Post war baseball notes on home runs and Pasquel's moves
The column reports rising home run totals led by the Yankees and AL clubs versus 1945 figures, notes two NL teams lagging, and discusses Jorge Pasquel luring stars to Mexico at higher pay. It highlights Pat George Case pursuing Cobb’s stolen-base record and predicts a power-hitting season with leaders Stirnweiss Tucker Myatt Vernon in competition.
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New York Yankees
Browns
Braves
Giants
Pasquel
Jorge Pasquel
Danny Gardella
Can A Larest
Ty Cobb
Mary Recari
Pat George Case
Cleveland
Cobb
Case
Washington
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Williams
DiMageix
Stirnweiss
Thurman Tucker
White Sox
George Myatt
Mickey Vernon
Quiz Program Brings Prizes at the Formation Center
A GI quiz night drew a fair crowd despite weather at Building 449. Teams from squadrons B F Q and A competed with 12 contestants, including Jack Vinson and Alfred Ricardo. Alfred Ricardo Russell Rote and James Terrill won the team prize. single-question jackpot went to Sleward Clark with ten correct.
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Theormation Center
Jack Vinson
Arthur Mitchell
Frank T. Glass
James Terrill
Alfred Riccardo
Russell Rote
Donald Clark
Michael Dugan
Eerl Russell
Julius Walker
Frank Cartwright
Dave Meyers
Alfred Ricardo
Aron Q
Squadron F
Security Council
Sqewald Clark
Squadron A
Squadron B
Helicopters Reach San Marcos in Largest Mass Flight Ever
Nineteen helicopters staged the largest mass flight of eggbeaters leaving Sheppard Field Tuesday morning bound for San Marcos Texas, with stops at Fort Worth and Waco. Due to head winds the crew spent the night at Waco and resumed the journey at sunrise. San Marcos welcomed the school as a new field joining Freeport Field Indiana Chanute Field and Sheppard in a 1944 to 1945 rotation.
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Sheppard Field
San Marcos
Texas
Navigation Schoor
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Rogers
Fort Worth
Waco Army Air Field
Waco
Benjamin F. Witsell
Alicopter
Li. €.J. Schites
San Mar- 105 Army Air Field
Feld
Freenen Field
Indiana
Chanute Field
Chanute
Sheppard
Uniform survey to trim Army dress standards
The Quartermaster Corps announced a nationwide program to examine and measure male and female separations at discharge centers. Data will go to civilian designers to guide costuming, with aims of trimmer uniforms, updated styling techniques, and saving millions of yards of fabric.
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Washington
CNS
U. S. Army
Quartermaster Corps
QMC
Warmin' the Bench Twelve Shortstops Vie for Spotlight This Season
A pile of stellar shortstops challenge legacy names like Slats Marion and Pee Wee Reese. Phil Rizzuto and Johnny Pesky receive praise for fielding and hitting, with Vern Stephens and Cecil Travis among top contenders.
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Hans Wagner
Horus
Pirates
Wagner
Joe Tinker
Cubs
Bobby Wallace
Browns
Marion
Dodger
Pee Wee Reese
Eddie Miller
Phil Rizzuto
Red Sox
Johnny Pesky
Lou Boudreau
Vern Stephens
Cecil Travis
Pesky
Boston Star
Portland
Ore
Rizzuto
Phil
Anothe
Philippine
Stephens
Tha Vern
Mexico
Leo Durocher
Pee Wee
Miller
Inflation Hits Fishing Costs for Sportsmen
Second Wagner reports inflation raising the price of fishing trips and bait. Charter boats at Montauk Point Long Island now charge 50 dollars a day plus 7 50 tax while party boats charge 4 dollars per passenger. Bait has risen about 100 percent, with worms up to five cents each. Additional trip costs such as meals and overnighting have surged, affecting Izaak Walton leagues and fuel prices for travel.
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Wagner
Montauk Point
Long Island
Montauk
Izaak Waltons
Sli Ower
Re. Trave Tissi
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