Laurel outlook., 1944-01-05
RUSSIAN
VICTORY

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17-Ted Williams. formerly Of Boston Red
Sox. named player of the year"
February
2O-william Cox, New York sportsman. pur.
chases Philadelphia Phillies for about
$1,000 0 from National League.
2l-The Big Ten athletic council ended the
rule forbidding freshmen 10 play OF
24-Bucky Harris signs to manage Phila.
delphia ball club.
March
13-Greg Rice runs fastest 2 miles at X. of C.
meet. in 8:52.7.
17-Philadelphia team wins the Golden
Gloves championship in New York.
ls-Detroit wins NATIONAL hockey league
2O-Cornelius warmerdam sets new pole
vault record of 10 feet. 49, inches.
25-Pauline Betz wins national indoor tennis
singles championship.
April
6-Cleveland Rams. professional football
club, suspends playing for duration.
6-Detroit Red Wings defeat the Boston
Bruins. 20 to capture the Stanley Cup.
May
Count Fleet wins Kentucky Derby.
in 2:04.
ACount Fleet wins ~Preakness, in 1872.
2l-Bob Montgomery outpoints Beau Jack
10 gain lightweight title.
June
5-Count Fleet wins Belmont Stakes.
20AGunder Hagg Outruns Greg Rice 10 win
5000 meter race. o..
26-Francisco segura wins Natl Collegiate
tennis title. defeating Tom Brown Jr.
2S-Whirlaway. 5 year old race horse. re-
tired.
July
2-Patty Berg defeats Dorothy Kirby for
Women's Western Open Golf Champion
ship.
10-Gunder Hagg establishes 1883 Ameri.
can record for 2 miles.
13-American League team wins annual
All-Star game, 5 to 3.
26-Harold McSpaden defeats Buck Whitney
by l stroke to win All-American golf
title; Patty Berg takes women's title.
27-Fred Fitzsimmons quits Brooklyn to
become manager Of Phillies.
August
s-Ryder Cup golf team. captained by
Craig Wood. defeats Walter Hagen's
sAHoward schenken wins the contract
bridge masters championship for fifth
time.
25-Coilege All-stars defeat the Washington
Redskins professional football cham.
pions. 27-7.
September
THE St. Louis Cardinals and New York
Yankees retain strong leads in National
and American leagues.
6-Lieut. Joseph Hunt takes the national
amateur tennis championship.
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Chicago Cubs, 81. clinching the National
league pennant; Collegiate football
season opens.
19-Detroit Lions beat the Chicago Card.
inals in professional football opener.
25-The New York Yankees take the Ameri-
can League pennant for the 14th time.
October
OCCUPY wins Belmont Futurity.
3-Final baseball standings: 81. Louis
Cardinals: won los. lost az. for a per-
won SO. lost Sc. for a percentage of .636.
8-Columbus. O., American Association
team, defeats Syracuse, N. Y. Inter-
national league team. to capture little
1o-Yankees win World Series. defeating
Cardinals, four games to one.
November
2-stanley Musial. St. Louis Cardinal out
helder, named most valuable player IN
National League.
9-Spurgeon Chandler. New York Yankees
pitcher. chosen most valuable in Ameri-
can League.
14-U. of Southern California and the U. of
Washington chosen for Rose Bowl.
9-Beau Jack regains lightweight title. out
pointing Bob Montgomery.
27-Great Lakes defeats Notre Dame (l9-l4)
in years biggest football upset.
December
Bears win western pro football
Championship.
Day regains title as All-Star Ma
tional Bowling champion.