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Sheppard Field Texacts in Sheppard Field, Texas
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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1944
Page
11
Soukaras repeats as top fighter in Lowell boxing program
George Soukaras 168-pounder from Section A repeated as best fighter, winning a three-round decision over Linton Hancock after being floored in the first round. Other results included Joe Vitulli tko over Jack Round, Albert Ewing decision over Edward Read, and Standridge scoring a first-round TKO over James Long. A 10-volt event crowd staged a free-for-all with a $5 prize divided among five men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Soukaras
Special Service Office
Lowell
Mass
Linton Hancock
Tampa
Fla
Wy Naar
Leo J. Mahon
Joe Vitulli
Bronx
N. Y
Jack Round
Grand Rapids
Mich
Ewing
Albert Ewing
Bendit Stein
New Orleans
Robert Nagle
Section S
Lancaster
Roy Brisbin
Temple
Texas
Gene Cracker
Hutchinson
Kaw
Herbert Standridge
James J. Long
Tipton
Ind
Standridge
Fitts Duperrault
Dominice Mamong
Akron
Ohio
Walt Winner
Newman Alsz
Westchester
Charles Willen
Eoria
Frank D. Shea
Reston
Phil Cofer
Charlotte
N.C
Thunderbolts crush Hellcats 17 to 6 in playoff win
The Thunderbolts exploded for five runs in the fourth inning and four more in the fifth as Lefty Clyde Trumbore held the Hellcats to four hits. Sam Woolmington drove in five with key hits while Johnny Wahila and Ace Vahila struggled for runs. The crowd of 6,000 at Spudder Park watched the Bolts move within one win of the series.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thundering
Thunderbolts
Tom Graham
Johnny Wahila
Hellcats
Spudder Park
Bolts
Kittens
Ace Vahila
Clyde Trumbore
Hellcat
Minguaa
Trumbore
Bolt
Bill Mingua
Mingua
Warren Pierce
Cats
Sam Woolmington
Ed Hesse
Hoyle Dye
Autry
Don Gray
Vahila
Gray
Big Red Welter
Johnny
Welter
Pete Hughes
Woolmington
Medicine
Nick Woloshyn
Hughes
Steve Dolinski
Pierce
Husky
Kamperman
Stormy Soward
Helleate
Johnny Va- Hila
Kitten Faithfuls
Cpl
Tom Russell
Russ
All-Service Versus Brooklyn Pros Set for Abilene Clash
Several from Sheppard Field including Sgt and Mrs Johnny Pool and S Set Joe Golding from the physical training department are expected to witness the football game in Abilene tonight. Golding and Pool are with the military aggregation, Abilene being the Pools home. Learn And Live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Brooklyn Pros
Abilene
Johnny Pool
S. Set
Joe Golding
Golding
Pool
Jostins' Joe DiMaggio Hits Four Homers in Four Games
Joe DiMaggio style star for the 7th AAF, playing center field in Siawan, belted four homers across four games. He posts a .441 batting average in 34 at bats.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joe DiMaggio
AAF
Siawan
Baseball League Ends Season With Playoff Finale
The Special Service Office announced no more baseball at Spudder Park this year as the 12 team post league closes after the championship series. Crowds reached 7,600 for the climactic playoff at Spudder Park. Camp Livingston claims the heaviest Army outfield at 625 pounds with Jim McDuffie at 2206. Tommy Loughran, 41, expects discharge from the Marines as overage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Special Service Office
Post Baseball League
Special Service
Spudder Park
Camp Livingston
Jim McDuffie
Mystery Lefty John Travis Shines In Postseason Run
The Hellcats reveal Lefty John Travis as a returning pitching find with a 12 inning 2-1 win over the Thunderbolts. Travis, 29 and married, previously pitched eight pro seasons, including Montreal and Nashville, with a 300 plus Montreal average. He could take over if Welter falters as Johnny relieved Welter to earn a second straight playoff win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim Lindsey
Texacts
Lefty
John Travis
Hellcats
Thunderbolts
Johnny
Red Welter
Welter
Jackie Callura Enlists After Refusing Draft
Former national featherweight champion Jackie Callura, a Hamilton, Ontario native, has joined the U S Army as a basic trainee in Section A after initially seeking Canadian service. He fought in the United States in 1940 and later pursued U S induction, claiming allegiance to the flag and plans to naturalize. He owns multiple titles in Canada and has fought prominent rivals, with a noted history against Chick Delaney and a bantam crown won in Providence. He currently weighs about 135 pounds and stands five feet three inches, angling for extra bouts on a boxing show backdrop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A S Cobb
J. S. Frost
Cobb
Frost
John Hughes
Chicago
Robert C. Wells
Luther M. Autry
James A. Barrington
Bruce Olgivy
Jackie Callura
NBA
Sam
United States
Jackie
Hamilton
Ontario
Oakland
Calif
Canada
Leo Jackie
Callura
Buffalo
N. Y
Sheppard Field
Fort Dix
N. J
George John
Hampton
Western
Chick
Chick Delaney
Jackie Wilson
Providence
Phil Terranova
Cailura
He Couldn't Resist Title Series First Tilt In A Decade
Captain W. R. Young, former public relations officer, attended Spudder Park to watch the Thunderbolts defeat the Hellcats 17 to 6 in the title series opener. He recalled a 10 year gap since his last game and quipped about the Nipponese stealing bases.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. R. Young
Post
Captain Young
Spudder Park
Iinois
Thunderbolts
Hellcats
University of Minois
Tokyo University
Illinois U
Young
Harold Ratliff Jr Trains Here Amid Family Visit Hopes
Pvt Harold V Ratliff Jr son of the Associated Press sports editor in Dallas has begun basic training in section I arriving last week from Fort Sill Oklahoma The 19 year old Adamson High Dallas graduate expects a weekend family visit to his training post
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harold V. Ratliff, Jr
Associated Press
State Bureau
Dallas
Fort Sill
Oklo
Ratliff
Adamson High
Dellas
Section M Fight Program Delayed by Threatening Weather
Boxing card for Section M delayed from Thursday to last night due to threatening weather. The program had just begun when Texacts went to oneee ww piece Learn and Live.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Section M
Texacts
Soldier Finds Old Baseball Uniform in Supply Room
Pvt John Williamson at Camp McCoy Wisconsin discovers a baseball uniform he wore at Fort Sam Houston Texas in 1941 while searching for shoes in the company supply room.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pvt
John Williamson
Camp McCoy
Wis
Fort Sam Houston
Tex
Bon
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Fir
Vera
Ravi Ague
Aontstages
L Fulst
Soukaras
Wahila
Joe Selah
Ab E
Sedicine
Korosick
A Pearce
Vee Kamperman
Woloshyn
Teen
Dolinski
Fener Troha
Eae
Smith
Basendorf
Wee
Allegritti
Steer Vahila
Renee
Velter
Dean
Teovoads
R. B.E . Hellcats
Trum- Welter
Warrenbore
Vaught
Baseball League
Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Marines
Travis
Montreal
Armakhaki
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Virgil
Detroit Tiger
Trucks
Beaumont
Nashville Vols
Vols
Army
U.S
Harold Ratliff, Jr
AP Sports
Stvir
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