Trucks Tosses Seven-Hitter as Tigers Top Athletics
Virgil Trucks returned from the Navy and fired a 3 to 0 seven-hitter for Detroit, striking out nine as Pat Mullin helped with three hits and two runs. Dodgers rookie Joe Hatten shut out the Pirates 7 to 0 in Brooklyn. Giants beat Reds 4 to 3 in New York. Cardinals beat Boston 3 to 2 in St. Louis. Several major games were rained out.
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Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
Detroit
TNT
Athletics
Pat Mullin
Dodger
Joe Hatten
Pirates
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Howie Schultz
Giants
Ewell Blackwell
Cincinnati
New York
Nate Andrews
Reds
Cardinals
Boston
Ted Wilks
Braves
Wilks
Stan Musial
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Cleveland
Pima Pistol Club Plans Sunday Matches
The Pima Pistol club will fire two handgun matches on Sunday on the Camp Perry police course. The 11th leg on the club plaque features any calibre, with Inskeep Miller and Graham holding two legs each and Earl Cole defending after winning last April. Tony Lerna Jr. holds the high score, 289 x 300 since 1943. The Merle Stowe trophy seventh leg sees Graham and Milo Walker each with two legs needing one more. Walker owns the current high mark 270 x 300 with centerfire handgun set last April. If time allows, handicaps over Tony Lerna’s Jap Match will be shot on Colt’s police silhouette targets at 75, 50, and 25 yards.
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Pima Pistol Club
Camp Perry
Inskeep
Miller
Graham
Earl Cole
Tony Lerna, Jr
Merle Stowe
Milo Walker
Walker
Tony Lerna
Colt
Dinny Pails Tops Wimbledon Field
Dinny Pails led the seedings in the men's singles at Wimbledon with five of the eight women seedings going to U S Wightman Cup players. The official draw listed Jack Kramer Geoffrey Brown Pancho Segura Yvon Petra D Mitic F Puncec Lennart Bergelin as other top seeds.
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London
Dinny Pails
Australia
All England
Jack Kramer
United States
Geoffrey Brown
Francisco (Pancho) Segura
Ecuador
Yvon Petra
France
D. Mitic
Yugoslavia
F. Puncec
Lennart Bergelin
Sweden
Mitic
Puncec
Wimbledon
Britain
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Louise Brough
Beverly Hills
Kay Stammers Menzies
Dorothy Bundy
Jean Bostock
Doris Hart
Laffargu
Tucson Raiders Prepare for Benson Game at Home Field
The Tucson Raiders hold a 6 p.m. practice tomorrow at Eagle Field as a final tuneup before Sunday's 3 p.m. game against the Benson Bobcats at Benson High School Field.
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Tucson Raiders
Eagle Field
Benson Bobcats
Benson High School
Army Recruiting Ad Encourages Enlistment Increase
The copy urges readers to enlist in the Regular Army and secure the Army's generous family allowance for dependents. It notes over three quarters of a million have enlisted and calls to reach a million, directing inquiries to Army Camps Posts or Recruiting Stations.
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U. S. Army
American Association Scores and Postponed Games
Minneapolis beats Indianapolis 7 1 while Columbus and Kansas City lose 1 0 and 0 respectively. Other games were postponed.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Columbus
Kansas City
Texas Fort Worth versus Houston Shreveport scorelines
In Southern Association play, Fort Worth beat Houston Shreveport 1 to 0 while Oklahoma City posted a 4 2 win. Mobile defeated Memphis 2 to 0 with a second game 12 innings, Birmingham blanked Chattanooga 6, Little Rock won 4 to 2 over New Orleans, and Nashville–Atlanta game postponed.
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Texas
Southern Association
Mobile
Memphis
Imines
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Little Rock
New Orleans
Nashville
Atlanta
Breadon and Pasquel Meet in Mexico Sparks Trade Talk
In Mexico City on June 20 Sam Breadon president of the St. Louis Cardinals and NL vice president met with Mexican Baseball League President Jorge Pasquel. The talks stirred sport circles as Breadon allegedly considered olive branch offers and possible Cardinals sales while Pasquel’s lure of top players draws attention. Cardinal stars like Max Lanier Freddy Martin and Lou Klein have already joined the Mexican league along with several other major leaguers.
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Mexico City
Sam Breadon
St. Louis Cardinals
Mexico
Jorge Pasquel
Breadon
Pasquel
Cardinal
Max Lanier
Freddy Martin
Lou Klein
USC Stars Sign With Red Sox After College Season
Catcher Don Palmer and first baseman Bill Spaeter of USC revealed they signed with the Boston Red Sox and will report June 28 to Scranton in the Eastern league. Palmer hit 438 and Spaeter 417. Bill’s brother Al, USC second baseman, is reportedly courted by the Detroit Tigers.
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New York
Detroit
Tigers
Virgil
Red Sox
USC Stars
Los Angeles
U.P
Don Palmer
Bill Spaeter
University of Southern California
Boston Red Sox
Scranton
California Intercollegiate Baseball Association
Palmer
Spaeter
Bill
USC
Detroit Tigers
Snead and Nelson Defeat Hogan Demaret in Match Play
In Rochester at Oak Hill Sam Snead and Byron Nelson beat Ben Hogan and Jim Demaret in a best ball match before 2 000 spectators. Snead shot 69 and Nelson 72 while Hogan and Demaret each posted 73. Snead sealed the victory with an eagle on the 17th hole.
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Rochester
N. Y
Sam Snead
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Jim Demaret
Oak Hill
Snead
Hogan
Demaret
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Citizen Auto Stage CO
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Anderson Music CO
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Joe” Cacioppo, Jr
Eversharp CA
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Green Lantern
Oracle Road
Under the Stars
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Quintette
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Swan Road
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Rom
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Ema Ana Pima County Medical Society
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