Elbie Fletcher Eyes Navy Help to Stay In Shape For Baseball
Elbie Fletcher former pirate first baseman now star for Bainbridge Naval Training Center predicts five more seasons in big leagues after the war. He notes Bainbridge schedule tough and cites players from Curtis Bay Cutter team like Hank Sauer and Sid Gordon as examples of top talent encountered. Fletcher says Navy life keeps players in condition and expects postwar baseball to rise in quality.
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Elbis Fletcher
Navy
Fletcher
Pittsburgh Pirate
Bainbridge Naval Training Center
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Hank Sauer
Cinci Reds
Mickey Witez
New York Giants
Johnny del Savio
Syracuse
Sid Gordon
Giants
Dick Sisler
George Sisler
Mike Budnicl
Bill Barnacle
Ernie Sites
South Pacific
Grid Classic May Be Given Back To People
Rep. Sammy Weiss says the Army-Navy grid game could return to public audiences this fall in a major eastern city. He favors New York or Philadelphia, citing crowd capacity and central location for the service academies. He notes Britain uses sports for morale and urges a gala event with War Bonds sales to aid funding.
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Washington
Sammy Weiss
Congress
West Point
Annapolis
Weiss
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Baseball standings and results across the league
Daily standings show Chicago New York Philadelphia and Cincinnati posting results while St Louis Detroit and Boston chase gaps in the standings. National League and American League summaries note yesterday’s results with Pittsburgh Brooklyn Chicago St Louis and others, plus one WWI note on German bombardment of Paris.
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Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Toston
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Yeaterdays
T. Louis
Boston
Pittsburgh
Johnny Humphries
Pirates
Marty Brecheen
Jim Tobin
Wilmington Blue Rocks Tame Allentown 7 To 0 In League Game
Charley Ripple held Allentown to five hits and struck out 12 as the Wilmington Blue Rocks defeated the Cards 7 to 0 in Delaware. Wilmington built a 3-0 lead in the fifth and added four more in the seventh, aided by walks and timely hits. Attendance was 1,101 as the Rocks extended their Interstate Baseball League lead with the win.
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Allentown
Cardinals
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Bucha
Merriweather
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Creger
Brunewick
P Staley
Masson
Staley
Wilmington
Glaser
Levan
O Bell
sRorponay
Amatolick
Hasenmayer
Narlesky
McKee
O Ripple
Anmayer
Cre- Eger
Bell
Antolick
Family Night At Stadium Friday At Owls Home
The Owls host the Wilmington Rocks for a weekend series with Family Night on Friday. Prices are cut with $0 for a man and wife, $0.50 for a man alone, and $0.30 for a lady without escort. Saturday is Ladies Night and Sunday features a double header against Wilmington Blue Rocks in a pivotal stretch drive. The Owls aim to close the gap and possibly reclaim the pennant.
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Wilmington Blue Rocks
Rocks
Wilmington
Eagles Clash With Frederick's Everready Team Tonight
The Fraternal Order of Eagles softball squad meets the strong Everready team of Frederick at the Reservoir diamond at 6:30. The visitors present a rugged challenge and the game is expected to be among the best played by a local aggregation against outside competition this year.
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Order of Eagles
Frederick
Major League Leaders By The Ananointed Press
American League leaders include Doerr Boston leading batting .325 with 91 RBIs and 150 hits. Stephens St Louis tops RBIs with 85. Stirnweiss New York has 150 hits and 38 steals. Doerr and Johnson Boston pace 15 home runs. Stevens St Louis leads runs with 95. Musial St Louis 164 hits and 43 doubles. Barrett Pittsburgh 18 triples. Nicholson Chicago 92 RBIs and home runs top. Wilka St Louis 12 1 pitching record.
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Boston
Stephens
St. Louis
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New York
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Johnson
Stirmweiss
Hughson
Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
Nicholson
Chiago
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Owls Take Two Off Lancaster Owls Take Two Off Lancaster
The Owls swept Lancaster in a doubleheader with a dramatic 11th inning win as Morgan held Lancaster hitless late. In the opener, a five run fourth energized the Owls while Lile Parisse and Peeler provided key hits. Rullo tripled and later scored on a wild pitch to seal the late rally.
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Martin
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Eae
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Angstadt
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Rf Wilkins
Liles
Hei Parisse
Pay Peeler
Ae & Armstron
Wheater
Labanar
Hagersa Town
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Wheaton
Angs
Kemper
Turphy
Pep Wright Featherweight Title Bout Stalled in New York
Negotiations for a Pep vs Wright title fight stalled as managers Viscusi and Walker clashed with the New York State Athletic Commission and promoter Mike Jacobs. Viscusi demanded 46 percent of net gate and a NY guarantee, preferring Hartford for Pep, while Walker insisted Wright would not fight in Connecticut and Jacobs offered no new guarantee, planning a different bout for the date.
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Chalky Wright
Lou Visensi
Eddie Walker
New York State Athletic Commission
Frank Coskey
Connecticut
Mike Jacobs
Viscusi
Pep
Hartford
Conn
Walker
Wright
Jacobs
Funkstown Seeks Opponent for Sunday Baseball Match
Funkstown baseball club seeks a game this Sunday and invites teams to arrange a meeting. Interested clubs should call 3278-M.
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Funkstown Baseball Club
Funkstown
Browns Edge Detroit and Cleveland for 42 Game Lead
The St. Louis Browns, buoyed by a 44-4 game lead and steady play, head home via Detroit and Cleveland after a rough stretch. A 3-0 loss to Washington and key scraps mark the trip while New York and Boston chase, Detroit falters at Yankee Stadium, and Pittsburgh gains but trails the leaders.
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Associated Press
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Steve Gromek
Emmett O'Neill
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Hal Newhouser
Mel Queen
Russ Christopher
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