Connie Mack's A's Fight to Shake Up pennant race
The Athletics under Connie Mack, long pennant drought in sight, gained a sixth place tie with a doubleheader split against Boston. Eddie Busch delivered the winning run in the opener. Boho Newsome pitching the nightcap shutout. Browns led by a game and a half after splitting with Chicago as Al Hollingsworth won in relief. Bud Metheny's homer helped the Yankees beat Washington 3 to 1. Reds, Dodgers, and Cardinals won as Mets? No. Phillies Braves rained out.
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Fritz Howell
Associated Press
Connie Mack
Danny Connie
Joe Cronin
Sporting
Red Sox
Mackmen
Boston
St. Louis Browns
Chicago
White Sox
A’s
Eddie Busch
la O
Mhuira
Boho
Browns
al Hollingsworth
Hank Bowery
Cheave
Yanks
Washington
Bud Metheny
Meveland
Detroit
Ray Mack
War Worker
Paul Trout
Trout
Bucky Walters
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Cincinnati Star
Reds
Giants
New Yorkers
Brooklyn
Les Webber
Rube Melton
Dodges
Luis Olmo
al Jurisch
Lendinent
Bus Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Stan Musial
Chicago Cubs
Phillies-Braves
Allied Fifth Army track meet yields fast times in Rome
Pvt Zemer Fox of Wichita Kansas won the 100 yard dash in 9.9 seconds and the 220 yard hurdles in 26.14 while anchoring the winning relay in the Musolini stadium unfinished track meet. Despite rough conditions the event featured Allied soldiers chasing Germans through Rome.
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Rome
Fifth Army
Mussolini Stadium
Zemer 5Ox
Wichita
Kas
Henry Armstrong Faces Promising Young Opponent Tonight
Henry Armstrong a former multi division champion meets Nick Latsios in a 10 round feature bout in Washington. Armstrong comes off a two round KO of Al Davis and is favored to win as he continues his comeback trail by fighting frequently.
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Washington
Henry Armstrong
Nick Latsios
Henry
Alexandrina
Bolling Field
Armstrong
Bummy) Davis
New York
Los Angeles
Thunder Clue Confirms Distant Explosion Witness
A report notes the thunder was not heard clearly beyond twenty miles from the visible flash, suggesting a distant event with limited audible reach.
Top-Seeded Players Set For Action In Tennis Tourney
Elizabeth New Jersey June 21 AP Top seeded players began second round action in the eastern intercollegiate tennis tourneys at the Elizabeth Town and Country Club Doris Hart of Barry College faced Gloria Rustum of Montclair State Teachers College while Frederick C Prior of Princeton met Edward Coerke of Haverford College Prior had a first round bye Miss Hart won her opener over Muriel Holt New Jersey College for Women Miss Rustum defeated Priscilla Nelson 6 2 6 1 in the opening day results Merril Heddings Jr of American University fell to Goerke 6 3 26 4 Hood College Marlyn Barnett upset Judy Atterbury 6 3 6 2 seeds Rosenquest and Lopaus won their matches Biographical details lines indicate a busy day of second round play.
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Elizabeth
N. J
Elizabeth Town and Country Club
Doris Hart
Barry College
Miami
Fla
Gloria Rustum
Montclair State Teachers College
Frederick C. Prior
Princeton
Edward Coerke
Haverford College
Miss Hart
Muriel Holt
New Jersey College
Miss Rustum
Priscilla Nelson
Mt. Holyoke College
Prior
Goerken
Merril Heddings, Jr
American University
Washington
Marlyn Barnett
Hood College
Judy Atterbury
Wellesley
Betty Rosenquest
South Orange
Rollins College
Ruth Eddy
Pembroke
Miss Rosenquest
Lillian Lopaus
Jeanette Levine
Louise Gaun
University of Cheorga
Janet Schwab
Westtern College
Oxford
Peggy Walsh
Winter Park
Mary Louise Bruneau
Fifty Planes Challenge Forts Over Berlin in Major Raid
AP dispatch from Mafland reports nearly 50 German fighters rose to meet the largest American bombing force ever over Berlin. Bombers with P-51 and P-38 escorts swarmed the city with scant enemy resistance, while Junkers S-8s fired three passes at a lower formation. Lt. George W. Reese Jr. recalled close encounters and heavy anti aircraft fire as fires raged in Hamburg areas observed from bombers.
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A. U. 8. Flying Fortress
Mafland
Berlin
Junkers
S&s
Bertin
Baseball coaching schools and active coaches noted in sports roundup
Roundup highlights include Alabama's coaching school adding baseball with instructors like Joe Sewell and Riggs Stephenson. New Jersey prep clinics. a situp record attempt by Pvt Edward Spratt. A A U considering night track meets. ferry of Duggan steering patrols in Oklahoma City. NYU intramurals top with 814 participants. Harris and Bourland track clash. Conn transferred overseas. and a Lakes-Lawrence baseball game between lieutenant commanders Cochrane and Kronzer.
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New York
Alitbama
Frank Thomas
Bama
Joe Sewell
Riggs Stephenson
New Jersey
Nyu
Gil Torres
Senators
al Simmons
Elmore Harris
Morgan State College
Cliff Bourland
Wes Wallace
Cuff
Harris
Billy Conn
Greensboro
Cil
Joe Louis
Mickey Cochrane
Joe Kronzer
Lawrence
Today’s Games Across Leagues
American League features Washington at New York Boston at Philadelphia Cleveland at Detroit Chicago at St. Louis. National League matches New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston Cincinnati at Pittsburgh St. Louis at Chicago. Southern Association games include New Orleans at Atlanta Birmingham at Chattanooga Little Rock at Knoxville Memphis at Nashville.
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Washington
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Southern Association
New Orleans
Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
Memphis
Nashville
T. Louis
Vatican Houses World’s Finest Antiquities Collection
The Vatican hosts a premier and expansive collection of ancient artifacts noted as the finest in the world, attracting scholars and visitors seeking historic masterpieces.
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Vatican
Babe Zaharias Faces Tough Round in Western Open
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, backed by powerful driving, advances to the round of 16 as she confronts veteran campaigners in the women’s Western Open. Her main rivals include Dorothy Germain and Patty Berg, with others such as Dorothy Kirby and Margaret Gunter remaining in the field.
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Babe
Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Bahbe
Ann Casey
Mason City
Beverly Hills
Calif
Patty Berg
The
Marines
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Thomas Nolan
New Castle
Miss Germain
Beaver College
New Rochelle
N. Y
Joanne Barr Tracy
Dallas
Texas
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. C
Mary Agnes Wall
Menominee
Mich
Phyllis Otto
Omaha
Margaret Gunter
Memphis
Community Gathering and Visiting Notices
A Friday night supper hosted by Miss Ruth Asbell at Mrs. Guy Crum's home drew a large crowd with chicken rice pickles and more. Several regional visitors including Mrs. Cora Mathis from Woodland and the Aldridge siblings from Thomasville were guests at local homes last week and over the weekend.
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Ruth Asbell
Guy Crum
Cora Mathis
Woodland
J. R. Atkinson
Janie Bell Aldridge
Thomasville
Henry White
Pete Halstead
T. L. Barrett
J. R. Peacock
L. H. Peacock
J. M. Atkins
Erwin Downs
Miami
Fla
Ray Clark
J. M. Pearce
J. R. Atkins
Baseball Scores From Yesterday Across Leagues
Results show New York defeats Washington 3 1 while Cleveland tops Detroit 3 1. Philadelphia 5 Boston 2 4 0 split. Chicago 4 0 loses 8 5 to St. Louis. Brooklyn 6 New York 2 over St. Louis 2. Postponed Philadelphia Boston. Cincinnati 3 Pittsburgh 0. Atlanta 5 New Orleans 4 Birmingham 5 Chattanooga 2 Knoxville 15 Little Rock 4. Nashville 7 Memphis 6 over 10 innings.
Atlanta Crackers Dominate Pelicans In Tight 5-4 Win
In a wild seventh inning Don Ernst overdid his control for New Orleans as Atlanta clinched a 5-4 victory before 6000 fans on Ladies Night. Dick Mauney earned his ninth win while Ww Carpenter and Shelby Kinney pitched late relief. Nashville defeated Memphis 7-6 in 10 innings as Al Leitz powered the Vols with five hits. Little Rock fell 15-4 at Knoxville as Oeell Dunn hit his ninth homer for the Smokies. Birmingham beat Chattanooga 5-2 after trailing until the sixth.
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Don Ernst
New Orleans
Pelicans
Atlanta
Crackers
Little Rock
Memphis
Dick Mauney
Cracker
Ww Carpenter
Shelby Kinney
Fairfax
Ala
Carpenter
Nashville
al Leitz
Vol
Tal Abernathy
Chick
Vols
Walter Brown
Seitz
Knoxville
Oéell Dunn
Smokies
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Croos
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McClosky General Hospital
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Edward Beranek
RAF Training Command
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Babe Zaharias
Monument Bus Terminal
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