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| December 13, 1922 |
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| December 11, 1923 |
1925 NEW YORK STATE CENSUS
10 46th Avenue, Winfield, Queens, New York
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| March 11, 1926 |
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| April 11, 1927 |
1930 UNITED STATES CENSUS
74-22 46th Avenue, Queens, New York
BASEBALL, STICKBALL AND HIGH SCHOOL
The Daily Star
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| June 27, 1930 |
“P.S. 89, Elmhurst...Arthur Simek...”
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| July 18, 1931 |
The Woodside Cardinals, opening their indoor baseball season Wednesday, July 15, played four games, winning three of them. The team played was the Sparklers.
The line-ups:
Cardinals—...Arthur Simek, left field...
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| August 26, 1931 |
The Elmhurst Junior Grays stickball team want games for the weeks beginning August 23 and 30 and September 6. They would like to hear from such teams as Corona Unknowns, Corona Havermayers, Delmars, Astoria Royals, Corona Ramblers, Unknown A.C., Darvalls, Senecas and other teams thirteen to fifteen years of age.
For games write to Arthur Simek, 74-22 Forty-sixth avenue, Elmhurst, L.I.
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| September 24, 1931 |
Grays, 22; Cardinals, 17.
The Elmhurst Junior Grays stickball team won their fifteenth game of the season when they defeated the Woodside Cardinals in a slugfest 22 to 17 in a ten-inning game.
…The line-ups: Grays…Simek, left field
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| April 19, 1932 |
The Elmhurst Junior Grays stickball team won their third straight game by easily defeating the Jackson Heights A.C., 24 to 8, at P.S. 12...
…The line-ups: Elmhurst Junior Grays…Simek, right field
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| May 5, 1932 |
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| June 25, 1932 |
Elmhurst (Coler) Cubs will organize a baseball team for this coming season. So far only five members have been chosen.
Those going to play will be: E. Paur, W. Sisson, E. Sisson, M. Bachenheimer and A. Simek.
This team will play at their new grounds, Coler Oval, between Forty-sixth and Forty-eighth avenues, near Seventy-fourth street.
No games will be played until all the members have been chosen. Cubs will average between thirteen—fifteen years of age and will play twilight games only.
Coler Avenue, 3; 74th Street, 0.
The Coler Avenue Boys, a newly organized stickball team, opened their season by playing their second twilight game against the Seventy-fourth Streets and winning by a score of 3–0….
The Coler Avenue Boys earned their first run in the second inning…In the fifth inning two more runs scored when W. Sisson singled doubled and A. Simek hit a home run into left field.
The Coler Avenue Boys’ stickball team played a practice game against the Seventy-fourth Streets and defeated them by a of 3–1 score in an overtime game.
The Coler Avenue Boys started their line-up with W. Sisson, E. Paur, E. Sisson, B. Bruno and A. Simek. Timely hitting by W. Sisson and great fielding by A. Simek in the last inning were the features of the game….
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| July 11, 1932 |
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| August 13, 1932 |
The Maspeth Beavers failed to open their season against the Maspeth Clovers last Sunday because of a cancelled engagement.
However, this Sunday morning at Winfield Oval, the Beavers will open their season against the Woodside Cardinals.
A. Simek will probably pitch for the Beavers.
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August 26, 1932
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The Elmhurst Junior Grays stickball team gained its twelfth win of the season at the expense of the Woodside Roamers, 6–3, at P.S. 12….
…The line-ups: Elmhurst Jr. Grays…Simek, first base
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| April 24, 1933 |
Pawnees, 9; Marvels, 3
...P. Dier and A. Simek, pitchers
1940 UNITED STATES CENSUS
74-22 46th Avenue, Queens, New York
BASEBALL
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| March 28, 1940 |
The Elmhurst Islanders Baseball Club, a newly organized team managed by Artie Simek, are open for games in April and May.
Due to lack of a home field, the Islanders will be a traveling team. They are in the 18-21-year-old class and would like games with such teams as the Elmhurst Cubs, Elmhurst Elms, Astoria Bruins, etc.
For games write Artie Simek, 74-22 46th avenue, Elmhurst, or call Havenmeyer 4-5231 between 6:30 and 7 P.M. Ask for Johnny.
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| June 5, 1940 |
“...Artie Simek has relinquished the managerial duties in favor of Wally Sisson for the Islanders and will now be take his turn on the mound.”
WORLD WAR II DRAFT CARD
Name: Arthur Milton Simek
Address: 7517 41st Avenue, Jamaica Heights, Queens, New York
Age: 24
Birth Date: January 6, 1916
Birth Place: Queens, New York
Registration Date: October 16, 1940
Registration Place: Elmhurst, Queens, New York
Employer: Self (Artist)
Weight: 155
Complexion: Ruddy
Eye Color: Gray
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 6 1
Next of Kin: Theresa Rose Simek
Long Island Daily Press (Jamaica, New York)
March 3, 1941
Jackson Basketball Team Liked Simek’s Cartoon
All the boys on the Jackson squad liked Art Simek’s cartoon (Feb. 22) very much. A number of the teachers also commented on its potent characterization.
Coach Lew Grummond, Andrew Jackson H.S.
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| May 7, 1941 |
“...Artie Simek, Elmhurst Elms pitcher, is the same who does an occasional cartoon for the L.I. Press...”
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| June 27, 1942 |
“St. Mary’s Cedars of Winfield, with two losses to date, take on the Brooklyn Blue Sox, who have been beaten three times. Mike Filardi will probably start Joe Marshall and Harry Rush, keeping Art Simek and Johnny Murray available for relief.”
SPORTS CARTOONIST
Sports cartoons by Jack Sords appeared in the Daily Star and Star Journal. Sords and other cartoonists inspired Simek to join their ranks.
Long Island Daily Press (Jamaica, New York)
December 22, 1943
More Holiday Mail
…Art Simek, Elmhurst cartoonist,…
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| December 21, 1943 |
“Add Christmas greetings: From...Artie Simek, the sports cartoonist...”
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| April 15, 1944: James Bradford Turner |
Star-Journal (Long Island City, New York)
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| April 21, 1944 |
There’s quite a story in young Artie Simek, our cartoonist, who whipped up that amazingly accurate likeness of James (The Red) Turner, Queens Club patron, which appeared in Saturday’ issue of your favorite newspaper.
Simek, who used to be an athlete himself, lives at 74-22 46th avenue, Elmhurst, and found out that he got a greater bang out of drawing athletes than participating with them in various sports. SOOOoooooo, he gave with the India ink and the fancy lines only to meet with plenty of rebuffs when his work failed to display that professional touch.
But Artie never said quits in sports and he never said quits as a sports cartoonist. For more nights that he admits to, he passed up the movies and other entertainment to practice away hour after hour. That his labors have borne fruit is obvious after one look at his drawings today.
What is not generally known, however, is that it was Simek who drew a sports cartoon of Captain Eddie Grant, the New York Giant’s immortal, which was made into a plaque and which is now aboard the Eddie Grant Liberty ship in the captain’s quarters. Artful Arthur also did a likeness of John McGraw, which occupies a similar spot in the John McGraw Liberty Ship.
Simek has also done plenty of work for the Dodger and Giant magazines and for Mike Lee, sports editor of The Long Island Press. As a matter of fact, we recall a time when Mike was having a bad streak at the track and he called Simek into his office and said “draw me a winner”!
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