Cardinals Executive Sees Talent Shortage Amid War Drafts
Branch Rickey notes fewer new players this season as young men enlist in the Army, reducing scouting across minor leagues. He forecasts more scouting of minors, a larger footprint for the Cardinals system, and possible delays before big league talent returns. Nearby items report university practice starting, players changing ranks, and local promotions to boost attendance.
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Augusta
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
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Michigan Southern State Prison
Army
Don Gatchell
Arizona
Quantico
U. S. Marine Corps Officers
Zeke Bonura
Leahy Urges Texas Coaches: Material Is Paramount
New York, Aug. 11 The Special News Service reports Frank Leahy told Texas High School Football Coaches that material matters most in their business. The Texas all star game drew many coaches and players. The note mentions a lightning safety rule for golf tournaments and references various sports figures and salary talk in a brisk, period tone.
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Hugh S. Fullerton, JR
Eddie Brietz
New York
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Frank Leahy
Bobo Newsom Teases with Mirthful Left Hand Dig
Louisville Times note on Bobo Newsom with a sly quip about his pitching antics. The columnist jests that his left hand should not learn of his right hand antics, implying playful maneuvering on the mound.
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B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville
Bobo Newsom
Horace Stone in talks with Bill Terry hope for new club
The Busy Man's Newspaper notes fans back Horace Stone and Bill Terry as manager teammates while suggesting Horace seek a new club for Bill to manage. The piece asks if Lou Nova can reclaim boxing supremacy and recalls his AAU title after Joe Louis held it.
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Bill Terry
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Lou Nova
Joe Louis
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Brown Heads to Northwestern Coaching School to Beat Michigan
Paul Brown, Ohio State coach, enrolled at Northwestern coaching school while Fritz Crisler teaches there. Brown aims to learn tactics to defeat Michigan. Diz Dean backs the St Louis Cardinals to win the National League pennant. Detroit expected to surge as a sports town this winter from defense program funding, with the Lions selling $40,000 in advance tickets.
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Ohio State
Northwestern
Michigan
Fritz Crisler
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Diz Dean
Detroit
Football Lions
Brooklyn Slogan Declares Wyatt Preference Over President
A Brooklyn caption proclaims I’d rather be Wyatt than President as a tongue in cheek political jab. The line suggests local sentiment shaping discussions around national leadership with a nod to modern populist wit.
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Wyatt
Nation's Best Skeet Shooters Break Records
At Indianapolis the seventh annual national championships produced eleven new records and six ties. C H Poulton of San Antonio won the all gauge 250 target title with 250 straight, edging Alex Kerr of Beverly Hills in a record shootoff, while Kerr set a new world mark with 545 straight in regular targets. Mrs M L Smythe of Aurora led women with multiple titles and records, and Kerr also claimed the all ground crown with 543 of 550.
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C. H. Poulton
San Antonio
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Alex Kerr
Beverly Hills
Calif
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Kerr
Louisville
Max Marcum
M. L. Smythe
Aurora
Ohio
Dorothy Orr
New York
Smythe
Hollywood Net Players Triumph at Culver Tennis Meet
Hollywood youths Budge Patty and Bob Falkenburg won the 1941 national junior and boys tennis titles at Culver Military Academy in a six day tournament finale. Patty, seeded fifth, defeated Vic Seixas 6-3 4-6 6-0 4-6 10-8 to claim junior title. Falkenburg beat Jack Tuero 4-6 8-6 6-4 to retain junior crown.
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Budge Patty
Bob Falkenburg
Culver Military Academy
California
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Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Falkenburg
Jack Tuero
New Orleans
Groves Win In One Of League Games
The Tucson Groves defeated Porter's Saddlers 15 to 9 in a city league matchup. Olivas and Reyes shared pitching duties for Groves while Devine started for the Saddlers. El Centro Juniors beat Base Ordinance 16 to 1, Manhattan Athletes beat Air Base 42 to notched a 42. Lefty Al Matas, Ernie Facio, and Rudy Robles earned standout pitching performances for their teams.
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Reyes
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el Centro
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Slocum
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Ernie Facio
Manhattans
Rudy Robles
USGA rule change on lightning shelters shocks bettor
The USGA ruled players may seek shelter during lightning without USGA permission, reversing the past rule that forced play through danger. John Armstrong, who bet $8 to $5 that a sensible rule would appear, collected as the decision aired amid flood and storm memories from Fort Worth.
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John Armstrong
Harry Ferguson
United States Golf Association
USGA
Armstrong
Fort Worth
England
Jimmy Demaret
Kovacs Wins Tennis Crown at Nationals Preview
Frank Kovacs from Oakland defeated Wayne Sabin 7-5 6-4 6-2 to claim the men’s title in the Forest Hills grass preview. Pauline Betz beat Mrs. Sarah Cooke for the women’s crown, as Ted Schroeder and Jack Kramer swept the doubles.
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N. Y
U.P
Frank Kovacs
Pauline Betz
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Westchester Country Club
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Oakland
Wayne Sabin
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Sarah Cooke
New York
Virginia Wolfenden
Sabin
Ted Schroeder
Jack Kramer
Mrs. Cooke
Margaret Osborne
Los Angeles
McNeill Favored In Tennis Event
National Champion Don McNeill of Oklahoma City was poised as the favored player as 64 entrants began the Newport Casino invitation tennis title in Newport Illinois on August 11.
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Newport
Don McNeill
Oklahoma City
San Diego to Meet Regional Legion Baseball Field
San Diego post No 6 the California junior champions advances to the regional playoffs in Stockton facing Utah Nevada and Arizona teams after sweeping Rincon Hill in a three game weekend series. Bob Usher pitched the decisive 11 inning win aided by a late rally as Sam Clemente and Jim Kennelly drove in the final runs. Industrial activity in Chile has progressively expanded since the war started, according to the Department of Commerce.
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Ray Razzari
Ted Savarese
Chile
Department of Commerce
Bob Goldwater Seeks Place In National Meet
Twenty eight golfers from six western states tee off 36 holes at Cherry Hills in Denver as district qualifying for the national amateur begins. Notables include Harry Todd Dallas and John Kraft Denver aiming for Omaha Aug 25 30. Denver leads with 18 entrants.
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John Oder
Fred Newton
Lawrence McArthur
John Jory
Rex P. Arthur, Jr
Ralph Petty
Carrizozo
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J. H. Goode
John Oliver
Amarillo
J. R. Lowell, Jr
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Robert W. Goldwater
Phoenix
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Silas Newton
George A. Layman
Sheridan
Wyo
John H. Butts
Wichita
Kan
John Holmes
Frank J. English
William Tucker
Thomas Tomlinson
Swim Coach Sad After Team Wins
Sad Soichi Sakamoto, coach of Alexander Community House in Hawaii, laments after his nine-man team wins its third consecutive national AAU title. The meet features two American records, with Kiyoshi Nakama posting 800 m freestyle in 10 96.2 and Jose Balmores notching 300 m individual medley in 3 56.9. Earl Clark defends 10 m platform and 3 m springboard diving crowns. Adolph Kiefer, Kiefer’s Chicago Towers club, remains top in backstroke and medley relay.
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Alexander Community House
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Ralph Flannagan
Jose Balmores
Adolph Kiefer
Kiefer
Chicago Towers Club
Sports Echoes From Years Past In Brief
A year ago Bobby Riggs won the eastern grass court tennis title over Don McNeill 6 2 36 7 5 64. Three years ago the Brooklyn Dodgers acquired catcher Charley George from New Orleans for cash and two players in a 30000 deal. Five years ago Japanese swimmers beat the United States in the Olympic 800 meter relay with a world record 8 51.5 and Dick Degener won springboard diving.
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Don McNeill
Brooklyn Dodgers
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No Admission For Cowboys Bees Game Tonight At Municipal Park
Merchants distribute 15000 free tickets for tonight’s Cowboys vs Bisbee Bees matchup, no park sales. Lefty Burpo heads the hometown rotation with Billy Sams and Charley Shipman on duty. Kellner pitches tonight as Tucson seeks a third win over Bisbee and Kellner Night ends with Aulds scoring on a Smith double.
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Doug Smith
Elmer Present
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching
American League leaders include Williams Boston .410 and DiMaggio New York 162 hits with 105 RBIs, while Keller New York 28 homers and DiMaggio 27. Hitting leaders in the National League feature Hopp St. Louis .342 and Slaughter St. Louis 132 hits, with Camilli Brooklyn 21 homers.
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Mize
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Pittsburgh
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Oury Park Tigers Rally Past Nogales for Sixth Win
In Nogales on August 11 the Oury Park Tigers of Tucson defeated the Nogales Internationals 6 to 5 to claim their second straight win. The Tigers fell behind 4-0 in the first inning but sided back with one run in the fourth, two in the sixth, and three in the seventh while F. Castro pitched the complete game and Quihuis caught.
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Dodgers dazzle Braves as Walker drives in four
Dixie Walker homered and drove in four runs to pace the Dodgers past the Braves in the opener. Fred Fitzsimmons hurled a six hit shutout to blank the Red Sox in the nightcap. Marius Russo struck out seven for the Yankees as Ailey Donald contributed in the field.
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Last Night's Scores Across Cities
Fort Worth defeated Oklahoma City 3 to 0 while San Antonio beat Shreveport 2 to 1. Houston routed Beaumont 14 to 4 and Dallas lost 7 to 41 to Beaumont. Tulsa won 2 over an unknown opponent.
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Shreveport
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Cardinals Sweep Pirates as Moore Boots Pair, White Stays Hot
Donald collects five hits in two wins over the Athletics. Terry Moore drives in the winning runs with a pinch single in the first win over Pittsburgh, then adds three hits in the nightcap. Ernie White adds five hits in the opener as the Cardinals pace the doubleheader win. Ted Lyons and Thornton Lee combine for six hit games as the White Sox sweep the Indians in a twin bill.
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