Highland and Triangle Clash in City Baseball Final
Highland and Triangle, champions of the Municipal and Industrial leagues, meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. at the high school field to open a two out of three series for the city title. Dawson will likely start for Triangle. Brown for Highland in the opener. Melrose and Tomlinson are eliminated in earlier rounds.
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Highland
Triangle
Melrose
Tomlinson
Austin Brown
Ferebee Fowler
York
Reg Dawson
Paige Dennis
Triangles
Brown
Moundsman
Joe Byrd
Fred Howell
Byrd
Milford Smith
Parrish
Work'n
Rickard
Martin
Fowler
Cook
Greason
Howell
Dean
Kennedy
Msmith
Flynn
W.smith
Hucks
Crowson
Dawson
Rk A.C
New Brooms
Sach
Mexico
George Spel
Boxing era roars with shifting fortunes and old stars
A rambling boxing and sports column railing at misnaming fighters, fan pricing, and the Giants turmoil. It critiques names like Wil O Leary and Henry Armstrong, laments Mel Ott’s woes, and argues middling fighters profit from past glory amid a topsy turvy era.
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Fritzie Zivec
Fritzie
Henry Armstrong
Free Stylers Fear 17-Year-Old Ann Curtis at Nationals
Husky 17-year-old Ann Curtis of San Francisco set two national junior freestyle marks and entered the 100 400 and 800 free events at SHAKAMAK State Park. Betty Bemis defends her 1942 free style records as the senior nationals begin with qualifying for the 1500 free where Riviera Club athletes led heats.
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Shakamak State Park
Ind
Husky Ann Curtis
San Franciscan
Miss Curtis
Crystal Plunge
San Francisco
Betty Bemis
Indianapolis
the Waves
Miss Bemis
Riviera Club
Mary and Watts
Florerice Schmitt
Women's Swimming Association of
New York
Mary Margaret Carroll
Riviera
Betty Lachok
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Akron
Ohio
Nancy Merki
Multnomah. Club
Portland
Fights Last Night Report From Several Venues
The night featured boxing at multiple venues with wins and verdicts. Al Bummy Davis defeated Pete Galiano by knockout in Wilmington while Joe Governale outpointed Joe Agosta in Brooklyn. Burle Lanier beat Andy Holland in Fall River by decision.
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Wilmington
Del
Bummy” Davis
New York
Pete Galiano
Baltimore
Joe Governale
Brooklyn
Joe Agosta
Fall River
Mass
Burle Lanier
Philadelphia
Andy Holland
Los Angeles Man Cites Lost Teeth in Bright Headlight Case
William Chain of Los Angeles faced a dimout ordinance charge in Santa Monica court. He testified he had lost his false teeth and was driving with headlights on to locate them. Police Judge Samuel J. Crawford suspended a $10 fine, calling the matter a personal crisis.
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Santa Monica
Calif
William Chain
Los Angeles
Samuel J. Crawford
Ore Defending Champion Highlighted in Sprint Standings
The report lists Ore as the defending champion with 23:11.7 in the sprint sequence, followed by Catherine Breen of Firestone at 23:05.2 Bernice Loo ney of Firestone at 24:20.2 and Ann Hardin of the Riviera Club at 23:13.4.
Football round up cautions 1943 Frogs and others face lean talent
The column surveys 1943 prep for several teams. It notes TCU relys on Navy V-12 and freshmen, Northwestern lacks strong spillars, Minnesota optimism with Hauser and Daw son, Iowa building offense, Marquette Michigan Penn and Columbia show varied prospects for the season.
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Texas Christian
Horned Frogs
TCU
Navy
Clyde Flowers
Brewers’ College
Frogs
Northwestern
Wildcats
Marquette
Ilbacks
John Rudan
Hal Eigner
Paul Copoulos
Aloys Vogt
Marty Silovich
Steve Enich
Bob
Bill Daly
U. OF Pennsylvania
George Mungee
Penn
Columbia
Robinson Favorite To Whip Henry In Madison Square Garden
Veteran Henry Armstrong a 3 to 1 underdog faces Ray Sugar Robinson in a 10 round welterweight bout at Madison Square Garden. The bout pairs a fading legend with the rising star, Robinson, who has served in the army while Armstrong pursues a late career revival.
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Sugar Ray Robinson
U. S
Henry Armstrong
Madison Square Garden
New York
Armstrong
Robinson
Ray “Sugar” Robinson
Hammerin
Henry
Harlem
Joe Echevarria
Armstro
Winnete Zivic
Mike Jacobs
Joe Louis
Loop Heads Cenfer With Landis On All-Star Overseas Tour
Chicago August meeting with Commissioner Landis and league presidents discussed plans to send a best available all star squad to entertain soldiers and sailors overseas. Harridge and Frick weighed selection methods and stressed current players over former stars for the front line tour.
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Loop
Cenfer
Landis
Chicago
K. M. Landis
Will Harridge
American League
Ford Frick
National League
High Council
Sugges
Harridge
Joe DiMaggio
Ted Williams
Johnny Mize
Coke Wins Michigan City Turtle Derby in 36 Seconds
In Michigan City on August 27 Coke the soft drink entrant edged six rivals to win the Turtle Derby final by 36 seconds as drowsiness and applause slowed competitors. Thrifty and Hambone showed speed but paused, allowing Coke to dominate heats including a 25 second fourth heat.
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Michigan City
Ind
Coke
Father Marquette
John Nespo
Thrifty
Hambone
O'Brien
Idling
Yesterday's Stars baseball roundup from AP
Mike Ryba pitched seven hit ball to beat the Indians for the Red Sox. Phil Cavaretta hit a two run homer to help the Cubs defeat the Pirates. Jake Early and George McQuinn contributed with homers and timely hits in a Senators win and a Browns doubleheader, with McQuinn homering in both games.
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Associated Press
Mike Ryba
Red Sox
Indians
Phil Cavaretta
Cubs
Pirates
Jake Early
Senators
George McQuinn
Browns
McQuinn
New York Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Paul Derringer
Stan Spence
Frank Hayes
St. Louis
Cap McQuinn
Milo Candini
Tar Heel grid and league notes mixed with Southern Conf rules
SCOTT SUMMERS surveys in Raleigh Aug 24 that conference rules will keep most schools in ACC from enrolling coaches as players while Whiteville Legion baseball and Camp Davis teams win titles. He notes Peahead Walker mockups, NC State Wake Forest and other programs, plus other local sports anecdotes and personnel changes.
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Scott Summers
Raleigh
N. C. State
Peahead Walker
Wake Forest
Slow end to major league schedule with few games
The major leagues face a sparse stretch with October 3 as season end. In the NL the Cubs beat the Pirates 3 2 onErrors and timely hitting. In the AL Boston beat Cleveland 4 1 while Washington split with St Louis. Mike Ryba matched seven hits for Boston.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
War Bond Ball Game Big Success
New York saw an eight million dollar war bonds fundraiser at the Polo Grounds drawing 35 000 fans. Babe Ruth and other baseball legends appeared alongside Army stars and celebrities, turning the four hour show into a memorable patriotic spectacle for collectors and fans alike.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Journal-American
Hollywood
Hall of Fame
Babe
Boys
Army
New Cumberland
Hank Greenberg
Johnny Beazley
Enot Slaughter
George Herman Ruth
Walter Johnson
Walter
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