Bobby Riggs Earns Title By Outthinking Kovacs At Forest Hills
At Forest Hills 10,000 fans watched Bobby Riggs, 24, defeat Frank Kovacs 5-7 6-1 6-3 to reclaim the National Tennis championship. Coach George Hudson praised Riggs for his strategic patience and misdirection, noting Riggs studied Kovacs to counter rapid pressure. Sarah Palfrey Cooke won the women’s crown by defeating Pauline Betz 7-5 6-2, adding a second doubles title to her eight-time industry.
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Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
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Sports notes span Dodgers race and college grid talk
In Fullerton and York reports the Dodgers brace for a late season push as Leo Durocher hints at playing through pain. National tennis and golf scenes attract fans with key semi finals and qualifying medals while college football scouts weigh future stars amid cancelations and draft chatter.
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Brookline
Louisa A. Wells
John Kimbrough
Philadelphia Eagles
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Millsaps and Mississippi Colleges Lose Bands to War
Millsaps College and Mississippi College report losses to military service including 50 and 49 member bands respectively. Millsaps also loses 17 football candidates while Ole Miss releases several players and its band as the 114th field artillery unit is formed.
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Joe Muha
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Carnegie Tech
Paul Menton
Baltimore
Harry Mehrere
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East Pennsylvania
Jackson
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Precision in Measurements Defines National Standards
Differences of one millionth of a fan inch can be detected by instruments used at the National Bureau of Standards under the Department of Commerce, highlighting the bureau’s extreme sensitivity in metrology and quality control.
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National Bureau of Standards
Department of Commerce
Tide Named One to Beat
Alabama faces a tough 1941 schedule with limited line experience and few lettermen. Frank Thomas cites early tests against Tennessee and Georgia as crucial, while strong backs and ends promise depth. Sophomores and standouts like East Hutson and McCoy may shape a competitive season.
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Tuscaloosa
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Tennessee
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Joe Domnanovich
John Wyhonic
George Hecht
Noah Langdale
Phi Beta Kappa
Jake McAllister
Don Whitmire
Mitchell Olenski
Bama
Holt East
al Sabo
Dave Brown
Russ Craft
Billy Harrell
Paul Spencer
Jimmy Nelson
Pine Bluff
Ark
Rob
Ray Hutson
Dan Hutson
Mackey McCoy
Howard Hughes
Georgia
Blue Devils City Champs in Decature City Series
The Blue Devils won the decisive fifth game 8-2 at Alabama Park to claim the city baseball title. Markham pitched well allowing four hits and two runs while Decature's Satans totaled 15 singles off Graham. The Vols led early with one run in the first inning but the Devils answered with a two-run first inning and never trailed again.
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Graham
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Murphy
Swallows
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Flynn
Freeman
Kimbrell
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Hudson
W. Kimbrell
Tide schedule outlines eight straight Saturdays
After opening with Southwestern Louisiana here Sept. 27, the Tide faces Mississippi State Howard Tennessee Georgia Kentucky Tue lone Georgia Tech and Vanderbilt on successive Saturdays before ending with a night affair Nov. 28 at the University of Miami.
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Tennessee
Georgia
Kentucky
Tuelone
Georgia Tech
Vanderbilt
University of Miami
Dodgers Hold Three-Game NL Lead In Holiday Action
Brooklyn's 13-1 opener win and a 4-3 comeback victory highlight a day where the Dodgers solidified a three-game NL lead while the Yankees, Red Sox, and other clubs posted wins. Case Stengel lambasted the Phillies as Boston absorbed two lopsided losses.
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National basketball schedule lists no games today
No games scheduled nationally while Southern playoffs proceed with Chattanooga at Atlanta and New Orleans at Nashville as matchups.
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New Orleans
Nashville
Young James Thomas Tours Clean Town in Model Oil Burner
In Clean, New York, September 8, young James Thomas rode a 1928 model oil burning roadster through town and recounted traveling 4,000 miles on crankcase drain oil.
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DAILY CROSSWORD PUZZLE CLUES AND CHALLENGE
A full page style crossword with across and down clues listing definitions and answers. Includes a cryptogram quote section at bottom with Saturday's puzzle answer and a quoted Goethe line.
Baseball Results From The AP Fall Into Quick Summary
Baseball results reported show Brooklyn defeating New York 13 4 in the first game and 1 3 in 2nd game that went 10 innings. Boston wins 17 10 over Philadelphia 6 1. Chicago beats Pittsburgh 3 1. St Louis 11 2 Cincinnati 7 5. New York 8 Boston 5. Washington 3 4 Philadelphia 2 2 Detroit 4 Cleveland 1. Southern slate highlights Little Rock 2 8 Knoxville 0 3 New Orleans 9 5 Chattanooga 1 3 Memphis 4 9 Nashville 1 6 Atlanta 7 Birmingham 3.
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Car Enthusiast Builds Fuel from Drainings
Thomas describes converting waste drainings into fuel for his old car achieving 18 miles per gallon and a top speed of 40 miles per hour after tuning the carburetor and ignition to suit the altered fuel.
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Playoff Opens As Crackers Face Chattanooga In South
Atlanta’s pennant winners, near 100 regular season wins, clash with Chattanooga as Nashville supports third place New Orleans in the Shaughnessy playoff opener. New Orleans clinched third by a half game yesterday in the final standings.
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Chattanooga
Nashville
New Orleans Tonight
New Orleans
Star bouts slated as Mala tino faces Rogers and more
Star bouts headline a packed boxing night at the Armory with Lonnie Malatino of the Camp Forrest soldiers meeting Glenn Rogers of Decatur. Eddie Jerome faces Andy Lewis while additional stellar bouts are planned. The soldiers, making their third local appearance, seek revenge after a Decatur sweep last visit. The first fight starts at 8 30 p m daylight saving time. British flying cadets expected soon at Maxwell Field Montgomery.
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Camp Forrest
Glenn Rogers
Decatur
Armory
Eddie Jerome
Andy Lewis
Lewis
Alabama
Tennessee
Malatino
New York State
Rogers
Dixie Series Road to Texas League Title Set Up
The series opens with a 91 53 drubbing of Chattanooga in a double bill. Atlanta plans Emile Lochbaum against Buck Marrow in game one after Lochbaum moved to the Dodgers. Nashville fates split between Russell Meers and Roxie Lawson as Pelicans lean on Johnny Beasley. Memphis sweeps Nashville 4-1 and 9-6, Little Rock tops Knoxville 3-0 and 8-3, Atlanta finishes with Birmingham 7-3.
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Emile Lochbaum
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Pelicans
Johnny Beasley
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
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