Stadium Catastrophe Looms Over Phoenix Baseball
The Phoenix Press Box Association Midgets face a scrambled Phoenix Senators lineup in a preseason clash that may ruin Municipal Stadium. Writers recall worn bones, coaching changes, and offbeat notes as Johnny Riggs and others loom in Thatcher and Phoenix College.
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al Capp
Municipal Stadium
Phoenix Press Box Association
Phoenix Senators
Ben Foote
Dick Lee
Gazette
Robert Williamson
University of Missouri
Lippy Hill
Tennis Club Pairings Set for Labor Day Tourney
The Phoenix Tennis Club announced the Labor Day tournament pairings at Encanto Park with matches starting at 10 a.m. and finals on Monday. Players include Preble, Bartley, Bridgewater, Regan, Carey, Collins, Carrolo, and others, with winners advancing to later rounds.
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The
Phoenix Tennis Club
Encanto Park
Paul Preble
Jack Bartley
Bill Bridgewater
Terry Regan
Jim Carey
Bob Collins
John Carrolo
R. Bridgewater
Art Petersen
Joe Goor
Ormond Parke
William Maxwell
Fred Hickerhell
W. Eisner
Eddie Kerrick
Bud Braasch
Les Murray
Dr. B. L. Neff
Woodrow Watson
Eldon Yeck
Homer Richards
Preble
Bartley
Price Colvin
Parke
Maxwell
Paul Guerin
Kerrick
Braasch
Bob Charles
Murray
Neff
Jack Laney
Bridgewater
Regan
Lloyd Babcock
Watson
Yeck
Phoenicans Play In Flagstaff Golf
In Flagstaff, a field of 70 golfers began match play in the Jack Bedford Memorial Golf Tournament at Flagstaff Country Club. Championship flight pairings list medalist Oscar Lundahl at 74 and many others including El Paso’s Paul H. Womack Jr., Winslow’s H. L. Geter, Flagstaff’s Don Garrard, and Phoenix’s Dr. E. R. Foutz among the depth of competing players.
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Flagstaff
Jack Bedford
Flagstaff Country Club
Oscar Lundahl
al Riswold
Bill Jakle
Jiggs Insley
Paul H. Womack, Jr
el Paso
Tex
T. M. Knoles
George McCullough
Ralph Bilby
Karl Mangum
Hank Warnock
Cecil Armstrong
Phoenix
Bill Pierce
H. L. Geter
Winslow
Don Garrard
Bob Knoles
Dr. E. R. Foutz
Buddy Bear Favored in Cochise County Golf Tourney
Buddy Bear of Phoenix, the defending champion, was the favorite to retain his title as the Cochise County Labor Day golf tournament opened in Douglas. The event starts tomorrow with Bear expected to lead.
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Douglas
Buddy Bear
Phoenix
Cochise County
Scribes In On Act At Stadium
A Phoenix Municipal Stadium night features a basebal loddity as Phoenix Senators battle Bisbee Douglas Copper Kings with unorthodox side attractions. Pitcher Dick Drilling aims to start strong after a 1-0 10 inning loss to Juarez, while Darling and other quirky players fill unlikely roles amid a planned big first inning score. The Senators' win 13-3 over Bisbee-Douglas marked their 185th double play support as Erickson dominates on the mound guiding a 13-hit attack led by Baxes and Steinauer with three hits apiece.
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Jim
Fenderbelly
Press Box Association
Joe
Stringbean
Roy
Lippy) Hill
Warren (Zombie) Wilson
Phoenix Union
Big Coop
Bert
Jocko) Easley
Senators
Copper Kings
Phoenix
Kings
Erickson
Buck Elliott
Mike
Scooter
Oakland Waits For Opponent In Little World Series
Oakland Calif the powerhouse of the American Legion Little World Series will rest today as Cincinnati battles Wheeling W Va for survival. Cincinnati lost to Oakland 11 to 6 while Wheeling beat Atlanta 7 to 4 to stay alive. Oakland will face the winning team in the next round after a 6 run third inning sparked by ten Oakland batters.
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Omaha
Neb
Oakland
Calif
American Legion
Cincinnati
Wheeling
W. Va
Atlanta
Charles Tedesco
End Out For Season Northwestern Football End Hagmann
Chicago September 2 Chuck Hagmann regular end on last year’s Northwestern team appears lost for the season. He suffered a back injury in a summer automobile accident.
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Chicagy
Chuck Hagmann
Northwestern
Cats Work Rough Axers Hope High in 1949 Grid Tilt
Arizona's 1949 football squads begin two weeks of practice with new head coaches at Flagstaff and Tempe. Emil Ladyko directs Arizona State College at Flagstaff aided by Benny Reiges while John Kelly leads the Wildcats with Eddie Wolgast and Oscar Carrillo in the backfield. Muse remains a key passer pairing with Vince Cisterna as the Lumberjacks tighten blocking and drill.
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Associated Press
Arizona
Bob Winslow
University of Arizona
Emil Ladyko
Arizona State College
Flagstaff
Eddie Doherty
Tempe
Columbia University
H. H. Muse
Muse
Vince Cisterna
John Kelly
Bisbee
Eddie Wolgast
Prescott
Oscar Carrillo
Tucson
Charles Hall
Globe
Ladyko
Ends Cisterna
Sonny Dale
Joe Parrish
Williams
Jess Sanchez
Yuma
Benny Reiges
UCLA
George Haley
Gus Headington
Ronald Campbell
Phoenix College
Tennis stars advance in Forest Hills championships
Louise Brough of Beverly Hills defeats Beverly Baker 6-1 2-6 6-2 to reach the women's semifinals at Forest Hills. Betty Hilton, top foreign seed, overturns a set to beat Gussie Moran 1-6 7-5 6-1. Ted Schroeder sails to the men’s quarterfinals 6-3 6-2. Helen Pastall Perez upsets Shirley Fry 7-5 7-5 and faces Hilton. Patricia Canning Todd defeats Jean Walker-Smith 7-5 6-4 to meet Margaret du Pont in another quarterfinal.
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Forest Hills
N. Y
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Calif
Beverly Baker
Santa Monica
Betty Hilton
Britain
Gorgeous' Gussie Moran
Ted Schroeder
la Crescenta
Sam Match
Los Angeles
Helen Pastall Perez
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Perez
Hilton
Patricia Canning Todd
la Jolla
Margaret du Pont
Jean Walker-Smith
Avondale All-Stars Claim Amateur softball title
Avondale All-Stars fought through the losers' bracket to defeat Benson Queens 5-1 and force an extra game, then won 8-4 to take the Amateur championship in Tempe. Eleanor Perkins hit a bases loaded homer in the fifth and Perkins twice toppled Dotty Gray on the mound.
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Tempe
Avondale All-Stars
All-Stars
Benson Queens
Queens
Avondale
Eleanor Perkins
Miss Perkins
Cagy
Dotty Gray
Miss Gray
Billie Taylor
Avondale Stars
Betty Bingham
Benson
Billie Vandeventer
Avondale Merchettes
Maxine Abrahms
Gay Willis
Tempe Debs
Wendy
Rifle Match Set At Local Range
The Phoenix Rod and Gun Club opens a fall shooting program at the South Mountain Range with a small bore rifle match starting Sunday at 2 pm. September events include Sept 11 pistol Sept 18 .30 caliber DM course Sept 25 Henry Kircher Special a 20 shot 200 yard standing match with any rifle and sights.
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Phoenix Rod and Gun Club
South Mountain Range
Henry Kircher
Browns Manager Fined Fifty In Umpire Dispute
Globe-Miami Browns manager Eddie Dancisak was fined 50 dollars and catcher Jack Nesbit 20 dollars by Arizona-Texas League president Riney Salmon after a 21 minute protest over an umpire’s call during the second game of a Bisbee doubleheader. The incident followed Nesbit's loud protest to a ball called on a first pitch and delayed the game at Bisbee.
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Eddie Dancisak
Globe-Miami Browns
Jack Nesbit
G-M
Riney Salmon
Arizona-Texas League
Dancisak
Salmon
Brownies
Pilot
Browns
Bisbee-Douglas Copper Kings
Bisbee
Globe-Miami
Nesbit
Pistoleers Open Battle For Crown At Nationals
Three hundred top pistol shooters began five days of National Pistol Championships at Fort Sheridan Illinois. Defending champion Harry Reeves of Detroit police returns for his seventh title amid a field that started with about eight thousand regional entrants. Notable sharpshooter Norman Adair of Yuma Arizona stands out in the sectional tests.
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Fort Sheridan
Ill
Harry Reeves
Detroit
National Rifle Association
Norman Adair Lof Yuma
Ariz
Thick Steaks In Store For Ryder Team
New York reports American Ryder Cup players plan a meat laden departure for Britain. Ben Hogan, captain, says 40 sirloin chunks, 12 ribs, 12 hams, 10 12 bacon boxes for the trip plus wives accompanying the squad for Masters and match play events. Team includes Mangrum Snead Harbert Palmer Haefner Harrison Dudley. Alexander travels separately due to his wife expecting a baby.
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New York
Ben Hogan
Britain
Ben
Skip Alexander
Skip
England
Hogan
Alexander
Jimmy Mangrum
Sammy Snead
Melvin
Chick) Harbert
Johnny Palmer
Clayton Haefner
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Ed Dudley
PGA
Turnesa Trails Ruffus King in National Amateur Semis
Rufus King of Wichita Falls Texas holds a two up lead on Willie Turnesa of White Plains New York after the first 18 holes of their 36 hole semifinal in Rochester New York. Charley Coe Oklahoma City leads Bill Campbell Huntington West Virginia four up at the 18th.
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N. Y
Ruffus King
Wichita Falls
Tex
Willie Turnesa
Ahiamininastin Animat
Valcellip Palaidalap
Charley Coe
Oklahoma City
William Campbell
Huntington
W. Va
Rufus King
White Plains
King
Turnesa
Willie
Lawson Little
Sports Survey summarized by Associated Press Weals
New York Eastern College All Stars defeated the Giants 28 to 13 in the Herald Trib Fresh Air Fund game. Army’s Bobby Jack Stuart and Rip Rowan starred with Navy’s Pete Williams and Dartmouth’s Joe Sullivan also making key plays. Columbia's Gene Rassides and Lou Kusserow contributed big hits. Harbor Hill Handicap at Aqueduct won by New York American Way in a six-length margin over Repose. Vito Heino set a new 10,000-meter world record with 29 minutes 27.2 seconds. Gordien of the San Francisco Olympic Club won discus and shot put at an international meet, Mal Whitfield ran 400 meters in 46.5 seconds.
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Kugvolo
Finland
Vito Heino
Oslo
Per Factune Gordien
San Francisco
Eloy Apcos Exit SEMI Pro Baseball Nationals in Kansas
Eloy Apcos of Arizona left Wichita assured of a seventh place tie in the NBC championships after a 9-2 loss to Tuscaloosa. Ace pitcher Blondy Robbins was ineligible, allowing Tuscaloosa to seize the key stretch as Bud Younger faded in the sixth. Eloy finished 3-2 in five games with wins over Knoxville Manchester and Camden, and a loss to Bakersfield.
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Eloy Apcos
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Arizonans
Soundlly
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Ala
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al Lary
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Bud McBride
Ed Manning
Bud Grainger
Bakersfield
Calif
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Tenn
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Conn
Camden
Ark
Burt Shotton Is Ejected For First Time As Dodgers Manager
Brooklyn manager Burt Shotton was ejected by umpire Art Gore in the ninth inning of a 11 8 Dodgers win over the Cincinnati Reds after backing coach Jake Pitler on a disputed 3 2 count. Shotton said he had never been ejected in six years with the Phillies and three with the Dodgers as a manager.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Canada
Tom
Dodger
Pacific Northwest
Ogden
Christiansen
Cincinnati Reds
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Brooklyn
Burt Shotton
Shotton
Jake Pitler
Art Gore
Erv Palica
Peanuts Lowrey
Cincinnati
Pitter
Gore
Phillies
Dodgers
Ramblers Need 4 Wins In Fresno For Crown
The PBSW Ramblers of Phoenix must win four straight games in Fresno to take the Western State League title after a 2-1 nine inning loss to the Fresno Rockets. Virginia Dobson opened scoring for the Ramblers in the first. the Rockets answered in the third with a two-run frame sparked by Vera Millers triple and Mrs. Miller’s run, as Gloria Webb and Amaral contributed key hits for Fresno. The Ramblers head to Portland for a 10 game set with the Florists before defending the Amateur Softball Association title.
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Phoenix
Fresno
Fresno Rockets
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Florists
Phoenix Girls
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Rockets
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