Cubs Edge Braves 6-5 In Rally To Sweep Series
Chicago Cubs rebound from early deficit to beat the Boston Braves 6 to 5. Paul Gillespie drove in Harry Lowrey with a two out eighth inning double as Al Javery took the loss and Paul Erickson earned the win in relief. Tommy Holmes boosted his batting average with two doubles and a single in five trips.
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Chicago
Cubs
Boston Braves
Paul Gillespie
Harry Lowrey
Paul Erickson
Paul Derringer
Braves
Stan Hack
Erickson
Tommy Holmes
Hendrickson
Milwaukee
Joe Medwick
Carden Gillenwater
Vince Shupe
Holmes
Medwick
Chuck Workman
Gillenwater
Kayoed Derringer
Workman
Hack
Shupe
Boston
Javery
Mass
Derringer
Gillespie
Williams
Culler
Pafko
Lowrey
Merullo
Mernllo
Postwar boom predicted for West Texas minor leagues
The column connects a national postwar sports boom with a local focus on Class D baseball in Lubbock and the West Texas New Mexico League. It notes Milto Price and Sam Rosenthal expecting league reform after the war and predicts teens, veterans, and Lubbock Hubbers will reshape local baseball as peace returns.
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Ubbock
Milton Price
Dallas
Ague
Sam Rosenthal
Lubbock Hubbers
Hubbers
U.S.A
Sports Eye
United States
Texas League
Qeesebell
Lubbock
Hamlin Banker Lands Two Big Bass At Hamlin Lake
Hamlin Texas July 14 banker W C Russell hooked a 4 1 2 pound bass at Hamlin lake then another large fish followed. He described a tense battle as the plug drew in and the two fish finally weighed a total of 13 4 pounds.
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Hamlin
Tex
W. C. Russell
Hamlin Lake
Russell
Softball Race Tightens In Lubbock League Standings
Blue Bonnet and Lubbock Army Airfield MPs lead the Lubbock city league with four wins and one loss each as Squad ron C trails at three and one. Cummings Food Store is three and two, with Edwards Grocery, Junior Chamber of Commerce, LAAF Civilians, and O K Garage chasing. Week schedule includes Cummings Food Store vs Section C and MPs vs Jaycees, all games at 7 p.m. Women's standings feature LAAF Civilians against West Texas Nurses, and WACs vs Avalanche Journal at 8:15 p.m.
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Lubbock
Blue Bonnet Laundry
Lubbock Army Airfield
Squadron C
SAAF
Cummings Food Store
Edwards Grocery
Chamber of Commerce
LAAF
O. K. Garage
Section C
Adams Streets
Mps
Jaycees
Blue Bonnet
Fifteen Entered In Semi-Pro Tournament
Fifteen teams have entered the tenth annual Texas Semi-Pro Baseball tournament opening in Waco on July 26. Ellington Field Houston San Marcos AAF Sheppard Field Wichita Falls join the field. If 16 teams compete 52 games are needed under double elimination.
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Waco
Texas
Ellington Field
Houston
San Marcos Army Air Field
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
A. H. Kirksey
Central Instructors School
Waco Army Air Field
San Marcos Aaf
Amarillo Army Air Field
Childress Army Air Field
Eliington Field
Hank Doty
Aloe Field
Foster Field
Victoria
Hearne Prisoner of War Camp
Kelly Field
Chandler to Stay in Senate as Baseball Commissioner
Senator A B Chandler said he would not resign from the Senate until the world security charter and world peace measures are voted on. He stated he wants to fulfill obligations to the people before leaving Congress, while MLB owners approved his czar-like authority as baseball commissioner.
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Chandler
Senate
Washington
U.P
Happy
Baseball
United Press
Jetton Woods
Kenesaw Mountain
Red Sox Blast Tigers Again
Boston pitchers limit Detroit as Emmett O Neil allows three hits in a 7 1 Boston win to complete a three game sweep of the league leaders.
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Red Sox Blast Tigers
Boston
Emmett O'Neil
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Mueller
Wilson
Swift
O'Neil
Garbark
Walker
Johnson
Lake
Lazor
Tobin
Metkovich
Mailer
Camilli
O'Neill
Breaks Turns Soldier Against Golf Playing
MISSION Texas July 14 Kirk Anderson of Moore Field says he has played one golf round and that’s it. While serving near Shillong India on the China-Burma-India front his ball vanished at a ravenlike bird that carried it off. A native lad later returned the ball by sign language, and Anderson refused to buy it saying he’d rather bat volley ball.
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Mission
Tex
Kirk Anderson
Moore Field
Shillong
India
China-Burma-India
Anderson
Holmes Holds To Lead In Batting
In a July MLB update Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves leads in four of five major batting categories with a .393 average on 127 hits in 323 at bats. He is second in home runs, trailing Ernie Lombardi and Chuck Keough though close behind. Tony Cuccinello paces the American League with a .327 mark as Washington’s George Case adds 18 stolen bases to give the AL a single baserunning edge.
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Philadelphia
Luther Knerr
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Shibe Park
ST. Louis
Philadephia
West
Zoldak
Ad Mancuso
Knerr
Berry
Rosar
Estatella
New York
Tommy Holmes
Boston Braves
Phil Cavarretta
Chicago Cubs
Holmes
Goody Rosen
Brooklyn
Aggie Galan
Luis Olmo
Trail
Ernie Lombardi
New York Giants
Chuck Eeonkma
Braves
Tony Cuccinello
Chicago
White Sox
Mel Ott
George Case
Washington
Cuccinello
Golfers To Select Kattmann Cup Team
Lubbock golfers begin qualifying for the John Kattmann Cup matches set for Aug. 9 at the Lubbock Country Club invitation. Ten top scorers will represent the club against Captain Bob Farmer’s Odessa linksmen after a first round today and a second round next Sunday. Morley Jennings posted 71 73 144 and Ted Tipps 73 75 148 with two cards on file.
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Lubbock
Morley Jennings
Ted Tipps
Razorbacks Open 1945 Schedule With Barksdale Clash
Fayetteville Arkansas July 14 The Razorbacks will open the 1945 football slate with a game against Barksdale Field at Shreveport on September 12 completing a 10 game schedule Glen Rose coach says Arkansas then begins Southwest Conference play at home versus Texas Christian University after an opening match against Oklahoma A and M on September 29 In Chicago Loyd Christopher released by Cubs to Los Angeles PCL affiliate after joining from Red Sox a month ago and appearing in one game
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Fayetteville
Ark
University of Arkansas
Barksdale
Shreveport
Glen
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Loyd Christopher
Los Angeles
Christopher
Cubs
Boston Red Sox
Byrd and Nelson Set for PGA Championship Showdown
Sam Byrd the Georgia born baseball man and Byron Nelson of Toledo battle for golfs PGA title at Moraine Country Club after Byrd defeated Clarence Doser 7 and 6 and Nelson beat Claude Harmon 5 and 4 in the semifinals. Nelson seeks ninth straight win and fifth PGA final in six tournaments while Byrd makes his first PGA final appearance. Byrd hails from Georgia and Michigan based pro. Nelson, a Texan turned Toledo pro, has run a historic winning streak.
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Dayton
Sam Byrd
Georgia
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Moraine Country Club
Byrd
Bedford
Mich
Clarence Doser
Hartside
N. Y
Aud Nelson
Claude Harmon
Grosse Point Wood
Nelson
Henry Picard
Vic Ghezzi
Bob Hamilton
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Miami
Fla
Sam
Alabama
New York
Michigan
Inverness Country Club
Lubbock American Legion Wins District One Title
The Lubbock American Legion baseball team claimed the district one championship after defeating Morton and Hedley. They advance to regional play against San Angelo and Wichita Falls, with a full roster of players and staff shown in the photo.
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Lubbock American Legion
Morton
Hedley
San Angelo
Wichita Falls
H. D. Waller
Denny Davidson
Walter Higginbotham
A. E. Fulsom
Jack Vaughn
Joe Arrington
Manuel Gallegos
Jack Alderson
Stoney Wall
H. J. McCabe
Chas Presley
Bill Petree
Pogue Laquay
John Jones
Bob Galey
Eugene Backnell
American League to Start Second Half in Lubbock
The American League junior baseball race resumes with a full week schedule beginning Monday after a first half tied finish among ABC Kiwanis and Optimists. Kiwanis meet Optimists Tuesday while Rotary face Lions Wednesday and Kiwanis play Jaycees Thursday.
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ABC
Kiwanis
Javycees
Optimists
Rotary
Lions
Jaycees
Chapman Field
Howard Foster Lead Senior Golf Finals at Lubbock Club
Amos Howard and A A Foster reach the senior tour championship final at Lubbock Country Club after one up and six and five wins. Charles Read and Jimmy Samson also advance to the second flight final. Read edged Dr. R T Canon one up, Samson beat W E McAlister four and three. No playoff date set.
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Amos Howard
A A. Foster
Lubbock
Charles Read
Jimmy Samson
Howard
H. H. Holmes
Foster
H. L. Allen
Read
Dr. R. T. Canon
Samson
W. E. McAlister
Hart Upsets Cooke In Net Play In Wisconsin
Doris Hart of Miami seeded No. 3 toppled top seed Sarah Palfrey Cooke of Boston to reach the women's final with Mary Arnold of Los Angeles set for the title match tomorrow. In men’s play Bill Talbert and Lt Elwood Cooke advanced to the final after semi wins. Livingston and Buttimer won a doubles quarterfinal 9 7 8 6 over Behrens and Malloy.
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Menasha
Wis
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Sarah Palfrey Cooke
Boston
Miss Hart
Mary Arnold
Los Angeles
Bill Talbert
Elwood Cooke
Nineteen Texans Named for Oil Bowl Roster
Nineteen Texas players accepted invitations to play in the Oil Bowl on August 17 in Wichita Falls against an Oklahoma All-Star team. Thurman Jones of Wichita Falls High will assist SMU coach H N Russell in directing the Texas squad with six more Texans to be named. Oklahoma’s 19 players will be coached by Dewey Luster of Oklahoma University and Billy Stamps of Duncan High School.
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Wichita Falls
Texas
Oklahoma
Thurman Jones
Wichita Falls High School
H. N. Russell
Southern Methodist University
Oklahomans
Dewey Luster
Oklahoman University
Billy Stamps
Duncan High School
ABC Wins Playoff Tilt Over Optimists
ABCbeat the Optimists 9 to 2 at the Boys club diamond to reach the finals of the first half Ameri can League race. Lester York pitched a two hitter for ABC while Billy Travis took the loss. ABC will meet Kiwanis for the first half title this afternoon at 3.
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American Business Club
Optimists
ABC
Kiwanis Club
Lester York
Billy Travis
Abc-Kiwanis
All-Star Grid Team Starts Getting Stars
Fort Worth July 14. Major Douglas Fesenden announced eight of fifty five players for the Army Air Force Training Command team this fall. The lineup includes Bruce Alford James Ford Stan Mauldin Jim Hallmark Harry Burrus Dippy Evans Edward Estlow and Tom Robinson from Randolph Field and other colleges.
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Fort Worth
Army Air Force Training Command
Douglas Fessenden
Randolph Field
Air Force
Bruce Alford
Texas Christian University
James Ford
Tulsa University
Stan Mauldin
Texas
Jim Hallmark
War Date Wins Modesty Stake at Arlington
War Date owned by Mrs. Elizabeth Graham of New York won Arlington's $20,000 Modesty stake for fillies and mares at Washington Park. Night Shadow finished a length behind in second with Durazna in third.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Graham
New York
Arlington
Washington Park
Night Shadow
Durazna
City Net Tennis Meet Opens August Sixth
The annual city wide tennis tournament starts August 6 with first games due by August 1. Entry forms are available at City Hall Recreation Department and pools, by phone at 9346. Halls, and Dupre courts plus Mackenzie State Park courts may be reserved. The event offers adult and teenage divisions with singles and doubles. Winners receive one dozen tennis balls. runners-up get swimming pool passes.
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City Recreation Department
Recreation Department
City Hall
Corral
Mackenzie State Park
Commission Backs Boasts Of Texas Wildlife Claims
The Texas game fish and oyster commission defends state boasts about wildlife. A Minnesota doubter was shown a 110 pound yellow catfish from the Brazos near Hearne after claims of 100 pound Texas catfish. The piece notes Pennsylvania leads in geer.
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iBy
United Press
Sons and Daughters of the
Lone Star
Minnesota
Texas
Game Commission
Brazos
Hearne
Geer
Pennsylvania
Lubbock golfers travel to Amarillo for West Texas Pro Am
About ten Lubbock Country Club golfers will travel to Amarillo Tuesday to compete with West Texas players in the West Texas Pro Amateur meet. The event, second in the series begun in June in Lubbock, tours West Texas monthly culminating in the West Texas Open. The Charles Airey team won the first meet and may defend the title in Amarillo. Shorty Hornbuckle of Odessa serves as president of the West Texas Pro Amateur Golf Association.
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Lubbock Country Club
Amarillo
West Texas
Lubbock
Tarleton College Seeks Fall Grid Games and Opponents
John Tarleton college in Stephenville Texas lists Bergstrom Army Air Field and North Texas Agricultural college on the 1945 football schedule and coach Jimmie Marshall is seeking additional games. Marshall favors junior or senior college teams as last fall service teams proved strenuous for Tarleton’s 17 year old players. Only one 1944 letterman Thomas Pop Peters and one squadman Robert Ledbetter will return. Buy A War Bend TODAY.
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John Tarleton
Stephenville
Texas
Bergstrom Army Air Field
North Texas Agricultural College
Jimmie Marshall
Marshall
Tarleton
Thomas
Pop) Peters
Robert Ledbetter
Amarillo Romps To Win Over Lubbock
Amarillo junior Gold Sox defeated Lubbock Ameri can Legion 10 to 7 at Chapman field in a Saturday game. The series continues this afternoon at 3 when the teams meet again. Overthrows led to eight of Lubbock’s ten runs as Amarillo benefited from nine hits and twelve Lubbock errors.
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Amarillo
Gold Sox
Lubbock
American Legion
Chapman Field
Lubbockites
Lauder
Roark
Pat O Luck Wins Arlington Park Classic at Washington Park
Pat O Luck, a 3 year old son of Chance Play, roared to victory in Arlington park's 85 450 classic before 25 000 spectators. He trailed King Dorsett by 15 lengths early, then surged to lead and beat Ai Sailor by a length and a quarter with Fighting Step third and King Dorsett fading to seventh. Air Sailor, owned by Lt Comdr T D Buhl of Detroit, finished second.
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Chicago
Pat O’luck
Chance Play
Washington Park
Arlington Park
King Dorsett
Ai Sailor
Fighting Step
Air Sailor
Wildlife Pulls Big Upset In Dwyer Stakes
In New York Wildlife upsets the Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct as Pavot fades to last. J M Roebling’s 3 year old wins by a head over Gallorette with Esteem half a length back in a photo finish. Wildlife earns $38,900 for the 2 05 1 5 mile race.
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New York
Wildlife
Aqueduct
Pavot
J. M. Roebling
W. L. Brann
Gallorette
William Ziegler
Esteem
William Helis
Rick’s Raft
Pindus
Eddie Arcaro
Texas League Plans Appeal Over 1946 Player Deals
The Texas League will appeal to commissioner A B Chandler if needed to authorize buying and selling players in preparation for resuming 1946 operations. President J Alvin Gardner said the league will seek a rehearing by the National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues after a Bramham ruling limited transfers and sales until December 1.
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Texas League
Chandler
Dallas
A. B. Chandler
J. Alvin Gardner
Gardner
National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues
W. G. Bramham
Association
Bramham
Cubs Braves Series Ends Spree of Streaks
Chicago July 14 Tommy Holmes saw his hitting streak end at 37 as Boston Braves pitcher Hank Wyse shut down Holmes. The Braves also halted three Cubs streaks including Peanuts Lowrey at 11 games while Phil Cavarretta and Stan Hack went without hits after reaching in their last 11 and eight games respectively.
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Chicago
Tommy Holmes
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Holmes
Hank Wyse
Braves
Cubs
Peanuts Lowrey's
Phil Cavarretta
Stan Hack
Entries Reach 57 In Lubbock Golf Meet
During a business trip in Lubbock Ralph Clark of Odessa filed an entry for the annual Lubbock Country Club invitation tournament set for August 9 to 13. He joined Ted Tipps T. E. Patterson and Jimmy Yates as Odessa players contributing to the 57 entrant count.
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Lubbock
Ralph Clark
Odessa
Max Baer Receives Medical Army Discharge
Max Baer former world heavyweight champion is discharged from the Army on medical grounds. The Air Technical Service Command at Kelly Field issued the discharge stating injuries prior to enlistment from a punching bag accident caused the condition.
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San Antonio
Max Baer
Army
Air Technical Service Command
Kelly Field
Baer
Former Umpire Aley Welsh Jr Dies at 43 in Lisbon
Aley E. Welsh Jr., 43, former Texas League umpire, died yesterday at Lisbon veterans hospital after a long illness linked to gas exposure in World War I. He refereed in the Dixie League Rast Dixie Texas League and Southern Association before retiring in 1940 to work as a Dallas hotel room clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Veterans Hospital
Dallas
Aley E. Welsh, Jr
Veterans’ Hospital
Lisbon
Cronin Retires From Active Duty as Finney Rejoins Sox
Boston July 14 Joe Cronin manager placed himself on the inactive list to clear space for Lou Finney who will be ready to play again after re joining the team during the Western road trip.
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Boston
Boston Sox
Joe Cronin
Lst
Lou Finney
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