Tennis Faces World War Drought of Stars and New Team Plan
War has depleted tennis ranks with nine of the ten top US players enlisted or serving abroad. Harry Williams and William Johnston headline the list, with George Church and others joining military posts. Organizers propose city based teams and a push to develop younger talent to sustain the sport amid the wartime shift.
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New York
Harry
Woshell
William M. Johnston
R. Norris Wired
George M. Church
Maurice Melaughiijn
Waren E. Washburn
Willis E. Davis
Wid Sertst
United States
Ichiya Kamaga
Japan
R. Norris Williams
Johnson aided by Cavet's big stick wins in ten innings
In Chattanooga on June 6 the Mobile Bears beat the Lookouts 2 1 in ten innings. Pug Cavet delivered a game winning single in the tenth after Orcutt scored earlier and Johnson pitched shutout innings to seal the victory.
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Cavet
Big Stick
Chattanooga
Pug Cavet
Orcutt
Ring
Mobile
Paddock
Wheat star leads Bearcat comeback as Birmingham shutout ends
The Tow-headed Wheat Bright shines in Mobile and on the circuit as writer highlight his speed and fielding. Art Johnson wins a close game with Pug Cavet while Bear team ends with a win and no extra base hits. Wheat vows to dominate center field when the team returns. Birmingham is held scoreless, Boman of Little Rock and Grimm also noted.
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Wheattop
Wheat See Case Mirrors Local Ball Park Mystery
A fragment hints at a local event likened to a familiar controversy. It mentions Wheat See and a home ball park setting, suggesting a recurring pattern or dispute linked to venue or authority. No further specifics are provided in the readable text.
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Ball Park
Big Three Yale Harvard Princeton Face Postwar Control
New Haven awaits a conference after exams as Yale Harvard and Princeton may be handed to the government for next fall. Military courses expand with war era studies in science engineering navigation and artillery. Football plans look uncertain with a possible end to spring preparations.
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New York
Yale
Harvard
Princeton
New Haven
War and Navy Departments
Inter-city league tennis debuts with Montclair match
Nashville club under Helfrich shut out Hub Perdue and limited him to three hits as seven clubs enter the inter-city league. The first match is scheduled at the Montclair Athletic Club in New Jersey on June 8.
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Hub Perdue
Nashville
Helfrich
Hub
Montclair
Wanted capable man seeks suitable work in Mobile
Classified ad from a 36 year old man seeking any steady job in Mobile Alabama. He cannot stand long due to a foot injury from a railroad wreck. He has a high school education and can clerk in a hotel or boarding house, drive a car, or do farm work. Address M W Cole General Delivery Mobile Alabama.
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Sheepshead Bay Speedway
New York
Tom Milton
Barney Oldfield
Dario Resta
Louis Chevrolet
Ira Vail
Hudson
Mobile
M. W. Cole
General Delivery
Ala
Southern baseball results from yesterday
In Mobile 2 Chattanooga 1 after 10 innings. Memphis 3 Atlanta 2. Nashville 3 New Orleans 1. Little Rock 1 Birmingham 0. National scores include Chicago 7 Boston 8. New York 4 Pittsburgh 3. Brooklyn 2 St. Louis 0. Cincinnati 7 Philadelphia.
Chicago and others tally baseball scores
A sports recap lists final scores including Chicago 4 Philadelphia 3 Cleveland 45 Boston 4 Washington 5 Detroit 4 New York 5 St. Louis 2.
Sports Schedule Features City Matchups Across Circuits
Off day slate lists Mobile at Nashville and multiple city pairings across the league including Atlanta at Chattanooga Birmingham at Little Rock New Orleans at Memphis Chicago at Philadelphia St. Louis at New York Pittsburgh at Brooklyn Cincinnati at Boston Philadelphia at Chicago New York at St. Louis Washington at Detroit Boston at Cleveland.
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Mobile-Nashville
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
New Orleans
Memphis
Battle House Coffee Room Ad Promises Best Money Can Buy
The Battle House Coffee Room advertises in bold claim THE BEST THAT MONEY CAN BUY. Described as serving white service for day and night, signaling premium offerings and round-the-clock service.
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Battle House
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