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Newspaper
Decatur Daily
Location
Decatur, Alabama, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1944
Page
8
Brooklyn pitcher Ben Chapman led the Nets to a 5 to 1 win over the Reds as Pittsburgh Pirates and Redlegs standings shift with Philadelphia in play. Konstantry Shaun and Mueller, Chapman and Bragan contribute in the shifting race on September 30.
Upsets spark college football with North Carolina preflight topping Navy 21 14 and Indiana thumping Michigan 20 0. Notre Dame routed Pittsburgh 58 0 while Ohio State freshmen beat Missouri 54 0 as Army crushed North Carolina 46 0 and California beat UCLA 6 0 amid a day of shocks and standout freshmen across multiple campuses.
India maintains the world’s largest irrigation network with extensive canal anddf systems supporting agriculture. The massive project spans multiple states and involves government agencies, engineers, and irrigation districts working to improve water delivery and farming productivity.
FIGHTING FORCES T-5 IRA C. ROYER has returned to Fort Leonard Wood Missouri after a furlough with relatives in Decatur and Trinity. He served three years in Alaska and is the son of Mr and Mrs J F Royer of Trinity. CPL Woodrow W Wright son of Mr and Mrs A L Wright of Lacey's Spring entered service January 8 1941 and is now somewhere in India in a hospital.
New York reports the St. Louis Cardinals as the betting favorite for the 40th World Series at Sportsman's Park with Detroit and the Browns close in the public interest. The Browns surprise 1944 run and Detroit surge behind Wakefield and pitchers Newhouser and Trout fuel tension as potential seven game series loom.
Army opening win over North Carolina features power T formation trickery as backs burst through the Tar Heel line and on the edges. The Cadets score a touchdown in every period beginning late in the first quarter.
Morgan county high opened the season Friday night with a 14 7 victory over Moulton at Hartselle. After a 7 7 halftime tie Morgan drove late in the final period for the winning touchdown pass from McClanahan to Key. Standouts were Captain Key Bill Payne and John Montgomery. Morgan faces Sheffield’s Tigers next.
A large crowd is expected as Ingalls 97 faces Nashville Bridge Co of Birmingham in a Sunday doubleheader at Ingalls field just south of the shipyard. Ramsey to start in the first game with MacMurtrie catching. Coffman or Box to start the second with Crowtok. No admission charge.
Indiana University football powered past Michigan 20 to 0 in Ann Arbor, securing the early conference victory. Bobby Hoernschemeyer directed the offense with key drives of 56 67 and 65 yards assisted by full backs George Sundheim and Harry Jagade.
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