Cobb and Ruth to coach junior East West game at Polo Grounds
Ty Cobb and Babe Ruth will coach rival 16 player junior teams for the second annual East West game in New York on August 28 at Ebbetts Field and the Polo Grounds. Proceeds go to the living war memorials commission and the national foundation for infantile paralysis.
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Ty Cobb
Babe Ruth
Toots Shor’s Tavern
Esquire Magazine
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Ruth
Polo Grounds
Jim Crossett
Esquire
Georgia Peach
Bambino
Brooklyn
Ebbets Field
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The
Long Island Press
Metropollitan Game Committee
Philadelphia Athletics
Menlo Park
Calif
Detroit
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Dodgers
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Living War Memorials Commission
National Foundation For
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American Legion
Umpire-turned-pitcher Holds City Victory
In a Utah game between the Brig City Peaches and Camp Kearns Hank Hansmann, 37, pitched after taking the mound from Marv Abrams and led his team to a comeback win. The umpires also earned a win credit due to odd fielding by the Eagles.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Ump
Am City
Utah
Brig- City Peaches
Camp Kearns
Hank Hansmann
Peaches
Hank
Marv Abrams
Eagles
Recruiting yarn shakes college sports scene
A southern college invited a top football prospect who also aimed to wrestle. He won a quick fall in a mock tryout against the college champ, drew loud cheers, and was carried around by fans. The twist: both the Army and Navy are pursuing the same standout.
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Army
Navy
Right on the Spud in Norfolk Midget League game
A Norfolk Virginia midget league game featured a baserunner on third as the catcher turned away and threw toward third. The ball sailed into left field and the runner streaked home, colliding with the catcher who held a hand. Investigators found the boy had pulled a fake ball from his pocket and tossed it over the third baseman. Confusion followed.
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Norfolk
Azteca Warriors blast Legion 8 1 to keep lead in semipro race
Frank Castro pitched a five hitter to win his second of the season and extend the Azteca Warriors’ first place in the City Semipro league. Lowell Bailey allowed 15 hits as Roy Robison miscues helped spark a sixth inning rally and Eddie Gallego scored on a misplay to break a 1 1 tie. Mills Pesqueira and Holmes led the 15 hit attack with three each.
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Azteca Warriors
Walloping
Legion
Warriors
Lowell Bailey
Bailey
Frank Castro
Chuck Hollinger
Bill Clemensen
Davis Monthanace
Castro
Espee Convairs
Mustang
EC Club
Marana Hosses
Azteccs
Fito Aros
Espec Convairs
al Mills
Azteca
Fred Holmes
Nogales Internationals
Aztecas
Lou Gutierrez
Manny Pesqueira
Robles
Mills
Eddie Gallego
Roy Robison
Bob Acosta
Short
Pesqueira
Holmes
Dale Edwards
Chet Vasey
Gonzales
Aztecas i
C.lopez
Jeinstein
Seattle Slices Portland Lead In Coast Loop
Seattle Rainiers pulled within a half game of Portland in the Pacific Coast League by winning a 4 3 game in eight innings. Don Pulford helped Seattle with two hits and two walks plus a miscue by Johnny O Neill to drive in four runs.
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Seattle
Rainiers
Beavers
Don Pulford
Johnny O'Neil
Joe Demoran
Bob Joyce
San Francisco
Oakland Acorns
Seals
Italo Chelini
Ray Perry
Wallie Eaves
San Diego
Padres
Sacramento
Eaves
Solons
Morrie Abbott
Brooks Holder
Hollywood Stars
Los Angeles
Ron Smith
Red Adams
Lawson Little and Lloyd Mann win Iverness four Ball at Toledo
Lawson Little and Lloyd Mann captured the Iverness four ball title in Toledo Ohio finishing with a plus 14 over par. The victory came three years after the event began with their repeated success.
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Lawson Little
Lloyd Mann
Toledo
Ohio
Umpire rules out play for unsportsmanlike conduct
The official voided the game action ruling it unsportsmanlike conduct when no other rule applied, signaling a sports dispute amid the match.
Nine horses entered in Preakness event
Baltimore June 14 The field for Saturdays Preakness dropped to nine after E R Bradley reported Adonis shipped to Pimlico. Burning Dream hurt in the Derby, Bail Bond not ready for the distance, Hoop Jr. as favorite with Pavot close behind. Purse totals exceed 83 170 with Dixie Handicap Pimlico Oaks Nursery and Jennings stakes on the program.
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E. R. Bradley
William Helis
Adonis
Pimlico
Bradley
J. W. Smith
Burning Dream
Bail Bond
Smith Idee Helis
Hoop, Jr
Walter M. Jeffords
Pavot
P. A. B. Widener
Belmont
Sea Swallow
E. R.bradley
Bobanet
Bobanet Stables
Camilli Not Welcomed by Giants After Oil Lows
Dolph Camilli, ex Oakland manager and former Dodger, rejected 1943 Giants talks and quit playing. Mel Ott, Giants manager, said Camilli would not be signed despite Giants needing a hard hitting first baseman. Ott noted Camilli would not report to the club and dismissed renewed bids.
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New York
Dolph Camilli
Oakland
New York Giant
Mel Ott
Camilli
Giants
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Sayles
California
Bill Rigney
Oaks
Ott
Ted Atkinson Sweeps Five Wins at Aqueduct
A year ago at Aqueduct race track jockey Ted Atkinson rode five winners in a single program. The feat highlighted his riding skill and boosted his standing in the season’s standings.
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Ted Atkinson
Aqueduct Racetrack
Baseball Tonight and Tomorrow's Major League Schedule
The schedule lists today games: Boston at Philadelphia St Louis at Detroit Cleveland at Chicago and New York at Brooklyn Philadelphia at Boston Chicago at Pittsburgh. Tomorrow's slate includes American and National league night games with Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis Boston Washington New York Philadelphia Brooklyn Boston St Louis Pittsburgh Chicago Cincinnati and more.
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Cleveland Eceoadddinegs
Philadelphia
Chicago
Cleveland
Detroit
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Pittsburgh Ees
Brooklyn
St. Louis Sonusa
ING Scheesienteemats
National League
Pittsburgh
American League
Cincinnati
Minor League Scores From Associated Press Listings
International League results include Jersey City 5 Rochester 4 in 11 innings and Montreal 10 Newark 3. American Association standings show St Paul 7 1 Toledo 4 6 and Minneapolis 6 2 Columbus 3 12. Pacific Coast details Hollywood 2 Los Angeles 1 in 10 innings. Southern Association Memphis 20 Nashville 5 concludes the slate.
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Rochester
Montreal
Newark
Buffalo
Baltimore
Toronto
Syracuse
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
Columbus
Louisville
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Hollywood
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
Seattle
Portland
Sacramento
San Diego
Atlanta
Mobile
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memphis
Nashville
Rickey Backs Durocher as Dodgers Ride Winning Wave
Dodgers president Branch Rickey voiced strong support for Leo Durocher amid court action alleging a fan incident. The Dodgers, riding a five game win streak and one half game behind the Giants, beat New York 3 to 2 as Mort Cooper collected his sixth win.
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New York
U.P
Dodger
Branch Rickey
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Rickey
Durocher
Cardinals
Holdout Heath Rejoins Tribe for Hit Run
Cleveland Indians outfielder Jeff Heath returns from a two month holdout seeking to reclaim the AL batting title from Lou Boudreau. Heath, slow in his first game back, vows to adjust to major league pitching and cites a possible trade if Cleveland cannot improve the club.
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Jimmy Jordan
Chicago
John Geoffrey
Jeff) Heath
Cleveland Indians
Lou Boudreau
Boudreau
Seattle
Husky
Indians
White Sox
Johnny Dickshot
Heath
Cleveland
Byron Nelson Seeks Lead in Inquirer Tourney Fight
Philadephia June 14 Byron Nelson leads a field of 89 pros and 39 amateurs in the 72 hole Philadelphia Inquirer invitational at Llanerch. With 17500 in war bonds for the winners and a 6370 yard course par set at 70, Nelson aims to stay atop the pace as rivals Harold McSpaden and Sammy Snead vie for the top money of 5325.
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Philadelphia
U.P
Byron Nelson
Llanerch
Nelson
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Ste. Dorothe
Que
Sammy Snead
West Virginia
Snead
Amphi Coach Opens Summer Recreation Plan
C W McDaniel new athletic director at Amphitheatre schools will start a summer recreation program at the school grounds. A Friday 7 30 p m meeting in the school auditorium invites youngsters to give contest ideas and join softball basketball and other teams for summer tournaments. McDaniel will coach Amphitheatre high football basketball and track with the grid season opening September 21 at Florence against the Gophers.
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C. W. McDaniel
McDaniel
Panthers
George Rhee
Florence High Gophers
Florence
League Leaders AMERICAN LEAGUE Batting and Pitching
A condensed list shows Cuccinello of Chicago leading batting at .346, Etten of New York at .344, Stirnweiss and Etten top runs, Etten 33 RBIs, Stirnweiss 58 hits, plus various leaders in doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases. Pitching leaders include Ferriss of Boston and Borony of New York at 81 strikeouts with an .889 win percentage.
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Associated Press
Cuccinello
Chicago
Etten
New York
Stirnweiss
Stephens
St. Louis
R. Johnson
Boston
McQuinn
Byrnes
Holmes
Rosen
Brooklyn
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Lombardi
Olmo
Elliott
Ott
Kurowski
Hack
Walker
Weintraub
Adams
DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Nieman
M. Cooper
Creel
Douglas Rattlers Shutout Cananea
The Douglas Army Air Field Rattlers blanked Cananea Mexico 4 to 0 in a district game. Gene McNulty led a 10 hit attack with three safeties while Duanne Pillette and Ernie Decarlo held Cananea to three hits.
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Douglas Army Air Field
Rattlers
Cananea
Mex
Gene McNulty
Duanne Pillette
Ernie Decarlo
Ex Notre Dame Captain Killed Fighting Japs
The former Notre Dame football captain George E Murphy died on Sugar Loaf hill Okinawa as Marine First Lieutenant led his men up to the crest. He aided wounded soldiers and returned with a wounded machine gunner before a mortar shell killed him.
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Okinawa
Sugar Loaf Hill
Notre Dame University
George
George E. Murphy
South Bend
Ind
Sugar Loaf
Murphy
Stars and Slumps Highlight Baseball Night
Rudy York batted 3 for 3 with a three run homer as Detroit beat St Louis 6 4 aided by Mort Cooper and Rene Monteagudo. Cooper limited Philadelphia to six hits in an 8 3 loss. Monteagudo delivered a 15th inning single lifting Philadelphia to a 5 4 win. Hal Gregg of the Dodgers held the Giants to five hits for an 3 2 victory. Joe Bowman of the Reds capped a third straight win in Cincinnati with a seven hitter in a 2 1 win over St Louis.
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Rickey
Giants
Durocher
Dodgers
Phillies
Boston
Braves
Mort Cooper
St. Louis
Albert
Happy) Chandler
Reds
Castoff
Joe Bowman
Associated Press
Rudy York
Tigers
Rene Monteagudo
Phils
Cooper
Monteagudo
Hal Gregg
New York Giants
Tigers May Be Team To Beat In Junior Loop
Tigers emerge as the class of the junior circuit amid doubts about pitching. Hank Greenberg’s Army status looms while Rudy York shows signs of breaking slump with three hits and a three run homer in a 6 4 win. team leads the Yankees by one game.
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Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Tigers
Associated Press
Hank Greenberg
Detroit
Rudy York
Steve O'Neill
Bengals
New York Yankees
Greenberg
Army
Fort Dix
N. J
Tiger
Overa
York
St. Louis
Daily baseball pitching matchups listed for six games
Today’s slate features United Press notes with pitchers Hausman Newsom Jakucki Rugby Grove Voiselle Davis Sproul Earley Derringer Passeau Strincevich Sewell. Scheduled contests include Boston at Philadelphia and Chicago at Detroit among six games with two doubleheaders.
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United Press
Boston
Hausman
Philadelphia
Newsom
St. Louis
Jakucki
Detroit
Trout
Cleveland
Rugby
Chicago
Grove
New York
Voiselle
Brooklyn
Davis
Sproul
Earley
Derringer
Passeau
Pittsburgh
Strincevich
Sewell
Mike Casteel Denies May Accept Post At Washington State
Arizona head football coach Mike Casteel denied Phoenix reports he might take the Washington State job. He said he talked with a State representative last winter but nothing materialized and he understood a new Washington State coach had already been chosen. The piece also recalls Jimmy Braddock and Max Schmeling in 1936.
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Mike Casteel
Washington State
Miles W
Mike” Casteel
University of Arizona
Phoenix
Orin
Babe) Hollingberg
Casteel
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