War Bond all star game to feature Sheppard Field players
In Wichita Falls and Sheppard Field, eight team league winners vie for all-star berths in a War Bond game at Spudder Park Sunday. Bill Huff leads as sponsor with war bond prizes, two squads to be picked from top 36 players for 2 pm events and 3 pm game.
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Sheppard Field Baseball League
Spudder Park
Sheppard Field
Wichita Falls
William B. Huff
Bill Huff
Spudders
Wichita Fall
Huff
Spuedder
Fred Cunningham
The
Globetrotters
Don Gray
Marauders
Amarillo Sky Giants top SF Eagle Nine in inter-post clash
Amarillo’s Sky Giants defeated Sheppard Field Eagles 6 to 3 at Spudder Park to extend their nineteenth straight win. Satterfield pitched seven hits allowed while Harkins had two hits for Amarillo. Willson took the loss for the Eagles.
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Sheppard Field Eagles
Sky Giants
Amarillo
Spudder Park
Sheppard Field
Spackman
Eagles
Ray Satterfield
Harkins
Willson
Satterfield
Jemba
Willison
McChesney
Trumbore
Tiffen
Ex Amherst Diamond Star Joins Globetrotters
John H. Peck former Amherst College diamond star now serves as a casual radio operator with an Air Base Unit. He played second base and earned a strong double play record at Amherst and with Brattleboro in 1940 41 42. Peck aspires to business law studies after the war and may return to Amherst for further education.
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John H. Peck
Amherst College
Diamond
Ath
Peck
New England
Brattleboro
Amherst
John Peck
AACS Falls to Midland AAF in Abilene Tourney Tilt
The 78th AAF Base Unit softball team lost 4 to 2 to Midland Army Air Field in the first round of an elimination tournament in Abilene Texas. Despite 12 hits to 4 the AACS could not bunch runs, scoring in the first inning on six hits. Soup Campbell and Lt. Thomas Devita each had two hits the 78th’s big bats. Prieb pitched seven innings and took the loss.
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78Th
AAF
Midland Army Air Field Entry
Abilene
Texas
Tree Luis
Ane Wreen
Midland
Prieb
AACS
Stone
Big Guns
Soup” Campbell
Thomas Devita
Wilkens
Campbell
Franklin
Double Judge
Sawed Off Giant Still Seeks He Men
T Sgt Harry Cohen of the 78th Bombardment Group, nicknamed the sawed off giant, seeks challengers at the 78th AAF UB physical training department. He boasted he could floor any two men on the post in 20 minutes, despite a 48 inch chest. He even notes he was healthy enough that Marines rejected him.
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Harry Cohen
78Th BU
AAF
78Th
AAF UB Physical Training Department
P. S
Marine Corps
Next Week Baseball Schedule at Spudder Park
At Spudder Park on next week schedule lists War Bond All-Star Game Sunday Thunderbolts vs Marauders Monday Grasshoppers vs Typhoons Lightnings vs Mustangs Tuesday Hellcats Marauders Wednesday Globetrotters Typhoons Thursday Thunderbolts Mustangs Friday Grasshoppers Lightnings Note includes stray characters and branding line.
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Spudder Park
Thunderbolts
Marauders
Grasshoppers
Lightnings
Mustangs
Hellcats
Globetrotters
Amarillo
Eagles
Grasshoppers Cobetrotters
Mustanesr
Thunderbolts Hellcats
Sheppard Field
Ping-Pong Battle Highlights Eighth Street USC Club
Sgt Gary Brown defeats Pfe Frank Sattensper 21 19 21 14 to claim top honors in the Eighth Street USC Club ping pong tournament. Pvt Arnold Glaz of Squadron Q wins the losers bracket with a 21 14 final.
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Squadron 1
Sgt
Gary Brown
Pfe
Frank Sattensper
USC
Pvt
Arnold Glaz
Squadron Q
Goodfellow Field Skyhawks Win All GI Softball Tourney
The Goodfellow Field Skyhawks of San Angelo defeated Fort Worth Army Air Field 2 to 0 to win the first all GI softball tournament in West Texas at Abilene Army Air Field. Lt Col Elliott presented the Crowell trophy as Lt Relihan accepted. The Skyhawks beat Blackland Midland EM and Sweetwater on the way to the final.
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West Texas
Abilene Army Air Field
Skyhawks
Goodfellow Field
San Angelo
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Eugene F. Elliott
Combat Crew Training
David Relihan
Goodfellow
Elliott
Blackland
Midland EM
Sweetwater
Fort Worth Crew
Abilene Nco Bolts
Midland Officers
Big Spring Bombers
Army Camps
Abilene
Sheppard Field
Fort Worth
Midland
Childress
Big Spring
Waco
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Ardent
National Rifle Association
Tyre Sheppard
Amarillo Downs
Eagle
Hurlers
Schultz, Wahila and
Fynnonen
Calhoun
Meonigevery
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