Pirates and Reds battle for second in tight National League race
The Pirates and Reds, both in a flag race with St Louis, vie for runner up as Chicago trails. Pittsburgh relies on speed with 66 steals, while pitching and hitting remain uneven and Cincinnati posts a solid defense second only to the Cards. Frisch’s club swept Boston yesterday. Roe and Sewell delivered wins in two games.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cincinnati Reds
Pirates
Reds
St. Louis
Chicago
Cincinnati
Frankie Frisch
St Louis Gang
Pittsburgh
Boston Braves
Baseball scores roundup from yesterday's semipro and leagues
Yesterday's results span the American and National Leagues, International and Pacific Coast circuits, with multiple games highlighted. Notable outcomes include St Louis 4 Boston 2, Philadelphia 6 Chicago 1, New York 2 Chicago 1 in 13 innings, and Washington 8 Cleveland 5.
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New York
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Jersey City
Toronto
Newark
Rochester
Buffalo
Syracuse
Baltimore
Montreal
American Association
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul-Louisville
Southern Association
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Little Rock
Pacific Coast League
O'Neill
Young Emmett O'Neill
Tex Hughson
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Nick Etten
Champs
Johnny Lindell
Ernie Bonham
Bobo Newsom
al Carrasquel
Steve Gromek
Ate
Cleveland A
Eneeseeconers
Boston Scieneinncene
Los Angeles
Louisville
Louis
Rillito strip hosts springboard for area races
Westall beat National Park by three quarters of a length in a quarter mile on the Billito strip. National Park owner John Cheney rode his horse with Frankie Figueroa guiding the winner. Racing to resume on North First Avenue about Oct 15 as weather cools. Frankie Figueroa recently raced in Fry Arizona. El Corral owner Jimmy Benjamin eyes a possible world championship quarter mile with Rumpus.
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Rodger R. Nelson
Daily Citizen
National Park
Westall
Billito Strip
John Cheney
Frankie Figueroa
North First Avenue
Jimmy Benjamin
el Corral
Banks Buys Lee Toy at Montana Track for 600 Dollars
B H Banks purchased Lee Toy from John Cheney at a Montana track for 600 dollars. Melville Haskell, Billito's presid ing steward, is writing another book on quarter horses. He may not judge this year as officials seek a competent judge for the winter regime.
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B. H. Banks
Lee Toy
John Cheney
Montana
Banks
Melville Haskell
Billito
Haskell
Davis-Monthan Falls 6-0 In Softball Opener
Davis-Monthan lost 6-0 to Phalanx of Phoenix in the state men’s softball tournament opener. Pat Patrick pitched four hits for Phalanx, with George Pear adding three singles and a walk. The match was part of a four game card with eliminations, and Davis-Monthan met Williams Field and Marana Airbase in follow up games.
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Phoenix
Davis- Monthan Field
Phalanx Fraternity of
Phoenix Auto Supply
Yuma
ATG Pml
Luke Field
Luke
Air Transport Command of
Coolridge
All Stars Drill for Bears Clash in Evansville
Lt Bob Ruman and Lt Glenn Dobbs shared tailback duties with Sgt Charley Trippi among fifty four players in the collegiate all stars first full workout split into three teams. The scrimmage focused on wide end runs and passes ahead of the August 30 game at Dyche stadium against the Chicago Bears.
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Evansville
Bob Ruman
Robert
University of Arizona
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa
Charley Trippi
Georgia
Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
Lowell Bailey Clinches 7-4 Western Sectional Win
Tucson Junior Legion defeats Albuquerque 7 to 4 in Las Vegas as Lowell Bailey rebounds from an early miscue. Bailey settled after a rough first inning, aided by Lucero's homer and Rover's single to drive in a sixth inning tally. Long Beach pursues a bye, with Long Beach and Albuquerque to decide finalists against Tucson.
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Las Vegas
Nev
Tucson Junior Legion
Albuquerque
New Mexico
Lowell Bailey
Lucero
Bailey
Rover
Chuck Hollinger
Joe Hanson
Long Beach
National
Tucson
Old Pueblo
Vasey Homer Sparks Tucson Win Over New Mexico
In a Tucson win Bailey pitched strong with 12 strikeouts and perfect control. Vasey homered in the fourth as Dodson drove in runs, Robison scored, and Acosta excelled at short as Albuquerque fell 6 to 4 after a late Tucson rally.
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Bailey
Hinton
Davidson
Jerry Dodson
Tucson
Chet Vasey
Lee Carey
Roy Robison
Bob Acosta
Acosta
Bob Swanson
Long Beach
Bingham
Utah
Arizona
Dedeon
Cofte
Swanson
Tully
Vasey
Robison
Sascenac Cette
Lacere
Duggin
Boyer
Ae Toyitee
Schulick
Hmaliman
BC Hinton
So. S
Tee X-Carey
Buntea
Albuquerque
Aee Lucero
Dodson
Robinson
Lucero
Smith
Weinstein
Howig
Man Smith
Miller
Camp McCoy Eliminated In Semipro Tourney
In Wichita on August 15, Camp McCoy from Wisconsin fell 76th Infantry Division to be eliminated as Cessna Bobcats defeated the Sherman Field Fliers and Idaho Fliers posted wins over Pikeville county all-stars and Sherman Field in the national semipro baseball tournament.
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Wichita
Kans
Ford
Detroit
Mich
Pikeville County All-Stars
Shelby
Cessna Bobcats
Wichita, Kans
76Th Infantry Division
Camp McCoy
Wis
Sherman Field Fliers
Leavenworth
Rans
Gowan Field
Idaho Fliers
Baseball Leaders and Player Stats from the Era
A compact list of leading players and teams with batting and fielding figures. Names include Musial Hopp Medwick Doerr and Nicholson, with clubs St Louis Brooklyn Philadelphia Boston and New York. The piece notes leaders in games runs batted in hits and runs, including Ott and Ott.
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Coerr
Boston
Siebert
Phila
Fox
Boudreau
Cleve
Johnson
National Agnous Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
St. Louis
Hopp
Medwick
N. Y
Hughes
Chicago
Stephens
Browns
Eliott
Pirates
Weintraub
Giants
Doerr
Red Sox
Evenice
Holmes
Braves
Walker
Dodgers
Stirnweiss
Yankees
Cardinals
P.C.A. Field Nelson Second in PGA Qualifying Round
Freddie Annon of Mamaroneck leads the 1944 PGA national qualifying at Manito course with 68 34 34. Byron Nelson Ed Dudley and Harold McSpaden chase, while Morrie Gravatt and Willie Goggin share scoring pace near par as 69 players remain in contention.
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Russ Newland
Spokane
Wash
Manito
Freddie Annon
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
P.G.A
Ed Dudley
Northfield
N. J
Harold McSpaden
Philadelphia
McSpaden
Nelson
Dudley
Morrie Gravatt
Williamsport
Gravatt
Willie Goggin
White Plans
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Joe Earhardt
Norristown
John Geertsen
Salt Lake City
Sam Byrd
Redfor
Mich
Mark Fry
Oakland
Calif
Stout
Sp&red
Playoff Opens Tonight for Girls Crown in Softball
Ree Center and Convair Queens meet at 22nd Street Park in a best-of-five playoff opener for the girls championship. The solo game starts at 5 p.m. after Convair Chargers defeated the Cardinals 11-1 and Convair beat Silver Streaks 11-10 with Armament rallying late.
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Ree Center
Convair Queens
22Nd Street Park
Garls
Convair Chargers
Cardinals
Convair
George Murdock
Burl Davis
Armament
Blas
Godfrey
Blackburn
Lioyd
Marlow
Chargers
Granger
Green
Pickrell
Davis
Pain
Football Rule Changes Lean Toward Wide Open Season
The EIFA adopted six rule changes for the coming season including five yard penalties for out of bounds kickoffs until legal, use of a one inch artificial tee, forward passing from behind the scrimmage line, reduced penalties for legal forward passes, clarified offside rule removing both teams offside, and allowing fumbled balls to be advanced by opponents. Major schools named include Pennsylvania Dartmouth Colgate Army Cornell Navy Penn State Pittsburgh Temple Villanova and Yale.
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Legiate Association
NCAA
Asa Bushnell
EIFA
Association
Pennsylvania
Dartmouth
Colgate
Army
Cornell
Navy
Penn State
Pittsburgh
Temple
Villanova
Yale
Radio Daytime Schedule Update
Noon to 5:40 PM listing shows a dense lineup of soap operas news segments music and sports updates. Notable programs include Portia Faces L Guiding Light Mary Marlin News of the World and Baseball Scores with hosts such as Bob Anderson and Fulton Lewis.
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Portia
Guiding Light
Childr
Cr Mal
Mary Marlin
Rer Ma Perkins
Bright Horizon
Joyce Jordan
Stella Dallas
Bob Anderson
Lorenzo Jones
Young Widder
Dunn
Land
Leland B. Entrek
Lynn Sourav
Fulton Lewis
Irvine Music Review
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Mort Cooper
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Les Fleming
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Anna, NL
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Merry Caroline
Sam
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Rip) Sewell
International League
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Fry, Ariz
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