Tucson Fans Press for Home Split in 1941 Schedule
Hank Squire's PRESS BOX argues Tucson should force the Cowboys to finish one half at home to boost attendance and revenue. He notes the current plan sends nine or eleven final games away in Albuquerque El Paso and Bisbee, hurting local turnout and finances. He cites past pennant drama and the crowd-pulling advantage of home games.
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Tucson
Cowboys
Albuquerque
el Paso
Bisbee
Cowboys and Bees
Bees
Compton Relays Spotlight Batiste and Woodruff Victories
Joe Batiste of Tucson won the 110 meter high hurdles at the Compton invitational relays in 14.8 seconds. John Woodruff of Pittsburgh paced the 800 meters in 1 48.6, besting the world mark. Southern California Athletic Association led team scoring with 32 points, followed by Southern California and the Olympic Club.
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Compton
Calif
Joe Batiste
Tucson
Ariz
Dusky John Woodruff
Pittsburgh
Clyde Jeffrey
Stanford University
Harold Davis
Salinas
Os Pooley
T. Moore
Batiste
James Humphrey
Southern California
Roy Staley
Pima Club Sets Sunday Smallbore Matches
Pima Pistol club plans Sunday events with outdoor league matches in .22 caliber pistols and a national match format. USRA members will begin regular handicap events. several shooters have already fired scores while others prepare for entry and targets. Tony Lerna’s knee operation reduces the high five scores as Hathaway, Stowe, Tracy, and Weddle lead the club's challenge.
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Pima Pistol Club
United States Revolver Association
USRA
Pima
Tracy
Stone
Bess
Cassidy
Hathaway
Mansfeld
Weddle
Cassell
Pesquiera
Schea
League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Summary
Finney and Radcliff lead batting averages with .368 and .366 while Case and Moses pace runs. Foxx tops RBIs at 48 with Walker at 40 and Wright leading hits with 65. Greenberg and Boudreau tie for doubles at 14. Moses leads triples with 7. Foxx and Trosky homer 14. Case and Walker steal bases. A Smith and Milnar top pitching with 5-0 and 7-1 records.
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Finney
Boston
Radcliff
St. Louis
Case
Washington
Moses
Philadelphia
Foxx
Walker
Wright
Chicago
Cramer
Greenberg
Detroit
Boudreau
Cleveland
McCosky
Kree
Baseball season leaders list with player statistics
The data shows Danning New York 352 batting ranking and 38 RBIs. Mize St. Louis 33 RBIs and 15 home runs. Frey Cincinnati 9 stolen bases. Walters Cincinnati 9 1 pitching record. Melton New York 5 1. The list includes leaders in hits doubles triples and other categories with several teams named.
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Danning
New York
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Frey
Cincinnati
Hero Chicago
Mize
St. Louis
Herman
Chicago
Leiber
F. McCormick
Medwick
Werber
Ross
Boston
Vaughan
Camilli
Brooklyn
Gleeson
Punjab Boy Scouts Send Clothing and Berries to Famine Areas
Fourteen large consignments of clothes and tons of berries gathered by Punjab boy scouts in India sent to famine regions of Hissar.
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Punjab
Boy Scouts
India
Hissar
Records Threaten As Princeton Track Meet Opens
The seventh annual Princeton invitation track festival opens with star milers missing Glenn Cunningham and Chuck Fenske. Fred Walcott chases 120 high and 220 low hurdles records while Greg Rice targets Don Lash’s 8 58.3 two mile mark with Lash, Gatewood, and Farmer competing. Blaine Rideout leads the mile with brother Wayne in the two mile. Quigley and Belcher race against Orr and others in the quarter.
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Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Glenn Cunningham
Cunningham
Chuck Fenske
Fred Walcott
Greg Rice
Don Lash
Palmer Stadium
Lash
Indiana
Rice
Wolcott
Boyce Gatewood
Texas
Marsh Farmer
Texas Tech
Play Continues In City Tennis Meet For Juniors
City wide boys and girls tennis tournament sponsored by the USTA with recreation department and Tucson Tennis Club. Finals set for tomorrow on high school courts after yesterday's play in three divisions. Junior boys singles opening match featured Fred Enke Jr. vs Harold Belmer. other results listed with quarter and semi finals to follow.
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U.S.S.T.A
Recreation Department
Tucson Tennis Club
Fred Enke, Jr
Harold Belmer
Kevil
Irving
Leece
Hasted
Kalt
Cumler
Tackett
Conyers
Potter
Rutzel
McKale
Lates
Falk
Kismison
Pickerel
Moore
Yost
Davis
Campbell
Graves
W. Bailey
M. Bailey
Salgado
Rattmiller
Edwards
Belmer
Enke
Lobdell
Donaldson Potter
Lester
Enke-Belmer
Pierce
Hollister
Dodson
Kivel
Hollister-Dodson
Leece-Kivel
Tackett-Pierce
Kart Rayburn
Crable
Robertson
Pickerell
Skidmore
Painter
Hall
Dow
Skidmore-Painter
Dow-Hall
Hidden Signals Govern Baseball’s Plays From Managers Benches
Baseball uses coded signals from managers to players, often camouflaged by coaches at bases. Bucky Harris illustrates multiple motions, with teams varying signs for different hitters to prevent opponents from decoding the system.
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Joe McCarthy
Yankees
Art Fletcher
Casey Stengel
Boston Bees
Bucky Harris
Washington
Bucky
Harris
Demaret's Open withdrawal shows true golf spirit
The piece defends Ernie Demaret after his 81 in round two at Canterbury and his decision to quit the Open. It argues he faced strong rivals Snead Hogan Little Guldahl and that quitting was a sensible choice for a player who treats golf as a game. It cites Jones and Armour as precedent for quitting major events.
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Demaret
Jimmy
Canterbury
Snead
Hogan
Little
Gul
Bob Jones
Tommy Armour
Oakmont
Dodgers Install Billy Southworth as Cardinal Manager
Dodgers name Billy Southworth to manage the Cardinals with Ray Blades fired after a 4-2 extra inning win over the Reds. Brooklyn stretches to six straight wins while St. Louis, under interim coach Mike Gonzales, tops the Giants 3-2. Southworth will take charge Monday as the Cards seek to rebound from a rough stretch.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Ray Blades
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Cards
Blades
Billy Southworth
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn
Cardinals
Sam Breadon
St. Louis
New York
Sounthworth
Rochester Farm
Mike Gonzales
New York Giants
Southworth
Bill McKechnie
McKechnie
Rochester
Rochester Red Wings
Newark
Estel Crabtree
Red Wings
Bob Scheffing
Mike Ryba
Harry Davis
Races Will Play Ball Game At Vail
The Means Slocum team, a local baseball nine that has won several games, will travel to Vail tomorrow for a contest. Players are due to report at 350 North Fourth Avenue at 1 o'clock.
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Vail
North Fourth Avenue
Safford To Play Clifton Sunday
Safford town team, after a 11-4 victory over the Bisbee all-stars, heads to Clifton for a Sunday game. The result hinges on Clifton’s pitching and Safford’s batting in a likely tight matchup.
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Safford
Clifton Sunday
Safford Town
Bisbee All-Stars
Anothe
Clifton
Lawson Little Slips To 73 On 3rd Round
Frank Walsh leads the national Open after 54 holes with a 213 total at Canterbury Golf Club in Cleveland. Sam Snead and Lawson Little are tied for second at 214 after each carded 73 in the third round. six players were disqualified for starting their fourth rounds early.
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Earl Hilligan
Cleveland
Canterbury
Sam” Snead
Lawson Little
Horton Smith
Snead
Sam
Smith
Chicago
Frank Walsh
Rumson N. J
Sam Parks
Pittsburgh
Ben Hogan
Dublin
Tex
Parks
Hogan
Ralph Guldahl
Len Dodson
E. J
Dutch) Harrison
Vic Ghezzi
Gene Sarazen
Jock Hutchinson, Jr
Lloyd Mangrum
Craig Wood
Byron
Jim Foulis
Henry Picard
Harold McSpaden
Leland Gibson
el Oliver
Andrew Gibson
Canterbury Golf Club
Sam Snead
Ed Oliver
John Bulla
Claude Harmon
Ky Laffoon
Oliver
Harrison
Nogales Internationals Visit Tucson Aztecas Tomorrow
The Nogales Internationals travel to Tucson to face the Tucson Aztecas at Riverside Park hoping to avenge a 64 defeat. The twin bill opens at 1:30 with the Manhattan Chargers against the Bisbee Douglases. Allen Barringer will start for Nogales.
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Nogales
Tucson
Tucson Aztecas
Border City Diamond
Riverside Park
Manhattan Chargers
Aztecas
Allen Barringer
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Hank Squire
Tucson Star
Pima Club
The
American League
A. P. Feature Service
Henry McLemore
U.P
Jimmy Demaret
Dahl
Reds
Dolph Camilli
Bucky Walter
New York Yankees
Bob Feller
Tribe
Hal Trosky
Boston Red Sox
Hal Newhouser
Bostons
Detroit Tigers
Cardinal
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