Grayson Predicts Tar Heels Over Georgia Tech Opener
NEA columnist Harry Grayson names North Carolina to beat Georgia Tech in the season opener. The piece frames a volatile 1940s college football landscape with multiple prognostications and notes several Navy Army and Pacific programs reshaping rosters, while highlighting Carolina’s clash with Georgia Tech and other early games.
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Trippi Speaks at Carolinas AAU Meeting Tonight
Cpl Charlie Trippi longtime Georgia Bulldog star will address the Carolinas Amateur Athletic Union ninth annual convention banquet at 6 30 pm after sessions at Elwood Hotel and a Princess Cafe hosts dinner. High Point Mercury Athletic Club aids delegates with Louis J Fisher presiding as Major W F Bailey serves overseas.
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Saratoga Belmon t Meet Report Triggers Historic Doubt
Belmont Saratoga meeting seen as a failure with sparse attendance and little late entertainment or social bustle. Georgie Bull faces profits gouging while the Saratogian notes the historic track lost its luster and uncertainty about next summer’s venue.
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First Rumblings of Bowling Season At Camp Pendleton
New report from New York details Camp Pendleton commander Gen D P Hardy asking Keglers to donate old bowling balls to four new alley beds. The piece also highlights Frank Crosetti and highlights about Yankees star Frank and Slats Marion, noting their career achievements and current form.
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Career path shows grit of old college football stars
The piece notes Bob Phillips of Birmingham opened at quarterback and caught two touchdowns for Fort Riley against Great Lakes, then mentions he was a fourth-string left halfback for Mississippi in 1940. It illustrates the varied routes players took to reach college teams, highlighting the era's tough path to roster spots.
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Pitts coach Clark Shaughnessy named safety ace and departure queries
Coach Clark Shaughnessy of Pitts is labeled safety ace amid questions about his quick exits from Stanford and Maryland. The remark hints at career moves influencing recognition, with no confirmed details on motivations or outcomes.
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Duke and Richmond to open card for S C Saturday
Duke and the University of Richmond will kick off the Southern Conference season in Durham North Carolina Saturday. Both teams are powered by Navy V-12 trainees and will face each other in a key early league contest.
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Football Is Discontinued At Catawba
Salisbury report states Catawba College will not field a football team this season after a review shows too few civilian male students and no schedule. About 75 civilian male students remain, only two played last season. Basketball will be continued. rest of note lists other college games and a separate licensing fee total.
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Sore-Armed Card Veterans Lose Range in World Series Outlook
ST LOUIS Sept 20 The Cardinals batch led by Billy Southworth found their sore armed veterans Harry Gumbert and Ernie White ineffective against Chicago in a doubleheader. Gumbert failed in the opener after five innings with nine wins five losses. White, starting since August 1, allowed seven hits and two runs in both the first and second innings before needing relief in the fourth.
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Re elected official leads Southern A A U amid awards vote
New Orleans after re election L Dibenedetto president of the National Amateur Athletic Union begins his 37th year as secretary and treasurer of the Southern division. The Southern A A U chose Danny Greene Texas A and M swimming star as its candidate for the James E Sullivan award.
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Grid Season Opens With Major Teams in Action
New York Sept 20 Notre Dame Southern California Army Navy Georgia Tech Northwestern California Tulsa Dartmouth Ohio State and others unveil 1943 football squads. Notre Dame meets Pittsburgh, Army faces Villanova, Navy meets North Carolina Pre-Flight, Ohio State hosts Iowa Seahawks, Georgia Tech plays North Carolina, Duke faces Richmond, Purdue and Marquette clash in Milwaukee.
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Norfolk Dominates Portsmouth In PIedmont Playoff Sweep
Norfolk defeats Portsmouth 4 to 0 in the Piedmont League playoff clincher to seal the series in straight games. Norfolk moves to four wins in the best of five series, securing the title with a decisive victory.
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Major League Record Snapshot
A compact tally lists team win loss records: Cleveland 1-6, Detroit 0-2, Boston 14-1, Philadelphia 0-6, Washington 3-5, New York 2-1, St. Louis 7-1, Chicago 4-6. This summary preserves the major figures and team names from the source.
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National League Scores From Yesterday
In baseball results Chicago lost 6 to 10 to St Louis and Pittsburgh defeated Cincinnati 10 to 3. New York beat Brooklyn 7 to 3 and 4 to 1. Boston fell to Philadelphia 6 to 3 and 5 to 2.
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Major League Leaders in Batting and Pitching Highlights
The season’s top hitters and pitchers show Musial of St Louis leading batting with 356, Vaughan of Brooklyn 110 RBIs, and Nicholson of Chicago 24 homers. pitching honors go to Sewell of Pittsburgh 21-9 and Chandler of New York 19-4 with Wakefield of Detroit prominent in AL batting and hits.
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Crying Towel For St Mary's Coach
Moraga California Sept 20. Coach Jimmy Phelan of St Mary's College says his team, preparing to face the University of California, has no players with Freshman or varsity game experience. He notes only one player on the squad owns a razor.
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