Dodgers Rally Sparks pennant chase and Yankees roll over Red Sox
Brooklyn after summer slump has won 16 of 19, closing within a half game of second. Dodgers’ midseason turnaround, led by new blood, sparks a potential comeback. In the American League, the Yankees rout Boston 11 3 while Cleveland split a doubleheader with Detroit as Lefty Smith earns his 15th win.
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Major League Leaders Stat Pack From AP Summary
AP released major league leaders in batting runs and pitching across the American and National Leagues. Notable figures include Appling Wakefield and Detroit in AL batting and home runs, Musial and Vaughan leading NL in multiple categories, with pitchers Rowe and Bridges highlighted.
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Oakland Stirred by Surprise Pitcher Bill Leonard
In San Francisco on September 10, Oakland in the Pacific Coast league might have fared better if it had used its pitching earlier. Yesterday catcher Bill Leonard went to the mound for a seven inning game and allowed only three hits as he shut out Sacramento 2 to 0. It was Leonard’s first attempt at pitching.
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Wolfpack Looks Pretty Good To Newton For Kids
Richmond dispatch notes NC State football candidates showing solid form in blocking and scrimmage against six man line. Coach Doc Newton calls them “pretty good for kids” as two new players Stan Kohler and Charlies Burleson reinforce the Wolfpack.
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Dodger Line Has Cawthorn Keeping Mum
Bear Mountain N Y Sept 10 Dodgers coach Pete Cawthorn remains tightlipped on the line as he lists veteran backs and several newcomers for Sundays opener with Camp Lee. He notes Bruiser Kinnard at tackle and Earl Svendsen at center, with many players from 1943 Rams and other clubs factored into a largely green line.
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Mills Home Opens Grid Card In Season Opener At High Point
Mills Home, coached by Bill Brown, brings a young 155 to 160 pound squad to face Tony Cernugel’s High Point Bison tonight at 8. The game pairs two inexperienced teams in a closely watched opener with Mills Home aiming to avenge last year’s 14-0 defeat.
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Giants Sign Ott to Three Year Manager Contract
New York Sept 10 Mel Ott was signed to a three year managerial contract at about 25000 dollars per year. Ott took over from Bill Terry at the beginning of the 1942 season and the club is forecast to finish last in the National League.
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Hockey results and coaching notes from a busy schedule
In the International League Syracuse defeated Jersey City 5 to 2 while Rochester beat Toronto 1 to 1 and Buffalo topped Montreal 3 to 1. In the American Association Toledo won 14 to 10 over Columbus and Indianapolis 12, Louisville 3. St Paul at Minneapolis game postponed. Hubert continues work on the Keydets rough spots hoping for a couple of surprises as the season opens.
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Georgia’s 1943 Georgia Tech mix undercuts old guard
Athens report on Wally Butts shaping a lightened Georgia football program. With 80 players lost to service and 14 seniors graduated, the 1943 squad will be 17 year olds and a lone 4-F guard. Key stars Sinkwich and Trippi gone, leaving unfamiliar names like Johnny Cook and Bryant Meeks. Georgia opens September 17 against Presbyterian and faces LSU, Wake Forest, VMI, and Tech among others.
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Bill Godwin
Clyde Ehrhardt
Bryant Meeks
Lanier High
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Major League Results and Today’s Schedule
Yesterday's scores show New York 11 over Boston 3 and Cleveland 8 over Detroit 3. Today's games list New York at Boston with Russo facing Hughson, Washington at Philadelphia with Niggeling vs Harris, Cleveland at Detroit with Harder and Bagby, and Chicago at St. Louis with Dietrich and Muneries.
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Philadelphia
Baseball Roundup Four Games On Schedule Tonight
Brooklyn meets Philadelphia in a 7 to 6 game not long after Boston visits New York with Tobin at 12 and 10. St Louis faces Chicago with Bithorn 17 and 10 the pitchers. Pittsburgh clashes with Cincinnati featuring Gornicki 9 and 11 and Butcher 7 and 7 against Shoun 12 and 5 and Walters 15 and 12.
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Aid
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Vines favors golf over tennis in casual duel
In a light exchange, Vines argues golf is more sociable while tennis is personal combat and offers faster improvements. He says golf is easier to learn but harder to become a champ, noting swings and ball placement affect outcomes differently.
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Favored Fritzie Zivic Faces Vines In 10 Round NYC Bout
In Madison Square Garden Fritzie Zivic, Pittsburgh a 2 to 1 favorite, faces Vinnie Vines from Schenectady in a ten round bout. Vines seeks big money class as Zivic aims to rebound after a ten round loss to Montgomery. Also on the card Sal Bartolo fights Aaron Seltzer.
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Beau Jack
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Aaron Seltzer
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Montgomery
Coaches Greasy Neale and Walter Kiesling Scrimmage Mixup
The Philadelphia Eagles coaches ordered a scrimmage but the hotel clerk forgot to call them. By the time Greasy Neale and Walt Kiesling arrived, players were already working out under Bill Hewitt and Vic Sears, warning that if it happens again it will cost plenty.
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Mt. Holly Girls Win Top Honors in Softball Final
Mt. Holly A. Y. P. girls defeated Lorelei of Atlanta 3 0 in the decisive game to clinch the South Atlantic playoffs. Mae Haney pitched a three hitter to seal the win and the team earns a berth in the national tournament in Detroit later this month.
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Pretty 16 year old Agnes Rifner joins New Castle football team
In New Castle Indiana on September 10 Agnes Rifner a 16 year old girl described as pretty and blonde is set to kick the extra point for New Castle High School under coach Griz Baike. The note highlights her football kicking ability and expected role on the grid team.
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Parkers quizzical column on racing scams and track politics
Parker rails at Pinkertons failing to find bookies in stands while city police nab nine in one afternoon. He questions race track owners managers and regulators, cites winnings and fraud rumors at Aqueduct Belmont and Empire City, and asks about fares and profits donated to War Relief. He alternates between satire and sharp questions about racing officials bettors and the press.
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Scramble In National Grid League Seen
PITTSBURGH September 10 Earl L Curly Lambeau dean of professional footballs coaching fraternity sees a scramble in the national football league this season with at least five teams having a chance for first place The Detroit Lions will fight it out with Green Bay and the Chicago Bears in the western division while the Philadelphia Pittsburgh club of Washington should win the eastern flag Lambeau in town with his Packers for an exhibition game tomorrow night says Detroit a surprise contender with seven veterans from last year who have been discharged from the marines and will probably get Frankie Sinkwich Lions have two new coaches Gus Dorais and Joe Bach Bears remain strong despite manpower losses he adds
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Curly) Lambeau
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Boxing Fight Results Bouts in Several Cities
Portland Maine Coly Welch 166 stopped Leo Maher 173 in st Fautis Quebec five rounds Fall River Massachusetts Joe Bowman 150 New York outpoint Benny Williams 14 Newark New Jersey Clea Shans 134 Los Angeles outpoint Carl Gugino 13744 Miami Florida Carlos Reed 8 Indianapolis Johnny Denson 193 Indianapolis outpoint Williame Reed 197 Camp Breckenridge Kentucky 10 rounds
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Dodgers Lose Gloom by Dropping 10 Straight in Summer
A column ponders Flatbush gloom if Dodgers failed streak and asks about New Jersey boxing crowd for Frank Casale's Star Ledger show in Elizabeth on Sept. 15 to aid nine year old Mary Drury injured in a December railroad accident in East Orange. It recalls Tony Galento’s schooling quip and jokes about Belmont Park PA system malfunctions during Saratoga closing day.
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