Dodgers Clinch Lead in Tight NL Pennant Race
St Louis failed to sweep Brooklyn at home as the Dodgers won 7 3 behind Kirby Higbe. Card led by Eddie Dyer had hoped to open a two game gap, but the loss keeps the NL pennant race tight with Brooklyn leading the series 5 of 9 on the road. Chicago beat New York 2 1, Boston hammered Pittsburgh 9 1, and Detroit edged New York 7 4. In Chicago talks on player demands progress, with a plan for a minimum salary around 5 and a pension fund, plus spring training expenses and five plus ten day release rule changes.
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A. B. Chandler
Larry McPhail
Bearcats Still Unknown Quantity Ahead of Season Opener
Grafton High football under Rand McKinney remains an unknown quantity after early practice. Coaches see a heavier line but uncertain speed, with unproven backs, a light but elusive backfield led by Little Manno, and sophomores forming the bulk of the squad. Bridgeport game on Sept 6 adds uncertainty as Pat Hull builds a frontline for Johnny Murphy. Pro football Giants backfield coach Mike Palm may open a Washington restaurant after the season.
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Goff
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Little Manno
McKinney
Bootsie” Kearns
Bridgeport
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Johnny Murphy
Grafton
Mike Palm
Penn State
Washington
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Kern Rounds Up 96 WVU Football Hopefuls
West Virginia University began a 96 man drill period as Coach Bill Kern added five ends and a guard to the squad. New arrivals include Roy Casell of Greenbank a reserve guard from 1942, and ends Chester Spelock East Bank Fred Morecraft South Charleston Dick Maylander Hoboken N J John Henderson Imperial Pa Sid Metro Moundsville. They start drills in Morgantown before moving to Jackson s Mill for the Otterbein opener on September 21 in Morgantown.
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Bill Kern
West Virginia University
Roy Casell
Greenbank
Kern
Chester Spelock
East Bank
Fred Morecraft
South Charleston
Dick Maylander
Hoboken
N. J
John Henderson
Imperial
Sid Metro
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Peace conference speeding up talks eyed by Big Four
Paris August 28 an American delegation source said the Big Four foreign ministers council will likely meet tomorrow at the French foreign ministry to speed progress at the peace conference now in its fifth week. France accepted last Monday a British proposal for the meeting.
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Paris
Big Four
Foreign Ministers Council
France
Panhandle
Miner Dies After Pony Backing Up At Blue Creek Coal
Arch Myers age 50 dies in Kanawha County when a mine pony backs into him and a loaded coal car wheels him under. Myers worked for Blue Creek Coal Company and the accident occurred yesterday in Charleston. The report notes California’s state flower as the golden poppy.
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Charelston
Arch Myers
Blue Creek Coal Company
Kanawha County
California
How They Stand American League Yesterday's Results
Baseball standings and results from yesterday show Detroit defeating New York 7 to 4, Philadelphia 5 over Chicago 2, and St Louis 4 over Washington 2 in scheduled games. Includes upcoming matchups across both leagues and notes on occasional weather or schedule details.
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Washington
Boston
Cleveland
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Wallie
Brooklyn
Pittsboren
Sports Roundup From New York and Oslo Across Amateurs And Athletics
A digest of sports notes from Oslo on amateurism in international athletics and American athletes, plus AAC context from Elroy Hirsch and John Keeshin. Mrs Pegay Derr reaches the New Jersey Public Links final as her husband Johnny serves as caddie. Florida writers target Manuel Hidalgo of the Havana Cubans. Michigan State’s famed cross country course suffers under a $16 million building program, while Princeton recruit Howard Cusic is an infantry veteran and music lover with a decorated war record.
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New York
Oslo
United States
Petritz
Elroy Hirsch
John Keeshin
Pegay Derr
Greensboro
N. C
New Jersey
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Peg
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John
Bob Kane
Cornell
Florida Scribes
Manuel Hidalgo
Havana
Whio
Washington Senators
Michigan State
N.C.A.A
Howard Cusic
Princeton
Shoes Too Small for 260 Pound East Palmer at WVU
Morgantown reports West Virginia football drills show Ed Palmer, 260 pounds and 6 feet 7 inches, practicing in gym shoes as the equipment department cannot locate size 14 football brogans. Coach Bin Kern offers a modest reward for the missing footwear. Milan Lettrich of Tarentum is named assistant to coach Joe Bartel at West Liberty College. he will begin service when the squad starts practice September 9.
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West Virginia University
bin Kern
Ed Palmer
Lemone
Milan Lettrich
Tarentum
Joe Battel
West Liberty College
Lettrith
Bartel
West Liberty
Wil
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Wheeling
Yesterday's Stars Pace Early Baseball Action
Yesterday's stars led multiple games with strong showings. Brooklyn tied for first after a seven hit performance, Phil Masi powered the Braves to a 9-1 win over Pittsburgh. Doc Cramer drove in three as Detroit defeated New York 7-4, and Cubs edged St. Louis 2-1 on an eighth inning single. Patterson and Suder produced key doubles in Philadelphia's 5-3 win over Chicago, while Browns' Zoldak yielded four hits in seven innings as Cleveland won 4-2.
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Cardinals
Phil Masi
Braves
Pitts- Sturgeon
Cubs
Doc Cramer
Tigers
Detroit
New York
Yankees
Peta Suder
Athletica
Eamberéd
Cautionary Forecast On College Football Material
Washington reports coach Skip Stahley of George Washington University warns this may be the year college teams have strong material yet fail to win. He cites wartime returnees boosting talent and stresses morale will be a critical factor in outcomes.
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Washington
Skip Stahley
George Wasi University
National amateur golf champs field trimmed to 150 at Springfield
New York Aus 28 The starting field of 150 for the national golf championships at Springfield New Jersey September 9 to 14 was pared from 913 after qualifying trials across 48 states and Hawaii. The 141 survivors from 36 hole tests plus John Ukauka who qualified earlier in Honolulu join eight former US and British amateurs excused from preliminaries.
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N. J
Hawaii
John &. Ukauka
Honolulu
United States
All American Junior Baseball Nearing End
Cincinnati and New Orleans each won once in the finals to stay in the Junior World series. The Trenton Schroths defeated Cincinnati 6 to 4, scoring four of their five hits early and taking advantage of Cincinnati errors.
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New Orleans
American Legion
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N. J
Schroths
Jockey Frank Meyer Suspended at Wheeling Downs
Wheeling August 28 Wheeling Downs stewards suspend jockey Frank Meyer of Saginaw Michigan for the balance of the 49 day meeting ending October 19 for rough riding. The action follows a penalties program adopted last spring by state racing commissioners and tentatively approved by the West Virginia commission.
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Wheeling Downs
Frank Meyer
Saginaw
Mich
West Virginia Commission
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