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...Bat. The first, played in Manhattan's Polo Grounds between a thunderstorm and a blackout, was all-civilian: between picked teams of American and National Leaguers. The Americans, hopping on the National's super-duper Pitcher Morton Cooper before he had worked the dampness out of his mighty right arm, scored three runs in the first inning, starting with a homer by Cleveland's Lou Boudreau on the second pitch. That was enough to win the game (3-to-1) and the chance to represent the big leagues in the skirmish with Uncle Sam's club...
...proceeds of all three games was $171,000, more than half of which goes to Baseball's bat-&-ball fund (for the armed forces), the rest to Army & Navy Relief...
...Varsity baseball team travels to Fort Devens this afternoon to meet those Army boys in a return match and the advance rumors indicate they will bat against the touted Waish himself this time. Floyd Stahl will probably depend on Bill Hoftyzer, who proved so effective against the soldiers in his first Varsity start a week...
...Fitzgibbons and Hoss Hamlen took the home team batting honors. The lanky first baseman came back with some of the sparkle he had not shown since the spring trip south, totaling three singles, two stolen bases, and handling 11 chances with a lone dubious error. Hamlen, in his first Varsity game behind the plate, poled two hits to center in his four stands at bat...
Crackerjack. Lanky Stanley Musial who started his career as a pitcher, is another crackerjack at bat. Last year he played in three different leagues, outhit the ultimate batting champion in each. Brought to St. Louis for a trial at the tail end of last season, he hit a sensational .426 in twelve games-during the Cardinals' hectic homestretch duel with the Dodgers. This year, although handicapped by a colossal pre-season buildup that would put the Indian sign on the most phlegmatic 21-year-old, Musial is hitting at a .315 clip...