Dodgers Fight Back As Pack Hold Two-Game Lead
New York reporters note Frank Frisch doubts Brooklyn pennant chances though Dodgers may rise if one hitter catches fire. The column cites war era shifts in rosters and hockey talk, plus a local Teamsters victory and boxing-promoter Mike Jacobs at Madison Square Garden.
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Petey Arron
Chalky Tright
Lulu Costantino
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Jedge Landis
Ben Warren
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Shibe Park
Minnesota
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Dick Burk
Football favors rise and fall in unpredictable season
Wilbur Adams reports on the varied fortunes of football favorites as a season unfolds. Lt Elmer Salter struggles to juggle three jobs at Bainbridge flying school ahead of Auburn's opener against Chattanooga. Naval Pre-Flight School debuts "battle ball" a skeetball style game limiting positions to reduce traffic. Dick Pfister praises Coach Harlow for discipline learned in Army training.
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Dick Pfister
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Dick Harlow
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Clemson A C A Loses to Armed Services Report
Joe Sherman reports the Clemson College Athletic Association has suffered losses to the armed services totaling five lettermen three coaches one stenographer and three janitors.
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Clemson College Athletic Association
Armed Services
New Arrivals Boost Panthers as Opening Scrimmage Near
High Point College Panthers add five new players Gib son Beazley Walter Razanauskas Dick Whitehead Jim Reed Raymond Freeman to a squad preparing for the first intra squad scrimmage under lights at Albion Millis Stadium. Veteran backfield stars Dick DeTullio Bob Lumsden Jimmy Lowder and Joe Petack head the tentative first string with a keeled line battle for starting five. The opener vs Milligan College on Sept 25 looms as a main test for the season.
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Walter Razanauskas
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Dick Whitehead
Roanoke
Jim Reed
Winston-Salem
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Jimmy Lowder
Joe Petack
Alvin Boles
Joe Lepkowski
W. O. Webb
Lindsay Weaver
Hank Miner
Milligan College of
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Tennessee
Bivins Defeats Mauriello After Tough Brooklyn Bout
Jimmy Bivins beat Tami Mauriello in a 10 round heavyweight bout before 794 Cleveland fans. Referee Joe Morely split judges, with one favoring Mauriello and another for Bivins as both fought hard with a late rally by the Italian. Bivins earned 12000 dollars guaranteed despite the decision.
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Navy Pre-Flight Seahawks Vary in Naming Plan
The Sept 15 note confirms the junior varsity team of the Navy Town Pre-Flight school will be named the Seahawks. It also records a 1940 figure that the United Side produced 2.3 billion gallons of natural gasoline.
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Boxer Bivins Draws Pastor After Knockdown
Boxing notes record a draw with Bob Pastor after Bivins sent him to the canvas. Bivins also floored Bicycling Bob but lost the decision.
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Drive Of Cardinals Is Another Comeback For Billy the Kid Southworth
Cardinals skipper Billy the Kid Southworth, famed for optimism and quick comebacks, has led St Louis to a strong stretch against the Dodgers. His rise followed demotion, time with Rochester pennants, a drinking setback, and a final return to manage the Cardinals to a string of wins.
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Billy Southworth Shapes Cardinals Into Fast, Looseteam
Billy Southworth leads Rochester Red Birds with fast, aggressive play and a calm, looseapproach in tight spots. He teaches players to push tempo, avoid excess, and stay focused even on long road trips, balancing discipline with freedom on the field.
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Eastern Army All Stars Meet Dodgers in Exhibition Clash
The Eastern Army All-Stars prepared for a second of three Army Emergency Relief games against the Brooklyn Dodgers at Municipal Stadium Baltimore. Officials expect 50 000 fans as the Dodgers seek tougher opposition after a 16 0 win by the Army over the New York Giants last Saturday in New York.
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Portsmouth Cubs and Colts Clash to Break Series Tie
Portsmouth Cubs meet Richmond Colts in Portsmouth at night to end a 3-3 Piedmont League Shaughnessy playoff deadlock. The teams vie for control of the series with a decisive game under lights in Charlotte.
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Fights Last Night by the Associated Press
Results from Pittsburgh and Cleveland boxing bouts include Ezzard Charles stopping Mose Brown in six. Jimmy Bivins outpointing Tami Maruriello in New York. Warren Peterson knocking out Van Allenutt in Baltimore. Chester Rice beating Mitsos Chip Sos in Athens by TKO.
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Lessons In English by W. L. Gordon
A compact excerpt on proper usage and pronunciation of English words. It lists commonly misused phrases, mispronunciations, and misspellings with examples and guidance. The piece emphasizes expanding vocabulary by mastering one word daily, highlighting addicted as a sample word with a Terence quote.
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Cubs Meet Greensboro Red Sox In Championship Bid
The Cubs beat Greensboro Red Sox 5-3 in a decisive series reset as Greensboro, pennant winners, had eliminated Charlotte in four straight games, setting up a final matchup.
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Starters For Big Five Clubs Appear Set In Lineup Preview
Raleigh AP reports pre-season practice outlines lineups for NC State Davidson Duke Wake Forest and UNC. Veterans expected to anchor Wolfpack ends Gibson and Stilwell or Andrews at end with Boltrek Kwitkoski at tackle, Caton Riddle guards, Allen center. Backfield features Faircloth wing Clark or Calloway, Doak blocker, Bendrick fullback. Roach and Durant sophs. Duke letters include Gantt Morgan Poole Nanni at ends and tackles with Davis Burns at center and Smith at tailback. Wake Forest may start Copley Capps Dougherty at ends and Perry fullback with Stafford sidelined by injury. UNC lines center on Cox Byrum Marshall and Cooke with Austin at tailback.
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Tom Byrum
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Joe Austin
Henry Webb
Joe Wright
Clay Croom
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Early US Fuel Production and Cork Salmon Canning Milestone
The 1940 U S motor fuel output reached 26 billion gallons. Salmon were first canned in Cork Ireland in 1845.
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Dodgers Lose grip on pennant as Cards surge ahead
Brooklyn star players say fatigue and bad breaks doomed the Dodgers in the lateNational League race. Leo Durocher and Larry MacPhail show defeat as Cincinnati wins at Ebbets Field deepen the slide. Veterans near career ends blamed fatigue from early training and long season.
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John McDonald
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Dodegars
Bison Prepare Scrimmage Ahead of Friday Home Opener
Coach Tony Cernugel runs a Friday night prep scrimmage to sharpen passing defense and kicking game before the home opener against Reidsville. Key players include Garre Speas at guard, Bob Koonts at right half, Junius Idol and Bill Kivett at left half, with Arnold Metcalfe at fullback and Donald Dunkelberger at tailback.
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Injuries Worry Many Southern Camp Teams
Injuries sidelined several of 16 Southern Conference squads, including William and Mary and Clemson, as they prepared for upcoming games. Clemson listed six injured stars and others followed, while George Washington, Hampden Sydney, and Wake Forest also faced absences and roster changes amid war-related travel issues and shifting practice routines.
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Major League Standings and Scheduled Games
Standings across leagues with results and pending schedules. Notable scores include St. Louis 3 Philadelphia 2. Portsmouth 5 Richmond 3. Rocky Mount 8 Sanford 7. Jersey City 3 Newark 1. Syracuse 8 Montreal 1. Toledo 8 Milwaukee 6. Los Angeles 0 Sacramento 0. Hollywood 9 Portland 6. Weather caused cancellations and postponements in several matchups.
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Baseball Matchups Today With Probable Pitchers
Chicago hosts Philadelphia with Warnek and Bithorn favored against Hennessy and Podgajayr. St Louis visits Boston as White faces Fobin. Pittsburgh meets Brooklyn with Gornicki set to oppose Wyatt. Cincinnati battens New York where Derringer challenges Lohrman.
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Playoff Matchups From PIFOMONT League Shauthnessy Circuit
In the Shauchnnessy Playoffs Richmond faces Portsmouth with the winner advancing to Greensboro Thursday night. Other realignments include New York at Detroit Donald and Philadelphia at Chicago Christopher in early round action.
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Major League Leaders Batting and Pitching Highlights
Baseball leaders listed include Lombardi of Boston batting .333 with 107 runs by Mize and Slaughter leading hits with 174 for St Louis. Williams of Boston tops home runs with 32 and Pesky leads Boston with 198 hits. Pitching leaders show Krist of St Louis at 13-3 and Borony of New York at 8-3 with Bonham 20-5 for New York.
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Redbirds edge Phillies in 14 innings to stay ahead
St Louis Cardinals battled through groggy play and a late rally to defeat the Philadelphia Phillies 3-2 in 14 innings. Morton Cooper failed to hold a two run lead, Nick Etten homered, Murty Dickson and Jim Brown delivered key hits as St Louis remained two games ahead in the National League race. The Dodgers rested after a volatile stretch and face the Pirates next, while Terry Moore was sidelined by cramps as Boston and Chicago weather canceled.
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