Browns Playoff Series History Revisited in Early Baseball
The Browns traveled with De in 1887 and with the New Giants the next year to decide the post season champ. They lost both times, a total of 10 games five. In the American Association they led their league for consecutive years. The 1887 pennant winner Detroit faced demands to play in multiple cities including Pittsburg Brooklyn New York Philadelphia and Chicago. A later series with the Giants was similar in format though modest by today’s standards with receipts near $50 000 for 15 games.
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Baseball Results By The Associated American teesee
National Brooklyn 10 Philadelphia 8. Southern Nashville 8 Birmingham 6 at Orleans Little Rock ppd. Ally Charleston 3 at Jacksonville ppd. Macon 1 0 Augusta at Savannah ppd. Georgia Florida Americus 2 at Moultrie ppd. Cordele 7 Albany 10 8. E Jackson ppd 8 Montgomery 2 ibicoecs 4.
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American Games Preview Across Major Cities
Today’s schedule lists York at Philadelphia and Boston at Chicago as night contests. Earlier games include matchups in New York St Louis Cincinnati and Atlanta facing Chattanooga Little Rock and Memphis.
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Boston
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Side-splitting mischief and bear tales from the road
In a rapid-fire parade of light sports gags and quirky anecdotes, the column recalls Lloyd Wickett the Oregon State lineman who survived a Kodiak bear encounter by noting the bear was left handed. It includes baseball and golf quips from Philadelphia and Hollywood legends, plus Ole Miss coach Mehre’s nosey linemen tale and a Mississippi sidelight.
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Lloyd Wickett
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Kodiak Island
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Group marketing grows in Alabama counties
Group purchasing and marketing associations for Farm Security Administration clients have been established in 65 of Alabama's 67 counties. State director H. M. Pearson announced the development as of June 30.
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Farm Security Administration
Alabama
H. M. Pearson
4Oday
Tigers Push Plan To Cut 1943 Season Schedule
Detroit news reports General Manager Jack Zeller proposes shaving two months from the 1943 season and ending a month earlier. He would move spring training to home parks and cut Southern camps to avoid housing strain and Army concerns, presenting at the July meeting of American League club owners in New York.
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Jack Zeller
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Florida State News Suspends Publication For War Duration
Tallahassee's morning daily newspaper the Florida State News suspends edition for the duration of the war due to heavy losses over two years. Publisher John Tapers cites wartime strains as the final blow to operations.
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Army to Hire No Name Coaches for All-Army Football
World sports columnist notes Lieut. Col Biff Jones and Lieut. Col Bob Neyland withdrew from coaching lists leaving Army short of named coaches. Navy may supply a substitute. Racing events raise funds with Derby and war bond gifts. Empire City, Arlington Park, Suffolk Downs, Maryland tracks pledge significant relief support. Detroit’s Briggs Stadium will host Wednesday games through mid August starting at 6 PM.
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New York
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Wallace Wade
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Slang touring world series to decide 1943 Rose Bowl foes
Sid Benjamin of Hazleton Plain Speaker notes that a slang touring world series proposal answers who will face in the 1943 Rose Bowl. He suggests the Yanks may meet the Dodgers, delivering an early record conclusion to the matchup question.
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Swedish runner Gunnar Haag to race in United States soon
Boston reports Gunnar Haag the Swedish 1500 meter man with a 3 47 6 best will arrive within a week to compete in the United States. He is expected to be matched with Gil Dodds as anticipation grows from the Mahoning Open where Clayton Heafner won for the second time.
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Clayton Heafner
Daily Crossword Puzzle Clues
A large numbered crossword with across and down clues. Includes entries for many common words such as hill crustacean filament and pen noun list with many decodable answers. The puzzle ends with a cryptogram quotation today and an attributed quote about antiquity by Burke.
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Danis
English School
Steers Wild
Sports Notes From A Busy Week Across Golf And Football
The column covers a player returning to form after a suspension at Asheville and a famed batting tip from Country Slaughter. It also notes Stanford adopting a tee formation and quotes Joe Gembis on players leaving for better summer jobs and potential fall roster changes.
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Willie Keeler
Country Slaughter
Stanford Golf
Joe Gembis
Wayne University
Army flyer Hegelson from Bainbridge leads in high school sports
Sergeant Donovan G. Hegelson, from Lake Mills Iowa, star athlete in football basketball baseball and track, wins swimming diving medals, now serves as payroll clerk at Army basic flying school Bainbridge Ga. Colleges could use his talents.
Fleming Hottest Thing In League In Early Season
Les Fleming from Nashville who took over Cleveland first base has surged to the top in the American League. He raised his batting average by 16 points last week on 12 hits, threatening Joe Gordon of the New York Yankees who slipped from .367 to .363.
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Les Fleming
Nashville
Cleveland
Fleming
Joe Gordon
New York Yankees
Gordon
Relief Role Hurlers Win Relief Role Hurlers Win
Southern Association pitchers rescue wins as Kleinke, Monteagudo, and Lambert spark victories. Memphis wins 6-5 behind Kleinke after Veverka exit. Chattanooga beats Nashville 6-5 with Miller closing. Atlanta tops Knoxville 4-1 as Lambert drives in key run. New Orleans at Little Rock postponed.
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Associated Press
Doc Prothro
Memphis
Norbert Kleinke
Frank Veverka
Birmingham
Kleinke
Barons
Chattanooga
Carl Monteagudo
Nashville
Lookout City
John (Ox) Miller
Elmer
Pep) Lambert
Atlanta
Vernon Curtis
Knoxville
Paul Richards
Smokies
Young Curtis
Crackers
New Oreans
Little Rock
Chatta
Week’s 18 trips lift batter to second in league race
The player went 18 official trips to the plate delivering an impressive .667 average for the week. This surge moves him from fourth to second place in the league with a .346 figure.
Gals Train For War Time Lifesaving Roles
In a wartime feature the Army drafts lifeguards to fill manpower gaps. Dolores Moran and Marian are shown lifesaving techniques with Ed Perry demonstrating escapes from grips the chin carry and the hair carry. Dolores stands guard near a lifeguard tower ready to assist swimmers in distress.
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Perry
Dolores
Medwick Strikes Big Win as Dodgers Take Lead
Dodgers beat Phillies 10 to 3 aided by a six run ninth inning burst. Joe Medwick contributed three singles and Ed Head earned the win as Brooklyn moved within a half game of the National League lead. The win came after Ford suspended an official as the league distanced itself from controversy.
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Ford
National League
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Ed Head
Joe Medwick
Navy selects W and L standout Bill Gray as fitness program mover
Lexington Virginia June 30 Navy adds Bill Gray elect of the 142 W and L team to its fitness roster as he joins fellow coach Riley Smith in the program. The report notes Gray’s rising status among W and L coaches amid ongoing athletic developments.
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