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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1944
Page
11
Sports Roundup notes George Corcoran, top women’s pro, hires Hope Ignious as a new assistant at Greens-N.C. club. Ignious, ex Michigan champ, worked in Detroit war effort, wearing sacks on the job. Mentions war bond golf tourney and upcoming National AAU meets with other sports events and box scores.
The article notes Figgers and Branca with college and school ball stats, including Branca signed by the Dodgers and hypothetical earned run calculations. It mentions Mason Leeper striking out 50 in a Legion playoff series at Ionia North Carolina, plus six straight for Dallas, North Carolina, school, with incomplete full records.
Service Dept. reports Lieut Walter Payne a Clemson football star missing on a Europe flight two months ago is in Germany. Nine crew members are prisoners. French airmen have been sent to Sheppard Field for training as airplane mechanics and the game of soccer has gained popularity among American fliers.
Yesterday's Stars feature Howie Schultz of the Dodgers and Phil Reyes fueling wins for the Braves. Weintraub and Reyes spark another late scoring surge for the Giants in a split doubleheader with the Phillies. Erickson and Chipman post shutouts in two games for the Athletics and strong pitching leads the Cardinals to a sweep. Red Sox victories see Hughson and Hausmann combine for a 2-1 win and sweep, while Garrison and Hayes pace the Athletics in a 15-run nightcap. Hodgin drives in two for the White Sox in a 4-2 win, and Harder fans five in the Indians opener with Moore driving in a full-count homer to spoil the Browns.
A dated sports note recalls Southern California's 46 point NCAA track title in Chicago for a ninth straight year. It also mentions Mrs Harry Me aughton winning the Eastern Women's golf at Rye, New York by two strokes over Maureen Orcutt and Jean Bauer, and Sydney Wood raon arriving for a Princeton mile. Glenn Cunningham is noted as a doubtful shape amid other items.
Columbus takes a 4 2 win over Kansas City while Columbus 9 1 Kansas City. Toledo defeats Milwaukee 4 3 and Milwaukee 7 5. Indianapolis at Minneapolis and Louisville at St. Paul doubleheaders postponed.
Little Rock beat Knoxville 7 to 1 and 5 to 4 in a doubleheader. Memphis defeated Nashville 8 to 1 and 3 to 0. Atlanta won against New Orleans 8 to 2 and 2 to 1. Birmingham edged Chattanooga 4 to 3 in the first game with a second game postponed.
Los Angeles defeats Portland 3 to 1 and 9 to 1 in Pacific Coast League action. Pitching and offense pace the two victories as the Dodgers assert control in the series.
A string of recent results across the National and American Leagues and International League. Notable outcomes include St Louis over Cincinnati and Chicago topping Pittsburgh, New York edging Philadelphia in two tight games, and Brooklyn beating Boston in extras. Cleveland routed St Louis while Montreal defeated Jersey City in a twelve inning contest.
No games scheduled for today in the semipro league. Among scheduled events Marana hosts McMaster versus Aztecas with Ortiz or Castro likely to pitch. Other night games feature New York at Washington Bonham against Niggeling Detroit at Cleveland Gorsica or Gentry against Calvert St Louis at Chicago Jakucki against Grove. Brooklyn at New York is listed in the National League slate.
In Stillwater, Minnesota, spring inspires inmate poets as two full pages of verse appear in the prison paper the Mirror. Notable poem titles include Soliloquy Nightfall A Rainy Day in May Buy War Bonds Dream Rendezvous Behind Prison Walls River of Years Hitler's Prayer and Bibliomancy Perception.
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