New Face Captures Title Futurity Stakes
Bobo a 21 year old black heavyweight from Pittsburgh knocks out Lee Savold in two rounds to seize the title futurity stakes. Savold, who once broke Billy Conn’s nose, falls after Bobo’s right hand. The six foot two inch contender overwhelms his opponent with a decisive first round jab and a brutal finish.
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Lee Savold
Des Moines
Savold
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New York
Lee
Briez Chats About Sports With Edits Notes
Aug 13 report notes Joe Sherman criticizes draft impact on football and previews teams using sophomores. Steve Owen predicts Marion Pugh as top college QB for Chicago all star game. Joe DiMaggio seen at Long Island spot amid machine shoots and batting talk.
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Eddite Brietz
Special News Service
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Joe
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Marion Pugh
Texas Aggies
Joe DiMaggio Waseen
Long Island
Preddie Cochran Crown Holder Follows War Service Path
The new welterweight champion joins a history of boxers who enlisted. Mike O Dowd, middleweight champ in 1917, volunteered for combat in France, turning down a boxing instructor post to serve on the front. Leon Hamil of the Jacksonville League club advertised Augusta papers for the club. A separate note mentions a bus incident and summer work by Minnesota figures Don Nolander and Bernie.
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Mike O'Dowd
France
Leon Hamil
Jacksonville League
Augusta
Minnesota
Don Nolander
Bernie
A. Telephone
Minnesota 1941 football to play home games in pasture
The 1941 Minnesota football team will stage home games in a cow pasture to be prepared from turf transferred to a Memorial Stadium site. The Metropolitan Club Association will host its first amateur professional championship next month in New Haven. Tuberculosis Relief Association funds have supported baseball events for 24 years with rain occasionally hindering play.
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Minnesota
Memorial Stadium
Metropolitan Blub Association
New Haven
Tuberosis Relief Association
Letters spice Indianapolis draft head comments
In Indianapolis on August 13 letters brightened the selective service chief’s day. A Marion grandmother offered to send her grandson to camp since he has a year before college, promising she can cook and help with home life. A woman on the Ohio River lamented her draftee husband’s weekly returns from Fort Knox across the river, hoping he would be sent farther away.
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Indianapolis
Selective Service
Marion
Ohio River
Alaska
Fortnox
Bird breaks into Miami feed store for breakfast
A homing bird entered a Miami feed store during business hours and spent time sampling the goods on the shelves before being noticed by employees. The incident appears accidental and harmless with no injuries reported.
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Miami
Fla
Mystery over missing police funds in Monica
In Monica California on August 13 a mystery arises as $5,700 found in the police department safe prompts questions after two weeks of officers in their own pockets seeking rewards.
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Monica
Calif
Baseball Scores From The Associated Press Roundup
Southern league results show Little Rock 7 Chattanooga 5, Memphis 6 Birmingham 9, Nashville 3, New Orleans 18 Knoxville 2,0. American league games include New York 4 Boston 0, Washington 9 Philadelphia 3, Detroit 2 Cleveland 0, Chicago 6 St Louis 6 in a game halted at darkness after 14 innings.
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Boston
Washington
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
St. Louis
American Washington
National League scores and schedule update
National results list New York 8 Brooklyn 5 and Philadelphia 2 Boston 1 with 13 running in St Louis and Chicago 7 under a note that only games scheduled.
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New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Cardinals Claim NL Lead With Fourth Straight Win
The St Louis Cardinals moved back atop the National League with their fourth consecutive victory and sit a game and a half ahead of the Dodgers before a 19 day tour. They defeated the Cubs 8-7 as Frank Crespi drove in two runs and Johnny Mize hit a three run homer. The Dodgers were swept in a doubleheader by the Giants as the Phillies edged the Braves 2-1 in 13 innings. In the American League the Tigers beat the Indians 2-0 before Cleveland won 4-1 in the nightcap and the Yankees defeated the Red Sox 4-0. The Browns and White Sox played to a 14 inning draw.
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Associated Press
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Dodgers
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Indians
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al Benton
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Favorites In Tougher Spot At Georgia State Tennis Meet
Georgia State Tennis championships show seeded players facing tougher draws. Glenn Hewitt of Houston barely edged Bill Blake of Tampa 3 6 6 2 7 5. Jack Bushman of Columbus and Frank Willitt of Anniston won in straight sets while Niles Millsap beat Leslie Longshore. Longshore then played men’s singles, beating Frank Corrigan.
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Wex
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Tampa
Pia
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Columbus
Clifford Oxford
Frank Willitt
Anniston
Arg
Red Enroe
Niles Millsap
St. Petersburg
Fla
Leslie Longshore
Ala
Longshore
Frank Corrigan
Washington tops Athletics 9-3 as Lewis drives in five
Washington defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 9-3 before darkness halted play. Buddy Lewis drove in five runs with two home runs while Dutch Leonard yielded six hits for his seventh straight victory.
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Ings
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Buddy Lewis
Dutch Leonard
Softball Games Postponed Due to Wet Field Conditions
Weather rain halted last night's softball schedule with two games rescheduled for Friday. Garrisons versus Disco and Riverside versus Alabama set for tonight, promising competitive action despite the delay.
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Riverside
Alabama
CROSSWORD CLUES LIST WITH LONG ROW OF BITS
A dense clue set covers across and down entries from mockery to weather terms and a cryptoquote puzzle. It includes hints for hair trims times hours and a complete cryptogram quotation by LMONP with yesterday's quote by Emerson.
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Market Place
Emerson
King. Features Syndicate, Inc
Baseball Tonight Looks Across Eight Cities
Weather Bureau forecasts list tonight games across Little Rock Chattanooga Memphis Atlanta Nashville Knoxville New Orleans Washington New York Detroit Chicago Cleveland St Louis Boston Philadelphia New York Boston Philadelphia Brooklyn Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis Cincinnati. Forecasts issued 2 to 4 times daily by the Weather Bureau.
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Weather Bureau
Department of Commerce
Camp Life Oddities and Army Pigeon Badge Controversy
A camp newspaper name inspired by General Lee faced a War Department veto when the insignia used the Stars and Bars. At Fort Monmouth a World War I carrier pigeon Kaiser remains on base after Meuse Argonne capture in 1918. Camp Haan records a lieutenant’s failed photo‑cell shooting trial met with a boy’s blunt verdict.
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Associated Press
Lee
Robert E. Lee
War Department
Traveller
Fort Monmouth
N. J
Gormee
Kaiser
Meuse- Argonne
Clifford A. Poutre
U. S. Army Corps
Camp Haan
Calif
Pelicans climb to third in Southern Association standings
New Orleans moved into third place by sweeping a doubleheader from the Knoxville Smokies 18 to 2 and 8 to 0. Atlanta beat Memphis 10 to 6, Birmingham crushed Nashville 9 to 3, and Chattanooga won the opener of a doubleheader over Little Rock 7 to 0 before losing the second 5 to 0.
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Associated Press
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Southern Association
Pelicans
Knoxville Smokies
Atlanta
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Little Rock
Knoxville
Expensive catch costs man sixty dollars
G. M. Albright of Albank New Jersey unintentionally caught two fish with out hook and line after his car blew a tire and plunged into a canal. Two large snappers were found inside the vehicle when it was recovered. He said the fish cost him sixty dollars.
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G. M. Albright
Albank
Albright
Dog Rescues Owner From Rattlesnake Attack in Goodwater
In Goodwater Alabama on August 12 W H Padgett was shucking corn when a rattlesnake struck. A large dog leaped between man and snake taking the bite and receiving immediate treatment. The dog is expected to recover.
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Ala
W. H. Padgett
Padgett
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