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Newspaper
Tucson Daily Citizen
Location
Tucson, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1944
Page
10
Rodger R. Nelson analyzes Tucson semipro baseball as fifth team dynamics shift for the second half. Espee struggles with player losses and low attendance, while Raven leads with a six game streak and Davis Monthan and Convair show ups and downs.
Lt. Harry O'Donnell of Marana reports Leonard Gilmore, once of Tucson, saw his nine game winning run end in the Eastern League. O'Donnell, a New Yorker, tracks the circuit after a stint as Elmira sports editor.
A Drew Pearson column recalls a corporal who escorted Avery from Montgomery Ward’s office during an Army takeover, describing the scene and the events surrounding the incident. The piece frames the episode as a notable example of military authority affecting civilian business.
Davis Monthan’s Mustangs suffered their first defeat in the Second Army Air Force league as Biggs Field Flyers upset the leaders 8-1 at Randolph Park. Azteca Warriors' Fito Ares powered a 4-0 Azteca win over Consolidated Liberators, while Davis Monthan clinched third place in the first half.
The Associated Press lists National League leaders with Walter Walker of Brooklyn leading batting at .377 and 95 hits, plus 21 doubles. Bordagaray of Brooklyn has 54 runs, Weintraub of New York 48 RBIs, Musial of St. Louis 8 triples, Ott of New York 18 home runs, Ry an of Boston 9 stolen bases, and Munger of St. Louis 101 wins with 909 innings pitched.
Doerr of Boston leads in hits with 79 and runs batted in with 44. Tucker of Chicago tops batting at .569. Stephens of St. Louis drives in 44. Cullenbine of Cleveland and Hayes of Philadelphia share home runs with 8. Gutteridge of St. Louis and Lindell of New York tie for triples at 6. Case of Washington has 18 stolen bases. Maltzberger of Chicago records 71 wins and 875 innings pitched.
Devil Diver won by a neck over Market Wise in the $30,000 Brooklyn Handicap at Aqueduct. The race marked a tight finish as contenders battled for a horseshoe win in the featured event.
The item notes a potential project as an author contemplates writing a book titled See Here Private Enterprise. Details on publisher or release timing are not provided.
The St. Louis Browns swept a doubleheader from the Detroit Tigers to stretch their AL lead to four games as they head East for a crucial three week stretch in pursuit of their first pennant. Gene Moore and Milt Byrne delivered the decisive hits in the opener. Al Hollingsworth earned the win in the nightcap.
A series of baseball results lists teams such as Chattanooga New Orleans and Nashville Little Rock with varied win margins. Other results include Pacific Coast League games San Diego Hollywood and Los Angeles Portland, plus Oakland Seattle and San Francisco Sacramento contests.
Francisco Segura and Dorothy Bundy repeated wins in the tri-state tennis championships in Cincinnati. Segura defeated Billy Talbert in five sets 9 11 6 2 7 5 2 6 7 5 to take the men’s title, while Bundy beat Betz to retain the women’s crown.
Five years earlier Frankie Parker clinched the national clay court tennis championship in Chicago by defeating Gardner Mulloy in the final 6-3 6-0 5-7 6-1.
Samuel Granger of Heather England was fined 49 for failure to keep a harvested crop in good condition after authorities found 100 rats in a rick.
Baseball scores from yesterday show Azteca 4 over Convair 0 and Davis Monthan 6 over Biggs 4 in semipro play. Biggs beat Davis Monthan 8 to 1 as well as Cincinnati 4 3 Chicago 3 and Chicago 5 Cincinnati 0. St Louis defeated Pittsburgh 2 1 then lost 6 5, while Brooklyn and Philadelphia split 4 1 and 2 1. New York beat Philadelphia 4 3 then 5 2, Boston topped New York 5 1 and 4 1, and St Louis beat Detroit 5 4 while Detroit 2. Chicago routed Cleveland 11 0 then 4 3. International League saw Jersey City 8 Rochester 4 then 3 2, Montreal 9 Newark ? Newark 2 Montreal 0. Baltimore 13 Buffalo 10 then 9 4, Syracuse 7 Toronto 5 then 6 5 in 10 innings. American Association Toledo 7 Kansas City 4 then 11 5, St Paul 6 Indianapolis 5 then 5 1, Minneapolis 4 Louisville 1 then 11 2. Columbus 2 Milwaukee 1 then 12 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 2. Southern Association Birmingham 5 Atlanta 3 then 2 0.
The Pacific Coast Conference formed a committee to explore a postwar national intercollegiate baseball championship and to consult colleges from other regions. Oklahoma A. and M. will ask the Missouri Valley Conference to host a postwar tournament. A rumor places Gunder Haegg and Arne Andersson in the United States by next Christmas for indoor track season, but this is unconfirmed.
Observation post notes two horsemen had licenses suspended at Pascoag Park after being caught with a battery. The piece also mentions baseball folks who wish the same penalty applied to their opponents this season.
De Paul University coach Ray Meyer watches a corn planter demonstration by George Mikan on a farm. He asks how the cobs that appear in the middle of an ear of corn are planted, highlighting a curious agricultural puzzle.
The APO 825 baseball squad in the Panama Canal Zone disbands as key players, including ex-Cardinal Terry Moore and Verdon Gilchrist, take furloughs in the United States before reassignment. Lieut. George Franck, formerly with the New York Giants, appears at the Pacific base where Lieut. Hugh Gallarneau, a former Boers halfback, serves as operations chief.
Walter Johnson the famed "big train" helped at a war bond rally in Wichita Kansas by pitching two innings of semipro baseball He struck out two walked one and allowed one unearned run in his appearance The former Washington Senators star was named the top pitcher of all time in a writers poll.
Clara Mortensen defends her world title against Rita Martinez in the feature bout at Riverside auditorium Tuesday night. Four other grapplers contest two preliminaries with Hans Schnabel facing Seelie Samara and Hardy Kruskamp facing Angelo Cistoldi. First bell at 8 30, promoted by Harry Eagles in Tucson.
Swedish star Gunder Haegg cracked his own world record with 8:46.4 in the two mile at Oestersund, premiering the 1944 season. He opened with 400m in 59.5, 800m in 2:06, and 1,500m in 4:01, aiming for a meeting with Arne Andersson in the 1,500 meters.
White Sox capitalize on Bill Dietrich nine win pace with a seven hit shutout in the opener and Thurman Tucker belts a homer with one on to seal a 4-3 nightcap. Yankees rally as George Stirnweiss starts a 4-3 win over the Athletics and Ernie Bonham completes a return from injury with a complete game in the nightcap. Senators edge Red Sox 5-4 as Stan Spence drives in the deciding run and Tex Hughson secures a 10th win by blanking the Nationals in the nightcap. Browns take 10th inning on Milt Byrnes and Vernon Stephens contribute in the 5-2 finale. Braves defeat Giants as Charlie Barrett guides a 5-1 opener and Bill Voiselle allows only three hits in the 10th-inning nightcap.
Babe Didrikson Zaharias, fresh from winning the women’s Western Open, will show her power drives to top-ranked pros in a Chicago victory tour feature. The 36-hole pro women’s event precedes Friday’s 72-hole medal play for the national championship, with many stars expected to watch her long tee shots.
New York June 26 A baseball novelty game at the Polo Grounds features the Yankees Giants and Dodgers in a three corner format. Only war bond purchasers are admitted with officials aiming to raise 5.5 million dollars for the fifth loan. Each team bats and fields the same number of innings. the highest runs win.
Poultry men forecast total egg production reaching four billion for 194, signaling strong output across the industry. Analysts cite improvements in breeding and feeding as key drivers of the rise.
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