War era golf diary reveals battlefield chatter and distant home fronts
A wartime letter recounts golf outings with fellow GIs, memories of Syracuse and Onondaga, and a playoff debate involving Eddie Rowe and Larry Sovik. The author details Payette Lakes rest camps north of Boise, filming sites for Northwest Passage, and a fishing outing with a sound man during a cross country hitchhike.
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Ganley
Payette Lakes
Boise
Air Corps
Northwest Passage
Curcio Wins From Greene In Fast Fight
Curcio overgrew Greene in a rapid matchup with hard exchanges and a late charging rally. The action opened the Syracuse show with power punches and sharp counters as Curcio kept control to edge Greene.
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Curcio
Greene
Chiefs Take One of Two From Orioles
Syracuse Chiefs split a doubleheader with the Baltimore Orioles as John Bebber limited the Birds to five hits while Al Lakeman hit a two run homer for the Chiefs. Syracuse won the first game 8-2 before Baltimore bounced back 9-8 in the nightcap before 13,710 fans.
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Baltimore Orioles
Orioles
Newark
John Bebber
Birds
Sab Malloy
Stan West
Bebber
Baltimore
al Lakeman
Chucho Ramos
John Pongcanny
Syracuse
John Tyler
Podajny
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Rochevel
Pat Riley
Beecher
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Malloy
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Lollar
Lou Kahn
Nince
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Chico Rodriguez
Len Rice
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Errers
Pisifer
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Trier
Riley
Tome
Ramo
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Darren Gerag
Solodare
Utica Rises To 38rd Spot In Eastern League Race
Utica Blue Sox remain third in the Eastern League after sweeping three doubleheaders in three days. Utica beat Binghamton 5-2 and 3-3, while Elmira fell to Williamsport 9-1 and 3-5. Albany and Hartford split, Wilkes-Barre topped Scranton 11-10 then lost 3-1. Future games include Williamsport at Elmira and Binghamton at Utica.
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Associated Press
Utica Blue Sox
Utes
Binghamton
William Sport Meo
Elmira
Hartford
Albany
Wilkes- Barre
Scranton
Julies Homokay
Utica
al Verdes
Len Gilmore
Don Thompson
Scrantoni
Williamsport
Michaels Captures Sedgwick Farm Tennis Title
Wes Michaels defeated Ed Garafalo in straight sets 10-8 6-3 6-2 to win the Sedgwick Farm Club men's championship. The former NYU player now works at General Electric. Villanova College faces Scranton on September 23 in Scranton with an all civilian Scranton squad.
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Michaels
Sedgwick Farm
Wes Michaels
Sedgwick Farm Club
Ed Garafalo
New York University
General Electric
Villanova
Scranton
Villanova College
University of Scranton
Orioles and Bears Pace Tight International Pennant Race
Newark leads Baltimore by a half game with five days left as the league title hinges on sequence of Newark split with Jersey City and Baltimore beating Syracuse. Ben Holcombe earned win, Frank Hoese doubled in runs, while Toronto swept Rochester, Montreal split with Buffalo, and Red Durrett hit his 15th homer for the Royals.
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Newark
Baltimore Orioles
Bears
Jersey City
Baltimore
Syracuse
Ben Holcombe
Little Giants
iFrank Hoesse
Royals
Red Durrett
Pole
Yankees and Browns Dominate Openers in Doubleheader Sweep
Yankees routed the Athletics 10-0 and 14-0 as Dubiel and Queen combined for a shutout and steady offense. Browns blasted St. Louis 6-4 led by Cullenbine and Stephens, while Detroit crushed Chicago 32-2 with Lopat’s four hits. Also Lt. Carl Pilnick won the Southwestern Open with seven straight victories.
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Associated Press
Walt
Dubiel
Mel Queen
Yankees
A’s
Queen
New York
Roy Cullenbine
Indians
Vern Stephens
Browns
Cullenrhine
Crusher
St. Louis
Stephens
Dee Cramer
Tigers
Ed Lopat
White Sox
Cramr
Detroit
Chicazo
Lopat
Tillick
Dallas
Carl Pilnick
Enid
Okla.) Army Airfield
Pilnick
New York City
Yankees Lead National League Flag Race After Big Doubleheader
New York Yankees seize first place by sweeping the Philadelphia Athletics 14 0 and 14 0 while St Louis Browns split with Cleveland 4 4 and 31. Detroit and Boston also win, Brooklyn shines with a Labor Day doubleheader including a three hitter by Ben Chapman.
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New York Yankees
Yanks
St. Loui Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Browns
Cleveland Indians
Grand Canyon
Detroit
Boston Red Sox
Yankees
McCarthy
Joe McCarthy
Walt Dabiel
Mel Queen
Johnny Lindell
Herschel Martin
Nick Etten
Cleveland
Brownies
Sig Jakucki
Mel Harder
Vernon Stephens
Nelson Potter
Chicago White Sox
Lithe
Frank Overmire
Johnny Gorsica
White Sox
Washington
Brooklyn
Boston
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago
Pittsburgh Pirates
Ben Chapman
Yankees surge to lead as stretch drive begins
The Yankees move to within a half game of the St. Louis Browns with 21 games left, driving a tight AL pennant race. New York, St. Louis, Detroit and Boston battle for a late season push toward the October 1 deadline.
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Yankees
Associated Press
Joe McCarthy
St. Louis Browns
T Wen
New York
St. Loux
Detroit
Boston
Reds Buy Three From Birmingham
Cincinnati reports the purchase of three players from the Birmingham Barons of the Southern Association. Pitcher Howard Fox who has 19 wins and seven losses will report soon. John Orphal, another pitcher with a no hit game, and infielder Jodie Beeler complete the three. Beeler reports immediately and Orphal next spring.
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Cincinnati
Birmingham Barons
Southern Association
Cincinnati Reds
Howard Fox
John Orphal
Jodie Beeler
Beeler
Orphal
Frank Conway Wins Westvale Class A Prize in Golf Meet
Frank Conway shoots net 67 to win the Class A prize at Westvale Golf Club. Class B laurels go to William Dunn A L Maier Tom O Neill and B Mitchell each with ties. Class C champion E Woods posts net 83. Southern Association scores listed for several teams and Pacific Coast League standings show mixed results.
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Frank Conway
Westvale
Westvale Golf Club
William Dunn
A. L. Maier
Tom O'Neill
B. Mitchel
Tis
E. Woods
Parker Wins All American Tennis Title After 13 Years
Frankie Parker, Army sergeant stationed at Muroc Field, finally wins the men’s single title completing a sweep of major events from 1931 onward. He defeats Billy Talbert 6-4 3-6 6-5 6-3 in the final after ousting Lt. Don McNeill in the semifinals. Pauline Betz wins the women’s title. Margret Osborne and Louise Brough retain doubles. Nashville Golf: Byron Nelson captures the inaugural Nashville Invitational with 15 under par 269 and $56,667 career earnings.
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Sgt
Frank Parker
Forest Hills
N.Y
William Talbert
Indianapolis
Frankie Parker
Frankie
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Muroc Field
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Jack Kramer
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Don McNeill
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Doris Hart
Miami
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McNeill
Desert
Don Budge
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Tenn
Byron Nelson
Toledo
News Fields
Richland Club
Tam ‘o’Shanter Country Club
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Byron
Harold
Jaz” McSpaden
Philadelphia
McSpaden
Jug
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Nelson
Spokane
Wash
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