Tennessee one touchdown edge in Knoxville lore
Asheville Citizen sports editor Paul Jones believes Tennessee already has a touchdown in Knoxville, a view tied to Shields-Watkins Field lore. The piece recalls a hot dressing room incident with Duke and a mud soaked Florida game, framing a psychological edge as a by-product of a quirky football world.
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Asheville Citizen
Shields- Watkins Field
Tennessee
Knoxville
Volunteers
Major Neyland
Shields-Watkins
Wallace Wade
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Wade
Florida
Gators
Charlie Bachman
Dale van Sickel
Cannonball Crabtree
Red Bethea
Brumbaugh
Tennesse
Maryland Vacates Armstrong Crown
The Maryland State Boxing Commission declared Henry Armstrong welterweight champion vacant citing opposition to boxing monopolies. Commission chairman Stanley Scherr said Maryland acted after Armstrong could not fight without promoter Mike Jacobs of New York's consent. Efforts to match Armstrong against the Cocoa Janazzo winner were blocked by Jacobs.
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Maryland State Boxing Commission
Henry Armstrong
Stanley Scherr
Commission
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Maryland
Scherr
Eddie Mead
Armstrong
Mike Jacobs
Los Angeles
Louis
Kid) Cocoa
New Haven
Conn
Izzy Janazzo
Mead
Jacobs
Cocoa
World Series Opens with Reds Tigers Tilt in Cincinnati
The 1940 World Series opens tomorrow at Crosley Field with the Cincinnati Reds and Detroit Tigers, a clash of champions, in a best of seven series. The Reds, led by Bill McKechnie, face Detroit’s strong pitching and power hitting as fans flood the ballpark and the teams prepare for two games in Cincinnati before moving to Detroit.
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Cincinnati Reds
Detroit Tigers
Crosley Field
Detroit
Reds
Tigers
New York Yankees
Bill McKechnie
Lombardi
Frey
Paul Derringer
Bucky Walters
National League
Competition Begins Week Two For Pick The Winners Prize
The Enterprise starts week two of the Pick-The-Winners contest with a grand prize trip to New York and other prizes. Local football experts are urged to submit entry blanks within four days and join the eight week contest. Previous winners include Wallace Smith who scored 16 of 20, with Charles Gibson and Ross Farlow taking second and third. Entry blanks are in The Enterprise window at Ingram Furniture next door.
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Grn
Otd
New
Yor
Wallace Smith
Trangle Hosiery Mill
Charles Gibson
Morris Stree
Ross Farlow
Virgini Avenue
Smith
Winston-Sal
Th Ingram Furniture
Wake Forest
Carolina
Bosto College
Tulan Marshall
U. S. C.-Washington
Elon Newberry
Naval Enterprise
Enterprise
World Series Sidelights
In Cincinnati on October 1 a World Series is to begin tomorrow with hotels full of celebrities and fans. Rooms near the ball park can be rented for modest sums up to ten dollars for the first two nights.
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Cincinnati
Queen City
West
Ball Park
Rooms Offered At Bargain Prices Across Ohio River
One woman offers two good rooms for 35 dollars with a pair of tickets. Across the Ohio River in Bellevue Kentucky a sleeper pays a half dollar per night. The city housing bureau feels pressure from the demand.
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Ohio River
Bellevue
Weatherly urges public transit use to boost transit profits
Police Chief Eugene T. Weatherly says everyone should ride the street car and taxis to help profitability. He urges leaving cars at home, a stance likely to draw reactions from railroad officials worried about overwork.
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Eugene T. Weatherly
Bobby And Jack Win First Match
In Richmond the duo Bobby Dunkelberger and Jack Garrett won their first round in the Southern four ball golf championship. They defeated South Carolina pair Marshal Ballentine and George McAllister 5 and 4 after last year’s title run with Skip Alexander.
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Southeastern
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Atlanta
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Bobby Dunkelberger
High Point
N. C
Jack Garrett
Marshal Ballentine
George McAllister
South Carolina
Tennessee
Harold Hirsch
Jimmy Tupper
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Skip Alexander
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Hirsch
John G. Fletcher
Dick van Kleeck
Florida
Tommy Barnes
Gene Gaillard
George Helm
John Steier
Kentucky
Sam Perry
Birmingham
Gord
Oliver
Wes Casper
Pete Doll
Weldon Doe
Harold Williams
Alabama
Bill Stark
Crawford Rainwater
Johnny Grant
Polly Boyd
North Carolina
Lut Alexander
Ed Schreiber
Grant
Boyd
Rail and air fleets stand ready across the Midwest
The speaker notes sidings within a few hundred miles especially toward Detroit hold passenger cars and locomotives awaiting deployment. Airlines maintain extra planes ready for rapid dispatch to meet need.
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Here
Detroit
Reds Pay Large Fee on Late Ticket Applications
A Chicago Reds accounting office faced a sizeable penalty for late ticket applications, receiving more than $300,000 in fines as a consequence of late submissions. This action highlights the strict deadline enforcement in their admissions process and the financial impact for applicants.
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Reds
Ticket scalpers eyeing access and city fees across towns
Scalpers claim they have sufficient tickets to operate and the ball club wants to know their supply. Internal revenue agents monitor for government revenue, and cities levy a $1,000 license fee for such activity. Suburban Norwood, across the street from Cincinnati, imposes no fee.
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Internal Revenue
Norwood
Cincinnati
Boxing Results From Across the Nation
Ken Overlin won on points over Larry Lane in Trenton. Nate Bolden defeated Joe Sutka in Chicago. Settino Terrancina beat Al Tibbits in Danville. Jimmie Perrin outpointed Joe Marinelli in New Orleans.
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N. J
Ken Overlin
Washington
D. C
Larry Lane
Chicago
Nate Bolden
Joe Sutka
Wyandotte
Mich
Settino Terrancina
Italy
al Tibbits
Danville
New Orleans
Jimmie Perrin
Joe Marinelli
Dayton, O
Oregon basketball previews spotlight tall fir players
In Eugene on September 30 a season preview notes Oregon teams expect bigger rosters with standout players like Wally Borrevik. The sophomore center grew over the summer to 6 feet 8½ inches, signaling a taller players lineup for the upcoming season.
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Eugene
Ore
Oregon
Wally Borrevik
Reds Fever Grips Cincinnati As Series Hopes Rise
Sports roundup notes Cincinnati fans buzzing as the Reds chase a playoff surge despite Tigers’ strength. Bookmaker James J. Carroll predicts Detroit favorites may falter if Reds win, while Stidham’s Oklahoma U grid practice draws playful local banter from Bartlesville.
Detroit may swap Buck Newsom this winter
Extra, Extra. Billy Kelly reports Detroit fans sour on Buck Newsom and a winter trade may be on the horizon. Yest, Michigan’s “grand old man,” attended several events while the Wolverines traveled. Auburn coach Meagher faced a scare as Bob Flournoy required a forced landing in a plane. The note ends with a busier hotel scene.
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Billy Kelly
Buffalo Courier-Express
Detroit
Buck Newsom
Tigers
Yest
Michigan
Wolverine
Jack Meagher
Auburn
Bob Flournoy
Notre Dame Star Joins Walkill Prison Staff Seeks Gear
Help note asks former coaches to mail a complete athletic uniform with two or three games left, plus balls and paraphernalia, to Johnny Law, recreation director at Walkill Prison in Walkill New York.
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Notre Dame
Walkill Prison
Walkill
Johnny
Kennel Club Note to Red Dawson and Ray Wolf
Note to Messrs Red Dawson and Ray Wolf warns they will face scrutiny this weekend as football issues heat up. The item references a football doghouse phrase and mentions Glenn Cunning.
Wilson May Be Series Hero
Cincinnati on October 1 1940s report hints James Wilson a 40 year old former Phillies manager now Reds coach and reserve catcher could become a series hero if Ernie Lombardi is unavailable. Wilson backed by his defense and bat his nine hits in 37 at bats for a .243 clip in 16 games as catcher.
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Cincinnati
Crossley Field
Reds
Birdie Tebbetts
Detroit
Cleveland
Tebbetts
Birdie
Chicago Black Sox
Lombardi
James Wilson
Philadelphia Phillies
Cincinnati Reds
Ernie Lombardi
Som
Jimmy
Detroit Tigers
Bucky Walters
Claude Oe
Hugh Mulcahy
Williard Hershberger
Hartman Aids Flight Bid by Losing Weight
Lawrence Kansas September 30 Herb Hartman Kansas junior guard weighed 220 last spring carried ice during the summer to drop under 200 to pass the physical exam for CAA flight instruction.
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Lawrence
Kan
Herb Hartman
Kansas
CAA
Sugar Bowl two mile run eyed for ham star
Ham, shifting to longer distances, likely to run the Sugar Bowl two mile. Marvin Cress of Spencer High scored two long TDs, 98 and 85 yards, against Winston-Salem, but each play was negated by a referee’s call.
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Ham
Marvin Cress
Spencer
N. C
Winston-Salem
You Bet The Team Lands Steve O Neill Will Dominate Deal
A team that lands Steve O Neill will come out on top in the deal. The phrasing suggests a contest or negotiation where securing O Neill is decisive for success.
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Steve O'Neill
Taft and Indians Could Have Made Ohio Year
Charles Turner of Columbia Missouri notes that if Taft and the Indians had advanced along with the Reds Ohio might have enjoyed a remarkable year.
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Charles Turner
Columbia
Taft
Indians
Reds
Ohio
Bashara and Jones Head Mat Bouts at South Hamilton
Marvin Jones of Houston and Ellis Bashara headline a fall and winter wrestling card at the South Hamilton Street arena to open Thursday night. Main event is a two out of three falls match with a one hour limit. Also features Dan Morgan and Jake Patterson in the semi final and Whitey Grove versus Pete Managoff. Sergeant McMahon plans Thursday bouts weekly and aims to attract top national wrestlers to High Point.
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Houston, Texas
Bad Man
Ellis Bashara
Purple Flash
South Hamilton Street Arena
Hon
Tiny Dan Morgan
Wallas
Chicago
Sergeant McMahon
High Point
Irish Start Season With Four Sophomore Starters
Sept 27 Notre Dame announces E mer Layden has four sophomores on the first football team Bob Dov at left end Lou Rymkus at left tackle John McHale at center and Walt Ziemba at right tackle.
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Notre Dame
Emer Layden
Bob Dov
Lou Rymkus
John McHale
Walt Ziemba
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