Softball Playoffs Highlight Training Value Debate
Friday playoff notes reference a broader view that sports training benefits military effort with carry over value. The item stresses the role of athletics in developing discipline and readiness.
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Newspaper
Sheppard Field Texacts
Location
Sheppard Field, Texas, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1944
Page
11
Post Champ Softball Playoffs Open At Sheppard Field
Four top teams from the National and American Leagues begin double elimination playoffs at 6 30 p m next Friday on fields near the gymnasiums. The American features the Yankees and Tigers facing the Senators and Red Sox with changes in post squads noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Yankees
Senators
Tigers
Red Sox
Joe Golding
BTC
Push Arrangements For Boxing Meets
Organizations push plans for boxing tournaments before the big show to select post champions. Carmen Notch directs setting up of a standard ring between two gymnasiums as contenders train on a staggered schedule with tips from Notch. Maj. Gordon C. White ensures ample seating for preliminaries and finals while the Special Service Office awards war bonds and trophies to post champions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carmen Notch
Notch
Maj
Gordon C. White
Special Service Office
Shipping Orders Shuffle Post Baseball Rosters
The post service league sees Pvt. Lynn King depart as Thunderbolt centerfielder and first baseman to an undisclosed West Coast installation. King had been a St. Louis Cardinals Farm hand and was slated for the post team outfield. Big Bill Morgan joins Fort Worth Army Air Field PT dept and post baseball squad after winning five straight games to give the Avengers league leadership.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Post Service
Pvt
Lynn King
Thunderbolt
West Coast
King
St. Louis Cardinals
Redbirds
Bill Morgan
Avengers
Fort Worth Army Air Field
Post
Cobras Top Typhoons 10 1 In Opening Doubleheader Win
Ben Eckert allows one Typhoon hit as the Cobras roll to a 10 1 victory at Spudder Park. Mundy singles for the Typhoons lone hit scoring Owens. Cobras lead with two in the second and add five in the third aided by errors and timely hits. Woloshyn Tabor Richardson Eckert pace Cobras with multiple hits. Crowd over 3500 witnesses the win.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Typhoons
Ben Eckert
Cobras
Spudder Park
Mundy
Owens
Hughes
Renkiewicz
Way
Don Gray
Woloshyn
Tabor Richardson
Eckert
Tabor
R.H.E Cobras
Richardson
Gray, Wa
Spitfires Edge Skeeters 10-9 In Last-Minute Turnaround
The Spitfires defeated the Skeeters 10 to 9 at Spudder Park on Tuesday night to break a three-way tie for second place. Skeeters staged a seven-run rally in the final inning but came up one run short, after starter Brooks yielded early damage and Spoon and Wells pitched for the winners. Smitkolff led Skeeters with three hits while Day, LaForrest, and Gardner contributed for Spitfires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spitfires
Spudder Park
Mosquitos
Skeeters
Brooks
LaForrest
Day
Spoon
Wells
Brennen
Mosquito
Smitkolff
India Rubber Man as Best First Sacker
The India Rubber Man concept praises extreme reach for a first baseman arguing height is not required but flexibility matters. It outlines fielding duties from bunt plays to double plays and emphasizes pitcher collaboration, timing, and avoiding collisions around first base. Issued guidance reads like coaching notes for infield positioning and instincts.
Ex Nebrasket Fullback Lt Francis Transferred to Randolph Field
Lt Francis ex Nebraska star and All-Big Six fullback who served as supply officer at Sheppard Field has been reassigned to Randolph Field near San Antonio. He is expected to join Randolph Ramblers. Francis earned All-America honors, played in the East-West game in 1942, and later starred with the Lowry Field Bombers. He arrived at Sheppard from Lowry in November 1943.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Viscount A. Francis
Nebraska Cornhuskers
Randolph Field
San Antonio
Randolph
Ramblers
Francis
Nebraska
Sam Francis
Leutenant Francis
Army
Lowry Field
Sheppard Field
Lowry
Warhawks Edge Marauders 5 3 In Nightcap
The Warhawks win 5 3 over the Marauders in the second game of a Sunday doubleheader at Spudder Park. Hutchinson allowed seven hits while the Warhawks defense held off late Marauder rallies as Boeer starred with three hits including a double and an intentional walk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Warhawks
Spudder Park
Boeet
Marauders
Reed
Johnny Taylor
Fitcher
Bill Keefe
Boeer
Hutchinson
RKE
Brutchinson
Smith
Keefe
Little All American Star Sets Training Role at Base
Former Little All American guard Conway Grubbs joins air base sports scene at Sheppard Field. The Miami Oklahoma Junior College product and Ou ton Oklahoma high school star attracts attention as a potential aviation cadet. He meets Staff Sgt Joe Goulding in Golding’s office after a lengthy talk Wednesday afternoon. Grubbs, 26, is assigned to Section P for basic training.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sheppard Field
Conway Grubbs
Miami
Okla
Outon
Conway
Joe Goulding
Joe
East Texas
Grubbs
Golding
International League Hurler Joins Hawks
Pvt Henry Solomon of Section H, former International League pitcher, joins the Warhawks of the post service league. Manager Danny Bosnick notes Solomon threw a three hitter against the Baltimore Orioles last year and credited him with two other shutouts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Solomon
Section H
Warhawks
Post Service League
Warhawk
Danny Bosnick
Solomon
Baltimore Orioles
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