Cowboys and Bisbee end series with big crowd at city park
Hank Squires reports a Merchants Night crowd of about 5 000 plus at Municipal Park as Tucson Cowboys promote baseball to local merchants. Mickey Shader thanks fans, Burpo struggles with aiming, and ex-player John Emerson hails Jodie Beeler as a major league prospect after a strong season at the keystone.
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Whirlaway Faces Bugaboo Again in Travers Showdown
Whirlaway set to clash with his rival Attention in the Travers at Saratoga after Attention beat Whirlaway in the Arlington Classic. The 3-year-old Whirlaway had seven straight wins snapped, and Attention won three of four two year old races. The event is scheduled for August 16 at Saratoga.
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Parker Corning
Warren Wright
Whirly
Saratoga
Kovacs Becomes A New Man After Marriage
Tennis star Frank Kovacs sheds his old clowning image after marrying Virginia Wolfenden. He wins the eastern grass courts championship at Rye in a serious performance, smothering Wayne Sabin in straight sets while spectators recall his playful past antics at Forest Hills and Rye.
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Virginia Wolfenden
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Hunt
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Plans Drawn For Legion Ball Tourney In California
Tucson Arizona junior American Legion baseball champions will face San Diego McGill and Helper California Nevada Utah titlists in the Region 2 playoff at Stockton California August 15 to 17. The junior world series runs September 1 to 5 in a city to be chosen after sectional and semi final rounds. Semi finals are August 28 to 30 with Region 2 in section A. other regions hold eliminations in Miles City Columbia and Charlotte for regional titles.
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Dairymen Rout Taxi Team In 8 to 1 Softball Win
The Sunset Dairymen overwhelmed the 31 Taxi 8 to 1 at Eaglefield in one league game. First Bombardment Wing beat Daniel's Jewelry 86. Tonight's schedule lists Bautista's Shoemen vs Steinfeld's at 7:30 and 48th Bombardment Squadron vs J and T Produce at 8:30.
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Aztecas Travel to Nogales for Sunday Game
The Azteca Warriors champions of the city league will visit Nogales Sunday to play the Internationals. Manager Fred Moreno announced practice sessions for Wednesday Thursday and Friday on West Congress street field. A later series with Cananea is set for August 23 and 24 at Municipal Park.
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Georgia Nine In Tourney Finals
Buford Georgia seeks a title in the Denver Post semi pro tournament as it meets the Ethiopian Clowns with both teams riding five wins. A Clowns victory forces an extra game tomorrow while Buford aims to reach a second straight final. Buford hammered Aurelia 14 to 0 before rain halted play.
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Carmel votes down paved road and jail bond
Carmel California residents vote against a road bond and a jail bond measure in the Monterey Peninsula artist colony. Old timer dirt streets and the Monterey jail were deemed acceptable by the voters.
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Beale McLean’s racing legacy shines through Jock The Porter and Colin
Edward Beale McLean, dead a week, bred and raced many thoroughbreds and shaped horse history with Colin the unbeaten sire and Whitney stallion Jock. His greatest horse The Porter yielded many progeny, and he also discovered Arthur Baer and bought the Hope diamond. The Travers at Saratoga looms as Attention contests Whirlaway, with trainer Max Hirsch reworking him after a knee check.
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Bugs) Baer
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Travers 1930 Feature Duel Whichone and Gallant Fox
The 1930 Travers matched Whitney colt Whichone against William Woodward’s Gallant Fox in a near perfect duel. Gallant Fox had 16 starts with 10 wins including the Derby Preakness and Belmont. Whichone had 13 starts with nine wins. Jim Dandy appeared as a long shot. Both horses were razor sharp and evenly matched entering the mile and a quarter race.
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Whichone
William Woodward
Gallant Fox
Belmont
Upstate
New York
Spa
Jim Dandy
Whichone and Gallant Fox Duel Before Jim Dandy Sprint
Starter Cassidy sent the field away as Gallant Fox and Whichone dueled to mid race. Whichone led briefly but Gallant Fox surged clear, then Jim Dandy passed both in a stretch burst as Whirlaway looms in a Travers 1930 style finish.
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Puett Gate
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Whichone
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National Loop Race Provides Only Interest
In a tight NL pennant scramble, the Dodgers beat the Giants 15 to 7 while the Cardinals toppled the Cubs 7 to 5. Higbe earned his 16th win as Gumbert preserved a late- game Card lead, Warneke yielded a trio of homers to Cavaretta Hack and Nicholson, and Philadelphia defeated Boston 6 to 3. The Yankees were shut out by Boston 8 to 0 as Wilson pitched a four-hitter. A bench-clearing brawl between the Browns and White Sox ended with Auker Kuhel and Strange banished as the Sox won 14 9 and the Browns 10-3 in the nightcap.
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Associated Press
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Chicago Cubs
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Cardinals
Harry Gumbert
Lon Warneke
Phil Cavarretta
Stan Hack
Bill Nicholson
Gumbert
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Walter Beck
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Jack Wilson
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Joe Kuhel
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Do not thaw frozen food until it is to be used. Once thawed, use all of it to prevent waste and maintain safety.
Waddies Aim For Fourth Win Over Bisbee Bees
Tucson's Waddies seek a fourth straight win over last place Bisbee Bees at Municipal Park tonight. Either Lee Porterfield or Roy Gibbons will start, with Al Faccio slated for the Bees. Last night Tucson rallied for a 5-3 victory as Paul Salisbury, in his last game before Army induction, faltered in the eighth before a 5,000 plus Merchants Night crowd. Burke, Todhunter, Bezdek, Beeler, Lawrence and Williams contributed to the decisive rally.
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al Lawrence
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Auldis
Balk
Umere
Beck
Parks Couple Marks 75th Wedding Anniversary
Samuel C. Parks and his bride of 1867 celebrate their 75th anniversary in Howard Siding Pa. Parks, 95, is a Civil War veteran who fought at Chancellorsville. Mrs. Parks, 91, has known Sam since she was 13.
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Parks
Chancellorsville
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Burpo Allows Seven Hits as Cowboys Stop Salisbury
Burpo was touched for seven hits while the Cowboys combed Salisbury for eight. The line drive sequence and defensive plays highlighted the game as the Cowboys kept control early in the contest.
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Football Guide to Be Off Press August 24
The 1941 football guide will be off the new publisher's presses and ready for sale August 24. A peek at an advance copy promises pictures worth four bits. Notable items include Hawaii bidding for 1942 national swimming championships and the long anticipated Eddie Blunt Bill Poland fight set for August 27 at Washington, possibly lasting 25 rounds.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
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Joe Cook
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Phillies
Danny Litwhiler
No Service Charge for Army Camp Football Plans
Response to last week's appeal for Army camp football games is gratifying with praise from the Wisconsin Tribune and Notre Dame publicity department. They note the first crying need is for support and coordination to stage the events.
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Tribune
Notre Dame Publicity Dept
October? Yankees Face Dodgers or Cardinals Showdown
Jack Carberry notes the Yankees' October path may hinge on facing either the Dodgers or Cardinals, hinting at a pivotal postseason crossroads and the familiar baseball magic of fall games.
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Jack Carberry
Denver Post
Dodgers
Yankees
Oyster
Short Shorts and Field Notes From The Week
The report notes Leo Rodak subs for Tippy Larkin against Maxie Sharpe Thursday and shares he was born on the same day as Battling Nelson. Dick Wakefield seeks $45,000 and Piedmont league approval as a start, Ace Parker recovers fast for Dodgers training, Yankees draw 123,000 fans on a road tour, and Mike Jacobs asks $30 for ringside Louis-Nova seats after Baer-Louis.
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Leo Rodak
Tippy Larkin
Maxie Sharpe
Battling Nelson
Dick Wakefield
Ace Parker
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