Tigers and Browns Set for 154-Game Finish in 1941 Race
The Tigers split with the Senators while the Browns swept the Yankees, leaving the pennant race tied and heading to potential a one-game playoff at Briggs Stadium if necessary. Pirates and Dodgers won, Cardinals beat Giants in extra innings, and other AL results shaped the tight American League chase.
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Season draws to close as world series set in St Louis
The season winds down with the World Series starting in St Louis next Wednesday. War impact touched many teams yet competition remained tight, especially in the American League, while Dick Wakefield of the Tigers boosted Detroit’s stretch run. Navy and Army purchases of sports gear surged, funding large-scale recreation for troops, and Leo Durocher’s 1945 Dodgers hire surprised fans amid club turmoil.
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Office of ‘War Information
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Leo
Lippy" Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Eam
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Branch Rickeyad
Geher
Duracher
Rickay
Lees
Intersectional games feature grid program
Navy opens season under coach Oscar Hagberg at Annapolis versus North Carolina Pre-Flight as Notre Dame and Army meet Pitt at Pittsburgh and Duke faces Penn at Franklin Field. Duke and Penn clash. other notable matchups include Cornell-Bucknell Yale Coast Guard Academy Muhlenberg-Penn State and Colgate-Rochester with multiple regional contests cited across the east.
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Ed “Momeever
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Panthers
Pittsburgh
Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Philadelphia
George Munger
Penns
Cornell-Bucknell
Yale Coast Guard Academy
Muhrenberg-Penn State
Colegate- Rochester
All-Ways Drop Two Games Cling To Lead
Waterhouse lassies halt Kinley Insurance in a pair of games while Zuckerman's bowled two losses. Buckerman team opened with 1-8 pockets and posted solid scores as Charlotte Staples and Andress Rose led the Electricians. Waterhouse squad swept Kinley Insurance with strong scores from Mabel King and Rosalind Hopkins. Gif Shop beat Lanstons as Edith Davis and Eleanor Clark led the Decorators to victory.
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Major League Leaders Baseball Title Summary
National League leaders include Nicholson Chicago with 117 RBIs and 33 homers, Cavarretta Chicago with 195 hits, and Barrett Pittsburgh with 27 steals and 19 triples. St. Louis’ Wilks tops pitching with 174 wins. American League leaders list Stirweys New York with 125 runs and 103 RBIs, Boudreau Cleveland with 330 batting, and Newhouser Detroit with 28 8 pitching.
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Pictures at Gun Club Meet Highlighting Fish Stocking and Trapping
An Erie State Fish Commission member Welsh and local area warden Walter Weber will visit the Corry Gun Club Tuesday evening to present fishing and stocking pictures from the district. A second demonstration on fox trapping by Game Protector Logue is planned for the near future, with prior event led by Huy Van Cleve and Harold L Plasterer. Shortly after, boxing results from New York and other cities are reported from the night’s fights.
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Minor league scores and playoff results tallied
In the International League finals Newark and Balunsoxe Utieans split the series two games each. In the Eastern League finals Binghamton defeated Utica 3 to 2 to win the series four games to two.
Military academy cadet football tale of Ike Stilwell Bradley years
A New York sports roundup notes a wartime Army booklet by Joe Chill linking football to service. It highlights cadets Ike Eisenhower Walter Stilwell Omar Bradley and Joseph Stilwell with brief game recollections and Army Navy history, recalling early careers and key plays that shaped their paths.
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Millitary Academy
Joe Chill
War era parable quotes and WWII casualty notes
Brig Gen Born outlines bomber strategy likening enemy air strength to defensive football players. Col Mechan, famed for leading bombing of Wale island, later vanished on a New Guinea mission. Lt Col Wrapnell, defender of Bataan, reported prisoner of the Japs. Col Paul Booker, early All-America, captured when Cor regidor fell and died in Japanese custody. Scholastic scores listed for Erie, Cathedral Prep, Sharon, Warren, Oil City, Erie Tech, Meadville and Franklin.
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