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Team From Hawaii Is Classy Outfit
From Hattiesburg American July 2, 1943
The Harrisburg semi-professional baseball team will attempt to make it three victories in a row when it meets the once-beaten 442nd Infantry (Japanese-American) squad, Sunday afternoon at Kamper park. The game will start at 2:45.
The teams were evenly matched in what should be one of the best July 4th games ever played in Hattiesburg. After dropping their openers 5 to 1 to the 474th Quartermasters of Camp Shelby, the Hattiesburg club has bounced back to take two games. The 69th Quartermasters fell first 7-3 and then the 631st Tank Destroyers were defeated 5- 4.
The 442nd Infantry has many victories to its credit. Included among them is a smashing 10-2 victory over the 35th Field Artillery squad of Camp Shelby. The only loss is to the same team that dropped Hattiesburg. The 474th Quartermasters stopped the 442nd Infantry earlier in the season, 2-1.
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July 2, 1943
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+ Hattiesburg American
Media Type: Newspaper
Place: Hattiesburg
State: Mississippi
Country: United States
The Hattiesburg American was founded in 1897 as a weekly newspaper, the Hattiesburg Progress.[2] In 1907, the Hattiesburg Progress was acquired by The Hattiesburg Daily News. When the U.S. entered World War I in 1917, the newspaper was renamed the Hattiesburg American.
The Hattiesburg American was purchased by the Harmon family in the 1920s and was sold to the Hederman family in 1960.[2] Gannett acquired the newspaper in 1982.
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