Dixie Sports Briefs From Dixie Sports Desk
Blytheville Army Air and Shaw Field teams clash in the Eastern Flying Train Command diamond tournament. Mel Parnell stars for Shaw in a 3 hit effort to beat Gunter Field. Mt Holly defends regional title in women’s tournament with Birmingham and Peerless Woolen Mills advancing to finals. Buck Cheves and R R Welsh named state directors at the Southern Football Officials Association meeting.
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Peerless Woolen Mills
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Coach Alexander Succeeds Bagley as Tech Official
W A Alexander of Georgia Tech named coach while Gus Tebell of Charlottesville Virginia becomes president succeeding Battle Bagley of Fayetteville Tennessee. Cheves named vice president in Tebell’s place and Secretary A R Hutchens reelected.
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Georgia Tech
Gus Tebell
Charlottesville
Battle Bagley
Fayetteville, Tenn
Cheves
Tebell
A. R. Hutchens
Kiwanis District Convention Set for October in Alabama
Some 300 Kiwanis club representatives from across Alabama will gather in Auburn for the district convention October 8 to 10. Governor Chauncey Sparks is slated to address the group on Tuesday.
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Ala
Alabama
Chauncey Sparks
Don Hutson Resumes Coaching While Eye Clears
Don Hutson, famed Green Bay end, decides to retire from playing but will stay with the Packers as a coach as he recovers from a recent eye infection. He doubts playing time, suggesting only occasional offensive duty, while continuing to pursue coaching duties. Hutson already holds league records including 138 points and 17 touchdowns in 1942.
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Don Hutson
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Municipal Stadium
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Hutson
Associated Press
Alabama
Packer
Baseball Scores From AP National and American Leagues
The Associated Press reports multiple game results across both leagues. Brooklyn defeated New York 8 to 3 while New York edged Philadelphia 9 to 6 in a different encounter. Boston shut out Philadelphia 2 to 0 and St. Louis beat Detroit 4 to 1.
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New York
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Philadelphia
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Chicago
Cincinnati
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Cleveland
Detroit
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Southern Association Scores Reported By City Matchups
The Southern Association results list Orleans 2 4 Atlanta 1 2 and Birmingham 6 7 Chattanooga 3 6. Nashville 11 2 Little Rock 4 4. Memphis 8 3 Mobile 6 2.
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Atlanta
Birmingham
Chattanooga
Nashville
Little Rock
Memphis
Mobile
Alabamian Killed in California Bomber Crash
Private Robert W. Breedlove 23 of Tuskegee Alabama was killed along with nine other crewmen when a B 24 bomber crashed at Muroc Army Air Base Commanding officer Col Gerald Hoyle announced the incident occurred Sept 4 at the base in California This report summarizes the fatal crash and identifies Breedlove as one of the deceased with the other nine airmen.
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Calif
Robert W. Breedlove
Tuskegee
Ala
Muroc Army Air Base
Gerald Hoyle
Yankees Close Up On Browns In Tough pennant chase
The Yankees, half a game behind the Browns, could seize the lead with a Twins twin bill win and a Browns stumble. New York swept Washington in a doubleheader while Cleveland beat Chicago. Nick Etten hit two homers and Stirnweiss stole three bases as the Yankees surged.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
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St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
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Browns
Joe McCarthy
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Dizzy Trout
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Nick Etten
George Stirnweiss
Three Clubs Tie For Top In Southern Association
The Atlanta Crackers Nashville Vols and Memphis Chicks battled for first as the second half leads. New Orleans beat Atlanta 2 1 and 4 2 while Memphis defeated Mobile 6 2 and 3 2. Nashville routed Little Rock 11 4 then lost 4 2. Pete Gray starred for Memphis with a homer and two hits. Mel Ivy broke his left arm for Atlanta.
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Chalie Cuellar
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Red Lucas
Walter Milner
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Joe Lease
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Pirates Sweep Cardinals as Rip Sewell Notches 16th Victory
Rip Sewell pitched the Pirates to a 6 to 5 win over the St. Louis Cardinals in the opener of a doubleheader. Sewell allowed eight hits walked three and struck out four while scoring one run himself as Pittsburgh became the first team to sweep a series from St. Louis this season.
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Pirates sweep Cardinals in doubleheader for first time
Pittsburgh wins 6-5 and 8-2 in a four game series sweep over St. Louis before 34395 fans, the Cardinals’ longest 1944 losing streak. Bill Voiselle earns his 18th win as New York tops Brooklyn 9-3 to split the twin bill after the Brooks take the opener 8-6. Cubs top Reds 5-1 and 6-2 as Bill Nicholson hits his 30th homer and drives in 199 runs, Cubs turn a triple play in the first inning. Phillies and Braves split, Tobin notches his 15th win and Philadelphia shuts out Boston 5-0.
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Bill Voiselle
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Cubs
Cincinnati
Bill Nicholson
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Boston
Braves
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Parker Makes Bid for National Title
Parker, Sgt. Frank, back on the court where he faced Ted Schroeder in 1942, begins his bid for the national tennis title at West Side. Seeded No. 4, he defeated Lt. Don McNeill 6-4 3-6 6-2 6-2 in the semifinal. Pauline Betz defended her women’s title with a straight-set 6-3 8-6 win over Margaret Osborne for her third straight crown.
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N. Y
Frank Parker
Ted Schroeder
America
West Side
Don McNeill
Navy
Talbert
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Margaret Osborne
San Francisco
Democrats Name Candidate Tuesday In Montgomery Mayor Race
Montgomery Democrats will nominate a mayoral candidate tomorrow after a quiet campaign. The two contenders did not run formal headquarters with David E. among the officially designated president of the board of city commissioners candidates.
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Ala
Board of City Commissioners
David E
Rained-out races yield trainful of fans refunds
New York report notes Roosevelt Raceway delayed grand circuit races, track hands paid fans 1.50 to cover railroad fare, while many fans earned back more than spent. The piece also mentions pitcher Andrew Viggo Hansen nicknamed Swede despite Danish descent and Madison Square Garden Bowl rebuilt as an Army post office for Christmas packages to overseas troops.
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Roosevelt Raceway
Andrew Viggo Hansen
Giants
Madison Square Garden Bowl
Forehand debut and sports notes from the week
Sgt. Frankie Parker showcases a new forehand in a Monday matinee as tennis experts note the novelty. Cincinnati star Frank McCormick enters his 77th game this season, aiming to surpass Ed Roush's club record. A four month old spectator, Rees Freeman, steals attention at the tennis nationals amid autograph seekers.
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Frankie Parker
Frankie
Cincinnati
Frank McCormick
Ed Roush
Rees Freeman
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Dave Fan
Rees
Special Primary Nomination for Mayor Succession
Dunn and W M Anderson announce tomorrow's special primary to nominate a successor to the late Mayor Cyrus B Brown. A special election is scheduled for October 9.
North Alabama gets fewer autos for September
Birmingham announces only 17 new automobiles will be available to North Alabama civilians in September. Deputy District Director Sam Watkins of the Office of Price Administration says the district will receive more bicycles than in August. The monthly allotment is 0.169, up 37 from last month, due to a shrinking national stockpile.
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Birmingham
Ala
North Alabama
Sam Watkins
Office of Price Administration
Watkins
Cleaning firms settle OPA case in Moulton
For alleged Office of Price Administration ceiling price violations the Moulton Cleaners and the A and M Cleaners both dry cleaning establishments of Moulton have settled treble damage claims of 150 dollars each.
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Stolen Coupons Reach North Alabama Cities
U S District Attorney Jim C Smith says a New Jersey man Anthony Mupp 43 of New Brunswick has been charged with illegal trafficking in gasoline coupons tied to Baton Rouge thefts. Coupons have surfaced in Birmingham Gadsden Anniston and Tuscaloosa. Mupp was arrested in Arkansas and will be arraigned there. Kingman Shelburne of the North Alabama OPA says probes aim to prosecute filling station operators involved with stolen or counterfeit coupons.
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Alabama
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Jim C. Smith
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Anniston
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Smith
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Gas rate cut approved for Mobile Gas customers
The Alabama Public Service Commission announced a $151,000 rate reduction for Mobile Gas after months of negotiation. Commissioner Gordon Persons said the cuts take effect September 6, and all customers paying above the minimum one dollar would be affected.
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Ala
Alabama Public Service Commission
Mobile Gas Company
Gordon Persons
New Union Heads Talk With Ickes
Officials of the newly organized supervisory employee union of the United Mine Workers conferred with Secretary Ickes today about strikes in the bituminous coal fields of Western Pennsylvania. The strikes have led to government seizure of ten mines and may trigger further action affecting other properties. Participants included John Mc Alpine, president, and Bert Condra, secretary.
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Supervisory Employee Union of the United Mine
Joato
Ickes
Pennsylvania
John McAlpine
United Clerical, Technical and Sursory Employes Union
Bert Condra
Coal Dealers Meet In Atlanta For Southeastern Conference
About 400 representatives of the coal industry and related businesses are expected to attend the second coal conference of the Southeastern Retail Coal Association in Atlanta September 11 and 12. E R McDaniel of Birmingham, Association president, announced. Addresses by leading coal men will be heard the first day, and officers for the next year will be elected the second.
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Southeastern Retail Coal Association
Atlanta
E. R. McDaniel
McDaniel
Nelson Leads By 3 Strokes In Nashville Golf Event
Byron Nelson opened a strong bid to set another scoring record at the Nashville Invitational with a 64 67 for 131, eleven under par, as Bob Hamilton trailed by three at 134. Tony Penna and Harold McSpaden sat five behind at 136 after 36 holes.
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Nashville
Tenn
Golf
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Byron Nelson
Texas
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Nelson
Craigshen
Toledo Titan
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
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Tony Penna
Dayton
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Jug) McSpaden
Philadelphia
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McSpaden
Not Guilty Plea Reported in Army Court Martial
Pvt. Cecil S. Meigs pleaded innocent to charges of killing Pvt. Joseph J. Panian of Lockport Delaware died Aug. 6. The court martial at Camp Stewart Ga was recessed until Tuesday. Defense is Staff Sgt. Ben Cash of Chattanooga Tenn.
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Cecil S. Meigs
Joseph J. Panian
Lockport
Army
Associated Press
Meigs
Ben Cash
Chattanooga
Tenn
Panian
Southern Labor Target Abolish Inequities Ever Since Civil War
George L. Googe of the AFL declares Labor Day statement that the South remains bound by inequities and injustices since the Civil War. He notes Southern wage levels run about 18 percent below the national average while the regional cost of living rose about 15 percent more during the war period.
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George L. Googe
American Federation of Labor
South
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