Southern Conference Football Outlook Amid Draft Pressures
The 1941 Southern Conference football forecast notes minimal impact from the Selective Service Act. Duke remains favored with no key losses, while North Carolina Clemson face gaps. Furman loses two starters and George Washington adds Augustewicz Biasini, with Ligon and Nelson missing from Washington and Lee.
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Barton Pattie
Richmond
Uncle Sam
Loop
Duke
Blue Devils
Wallace Wade
Tennessee
Durham
North Carolina
Clemson
Johnny Pecora
Jim Lalanne
George Floyd
Joe Richardson
Chuck Reynolds
Carl Voyles
William and Mary
D. G C
Peahead) Walker
Wake Forest
Furman
James
Preacher) McQueen
Merrill McDaniel
George Washington
Jost Henry Agustewicz
Adolph Biasini
Washington and Lee
Ligon
Bert Nelson
Locals Sweep Four-Bout Card At Armory Showdown
Local fighters from Camp Tennessee and the Deca Club at the Armory delivered a clean sweep on a four bout program. Summers 135 and Milan 130 traded heavy blows with Summers pulling off a dramatic TKO near the ropes while Milan bled and pressed. Rogers 135 of Decatur impressed with head work while Gann 185 faced a brutal canvas knockdown. The bout night featured high drama as fighters battled through the rounds with numerous knockdowns and steady crowd reactions.
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Camp Tennessee
Armory
Tumber
Summers
George
Milan
Forrest
Grogey
Amers
Sokner
Malatino
Rogers
Mala
Amond Gann
Wilson Poell
North
Wilson
3On
Gann
Hertz
Camp
Barons Fight to Stay in Southern League Playoff Race
The Birmingham Barons opened a six game drive to reach the Southern Association top division and Shaughnessy playoffs. They lost the opener to Chattanooga 6 to 4 as Russell Evans earned his 18th win with seven hits allowed over six innings. New Orleans beat Atlanta 7 to 6 to close within four games of Nashville. Memphis at Knoxville postponed. Little Rock and Nashville had no schedule.
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Associated Press
Birmingham Barons
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Russell
Red
Atlanta
Memphis
Knoxville
Little Rock
Nashville
Governor Dixon pledges highway projects despite steel shortages
Montgomery Alabama August 26 Governor Dixon says state federal aid highway projects will be completed even if steel shortages force temporary wooden bridges. He spoke after a conference with State Highway Director Chris Sherlock and U S Public Roads Administration regional director C D Snead.
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Montgomery
Ala
Frar Dixon
Chris J. Sherlock
C. D. Snead
U. S. Public Roads Administration
Hertz Dominates Lewis in Tennessee Middleweight Bout
Forrest gives best effort for the visitors but loses to Andy Lewis the Tennessee middleweight champion at Decatur club. Lewis used a sharp right hook as Hertz pressed with a strong left and upper cut, then a later burst of blows forced a comeback that fell short. Moon Mullins and Pat Browne had a tense prelim, with Mullins earning a decision after a low blow pause. Grady Owens and Duby Riddle also scored decisions while Malatino and Rogers hint at a rematch soon.
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Moon Mullins
Decatur
Pat Browne
Birmingham
Pat
Moon
Collins McCulloch
Junior Slatten
Grady
Daily Crossword Across and Down Clues Mixed
A crossword puzzle grid lists across and down clues with answers fitting phrases like Philippi flat topped tree hill and coins of Palestine. The page includes a Cryptoquote attribution Yesterday's answer and a note about a distributed puzzle syndicated.
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Oriental
Goddess
Palestine
Alexander Leads National Amateur After First Round
Stewart Skip Alexander Jr of Burlington North Carolina shot four under par 67 to lead the 45th National Amateur Championship at the Field Club. John P Burke of Chicago chipped in a 66 for second while favorites Bud Ward Ray Billows and Harry Todd trailed.
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Omaha
Neb
Field Club
Stewart
Bud Ward
Ray Billows
Harry Todd
Alexander
Duke University
Burke
Ingalls Clinches 2nd Straight Win Over Alabama
Ingalls defeats Alabama 14 to 4 behind Wilbur Kimbrell seven RBI night and two home runs. Edson limited the Hosierymen to seven hits as Rabbit Thomas added four hits and three runs while Ed Johnson earned his eighth win in a row. Three straight innings boost Ingalls to an early lead as the series continues with another game tonight.
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Buster Nelson Inguile
Alabama
Ed Johnson
Wilbur Kimbrell
Ingalls
Rabbit Thomas
Edson
Bill Simmons
Ingall
Shelby Cole
Kimbrell
Curl
Thomas
Clark
Billy Curl
Cole
John Page
Evans
Horeve Sieats
Jack Prince
Simmons
Page
Black
Johnson and Clark
Fans Fix Own Admission Price in Selma Gadsden Game
In Selma Alabama Maur ice Bloch announced a free will admission plan for the Selma versus Gadsden game with all proceeds donated to buy an iron lung for Dallas County. The plan aims to support a community project amid a poliomyelitis outbreak.
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Selma
Ala
Maurice Bloch
Dallas County
Bloch
Montgomery
Alabama
Ex-tennis king Otto Greiner leads at par 72
At par 72 the field includes Otto Greiner of Baltimore the ex tennis king Ellsworth Vines and Ted Bishop the New England champion demonstrating strong competition in the round.
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Otto Greiner
Baltimore
Ellsworth
Vines
Ted Bishop
New England
Baseball Results National League Rain Delays Half Games
Cincinnati at New York postponed due to rain. St Louis at Brooklyn postponed. Pittsburgh at Boston postponed. Chicago 9 New York 1. Philadelphia at Detroit postponed. St Louis 6 Washington 3 with second game called after 10th due to darkness. Boston 1 Cleveland 0.
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Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Southern Chattanooga six Birmingham eight clash recap
Southern Chattanooga faced Birmingham in a 6 to 8 defeat while Memphis was set to play Knoxville and New Orleans led Atlanta 7 to 6 before postponement.
Brietz Chats About Sports
New York report notes interest in the Louis-Nova bout timing near the world series. It cites Yankees and Brooks clubs affecting payouts and questions Bob Feller's move to a slider. Detroit may replace Del Baker with Al Wrest f Buffalo after strong player development work.
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Hugh 8S
Fullerton, JR
Eddie Brietz
New York
The
Daily Special News Service
Brooks
Bob Feller
del Baker
Detroit
al Wrest
Buffalo
Meagher's Early T Formation Ties Recaptured
Ed Danforth recalls Jack Meagher coaching St. Edwards Texas and Shaughnessy at Loyola New Orleans while Clark waited to apply the idea. The Amarillo Gold Sox signed 16-year-old Peanuts Thurman who won pitching against Michita Falls. Fritz Howell awoke to a dream chase as Jimmy Robinson acted out a duck hunt in his hotel room.
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Ed Danforth
The
Atlanta Journal
Jack Meaghery
Meagher
St. Edwards
Texas
Shaughnessy
Loyola
New Orleans
Clark
Amerillo
Tex
Gold Sox
Thurman
Michita Falls
Fritz Howell
Jimmy Robinson
Minneapolis
Jimmy
Oklahoma Aggie Gridsters Meet in Formation Clash
Tulsa Tribune notes coach Jim Lookabaugh will drill the Oklahoma Aggies while Creighton’s Skip Palrang adopts the T formation Dewey of Oklahoma plans an A formation and Henry Frnka of Tulsa tests his QT system in practice.
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Jimmy Menzies
Tulsa Tribune
Jim Lookabaugh
Oklahoma
Aggie
Skip Palrang
Creighton
Dewey
O. U
Henry Frnka
Tulsa
Morley Jennings to Coach Oil Bowl Standoff in Wichita Falls
Morley Jennings, who resigned as Baylor coach to become Texas Tech athletic director, will close his coaching career in the Oil Bowl at Wichita Falls on Labor Day. New England sandlotters seek to move the National Semi-Pro Baseball Congress from Wichita to Yankee Stadium.
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Morley Jennings
Baylor
Texas Tech
Wichita Falls
New England Sandlotters
Wichita
Kans
Yankee Stadium
River Traffic Movements on Alabama Towboats and Barges
Prepared by the River Transportation Division of the Commerce Department TVA the report notes the Delmar R Traver arriving at Guntersville Alabama August 20 with general merchandise from Louisville Kentucky The Tomahawk delivered a barge of midwest grain to Decatur August 24 then to Sheffield where it was taken over by the Norman Crawford The Tadpole tied to two grain barges August 21 with about fifty miles upstream The Delmar R Traver later delivered the grain to Guntersville August 26 and gasoline hawsers move toward the Texas Company terminal at Chattanooga Tennessee
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River Transportation Division
Commerce Department
TVA
Delmar R. Traver
Guntersville
Alabama
Louisville
Kentucky
Arrow Transportation Company
Decatur
Norman Crawford
Sheffield
Lea River
Delmar_R. Trayer
Guntela ‘le
Gert, Jr
Igert, Inc
Texas Company
Chattanooga
Tennessee
Light Heavies Eye On Future In NYC Title Bout
In New York at Madison Square Garden Gus Lesnevich and Tami Mauriel square off in a 15 round light heavyweight title fight. Lesnevich of Cliffside Park New Jersey is recognized by the NBA as 175 pound champion. Mauriel, a Bronx youth, has just moved up from middleweight and hopes to prove himself.
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New York
Gus Lesnevich
Tami Mauriello
Jacison Square Garden
Gus
Cliffside
N. J
National Boxing Association
Tami
Bronx
Bridgeport Center To Join Giants After All-Star Play
A 250-pound all Georgia center from Bridgeport Connecticut will sign with the New York Giants after completing his all-star duties. He resides on Tom Thumb street in Bridgeport and is set to join the NFL team once his current commitments end.
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Georgia
Football Giants
Bridgeport
Conn
Tom Thumb Street
Bitter Foes at It Again Dodgers and Cardinals Clash Twice
The Dodgers and Cardinals face a pivotal doubleheader in Brooklyn as they chase the National League pennant. Lanier starts for St Louis with Cooper in relief. Davis and Fitiesimmons for Brooklyn. If the Dodgers win both, they widen the lead. a split keeps the gap, with weather threatening further games.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Redbirds
Cardinals
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Billy Southworth
Max Lanier
Lanier
Southworth
Morton Cooper
Phillies
Curt Davis
Fred Fitesimmons
Pickets Field
St. Louis
Boston Red Sox
Cleveland Indians
Red Sox
Bob Feller
Charley Wagner
Frank Pytlak
Boston
Giricags White Sox
New York
Yankees
Edgar
Smith
St. St. Louis Browns
Washington Senators
Republic Expands Birmingham Area Industry Initiatives
Republic Steel announces expansion in Alabama including a new blast furnace at Gadsden a reopening of the Sayre coal mine and construction of an ore sintering plant as part of a broader defense program.
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Birmingham
Ala
Republic Steel Corporation
Gadsden
Sayre
Young Boxer Grows Toward Bigger Fights
The article notes a youth who will gain weight to join larger competitors within a year or two, signaling a planned progression to higher level bouts as he matures.
Four Double Headers Vary Across League Schedule
Today's games feature four double headers with Cincinnati facing New York Pittsburgh at Boston St Louis at Brooklyn Chicago at Philadelphia American Philadelphia meets Detroit Boston plays Cleveland Memphis travels to Knoxville and the night slate includes New Orleans at Atlanta Birmingham at Chattanooga and Little Rock at Nashville.
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Associated Press
New York
Ee Wee
Chicago
Cleveland Ooo
Boston Assassmensnsconne
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Doulas
Washington Sae Weewe Ee
National League
Brooklyn Con
Otowswee
Cincinnati
Petri Etter
Pittsburgh Annem
New York Eee
Boston
Atlanta
Nashville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Memphis
Little
Knoxville
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Inspection Planned by Alabama Industry Group Tour
Associated Industries of Alabama announced a week long inspection tour of state defense production for newspaper and press association representatives. The trip will start Tuesday and visit 22 plants in 11 cities across the state next week.
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Birmingham
Ala
Associated Industries of
Alabama
Associated Industries
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