Clown Princes Are New Kings In National
New York Yankees favored to beat the Brooklyn Dodgers in six games in the subway series according to Connie Mack. Mack cites the Yankees depth in pitching and hitting and predicts the Cardinals would have posed more trouble if healthy.
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THE
Athens Messenger
Athens
National
New York
Connie Mack
Yankees
Athletics
Mack
Cardinals
New Yorks
Red Birds
White
Pollet
Lanier
Brooklyns
Whitlow Wyatt
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Dixie Walker
Curt Davis
Filatbush
Ruffing
Gomez
Murphy
Chandler
Bonham
Donald
Russo
Dodgers Clinch National League Title With 6-0 Win
Brooklyn Dodgers beat the Braves 6-0 in Boston to clinch their first pennant in 21 years as St. Louis fell 3-1 at Pittsburgh. Whitlow Wyatt tossed a five hit shutout for his 22nd win while Pete Reiser hit a two run homer in the seventh.
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Kings
Kings County
New York
Brooklyn
Boston
Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Redbirds
Dodgers
Phillies
Whitlow Wyatt
Pete Reiser
Max Butcher
Cardinals
Red Birds
Chicago Cubs
Phils
MacPhail the Hick From Columbus Leads National League
Leland Stanford MacPhail known as Larry or Red dominates NL as its biggest asset. The article traces his rise starting in Cincinnati 1935, notes his bold spending to build pennant contending clubs, and highlights his one man bottleneck management style and bold innovations in baseball travel and ticketing. It also covers his contract, financials with Dodgers, and anecdotes about his personality and rivalries.
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New York
MacPhail
Leland Stanford
Larry
Mac
Red
Columbus
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Boston
Arcs
Giants
Brookyn
Reds
O.k
Ebbets
Brooklyn Trust Co
Flatbush
Charles H. Ebbets, Jr
James A. Mulvey
Ebbets Field
Dodgers
Polo Grounds
Gerry Nugent
Philadelphia
Equitable Life Insurance Co
Brooklyn Trust
Durocher
Leo Durocher
Red Birds
Sidney Weir
Norman Perry
Indianapolis
Thomas M. Conroy
Bank
Conroy
AHS Veterans Sidelined by Ankle Injury Versus Nelsonville
Athens High School faces Nelsonville with veteran center Ed McPherson hurt and possibly out for the game. If sidelined, Reed Beverage or Bill Trautwein may fill the pivot. Matt Dunfee and Ben Fulton likely to start on offense as Athens opens a seven game conference stretch.
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Les Collett
Athens High School
Nelsonville
Ed McPherson
Harry Lackey
Greyhounds
Athens
McPherson
Bulldogs
Reed Beverage
Husky
Bill Trautwein
Trautwein
McArthur
Ben Fulton
J-T
Leagues Leaders Baseball Stats Highlight Top Players
National League leads include Reiser of Brooklyn with 343 batting average and 184 hits, 117 runs, 119 RBIs by Camilli, 34 homers by Camilli, and Murtaugh of Philadelphia with 18 stolen bases. American League shows no change from yesterday.
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Reiser
Brooklyn
Camilli
Murtaugh
Philadelphia
Riddle
Cincinnati
National and American standings and results brief
National results show Cincinnati defeated Chicago 6 to 0 and New York beat Philadelphia 3 to 2 while Brooklyn won 6 to 0 over Boston. Pittsburgh beat St Louis 3 to 1. American League had no games. Nashville edged Dallas 6 to 2 with Nashville vns. 4-0 noted.
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Cincinnati
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Nashville
Dallas
Breican
Philadelphia Sd
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
We Win and Aftermath Trail of Brooklyn World Series
Brooklyn fans celebrate the Dodgers World Series victory in Flatbush while extras report Texan fears over the win. Larry MacPhail reacts to Medwick call as a players dinner is canceled. Also noted: Notre Dame bans radios at home games and a Great Dane wins a Westhampton pet show.
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New York
Special News Service
Brooklyn
Texas
Dodger
Flatbush
Brooklyn Eagle
Larry MacPhail
Joe Medwick
Chuck Dressen
Julian Black
Joe Louis
Greenwood Lake
Notre Dame
Bill
Bobo) Spencer
Missouri
Westhampton
N. Y
Harkness Edwards
Edwards
Last Tournament of Year at Ath ENS Country Club
The last tournament of the year is a sweepstake event at Ath ENS Country Club this Sunday with a $1 entrance fee. For every seven entries, a prize is awarded. The Darrell Selby Team leads the George Kutkoskie Team by four points in the dinner match as players are urged to contact opponents before the planned early October dinner.
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Athens Country Club
Darrell Selby
George Kutkoskie
Birth of a son to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilkes
The Plains notes announce the birth of a 11% pound son named Larry Lee to Mr and Mrs Kenneth Wilkes on Sept 20. Grandparents are Mr Floyd Wilkes and Mr J H Locke. The item lists several local visits and social happenings from residents including trips to Columbus Athens and Lancaster and a Plains Garden Club meeting hosted by Mrs T M Wolfe in Athens.
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the Plains
Kenneth Wilkes
Floyd Wilkes
J. H. Locke
Monroe St. Chauncey
Larry Lee
Edgar Slater
Columbus
Lyda Secoy
Lancaster
Harry Tipton
L. Cade
Mansfield
James Tinkham
Athens
L. D. Nelson
Charles
Paul Colly
George Colly
Verna Schultz
Harry Wallace
Plains Garden Club
T. M. Wolfe
Veterans Start Lineup Makes Penguins Favor Ohio
Mitch Don Peden sends his 18th Ohio University team into action tonight at Raven High School stadium against Youngstown College. Bobcat starters include Schminky, Scholes, Jamison, Kaylor, Garey, Bauman, Szalay, Halderman, Heinz, Fekete with Bell Ramsey or Gerding at right halfback. Penguins hold speed edge with Aiello, Warden, Heber. Ohio averages 177 pounds versus about 180 for Youngstown.
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Mitch Don Peden
Ohio University
Penguins
Youngstown College
Raven High School
Bob Schminky
Clayton Scholes
Carl Jamison
Ron Kaylor
Forrest Garey
Dick Bauman
Frankie Szalay
Jim Halderman
Bill Heinz
John Fekete
Peden
Gerry Ramsey
Art Bell
Elmer Gerding
Ramsey
Bell
Bobcats
Thor Olson
Ohio
Bobiecats
Bauman
Dutch Trautwein
Fred Bancroft
Fekete
Jim Snyder
Fred Rauch
Aiello
Warden
Heber
Youngstown
Ohio University Opens Football With Youngstown On WKBN Radio
Ohio University faces Youngstown in the opening football game broadcast on WKBN 570. The program begins at 6 o clock. Gene Trace leads station staff after three weeks of prep. The Bobcats must hit the ground fast as Western Reserve follows. The Penguins, nearly unchanged from last year, hope for a home advantage.
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Ohio University
Youngstown
WKBN
Gene Trace
Ohio Air
Bobcats
Western Reserve
Penguins
Peden
Faurot Seeks to Prove State Erred in Coach Choice
Ohio State hosts Missouri at Ohio Stadium as Paul Brown’s Buckeyes face Don Faurot’s Missouri eleven. The article notes Missouri’s returnees and Faurot’s aim to erase 1939 setback and prove Ohio State misjudged its coaching hire.
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Faurot
State
Columbus
Buckeye State
Ohio State
Missouri
Paul Brown
Gladiators
Paul Christman
Tes Ahila Fe
Amandhan Senna
Don Faurot
Mizzou
Francis A. Schmidt
Brown
Ohio
Massillon
Giant nests of jungle owls built in Australia
The largest and heaviest nests in the world are found in Australia. Jungle owls construct enormous mounds about 15 feet high and 150 feet around, forming remarkable structures.
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Australia
Canoe History Ties Birth of Craft to Birch Trees
Indigenous use of birch trees shaped early American canoe development. The article notes that canoes may not have existed in North American civilization without birch, highlighting Native contributions to travel.
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Harry Grayson
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Joe McCarthy
Wyatt
Highe
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Fitzsimmons
Casey
Associated Press
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Larry French
Cincinnati Reds
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MacPhail, ‘Hick
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George Washington
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Athens High Stadium
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Johnson
Sprague
Tom
Bobo
Dunfee
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Mills
C. Juniper
T. Juniper
Valkinburg
Hardy
Rosser
Freer
Knight
Bruce
Powell
Nichols
Pennzip
Pennzoil
Mathews Oil Co
Athens, Ohio
Athens City
Fisher
Roodener
Kircher
Pes Peden
Hall
Lin
Westfall
Cone
Thomas Ee
Sias
Harmon
Ee Logan’s
Lloyd ‘S
Dunham
Vargo
Eeen
Wilson
Kriss
Brietz
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Hoyas
Ole Miss
Washington State
UCLA
Bob Stedler
Buffalo Evening News
Cleveland Indians
Roy
Fritz Howell
Wis
Bucks
Ohio VII
Detroit Tech
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Akron
Muskingum
Butler
Xavier
Georgetown
Marietta
Rio Grande
Denison
Hiram
Baldwin Wallace
Berea
Wooster
Bowling Green
Heidelberg
Otterbein
Bluffton
Kent State
Capital
Valparaiso
Albion
Ohio Wesleyan
Louisville
Western Michigan State
Defiance
Earlham
St. Josephs
Toledo
Mount Union
Wabash
Miami
de Sales
Canisius
Mobilgas
Mobilgas & Mobiloil
Jeutter
A. F. Jeutter
North Lancaster St
Canoe History
Branigan
Edgerton
Woodworths
Mate Siskel
Bond & Lillard
National Distillers Products Corp
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