Yankees to open World Series ticket sales early
The Daily Special News Service reports the Yankees will start accepting World Series ticket applications next Tuesday, two weeks earlier than before. Dodgers may host in Ribbet Field. field capacity limits loom for potential games. Forest Hills players protest limited grass practice as Nationals prep concerns grow. Jersey City fans harshly critique their club and praise Horace Stoneman and Bill Terry figures.
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Yanks
Forest Hills
Nationals
Jersey City
Horace Stoneman
Bill Terry & Co
Slugfest Protested as Ingalls Triumphs in Ten
Ingalls wins 19 to 16 over Alabama Hosiery in ten innings at Benson Field. John Page delivers five run rally for Ingalls, while Bill Jones and Shelby Cole duel on the mound. Russell Sims and Ed John spark Alabama with four hits apiece and key catches in left field.
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Buster Nelson
Benson Field
Bill Jones
Ingalls
Shelby Cole
John Page
Ers
Russell Sims
Alabama
Billy Curl
Jett
Jones
Iun
Hosiers
Thomas
Clark
Billy ‘Url
Wilbur Kim
Jack Prince
Sheats
Black
Joe Flynn
McMurtrie
Jack Bryant
Eddie Black
Hosieryman
Rob Ingalls
Ed John
Carl
Johnson and Clark
Cole
Page
Oneonta Box Team to Visit Decatur For Armory Scrap
Oneonta boxers travel to Decatur Monday for a regional meet against the Decatur Boys Club at the Armory. Phillips and Glenn A are matched at 135 pounds, Rogers defends welterweight honors, and Lonnie Malatino faces a rival from Camp Forrest. The card begins at 8 30.
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Oneonta
Wilds
Medwick Makes Comeback as Dodgers Win Big
Dodgers beat Giants 5 4 as Joe Medwick, now hitting .316 with 17 homers and 74 RBIs, robs Dick Bartell with a leaping grab in right field to seal Whit Wyatt's win. Dodgers stretch lead to a game and a half over idle Cardinals. In American League, Elden Auker wins his 13th as Browns top White Sox 5 2. Yankees plan World Series tickets.
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Howard Pollet
Cardinals
Howard
Joe Medwick
Brooklyns
Joe
Dodgers
Larry MacPhail
Dick Bartell
Giants
Medwick
Whit Wyatt
Hal Schumacher
Wyatt
St. Louis Browns
Chicago White Sox
Elden Auker
Sox
Yankees
Ed Barrow
The
Yanks
Big Series Set Sunday in Alabama Park Doubleheader
The Vols and Blue Devils schedule a Sunday at Alabama Park for a decisive city championship doubleheader. Blue Devils lead two games in the seven game series. Vols must win to avoid elimination. First game at 2:00 PM DST with listed lineups for both teams.
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Blue Devils
Alabama Park
Blue Imps
Todd
Prince
Caudill
C. Murphy
Freeman
Moore
Hess
Smith, Jr
Graham
The
Swallows
Kimbrell
Flynn
McMurtrie
Hargrove
Sheats
Brazeton
Hudson
National Brooklyn Narrowly Defeats New York 5–4
National Brooklyn edged New York 5 to 4 in the only game on the slate. American and Louis beat Chicago 5 to 2 with Louiskey scoring and solid pitching.
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National Brooklyn
New York
American
Louis
Chicago
Regional standings and scores from recent games
Southern Little Rock 8 Knoxville 3, Atlanta 4 Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 5 8, New Orleans 2 2, Nashville 6 4, Memphis 3 0. Final results show varied wins and losses across the regional matchups.
New Rule Faces Fire From Southern Officials
Coaches and officials at the Southern Football Officials Association meeting in Jackson Mississippi criticize the new free substitution rule saying it may slow the game and reduce the quarterback to a figurehead. Princeton coach Ed Walker warns the rule could backfire placing tutors on the hot spot while A R Hutchens and others express concern that it may spoil the game though officials hope it speeds play.
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Miss
Southern Football Officials’ Association
Ed Walker
Princeton
University of Mississippi
A. R. Hutchens
Lake Wales
Fla
Association
Walker
Hutchens
New Lineup Boosts Atlanta as Marshall Leads Rally
Atlanta's revamped lineup fuels a 4-3 win over the Birmingham Barons with Willard Marshall driving in all runs and posting his 20th and 21st homers. Emile Lochbeum gets the win in his 16th. Shaughnessy playoff series set for Sept 8. Nashville Vols close in on second. New Orleans drops to fourth after double losses to Chattanooga. Little Rock tops Knoxville 8-3.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Willard Marshall
Marshall
Birmingham Barons
Emile Lochbeum
Shaughnessy
Trammell Scott
Nashville Vols
Rags
New Orleans
Chattanooga
Noogans
Little Rock
Knoxville
Baseball Schedule Across Leagues
National League games include Brooklyn at New York and Boston at Philadelphia in a doubleheader noted for August 31. Pittsburgh visits Chicago while St. Louis plays Cincinnati. American League features New York at Washington Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Cleveland and Chicago at St Louis. Southern Association matchups list Birmingham at Atlanta New Orleans at Chattanooga Little Rock at Nashville and Memphis at Nashville.
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Cincinnati
Washington
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Chattanooga
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Associated Press
Oowens Soser
Cleveland - Am
Knoxville
Mississippi State tryouts open for football team
Coach Allyn McKeen invites Mississippi State students to attend open football tryouts seeking potential replacements. The Birmingham News notes McKeen aims to find players among the student body to fill vacant positions on the squad.
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Zipp Newman
Birmingham News
Allyn McKeen
Mississippi State
Governors Bet on Lamb Prize in Amateurs Game
North Dakota Governor John Moses and South Dakota Governor Harlan J. Bushfield wager a lamb on the outcome of a state amateur baseball championship. The loser would supposedly supply the lamb and claim a false alibi.
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John Moses
North Dakota
Harlan J. Bushfield
South Dakota
Pastor Turned Down Garden Bout. Lesnevich Rematch Possible
Bob Pastor refused a September fight at The Garden with Gus Lesnevich citing venue conflict in New York. Mike Jacobs may schedule the bout in Washington in October.
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Gus Lesnevich
New York
Mike Jacobs
Washington
Howie Pollet
Dick Chapman
Jack Wilson
Baylor
Bears
Johnny Pesky
Louisville
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Portland
Ore
Vincent Paskovich
California
Minnesota
Angelo Guiliani
Jimmy Pofahl
Decatur Boy Don Whitmire Highlighted by Look Magazine
Look Magazine spotlights Don Whitmire of Decatur as a top five Crimson Tide candidate for 1941. The 19 year old tackle weighs 225 pounds and is described as a coming sophomore joining Alabama for preseason practice after working with the state highway department during vacation. He is a Decatur High School standout and son of Mr. and Mrs. J B Whitmire.
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Look Magazine
Don Whitmire
Decatur Boy
University of Alabama
Look
Don
Crimson Tide
Whitmire
University
State Highway Department
Ward Abbott In The Finals At National Amateur
Marvin Ward of Spokane Washington and Pat Abbott of Los Angeles California reach the 36 hole final of the 45th National Amateur Championship at The Field Club Omaha. Ward dominates Riegel 9 and 8 to advance while Abbott defeats Ted Bishop 1 up to reach the decisive match.
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Omaha
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Slim Pat Abbott
Los Angeles
Willie Turnesa
Ward
Bob Riegel
Houston
Tex
California
Ted Bishop
Boston
Riegel
Texas
Abbott
Bishop
Charley Hamby Aims For National Rifle Honors With Axle Gun
Atlanta writer Rom ney Wheeler reports that Charley Hamby uses a Ford axle modified into a .22 caliber rifle barrel for a gun he hopes will win at Camp Perry Ohio. Hamby demonstrates high accuracy with 100 shots in a one inch circle at 100 yards and seeks top honors in the National matches beginning September 3.
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Atlanta
Charley Hamby
Charley
Camp Perry
Ohio
Hamby
Rome
D. C. Adams
Greensboro
Hogan Holds Slight Lead In Hershey Open
Ben Hogan, two strokes ahead after a 67 and 69 for 136, led the Hershey Open field of 62 professionals and nine amateurs at Hershey, as Lloyd Mangrum trailed by two. Amateur Dick Chapman carded 149, while Sam Snead and Jerl Johnson tied at 141 for third place amid strong scoring on the 7000 yard par 73 course.
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Ben Hogan
Hogan
Lloyd Mangrum
Monterey Park
Calif
Dick Chapman
U. S
Sam Snead
Jerl Johnson
Norristown
Denny Shute
Clayton Heafner
Johnny Bulla
Gene Kunes
Bill Stackhouse
Seguin
Six Bus Line Permits Approved by State Health Service
Six applications for operation of common passenger carriers in special or chartered service were approved by the State Public Health Service Commission. The permits include routes around Dothan, Greenville, Chambers County to Alabama, Birmingham to statewide, Florence area, and connections among Childersburg Birmingham Sylacauga Talladega.
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Ala
State Public Health Service Commission
W. F. Bailey
Dothan
Gordon Bennett Richard
Greenville
J. M. Smith
Chambers County
Alabama
Whitman's
Black and White Cab Company
Birmingham
All Points
James Ralph Phillips
Florence
William Howard Powers
Childerspurg
Sylacauga
Talladega
New
McNeill Opens 1941 National Singles in Forest Hills
Donald McNeill, defending champion from Oklahoma City, launches the 1941 National Singles at Forest Hills Stadium facing George Pryor of Pittsburgh. Seeded third behind Bobby Riggs and Frank Kovacs, McNeill is in a strong field of 64. Other top seeds include Ted Schroeder Frank Parker Wayne Sabin Jack Kramer and Gardnar Mulloy. In the women's division Pauline Betz leads the field with Dorothy Bundy meeting Mrs Norman Taubele Barber as the main highlight of opening play.
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Donald McNeill
Oklahoma City
Forest Hills Stadium
Don
George Pryor
Pittsburgh
McNeill
Bobby Riggs
Frank Kovacs
Riggs
Kovacs
Ted Schroeder
Frank Parker
Wayne Sabin
Jack Kramer
Los Angeles
Gardnar Mulloy
Dorothy Bundy
Santa Monica
Calif
Norman Taubele Barber
Alice Marble
Pauline Betz
Rep Jarman Pushes Snappier Army Uniforms
Representative Jarman of Alabama called the current army uniform disgraceful and urged a new design to ensure trainees look and act like soldiers on parade rather than prisoners on fatigue duty.
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Washington
Jarman
D.ala
Pottery Executive Fined After Campfire Burns 2500 Acres
Stanley Buckner, head of a pottery firm, paid 400 dollars fine and 200 dollar penalty for starting a fire at Taunton Lakes Camp without a permit. The blaze spread through 2500 acres of woodland and destroyed several cottages.
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N. J
Stanley Buckner
Taunton Lakes
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