Yankees Close Door On A L Pennant
The New York Yankees clinch the American League title as they win a doubleheader against the Detroit Tigers 7-5 and 5-1, extending their streak to 12 straight wins and taking a 10½ game lead. Rudy York hits in both games, totaling 28 homers on the season. Cleveland also sweeps Boston while St Louis and Brooklyn win in the NL.
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League Leaders Show Busy Batting and Pitching Feats
National League leaders include Musial of St Louis at .351 and Berman of Brooklyn at .332 with Sewell of Pittsburgh at 19 wins. Appling of Chicago leads AL batting at .331 while York of Detroit paces with 28 home runs. Chandler of New York posts 36 wins and 3 losses as Bridges of Detroit adds 11 wins.
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St Louis
Berman
Brooklyn
Guoine Rane
Chicago
New York
Sewell
Pittsburgh
Shoun
Cincinnati
Appling
Wakefield
Detroit
York
Keller
Chandler
Bridges
Sports Roundup notes from Paavo Nurmi to Frankie Graham tale
A roundup of sports snippets features Paavo Nurmi praising Anglo-Saxon athletes, Sgt. Joe Louis guarding Ray Robinson on his trip to fight Hank Armstrong, Lou Nova’s loss and a critique on fighter spirit, Rodeo Parker’s WWII service with DFC and air medal, and Frankie Graham declining a guest spot, naming himself Hymie Graham.
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New York
John Colburn
Paavo Nurmi
Joe Louis
Corp
Ray Robinson
Hank Armstrong
Parker
Hardin-Simmons
Brooklyn
Grid Dodgers
Southwest Pacific
Rodeo
Frankie Graham
N. Y. Sun Sports
Great Lakes Naval
Itation
Frankie
EY. O. Keough
Hymie Graham
Redskins Lose to All Stars in Preview Classic
Sammy Baugh led the Redskins with 22 completions for 273 yards but Washington fell 27 to 7 to the Harry Stuhldreher All-Star team. Glen Dobbs connected for 37 yards to Harder and Otto Graham’s 97-yard interception return dashed hopes in the third period.
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Dave Hoff
Evanston
Sammy Baugh
Washington Redskins
Redskins
Harry Stuhldreher
Baugh
Joe Aguirre
Bob Masterson
All-Stars
Tulsa University
Glen Dobbs
Dobbs
Harder
Sammy
Northwestern
Otto Graham
Pat Harder
Stuhldreher
Tuneup Tilts as League Champions Prep for Aberdeen Start
Six state league titles remain undecided as champion teams schedule tuneup games before the Aberdeen event opening September 1. Rosebud Beadle Litt le Sioux Missouri Valley Standing Rock and Lake Region leagues await finals while Pied’s Hollywood Stars meet Claremont for a warmup.
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Jim Valley
Redfield
Tom's Bar
Rapid City
Army
Huron Armours
Alpena
Huron
Millers Edge Redbirds 7-6 To Grow A A Lead
The Columbus Redbirds fall further in the American Association standings as Milwaukee Millers win 7-6 after 10 innings aided by Ewald Pyle's bases loaded single. Indianapolis narrow the gap with a 6-5 victory over Kansas City while St Paul beats Toledo 8-3 to improve to near .500.
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Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Millers
Ewald Pyle
Columbus
Louisville
Indianapolis
Johnny Hutchings
Kansas City
Frank Melton
St. Paul
Toledo
Plans For Final Red Cross Tennis Meet
Plans are underway for the third and last Red Cross benefit tennis tournament of the summer set for Labor Day weekend September 4 5 6 according to NLTA rep E G Funck. Events include men's senior and junior divisions doubles mixed doubles and a possible new section if entries suffice with entry fees supporting the Red Cross.
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Red Cross
E.G. Funck
National Lawn Tennis Association
Aidan
Funck
NLTA
United States
Oakland
Calif
Paul Lewis
Tien
Sheik Rangel
Fresno
Drew
Beadle County League Title Hangs On Tonight’s Game
Huron Armour and Huron Cubs meet at Ravine Park to close the 1943 Beadle County Baseball League season with Alpena still in contention for a tie. Armours seek the win to clinch the championship and reach the state tournament in Aberdeen while Cubs aim to force a multi team deadlock. Alpena has completed its schedule with two wins and two losses, including 10-2 over the Cubs and 4-3 over Armour. The 6:30pm nine inning game follows a 24-5 loss by the Cubs to Wessington last week.
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Ravine Park
Beadle County Baseball League
Anle
Cubs
Armours
Alpena
Aberdeen
Armour Club
Wessington
Armour
Huron
Radio Central War Time Schedule Highlights Aug 26
Tonight's lineup from 6:30 to 9:45 features Coast Guard Band Lum and Abner and Wings to Victory with James Cagney in a busy Jackson Michigan program list including NBC CBS and BLU slots. Notable guests include Mary Astor Sir Donald Somervell and Tom Connally with shows from Blind Date to Eyes of the Air Force.
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Jackson
Mich
CBS
Donald Somervell
NBC
Tom Connally
Mary Astor
Major Bowes
Eyes of the Air Force
James Cagney
Blu
Coast Guard Band
Lum
Abner
Ead
Yesterday s Stars In Pitching Duel And Slugging Skirmish
Jake Wade of the White Sox shut out the Athletics on four hits. Harry Brecheen of the Cardinals pitched five hit shutout ball and added a ninth inning double to win his game against the Braves. Riley Donald and Charley Wensloff of the Yankees combined for a relief win over the Tigers. Varnon Kennedy of the Indians won his start and Jeff Heath hit two homers to beat the Red Sox. Vern Stephens and Mark Christman homered for the Browns against the Senators. Billy Herman and Howard Schuix of the Dodgers drove in two runs each in a win over the Pirates.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
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Toledo Names in Local Directory Sketch
Fragmentary OCR lists names including Smith Toledo 020 302 9, Paul 0 000 Kramer Wayworth Melton Rudolph Blaemire. Text suggests a blocked street scene or postponed event at bulwaub, details unclear.
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