Boxing lore and fakes roil boxing town legends
The column lampoons a Lewiston Idaho sports feature simulating Philadelphia Jack O Brien and mocks a fraud who uses a boxing fame name for cash. It recalls Bummy Davis suspension, Zivic bout, and a New York Commission decision, then debunks impostors and recalls Nat Fleischer notes.
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Lewiston
Idaho
House of David
Cashi
Ladelphia
Jack O'Brien
Joe Miller
Joe
Custabout
Withal
Mr. Miller
Philadelphia
Miller
Broadway
Belmont Attends Lightweights and Bonds Stir NYC
In New York a mix of boxing and racing notes. Jack Cliffe, first American lightweight title challenger, is a Long Island Irishman. Bobby Ruffin also Irish, eyeing a crown. Belts for seats rise as war bonds limit supply. officials move iron fence to favor club members. Yale guard odell steers Elis through nerves with a rare oncourt moment.
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New York
Jack Cliffe
Long Island
Bobby Ruffin
Belt
Belmont
Signing of Grimm Brewers Contract Sparks Social Security Joke
Proxy Bill Veeck jokes about Charlie Grimm’s age while noting the 25 year Milwaukee Brewers manager contract. He quips about adding Grimm’s social security number as the deal would extend to when Grimm is 70. The exchange highlights the playful mood surrounding the lengthy agreement.
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Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Brewers
Bill Veeck
Charlie
Dodger Fans Focus Shifts From Finish to Durocher Talks
The discussion centers on Leo Durocher as Dodger fans’ minds turn away from the club’s failure to finish in the top spots. Jack Smith notes the shift in attention from standings to managerial decisions amid the team’s season.
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Jack Smith
New York Daily News
Leo Durocher
Dodger
Night Football Dreams Rise at Miami Orange Bowl
Miami sports moguls install and adjust lights at the Orange Bowl to enable night games. Tom Lockhart launches a hockey school in Brooklyn to cultivate local talent. Jake Podoloff seeks war worker players to field a New Haven team. Paper shortages force Raleigh Register editor Bill Barrett to shrink box scores and daily output, prompting his column title Grin and Beat It.
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Miami
Orange Bowl
Tom Lockhart
Brooklyn
Jake Podoloff
New Haven
Bill Barrett
Beckley
W. Va
Raleigh Register
V-12 clash at Chapel Hill features Tar Heels Penn State
Three men loom large in a major intersectional tilt at Chapel Hill as Tar Heels meet Penn State V-12 units. Capt Craven Turner leads Carolina, Capt Aldo Cenci charges for Penn State, with Earl Sparky Penn State shaping the offense in key action photos.
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Chapel Hill
Penn State
North Carolina
Craven Turner
Tar Heels
Aldo Cenci
Earl (Sparky
Musial Injured Ankles Quelled by Rest as Cardinals Rout Giants
In St Louis Billy Southworth watched the Cardinals beat the New York Giants 7 to 1 after Stan Musial strained his right ankle fielding a grounder. Doctors ruled the injury minor and Musial rested. Harry Gumbert earned the win on the mound improving his form for fall play. Elsewhere Dixie Walker drove in the decisive run in an 11 inning Dodgers win over the Reds, while the Cubs extended their streak with a 3 to 1 win over the Braves. Weather left several AL games postponed.
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Ted Meier
Billy Southworth
St. Louis Cardinals
St. Louis
Redbirds
New York Giants
Stan Musial
Musial
Cardinals
New York Yankees
Southworth
Giants
Harry Gumbert
Gumbert
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Ed Head
Bucky Walters
Dixie Walker
Billy Herman
Herman
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Boston Braves
Walter Ere
Browns
Yankees
Cleveland
Lexington High School shuts out Mills Home 27 to 0
Lexington High School defeated Mills Home Club 27 to 0 in a South Piedmont conference game. Lee Spears scored on a three yard run and added two extra points, with Ripper McBride adding two short TD runs and Lopp plunging in for another score.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Lexington High School
Mills
Lee Spears
Ripper McBride
Lopp
Spears
Mills Home Pos
Lexington
Witherspoon
Coccis Et
Eee
EU Aeore Lg—Blalock
Myers Cc
Eanes
Johnson RG
A. Brown
S. Brown
Qb—King
Yarborough LH
Raper
Ee Tae Rice
McBride
Robbins Fredoair Ook
Ccc
Reavis
U. S. Golf Association
Barium Springs Edges Tommies in Late Scoring
In Thomasville last night Barium Springs rallied in the final half to defeat Thomasville High School 18 to 0. The Tommies fumbled repeatedly and Barium recovered, driving 70 yards for a score with Ammons scoring on a six inch plunge after a Davis pass to Barney and an eight yard TD run by Davis. In Greensboro, the A T College Bulldogs open the 1943 football campaign against Allen University of Columbia at 8 p.m. Coaches DeBerry and Morrow rely on five veterans Gearling Fikes Saunders Doub Powell as part of a strong unit. Government and private construction is booming in Brazil.
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Thomasville
Barium Springs
Asville High School
Tommies
Fumles
Barium
Ammons
Davis
Barney
Greensboro
A. & T. College Bulldogs
Allen
University of Columbia
S. C
Charles DeBerry
Archibald Morrow
Bulldogs
Roy Gearling
Asbury Fikes
Bill Saunders
Hubert Doub
Willis Powell
Brewer Standout as Durham Bulldogs Blank High Point 12–0
Durham Bulldogs defeat High Point High School 12 to 0 before about 2,000 at Durham Athletic Park. Charley Brewer accounts for both touchdowns with an eight yard run and a second score after a key 15 yard penalty and a fumbled punt. Limited High Point offense reaches the Bulldog one yard line late in the second quarter but fails to score.
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Earl Gibson
Alvitt
High Point High School
Bison
Durham Athletic Park
Charley Brewer
Bob Koonts
Rds
Rds Through A Mass of Pointer Taetchers
Bulldog
Durham
Brewer
Juff
Ich
Bulldogs
Capt. Brewer
Coggins
Loftis
Durham SeWierscoedensies
Rand LP
POND
Kxccsecos
Freeman
McDonald
Bollinger
Hayes
Ksi
Secene Baynes
Braswell
King Qb—Roonts
Ccs
Cavvanetessei Sieve Loftis
Potter
Duke
Stallings
Wake Porest
Major League Results From Yesterday
Scores show St Louis 7 New York 1 Chicago 3 Boston 1 Brooklyn 2 Cincinnati 1. Listed games include New York at St Louis and Boston at Chicago with pitchers Melton Javery Ostermacher and Starr noted. Only games scheduled.
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St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Melton
White
Javery
Aldereon
Ostermacher
Starr
Eames
Cleveland
Philadelphia
GAMES TODAY STARTING PITCHERS AND RECORDS
St Louis Muncries 13 11 and Sandra 15 10 visit New York Bonham 14 8 and Borony 14 9. Chicago Amphrica 11 10 at Boston Newcome 8 13 Reynolds 9 11 and Smith 16 7 at Philadelphia Christopher 11 15 Clora 1 3. Detroit Trucks 15 8 at Washington Leonard 11 13.
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St. Louis
Muncries
Sandra
New York
Bonham
Borony
Chicago
Amphrica
Boston
Newcome
Cleveland
Reynolds
Smith
Philadelphia
Christopher
Clora
Detroit
Trucks
Washington
Leonard
Sechriest Leads Statesville to Whip Asheboro
Sechriest ran for four touchdowns on 65 22 and 705 yard bursts to power Statesville High School past Asheboro 32 to 0 in a South Piedmont Conference game. The victory featured a strong Statesville rushing attack and a dominant defense, while Asheboro failed to score. A second brief item notes a Brooklyn fire alarm false alarm triggered by a woman saving herself from slipping in nylon stockings.
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Enterprise
Asheboro
Sechriest
Seatback
Statesville High School
Asheboro’ High
Le—Shelton
Pulliam
Lg—Posten
Morgan
C ° Taylor
Ewe Bray G—Goode
Goode
Coffins RT
Pearson
Usher
Paisley Qb—Sechriest
Lewallen LH
Bristol
Frye, RH
Bell
Morrison’fb
Sigmon
Saunders Score
Statesville
Brooklyn
N. Y
Purdue and Texas clash in NCAA grid build up
Purdue hosts last year teammates as Tony Butkovich and Alex Agase spark Illinois in a season with many marquee games. Texas faces Southwestern with 15 000 planned for the welcome, while Notre Dame seeks revenge over previous loss to Georgia Tech and a slate of intersectional showdowns unfolds nationwide.
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Army
Tufta
No. Car
State
Clemson
Holy Cross
Brown
Davidson
Bucknell-Muhlenberg
Rochester
Carnegie Tech
Virginia
V. PI
Dartmouth
Coast Guard
Columbia
Princeton
Duke
North
Navy
Geneva
Lock Haven
Louisiana State
Rice
Cornell
Tulane
Memphis
Frank Marshall
Ursinus
Maryland
Wake Forest
Southwest
Rensselaer
Worcester Tech
Pennsylvania
Yale
Arkansas
Tex. Christian
West Virginia
R. Island St
New Hamp
West New Mexico
Kirtland Field
So. Methodist
N. T A.C
Texas A. & M
Texas Tech
Purdue
Illinois
Wisconsin
Utah
Arizona
Northwestern
Michigan
Pacific Coast
California
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraska
Oklahoma
Pacific
Bowling Green
Ball Star
Francisco
Nevada
Camp Grant
Marquette
Carolina
Penn State
Dayton
Cincinnati
Abe
Denison
Ohio Wesleyan
Ohio State
Drake
Grinnell
Notre Dame
Ga. Tech
N. Wesley
Texas
Dakota
Central Press Association
New York
Georgia Tech
Boilermakers
Austin
Tex
Little Southwestern University
Dana X. Bible
Wit
Berkeley
Wolverines
Evanston
Atlanta
Missouri
Minnesota
Iowa State
Great Lakes
Pittsburgh
Clark Shaughnessy
Oklahoma A. & M
North Texas
Southern Methodist
A. A. Stagg
College of the Pacific
Steve van Buren
North Carolina
Colgate
West Point
Killy Cross
Iron-Men
Harvard
Camp Edwards
Temple
V.M.I
Swarthmore
Philadelphia
Garnet
Dee Crabtree
Owls
Tony Hubke
Georgia Guereheless
Tenmieves-Tech
Athens
Johnny Cook
Bulldogs
Denver
Kansas
Central College of
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Mike Jacobs
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Whitey Tt
Nap Lajoie
Athletics
Nat Fleischer
Ring
Nat
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A’s
Graney
Weven
Yaleguard
Howie Odell
Elis
Mr Pele
LaPeer
Humbles
Brazil
Barnum Springs
Thomasville LE
J. Myers
Rogers
McKain
Ragan
C-Strickland
Sechrest
RJ Hansell
Burton RE
McLain
Ingram LH
Blakeard
Ammons Tee
Allison
Ee Bailey
High Point
Charlotte
Danville
Presbyterian
Oatvenva
Seeewewead
Eeeres
Tech
Harold Claassen
Lloyd's of London
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Tommy Byrne
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