Cubs and Yankees Face World Series Opener at Wrigley Field
Chicago Cubs host the New York Yankees in Game 1 as Bill Lee vs Red Ruffing headlines a tight opener. Cubs fans dream of an upset despite odds 12 to 5 against them as 44,000 fill Wrigley with talk of a possible third straight Yankee title.
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Kidd Brewer to Leave Appalachian After Season
Mountaineer coach Kidd Brewer plans to end his Appalachian duties at season’s close. He posted a 23–4 record in three years, beating strong peers from Elon, Catawba, Lenoir Rhyne, and Charlotte area clubs. Flucie Stewart may be the successor, with Booster Gene Wike noted among sportswriters and coaches in Florida.
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North State
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Dixie
Horace Hendrickson
Peahead Walker
Elon
Chubby Kirkland
Catawba
Pat Shores
Lenoir Rhyne
Flucie Stewart
Boone
Stewart
June Scott
Dizzy McLeod
Florida
Flucke
Gene Wike
Flucie
Sports chatter from Lexington and colleges across the region
Luke Rumley and Lexington horseshoe bunker draw attention as Virginia state champs are noted. NEA editor Harry Grayson favors Tulane over North Carolina, while Dick Meisky shines as Presbyterian sophomore. Elon’s Garland Causey, Presbyterians Hinkle and Evans, and Duke versus Colgate are discussed amid college football and basketball chatter. Rollins over Stetson noted. reader prize details shared.
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Luke Rumley
Lexington
Virginia
High Street
Harry Grayson
NEA
Tulane
Carolina
Dick Meisky
Presbyterian
Garland Causey
Elon
Bill Hinkle
Evans
Duke
Colgate
Alabama
South Carolina
Wake Forest
Lalanne
Bob Smith
Adams
Stetson
Florida
Rollins
Stetsons
Appalachians
Roundup of sports talk and local buzz from Oct
A mixed bag of sports notes from New York and elsewhere reports petitioning for Babe Ruth to manage the Browns, Luckman and Powell highlighted American football and defense, Helen Jacobs house hunting, Lazzeri predicting Cubs impact, Lou Nova set for returns and possible opponents, and scattered items on Tony Lazzeri, Joe Louis prospects, a young manager in National Semi-Pro, and billing around the World Series.
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New York
St. Louis Browns
Illinois
Babe Ruth
All-America Timber
Sid Luckman
Columbia
Pete Powell
Navy
Helen Jacobs
Virginia
Tony Lazzeri
Lou Nova
Gunnar Barland
Tommy Farr
Max Baer
Rob Pastor
Bowling Scores Report from October 4 1938
Scores listed for several outlets and teams with figures: Gibson Lee Cream Co 1278, Malpass Grocery 1815, Horne's Stores 1293, Maicust Food Stores 1407. Partial illegible text includes other entities and numbers.
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Horne’s Stores
Maicust Food Stores
Ed Woodruff Lip-Reading Signals for Iowa State Guard
Ed Woodruff of Iowa State guards uses lip-reading to catch signals in the huddle during a game.
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Ed Woodruff
Iowa State Guard
Frosh trouble for Duke as drills tense before Colgate game
In Richmond on October 5 a fresh senior scrimmage tested Wallace Wade’s Duke Blue Devils as they prepare for the intersectional clash with Colgate in Buffalo. Duke’s lineup stayed largely intact with Jim Marion replacing Bill Bailey at end while others fought through a long workout and injuries limited several players.
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Wallace Wade
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Colgate
Buffalo
Jim Marion
Bill Bailey
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Clemson
VMI
Virginia
Navy
Don Willis
Tulane
Tennessee
Bob Bailey
Watson Magee
Phil Chovan
N. C. State
North Carolina
Dee Newton
Alabama
Wake Forest
South Carolina
Davidson
Bob Johnson
J. D. Hicks
Furman
Georgia
World Series 1938 Facts and Figures Preview
Details of the 1938 World Series between the New York Yankees and Chicago Cubs. Includes managers Hartnett and McCarthy, starting batteries Lee Hartnett and Ruffing Dickey, game schedule with venues Wrigley Field and Yankee Stadium, start times, seating capacities, attendance and ticket revenue for game one, umpires, betting odds, radio networks, and the players pool distribution.
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Gabby) Hartnett
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Charles Ruffing
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Freshmen and Veterans Scrimmage Amid Injury List
The Tar Heels worked on defense against Tulane plays with Bob Adam and Jim Lalanne still on the ailing list. Coach Hubert scrimmaged the VMI Cadets to find a wing back. Richmond practiced new plays for Hampden Sydney, while Virginia Tech and William and Mary tuned their offenses for the Richmond meeting. Washington and Lee welcomed Dick Pinck, a 1937 triple threat freshman star.
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Tulane
Bob Adam
Jim “Sweet” Lalanne
Pooley Hubert
VMI
Darkk
Bud Kovar
Richmond
Virginia Tech
William and Mary
Washington and Lee
Dick Pinck
Savoldi and Thess Triumph In Wrestling Conflicts
Joe Savoldi of Twin Oaks Michigan defeated Luke Patterson of Syracuse by a 26 minute bout in Reading. In Indianapolis Louis Thess of St Louis scored two falls over Ralph Garibaldi of New York in a wrestling night.
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Joe Savoldi
Twin Oaks
Mich
Luke Patterson
Syracuse
Mic
Indianapolis
Louis Thess
St. Louis
Ralph Garibaldi
New York
Two Falls
Bisons Prepare for Mills Home Battle at Thom asville
High Point High School gridiron squad completes hard week of practice for Friday clash with Mills Home Orphans in Thomasville. Coaches June Scott and Kenneth Stevens seek stronger pass defense after last Friday’s 14 12 setback to Reidsville and aim to replay second half form to upset Mills Home.
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Thomasville
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Reidsville
June Scott
Kenneth Stevens
Bill Wagner
Wegner
Charley Kearns
Pointer
Kid Brewer Quits Coaching for Business
Boone reports that Appalachian State Mountain Eers head coach Pierce Kidd Brewer will enter business after the current season. He turned in his notice August 1 but will stay through the football season. A Duke graduate, Brewer has coached three seasons, with 21 wins and 3 losses.
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Pierce (Kidd) Brewer
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Duke University
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California Coach Restricts Fall Rowing to Sophomores
Berkeley California October 5 1924 Coach Ky Ebright ends universal fall rowing practice at the University of California scheduling only sophomores to report this season at Berkeley.
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Calif
Ky Ebright
California
Chicago Cardinals Lone Big Ten Free Agent Absence
The Chicago Cardinals stand alone in the National Pro Football League with no former Big Ten players on their roster, a notable oddity highlighted in Chicago coverage on October 5.
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Chicago Cardinals
Big Ten
Comebacks Fuel Hopeful Grids Across Top Teams
Current grid year sees Columbia Michigan Kentucky Mississippi Princeton Brown and Southern California staging comebacks after rough 1937 seasons. Key moves include Art Radvilas shifting to wing back and Fritz Crisler shaping Michigan. Southern California faces Ohio State in a major intersectional clash while others plan late-season rally efforts.
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Columbia
Michigan
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Mississippi
Princeton
Brown
California
Forry
Art Radvilas
Chicago
Iowa
Wisconsin
Missouri
Badgers
Vanderbilt
Wildcats
Louisiana Tech
Bears
Harvard
Tigers
Williams
Dartmouth
Southern California
Ohio State
Alabama
Trojans
Howard Jones
Big Five Teams in Tough Drills
Duke North Carolina State Davidson and Wake Forest held their heaviest drills of the week in Charlotte. Duke faced Colgate and Alabama power, NCSU worked passes, while Davidson focused on signal and defense and Wake Forest prepared for South Carolina with dummy drills. Injuries limited a few players and practice emphasized blocking and tackling.
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Duke
North Carolina
State
Davidson
Blue Devils
Wolfpack
Colgate
Buffalo
N.Y
N. C
Alabama
Rooney
Sabolyk
Paviovsky
Sands
Wildcats
Erskine
Bob Johnson
Tar Heels
Tulane
Bob Smith
Adam
George Stirnweiss
Wake Forest
D. C. Walker
South Carolina Eith
Phillies Draft Day Talent Boost Under New Manager
Philadelphia builds under Dr James T Prothro with Merrill May Newark third baseman hailed as the prize of the draft meeting. Seventeen minor leaguers chosen by ten clubs as major leagues navigate a busy draft.
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Doc) Prothro
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Roy
Tarzan) Parmelee
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Connie Mack
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Bill Beckman
Atlanta
Henry Pippen
Sacramento
Joe Gantenbein
Toronto
Bill Nagel
Baltimore
Legrant Scott
Indianapolis
Brooklyn
Hugh Casey
Russ Evans
Jersey Cry
Jimmy Outlaw
Syracuse
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Fern Bell
Louisville
Jack Jeulich
Rochester
St. Louis Browns
Hal Spindell
Seattle
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Art Herring
St. Paul
Detroit Tigers
James Lynn
Columbus
Boston Red Sox
Wayman Kerksieck
Little Rock
Boxers Score Wins In Separate City Bouts
Tony Musto defeated Hank Bath by knockout in St Louis while Pablo Dano outpointed Young Joe Roche in Los Angeles and Jimmy Webb edged Eddie Dreher in Houston in a series of last night boxing results.
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Tony Musto
Chicago
Hank Bath
Fort Morgan
Colo
Los Angeles
Pablo Dano
Joe Roche
San Francisco
Houston
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Jimmy Webb
Eddie Dreher
Woman football ticket manager tops Western Conference
Chicago October 5 Miss O C Power of the University of Chicago is the only woman football ticket manager in the Western Conference, a notable achievement headline of college athletics.
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Guilford Hosts High Point in Key Conference Clash
Guilford College readies for a North State Conference game against High Point College at Panther Stadium Friday night. Coach Charles Smith emphasizes stopping High Point’s passing game and seeks a conference win after a 6 0 victory last week where Snag Hartley scored on a pass from Ollie Acree. The game also marks Guilford’s first home contest of the season and the renewal of football relations between the two Guilford County schools since High Point ended football years ago.
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Quakers
Charles Smith
Snag Hartley
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Hartley
Ollie Acree
Guilford County
Carolina Fresh To Play Friday
North Carolina freshman football opens its season against Wake Forest at Chapel Hill on Friday afternoon. The Tar Baby squad of 80 candidates trains hard and has scrimmaged varsity players. The roster lists many named players across ends, tackles, guards, centers, backfield, and a 1938 group of additions.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolinas
Wake Forest
Little Baptist
Carolina
High Point
State College
Fresh Eleven
Lions Club
Jack Matrukanitz
Ben Park
Randolph Spence
Charles Phillips
James Leaming
Edward Moynihan
George Spraway
Gwynn Nowell
Charles Baker
Richard Kendrick
Fred White
Harold Pope
Horace Benton
Frank O'Hare
T. C. Farrell
Adolphus
Charley Grimm Bypasses World Series Viewing
Charley Grimm, ousted Cubs manager, will not attend the World Series opener. Now a radio announcer, he arrives from St Louis and says he will not watch the Cubs and Yankees since he has nothing to do. Commissioner Landis barred him from broadcasting for potential bias. Grimm says he is not sure about watching because the Cubs did not vote him a share of the series spoils.
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Charley Grimm
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Grimm
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North State College Plans Homecoming Day in Raleigh
State College will observe Homecoming Day for alumni on October 22 in Raleigh. A climax of the day will be the Furman football game.
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