Twight baseball and famous infield feats headline era
The piece touts twilight baseball in Tucson with six semi pro teams at Randolph Park and notes Roy Drachman and associates pushing the idea. It then surveys 1900s major league batting leaders, highlighting Honus Wagner and Rabbit Maranville with career games and famous double play trio Peckinpaugh Pratt Pipp.
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Randolph Park
Roy “Sunshine” Drachman
Larry MacPhail
Tucson
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
MacPhail
Pittsburgh Pirates
Honus Wagner
Wagner
Mike Donlin
Walter J. “Rabbit
Maranville
Rabbit
Rochester Club
Heinie Groh
George Stallings
George
Boston Braves
Roger Peckinpaugh
Peck
Yankee
del Pratt
Wally Pipp
Pratt
Pipp
Hale America Golf Tour Opens at Ridgemoor Near Chicago
The Hale America golf tournament began yesterday at Ridgemoor Country Club near Chicago as the remaining national schedule event after wartime cancellations. The field features 108 pros and amateurs, including many former champions and top shotmakers.
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Ridgemoor Country Club
Chicago
Syracuse and Newark Scorelines Reported
Syracuse beat Toronto 9 to 2, Newark defeated Buffalo 9 to 7, Baltimore won 8 to 5 over Rochester. Jersey City at Montreal game noted as rained out.
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Syracuse
Toronto
Newark
Buffalo
Baltimore
Rochester
Jersey City
Montreal
Milwaukee and Akron? Baseball scores from AMERICAN ASSOCIATION
The AMERICAN ASSOCIATION results show Milwaukee 3 Columbus 4 and Kansas City 7 Toledo 5 while St. Paul 40 beat Indianapolis 0 2. Minneapolis at Louisville game was postponed.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisville
Texas League Scores Kickoff Night With Mix of Wins
Shreveport defeated Fort Worth 4 to 1 while San Antonio fell to Tulsa 3 to 2. Oklahoma City won 6 to 5 over Houston as Beaumont topped Dallas 10 to 4.
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Shreveport
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Tulsa
Oklahoma City
Houston
Beaumont
Dallas
Memph Is A Tightly Fought Classic Score
Memphis 7 Atlanta 5. Little Rock 3 Chattanooga 2. New Orleans 7 Knoxville 0. Nashville 2 Birmingham 1. Competitive scores show regional football action with narrow margins and decisive wins.
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Memphis
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Knoxville
Nashville
Birmingham
Vermont University school focuses on wartime camouflage
The University of Vermont will devote summer session time to camouflage study. The art department tackles concealment while the psychology department explores fooling the mind by masking perception.
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Burlington
University of Vermont
Saints And Owls Share Loop Lead In California Baseball
The Santa Barbara Saints and San Jose Owls remained tied for first in the California league after two wins and one loss each in their current series. Santa Barbara beat Bakersfield 9 3 with a five run final frame. San Jose defeated Fresno 4 1 behind five hit pitching by Frank Cvudnich. Tomorrow Santa Barbara heads to San Jose while Fresno visits Bakersfield as the first half nears its end.
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Santa Barbara Saints
San Jose Owls
Saints
Bakersfield
Santa Barbara
San Jose
Fresno Cardinals
Frank Cvudnich
Fresno
League Leaders Show American League Brightest Names
The American League batting leaders include Gordon of New York at .376 and Doerr of Boston at .369. Williams of Boston leads runs batted in with 63, while York of Detroit has 55 runs and 14 home runs. Spence of Washington tops hits with 80. Gordon trails with 79. Pitching leader Bonham of New York goes 9-1 based on six decisions.
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Gordon
New York
Doerr
Boston
Williams
York
Detroit
Spence
Washington
Higgins
McQuinn
St. Louis
D. DiMaggio
Kolloway
Chicago
Heath
Cleveland
Case
Kubel
Bonham
Hayes
Baseball leaders and team batting stats from major league play
The report lists top players by category with city and team associations. Notable figures include Reiser and Medwick for Brooklyn, Ott for New York, and Mize for New York leading in runs batted in, plus Camilli and McCormick hitting home runs.
Leading Track Stars Compete In AAU Meet
New York hosts the 56th national AAU championships at Randall's Island with top athletes from Army Emergency Relief, New York Athletic Club, and San Francisco Olympic Club. Notables include Harold Davis and Greg Rice among defending champions. Barney Ewell absent due to injury. juniors contest 21 events while seniors compete tomorrow for titles and substantial gate receipts.
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New York
Triborough Stadium
Randall's Island
New York Athletic Club
San Francisco Olympic Club
Army Emergency Relief
Barney Ewell
Harold Davis
Leslie MacMitchell
Greg Rice
Cornelius Warmerdam
al Blazis
Charlie Beetham
Lou Gregory
Forest Elaw
Joe Medgyeski
Arky Erwin
Archie Harris
Billy Brown
Irving Folwartshny
Frank Berst
Boyd Brown
Army May Taboo All Pro Sports
The Army stated it would not confirm following the Navy policy banning sports teams or athletes from commercially sponsored exhibitions or events. The decision could affect heavyweight champion Joe Louis who faces a $117,000 federal tax bill and has sought one charity bout to aid his finances. Secretary Stimpson said Louis must finish basic training before any further public appearances are allowed.
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Washington
Army
Navy
Joe Louis
Louis
Joe
Henry L. Stimson
Uninvited Quail Meets Taxidermist in Kalamazoo
In Kalamazoo Michigan a quail slipped in through a back window and was stuffed by John Holt a local taxidermist. The incident shows Holt’s local practice of mounting wildlife for customers.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
John Holts
Holt
Pro Tennis Championship Opens at Forest Hills with Riggs Budge Duel
The 16th annual professional lawn tennis championships begin at Forest Hills with 32 players, led by Bobby Riggs and Don Budge. Kovacs adds intrigue while veterans like Richards Tilden and Perry are absent, and the wartime era has reshaped the pro ranks into a Riggs-Budge showdown.
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New York
Forest Hills
C. C. Pyle
Suzanne Lenglen
Cafe Society
Lex Thompson
Bobby Riggs
Riggs
Don Budge
Budge
Frank Kovacs
Wayne Sabin
Bruce Barnes
Frank Hunter
Berkeley Bell
Vinnie Richards
Bill Tilden
Los Angeles
Fred Perry
Mexico City
Point short of perfect in Albany health contest
Darlene Reiley aged 15 scored 999 of 1000 points in a local health contest staged in Albany.
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Albany
Ore
U.P
Darlene Reiley
Soaring Seals Sweep Angels Twice for Fourth Place Rise
Soaring Seals beat the Angels 5-1 and 7-6 to tighten their hold on fourth in the Pacific Coast League. Sam Gibson allowed seven hits in game one, while Ralph Hodgins homered in game two with runners aboard. Roy Perry also homered in the nightcap as the Seals mounted a late push with 14 hits.
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Lefty O’doul
Seals
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Sam Gibson
Red Lynn
Jess Flores
Jess Dobernic
Ralph Hodgins
Rooks Holder
Ted Jennings
Angels
Ed Stutz
Larry Jansen
Roy Perry
Pete Mallory
Sacramento
Portland
Blix Donnelly
Steve Mesner
Cards
Martini
Gene Handley
Oakland
Hollywood
Charley Root
Bill Barisoff
Acorns
Vince Dibiasi
Stars
Johnny Dickshot
Frank Kalin
Herman Schulte
San Diego-Seattle
Northwest
Hollywood Stars Sign New Pitcher
The Hollywood Stars optioned rookie pitcher Eddie Erantt to Salem, signed Bill Thomas on his release from San Diego, and released second baseman Harry Marine to Philadelphia. Los Angeles Angels recall Harry Lowrey from Milwaukee and restore Peaches Davis to the active list.
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Los Angeles
U.P
Hollywood Stars
Eddie Erantt
Salem
Bill Thomas
San Diego
Harry Marine
Philadelphia
Los Angeles Angeles
Harry Lowrey
Milwaukee
Peaches Davis
Stillwater Men Form War Industries Nonprofit
Four Stillwater residents establish Stillwater War Industries Inc to return all war contract profits to the government. The founders are J. A. Goggin State Senator Karl Neumeier John R. Stoltze and R. M. Hardrath.
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Stillwater, Minn
U.P
Stillwater
Stillwater War Industries, Inc
J. A. Goggin
Karl Neumeier
John R. Stoltze
R. M. Hardrath
Early Hard Winter Wheat Introduced by Mennonite Farmers
Hard winter wheat first arrived in the country with Mennonite farmers at the close of the Civil War, marking an agricultural introduction by these communities.
Salcedo's 380-foot homer lifts Southern Pacific to win
In Chicago Hale America action, Salcedo hit a 380-foot ninth inning homer with Elias aboard to lift the Southern Pacific Lines over the Quartermasters 7 5. Lakies tied the game with a late triple and Robles allowed six hits. Crisman and Turnesa led two high rounds as 48 players broke par.
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United Press
Chicago
U.P
Craig Wood
Azteca Warriors
el Centro Dons
Dons
Cavalry
Nogales Internationals
S. P
Aztecas
Laundry Lions
Leon Carillo
Ernie Faccio
Fito Aros
George Salcedo
el Paso Texans
Nardho Elias
Quartermasters
Bill Callaghan
Salcedo
Walter Lakies
Lakies
Joe LaRocca
Eddie James
Fancier Selects Canines for Uncle Sam
Dr. Howard W. Church of Bristol selects 9 to 15 month old shepherd, airedale, or doberman pinscher dogs for training at Montclair New Jersey to serve as sentries or messengers with troops.
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Bristol
R. I
U.P
Howard W. Church of
Uncle Sam
Montclair
N. J
Company E of 142d Infantry Formed by Oklahoma Indians
Company E of the 142d Infantry in World War I was composed almost entirely of Oklahoma Indians, reflecting the diverse enlistment from the state.
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142D Infantry
Sports Mirror reflections from bygone baseball and boxing feats
Today a year ago Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Chicago Cubs 6 2 and trailed St Louis Cardinals by two games. Three years ago the National Boxing Association stripped John Henry Lewis of the light heavyweight title after an examination found partial blindness. Five years ago Dawn Play granddaughter of Man O War won $31000 in the American Derby at Chicago.
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Associated Press Today
Brooklyn Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
National Boxing Association
John Henry Lewis
Lewis
Dawn Play
Chicago
Yesterday's Stars Deliver Four-Hit Pitching Showdowns
Virgil Trucks of the Tigers beat the Yankees with four hitless innings of pitching. Buck Ross of the White Sox limited the Athletics to five hits and two eighth inning runs. Jake Early of the Senators doubled and singled four RBIs against the Indians. Larry French of the Dodgers shut down the Cardinals on eight hits and doubled in an eighth inning rally, driving in two.
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Virgil Trucks
Tigers
Yankees
Buck Ross
White Sox
Athletics
Jake Early
Senators
Larry French
Dodgers
Cardinals
Hurlin
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