Yankees Clinch Path With Five Straight Wins Soon
The Yankees sit ten games ahead of the Red Sox after a 8 3 win over the Browns for their fifth straight victory. Joe Gordon hit a bases loaded homer and Ernie Bonham earned his 19th win as the pennant race heads toward a potential clinch next Sunday in Cleveland. The Athletics beat the Indians 5 4 in 13 innings, with Phil Murchildon getting his 17th win. The NL focuses on Dodgers Cardinals and a Brooklyn Giants clash while the Cubs visit Brooklyn as warmups for the key series.
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New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Yanks
Bombers
St. Louis Browns
Red Sox
Cleveland
Sox
Boston
Yankees
St. Louis
Joe Gordon
Ernie Bonham
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Phil Murchildon
A's
Bob Johnson
Dick Siebert
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Miami University Fields Freshman Center in First String
Oxford AP reports Miami University’s tentative first string includes freshman center Gerald Christman of Newark with coach Stu Holcomb noting eight of the other ten probable starters are sophomores.
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Oxford
Miami University
Gerald Christman
Newark
Stu Holcomb
Postponed Major League Baseball Games Shuffle Schedule
Multiple games postponed including Cincinnati at Boston St Louis at New York Pittsburgh at Philadelphia and Washington at Chicago. Active result shows New York and St Louis tied 3 Philadelphia leading 5 Cleveland 4 after 13 innings.
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Ww. L. Pet
Brooklyn
St Lue
Cei Nannies
New York
Wee Enne
Cincinnati Aeeenne
Pittsburgh
Washington
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
New York & St. Louis
Cleveland
Chicago
Blues Defeat Birds in First Playoff Game
Kansas City Blues defeated Columbus 4 to 1 in the opening Shaughnessy playoff game. Charley Wensloff earned the win on seven hits while Ted Wilks allowed all KC runs before a seventh inning pinch. Bill Crouch pitched two no hit innings in relief as the semifinals begin.
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Blues
Birds
Kansas City Blues
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
Charley Wensloff
Ted Wilks
Bill Crouch
Bill Kern Faces Tough Job at West Virginia U
West Virginia coach Bill Kern faces a rebuilding season in 1942 with losses from draft, enlistments, and graduation thinning the lineup. The staff also suffered departures, and no standout kicker passer or runner is present, but experience fills each hole and state scholastic players become eligible. The Mountaineers play nine games including Washington and Lee, Boston College, South Carolina, Fordham, Penn State, Kentucky, Michigan State, and Miami.
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Eddie Hirschberg
Yale
Mike Nicksick
Army
Mountaineer
West Virginia
Washington and Lee
Charleston
W. Va
Boston College
Boston
South Carolina
Morgantown
Fordham
New York
Waynesburg
Penn State
Kentucky
Lexington
Michigan State
East Lansing
Mich
University of Miami
Miami
Fila
Fritzie Zivic Favored Over Red Cochrane in USO Bout
In Madison Square Garden Fritzie Zivic is favored to defeat Freddie the Red Cochrane in a USO benefit slugfest. Zivic has knocked out three recent rivals while Cochrane beat Zivic for the world welter crown 14 months ago in Newark. About 12,000 fans expected for the showdown.
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NEW York
Fritzie Zivic
Freddie
Red Cochrane
Madison Square Garden
Cochrane
Fritzie
Newark
Zivic
Freddie the Red
Lew Jenkins
Bobby Briton
Garvey Young
Marines
USO
Front Runners In Baseball Stats From The AP
National batting leads show Reiser of Brooklyn with 323 runs Ott of New York 104 runs batted in Mize of New York 96. Slaughter of St Louis 168 hits. Base runners Reiser Brooklyn 15. Krnst of St Louis 12 wins. American batting Williams Boston 151 runs 124 runs batted in 126. Pesky Boston 188 hits. Williams Boston 30 home runs. Case Washington 38 stolen bases. feronan New York 143.
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New York
Mize
Slaughter
St. Louis
Ees
Reiser
Brooklyn
Krnst
Williams
Boston
Pesky
Case
Washington
Feronan New York
Racine Social And Personal Highlights
Mr. Lewis Stobart returned home from St. Marys Hospital Huntington W Va for observation and treatment. Dr and Mrs John Philson spent the weekend with their son in law and daughter Mr and Mrs Lewis Blakely in Columbus. Mrs A V Chittenden returned from Plain City to spend winter with relatives the Theobald family. A nephew and niece visited, including Martha Shephard. Charlie Spencer attended funeral in East Liverpool for Charles Taylor died of heart attack. Wilbur Garbar and Ralph Ross hosted guests from Toledo Columbus and Zanesville. Grace Salser of Christ Hospital Cincinnati arrived for a three week vacation visit. George B Cross and son William Morgantown WV spent weekend with relatives. Ben Philson and Gomer Lewis hosted Beaver Falls Pa kin. Don Edward Wolfe had an ad appendectomy at Holzer Hospital Sunday. Ruth Tucker of Long Bottom visited Mrs Ji Gon and Mrs Owen Watson Monday.
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Lewis Stobart
St. Mary's Hospital
Huntington
W. Va
Racine- Pomeroy Road
John Philson
Lewis Blakely
Columbus
A. V. Chittenden
Herman Schwartzwalder
Plain City
Wilbur Theobald
Seth Shepherd
Martha
Owen Watson
Charlie Spencer
East Liverpool
Zanesville
Grace Salser
Christ Hospital
Cincinnati
Ben Salser
George B. Cross
William
Morgantown
Cross
A. B. Cross
Ben Philson
Beaver Falls
Fred Philson
Gomer Lewis
New York Americans Star Rated Best Fullback in Soccer
Leslie Sternberg of the New York Americans is regarded as the best fullback in soccer. The note mentions bats locating objects in the dark by echoes of their cries.
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New York
Leslie Sternberg
New York Americans
Fullerton's Roundup on Conn vs Louis and All-Star Gridiron Tales
News notes speculate on Louis Conn boxing attendance and an all-service charity bout with Dempsey as referee and Tunney as announcer. Also coverage of Oklahoma City and Texas high school coaching changes, and Navy U S O boxing tonight featuring specialists Cochrane and Zivic.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Louis Conn
Yankee Stadium
Louis
Max Baer
Army
Jack Dempsey
Coast Guard
Gene Tunney
Navy
Conn
Jimmy Smith
Art Faction
Oklahoma City
Oklahoman
Hartford Personal and Social Notes
Hartford society notes report family birthdays and farewells. The Turnbulls host a birthday dinner with many Hartford residents attending while Privates Paul Turnbull and David William serve away from home. Several births, visits, and local church event details appear along with several travel notes and greetings across Hartford.
Long Bottom Home-Coming Observed Amid War Limits
The sixth annual Long Bottom home-coming at the Methodist Church drew 230 registrants. entertainment included chimes by Eugene Hannum of Canton. a noon basket dinner. attendees from nine states and twelve Ohio counties. A vote for continuing meetings during the war passed. Local leaders elected for next year include Oscar Babcock as chairman and Mrs Thurman Babcock as secretary treasurer. Several guests visited, including families from Cleveland and Charleston, with many notes on local residents and hospital visits.
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Eugene Hannum
Canton
Ohio
Oscar Babcock
Thurman Babcock
W. D. Barton
R. H. Barton
Erelyn
Ralph
Bob
Cleveland
Richard Barton
William J. Hannum
Fort Sill
Oklo
William M. Hannum
Great Lakes Training Station
David Yates
Morgan
Jean Anne
Lois Smith
O. E. German
Holzer Hospital
Lucile German
Washington
Bert German
Harold Osborn
Dell Larkins
Texans Give Wade's Army Eleven a Terrific Offense
Western Army All-Stars toppled the Detroit Lions 12 to 0 in a charity game raising funds for Army emergency relief. Jarrin John Kimbrough was held scoreless while Bill Conatser and Bill Dawson connected on a 52 yard pass and a fourth quarter field goal. The series leads 2-1 with three games left against the Packers and Giants.
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Western Army All-Stars
Green Bay Packers
New York Giants
Wallace Wade
Detroit Lions
Jarrin
John Kimbrough
Texas Aggie
Kimbrough
Conatser
Dawson
Texas
Kimberly and York Personal And Social News
Local notices report residents moving, visiting, and working across Nelsonville Kimberly Adrian and Columbus. George Christy, son of D D Christy, is in Northern Ireland per a recent letter. Kinsey in grave condition after June mine injury. Kinsey in Cherrington Hospital Logan. Public events include Sunday school at Kimberly Community Center and Old Time Religion Singers at Pilgrim Holiness camp grounds.
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George Christy
D. D. Christy
Northern Ireland
George
Nelsonville
John May
Hazel Thomas
Adrian
Mich
Charles Kinsey
Kinsey
Kimberly Mine
Cherrington Hospital
Logan
Everett Wilson
Oral Daugherty
Andrew Donahue
Raymond Butler
Cleveland
Butler
Electa Davis
Rachel Hook
Oliver Carsey
J. M. Davis
Charlies Stiles
Robert Hatfield
Columbus
Cecil
Cleveland Davis
Ulysses Crane
Jennie
van Lear
Charles Hook Gilbert
Chuck Rizer
Gertrude Christy
Alice Cooksey
R.F.D
Chester Staley
Asa Stevens
Buffalo
N. Y
Kimberly Community Center
Nazarene Church of
Mae Dishong
White Cross Hospital
State of Ohio
Thelma Pickett
Florence Dishong
Court of Common Pleas
Haley Hook
Minnie May
Rosa Brown
John Deszo
Ft. Knox
Andrew Adams
England
Gilbert
Stegal Quits Columbia University Dental School
Captain-elect and end Joe Siegal of Columbia enrolled in Northwestern Dental School, following his brother John, leaving Columbia.
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Joe Siegal
Columbia
Northwestern Dental School
John
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