Baseball Relics Auctioned for War Bond Drive
National museum of baseball in Cooperstown received a 1917-18 Navy champion team ball for Capt. Koy Smith and an artificial hand used by E. L. Blystone. A Japanese bat linked to Paul Waner and found on Namur Island by Marine Charlie Truitt will be auctioned for the war bond program, with Waner donating the bat.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
National Museum of Baseball
Cooperstown
N. Y
Koy Smith
Guam
Navy
E. L. Blystone
Paul Waner
Marine Corp
Charlie Truitt
Wilmington
Del
Namur Island
Truitt
Waner
Hanover's Bertha Wins Classic Lineage Passes
Hanover's Bertha, the only mare to win the Hambletonian and sire a winner of the trotting classic, died at Hanover Shoe Farms in Pa. She won in 1930 and her daughter Shirley Hanover won in 1937. Winsturlough, a Kentucky Derby contender, was named after a furlough homecoming of part-owner Vinnie Byrne, Syracuse boxing champ.
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Hanover
Bertha
Shirley Hanover
Winsturlough
Pfc
Vinnie Byrne
Syracuse
Yanks Bomb Japan With Super Planes
A World War II era headline notes U.S. bombings of Japan using advanced aircraft. The item reflects wartime propaganda style and evokes a chorus of decisive air power from the period.
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Japan
Ruth
Consair Armament edged by one run in city softball tilt
Consair Armament outhit the Cardinals 8-1 but the game ended as an eight inning 1-1 tie and will be replayed. Busby drove in the lone Cardinal marker in the third. Lloyd allowed eight hits as Busby scattered them over eight innings. Ferry Command beat Consair Field Operations 5-0 behind Demko two-hits, while the Queens crushed the Daniel Jewels 10-1 with Thompson two homers and DuPont fanning 12. Davis Monthan, Marana, and Ferry Command lead loops A and B with solid early-season records.
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Consair Armament
Cardinals
Busby
Cardinal
Armament
Francis
McIntosh
Patrick
Daniel Jewels
Margaret Thompson
Lucy DuPont
Davis Monthan
Marana
Ferry
South Side
Rec
Recreation Center
Queens
Gas House Gang
Davis-Monthan
Daisy Macs
Curly
Daldo
Higuera du- Pillers
Two Turf Clubs Cancel Summer Racing Dates
Hollywood and Del Mar turf clubs canceled summer race meetings after boards acted. Del Mar will not run July 1, and Hollywood plans to drop the August 25 to November 2 meetings. W F Tunney and Earl Gilmore announced the changes.
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Hollywood
Juune
Bing Crosby
del Mar Turf Club
Hollywood Turf Club
W. F. Tunney
del Mar
Earl Gilmore
Mustangs Roar Past Consairs In Wild 17 10 Victory
Davis-Monthan Mustangs slugged 16 hits and rode seven unearned runs to beat Consolidated Liberators 17 to 10 in a high scoring Army league game. Johnny McCarren led a .458 hitting line with Don Herrell at .429 and Rovello at .428 as Vince Indelicato and Bill Winship held tight on defense. Eddie Monerlyn will start tomorrow as the Mustangs chase their 11th straight win and a third straight over Clovis Fortresses.
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Bill Drake
Daily Citizen
Davis-Monthan Mustangs
Clovis Fortresses
Consolidated Liberators
Harrell
Mustangs
Consolidated
Vince Indelicato
Bill Winship
Bill Clemenson
Army Air Force Loop
Clovis
Fortresses
Camp Luna
Joe Gordon
New York Yankee
Gordon
Davis-Monthan
D-M
Johnny McCarren
Don Herrell
Rovello
Jerry Ott
Gus
Vince Cerchio
Austen Dobbs
Clemenson
Big Bill
Mustang
Senators End Boston Nine Game Win Streak
Washington lefty Milo Candini blanked Boston 4 0 for his first complete game of the season as Stan Spence drove in two in the first inning and George Case swiped two bases. The win lifts Washington into the first division by percentage, one ahead of the Yankees. Browns trample Tigers 14 1 with Byrnes and Christman driving in three each. Yankees beat Athletics 6 1 as Borowy notches win and Maltzberger fans two in the ninth. White Sox defeat Indians 3 1 behind Trosky's double. Dodgers edge Phillies 5 4 with Walker doubling twice and Melton winning. Reds shell Cubs 10 5 with Moe Cormick and Eric Tipton homering. Giants Braves and Cards Pirates not scheduled.
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Boston
Red Sox
Milo Candini
Washington
Candini
Sox
Stan Spence
Senator
Browns
Tigers
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Milt Byrnes
Mark Christman
Bob Muncrief
Bengal
Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Hank Borowy
Gordon Maltzberger
Orval Grove
Lou Boudreau
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Hal Trosky
White Sox
Pale Hose
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Phillies
Dixie Walker
Dodger
Rube Melt
Youngsters Play Four Tilts Sunday In Tucson Junior League
Tucson's Junior Hardball league resumes with four Sunday games at Oury and Riverside parks. Cadets meet Carrillo Sluggers at 10 am, Convair Raiders face Manhattan Athletes, Dutch Mill Chargers take Estevan at Estevan park, and Legion meet Oury Park Tigers. Cowboys team from Catalina junior high starts action next week.
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Tucson
Carrillo Sluggers
Oury Park
Convair Raiders
Manhattan
Riverside
Dutch Mill Chargers
Estevan
Estevan Park
Legion
Tigers
Cowboys
Catalina
Hulse Implements Haegg System For AAU Mile
New York June 17 Navy bound chemist Bill Hulse showcases a year long test of Gunder Haegg training methods at the fifty sixth annual AAU track and field championships. He enters the 1500 meter with rival names including Gil Dodds Don Burnham and Jim Rafferty noted as absent due to tours exams and travel.
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New York
Bill Hulse
Gunder Haegg
Hulse
Navy
Haegg
U. S
Gil Dodds
Don Burnham
Dartmouth
Hume Twins
Michigan
Jim Rafferty
Les Eisenhart
Ohio
Bom
Illinois Track Luminary To Rest From Labors
Champaign Illinois June 17 Buddy Young Illinois freshman track star plans a rest after a busy five month campaign. Since February he has competed in 17 track meets and was entered in the AAU championship games in New York. In 18 meets he will have 57 events and in 27 clashes he failed to place first only three times.
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Champaign
Buddy Young
Illinois
Young
New York
Five Years to California Win NCAA Track Title
California claimed the NCAA track team title with an 86 point win, marking a fifth consecutive year of top scoring and a record rolling accomplishment for the squad.
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California
N.C.A.A
Fire Fatality Hits Detroit Michigan State Fair Barns
A 56 year old stable hand David Scott died in a three alarm blaze at the Michigan State Fair grounds. The fire destroyed 32 race horses belonging to owners including David Ferguson L G Bedwell N T Mayo George C White and E Wheatly Otto B Johr. Many horses were evacuated but several perished despite efforts to save them.
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Detroit
Michigan State Fair Grounds
David Scott
Scott
Bell Buzzer
David Ferguson
Pete Gino
Wise Duke
Hadmore
Listen Thor
Ferguson
L. G. Bedwell
Los Angeles
N. T. Mayo
Richmond, Va
George C. White
Tendersonville
Tenn
E. Wheatly
Otto B. Johr
Softball Schedule For Wednesday Through Thursday
The schedule lists games at 6 30 Ferry Command versus Davis Monthan ne versus Gas House on Wednesday. Thursday features 6 30 Silver Streaks against Cardinals 8 00 Ferry Command versus Marana 6 00 South Side Veterans against Armament 7 30 Field Operations versus Chargers and 9 00 Consair Queens versus Rec Center.
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Ferry Command
Davis- Monthanne
Gas House
Cardinals
Marana
South Side Veterans
Armament
Chargers
Consair Queens
Rec Center
Davis-Monthan
S.S. Vets
Davis- Monthan
Consair Blue Streaks
Consair Field Operations
Ten Thousand Shevlin Stakes Set At Aqueduct
The $10000 Shevlin stakes, a prep for the $50000 Dwyer, will be run today at Aqueduct racetrack. A field of at least 15 is expected, with Stirup among them after a Derby defeat, and William Ziegler's Bounding Home is the early favorite following its Belmont upset of Pensive.
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New York
Aqueduct Racetrack
Stirup
William Ziegler
Pensive
Mammoth Sports Show at Polo Grounds Tonight
New York reports a mammoth sports carnival at the Polo Grounds with six major events including a seven inning baseball game a mixed doubles tennis match a basketball game a golfing exhibition a relay race and a soccer match. Admission receipts from war bond sales are expected to total about 6 000 000.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Pete Cawthon Named Coach of Brooklyn Tigers
A year ago Pete Cawthon was appointed head coach of the Brooklyn football Tigers, taking over leadership of the program and guiding team strategy and development.
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Pete Cawthon
Brooklyn Football Tigers
Medwick Sets NL Doubles Mark With 64 in 1937
Joe Medwick of the St. Louis Cardinals established the National League single season record with 64 doubles in 1937 setting a benchmark for future hitters.
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Joe Medwick
Cardinals
Yesterday's results from multiple baseball leagues
Semipro Davis Monthan defeated Consolidated 17 to 0. National League Cincinnati beat Chicago 10 to 5 and Brooklyn won 5 to 4 over Philadelphia. American League New York 6 Philadelphia 1. Washington 4 Boston 0. St Louis 14 Detroit 1. Chicago 3 Cleveland 1. International League Buffalo 4 Newark 0. Buffalo 4 Newark 3. Montreal 4 Syracuse 1. Rochester 5 Jersey City 4. Baltimore 5 Toronto 4. Coast League San Diego 6 San Francisco 0. Hollywood 4 Sacramento 3. Southern Association Birmingham 12 Atlanta 1. Atlanta 8 Birmingham 6. Knoxville 5 Memphis 3. Little Rock 11 Nashville 6. Chattanooga at New Orleans doubleheader postponed.
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Pacific Coast League
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Upset Winners Meet For Crown
In Detroit on June 17 Mary Arnold of Los Angeles and Dorothy May Bundy of Santa Monica meet in the National Clay Court Women’s Championship final. Bundy upset defending champion Pauline Betz in the semifinals, while Arnold defeated second seed Doris Hart 6 1 6 3. Both finalists are 27, with Bundy ranked fifth and Arnold sixth nationally. In the men’s division Pancho Segura and Buck Talbert advance to semifinals, Segura facing Rex Norris and Talbert facing Ralph Dilley as Norris and Dilley win their quarterfinals.
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Detroit
Mary Arnold
Los Angeles
Dorothy May Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Miss Bundy
Pauline Betz
Miss Arnold
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Coral Gables
Billy Talbert
Indianapolis
Segura
Pfc
Rex Norris
Lansing
Mich
Buckley Field
Colo
Sam Rotberg
Bay City
Norris
Talbert
Ralph Dilley
Cleveland
Stars and Stripes shine in baseball roundup
Yesterday's Associated Press recap highlights several players. Frank McCormick homered in the seventh with two on to lift the Reds 10-5 over the Cubs. Hank Borowy stopped five Athletic hits to gain his eighth win. Bob Muncrief scattered nine safeties for his sixth victory as the Browns routed the Tigers. Gordon Maltzberger saved the White Sox win over the Indians with bases loaded in the ninth. Dixie Walker doubled twice driving in two runs to edge the Phillies 5-4. Milo Candini halted the Red Sox nine-game streak with a five-hit 4-0 win.
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Associated Press
Frank McCormick
Reds
Cubs
Hank Borowy
Yankees
Bob Muncrief
Browns
Tigers
Gordon Maltzberger
White Sox
Lou Boudreau
Orval Grove
Indians
Dixie Walker
Dodgers
Baseball slate for today with probable pitchers listed
Second Air Force League Davis Monthan meets Colvis with uncertain starter. New York visits Boston with Voiselle and Pyle pairing against Javery and Hutchinson. Brooklyn hosts Philadelphia with Webber facing Lee. Cincinnati at Chicago features Carter against Passeau. Pittsburgh at St Louis night game pits Sewell against Munger. Philadelphia vs New York lists Flores and Black against Donald and Zuber. St Louis goes to Detroit to duel Jakucki and Gorsica. Boston travels to Washington for a night game with Woods facing Wynn. Only the nine games scheduled.
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Air Force League
Davis Monthan
Clemenson
Colvis
New York
Boston
Voiselle
Pyle
Javery
Hutchinson
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Webber
Lee
Cincinnati
Chicago
Carter
Passeau
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Sewell
Munger
Flores
Black
Donald
Zuber
Detroit
Jakucki
Gorsica
Washington
Woods
Wynn
Major League Leaders Snapshot From Seasonal Standings
The chart lists season leaders by category with players and teams. Highlights include Tucker of Chicago batting .385 and Cullenbine of Cleveland with 41 runs, 8 home runs, and 19 doubles, while Walker of Brooklyn leads batting at .407 and 85 hits. SeSRO St. Louis posts 71 runs batted in and 875.
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Associated Press
Tucker
Chicago
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Spence
Washington
Doerr
Boston
Savage
Lindell
New York
Gutteridge
St. Louis
Case
Senators
Ruba
Walker
Brooklyn
Bordagaray
Weintraub
Augie Galan Stole 22 Bags and Had 133 Hits in 1935 Cubs Season
Augie Galan proved a constant nuisance to opposing pitchers for the Chicago Cubs in 1935. He led the National League with 22 stolen bases and topped the team with 133 hits, contributing to a strong offensive year before 1936.
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Augie Galan
Cubs
Army Guards Golf Stars At Red Cross Tournament
At Wykagyl, 90 soldiers pitched tents to guard golfers in the final rounds of the $19,333 Red Cross tournament. Mike Turnesa and Byron Nelson led with 138, Harold McSpaden 139, Vi Ghezzi 140, as Sam Byrd trailed by nine strokes with 147.
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Fritz Howell
New Rochelle
N. Y
Wykagyl
War Bonds
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
Byron
Lord) Nelson
Toledo
Nelson
Turn
Harold
Jag) McSpaden
Philadelphia
Vi Ghezzi
Army Sergean
Deal
N. J
Sam Byrd
Ziggie Mellon
Bronxville
Adrew Lapola
Wayne, N. J
Toney
Penna Dayton
Bud Lewis
Philadelph
Morrie Gravatto
Wilport
Detroit
Betty Jameson to Enter Women's Western Meet in Chicago
Betty Jameson announces she will compete in the Women's Western championship in Chicago next week after finishing runner up in the local city women's golf tournament in San Antonio. The two time winner of the Women's National Open aims to return to form in the Chicago event.
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Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Tex
Fusion
Chicago
Dain Clay Hits 24 Home Runs in First Pro Season
Cincinnati outfielder Dain Clay slugged 24 homers in his debut season with the Portsmouth club in the Mid Atlantic League in 1938.
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Dain Clay
Cincinnati
Portsmouth
DiMaggio Extends Hit Streak To 30 Games
Three years ago Joe DiMaggio of the New York Yankees hit safely in his 30th consecutive game marking a notable streak in baseball history.
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Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
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