Roundup of scattered sports notes from New York events
A train ride of fans at Roosevelt Raceway yielded refunds as cash fares were paid back by the track. Giants pitcher Andrew Vigo Hansen nicknamed Swede, though Danish descent, headlines a blossoming rookie era. Madison Square Garden becomes a post office for GI holiday packages. Coaches want kickoff from midfield in Big Six football. Frank McCormick reaches 1 000 games for Cincinnati. Ed Roush tops 1 399. Rees Freeman, four months old, is the youngest tennis spectator at nationals as autograph seekers stand by. Badminton champions ignore autograph hounds.
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Madison Square Garden Bowl
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Frank McCormick
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Ed Roush
Rees Freeman
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World Series woes threaten Browns in St. Louis
Porter Spon reports from Joplin Missouri that peorn shortage fears loom amid World Series games in St. Louis. Manager Luke Sewell's Browns must hit if they hope to avoid a critical shortage of wins in the series.
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Frankie Parkers Forehand Revealed by Experts
Tennis experts note Frankie Parker's remark you saw it marks the first public display of his forehand. The comment follows questions about his new stroke during Monday matinee chatter.
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Frankie Parker
Frankie
Orioles Fulfill Gag Play Inning Blunder
In Baltimore on August 30 the Jersey City lead off the eighth produced two hits but Red Embree retired the next three. Filipowicz and Gardella singled, Dann y was thrown out attempting to stretch a hit. Steve advanced to third and tried to score as Embree’s pitch got away from the catcher. Lollar recovered the ball so Filipowicz was forced out at home and Lockman struck out.
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Red Embree
Steve Filipowicz
Danny Gardella
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Filipowicz
Marine Egt Bill Triplett switches from teaching to combat swimming at Camp Lejeune
Service Department notes former Greenbrier Military School football star Bill Triplett built a varied postwar career after leaving lady marine instruction for men’s combat swimming at Camp Lejeune in North Carolina. Lieut. Roy M. Hanna, Penn State boxing champion, earns the DSC for valiant action at Anzio as a paratrooper.
Eagles too big for jerseys says coach Greasy Neale
West Chester Pa September 4 The Philadelphia Eagles players are so large they cannot fit into the outside jerseys worn by last year’s squad. Coach Greasy Neale notes the need for new uniforms to accommodate the bigger players.
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Greasy Neale
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Retail ceilings set for beans and cucumbers by OPA
On September 4 the office of price administration announced retail ceiling prices for snap beans nine to 18 cents a pound depends on variety, field grown cucumbers nine to 10 cents, and hothouse cucumbers about 22 cents a pound, anchored to country shipper prices. The note also mentions Maya ancestors as civil and intellectual, and comments on Brazil’s color line and interracial marriages.
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MLB National League results and today’s games schedule
National League results from yesterday show Pittsburgh Dallas 6-8 St Louis 5-2 Brooklyn 8-3 New York 6-9 Chicago 5-6 Cincinnati 1-2 Boston 2-0 Philadelphia 1-5. Today’s slate features New York at Philadelphia at 1.30 p m Eastern, Brooklyn at Boston at 1 30 p m, Chicago at Pittsburgh at 1 45 p m, St Louis at Cincinnati at 1 30 p m.
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EWT
Lanter
Wilks
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de la Cruz
Scores from early season games across leagues
St Louis defeated Detroit 4 to 1 while New York posted 6 11 with Washington at 5 3. Philadelphia beat Boston 5 to 1 and Cleveland routed Chicago 4 to 1.
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Doubleheader Baseball Cards Across Rival Cities
Two games slated with player lineups including Newsom Hamlin Dubie Queen Cecil O Neill Niggeling Haet ner Overmire New houser Lopat Grove Jakucki Potter and Harder Keiman details stretched across the schedule.
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Haetner
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Jakucki
Potter
Parker Bids For National Tennis Title At Forest Hills
Frank Parker seeded No. 4 advances to final rounds after defeating Lt Don CNeill 6-4 3-6 6-2 in the semi final. He faces Bill Talbert who upset Pancho Segura 3-6 6-3 6-0 6-8 6-3. Pauline Betz defends her women’s title by beating Margaret Osborne 6-3 8-6. A note mentions 12 passes over the Carpathians into Romania.
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Ted Schroeder
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Army
Don cNeill
Navy
Parker
Bill Talbert
Indianapolis
Ecuador
Pancho Segura
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Talbert
Pauline Betz
Los Angeles
Garet Osborne
San Francisco
Radio schedule highlights Monday September 4 Eastern War Time
Broadcast list outlines two hour shifts with program changes due to late network corrections. Highlights include Front Page Farrell Meet the Mrs and Superman serial repeats, news reports with Howe and Time, Captain Tigh Healy stories, I Love a Mystery, The Cavalcade of America, and nightly musical programs.
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Boy Detective
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Howard Barlow
Arlene
Sherlock Holmes
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Thea Counter Spy
Gabriel Heatter
Cogmen
Orche Screen Guild Players & Go
Raymond Gram Swing
Henry Gladstone
L Ed Malone
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Johnny Morgan
Ponce Oeches
Don Hutson Persuaded to Stay Off Packers Lineup Tonight
Don Hutson, famed Packers end, has been persuaded to remain out of tonight’s exhibition clash with the Washington Redskins in Baltimore. He plans to coach and may play only occasionally, despite reconsidering retirement and recovering from an eye infection.
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Packers
Washington Redskins
Municipal Stadium
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Curly Lambeau
Associated Press
Alabama
Packer
Elmer Layden
Lambeau
Redskins
Washington
March Field Flyers
Angeles
Brooklyn Tigers
Ogden
Utah
Nelson Leads Golf Match As Final Day Of Play Begins
Nelson holds a 11 under par halfway after scoring 64 67 131 at the Richland club event. Bob Hamilton trailed by three with 66 68 134 while Harold Jug McSpaden and E J Harrison followed closely in the field as final day play starts.
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Will Grimsley Naille
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Byron Nelson
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Richland Club
Craig Wood
Lord Byron
Toledo Titan
Bob’ Hamilton
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Ind
Spokane
Hamilton
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Phila
Juga
Penna
McSpaden
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
AP led baseball standings highlight key leaders across MLB. National League top hitters include Walker Brooklyn at .354 batting and Musial St Louis with 176 hits and 46 doubles. Nicholson Chicago dominates home runs with 30 and Barrett Pittsburgh leads with 22 steals. Pitching notes show Wilks St Louis 14 2 with a 2.857 ERA. American League standout Stirnweiss New York drives 105 RBIs and 172 doubles. Hughson Boston 18 5 and Newhouser Detroit 22 8 4.83 ERA.
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Brooklyn
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St. Louis
Nicholson
Chicago
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Wilks
Hite
Stirnweiss
New York
Fox
Boston
Boudreau
Cleveland
Weles
Lindell
Etten
Ursinus Prepares for Missing Teeth in Football
Ursinus College coach Everett Bailey buys rubber mouthpieces for a large squad with many players missing front teeth as the football team opens in Collegeville, Pennsylvania.
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Collegeville
Ursinus College
Everett Bailey
JayCees to Meet Hillcrest Girls Softball Team
The JayCees of the Junior Chamber of Commerce meet Hillcrest girls’ softball team tomorrow at 6:00 p.m. at the high school field. The JayCees are a newly organized outfit and will be initiated by the veteran Hillcrest players.
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JayCee
Baseball and historical notes mix in a dated sports roundup
The report lists scores from the International League and Southern and American Associations with multiple games and innings noted. It also adds a stray historical line claiming Egypt flourished in the Nile valley while Europe was in the stone age and a misattributed note about the musket’s invention by the Spaniards around 1540.
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Yesterday's Majors Stars Highlight Openers Across Leagues
AP recap of opening day performances with Nick Etten and Johnny Lindell powering the Yankees past the Senators 7-6 and 11-3 in two games. Browns beat the Tigers 4-1 behind Zarilla, Athletics downed Red Sox 5-1, Indians beat White Sox 4-1 as Gromek pitched a four-hitter. Pirates swept Cardinals 8-2 with O'Brien three hits including a homer. Cubs win 5-1 behind Wyse. Cubs split with 6-2 second game led by Nicholson's 100th RBI. Dodgers beat Giants 8-6 as Galan scored three. Braves win 2-1 behind Tobin Schanz 15th win. Schanz ends Braves drought with 5-0 nightcap.
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Yankees Still in Pennant Chase as Schedule Plays On
May 4 key day for the Yankees as they chase the lead in the pennant race. The Browns hold a slim edge but have stumbled, while Detroit and Chicago rivals press. Nick Etten and Stirnweiss spark the Yankees in a series of wins and ledgers shift across the league.
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