Baseball Managers in Short Supply Across Big Leagues
Owners struggle to find capable managers as teams cut costs and rely on machine like players. Dyer Neun Boudreau Kukel Taylor ONeill face looming exits while few strong replacements exist in majors or minors. Names like O Doul Gilbert Stingel Richards Cuyler Bertell Crosetti Walters Stanky and Greenburg are circulated as possible options amid a culture favoring muscle over intellect.
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Coasaa Ts
Phillies
Ben Chapman
Eddie Sawyer
Toronto
Giants
Mel Ott
New York
Leo Durocher
Brooklyn
Burt Shotton
Eddie Dyer
Cardinals
Johnny Nuen
Cincinnati Reds
Lou Boudreau
Joe Kuhel
Zach Taylor
Steve O'Neill
Dyer
Neun
Wolf
Bordreau
Kukel
Taylor
O'Neill
O’doul
Lefty O’doul
San Francisco Seals
Larry Gilbert
Nashville
Casey Stingel
Oakland
Paul Richards
Buffalo
Kiki Cuyler
Atlanta
Bruno Beterl
Jersey City
Bill McKenzie
Indians
Muddy Ruel
Rick Ferrell
Senators
Ruhel
Frankie Crosetti
Yanks
Buck Walters
Reds
Dixie Walker
Pirates
Eddie Stanky
Braves
Hank Greenburg
Hank
Doc Wagner Aubarey Wagner Leads All American Girls League Batting
Kenosha Wisconsin native Doc Wagner Aubarey Wagner, Comets left fielder, posts a .370 average at midseason. Last year she won the home run crown and narrowly missed the hitting title by one point. The Elmhurst College pre medical student will invest the $100 weekly salary to pursue a medical degree.
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Aubarey Wagner
Kenosha
Wis
Comets
Elmhurst
Ill
Almighty Dollar Prompts Pro Grid Change Talks
Brooklyn Dodgers football boss Branch Rickey warns costs exceed estimates as the team debuts near Lake Champlain. He backs league unity and a two-game weekly schedule to stabilize finances, noting $150,000 extra talent bonuses and probable losses this season.
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Rickey
Dodger
Baseball Dodgers
Grid Club
Bill Cox and Associates
Branch
Jamaica Wins 400 Meters as U S Struggles in Olympics
Arthur Wint of Jamaica beat favorite McKenley in the 400 meters in a record-equaling 46.2 seconds, while Sweden swept the 3 000 meter steeplechase for a grand slam. The United States failed to take a track gold for the first time, with Browning Ross and other Americans far back in the field.
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London
Arthur Win
Jamaica
U. S
Herb McKenley
May Whitfield
Ohio State
Wint
Royal Air Force
Bill Carr
United States
Los Angeles
Dave Bolen
Colorado
Chance Whitfield
Sjoestrand
Flight Lessons and Local Air Traffic at Pocatello Field
Horace reviews recent flying lessons at Wilson's with instructor Conn Housley showing stalls and 7-20s, notes solo progress, and recalls a near collision with an airliner. He praises Pocatello Municipal Airport traffic, recording 9,272 monthly landings and takeoffs, and urges pilots to check fuel before flight while promising continued safety tips.
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Wilson's
Conn Housley
Pocatello Municipal Airport
Idaho
Pocatello
Olympic track highlights clash in Wembley events
Jamaican rivals sprinted in the 800 and 400 meter double attempt with Whitfield pulling away late but unable to catch his fast closing teammate. Bolen finished fourth as Swedes dominated the mile and the decathlon standings showed Mathias, Simmons and Mondschein in the top five after five events. Audrey Patterson of Nashville qualified for tomorrow's 200 meter finals while Fanny Blankers-Koen dominated the semi finals and the two American sprinters were eliminated.
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Whitfield
Ted Meredith
Bolen
Whitefield
Sweden
Sjoestrans
Elmsaeter
Ross
Sjosetrand
Hagstroem
P. V. Sitaloppi
Finland
Wembley
U. S
Bob Mathias
Tulare
Calif
Enrique Kistenmacher
Argentina
Floyd Simmons
Los Angeles Athletic Club
Irving
Moon) Mondschein
New York University
Heinrich
France
Audrey Patterson
Nashville
Tenn
Fanny Blankers-Koen
Holland
Miss Patterson
Mary Walker
Great Britain
May Faggs
New York
Nell Jackson
Tuskegee Institute
Badminton Finals Set Across City This Saturday
City-wide badminton finals are scheduled for Saturday with play starting at 10 a.m. in Reed Hall Gymnasium at Idaho State College. Lila Kurtz notes playoff arrangements after city playground tournaments to crown park champions advancing to city-wide honors. Singles only and six age groups from 11 and under to 15 and older will compete.
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Lila Kurtz
Reed Hall Gymnasium
Idaho State College
New Jersey Dental Society notes vitamin A in greens higher than spinach
The New Jersey Dental Society reports escarole kale and parsley contain more vitamin A per serving than spinach, highlighting leafy greens as rich sources of this nutrient.
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The
New Jersey Dental Society
All Star Ball Squads Chosen After Baseball School
After a three day coaching program at Halliwill Park two All-Star squads were chosen by the city recreation department with the Pocatello Cardinals. The Blues and Whites list players led by managers W. Kelly and J. McDowall and include pitchers in Hunt Templeton and Rich Smith among others. The teams will play August 10 with several Cardinals officials teaching positions to young players.
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Halliwell Park
Pocatello Cardinals
Cardinal
Nat LeBlanc
Dom Barczewsik
al Neil
Larry Swederske
George Koby
The
BLUES
K. Hunt
P. H. Templeton
J. Crafford
B. Rowe
S. Detmeris
J. Frigoli
K. Hadley
B. Oliver
M. Benson
L. Lish
R. Rodriguez
H. Medina
B. Clay
All Purpose
Sealey and Hodge
Fighter Wins Back After Serious KO In Scranton Bout
Charley Zack of Dalton Pennsylvania recovered from a severe knockout in a Wednesday night bout in Scranton. He left an oxygen tent the next day, woke from a coma, and showed improved pulse and blood pressure as doctors noted the partial paralysis on one side had vanished. Kilroy of Paterson stopped the 10 round bout at 4:40 of the ninth.
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Scranton
Charley Zack
Dalton
Scranton State Hospital
Zack
Billy Kilroy
Paterson, Ae
Recreation Attendance Hits New Top in Gate City
Gate City recreation program attendance rose by one third over 1947 with 50 807 child days by July 30 matching last year's total and a weekly total of 4 652. Daily averages at centers ranged from 46 to 199 with Irving Arts and Craft highest at 199 and Raymond 103. Wayne Booth, program director, cited new facilities and broader activities as key to growth.
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Gate City
Wayne Booth
Caldwell
Ross
Raymond
Irving Arts and Craft
Whittier
Memorial
Halliwell
Franklin
Alameda
Irving
Booth
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