LaPlant Choate Edges Quakers In M-1 Playoffs
LaPlant-Choate defeated Quakers 4 3 in a playoff game as Lefty Rozek faltered late after a strong start for Quakers. Rozek, from Collins Radio, walked two and allowed two wild pitches in the seventh enabling LaPlant to turn the game with timely hits and steals. Bill Blanch starred at third for LaPlant, contributing to the decisive plays.
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Lefty Rozek
LaPlant-Choate
Scrapers
Quaker Oats
Rozek
Collins Radio
Jack Thenhaus
Quakers
Caballia
Collins
Reed
Bergen
LaPlant
Faunt
Thenhaus
Hoffer
Mohr
Star Dust Gyp Wins Two Heats at Jones County Fair
Monticello harness racing closes fair with Star Dust Gyp driven by owner Tom Eden winning both heats of the 2:24 pace first division. Schick General Hospital nine from Clinton edges Truax Field of Madison 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Fox and McElyea split pitching for Schick, Kim eet for Truax Field.
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Monticello
Jones County
Star Dust Gyp
Tom Eden
Schick General Hospital
Clinton
Truax Field
Madison
Wis
Fox
McElyea
Schick
Kimeet
National Junior Ball Series Opens Tonight at Nicollet Park
Cincinnati’s teen stars meet Brockton in the opener with Herm Wehmeier set to pitch for Cincinnati. Brockton counters with Mike Kondracki, a 15 year old, five foot nine pitcher.
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Minneapolis
American Legion
Nicollet Park
Cincinnati
Brockton
Mass
Joe Hawk
Herm Wehmeier
Mike Kondracki
Johnny Quinlan
Redskins win 7 3 over Flyers in Memorial Coliseum
In a 1944 season opener before 50 000 fans in Los Angeles the Washington Redskins defeated the Fourth Air Force Flyers 7 to 3. Indian Jack Jacobs threw a quick pass but Mike Micka recovered a fumbled ball and returned it 21 yards for a Redskins touchdown, with Joe Aguirre adding the extra point.
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Los Angeles
Air Force
Marchfield
Calif
Memorial Coliseum
Washington Redskins
Army Flyers
Paul Schissler
Jack Jacobs
Mike Micka
Redskins
Joe Aguirre
St. Mary’s
Playoff Games in M J League Scheduled at Daniels
Playoff warfare in the M J league will be resumed Sunday afternoon at Daniels Park starting at 2. The Iowa Manufacturers meet Speeder in the opener with Quaker Oats and LaPlant Choate tangling in the after piece. The Manufacturers and La Plant have each won a victory in the playoff rounds and if each wins Sunday they will tangle in the final series of the Shaughnessy playoffs.
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Daniels Park
Iowa
Speeder
LaPlant
Home on furlough Ladd Womacka shines in softball clash
Ladd Womacka, home from the army, pitched well for six innings as Collins Radio beat Eagles 3 to 1. Dick Lamont held First Trust and Savings to five hits as Quaker Oats routed them 9 to 2. The sunrise finale capped the regular softball schedule with Womacka showing he hasn’t slipped.
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Ladd Womacka
Army
Eagles
Ladd
Collins
Dick Lamont
Charlie Michalek
First Trust and Savings Bank
Quaker Oats
Collins Radio
Earn
Benedict
Womacka
Nhter
Cherry Burrel
Jown Mie
Trus Ank
Aichalok
K Gunttiss Stodolns Giiddet
Ryan
Bobby Jones Seeks Air Corps Discharge Over Age
Bobby Jones, golf grand slam winner, rests at his Atlanta home after European theater duty and applies for discharge on over age grounds as a lieutenant colonel in the Army Air Corps intelligence division. He is in his 40s.
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Atlanta
INS
Bobby Jones
Army
King of the Links
Army Air Corps Intelligence Division
Nelson Tops Tam Golf in All American Open Halfway Lead
Byron Nelson led the all-American Open at Tam O’Shanter after 36 holes with a six under par 138, two strokes ahead of Harold McSpaden and Vic Ghezzi. Johnny Bulla faltered after a 65 first round, finishing tied at 144. Betty Hicks led the women with 156, while Ken Heilemann led amateurs at 142.
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Chicago
Byron Nelson
Tam O'Shanter Country Club
Nelson
Harold (Jug) McSpaden
Vic Ghezzi
Camp Grant
Illary
McSpaden
Ghezzi
Johnny Bulla
Airlines
Betty Hicks
Long Beach
Calif
Ken Heilemann
St. Louis
Brewers Hold Seven Game Lead in Asia in standings
The Milwaukee Brewers extended their lead to seven games atop the league after a 5-1 loss to Louisville on Friday. Toledo fell 2-0 to St Paul, while Columbus defeated Minneapolis 5-2 in the other Friday night games.
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Brewers
Asia
Milwaukee Brewers
Brews
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Heino Sets 10,000 Meter World Record in Helsinki
Finnish runner Viljo Heino shattered the world record for the 10,000 meter race in Helsinki, clocking 29 minutes 35.4 seconds. The previous mark stood at 29 minutes 52.6 seconds, improving the record by about 17 seconds.
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Helsinki
Viljo Heino
Finland
Heino
Major League Box Scores National League Cubs Lose Again
Cincinnati and Chicago split a doubleheader with Chicago scoring infield runs late while Cincinnati pitchers controlled the pace. McCormick, Hack, Nicholson and Williams delivered key hits as Cincinnati won the opener before the Cubs were shut out in the nightcap.
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National League Cubs
Cincinnati
Chicago
W.w's
Hack
Kerrt
Miller
D.w'l'msc
Heussernp
Wyse
D'l's'dro
Derringer
Cincinnatoe
McCormick
Johnson
Merullo
Tipton
Heusser
Nicholson
Williams
W. Williams
Mertillo
Hughes
D. Willams
Illinois Man Captures Grand American Handicap Title
Dwight, Illinois electrician Leslie C. Jepsen won the 45th Grand American handicap with a 97x100 score. Wife Mrs. Van Marker of Evanston and F. E. Shaw of Joliet shared Illinois bragging rights with other top crowns. Jepsen used a borrowed gun after breaking his own two years earlier and had fired 150 targets in 14 months before the 200 here. Vic Reinders of Wisconsin won the all around title after a shoot-off with J. K. Stark of Texas, breaking 40 straight to Stark’s five misses.
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Vandalia
Dwight
Leslie C. Jepsen
van Marker
Evanston
Ill
F. E. Shaw
Joliet
Illinois
Jepsen
Vic Reinders
Waukesha
Wis
Brooksfield
Texas
Husky Reinders
J. K. Stark
San Antonio
Reinders
Stark
Three AAU swimming records fall in Great Lakes meet
In the one day national AAU outdoor championships at Great Lakes pool Keo Nakama of Ohio State won the in 1 500 meters in 19 42.6 edging Jimmy McLane of Firestone Akron. Jerry Kerschner ex Great Lakes swimmer now at Bunker Hill NAS clocked 200 meters at 2 12.9 breaking the old 1936 mark. North Branch YMCA Philadelphia beat Great Lakes in the 300 meter medley relay.
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Great Lakes, Ill
Great Lakes
Ohio State
Keo Nakama
Jimmy McLane
Firestone Club
Akron
Ohio
Jerry Kerschner
Unbeaten Semi-Pros to clash in Wichita Friday night
In Wichita Kansas the national semi pro baseball tournament features a showdown between two 4–0 clubs the Sherman Field Flyers from Fort Leavenworth and the Cessna Bobcats of Wichita Both teams remain unbeaten as rain halts play and set the stage for the evening clash seeking to stay perfect and move toward the title
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Wichita, Kan
Sherman Field Flyers
Ft. Leavenworth
Kan
Cessna Bobcats
Wichita
Standings and results from early baseball leagues
The National League standings show St Louis and Pittsburgh at top with Chicago and Philadelphia trailing. American League table lists St Louis and Philadelphia leading, followed by New York and Cleveland. Friday results include Cincinnati 2 Chicago 0 and Philadelphia 9 3 Boston 7 4, plus New York 10 Brooklyn 2. Saturday games schedule Cincinnati at Chicago and Philadelphia at Boston.
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Il Pett
Pete St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Philad’ Phia
Cincinnati
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Assults
Philadelphia
St. Louis
GAMCS
L Petlet
Louis
Davis and Liftin Wins Highlight Narrow Boxing Card
In Worcester Corky Davis defeated Tony Ferry in eight rounds. In Long Branch Nat Liftin beat Tommy Mills over eight rounds with a 132 328 139 186 score tally.
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Worcester
Mass
Corky Davis
Tony Ferry
Fall River
Long Branch
N. J
Nat Liftin
New York
Tommy Mills
Valley Stream
Trout Blanks Brownies with Four-Hit Job
Dizzy Trout pitched four hits for a 1-0 shutout of the St. Louis Browns as Detroit beat the leaders in the second game of a cropshut series. Joe Hoover and Eddie Mayo sparked a double steal to score the lone run. Browns slump as New York, Boston and Philadelphia also won in a day of AL action.
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St. Louis
Detroit
G't'ridee
Venes
O/Mayo
McQuinn
St'p
Mancuso
Galch Ouls
Ake
Gutterldee
Stephens
Hoover
Asco
Mayo
Christman
Gutteridge
York
Oils
Galehouse
Trout
Galehouse Innnings
Caster
Stewart, McGowan
Pipgras
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
New York
Tigers
Boston
Dizzy Trout
Brownies
Washington
Johnny
Philadelphia
Kenny Keltner
Cleveland
Chicago
Mel Ott
Giants
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Ron Northey
Phillies
Harness Racing at West Liberty Fair
Five harness races were held at the West Liberty fair over two days. Thursday featured a free-for-all pace and a 2:17 pace with results led by Frisco Nique and others. Wednesday saw a 2:20 trot and three paces with Hazel Hoff and Mardick among top finishers.
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West Liberty Fair
West Liberty
Frisco Nique
Baker Billy McKyle
Bell
Makin
Bremer Hollywood
Gary
Eli Pace
Jerry Sprague
Johnson
Martin
Jullock
Bremer
Rankin
Racks
Hazel Hoff
Dogett
Hoffbauer
Major Mac
McLaughlin
Mardick
Baker Reese Hishlawn Milly
Funk
Hawkeye Win
Jane Abbey
Alther
Hichlawn Rose
Mary Bales
Baker Theee
Chattanooga
Buss
Tee Hoff
Jane A. Tullock
Jock Harkaway
Bell Mr He
Funk Dune Ruth
Abbott Costello Return to Screen With a Whoop
Ferne Gater reviews Abbott and Costello in In Society at the Paramount. The comedy follows the duo as plumbers fixing a leaky faucet at a upper crust party, flooding the house and driving the plot. Marion Hutton, Anne Gillis and Kirby Grant provide musical and romantic elements as Costello and Abbott deliver rapid-fire gags and physical comedy.
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Abbott and Costello
Abbott
Bud
Lou
Costello
Marion Hutton
Singer
Betty
Anne Gillis
Tom Sawyer
Susan Hayward
Kirby Grant
Marion
Elsie Hammerdingle
Ferne Gater
Theatre Time Schedules for Saturday Feature Billings
The Gazette lists show times for PARAMOUNT IN SOCIETY and several other theaters including IOWA STATE and KANSAS CITY Kitty. Screenings feature Cobra Woman Hatcheck Honey Rationing Fired Wife Bandit Ranger You're in the Army Now Madame Curie Ladies of Washington and The Uninvited with multiple daily times.
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Palace
Rialto
Madame ‘Curie
Marion
Ladies of
Washington
Hollywood Notes On Civil War Film Ambitions And MGM Deals
Louella Parsons reports MGM paid 60 000 for The History of Rome Hanks and Kindred Matters a Civil War story by Lt Joseph Stanley Pennell. The project promises scope rivaling Gone With the Wind with a modern character linked to both sides. Mike Curtiz begins his eighteenth Warner year directing Night and Day with Cary Grant possible for the lead. Trumbo signs a five year writer deal at MGM at 3000 weekly. The Life of Tom Mix introduces Bo Bo Kincaid a former circus clown and vaudeville star now brought to Hollywood for a film adaptation.
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Tollywood
INS
Rome
Hanks
M-G-M
Joseph Stanley Pennell
Ernest Hemingway
Thomas Wolfe
Tom Mix
Tom
Bo- Bo Kincaid
Evansville
Ind
Hollywood
Mix
Alice in Operatasia on Chicago Theater of the Air
A radio broadcast tonight features an original musical drama Alice in Operatasia from 8 to 9 over WGN and Mutual with soprano Beryl Vaughan as Alice. The program includes pieces by Wolf-Ferrari Wagner Debussy Gounod and Humperdinck plus the Soldier’s Chorus from Faust.
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Chicago
Grant Park
Shell Tonight
WGN
Mutual
Wolf-Ferrari
Wagner
Debussy
Gounod
Humperdinck
Faust Beryl Vaughan
Alice
Lord Halifax to Speak in Exclusive Broadcast Tonight
British ambassador Lord Halifax will deliver an exclusive address titled After Five Years over WBBM and CBS at 9 45 PM from the British embassy in Washington His first radio address since returning from England on August 12. Caesar Petrillo and his orchestra will feature a special arrangement of Intermezzo tonight at 11 05 PM on WBBM.
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Lord Halifax
United States
WBBM
CBS Tonight
England
Washington
Arthur Hale
Stalin
WGN
WMT
Caesar Petrillo
Radio Schedule Hour by Hour Listing and Lounges
A dense hour by hour listing for WMT CBS and affiliates on Aug 26 1914 and Aug 27 1911 shows personalities, programs, and times across stations WMT WHO WGN KXEL KXLL WOR and others. It includes church services, news briefs, music, dramas, quizzes, and religious programs with multiple regional anchors and show titles.
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WMT
CBS
Wang
Gaa
Sween
KXEL
Iluey
WGN
UAXLL
Rev. Crawford
Lakes Choir
Maritime
Goa
Ginsburth O
Amn
Engle
Crusaders
Anu
W'lfries
Eladics
Kalg Lutheran Uraes Pine
Res
Vietors
Nel S. Kaye
Jim HG
Pyle
Zombarg
MT Twillent
World News
J.C. ‘Thomas
Ginsburgh Co
Church of
Alz
Stowwarn Philharmonie
Arthur Hale
Boyce Smith
West
Grant
Cxnel
WGN_ Lutheran
Calif
Chicago
Hudson
Barry Woon
Excel World of Song
Kxel P
Hutchens
Symphony
Miles
Italy
WGN Sant
Shirer
Pam
Dick Brown
Atlas
Pietsch
Norn
Worship Who
Ifour
A.m
Unity
WGN Cathedral
Adams
Prophecy
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