President to Name Three Man Committee on Pro Sports
President Roosevelt indicated he would likely appoint a three person committee to study wartime sports issues and advise on keeping or altering activities. He noted strong interest from sports supporters and Congress in a coordinating body and possible names being discussed, while stressing the panel would only make recommendations and hold no power.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Ihe
Congress
John Kelly
Philadelphia
Senator Mead
D.-N.y
Herbert Bayard Swope
New York
House
Rep. Dilner
D.-Wis
Disney
Marquette University
Green Bay Packers
Senators Top Elmira 1-0 to End Losing Streak
The Senators defeated Elmira 1-0 before 1,081 fans as Luther Knerr earned the win over Sammy Zoldak, in a tense opener of a two game series. Two hits by Albany, one run in the fifth on a Gibson single followed by a sacrifice and Knerr’s fly to center. Oakley? No. The Pioneers threatened early but failed to score, with Lutz doubling in the sixth as Mustarkis and Nowak retired.
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Elmira
Senators
Luther Knerr
Sammy Zoldak
Knerr
Zoldak
Gibson
Whittingham
Brutchak
Smith
Sweeney
Albany
Pioneers
Kinerr
Lutz
A. Cookson
Bers Snyder
Ss Sweeney
Nagel
Rothman
Rf. Gibson
Bruithakgh
P. Coe
Toels Elmira
AB. A
Busch
Masiakis
Rt. Sowak
Mailer If
Gunning
Rovds Sa
Tzoidak
Als Ago
Albany Elmira
Snyder
Richards Lutz
Nowak
aAlbany
Zildak
Knerri
Gore
Huriey
Tume
Higgins Wins Ground as AL Batting Leaders Shuffle
Pinky Higgins of Detroit climbs to second place in AL batting with a .363 average as Vern Stephens injures a knee and drops to top spot five points ahead. Cris Hackett slides to .338, Wally Moses leads Chicago in hits, and four new faces join the top ten including Mike Chartar Dick Wakefield and Roberto Estalella. Bud Rosar and other leaders hold steady while Charley Keller boosts homer tally to four, Joyner White leads with 31 hits, and pitchers Carrasquel and Chandler share four wins. Virgil Trucks remains the strikeout leader with 28 and Spud Chandler adds wins for New York.
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Chicago
Pinky Higgins
Detroit
Vern Stephens
Barwns
Higgins
Stephens
Altoghier
Newcomes
Wally Moses
Stoses
John Lixdell
New York
Jeff Heath
Cleveland
Mike Chartar St. Loui
Dick Wakefield
Roberto Estalella
Philadel
Charley Keller
Joyner White
Philadelphia
Stan Spence
Washington
Ellis Clary
James Vernon
George Case
Alex Carrasquel
Spud Chandler
Virgil Trucks
Baseball In Brief Yesterday's Scores And Standings
Albany defeated Elmira 1 0 while St. Louis beat Brooklyn 7 1 Cincinnati topped New York 3 to null and Boston lagged Pittsburgh 4 0 Philadelphia won 5 4 against Chicago Today's games featured several matchups with pitchers Lanier Vander Meer Lehrman Derringer and others lined up. all contests were postponed due to weather and scheduling shifts. Brooklyn led the standings at 11 6 while St Louis and Cincinnati held 12 12 and 12 0 records respectively with Philadelphia and New York in mix as Boston and Chicago trailed.
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St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
New York
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Philadelphia Oil
St. Loui
Lanier
Macon
Vander Meer
Lehrman
Derringer
Fuchs
Gormicki
Rescigno
Andrews
Jeffcoat
Cleveland
Washington
St Louis
Detroit
Borony
Newhouser
Hughson
Bagby
Pyle
Leonard
Gatehouse
Sundra
La Salle Nips Burg 2 0 Behind Russo’s Three-Hit Gems
La Salle Institute broke a two game skid by defeating Lansingburg High 2 0 as Pete Russo pitched three hits for the Cadets. A fourth inning rally featured a triple by Mike Furdyna and a Bill Boland RBI single, with Ed Sullivan starting the rally by a single and steal. The win tightens the Principal's League standings as Water vliet idle leads by a game. Lansingburg threatened in the third but Abbate walked two then induced a key grounder to end the inning. Two more league games on tap as Watervliet meets Troy High and Catholic Central faces Cohoes.
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la Salle Institute
Lansingburg High
Pete Russo
Watervliet
Fren Abbate
Burg
Russo
Furdyna
Bill Boland
Abbate
Linc Marzello
George Winkler
Mike Hunziker
Marzello
Irv Goldsberry
Lansingburg
Bert Kavanagh
la Salle
Bill Goerold
Dick Lemke
Johnny McCarthy
Watervliet Hill
Cohoes
Ed Kalski
Emmett Heslin
Jim Crandall
Ce. S
Philadelphia
Phillies
Cincinnati
Cubs
Shibe Park
Phils
Bruins
St Johnson
Hiram Bithorn
Claude Passeau
Danny Murtaugh
Len Merullo
Jim Wasdell
Babe Dahigien
Ivar Goodman
Harry Lowrey
Merullo
Bithorn
Stanky
Northey
Chicago
O A. Hack
Gavarrella
Nicholson
Goodman
Lowrey
Hernandez
Batida
Sth
Bitharn
Pheladelphia
Murtaugh
Busby
Wesdell
Dahlgren
Nayler
Mar
Livingston
Johnson
Errom—Merullo
Cavarretta
Wasdell
Litwhiler
Passeau
Reds Rally Past Giants 3-1 on Errors in Tenth
In Cincinnati, two New York errors sparked a two-run tenth inning as Joe Beggs earned the win and Ace Adams took the loss. Max Marshall, Gee Walker, and Frank McCormick delivered the decisive hits after two were out, with Dick Bartell charged on a key misplay.
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New York
Reds
Giants
Joe Bepgs
Ace Adams
Max Marshall
Gee Walker
Marshall
Melott
Walkeer
Frank McCormick
Walker
Dick Bartell
Babe Barna
Cincinnati
Abrhoga Brewster
McCormick
Tipton
Mesner
Miler
Mueller
Riddle
Beggs
Abrhoga
Streee
Sayles
Ott
Bartell
Runa
Lombardi
Maynard
Harteil
Baven
Barna
Doble
Brewster
Waixs
Adama
Strikenuts
Riddie
Berga
OM Sasse
Agams
L. P
Beges
Lefties Tie Up Dodgers as Cardinals Rally 7-1
Brooklyn falls 7-1 as Ernie White and Harry Brecheen hold Dodgers to three hits. Stan Musial, Walker Cooper, and Ray Sanders pace a five-run first half and Cooper adds three hits. Phillies rally to beat Cubs 5-4. Northey injures knee. Braves blank Pirates 4-0 behind Workman and McCarthy homers, Javery shuts out Pittsburgh.
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Shackle Flock
Workman
McCarthy
Braves
Brooklyn
Ernie White
Harry Brecheen
Dodger
Cardinals
St. Louis Hurlers
Red Birds
Whitlow Wyatt
White
Billy Herman
Wyatt
Walker Cooper
Ray Sanders
Harry Walker
Stan Musial
Cooper
Johnny Alien
Les Webber
Billy South Worth
Arky Vaughan
Joe Medwick
Medwick
Vaughan
Brecheen
ST. Lou
Receiner Hlein
Walter
Sf. Musial
I. W. Cooper
Ce Sanders
Brow
Garms Rf
Marion
Waite
Torls
Il Brooklyn
Burdazaray
IF Cami
Herman
Wirerf
Owen
C Kampouris
Zoooney
Glossop
Musial
Klein
Lein
Sanders
Bazes
St. Lows
Aner —White
Raiders debut routs St Michael's 12 to 1
The Raiders opened their season with a 12 to 1 victory over St. Michael's behind Art Dunvage who had three hits and two doubles on the mound. St. Michael's starter Williams allowed 12 hits as Dunvage, Deveran and Akin paced the Raiders offense.
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Raiders
St. Michael's
Art Dunvage
Williams
St . Michael's
Dunvage
Hank Helferich
Don Everton
Chick Klein
Dunivage
Deveran
Williams Land Akin
Waterford Aces
Geer Field
Keath Porter
SouthEnders
Cliff Sanhers
Federal Street
International Montion 7 Newark 4
A brief score report notes International Montion defeated Newark 7 to 4 in a recent game. The readable lines indicate a competitive matchup with key plays influencing the final tally. Further details are not available in the fragment.
Yankees assign Aaron Robinson to Newark Bears
The Yankees optioned rookie catcher Aaron Robinson to the Newark Bears of the International League, trimming their roster to 23 players. Robinson previously played for Newark last season, hitting .285 in 100 games.
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Detroit
Yankees
Aaron Robinson
Newark Bears
Robinson
Bears
Grenade golf at Fort Chaffee with dummy ordnance course
A wartime novelty game named grenade golf operates at Camp Chaffee Arkansas with nine holes and targets shaped like weapons. Players use dummy grenades as balls from standing kneeling or prone positions while scoring with hits counts and strokes. The course includes a machine gun pillbox and an effigy of Hitler.
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Hitler
Irwin Garshaelis
Balata Ball Revered by Honus Wagner in Emery Era Debate
Fortynine year old legend Honus Wagner recalls baseball's old days when emery shine and mud balls were common. He scorns modern restrictions and insists pitchers could excel with vintage tactics, naming Mathewson Young and Dizzy Dean as future greats if allowed to use emery shine and mud balls.
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Arden Skidmore
Pitusburg
Honus Wagner
Pirates
Wagner
Christy Mathewson
Cy Young
Matty
Dizzy Dean
Carl Hubbell
Mort Cooper
O'Dea Tops NL Batting As Frey Slumps
Ken O'Dea of the St Louis Cardinals moves to the NL batting lead with a .301 average after Monday games as Lonnie Frey of the Reds slides to third. Others among the leaders include Stan Hack Frank McCormick Babe Dahlgren Billy Herman Whitey Kurowski John McCarthy and Ed Stanky. Rip Sewell Max Macon and Johnny Allen lead pitching with three wins and no defeats.
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New York
Cincinnati
Lonnie Frey
Ken O'Dea
Cardinals
O'Dea
Walker Cooper
Billy Southworth
Brooklyn
Paul Waner
Frey
Reds
Stan Hack
Chicago
Frank McCormick
Babe Dahlgren
Philadelphia
Billy Herman
Whitey Kurowski
St. Louis
John McCarthy
Boston
ED Stanky
Herman
Dolph Camilli
Buster Maynard
Danny Litwhiler
Phillies
Rip Sewell
Pirates
Max Macon
Johnny Allen
Dodgers
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Perils Stephens
A. L. Bat
Buddy Rosar
Hudson Bowling Lanes
Gabardines
Utica-Binghamton
Christopher
E. Smith
Ww. Pet
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Hartford
Wilkes-Barre
Binghamton
Springfield
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L.S.J
Berg Ryan
Busso
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Fordyna
Pemrick
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Kavanagh
A Horgan
Russo Negh
Ryan Um
Brvett
Charlie Workman
al Javery
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Truett
Bip) Sewell
Eddie Joost
Jby
Fran Gustine
Chett Ross
Sewell
Bret
Pittssubg
R. H
Russell
Ie Fietcher
Eliott
Sdmaggo
Gustine
Lopez
Javery
Workmen
DiMaggio
Fletcher
Wietelmann
Ryan
Pittsburgh
St. Michael’s
Rooney A. C
Watking Aces
110Th Street Grounds
Harry Ratcheleder
Jim Wileen
Gene Merchant
Bob Bebernitz
Aingieson
Tean
Keeney Alg
Hood
Watkins
Trodanek
Mullvan
Bowen
Montion
Newark
Jack
McGrath
47Th Armored Regiment
Camp Chaffee
Fortahs Ark
Bob Harris
Cincinnati Reds
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Col
Ed Steik
San Francisco Seals
Wells AC
Laureate
Elroy Peacock
Stan Stevens
Cliff
Stevens
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Ss. McGrath
S. Stevens
C. Cc. Stevens
van Steenberg
P. Jeavons
Rf. Kane
J. Fanl
Ef. Evers
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AB. R.H.O
Futcher
Corr
Walkinshaw
Remo
Peacock
Joslin
Tranglotz
Paladino
McConville
Wells Viaducts
C. Stevens
Beatley
Balata Ball
Honus
Emery
oirFeReNee” Ater Logan Ron
Renee Tee
Ken O’dea
N. L. Hurlers
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