Carroll no hit no run pitches Alabama gem at seven innings
Carroll, a youthful pitcher for the Anderson club, threw a no hit no run game against the Blue Devils in a seven inning forfeit tilt. The score was 0 0 after seven, Carroll worked into the eighth striking out Blue Devils and Little offense, earning fan acclaim as the game ended tied and his team scored in the eighth for the final win.
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Carbon Hill
Pecatar Devils
Anders
Carroll
Rifle
Anderson
Alabama Park
Blue Devils
One Game Today Hillsboro to Play Simco
Only one game is scheduled this afternoon between Hillsboro and Simco. Tip off is moved from 2 p.m. to an earlier Relocs start time.
Want Ads Update: Daily Changes Keep Classifieds Fresh
Daily Want Ads reflect constant shifts in listings. Readers browse new opportunities as prices, jobs, and services rotate with market demand and seasonal trends.
VOLS Start Stretch Run in Tight pennant chase
Nashville's Vols beat Memphis 6-5 in 12 innings to gain a half game on Atlanta while Atlanta rested. Little Rock Travelers swept the Smokies 14-3 and 5-1 behind Brazile and Prendergast in two strong pitching performances. Rain postponed Chattanooga vs New Orleans keeping lookouts close for fourth.
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Associated Press
Nashville
Vols
Atlanta
Memphis
Chicks
Little Rock
Travelers
Knoxville Smokies
cLetty
Cotton Brazie
Boston Red Sox
Smokies
Big Jim Prendergast
Brazile
Prendergast
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Pelicans
Lookouts
Baseball Results in National League Roundup
National League scores show Pittsburgh defeating Philadelphia 4 to 0 and St Louis beating New York 5 to 0. Brooklyn edged Cincinnati 9 to 8 while Chicago and Boston also played a one sided contest ending 1 to 1.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Boston
Chicago
W. L. Pet
Cincinnati Ee
Brooklyn Ee
New York Mae Ee
Pittsburgh Eee
Boston Errs
Wwe
Baseball Scores From Rain Delayed Games
Detroit 3 6 Washington 2 0 ended in the 6th inning due to darkness. Chicago 3 Boston 4. Cleveland at Philadelphia double header postponed by rain. St Louis 8.5 New York 10-6 after 18 innings in the second game.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
Detroit
Washington
St. Louis
New York
L. Pet
Rte
Washington Neues
Hiladelphia
Southern Association Scores Report
Nashville defeated Memphis 6 to 5 in 12 innings. Little Rock rallied to a 14 to 5 win over Knoxville in a separate game. only games scheduled.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Knoxville
State Board Sets Oil and Gas Drilling Fees in 1940 Law
The Alabama state board, including the governor, attorney general, and conservation director, will enforce drilling rules and fees under a 1940 act after hearings. An informal survey shows many wells were being sunk in the Tennessee Valley region.
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Montgomery
Ala
State Board
Where to Find Fish Lauderdale and Colbert
Fishing is slow in small streams of this district with bass crappie drum and catfish striking live bait. Across many creeks and lakes such as White Lake Wheeler Lake and Coal Creek the bite is fair to slow with live bait plugs and flies. weekend forecasts suggest improved angling in several locales.
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Lauderdale
Colbert
White Lake
Wilson and
Wheeler
Second Creek
West Lauderdale
Shoals
East Lauderdale
Buzzard Roost Creek
Cane Creek
Morgan
Wheeler Lake
Flint Creek
Cotaco Creek
Spring Creek
Mallard Creek
Cherokee
DeKalb
Jackson
Sauty Creek
Terrapin Creek
Pass
DeSoto Falls
Mud
Billie's Ford
Portland man’s bicycle quest ends in theft and loss
Portland resident Wallie Trainer saved for three years to buy a bicycle only to lose his bank and, after another two years, finally acquire one. A week later he rented it to a stranger for 25 cents, and both bike and stranger vanished.
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Portland
Ore
All Stars To Be Selected At North Alabama Tournament
Officials John Burleson Track Tho and Pinky Johnston will select an all star team from the competing clubs as fans submit their choices at this afternoon’s Hillsboro Simco game. The selection mirrors the score book and tests how closely fans followed the play.
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North Alabama
John Burleson
Track Tho
Pinky” Johnston
Briez Chats About Sports
Walter Hagen tops pro earnings with 127 dollars in four Hershey nights. Jimmy Demaret close to 100 in early August. An unidentified third place finisher earns 4.85. Two Jersey Irishmen back Pat Comiskey as Jack Kearns expands ventures. Joe Berry receives naval academy appointment after Notre Dame freshman season. North Carolinians bet Duke over Tennessee, betting like Duke has millions.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Walter Hagen
Hernshey
Jimmy Demaret
Pat Comiskey
Jack Kearns
Angels
Joe Berry
Notre Dame
Annapolis
Elmer Layden
Navy
Duke
Tennessee
Clemson appoints Frank Howard as head football coach
The Clemson athletic council chose Frank Howard as head coach after questions about a successor to Jess Neely were settled. Howard, surprised yet game, seconded the motion that named him. He accepted the post and was approved.
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Jess Neely
Clemson Athletic Council
Frank Howard
Howard
We Are About To Show Our Teeth To The Cubs
Glenn Seidel resigns as Tulane coach to pursue business in Minnesota after this season. He helped the Gophers shine in past years. Ernest Mills co captain at Auburn wed Miss Virginia Baker in Ozark Alabama today, in the village praised as fairest on the plain.
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Arch Ward
Chicago Tribune
Casey Stengel
Cubs
Casey
Glenn Seidel
Tulane
Minnesota
Gophers
Ernest Mills
Auburn
Ozark
Ala
Virginia Baker
The Yanks Are Coming to Life anew
Douglas Barnhart notes the New York Yankees face doubt as Detroit and Cleveland stumble. the piece frames the Yankees rebuilding push and the shifting odds in baseball's near term season outlook.
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Detroit
Indians
Douglas Barnhart
Powers Seeks A Billee Day At Polo Grounds
New York News sports editor Jimmy Powers moves for a Billee Day at the Polo Grounds prompting questions about a second vote or approval.
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Jimmy Powers
The
New York News
Polo Grounds
Tow Car Rivalry Ends In Hospital And Jail
In San Francisco on August 30 police resolved a clash between two tow car drivers after a wreck. One man was taken to hospital for a split scalp and another jailed on a charge of assault with a deadly weapon following a fight over the damaged car.
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San Francisco
All-Star Game Awards Set Prizes for Winners and Runner-up
The event will award the all-star winner a cash prize of 2.50 and the runner-up a case of soft drinks. The description notes rewards tied to performance during the game’s various phases.
DAILY CROSSWORD SOLUTION CLUES
Across and down clues list common crossword terms with definitions. Included are color, tent, keel etc and standard crossword entries for length and wordplay. The grid would fill with typical crossword answers per clue set.
Sarazen Crushes Picard as Youthful Threats Rise in 1940 Championship
Sarazen edged Picard in a 36 hole quarter final to halt the defending champion and advance toward the semi finals. Young players led by Hogan Guldahl Runyan Nelson Snead Kirk pushed forward as McSpaden and Hagen fell short. Picard rallied late but could not best the veteran in Hershey.
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Tom Reedy
Hershey
Gene Sarazen
Sarazen
P. G
Henry Picard Yesteray
Walter Hagen
Haig
Father Time
Byron Nelson
Dick Metz
Eddie Kirk
Art Clark
Ben Hogan
al Brosch
Ralph Guldahl
Jim Foulis
Sammy Snead
Jimmy Hines
Paul Runyan
Ed Dudley
Hagen
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Picard
McSpaden
Foulis
Guldah
Farmington
Mich
Clark
Uniontown
Hogan
Baseball schedule bulletins for today
Today's games include Brooklyn at Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Pittsburgh as the only on the slate. In the American League Washington visits New York Boston plays Philadelphia Cleveland travels to Chicago with night games Atlanta goes to Memphis Nashville hosts Birmingham Knoxville travels to New Orleans Chattanooga visits Little Rock for two night games.
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National League
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Washington
New York
Boston
Cleveland
Chicago
Southern Association
Atlanta
Memphis
Nashville
Birmingham
Knoxville
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Tl. Pet Nashville
Ewe A Ee
Yankees surge past Browns as Tigers close gap
The New York Yankees won a doubleheader against the St Louis Browns 10-3 and 6-5 in 13 innings, with Joe DiMaggio delivering a 28th homer and Frank Crosetti’s bunt driving in the decisive run. The Tigers also swept Washington to trim the lead. Buck Newsom and Hank Greenberg led Detroit. In the NL, the Reds moved 8.5 games ahead after a 9-3 win as Vander Meer was recalled, while Brooklyn’s Lavazetto underwent an appendectomy.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
New York Yankees
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Joe DiMaggio
Elden Auker
George McQuinn
Yanks
Charley Keller
Buddy Rosar
Frank Crosetti
Brownies
Buck Newsom
Hank Greenberg
Boston Red Sox
Johnny Rigney
Joe Cronin
Cincinnati Reds
Harry Lavazetto
Brooklyn Dodgers
Reds
Dodgers
Paul Derringer
Champs
Johnny
Vander Meer
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants
Fiddler
Bill McGee
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phates
Sailor Bill Posedel
Chicago Cubs
Boston Bees
Skeet Scores at Wheeler Lake Trap and Skeet Club
Skeet shooters compete at Wheeler Lake Trap and Skeet Club on August 29, 1940. Franklin Moore posts 40 of 50 while John E. Sandlin 22 of 25 Marvin Sams 18 of 25 James McAllister 18 of 25 SW Bettet 17 of 25 Beace a 15 of 25 CC G Hardwick 13 of 25 John Wilkinson 3 of 25.
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Wheeler Lake
Franklin Moore
John E. Sandlin
Marvin Sams
James McAllister
Bettet
Hutson Stuns All-Stars as Packers Triumph in Chicago
In front of a record 84,567 crowd at Soldier Field the Green Bay Packers defeated the All-Stars 45 to 28. Don Hutson starred with 150 receiving yards and multiple scores, while Cecil Isbell and Arnold Herber connected for key plays. The game raised $175,427 for Chicago charities.
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Chicago
Green Bay Packers
Don Hutson
All-Stars
Soldier Field
Packers
Amby Schindler
Southern California
Hutson
Trun
Cecil Isbell
Purdue
Carl Mulleneaux
Kenny Washington
Arnold Herber
Green Bay
Andy Uram
Kinnick
Banks McFadden
Herber
Schindler
Paul Engebretsen
Isbell
Chicago Tribune
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Simco
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Brietz
Daily Crossword
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King Features Syndicate
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Knobby Walsh
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Joe E. Brown
Mary Carlisle
Marc Lawrence
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