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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1941
Page
8
Connie Mack, cash in hand, vows to buy talent and stock up with reliable pitchers to strengthen the Athletics. He says the club needs pitching and believes a bigger budget could attract top arms, aiming to boost fan appeal after a strong box office run at Shibe Park this season.
The St. Louis Cardinals push through a brutal spring and early season, with players sidelined by numerous injuries yet showing fearless, high-energy play. Manager Billy Southworth emphasizes grit as the team chases success, trading warnings of wall crashes for World Series hopes.
Today a year ago Joe Hunt defeated Frankie Parker in the Newport Casino tennis third round 6 1 12 14 7 5. Three years ago Carl Hubbell won the 13th game of the season and held the Phillies to four hits. Five years ago Dorothy Poynton Hill won Olympic women's platform diving with Velma Dunn second.
Phoenix based Ramblers, national champions since 1940, emphasize youth and versatility. Led by Ford Hoffman, the 15 player roster averages 19, with Dot Wilkinson and Amelina Peralta star pitchers. They defend their title in Detroit September 10-14, after a storied rise from a 30 game win streak and early sponsorship from a Phoenix office supply firm.
Arizona graduates across the Midwest are urged to attend the season opener with Notre Dame in South Bend Indiana on September 27. Alumni secretary J Melvin Goodson says 1087 graduates in eight states will receive ticket applications and Chicago and Milwaukee clubs will travel by train. The group will sit together in Notre Dame Stadium and join a luncheon before kickoff. Three hundred alumni in the Kansas City area were notified the squad will stop there for practice. France Oceania shipped nearly 60000 pounds of vanilla beans to other countries in three months.
Last night Bisbee defeated Tucson 3 to 6 while Albuquerque beat El Paso 10 to 5. Chicago 7 St Louis 8 is listed among scheduled games. Albuquerque hosts El Paso in tonight’s lone game.
The 368th Infantry baseball team beat the Tucson city league champions the Aztecas 7 to 2 at the post diamond. Winston limited Aztecas to three hits while posting his sixth win. Banes and Powell contributed strong plays and extra-base hits. The 368th next faces Tucson Air Base Friday night and Douglas White Sox Sunday.
Diehard baseball statistics recap lists American League leaders like DiMaggio and Keller with key totals in batting runs and hits. National League leaders include Hopp Moore Reiser and others in batting averages runs and pitching figures.
Pittsburgh fighter Harry Bobo 205 won by knockout over Lee Savold 185 of Des Moines. Sammy Angott 136 stopped Jimmy Tygh 136 of Philadelphia. Mike Raffa 126 of Newell and Herry Jeffra 125 of Baltimore fought to a draw.
Clemson drum-beater Joe Sherman praises college football amid the threat of a broader draft. He predicts all teams will feel the impact similarly and suggests sophomores might see more playing time. Also notes Dick Freeman attacks ASA for denying defense stamps to city softball winners. DiMaggio seen at a Long Island spot.
Eddie Cochrane, newly crowned welterweight champion, joins a tradition of champions entering military service. The article notes Mike O'Dowd, middleweight titleholder in 1917, volunteered for combat duty in France and rejected an instructors post to serve on the front lines. The piece also mentions Minnesota linesmen Don Nolander and Bernie Nelson working summers for a telephone company and cites Marquette coach Tom Stidham contemplating a four man line due to player shortages, sparking headlines about innovation.
In a Toledo Times column, Jack Senn notes Bill Terry of the Giants plans baseball missionary work after the war. The piece hints that Terry will fit in Australia given the team’s current strong form and his leadership role.
Minnesota's 1941 football squad will host home games on a converted cow pasture at Memorial stadium after sod was moved from a pasture to the field. Ex-Illinois star Bill Hapac travels about 100 miles from Chanute Field to Chicago each weekend for semi pro ball. The New Haven Employees Tuberculosis Relief association has held benefit baseball doubleheaders for 24 years with no rain interruptions.
Zeke Boura can end concerns about fielding lapses because the Army will not grant him an unconditional discharge. The stance leaves Boura serving in the military rather than returning to civilian baseball.
Porter's Saddlers renew their feud with the Class B all-stars tonight at Eagle field in a softball double header at 8 30. Sun Set Dairymen meet Stanfelds in the opener. George Genung will pitch for the all-stars and Frankie Casanova for the Saddlers as no admission is charged.
Ott drove in six runs with two homers as the Giants split with the Dodgers. Melton held the Dodgers to a three hitter for a shutout in the nightcap. Livingston drove in the winning run for the Phillies with a 13th inning double against the Braves. Chandler blanked the Red Sox on six hits for the Yankees. Lewis and Leonard led the Senators in a win over the Athletics with Lewis homering twice and Leonard allowing six hits. Benton shut out Cleveland in the opener and Milnar followed with a five hit performance to win the nightcap.
Unable to obtain margarine the people of Sweden consumed one third more butter in the past year compared with 1939, reflecting a shift in household fats.
The Tucson Cowboys beat Bisbee 6-3 to extend their win streak to four. Lefty Porterfield pitched five strong hits and nine runs on Al Faccio while Clements and Lawrence drove in runs. The Bees rallied with a pair of innings in the second and third, but Porterfield held them hitless in the last six innings.
Tucson's Junior American Legion champions depart for a regional playoff in Stockton California facing California Nevada and Utah entrants including San Diego McGill Nev and Helper Utah. The double elimination event runs Friday to Sunday with 15 players traveling and opening round draws set for tomorrow night.
State railways of India plan to spend almost 4.5 million dollars on new locomotives in the coming year. The purchase signals a broad equipment upgrade across multiple lines and depots.
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