Alabama Hosiery tops Garrisons in high-scoring game
Alabama exploded for 17 runs on 12 hits as Bill Simmons left the mound with an ankle injury and John Page finished. Garrisons scored in the third and fifth but could not contain the Alabama onslaught, with Dempsey Rogers and Hudson leading the visitors.
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Bill Simmons
Alabama
Oo Pan
Simmons
John Page
Page
Garrisons
Hosierymen
Ingalls
Goodyear
Dempsey Rogers
Riddie
Hudson, Sheats
Brewer finally breaks slump with Riverside win
Charles Brewer pitched six strong innings as Riverside defeated the Rams 11 to 4 in a tight game that turned in the sixth. Brewer allowed six hits and benefited from three errors by the Rams while Riverside pushed six runs across on three hits and two costly miscues. J C Bell started for the Steelman with two runs charged after the second, while Lee, Cal lahan, and Markham contributed key actions as Riverside pulled ahead to stay.
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Charles Brewer
Riverside
Disco
Blaxhit
Steelman
al Wilson
Cisco
Rams
J. C. Bell
Lee
Travis Callahan
Clyde Smith
Tae
Markham
Callahan
Saff
Rube Head
J's
Rivera
Skeet Shooters Vie For Team And Individual Crowns
Indianapolis hosts the seventh annual skeet tournament as 12 gauge guns fire 250 targets over three days. Defending champs Patricia Laursen and Dick Shaughnessy struggle for repeat titles while five shooters tied at 100 in a champion of champions shootoff.
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Indianapolis
Patricia Laprsen
Akron
Dick Shaughnessy
Dedham
Mass
Shaughnessy
Miss Laursen
Anthony Zuggates
Indiana
John O. Ginter
Jacksonville
Fla
Sea Island
John H. Nichols
Cleveland
Ohio
William Park
Chicago
M. L. Smythe
Aurora
S. Lewis Hutcheson
New York City
Greenwich
Newt Newman
Evansville
Ind
Goat Too Big For Man In Tampa Rescue
Louis Torrens answered a Humane Society call to rescue a goat but found the animal too large to lift into his truck and could not complete the pickup.
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Tampa
Fla
Louis Torrens
The
Humane Society
Birmingham boxing line up to visit Decatur Boys Club
Birmingham boxing plans to face Decatur Boys Club Monday night at the Armory but the Birmingham team had not arrived yet. The local committee aims to book top-flight opponents for the rest of the season and negotiations are under way for August five fights with the best available boxers in several preliminaries. Last week’s preliminaries before the Homeric battles with the Chicago Golden Glovers were of high calibre.
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Birmingham
Decatur
Armory
Chicago Golden Glovers
Baseball Results From The Associated Press
Memphis at Chattanooga played on wet grounds as only games were scheduled. Boston beat New York 9 to 5 and Washington defeated Philadelphia 5 to 4 while Detroit won 4 to 3 and Cleveland 3 to 3 in 13 innings. Chicago routed St Louis 11 to 1. Pittsburgh edged Chicago 4 to 3 and St Louis defeated Cincinnati 2 to 0 in 11 innings.
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Associated Press
Southern Memphis
Chattanooga
American
Boston
New York
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
National Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
American Washington
Goat Frees Itself and Climbs into Truck
A man tries to coax a goat into a truck by pulling and pushing. After repeated attempts the goat calmly leaps into the vehicle on its own, ending the struggle.
Cardinals Back On Top As Cooper Shines In Nl Thriller
Mort Cooper returned from elbow trouble to deliver a 3-2 11 inning win over the Reds, placing the St. Louis Cardinals in front of the idle Dodgers by a slim margin. The Pirates beat the Cubs 4-3 on Al Lopez’s ninth inning homer. Yankees lose to the Red Sox while Detroit tops Cleveland in 13 innings. Senators beat Athletics and White Sox rout Browns.
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Associated Press
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Mort Cooper
Billy Southworth
Cooper
Boston Braves
Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Cardinals
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al Lopez
Pirates
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Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Feller
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Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
North Side Boys Club Picnics Champion Eats Fewer Dogs
Springfield report notes Bobby Trigger, the former north side Boys Club hot dog eating champion, again tops the event but with only 18 dogs eaten this year down from 21 last year at the club picnic indicating a slip in his lead.
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Springfield
Bobby Trigger
North Side Boys Club
Cryptogram Puzzle and Crossword Clues Summary
A compiled page shows a large crossword clue list with numeric prompts and a cryptogram quotation. It includes a footer noting Yesterday's Answer and a King Features Syndicate cryptoquote line. The page also references a quotation theme about keeping company to avoid moral decline.
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Herbert
King Features Syndicate, Inc
Jacobs to announce non title bout September 12 in Jersey City
New York reports say Mike Jacobs will announce a non title bout between Lightweight Boss Lew Jenkins and Welterweight Champion Red Cochrane on September 12 in Jersey City. Also noted are Baseball men praising Al Lopez and Spanish heavy Claudio Villar's three straight knockouts in Tampa.
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New York
Mike Jacobs
Lew Jenkins
Red Cochrane
Jersey City
al Lopez
Claudio Villar
Tampa
White Sox refuse to release Dykes amid escape claim
Louisville Times reports B. M. Atkinson stating the White Sox will not release Dykes as he reportedly plans to escape. The item conveys the tense team stance and the alleged escape attempt with emphasis on the manager's declaration.
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B. M. Atkinson
Louisville Times
The
White Sox
Nova set for Neo Yawk swing between Sept Fifteenth and Twenty
Louis Nova travels to New York venues from Yankee Stadium to the Polo Grounds for fall football, with strong fan mail interest pouring in.
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Chicago
Detroit
Yankee Stadium
Polo Grounds
Norfork set to see Fred Apostoli return in a month
Old Bill Klein, the fill in umpire, came out of retirement after Larry Goetz’s arm injury to handle a Dodgers versus Giants contest. Jim Braddock tours Canada refereeing in 15 cities. The Oklahoma City Injuns have integrated into the Texas League cellar since Rogers Hornsby arrived. Eastern teams hear Washington may dominate the Coast Conference in football.
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Fred Apostoli
Norfolk
Bill Klein
Larry Goetz
Bill
Jim Braddock
Oklahoma City
Washington
Blue Devils Ready for Weekend Baseball at Alabama Park
Athens enters its 1941 debut with a strong lineup after adding top Anderson players. They face Massachusetts Knitting Mills Club in Columbia Tennessee for the fourth meeting of the year, aiming to deliver a win to draw a capacity crowd. Game starts at 8 o clock.
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Columbia
Tennessee
Massachusetts Knitting Mills
Athens
Anderson
Blue Devil
Alabama Park
Father and Son Draw Parallel in No-Hit Win
In Scranton, Joe Wood Jr. matched his father’s no hit performance as the Scranton Miners defeated the Albany Senators 5-0 in the Class A Eastern League. Wood Jr. graduated from Yale two months earlier and stood in the stands watching his feat duplicated by his son.
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Smokey Joe” Wood
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Scranton Miners
Albany Senators
Joe Wood, Jr
Yale University
Senators
Reynolds and Schopfer Vie In Alabama State Tennis Meet
Anniston dark horse Stuart Reynolds and New Orleans star Louis Schopfer advanced to the semi finals of the Alabama State Tennis Tournament in Anniston. Reynolds defeated Glen Hewitt 6-3 6-3, while Schopfer beat Jack Bushman 6-2 7-5 as quarterfinals continued.
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Anniston
Ala
Stuart Reynolds
Anniston Darkhorse
Louis Schopfer
New Orleans
Reynolds
Glen Hewitt
Houston
Tex
Schopfer
Jack Bushman
Columbus
Gap Star
Gary Albertine
Memphis
Mike Cafarella
Ft. McClellan
New York State
John Ager
Birmingham
Wood Herren
Don Buffington
Atlanta
Cafarella
Rex Godwin
Herren
Don Moss
Gadsden
Buffington
Ager
Tom Molloy
Ed Adams
Jack Simms
Auburn
Ed Bell
Jackson
Miss
College Basketball Tonight Shuffle of Games Across Cities
Tonight's schedule lists Little Rock at Atlanta Memphis at Chattanooga Birmingham at Knoxville Nashville at New Orleans Washington at Boston Chicago at St Louis New York at Philadelphia Philadelphia at New York Boston at Brooklyn Pittsburgh at see.
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Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Knoxville
Memphis
Little Rock
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Boston Anmenkeren
Detroit
Washington
Southern Little Rock
Ki Ki Cuyler to Coach the Cubs
Hazen Ki Ki Cuyler, manager of the Chattanooga Lookouts since 1939, headed for Chicago to become a Cubs coach. Infielder Marvin Sparky Olson planned to debut as Cuyler successor in a twilight double header with Memphis tonight. Rain postponed Chattanooga versus Memphis, delaying farewell events.
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Preas Hazen
Ki Ki
Cuyer
Chattanooga Lookouts
Chicago
Cubs
Marvin
Sparky) Olson
Cuyler
Memphis
Chattanooga
Department advises using first and second gears for mileage
The Department of Commerce recommends operating vehicles in first and second gears to improve gasoline efficiency. Officials say lower gears reduce engine strain and fuel use in city driving, especially during acceleration and stop‑and‑go conditions.
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Department of Commerce
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