Tigers seek series win as Newhouser battles Yankees
Detroits Tigers ride a half game lead into a key series with Hal Newhouser and Dizzy Trout anchoring the pitching. Stubby Overmire and Rafe Gentry heat up as the staff relies on a handful of winners to stay ahead of the Yankees and Browns in a tight pennant chase. Meanwhile the Braves beat the Dodgers 6 5 in ten innings and the Cards threaten a NL flag as Pittsburgh faces Brooklyn.
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Detroits Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Dizzy Trout
New York Yankees
Steve O'Neill
Stubby Overmire
Rafe Gentry
Gentry
Buffalo
Tiger
Newhouser
Trout
Overmire
Johnny Gorsica
Forrest Orrell
Series to Buffalo Called Off by Weather
The International League playoff semi final between Baltimore and Buffalo was postponed due to bad weather. The Orioles travel to Buffalo to play three games on Wednesday Thursday and Friday, with a Sunday game back in Baltimore if no decision is reached.
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INS
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Orioles
Tigers Open Series With Yankees May Reach World Series
DETROIT UP The Detroit Tigers start a three game set with the New York Yankees, a run that could lead to a World Series. Locals joke Detroit home crowds would need Pittsburgh venues, as hotel and nightlife capacity is tight and cigaret shortages bite. City officials say cab service cannot be expanded, but the town supports the team in pursuit of a pennant.
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New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Hank Borany
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Yanks
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DDT
Cards Clinch At Least Tie For 1944 NL Pennant
The St. Louis Cardinals have clinched at least a tie for the National League pennant in 1944. With a doubleheader Sunday and Pittsburgh splitting with Cincinnati, the Cards can lose all 13 remaining games and still finish tied if the Pirates win their remaining 14. Cincinnati remains third, eliminated from title contention. If Pittsburgh drops Wednesday, St Louis would claim a third straight pennant.
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Pirates
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Billy Southworth
Earl Dennison to Demonstrate Duck Calls in Cedar Rapids
World famed duck call expert Earl Dennison of Newburn Tennessee will visit John Beck's sports goods store in Cedar Rapids to demonstrate calls discuss hunting problems and tune duck calls. Hunters invited to meet him and bring calls for tuning.
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Navy Preflight to Meet Olathe Naval Team in Iowa City
Iowa City will host the Navy Preflight football squad against the Olathe Kansas naval air station unit on September 30 the date freed by the cancellation of the Ft Sheridan game announced by Preflight athletics director Harvey J Harman on Tuesday.
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Iowa Navy
Olathe, Kan., Naval Air Station
Ft. Sheridan
Harvey J. Harman
Standings and Tuesday Schedule in the American League
Detroit leads with 78 wins and 62 losses while St. Louis sits at 78 63. Philadelphia 67 75 trails. The schedule lists games including New York at Detroit and Boston at Cleveland with night starts. Only game played: Boston 6 Brooklyn 5 in ten innings.
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Yanks Refuse World Series Tickets for Out of Town Fans
The New York Yankees, following a request from the ODT, said they would not accept applications for World Series tickets from residents outside the local area if they win the American League pennant.
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NEW York
New York Yankees
ODT
Meagher Leads Seahawks In Quiet Coaching Style
Lt. Comdr. Jack Meagher begins his first year coaching the Seahawks, praised for calm leadership and solid football knowledge. The article notes his quiet discipline, adaptive T formation, and close rapport with players, plus a look at the Navy task force travel and a slice of American League race context.
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Jack Meagher
Seahawk
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Midwest
Bernie Bierman
Don Faurot
Mississippi Valley grid action lights up Cedar Rapids
Four league games lined up Friday and Saturday in the Mississippi Valley Conference test strength. Wilson hosts McKinley in an intracity clash on the west side while Roosevelt faces West Waterloo at Cedar Rapids. Clinton visits Town City Friday as East Waterloo sits alone atop the standings after a first-night victory.
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Harry Farmer
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Mates Birkicht
Vrbicek
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Charles Guy
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Don Martin
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Sumner
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Lowden Leads In Wapsie Baseball Play
Lowden remains atop the Wapsie Eight after two weeks with an idle Tuesday slate ahead. The schedule sends Olin to Wyoming Mechanicsville to Stanwood and Clarence to Oxford Junction as clubs prep for sectional action this weekend and a Sept. 26 return.
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Bracketed Fall Baseball Sectionals Set Across Eastern Iowa
Delhi beats Earlville 4 3 in a second game, Parkin and Hogan star in pitching for Delhi while Zieser keys Center Point 11 7 over Walker. Oxford Junction among sectional sites listed along with Brandon Dysart Elkport Monona Norway and Calamus.
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van Horne
Don Bistline
Keystone
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Bus Zieser
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O'Connel
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Lyle Quinn
High School Athletic Association
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Dysart
Elkport
Monona
Norway
Oxford Junction
Trester, IHSAA Commissioner, Dies in Indianapolis
Arthur L. Trester, longtime commissioner of the Indiana high school athletic association, died Tuesday at his Indianapolis home after a heart attack.
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Arthur L. Trester
Indiana High School Athletic Association
Fitzsimmons Returns as Phillies Manager for 1945
Philadelphia reports confirm Freddie Fitzsimmons will remain manager of the Phillies for 1945. General manager Herb Pennock announced the deal and that no other candidate had been considered for the managerial post.
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Freddie Fitzsimmons
Philadelphia Phillies
Giant
Dodger
Herb Pennock
Kenmore Links sets 97 into match play rounds
Kenmore golf course announces 97 players advance to match play after three flights of 16 and a fourth bracket of nine. First round set for Sunday night with second round slated to begin Monday September 25 as F Ty Stephenson outlines pairings by flight including Championship and Second and Third rounds.
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F. Ty. Stephenson
H. Martin
J. J. Jacobs
Lee Smith
G. G. Johnson
H. B. Kirkland
al Cohrs
Art Emerson
Tom Jackson
Joe Knowles
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Bill McPartland
C. W. Bohlander
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Ross Smith
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Offense is Ahead as Iowa Hawkeyes Drill on Territory
Iowa City UP reports coach Slip Madigan says the offense is ahead of the defense as the Hawkeyes held a full practice. The scrimmage saw the first team score four touchdowns to three by the second eleven, with plans for more scrimmages and punt coverage work. Fullback Jim Hansen and Dick Woodard showed well, while Allen McCord, Bill Kersten, and Phil Schneider shifted positions.
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Slip Madigan
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Iowa
Jim Hansen
Omaha
Dick Woodard
Allen McCord
Bill Kersten
Phil Schneider
Once-Scorned T Secures Hold In Midwest Football
The T formation, once derided, dominates the Midwest as eight of nine Big Ten schools plan to use it this fall. Iowa Preflight, Notre Dame, and others embrace the fast-breaking formation, with Michigan Ohio State Purdue Wisconsin Northwestern Iowa and Illinois adopting it. Indiana's Bo McMillin remains skeptical. Purdue coach Cecil Isbell and Illinois rely on speed backs, while Minnesota mixes old and new schemes.
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United Press
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Bickel Wins Cedar Rapids Club Outdoor Shoot
Eli Bickel won both 50 and 100 yard divisions at the Cedar Rapids Rifle and Pistol Club first outdoor shoot on the Abbe creek range near Mt. Vernon. He posted the best aggregate score 789 31x with Julian Johnston 394 15x and George Erbeck 394 14x in the 50 yard division and Steve West 389 18x and Robert Sprowls 388 12x in the 100 yard division. High aggregate Bickel 789 31x West 782 37x Johnston 776 29x.
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George Erbeck
Steve West
Robert Sprowls
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Louisville and Toledo Take Playoff Leads
Louisville and Toledo led their American Association playoff series 3 to 2 after Monday wins. Louisville beat Milwaukee 4 to 2 as Jim Wilson won his 19th game, and Toledo’s Maddens rallied past St Paul 7 to 4 with a four run eighth inning and three more in the ninth.
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Toledo
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Colonels
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Maddens
Saints
Charlie Floyd Speer
Jim Wilson
Jim Pruett
Toledo Clinches Win as Saints Homer Is Nullified
Toledo sealed the game while Bud Kimball’s ninth inning homer for the Saints was ruled null. The sixth playoff games are set for Tuesday night with Milwaukee visiting Louisville and Toledo traveling to St. Paul.
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Bud Kimball
Saints
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Snappers Finish Season With Comeback Victory Over Wonders
Anamosa Wonders took a 2 0 0 lead as Snappers rallied to win 3 to 2. Coach Haskell's squad improved to 15 wins and 3 losses behind strong relief from pitcher Wilfong and LaDue with timely hits.
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Anamosa Wonders
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