Citadel draws Boston area football prospects to South Carolina
Up east coaches probe how five top Boston area players and one from New Hampshire enrolled at The Citadel in South Carolina. Johnny Ruchler helps the Giant outfield while Dickie Stock of Mobile watches from the grandstand. Willamette U cuts price to four bits for five home games. Bets swirl that Bob Pastor defeats Billy Conn Friday night.
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New Hampshire
Citadel
South Carolina
Johnny Ruchler
Dickie” Stock
Mobile
Milt
Willamette U
Oregon
Bob Pastor
Billy Conn
Wild Windup for American League as Yankees Edge Athletics
The Labor Day doubleheaders boost crowd numbers as the Yankees move to second place with a slim margin over the Tigers. Cleveland and Detroit stumble in doubleheaders, while the Browns, White Sox, Senators and Reds register key wins. Lefty Grove loses a 13 inning duel to Sid Hudson as Washington snaps a 0-0 tie.
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Judson Bailey
Cleveland Indians
Detroit Tigers
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Cincinnati
Yankees
Marius Russo
A’s
John Babich
Cleveland
St. Louisees
Vernon Kennedy
Browns
Elden Auker
Tigers
Chicago
Bill Dietrich
John Rigney
Julius Solters
Rigney
Lefty Grove
Boston Red Sox
Sid Hudson
Nelson Wins P G A Title in Close Final
Byron Nelson of Toledo defeats Sam Snead by one hole to clinch the U S P G A championship in a 36 hole final at Hershey Pennsylvania. Nelson earns 1100 dollars with Snead taking 600 as the duel ends in late drama with birdies and a crucial lip out on the 34th.
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Hershey
Byron Nelson
Toledo
United States
Sam Snead
Snead
West Virginia
Sammy Snead
Nelson
Sam
Sammy
Spring Hill
Byron
Hillsboro Clinches 1940 North Alabama Semi Pro Title
Hillsboro won the 1940 North Alabama Semi Pro championship by defeating the Decatur Blue Devils 9 to 0. The team completed the tournament undefeated, praised for strong management by Buford Corum and Willie Landers and noted for clean play and exciting games on local diamonds.
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Pinky” Johnston
Hillsboro
North Alabama
Decatur Blue Devils
Buford Corum
Willie Pp
Rubber Dollie) Landers
All Star Pick With Blue Devils and Hillsboro Players
The selection names include catcher Bratton and catcher Mc Murtrie from Hillsboro and Blue Devils respectively. Flynn at first base and Landers at second base align with Hillsboro and Blue Devils rosters.
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Bratton
Hillsboro
McMurtrie
Blue Devils
Flynn
Landers
Blue Devils Fall Short as Hillsboro Wins By Narrow Margin
Hillsboro defeated the Blue Devils 9 to 2 after a nine inning rally. Manahan Vernon and Hutson held the visitors to 15 hits while Johnson Bratton and Bratton delivered two base hits for Hillsboro. Courtland, Northwest Alabama champions, challenged North Alabama champs for a Thursday afternoon game at Alabama Park.
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Hillsbornes
Manahan
Vernon
Hutson
Satans
Glasgow Mitchell
Briscoe
Courtland
Northwest Alabama
North Alabama
Alabama Park
Woo-Nonies
Hillsboro
Johnson
Bratton
Robinson
Hudson
Glasgow
Graham
Sheats
Flynn
Burleson
Thompson
Yours
Grahan
Oeeres Kimbrell
Neenasatts Flynn
Stavtaeene McMurtrie
F. Knoblock
Sresenee Aewanerwees
Robinson Hargrove
Hampton
Mitchell
Braze
Sagen
Landers
Horton
Rf Towers
Cardinals at Reds Highlight Sole NL Showdown
The National League lone matchup features St. Louis visiting Cincinnati for a single scheduled game. The result or start time is not provided in the text.
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National League St. Louis
Cincinnati
Daily baseball schedule for Detroit Chicago and southern teams
The American League shows Detroit at Chicago as the only scheduled game. In the Southern Association Memphis at Knoxville, Little Rock at Nashville, and Chattanooga at New Orleans are also listed as scheduled games.
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Chicago
Southern Association
Memphis
Knoxville
Little Rock
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Across 1 5 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 18 21 25 26 27 28 29 30 32 33 34 35 36 38 41 43 44 45 46 47
Across clues fill a standard word puzzle with brief definitions. Down clues intersect to form a grid. Torow is the puzzle title and date line.
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Scotland
Stengel Calls Team of Tomorrow A Ten-Year Prospect
Casey Stengel says the club could be good for ten years of high class baseball if no players are sold to avoid red ink. He cautions against peddling stars to balance finances while outlining confidence in the roster’s long term potential.
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Casey Stengel
Hazen Cuyler Targeted by Chattanooga Fans
Chattanooga supporters threaten to lynch owner Joe Stengel if Hazen Ki Ki Cuyler is not rehired to manage the Lookouts for next season. Barnstorming veteran Jesse Owens tours the country giving exhibitions and clinics. Vanderbilt touts its top freshman class in the Southern Conference. Alva Bradley seeks a new Indians manager with no volunteers found yet.
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Chattanooga
Joe Stengel
Hazen
Ki Ki
Joseph P. Carmichael
Chicago Daily News
Cleveland
Alva Bradley
Indians
Bus ter Maynard Tops Richmond Colts Popularity Vote
In Forest Hills gossip notes Beg Pardon Dept. notes Bus ter Maynard as the Richmond Colts’ most popular member. A scribe recalls Sarah Palfrey once called the former Boston beauty glamorous and striking. Paul Christman in Missouri announces his bum leg is improving and ready for football duties.
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Buster Maynard
Georgia
Ferrell
Richmond Colts
Forest Hills
Sarah Palfrey
Boston Beauty
Tollir
Butch
Missouri
Paul” Christman
O. K
Southeast Louisiana coach faces summer sharks incident
Coach Harry Cain of Southeast ern Louisiana Institute learned his No 1 left tackle John Ramsey was spending the summer catching sharks and did not call the fire department.
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Harry Cain
Southeastern Louisiana Institute
John Ramsey
Rip Sewell Dominates NL Hitless Stretches For Pirates
Records show Rip Sewell, anchoring the Pittsburgh Pirates pitching staff, shut out the New York Giants and Philadelphia Phillies in two recent starts and held the Chicago Cubs scoreless for six innings before a run finally scored, as Pirates won 5 to 2.
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Boston Bees
Brooklyn Dodgers
al Javery
Brooklyn
Curt Davis
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Rip Sewell
Phillies
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Rip
Pirates
Pirate
Falkville Blues Open First Grid Practice
Falkville Blue Devils begin first practice week with camp workouts and rigorous sessions. Coaches J. Pettey and Spurgeon Long lead a largely new squad with an optimistic outlook for the season.
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Blue Devils
Falkville
J. ©. Pettey
Spurgeon Long
SEC Players Warm Up Across Regions in 1940 Open Practices
Southeastern Conference football teams began fall drills under hot sun with multiple campuses detailing early lineups. Tennessee moved Bob Foxx to tailback with Cafego gone, Alabama ran over 50 players emphasizing backfield blocking, Tulane trimmed 21 candidates from 57, LSU eyed a scoring threat after Ken Kavanaugh, Georgia Tech opened with 91 candidates, Auburn listed 52 active, Florida started twice daily under Tom Lieb, and Georgia fielded 54 hopefuls as coaches voiced cautious optimism.
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Associated Press
Knoxville
Bob Neyland
Bob Foxx
Tennessee
George
Jimmy Swartzinger
Burst Warren
Tusgaloosa
Frank Thomas
Alabama
Orleans
Tiane
Tulane
Baton Rouge
Bernie Moore
L S. A
Ken Kavanaugh
Atlanta
Bill Alexander
Georgia Tech
Johnny Bosch
George Webb
Hank Cavette
Rose Bowl Field
Auburn
Tigers
Gainesville
Florida
Tom Lieb
Athens
Wallace Butts
Georgia
Guard veterans seek navy enlistment after Minnesota drills
Nebraska City report says seven National Guardsmen, recently back from strenuous maneuvers in Minnesota and facing possible active duty, are trying to enlist in the navy. The item centers on lanky Jim Todd, a sophomore passer who hurt his shoulder in spring practice, with his passing described as affected and possibly misdirected.
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Nebraska City
Neb
H. E. Thompson
Minnesota
Navy
Jim Todd
Butt
Comet exhibit bottle holds ragweed pollen
An exhibit director warns a two-gram vial from a world’s fair exhibit could release a large sneeze inducing pollen if opened. The harmless looking bottle contains ragweed pollen and could trigger a severe reaction even in non hay fever sufferers.
Perfect Alibi in Cattle Theft Case Shifts Clue
Waco county officers questioned a man linked to Coryell county cattle thefts and filed his alibi. He claimed he could not have stolen cattle there that night because he says he stole three cows near Wortham that same night.
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Waco
Tex
Waco County
Coryell County
Wortham
VOLS CLINCH S L pennant for the season
Nashville's Jaunty Vale clinched the Southern Association pennant for 1940 by beating Little Rock 4 2 and 10 2 in a Labor Day doubleheader. Gus Dugas led with his 21st homer, Mickey Rocco added two homers, and Clete Boots Poffenberger won both games. Birmingham closed in on Chattanooga for fourth as New Orleans moved up with a twin bill split. Memphis topped Knoxville to stay in third.
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Nashville
Vale
Larry Gilbert
Little Rock
Atlanta
Gus Dugas
Mickey Rocco
Vols
New Orleans
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Bill Plastering
Memphis
Knoxville Smokies
Baseball Scores Log Shows Tight Struggles Across Leagues
New York blanked Philadelphia while Brooklyn and Boston pulled late wins. Chicago fell to Pittsburgh as St Louis and Cincinnati split a two game set.
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Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Boston
Chicago
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Baseball Scores and Schedule From Evening Games
Philadelphia tied New York six to six after 13 innings in the first game while Boston fell to Washington 0.4 in a darkened sixth. Detroit edged Chicago 1-0 as St Louis beat Cleveland 2-3 1-0. Atlanta routed New Orleans 7-0 New Orleans won game two 3-2 in five innings due to darkness. Birmingham defeated Chattanooga 10-4 Memphis beat Knoxville 6-3 Nashville lost 4-10 to Little Rock.
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Associated Press
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Cincinnati
Brooklyn Se
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
New York
Choi Nic Waeshekceipnes
Boston
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Ae Ee
Detroit
Birmingham
Little Rock
Washington
Chicago
Atlanta
New Orleans
Chattanooga
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