All-Star Game at Pittsburgh Preview and League Talks
Pittsburgh hosts the 12th annual All-Star game at Forbes Field with the National league favored to win though the American league holds an 8-3 edge in the series. Manager Billy Southworth renews veterans from 1943 and 1944 while Joe McCarthy fields eight alumni from last year. A major meeting of the leagues follows the game to discuss night baseball farm systems and the commissioner’s office, with potential changes to talent acquisition and the draft. Attendance could approach 40,000, aiming to fund servicemen’s baseball.
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Pittsburgh
Forbes Field
Billy Southworth
Ford Frick
Joe McCarthy
Philadelphia
McCarthy
Bobby Doerr
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago White Sox
Jack Zeller
Detroit
Schenley Hotel
Jim Tobin
George Munger
George Case
Washington
Pete Fox
Cleveland
Sam Watters
Ten New Entries In Tennis Meet Named
The week ends with ten new entries for the tv tennis tournament set for July 24 announced by A Stumpy Anneyins, athletic director of the City Recreation. Woula and Margaret Hawkins entered the mixed doubles. additional names were listed from Peg 21 Kins.
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A. “Stumpy
Anneyiins
Recreation de Peg
Kins
Woula
Margaret Hawkins
Bortzen To Play In Detroit Tennis Meet
Detroit July 8 The National Inter scholastic singles and doubles champions will compete in the National Junior and boys tennis tournament starting July. Bortzen of San Angelo, who captured the school talent, and the Matheys are entered in the National doubles.
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Detroit
Bartzen
San Angelo
Matheys
Bernard
Southpaw
San Angelo High School
Merion Cricket Club
Haverford
Charley Oliver
Perth Amboy
N. J
Oliver
Texan
Whitey Kurowski Drives Cards With Power and Runs
The St Louis Cardinals third baseman Whitey Kurowski is batting over .300 and among the NL leaders in RBIs, fueling the team's draw from the rest of the field.
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St. Louis
Whitey Kurowski
Homers Dominate All Star Games Across Decades
The piece recalls how home runs shaped All Star outcomes, noting seven of eleven games favored the American League. It cites stars like Ruth, Gehrig, DiMaggio, Williams, Foxx, and DiMaggio’s late shot, detailing key homers from 1933 to 1944 and hinting at continuing power trends in the series.
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New York
Pittsburgh
Ford Frick
Nationals
Babe Ruth
Frankie Frisch
Pie Traynor
Jimmy Foxx
Augie Galan
Gehrig
Jonseian
Joe DiMaggio
Max West
Ted Williams
American
Aray Vaughn
Lou Boudreau
Rudy York
Ickey Owen
Bobby Jr
Vince DiMaggio
War Bond Drive Ad Sparks Civic Rally
An old newspaper fragment shows a wartime appeal to buy a war bond today. It mentions the American Association and calls Columbo, possibly Columbus, 331 Avenue, urging community support for the financing effort.
SPAAF Grid Season Looms With NTAC Clash In Lubbock
SPAAF officials announce a bold 1943 football schedule headed by a potential Oct 6 clash with NTAC at Tech Stadium in Lubbock. Captain Virgil D. Sullivan and Lt. Ray M. Truitt headline a veteran Commandos squad as workouts begin.
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Teger
Winged College
Mantlos
Lubbock
South Plains Army Air Field
Aggies
Commandos
Southwest
Texas Tech
Southwestern
Texas University
SPAAF
West Texas
Klepto Holmes
NTAC
Tech
University of New Mexico
Louisanna Tech
Tulsa University
Ray Cagni
Dodgers Suffer 12th Straight Loss in Western Tour
New York reports note the Brooklyn Dodgers enduring a 13 to 2 defeat to the Pittsburgh Pirates in a game marked by Fritz Ostermueller’s strong showing after being released by the Dodgers. The skid, their longest since 1937, continues as the Pirates dump seven runs in one late inning.
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Greeley
New York
Brooklyn Dodgers
Horace Greely
Dodgers
Superbas
Pirates
Fritz Ostermueller
Pittsburgh Pirates
Durocher
Dandies
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Rip Sewell
Brooklyn
Rosen
Galan
Walker
Gwen
P. Waner
Bordagaray
Barrett
Calan
Russell
Bragan
Eiliott
Coscarart
Sacris Zak
Melish
Webber
Mehish
Ae Webber
King
Kitehee Sewell
McLish
McKeever To Start With Two Lettermen At Notre Dame
Notre Dame coach Ed McKeever will lead a squad built around two lettermen from 1943, Bob Kelly and George Sullivan, as summer drills begin July 17. Kelly can play only in the first five games as he transfers from Navy by October 28, with Navy trainees forming most of the team.
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South Bend
Ind
Notre Dame
Ed McKeever
McKeever
Bob Kelly
George Sullivan
Navy
Kelly
Chicago
Newhouser Hurls 4-Hitter For Four In Row Off Yanks
Detroit defeats world champions New York 6-2 as Hal Newhouser fires four hits in his fourth straight win over the Yankees. Eddie Mayo and Paul Richards each collect three hits with Mayo tallying two triples. Richards homers for the second time this year.
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New York
Hal Newhouser
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Eddie Mayo
Paul Richards
Tigers
Mayo
Richards
Yankees
Bill Zuber
Jim Turner
al Lyons
Zuber
Joe Hoover
Mike Higgins
Mike Mirolseevich
Bud Metheny
Richard
Detroit
Newhouser
Turner
Lyons
Garbark
Higgins
Metheny
York
Sta
Inback
Stainback
Milosevich
Sacrifices
Hostetler
Athi
Ott Keeps Hitting As Giants Nip Cubs
New York Giants defeat Chicago Cubs 6-3 behind Harry Feldman as Mel Ott hits his 20th homer and collects two hits. Ducky Medwick and Ernie Lombardi add three hits each. Gates Feldman wins his seventh. Attendance 5,819.
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Chicago
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Chicago Cubs
Harry Feldman
Ott
Giants
Ducky Medwick
Ernie Lombardi
Feldman
Cubs
Bill Nicholson
Aedeegee
Uh Oelgren
Adams
Lombardi
Erickwen
Lyne
Vandenberg
Wyse
Wil- Rmns
Medwick
Hughes
Nicholson
Williams
Dallersandro
Erickson
Lynn
Childress Coach Resigns to Join Local Tire Firm
Boyd Russell, coach of Childress High School, resigns to take a position with a Childress tire company. His team upset tourney favorites to reach the state meet finals, where they lost to Sunset of Dallas.
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Childress
Boyd Russell
Childress Tire Company
Sunset of
Dallas
Rice Finds New Line Star Is Real Giant
Houston July 8 Dan Davenport a San Antonio freshman football recruit at Rice shows measurements. he is 6 feet 8 inches tall and weighs 230 pounds with a No 14 shoe. Davenport plays tackle and end and also centers in basketball, where Rice already has Bill Henry, who Davenport says is slightly smaller by a quarter inch.
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Houston
Dan Davenport
San Antonio
Rice
Dan
Bill Henry
Bill
Henry
Davenpor
Local Men’s Softball Week Five Features Mixed Results
The Texas Tech Faculty and the Armed Forces Induction Center lead a crowded league schedule at Twenty third Street and Avenue W. Week five saw the Induction Center beat Lubbock Army Air Field Civilians 9-4 while Faculty fell to Scarborough Grocermen. The Hurlwood All-Stars upset the SPAAF Medics 12-1 as Keith’s Wizzers and the Federals chase upsets in the standings. In the women’s league the South Plains Army Air Field WACs take a half title and two new teams join for the second half, with a full schedule laid out for mid July through August.
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Monany
Texas Tech
Armed Forces Induction Center
Avenue W Basin
Lubboc Army Air Field
Scarborough Grocermen
Hurlwood All-Stars
le Scarborough Boys
Suc-H
All-Stars
Spaaf Medics
Keith
South Plains Army Air Field
Keith's Wizzers
South Plains
SPAAF
Wizzers
Federals
South Plains Army Air Field Wacs
LAAF
West Texas Hospital Cadets
Avenue W Diamond
Avalanche Journal
Laaf Wacs
Civilian
West Texas
Bpaap Wacs
Bpaap Civil
LAAP
Avalanchemas
Laap Civilian
BPAAP
Avalanche-Journal Va
Ms. Ay
West Texas Joapital
Sul
SPAAP
West Texas Aspital
Cout
Avalanche-Journal
Bpaaf Civilane
Howe
Spaap Civien
Laap Wacs
Texas Hospital
Wilian
Avalanche-Journel
ACS
Laaf Waca
Bea Aeries
Keith's Winters
Section A Softball Ten Upsets Leaders
Section A known as the hardluck club of the Lubbock Army Air field softball league defeated Flight B leaders 5 to 2 on Saturday. Moris Crow bested Howard Hayes as Section A extended a week of wins, snapping Flight B ace’s top form. The upset came after Section A’s prior three wins following four narrow losses this week. Next games Monday feature Flight A vs Flying Officers Hangar vs Administrative Officers Section F vs Section B and Section E vs Finance.
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Lubbock Army Airfield
Flight B
Moris Crow
Howard N. Hayes
Section A
Flight A
Section B
Badminton Tilts At Tech Gym Scheduled
The City Recreation department announces eight to ten badminton matches weekly at Tech gym on Monday nights at 8. Open to all, with singles and doubles for men and women. Three matches are set: Major Harris and Lt. Ferri of LAAF vs Lt. Cagni and Lt. O Connor of SPAAF. Sgt. Pryor and Sgt. Dixon of LAAF vs Polk Robison and Max Arrants of Texas Tech. Capt. Camp and Capt. Stewart of SPAAF against a left-handed LAAF-Sg. Sollis and Sgt. est team.
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Tech Gym
Harris
Ferri
Lubbock Army Airfield
Cagni
O'Connor
South Plains Army Airfield
Pryor
Doyle Whips Moran in Hollywood Ten-Round Decision
Jimmy Doyle of Los Angeles outboxed Nick Moran of Jalisco Mexico to win a unanimous decision in a colorless ten round bout at the Legion Stadium last night Moran carried the early rounds with swinging offense before Doyle took control and decisively finished the match with effective counterpunching and jabs.
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Doyle
Moran
Hollywood
Jimmy Doyle
Los Angeles
Nick Moran
Jalisco
Mexico
Legion Stadium
Deanmen Lead National League Race in Tight Week
Riding high by a game and a half, the Bill Dean Service junior nine top the league as Sears and Hemp hill-Wells Cats loom as the toughest tests this week. Ragland’s Deans meet Sears Monday and Hemphill-Wells Thursday at Chapmanfield, with the All Star game set for July 17. Kiwanis and Optimist battle for first-half tie potential as Jaycees and Lions clash Monday.
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Bill Dean Service
David Coursey
Sears and Roebuck
Bill Cope
Hemphill-Wells Cats
Phil Ragland
Deanmen
Cats
Deans
Sears
Ragland
Chapman Field
Stoney Wall
Kiwanis
Jaycees
Lions
Favored Nelson and McSpaden Lead At Valley Team Tourney
In Minneapolis on July 8, Byron Nelson and Jag McSpaden shot two best-ball rounds totaling 63 each, finishing 20 under par to seize a 14-point edge in the $10,000 Forset Valley team event. They beat Hogan-Penna and Byrd-Revolta, while Bolstad-Coria set an all-time best-ball record with 59, 14 under par.
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Minneapolis
Byron Nelson-Jag McSpaden
Nelson
McSpaden
Ben Hogan-Toney Penna
Sam Byrd
Johnny Revolta
Bill Kaiser
Bob Hamilton
Kaiser-Hamilton
Harry Cooper
Ellsworth Vines
Hogan Penna
Kaiser
Hamilton
Byrd-Revolta
Jimmy Hines
Willie Goggin
Twin Cities
Les Bolstad
Joe Coria
Chick Harbert
Mike Turnesa
PGA
Nelson McSpaden
Legion Nine Invades Slaton Field Sunday
The Lubbock American Legion junior baseball team, named West Texas champions, prepares to face Dallas in the next round of the Texas championship at Slaton this afternoon in a practice game. Roster includes Jamen Cline, Russell Lee, Lawrence Balch, Clinton Benefield, Jerry LeMond, Ted Forsythe, Pat Fulton, Noel Sikes, Billy Petree, George Brewer, David Mohle, Bob Galey, Charles Pressley, Boney Wall, Gerald Davis, and Seturphy. Pressley and Galey to split pitching. Benefield and Murphy to catch.
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Dallas American Legion
North Texas
Lubbock American Legion
Slaton
H. J. McCabe
West Texas
Dallas
Texas American Legion
Jamen Cline
Russell Lee
Lawrence Balch
Clinton Benefield
Dawson County Buys Million In Bonds
Dawson County residents bought approximately $1,000,000 in war bonds during the Fifth War Loan drive, led by J. R. Earnest. The county exceeded large bond purchases with about $730,000 in E bonds toward a $485,000 quota while the $320,000 E bonds quota was short. a courthouse lawn program closed the day’s drive effort. Two wounded Texas veterans attended the event.
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Lamesa
Dawson County
J. R. Earnest
Texas
Camp Barkeley to Train Army All-Star Team vs Brooklyn Tigers
Abilene on July 8 Col Victor Wales head a four or five man Army Air Force All-Star coaching staff to prepare for a August 26 game against the Brooklyn Tigers of the National Professional League. Staff includes Maj Lester Reiss Capt Art Hyatt Lieut Don Beeler with potential addition before workouts. The Brooklyn squad will train at Hardin-Simmons University marking the NL’s first Southwest training camp.
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Abilene
Victor W. B. Wales
Camp Barkeley
Army Air Force
Brooklyn Tigers
Col. Wales
West Point
Lester Reiss
New Yor University
Art Hyatt
Pittsburgh
Don Beeler
Arkansas State
Abilene Army Air Base
Brooklyn
Hardin-Simmons University
Southwest
Group Forms to Push Water Treaty
Representatives from Arizona Colorado New Mexico Texas Utah and Wyoming met in Santa Fe to form a coalition backing ratification of the United States Mexico water treaty. The group aims to campaign nationwide highlighting treaty provisions on Colorado and Tijuana rivers and Rio Grande below Fort Quitman Texas. Speakers included Clifford H. Stone Denver and state-designated delegates. The drive continues next week to reach a bond quota.
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Santa FE
N. M
Arizona
Colorado
New Mexico
Texas
Utah
Wyoming
United States-Mexico
Senate
Tijuana
Rivera
Rio Grande
Qiltman
Tex
Peairean Clifford
H. Stone
Denver
Committee of Fourteen
California
Nevada
Stone
Andi
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Phuadeipnis
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Virgil D. Sullivan
Lieut
Ray M. Truitt
Huntington
W. Va
Marshall College
Truitt
Capt
Sullivan
Marion Rogers
Lieut. Cagni
Amarillo Army Air Field
Fort Worth
Lubbock Army Air Field
Southwestern University
Georgetown
West Texas State Teachers College
Harriet. Sue
Harriet Sue
Traffic Court
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Lubbock Avalanche-Journal
Lubbock, Tex
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Sinlister
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Hutchinson
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Kurowski
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Wilke
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Slaton Field
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David Bibbell
Midland
Carl Rountree
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