Detroit Defeats Yankees 3-2 On Cramer's Tenth-Inning Triple
Detroit top Yankees 3-2 as Roger Cramer belts a bases loaded triple in the 10th scoring Rudy York after York singled. Hal Newhouser wins his 13th, going the distance for New York’s Bill Zuber who allows 13 hits in a tough relief effort.
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Standings and Scores From Saturday Baseball Action
The American League saw Detroit defeat New York 3 2 while Boston won 8 to 6 at Cleveland and Chicago edged Philadelphia 6 0. Washington fell to St Louis 3 7. In the National League Brooklyn beat St Louis 16 7 New York topped Cincinnati 3 1 Chicago defeated Philadelphia 0 3 and Boston won against Pittsburgh 7 6.
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Muddy Race Tracks May Be Eliminated at Hialeah
Hialeah race course officials study a new chemical used by the Army and Navy to keep tracks dry. The manufacturer is asked to analyze Florida soil to achieve a consistently fast track at all times.
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Dodgers Top Cardinals 10 7 in NL Chase
Brooklyn stays first with a 10 to 7 win over St Louis as Wilks and Creel struggle for the Cards. Kurowski and Rosen homer for the Cards while Stanky and Bordagaray pace Brooklyn with three RBIs apiece. Attendance 12,484.
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Holmes Leads League For Batting Honors
New York reports Tom Holmes of the Boston Braves dominates major league batting during the week. He hits .407 with 122 hits in 300 at bats over 71 games, 73 runs scored and 63 RBIs. Holmes’ 13 homers trail only Ernie Lombardi, 14, and he carries a 34 game hitting streak, a National League record through Friday.
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Hospital Releases Coach Homer Norton
ROCHESTER July 7 Homer Norton athletic director and football coach was released from St Marys Hospital. He planned to continue his routine near Rochester for a week or ten days staying at a Rochester hotel after 35 days confined to his hospital room.
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Cubs Blank Phillies 3-0 Behind Passeau at Shibe Park
Claude Passeau pitched six solid innings to back Chicago's 3-0 win over Philadelphia at Shibe Park. Passeau and reliever Livingston held the Phillies to six hits as Chicago walked away with scoring aided by two baserunners and timely hits.
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Leagues to Battle New York in War Relief Games
Major League All Star Game canceled as travel restriction. seven games scheduled next week between National and American league teams with proceeds for war relief.
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Wesleyan College Named Oldest Charter College
Wesleyan College for women in Macon Georgia is cited as the oldest chartered college in the world according to the article.
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Nelson Favored To Capture PGA Championship Title
Dayton reports Byron Nelson remains the favorite as the 1945 National Professional Golf tournament opens at Moraine Country Club. Nelson already earned about 6 900 in war bonds and faces a field missing Sam Snead due to a fractured arm, with contenders MecSpaden and Bysid among the top threats. Hamilton, the 1940 champion, returns to defend his crown.
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Jug) MecSpaden
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New York Yankee
Lubbock Junior Leagues Near First-Half Finish
The two junior baseball leagues in Lubbock move toward the first half pennant with close games and mounting improvement. ABC and Kiwanis battle for the lead as Friday’s 1-0 loss to Optimists tightens the top of the American league. In the National league Dickinson Motor tops Purina Mills 6-4. Dickinson remains undefeated atop the standings as Hunt and Shallowater vie for fourth place.
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Dickinson Motor Company
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Hunt
Outstanding Service Teams Enter Tourney
About 20 service teams are expected to enter the Temple all service softball tournament. Twelve have entered with at least four more likely before the afternoon deadline. Favorites include Barksdale field Randolph field McCloskey hospital and Black land Army Airfield.
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Swank English Race Won By Yank Horse at Ascot
At Ascot England Battle Hymn owned by Col J H Whit ney and Ocean Swell owned by Lord Rosebery won the two halves of the royal Ascot program. Wartime crowd included an American soldier T Sgt J D Harrison of Clara Mississippi in a top hat and khaki who shared a light moment about his presence at the race.
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Erfurth And Samuels To Enter Rice And Army
Erfurth of Brackenridge High will enter Rice Institute while Samuels of Thomas Jefferson High will enter the Army. Both San Antonio track stars won junior division titles at the National AAU meet last weekend and placed second in the senior class.
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Senators Poised as Long Shot Pennant Bet
Washington’s Washington Senators, finishing last in 1944, have surged on a four-city west swing, winning 13 of 17 and a six game streak. Pitching depth leads the pack with three nine win starters and hitters like Harland Clift powering the offense.
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Lamotta Defeats Young Welterweight in Madison Square Garden
Jake Lamotta of the Bronx outweighed rival Tommy Bell and delivered a body punching assault to win a unanimous 10 round decision in Bell's New York debut at Madison Square Garden. Bell, a Youngstown welterweight, showed grit and earned a strong showing that could lead to future Garden engagements.
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Joe Louis Returns After 21000-Mile Army Tour
World heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis arrived at Camp Shanks after a 21000 mile trip visiting US Canadian and Alaskan military installations and hospitals. He staged boxing exhibitions and gave instruction to soldiers from Attu to Alaska as he resumes conditioning duties.
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Junior Nines Start Playoff On Thursday
The American Legion junior baseball nines district playoff opens at Chapman Field on Thursday and Friday July 12 and 13. Morton faces Hedley Thursday night while Lubbock teams play both games Friday. Winners advance to face district 2 and 3 victors for a state meet berth. Other districts include Wichita Falls San Angelo Ballenger and Lamesa.
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McGonegal Preaches Hope at Temple Hospital
In Temple on July 7 veteran Charlie McGonegal, a World War I hero who lost both hands, visited McCloskey General hospital to lift spirits of service members. He inspires patients including Pvt. William J. Collier of Littlefield Texas, who lost hands in Luxembourg last February.
Red Wade Accepts High School Coaching Post
St Joseph Missouri July 7 Maurice Red Wade a member of Missouri 1941 high scoring touchdown trio with Bob Steuber and Harry Slippery Ice has accepted the head football and track coach post at Central High Wade comes from the Tulsa Hurricanes where he played the past two seasons and starred for Don Faurots 1941 Sugar Bowl team
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Red” Wade
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War Jeep Streaks To Easy Victory In Skokie Handicap
War Jeep, trained by Johnn y Adams and owned by Elizabeth N. Graham of New York City, won the Skokia Handicap at Washington Park in seven furlongs. The 22,500 crowd watched Po O Luck and Fighting Step finish behind the winner in a close stretch drive.
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Quick brown fox gag ends as hound growls in Columbus
In Columbus on July 7 Superintendent Earl Davis presents Butch the lazy dog and Elmer the quick fox in a mock test of the pangram the quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog. A typing instructor notes the exercise is a traditional mnemonic and jokes about a newer sentence describing enemy movement.
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Sports Not Hurt By Travel Restrictions
New York July 7 The ODT ruling banning civilian sleeping car space on short trips will barely affect major league teams. Dodgers road secretary Harold Parrott says teams ride day coaches on short hops. Athletics vice-president Roy Mack notes they avoid Pullman space and may split squads on longer trips. College teams with naval trainees may face hardest hit as trainees can travel only 48 hours from campus. Railroads expect Pullman shortages to ease in three to five months ahead of the football season.
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Enid AAF Team to Meet Wolves in Doubleheader
The Enid Oklahoma air field team travels to Katy Park for a two game set with the Waco Army Airfield Wolves. Enid seeks revenge after a double defeat at Oklahoma City. The lineup features Dick Midkiff Lou Kretlow and Tony Andrews while the Wolves counter with Fred Schmidt and Hoot Gibson. Enid previously reached the 1944 national semi pro tournament final.
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Betz and Hunt Defend National Clay Court Doubles Title
Pauline Betz and Doris Hunt of Miami defeated Sarah Palfrey Cooke and Mary Arnold of Los Angeles 6 3 6 4 9 7 to defend the national clay court women's doubles championship at River Forest Country Club Chicago. The article notes upcoming singles matches including Pancho Segura and Bill Talbert plus doubles pairings and other finals.
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Montreal
Canada
Widely Known Ump Dies In California
Ollie Anderson, veteran baseball umpire, died in his Los Angeles hotel room. J Alvin Gardner of the Texas league lauded him as a grand character who helped the game, taught players and umpires, and organized youth leagues. Anderson umpired for over 30 years in the Texas league and West Texas league.
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Grid Stars Report For Texas U Squad
Stars during their schoolboy days blossomed at the opening of five days of summer football training at the University of Texas yesterday. Prospects for the 1945 Longhorn team include Sam Callan James Barnes Desmond Kidd Byron Gillory Arthur Sweet George Deutsch and Robert Musselwhite. Lufkin standout Fred Brechtel from Rice Institute and Southwestern University plus Navy trainee T Q O Harrell also reported. Sixteen former Longhorns answered the call.
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Majors Field to be Inactivated July 15
The War department informed Col. Fred Gray that Majors Field will be inactivated about July 15. P-47 Thunderbolt training pilots have been transferred to other Second Air Force stations. A small group of personnel may remain pending future status. Activated in 1942 the field trained 5,600 aviation cadets under Col. Herbert M. Newstrom before transfer last December.
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Texans Among Yanks Honored By France
Paris dated July 7 reports the French government decorated six American brigadier generals and many air force officers. The Croix De Guerre with Vermilion Star honored Lt. Col. John L. Locke of San Antonio and Lt. Col. William P. McBride of Tealitos, Texas, and Maj. John W. Buckner of Cleburne. The Croix De Guerre with Palm was awarded to Lt. Col. Jack T. Bradley of Brownewood.
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Tealitos
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Browne Wood
Texans urged to buy vehicle use stamps
Austin July 7 UP The first district internal revenue collector Frank Scofield urged Texans to be patriotic and buy the federal five dollar motor vehicle use stamps by July 10. He said Washington instructions were to enforce the requirement rigidly. Deputy collectors are now checking vehicles for stamps and owners failing to post them by July 10 will be penalized.
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Galveston AAF Falls 4 2 To Houston Rapid Flyers
In Buff Stadium last night the Galveston Army Airfield team lost to the Houston Rapid Flyers 4 2 in a South Coast Victory League game. Houston players led by key scorers led the rout as fans watched the coastal clash unfold.
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Mexico City Triumphs Over Nuevo Laredo 5-2
Mexico City secured a 5-2 victory over Nuevo Laredo after a four run rally in the sixth inning. The offense benefited from ten walks two errors and two hits to power the win in Mexico City on July 7.
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Archer County votes to stay dry in Saturday election
Archer City July 7 by a two to one majority Archer County residents rejected legalization of alcohol sales. The official tally showed 869 votes against and 419 for legalizing the sale of all alcoholic beverages. Pierre Renon noted as a famed French painter first painted on porcelain.
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