Cardinals Beat Dodgers in 14th to Trim Lead, Browns Rise
In St. Louis at Sportsman's Park the Cardinals won 2-1 in 14 innings over the Dodgers as Mort Cooper outlasted Whit Wyatt. The Browns swept a night doubleheader in Washington to move into third in the American League. Al Hollingsworth and Dennis Gatehouse shut down the Senators in game one, George McQuinn delivered a late run in game two, and Boston Red Sox beat the Indians twice.
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St. Louis
Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Browns
Mississippi
Sportsman's Park
Svse Mecc Lemaile Uaduvail Castle
Whit Wyatt
Dodgers
Mort Cooper
Leo Durocher
Chuck Dressen
Brooklyn
Cooper
Redbirds
Wyatt
Larry French
Les Webber
St. Louis Browns
Washington
al Hollingsworth
Dennis Gatehouse
Senators
George McQuinn
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Johnny Humphries
Chicago White Sox
Joe Gordon
Cincinnati
Carl Hubbell
Johnny Vander Meer
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Truett
Rip
Chicago Cubs
Front Runners AMERICAN Highlights and Player Marks
New York leads with Williams topping home runs and runs batted in while Ott powers runs and homers. Spence tops hits for Washington. Reiser leads in batting for Brooklyn. Slaughter whips St. Louis with hits. French among top pitchers. A toddler, Paul Edward Geary, suffered a severe cut to his thumb at his home on Spring Street in a glass mishap.
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Williams
Boston
Spence
Washington
Reiser
Brooklyn
Ott
New York
Camille
Slaughter
St. Louis
Glouster
Paul Edward
Lawrence Geary
J. B. Stiff
Spring St
Vander Meer Stars as Reds Beat Giants 3-1 in Cincinnati
Johnny Vander Meer struck out 11 to post his 15th win as the Reds opened with a 3-1 victory over the New York Giants. Carl Hubbell suffered his first loss in nine starts while Reds early runs in the third and a late eighth inning insurance tally sealed the win.
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Cincinnati
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
Reds
Giants
Johnny Vander Meer
Carl Hubbell
Vandy
Hubbell
Lonnie Frey
Vander Meer
Baseball Standings Chart Sparks Weekend Action
Baseball scores highlight Decisive games with Cincinnati over New York 3 to 1 and St. Louis beating Brooklyn 2 to 1 in 14 innings. Philadelphia tops Chicago 6 to 4 while Pittsburgh blanks Boston 6 nothing. American League notes Boston over Cleveland and New York past Chicago. League standings list multiple city matchups across the circuit.
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Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Chicago Eee
Washington Weeewe
Philadelphia Coreee
National League Club
New York Wee
Tex Hughson Wins 20 For Red Sox In First Full Season
Tex Hughson of the Boston Red Sox aims for 20 victories in his first full season after overcoming a shoulder injury. The 6 foot 3 inch pitcher, a Disch pupil, recalls a early two hitter debut and cites Dr Burbachers treatment and coach Joe Cronin for confidence. He notes his fastball as his Sunday main pitch and his varied repertoire including a curve knuckler and slider.
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Tex Hughson
Red Sox
Cecil Carlton Hughson
Yankees
Billy Disch
University of Texas
Bib Falk
Pinky Higgins
Tigers
Red Branch
Ernie Kay
Phils
Disch
Falk
Hughson
Dr. Burbacher
Miami
Miss Blount
Moultrie
Georgia- Florida
Canton
Mid-Atlantic
Scranton
Louisville
Bill Burwell
Burwell
American Association
Joe Cronin
Joe
Cleveland
Austin
Browns
White Sox
Athletics
Detroit
Hal White
Athens Women Take One Two In Remote Control Golf
Mrs. Mike Heaney and Mrs. Emnie Algeo placed first and second in the Remote Control Golf Tournament sponsored by Indemnity Insurance Co. of North America. Heaney posted a 60 to win net honors and received a $50 war bond while Algeo had a 64 and earned a $25 bond.
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Athens
Mike Heaney
Emnie Algeo
Indemnity Insurance Co
North America
Don Barstow
Richard G. Chapman
Army
Southern Pines
Athens Country Club
Neil Thomas
Glouster Natives Laud USO War-Worker Efforts
Mr and Mrs Morrison Brown returned from Petersburg Virginia where their son Pvt Harold F Brown stationed at Camp Lee with the Q M Training Regiment has completed basic training and will attend school They praised the Petersburg USO club as near home with games dances lectures a piano radio juke box lounge reading room library soda fountain ice cream bar and free stationery They noted all service members enjoyed the facilities and praised the USO for providing recreation during off duty hours On the way to Petersburg they spent hours in Washington DC
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Glouster
Morrison Brown
Petersburg
Pvt
Harold F. Brown
Camp Lee
Q. M. Trng
USO
Browns
Washington, D. C
Fullertons Roundup: Army Navy entries shape national tennis
New York report notes war impact on the national tennis championships with Army and Navy entries led by Lieutenants Russell Bobbitt C Alphonso Smith and others and Ensigns Ronald Edwards Robert Kerdasha Gardnar Mulloy. Also mentions Dave Di Filippo’s lightning incident and Babe Ruth observations from C M Gibbs. Jimmy Hines analyzes 11039 golfers on 5812 yard courses finding the hardest hole is the first with 5.5 strokes and 5.3 for the eighteenth.
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New York
Don McNeill
Bitsy Grant
Jack Kramer
Joe Hunt
Frank Guernsey
Army
Navy
Russell Bobbitt
C. Alphonso Smith
Ralph Adair
J. Gilbert Hunt
Gilbert A. Hunt
Marvin P. Anthony
Ronald Edwards
Robert Kerdasha
Gardnar Mulloy
Dave di Filippo
Villanova
Eastern Army
New Haven
Dave
Norm Standlee
Jimmy Hines
Glouster Couple Wed in Aug Wedding Near Napoleon
Doris Marie Wolf and Wayne W. Hines wed in Napoleon with Justice Dallas M. Young officiating. Attendants were Alfred Mathewson and his wife. Bride wore a green wool street dress with pink rosebud corsage. Doris is a Glouster High School graduate, 1941, now an inspector in Elyria. Wayne Hines, Amesville native, studied at Ames Bern High and Anderson School of Aeronautics, Nashville, Tenn., and works as a Goodyear Aircraft work leader in Akron. They will lodge with Doris’s parents in Elyria while Wayne stays at 1567 E Market St in Akron.
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Glouster
Arthur Wolf
Second St
Elyria
Doris Marie
Wayne W. Hines
Akron
Justice of the Peace
Dallas M. Young
Napoleon, O
Alfred Mathewson
Lorain
Glouster High School
Perry Fay Co
Hines
J. A. Hines
Amesville
Ames-Bern High School
Anderson School of Aeronautics
Nashville
Oregon Backfield Remains Intact
Moraga California Lieut Comdr Tex Oliver called for football candidates at St Marys naval pre flight training school and found at least one complete backfield he had met before Among the 28 cadets were fullbacks Bill Dunlap and Bob Koch halfbacks Jim Newquist and Clyde Lee They played under Oliver at the University of Oregon last year.
Indians' Box Scores and Batting Highlights
Boudreau and Mack lead offensive alignments with multiple RBIs. Keltner and Taber, Denning, Pesky, and Di Maggio contribute in hits and runs, while Ferrick and Chase combine for pitching line. Ferrick walks five, Chase four, with 15,000 in attendance and a 2:26 game time.
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Mack
Keltner
Tabor
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Denning
Pesky
DiMaggio
Ferrick
Fleming
Cleveland
Boston
Chase
Cleveland Peters
Hackett
Heath
Desautels
Weatherly
aGrimes Kennedy
Heving
Eisenstat
Ccnecusaee Lupien
Trhoe
Bdavensecgus
Ft Conroy
Judd
Perrs
Kennedy
Pesky Williams
Doerr
Cleveand
Fisenstat
Margaret L Naborgal 82 Dies in Trimble Home
Mrs. Margaret Lee Naborgal 82 died at her son William Lees home in Trimble after a two month illness. Born in Ravenswood West Virginia she spent 53 years in Athens County and is survived by eight children and 16 grandchildren along with three sisters. Funeral arrangements not yet set.
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Redtown
William Lee
Trimble
Winifred Lee
Logan
Jesse Lee
Columbus
Eva Brown
Steubenville
Elizabeth Storck
Nelsonville
Viney Lyons
Elizabeth
W. Va
Ladies Aid Society Meets at Trimble Church
Trimble Methodist Church Ladies Aid Society gathered at the church with Mrs. Elma Leadinghaus and Julia Johnson as hostesses. A program and contests followed by a lunch for ten members and two guests. Mrs. H. T. Rainey to host the September meeting.
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Trimble
Class Championships To Be Decided at ATA Today
Trapshooters compete in the 43rd Grand American class championships at 16 yards with four classes based on season averages. Over $2500 in prizes plus state team races offer $150 and $100 to top finishers. Notable results include Clyde Mitchell winning the North American 16 yard title with 196 of 200 and veterans and husband wife crowns decided in shoot-offs.
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ATA
Western Hemisphere
Hale Jone
Wood River
Junior Dick
Minneapolis
Bill Drennan
Utica
Walter Beaver
Conshohocken
H. M. Schick
Lee's
Clyde Wells
Bridgeport
John Eschelman
Lancaster
H. B. Rader
Jeffersonville
Eschelman
George Nicolai
Kansas City
Raders
Isaac Andrews
Spartansburg
Stanford Sailors Set for Sugar Bowl Basketball Game
Stanford and the Great Lakes Naval Training Station have accepted invitations to meet in the Sugar Bowl basketball game in New Orleans on December 39. The Sugar Bowl committee says the game is part of the Sugar Bowl athletic program. Stanford claimed the national basketball championship by defeating Dartmouth in Kansas City last spring.
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New Orleans
Stanford
Great Lakes Naval Training Station
Dartmouth
Kansas City
Revival ministers attend United Brethren conference in Columbus
Chauncey Revy and Mrs. D. V. Snyder of Tarlton from the United Brethren Church conducted a revival service in The Plains Nazarene Church. They traveled to Columbus on Tuesday with Rev. Frank Noel Nazarene pastor to attend the United Brethren conference in session there.
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Chauncey
Revy
D. V. Snyder
Tarlton
United Brethren Church
Plains Nazarene
Columbus
Frank Noel
United Brethren Conference
Enlists in Army from Columbus Area
Kenneth Wolf of Columbus reports for active duty at Ft. Benjamin Harrison Indiana. Robert McCrean Glouster recently inducted is stationed at Jefferson Barracks Missouri. Raymond Charles Hambel of this city enlisted and will report to Ft Hayes Columbus next Monday for active duty. Approximately 100 U.S. cities exceed Nevada in population.
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Kenneth Wolf
Columbus
Charles Wolf
This City
U. S. Army
Ft. Benjamin Harrison
Ind
Glouster
Robert McCreanor
Jefferson Barracks
Raymond Charles Hambel
Harley S. Hambel
U.S. Army
Ft. Hayes
A A Leaders Hold Places in Tight pennant race
The American Association pennant chase tightens with Milwaukee holding a 1.5 game lead over Columbus and Kansas City. Louisville, fourth, trails by four games as four division clubs won yesterday. Milwaukee beat St. Paul 5 to 3, Columbus rallied to 6 to 1 over Indianapolis, Kansas City beat Minneapolis 7 to 3, and Louisville defeated Toledo 3 to 0.
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Associated Press
Milwaukee
Brewers
Columbus
Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Toledo
Scholastic Grid Games Proposed Nationwide Charity Event
The Blue and Gray Association seeks President Roosevelt approval to stage post season high and prep school games nationwide on December 5 for a national charity. The plan targets about 500 large school games and 5,000 smaller games with a goal of raising about 1 million dollars. Egypt and Liberia are the two independent countries of the African continent.
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Montgomery
Ala
Blue and Gray Association
Roosevelt
Egypt
Liberia
All Star Grid Clash Opens Wartime Football Season in Chicago
The College All Stars meet the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field in front of about 101 000 fans. The game raises an estimated 300 000 with 160 000 for Army and Navy Relief Funds. Bob Zuppke bows out after three decades, guiding a 60 man All Star squad in a T formation and wide open attack.
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Chicago
College All-Stars
Chicago Bears
Soldier Field
Army
Bears
George Halas
Norm Standlee
George McAfee
Sid Lucman
Bill Osmanski
Boston College
Charley O'Rourke
Adolph Kissell
Frank Magnicki
Colgate
Bill Geyer
All Stars
Bob Zuppke
Zuppke
University of Illlinois
Placid
Happy
Church Night Planned at Trimble Methodist Church
Trimble Methodist Church hosts a Friday night program with a brief program and games for members and friends. Prizes will go to winners and a refreshment course will be served. The program begins at an unspecified time on Friday, Aug 28.
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Trimble
Trimble Methodist Church
Glouster Woman's Society to Meet at Church
The Woman's Society for Christian Service will meet Thursday night at 7 30 at the Glouster Methodist Church.
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Glouster
Woman's Society For Christian Service
Glouster Methodist Church
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