Roundup of sports notes and league moves across 1943 circuits
Adv sale for the National A A U track championships nears 30 000 with program ads already past 60 000, may top 100 000. Dodgers ticket policy tightens as Larry Macphail eyes fees. Tilden to coach in Los Angeles. Tigers scout for a catcher as Ernie Lombardi discussed. Stengel’s case softened and dinner deemed a bad invest ment. Glen Ridge traps raise funds for relief with a dime per entrant. Lew Jenkins delays Boston bout due to a hurt hand. Reds star Ray Starr eyeing a minor league club post career. Bob Kelley takes leave to join the Rams. Baseball squads at New Mexico and North Carolina preflight schools noted. Fort Custer soldiers push back on missing player draft choices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dallas
Larry Macphail
Dodgers
Larry
Bill Tilden
Forest Hills
Swanky Town House
Los Angeles
Fred Snite
Glen Ridge
N.J
MacArthur
Army Relief Fund
Navy Relief
Lew Jenkins
Boston
Marine Garvey Young
Albuquerque
N.M
Annapolis
Fort Custer
Mich
Corp
Gene Stack
Army
Mickey Cochrane
Allstar
Custer
Fights Last Night Associated Press Report
In New York George Sonny Horne defeated Vic Dellicurti by decision at 152 3 4 pounds while Jerry Fiorello and Ernest Cat Robinson fought to a draw at 150 3 4 and 148 1 4 pounds in Brooklyn, with no knockout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
New York
George
Sonny) Horne
Niles
Vic Dellicurti
Brooklyn
Jerry Fiorello
Ernest
Cat) Robinson
Jamaica
N. Y
Drew
Stars Slaughter Leads Cardinals to 4-3 Victory Over Giants
Enos Slaughter hit his tenth homer of the season, backing Beezley who threw a two hit shutout in relief. Oscar Judd held the Browns to six hits for a 4-2 Red Sox win. Vander Meer blanked the Braves as Cincinnati won 5-0. Kennedy’s ninth inning double gave White Sox the 2-1 win over the Athletics. Podgajny and the Phillies beat the Pirates 5-1. Henshaw limited the Tigers in relief as the Yankees won 17-6 and Murphy preserved a 5-3 nightcap victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Associated Press
Enos Slaughter
Nig Beezley
Cardinals
Slaughter
Giants
Beezley
Tes Annione
Oscar Judd
Red Sox
Browns
Johnny Vander Meer
Reds
Braves
Bob Kennedy
White Sox
Athletics
Johnny Podgajny
Phillies
Pirates
Roy Henshaw
Tigers
Johnny Murphy
Yankees
Henshaw
Murphy
Tiger Threat
Yanks
Battery recharging boom amid rationing hit on gas sales
Rationing has sharply reduced gasoline sales for garages and filling stations in Tampa Florida. One bright spot remains battery recharging as a thriving phase of the business.
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Tampa
Fla
All Big Golf Stars Present At Benefit Tourney
Chicago’s Ridgemoor course hosts a four day Hale America benefit golf tournament with 105 players. Star players including Bobby Jones and Bob Hope are expected to compete though Sammy Snead is absent due to navy duties. The course is short and open, favoring hot putters over long irons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gayle Talbot
Chicago
Ridgemoor Club
Bobby Jones
Air Corps
Bob Hope
Jones
Hope
Connecticut
Sammy Snead
Golfers’ Association
Sam
Golfdam
Ridgemoor
Byron Nelson
He Goes 200 Miles On Gallon Of Gas
MEMPHIS Tenn Neither gasoline nor the rationing hinder 82-year-old photographer J T Giles who built a one passenger three wheel motor cycle. It runs up to 25 mph and travels about 200 miles on one gallon. He toured Washington and the east coast pulling camping gear in a trailer. The craft uses a single gear and automatic gas feed with foot brake only. Giles also sharpens knives with an emery wheel mounted on the chassis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
J. T. Giles
Giles
Washington
Standings In Softball Loop
Power Co leads with 7 runs while Oscar Nebel and Sports Shop share second, 8 and 14 scores. Monday results show Oscar Nebel 8 over Sports Shop 14 and Clearbrook 0. Upcoming games Thursday feature Oscar Nebel versus Va. Woolen on diamond 2 and Power Co against Sports Shop on diamond 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sports Shop Power Co
Oscar Nebel
Clearbrook Woolen
Monday Power Co
Sports Shop
Clearbrook
Power Co
Pig on the lam crashes tea at Philadelphia estate
A 600 pound pig escaped a passing truck and disrupted an afternoon tea at Mrs. Thomas G. Ashton’s estate in Philadelphia. Guests fled as the animal wrecked glassware and devoured cakes before being captured by Patrolman Philip Minnis after a chase through the gardens.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Thomas G. Ashton
Philip Minnis
National 4 H meat animal contest urged for 1942
The National 4 H Committee in Chicago urges 1942 participation as many shows are canceled. Entering the contest highlights gains, project work, and home community standing. Medals, watches, trips, and four $200 college scholarships are funded by Thomas E Wilson for the thirteenth annual contest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Thomas E. Wilson
Ed Danowski Joins Navy Preflight Training
New York report notes Ed Danowski former Fordham football star becomes a lieutenant junior grade in the U S Navy pre flight physical training department. He is the 22nd Giants player to join armed services. Kansas City Blues fall to Louisville 5-4 as a double header shoehorns a fielding error and a controversial call. Fort Leavenworth unit lacks a pitcher and wins 7-0 with Loren Dutch Thornton striking out 18.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Ed Danowski
Fordham
U. S. Navy
New York Football Giants
Armed Services
Kansas City
Kansas City Blues
Louisville
Morgan
Colonels
Eric Tipton
London Prize Ring Rules origin and last bout date
Jack Broughton drafted the rules that bore his name and unveiled them at a bout on August 10, 1743. Leslie Fleming Nashville won the 1941 Southern Association batting title with a .414 average. Jack Johnson’s final prize fight was a ten round decision against Homer Smith in Montreal, Canada on February 22, 1924.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Broughton
Southern Association
Leslie Fleming
Nashville
Jack Johnson
Homer Smith
Montreal
Canada
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Sally
Bellevue Hospital
Robert Losch
Losch
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Jack Zeller
Birdie Tebbetts
Ernie Lombardi
Casey Stengel
Case
Francis Sargent
Lowell
Mass
Sun
J. W. Grove Furniture Co
Loudoun St
Quautita
Stephano Brothers
Patla
Hals
Ham
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Army Post
Loren
Dutch) Thornton
Dutch
America
American Bankers Association
Shenandoah Valley National Bank
Member
Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation
Ind
OUR
George W. Kurtz
S. Loudoun St
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