Tigers Edge Yankees in tenth to gain 2 runs
Detroit blanked the Yankees 2 to 0 in the 10th inning as Paul Trout delivered a walk and RBI hit after Dick Wakefield and Frank Higgins set up the rally. Trout earned his 15th win against nine losses before 4,850 fans at Briggs Stadium.
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Dizzy
Frank Higgins
Paul Richard
Trout
Jim Turner
Ber Roser
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Anks
Russ Derry
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Briggs Stadium
York
Roser
Tune
Hemaley
Gentry
Richards
Hoover
Lindell
Metheny
Derry
Higgins
Stirnweiss
Mayo
Turner
Seouts
Mer
Winng
Tar
Cardinals sweep Dodgers in doubleheader to stay atop league
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Brooklyn Dodgers 14-2 and 12-7, extending their winning streak to nine. Max Lanier earned his 10th win while Stan Musial, Augie Bergamo and Danny Litwhiler homered, as Les Webber took the loss in the opener.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Max Lanier
Dodger
Dodgers
Stan Musial
Augie Bergano
Danny Litwhiler
Litwhiler
Ralph Branca
Les Webber
Ted Wilks
ST. Louis
Lanter
O'Dea
Webber
Fuchs
Branca
King
Owen
Bordagaray
Musial
Marion
Verban
Bergamo
Olmo
Schultz
Fallon
Lanier
Branca Litwhiler
Women Softball Week Four Sees Cadets vs Avalanche Journal
Fourth week of the women softball league features undefeated Avalanche Journal ensembles vs the West Texas Hospital Cadets in a second tilt of a doubleheader at the Twenty Newstreet diamond. Earlier, SPAAF teams beat Lubbock Army Air Field Civilians 12-9 as darkness halted play in the sixth inning.
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Avalanche-Journal Ensies
West Texas Hospital
PAAF
Newsies
SPAAF
Laaf Wacs
Sg Wacs
AAF
Laafivilians
Mandings
Wienlanche-Journal
Renee Sewreses
Texas Hospital
Spaayp
All-Star Boys Baseball Game Set for Polo Grounds
July 20 update notes Jack ce left for New York to join the All-Star game at the Polo Grounds on Aug 7. Lindsey from Adam Dallas High will play West against East with Mel Ott guiding workouts and Connie Mack piloting the Fighters ARK New Jersey July 29 reports eight fighters treated after pneumonia complications following a recent bout in Chicago.
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Connie Mack
Philomeni Athletics
Standings Preview For Sunday NBA Schedule
Philadelphia faces Chicago. Washington battles St Louis. New York hosts Detroit. Boston visits Cleveland. All games listed with team matchups and locations.
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Chicago
Washington St
Louis
New York
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St. Louis
Chicago Ower
Texas boxing champions named by Reed amid wartime service
Austin July 20 Texas boxing and wrestling Commissioner John D Reed announced current state champions Heavyweight Buddy Scott who defeated Al Hostak, Middleweight Chuck Hirst, Welterweight Manuel Villa, Lightweight Tony Brents, Featherweight Johnnie Pacheco. Bantamweight and Flyweight divisions are vacant as several champs serve in the military. Ernie Busek is recognized as Texas heavyweight wrestling champion.
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U.P
Texas
John D. Reed
Buddy Scott
al Hostak
Chuck Hirst
Manuel Villa
Tony Brents
Johnnie Pacheco
Reed
Hostak
Hirst
Ph Brents
Ernie Busek
Connie Mack Celebrates 50 Years as Manager
Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack, 81, marks fifty years in the role on August 4. Born Cornelius McGillicuddy in 1862, he began managing in 1894 and won nine pennants plus five world series with the A's. Known as Mr. Baseball, he joined the Hall of Fame in 1937 for his overall contribution to the game.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Quaker City
Cornelius McGillicuddy
East Brookfield
Mass
al Buckenberger
Pittsburgh
A's
Boston
Connie
Mack
Junior Stars Resume Full Schedules For This Week
The Lubbock Junior baseball league returns to action with American Legion stars traveling from Austin after a postseason loss to the Forest Avenue Lions of Dallas. Older league games at Chapman Field feature Deans Play Sears, Hemphill-Wells Cats, Purina Mills and Bill Cope's Cats in a busy slate through Friday.
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American Legion Stars
Legion
Forest Avenue Lions
Dallas
Bill Dean
Service
Chapman Field
Deans
Sears
Deanmen
Sears and Roebuck
Hemphill-Wells Cats
Purina Mills
Millers
Bill Cope
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Optimist
Junior Chamber of Commerce
Kiwanis Cardinals
American Business Club
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Jaycees
ABC
Optimists Club
Tech
Rotary
Kiwanis
City Netters Close First Week Of Play
The city tennis tournament sponsored by the Recreation Department ends its first week with 18 matches decided. Lt. R D Brown reaches the men singles semi finals with a 6 2 6 3 win over Morrow. Payne beats Miller 6 0 in two sets to reach the next round. Noland defeats Hendricks 6 1 8 6 to face Ricks. Delbert Cooper advances by default over Elrod. Doubles see Burgess Robnie beat Hutchinson Eddings 6 3 4 6 6 1 and move to semis against Mayer Ricks. Elrod brothers default to Hester Hawkins.
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Lt. R. D. Brown
Morrow
Joe Dean Payne
Choc Miller
Payne
Sam Noland
Jimmy Hendricks
Sgt
Thad Ricks
Delbert Cooper
David Elrod
H. L. Burgess
Robbie
Hutchinson
Eddings
St. Martin Mayer
Elrod
Hester
Hawkins
Kennedy Sells to Philadelphia Phils in Waiver Deal
The Cleveland Indians sold pitcher Vernon Kennedy to the Philadelphia Phillies for 7500 dollars. The 35 year old knuckleballer had won 10 games last season and was Cleveland’s top mound presence before his long AL career with Chicago Detroit St Louis and Washington. He opened 1944 as a starter but was suspended for a week in June and had only appeared as a pinch runner recently.
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U.P
Cleveland Indians
Vernon Kennedy
Philadelphia Phillies
Kennedy
Tribe
Chicago
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Lou Boudreau
Portland Signs Dozen More Players For New League
Portland announced 12 additional ex college players joining the west coast league roster now at 47. Notables include Harold Cowley and Chuck Huxtayle, ends from Texas A&M.
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Portland
Ore
West Coast
Harold Cowley
Chuck Huxtayle
Texas A. Ghtl M
SPAAF Softball Ten Leads League. Week Eight Actions Ahead
SPAAF Softball Ten, still winless, hosts second place Harwood All-Stars on Monday at the Twenty third Street Basin to start week eight. The Medics, tied for third, face Induction Center as Tech Faculty and LAAF Civilians clash with the undefeated Varieties loom atop the standings.
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Twenty-third Street
Avenue W Basin
Harwood All-Stars
South Plains Army Air Field
Jaycees
Lubbock Army Air Field
SPAAF
Scarborough
Armed Forces Induction Center
Tech
LAAF
Texas Tech
Keith
South Plains Army Air Field Varieties
Civics
Poeei Ooe
SAAF
Keith's Wizsera
Todd Turns Pro as Texas Victory Open Looms
Dallas July 29 Harry Todd a lanky golfer long ranked among the nation s top amateurs announced he would turn professional. He said he would declare himself a pro on the eve of the Texas Victory Open to be held at Lakewood Country Club September 7 through 10.
Optimists Meet Opens Team Play at Meadowbrook Golf Club
Golfers from the Lions Club Optimist Club and American Business Club start team play in the Optimist Inter-Civic Club tournament at Meadowbrook. Four per team, linesups not announced. Flight B leader Charlie Young 161, edging Guy Wheatley by one. Flight C runnerup Harry J. Smith 178, three back of Powell McWhirter. Flight A winner Truman Huntson and Flight D winner Sloan Fortenberry Jr. retain titles.
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Optimist Club
American Business Club
Meadowbrook Golf Club
Charlie Young
The
Guy Wheatley
Wheatley
Smith
Harry J. Smith
Lions
Cheyenne Rodeo Winners Crowned at Frontier Days
In Cheyenne Wyoming on July 29 Bill McMacken of Florence Arizona won the professional bucking horse championship aboard Caldwell with Jackie Cooper of Newhall California second on P J Fritz Truan of Cody Wyoming third on Gone With the Wind and Louis Brooks of Sweetwater Texas fourth on Rimrock. Clyde Burke of Comanche Oklahoma won steer roping and finished second in calf roping with a 70.2 second total. Jiggs Burk of Comanche won calf roping in 72.1 seconds while Buck Standifer of Olton Texas and Walton Poage of Rankin Texas also placed. Homer Pettigrew of Spring New Mexico took the bulldogging title at 35.7 seconds.
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Wyo
Bill McMacken
Florence
Ariz
Caldwell
Jackie Cooper
Newhall
Calif
P. J
Fritz Truan
Cody
Louis Brooks
Sweetwater
Tex
Clyde Burke
Comanche
Okla
Burk
Toots Mansfield
Bandera
Jiggs Burk
Buck Standifer
Olton
Walton Poage
Rankin
Homer Pettigrew
Spring
N. M
College All Stars to Have Sufficient Heft
CHICAGO July 29 There will be heft in the college all star forward wall against the Chicago Bears in the charity game at Dyche stadium August 30. The squad now has 20 players including George Hecht 240 pound guard Alabama and Jack Okland 212 pound tackle Utah. Clyde Johnson 260 pound tackle Kentucky was nominated earlier this week.
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Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
George Hecht
University of Alabama
Jack Okland
University of Utah
Hecht
Clyde Johnson
University of Kentucky
Lubbock Independents to Meet Brownfield All-Stars Today
The Lubbock Independents face Brownfield All-Stars this afternoon at Chapman field at 3 o clock. Alva Joe Ater will pitch for Lubbock with Leon Lingle catching. Brownfield lineup remains undetermined.
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Lubbock Independents
Brownfield
Bruce Sloan Stars For Giants In Minor League Stint
Bruce Sloan outfielder for the New York Giants hit .365 in 89 games with Little Rock in the Southern Association last season.
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Bruce Sloan
New York Giants
Little Rock
Texas Coaches To Hear Top Teachers Of Football Skill
Wichita Falls hosts 300 coaches for the Texas High School Coaches Association event amid 110 degree heat. Delegates will hear leaders including Dell Morgan and Blair Cherry on line play as part of the August 7-11 coaching school with All-Star game ticket sales strong and a North Texas squad update for the event.
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Wicitha Falls
Morgan
Dell Mergen
Texas Tech Red Raiders
Les
Tulsa
Neary Funha
Texas High School Coachesn Association
Wichitea Falls
Perry Davis
North Texas
Robert Callan
Shamrock
Howard Hill
Arlington
Stanley Thomas
Sunset
Dallas
Jewell Wallace
San Angelo
SPAAF Expects Big Turnout Of Gridmen
SPAAF announces about fifty candidates for the South Plains Army Air Field football squad. First practices begin Aug. 14 with an opening game Sept. 24 against Amarillo Army Air Field at Tech stadium. A new Nov 11 game vs the 13th Armored Division at Camp Bowie expands a five home-game schedule.
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SPAAF
Winged Commandos
Amarillo Army Air Field
Tech Stadium
Commandos
13Th Armored Division
Camp Bowie
Texas Christian University
North Texas Aggies
James Steele
Marion Rogers
Warren Harding
Joe Marco
Joe Sager
Alvaro McClung
W. M. Pratt
Michigan State
Ray Truitt
Marshall College
Ed Kalfain
San Francisco University
Randolph Field
Leason McCloud
Camp Hood Upsets Crip Hulen In State Semi-Pro Tie
North Camp Hood defeated favored Crip Hulen 9-8 to eliminate them from the state semi-pro baseball tournament at Waco on July 29.
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Camp Hood
Waco
Crip Hulen
Connie Mack Names His All Time Team
Connie Mack selects an all star living lineup for a Shibe Park jubilee honoring his 50 years as a major league manager. Walter Johnson Lefty Grove Mickey Cochrane Bill Dickey George Sisler Eddie Collins Honus Wagner Frank Baker Babe Ruth Tris Speaker Ty Cobb all named players invited to participate at the celebration.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Walter Johnson
Lefty Grove
Mickey Cochrane
Bill Dickey
George Sisler
Eddie Collins
Hans Wagner
Frank
Shibe Park
Connie
War Knight Upsets Arlington Handicap at Chicago
War Knight a 7 to 1 shot upset the Arlington Handicap defeating favorite George Drum by a neck. Miss Ethel Hill owns the Hollywood script writer’s horse which ran 1 1/4 miles in 2 02 to equal the track record. Jockey Charley Corbett rode the winner who paid 16.20 for a win and 7.20 for place.
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Chicago
War Knght
George Drum
War Knight
Ethel Hill
Charley Corbett
Equifox
Pensive
Ben Jones
Sammy Byrd Leads Wood By 2 Strokes
The Detroit Red Cross Challenge at Plum Hollow Golf Club saw Sam Byrd shoot a 172 par total to take a two stroke lead over Craig Wood. Byrd remains favored to finish ahead after the second 18 holes and claim the winner take all prize of war bonds totaling 2490 dollars.
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Detroit
Sammy Byrd
Craig Wood
Plum Hollow Golf Club
India Includes About Two Dozen Languages Across Nation
A survey notes roughly 24 languages are spoken across India reflecting linguistic diversity. Analysts point to major languages like Hindi and English, with numerous regional tongues contributing to cultural variety.
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India
Bartzen Wins Junior Tennis Crown in Western Meet
Bernard Bartzen of San Angelo Texas defeated Herbie Flam of Beverly Hills California in five sets to claim the junior title at the Western tournament. Marilyn McCrory of Milwaukee won the girls top division beating Dorothy Whittet 6-3 6-1. Bartzen teamed with Ed Ray to win the junior doubles 9-7 6-3 6-1, while McCrory and Alice Kieckheffer took the girls doubles 6-3 advancing in a strong showing for Wisconsin.
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Tut) Bartzen
San Angro
Tex
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Marilyn McCrory
Dorothy Whittet
Miss Whittet
Joanne Dunn
Des Moines
Bartzen
Ed Ray
Linton
Edgar Chew
Bob Goldfarb
el Paso
Alice Kieckheffer
Betty Fass
Dorothy Whitter
Behrens
Dick Mouldous
Mathew Murphy
Pelee Suhr
San Francisco
Josephine Smilka
Detroit
Michigan
Jane Meegas
Grand Rapids
Mich
Falkenburg On Road To Tennis Tourney
Defending champion Bob Falkenburg the top seed for the National Junior tennis championship opens Monday in Kalamazoo. He will face Bob Setnee in the first round while a field of top juniors includes Buddy Behrens Bernie Bartzen Herbie Flam Ed Ray John Shea and others in matchups across the draw.
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Bob Falkenburg
Holywood
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Bob Stenetee
Grand Rapids
Herbert
Buddy) Behrens
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Bernie Bartzen
San Angelo
Tex
Herbie Flam
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Shelton Horsley
Richmond
Ed Ray
Linton
Frank Hass
Philadelphia
John Shea
Los Angeles
Oliver Roddy
Charlotte
N. C
Edward McGrath
Brooklyn
William King
Indianapolis
Robert David
Chicago
Drew Leonard Steiner
Alan Watson
Short Hills
N. J
Drew Charles Schaaf
Highland Park
Major Loop Leaders Keep Up Fast Paces
In New York on July 29, Stan Musial of the St. Louis Cardinals and Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers kept their hot batting race, Musial leading by .003 after a week where his average fell to .351 while Walker moved to .348. Bobby Doerr led the American League with .337. Ted Wilks topped the National League pitching at 8 1 with a 1 record, Gordon Maltzberger led the American at 10 2. St Louis led NL batting at .272 and .984 in the field, while Boston edged Cleveland for the American batting crown at .2684 to .2681, with Cleveland steady at .976 fielding.
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Stan Musial
St. Louis
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Musial
Walker
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Ted Wilks
Gordon Maltzberger
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Professional Golf Sees Record Year Ahead in 1944
San Francisco July 29 The Professional Golfers Association forecasts a Bonanza year with prize money totaling 250000 and more than 20 million for war bonds. Fred Corcoran says Western tournaments. San Francisco Victory Open 13333 and December California events push totals as PGA plans National Championship August 14-20 Spokane.
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San Francisco
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Ty Nelsons
Jag McSpadens
Sammy Byrds
California
Oakland
Fresno
PGA
Corcoran
Spokane
Wash
Long Beach
Phoenix
Aviz
San Antonio
New Orleans
Pinehurst
Greensboro
N. C
St. Petersburg
Miami
American Cage Teams Arrive in Mexico City for Series
An American basketball contingent from the Medical Department Service School at Brooke General Hospital Fort Sam Houston Texas arrived in Mexico City to play five games beginning July 31 against selected Mexican teams. The squad includes a first and second team invited by the Mexican government.
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Mexico
Mexico City
Medical Department Service School
Brook General Hospital
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
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