White Sox Pitching Dominates as Thornton Lee Shuts Out Athletics
The White Sox, led by Lefty Thornton Lee and Johnny Humphries, posted a double shutout over the Philadelphia Athletics. Lee earned his 16th win while Humphries allowed four hits, giving Chicago an eight game win streak and a strong push in the pennant race. DiMaggio’s ankle injury loomed for the Yankees as the Tigers and Red Sox varied in their fortunes.
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Be Yesterdays Answer 45 Color 46 Mongrel
The cryptogram reads FCC L FVMX COGBSLMK FN O XORBMK TGN MPFC VMRORXMK. The quote is a past cryptoquote with the line LAWS WERE MADE THAT THE STRONGER MIGHT NOT IN ALL THINGS HAVE HIS WAY OVID.
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Colleges Offer Bargain Rates For Uniformed Service Members
The article lists several colleges and states adopting reduced ticket prices for soldiers and service members. Mississippi State College sets 50 cents plus tax, Vanderbilt 1.10, Georgia Tech 50 cents for non commissioned officers, Florida plans pasteboards, Alabama weighing cuts, Kentucky hints at possible board approval, with other schools like Tennessee mentioned in discussion.
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Eight manufacturing firms in Chattahoochee County area employ thousands
Eight manufacturing concerns in Chattahoochee County towns employ about 7,000 workers. The figure reflects local industrial activity and wage employment in the region.
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Softball League Second Half Opens at Delano Park
The second half of the softball league began Tuesday at Delano Park. Beech Street defeated Austinville Reds 5 to 4 with Mills Williams to Hoover as batteries. Decatur Daily beat Austinville Blues 7 to 6 with Hewitt to H Halbrooks and Freeman.
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Ingalls gains lead in series with Goodyear rout
Ingalls Shipbuilders crushed Goodyear Wingfoots 14 to 5 in the opener as Ed Johnson allowed five hits for Ingalls. Five Goodyear errors aided the rally while Johnson shut down the Wingfoots late. The teams meet again tonight in a pivotal nine inning game to decide the half playoff opponent.
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Lige Stamps Grows Notable 19-Ear Corn Stalk
West Blockton farmer Lige Stamps reported a single corn stalk bearing 19 ears an unusual yield in a local garden. The remarkable sight drew curiosity from neighbors and prompted notes for a possible county fair exhibit.
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Big Ten poised for bumper 1941 football season
In a forecast of 1941 college football amid national emergency, the Western Conference expects stronger crowds and steady schedules. Draft effects appear minor with few players leaving, while several key Big Ten stars face possible service calls. Iowa Northwestern Michigan Minnesota Ohio State Wisconsin and Notre Dame show varying roster risks and adjustments. Peppered by early bonuses at Pepperell Mills, Opelika, for its workers.
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Jimmy McGuire
Purdue
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Joe Hillenbrand
Hall Schumacher
Alex Leudo
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William Bell
Emil Molzen
Tim Kinkade
Ed Bruckner
Fritz Howard
Wisconsin
Claude York
Notre Dame
Steve Bagarus
Baseball results from rain postponed games and rescheduled bids
National League results show St. Louis at Boston postponed by rain and Chicago at New York likewise postponed. Brooklyn beat Cincinnati 9 to 6? No, Pittsburgh lost 0 to 2. Philadelphia saw Cincinnati postponed due to rain while others faced delays.
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Baseball scores roundup from today’s games
Detroit defeated New York 12 to 3 in a 12 inning marathon while Washington beat Cleveland 8 to 6 Chicago topped Philadelphia 4 to 1 Boston fell to St Louis 3 to 7 and New York 3-8 in another matchup.
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Regional baseball scores and results across cities
Southern New Orleans 4 on a fan 2 Memphis 3 Atlanta Chattanooga 4 1 Little Rock 3 2 first game 10 innings Birmingham 5 Nashville 3 scores from multiple games across the region with late extra innings noted.
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Birmingham
Nashville
Weekend Major League Baseball Schedule Highlights
Today's games feature Pittsburgh visiting Brooklyn and St. Louis at Boston with two games listed. Cincinnati travels to Philadelphia for a doubleheader, while Boston hosts St. Louis for a pair. Washington and Cleveland clash, Philadelphia meets Chicago, and New Orleans visits Knoxville for five nights. Chattanooga hosts Little Rock in a doubleheader, Atlanta plays Memphis, and Birmingham faces Nashville in two games.
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Nashville
Sports Talk and Rumors From The Daily Special News Service
Stories from the rumor market touch on Steve ONeill possibly joining the Indians next year and Bitsy Grant eyeing retirement if he breaks into the first ten. Hank Greenberg trims costs and contemplates discharge. A South tale recalls Whit Wyatt’s tough luck as Alec Holmes homers to ruin a no hit bid.
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Dodgers fashion show sparks chatter before Cubs game
The Dodgers plan a pregame fashion show on Friday for the Cubs meeting on Ladies Day. Brooklyn fans joke the game might be better if models played instead of the Cubs.
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Bluff Rats Entertains Eufaula Ball Fans
In Eufaula the Bluff Rats baseball team plays amid the Bluff City's reputation as the bluff capital, drawing local fans to the stadium.
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Bluff Rats
Coaching Clinic Opens at Alabama in Tuscaloosa
High school coaches from across the state attend the University of Alabama ninth annual coaching clinic in Tuscaloosa. Frank Thomas and Wallace Butts lead football instruction with Harold Drew supervising. Hank Crisp directs basketball, Bill Raney gives training lectures as the clinic runs through Saturday.
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Red) Drew
Alabama
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Hank) Crisp
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Ark City Drive-In Cash Trick Ends With Farewell Pennies
A drive-in customer in Kas Kas deposits two pennies as payment and leaves after a brief exchange with a youth named Michael Means. The reader notes the unusual gesture as a lingering debt acknowledged.
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Water sinks prize duck in tub death
In Janesville Wisconsin Ruth Slater found her prize winning duck dead at the bottom of a tub of water. The incident suggests water does not run off all ducks as previously thought.
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Ruth Slater
Rubber Tilt Sets Stage For National Amateur Test
In Chicago Knollwood, the rubber match of the Ward Billows battle in the Great Lakes Amateur Championship unfolds with two stars Marvin Ward of Spokane and Ray Billows of Poughkeepsie aiming for Omaha next week. Ward defeated Kovacs 1 up and Lehman 5 4 while Billows beat Bowen 7 6 and Stewart 5 4.
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Bud) Ward
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Earl Stewart
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Wilford Wherle
John Barnum
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
VOLS' PLACE IS MENACED IN SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Nashville clings to second in the Southern Association as the New Orleans Pelicans close in after beating the Knoxville Smokies 4 to 2. Chattanooga Lookouts rise to fourth after a doubleheader split with Little Rock, taking the first game 4 to 3 in ten innings.
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Local Team to Magic City Card Set for Monday Night
Decatur Teeremy aes leads seven local boxers to meet Magic City Golden Queens. Camp Tennessee sends Wilson Camp North Alabama heavyweight champion, Lafoon, Campbell in a marquee night at City Auditorium. Other entrants include J R Plem, Buck Hamilton, G Rogers, Collins McCulloch, and Jon Summers. Fans expect a strong card against the Camp Forest team and top national contenders.
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Magic City Golden
Buck Hamilton
G Rogers
Collins McCulloch
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Tigers and Red Sox Renew City Series in Doubleheader
With one win each, the Tigers and Red Sox resume their city series at Lakeside Park on Thursday afternoon. The first game starts at 3 PM Central Daylight Time. A section of the stands will be reserved for white fans.
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Cap Leads Memphis Past Atlanta 3-1 in Series Opener
Memphis wins 3 to 1 over Atlanta as Henry Johnson fires five hits for the win. Birmingham defeats Nashville 5 to 3 in the same slate, tightening the playoff standings.
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