McQueens face Miners in Copper league key clash at Clark Park
McQueens revamp faces Miners Union at Clark Park this afternoon as a triple tied race for the Copper league lead could be broken. A Miners win would place them in front alone, while a loss would drop them to third and leave Silver Bow Park and the Navy V-12 Engineers near the top.
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Clark Park
Silver Bow Parks
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Pesty
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Pete Rebich
Frank Quilici
Frank Jeniker
M. Plate
L. Maki
Eddie Gerry
Miners
Nettleton
Union
Tom Morin
Floyd Vandergrift
Copper League
Navy Engineers
Tilden attacks Southern California tennis officials over service matches
Big Bill Tilden accused the Southern California Tennis Association of dictatorship and lack of cooperation in blocking servicemen benefit exhibitions. He said Perry T. Jones denied Jack Knemeyer permission to play in Palm Springs and Pasadena events, urging players to defy the ban for patriotism.
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Big Bill Tilden
Southern California Tennis Association
Tilden
Perry T. Jones
Jack Knemeyer
Big Bill
Palm Springs
Pasadena
California
U. S. Lawn Tennis Association
Baseball's Big Six officer aids Camp McCoy unit
Lt. Clyde W. Ehrhardt, once a center on Georgia's 1943 Rose Bowl champions, now serves as a reception officer for the 417th Infantry Regiment at Camp McCoy. The former star athlete transitions to military leadership during wartime mobilization.
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Clyde W. Ehrhardt
Georgia
417Th Infantry Regiment
Camp McCoy
Cardinals Rout Pirates 16 to 0 to Stretch Lead
St Louis pounded three Pittsburgh pitchers for 16 runs as Mort Cooper allowed three hits in seven innings. Ray Sanders hit his fourth homer and many players contributed in a decisive afternoon win that gave the Cardinals an eight game lead over Pittsburgh.
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Bucs
Big Mort Cooper
Fritz Ostermueller
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St. Louis Serge Guns
Ray Sanders
St. Louis
Abhoa
Hoppef
Colmanis
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Camelli
Zak
Litwhiler
Hopp
Musial
Martin
Sanders
Sacrifices
W. Cooper
Verban
Ostermueller
Betz and Bundy Headline Tri-State Net Meet Title Tests
In Cincinnati on June 24 Pauline Betz of Los Angeles and Dorothy Bundy meet tomorrow for the 43rd tri state women's singles tennis crown while Francisco Segura of Ecuador and Bill Talbert of Cincinnati contest the men's final. Betz won 6-2 6-4 over Mary Arnold this afternoon. Bundy came back to beat Shirley Fry 3-6 6-2 9-7 after dropping the first set. Segura defeated Rowland Nord 6-0 6-2 6-3 and Talbert beat McManus 6-1 to reach the finals.
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U.P
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Dorothy Bundy
Francisco Segura
Ecuador
Bill Talbert
Miss Betz
Mary Arnold
Wilmington
Del
Miss Bundy
Shirley Fry
Akron
Ohio
Rowland Nord
Talbert
Adams Rides Five Winners at Detroit Turf Meet
Kansas born jockey Johnny Adams, returning to top form after 1943 national title, rode five winners at Detroit. He opened with Cherry Crush and Albane to a $28.50 daily double, then won with Drumont and Velvet Heels, and closed with Venic in the seventh race as His Neighbor dominated the featured Marie Guyon handicap.
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Mich
U.P
Johnny Adams
Marie Guyon
Adams
Cherry Crush
Albane
Drumont
Velvet Heels
Venic
Cards Lose Old Ride
Sam Breadon president of the St. Louis Cardinals says Eddie Dyer, supervisor of the Cardinals AA clubs, has resigned to join the oil business in Houston Texas. Dyer has been with the Cardinal organization 22 years guiding several minor league clubs to championships after ending his playing career.
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Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Eddie Dyer
Cardinals
Oll
Houston
Texas
Dyer
Cardinal
Majors End Hitter Feats As .400 Barriers Fall
Fred Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers slipped from .413 to .385, ending the era of four hundred hitters. Stan Musial of the Cardinals narrowed the lead to 17 points while Thurman Tucker headed the American league with a .361. George Munger led pitchers at 9 1. Times note Indians in AL batting at .265 and defense at .974. Brooklyn tops NL clubbing with .282 and St. Louis leads defense at .984.
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Fred
Dixie) Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pride
Flatbush
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Thurman Tucker
Chicago White Sox
George Munger
Gordon Maltzberger
Chicago
Mike Ryba
Boston
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Gotham Nines Set to Help Sell War Bonds
New York June 24 A nine inning tri cornered baseball game featuring Manhattan's three major league teams will headline a war bond show at the Polo Grounds Monday night The format uses six turns at bat and six half innings per team with a solution by Prof Paul A Smith of Columbia University The teams are Yankees Giants and Dodgers and the innings are outlined with Y G D letters representing the lineups
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Manhattan
Polo Grounds
Paul A. Smith
Columbia University
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White Sox
Cleveland
Greg Clarke
Orval Grove
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New York Yankees
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Allie Reynolds
Sox
Ralph Hodgin
Thurman Tucker
Cris Hockett
Ken Keltner
Hodgin
Clarke
Tucker
Philadelphia Plans Tribute to Mack
Philadelphia announces a city wide tribute to Connie Mack marking his 50th year as a big league manager. A large committee is formed led by John C Bell lieutenant governor. Bert Bell of the Pittsburgh Steelers predicts an unprecedented crowd for the August 4 Athletics Yankees matchup in Philadelphia.
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Connie Mack
John C. Bell
Pennsylvania
Bert Bell
Pittsburgh Steelers
Ace Card Wins Dolly Drummond Stakes at Delaware Park
Stanton Delaware June 24 Ace Card led most of the seven furlongs to win the seventh running of the Dolly Drummond stakes for juveniles at Delaware Park. The colt defeated Miss Lavendar by seven lengths with Flyweight third. Payouts were Ace Card 14 30 7 80 4 60 Miss Lavendar 10 10 5 Flyweight 2 60.
Burley Stops Nelson in Hollywood Bout
Charley Burley of Pittsburgh battered Frankie Nelson of Elizabeth New Jersey for six rounds then won by technical knockout 20 seconds into the seventh. Burley dominated every round dropping Nelson once for nine in the first, again in the fifth, and finally over the ropes in the seventh. Burley weighed 160 1 and Nelson 159.
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Charley Burley
Pittsburgh
Frankie Nelson
Elizabeth
N. J
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Burley
Cavatoria Wins Constitution Handicap at Suffolk Downs
Cavatoria, bred from Silver Horde, overcame a late surge to defeat Patriotism by three quarters of a length in the ninth Constitution handicap at Suffolk Downs. The race went one mile in 1:49 4-5 with Cavatoria paying 5.80 3.00 and 2.40. Patriotism and Black Swan finished second and third before 17,789 fans.
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Mass
U.P
Weston Adams
Cavatoria
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Suffolk Downs
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F. B. Eye
Black Swan
Muncrief Extends Winning Streak With Browns Rally
Bob Muncrief pitched a six straight win as St. Louis Browns defeated Detroit Tigers 7 to 1 at home, lifting their AL lead over Boston to 3 1/2 games. Stephens and Byrnes led a 15-hit attack, Muncrief allowed only seven Tiger hits. Attendance 1,692.
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St. Louis Browns
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Detroit Tigers
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Joe Orengo
Johnny Gorsica
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Browns
Vernon Stephens
Milt Byrnes
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Gorsia
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Today's Pitchers
National League games feature Boston at New York and Philadelphia at Brooklyn with starting pitchers Barrett Tobin Feldman Voiselle Schanz Lee Davis Gregg Munger Wilks Ewell Strincevich Passeau Fleming Walters Gumbert. American League matchups include New York at Philadelphia Harris Newsom Wolff Niggeling Hughson Hausmann Dietrich Lopa Trout Newhouser Potter Hollingsworth.
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Butte Legion Junior Nine Elimination Series Set
District No. 6 elimination games pitting Butte Silver Bow post against Anaconda post are scheduled for July 3 in Butte, July 7 in Anaconda, and a possible July 10 game. District champions meet District No. 1 winner Missoula or Kalispell. interdistrict must finish by July 20. Also notes district meeting attendees and early practice win 8-2 over Grant school team.
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the Legion
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Anaconda
Smelterites
Walter Barnard
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Loring Hinchcliffe
Gerry
Hinchcliffe
Babe Zaharias Wins Western Open With Recovery Play
Babe Didrikson Zaharias captures her second women’s western open title in four years with a 7 and 5 victory over Dorothy Germain. Her traps and rough recovery shots, short game finesse, and only 20 putts for 13 holes powered the win at Chicago.
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Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Dorothy Germain
Babe
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George Zaharias
Miss Germain
Beaver College
Philadelphia
National League Paces New Era of Homer Hitting
The National League leads in home runs with 224 to the American League’s 167 as 14 of 16 teams show increased power. Ott tops NL with 18 homers in 1944, with Ott’s Giants posting a 51 homer rise from 33 in 1943. The A’s show the sharpest percentage rise, and Ab Wright homers help the Braves beat the Giants 7 2 at the Polo Grounds.
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Giants
Little Mel Ott
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Phils
Ab Wright
Boston Braves
Polo Grounds
Wright
Cleveland Indians
Whittier Nine Triumphs Over St Ann In Sleek Win
Whittier defeated St Ann 18 to 10 in a Southern league baseball game postponed earlier. McGeever led the offense with a home run a three base hit and a single. Satterthwaite doubled twice and Hitchcock added a double to pace St Ann’s offense in the loss.
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American Legion
McGeever
Satterthwaite
Hitchcock
Texas Scholastic on Major Tennis Trail
San Angelo Texas June 24 Bernard Tut Bartzen a 16 year old left handed tennis prospect from west Texas travels east for seven scholastic tournaments. He has won two Texas schoolboy titles and trains daily with a mile and a quarter runs. His first stop is Haverford Pa for the national inter scholastic championships Monday. He will also play in Elmora junior Elizabeth N J Westchester county New Rochelle Forest Hills River Forest Milwaukee and Kalamazoo for open western and national junior events. Local civic clubs funded the trip.
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Tut) Bartzen
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N. J
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River Forest
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Milwaukee
Kalamazoo
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Galento Plans Overseas Tour To Entertain Servicemen
Salt Lake City June 24 Tony Galento former heavyweight contender says he will go overseas to entertain servicemen for the United Service Organizations. He has struggled to join the Army but will now perform for troops in the war effort.
By Jimminy Wins Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct
By Jimminy owned by A. P. Parker won the $50,000 Dwyer Stakes at Aqueduct, covering a mile and a quarter in 2:03 2-5. Stir Up finished second, Lucky Draw third, with Autocrat Ariel Flight Bounding Home Shut Up Stymie Kaytee further back as a 21,731 crowd watched.
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Hemsley Passes Draft Physical Before Phillies Trip
New York Yankee catcher Rol Hemsley says he passed his draft physical but no induction date is set. Officials believe his age could allow him to finish the season with the team.
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