Senators Lead 1944 Baseball Season Disappointing
Washington's 1944 team finished last in the American League with weak pitching and poor fielding. Attendance hovered around 8,000 for night games as losses piled up, despite moments of late-season fan interest. The club led the league in stolen bases but posted the worst defensive record and poor overall performance under Clark Griffith.
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Sports Roundup From New York Delivers Jumbled Notes
New England fans fret over a mysterious woman in red affecting pools while other mentions claim many in red play daily. Penn football looks strong partly due to Hert Still practicing with fourth-stringers. Notre Dame backs mimic Dartmouth contact limits. Boxing managers union revived on Jacobs Beach linked to the Lon Lee Dunbar remark. Short items note Ed Purgol entering Sonny Fraser event at Atlantic City and George Keb of MSG celebrating a year as fight announcer. Also tidbits on broadcasting gold records for horse feature races and Capt Howdie Gray becoming Pearl Harbor surgeon after 41 hours on Saipan.
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Falconer bowler cards 287 in league debut
Don Smith of Jamestown rolled a 287 single game last night in the Independent Merchants' Bowling League at Falconer Centennial Bowl-O-Crome. His first year as a wife bowler shows the high single this year in Falconer league play.
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Atlantic City Golfers Aid Convalescing GIs
Atlantic City Country Club launches a $1000 prize fund to boost nine hole golf for servicemen in convalescent status. Club president James E Fraser notes the course maintenance costs, while Fred Schaller and associates push morale through competition and prizes.
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Sonny) Fraser
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Two Teams Tie For First In Ladies A League
The Mabel Shoppe lasses blocked a deadlock with Wilcox Grocers for first place by sweeping Raymonds 4 games to none. Rosa Baker led 179 176 178 for the winners while Mildred Huenel topped the losers with 153 143 173.
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Tunney Praises Sports Role in War Readiness
Commander Gene Tunney USNR said sports training best equips a nation for extended war and cited a chat with General MacArthur about experiences in New Guinea. He told New Haven sports writers that football and boxing contribute to wartime readiness.
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Steelers Suspend Star Ball Carrier Over Practice Report
The Pittsburgh Steelers suspend halfback Johnny Butler after he failed to report for practice and accepted a $200 fine along with two others for a “different play” in a defeat to the Bears. Butler and Schultz are Steelers property while Grigas is a Cardinal.
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Post-Season War Bond Football Plan Discussed in New York
New York sports writers propose a post season event tied to the sixth war loan drive dated December 8. Attractions include a Randolph Field Wrerkork Notre Dame and an all star seven townes combination at either the Polo Grounds or Yankee Stadium. Pro football, basketball, hockey, soccer, bowling, boxing and track listed for performances to aid the fighting man.
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Stewart Leads In Bowling League After Two Wins
The Stewart Hal Show team stayed two games ahead by sweeping Bracken-Keating. Lions beat Folletts, Chapins moved to third by defeating DeJean-Cochrane in two. Standings show Stewart, Keating, Chapins, Bracken, Folletts with high scores from Mildred Hall and Louita Purdy among others.
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Daley Signs 10 Play In New Football Circuit
Philadelphia October 18 Bill Daley former University of Minnesota star has signed with the New Wapka team in the All-America conference. He played professional football after World War II, according to Bert Bell co owner of the Pittsburgh Chicago Card Fills. Daley was chosen by Plushureh in the 1942 national draft but was drafted by the Pittsburgh Steelers and entered the armed forces.
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Hornets Triumph Over Cleveland Barons In Season Opener
Pittsburgh's American Hockey League entry, the Hornets, beat the Cleveland Barons 5-2 before 3,500 at home. Tony Hemmerling scored twice including a hat trick clincher, turning a 2-0 deficit into a win as Max Kaminsky’s squad rebounded after a 6-1 loss the night before.
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Penn Will Have One Of Tallest Teams In History
Oct 19 One of the tallest basketball squads in University of Pennsylvania history represents the Quakers this season. The 23-player string includes six-foot-three center from Kingston and six-foot-five players from Bagola and Newark.
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Freshman to Captain Penn State Saturday
Johnny Chuckran, last year’s Lensford High captain, now a Penn State freshman, was named captain of the Nittany Lions for the Colgate game this Saturday at Hamilton, New York. Coach Bob Higgins called him the youngest ever to serve as Penn State football captain. Penn State will field an almost entirely freshman lineup against Colgate after 15 Marine trainees depart from the squad.
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Scratching Folklore from Uncle Ab About Chickens
A fragment claims Uncle Ab says chickens are human beings when they have something to scratch with. The text is incomplete and unclear, offering a quirky, rural voice without verifiable context or attribution.
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