Browns Meet Cooper in Series Opener for St Louis Crown
The St Louis Browns face Mort Cooper of the Cardinals in the first all St Louis World Series opener. Denny Galehouse starts for the Browns with gatehouse behind the plate as 35 000 fans expected. Weather clouds threaten rain but excitement runs high as both managers name regular lineups.
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ST. Louis
Luke Sewell
St. Louis Browns
Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Denny Galehouse
Team of Destiny
Cinderella Kids
Redbirds
Gatehouse
Sewell
Nels Potter
Sportstans Park
Browns
Billy Southworth
Southworth
Gene Moore
Milt Byrnes
Billy the Kid
Augie Bergame
Danny Litwhiler
Sig Jakuski
Cooper
Big Mort
Brother Walker
Cleveland
Denny
Cuyahoga Falls
Myron “Red” Hayworth
Landis To Hear World Series By Radio From Hospital
Chicago dispatch reports Baseball Commissioner Kenesaw M Landis, 77, a patient at St Luke s Hospital, would hear the opening World Series game by radio after missing his first series since 1920 He suffers from a cold but doctors say his condition is not serious Meanwhile Chauncey residents Roger Boling and his wife buy their Mil Street home and plan renovations The Plains Rural School District in Athens County Ohio offers for sale at public auction the two story Lubrig school building slated for removal with cash terms and bids to be rejected by the board
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Chicago
UPI
Kenesaw M. Landis
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Landis
Board of Education
Plains Rural
Athens Co
Ohio
the Plains
Lubiig
McCullough
Notice of Appointment and Local Visit in Athens County
Notice lists Elmer E Jacobs of Athens Ohio appointed administrator de bonis non in the estate of Amariah Burchfield with details of the probate proceeding. Also mentions Leonard Winscott of Athens appointed administrator with will and testament of Emmett Lillscott and creditors deadline four months. Chauncey and Athens County notes include residents visiting and returning to Ellis Ave property in Chauncey from Akron.
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Chauncey
George Wilson
Lexington Ave
Elmer E.home
Walter Spears
Jacobs
Athens
Ohio
Virginia
Paul Spears
Richard
de Bonis Non
Keith Bailey
Nelsonville
Amariah Burchfield
Ali
Athens County
Carl
Leonard Winscott
Emmett Lillscott
Iate
Athens Gotntt
Francis D. White
Said
Iguy Spaulding
Florence Fielder
Akron
Starting Lineups St Louis vs Cleveland Opening Game 1944 World Series
Starting lineups for the opening game at Sporteman's Park feature standard batting orders for the Browns and Cardinals with players M Brown, Hops, Kreevich, Sanders, Musial, Laake, W Cooper, McQuinn, Litwhiler, Christman, Marlon, Hayworth, Verban, Gatehouse and pitching by Cooper. Umpires Sears McGowan Dunn Pipgras listed.
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ST. Louis
Sporteman’s Park
Browns
Cardinals
Gutteridge
Kreevich
Vee
Sanders
Stephens
Musial
Laake
W. Cooper
Moore
Kywrowski
McQuinn
Litwhiler
Christman
Marlon
Fullerton's Roundup by Hugh Fullerton Jr
Cols Lou Little adopts the T formation due to light backfield and lack of blockers while Andy Kerr blends styles in a T Z setup as wartime coaching spurs new ideas. Red Simmons loses medals in Africa then escapes internment after seven months. Yale star Paul Walker sets a college 988 average in Navy V 12 studies. Browns invite Pete Gray to World Series viewing at the Club. USC Camp Shows add Waner Hoy Derringer and Jim Collins to entertain service men overseas.
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Hugh Fullerton, JR
New York
Columbia
Lou Little
Andy Kerr
Colgate
Paul Walker
Yale
Navy
Omaha
Nebraska
Browns
Pete Gray
Paul Waner
Waite Hoy
Paul Derringer
USC
Billy Jurges
Don Gutteridge
Lefty Gomez
Jim
Ripper) Collins
Albany
Chauncey Brothers Honored On Furlough Evening
Chauncey hosts Earl Mullins on leave from overseas and Clyde Mullins MP at home on Mill St. The gathering included music and singing by Mullins family and friends from Chauncey and Athens. Guests included Tippie, Wade, Mullins and Hartley families, with late refreshments served.
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Chauncey
Walter Hartley
Mill St
Earl Mullins
Clyde Mullins
Camp Perry
Ohio
Ben “Mullins
Frank Mullins
Allie Tippie
Maxine Wade
Land
Earl
Aliie Tippie
John Bagent
James
David
Bertha
Betty
Louise
Vehsenville
Georgia Mullins
Delores Scott
Athens
Ace Wade
Charlotte Kay
Carolyn Muriel
Hollis Tippie
Carolyn Kay
John Tippie
James Mullins
Bennie
Ben Mullins
Frank
Freda Mullins
Letter From Son Chauncey Abdella Preston
Mrs Mary Abdella of Chauncey received a letter from her son Sergeant Francis Abdella in England with the Eighth Air Force. He described an airborne assault in which about 850 Flying Fortresses and 105 P 51 fighters hit Holland, blasting communications and flak positions while air cover and strafing aided troop transports. He said he is in good health and that he enlisted 16 months ago.
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Chauncey
Mary Abdella Preston
Francis Abdella
England
Eighth Air Force
World Series broadcasts to reach overseas troops
The War Department announced top priority for World Series baseball on short wave radio. Direct broadcasts will use five powerful transmitters to England and the European theater, Italy, Alaska, the Aleutians, and regions including the South and Central America and the Caribbean. Transcriptions will be rebroadcast for other theaters with time differences.
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Washington
iPi
War Department
England
European Theater of Operations
Italy
Alaska
Aleutians
South
Central America
Caribbean
Southwest
Pacific
Hunting named safest of all sports in safety talk
Chicago report cites National Safety Congress remarks by C S Bedell of the Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers Institute. He said 1943 accident claims attributed to hunting were less than one percent, while other sports and recreation accounted for about 16.37 percent.
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Chicago
National Safety Congress
C. S. Bedell
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute of New York
Tajor Imsurance Company
Statisiiics
Bedeli
Browns favored to win World Series, Wray predicts four of six
AP story notes J Ed ward Wray, 71, editor of the St. Louis Post Dispatch, and 68 baseball writers in the preseason poll pick Browns to win the World Series. Wray says a hot Browns beat a cold Cardinals and predicts four wins in six games. Other ballots show mixed votes with Cards in six and Browns in six.
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ST. Louis
J. Edward Wray
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Wray
Gordon Cobbiedick
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sam Otis
Dack Hand
New York
the Browns
Franklin Lewis
Cleveland Press
Frank Crawford
Kansas City
Bob French
Toledo, C
Blade
Charles Dunkley
Chicago
California U Lineman Wins Week's Laurels
Roger Harding of California University was named the top college football lineman in the first Associated Press poll of the season. The 190-pound center from Walhasset Creek, Calif, helped Cal upset UCLA 8-0 with a 20-yard TD after a punt block and interception to halt a UCLA threat.
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New York
Roger Harding
University of California
Associated Press
Harding
Waladét Creek
Calif
California
UCLA
Nick Collins
Wisconsin
Collins
Chicago
Northwestern
Gate Attendance Sets Five Year High in 1944 AA Season
The American Association drew 1,541,821 fans in 1944, the best since 1939, with Milwaukee leading at 277,986 total attendance and Louisville close behind at 275,332. Paid admissions reached 2,153,900 across 154 games, up 46,024 from 1943, while 278,011 free admissions rose by 71,852. Postseason games attracted 109,910, surpassing the previous high from 1940.
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Columbus
UPI
American Association
George M. Trautman
Milwaukee
Louisville
I i
SE League Standings Show Varied Scores Across Contested Games
League games display a mix of high and low outputs with teams like Athens and Nelsonville posting strong showings. Standings list Logan Greenfield Chillicothe and others with mixed results, including Chauncey, Wellston, and Pomeroy earning wins and losses in tight matchups.
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Logan
Weillston
Greenfield
Gallipolis
Chillicothe
Jackson
Middleport
Pleasant Chauncey
Nelsonville
Pomeroy
Wahama
Oak Hill
Wellston
Athens
Pt. Pleasant
Wilmington
Chauncey
Plains
South Point
Yankees Call Up Seven Players For Next Season
New York Yankees purchase six pitchers and one infielder from farm clubs for delivery next season. Yankee cash and several players to be named next spring were turned over to the minor leagues. From Newark Bears come Bert Singleton Al Getter Karl Drews Ken Holcombe and Joe Bates. Also listed are Jos Martine from Binghamton and Vincent Dibiasi. A separate note covers an exhibition at Acacia Country Club in Cleveland where Byron Nelson and Craig Wood tied at 69 for charity.
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New York
New York Yankees
Cash
Tibe
Newark Bears
Yanks
Bert Singleton
Karl Drews
Ken Holcombe
Joe Bates
Kansas City
Vincent Dibiasi
Binghamton
Jos 4iMnare
Cleveland
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Acacia Country Club
Ohio
National Pga
Bob Hamilton
Harold (Jug
MsSpaden
Nelson
Wood
MorSnaden
Hamilton
Point Pleasant Bowling Scores Week End
Weekend bowling results from Point Pleasant show Mr and Mrs J H Otke and daughter Rants Man among guests posting scores.
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Point Pleasant
Chauncey
J H
Otke
Midwest Grid Problems May Be Clarified
The Midwest grid season opens with Minnesota Gophers, Ohio State Buckeyes, and Iowa Hawkeyes in conference play while nonleague rivals Tulane versus Notre Dame and Michigan versus Minnesota offer yardsticks. Notre Dame faces Iowa Pre-Flight and the Second Air Force in Lincoln as key tests.
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Midwest
Minnesota Gophers
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
Iowa
Second Air Force
Lincoln
Neb
Athens High to host Middleport in pivotal league clash
Athens coach Sherman Gilmore focuses on blocking as the Bulldogs prepare to meet Middleport, their third game of the season, after a strong win at Wellston. Middleport, 3-0 in league play, will challenge Athens on their home field and aim to extend an early-season streak.
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Mike Kalivoda
Sherman Gilmore
Athens High School Bulldogs
Middleport
Gamore
Buldog
Wellston
Athens
Point Pleasant
Wahama
Nelsonville
Down River
Gilmore
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Millfield
Chauncey—Forest Rose Recked Lodge
Son
California U
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League
General Chemical League
Marietta Yard
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Dunck
Swigert
Mohler
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Vik ~Ae
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Romito Zou
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Durfee
Martin
Dell Oil
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Swatzel
Country Club
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Ome
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Smith
Haydenville
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Tracy, Sr
iCosten
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Glenn
Tracy, Jr
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Walter E. Staley
Camp Hood
Buddy Miller
Texas
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Bobby Muller
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Court Street
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DODGE
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Women's New Coats
Wilson's Store
Chauncey, Ohio
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