Record-Setting Home Run Pace Sparks Major League Action
Ted Meter reports a Detroit player tied a major league mark with 18 homers in August and a pair of games featuring Tommy Bridges as the Tigers beat the White Sox 8 to 2. The Yankees and Cardinals widened leads with doubleheaders and the Braves, Dodgers, and Reds posted wins in a day of crowded standings movement across the league.
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Ydy York
Detroit
Yelay
Tigers
Chicago Ite Sox
York
Virgil Trucks
Sox
Tommy Bridges
New York Yan
St. Louis Cardinals
Iinal Barrues
Playoff Format Announced for American Association
The 553 IMPs year Pak cycle alters play offs with a best of three format. The American Association governs the postseason and will begin Tuesday with teams from the top four pennant finishers advancing. George Dent announces the change and the post season will feature a four team field.
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Alter
Rombus— Cay
Aumerican Association
Goverend
aUtman
George Dent
Tang
Baseball Standings and Scores From The League Averages
The card lists scores across multiple matchups with teams such as Philadelphia New York Boston Chicago Cincinnati St. Louis Pittsburgh Cleveland and more in both American and Association divisions. Notable results include Philadelphia win over New York 5 to 1 and Cincinnati defeating Chicago 10 to 7.
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Philadelphia
New York
Boston
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Association
Neil Thomas Wins Second Flight Title at Athens Country Club
Neil Thomas defeated Clarence Parsons two up in the finals to win the second flight title. He led two up after nine holes, Parsons won the 11th and 12th, then Thomas captured two of the next five holes to seal victory. The first flight finals will feature Darrell Selby against the winner of a Norman Dean J G Blower and H F E Miller three cornered match in a 36 hole finale next Sunday. A best ball event produced Thomas and Roy Paynter sharing top honors with John Manning and Paul Tribe. Thomas and Paynter posted an 80 net with 12 1/2 handicap while Manning and Tribe shot a gross 94 with 26 1/2 handicap. Art Comer and Selby were third with a gross 80 net 69 1/2.
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Neil Thomas
Athens
Clarence Parsons
Thomas
Darrell Selby
Norman Dean
J. G. Blower
H. F E. Miller
Roy Paynter
John Manning
Paul Tribe
Paynter
Manning
Tribe
Art Comer
Selby
Weekend sports in brief highlights and results
Bob Falkenburg defeated James Brink to win the national junior tennis title 6-4 7-5 6-4. Herb Flam beat Edwin Davis to win the boys crown 6-2 4-6 6-3. Gunder Haegg set an American outdoor two mile record 8 51.3, beating his own mark. Albert Austin Tate Lehigh football coach died at 49. Suffolk Downs wrap: Barbara Childs wins Guadalcanal handicap in 1 44 2 5, fundraiser nets about 600000 for war.
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Associated Press
Kalamazoo
Mich
Bob Falkenburg
Hollywood
James Brink
Seattle
Herb Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Edwin Davis
Baton Rouge
Cincinnati
Gunder Haegg
Waegg
Los Angeles
Bethlehem
Albert Austin Tate
Lehigh University
Boston
Suffolk Downs
B. S. Campbell
Barbara Childs
Guadalcanal
War Fund
Men Arrested for Fighting and Intoxication in Glouster
Harry Hale of Dayton and George Miller of Glouster R D 4 were arrested for fighting along with James Harrington of Fultonham for intoxication. Chief Fred Heck made the arrests. Before Mayor Thomas Williams they pleaded guilty and were fined five dollars plus costs.
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Glouster
Harry Hale
Dayton
George Miller
R. D
James Harrington
Fultenham
Fred Heck
Thomas Williams
Glouster News Briefs Mention Local Scout Gatherings
Mrs Gladys Viney returned Sunday from Washington D C after ten days with her daughter Ilah Mae who had an appendectomy at Freedmen's Hospital Ilah Mae will recuperate in the city for a month Rog er Cox should have been listed among Glouster Boy Scouts at the Kootaga West Virginia gathering Saturday
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Glouster
Gladys Viney
Washington D. C
Ilah Mae
Freedmen’s Hospital
Miss Viney
Roger Cox
Kootaga
Reds Take two from Cubs in Sunday doubleheader
Cincinnati Reds split a Sunday doubleheader with the Chicago Cubs, losing 4 3 in game one then winning 10 7 in game two as Eric Tipton and Bert Haas homered in the nightcap. The club heads to Syracuse for an exhibition with its International League farm club before a four game series at Brooklyn against the Dodgers.
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Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Syracuse
International League
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Eric Tipton
Bert Haas
Cincinnati
Marshall
Crabtree
SIOA
Giibanledkaen
Muelier
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McCullough
Menilio
Mueller
Beggs
Hack
Mesner
Haas
Miller
Martin
Nicholson
Novikoff
Merullo
Riddle
Passeau
Bithorn
Dunn and
Stewart
Cincinnati AB
Cscccen
le Perton
Wovikoff
Livingston
Erickson
Burrows
Dallassandro
E-O
Warneke
Coun Eae
Eae
Hori
Tipton
Walters
Lowrey
Erickston
Stewart and Dunn
Corporal Knott Joins Forces in Australia Field
Mrs. Mabel Knott reports her husband Corporal Wilford Knott has arrived in Australia after serving in New Guinea and a South Pacific island. He left the U.S. about 15 months ago and was stationed overseas, then moved to Tonga before reaching Australia. Pfc. Crawford Morgan of Camp Van Dorn on a 10 day furlough visited family and friends in Glouster including his wife and relatives.
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Mabel Knott
Near
Cpl
Wilford Knott
New Guinea
Corporal Knott
States
South Pacific
Tonga
Australia
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Camp van Dorn
Miss
Maxine Morgan
Margaret Morgan
Derthick
Edward Morgan
Columbus
Morgan
Raymond Moody
Charles Draper
Camp’ McCoy
Wis
Amer Slay
Dyersburg
Tenn
Vane Roberts
Pittsburgh
Zanesville
William Chamberlin
C. B. Vernon
Chamberlin
Florence Andrews
Xenia
Jimmy McCarty
Ft. Monroe
Norfolk
Emma Easler
McCarty
New Lexington
William A. Campbell
James A. Campbell
U. S. Naval Training Station
Great Lakes
Paul Smith
Patricia
Sue Ellen
New Castle
Ind
Alice McConkle
Albany
R. B. Smith
Dorothy Cole
Dorothy Mae Smith
Mechanicsburg
Ohio
Doubleheaders Split in Association Pennant Race
The American Association standings saw Milwaukee maintain a 51-2 lead after all Sunday doubleheaders were halved. Columbus won 2-1 as Preacher Ree earned his 10th victory. Milwaukee’s Wes Livengood avoided a loss with a 1-0 shutout in game two. Indianapolis won 4-0 over St Paul, while St Paul surged to a 9-5 win in the afterpiece. Louisville defeated Minneapolis 3-2 on Steve Barath’s third hit with bases loaded. The Eels won game two 5-3. Toledo beat Kansas City 6-3 behind a five run second inning, then the Blues took the nightcap 3-1.
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Associated Press
American Association
Milwaukee
Preacher Ree
Columbus
Wes Livengood
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Saints
Louisville
Steve Barath
Colonels
Minneapolis
Eels
Toledo
Kansas City
Mud Hens
Blues
Union Church Services Held At Stadium
Union Church conducted an evening service at the stadium with M M LeFavor directing the music and Mrs J H Elias at the piano. Rev A G Winkle preached on Things That Can Not Be Shaken, urging a return to God to restore peace amid contemporary crises. Richard Jones led Boy Scouts in handling song books.
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Methodist Church
God
Richard Jones
Boy Scouts
Past Matrons Hold Meeting Friday in Glouster
The Past Matrons of O. E. S. met in Masonic Hall with Mrs. H F Kittle and Mrs. Alfred Howard as hosts. Gertrude Pride led song service. readings by Mrs. M M Bryson followed. Refreshments were served and plans for September noted with Athens hostesses.
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Kidd
Nettie Lewis
John Bulloch
Mary Hawk
W. W. Wallace
M. M. Bryson
Gertrude Pride
W. A. Craft
Fullerton's Roundup: Boxing to Golf and War Navy News
A collage of sports notes cites Joe Louis touring plans with Sugar Ray Robinson and others, racing and boxing concerns, and scuffles over Ryder Cup picks. Ted Williams, now a naval aviation cadet, is praised as a changed man after wartime training at Chapel Hill.
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New York
Joe Louis
Sugar Ray Robinson
Young Kid McCoy
Detroit
California
Jackie Wilson
George Nicholson
Joe
Corp
Billy Conn
Stimson
Ed Scannell
Worcester
Mass
Chapel Hill
N. C
Ted
the Kid
State Promises To Aid in Glouster Sidewalk Repair
Glouster officials report from Columbus that Ohio will cooperate on High Street sidewalk repairs. State provides equipment and skilled labor, property owners furnish materials, and the town supplies unskilled labor. Owners along High Street wishing to participate should report to Mayor Thomas Williams promptly. Notable locals and visitors are listed in the community notice.
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Glouster
Thomas Williams
Columbus
State of Ohio
High Street
Williams
Missionary Society Picnic Planned at Trimble Church
Shelton Missionary Society of Trimble Church of Christ will hold a Wednesday evening picnic on the church lawn with devotional led by Mrs. Mabel Sisson followed by a pot luck supper. The event moved from the Danford home due to Mrs Danford’s heart attack and illness.
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Glouster
Shelton Missionary Society
Trimble
Annual Golf All Star Show Advocated by Craig Wood
Detroit AP. National Open champion Craig Wood urges an annual all star golf event with two captains and two squads to face the British in Ryder play. Wood led his Ryder Cup team to six of eight singles wins at Plum Hollow as 10 000 fans raised 35000 for Red Cross.
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Joe Kirkwood
Detroit
Leo Diegel
Tommy Armour
Sam Palin
Ben White
Ben
Empire City
Craig Wood
Wood
Walter Hagen
Plum Hollow
Red Cross
Fish Abundance Persists in Ohio Streams
Ohio officials report plentiful streams despite high muddy water. Small fish including smallmouth bass rock bass sunfish minnows suckers and darters remain abundant after this year’s hatch and floods, signaling good survival of the 1943 hatch across flooded streams.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Conservation Division
E. L. Wickliff
Glouster Merchant H Glouster L E Munden Ill
Longtime Glouster merchant H Glouster L E Munden is seriously ill at home. He has suffered declining health for months and has recently become unable to rise. A turn for the worse occurred Saturday and his prognosis remains uncertain.
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Glouster
L. E. Munden
Keltner Leaves With Injury as Indians Split Twin Bill
Ken Keltner exited with a badly slashed ankle in the first game after being spiked in the 12th inning as Cleveland beat St Louis 6 5 and 5 2. Dr M H Castle says Keltner will miss action at least a month. Chubby Dean relieved Mel Harder in the tenth and Jeff Heath delivered a game winning run in the fourteenth. Jim Bagby earned his twelfth win behind Heaths long inside the park homer. Browns set a new fielding mark with 24 putouts in the nightcap. Indians idle today and tomorrow before hosting Philadelphia Athletics in a two night series.
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Ias
Cleveland
Chubby Dean
Mel Harder
Hank Edwards
Bob Muncrief
Dean
George Caster
Tribe
Jeff Heath
Jim Bagby
Heath
Brownies
Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Baseball League Leaders Snapshot
The list highlights top figures in the league: Musial of St. Louis leads in runs with 81 and hits at 140. Nicholson of Chicago tops home runs with 16. Vaughan of Brooklyn has 13 stolen bases. Sewell of Pittsburgh leads pitching with 173? and Chandler of New York records 14-3. Vernon, Etten, Wakefield, York, Moses feature among leaders in runs, RBIs, hits, and other categories.
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Vaughan
Brooklyn
Nicholson
Chicago
Musial
St. Louis
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Appling
Aoa
Vernon
Washington
Etten
New York
Wakefield
Detroit
York
Moses
Chandler
Soldier on three day pass visits Hollister parents
John Molnar stationed at Camp Pickett Virginia returns home on a three day pass to visit his parents Mr. and Mrs. Steve Molnar in Hollister. He writes his parents from Ephrata Washington where he continues work in the bombing squadron and is getting along fine.
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Glouster
Pfe
John Molnar
Camp Pickett
Steve Molnar
Hollister
A. J. Hellyer
Ephrata
Washington
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