Buffaloes Open Season With Fresno State Tourney Preview
The article covers an inter squad football game with the No 1 squad defeating No 3 25 0, plus forfeit wins for No 2 over No 4. It notes touchdowns by PeeWee Turner Grady Rutledge and W T Stephens and outlines upcoming 115 to 90 pound games, band and public speaking progress, and a rattlesnake aging fact.
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Ralph Dykeman
PeeWee Turner
Grady Rutledge
W. T. Stephens
Pee Wee Turner
Buffaloes Seek Revenge on Fresno State and Arizona State Teachers
West Texas State's Buffaloes head to Fresno California on Saturday aiming to avenge last season's losses to Fresno State and Arizona State Teachers at Tempe. The squad, traveling with 28 players, hopes to build on a 34 to nothing win over Oklahoma City Goldbugs and faces a tougher road with scouts watching.
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West Texas State
Buffaloes
Fresno
Cal
Fresno State College
Arizona State
Tempe
Ariz
California
West Coast
Oklahoma City Goldbugs
Buffs
Jack Curtice
Goldbugs
Canyon
Warren Lockhart
Big Spring
Clark Walling
Farwell
Teeter Schulbach
Gene Whitman
Leslie van Meter
Wallace Allen
J. W. Anderson
Calbert Barron
Ben Collins
Louis Conrey
Leslie Curb
Buford Emler
Bill Flowers
Joe Forbus
Fairy Hill
Billy Hall
Virgil Kelley
Cletus Kuehler
James Love
Claude McGowan
J. P. McMahon
Talmadge Pounds
O. C. Rampley
Larry Sanders
Leo Steinkoenig
C. M. Teague
Bill Dickey Set To Make 13th Consecutive Season Catcher Record
Yankee catcher Bill Dickey is poised to become the first in baseball history to play in 13 consecutive seasons as a catcher. The milestone comes as the Yankees meet the Athletics with no ceremony planned. Dickey's career highlights include guiding pitchers, blocking runners, and delivering clutch hits alongside legends like Ruth and Gehrig.
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Bill Dickey
Yankee
Sterling
Ray Schalk
Gabby Hartnett
Dickey
Herb Pennock
Ruth
Gehrig
Miller Huggins
Huggins
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Washington Senators
Carl Reynolds
Bill
Reynolds
Dodgers, Cards Close In On NL Lead In Doubleheader Slate
Brooklyn walloped Philadelphia 5 0 as Curt Davis claimed his 13th victory to push the Dodgers a half game ahead. St Louis faces Pittsburgh in a crucial doubleheader that could pull within a half game of first place while the Pirates slump. In the NL race, the Giants split with the Braves at the Polo Grounds and Detroit tied Cleveland for fourth in the AL by beating Chicago. the Browns toppled Cleveland 5 0 as Bobby Feller took his 13th loss.
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Paul Scheffels
United Press
New York
U.P
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Pirates
Red Birds
Frankie Frisch
Rip Sewell
Ken Heintzelman
Max Lanier
Mort Cooper
Cards
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
Boston
Phillies
Ebbets Field
Cardinals
Curt Davis
Red Bird
Phils
Quakers
Rube Melton
Pee-Wee Reese
Joe Medwick
Davis
Stan Bejamin
Danny Litwhiler
Merrill May
Herman
New York Giants
Polo Grounds
Braves
Carl Hubbell
Giants
Phil Masi
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Indians
White Sox
Major League Leaders by United Press
American League leaders include Williams of Boston with 176 runs and .406 batting average over 434 at bats and 137 games, DiMaglio of New York at .354, and Heath of Cleveland at .343. National League leaders feature Reiser of Brooklyn at .340 with moultry 180 hits, Cooney of Boston at .322, Hack of Chicago at .318, Mize of St. Louis at .317, Bedwick of Brooklyn at .315.
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United Press
American League
Hack
Chicago
Mize
St. Louis
Bedwick
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Tay C
St Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh We Ae
Seeenee
Louis
Pittsburgh
Detroit
Cleveland
CLU
Seseeeese Ease
Seeesevss Eee
Eenee Steer
St Washington
Seer Enes Ene
Loults Cadebsane
Aggies Seek Perfection After Varsity Fresh Scrimmage
Texas A&M focused on blocking and pass defense after last Saturday's Varsity-Fresh game. Sophomore Leo Paniels starred in punts and disrupted receivers while Andy Andricks, contending for the fullback job, gained ground through the line.
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College Station
Tex
Texas Aggies
Leo Paniels
Andy Andricks
John Kimbrough
TCU Coaches Mock Tulsa Offense in Scrimmage
In Fort Worth on September 23, TCU coach Dutch Meyer praised a set of plays he says Tulsa University uses, danger in the defense visible as the Frogs prepared to meet Tulsa next Saturday. Meyer claimed the mock offense could fetch a good price in a real game.
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Fort Worth
U.P
Dutch Meyer
Tulsa University
Henry Frnka
Tulsa
TCU
Meyer
Neely Orders Rice Ten For Practice In Mud And Rain
Houston September 23 1948 Rice coach Jess Neely sent the team into practice in the mud and rain as nearly a week of prep on the field was wiped out by bad weather. Neely stressed blocking and defense as the focus of the session.
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Houston
Tex
U.P
Jess Neely
Rice
Neely
Vols Take 2-0 Dixie Series Lead In Nashville
Nashville Vols pounded Dallas Rebels 6 1 in a second straight win as Otho Nicholas allowed 11 hits and Les Fleming led league bats with 414. Dallas, hit around .230 in playoffs, trailed early 2 0 and could not catch up. Series shifts to Nashville with three games to decide.
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United Press
Dallas Rebels
Nashville
Dallas
Volunteers
Otho Niccholas
Les Fleming
Houston
Tulsa
Vols
Niccholas
Hank Helf
Rebels
Roy Mort
Dutch Becker
George Staller
Cris Hackett
Charley Workman
Red Crown Bowling Tourney Opens in Chicago Next Month
The Brunswick Balke Collender Co announces the second annual 50 000 Red Crown Open Play Bowling Carnival in Chicago running October through March 1941 42. It offers 20 346 prizes across six 9 day contests with a self rating system and four entry brackets Beginners to Stars open to all bowlers.
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Chicago
Brunswick- Balke-Collender
Armstrong Comeback Snags on Detour
Tulsa reports Henry Armstrong suffered a broken finger after a car crash near Warner Ohio. Fred Sommers says the injury will postpone four to five weeks of fights in Des Moines and Chicago. Armstrong, a former multiple weight champion, appeared as a referee tonight.
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Tulsa
Henry Armstrong
Fred Sommers
Des Moines
Chicago
Armstrong
Warner
Ohlo
M. A. Houser
Tulsa Athletic Commission
Louis in Home Stretch Before Nova Bout
GREENWOOD LAKE New York Sept 23 With the exception of his daily six mile roadwork Joe Louis had a day of rest from his rigid preparation for the championship bout with Lou Nova in the Polo Grounds one week from tonight Joe will enter the home stretch of training today.
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Greenwood Lake
N. Y
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Polo Grounds
Joe
Bears Prepare for Hardin-Simmons in Scrimmage
Baylor University Bears worked their freshmen squad with plays for next Saturday’s game against Hardin-Simmons University. The team showed weak defensive effort in yesterday’s scrimmage in Waco.
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Waco
U.P
Baylor University
Bears
Hardin-Simmons University
Mustangs Drill On Fundamentals For Next Game
SMU football coaches, facing North Texas State, choose to train on fundamentals after scouts outline many NT formations. Matty Bell notes defense alignments changed too often, so players prepare without specific Eagles schemes, aiming to rely on basic play.
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Dallas
Tex
U.P
Southern Methodist University
North Texas State
Eagles
North Texas
SMU
Matty Bell
Mustangs
Grafton Takes Lead In Baseball Series
Grafton Ohio eliminated Birmingham Alabama defending champion 3 to 2 in the National Amateur Baseball world series third round. Springfield Schuyler Shelbyville were eliminated. Randolph Field Fort Custer Dearborn won in other matchups. Fourth round pairs Grafton Randolph Field and Dearborn Fort Custer.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Grafton
Giantkiller
Birmingham
Ala
Springfield
Ill
Schuyler
Neb
Shelbyville
Randolph Field
Tex
Fort Custer
Yankees face uncertain world series rotation amid strong pace
The Yankees push toward the World Series as pitching plans lag behind rising momentum. Bill Dickey may set a season record with his 100th game, Red Rolfe nears return, and Charley Keller works on an ankle. Dodgers fans charter planes to Boston, Cards treat Johnny Mize, and Joe Louis predicts a Yankee victory.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Special News Service
Gowanus
Yanks
Bill Dickey
Red Rolfe
Charley Keller
Dodgers
Phillies
Dodge Airs
Brooklyn
Boston
Johnny Mize
Pittsburgh
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Yankees
Lou Novikoff and the Optical Illusion Challenge
The Louisville Times columnist notes Lou Novikoff can handle curves but struggles with optical illusions, reflecting on his reactions to a magazine’s claim about his batting style and perception.
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B. M. Atkinson, Jr
Louisville Times
Lou Novikoff
Ballyhoo compares Nova fight to Dempsey Tunney
The piece notes rain as the only similarity between the Ballyhoo bout and the Dempsey Tunney affair. It reports the Dapper Dan Club raised 3582.82 dollars from last week's Pittsburgh fight, totaling 18604.63 over five years for charity. It also lists various sports and college figures across North Carolina Pennsylvania Michigan Hibbing TX NYSE and Rice.
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Dapper Dan
Pittsburgh
North Carolina U
Pennsylvania
Morris Sachs
Hibbing
Minn
George Perpich
Georgetown
Michigan
Sachs
Perpich
George
Joe Benda
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
St. John's College of
Minnesota
Paul Maher
Harlingen
Texas
Bob Brumley
Rice
Bille Chadwick
New York Stock Exchange
West Point
Durocher Says He Would Pose For Photo If In World Series
Leo Durocher recalls a request from a St Louis figure to pose with Southworth and McCarthy. He says he would have complied if he reached the World Series and would do anything for the photographers including dramatic stunts.
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Leo Durocher
St. Louis
Southworth
McCarthy
Mexico to host post season goodwill grid game
A tentative post season football goodwill game in Mexico City is being planned between the National University of Mexico and the University of New Mexico. Details must be worked out between UNM President W. F. Zimmerman and UNAM Rector Mario de la Cetera.
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Mexico City
National University of Mexico
University of New Mexico
United States
Chavez
New Mexico
W. F. Zimmerman
Mario de la Cetera
Columbus Takes Lead 3-1 in AA Playoff Series
Columbus beat Louisville 9 to 5 in game four of the best of seven American Association playoff series. Columbus now holds a 3-1 lead.
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American Association
Columbus
Louisville
Mavericks Renew Football Challenge
Mavericks Renew Football Challenge. Maverick Club gridders renewed their challenge to all lightweight teams in the Panhandle region last director Ralph Dokeman said. The Mavericks will play Dimmitt on Oct. 10 with other dates open. coaches seeking more details should contact Dykeman at the Amarillo club.
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Lemond Fox
Jewell McDowell
Bobby Tomberiin
Mavericks
Dimmit
Maverick Field
Pampa
Borger
Groom
Canadian
Canyon
Hereford
Clarendon
Wise
Maverick
Panhandle
Ralph Dokeman
Dimmitt
Dykeman
Amarillo
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Harry Ferguson
Yankee Stadium
George Burns
Earl Combs
Cedric Durst
Waite Hoyt
Lyn Lary
Tony Lazzeri
Mark Koenig
Bob Meusel
Wilcey Moore
Ben Paschal
Pennock
George Pipgras
Freddie Heimach
Sam Byrd
Gene Robertson
Ed Wells
Lou Warneke
Cincinnati Reds
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Krist
Pollet
Major League
W.J. Morris Agey. Insurance
Casualty and Allied Lines
Lad
EOE OE Marine
Lakehurst
N. J
Douglas Boyd
Comiskey
Bob Sikes
North Little Rock
Ark
Pat Comiskey
Patterson
Pine Bluff
Sikes
Izzy Kline
Eddie Wolfe
Hardin-Simmons
Mexico
Dallas - Fort Worth
Texas Panhandle
Miller & Miller Motor Freight Lines
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Harper
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