Yankees Dominate World Series With Bonham Four-Hit Win
New York Yankees clinched the 1941 World Series with a 4 2 victory over the Brooklyn Dodgers. Ernie Bonham pitched superbly after an injury scare, delivering a key performance as Joe Gordon starred with seven hits and seven walks across the series. Dodgers pitchers Wyatt and the rest faced relentless Yankee hitting and stiff defense.
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Mickey Owen
Larry MacPhail
Leo Durocher
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Red Ruffing
Marius Russo
Bonham
Gordon
Bill Dickey
Wyatt
DiMaggio
Dodgers Crushed as Yankees Rally Endures Series
New York October 7 Dodgers faced a thorough Yankee victory in a decisive game. Reiser drilled a first inning triple as DiMaggio mishandled a wall rebound. Riggs’ line drive struck a foot, boosting New York’s lead. Fans jeered, but autographs and playful banter remained.
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Nobory
Panthers Face The Catawba Indians In Aerial Battle
High Point College travels to meet Conference champion Catawba led by passing ace Dwight Holshouser with Green Benson and Georgiana in the backfield. The Panthers defend strong aerial attack while clocking in pass defense and single wing schemes amid Friday night plans, with emphasis on Maxwell connects and potential surprises.
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Glasgow
Top Flight Racing Men Arriving In City For Sunday Speed Event
Top flight auto racing drivers from across the United States stream into High Point for a national circuit championship speed event set for Sunday afternoon on Bally Brothers banked one mile bowl. Notables include Billy Snyder and Art Fiam of Hat b from Minneapolis, Shane Fitzgerald and Crash Wailer from Florida and Georgia, Bert Heilmueller of Matthews, N C, and officials expect more than a score of entrants as entries close Wednesday night. Buddy Calloway of Miami arrives with a six cylinder Curtiss powered car claiming it the most powerful in competitive auto racing for the High Point oiled track Sunday.
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International Motor Contest Association
Curtiss Aviation
Big Buddy Calloway
Miami
Calloway
Bison Burlington Battle Set for Friday Night
High Point coach Tony Cernugel prepared the first team and key players for the season opener against Burlington in Friday night action. After a strong effort against Durham last week and only minor injuries, the squad resumed practice focusing on plays for the Black Bison’s conference debut. Bill Peace returned to practice after a week out with a concussion.
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Open class sprint race nears at dustless oil track
Entrants may test the oiled speedway this week likely Friday afternoon as Bailey Brothers announce completion key work. Qualification time trials set Sunday at noon with the first sprint series at 2 30 pm. No motor size limit but chassis must be regulation big car type, enabling aviation powered machines to enter as the fastest contenders.
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Red Cochran Tops Jenkins in scrappy ten round bout
Sid Feder reports Red Cochran, a bull-necked redhead from Jersey, outboxed and floored Lew Jenkins repeatedly in a restless ten round welterweight clash billed as a fight. Cochran chased Jenkins across the ring, with Jenkins retreating and backpedaling, sustaining a rough contest as observers questioned the bout's status.
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Joe’ Louis
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Four Winners Each Selected 19 Conquerors
Four male entrants swept the weekly Pick the Winners prizes by each selecting nineteen winners from last week’s twenty games. Charlie Spencer, Fred Flagler, Garnett Hollingsworth, and R E Warren hit the mark despite upsets, with Spencer most accurate including a Harvard win over Penn.
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Clemson
Welterweight champ faced questions after brutal bout
The report notes the fighter endured a motorcycle crash recovery and painful aftermath as 12,182 fans roared. Jenkins claimed lingering back issues from the injury, despite chiropractic treatment days earlier, while Red’s decisive punch ended the contest. October 31 looms for a 135-pound showdown with Sammy Angost.
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