Athletics Seek Turnaround as Tigers Rally in AL Title Chase
Detroit and Philadelphia divisional contenders clash as Mackmen aim to climb from seventh with nine league games left. The A's, led by Mack and Berry, hope to gain ground against New York and St Louis while other AL teams plan key week fixtures. Card and Pirate outcomes loom in NL, with farm mortgage debt cited as rising postwar.
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Pirates
Fritz Osterplier
Achor Roe
Bud Byerly
Major League Record GAMES TODAY
New York at Philadelphia night game featuring Weather headlines and pitching matchups. Aorows or Donald face Newsom with records 17-9 and 15-10 for the visitors and 12-13 for the Phillies opponent. Only game on the schedule.
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Philadelphia
Aorows
Donald
Newsom
Baseball Matchups Include Phillies and Reds Lineups
Philadelphia at New York features Schana and Maffensberger facing Allen and Peldman or Melton. Boston at Brooklyn pairs Barrett and Javery against Merring and Davis or Melton. Cincinnati at Chicago lists Gumbert Hewaser versus Passeau and Lene. Pittsburgh at St Louis pits Sewell and Rescigno against Brecheen and Lanier in twilight game.
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Merring
Davis
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Chicago
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Hewaser
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Lene
Pittsburgh
St. Louie
Football News Begins DD Debut This Fall
The Football News will debut on September 30 and run weekly through December 2. It is a Detroit based weekly entering its 5th year, published by Byron F Boyd who started the paper in 1939. The century old note mentions the first horse arriving in Canada at Quebec in 1647.
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Football News
Detroit
Michigan
Byron F. Boyd
Radio Program Schedule for Wednesday September 13
Radio schedule lists programs and times across multiple networks, including Just Plain Bill, The Sea Hound, Dick Tracy, Superman, World War via Broadcast, Carolyn Gilbert, Patton Lewis Jr, Five Minute News, and Great Moments in Music. It notes time adjustments for Eastern War Time and corrections by networks.
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Howe
Lyn Murray
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Cauick Carter
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Volney
Hard News
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Volney Hord
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Allan Jones
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Alan Young
Frank Sivnatra
Josepa Dunninger
Piil Harris
Ymond Gram
Bi Yal Arch Gunnison
Ed Malone
England
Scramby Amby
Cards Hold To Top In Fielding
New York reports the St. Louis Cardinals lead majors in fielding with a .982 percentage through Sept 11, a league record pace. Marty Marion tops shortstops at .976 with 15 errors on 631 chances. Musial and Litwhiler form a strong outfield trio with only 13 errors combined.
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St. Louis Cardinals
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Redbirds
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Octopus
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Brooklyn
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Stan Musial
Danny Litwhiler
Cardinals
Musial
Litwhiler
Phils
Major League Leaders By The Associated Press
National League led by Walker Brooklyn 354 batting runs Musial St Louis 104 RBIs Nicholson Chicago 10? hits Musial 181 doubles Musial 48 triples Barrett Pittsburgh 18 home runs Nicholson Chicago 2 stolen bases Barrett Pittsburgh 25 pitching Wilks St Louis 153 83 American League Fox Boston 327 runs Stirnweiss New York 114 RBIs Stephens Mephens St Louis 183 hits Stirnweiss New York 183 doubles Boudreau Cleveland 37 triples Stirnweiss New York 15 home runs Etten New York 19 stolen bases Stirnweiss New York ? pitching Newhouser Detroit 24 8 71
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Laager
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New York
Mephens
Boudreau
Cleveland
Etten
Newhouser
Detroit
Oak Park Nurseries ship fir trees for South Pacific USO
The Oak Park Nurseries sent two ten foot Douglas fir trees to New York City for paraffin treatment before shipment to the South Pacific for Christmas at a USO club. Leslie H. MacRobbie notes the trees originated here twenty years ago from Seattle as three inch seedlings.
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Patchogue
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Oak Park
New York City
South Pacific
Leslie H. MacRobbie
Seattle
Baseball upends cricket talk as service players take to the game
From France to England service members embrace baseball while cricket fears its decline. The Columbus Red Birds miss the American Association playoffs by a razor thin margin after three straight titles. Ross Cherico joins New York A line coaching staff while Navy eligibility issues surface for Ed Sprinkle. Stan is re-elected NY sports broadcasters president with Ted Husing chairing the committee.
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Nick Cullop
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Ries
Ed Sprinkle
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Don Whitmire
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Hardin-Simmons
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New York Sports Broadcasters
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Connecticut Interscholastic Conference targets calendar reform
The Connecticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference aims to address calendar confusion as Lou Black notes the lingering feeling of a surprise gift when the real burden is rent due, signaling a push to clarify scheduling expectations for the upcoming weekend.
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Associated Press
Conncticut Interscholastic Athletic Conference
Giants line coach Red Smith linked to Cubs front office
Red Smith the Giants line coach is reported as a candidate for a front office post with the Chicago Cubs for the upcoming baseball season. Clinton Iowa Club wins bowling team title with a 3218 team score led by Frank Serpico who posted three 700 series or better.
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Red Smith
Grid Giants
Chicago Cubs
Ford Lipovetz
Corn Toting Bear Captures North Carolina Lore
Raleigh dispatch recounts Roy Hampton of Plymouth claiming bears raid corn fields at night placing ears upright for carrying. He hopes photographers will film bear activity as wildlife rules define hunting and dove season dates are discussed. Frank Eatman plans to trap deer from Dick Reynolds estate to relocate to Uwharrie refuge.
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Roy Hamton
Plymouth
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Division of Game and Inland Fisheries
Frank Batman
Pittman-Robertson Wild Life Projects
North Carolina
Devotion
Dick Reynolds
Surry County
Uhwarrie
Montgomery County
Eatman
Reynolds
Marines Seek Schedule After Quitting Football
Camp Lejeune Marines, who quit football and cancelled games, reportedly found a few players and are lining up a schedule. Fort Warren Sentinel notes only three major league clubs remain this season the St Louis Cardinals Great Lakes Bluejackets and Iowa Seahawks. Dissenting votes from Norfolk Bainbridge Sampson and the 7th Air Force. Grady Hatton of Greensboro ORD led the 1944 semi pro tourney as top hitter. Ensign Donald Brandt Navy aviator rescued from the Japs is pictured on a wrestling mat attempting a toe hold.
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Marines
Fort Warren
Wyo
Sentinel
St. Louis Cardinals
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Iowa Seahawks
Norfolk
Bainbridge
Sampson
7Th Air Force
Grady Hatton
Greensboro
Ex gridder killed in Normandy action
Lt. John J. Daley Jr. of Newark New Jersey captain of the 1937 Manhattan College football team was killed in action during the Normandy invasion. He led his para troops on a dangerous mission when he died.
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John J. Daley, Jr
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N. J
Manhattan
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Daly
Leibold Considered as Phillies Manager Next Season
Philadelphia reports say Harry Nemo Leibold is under consideration to succeed Freddy Fitzsimmons as Phillies manager. Leibold, current Louisville Colonels skipper, declined comment while GM Herb Pennock and Fitzsimmons gave no confirmation, saying they would announce plans when ready.
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Nemo) Leibold
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Brooklyn
Yale Ready For Green Eleven As Odell Tries New T Plan
Yale coach Howie Odell enters his third season with a rebuilt squad and a new all the way attack. The 19 year old players and Navy trainees train under a mix of weather and field work as Odell aims for a powerful front wall and backfield depth. Center Brainard Walker leads a line featuring Paul Walker and Jim Smith while Jake Hall is out for the season with a broken ankle.
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John Prehlik
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Tom Smith
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Brainard Walker
Schaffner
O'Dell
Warren
Jake) Hall
New London
Fights Last Night Across Cities Highlight Knockouts
Fights reported in multiple locales including Los Angeles New York San Antonio Buffalo Montreal Detroit and San Jose with several boxers scoring TKOs and knockouts. Notables include Manuel Ortiz Luis Castillo Harold Green and Felix Oveles among others with various weights and outcomes.
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Ortiz Wins Bantam Title Bout Over Castillo in Four
Luis Castillo of Mexico City fought well for three rounds but a badly split left eye in the fourth forced referee Mushy Callahan to stop the world bantamweight title bout. Manuel Ortiz retained the crown by technical knockout before about 10,000 at Olympic Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Mexico City
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Manuel Tiz
Ortiz
Castillo
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Callahan
Olympic Stadium
Northwestern Alums Honor Retiring Coach and Aid Resignations
Northwestern alumni paid tribute to longtime swimming coach Tominson, retiring after 35 years, and Ade Schumacher, who stepped down as assistant athletic director, at a banquet in Evanston. Robinson received a $2,000 gift from the N Men’s Club for ten Big Ten titles and six national championships won by his swimming teams.
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Northwestern University
Wildcat
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Wildcats
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Robinson
Coast Guard game opens with QB search for Yale team
Yale prepares for a Sept 30 debut versus Coast Guard Academy as backfield candidates vie to replace Hall at quarterback. Contenders include Bill Penn Dana Dudley Roger Barksdale Charley Clausen Frank Gillis Ben Roberts and Dick Murrow. Yale also schedules Cornell Columbia Rochester Brown Dartmouth North Carolina and Virginia.
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Coast Guard Academy
Bill Penn
Dana Dudley
Roger Barksdale
Charley Clausen
Falls
Franki Gillis
Ben Roberts
Dick Murrow
Yale
Cornell
Columbia
Rochester
Brown
Dartmouth
North Carolina
Virginia
Wolfpack Faces Talent Shortage Under Feathers
NC State joins Beattie Feathers in his first season as head coach with Howard Turner, the Rocky Mount tailback, as a major playmaker. Turner backs a T formation lineup while veterans wane and freshmen contend for key roles in a lean squad, including Turner and Swartaberg as a passing duo and George Sakas in the backfield.
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Raleigh
Beattie Feathers
N. C. State
Howard Turner
Rocky Mount
Duke
North Carolina
Feathers
Turner
Peathers
Joe Pizzuro
John Culp
Grafton Pearce
Fred Swartaberg
Julian Rattelade
George Sakas
Tony Gaeta
Turner and Swartzberg
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