Ohio State football hopefuls spark midwest optimism
Passages describe Ohio State University's summer practice under Carroll Widdoes with 105 candidates, including 10 holdovers from a 3-6 season, signaling strong future depth. The piece notes many aspirants are 17 or younger, with some 4-Fs, and argues wartime service will shape a tougher, educated generation for postwar America.
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Ohio State University
Carroll Widdoes
Widdoes
Paul E. Brown
Navy
Buckeye
Francis Schmidt
Ohio State
Midwest
America
Mustangs Seek 13th Straight In Army Loop
Davis Monthan eyes 13th straight in the Army League as Sgt Bill Clemensen leads the Mustangs against Biggs Field at Randolph Park. Marana slips past Convair 8 7 in ten innings in Tucsons Semipro action with Merletti and Fontaine fueling the rally amid late errors.
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Rodger R. Nelson
Daily Citizen
Davis Monthan
Randolph Park
Biggs Field
el Paso
Army Air Force
Mustangs
Bill Clemensen
Marana
Tucsons
Convair
Hosses
Ken McMaster
Pinky Vargas
Merletti
Fontaine
Convair Club
McMaster
Rivel
Larry Pennell
Steppen
Art Fear
Tommy Monroe
Bobby Fontaine
Vargas
Monroe
Vargas’ Roller
DuPont
Fear
Jim Henderson
Bill Winship
Clemensen
Azteca
Bernard Rigney
George di Tirro
Oad
Hassey
Donner
Acceseseen
Acosta
Hosses Convairs Micuilinsiaie
Pennell
Ontaine
V. Con” Oe
T. Kivel
St. . Volz
Henderson
Vaas
Convairs
Babe Didriksen Zaharias Faces Dorothy Germain In Open Final
In Chicago on June 24 Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia advances to the 36 hole final of the Western Open against Babe Didriksen Zaharias. Germain, a 20 year old Beaver College junior, upset Jeanne Cline 4 and 3 while Zaharias, 1932 Olympic champion, powered past Betty Jane Haemerle with a 2 and 1 win as both seek the wartime title.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Babe Didriksen Zaharias
Dorothy
Beaver College
Germain
Babe
Betty Jane Haemerle
St. Louis
Miss Germain
Jeanne Cline
Bloomington
Blond
Arizona coach aims to discuss grid prospects in Midwest return
Mike Casteel of the University of Arizona plans to elaborate on football prospects for the fall when he comes back from the Midwest in early next month. The Chicago Tribune advertises advance tickets for the College All-Star game on August 30 at Dyche Stadium Evanston. Joe Trujillo, notable Tucson High left fielder and later Southern Pacific Rail Semipro, heads to military service after leaving Tuesday. Matt Gonzales, Badgers and Espees shortstop, has a consolidated job and seeks a Semipro transfer to Convair nine. he has not played recently for Southern Pacific.
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Mike Casteel
University of Arizona
Midwest
The
Chicago Tribune
Dyche Stadium
Evanston
Soldiers Field
Joe Trujillo
Tucson High
Southern Pacific Rails
Matt Gonzales
Badgers
Espees
Consolidated
Convair Nine
Matt
Southern Pacific
Cravat Captures Brooklyn Handicap In Record Run
Cravat won the Brooklyn handicap by a large margin, clocking 1:48 1-5 for the mile and furlong to tie the Aqueduct track record. The victory came as a notable performance in a race that year.
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Big Ten
Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Cravat
Brooklyn
Aqueduct
Stars Shine as Dodgers, Browns, Yankees Win In Shutouts
Ed Head pitched the Dodgers to a fourth straight win while two hits blanked the Phillies. Gilberto Torres had three hits and drove in two in the Senators 7-1 victory over the Red Sox. Sig Jakucki threw a second straight shutout as the Browns beat the Tigers 5-0. George Stirnweiss drove in three and scored twice as the Yankees topped the Athletics 5-1.
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Associated Press
Ed Head
Dodgers
Phillies
Gilberto Torres
Senators
Red Sox
Sig Jakucki
Browns
Tigers
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Athletics
Snuffy
Bob Johnson
George Case
Stirnweiss
Sigmund Jakucki
Detroit
St. Louis Browns
Vernon Stephens
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago White Sox
al Smith
Boston Red Sox
Joe Cronin
Gilbert Torres
Stan Spence
Nats
Early Wynn
Bosox
Charles I coin sale in London nets 180 dollars
A 1643 Charles I coin valued at 12 dollars when produced sold at a London coin sale for 180 dollars.
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London
Walker Slips Below .400 in Major League Averages
New York dispatch notes Fred Dixie Walker of the Brooklyn Dodgers drops from .413 to .385, ending a run of four hundred hitters. Stan Musial trails by 17 points as batting leader. Thurman Tucker tops AL with a .361 average. Pitchers Munger, Maltzberger, and Ryba lead their leagues. Cleveland tops AL in team batting and defense. Brooklyn leads NL team batting. St. Louis tops NL pitching.
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New York
Fred
Dixie) Walker
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pride
Flatbush
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Thurman Tucker
Chicago White Sox
George Munger
Gordon Maltzberger
Chicago
Mike Ryba
Boston
Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Seeean Lene Brh
RBI
Pe Tucker
Hostetler
Detroit
Hackett
Cleveland
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Oe Et Ess Doerr
Kurowski
St. L
Pullen earns pro bid after three hit high school game
Lefty Pete Pullen, 18, starred in a April 2 high school opener versus Phoenix Union, striking out seven and allowing four walks while yielding three safeties. A Boston Red Sox scout chased a contract, leading to Pullen joining Roanoke Red Sox of the Piedmont league after a strong semipro stint.
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Bill Drake
Daily Citizen
Pete Pullen
Phoenix Union High
Portsider
Boston Red Sox
Pullen
Coyotes
Ernie Johnson
Bosox
Pete
Consolidated Liberators
Roanoke Red Sox
Red Sox
Richmond Colts
Sox
Army Air Corps
Stanley Radke
Paul
Pete) Pullen
Radke
Roanoke
Norfolk Tars
Yesterday's baseball scores from multiple leagues
Semipro Marana defeated Convair 8 to 7 in ten innings. American League results include Washington 7 over Boston 1 and New York 5 over Philadelphia 1. National League games saw Brooklyn 2 Philadelphia 0 and St. Louis 5 Pittsburgh 5 in fourteen innings due to curfew. Other leagues list Montreal 4 Newark 3 and Memphis 7 Nashville 6 with several postponements and additional outcomes across the minor leagues and Pacific Coast League.
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Davis-Monthan Een
Cleveland National A
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Jersey City
Rochester Wate
Toronto
Newark
Bypacuse
American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Toledo Nee
Louisville
Indianapolis
San Francisco Case
Seattle
Portland
Hollywood
San Diego
Oakland
Marana
Convair
Washington
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Detroit
International League
Montreal
St. Paul
Toledo
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Los Angeles
Sacramento
San Francisco
Southern Association
Memphis
Nashville
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Little Rock
Knoxville
Atlanta
New Orleans
Ree Gals Win 7th Straight in Local Softball Action
Lois Dusenberry limited Consair Queens to four hits as the Recreational Center girls won their seventh straight and first in the second half. Ruth DuPont fanned nine while Dusenberry homered and Mari Bailey tripled. Consair Armament topped South Side Veterans 7-3 with Lloyd holding seven Vets to nine hits.
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Lois Dusenberry
Consair Queens
2Nd Street Park
Consair Armament
South Side Veterans
Corair Chargers
Ruth DuPont
Consair
Miss Dusenberry
Mari Bailey
Lloyd
Vets
Armament
Jim Schaffer
Charley Venenzulla
S.S
Parish
Wiseman
Maylow
Queens
Ree C
DuPont
Pellon
Dusenberry
Morrow
Champs Tie Chisox With 5-1 Win Over A's
Yankees rally behind Snuffy Stirnweiss as he goes 3-for-3 with a double and three RBIs plus a steal to beat the Athletics 5-1. Stirnweiss also scores twice as New York moves into a tie for third with Chicago.
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Chisox
A’s
Next WEFK Schedule
Weekly game slate lists matchups across Monday to Friday including Davis Monthan Field Operations Cardinals Silver Streaks Ferry Command Daniels Jewels Rec Marana Gas House Armament Chargers Consair Queens Daisy Maes. Times range 6 9 pm with several cross-division showdowns.
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Marana
Daniel Jewels
Consair Queens
Daisy Maes
WEFK
Cardinals
South Side Veterans
Ferry Command
Chargers
Rec
Gas House
Local Mat Card Promises Williams vs Martinez and Samara Duel
The Riverside auditorium hosts Tuc son’s first wrestling card in years next Tuesday with Clara Mortensen defending her ladies title against Rita Martinez. Seelie Samara from Los Angeles meets Texas champ Hans Schnabel in the main event. Hardy Kruskamp, ex Ohio State, faces Angelo Cistold in a fiery heavyweight clash.
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Riverside Auditorium
Clara Mortensen
Rita Martinez
Clara
Hollywood
Calif
Texas
Los Angeles
Seelie Samara
Hans Schnabel
Samara
Achilles
Olympic Auditorium
Schnabel
Hardy Kruskamp
Ohio State
Angelo Cistold
Marion, Russell spark tie as Cardinals and Pirates excel
Marty Marion collected four hits and 15 chances at short with no errors while Jim Russell added five hits as the Cardinals and Pirates battled to a 5-5 14 inning tie. Don Johnson homered with the bases loaded to lift the Cubs to a 3-1 win over the Reds.
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Ed Head
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn
Cincinnati Reds
Charlie Letchas
Philly
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Marty Marion
Chicago Cubs
Reds
Hank Wyse
Clyde Shoun
Cardinals
Jim Russell
Marion
Russell
Don Johnson
Cubs
Baseball Stat Line Summary
Batting Tucker of Chicago 354 runs Johnson of Boston 45 Hits Doerr of Boston 76 Doubles Cullenbine of Cleveland 19 Triples Lindell of New York and Gutteridge of St Louis 6
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Chicago
Johnson
Boston
Doerr
Cullenbine
Cleveland
Triples
Lindell
New York
Gutteridge
St. Louis
Tennis Cla Plans Annual Fourth Meet in Tucson
The Tucson Tennis Club announces its annual July Fourth meet to run June 30 to July 4 at the University of Arizona courts. Events include men's and women's doubles and mixed doubles with random pairings for the latter. Defending champions are listed and medals awarded to winners and runners-up. entry fee is $1 per person. Registration points are Porter's and KVOA.
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Robert Caldwell
Tucson Tnis Club
Unive of Arizona
Chapions
Phil McNeil
Ra Jarrell
Bailey
Marian McKale
Brat S
Margaret Ban
Tucson Ten Club
Ll Tennis
Bo Caldwell
Porter's
KVOA
Faunce and Baile Lead Tucson Tennis Ladder
In the Tucson Ten club ladder, Johnny Faunce leads the men and Mari Bailey tops the women. Frank Iaccino climbs to fourth but loses to Andy White, while Mari Bailey overtakes Betty Urwin for the women’s top spot. Standings list Faunce, White, Zak, Iaccino, Tic, Jones, King, Smith, Zaner, Lesher, Souers for men and Bailey, Urwin, McKale, Caldwell, Ban, Gerhart, Boice, Brick, Harris, Edwards for women.
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Tucson Ten Club
Johnny Faunce
Mari Bai
Frank Iaccino
Andy Wh
Betty Urwin
Miss Bailey
Joh Faunce
Andy White
Bob Zak
J. Tic
R. B. Jones
Ed King
V. Smith
C. Zaner Lesher
Souers
Mari Bailey
Be Urwin
Marian McKale
Virgi Caldwell
Margaret Ban
Grete Gerhart
Peggy Boice
Joan Brick
Bebe Harris
Hel Edwards
Al Smith Leads Indians Past White Sox 5-1 in Easy Win
Al Smith propelled the Indians to a decisive 5-1 victory over the White Sox. Smith drove in multiple runs and sparked the offense as the Indians seized control early and maintained the lead.
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al Smith
Indians
White Sox
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Snuffy) Stirnweiss
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