National League tight race as Pirates face Cardinals in Pittsburgh
Onkel Franz's Pirates host the Cardinals in a four game set amid the tight NL race. Ken Heintzelman to start game one with Truett Sewell or Bob Klinger in game two as Brooklyn trims the Phillies 5-0. Tigers crush White Sox 11-0 to tie for fourth. Giants split with Braves.
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Onkel Franz
Leo the Lip Durocher
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St. Louis
Leo the Lip
St. Leo
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
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Ken Heintzelman
Ken
Warriors
Truett Sewell
Bob Klinger
Phillies
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Boston Braves
Carl Hubbell
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Aston Benton
Luther Thomas
Tigers
Johnny Niggeling
Cleveland
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Herman
Cosearart
Reiser
Chilise Cnce
de Camilli
Medwick
Reagy
Ees Geer
Ecaccacens
Wdayis
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POA
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Sarva
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la Rain Abe
Rat Bragan
Dimmaneivas
Tea Ial
Bragan
Melton
Philadelphia
Camilli
Reese
Lavagetto
May
Murtaugh
Etten
Pase
Davis
Hoerst
Ff Melton
Rear
Women’s Bowling League Opens at Sportland Recreation
Five teams prepare to start play tomorrow night at Sportland Recreation. Pure Oils vs Westfalls and Rices vs Sportland on the 6 45 shift, with Rollercade facing an as yet unsponsored opponent on the 9 15 shift.
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Sportland Recreation
Pure Oils
Westfalls
Rices
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Rollercade
Boxing Results From North Little Rock and Buffalo
Pat Comiskey of Paterson New Jersey halted Bob Sikes of Pine Bluff Arkansas in six rounds. In Buffalo Gus Dorazio of Philadelphia outpointed Clarence Jones of Buffalo over twelve rounds.
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North Little Rock
Ark
Pat Comiskey
Paterson
N. J
Bob Sikes
Pine Bluff
Buffalo
N. Y
Gus Dorazio
Philadelphia
Clarence Jones
New York and Boston results and playoff update
In the latest schedule summary the results show New York 5 Boston 3 and Boston 2 New York 1 then Brooklyn 5 Philadelphia 0. Detroit 11 Chicago 0 and St Louis 5 Cleveland 0 noted as only games scheduled. Columbus 9 Louisville 5 recorded as final playoff score.
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National Club
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Enooe
EAU Accesene
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleve Os
Detroit
Washin
St. Louis
Boston
Cleveland
Columbus
Louisville
Redbirds Edge Colonels 9 5 to Take 3 1 Lead in Playoffs
In Louisville at Park Way Field the Redbirds defeated the Louisville Colonels 9 to 5 to move within one win of the American Association title. Columbus rallied from a 4 1 deficit with four runs in the seventh and four in the eighth, evening the best of seven series. Newark's fog delayed the International League playoff, forcing a seventh game after Ziggy Sears lined a bases loaded fly that dropped for a go ahead run in a 5 4 Newark victory.
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Columbus
Louisville Colonels
Parkway Field
Redbirds
Colonels
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N. J
Ziggy Sears
Newark Bears
Max Macon
Montreal Royals
Tommy Holmes
Vander Meer Aims for 200 Strikeouts and 16th Win
Cincinnati pitcher Johnny Vander Meer seeks five Cubs strikeouts to reach 200 for the season, a 16th win for 1940 Reds, and to stretch the club’s streak to nine while likely securing third place. He has 15 victories and 12 defeats, with Cubs wins and a loss already in his 1940 line.
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Johnny Vander Meer
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
van Mungo
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds
Vandy
Cubs
Baseball League Leaders General Year Stats
League Leaders list players and stats for runs, hits, RBI, doubles, triples, home runs and stolen bases across teams. Notable names include Williams Boston and Reiser Brooklyn leading multiple categories. also Gomez New York and Camilli Brooklyn among top pitchers and batters.
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A — Williams
Boston
Williams
Travis
Washington
Keller
New York
Boudreau
Cleveland
Heath
Case
Gomez
Reiser
Brooklyn
Hack
Chicago
Camilli
Murtagh
Philadelphia
Riddle
Cincinnati
Dodgers Hold Edge in World Series Pitching Debate
The article weighs World Series pitching among Brooklyn St Louis and New York with Brooklyn claiming two 21 win aces Whitlow Wyatt and Kirby Higbe while the Yankees rely on Red Ruffing and Lefty Gomez each at 15 wins. The Cardinals also show depth led by Ernie White Lon Warneke and Mort Cooper.
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Brooklyn
Yankee Stadium
Flatbushers
St. Louis Cardinals
Yankees
Cardinal Corps
Dodgers
Whitlow Wyatt
Kirby Higbe
Red Ruffing
Lefty Gomez
Cardinals
Ernie White
Lon Warneke
Mort Cooper
Wyatt
St. Louis
Bulldogs Hit Nelsonville in First Southeastern League Test
Athens High School Bull dogs prepare for Friday night clash with the Nelsonville Greyhounds in Nelsonville. Coach Harry Lackey drills the team after a 13-0 win over McArthur, with Ben Fulton nursing a leg issue and Bob Mills hampered by a minor arm injury. The matchups carry conference implications and a bitter history, including last year’s 48-6 Athens win and Nelsonville’s 19-0 loss to Chauncey.
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Ritter Collett
Athens High School Bulldogs
Nelsonville Greyhounds
Nelsonville
Harry Lackey
McArthur
Bulldogs
Ben Fulton
Fulton
Bob Mills
Athens
Athens High Field
Chauncey
Great Bend Grangers Hold Initiation
Great Bend Grange met Wednesday evening with three candidates receiving degrees. Next meeting will be inspection on October 1. A large crowd gathered at Gladys Harris’s home for a surprise birthday. wiener roast enjoyed. Mr and Mrs Charles Theiss visited Dorothy Wolfe. Hoback family returned from Columbus after Mt. Carmel hospital operation. Harris family was home for the weekend. Crow visited her parents in Pomeroy.
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Great Bend
Great Bend Grange
Gladys Harris
Charles Theiss
Dorothy Wolfe
J. D. Hoback
Columbus
Hoback
Mt. Carmel Hospital
D. B. Harris
James
Quarterbacks Kickoff For The Messenger Club
About 100 men attended The Messenger's Monday Night Quarterbacks' Club kickoff at Buckeye Cafeteria. R W Finsterwald explained football rule changes including touchbacks and free substitution. Harry Lackey discussed the T formation and changes in use. Don Peden outlined Bobcats offensive plays and blocking. Harold Wise evaluated Youngstown College Ohio as season opener.
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Buckeye
R. W
Russ” Finsterwald
Harry Lackey
Athens High
Don Peden
Lackey
Bobcats
Harold Wise
Youngstown College
Ohio
Wise
Penguins
Geneva
Greeks Define Dodgers Fans Agony With Cathartic Word
New York readers learn Aristotle coined a term for baseball angst as catharsis. Dr. J L Moreno links fan thrills to mental health benefits, saying attending games purges tension and offers therapeutic value across social classes.
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New York
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Aristotle
Flatbush
Webster
J. L. Moreno
Dr. Moreno
Gable
Moreno
Joe Louis
Max Baer
United States
Clerks Plan Dinner Before Monthly Meeting
Retail clerks will hold a dinner at six o'clock before their monthly gathering on Wednesday evening in the I O O F Hall. Mrs. Kate Bar heads the committee in charge.
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Glouster
I. O. O. F. Hall
Kate Bartells
Yankees Seek Speed as World Series Near
Gloom on the Gowanus as the Yankees improvise a pitching rotation for the World Series yet show rising pace. Dickey eyes 100th game of the season, Rolfe set to return, Keller rehabbing ankle, and five more double plays needed to tie the league mark. Dodgers feel Phillies praise, while Louis Nova talk and Durocher quips color the page.
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Gowanus
Yanks
Bill Dickey
Red Rolfe
Charley Keller
Dodgers
Phillies
Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Yankees
Ballyhoo
Dapper Dan Club
Pittsburgh
Joe Bach
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame
St. John’s College of Minnesota
Bill Chadwick
New York Stock Exchange
West Point
Sophomore Talent Shapes Ohio College Football Openers
Ohio coaches eye fresh talent as 21-game week begins. Marietta’s Frank Hayes fields four newcomers in the backfield led by Chuck McCoy, while Ohio Wesleyan, Denison, Akron, and Rio Grande prepare for early tests. Rio Grande suffered a 58 0 defeat at Louisville in the opener after travel delays.
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Ohio
Frank
Duke) Hayes
Marietta
Chuck McCoy
Columbus
Akrons University
Zippers
Howard Kissell
Muskingum College
New Concord
Denison University
Rio Grande
Big Red
Trautman
Hannaway
Dippery
Jones
Habana
Riley
Denison
University of Louisville
Louisville
Hemlock church group meets and plans next outing
Hemlock WSCS held a meeting at president Mrs Glenna Williams home with winners Mrs Nell Cottrell and Miss Esther Applegate. Lunch served to a long list of members. Next meeting will be Oct 2 at Mrs Alissa Berry in Somerset. Various local visits noted among Lanning, McCoy, Post and Inman families.
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Nina Davis
Lily Mae Lanning
Somerset
Alissa Berry
Oliver Lanning
Denvertown
Richard Lanning
William Baughman
Osborne
Columbus
Athens City B Bowling League Weekend Notes
Miss Ida Dennis Zelma Woodruff and Esther Applegate were in Zanesville Saturday. Mr and Mrs Noah Bray spent the weekend in McArthur.
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Spencer Ridge
Ida Dennis
Zelma Woodruff
Esther Applegate
Zanesville
Noah Bray
McArthur
McKinley Triumph Headlines Canton Ohio Openers
Ohio high school football opens with Massillon edging Weirton 6 0 as Canton McKinley overwhelms Canton Timken 62 0. Jack Crider dazzles for McKinley with five long TD runs guiding the 17 000 crowd. Other big scores include Lincoln 32 2 over Carrollton and Washington Court House 89 0 over Waverly.
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Massillon
Canton
Tigers
Bill Houghton
Paul E. Brown
Ohio State
Weirton
W. Va
Fred Rhunt
Carrollton
Lincoln
Pershing Mann
Willard Beatty
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Xenia Central
Wilmington
Jim McDonald
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Greenfield McClain
Gerald
Red) Armstrong
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Cleveland Cathedral Latin
Ashtabula Harbor
Cleveland
Grandview
Charles
Chuck) Thackara
William Henry Harrison
Tippy) Dye
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