Dick Skeen Wins Singles Cup at Wichita Valley
Dick Skeen defeated Frank Kovacs in a five set final to win the singles cup at the Wichita Valley tournament. Skeen also beat Fred Perry in the semifinals 6-3. Perry and Kovacs won the doubles title after a near full distance match with Barnes and Tilden. Bill Tilden appeared as co champion with Bruce Barnes. The event aimed to establish a professional circuit modeled after golf tours.
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Wichita Falls
Tilden
Dick Skeen
Frank Kovacs
Kova
Skeen
Fred Perry
Wichita Valley
Ain
Bill Tilden
Bruce Barnes
Eured Perry
Jack March
Aks
Kovacs
March
Vacs
Carl Earn
Earn
Perry
Barnes Fred Perry
Bruce Ines
Iday
Barnes
Purpose of Tour
Finance 1 Leads Bowling League as Squad R L Falters
Finance 1 dominated with a 3-0 week led by a 565 series from Lt. Blankemeyer and a 848 high team game. Ed Cygan 199 and Lucky Kovaly 193 fueled Finance 1 while Squadron B swept Finance 2 and Lt. Blankemeyer starred again. Sqd H, Sqd O, Sqd I, and Sqd A-1 traded wins as standings shift. Sqd P dropped two to Sqd A-1.
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Finance 1
Squadron L
Ed Cygan
Lucky” Kovaly
Squadron B
Keglers
Blankemeyer
Kegler
Squadron H
Squadron K
Rohmer
Sadi
Squadron O
Squadron I
McCord
Squadron P
Lt. Blankemeyer
Ceragioli
Hummingbird
Casciotti
Ezequiel Lopez Ends SF Career with One Hit Game
Ezequiel Lopez pitched a one hit game in his final appearance for Squadron I Bobcats to notch his tenth win. The Bobcats defeated Squadron M 1 0 as Deleon drove in the lone run with a seventh inning double. Squad I and F lead the league at 4 0 after hard weekend play.
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Squadron I Bobcats
Ezequiel Lopez
Lopez
Lowry Field
Bobcats
Squadron I
Squadron M
Bailey
Phil Tolomeo
Deleon
Jones
524Th Band
Squadron O
Squadron E
Charlie Ennis
Navy
Pearl Harbor
Harvey Page
Page
Pvt. Page
Wake Forrest
West Point
Doc Blanchard
Boxing Tourney For Entire Field
The Golden Gloves tournament extended to a field wide event after two weeks of Squadron I success. Capt. A Klein, newly appointed to the P T department, will lead the program and award prizes similar to the Squadron I contest. He assumes duties as athletic and recreation officer of the field.
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Squadron I
A and B
A. Klein
C.O
P.T. Department
Klein
Baseball notes mix home runs and no hitters across leagues
The column reports Red Sox lead the American League with Ted Williams batting .352 and seven homers tied for the league lead. Dodgers command the NL with a one game edge as Ed Head fires a no hitter sparked by late two doubles. Umpire Babe Pinelli recalls a rare no hit call and trades shuffle around Clyde Kluttz. Mel Ott nears Ruth’s hit record as Johnny Pesky fans six runs in a single game.
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Boston Red Sox
Ted Williams
Red Sox
Boston
Ed Head
Braves
Dodger
Hall of Fame
Babe Pinelli
Brooklyn
Pinelli
Reese
Cooper
St. Louis
Whit Wyatt
Kluttz
Mel Ott
Phillies
Vince DiMaggio
Phils
Cincinnati
Eddie Dyer
Cardinal
Redbirds
Emil Verban
Cy Young
Walter Johnson
Young
Johnson
Bob Kurland
Oklahoma A & M
Bob
Babe Ruth
Johnny Pesky
Pesky
Lou Gehrig
Former Army Air Forces man finds golf safer with wife teeing off
Herman Naditch, once struck on ankle and then on the head by golf balls in England, resolves to play again this year. He jokes that if you cannot overcome an obstacle you remove it, marrying the pretty WAAF six months later and letting his wife tee off first for safety.
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Army Air Forces
Herman Naditch
England
Herman
Nadithh
Waaf
Hex
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Heppard Field
Texas
Ick Skeen
Finance
Holliday
O Bailey
Crabtree
Linda
Smith
Pop Gone
Kovaly
Williams
Keller
Yankees
Burns
Brooklyn Dodgers
Hank Reiser
Roger
Doc) Cramer
Tiger
Bill Summers
Rudy York
Doc
Clyde Kluttz
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