Tigers Ride Cinderella Lineup Toward World Series Hope
Del Baker built a resilient Detroit club that surged from fifth place to pennant contention in 1940. The Tigers leverage hustling teamwork, strong pitching from Newsom and Rowe, and power from Greenberg and York to face the Cincinnati Reds in the World Series opener next Wednesday.
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Cincinnati Reds
del Baker
YORK
Baker
Tigers
Barney MceCosky
Greenberg
Tommy Bridger
Harold Newhouser
Newsom
Rowe Birdie Tebbetts
Billy Sullivan
Reds
Rowe
Budge Defeats Tilden To Reach Pro Final
Don Budge defeats老 Tilden 6-4 6-2 6-4 in Chicago to advance to the professional final. The defending champion, Budge, matched the veteran shot for shot and used a strong service game to wear Tilden down. Budge will meet Fred Perry for the title.
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Don Budge
Tilden
Perry
Chicago
INS
Big Bill Tiden
Oakland
Budge
Fred Perry
Iowa State and Iowa Athletes on State Payroll List
DES MOINES ANP notes the 1939 49 state payroll book shows payments to Iowa and Iowa State athletes for janitor clerk and laborer work totaling various sums including Gerald Ankens Beade Caupnee Diehl Farmer Gallagher Hand etc. The list includes numerous names and amounts. South Bend NEA reports Notre Dame fullback Mill Propart as first backfield captain since 1926.
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ANP
Iowa State
Tawa
Gerald Ankens
Robert Beade
Albert Caupnee
Mike Emch
Vwa'am Diehl
Tramas Farmer
William Gallagher
Thomas J. Hand
Burdell Gilliard
Nile Rinnick
Rober JT Otto
Charles W Tallefan
Albert Urban
Frain Prasse
Hieward Buck
Sid Reanert
Ho Moody
Duh West
Douglas Craaves
Jean Lange
James Cobb
Taserne Lewi
Don Griswold
Ells Alexander
South Bend
Nea
Mill
Notre Dame
Boxing reminiscences and faded glories across champions and managers
A retrospective stroll through boxing lore highlights Gene Tunney's deal with Tex Rickard for Heeney, Schmeling’s near rise with Arthur Benlow, and Anthony J. Biddle's failed contract for Rene de Vos. Other notes cover Jack Josephs vs All Van Ryan, Max Baer’s $225,000 guarantee, and colorful misfires in the sport's history.
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Chicago
Memory Lane
Gene Tunney
Tex Rickard
Tom Heeney
Tummey
Dempsey
Rickard
Tunney
U. S
Anthony J. Biddle
Rene de Vos
Ace Hudkins
Nebraska
Boxing anecdotes and quotes from ringside history
A collage of boxing memories features Mike Jacobs funding Tex Rickard for Dempsey Carpentier tickets, Carnera’s knockout over Sharkey, Baer’s title win, Braddock’s upset, and refereeing quips. It notes Dempsey’s 18 second KO of Fulton and other era anecdotes, including Walter Chrysler’s ring venture and Knute Hanson’s bout.
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Mike Jacobs
Tex Rickard
Jack Sharkey
Carnera
Sharkey
Bill Brown
Max Baer
Baer
Braddock
Cornell grid prospects hinge on pictured veterans
Gazette photos show Cornell College football staff Dick Barker and Chuck Zoda with veteran backs Joy and Howery, passer Gene Tornquist, and a strong veteran line led by Lyman and teammates. The piece highlights untested Midwest conference status and the impact of listed players on the Purple offense.
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Chuck Zoda
Joy
Howery
Gene Tornquist
Purple
Haloupek
Jurand
Roberts
Bodine
Cornell
Wilson
Hoare
Lyman
Larson
Vodicka
Dahlberg
Hetland
Cleveland Fans Flood Stadium With Fruit During Wild Tigers Game
A Cleveland crowd pelts Detroit players with vegetables and fruit amid a chaotic scene led by Umpire Bill Summers and manager Ossie Vitt. A fan assaults Birdie Tebbetts, Tebbetts retaliates, and police escort the attacker from the ballpark as Tigers players defend their teammates.
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INS
Tiger
Bill Summers
Ossie Vitt
Summers
Detroit Ball Club
Detroit
Floyd Giebell
Dimaggio Garms Hold Safe Margins in 1940 Batting Race
Joe DiMaggio maintains a slim lead in the American League batting race with .349 as Luke Appling closes to .344 and Debs Garms trails in the National League amid late-season standings. Ernie Lombardi and others add notes on the chase with pitchers led by Schoolboy Rowe and Freddie Fitzsimmons.
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Tebbetts' Attack On Tribe Fan Sparks Litigation
Carmen Guerra, 26, filed a $5,000 damages suit in common pleas court against Detroit Tigers catcher Birdie Tebbetts after a Friday Cleveland-Detroit game incident. Guerra claims assault, while police say he was mistaken for the tomato-thrower and Guerra faced disorderly conduct charges with bond set at $300.
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Atkins Nine Wins in Benton County Baseball Meet
Special to The Gazette Atkins-Carl Schirm struck out 13 as Atkins blanked Shellsburg 2 to 0 in the Benton county tournament final to earn a district meet spot. Atkins beat Walford 5 to 3 to reach the final. Shellsburg topped Urbana 20 to 2 in the semifinal. First and second round scores included Atkins 5 Keystone 2 Blairstown 17 Mount Auburn 2 Urbana 6 Norway 0 and Atkins 20 Garrison 3 Walford 6 Blairs town 5 Urbana 6 Newhall 1 Shellsburg 9 Van Horne 1.
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Benton County
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