Patton and Clark Preview Eleventh Game Gridders
North and South football squads at Camp Lee prep for the 11th annual charity game. Patton explains the I formation while Clark outlines his system during indoor drills as nearly 50 players train. Ticket sales reach record levels with hopes of 12 000 fans at Laidley Field.
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Raln
Lee Patton
Forrest G. Clark
Patton
Clark
Camp Lee
Dunbar
Russ Parsons
Sam Mazzie
Dunbar High School
Walker Gains Batting Lead In New York Standings
New York reporters note Dixie Walker of Brooklyn regains the National League batting lead with a .058 average after 53 games as Stan Musial slips to second. Johnny Hopp, Tommy Holmes, Roy Hughes rise. Bill Nicholson leads RBI with 80. Johnny Barrett tops triples and steals with 15 and 14.
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New York
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Walker
Musial
Johnny Hopp
Tommy Holmes
Boston
Chicago
Roy Hughes
Bill Nicholson
Chicago Cubs
Hay Sanders
RBI
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Johnny Barrett
Pittsburgh
Tony Lupien
Phils
Barrett
Charlie Hylton Named Chairman of North-South Sales
Logan banner announces Charlie Hylton named ticket chairman for the 11th North South charity football game at Laidley field Friday night August 18. Hylton to receive letter requests from Logan district. advance sales are strong and expected to surpass pace. Local agencies and mail options listed for ticket purchases and prices noted.
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Charlie Hylton
Logan
H. E. Dewey
Laidley Field
Hylton
Dewey
General Machinery
Biddy Beers
U.S
Bob Saladin
Older’s Drug Store
Hale St
Sport Marton
Quarrier
Sessions Fires 74 In Open Qualifying
Sally Sessions, 21, from Muskegon Michigan, fired a one-under-par 74 at Onwentsia to set a course record and tie the all-time low qualifying score in the 44 year history of the Women's Western Amateur. She earned medalist honors by four strokes over Betty Jean Rucker of Spokane Washington, a Stanford junior.
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Sessions
Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Sally Sessions
Onwentsia
Muskegon
Mich
Lassie
Michigan
Stanford University
Betty Jean Rucker
Spokane
Wash
Sally
University of Michigan
Ince
Marion Miley
Detroit
Kay Byrne
Rye
N.Y
Catherine Fox
Bloomfield
N. J
Evanston
WVU Grid Schedule Set for 1942 Season
West Virginia University announces a nine game 1942 football schedule with four home contests in Morgantown. Opponents include Pittsburgh Case Carnegie Tech Temple Maryland Lehigh Kentucky and Virginia in Charleston plus Penn State at State College. Invitations issued to 75 candidates for practice starting August 27. at least 29 prospects already committed, nine of the 1943 varsity are in the group.
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Morgantown
West Virginia University
Roy M
Legs) Hawley
Case School of Applied Science of
Cleveland
Ira
Rat) Rodgers
Mountaineers
Pittsburgh University
Pittsburgh
Case
University of Virginia At
Charleston
University of Maryland
College Park
Carnegie Tech
Penn State
State College
Temple University
Lehigh University
University of Kentucky
Lexington
Hodgers
Pacific League Marks First Twin Shutout By Sears
In Sacramento on August 7 Southpaw Thomas Edward Sears of the San Francisco Seals earned a place in the Pacific Coast League Hall of Fame by pitching two shutouts against the Sacramento Solons. After leaving shipyard work he joined manager Lefty O Daly to start Sunday games. Sears held the Solons to five hits in a 6 0 opener and closed with a 3 0 seven inning nightcap for a double shutout, a first in league history with three other pitchers having done two wins in one day.
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Sacramento
Thomas Edward Sears
San Francisco Seals
Pacific Coast Baseball League Hall of Fame
Sacramento Solons
Sears
Lefty O'Daul
Seals
Solons
Leo Moriarity
Twilight Tear Faces Only 3 Rivals Today
Twilight Tear, Miss America of 1944 turf, seeks the Alabama Stakes with a small field of three rivals. Odds-on favorite after 31 straight wins this year, she aims to boost Calumet Farm's 1944 earnings past the year's record, with Prince stakes and Belair ownership present in the contenders.
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New York
Twilight Tear
Belmont Racing Association
Saratoga Organization
William Woodward
Belair Stud
Acai
Vienna
Thread O'Gold
Woodward
Mrs. Dodge Sloane
Twilight
Alabama
Calumet Farm
Whirlaway
Wright
Keller Machine Tests Athletes at Minnesota University
At the University of Minnesota Dr L F Keller reports a new electrical device to measure an athlete s quickness in moving arms legs and torso. Tests on high school university and non athletes suggest speed and coordination predict success in team sports like baseball track basketball and football. He notes coordination with others matters less for wrestlers gymnasts and swimmers.
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George Masters
Minneapolis
Minn
University of Minnesota
L. F. Keller
Keller
Research Quarterly
Ann Arbor
Mich
Eastern Boys Team Beats West 6 to 0 in All American game
New York saw Connie Mack led Easterns shut out Mel Otts Western squad 6 to 0 in the Esquire magazine All American boys baseball game. A crowd of 17 803 watched Easterns allow six hits while Westerns committed four errors. Final score 6 to 0.
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New York
Connie Mack
Mel Ott
Esquire Magazine
West
Jester
Propat
Palica
Presley
Ashburn
Pierer
Worgul
Leeper
Nelson
Pesque
Babcock to Manage University Stadium
Morgantown August 7 Athletic Director Roy Hawley announced Allen Babcock sports editor of the Parkersburg News has been appointed stadium manager of West Virginia University succeeding Forrest Crane.
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Morgantown
Roy
Hawley
Allen Babcock
The
Parkersburg News
West Virginia University
Forrest Crane
Tetent
Naval
Bears Open Workouts for All Star Tilt in Aug
Chicago Bears plan training at St Joseph College Col Jepeville Indiana for three weeks to prepare for the collegiate All Stars game at Dyche Stadium Evanston on August 30. Coaching staff includes Hank Anderson Luke Johnson and Paddy Driscoll.
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Bears
Chicago
Chicago Bears
St. Joseph College
Col Jepeville
Ind
Alsab Retired To Enter Stud This Spring
Alsab a $700 bargain horse with $350,015 in earnings is retired to enter stud. Owner Albert Sabath announced the five year old has trained soundly at Washington Park but needs two to three races to peak, to avoid injury after a leg issue. Sabath plans him to stand next spring. Dr Keller notes tests show greater bodily quickness in athletes.
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Chicago
Alsib
Lana
Albert Sabath
Washington Park
Sabath
Alsab
Nelson's 277 Wins on Coast at Beverly Hills Open
Nelson from Toledo wins the first Beverly Hills open with a birdie finish over Penna as McSpaden shoots 67 to place third. Penna tied with Nelson for late lead, while Sehneider Eaton and McCormick chase 283–289 scores. other leaders Coleman Strickland Mangrum and Mexico barley prices noted.
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Beverly Hills
Cal
Lord
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Tony Fenna
Dayston
Penna
Nelson
Harold “Jug
McSpaden
George Sehneider
Salt Lake City
Zell Eaton
Pasadena
Los Angeles
Bruce McCormick
Fay Coleman
Ed Strickland
Long Beach
Ray Mangrum
Browns Head to St Louis after strong pennant push
The St Louis Browns, leading the American League by 6 1/2 games, depart for a road trip as they threaten to widen their margin. Manager Luke Sewell praises the squad while planning the first game against the Yankees in New York on Wednesday. гол. The Browns aim to cap their surge with continued success, while Boston Red Sox and New York Yankees must chase a rising pace to catch them.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Luke Sewell
Hig
Akron
New York
Yankees
New York Giants
Pirates
Pittsburgh
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Boston
Brownies
Cravath Joins All-Star Coaching Staff
CHICAGO August 7 Jeff Cravath added to the College All-Stars coaching group to direct the team against the Chicago Bears at Dyche Stadium on August 30. Cravath represents the Pacific coast on the All-Star board with Bo McMillen and Henry Franka previously named. He is the first USC coach to take part in the 11th year of the series and recently became head coach at Southern California.
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Chicago
Jeff Cravath
Southern California
Washington
Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
Cravath
Pacific Coast
Bo McMillen
Indiana
Henry Franka
Tulsa
Chicago Tribune
Sam Barty
Navy
Trojan
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Opticians
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Eastern
Babcock
University Stadium
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Department of Agriculture
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Maryland
Charleston Gazette
St Loui
Babe Ruth
Yanks
Wilbert Robinson
Baltimore Star
Yessteryear
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Mexico
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