All Star Baseball Games Sparked by Arch Ward Idea
A retrospective on how Arch Ward proposed the major league all star game in 1933, its Chicago debut at Comiskey Park, and memorable moments from early contests including Babe Ruth, Ted Williams, and Red Schoendienst. The piece notes wartime gaps in 1945 and affirms the game's enduring yearly presence.
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Seeres
Chicago Tribune
Windy City
Sally Rand
Ward
Clark Griffith
Washington Senators
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Landis
Comiskey Park
Chicago
Babe Kuth
Carl Wubbell
New York Giants
Rahe Rath
Lou Gehrig
Jimmy Foxx
al Simmons
Joe Cronin
Bufalas
Ted Williams
All Star Telecasts and Boxing Highlight Weekend Schedule
The 44th Major League All Star Game is set for Tuesday with Channel 4 at 5 p.m. Nationals win on a Loel Schrader homer while legends Perez Mays and McCovey appear as heroes in years past. Tony Perez, Willie Mays, and Willie McCovey are noted as past standouts. Boxing includes Mike Quarry vs Billy Kelly Wagner from Madison Square Garden on Channel 7 Saturday at 4 p.m. No Monday baseball telecast due to the break. Dodgers at St. Louis late Sunday on Channel 4. Channel listings cover a busy week of sports and boxing across multiple channels.
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Nationals
Tony Perez
Cincinnati
Willie Mays
Willie McCovey
Giants
Southland
Joe Garagiola
Mike Quarry
Billy Kelly Wagner
Madison Square Garden
New York
Dodgers
St. Louis
Sami Catehas
Albacore
Cape Blanca
Mendocino
American Fishermen's Foundation Research
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Mendoxino
Coos Bay
Oregon
Avalon
Eastern Pacific
Vancouver Island
Baja California
Billy Cooper
Wilshire Blvd
Swite
Los Angeles
California Aqueduct
Ken Aasen
Elizabeth Lake
Los Angeles County
Paul Zellmer
Department of Fish and Gane
Paul
Fishin’ accidents and catches across several bays
Anglers report catch totals across San Diego Bay and nearby areas with barracuda, bass, and other species. Notable counts include 281 anglers in San Diego Bay catching tuna, barracuda, and miscellaneous fish, plus significant barracuda and bass catches in Redondo and San Pedro zones.
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Borno
Sanita
San Diego
Redondo
Barracuda
Calico Diss
Elve Bass
Benita
San Peorg
Pro grid briefs Dill Acquired punter and roster moves
Acquired punter Joe Qwaer on waivers for the Delrel squad. U.C. Lights adds Canadian Keaazel-Slened Hineraul amid trades. Browns 31 to 51 loss. Cardinals sign Mary Marinovich as assistant coach. Leroy Sfodge and Jinny McFarlans join roster. Scouting notes mention several players and executives with unclear details.
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Joe Qwaer
Delrel
U.C. Lighs
Canadien Keaazel
Dirt Colis
Jann Thevice
Jiny McFarlans
Saif Aijen
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Earl
Deta Roche
Frank Milter
EaleTs
Aasusinel
Marlin Catch Off Catalina Marks Season Start At 155 Pounds
Donnell Culpepper of Long Beach with Mel Marsh’s Atun boat hauled a 155 pound marlin five miles east of Catalina Island using 40 pound gear and a red Welsh Psychedelic lure. Captain Carlos Shelpon guided the boat as the fish weighed at AvyaLon Market after a 55 minute fight.
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Mel Marsh
Southern California Tuna Club
Long Beach
Catalina Island
Carlos Shelpon
Marsh
Avyalon
Ted Neitzger
Transpac race nears end with 17 boats at sea
Only 17 Transpac boats remain as the 2225 mile Los Angeles to Honolulu race nears completion. Chutzpah skippered by Stuart Cowan is named the 1973 handicap race winner, while Ragtime leads as elapsed-time victor. Class winners include Warrior Ragtime Robon Improbable Paneche Nalu IV Blue Streak Mistress II Tenacity and Eagle. Hage grounded near Hawaii Village Pier, sank after finishing. six crewmen rescued uninjured.
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Honolulu
UPI
Stuart Cowan
Waikiki
Fay Stretch Leads 6.5 Meter Yachting Championship Race
American veteran Ernest Fay extended his lead in the world 6.5 meter yachting championship with a win in Thursday's fifth race at Fay, France. Robert Symonette of the Bahama Islands trailed behind in second place.
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Sweden
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