Open season on football teams hits the Pacific coast
Sports roundups report a wave of pro football activity on the West Coast after the war. Bill Freelove has distributed at least six franchises in a newly formed American League with three Pacific coast cities already held. Dutch Clark may coach Seattle clubs as Don Ameche shifts to other interests in a lively postwar scene.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
New York
Pacific Coast
Bill Freelove
Washington Redskins
West Coast
Bill
Phillie
Umpire Roy Vangraflan Ends Holdout With IL President
Veteran International League umpire Roy Vangraflan, a holdout since the season began, reached a negotiated agreement with league president Frank Shaughnessy. The incident sparked discussion on umpire pay for calling strikes and other game decisions.
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Joe Goetter
Paterson
N. J
Evening News
Roy Vangraflan
Frank Shaughnessy
Eye ailment ends Hayes baseball career in 1940
Jackie Hayes former White Sox second baseman forced to retire in 1940 due to an eye ailment has become nearly blind. He recently obtained a seeing eye dog. At West Point football folks hint they do not expect to play the 1944 Army Navy game in Annapolis or West Point.
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Jackie Hayes
White Sox
West Point
Annapolis
Liners Upset Davis-Monthan, A City Softball Champion
The Marana Liners defeated the Davis-Monthan base team 10 to 1 to claim the city softball league title in the first round championship playoff at 22nd Street Park. Don Struckman limited D-M to four hits, as Marana built their win from a three-run third inning and added runs in the sixth and ninth. South Side Veterans beat Consair Silver Streaks 5 to 1 with Tony Elas pitching seven innings and nine strikeouts.
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Marana Liners
New City
Davis-Monthan
22Nd Street Park
Don Struckman
Smiley Drzyzga
Marana
Chargers
South Side
Tony Elas
Elas
Vets
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Earling
Respanti
Hanson
Williams
Parish and Wiessman
Stanky Joins Dodgers In Trade With Chicago
Stanky, utility infielder and former American Association batting champion, joined the Brooklyn Dodgers in a deal that sent pitcher Bob Chipman to the Chicago Cubs.
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Dodgers
Chicago
New York
WUP
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American Association
Brooklyn Today
Bob Chipman
Chicago Cubs
Dentists Offered Home Visits for Ladies in 1839 Vermont
A historical note recalls that in 1839 Vermont dentists would attend to ladies at their homes upon request. The account highlights early mobile dental care practices and social norms of Victorian era health services.
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Vermont
Marana Hosses Eye Tie for Runner-Up
The Marana Hosses aim to tie for second place with a win over the Southern Pacific Rails at Randolph Park. Davis-Monthan Mustangs, led by Raul Reyes, beat the Aztecas 4 1 as Bill Winship notched his second league victory.
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Marana Hosses
Southern Pacific Rails
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Randolph Park
Bobby Fon
Davis-Monthan
Raul Reyes
Azteca Moundsman
Bill Winship
Aztecas
Mustangs
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Azteca
Standings and season leaders in the American League
Associated Press summary lists top batting and pitching leaders. Tucker leads batting for Chicago at .391. Cullenbine of Cleveland tops runs with 39 and RBIs with 30. Doerr of Boston and Cullenbine tied for hits at 54. Cullenbine also leads doubles with 16 and Cullenbine and Gutteridge each figure among leaders in home runs and triples. Harder of Cleveland, Page of New York, Ryba of Boston, and Maltzberger of Chicago tied at 5-1 with a .833 ERA.
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Associated Press
Tucker
Chicago
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Stephens
St. Louis
Doerr
Boston
Gutteridge
Page
New York
Ryba
Maltzberger
National League Batting and Pitching Leaders Summary
Walker of Brooklyn leads with a .424 batting average and 73 hits while Bordagaray scores 39 runs and Schultz drives in 37. Holmes of Boston has 17 doubles Barrett of Pittsburgh 7 triples Ott of New York 14 homers Macon of Boston 6 steals. Lanier and Munger of St Louis post a 6 1 record and an .857 winning percentage.
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Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Schultz
Holmes
Boston
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Ott
New York
Macon
Lanier and Munger
St. Louis
Snead Leads Open Field With 68 On Opening Day
Five years ago Sam Snead posted a 68 to lead the National Open, one stroke ahead of Bud Ward, Lawson Little, and Matt Kowal as the leaders began the tournament.
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Sam Snead
Bud Ward
Lawson Little
Matt Kowal
War Bond Invitation Golf Opens With Star Field
Jug McSpaden and Byron Nelson share favorites status as they and 136 contenders tee off in the first annual $17,500 war bond invitation tournament at Torresdale Frankford. Craig Wood and other champions enter a 72-hole medal event with top prize of $6,700. Vic Ghezzi led the pro am handicap with a 67.
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Philadelphia
Harold
Jug) McSpadey
Byron Nelson
United States Treasury
Nelson
McSpaden
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Torresdale-Frankford
Philadelphia Inquirer Charities, Inc
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Atlantic City
N. J
Pistol Matches Set For Sunday At Pima Club
Pima Pistol club to host two matches this Sunday the Hath away Bowl National center fire handicap led by John C Epley and the B L Wyatt trophy with Howard Hathaway defending. Lerna and Zadro require one more leg for permanent possession while Mansfeld stands as double Wyatt winner. All time Hathaway high score is Lerna with 280 of 300 and Hathaway owns the Wyatt match mark at 293.5 of 300. Mansfeld notes no changes to grand aggregate top ten scores though several members gain points.
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John C. Epley
Howard Hathaway
Tony Lerna
Louis Zadro
Sam Mansfeld
Wyatt
Lerna
Hathaway
Jon Epley
Maurice Miller
H. Hathaway
Tony Lerua
H. Gragam
Ray Inskee
Milo Walker
Wm. Tabor
B. L. Wyatt
Yesterday's Results In Semipro and Minor Leagues
Sports roundup shows yesterday's semipro scores Davis Monthan 4 Aztecas 1 and Boston 8 New York 1. International League results include Syracuse 6 Buffalo 3 and Baltimore 6 Rochester 2. American Association games feature Milwaukee 7 Louisville 5 and 2 1 scores.
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Aztecas
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Chicago
Detroit
Syracuse
Buffalo
Baltimore
Rochester
Jersey City
Toronto
Newark
Montreal
Milwaukee
Louisville
Baseball doubleheaders and night games on today’s slate
GAMES TODAY with probable pitchers across eight cities. Marana faces Southern Pacific in a doubleheader while Philadelphia visits Brooklyn in two games. Other matchups include Boston at New York, Chicago at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Cincinnati night game, New York at Boston twilight, Washington at Philadelphia, Detroit at Chicago and Cleveland at St. Louis night.
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Fontaine
McMaster
Southern Pacific
Robles
Carrillo
Philadelphia
Gerheauser
Barrett
Brooklyn
Head
Davis
Boston
Tobin
New York
Voiselle
Chicago
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Pittsburgh
Roe
St. Louis
Lanier
Cincinnati
Walters
Bonham
Woods
Washington
Wynn
Black
Detroit
Trout
Dietrich
Cleveland
Calvert
Muncrief
Kenny Watkins TKO Wins Over Ken La Salle in Wilmington Bout
Kenny Watkins from Los Angeles, weighing 158, stopped Ken La Salle, 160, also of Los Angeles, in the eighth round of a scheduled 10 in Wilmington California. Referee Reggie Gilmore halted the fight as La Salle bled from a cut above the left eye.
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U.P
Kenny Watkins
Los Angeles
Kenny la Salle
Reggie Gilmore
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Ott’s Two Homers Lift Giants Over Braves in 6-2 Win
Mel Ott hit two homers to raise his season total to 14 as the Giants defeated the Boston Braves 6-2 at the Polo Grounds. Nap Reyes and Phil Weintraub homered, Butch Nieman added a two-run shot in the seventh, and Harry Feldman earned the win. The White Sox extended their win streak to seven with a 3-1 victory over Detroit as Chicago built AL standings momentum.
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Giants
Chicago White Sox
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al Javery
Boston Braves
Harry Feldman
Fred Williams
Phillies
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Phil Weintraub
Polo Ground
Butch Nieman
Feldman
Jimmy Dykes
White Sox
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Sox
Tigers
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New York Yankees
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Joe Cronin
Hank Borowy
Rip Sewell
Cincinnati
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Johnny Barrett
St. Louis
Chicago
Washington
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Cleveland
Joe Nuxhall Joins Reds Pitching Staff Tonight
Cincinnati June 8 U P Joe Nuxhall a 15 year old junior high graduate becomes the baby of the big leagues tonight when he joins the Reds staff with Bucky Walters Elmer Riddle and other pitchers. Signed last fall he waited four months of schooling to join the team. If he pitches before July 30 he will make baseball history as no 15 year old has appeared in a major league box score.
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U.P
Joe Nuxhall
Bucky Walters
Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati Reds
Reds
Joe
Baseball Roundup: Cronin Drives Sox Past Yankees 8-1
Yesterday stars Cronin and Wasdell led offensives as Boston and Philadelphia won while Mel Ott powered the Giants to a 6-2 win and Vince DiMaggio sparked the Pirates to a 4-2 victory. Orval Grove hurled five shutout innings as the White Sox beat Detroit 3-1 for a seventh straight win.
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Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Boston
Sox
Yankees
Jimmy Wasdell
Phillies
Tony Lupien
Dodgers
Mel Ott
Giants
Vince DiMaggio
Pirates
Johnny Barrett
Jim Russell
Cincinnati
Orval Grove
White Sox
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Chicago
Williams Aims At Title After Beating Angott
Ike Williams of Trenton NJ moved a step toward the lightweight crown after a 10 round split decision over former champion Sammy Angott of Washington PA before 18 000 at Shibe Park Philadelphia last night.
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Philadelphia
Wu.p
Ike Williams
Trenton
N J
Sammy Angott
Washington
Shibe Park
Two New Teams Added To Lacy Kids League
Two new teams joined the Kids' league age group roster bringing total to eight. Next Sunday Dutch Mill Chargers play Oury Park Tigers at Oury Park 10 a.m. Carrillo Suu versus Convair Raiders at Riverside Park 10 a.m. Manhattan Athletes meet American Legion at Riverside 3 p.m. Cadets Estevan face Este Park. League organized by city department to allow underage play under competitive conditions.
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Dutch Mill Chargers
Oury Park
Four Horses Die in Fire at Longacres Stables
A blaze swept through a barn at Longacres stables in Seattle on June 8 killing four race horses. Victims included Just Jack Alsantora Papenie and Santa Anita runner-up M Plum, a leading horse at the track.
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Santa Anita
Longacres Stables
Jack
Alsantora
Papenie
M Plum
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