Bison Grapple With Reidsville In Tense Night Prep
Reidsville's Golden Lions gear up for aerial onslaught while the Black Bison focus on pass defense and punt coverage during drills. QB Bob Koonts and Curt McDonald lead booting work as Coach Cernugel voices concern over readiness and team morale ahead of Friday’s game.
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Reidsville
Golden Lions
Tobacco City
Tony Cernugel
Black Bison
Bob Koonts
Curt McDonald
Bison
Koonts
McDonald
Walker
Lloyd
Ferree
Kearns
Braswell
Cernugel
GRID GAME IN THE ALEUTIANS
Soldiers at Adak in the Aleutians push for ongoing sports as football season begins amid wartime conditions. The brief notes their eagerness to play and continue athletic activities while stationed on the campaign fronts.
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Ing
Adak
Aleu
Beazley Praises Cards As World War II Looms
Fort Oglethorpe Ga Johnny Beazley says the St Louis Cardinals lead the National League with a strong young core. He predicts a pennant and Series bid, notes wartime draft effects and war-time schedule impact may favor the Cardinals over the Yankees, and praises the pitching youth and offense.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Basel
Johnny Ey
Rmy Air Forces
New York Yankees
St. Louis
Ley
Johnny
Yankees
New York
Beazley
Gt Field
Nashville
Fort Oglesthorpe
Ladies Meet In Second Round At Emerywood Club
Second round pairings in the ladies club championship at Emerywood Country Club promise keen competition toward the title. Matches include Ran kin vs Redman Saunders vs Marlowe Wall vs Larter Hunnewell vs Woollen Cooper vs Hunnewell Woollen winner. consolation flight sees Porter against Hunnewell-Woollen loser and Wood versus Stell. A mixed Scotch foursome is set for Saturday.
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Emerywood Country Club
A. M. Rankin
Posey Redman
S. S. Saunders
T. A. Marlowe
Matt Wall
S. A. Larter
D. T. Hunnewell
Nancy Woollen
J. B. Cooper
Logan Porter
EF. S. Wood
Frank Stell
Cornell to Meet Bucknell in First 1917 Rematch
Cornell coach Carl Snavely faces Bucknell in a Saturday clash marking the first meeting since 1917. Former pupil Johnny Sitarsky, who played for Bucknell, now leads the Bisons as a key figure in the matchup.
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Ithaca
N. Y
Cornell
Carl Snavely
Big Red
Bucknell
Johnny Sitarsky
Snavely
Joach
Bisons
State Football Scrimmages Highlight Injuries and Prospects
North Carolina State Coach Doc Newton praises 220-pound tackle Harold Williard and ends Grafton Pearce and Fred Swartzberg after a tough scrimmage. Wake Forest’s patched squad shows promise with missing players Dave Harris, Jim Doyle, Pride Batterree, and Robertson. Navy trainees complicate schedules as Duke and VMI prep for late September games.
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Richmond
Navy U- 12
Wake Forest
Peahead Walker
Dave Harris
Jim Doyle
Pride Batterree
Robertson
Harris
Pat Geer
Doc Newton
N. C State
Newton
Harold Williard
Grafton Pearce
Fred Swartzberg
Swartzberg
High Point
N. C
Buddy Myers
V.M.I
Maurice Allen
Lynchburg
Harry Lee
Allen Stewart
Temple
Navy
Duke
Camp Lejuene
Lloyd Ott
N. C. State
University of South Carolina
Furman Cannon
Rex Enright
Gamecocks
University of North Carolina
Tom Young
75 Yard Tackle Play Tops In Charlottesville Note
University of Virginia coach Frank J. Murray praises a 75 yard drive inside tackle as the best play he ever witnessed in a grid game. He cites Marquette’s perfect call against Navy with Mickey McCormick scampering 75 yards to score.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Frank J. Murray
Marquette
Navy
Murray
Mickey McCormick
Athletic Minded For The Enemy
Charles Herrick grew athletically minded after signing with Fortier School then pursued leadership at Tulane University as drum major for the university band. Reports from Tulane recently noted his surprising athletic involvement beyond debating and marching roles.
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New Orleans
Charles Herrick
Fortier School
Tulane University
Tulane
Dodgers discover 17 year old catcher at Holyoke tryout
Joe Soskovic a 17 year old rookie catcher from Springfield Massachusetts was found at a Dodger tryout school in Holyoke Massachusetts. The piece notes this as an economical path to acquire a ball player.
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Brooklyn
Joe Soskovic
Dodgers
Springfield
Mass
Dodger
Holyoke
Herrick Breaks Navy Pre-Flight Agility Course Record
Charles Herrick set a new record at the Navy Pre-Flight Training School in Athens Georgia with a time of 29.8 seconds on the agility course. He competed against many skilled athletes in the event.
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Charles Herrick
Navy
Athens
Cards summon lefty Brazie as Musial supply grows
The St. Louis Cardinals rely on strong farm depth to fill pitching gaps. When short-handed owner Sam Breadon activates a new left-hander like Alpha Brazile, the club gains a capable southpaw to complement Stan Musial and Pollet, with recent Chicago series showing their depth.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Cardinals
St. Louis
Sam Breadon
Presto
Stan Musial
Howie Pollet
Alpha Eugene Brazle
Billy Southworth
Harry Gumbert
Ernie White
Yankees
Max Lanier
Southworth
Pollet
Air Force
Breadon
Chicago
Lanier
Alpha Brazie
Cubs
Brazile
Brazie
Sacramento
Senators and Dodgers in tight races for second place
In a spirited scram ble for runners up, the Senators surged to five straight victories to reclaim American league second. Cleveland dropped a doubleheader and Washington edged the Red Sox 3-2 as Gerry Priddy delivered the deciding run. Vernon Stephens homered twice for the Indians' loss. Brooklyn’s 14 win streak cooled as they were blanked 3-0 by Boston, Cincinnati halved a game and a half behind. Rex Barney took his first Dodgers loss as Brooklyn fell to the Braves. Giants and Phillies drew 4-4 in a late night tie, while the Yankees beat the Athletics 6-5 and Detroit split a doubleheader with Chicago.
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Cleveland Indians
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
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Cleveland
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Gerry Priddy
St. Louis
Indians
Browns
Steve Sandra
Tribe
Vernon Stephens
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Rex Barney
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Braves
Chet Ross
Charley
Red) Barrett
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Philadelphia Phillies
Philadelphia
New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
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Detroit
Chicago
White Sox
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Sinkwich Signs With Lions After Lengthy Negotiation
Detroit reports Frankie Sinkwich agreed to join the Lions after hours of talks with owner Fred L. Mandel Jr. The Georgia All American, who hoped for strong pay, signed with his father Ignatius at his side and prepared to report to training camp.
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Frankie Sinkwich
Detroit Lions
Southern College Gridirons
Fred L. Mandel, Jr
Lions
Frankie
Sinkwich
Ignatius
Ignatz) Sinkwich
Youngstown
Mandel
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Eastern League Playoffs Kickoff Attracts Narrow Scranton Lead
Scranton defeats Hartford 10 to 4 to grab a 1 0 series lead, while Wilkes-Barre tops Elmira 4 to 1 securing a 1 0 advantage in their series, as the Eastern League playoffs begin.
War talk and racing notes from Brooklyn Skeptic column
Brooklyn Skeptic riffs on Aqueduct betting chaos with a $3,888 Daily Double tale. It questions why two early winners were guarded by pinkertons and others not, then shifts to wartime chatter, boxing, and a London hotel incident involving Larry Constantine and his family.
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Aqueduct
Brooklyn Skeptic
Pinkerton
Small Colleges Plan Postwar Athletic Loop
Salisbury report outlines a proposed postwar athletic conference for smaller colleges across North Carolina South Carolina and Virginia to replace the North State. Gordon A. Kirkland Catawba College coach says up to 15 schools may join with Wofford Presbyterian Newberry Erskine in South Carolina Appalachian Catawba High Point already committed and a meeting will organize this fall or winter to start competition after the war.
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North Carolina
South Carolina
Virginia
North State
Gordon A. Kirkland
Catawba College
Wofford
Presbyterian
Newberry
Erskine
Kirkland
Appalachian
Catawba
High Point
North
Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Jersey City Willie Cheatum and Joey Sulick fought to a draw in Newark. Tomy Costa outpointed Donnie Maes in Hartford. Pete De Ruzza and Frankie Willis drew in New York. Tami Mauriello outpointed Mike Alfano in New York. Jimmy Garrison outpointed Saverio Turtello in Seattle.
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Jersey City
Willie Cheatum
Newark
Joey Sulick
New York
Drew
Hartford
Conn
Tomy Costa
Woonsocket
BR. I
Donnie Maes
Denver
Colo
Pete de Ruzza
Frankie Willis
Washington
Tami Mauriello
Mike Alfano
Seattle
Jimmy Garrison
Kansas City
Saverio Turtello
New York City
Virginia colleges named in new conference program
Kirkland said the new conference will include all sports in which the listed Virginia colleges currently compete. Named schools include Carolina Roanoke Lenoir Rhyne Elon Emory and Henry Randolph Macon Hampden Sydney and others likely to join.
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Roanoke
Virginia
Lenoir Rhyne
Elon
Emory and Henry
Randolph Macon
Hampden-Sydney
Kirkland
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