Free Lance Pulls Off Feature at Aqueduct
In the Celt Handicap at Aqueduct 1944 Free Lance, a 43 to 1 longshot from Wheatley Stable, held off Doggone and Who Goes There in a photo finish before 18 154 fans. Bel Reigh led early with 9 lengths’ advantage before faltering. Who Goes There tired late as Free Lance covered six furlongs in 1 11 45 under 133 pounds.
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Aqueduct
Ravetrath
Free Lance
Wheatley
RB. A
Anish
Robby Permara
Bolling On
Doggone
Jamaica
Bel Reigh
Don Meade
Permane
Equifox Triumphs at Arlington Mile Race
Equifox, a seven year old colt from Equipelse, surged from behind to win the Arlington Park mile in 3 36.0, paying $24.20 $5.00 and $2.80. Night Shadow ran second, War Knight third, with Bronte Farms Challenge fading to fourth in a five horse field. A crowd of 12 000 wagered $525 282 after six races.
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Homewood
Til
Howard Wells
Equifox
Equipelse
Arlington Park
Bronte Farm
Robert McGarvey
Night Shadow
War Knight
Wight Shadow
Ariington
Calumet Aly
Bng
Brownell Combs
Durante
Harriet Sue
Miss U.S
Inspection Tanks Win At Arsenal In Pitch Duel
The Inspection team defeated the Firemen 6 to 3 in the Watervliet Arsenal Softball League to claim their first win of the season. Cy Stalk had three hits in three at bats, while John Stoberski went 2 for 3 to lead the donors. Hildebrand starred for the Tank Shop in an 11 to 4 win over the Army outfit, with three hits in four trips. Captain Vanderman and Captain Sam Viola paced the Army with three for four and two for four respectively.
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Firemen
Watervliet Arsenal
Cy Stalk
John Stoberski
Arsenal
Tank Shop
Army Outit
To & Hildebrand
Army
Captain Vanderman
Captai Sam Viola
Brackman
Gift Zynewski
Link
Gates
Nuttal
Kelley
White
Atlanta Net Star Advances to Southern Tennis Tourney Quarterfinals
The peninsular tourney saw Floyd of Atlanta and North Carolina’s Ausnta reach the quarterfinals after defeating New York state champion. Sixth seed Bill Lurie beat Bud Landsey 6-3 in the men’s draw. Mrs Jet Haunt from Pensacola defeated Beth Hart 6-0 to face unseeded Louise Fowler of Covington in today’s quarterfinals.
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Floyd
Atlanta
Bill Lurie
Bud Landsey
Jet. Haunt
Pensacols
Fila
Allons
Beth Hart
Atlante
Louise ‘Fowler
Covington
International. Newark 9 Buffalo 1 result noted
A confused international score item lists Newark defeating Buffalo 9 to 1. The text also includes unclear references to Jersey City Rochester and Toronto, with scattered fragments. The exact teams and outcomes are not consistently clear from the readable lines.
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Newark
Buffalo
Jersey City
Rochester
Toronto
Syrecme
Waner among 11 players to return to old ball clubs
The Pittsburgh Pirates sign Lloyd Waner as the 11th major leaguer to return to a former club. The article lists multiple players across the Giants, Reds, Cardinals, Dodgers, Yankees and Athletics who have had second stints with their teams, including Frank Hayes with the A’s and Rick Ferrell with Washington, among others.
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Lloyd Waner
Old Ball Club
New York
Pittsburg Pirates
Phil Weintraub
Arethaseswan
Giants
New Yorkers
Philadelphia Phillies
St. Louis Cardinals
Pepper Martin
Martin
Red Birds
Athletics
Gus Mancuso
Ernie Lombardi
Cubs
Panl Waner
Dodgers
Eddie Milter
Ester Crabtree
Reds
Frank Hayes
Ironman
Connie Mack
St. Louis Browns
Jakucki
Tigers
Browns
Sem Os
Nats
Rick, Ferrell
Jake Powel
Ferrell
Washington
Wes
Boston
St Louis
Powell
Yankees
Ben Chapman
Whnning
Clark Griffith
Griffith Stadium
Tom’ Zachary
Budday Myer
Alvin Crowder
7Red Hargrave
Goose Goslin
Sammy ‘Weat
Bump Hadley
Dick Coffman
Chapman
Griffin
Bucky Harris
Bui Carrigan
Rogera Peck
Pigpough
Cleveland
George Gibson
Pittsburg
Billy Southworth
SL Louis
Charla Grimm
Chicago
John McGraw
Heinie Groh
Eddie Rousch
Buck Herzog
Jack Stott
Eddie Farrell
George Hkeby
Lujack Shifted to Asbury Park in Navy Transfer
Notre Dame star Johnny Lujack and about twenty other athletes were moved to new bases as part of Navy and Marine trainee transfers. Lujack, who filled Angelo Bertelli's role as quarterback and passing ace, moves to the Asbury Park midshipmen’s school in New Jersey. Other transfers include Jim Wanagan Tom Carlin Seb Klein and Jim Resenfelder to Asbury Park. Gerry Ford Leo Kifer Frank Bek to Columbia Midshipmen’s School. Tom Sheehan Jack Cawley to Notre Dame Midshipmen’s School. and several players sent to Parris Island South Carolina and other locations.
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South Bend
Ind
Tventy Tree
Notre Dame
Johnny Lujack
Navy
Marine
Lujack
Angelo Bertelli
Wil
Midshipmen
Asbury Park
N. J
Jim Wanagan
Tom Carlin
Seb Klein
Jim Resenfelder
Columbia Midshipmen's
Gerry Ford
Leo Kifer
Frank Bek
Notre Dame Midshipmen's
Tom Sheehan
Jack Cawley
Parris Island
Sc—Hud Meter
Jonny Perko
Joe Signaign
Julius Rykovich
Gaspar Urban
Len Scarpelli
Phil Reithe
Joe Zieminski
Phil Anderson
Roger Dewolf
Darrell Black
Ernie Rivisto
Chisox Defeat Quonset Flyers in Exhibition Game
Chicago White Sox won 10-3 against the Quonset Flyers at Quonset Field in an exhibition. C lark at third for the Chisox delivered two triples and a double in four at bats. Flyers scored their lone run in the second inning on an RBI by Jim Warner.
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Davisville
R. L
Chicago White Sox
Quonset Flyers
Quonset Field
Lark
Chisox Red
Quonset
Jim Warner
Flyers
Wade
Castino
Mildenberger
Patrick
Patleyak
Slakewicz
Eagles Sign Eight More Gridders for 1944 Season
The Philadelphia Eagles announced the signing of eight additional players, bringing the 1944 contract total to 29. Holdovers include Charlie Gauer, former Colgate back, and Al Sherman, former Brooklyn College back.
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Philadelphia
Philadelphia “Eagles
Charlie Gauer
Colgate
al Sherman
Brooklyn College
Great Lakes Rally Sharp Grounder Beats Cubs 3-2
Great Lakes defeats the Chicago Cubs 3-2 as Bill Baker drives in two runs with a grounder. Paul Erickson limits the Cubs to three singles through eight. BIT Nicholson homers for Chicago. The win gives Great Lakes their first straight-game victory of the season.
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Great Lakes
Bill Baker
Chicago Cubs
Paul Erickson
Brociackers
Cubs
Bit Nicholson
War Gleam Wins Feature At Suffolk Downs
War Gleam a 6 to 5 favorite, led from the break to win the Highlands feature for Grade B 3 year olds at Suffolk Downs. It was the Man O War colt’s third win at the meeting, beating Chain Miss by a neck with High Name a length back. Owners and jockeys named, payouts listed, handle reported at 642432.
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Boston
Fred Wyse
Suffolk Downs
Chain Miss
Orlon
Perrillo
Jacopo
High Name
Level and Gorman
Circle 3F Bench
Wer Gleam
Hu ‘bert.Trent
William
Stroube
Coronation
Vincent Cicero
William Helis” Golfe
Wings Trim St Anthony's At Watervliet
The Walton Wings beat St Anthony s CFC Senior team 7 to 2 at Watervliet High. Bill Vincent pitched a two hit game for his fourth win, striking out ten and allowing three walks. Hack Harris Dugan and Cooney led the offense as Wings set to meet St Michael s Thursty night at School 2 diamond at 6 15.
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Walton Wings
St. Anthony
CFC
Watervilet High Diamond
Bill. Vincent
Wings
Hack Harris
Jack Dugan
Dick Cooney
Tel Wings
St. Michael's Thurstey
Winn 84 Becomes Nation's Oldest With Sports Ties
Colonel Matt Winn, 84, earns status as the oldest American with active ties to sports. Once a boy viewing Aristides at Churchill Downs, he built a racing empire and now leads Churchill Downs, Lincoln Fields, and Empire City race tracks while remaining a non-gambler by rule. He lives in Chicago near his married daughters.
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Winn
Charles Dunelety
Ir ‘Whitney Martin
Chicago
t-Churchill Downs
Ulysses E Grant
United States
West
Matt Winn
Aristides
Viewtort
America
Ity Poobah
Colonel Winn
Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
A. Alonzo
Stagg
Tosn
Aroud
Churchill Downs
Louisville
Lincoln Fields
Empire City
Yonkers
Laurel Race Track
Baltimore
Drake Hotel
Jacian Cops Top Feature at Delaware Park
Jacian won the feature mile and 2 furlongs at Delaware Park in 2 57 1, beating Red Ois by two lengths with Top Reward third. The $10,000 purse funds will aid war relief, with $2,500 allocated to USO Red Cross United Seamen's Service and War Prisoners' Aid.
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Delaware Pars
Pi—Tacian
Sammy Hicks
Viddem
Johnny Breen
Delaware Park
Charles Turners
Red Ois
WL McCombs
Red Cis
Madame Mamie
Jacian
Hellereth
Jaesen
Top Bewerndt
Delaware Assocision
Hicks
United Service Organizations
American Red Cross
United Seamen's Service
Bostwick Owned Filly Wins Debut at Cleveland Purse
Lilly, a two year old owned by W Bostwick of New York and trained by Major Dunbar, debuted at North Randall in the Cleveland Plain Dealer Purse Grand Circuit event. Ridden by Harry Thames, she won the second heat by a length over Honor Hanover after an even money favorite start, with Norm runner up in the opener.
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Cleveland
Kimberley Banover
Lilly
Dunbar W. Bostwick
New York
Cleveland Plain Dealer
North Randal
Harry Thames
Mies
Bil! McElvyn
Norm
Honor Hanover
Pittsburg Phil and the Era of Big Bets at the Track
The piece profiles Pittsburg Phil, also known as Joe Palocks or George E. Smith, famed for massive wagers in the late 19th century. It notes his $2.5 million season in 1897, daily six figure gains or losses, and his secretive operations using brokers and riders to back horse bets while challenging luck myths.
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Ned Brown
New York
George E. Smith
Pittsboro
Ciy
Smith
Chicago
Dom O Meler
Eames
Agid O'Malley
Pitsburg
O'Malley
Pittsburg
Pittsterg
Phil George E. Smith
Phil
Pitts-burg
Felow
Pitlsburg
Knobby's Treat and Pinsburg Phil in a Derby Tale
A fragmented report recalls Knobby's Treat and Pinsburg Phil racing figures at a track. Doggett and Parvenus clash in a fierce drive as a £100,000 purse highlights the event, with Pillsbore Phil and Howard Mann noted in a 1397 Brooklim Handicap context.
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Pinsburg
Phil
Doggett
Parvenus
Pillsbore
Howard Mann
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Troy Record
Troy
Eddie Schultz
Troy Country Club
Normanside Country Club
George Knauf
Albany
Schultz
Victor
Arlington
Atlanta Net Star
Chisox
Philly Eagles
War Gleam
Suffolk
St. Anthony’s
Watervliet
Jacian Cops
Delaware
Bostwick Owned
Joe Palocks
Tod Siosa
San Francisco
Sloan
Sem Doggett
Fred Tate
Neag
Pons Mas
Sencon
Hem, Fisher
By al Capp
Man Igeel
Lohengrin
Frank
Wis
Cherisy
Los
By Oon
T. Har
Crockett Jokeow
Son Os
Jone
Shelter
Asboy
Fairy
Gus the Ghost
Nish
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