Browns Set as 11 to 5 Underdogs in St Louis World Series
Long range odds makers install the Browns as 11 to 5 World Series underdogs against the Cardinals, with the 1906 Chicago clubs noted as the last one city fall classic. Luke Sewell travels to New York to scout, says the odds reflect tougher road ahead and a lead to protect. The Browns must beat every remaining league foe to secure their advantage as the pennant chase narrows.
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U.P
St Louis Browns
Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals
Chicago
St. Tunis
Luke Sewell
Yankees
Indians
Red’ Soy
Browns
Pittsburgh
Exhibition results prep for Paville Coast League race
South teams won the all star interlude 5-4 over the North. In San Francisco the Los Angeles-San Francisco combine defeated Portland-Sacramento after a rough start. Hollywood-San Diego beat Seattle-Oakland as the league resumes with LA leading, SF second, and Seattle and Oakland in pursuit. Tom Sears starred for San Francisco, while Bill Werle earned the win for the Seals. Additional box scores and player names are listed.
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Paville Coast League
Allstar
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Seattle
Oakland
Los Angeles Angels
Sacramento
Portland
Hollywood
San Diego
Cyril Garriott
Angels
Hank Lipinbecher
Seals
Duke Windsor
Bill Werle
Parkland
Deessewerd
Liska
Tretcher
Piegetti
Federmeyer
Windsor
Babbitt
Steiner
Mareucci
Adams
Norager
Sears
Prim
Harrell
Comedas
Werle
Osborn
Spring
Oxrodowski
Fischer
Salve
Tacup
Lotz andSpindel
Reimondi
Root
Dasso
Cecil
Blanton
Weldon
Esvalante
Wanski
Detore
Salkeld
Hill
School Boy Pitcher Has Choice Of College Or Big League Job
New York report on 18 year old Bill Pierce of Highland Park High School whose future may be college medicine at the University of Michigan or a major league baseball contract. Pierce starred for the East All-American boys in a 6 0 win over the West, striking out seven in six innings and yielding three hits. Manager Connie Mack praised the East squad while Chicago star Charley Porchak led the West at the plate. pitching was solid for Beaver, Kansas City, and Los Angeles linemates but costly fielding errors doomed the West.
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New York
Bill Pierce
Detroit
Pierce
Highland Park
Mick
University of Michigan
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Charley Porchak
Chicago
Wasterners
Virgil Jesters
Beaver
Jimmy Propst
Kansas City
Ken
Eryih Palica
Los Angeles
Women Swimmers Meet Aug 26 In Santa Cruz
Women swimmers from Northern California will compete in the senior Pacific AAU 50 yard freestyle championship in Santa Cruz on August 26, with entrants including Sue Curets Joyce McCrae Duke Beverly Stephenson Helen Graham holder of the junior title and Betty Jo Goode. A 50 yard back stroke junior championship will also be part of the Water Carnival event.
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Santa Cruz
Rann
San Francisco
Jother
California
Sue Curets
Ann
Joyce McCraa Duke
Beverly Stephenson
Oakland
Helen Graham
Betty Jo Goode
Hayward
California Will Play Washington Oct 23
The 1944 Rose Bowl rivals USC and Washington schedule a rematch for October 23 at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. It will be the first night varsity football game in USC history.
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Los Angeles U.A
University of Southern California
University of Washington
Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum
USC
Pewter Belt Awarded Boxing Champion
In Chicago Joe Baksi received an ornate pewter belt as the world civilian heavyweight champion after a 10 round decision over Lee Savold of Paterson. Promoter Jack Kearns created the belt to rest with the top civilian heavyweight for a limited time unless Joe Louis returns from war with malaria and injuries.
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Chicago
Joe Baksi
Kulpmont
Lee Savold
Paterson
Jack Kearns
Joe Louis
Mr. Baksi
Second Undersea Tunnel Opened by Japanese
San Francisco U.P A second undersea tunnel linking Shimonoseki on Honshu to Moji on Kyushu was opened for traffic per Tokyo radio The tunnel built beneath the Shimonoseki Straits reportedly completed seven months early after two and a half years of work The first tunnel began in 1938 with Japanese officials claiming a four year completion Moji lies about 12 miles north of Yawata, the steel city recently bombed by B 29s.
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U.P
Shimonoseli
Honshu Island
Moji
Kyushu
Tokyo Radio
United Press
Shimonoseiki Straits
Yawata
Seattle firm takes over Alaska Steamship from Kennecott
Alaska Steamship Company is acquired by Skinner and Eddy from Kennecott Copper for an undisclosed sum. The Seattle firm now owns 45,000 shares of stock previously held by Kennecott. G. W. Skinner becomes president, succeeding E. T. Stannard.
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Wash
Uprk-Skinner and Moldy Corporation
Kennecott Copper Corporation
Cellal
Kennecott
G. W. Skinner
Skinner and Eddy
E. T. Stannard
Ateamship Company
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