Hall proves strong passer and runner for Cleveland Rams
NEA report profiles Parker Hall No 16 Rams quarterback as top NFL passer in 1940s, noting 106 completions for 1,227 yards and nine touchdowns last season. Coach Dutch Clark praises his cool play and speed, and Hall explains side arm throws and running as key assets. He compares favorably to Hutson and Baugh.
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Parker Hall
Abe
Cleveland Rams
Samy Baugh
Benton
Hutson
Mississippi
Vic Spadaccni
Jim Benton
Don Hutson
Hall
Dutch Clark
Baugh
Perps
Davey O’brien
Dixie Howell
Hul
Alabama
Dodgers facing uphill climb as Reds stay stubborn
In Cincinnati the Dodgers face a daunting 71 percent deficit with 36 games left and the Reds needing 18 of 35 to keep pace. A twin bill with the Phillies yesterday saw Bucky Walters homer and a Reds loss 6 1 to 3. Paul Derringer may rest with a bruised elbow as Kirby Higbe starts for Philadelphia.
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Cincinnati
Dodgers
Reds
Brooklyns
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Phils
Paul Derringer
Gene Thompson
Paul
Kirby Highe
Philadelphia
Bucky Walters
Sylvester Johnson
Bill Baker
Cool Clipper Pfaff Water Skis at Liberty Lake Event
Virginia Pfaff performs a challenging water ski stunt on Liberty Lake during the New York World's Fair. The demonstration showcases her skill as she stays balanced on the moving water amid crowd interest and fair spectacle.
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Virginia Pfaff
Liberty Lake
Hard To Shake Leading Nines From Treetops
The Cleveland Indians edged the Washington Senators 4-3 to extend their AL lead as the Detroit Tigers and New York Yankees fell victim to rain. The Reds beat the Phillies but kept a 7 1 2 game NL division edge, while Hubbell saved the Giants in a 10-5 win over the Cubs.
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Judson Bailey
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Indians
Tigers
Yanks
Cincinnati Reds
Philadelphia Phillies
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pros Breaking Hershey's Par in PGA Championship
In Hershey Pennsylvania the 120 top players began 18 hole qualifying for the PGA Championship. Dick Metz shot 69 while others at 70 included Ralph Guldahl and Jag Moe Spaden. Forty eight more advanced to match play with defending champion Henry Picard among those in contention.
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Hershey
Dick Metz
Ralph Guldahl
Jag Moe Spaden
Johnny Gibson
Biscan Wins 24th as Fandas Edge Mansfield in Ninth
Lima pitcher Frank Biscan nearly a no hitter, leaving two out in the ninth before two walks and two hits produced three runs. The Fandas defeated Mansfield 4 to 3 in a tight Ohio State League game. Findlay beat Tiffin 2 to 0 and Fostoria topped Fremont 11 to 1.
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Lima
Frank Biscan
F_ndas
Mansfield
Biscan
Findlay
Tiffin
Fostoria
Fremont
Boxing Results From The Ring Card
Reports list three bouts with knockout and decision outcomes. Pat Comiskey knocked out John McCarthy in Detroit while Red Burman outpointed Steve Dudas in Baltimore and Petey Scalzo outpointed Jim Perrin in New Orleans, highlighting featherweight action.
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Associated Press
Detroit
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Johnny McCarthy
Chicago
Baltimore
Red Burman
Steve Dudas
Jersey City
New Orleans
Petey Scalzo
New York
N.B.A
Jimmy Perrin
All Stars Ready to Meet Packers in Soldier Field Showdown
In Chicago the Collegians and Green Bay Packers prepare for the seventh annual all star game at Soldier Field. Both teams completed drills and will practice lightly tonight. Green Bay arrives tomorrow. Advance sales expect about 80 000 spectators.
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Collegians
Green Bay Packers
Soldier Field
All-Stars
Evanston
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Packers
Green Bay
Baker Sees Tigers Chances Good In Pennant Race
Detroit manager Del Baker says the Tigers have a good chance to overtake Cleveland for the American League flag with better breaks. He notes New York also a factor while Detroit battles injuries including Charley Gehringer sidelined. rain postponed yesterday's game against the Athletics.
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del Baker
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Cleveland
Athletics
New York
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Detroit Heavyweight Floyd Gibbons KO’s Paul Favors
Floyd Gibbons, 204, of Detroit, scored a seventh round knockout at Columbus over Paul Favors, 187, of Colton California, last night.
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Floyd Gibbons
Detroit
Paul Favors
Colton
Calif
Springfield Omaha Team Eliminated in Northeastern Sectionals
uP CHARLOTTE N B ranked 8 to 0 by Albermarle for its second defeat, the Springfield Ohio team was knocked out of the northeastern sectional eliminations of the Legion Junior Baseball Tournament today.
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Charlotte
Albermarle
N. c
Springfield
Fulton Family Reunion Held at Athens Fairgrounds
First annual Fulton family reunion occurred Sunday at the Athens Fairgrounds with officers elected for the coming year. Marie Fulton Stevens serves as president, Inez Fulton Burdette as vice president, Marion Travis as secretary, and Mildred Shirkey as treasurer. A basket dinner followed, and plans for the 1941 reunion in July were announced.
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Chauncey
Fulton
Athens Fairgrounds
Marie Fulton Stevens
Belpre
Inez Fulton Burdette
Titusville
Fla
Marion Travis
Mildred Shirkey
Tuppers Plains
Robert Moore
Leota
Kans
Wendell Stevens
Fairmount
W. Va
Frank Shirkey
Mildred
Ervin Stevens
Carl
Francis Lemoine
Susie Clary Honored on 66th Birthday in Chauncey
Relatives and friends gathered at the Clary home near Chauncey to celebrate Mrs. Susie Clary's 66th birthday. A noon picnic dinner was served, with greetings and gifts presented to the honoree by a long list of guests including Clell Cunningham Cleo Pencelli and many others from Chauncey Albany Columbus and Athens.
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Chauncey
William Clary
Susie Clary
Virginia McQuade
Victor Ransbottom
Athens
Woodena
Jo Ferrer
Jack Ley
Alva Karns
Condition of Chauncey Woman Is Improved
Mrs Pansy Canter Lanning of Chauncey in a Marietta hospital is reported improved after three weeks and a major operation. She received a blood transfusion last week and her condition had been serious. Her husband Walter son Jerry and cousin Elsie Staley visited Sunday.
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Chauncey
Pansy Canter Lanning
Marietta Hospital
Friendship Class Outing At Woods Lake Near Chauncey
Members of the Friendship Class of Chauncey Church of Christ will have a wiener roast Wednesday evening at Woods Lake near the home of Mr and Mrs Woods, parents of Mrs Harold Jones Chauncey. Those attending meet at the Brickers home at 6 20 p m.
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Chauncey Church of Christ
Woods Lake
Woods
Harold Jones
Denver Bricker
Little Bill Sanders Returns Home After Tonsillectomy
Chauncey Little Bill Sanders, son of Dr and Mrs C N Sanders, underwent a tonsillectomy at Sheltering Arms hospital Sunday morning and was moved to his home in Millfield Monday night.
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Little Bill Sanders
C. N. Sanders
Sheltering Arms
Millfield
Chauncey District Social and Personal News
Chauncey District residents visited relatives in Chauncey Bremen and Zanesville on Sunday and Monday. Families from Chauncey Millfield Columbus Pom eroy Athens and Detroit gathered at local homes and toured Mayflower Cheese factory Kimberly Mine and Old Man's Cave.
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Edna Rankins
Glouster
William Keirns
May Ave
Emmanuel Crabtree, Jr
Laura Devore
Detroit
Cora Bell
Bremen
Roy McKee
Zanesville
Emmanuel Crabtree
Millfield
Burg Landenburger
Columbus
Kimberly Mine
Old Man’s Cave
Floyd Stanley
Clarence Lightfoot
Tommy
Pomeroy
Bertha Sherlock
Betty Jo
Athens
Effie Nichols
Barberton
Thomas Fennell
Point Rock News Notes from Saturday Grange gathering
Point Rock notes report that Star and Columbia Granges joined Laurel Grange Saturday night to confer third and fourth degrees on Dawn Dye and Jack Rife of Columbia Grange and Downie and Edwin Nelson of Star Grange. The three granges hosted supper.
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Point Rock
Columbia
East Canton
Fernie Alexander
Lancaster
J. A. Turner
Owen Kennedy
Athens
W. R. Holcomb
Turner
Maggie Hutton
Clarence Hunter
Albany
Ed Harvey
White Cross Hospital
Columbus
Dinner Guests Near Chauncey at Wellston Home
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Hamilton of Chauncey attended a Sunday dinner at the home of their son and daughter‑in‑law Mr. and Mrs. Dean Hamilton in Wellston Ohio.
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Chauncey
Thomas Hamilton
Dean Hamilton
Wellston
Chauncey Woman Visits Wellston Relative
Chauncey resident Lois Ann Cline is spending two weeks in Wellston visiting her uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Albert Gibson formerly Catharine Cline of Chauncey.
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Chauncey
Lois Ann Cline
Wellston
Mrs. Albert Gibson
Catharine Cline
P G A tourney boosts Hogan pay and sports notes
Highlights reflect Hogan earning nine thousand four hundred five dollars this year at one eighty per shot. Also mentions Tony Canzoneri’s light gym work and the Tigers grumbling over rest days in the Indians series. Other notes cover Jock Sutherland, Green Bay odds, Rose Bowl chatter, and various sports figures and connections.
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Ben Hogan
Tony Canzoneri
Tigers
Indians
Detroit
Managers in Majors Hint for Sheehan and Meyer in 1941
Mike Kelley comments that Tom Sheehan of Minneapolis and Billy Meyer of Kansas City are strong major league managerial candidates. Boston and Chicago clubs have shown interest, while both managers led aggressive teams in the Association race. Blues lead by six games with Minneapolis close behind as rain complicates a four doubleheader slate.
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Minneapolis
Tom Sheehan
Kansas City
Billy Meyer
Sheehan
Meyer
Pittsburgh
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Blues
Columbus
Jim North Secures Second Straight KO Victory in Buchtel Card
Jim North of Sand Run scored his second straight knockout at Buchtel last Friday night as Ray Louder of Columbus was counted out in the second round. Semifinal saw Dreamer Morris defeat Joe North by decision. Calvert stopped Wiseman. Lambert and Vore drew in four rounds. Next show scheduled for Friday September 6.
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Buchtel
Jim North
Sand Run
K. O
Ray Louder
Columbus
Louder
Dreamer Morris
Glouster
Joe North
Leroy Calvert
Jackie Wiseman
Cecil Lambert
Greendale
Jackie Vore
Dreisewerd Earns 21st Victory as Portsmouth Wins
Clem Dreisewerd pitched Portsmouth to a 4 to 2 win over the Dayton Wings to lift the team to fourth place in the Mid-Atlantic League. The Akron Canton game was postponed by wet grounds and Youngstown Charleston ended after eight innings due to fog. Both teams had seven runs.
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Portsmouth
Clem Dreisewerd
Dayton Wings
Youngstown
Charleston
Tent Meeting At Morristown Church Draws Large Audiences
Tent meetings under Morristown Holiness Church auspices attracted large crowds over the weekend. Evanglist H. O. Ours Rev. Charlie Hook and the McKinney sisters led services nightly at 7 30. An all day meeting and basket dinner are planned for next Sunday.
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Chauncey
Morristown
Langsville Social Notes Update Outlines Local Visits
Langsville social notes recount visits and family events across the region. Families from Springfield Middleport Zanesville Columbus Harrisonville Rutland and beyond gather for weekend visits and a 70th wedding anniversary celebration.
Witt To Call on Regulars For Relief Hurling Duties
Indians manager Oscar Vitt asks five trusted pitchers to be ready for relief roles as the team presses for the pennant. Hal Trosky homered twice and drove in three runs in a 4 3 win over Washington to halt a four game skid and extend a three game edge over Detroit.
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Bobby Feller
al Milnar
al Smith
Mel Harder
Johnny Allen
Detroit Tigers
Feller
Mel
Hal Trosky
Trosky
Emily Dutch Leonard
Jeff Heath
Ken Keltner
Smith
Kendall Chase
Fifty golfers vie for eight Ohio Amateur spots
Fifty players compete for eight national Amateur Tournament berths in Ohio. Thirty four qualified at Cincinnati Cemargo Club and sixteen at Cleveland Kirtland. The Winged Foot event runs September 9 to 14 in Mamaroneck New York. Cincinnati will supply five qualifiers and Cleveland three. Notables include Maurice J. McCarthy Billy Gilbert John Wood and Eddie Meister.
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N. Y
Maurice J. McCarthy
Billy Gilbert
Ohio State University
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Eddie Meister
Yale
League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Statistical leaders from the major leagues include Radcliff leading batting for St. Louis at 353 and Williams of Boston with 109 runs. Greenberg of Detroit leads RBIs at 108, while Cramer of Boston tops hits at 166. Foxx and Mize pace home runs with 24 and 37 respectively. Keese of Brooklyn has 15 stolen bases. Newsom of Detroit leads pitching with 162 innings.
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Williams
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Newsom
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Ross
Left-handers qualify in St. Louis golf event
Two Ohio players advanced to the National Left handers Golf Tournament in St. Louis. E. G. Thomson of Columbus shot 79 75 154 and O. Romberger of Toledo posted 80 78 158 to reach the finals.
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E. G. Thomson
Columbus
O. Romberger
Toledo
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