Yankees Open World Series Under Heavy Local Hype
New York and St Louis fans pack Yankee Stadium for game one of the World Series as Spud Chandler faces Max Lanier. Attendance nears 70,000 with bets on a five game or shorter series and the crowd awaiting the outcome of a tense start.
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Yankee Stadium
Spud Chandler
Lefty
Max Lanier
Bronx Bombers
Yanks
St. Louis Swifties
St. Loo
Kaye
Lefty Lanier
Billy the Kid Southworth
Lefty Max
Mort Cooper
Irds
Cen Mort
Lanier
Cooper
Edere
Charley Keller
King Kong
St. Louis
World Series Lineups For First Game
Probable batting orders and final averages for the opening game of the World Series. Cardinals Klein Walker Musial W Cover Kurowski Sanders Litwhiler Marion Lanier pursue lefty pitcher. Yankees Stainbrook Crosetti Johnson Keller Gordon Dickey Etten Lindell Chandler. Umpires Rommel Reardon Rue Stewart.
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New York
Cardinals Klein
Walker
Musial
W. Cover
Kurowski
Sanders
Litwhiler
Marion
Lanier
Yankees
Crosetti
Johnson
Keller
Gordon
Dickey
Etten
Lindell
Chandler
Rommel
A. L
Reardon
N. L
Rue
Stewart
Old Friendship Of Coaches To Cease For While
Tulsa and Texas Tech clash as coaches Henry Frnka and Dell Morgan suspend their famed collaboration for a 60 minute game. The pair have shared ideas for 21 years and remain close, with their teams’ systems closely aligned.
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Tulsa
Okla
Henry
Damon) Frnka
Dell (Pythias) Morgan
Texas Tech
Austin Col
Dell Morgan
Notre Dame Tops AP Ballot As Michigan Slips In Poll
Notre Dame leads the Associated Press college football poll with 53 first place votes and 977 points, followed by Michigan with 36 votes and 880 points. Navy ranks third, Purdue and Minnesota compete for remaining top ten spots while several schools vie for positions in the second ten.
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Butler Leaves Clemson Backfield For War Duty
Richmond dispatch notes Marion Butler has joined the armed forces, leaving Clemson to face a full backfield crisis as Frank Howard plans intensive practice. Clemson drills focus on opening holes, plugging defense and sharpening passing as the rivalry with Virginia Tech heats up. Wake Forest, South Carolina and Duke also prep for upcoming tests with Georgia, Presbyterian and Navy respectively.
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Deacons
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Blue Devils
Duke
World Series Preview and Roundup From New York
In New York on October 5, sports pages mix World Series chatter with league notes. Cards and Yankees are forecast to clash as Southworth rotates Southpaws and McCarthy leads the Yanks with ace pitching. Other items touch on branch Rickey and Leo Durocher, Bears roster rumors, and recent college grid iron results.
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Billy Southworth
Yes
Max Tolels
Leties
Joe McCarthy
Stan Coveleskie
Rickey
Chuck Dressen
Leo Durocher
Dodger
Sid Luckman
Armed Forces
Bears
Chicago
Prez
Jack Mara
The
Grid Giants
Eshmont
Principe
Jack
del Monte
Sampson Naval Station
Bobby Ruffin
Beau Jack
Markson
UCLA Star Quits Football for Marine Officers Training
UCLA halfback Mickey Mc Cardle will miss the game against St. Ry's Pre-Flight as he heads to a marine officers training camp after suffering a shoulder injury last Saturday.
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Los Angeles
University of Southern California
Trojans
St.ry's
Mickey McCardle
Ham
Gett Coprath
Marine Officers
Joe Gordon stars in 1941 Series with homer and 7 for 14
Joe Gordon batted 500 in the 1941 Series against the ers. He went 7 for 14 and opened with a home run off Curt Davis to spark his team.
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Joe Gordon
Ers
Curt Davis
Fort Warren Downs Utah Rival 60 to 0 in Showy Win
Sports columnist Abe Karsh vowed to perform in a store window if Fort Warren avoided a touchdown loss to Utah. Fort Warren shattered the Utah team 60 to 0 as shoppers watched in Cheyenne.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Abe Karsh
Fort Warren
University of Utah
Fights Last Night in New York and Providence
Bobby Ruffin won 135 pounds in New York by outpointing Beau Jack who weighed 140 pounds in Augusta. Jackie Wilson outpointed Larry Bolvin 128 pounds in Providence with a 10 round decision.
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New York
Beau Jack
Augusta
Providence
R. J
Jackie Wilson
Pittsburgh
Larry Bolvin
Cardinals Star Ray Sanders Reaches Plate in 1942 Series
Ray Sanders the Cardinal regular first baseman drew a walk and appeared in the infield in his two 1942 Series plate appearances. The NL batting race in 1931 was a tight finish with Chick Hafey Cards at 3489, Bill Terry Giants 3486, and Jim Bottomley Cards 3482.
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Ray Sanders
Cardinal
Chick Hafey
Bill Terry
Giants
Jim Bottomley
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