Reds Make Emergency Call For Bats With Hits In'em
Hank Squire's vacation leads Frank Michel to fill the Tucson column praising baseball as America's sport. He argues the game builds speed, accuracy, and sportsmanship, inspiring youths like Bill to chase hard pitches and aim for greatness like Bob Feller, while celebrating spring dreams and national pride in the American game.
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Eighteen Star Class Boats Ready for Inter national Championship
Eighteen Star class sailboats gathered in the San Diego Yacht Club basin awaiting the start of the 18th International Star Class championship. races begin at 1 pm with a 10 mile event each afternoon through Sunday. The field includes Flota De La Habana Nassau Waikiki Puget Sound and others. Baron Walther von Hutschler and his boat Pimm are missing due to the war.
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Tucson Falls to San Diego Juniors in Regional Baseball
A strong San Diego team will represent the southwest in the American Legion Junior Baseball sectional tourney after beating Tucson 15 to 6. Tucson led briefly 2 1 after two innings but allowed five runs in the third, three in the sixth and five more in the final innings while Tucson added four in the seventh to try for a comeback.
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Phillies overpower Giants in doubleheader routs
Johnny Rizzo and Joe Marty pace the Phillies with two homers and three singles driving in six in the doubleheader sweep over the Giants. Marty adds a homer and two triples in the nightcap as Pittsburgh sends four runs across.
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Trophy Disappears After Handing to U S Race Officials
A championship trophy was turned over to United States race officials before vanishing from the event. No further detail on the trophy’s damage or the circumstances of its disappearance was provided.
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City Softballers Start Crowded Week After Delay
Six Class A teams begin a packed week of city league play after last week's power shortage postponed all games. Tonight's schedule features Porter's versus Pima Highway, DeMolay against Bautista, and Arizona Sash versus Latin Americans with further matchups spread through midweek. Commercial league standings show Pimaceuage leading with 50 games, Arizona Sash at 5-1-833, and Central Auto Sales and others trailing.
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Standings in the Arizona-Texas League
The Arizona-Texas League standings show El Paso 17-16, Albuquerque 16-15, Tucson 14-? and Bisbee 4-18. Yesterday Albuquerque won 6-4, El Paso lost 5-8, Tucson defeated Bisbee 13-12. no games scheduled tonight.
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Scores and results from the day’s baseball games
St Paul defeated Toledo 8 to 4 and Milwaukee crushed Louisville 11 to 1. Minneapolis won 3 to 4 at Columbus after the second game was halted in the third period by darkness. Kansas City beat Indianapolis 4 to 2.
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Sports Scores From The West Coast Standings
Portland defeated Los Angeles 9 to 5 in a high scoring tilt while Hollywood edged San Francisco 18 to 4. Oakland and San Diego split 2-3 with Seattle and Sacramento also posting results 1-2 and 5-4 respectively.
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Soggy Grounds Delay Birmingham at Memphis
Weather suspends the Birmingham at Memphis game due to wet fields. Teams remain ready with Birmingham holding a 0-0 score and Memphis at 0-0 as conditions improve. Nashville leads Atlanta and Knoxville holds a strong 3-0 mark while Chattanooga drifts to 7-8.
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Sports standings snippet from 10 team matchups
Beaumont 6 8 and Oklahoma City 544 are listed with Fort Worth 15 1 and Shreveport 7 3. Houston 4 3 faces Tulsa 3 2. Dallas 5 defeats San Antonio 3.
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International League standings and results brief
Montreal 0 11 Syracuse 2 10 Rochester 3 0 Jersey City 1 5 Buffalo 5 3 Newark 6 2 Toronto 2 2 Baltimore 9 6.
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Border City Hosts Girls Softball Tourney
A Southern Arizona girls softball tournament opens Friday in Nogales Sonora with seven teams including Tucson entries Daniel's Jewels and Carrillo Gems. Teams from Bisbee Willcox Fort Huachuca Nogales participate over Friday Saturday Sunday. This marks the first such event on the Mexican side of the line.
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Abuse Day Hazing of Umpires in Memphis Bushwah League
Baseball players vent anger at calls in a yearly ritual known as Abuse Day. Umpires are subjected to water dousing and bat threats, with a left‑side umpire paddled and tied to a post for a flour and water shower before a defiant vow to return.
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Cleveland May Be Heading For Pennant If Luck Holds
The Indians slipped to half a game in the standings after a rain halted game with the Browns at 2-2 in the tenth. Rain prevented any tenth inning scoring and left Cleveland in striking distance as Detroit and Brooklyn pursued pennant goals with mixed results.
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Patience and misfortune dot McLemore sport column
Henry McLemore muses on Bimelech Derby fate and jockey changes, White turning pro with Lions, Joe Louis vs Alice Marble fame, Dykes managerial quirks, Williams fireman flirtation, and a Brookline doubles pick with Bobby Rigs and Welby Van Horn.
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Cubs move into fifth place tie as six-hits limit bites
The Cubs limited opponents to six hits in a win that left them tied for fifth with the Pirates. In New York, the Yankees and Athletics split a twin bill with McCarthy’s side taking the opener 9-1 and the Mackmen winning the nightcap. Buddy Rosar drove in four in the first game, Johnny Babich earned his tenth win, and Ted Lyons pitched a complete game for his ninth victory as the White Sox rallied to beat the Tigers 7-5 with Birdie Tebbetts homering for Detroit.
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Daniel's Jewels to face Vets hospital in practice tilt
The Daniel's Jewels softball team meets the Vets hospital squad in a 5:30 pm practice game tomorrow at the Vets field amid low stakes and light competitive emphasis.
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Cincinnati Reds to Reds: Need Bas Hits From Dodgers Threat
Deacon Will McKechnie asks for hitters with no holes in their bats as the Reds face the Dodgers. Sid Feder reports the plea comes as Cincinnati seeks base hits to counter the Dodgers threat.
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Cowboys Beat Bees 13 12 in Arizona Texas Leads Split
Bisbee Bees fumbled into cellar with 13 12 loss to Tucson as 10 errors set what oldtimers call a single game circuit record. El Paso split doubleheader with Albuquerque 8 4 in the night game after 6 5 loss in the afternoon.
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Giants Show Jitters and Nifty Football Forecasts
News by Eddie Brietz notes the Giants exhibit jitters while predicting Duke over Tennessee next fall and Texas A&M not going undefeated. Joe Cambria, Washington’s scout, eyes the Shelby franchise as he also runs the Springfield club. Alabama lists 23 backfield candidates with no seniors among them.
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Whizzer White Faces Comeback Bid For Pro Pay
Whizzer White reemerges as a professional football prospect after college at Yale failed to deliver a breakthrough, aiming to secure earnings in the gridiron arena. The playful line suggests renewed push for a contract in a storied career arc.
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Oklahoma City Be Kind to Umpires Night Plans
Oklahoma City announces a be kind to umpires night for next Friday while praise grows for Tom Nobles the Midwest broadcaster. Jack Dempsey is slated as main speaker at the NBA convention in Milwaukee next month. Philadelphia papers note Mike Kaplan of Boston defeated Milt Aron of Chicago with a draw. Jimmy Conzelman new Chicago Cardinals coach seeks three blocking backs and two ends for a solid club. Ace Parker may miss Brooklyn Dodgers football season after Syracuse baseball injury.
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Strange rain washes out boxing match in New York
Prof John P Carmichael notes a strange phenomenon as rain falls over the Polo Grounds washing out the Billy Conn Bob Pastor fight while nearby on the Harlem River the Red...
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Mary Ryan Crowned National Women's AAU Champion
Mary Ryan, 15, of Lakeside club Louisville won the 880-yard freestyle and topped the meet with 15 points at the National Women's AAU championships in Portland. She set strong marks for the mile and 440-yard freestyle and finished 35 yards ahead of teammate Ann Hardin.
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Miller Wins Northern California Golf Title at Pasatiempo
Jack Miller of Hollister captured the first annual Northern California Golf Association tournament at Pasatiempo Golf Club defeating Ned Burnham of San Francisco 3 and 1 in the championship flight. Miller posted an 85 16 69 to Burnham 16 75.
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Double header halted by darkness in tense baseball tilt
A scheduled double header between the Sox and Yankees was interrupted by darkness after both teams worked to finish the game. Neither side gained a decisive advantage as conditions halted play with the outcome unresolved.
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Selected Shorts and Sporting Gossip Across States
Buck Newsom collected $100 and expenses for personal appearances in Michigan state league Parks. Buddy Lewis was misidentified as Buddy Myer in a farm club report. Kid Brewer may join North Carolina A football staff if he loses the North Carolina race. Joe Herman of Los Angeles asks friends to punch him for selling his Latka share to George Raft amid Latka’s likely big title win.
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