Manager of the Year contenders split pennant talk
The sports round up notes Art Shotton of the Dodgers and Billy Meyer of the Pirates as top candidates for Manager of the Year while both clubs contend for the league title. The piece mentions publicity lure involving Harry Markson and Mike Jacobs. It also highlights the Hamilton endurance classic horse race and other sports items including Jimmy Kitts starting a radio sports program.
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Hugh Fullerton
New York
Art Shotton
Billy Meyer
Shotton
Dodgers
Meyer
Pirates
Ornament of Champions, Inc
Harry Markson
Mike Jacobs
Harry
Hamilton
Jimmy Kitts
Texas College of Mines
el Paso
T. P
Heard
Louisiana State U
Shorts and Shills Vinnie Richards to Advise Australian Davis Cup Team
Vinnie Richards has agreed to advise the Australian Davis Cup team on matches against Parker and Schroeder this weekend but says he does not know what to tell the Aussies. Waite Hoyt's Babe Ruth book due in October will include a verbatim recount of Ruth and Miller agents in the clubhouse the day Ruth was fined five thousand dollars. Hoyt, scheduled to pitch, was the only other man present. The Israel National soccer team, to play at the Polo Grounds September 26, is made up of soldiers who helped capture the former air base at Sarafand and now trains there. Leon Field, Sally League umpire, is a Raleigh, North Carolina fireman in the off season, fighting blazes all winter.
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Shorts
Israel
Polo Grounds
Sarafand
Leon Field
Raleigh, N. C
Michigan State Coach Hints at Wolves To Night Game
Biggie Munn, coach of Michigan State football, returns from a Canada fishing trip and says he heard the Wolves howl nightly. He adds he hopes for a strong showing in the upcoming game.
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Canada
Biggie Munn
Michigan State
Caps Edge Burl Zs to Seize First in League Race
Raleigh moved ahead of Martinsville by winning 2-1 in 11 innings as Durham beat Martinsville and Clayton Sterling sparked a key three run rally. Winston-Salem dropped a step in the race with Danville’s 7-3 win while Greensboro shut out Reidsville 7-0. Raleigh built a 7-1 cushion on Clayton Sterling’s homer and Mal Stevens delivered a bases loaded single in the 11th for Durham's margin. Ray Hardee limited Winston-Salem's bats with 10 hits in Danville's victory.
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Raleigh
Martinsville
Burl Z
Durham
Winston-Salem
Danville
Leafs
Greensboro
Reidsville
Clayton Sterling
Burlington
Caps
Bees
Mal Stevens
Stevens
Mickey McPadden
Ray Hardee
Vic
Rifle Cartridge Crafting Tally From Materials To Final Product
The magazine notes a typical factory path for a .30-60 cartridge involves about 130 operations and inspections from raw materials to finished ammunition. This highlights the complexity of producing a single rifle round.
Redskins Meet Rams In Charity Exhibition
In Los Angeles the Washington Redskins face the Los Angeles Rams in a pre season charity game at Memorial Coliseum. The event attracts the county’s top players led by Sammy Baugh and Bob Waterfield with Army luminary Lieut. Glenn Davis on loan for the night. Last year the game drew 80,896 fans and over $100,000 for Los Angeles Times Charities.
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Los Angeles
Glenn Davis
Army Fame
Washington Skins
Los Angeles Rams
National Football League
Los Angeles Times Charities, Inc
Paul Schissler
Memorial Coliseum
Sammy Baugh
Tommy Mont
Redskins
Bob Waterfield
Jim Hardy
Rams
College grid camps open as teams prepare for Duke opener
Coaches at North Carolina Wake Forest Duke NC State Davidson Furman and Virginia Tech begin fall sessions with 40 to 63 candidates each. Monogram wearers number from 22 to 58 as squads drill in fundamentals and conditioning ahead of season openers around September 18 to 25.
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North Carolina
Texas
Charlie
Choo Choo
Peahead) Walker
Wake Forest Deacons
Walker
Deacons
Beattie Feathers
North Carolina State
Raleigh
State
Duke
Davidson
Charlie Jamerson
Bo) Rowland
Citadel
George Washington
William and Mary
Rube McCray
Big Jack Cloud
Williamsburg
Lexington
Art
Pappy
Jimmy Coley
Virginia Tech
Bob McNeish
Blacksburg
University of Richmond Spiders
Randolph Macon
Cock Earl A
Dick) Esbeck
Indians rout Athletics as Feller earns win and hits fall
Indians win 8-1 behind nine strikeouts by Feller in a game that featured six hits for Cleveland and a standout triple by Ken Keltner. The article also notes key schedule contrasts for the Yankees Red Sox and Athletics and highlights other daily results across the league.
Jacksonville, Austin meet for Legion baseball title
Jacksonville Florida faces Austin Texas in Charleston tonight for the American Legion sectional final. A Jacksonville win would eliminate Hickory North Carolina and send Florida to the national tournament, with Austin needing victory to force a final tomorrow.
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Charleston
N. C
Jacksonville
Fla
Austin
Tex
Hickory
John Bessent
Bob Johns
Texans
Wichita Champs Meet London Nine In England
The National Baseball Congress said the Canadian American series between 1948 champions London Majors and Fort Wayne General Electrics will be played in London Ontario mid September with a tentative Sept 16 start. The winner earns an invitation to a Mexico fall series.
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Wichita
Kas
London
Ont
National Baseball Congress
Ben
National Baseball Congress of Mexico
Mexico
Fort Wayne
Ind
General Electrics
Crossing a Fast River in a Canoe Tips
A Sports Afield note advises to point the canoe upstream with the bow angled toward the desired shore. Tacking against the current on one side will push the craft toward the shore.
Nearsighted Bass Hunter Notices Size Color and Moves
The source notes a bass with poor scent detection yet keen awareness of the plug’s size color and movement at a distance, illustrating his hunting instincts beyond smell.
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Harvey Zernin
Luis Arroyo
Luckies
Connell
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Guy Lombardo
Lombardo
Hiatt Tire CO
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Riya Ti Tires
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Indians
Cleveland
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Feller
Lou Brissie
Bill MccCahan
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Ken Keltner
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Johnny Vander Meer
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Schmitz
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Gene Hermanski
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van der Meer
Spahn
St. Louis Cardinals
Pittsburgh Pirates
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St. Louis
Robin Roberts
Ron Northey
Murry Dickson
Andy Seminick
Carvel Rowell
Monte Kennedy
New York Giants
Pittsburgh
Ed Fitzgerald
Giants
Ernie Denham
Sid Gordon
Kennedy
Danny Murtaugh
Bugs
Lou Boudreau
Dale Mitchell
Boudreau
Ted Williams
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Rey
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