Brown-Quijano Clash Heads Five Bout Mitt Show
Boxing card lined up by Harry Eagles promises an auspicious return to the Old Pueblo in Tucson. Four main contenders in the feature and semi final are Army fighters, likely in peak condition from military training and discipline. Pepper Carpenter will handle announcing duties, bringing his classic ballyhooing style to the event.
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Rodger KR
Nelson Daily Citizen
Harry Eagles
Old Pueblo
Pepper Carpenter
Pepper
Musial Tops NL Hit Race As Walker Falters
Stan Musial of the St Louis Cardinals leads the National League two man batting derby with 18 hits in 533 at bats and a .359 average after games through July 30. Dixie Walker of Brooklyn slips while Bobby Doerr of the Red Sox remains first in the AL chase with 532 at bats and an eight point lead over Pete Fox.
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New York
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Dixie Walker
Bobby Doerr
Boston Red Sox
Musial
Walker
Johnny Hopp
Tommy Holmes
Braves
Augie Galan
Brooks
Onle
Frank McCormick
Reds
Dom Dallessandro
Cubs
Doerr
Pete Fox
Washington Dives Into American League Cellar
Washington moved into last place in the American League after a 3-2 loss to St. Louis. Boston edged Cleveland 1-0 while Brooklyn’s Hal Gregg ended a two month win drought with a 6-1 victory over St. Louis. Chicago defeated Philadelphia 5-1 as the Cubs kept pace in their division race.
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Tom Turner
White Sox
Frank Mancuso
Red Hayworth
Boston
Rex Cecil
San Diego
Pacific Coast
Tex Hughson
New York Yankees
Rollie Hemsley
Washington
Cleveland
Gregg
Philadelphia
Chicago
Hal Epps
Buddy Hall
Russ Christopher
Orval Grove
Detroit
New York
Brooklyn
Hal Gregg
Hy Vandenberg
Phillies
Cubs
Reunions Mark Weekend Matchups Between Alexandria and Monthan
The weekend event featured Alexandria players reuniting with David Monthan and many former acquaintances resurfaced. Pred Spagnoli connected with Bill Clemensen from prior seasons while Bill Costa and Gus Mills recalled their New Orleans friendship. Don Herrell also ran into several old acquaintances.
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David Monthan
Pred Spagnoli
Bill Clemensen
Bill Costa
Gus Mills
New Orleans
Don Herrell
Veterans head to Wichita for national semipro tourney
Two Davis-Monthan players head to Wichita for the national semipro tournament. Charlie Stevenson, pitcher, has previous national experience in two events while Don Herrell played last year with Salt Lake City.
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Wichita
Charlie Stevenson
Nationals
Don Herrell
Salt Lake City
Lefty Volz Likely to Depart Local Scene
Lefty Volz, a Convair first sacker and central part of the Convair attack, is reportedly planning to leave the local scene soon. His loss would be keenly felt, though a brief return for tomorrow night is possible but unlikely.
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Lefty Volz
Convair
Volz
Marana PR Officer O'Donnell Returns With Bride
Lt. Harry O'Donnell, public relations officer at Marana, returns from leave with a bride. He is noted as a wizard of baseball odds and formerly served as sports editor in Elmira New York before his Army days.
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Marana
Elmira
N. Y
Davis-Monthan semipro set to face Convair tomorrow
Bill Winship or Vince Indeli cato will start for Davis-Monthan against Convair in the local semipro circuit while Al Krumweide undecided on his mound nominee.
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Vince Indelicato
Davis-Monthan
Convair
al Krumweide
Red faced Sgt Jacobs linked to Reiser story
A simile notes Sgt Jacobs of Davis-Monthan's P T department as red faced when involved in a Pete Reiser Alexandria story tied to ten dimes.
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Davis-Monthan
P.T. Department
Pete Reiser
Being
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Davis-Monthan And Chargers Win In Softball
Davis-Monthan softballers defeated Convair Armament 10-5 after trailing early, as Gill Kissinger threw well and homered. In the nightcap, Convair Chargers rallied in the eighth to beat South Side Veterans 7-5 behind George Busby four hits. Marana faces Cardinals tonight. Recreation al Center and Convair Queens clash in the girls’ championship nightcap.
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Pete Italiano
Gill Kissinger
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Jim Imler
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Tommy Hale
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Baseball Roundup From War-Era Notes In Hawaii
St. Louis Post Dispatch staffer finds a baseball betting fan while Sports Editor John E. Wray refuses to share his address. Joe DiMaggio leads the khaki Yankees in Hawaii batting .441. Dodgers sign 16 year old Tom Brown as a potential boost. wartime infields lack classic Tinkers to Evers to Chance combinations.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Browns
John E. Wray
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Hawaii
Tom Brown
Dodgers
Tigers beat Yankees 5 2 to stump Red Ruffing in 1940s game
Five years ago the Detroit Tigers defeated the New York Yankees and Red Ruffing 5 to 2 marking the Tigers first win over Ruffing in two years.
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Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Red
Tigers
Pro Leather Tossing Returns To Tucson Tonight
Professional boxing returns to Tucson with Santos Quijano versus Cleveland Brown headlining a 10 round bout at El-Dor-Ray auditorium. The show features El Paso draw Quijano and Fort Bliss stationed Brown, plus a four round exhibition planned with Henry Armstrong's past opponents. First bell at 8:30 p m.
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al Smith
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Bob Andersen
Kaltenborn
Psychic Paccassi predicts Lee Murray Turkey Thompson bout outcome
Frankie Paccassi Lou Nova's manager warned the Madison Square Garden confrontation could end quickly. He claimed both fighters would eliminate each other and praised Nova as the best bum among civilian heavyweights.
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Lou Nova
Lee Q. Murray
Turkey Thompson
Madison Square Garden
Paccassi
Nova
Keeneland Yearling Sale Lacks Man o War Lineage
Auctioneers offer 452 colts and fillies at Keeneland Lexington this week but for the first time since 1922 no offspring of Man O War are among them. Lt Tei Williams, ex Red Sox slugger now with the Pensacola air station team, says the service squad has four hitters better. Gen U S Grant was US president when the National League began in 15876 or so, a fact some readers might doubt.
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Tei Williams
Red Sox
Air
Pensacola
Fla
U. S. Grant
United States
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Baseball scores and standings update across leagues
National League results show New York nine Cincinnati seven Brooklyn six St Louis one Chicago five Philadelphia one Pittsburgh nine Boston two American League scores include Philadelphia three Chicago two Boston one Cleveland six St Louis three Washington two International League tallies Buffalo three Syracuse six Syracuse five Baltimore seven Rochester two Baltimore one Montreal Jersey City two Toronto nine American Association notes Indianapolis five Minneapolis three Toledo seven Milwaukee five Kansas City four Columbus one Louisville nine St Paul two Southern Association Memphis nine Birmingham one Pacific Coast League Fritz Ostermueller starred Pittsburgh beating Boston two hits three safeties and one RBI as Pirates halted Braves nine two.
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Prospective Meeting Of The Fiddle And Diver Natural
Saratoga at Belmont opens with Devil Diver and First Fiddle in a key handicap chase. Devil Diver, unbeaten this year, carries top weight as the field includes Count Fleet and others. Fans await a clash with First Fiddle in a potential upset as stakes season heats up at the Spa.
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Merchants’ & Citizens
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Wilson
Count Fleet
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Thumbs Up
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Devil
Major League Leaders Summary
Association press list of leaders includes Doerr Boston leading batting and home runs with 122 hits 13 homers. Stirnweiss New York tops runs with 74 and Stignweiss steals with 32. Maltzberger Chicago leads pitching with 10 2 record and .833 ERA.
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Boston
Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
St. Louis
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Lindell
Stignweiss
Maltzberger
Chicago
Musial Leads St. Louis In Season Stat Parade
Musial of St Louis dominates batting with 359 runs 135 hits and 75 runs batted in while Ott of New York hits 22 home runs Barrett of Pittsburgh collects 14 triples Sanders and Lupien contribute in RBIs and steals Wilks of St Louis posts a 9 1 pitching mark in a compact season summary.
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St. Louis
Sanders
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
New York
Lupien
Philadelphia
Wilks
Notre Dame Names Three Captains For Next Season
Notre Dame selects three captains for the coming year Tommy Sheehan of New Haven Conn baseball Frank Martin of New York track and Charles Samson of Wichita Kas tennis All are Navy U 12 unit members Martin is NCAA two mile champion.
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Ind
Notre Dame
Tommy Sheehan
New Haven
Bobby Feller Draft Holdouts Noted By Board
Three years ago the draft board indicated Bobby Feller of the Cleveland Indians would not be called to serve until the season ends. The ace pitcher remained in baseball plans despite the looming draft touchstone.
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Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Harry Todd to enter Texas Victory Open as pro
Harry Todd, former Western amateur champion, announces he will enter the $13,333.33 Texas Victory Open in Dallas as a pro this September. He previously won the Western junior open at 16 and was the low amateur in the latest national open. In the game against Cleveland, Pete Fox hit a second inning single?n, Metkovich scored the lone Boston run in a 1-0 victory.
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Harry Todd
Todd
Pete Fox
Red Sox
Driove
George Metkovich
Steve Gromek
Boston
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