Evashevski leaves Pitt backfield post for Navy duty
Anne Barrett faces Bisons as Chiefs end home stay. The story notes Orrest Evashevski quitting as Hamilton coach to join Pitts burgh backfield duties, then taking a Navy leave. Pitt policy aims to keep jobs open for service men. Connie Mack's long Philadelphia tenure highlighted alongside Ben Wade’s pitching prospects for Syracuse.
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Anne Barrett
Bisons
Chiefs
Orrest Evasuevskyi
Hamilton
Pittsburgh
Panther
Evashevski
Navy
Pitt
Athletic Department
Chiefs Rally Past Bisons in 3-2 Victory
Syracuse Chiefs defeat Buffalo Bisons 3-2 to sweep the twilight doubleheader and move to 2-1 in the series. Ewell Blackwell won his second straight start, limiting Buffalo to six hits while Ed Shokes drove in two runs. Williams, Mele, and Deal contributed key hits as Syracuse stranded 13 but held on to claim the win and prepare for Montreal and Toronto in upcoming road trips.
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Charles
Red” Barrett
Syracuse Chiefs
Buffalo
Tribe
Bisons
Chiefs
Montreal
Toronto
Baltimore
Tom Pullig
al Ott
Barrett
Ewell Blackwell
Jack Tising
Luther Thomas
Ed Shokes
Wild Ben Wade
George Bailey
Wade
Lynn Nelson
Woody Williams
Levey
Rosen
Adams
Velas
Shokes
Smith
Blackwell
Williams
Welas
Mele
Welaj
Meyer
Kobesky
Rocco
Hunners
Deal
Juelich
Shakes
Pentagon
Outlaw
Lakeman
Redmond
Steinbacher
Tising
Lary
Holbrook
ae _ Wade
Sportlight on the race and the hand that guides it
Grantland Rice surveys sport form shifts across horse racing baseball golf and track life. He notes post position weight jockey influence and day of run can flip outcomes, comparing pitchers like Whit Wyatt and DiMaggio, Hogan and Turnesa, and highlighting the unpredictable core of professional sport across eras.
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SW. C
Beast
Sevonth
Whit Wyatt
Kirby Higbe
Ty ‘Cobb
Joe DiMaggio
Dependables and rivals clash in racing reserve list
The article lists dependable champions on the competitive reservation, noting Whirl and Alsab as leaders who have been beaten too often to be rated great horses. Alsab espe- appears in the discussion, signaling ongoing debate over horse rankings.
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Whirlaway
Alsab
Chiefs and Bisons Split First Game
Buffalo and Syracuse split a baseball twinbill with tight defense and key hits. In game one, Shokez, Kobesky and Mele drove runs while Tising allowed four earned runs in four innings. Blackwell fanned three as Syracuse won. Game two saw Smith Levey and Outlaw pace Buffalo with strong fielding and timely hits, but Wade took the loss after six innings. Attendance 3,795. time 2 hours 23 minutes.
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Tising
Iran
Redmond
Butalo
Syracuse
Rosen
Mele
Blackwell
Kobesky
Shokez
Williams
Adams
Meyer
Rocco
Buffalo
Thomas
Swanson
Fowler
Buffalo Syracuse
Smith
Meyers
Melers
Wade
Outlaw
Barley
Nelson
Barlley
Fowler and Swansop
Abrhoa
Levey
Wrosen
Welas
Wiliams
Ljruelich
Shakes
Lakemane
O.blackwell
Holbrook
Tisin
Miners reclaim first place with shutout of Springfield
The Scranton Miners moved back into undisputed first in the Eastern League by defeating Springfield 4 to 0 behind Marv Ulrichs five-hit outing. The win left Scranton a half game ahead of Albany, as Williamsport awaited its postponed game. Binghamton edged Elmira 1 to 0 with Roy Pitter beating Paul Smith. Gus Niarhos scored the lone run. Evening games list Springfield at Scranton and other matchups.
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Associated Press
Scranton
Springfield
Marv Ulrich
Miners
Albany
Williamsport
Binghamton
Elmira
Roy Pitter
Paul Smith
Gus Niarhos
Smith
Gerry McBride
Hartford-Wilkes-Barre
Hartford
American Association scores and mixed results summary
Apparent baseball scores show Louisville defeating Milwaukee 3 to 2 in the first game and 2 to 4 in the second. St Paul beat Toledo 2 to 1 in the first game while Toledo won 7 to 10 in the 74th. Sporadic entries mention Kansas City and Columbus with unclear context and several garbled phrases.
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American Association Loulsville
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
St. Pant
Spatanipolia
Kansas City
Columbus
Royals Hit Too Hard and Lose Combat in Twilight League Night
In Jersey City, Montreal bats hammered four walks by pitcher Hugh East as the Giants lost a nine inning lead. The game ended 3-2 after dimout rules halted play with one out in the ninth and score reverting to the eighth. Newark Bears beat Toronto 3-2 on Gene Corbett’s two-run homer. Rochester’s Baltimore trip was postponed.
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Wade
Chiefs
Jewel Ens
Ens
Theersey ‘City
Montreal
Hugh East
Jersey Giants
Royals
Jersey City
Giants
Newark Bears
Toronto Maple Leafs
Bears
Gene Corbett
George Washburn
Milo Candini
Newark
Rochester
Baltimore
Soldiers to Play Giants In Football
New York June 13. Pro and amateur stars in Army service will form two all star teams to face the New York Giants of the National Professional League on Sept 12. Pro players in service include Standlee Kavanaugh and more, with Maj Wallace Wade as potential Army coach. Pro teams shift NL game to Polo Grounds to allow the fundraiser.
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New York
Army Emergency Relef
Herald-Tribune Fresh Air Fund
New York Giants
U. S. Army
New York Baseball Giants
Chicago Cubs
Polo Grounds
Army
Giants
Wallace Wade
Duke
Elmer F. Layden
National Professional Football League
Norman Standlee
Ken ‘Kavanaugh
al Baisl
Joe Michal
Ches Cheney
Chicago Bears
Harold van Every
Herman Rohrig
Alex Urban
Green Bay
Packers
Bo Russell
Joe Osmanski
Jim Meade
Howie Stoecker
Washingtons
Redskins
George Kracum
Philadelphia Eagles
Jack Padley
John Pingle
Dwight Sloan
Tony Calvelli
Detroit Lions
John Clement
Chet Daniel
Chicago Cards
Tommy Harmon
John Kimbrough
Michigan Cand
Texas A
Yesterday's Stars in Baseball Slugfest Rally
Bill Nicholson drove in two runs with two doubles and a single, sparking a victory as the Braves fall. Russ Christopher dominated Indians for three innings in relief to seal the win for the Athletics. Mort Cooper limited the Phillies to five hits in a complete game victory for the Cardinals.
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Associated Press
Bill. Nicholson
Cabs
Braves
Russ Christopher
Athletics
Indians
A.’s
Mort © Cooper
Cardinals
Phils
All Stars, Except Ewell, Pass Their First Test
Southern California led the NCAA meet as finals moved near. Barney Ewell of Penn State pulled a leg tendon and exited, ending his bid for three straight 100 and 220 titles. Contenders emerged in mile and half mile, with Leslie MacMitchell facing LeRoy Weed and rivals from Indiana Nebraska.
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Ewell
Lincoln
Neb
Southern California
N.C.A.A
Penn
State
Barney Ewell
Leslie MacMitchell
N.Y.U
Will
LeRoy Weed
Paul Kendall
Indiana
Robert Ginn
Nebraska
Campbell Kane
Bill Lyda
Oklahoma
Hal Davis
California
Leo Tarrant
Alabama State Teachers
Davis
Jack Trout
Bob Wright
Ohio State
William Cummins
Rice
Little and Mangrum Lead Unbeatens at Inverness Four-Ball
At Toledo on June 13 the eighth Inverness four-ball drew top duos into the birdie barrage. Lawson Little and Lloyd Mangrum led with plus seven while Herman Keiser and Chandler Harper tied for second at plus four alongside Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret. Hogan and Demaret, defending Inverness champions, suffered their first loss in eight years.
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Toledo
Inverness
Lawson Little
Lloyd Mangrum
Herman Keiser
Chandler Harpers
Miami
Ben ‘ Hogan
Jimmy’ Demaret
Jimmie Hines
Herman Barron
Horton Smith
Chick Harbert
Keiser-Harper
Little
Hines
Barron
Byron
Nelson
Jimmy Thompson
Hogan
Demaret
Hand wins Class A crown in Bellevue golf sweepstakes
Mrs Hand captured the Class A women's sweepstakes title at Bellevue yesterday with a gross 105, 29 handicap, net 76. Runner up Hessler posted net 78 and H L Gilmore net 86. In Class B, C J Joy Paul Brill and Edward Lowery tied for low net at 75. Brad Huber claimed the Ground B championship by beating Clem Dougherty 1 up in yesterday's final.
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J. H. Hand
Bellevue
Dayston
Hessler
H. L. Gilmore
C. J. Joy
Paul Brill
Edward Lowery
Brad Huber
Clem Dougherty
Budge Heads to Polo Grounds for Special Match
Don Budge on leave from pro tennis tours to lead Embry-Riddle aviation program travels to New York for the All Sports Carnival at the Polo Grounds. He and former women’s champion Alice Marble issue a challenge to any men’s doubles team to meet them in a special match.
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Eally
Wen Anes
New York Yankees
Cornelius Wammerdam
Greg Rice
Jon Hand
Polo Grounds
New York
Bob Feller
Don Budge
Alice Marble
Budge
Miami
Fla
Embry-Riddle Schools of ‘Aviation
Shhampion
Nebraska seeks 200 coaches from high schools
Nebraska officials call for more than 200 high schools to supply athletic coaches. The University of Nebraska summer session will offer physical education courses to help. A. Lewandowski will direct classes. Subjects include basketball football track and swimming.
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Nebraska
Pinchhit
University of Nebraska
A. “J. Lewandowski
Dog Handlers Inaugurate Show Support Service
Handlers provide a new service for exhibitors involving transporting dogs to any show and returning them after, enabling owners to travel by train and manage their dogs in the ring. This aids exhibitors facing gasoline rationing by letting handlers move the dogs and handlers pick up and drop off dogs at each event.
Cardinals Beat Phils 2-1 to Narrow Dodgers Lead
Mort Cooper outpitched Tommy Hughes as the Cardinals edged the Philadelphia Phils 2-1. Enos Slaughter tripled and scored in the first, Litwhiler singled and Nick Etten drove in the Phils’ lone run in the fourth. Cubs also topped the Braves 3-2 while Pirates-Giants game halted after 3 1/2 innings with Giants ahead 7-4. The A’s beat the Indians in a night game, Fowler and Christopher combining on a 16 inning gem. Yankees-Red Sox and other schedule notes lingered as rainouts and postponements reshaped the day.
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Associated Press
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Cincinnati
Reds
Cardinals
Philadelphia Phils
Mort Cooper
Phils
Tommy Hughes
St. Louis
Enos. Slaughter
Terry Moore
Danny Litwhiler
Nick Etten
Chicago Cubs
Boston
Braves
Lefty Vern Olsen
Cubs
al Javery
Bill Nicholson
Lou Novikoff
Pittsburgh
Pirates
New York Giants
Giants
Philadelphia
Athletics
Itha Maraland Thalase
Dick “Fowler
Russ Christopher
Fowler
St.Louis Browns
Vern Kennedy
Cleveland
Christopher
Tribe
New York Yankees
St. Louis Browns
Yankees
Washington
Senators
Chicago White Sox
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Bettina Beats Altus Allen For Sixth Straight Victory
Bettina extended his winning run to twelve straight by stopping Chicago's Altus Allen in seven rounds at the stadium before 3,836 fans. Allen won one round, with two rounds even, while Bettina weighed 189 to 187 and used a puzzling style to prevail over the 21-year-old contender from Chicago.
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Chicago
Melio
Bettina
Beacon
N.Y
Altus
Allen
Quartet Sings as Baseball Club Wins Camp Stewart
At Camp Stewart Georgia on June 13 the quartermaster harmonizers quartet cheered on the Negro detachment baseball team. Their presence coincides with the team remaining undefeated in games attended by the quartet.
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Camp Stewart
Negro Quartermaster Detachment
Quartermaster Harmonizers
Arbuckle Named Sooner Athletic Director During War
Norman Oklahoma June 13 Dale Arbuckle backfield coach of the University of Oklahoma football team has been named Sooner athletic director for the duration of the war succeeding Lawrence Haskell who accepted a naval commission.
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Arbuckle
Oklahoma
Norman
Okla
Dale
University of Oklahoma
Sooner
Lawrence Haskell
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Grantland Rice
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