Army to pit two teams against pros in six week fall schedule
Two service football teams drawn from elite college and pro talent will play six road games this autumn to raise funds for army emergency relief. Openers include eastern squad vs New York Giants at Polo Grounds on Sept 12 and western squad vs Detroit Lions in Detroit on Sept 8, with other dates set toward a nationwide circuit.
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Washington
Army
Army Emergency
Los Angeles
Boston
Uncle Sam
Miliry
Navy
Mid-West
Washington Redskins
Los Angeles Coliseum
Wallace Wade
Ray McCarthy
Army Emergency Relief
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Jersey City
Chicago Bears
Fenway Park
Army fundraiser aids West Seattle athletes in field days
In New York on June 11, soldiers moved into a field used by West Seattle high school athletes. They found the crew lacked athletic gear, so students passed the hat and raised 38.92 dollars to buy some games. Charley Hunter predicts Cornelius Warmerdam will vault 16 feet on his eastern tour. Charley Grimm plans to buy jeeps for his Missouri farm when hostilities end.
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New York
West Seattle
Pina
Charley Hunter
San Francisco Olympic Club
Cornelius Warmerdam
Charley Grimm
Milwaukee Brewers
Missouri
Marines recruit college teams and badges at Fort Riley
Service Dept. The Marines have landed. Marine sergeant Farmer Seale urged contributions after learning the outfit trailed in numbers. A southern recruiting division memo noted gains as Staff Sgt. Herbert Breeden led a detachment to Rollins College Florida and signed the first string grid team for the marine corps reserve. At Fort Riley Pvt. Ed Cole faced protest over his army ID tag during a night game against a semi pro club.
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Farmer Seale
Birmingham
Army and Navy
Southern Recruiting Division
Giger
Herbert Breeden
Ole Miss
Rollins College
Florida
Marine Corps Reserve
Fort Riley
Bus
Ed Cole
Brownie
Cole
Army
Leacters
All work and war taints Jack and Jill in playless tale
The Denver Post notes Today’s Guest Star returns to Carberry with a brisk dig at a duo trapped in a work heavy life. The item hints at contrast between labor and leisure and teases character dynamics between Jack and Jill.
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Back Carberry
Denver Post
Jack
Jill
Beavers slugger Ted Norbert promises a home run
In a quirky exchange with Oregonian sports editor L G Gregory, Portland Beavers slugger Ted Norbert joked about dedicating a home run to the editor after cigars ran out. On his first pitch back, Norbert belted a homer over the fence.
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Ted Norbert
Portland Beavers
L. G. Gregory
Oregonian
Ted
Greg
Norbert
Harlem plans nine foot Joe Louis monument statue
Harlem leaders announce plans to erect a nine foot high statue of Joe Louis as a public monument. The proposed tribute aims to honor the heavyweight champion’s impact and raise civic pride in the community.
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Harlem
Joe Louis
Joe
Baseball Results AP American League scores across games
The Associated Press reports American League results with night action in 12 innings. St Louis lost to Boston 3 to 10 while Detroit beat New York 4 to 1. Chicago defeated Philadelphia 4 to 1. Cleveland edged Washington 4 to 3 in a 12 inning game.
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Associated Press
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Washington
National League Scores Evening Card
National League results show Philadelphia 2 Chicago 5. New York 6 Cincinnati night game. Boston 0 Pittsburgh 3 night game. Brooklyn at St. Louis postponed.
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National League
Phiadelphia
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Boston
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pet
Philadelphia
International League results from Montreal Newark and others
In the International League Montreal beat Newark 15 to 2 while Newark posted 3 to 2. Rochester and Syracuse were tied 7 to 7 as the game ended after 7 innings. Only those games were reported.
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Montreal
Newark
Rochester
Syracuse
American Association Scores Quick Hits
Toledo defeated St. Paul 10 to 3 while Milwaukee edged Louisville 4 to 3 in a pair of American Association games.
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American Association
Toledo
St. Paul
Milwaukee
Louisville
Pacific Coast League scores and outcomes
San Diego defeated Oakland 5 to 1 while Los Angeles beat Sacramento 3 to 0 and Seattle downed San Francisco 5 to 0. Portland edged Hollywood 5 to 4 in a sequence of PCL results.
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San Diego
Oakland
Los Angeles
Sacramento
Seattle
San Francisco
Portland
Hollywood
Texas League Scores From The Day
Shreveport beat Dallas 3 1 while Dallas edged Houston 2 1 in a 2 1 win. San Antonio won 6 4 over Oklahoma City Tulsa 4. Fort Worth at Beaumont postponed.
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Shreveport
Dallas
San Antonio
Oklahoma City
Tulsa
Houston
Fort Worth
Beaumont
Independent baseball scores from Southern Association results
Southern Association games show Nashville over Knoxville 5 2 Chattanooga over Atlanta 5 4 Birmingham 3 New Orleans 2 Little Rock 12 Memphis 4 West Texas New Mexico Clovis 5 Albuquerque 3 6 Mediock and Stephenson Dum ler and Diers Pampa 16 Borger 4 Pickering Bogies Isaacs Ratliff Summers Brookfield Plover Riordan Hawkins Warren Amarillo 4 Rossie Rabe Dorman Moore Lamesa 0 Lubbock 15 Garloff Robertson Bergetson Castino
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Southern Association
Nashville
Knoxville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Birmingham
New Orleans
Little Rock
Memphis
West Texas
New Mexico
Clovis
Albuquerque
Mediock and Stephenson
Dumler and Diers
Pampa
Borger
Pickering
Bogies
Isaacs
Ratliff
Summers
Brookfield
Plover
Riordan
Hawkins
Warren
State Capital Briefs On Gasoline Tax Fallout
Santa Fe reports a 40 percent drop in New Mexico gross revenue from the gasoline tax even without rationing. State highway engineer Burton Dwyre notes a 17 percent fall already, projecting 25 percent by July 1 and 40 percent by next fall, while Governor Miles cites a 66 percent decline from rationing threatening debt service on highway debentures.
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Santa FE
New Mexico
Burton Dwyre
Dwyre
Miles
Governor invites Hubbell to marker dedication in Santa Fe
Harold Hubbell of Albuquerque, the lone NM member of the 200th Coast Artillery, is invited by Governor Miles to attend the dedication of the anti aircraft unit marker on the capitol grounds Sunday. Hubbell, wounded in the Philippines, was evacuated to Australia and is on furlough.
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Santa FE
N. M
Harold Hubbell
Albuquerque
New Mexico
200Th Coast Artillery
Miles
Capitol Grounds
Rivate Tubbell
Pilippines
Australia
Las Vegas judge defers Ruiz sentencing to next month
District Judge J C Compton postpones the sentencing of Samuel Ruiz of Albuquerque until next month after he was convicted yesterday of statutory rape in a case involving an 11 year old Vegas girl.
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Las Vegas
N. M
J. C. Compton
Samuel Ruiz
Albuquerque
Vegas
Clovis Pioneers Rally For 5-3 Win Over Dukes
In Albuquerque, the Clovis Pioneers extended their West Texas-New Mexico League lead with a 5-3 victory over the Albuquerque Dukes. Carl Dumler walked in a run after ties at three in the eighth, and Hack Harrison drove in another run in the ninth for the decisive margin.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Clovis Pioneers
Albuquerque Dukes
Carl Dumler
Dukes
Hack Harrison
Pioneer
Ex-champion John Slenry Lewis takes shipyard work in San Francisco
Former light heavyweight titleholder John Slenry Lewis has begun work at a San Francisco shipyard, shifting from boxing to labor. The move signals a change in career as he rehabilitates and plans for future opportunities.
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John Slenry Lewis
San Francisco
Roger Cramer Joins 2000 Hit Club In Tigers Win
Roger Cramer expanded his major league record to 2,001 hits with a three hit night for the Detroit Tigers to join an elite group of 2,000 hitters. The Tigers defeated the New York Yankees 4 1 as Jim Broadworth homered in the fifth and Ned Harris hit another in the 11th to seal the win.
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Associated Press
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Dick Bartell
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Paul
Lloyd Waner
Jimmie Foxx
Joe Cronin
Charley Gehringer
Joe Medwick
Bill Herman
Brooklyn
Cramer
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Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
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Bill Lee
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Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Cleveland Indians
Buck Newson
Washington Senators
New Mexico Teachers College Coach Leaves for Navy Air Corps
Coach Ray Brancheau of New Mexico Teachers College takes leave to join the navy air corps physical training program. Brancheau piloted the Mus tangs for eight years, securing several New Mexico conference titles.
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Silver Ciy
N. M
Ray Brancheau
New Mexico ‘Teachers’ College
Navy Air Corps
Brancheau
Mustangs
New Mexico
Milner Appointed Head Coach at Texas College of Mines
Walter J Chale Milner is named head coach at Texas College of Mines succeeding Jack Curtice who is commissioned a lieutenant in the navy. Milner previously coached El Paso Austin High School and joined the Mines as Curtice's assistant after Curtice moved from Mack Saxon era. Curtice earlier led West Texas State at Canyon.
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EL Pas
Tex
Walter J.chale
Milner
Texas College of Mines
Jack Curtice
Navy
Austin
el Paso
The
Mines
Curtice
Mack Saxon
West Texas State
Canyda
McCann Edges Walton In Carolina Junior Golf Title
John McCann of Charlotte defeated Harold Walton of Burlington one up to win the Carolina junior golf championship after an 18 hole match that featured a remarkable run of halved holes. The match showed how tight the contest remained through 35 holes as McCann finally secured the margin.
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Greensboro
N. C
John McCann
Charlotte
Harold Walton
Burlington
Carolina
McCann
Macon Peaches manager Milton Stock keeps temper on track
In Macon Georgia on June 11 Milton Stock the Macon Peaches manager has stopped tossing his chair onto the field in anger. He formerly hurled a chair to vent wrath rather than argue with umpires but this season he remains seated and controlled.
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Macon
Macon Peaches
Milton Stock
Stock
LULACS To Open 3 Day Convention In Albuquerque
The League of United Latin American Citizens prepares to open a three day national convention in Albuquerque New Mexico with about 500 delegates from southwestern states and an official party from Mexico expected to attend. The program aims to foster goodwill and broaden inter American relations.
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Albuquerque
N. M
League of United Latin American Citizens
Mexico
Service Squad Is Picked For Game With All-Stars
Washington reports Lieut Gordon Coch rane selects 13 soldiers and 10 sailors for the July 7 benefit game in Cleveland against the all star winner. The roster features Bobby Feller Hank Greenberg Cecil Travis Don Padgett Johnny Rigney and others. Cochrane aims to win and will release players to report to Great Lakes Naval Training Station 10 days before the game for practice.
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Washington
Gordon
Mickey) Cochrane
Service Allstars
Cleveland
Mickey
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Cochrane
Bobby Feller
Hank Greenberg
Cecil Travis
Don Padgett
Johnny Rigney
Hank Gowdy
Cincinnati Reds
George Earnshaw
Philadelphia Athletics
Mickey Harris
Boston Red Sox
Canal Zone
Detroit
Great Lakes
Camp Custer
Navy
Army
Custer
Greenberg
Freddie Hutchinson
Pat Mullin
Tigers
Major League Leaders Summary
The text lists league leaders by category with players and teams. Notable names include Reiser Brooklyn .365 batting average and 38 runs, Mize New York 38 RBIs, Holmes Boston 62 hits, McCormick Cincinnati 9 homers, Williams Boston 50 RBIs, Spence Washington 75 hits, and Haynes Chicago 50 pitching wins.
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Associated Press
Reiser
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Mize
Holmes
Boston
Hack
Chicago
Slaughter
St. Louis
F. McCormick
Cincinnati
Murtaugh
Philadelphia
Miller
French
Doerr
Williams
Spence
Washington
Higgins
Detroit
Geeth
Cleveland
New Mexico Job Placements Hit All Time May Record
War effort boosts May placements to 5,513 in New Mexico led by Roswell with 1,908 and Las Vegas 1,405, far surpassing April and last year’s figures. The rise reflects demand for wartime workers at the air base project.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico
Roswell
Las Vegas
Governor Miles Proclaims Patriotic Pageant and Town Meeting Day
Governor Miles announces a patriotic pageant and town meeting day with a parade to spotlight New Mexico as a keystone state in promoting goodwill with Latino American republics. Lt. Jose Lovato will lead a Mexican delegation. New Mexico home guard units will join the parade with speakers including Dr. George Sanchez and M. Martin.
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John E. Miles
New Mexico
Jose Lovato
Jaime Quinones
Juarez Military District
George Sanchez
Texas University
Lulaes
M. Martin
Austin
Texas
Office of Civilian Defense
Lovato
Miles
Santa Fe
Lulacs
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Castino
Roger Cramer
Doc” Cramer
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