Dodgers Can Clinch Pennant Today Hold Power Edge Over Cards and Bums
New York Yankees seek to field a full outfield led by DiMaggio Keller and Henrich for the World Series, with Keller's ankle status unclear. If healthy, Keller boosts power against Dodgers and Cardinals while DiMaggio's bat and fielding excellence anchor the Yankees. Dodgers counter with Reiser Wasdell Walker Medwick and Moore in a strong outfield lineup. Cardinals athletes Hopp Slaughter and Moore mix outfield defense with solid hitting.
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New York Yankees
Keller
Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
King Kong
Charley
George
Twinkletoes
Selkirk
DiMaggio
Yanks
Henrich
Dodgers
Pete Reiser
Terry Moore
Cardinals
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Jimmy Wasdell
Moore
Johnny Hopp
Reiser
Brooklyn Star
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Dodgers to Clinch Pennant If They Beat Braves
Brooklyn battles Boston at Beantown in a must win final game to stay alive for the NL pennant. A Dodgers victory and a Pirates upset of the Cardinals could set up a World Series showdown with the Yankees.
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Beantown
Baker
Gowanus Canal
Frisco
Golden Gate
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Boston
Pirates
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Yankees
Pittsburgh
Whitlow Wyatt
Georgia
Whitelaw
Chickermauger
Leo Durocher
Wyatt
Braves
Tom Earley
St. Louis
Phillies
Ebbets Field
Jim Tobin
Dixie Walker
Dodger
Max West
Walker
West
Ernie White
Cardinal
Flatbush
Standings and remaining NL pennant games in Brooklyn St. Louis race
Boston reports standings and remaining schedule in the National League pennant race between Brooklyn and St. Louis with key games ahead.
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Boston
U.P
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Texas Football Veteran Predicts Rice Wins 1941 SWC Title
Jinx Tucker argues Rice Institute Owls will capture the Southwest Conference crown in 1941, ahead of SMU and Texas. He votes against Texas under Dana Bible, noting schedule difficulty and past titles in odd years, citing Rice’s strong running game and passer Dick Dwelle.
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Jinx Tucker
Waco News-Tribune and Times-Herald
Associated Press
Waco
Tex
Rice
SMU
Texas
Dana X. Bible
Pete Layden
Longhorns
Tradition Bible
College Station
Aggies
Kyle Field
Baylor
Dallas
Dana Bible
Matty Bell
Matty
Rice Institute Owls
Owls
Dick Dwelle
Texas Hopes Sag Lose Amarillo Star
University of Texas football faces a season setback as Stanley Mauldin, star tackle, breaks an arm and will miss 1941 season. Mauldin injured in pre season practice, doctors call a colle's fracture with typical healing in six to eight weeks. The Longhorns travel to Boulder to open the season against Colorado University, with a brief Amarillo stop en route.
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Austin
U.P
University of Texas
Stanley Mauldin
Amarillo
Colle
Longhorn
Boulder
Colo
Texas
Colorado University
Longhorns
Ex-Champs Concede Nova Good Chance in Louis Fight
Ten living heavyweight champions were asked to pick the winner of the Louis Nova bout. Most favored Louis, with Sallers Schmeling and Johnson unavailable to comment. Several ex champs gave Nova a chance, noting Louis can hit but may be vulnerable to a stout foe.
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Dillon Graham
AP Feature Service
New York
Max Schmeling
Jack Johnson
Johnson
Schmeling
Louis
Nova
Joe
Jack
Max Baer
James J. Jeffries
Los Angeles
Jess Willard
Glendale
Calif
Braddock
Jack Demsey
Line Bears Brunt of Bears Work
Waco Texas Sept. 25 Linesmen dominated Baylor University football practice as the squad prepared for Hardin Simmons Saturday. Key tackles Rex Gandy and W B Good out ill with influenza, complicating line drills while backs underwent extensive passing work.
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Waco
Texas
Baylor University
Hardin-Simmons University
Rex Gandy
W B. Good
District High Gridders Play for Keeps This Week
AP reports Texas high school football heads into district play with inter sectional games stressing strength. Key matchups include John Reagan of Houston against Classen of Oklahoma City and Port Arthur versus Mesa Arizona as districts 3 7 10 and 11 begin conference play.
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Texas
John Reagan
Houston
Classen
Oklahoma City
Port Arthur
Mesa
Ariz
Bengals
Mexia
Temple
Waco
Ennis
Corsicana
Waxahachie
Bryan Broncs
Hillsboro
Cleburne
Lamesa
Plainview Vernon
Amarillo
Clovis
N. M
Pampa
Breckenridge
Wichita Falls
Borger
Electra
Paschal
Fort Worth
Olney
Shamrock
Childress
Crowell
Quanah
Colorado City
Odessa
Austin
el Paso
Midland
Graham
Sweetwater
Lubbock
San Angelo
Roswell
Ed Paso High
Cathedral
Ysleta
Lanier
San Antonio
Bowie
Hugo
Athens
Tyler
Carthage
Longview
New London
Kilgore
Sulphur Springs
Gladewater
Marshall
Nacogdoches
Overton
Henderson
Conroe
Palestine
Hull- Dassetta
Livingston
South Park Beaumont
Jacksonville
Sam Houston Houston
St. Thomas
Amon Carter Riverside
Lamar
Lufkin
Beaumont Mesa
Jeff Davis
Galveston
Orange
Burbank
San Antonio Tech
Abilene
Jefferson
Laredo
New Braunfels
Arizona Wildcats Battle Irish For Border Conference Lead
Arizona the Border Conference favorite faces Notre Dame in South Bend as coach Mike Casteel guides a strong Wildcats squad. New Mexico Lobos, Hardin-Simmons Cowboys and Texas Mines follow in the poll with Texas Tech an early hopeful. Edward Gunn, an American deck boy, arrives in London on his 21st birthday after crossing the Atlantic to join the RAF.
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Fighting Irish
South Bend
Ind
Arizona
Mike Casteel
Doposters
Ted Stripkey
University of New Mexico Lobos
Hardin - Simmons University
Cowboys
Warren B. Woodson
Texas Mines
Texas Tech
London
U.P
United States
Edward Gunn
California
Britain
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King Kong) Keller
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Dimag and
W.J. Morris Agey. Insurance
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MD Siikki
Hiram Walker
Peoria, Illinois
Sam Houston
Texas Aggies
Homer Norton
Sam Houston Bearcats
Aggie
Bill Andrews
Bob Tullis
Cullen Rogers
Harold Cowley
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Donna
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Mercedes
Harlingen
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Beeville
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