Thunderbolts Top Baseball Heap Avengers Mustangs Lose Lead
The Thunderbolts dominate the league by beating the Typhoons 11 to 7 as leaders shift. Hellcats Warhawks rise. Avengers and Mustangs drop, leaving Cobras Mosquitos tied for second while the league tightens toward the playoffs.
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Thunderbolts
Typhoons
Hellcats
Warhawks
Avengers
Mustangs
Cobras
Mosquitos
Lightnings Rally Past Hurricanes 8-7 In Tight Win
McNown drove in five runs with two timely hits for the Lightnings while Kelly Nash and John Krisel walked too many batters. Ernest Watts doubled and tripled for the Hurricanes as Buckley drove in three with two singles. Roberts hurled for the Hurricanes in a three-year return, but costly miscues and control issues doomed the def
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Kelly Nash
John Krisel
Lightnings
Hurricanes
Ace McNown
Nash
McNown
Carl Roberts
Lefty Neuffer
R. H. E Hurrricanes
Krisel
Johnson
Roberts
Nelson
Roth Rolls Sixth In Kegling Meet
Elmer Roth of Sheppard Field finished sixth in the Palo mar Bowling Club singles sweep stakes at San Angelo Texas in June 1911. He totaled 1462 pins across eight games with a high of 247. Pvt E R Lane of Fort Sam Houston Dental Laboratory won the event with 1534 pins and a best game of 253.
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Sheppard Field
Palomar
San Angelo
Texas
Roth
Pvt
E. R. Lane
Fort Sam Houston Dental Laboratory
San Antonio
Frederick Team To Play Eagles In Two-Game Series
The Eagles add Frederick Army Air Base to the schedule for a home game Friday night July 7 at 8 30. The return contest will be played Sunday afternoon August 20 in Frederick. Additional games are planned with other Southwest military installations.
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Frederick, Okla
Army Air Base
Special Service Office
Frederick
Southwest
Dobbs Assigned as Assistant Fitness Officer
Lieutenant Glen Dobbs, 1942 all America back at Tulsa, who trained at Sheppard Field, has become assistant physical fitness officer at Peterson Field near Colorado Springs. He graduated top of his class from officers' candidate school and was named to the 1942 Associated Press all service team. Dobbs is a native of Frederick Oklahoma.
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Tulsa University
Sheppard Field
Peterson Field
Colorado Springs
Dobbs
Associated Press
Frederick
Okla
Solomon shines as Warhawks top Mustangs 8 1
Henry Solomon, a former International League pitcher, debuts with the Warhawks at Spudder Park. He holds the Mustangs to three hits and one run in an 8 to 1 win, with two strikeouts in the sixth and 12 Warhawks hits aided by Mustang errors. Gill Smith and Taylor each have two hits for the winners, while Becker, Arthur, Richardson, and Becker contributed for the Ponies.
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Henry Solomon
Rochester
Spudder Park
Solomon
Mustangs
Warhawks
Becker
Mustang
Whiff Becker
Arthur
Stine
Ben Grill
Grill
Gill
Smith
Taylor
Richardson
Ponies
R.A. E. Warhawks
Wey
Grit
Thompson
Weekday Volleyball and Soccer Schedule with Results
Sunday Mosquitos face Mustangs at 2 pm while Warhawks meet Lightnings in the second game. Tuesday Cobras play Marauders at 8 30 pm. Wednesday Hurricanes clash with Avengers at 6 45 pm and Thunderbolts meet Spitfires. Week results Mosquitos 19 Marauders 1 Cobras 12 Spitfires 2 Warhawks 8 Mustangs 1 Thunderbolts 11 Typhoons 7 Lightnings 8 Hurricanes 7 Thursday Hellcats 5 Avengers 3.
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Marauders
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Typhoons
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Fort Worth Army Air
Spittfires
Cobras Rout Spitfires 12-2 In Nightcap Victory
The Cobras crushed the Spitfires 12-2 at Spudder Park before 3,500 spectators. Clarence Haven allowed eight hits and struck out 10, while Cobras hitters rapped 13 but with multi-run rallies in the third and fourth innings. Haven led the Cobras with three hits in four trips as they move into a deadlock for second place with the Mosquitos.
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Spitfires
Spudder Park
Clarence Haven
Spitfire
Brennan
Chebahba
Haven
Mosquitos
R.H.E. Cobras
Richardson
Gardner
Burkhart Captures First Honors In Ping Pong Meet
Cpl Maurice E Burkhart of Section A won the weekly ping pong tournament at Eighth Street USC Tuesday night over Sarah Myers in the finals. He earned a 250 prize. Marjorie Ferguson beat Ruby Patterson for consolation. Myers beat Ferguson and Burkhart beat George Propok. A dozen players competed. Myers and Piepmeier defeated Burkhart and Patterson in a special doubles match.
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Maurice FE
Burkhart
Section A
Eighth Street
USC
Larry Piepmeier
Sarah Myers
Marjorie Ferguson
Ruby Patterson
Miss Myers
Mrs. Ferguson
George Prokop
Piepmeier
Miss Patterson
Shoe Tossers Set for Wichita Falls Invitational
Sheppard Field shoe tossers prepare for an invitational tournament at the Wichita Falls Boys Club on July 3 and 4. No entry fee, with registration or mail-in entries due by July 1 at the club located on Sixth and Broad.
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Sheppard
Wichita Falls
Wells EX New York Giant Joins Warhawk Fold
Pvt. Bob Wells, ex New York Giant farmhand, joins the Warhawks roster after spring training with the Giants and a hospital discharge. Manager Danny Bosnick plans Wells to start against the Officers at Scotland Park, noting Wells’ prior minor league success and one hitter game with Newark. Wells is a Durand Michigan native joining Henry Solomon to bolster the Hawk mound corps.
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NEW York Giant
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Warhawks
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New York Giants
Sam
Danny Bosnick
Scotland Park
Jersey City
New York Giant Farm
Newark
Durand
Mich
Henry Solomon
Rochester
Hawk Mound Corps
Hellcats Edge Avengers In Pitchers Duel 5-3
Hellcats beat the Avengers 5 to 3 in a pitchers duel at Spudder Sark. Hellcat ace Johnny Vahila struck out 13 over four hits allowed, while Avengers catcher Paul Callahan hit a sixth inning homer. Avengers scoring came early on a Viviretto triple, but Hellcats answered with timely runs and errors fueled by Richards and Heim as Vahila and teammates secured the win.
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Spudder Sark
Avengers
Mustangs
Mosquitos
Hellcat
Johnny Vahila
Joe Helm
Vahila
Avenger
Paul Callahan
Samac
Viviretto
Steve Dolinski
Evans
Heim
Benny Rohan
Lefty Szymkiew
Rohan
Bill Kamperman
Tony Allegritti
Pierce
Kearns
Allegritti
BM. Fk. Fy Avengers
Callahan
Antonopoulos
Fragmentary notice from Shep rth act on time
Partial OCR fragment notes an eight o'clock Dutch committee meeting and related insolvency authority. The readable text mentions a Shep rth act and a committee event, but critical details are missing.
Bolts Triumph Over Typhoons in Late-Season Tilt
Thunderbolts stay tied for first with an 11 to 7 win over the Typhoons. Six steals and eight walks aided seven hits by Stormy Soward as Lt Clyde Trumbore notches his first pitching win. Soward fans 12 in a strong effort for the Typhoons.
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Stormy Soward
Clyde Trumbore
Samuel E. Woolmington
Soward
George Stokes
Trumbore
Bolts
R. H. E Thunderbolts
Chew
Munday
Post League Ump Kept From Duty By Fouled Ball
Umpire Neely Vaught watched post league games Wednesday and Thursday from the stands due to a right leg injury from a foul ball Sunday. He was expected to wear the blue uniform again Friday night for the Eagles Big Spring Bombers series opener. In his absence T F Warren ruled strikes while Sgt Les Ewing of Special Service watched the bases.
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Vaught
T. F Warren
Sgt
Les Ewing
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