Baseball and boxing notes from a busy sports week
New York reports mention Branch Rickey and a potential night game if the Cardinals win the pennant. Rays Robinson may beat Angott in Philadelphia, and Arcaro could ride Whirlaway in a $50,000 Chicago clash. Also discussed are Lou Gehrig play casting, Satchel Paige, Louis-Nova boxing buzz, and other sport tidbits from the era.
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New York
Cardinals
Branch Rickey
Ray Robinson
Sammy Angott
Philly
Eddie Arcaro
Whirlaway
Chicago
Jockey Club
George Manoukian
Hamden
Conn
William Gargin
Lou Gehrig
Doc. Prothro
Phillies
Memphis
Satchel Paige
Bob Feller
Hollywood Happenings and Film Industry Moves
Forest Evashevski doubles down on punishment in a bid to aid Tom Harmon in his film role. The shoot features a Washington Redskins lineman and four USC stars in a major sequence. Eddie Simms forgets the script and knocks out Robert Sterling during Ringside Maisie. Baugh to visit Sweetwater, Texas before joining the Washington Redskins in San Diego. John Kimbrough weighing film bids ahead of reporting to the New York Yankees.
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Hollywood
Evashevski
Tom Harmon
Michigan
Washington Redskins
California
Eddie Simms
Robert Sterling Cold
Maisie
Baugh
King of the
Texas Rangers
Sweetwater
Texas
San Diego
John Kimbrough
New York Football Yankees
Advertising Dept Adds Mrs Join Jacob Astor to Laundry List
Advertising notice from Don and Sidney Wood announces Mrs. Join Jacob Astor added to their customer list, highlighting the laundry service expansion.
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Don
Sidney Wood
Mrs. Join Jacob Astor
Standings In The Majors AP Report
National League results show Brooklyn 5 1 Pittsburgh 1 5 St Louis 4 7 Boston 2 3 New York 7 4 Chicago 5 7 Cincinnati 7 3 Philadelphia 1 2 Today’s games list Pittsburgh at Brooklyn with Heintzelman or Butcher against Kimball.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Heintzelman
Butcher
Kimball
Baseball scores from New York and others in extended innings
The card lists New York 12 Detroit 6 in 17 innings along with Washington 8 Cleveland 4 Philadelphia 1 4 Chicago 2 1 St Louis 6 10 and Boston 3 0. The items read like quick box score updates from a late edition.
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New York
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
W. Pet
Seer
Germans Weigh When Russian Woman Becomes a Soldier
Berlin reports raise questions on when a woman is a soldier. Russians say women serve as nurses and auxiliaries but not fighters. Germans define a woman soldier by organization discipline and uniforms, then treat captured women as prisoners. unattached shooters may be executed if convicted by a military court.
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Berlin
Bareleg Beauty Bar Opens in London
A new bare leg beauty bar in London offers leg spraying with rainproof sun tan lotion for three pence and five cents a leg. The lotion acts as a substitute for silk stockings, helping women save clothing coupons.
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London
Redsox Triumph in First Home Victory of the Season
Winches ter Redsoxes open home slate with a 3 2 win at Park Diamond over Woodstock in the Tri County League second half. Lawrence Buckner earned the win with 12 strikeouts against Pinkie Sheetz. Lawrence Grim delivered a pivotal eighth inning triple to spark the decisive rally.
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Winchester Redsoxes
Park
Woodstock
Lawrence Buckner
Boyce Southpaw
Pinkie Sheetz
Lawrence Grim
Red Sox
Waterman
Jackson
Johnson
Emmart
Swanson
Grim
Sit
Parker
Wisecarver
Ova
Buckner
H Clemm
Brooklyn
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Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Phillies
Paul Derringer
Phils
New York Giants
Chicago
Carl Hubbel
Cubs
Verne Olsen
Yankees
Detroit
Briggs Stadium
Cardinals Are On The National League Warpath
The St. Louis Cardinals return west to open a long home stand against eastern clubs after a sweeping swing through the seaboard. They took two from the Boston Braves 4 2 and 7 3 to push seven wins in nine games and surge toward the NL lead under Billy Southworth.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Sportsman’s Park
Seaboard
Boston Braves
Billy Southworth
Enos Slaughter
Brooklyn
Rear Admiral Beauregard sails for Rio as naval attaché
Sails from New York to Rio de Janeiro Brazil where he will serve as naval attache at the U S embassy. The move aligns with a broader push to staff U S embassies in South American republics.
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A. T. Beauregard
New York
Rio de Janeiro
Brazil
U. S
Whitesox Overpowers Stephens City In Youth Baseball Showdown
The Whitesox defeated Stephens City 4 to 1 in a youth game yesterday. Winchester pitcher Spaid fanned 20, while Stephens City relied on Harold Fawcett as catcher Itry backed him up. Both teams fielded predominantly high school players.
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Whitesox
Stephens City
Spaid
Winchester
Harold Fawcett
Itry
DiMaggio Leads Yankees in 17-Inning Win Over Tigers
Yesterday's Stars include Joe DiMaggio with a home run and three doubles fueling a 17 inning victory for the Yankees over Detroit. Browns, Lyons, Heath, Mize, Lanning, Maddux, Dahlgren, Derringer noted for key hits and pitching in doubleheaders and midseason action.
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Associated Press
Joe DiMaggio
Yankees
Detroit
George M . Browns
Ted Lyons
White Sox
A’s
Jeff Heath
Indians
Washington
Johnny Mize
Cardinals
Braves
Winchester Golfers Defeat Front Royal In Nine Hole Match
Winchester Golf Club fielded a 20 man team to beat Front Royal Recreational Club 19 1 2 to 10 1 2 in a nine hole local contest. Teams led by Glaize Scully Cline Cather and Beverly earned three points each for Winchester with House Patton top Front Royal.
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Front Royal Recreational Club
Glaize
Scully
Cline
Cather
Beverly
Erode
House
Patton
Winchester
Purcellville
Grim and
Peters
Gibb and
Lichlider
Bridgeforth
Campbell
Downing
Hawley
Page
McGuire
Tompkins
Quinn
Kerlin
Slavin
Jones
Marshall
Scully and Glaize
Shirey
Paris
Cline and
Carper
Megargee
Gibson and
Schroth
Armstrong
Doman
Beverly and
Finnebrode
Trout
Eastham
Pifer and
Hawthorne
Hendrick
Kerfoot
Front Royal
Hogan Aims to Break Money Record in Golf
Chicago July 21 Hogan seeks the all time prize money mark after a Chicago Open win earned him 1200 and boosted 1941 totals to 11517 while leading the Vardon derby with 383 points. Snead held the record at 19534.49 with Wood 7616 in pursuit. Hogan outdueled Wood in a decisive stretch finish.
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Chicago
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Snead
Texan
Hershey
Hogan
Craig Wood
Byron Nelson
Vic Ghezzi
Clayton Heafner
Lloyd Hangrum
Wood
Dick Metz
Jim Ferrier
Elmhurst Country Club
Lloyd Mangrum
Cheers For British Irritate Nazis
Amsterdam July 21. German commander General Christiansen warned the Dutch public that cheering British pilots captured by Germans is an imprudent act. He said downed fliers applauded in public and en route to prisons irritate the German authorities and that stricter measures will be taken to stop such cheers.
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Amsterdam
Netherlands
Christiansen
Winchester Park Shutout by Frederick Hustlers 8–0
Frederick Hustlers defeated Winchester Park 8 to 0 in Frederick Maryland. Houghton pitched for the Park but struggled as Frederick’s bats produced the offense in the first away-from-home game of the season.
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Frederick
Park Nine
Winchester
Hustlers
Houghton
Park
Frederick Team Strong At Bat In Local Contest
Price led the offense with a single and two doubles while W added two doubles and other Frederick players collected two singles. Boreh Luby contributed a single for The Park. Bill Hilterbrand of S&Ill faced a bizarre incident in a filling station when a bottle of brake fluid spilled after he paused drinking.
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Frederick
Boreh Luby
Bill Hilterbrand
S& Ill
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