Tributes for Lubbock junior baseball coaches
The old Sports Eye salutes Delicate Dell Morgan H J McCabe E T Lynch Lt Dick Rabbe Stokey Wall Tom Ingram and John Wilson for coaching local kids in Lubbock. Their time and effort helped build better boys and sharpen young players as seen in the All-Star games at Chapman Field and summer school games.
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Old Sports Eye
Dell ‘Morgan
H. J. McCabe
E. T. Lynch
Dick Rabbe
Stokey Wall
Tom Ingram
John Wilson
Lubbock
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Lefty Grove
Connie Mack
Sam West
Senior All Star Game Set Monday
Senior league All Stars meet Bill Dean's Service Monday at Chapman Field at 6 PM in a planned “dream game” after the first half champions finished strong. Del Morgan and Stoney Wall coach a power packed squad with Lubbock Legion players/pitchers Galey and Pressley in a key pitching mix and an expected Dean Service lineup led by Ed Robertson.
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Bill Dean
Chapman Field
Deanmen
Morgan: Wall
Dell Morgan
Stoney Wall
All-Stars
Morgan
Wall
Plan Legion
Lubbock
American Legion Baseball Club
Clinton Benefield
Ted Forsythe
Johnny Trout
Lawrence Balch
Noel Sikes
Jerry LeMond
Jim Pat Fulton
Harold “Stoney
Bob Galey
Hemphill-Wells
Charles Pressley
Sears
Harrison Sage
David Coursey
Bill Cope
Doug Galey
Delbert Cooper
Don Blackmon
Roy Grimes
Dale Blackburn
George Brewer
Ed Robertson
Dean Service
Second Half Openings Hit Local Baseball Schedule
The second half begins with American and National League races as junior teams resume play. In the American League the Junior Chamber of Commerce and American Business Club squads open Monday at Tech field, while the National League opens Tuesday with Sears versus Hemphill-Wells Cats. Deans defend the first half title midweek against Montgomery Wards, then Sears, and Hemphill-Wells meet Wards on Friday. American action features Cardinals versus Rotary Tuesday at Tech field, Optimists versus Lions Wednesday, ABC versus Rotary Thursday, and Optimists versus Cardinals Friday at Chapman field with Lions vs Jaycees closing Friday’s slate.
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Bill Dean Service
Kiwanis Cardinals
Deans
Montgomery Wards
Sears
ABC
Rotary
Optimists
Kiwanis
Cardinals
Chapman Field
Jaycees
Lions
Men’s Softball Sets Out On Fifth Week
The fifth week opens with the Texas Tech Faculty facing the Hurlwood All-Stars at Twenty-third Street and Avenue W Diamond. The All-Stars beat Scarborough Grocer 12 5 last week while the Faculty-Induction Station game was rained out. The SPAAF Varieties top the standings eye a clash with the Armed Forces Induction Center Tuesday. Keith’s Wizzers seek first win Wednesday as they meet Lubbock Army Air Field Civilians. The Jaycees seek first win as the week ends with AFIC versus Medics and Jaycees in play.
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Texas Tech
Hurlwood All- Stars
Keith
Wizzers
Lubbock Army
Air Field
Jaycees
Chamber of Commerce
Spaaf Medics
Armed Forces Induction Center
Pet
SPARP
Action Ter
Scarborough
Ee Federal
Keith's Wizsers
Junior Chamber of Com
Mexico to Build Sports City in Mexico City
Mexico plans a vast sports city with a 14 000 seat arena for international events and artificial ice for skating and hockey. A 45 000 spectator bullring, a 60 000 seat soccer stadium, 122 tennis courts, 50 bowling alleys, a large gymnasium, jai alai hall, theater and restaurant, underground parking, and a three block long pool are included.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Albie Booth Returns as Yale Assistant Coach
Albie Booth, once Yale's standout "Little Boy Blue," joins Howie Odell as an assistant to coach the junior varsity. At 36, Booth resumes coaching after a decade away, having previously aided Max Stevens at Yale in 1932 and tutored backfield at NYU in 1934.
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New Haven
Conn
Albie Booth
Yale
The
Blue
Howie Odell
Booth
Albie
Max Stevens
Stevens
N.Y.U
U.S. Military Academy
Army
Dodger Star Spiked In Head During Tilt
Boston game sees Brooklyn second baseman Ed Stanky spiked on the back of the head in the third inning. Connie Ryan of the Braves collided with Stanky while attempting a double play and he was carried from the field on a stretcher.
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Dodger Star
Boston
UPR
Ed Stanky
Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
Connie Ryan
Braves
Stanky
Horned Frog Cagers TS Play In New York
Coach Hub McQuillan of Texas Christian University announced TCU will meet the Brooklyn College Kingsmen at Madison Square Garden on New Year’s Eve. The team will travel via Buffalo to face Canisius College Griffins on Saturday December 30, marking TCU’s first Eastern basketball appearance.
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Horned Frog Cagers
New York
Fort Worth
Hub McQuillan
Texas Christian University
Horned Frogs
Brooklyn College Kingsmen
Madison Square Garden
TCU Cagers
Buffalo
Canisius College Griffins
TCU
Harris Replaced By Lowe As Grid Coach
Fort Worth July 15 EK. L. Lowe new head grid coach at Handley High replaces W. C. O. Harris longtime Riverside High and Texas High School Coaches Association president. Harris will shift to teaching duties as Fort Worth schools superintendent W. M. Green announced.
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Fort Worth
W. C. O. Harris
Texas High School Coaches’ Association
Amon Carter Riverside High School
EK. L. Lowe
Handley High School
W. M. Green
Green
Harris
Kiwanis Cardinals crown champions in Friday dream game
The Kiwanis Cardinals edged the All-Stars 8 to 6 at Chapman field to repeat as junior baseball American League champions. The win came in the final two innings after a late rally, with both teams showcased in a photo lineup of players and coaches.
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Winnah
Kiwanis Cardinals
Chapman Field
Kiwaniis
Mohle
Flanigan
Travis
Louder
Schmidt
Parham
Houk
Dell Morgan
Griffin
Davidson
McCabe
Lynch
Sikes
Manor
Hise
Guy
Ellison
Jackson
Laquay
Eddins
Bridge
Gallegos
Higginbotham
Sellers
Kelling
Cook
Turner
Stanley
Sandlin
Victory Open Dates Set Sept 7 10 For Dallas Golf Course
Dallas announces the Victory Open, Texas richest golf tournament, September 7 to 10 at Lakewood Country Club. A. P. Simons funds the event to aid the Ashburn General Hospital wound care project in McKinney, with PGA sanction and 72 holes over four days. Top pros including McSpadden Byrd and Hines expected, plus potential service stars Hogan and Little. Entry closes September 6. amateurs welcome with low handicaps.
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Dallas
Texas
Lakewood Country Club
A. P. Simons
Ashburn General Hospital
McKinney
Simons
Harold (Jug) McSpadden
Byron Nelson
Sammy Byrd
Harry Cooper
Ed Dudley
Ellsworth Vines
Ky Laffoon
Johnny Revolta
Tony Penna
Hermon Barron
Jimmy Hines
Denny Shute
Lieut
Ben Hogan
Lawson Little
Sammy Sneed
Sgt
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Texas Tech Red Raiders Open Summer Grid Workouts
Texas Tech prepares for the first summer football camp drill at 1 30 pm with about 34 players reporting. Only two lettermen return, many new backs and linemen expected, equipment losses from a stadium fire limit workouts.
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Texas Tech Red Raiders
Dell Morgan
Morgan
Red Raiders
T. M. Cox
Bobby Hayes
Cox
Muleshoe
Hayes
Burkburnett
Ed Robertson
Post
Homer Stark
Wichita Falls
A. J. Kerr
Odessa
Don Johnson
Lubbock
Don Devenport
Snyder
Horace Smith
Rising Star
Ed Turner
Plains
Polk Robison
Carl Owens
Tulsa
Otis Turner
Wink
Charles Crawford
Marion Goodson
Childress
Bruce Frazee
Johnny McClellan
Graham
Madison Sowder
Idalou
Jack Snitker
Bobby Barron
Big Spring
Jack Samford
Peacock
James Johnson
Vernon
Stanley Thorpe
Petersburg
Seth Murphy
Stinnett
Gene Hartley
Kansas
Hartley
Tech Stadium
McSpaden and Nelson Lead 1944 Utah Open Contenders
Jag McSpaden and Byron Nelson top the 1944 money winners list and will head the Utah Open field at Fort Douglas July 21 to 23 for a $2,500 purse. The pair, who have won open events in Los Angeles Chicago Phoenix San Francisco Knoxville and New Rochelle, will play an exhibition in Denver tomorrow then arrive to practice in Salt Lake City ahead of the 72-hole tourney.
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Salt Lake City
Fort Douglas
Jag McSpaden
Byron Nelson
Los Angeles
Phoenix
Chicago
San Francisco
Knoxville
New Rochelle
Minneapolis
McSpaden
Nelson
Denver
South Plains Grid Drills Set July 31
South Plains Army Air Field Winged Commando football begins light conditioning July 31 under Lt. Ray B. Cagni. About 50 players expected, with a rugged squad projected. Schedule shows five home games in Texas Tech stadium and two more away, including dates with Amarillo AAF, TCU, North Texas Aggies, Lubbock AAF, Southwestern, West Texas State, and Texas Tech, plus a possible Nov. 25 game in Lubbock. Several prospects named include Lt. Ray Truett, Lt. Cagni, S/Sgt. Ed Kalfain, and S/Sgt. Leason McCloud, with Cagni to coach.
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South Plains Army Air Field
Ray B. Cagni
Cagni
SPAAF
Texas Tech
Amarillo Army Air Field
TCU
Fort Worth
North Texas Aggies
Lubbock Army Air Field
Southwestern University
Georgetown
West Texas State
Lubbock
Ray Truett
Marshall College
Cagni Himself
West Virginia
Ed Kalfain
San Francisco University
Leason McCloud
Winged Commandos
Theeam
Oklahoma Champion Enters Tennis Meet
The city tennis tournament drew 21 entries including Verne D. Batchelor Missouri Valley and Oklahoma State champions. Men’s singles lead with 10 entrants, followed by boys and men’s doubles with four each. Mixed doubles have three teams and one boys’ team. Entries close July 20 for games set July 24, as announced by the recreation department.
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Verne D. Batchelor
Big Six
Missouri Valley
Oklahoma
Recreation Department
Waco Wolves Fall to Fort Worth Filers Nine One
The Waco Army Air Field Wolves lost 4-1 to the Fort Worth Army Air Field Filers Nine after a 9-8 over Fort Worth edge in hits. The defeat marks their third loss in 21 starts as of July 15 in Waco.
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Waco Wolves
Fort Worth
Waco Army Air Field
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Badminton Tourney Set for August 14 and 21
The City Recreation department schedules a badminton tournament at Texas Technological College gym with men and women singles doubles and mixed doubles on August 14 and 21. Entries are due by August 12 in person or by phone. Matches feature teams from Lubbock and South Plains Army Air Fields.
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Texas Technological College
Lubbock
South Plains Army Air Fields
Cubs Beat Pirates to Move Up In Standings
Chicago Cubs defeat Pittsburgh 4 to 3 after a 13 hit attack with Paul Derringer effective in relief. The win places Chicago two games to one up in the series and moves them to sixth in the current season standings.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Rto
Pittsburgh
Paul Derringer
Cubs
Etrincevich
Gatermueler
Loga Micamelli
Second Game Chicago Detroits Ninth Run Row
Senators rally past Athletics 5 to 2 as Leonard silences Philadelphia and Busch errors spark five decisive runs before a crowd of 10 256. Hayes Ferrell Powell Sullivan drive in runs while Myatt and Staten produce two base hits.
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SENS
Washington
Washington Senators
Dutch Leonard
Philadelphia
Edgar Busch
Athletics
Newsy
Hayes
Leonard
Porte
Busch
Sullivan
Ferrell
Powell
Staten
Myatt
Torres
Newcomig
TCU Frogs Practice In Shade As 1944 Schedule Outlined
Fort Worth July 15 1944 The Texas Christian University football squad drills two hours daily under Coach Dutch Meyer with about 50 players and 24 Navy V-12 men, focusing on passing and kicking. The seven game home and six away schedule includes Kansas U Texas A M Rice S M U and Oklahoma A as opposition.
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Fort Worth
Texas Christian
Dutch Meyer
Navy
Clyde Flowers
Zeke Chronister
George Gartner
N. B. Thomas
T.C.U
Kansas U
Kansas City
South Plains Aaf
Lubbock
Arkansas A
Texas A.&m
College Station
Oklahoma A
Oklahoma City
Texas Tech
Texas A
Rice
Houston
S.M.U
Dallas
Tarleton Plans Return of Intercollegiate Athletics
John Tarleton college in Stephenville Texas will resume intercollegiate sports this fall organizing and training teams in football basketball and track. Athletic Director Jimmie Marshall is contacting other schools and service teams to arrange schedules in all three sports. Intercollegiate athletics were discontinued in 1942.
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John Tarleton
Stephenville
Tex
Phillies Acquire Shortstop from Indianapolis
The Philadelphia Phillies replace departing shortstop Ray Hamrick who heads to Navy service by purchasing William Heinie Heltzel from Indianapolis of the American Association for an undisclosed sum. Jo m Gordon batted .500 in the 1941 series against the Dodgers with 7 hits in 14 at bats and a homer off Curt Davis.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia Phillies
Ray Hamrick
Navy
William
Heinie) Heltzel
Indianapolis
American Association
Jom Gordon
Dodgers
Curt Davis
Standings and Scores in Early American Association
In the American Association Minneapolis leads with 9 points over Kansas City at 9 percent. Milwaukee has 6, Toledo 6 and Columbus 2. Indianapolis and Louisville also show 9. In the Southern Association Birmingham beats New Orleans 13 to 9 as Memphis trails 2 to 9. Only games readied.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Toledo
Columbus
Indianapolis
Louisville
Senior League Clubs Adopt New Ball Rule
Pittsburgh July 15 Acting on a protest by manager Billy Southworth of the St. Louis Cardinals NL owners adopt a ruling to score fair balls hit through outfield screens as two base hits from today. The decision follows a protest over Virgil Davis hit through Forbes Field screens June 25 that was ruled a home run enabling Pittsburgh to tie St. Louis.
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REDS
ST. Louis
Harry Gumbert
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Gumbert
de Crus
Peterson
Mueller
Just
Wilks
O'Dea
Marion
Kurowski
Litwhiler
Hopp
Sandera
Mustal
Verban
Williams
Sanders
de la Crus
Cleveland
Pat Seerey
Roy Cullenbine
Ray Mack
Ed Klieman
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland, Indians
Seerey
Cullenbine
Mack
Indians
Norm Schleuter
Tribe
Klieman
al Hollingsworth
Browns
Sam Zoldak
Ny Eyes
Hollingsworth
Zoldak
Mancuso
Kiteman
Schieuter
Baker
Christman
Pittsburgh
Billy Southworth
Southworth
Ford Frick
Virgil Davis
Forbesfield
Cardinal
Frick
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Big Brother League
National Loop
John McGraw
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Olin
Tommy Mech
Ashge
Peat Peper
Lita Charles Louder
Kifwanis
Minanis Cardinals
Spa
Odell
Lowe
Lubbock. Tex
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Workman
Dixie Walker
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Sandlock
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Maltzberger
Becky Hodgin
Detroit
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