Browns and Cardinals Ready for All-St. Louis World Series Opener
St Louis Browns manager Luke Sewell pins hopes on Denny Gatehouse as starter against Cardinals ace Mort Cooper in the first all St Louis World Series. Weather threatening but fans packed Sportsman Park with about 35 000 expected for a 2 PM start.
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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
Sportsmans Park
Browns
Billy Southworth
Southworth
Gene Moore
Milt Byrnes
Billy the Kid
Augie Bergamo
Danny Litwhiler
Sig Jakucki
Cooper
Big Mort
Brother Walker
Cleveland
Denny
Cuyahoga Falls
Myron “Red” Hayworth
Landis to Hear Series on Radio in World Series
Chicago baseball fans could not attend the opening game in St Louis and will listen to a radio report. Commissioner Kenesaw M Landis, 77, is hospitalized at St Luke's with a cold and not serious condition.
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Chicago
Kenesaw M. Landis
St. Luke’s Hospital
St. Louis
Landis
Starting Lineups St Louis World Series Opener 1944
The opening game lineups for the 1944 World Series at Sportsman's Park list Cardinals Gutteridge Kreevich Laabs Moore McQuinn Christman Hayworth Hopp Sanders Musial Kurowski Litwhiler Marion Verban M Cooper and pitchers Galehouse Hopp Umpires Sears McGowan Dunn Pipgras.
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ST. Louis
Sportsman’s Park
Gutteridge
Kreevich
Stephens
Hopp
Sanders
Musial
W, Cooper
Kurowski
Litwhiler
Marion
Verban
M. Cooper
Pssgeeeess
Sears
McGowan
Dunn
Pipgras
Fullerton's Roundup and Wartime Grid Changes
A collage of sports notes by Hugh Fullerton Jr discusses Lou Little adopting a T formation at Columbia due to a light backfield, Andy Kerr's T-Z at Colgate, and wartime coaching experimentation. It also covers Red Simmons’ POW escape, Yale star Paul Walker's Navy V-12 record, football league casting doubt, and baseball moves including Pete Gray invites, USC camp shows, and Jim Collins’ Albany managerial rise.
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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 Hoyt
Paul Derringer
USC
Billy Jurges
Don Gutteridge
Lefty Gomez
Jim
Ripper) Collins
Cardinal
Albany
Chauncey Brothers Honor Military Family at Mill Street Home
Chauncey residents Fay Hartley and the Mullins family hosted Pvt Earl Mullins on furlough from overseas and Clyde Mullins MP at a social gathering in Chauncey on Mill Street. Guests included relatives from Nelsonville Athens and Chauncey with music by Mullins Tippie Wade and others. Refreshments were served late.
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Chauncey
Walter Hartley
Jin Mill St
Earl Mullins
Clyde Mullins
M.P
Camp Perry
Ohio
Ben Mullins
Mill St
Frank Mullins
Allie Tippie
Maxine Wade
Earl
Frank
Clyde
Freda Mullins
Aliie Tippie
John Bagent
James
David
Bertha
Betty
Louise
Nelsonville
Georgia Mullins
Delores Scott
Athens
Ace Wade
Charlotte Kay
Carolyn Muriel
Hollis Tippie
Carolyn Kay
John Tippie
Chauncey Woman Receives Word From Son in England
Mary Abdella Chauncey received a letter from her son Sergeant Francis Abdella of the Eighth Air Force stationed in England. He described an airborne assault with 850 Flying Fortresses and about 100 P-51s blasting Holland targets while fighters covered troop transports. He reports good health and notes he joined service 16 months ago.
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Chauncey
Mary Abdella Preston
Francis Abdella
England
Eighth Air Force
Holland
Abdella
Dinner Guests Entertained by Chauncey Wilsons in Lexington
Mr and Mrs George Chauncey Wilson hosted Sunday dinner guests at their Lexington Avenue home. Guests included Mr and Mrs Walter Spears Virginia and Paul Spears Richard and Keith Bailey from Nelsonville. In the afternoon the group visited Mr and Mrs Carl Shafer on Ellis Avenue where ice cream and cake were served. Mrs Spears and Mrs Shafer are daughters of Mr and Mrs Wilson.
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Chauncey
George Wilson
Lexington Ave
Walter Spears
Virginia
Paul Spears
Richard
Keith Bailey
Nelsonville
Carl Shafer
Ellis Ave
Spears
Mrs. Shafer
Wilson
Spaulding Family Resettles in Ellis Avenue Estate
Guy Spaulding and his daughter Florence Fielder have moved back to Chauncey from Akron and now reside at Mrs. Spaulding’s Ellis Avenue home, recently vacated by Miss Ruth Fiske.
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Chauncey
Guy Spaulding
Florence Fielder
Akron
GI's To Hear World Series
Washington reports that troops in overseas theaters will hear World Series games by radio with top priority on short wave facilities. Five powerful transmitters will broadcast to England Europe Italy Alaska the Aleutians South and Central America the Caribbean and the Southwest Pacific. Transcriptions will be provided for soldiers unable to hear live broadcasts.
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Washington
War Department
England
European Theater of Operations
Italy
Alaska
Aleutians
South
Central America
Caribbean
Southwest Pacific
Hunting safest of all sports
Chicago report says hunting is the safest sport as a National Safety Congress speaker notes a major insurer’s 1943 accident-claim statistics show hunting accounting for less than one percent of claims while other sports and recreation totaled 16.37 percent.
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Chicago
National Safety Congress
C. S. Bedell
Sporting Arms and Ammunition Manufacturers’ Institute of New York
Bedell
Majority of BB Writers Back Browns in World Series
The majority of 68 baseball writers polled by the Associated Press favored the Browns to win the World Series. J Ed ward Wray, 71, St Louis Post Dispatch sports editor, the only one to pick both Cardinals and Browns for pennants, predicted the Browns win four of six games. Other writers split between Browns in six and Cards in six.
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ST. Louis
J. Edward Wray
St. Louis Post Dispatch
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Browns
Wray
Gordon Cobbledick
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sam Otis
Jack Hand
New York
the Browns
Franklin Lewis
Cleveland Press
Frank Crawford
Kansas City
Bob French
Toledo
Blade
Charles Dunkley
Chicago
POINT PLEASANT BOWLING SCORES CHAUNCEY
Staff Sergeant Walter E Staley of Camp Hood Texas visits Chauncey on furlough to see his father Elmer Staley and relatives. Elmer Staley has five sons in service Clarence Walter James Russell and Eugene Staley. Mr and Mrs J H Locke and daughter Boots hosted as weekend guests Miss Glen eta Locke of Curtiss Wright Co Columbus. Mrs Verna Schoonover Haydenville Seth Hammond Ontario Wisconsin Mary Helen Sweeney Chauncey and Betty Cochran The Plains.
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Chauncey
Walter E. Staley
Camp Hood
Texas
Elmer Staley
Clarence
Walter
James
Russell
Eugene Staley
J. H. Locke
Boots
May Ave
Gleneta Locke
Curtiss-Wright Co
Columbus
Verna Schoonover
Haydenville
Seth Hammond
Ontario
Wisconsin
Mary Helen Sweeney
Betty Cochran
The
Plains
California U Lineman Wins Week's Laurels
Roger Harding, 190 pound center for the University of California, named top college football lineman of the week in the first AP poll. The 21 year old civilian student from Walnda Creek Calif helped California upset UCLA 6 0 by blocking a punt and scoring on a 20 yard return in the first period and by intercepting a pass on his own 26 yard line in the third. Nick Collins of Wisconsin finished second as a freshman guard who helped preserve a 7 6 Wisconsin lead by two tackles for losses in the fourth period.
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New York
Roger Harding
University of California
Associated Press
Harding
Walndat Creek
Calif
California
UCLA
Nick Collins
Wisconsin
Collins
Chicago
Northwestern
AA Gate Best In Five Years
American Association attendance in 1944 reached 1 541 821 fans the highest since 1939 George M Trautman league president announced Saturday Milwaukee led with 277 986 in total attendance Louisville close behind at 275 332 Paid admissions totaled 1 153 900 for the 154 game season a gain of 46 014 over 1943 Free admissions were 278 011 a gain of 71 852 The 17 postseason games drew 109 910 surpassing the 1940 high of 78 628
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Columbus
George M.trautman
Milwaukee
Louisville
Middleport Set To Challenge Athens In Friday Night Game
Athens High School Bulldogs seek to defend their league title hopes as they host Middleport, a three win squad, on Friday. Coach Gilmore praises last week’s Wellston victory but notes offense needs polishing while focusing on blocking and pass defense. This will be Athens' third game and Middleport’s fourth of the season.
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Board of Education
Plains Rural School District
Athens O
Ohio
the Plains, O
Luhrig School
Anyall
J. McCullough
Sherman
Gilmore
Athens High School Bulldogs
Middleport
Buldog
Wellston
Athens
Point Pleasant
Wahama
Midwest Grid Problems May Be Clarified
Chicago report outlines Big Ten implications from Illinois and Purdue clash while Minnesota Ohio State and Iowa enter conference schedules. Non league tests Tulane Notre Dame and Town Pre-Flight vs Second Air Force provide yardsticks, with Michigan meeting Minnesota for the Little Brown Jug. Notre Dame eyes another title bid against Tulane.
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Chicago
Midwest
Illinois
Purdue
Minnesota Gophers
Ohio State
Buckeyes
Iowa Hawkeyes
Tulane
Notre Dame
South Bend
Superbomblers
Air Force
Lincoln
Neb
Michigan
Minnnesota
Little Brown Jug
Minneapolis
Yankee Call Up Seven Players for Next Season
The New York Yankees purchased six pitchers and one infielder from farm clubs for delivery next season. Bert Singleton Al Gettel Karl Drews Ken Holmcombe Joe Bates Vincent Dibiasi Joe Moore joined from Newark Kansas City Binghamton and so on. A separate exhibition at Acacia Country Club for the Ohio 37th Division canteen fund drew about two thousand spectators with Byron Nelson Craig Wood tying at 69 and Harold McSpaden leading with 70.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
Thheir
Newark Bears
Yanks
Bert Singleton
al Gettel
Karl Drews
Ken Holcombe
Joe Bates
Kansas City
Vincent Dibiasi
Binghamton
Joe Moore
Cleveland
Byron Nelson
Craig Wood
Acacia Country Club
Ohio
Bob Hamilton
Harold (Jug
MsSpaden
Nelson
Wood
Mcspaden
Hamilton
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Elmer E. Jacobs
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Said County
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Emmett Linscott
Eccased
Fullerton
Fair Exchange
Europe
Red Simmons
Rochester
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Red
American Bowling Congress
Africa
Simmons
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Hartley
Mrs. Willis
Elizabeth Willis
Milfield
Chauncey Post Office
Arms Hospital
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Millfield
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Christman
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C. T. Morrison Co
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Smith
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Romito Curry
Marietta CO
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Marietta Office— Administration
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Griffin
Finneee Eweenn
TBR
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League Pipe Shop
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Filson
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Buxton
Viers
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Johnson Eee Ee
Layne Eee
Fowler
Koblentzene
Moystin
Tracy
Sr. Tenn
Costen
Krodel
Cmne
Tracy, Jr
Wwe
Glenn Ee
Gallipolis
Jackson
Pomeroy Nee Ween
Buddy Miller
Wellston Ee
Bobby Miller
Logan
B.ls
Pt. Pleasant Chauncey
Tiny Tots
Pomeroy
Noble
Oak Hill
Kapp
Sutton
Pt. Pleasant
Wilmington
Wahama J
South Point
Stuller
Hicks Eee Wee
Nelsonvn
California U
Home
Sked
Athens County Farmers
Department of Agriculture
Nye Chevrolet Company
DODGE
FORD
Gene Spurbeck
NYE
Chevrolet and Pure Oil
N. Court St
Yankees
Women's New Coats
Wilson's Store
Chauncey, Ohio
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