Arizona Wildcats football hopes amid war era speculation
The piece notes coach Mike Casteel’s expectation of a football season despite wartime losses and possible drafts. It cites player enlistments and graduations, coaching changes, travel limits, and a strong home schedule including New Mexico Aggies and Texas Tech, with focus on attendance and economy factors.
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Mike Casteel
Arizona
Towncats
Mike
Wildcats
Army
Fred Enke
Lou Zarza
Bud Robinson
Johnny Black
Casteel
Cats
New Mexico Aggies
Utah
Oklahoma Aggies
Clan Casteel
Hardin-Simmons
New Mexico
Texas Tech
Fence Busters Lead Major League Home Run Pace
In the American League Ted Williams of the Red Sox tops the circuit with 15 homers in 45 games. Rudy York of the Tigers and Joe DiMaggio of the Yankees follow as Camilli and Ott contest the senior loop lead with Willard Marshall among the rookies pushing pace.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Rudy York
Tigers
Joe DiMaggio
Dolf Camilli
Dodgers
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Willard Marshall
Atlanta
Marshall
May Revive Softball League Effort Under Gardner Plan
May Revive Softball Loveless Gardner city recreation director seeks to restart a local league with five teams including cavalry and air base. Exhibitions this week lead to a planning meeting next week to form a twilight league at Manhattan field. Lights exist but wiring issues blocked night play. organizers hope for evening games to attract more players and provide civilian morale recreation.
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Loveless Gardner
Cavalry
Air Base
Manhattan Field
South Third Avenue
21St Street
Randolph Park
Gardner
New Bowling League Opens at Speed Way Lanes
A new handicap league started last Wednesday at Speed Way lanes and resumes this evening at 7 30 with six teams from opening week. Two more teams are expected to join to make eight. Most bowlers are beginners to league play.
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Sears, Roebuck
Shamrock Dairy
Ae Beaudry Motor
Haskell Linen
Bowling Recap Steady Start for Torren and Sunset
Torren opened the season with 194 and 517 to star for Torrea. Clark from Sunset Dairy started rough but finished with 475, while Sunset narrowly missed the second game by seven pins. Two teams began in the right league and won opening matches. Sears Roebuck and Has kell Linen Supply tangled in a tough set.
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Benner
Jacobs
Torren’s
Sunset Dairy
Sears, Roebuck
Haskell
Coltice
Torrea
Clark
Sunset
Mansfield High Team Wins National Bowling Championship
Mansfield Colorado high school boys won the American high school bowling Congress championships with a 2678 score plus 354 handicap to 3032. Al Wooley anchored with 624 as the top bowler amid a telegraphic scoring affair.
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Mansfield, CO
al Wooley
Haskell Fights Clean Linen in Ping Palsy Pace
Haskell remained dominant as clean linen led by Benner, who drilled 498 for Sears while Bagwell aimed for a perfect 300 but settled for 84 in the final chapter. The alleys showed pins standing, reflecting the tough pace of the match.
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Haskell
Benner
Sears
Bagwell
Foundation bowling term explained as ninth frame strike
The piece explains that a Foundation in bowling is a ninth frame strike that gives a bowler a basis for a strong finish. It notes varied local interpretations from Navy boys and a local bowler who mention cosmetic and clothing ideas.
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Navy
Shamrock Dairy and Beaudry Motors Stage Even Bowling Match
In the opener without handicaps due to missing averages Shamrock Dairy tied Beaudry Motors as Eager led Shamrock with 510 and Downs top Beaudry with 443. The margin was 28 pins in Shamrock’s favor after the first eve ning.
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Shamrock Dairy
Beaudry Motors
Shamrock
Beaudry
Eager
Downs
Notre Dame Bowling Ranked Among Nation's Best
Notre Dame bowling crews posted a team average of 920 last season with a high series of 3 087 and a high game of 1 107. The Fighting Irish are presented as a top collegiate program comparable to their football prowess.
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Notre Dame
Fighting Irish
All-Star Game Expected to Draw Record Crowd in Cleveland
Wide World Sports columnist reports the All-Service vs All-Stars game in ClevelandNext month could break the Municipal stadium attendance record of 80 000 if the turnout surprises. Mickey Cochrane hints recruiting more players including Mickey Harris from the Canal Zone. National leaguers may field a strong infield with Blimp Phelps Mickey Owen Schnozz Lombardi Ray Lamanno based on early batting averages.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Mickey Cochrane
USN
Mickey
Mickey Harris
Red Sox
Canal Zone
Blimp Phelps
Mickey Owen
Schnozz Lombardi
Ray Lamanno
League Leaders By Associated Press National League
Phelps leads NL batting with .376 while Reiser and Vaughan pace runs. Mize tops RBI and Holmes leads hits with 62. Ott Medwick and others share doubles and triples. McCormick and Camilli lead homers, Murtaugh and Miller stolen bases. French and Davis lead pitching with 4 0 and 8 1 records.
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Associated Press
Phelps
Reiser
Brooklyn
Vaughan
Ott
New York
Mize
Medwick
Holmes
Boston
Joost
Cincinnati
Hack
Chicago
Slaughter
St. Louis
Brown
Musial
Litwhiler
Philadelphia
F. McCormick
Camilli
Marshall
Murtaugh
Miller
French
Davis
Reds Coast to Dodgers Defeat in Taxi To Ballpark Jest
Ken Murphy notes in the Richmond Palladium Item that the Reds’ slim chance to overtake the Dodgers hinges on a humorous taxi ride to the ballpark. The quip measures team standings and city sports chatter with a light, period voice.
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Ken Murphy
Richmond
Ind
Cincinnati Reds
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ball Park
Coach Chuck McGuinness Promotes New Basketball Games
Chuck McGuinness, former Marblehead Massachusetts coach now in The Dalles Oregon, says he invented death by own action basketball and started it as assault and battery basketball in 1927. He notes the kids love it and now offers soccer for suckers described as faster and tougher.
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Chuck McGuinness
Marblehead
Mass
Dalles
Qre
Chuck
Slaughter Absent From Card Exhibition in Chanute Field
Enos Slaughter skipped the Cards’ Chanute Field exhibition to keep a date with selective service officials in St. Louis. Sam Chapman plans to leave Norfolk to become a flyer, and he secretly added ten dollars to an apprentice seaman’s pay as a courtesy.
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Enos Slaughter
Chanute Field
Cincinnati and Pittsburgh plot big fan lure for relief games
Proposals to attract crowds for Army Navy relief games surface in Cincinnati and Pittsburgh. Proxy Ford Frick forecasts NL totals exceeding 175000 after touring to boost trade. Omar's Gift shines as a bargain horse bought for 37 cents from R J Speers after Scotty Kenney spotted potential.
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Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Ford Frick
National League
Max Baer
Navy
Buddy
Alsab
Omar
St. Boniface
Manitoba
Scotty Kenney
R. J. Speers
Scotty
Telegraphic Bowling Duel With Irish Imagined
The fragment hints at a proposed competition linking the University of Arkansas and Ireland in a telegraphic bowling match. It suggests a playful, hypothetical sports contest between institutions and a distant opponent, framed as a potential future event.
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U. of A
Baseball leaders and stats of 1940 season
Batting leaders include Doerr Boston batting .390 Gordon New York .387. Williams Boston 50 runs DiMaggio Boston 41. Williams Boston 57 RBIs Doerr Boston 45. Spence Washington 73 hits Gordon New York 70. Higgins Detroit 18 doubles McQuinn St Louis 17. Spence Washington 7 triples Heath Cleveland 6. Williams Boston 15 home runs York Detroit 13. Case Washington and Kuhel Chicago 10 stolen bases. Haynes Chicago 5 0 pitching Barony New York 4 0.
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Doerr
Boston
Gordon
New York
Williams
DiMaggio
Spence
Washington
Higgins
Detroit
McQuinn
St. Louis
Heath
Cleveland
York
Case
Kuhel
Chicago
Haynes
Barony
Rigney Debuts With Great Lakes Nine in 2 1 Victory
Johnny Rigney, former Chicago White Sox star, pitched for the Great Lakes team and held the Philadelphia Phillies to seven hits in a 2 to 1 win. Earle Naylor gave up eight hits as the Sailors extended their streak to 20 games, with Benny McCoy scoring the decisive run in the eighth.
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Great Lakes
U.P
Johnny Rigney
Chicago White Sox
Navy
Philadelphia Phillies
Earle Naylor
Phils
Benny McCoy
Philadelphia Athletics
Sailors
Flying Theologian Enters New York 1500-Meter Race
Gil Dodds the Boston A. A. runner known as a traveling theologian entered the National A A A 1500 meter event at Randall's Island on June 20. Opponents include Leslie MacMitchell of New York University Don Burnham a Dartmouth sophomore and LeRoy Weed of the University of Southern California.
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New York
Gil Dodds
Boston A. A
Randall’s Island
Leslie MacMitchell
New York University
Don Burnham
Dartmouth
LeRoy Weed
University of Southern California
Baseball scoreline summary for Jersey City and rivals
In 10 innings Jersey City edged Toronto 4 to 3 while Baltimore defeated Buffalo 4 to 3 in 10 innings. Montreal beat Newark 7 to 6 in 10 innings and Rochester won 4 to 3 against Syracuse in 10 innings.
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Jersey City
Toronto
Baltimore
Buffalo
Montreal
Newark
Rochester
Syracuse
Sports Scores From Regional Association Play
Toledo defeated by Milwaukee 3 to 1 while Columbus seconded by Kansas City games postponed. Louisville lost 2 to 1 as St Paul beat them 4 to 0. Indianapolis fell 4 to 0 against Minneapolis 7 to 3.
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Toledo
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
New Orleans at Nashville Postponed
Only game on schedule is postponed with New Orleans facing Nashville, leaving no current action on the board.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Local Baseball Scores From Southwest Standings
Oklahoma City defeated Beaumont and Tulsa routed Houston while San Antonio split, Fort Worth fell to Beaumont and Dallas Shreveport game postponed leaving Dallas with a postponed matchup and several decisive results across the region.
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Beaumont
Fort Worth
Tulsa
Houston
Dallas
Shreveport
Los Angeles Players Lead Hale America Golf Contingent
Los Angeles professionals Willie Hunter Olin Dutra and Ellsworth Vines and amateur Johnny Dawson formed the local team for the Hale America tournament after qualifying at Riviera Country Club. Hunter led with 215 over 54 holes, followed by Dutra 217 Dawson 219 and Vines 224.
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Los Angeles
Willie Hunter
Olin Dutra
Ellsworth Vines
Johnny Dawson
Riviera Country Club
Hunter
Dutra
Dawson
Vines
Motion pictures shown in Sweden last season
The article notes films produced in America Britain Germany and Ireland were shown in Sweden during the previous season.
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America
Britain
Germany
Irrance
Sweden
Ed Smith Drops Tenth Straight of Season
Ed Smith, the stout left-hander, endured his tenth loss in a row as Chicago White Sox lost 2-0 to Philadelphia Athletics. Bob Johnson and Pete Suder produced the decisive runs. Hank Borowy won for the Yankees, and Bobby Doerr fueled Boston's 7-4 victory.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Ed Smith
Philadelphia
Athletics
Chicago White Sox
Bob Johnson
Dick Siebert
Smith
Johnson
Buddy Blair
Pete Suder
Bob Harris
Luke Appling
Joe Haynes
White Sox
Haynes
Harris
New York Yankees
Detroit
Tigers
Hank Borowy
Joe Gordon
Buddy Hassett
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Boston Red Sox
St. Louis Browns
Bobby Doerr
Red Sockers
Washington
Ellis Cleary
Chattanooga
Cleveland Indians
Senators
Capital
Chubby Dean
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis
Cincinnati
New York Giants
Reds
Bill Lohrman
Giants
Ray Lamanne
Junior Thompson
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Boston
Braves
Casey Stengel
Ken Heintzelman
Buccaneers
Yankees Pitcher Borowy Wins Fourth Straight as Tigers Fall
Hank Borowy pitched a four hit game to beat the Tigers and extend his win streak to four. Bobby Doerr starred for the Red Sox with a homer a double and two singles against the Browns for a perfect day at the plate.
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Associated Press
Hank Borowy
Yankees
Tigers
Bobby Doerr
Red Sox
Browns
Five Hour Polo Grounds Show Mixes Sports and Entertainment
New York hosts a five hour charity sports show at the Polo Grounds featuring Bob Feller versus Norfolk all stars, Joe Louis Barrow versus George Nicholson, Greg Rice and other athletes in diverse events. Acting acts include Olsen and Johnson, Ray Bolger, Tommy Dorsey, and Fred Waring with 36,000 seats.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Army
Navy
Bob Feller
Cleveland
U. S
Norfolk
Corp
Joe Louis Barrow
George Nicholson
Greg Rice
Cornelius Warmerdam
al Blazis
Craig Wood
Vic Ghezzi
Jim Turnesa
Porky) Oliver
Brooklyn
Gotham
Don Budge
Alice Marble
Broadway
Olsen and Johnson
Ray Bolger
al Schacht
Tommy Dorsey
Fred Waring
Atlanta Pitcher All Round Player
Pitcher Pep Rambert of the Atlanta Crackers may qualify as a jack of all trades in baseball He has served as catcher third baseman shortstop outfielder and pinch hitter and is regarded as one of the Southern association's better hurlers.
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Atlanta
Pep Rambert
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Baseball Manager Leaves Greenville Spinners
Greenville June 10. Manager Eddie Phillips of the Greenville Spinners disappeared from the club, saying he would return soon to continue running the team. His wife fell ill and he flew north at her request, noting he would resume duties promptly.
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Greenville
Eddie Phillips
Greenville Spinners
Buffalo
Cherry crop tops as Santa Clara Valley reaches $2 million
The Santa Clara Valley Fruit Exchange reports the cherry crop is larger than ever and valued at two million dollars. Eastern states take half of the harvest, while local growers anticipate strong market demand this season.
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San Jose
Cat. U.P
Santa Clara
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