Former Stars See Baton Rouge Golf Championship Field
Three former Louisiana amateur champions Fred Haas Jr Dr Paul Leslie and Beverley Nabors plan to compete in the state amateur golf championship at Baton Rouge Country Club beginning Thursday The defending champion Edwin McClure may miss the event due to training in Texas travel limits forecast a field near 60 with many top players from Alexandria Shreveport Lafayette Hammond Baton Rouge and New Orleans Readies for four day match play after qualifying rounds on Thursday with 32 qualifiers in the main bracket and 16 in other flights
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Baton Rouge Country Club
Fred Haas, Jr
Paul Leslie
Beverley Nabors
Haas
Leslie
New Orleans
State University
Edwin McClure
Debonair Shreveporter
McClure
Texas
Henry Castillo
Lawrence Larcade
Opelousas
Ben Downing, Jr
Monroe
Ben
Joe Zacharish
Fulton Spence
Shreveport
Shreveport Country Club
Alexandria
Lafayette
Hammond
Flame throwers in European warfare reach 2000 degrees
The flame throwers used in European warfare develop a heat of 2000 degrees and have a range of 1000 yards.
Army and Navy football prospects mix with college schedules
Navy publicity stirs enlistment talk while Louisville rumors swirl about an Ivy League coach at Fort Knox. Air Corps Technical School at Keesler Field plans a ten game slate with Miami Alabama Purdue Texas A&M Tulsa and Mississippi. Connie Ryan, the Giants whiz kid, has been optioned to Jersey City. Walter Lynch, Jacksonville Journal, asks a tax joke about Joe Louis.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Wide World Sports
New York
Navy
Army
Louisville
Greasy Neale
Fort Knox
Air Corps Technical School
Keesler Field
Miss
Miami
Alabama
Purdue
Texas Aggies
Tulsa
Mississippi
Connie Ryan
Giants
Jersey City
Tony Galento ventures into movies with a short film
Jimmy Frain, Galento’s manager, lists his varied career from iceman to stage actor and notes his new movie project. He also says Galento keeps busy with appearances and a song titled The Mender of Broken Quitters. Corp. Jim Turnesa explains his silence as coming from a large family habit. Dusty Rhodes of Charleston uses swing music on the public address system during batting practice, sparking fan interest.
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Jimmy Frain
Tony Galento
Tony
Jimmy
Corp
Jim Turnesa
Dusty Rhodes
Charleston
Outfielder Rip Russell Recalls Paying to Enter Park
Rip Russell recalls his first big league outfield appearance in an Army Navy benefit game and jokes that infielders used to say outfielders must pay to get into a game. He notes he himself had to pay the very first time he played in the majors.
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Rip Russell
Cubs
Ensign Dobson Wins Flying Cross For Sub Sinking Feats
Ensign Cleo John Dobson, former Hank Iba era captain at Oklahoma A&M, earns the distinguished flying cross for sinking a Japanese submarine and other raid feats at the Marshall and Gilbert Islands. He writes home noting basketball lessons from Iba aid quick thinking in combat. Lionel Levy, architect for Mike Jacobs, gains captain’s commission to supervise construction at Norfolk under Col John Reed Kilpatrick. Art Rose receives a letter from son Bill, a Canadian flyer, reporting three German planes down.
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Hank Iba
Oklahoma A
Marshall
Gilbert Islands
Dobby
Iba
Lionel Levy
Mike Jacobs
Norfolk
John Reed Kilpatrick
Madison Square Garden
Art Rose
Bill
Yale beckons Heffelfinger brothers from Minnesota
The two Heffelfinger brothers, nephews of famed Pudge, head to New Haven for duty. They excel in football, basketball, baseball and hockey. Also noted is Chalky Wright versus Harry Jeffra postponed from Baltimore to June 15 to 19 due to avoiding conflict with an Army show. W. W. Crenshaw, California race owner, holds financial interest in several golf courses. his racing colors feature green with crossed clubs.
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Yale
Heffelfinger
Minnesota
Pudge
New Haven
Chalky Wright
Harry Jeffra
Baltimore
W. W. Crenshaw
California
Major Leagues Hoped For Close Races, Got Runaways
New York Yankees lead the American League by eight games and the Brooklyn Dodgers by six in the National League as the season’s first quarter shows two runaway leaders. The Yanks have won 21 of 25 and the Dodgers 18 of 24, while injuries and form shape race behind them. Eastern clubs head west for the next round of interleague play as the Yanks and Dodgers extend early momentum.
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New York
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankees
Yanks
Detroit Tigers
del Baker
Rudy York
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Frank Hayes
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Johnny Hopp
Stan Musial
Cincinnati Reds
Frank
Mike McCormick
Harry Craft
College basketball matchups from Brooklyn to St Louis
Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Highlee 4 4 and Wilkie 2 3 face off while New York faces Chicago Sunkel 2 0 against Lee 7 2 Philadelphia meets Cincinnati Johnson 3 4 versus Riddle 1 5 or Derringer 1 2 Boston plays St Louis night Tobin 5 6 against Cooper 4 3.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Highlee
Wilkie
New York
Chicago
Sunkel
Lee
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Johnson
Riddle
Derringer
Boston
St. Louis
Tobin
Cooper
Baseball Tonight Rivalry Lineup With Standout Pitchers
Chicago at New York Humphries facing Bonham as 7 0 club Chicago and New York halt. Detroit meets Philadelphia Trucks with Harris in tonight’s doubleheader vibes. St Louis at Washington Gatehouse squares off with Wynn. Cleveland hosts Boston Harder versus Wagner in tense marquee clash.
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Chicago
New York
Humphries
Bonham
Detroit
Philadelphia
Trucks
R. Harris
St. Louis
Washington
Gatehouse
Wynn
Cleveland
Boston
Harder
Wagner
Weekend Basketball Schedule Across Cities
Today’s games feature New Orleans at Knoxville and Birmingham at Nashville. Also on the slate Little Rock visits Chattanooga and Memphis plays Atlanta.
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Southern Association
Memphis
Atlanta
Weenee Am
Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
Knoxville Tees
Knoxville
Shreveport Wins Trio of Games as Scores Light Up Recent Slate
Shreveport defeated Tulsa 3 0 while Fort Worth edged San Antonio 3 2 and Houston outlasted Dallas 4 3 in 13 innings. Remaining matchups feature Oklahoma City at Shreveport Dallas at San Antonio Fort Worth at Houston and Tulsa at Beaumont.
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Shreveport
Tulsa
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Houston
Dallas
Oklahoma City
Beaumont
International League game updates and scores
Buffalo at Jersey City postponed while Toronto defeats Baltimore 5 to 4. Montreal at Syracuse postponed.
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International League Buffalo
Jersey City
Toronto
Baltimore
Montreal
Syracuse
American Association postpones Minneapolis at St. Paul game
The only scheduled game between Minneapolis and St. Paul in the American Association was postponed. No reschedule date was announced and teams remain idle.
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American Association
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Navy man survives mistaken bee sting claim
Dean Grant Darrow of the Navy believed a large bee stung him in the back. During an appendectomy doctors found a .25 caliber Japanese bullet had entered his heart muscle.
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Honolulu
Dean Grant Darrow
Navy
Phelps Aims At National League Batting Title
New York June. Ernest Gordon Phelps of the Pittsburgh Pirates has boosted his average to .373 this week, leading NL hitters and eyeing the batting crown. Pete Reiser of the Dodgers rose to second with .343 after illness, as Brooklyn stars fill the top ranks. Other leaders include Lamanno, Lombardi, Medwick, Slaughter, Owen, Walker, and Musial with runs, hits, and steals tracked. Larry French heads the pitchers with four wins and no losses.
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New York
Ernest Gordon
Babe) Phelps
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phelps
Pete Reiser
Dodgers
Reiser
Brooklyn
Ernie Lombardi
Boston
Walker Cooper
St. Louis
Joe Medwick
Ray Lamenno
Cincinnati
Danny Murtaugh
Philadelphia
Enos Slaughter
Mickey Owen
Dixie Walker
Lamanno
Dolph Camilli
Willard Marshall
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Frank McCormick
Reds
Nanny Fernandez
Eddie Joost
Slaughter
Stan Musial
Ott
Johnny Mize
Marshall
Giants
Mize
Eddie Miller
Larry French
Curt Davis
Ott homers, Drives in 1,500th RBI in Doubleheader
Sports Mirror notes Mel Ott of the New York Giants hit his 490th career home run and increased his RBI total to 1,500 in a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds. The piece recalls past milestone moments from Lou Nova stopping Max Baer in 11 rounds at Yankee Stadium and Bill Dietrich’s no hit game for the White Sox against the Browns.
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Associated Press
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Cincinnati Reds
Lou Nova
Max Baer
Yankee Stadium
Baer
Bill Dietrich
White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Southeastern League box scores with scattered innings
In Montgomery Meridian Pensacola Anniston and other teams posted sparse totals with multiple errors and lineups featuring players such as Mann Powers Ryan Roxbury Jackson Moe Nikkell Chandler Yates Roy Bouknight Pritchett Potocar Deforge and Moore. Final tallies show Montgomery 35 Meridian 3 Pensacola 4 Anniston 14 varied miscues noted across games.
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Montgomery
Jackson
Mann
Powers
Ryan
Roxbury
Meridian
Moe MO
Nikkell
Chandler
Yates
Roy
Bouknight
Pensacola
Anniston
Pritchett
Potocar
Deforge
Moore
CHISOX BOUT LOCKPORT IN EXHIBITION TILT
The Chicago White Sox defeated Lockport of the Pony League 11-3 in an exhibition game Monday night as Sox Manager Jimmie Dykes watched his sons Jimmie Jr and Charlie play professional ball. Jimmie Jr is catcher and Charlie second baseman for Lockport, a White Sox farm club.
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N. Y
Chicago White Sox
Sox
Jimmie Dykes
Jimmie, Jr
Charlie
Jimmie
White Sox
Foxx Sold to Cubs After Long Red Sox Span
Jimmy Foxx known as Double X and The Beast, a 16 year Diamond Great, is waived by the Boston Red Sox and sold to the Chicago Cubs. The veteran first baseman, praised for a .332 lifetime average and 38 home runs in 1932, is expected to provide power and pinch hitting depth for Chicago after a rib injury hindered a potential Athletics return. Foxx began with Easton and rose to prominence with Philadelphia and Boston before this late-career move.
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Cubs
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Chicag Cubs
Jimmy Wilson
Philadelphia
Foxx
the Beast
Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Maryland
Yankee Stadium
Connie Mack
Frankie Hayes
St. Louis Browns
Wilson
Easton
Athletics
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Athletica
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Fre
Babe Ruth
Prep Pitcher Elliott Tops With 89 Strikeouts
Hixson Tennessee 17 year old Robert Vance Elliott stars for Hixson High School. He has 8 consecutive innings with 48 scoreless frames and 89 strikeouts. Coach T C Tullis praises his fast ball control and curve. Elliott aims for college while drawing pro interest and holds high academic honors.
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Tenn
Robert Vance Elliott
Hixson High School
Elliott
T. C. Tullis
Tullis
Robert
Cotton States
Memphis
American Legion
Cardinals Beat Chanute Field Soldiers 10 to 3 in Exhibition
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated Chanute Field 10-3 Tuesday before 4,900 soldiers and civilians. In the fifth inning the National Leaguers scored six runs starting with Ray Hayworth's long homer and ending with Hayworth driving in two more with a single. Johnny Hopp belted a homer in the seventh with the bases loaded.
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Chanute Field
St. Louis Cardinals
Twilight League matchups listed for local teams
The schedule shows Thom McAn facing Hunt and Whitaker with Lida Benton, Louisiana Power and Light against Francis Beauty, N. J. C. Phi Kappa versus United Gas at Gassers Park, Seven-Up versus Knights of Pythias in West Monroe, and United Electric against All States in Neville.
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Thom McAn
Hunt
Whitaker
Lida Benton
Louisiana Power and Light
Francis Beauty
N. J. C. Phi Kappa
United Gas
Gassers’ Park
Pet Hunt
United Gas Oo Co
Cs Cesses
RTS
Thom McAney Eeere
United Electric Eee Eth
Francis Beauty Knights of Pythias
Power and
All States Sa
Seven-Apes
Phi Kappa
Frisch Announces Flowers Leaves Bucs Amid Streak
Pittsburgh June 2 4 Pirate Manager Frankie Frisch announces Jake Flowers has left the club temporarily after a nine game skid. Frisch will substitute Flowers with Virgil Davis to coach alongside him, replacing Honus Wagner sidelined since May 15 with an eye infection.
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Pittsburgh
Pirate
Frankie Frisch
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jake Flowers
Frisch
Hell
Flowers
Virgil Davis
Honus Wagner
Texas Loop Not Yet Hit by the War
In Dallas on June 2 the Texas league reports solid attendance gains despite wartime disruptions. Beaumont avoids night play. Houston remains within limits. Port Arthur avoided impact as Evangeline league folded. Monsay posts a ten percent turnout rise. Beaumont about double last year, Tulsa up sixty six percent, San Antonio up 3 1 3, Fort Worth slightly higher. Oklahoma City holds steady. Dallas and Houston close. Shreveport climbs in the second division.
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Beaumont Ee
Houston Freee
Fort Worth Weenene
Tulsa Ene
San Antonio
Okhe
Shreveport Eer
Oklahoma City
Dallas
Peter Ew Nn
Gulf Coast
Beaumont
Houston
Texas
Port Arthur
Evangeline League
Charley Fuchs
Detroit
Les Mueller
Milton Price
Monsay
Tulsa
Fort Worth
Dallas Houston
Shreveport
Montgomery 3 Jackson L Mobile 5 Meridian 3
Local score update notes Montgomery leading Jackson L and Meridian with slim margins while Anniston posts a seven run effort. Peraacola L appears in the fragmentary table as an inserted team name. The passage shows a rollicking scoreboard snapshot with several teams and partial results.
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