Yanks Hold Edge as Pennant Race Heads to Series
New York reporters project the Yankees as betting favorites for the World Series. The Cardinals boast power and left handed starters like Musial, Lanier, Brazie and Brecheen, but the Yankees counter with strong run production and a potent pitching staff led by Joe McCarthy’s lineup.
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New York
St. Louis Cardinals
Billy Southworth
Symphony
St. Loo
Yankees
St. Louis Swifties
Steamin
Stan Musial
Max Lanier
Alpha Brazie
Harry Brecheen
Bombers
Becaus
Yankee
Marie Joe McCarthy
Gophers Can Still Field Good Team
Gophers face a rebuilt squad after losing 19 players from 1942, including halfback Bill Daley. Coach George Hauser remains optimistic, citing beefy lines, experienced backs, and new talent from freshmen and V-12 trainees. The nine-game schedule opens with Missouri, then Nebraska, Case, Michigan, Northwestern, Purdue, Iowa, Wisconsin, and the Iowa Seahawks.
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Walter L. Johns
Minnesota
Gopher
Bill Daley
George Houser
Gophers
Minneapolis
Paul Mitchell
Ed Lechner
Mitchell
Lechner
John Kutschied
Duluth
Henry
New Orleans
Tulane
Jom Lindquist
Granitealls
Minn
Chuck Avery
Brick Waldron
Michigan
Haseser
Lowe Dawson
Frank Patrick
Pitt
Missouri
Nebraska
Case Grant
Northwestern
Purdue
Iowa
Wisconsin
Iowa Seahawks
Knox Bollinger Lead Black Bison In Durham Tilt
Knox and Bollinger named co captains for next Friday's game against a strong Bulldog eleven in Durham. Knox returns from injury to start at halfback with Bollinger at center. lineup expected includes Levina Kearns Braswell Presnell Saunders Gordon at guard and Lloyd at fullback while Koarns QB and Lider ton backs Knox.
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Eddie Knox
Bob “Atlas
Bollinger
Tony Cernugel
Black Bison
Durham
Cernigel Knox
Bill Lloyd
J. C. Saunders
Pionters
Reidsville
Knox
Ray de
Linger
Bison
Levina
Kearns
Braswell
Presnell
Saunders
Gordon
Koarns
Knox and Liderton
Big Bill Lloyd
Hussey May Be Out Of Tech Game
Chapel Hill September 24 Carolina V 12 squad missing Don Whitmire and likely Jacy Hussey to patch lines for Saturdays clash with Georgia Tech. Erickson and Barney Poole slated to start, other spots filled by Navy and Marine transfers. Tar Heels seek edge against powerhouse Ramblin Wreck with four weeks more practice for Tech.
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Chapel Hill
Don Whitmire
Jacy Hussey
North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Tar Heels
Tom Young
Golden Tornado
South
Carolina
Bill Erickson
Ole Miss
Aotheastern Whitmire
Naval Academy
Barney Poole
Mississippi
Pooles
Hussey
Eddie Prokop
Whitmire
Erickson
Coach Young
Marine
Barney
Ray Poole
Aland
Alabama
Strayhorn
UNC
Johnson
SMU
Spiders Set Stronger Start Against Duke Tomorrow
University of Richmond coach Mac Pitt names a strengthened starting lineup for the Spiders as they prepare to face Duke, after routing Richmond Air Base 45-0 last week. Key inclusions include guards Harris or Jones, center Turner, tailback Myers, wing back Bryant, and Rohling or Collum at fullback, while reserves remain limited.
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Richmond
University of Richmond
Spiders
Richmond Air Base
Mac Pitt
Durham
Harris
SMU
Jones
UNC
Turner
Myers
Bryant
Virginia
Rohling
Vandy
Mel Collum
TCU
Sports Roundup Highlights 1943 Season Notes
Roundup recap covers Hirsch Jacobs reaching 100th winner in 11 years, Lefty Gomez and Army football preps, Bears vs Redskins travel, Cooper battery stars, Duke Duke Norman shifts, VMI Temple clash, and several college games with injuries affecting Duke and North Carolina narratives.
Major League Leaders Show Busy Batting and Pitching Standings
National and American league leaders include Musial of St. Louis leading batting with 357 and Vaughan of Brooklyn with 110 runs. Nicholson of Chicago tops RBIs at 26, while Cooper of St. Louis leads pitchers with 21 wins and 8 losses.
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Musial
St. Louis
Herman
Brooklyn
Vaughan
Mulal
Nicholson
Chicago
Elliott
Pittsburgh
Hite
Witek
New York
Hernan
Klein
E. Louis
Appling
Wakefield
Detroit
Case
Washington
Keller
York
Tten
Applinghicago
Doutles—Gutteridge
St Louis
Washingon
Lindell
York Detroit
Moses
Chandler
Mith
Cleveland
Ohio State tipped to upset Iowa Seahawks in big game
An Ohio source notes 17 year old players may outscore the Iowa Seahawks tomorrow. The piece hints at Illinois inability to challenge the Seahawks last week and teases a tactical move by Paul Brown. It references Bill Dickey as a legendary catcher with seven World Series appearances.
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Ohio
Fritz Howell
Ohio State
Iowa Seahawks
Ilinois
Seahawks
Paul Brown
Bill Dickey
Yankees
Bill
Pigskin Posey college football rhymes for fans
A playful verse list previews Army Villanova Georgia Tech North Carolina Marquette Purdue and Pennsylvania Princeton matchups. It mocks teams with light quips and imagery, suggesting Cadets howl if a villain prevails and sides with Purdue in a Great Lakes gods motif.
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Army
Villanova
Rover
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
Navy
Marquette
Purdue
Great Lakes
Pennsylvania
Princeton
Tigers
Abandoned Nest Tree Signals Unclear Bird Behavior
A fragmentary report notes a male wrer abandoning its hag if a new nest tree appears. Observable details are limited, with missing context about species, location, and timeframe. Further information would clarify whether this reflects typical nesting patterns or an anomaly.
Ben Cooper In Running For Wildcats Football Team
Davidson reports a 1943 Wildcat squad with only two returning lettermen and a 43 man roster. Coach McEver schedules a tough opener with VMI on October 2 as George Floyd and Sammy Hay anchor a thin line aided by Ben Cooper and Bryant Monroe.
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Ben Cooper
High Point
Hay
Bryant Monroe
Hank Watt
Mike Williams
McCallie
Bill McBride
Johnny Waltz
Bill Grey
Charlottean
Teddy Keesler
J. D. Ashmore
Geenville
S. C
Martin Waters
Dave Crane
C. T. Daniel
Ed White
Runni
Crane
Ed Ashby
Elliott White
Bob Flowers
Yankees Clinch Hope With Tigers Today in Power Game
Yankees aim to clinch the American League pennant by beating the Detroit Tigers in one game. Lefty Marius Russo pitched a 1-0 shutout as Rufus Gentry suffered a second 1-0 loss for Detroit. Indians eliminated. Browns, Red Sox, White Sox win. Cardinals fall to Dodgers.
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New York Yankees
Bombers
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Marius Russo
Rufus Gentry
Indians
Cleveland
Boston
Washington Senators
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Buck Newsom
St. Louis
Washington
Red Sox
Ford Garrison
Tribe
Orval Grove
Chicago White Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
Russo
Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Tommy Bridges
Scharein
West
Bridges
Emerywood Blind Bogey Meet Set For Tomorrow
Emerywood's men golf tournament called blind bogey is set for tomorrow afternoon at Emerywood Country Club. The event attracts a strong field and will begin at 1 o'clock with players expected to compete on the course.
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Emerywood
Emerywood Country Club
Quality Not Quantity To Ration Hockey Next Season
Hockey will be rationed by quality not quantity next season. The plan uses players under 18 and over 40 while keeping game numbers and prices. New York Rovers to run a October clinic, Met Amateur League schedules, and Coast Guard Cuts at Baltimore prep for a reshaped pro setup with Lester Patrick drafting Ranger candidates amid wartime limits.
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National League
Canada
New York
Neil Colvilles
Madison Square Garden
New York Rovers
Brooklyn Ice Palace
Garden
The
Rovers
Teur
Queensboro Bridge
Coast Guard Cutters
Baltimore
Board Guard
Washington
Uline Arena
Philadelphia Falcons
Boston Olympics
New Haven
Lester Patrick
Raw Recruits In Pre Flight Squad For Ga
Athens Ga Sept 24 Thirty four raw recruits with nerve and little else confront head football Coach Rex Enright at the Athens navy pre flight school The team is largely fresh from high school with no college experience Lieut Enright built a passing and kicking attack around Hawaiian born fullback Cadet R H Mohler but he will graduate mid season The Skycrackers open the season against Daniel Field Augusta Ga in a night game Oct 2 The rest of the schedule includes Oct 9 Georgia Tech Oct 17 Newberry Oct 23 Chapel Hill pre flight Oct 30 Tulane Nov 5 Georgia Nov 13 Clemson
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Rex Enright
Athens Navy
Skycracker Giants
Lieut
Enright
R. H. Mohler
Ocean Springs
Miss
Perkinston
Daniel Field
Augusta
Georgia Tech
Newberry
Chapel Hill
Tulane
Georgia
Clemson
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