Baseball archivists lost one of their best links to Denver’s past when Hal Bradley died July 1 in Denver.
Bradley played first base for the 1941 Denver Bears’ team that compiled a 42-68 record in the Class D Western League. A left-handed hitter, Bradley hit .289 in 105 games, with four home runs and 25 strikeouts. The 1941 Bears played in Merchants Park on South Broadway.
The team was managed by Cobe Jones, who later became a prominent coach in the Denver Parochial League. Team statistics show that Dizzy Dean, a baseball immortal with the St. Louis Cardinals, pitched in two games for the Bears.
Bradley spent most of the World War II years in the Army and participated in the Normandy invasion and the Battle of the Bulge.
He came out of Denver South High School, where he was a teammate of Dave Garland. A brother, John Bradley, coached baseball at Littleton High.
Hal Bradley celebrated his 91st birthday June 21. He was a staunch baseball fan and followed the Rockies. Services were Saturday. Irv Moss, The Denver Post
Former Buff QB on international stage.
Cody Hawkins, a former quarterback for the University of Colorado football team, lined up behind center in the United States’ 17-7 win over Mexico on Tuesday at the International Federation of American Football Senior World Championship. Hawkins finished 21-of-35 for 267 yards. The U.S. men finished Group A play with a 3-0 record and will take on the winner of today’s Group B finale between Japan (2-0) and Canada (2-0) in the title match.
Mason secures spot in championship round.
Nicholas Mason of Denver shot a record-breaking 7-under- par 65 in the HealthONE Colorado Open qualifier at Eagle Ranch Golf Club in Eagle. Mason, along with 12 other golfers, secured a position in the championship, which will be held at Green Valley Ranch Golf Club in Denver July 21-24.
• Eight of the top 10 seeds, including top-seeded Steve Irwin of Lakewood Country Club, won their first-round matches Tuesday in the 111th Colorado Golf Association Match Play Championship at Bear Creek Golf Club in Denver. Two rounds of matches will be played both today and Thursday to set up Friday’s 36-hole final.
• Allie Johnston of Red Hawk Ridge GC is in first place after the second round of the CWGA Junior Stroke Play Championship at Eagle Trace Golf Club in Broomfield. Johnston shot a 3-under-par 69 and is currently 4-under par for the tournament, leading Shannon Lubar of The Meadows GC by four strokes.
