Neyland Coaches All Army Squad for Army Emergency Relief
Washington defeats New York 6 to 3 as Buck Newsom wins for the Senators while Hank Borony exits in the sixth inning. Neyland, head coach of the Eastern All-Army football team, arrives in Yale field to begin drills with 40 candidates toward a Sept. 12 game slate. He plans double workouts daily to deploy the Tennessee system and mobilize soldier stars for the All-Army squad.
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Ohio State
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Arizona
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Yesterday's Stars Deliver Big Wins Across Leagues
Stars in several clubs led strong offensive nights with multiple home runs and clutch hits. Glante-Hit homered twice as his club slugged five home runs to topple the Dodgers, while Belland threw a four hit shutout for Red Box against Athletico. Gmalth and Cullenbine joined the assault with key hits and drives in runs against Tigers and Yankees, respectively.
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Dodgers
Bill Belland
Red Box
Athletico
Edgar Gmalth
Gey Mtoregaser
Cath
Tigers
Roy Cullenbine
Senators
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Yankees
Besex Shutout At Boston Aug 6 First victory of season
Bill Butland returned from semi retirement to shut out the Philadelphia Athletics 2 to 0 in Boston. He walked four but allowed only four hits, with two seventh inning singles by Dick Seibert and Pete Suder crossing for runs. Russ Christopher pitched well for Philly, but Boston scored in the second on two hits and an error.
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Edgar Smith
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al Benton
Pinky Higgins
Tigers
Jimmy Bloodworth
Detroit
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Price Bros Increase Softball League Lead
Price Bros. surged to strengthen their lead in the City Softball League with a 12 to 5 victory over DeMolay. The win extends Price Bros. atop the standings as DeMolay falls further behind.
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DeMolay
Paige Sees Difficulties For Negroes In Major Leagues
Albany by a staff writer Aug 6. Hall of fame black pitcher Satchel Paige says entry of Negroes into major league baseball cannot be worked out successfully and would face unharmonious problems due to Jim Crow. He would not seek a place beside White stars unless paid his 1937 salary of 37000 dollars. Paige suggests an all Negro team in one or both leagues. Pirates president William Benswanger to hold tryouts for three prominent Negro stars. Paige pitches about 80 games a year and 500 innings.
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Paige
William E. Benswanger
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Buck Walters
Feller
Thornton Lee
Middletown Frederick Slugger Delivers In Slow Hit Outing
The game saw Keller and Hemsley struggle while Charley posted a rare triple on a Jone hit. Middletown Frederick’s batter earned one hit in four at bats, driving in a run and scoring. Rollie Hemsley came on as a replacement late in the inning.
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Veteran horseman Grosche to leave Walkersville farm
After six years as manager of Glade Valley Farm at Walkersville, Mr. Grosche will depart for native Kentucky following a yearlong Saratoga sales run next week. He submitted his resignation to William L. Brann. During his tenure, he supervised over 100 foals and horses trained at Walkersville earned Brann silks more than 500000 dollars. Elmer Heubeck Jr. named manager of Brann farm.
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Saratoga
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Frederick County
Greentree Stables
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Arm Strong comeback aided by lack of dough in sports roundup
Wide World Sports columnist Hugh Fullerton Jr. notes Henry Armstrong sold a $50,000 annuity for $14,600 after paying $19,000. The column weaves in boxing, wrestling, college football, and baseball tidbits, mentioning Emil Von Elling’s wedding, Manhattan and N.U. track teams, Bob Paster, Byron Nelson, and Camp Cooke conditioning.
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New York
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Hennery
Dick Shikat
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Chile
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Manhattan
Emil von Elling
Dorothy O Brien
Pete Waters
West Coast
California
Tied Junior City Softball Game Ends In Darkness
Darkness halted the Junior City Softball League game between Tasty Shop and De Molay with the score tied at 15. A runner stood on third when the seventh inning ended due to dim lights. The Freternalities pitched Handiey and Kemp against Swom Jey who pitched the full game. All Tasty Shop runs came in the first two innings. Junior All-Star practice set for Tuesday at 6 20 p m as prep for a match with the senior loop. Fans urged to attend.
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Negro Major League Teams Set for Saturday Games Here
The Baltimore Grays, a Negro Major League professional road show, will play here Saturday at 3:30 PM replacing the Edgewater Giants. The Giants and Gaithersburg A. C. will fill the open Aug 16 date with a double header, while Hagerstown meets for a return Sunday.
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Cuban Stars
Philadelphia
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T. Jones
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Charles Hubert
J. B. Crawley
Bud Barber
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Stolz Beats Wright in Ten Round Lightweight Bout
Allie Stolz clearly outpoints Featherweight Champion Chalky Wright in a Madison Square Garden ten rounder to edge toward a lightweight title shot. Stolz, 132 4, Wright 128, wins seven to two on the card with one even. both boxers hit low blows leading to disputed rounds.
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Chalky Wright
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Billy Cavanaugh
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League Leaders by the Associated Press American and National Leagues
American League leaders include Williams Boston at .343 and DiMaggio New York at .310 plus Williams 101 RBIs and 24 home runs. In the National League Reiser Brooklyn leads batting at .343 with Medwick 127 RBIs. Pitching highlights feature Chandler and Wyatt for New York and Brooklyn respectively.
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New York Faces Philadelphia as Only Game Scheduled
New York meets Philadelphia in the lone scheduled game. Other matchups include Chicago against Cincinnati, St. Louis versus Pittsburgh, and Boston visiting Brooklyn.
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Giants Hit Five Homers to Beat Dodgers in Final Game
New York Giants clubbed five home runs in a 7 2 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers in the final game of their four game set. Mel Ott hit two homers to raise his season total to 18. Bill Werber, Mickey Witek, and Buster Mangrum also connected. Hal Schumacher won his ninth, allowing seven, as Ed Head relieved in relief.
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Dodgers Outfielder Pete Reiser Heads to Hopkins for Checkup
Pete Reiser of the Dodgers, who suffered a concussion from a collision with a wall at Sportsman's Park on July 19, will be sent to Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore for examination if his condition does not improve in a few days. He has been on the bench since last Sunday with headaches and an upset stomach. Cardinals physician Dr. Robert Hyland had warned headaches could persist for an indefinite period.
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Giants Eye Former Dodgers In Driftwood Talent Shuffle
The New York Giants scout aging players from the Dodgers as they rebuild. Joe Vosmik, once with Cleveland St Louis and Boston, tops Minneapolis in the American Association batting .334 after a 1940 sale to Brooklyn for 25000 in 1940. Milton Phelps forfeits five dollars collateral in police court for disturbing the peace. George Leroy Cook’s name was misprinted in Phelps’s plate.
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Shoemakers Lead City Softball Loop Standings
Shoemakers top the City Softball League as Shanwalenr of the Bone Bear team posts a 448 batting average through August 4 per Scorer Taylor. Hummer of Frederick Tron and Steel Co leads in hits and doubles, while Hammers teammate heads triple crown. Seven players share two home runs, Crum of Price Bras stars stolen bases, and other high averages include Hummer 442 Rhoderick 403 Kelly 400 Frank 393 Schwearing 337 Ford 386 Rice 375 Holland 364 Kayser 362.
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Jr City Softball League Game Draws Darkness Aimed at Barbara Fritchie
In a tense match called in the 7th due to darkness, Jr City Softball League action featured Bright Spot at the plate with Barbara Fritchie in play. A separate note mentions a patented armed raft for submarine combat, built around a 24 inch chamber and torpedo netting for protection.
Valuable Player Contest in City Softball League
To schedule one of the team as the City Softball League's Most Valuable Player. Return ballots to Spot Editor, The News-Post, Frederick, Md.
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