and that the 1944 Parkers should show some improvement over the 1943 aggregation that broke a long Southwest Conference victory drouth at Arkansas.
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Eville
Ark
Glen Rose
Razorbackfield
University of Arkansas
Rose
Standings in the American Association standings table
The standing list shows Milwaukee and Indianapolis among the leaders with St Paul and Columbus near them. Minneapolis and Toledo appear lower, while Kansas City and Louisville trail with a ten to fourteen point gap. The line reflects a midseason ranking snapshot of teams and positions.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
St Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Toledo , Kansas
Loutaville
World Series Tickets Limited by Defense Plan
Washington August 19 A plan from the Office of Defense Transportation would restrict World Series ticket sales to fans living in or near the home communities of the two St Louis clubs if they meet in the series. The restriction would apply regardless of which teams win the pennants.
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Washington
St Teonie
Office of Defense Transportation
ODT
Badminton Meet To Be Stoged Tuesday
The city badminton tournament date changed to Tuesday night at the Texas Tech Bym announced by the City Recreation Department. Singles pairings include Major Harris vs Lefty Lollis and St Ferri vs Sgt Corp with finals set for the winners. Doubles pairings announced for Tuesday night at the gym with matches starting at 8 o'clock.
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Lefty Lollis
St. Ferri
Sgt. Corp
Drno
Connie Mack's Kids Keep American League Pace Tight
Connie Mack's aging Athletics keep pace with St. Louis Browns in a tight three way chase for second in the American League. Russ Christopher shines with five straight wins as Philadelphia takes 3 of 4 from St Louis, preventing a widening gap in an inside do or die race. Brownies, Tigers and Yankees close in, hoping Boston falters.
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Jack Cuddy
United Press
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Browns
St Louis
Boston
Detroit
Luke Sewell
Brownies
Philadelphia
Tigers
Yanks
A's
Shibe Park
Athletics
Russ Christopher
Missouri
St. Loo
Mack
Christopher
St. Louis
Washington
Yankees
Betz And Brough To Play In Net Finals
In Brookline Massachusetts Pauline Betz the National Women's Singles champion and Louise Brough both advance to the Longwood Invitational final. Betz defeated Mary Arnold 5-7 6-0 6-2 after a late surge while Brough beat Dorothy Bundy 6-2 6-4 to reach the finale. It will be their ninth meeting and rubber match.
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Mass
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Miss Betz
Mary Arnold
Miss Brough
Dorothy Bundy
Winter Park
Fla
Famebrough Hopes To Return To Longhorns
Don Fambrough of the Second Air Force football squad aims to resume college competition after the war. A member of the strong Longhorn team that beat Georgia Tech in the 1943 Cotton Bowl, he has two more years of eligibility and has starred as a blocking back in pre season workouts. He previously served as a physical instructor at Lincoln Army Air Base and hails from Longview, Texas.
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Auto
Eot-Epoken Pfe
Don Fambrough
Air Force
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Longhorn
Georgia Tech
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Air Forces
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Tex
Lubbock August 1944 news highlights page six
The fragment provides date and section tag from Lubbock Avalanche Journal with no readable article content. No identifiable people events or organizations are present to summarize.
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Lubbock. Tex
Byron Nelson Faces Bob Hamilton for PGA Crown
Spokane match pits Byron Nelson and Bob Hamilton of Evansville Ind for the 1944 National PGA title at Manito course. Nelson, winner of medal honors, seeks his sixth straight sub par round as Hamilton advances with a late eagle and a comeback over George Schneiter. Nelson leads 26 under par after 160 holes, while Hamilton hopes for an upset in 36 holes.
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Wash
Byron Nelson
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Manito
Nelson
Charles Congdon
Tacoma
Hamilton
George Schneiter
Salt
City
Toledo
Congdon
Ann Curtis Nears AAU Swim Clean Sweep
In Kansas City on August 19 Ann Curtis of California won the 400 meters freestyle in 5 32.4 to move to within one race of completing the national AAU championships clean sweep. Joan Fogle of Riviera Club Indianapolis trailed by ten yards and Florence Schmidt of New York was third as Curtis aimed for the 800 meters tomorrow. Suzanne Zimmerman faded in the 100 meters backstroke with a 1 20.2 effort.
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Kansas City
Ann Curtis
Joan Fogle
Riviera Club
Indianapolis
Florence Schmidt
New York
Miss Fogle
Suzanne Zimmerman
Portland
Ore
Softball Tourney Nearing Finals This Week
City recreation department announced a five game week for the softball tournament with quarter finals Monday two semifinals Tuesday and Wednesday and a Friday final at Mackenzie Park. The Scarbrough Grocery team faces Lubbock Army Air Field All-Stars Monday after a rainout and SAAF P. T. Department meets Junior Chamber of Commerce at Chapman Field.
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City Recreation Department
Scarbrough Grocery
Lubbock Army Air Field
Chamber of Commerce
Chapman Field
St Clair blasts grid officials over Southwest Conference
James W. St Clair, secretary treasurer of the Southwest Football Officials Association, criticized last season's officiating as the poorest since his appointment. He spoke as district meetings set for Sept 3 in Dallas Fort Worth Houston and San Antonio were announced, noting some coaches shared the concern about officials loafing during games.
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Dallas
James W. St. Clair
Southwest Football Officials Association
St. Clair
Fort Worth
Houston
San Antonio
Dove Season Opens In Area Sept 1 Through Oct 25
Dove season in the area runs from Sept 1 to Oct 25 with a total bag limit of ten. L. C. Cole, Texas game warden of Lubbock, announced. Doves may be hunted from half an hour before sunrise to sunset daily. Storage rules require game to be stored within three days after the close of the season. Migratory birds have a 45 day retention limit under federal rules. Duck, geese and coot season begins Nov 2 and runs to Jan 20.
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L. C. Cole
Lubbock
Texas
Brooklyn Skipper Fined And Suspended By NL President
Cincinnati August 19 Dodgers manager Jco Durocher was suspended five days and fined $100 by National League president Ford Frick for entering the umpires dressing room at Crosley Field after the first game of a twilight night doubleheader with the Reds. He had been ejected by umpire Dusty Boggess for disputing a strike call on Tom Warren in the seventh inning and argued with Ballanfant and Finelli before leaving the field. The reason for his visit to the room remained unclear, possibly in response to an invitation from an umpire during the series of disputes on the field.
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J.co Durocher
Dodgers
Ford Frick
National League
Crosley Field
Reds
Durocher
Lynton Dusty Boggess
Tom Warren
Lee Ballanfant
Baoe Finelli
Junior Loops To Close This Week
Junior baseball will end this week with playoffs looming in one league and near certainty in the other. The Optimists beat the Junior Chamber of Commerce 20 to 6 as Denny Davidson allowed five hits. Rotary, Kiwanis and ABC clubs battle for playoff spots while SPAAF football drills begin with 80 youths vying for positions ahead of Sept. 24 opener against Amarillo Army Air Field.
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Marion Rogers
Associated Press
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Don Jackson
Mike Goffus
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13Th Armored Division
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American Business Club
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Hemphill- Wells Cats
Bill Dean Service
Deanmen
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Purina Mills
Millers
Hemphill-Wells
Bill Dean
Kentucky Coach Predicts Thrilling Teens Aided Grid Season
Lexington August 19 Ali Kirwan Kentucky football coach says American college boys of pre draft age will bring more thrills this fall. Teenagers will supply pep, fumbles, long runs and touchdowns while boosting the pace. He predicts nearer even play among college squads and more thrilling games.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Ali Kirwan
Kirwan
Chicago Fans Honor Giant First Sacker
Chicago fans plan a special day for Phil Weintraub a veteran first baseman with nine clubs in 18 years. He will receive a $1,000 war bond at tomorrow’s Cubs versus Giants doubleheader at Wrigley Field while sidelined by an injured hand.
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Chicago
Phil Weintraub
New York Giants
Toomorrow
Cubs
Giants
Wrigley Field
All-American Golf Meet Opens Monday
Chicago hosts the All-American Golf Championships at Tom O'Shanter as 600 players across professional amateur and women divisions begin a week of competition. Nearly 200 pros including Jag McSpaden and Byron Nelson aim for a $13,466 war bond first prize after 72 holes. Amateurs, about 301, start 18 holes Monday to qualify 24. Women contestants, 100 strong, begin 18 holes Tuesday for 24 berths and a $500 war bond top prize.
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Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
George
Jag McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Tex Hughson Set for Houston Post Semi Pro Tourney
Tex Hughson, Boston Red Sox ace and famed left the major leagues to report to Navy duty, will start for Jack and Jill of Houston in the Houston Post semi pro tournament opener against Levingston Shipyards of Orange. Hughson won 18 games this season as his team awaits Aug 19 kickoff in Houston.
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Cecil
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
Houston Post
Hughtson
Jack and
Hughson
Red Sox
Kyle
Tex
Navy
Boston
Traffic Court Upsets Beverly Handicap at Hollywood Park
The six-year-old discovery mare Traffic Court racing for Miller and Burger upset the field in the Beverly Handicap worth 29600 dollars at Beverly. The victory came by three-quarters of a length over Calumet Farm’s Mar Kell with Woolford Farm’s Silvestra third. Also notes include mention of sugar cane production in Cuba.
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Traffic Court
Miller and Burger
Calumet Farm
Mar-Kell
Woolford Farm
Silvestra
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