Combat boxing card at Sheppard Field features Magaran vs Badame
A Monday night show sponsored by Keppard Field Physical Training presents a main bout between S. Sgt. Carl Magaran and Pvt. Sol Badame at Sheppard Field. Both fighters aim to rebound after losses to Hayek and Frost, with a promised nine or ten bouts and additional “Meanies” battle. The event plans for expanded seating and bronze awards for top performers, as Lt. Leo Mahon organizes the card and Lt. Sam Woolmington arranges space for about 600 more spectators.
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Ight
Keppard Field
Carl Magaran
Grection
Sol Badame
Iowiu
Sheppard Field
Esquitobn
Ince
Leo Mahon
Typhoon
Frost Sports
Virginian
H Frost
Frost
Adrnc
Ree
Sarah
UN Ca
Sam
Woolmington
Hayek
Jack Lloyd
Fights On Sec M Card Shows 7 bouts and near upset draw
Seven fights staged Thursday in Section M arena drew 500 spectators. Main event saw George Burch defeated Gilbert Gallardo by decision after trading blows. Faulk beat Russo. Fanone edge Tuley. Fogle and Harrell drew. Mohrbacher stopped Thomas. Lowe beat Herman. Faulk then beat Mohrbacher for the finale by speed after a 19 pound spread. Army rejects Heath and DiMaggio from teams.
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Section M
George Burch
Belmont
N. C
Gilbert Gallardo
Los Angeles
David Faulk
Chatham
Richard Russo
Hawthorne
N. J
Alfone Fanone
Saratoga
N. Y
Billy Tuley
Cement
Okla
Leon Fogle
Waco
Texas
J. R. Harrell
Shelby
Robert Mohrbacher
St. Paul
Minn
Odis Thomas
Lake Providence
Gerald Lowe
Clarksburg
W. Va
Warren Herman
Mangum
Oklo
Faulk
Mohrbacher
Cpls
Harry Livia
Silvio Fagona
Cpl
Kenneth Gladfelter
Dowdy on physical fitness and field personalities at Sheppard
Private Dowdy defends fitness, jokes about a Dowdy for Pfc club, and recalls his amateur stance while praising sports. He notes family ribbing over military rank and lauds Jack Frost as the standout field character, an actor who masters emotions from Hamlet to Durante.
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Vern Dowdy
Lou Radelet
Notre Dame
Sheppard Field
Dowdy
Pfc
Jack Frost
Shrinking Violet
Frost
Hamlet
Faulk Secures Third Straight Win in Intramural Matches
David Faulk from Chatham Louisiana, 132-pound basic trainee, won his third straight fight in the Section M intramural event against Earl Winters of Galesburg Illinois. Six bouts and an amateur wrestling match were held under Sgt. Clint Chamlee. Other results include Valente stopping Jones in 1st round, Beaubien defeating Hannum in wrestling, and several decisions in boxing. Next card set for next Thursday in Section M.
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David Faulk
Chatham
Earl Winters
Galesburg
Sgt
Clint Chamlee
Section M
Bob Slowe
Boston
Thebidoux Clemey
Breaux Brigg
Calvin McCurley
Jacksonville
Ala
Arnold Joiner
Gasparilla
Fla
Elvas Hignight
Broken Bow
Okla
Johnny Garrett
Dallas
Earl Burns
Wilmington
Del
Norman Fee
Quincy
Mass
Michael Valente
Portland
Maine
Richard Jones
Shelby
W. C
Ernest Dickey
Mike Kluger
Cpl
Kenneth Gladfelter
Nelson Beaubien
Alpena
Mich
Warren Hannum
Bedford
Ind
Whitten and Cherry Qualify for Wichita Falls City Golf
Whitten and Cherry posted 74 to qualify for the championship flight of the Wichita Falls city golf tournament. Qualifiers had to submit scores by Friday. Whitten, 1943 invitation winner at Wichita Falls, posted 74 Thursday. Cherry shot 74 in Wednesday qualifying.
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Sheppard Field Gelfers
Cpl
Don Cherry
Johnny Whitten
Wichita Falls City
Whitten
Wichita Falls
Cherry
Sgt
Dub Pool
Wichita Falls Country Club
Enidairs Break Into 1944 National Semi Pro Tourney
The Enid AAF Enidairs become first entrant in the 1944 National Semi Pro tournament at Wichita Kansas. The Enid airs were the 1943 runner up to Camp Wheeler Spokes before that team disbanded.
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Enidairs
Enid Aaf
Wichita
Kan
Camp Wheeler
Hayek Wins Third Field Victory In Rough Card
Pvt. John Hayek from Minneapolis edged Pvt. Sol Badame in the feature fight before 3,000 fans as Hayek earned his third straight win. The card included six boxing bouts and a wrestling match, with several decisions and a late soap-incident altercation ending in Ogilvie's victory.
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John Hayek
Minneapolis
Sol Badame
North Carolina
Badame
Physical Training Department
Hayek-Badame
Hayek
Frank DeCastro
Lusk
Wyo
Wally Kelly
Phillipsburg
N. J
de Castro
Kelly
Shea
Frankie Shea
Boston
Erwin Doughty
Anderson, Tenn
Doughty
George Soukaras
Lowell
Mass
Ross Jenkins
Flushing
L. I
Rodney Fitzwater
Montgomery
W. Va
Gene
Roachdale
Ind
Fitzwater
Long
Abbott James J. Long
Ogilvie
San Francisco
Frost
Dye Secures Pro Tryout With Petersburg Club
Hoyie Dye, catcher for the Thunderbolts of the Sheppard Field league, earned a pro tryout with the Petersburg club of the Virginia League in 1941.
Bagby Rejoins Cleveland Indians Pitching Roster
Jim Bagby, discharged from the Merchant Marine and rejected by his draft board, has rejoined the Cleveland Indians, easing their pitcher shortage.
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Bagby
Cleveland
Jim Bagby
Merchant Marine
Cleveland Indians
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ARMY
Jeff Heath
Vince DiMaggio
Pittsburgh
Chic
Socker Soukaras
George
Socker) Soukaras
Massachusetts
Soukaras
Jenkins
Lethal
Pearl
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