Cubs Face Pirates In Final Pennant Showdown At Wrigley
In Chicago at Wrigley Field the Cubs and Pirates clash as the pennant race hinges on today's game. Cubs ace Bill Lee opposes Russ Bauers as Chicago seeks to hold or regain the front in a late-season surge. The Cubs rallied from an early deficit to win 6–5 yesterday, ending Pittsburgh's lead and setting a decisive moment with 24,465 fans watching.
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Cardinals
Dizzy Dean
The Expert Football Board: A Weak Clique Exposed
A harsh critique portrays a so called Board of Football Experts as an incompetent group with a poor track record. The writer mocks their judgments while noting one member Jim Morris predicts war era figures, underlines his own higher accuracy, and ridicules the board’s authority.
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City Sportsboard members mock Carolina Tar Heels game odds
Wade Renfrew and M. Smith display biased devotion to their teams while John Mebane and Harvey Mathews are ridiculed as part of a skeptical board of experts. The sports editor adds a self deprecating note, admitting uncertainty about football predictions.
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Friday Picks From The Group For This Week
The group will publish penetrating predictions every Friday in this space. Friday is chosen as it precedes most games and avoids giving away selections to opponents. Thirty.
Pirates demand full cooperation on Whizzer White publicity
Pirates are angry about publicity for Whizzer White and vote to broadcast his 100 percent cooperation from every player. Gabby Harnett praised for guiding the Cubs to a win. Detroit Tigers forecast a pennant in 1940 with Schoolboy Rowe returning and several promising rookies arriving.
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Rookica
Amateur Golf Field Spurs Snead Banter Clash Picks
Swingin Sammy Snead surveys the National Amateur field and names Willie Turness and Johnny Fischer as the clash of the tournament. He quips that other players seem undisciplined while Minnesota’s backfield averages 190 pounds. The grapevine hints at Wisconsin’s Harry Stuthichener developing a passing attack.
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Oshmoni
Willie Turness
Johnny Fischer
Minnesota
Bernie Bierman
Blues
Harry Stuthichener
Wisconsin
Derby comeback story stirs college baseball buzz
Colgate campus buzzes over a looming Derby linked wave of famous names including Dick Sisler and Frisch relatives as college baseball eyes a rising freshmen squad at Texas Longhorns amid talk of Southwest dominance in coming years.
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Cubs Pitchers Sleep Help Recap World Series Readiness
Gabby Hartnett quips about Bill Lee and Clay Bryant needing rest and nourishment for a potential World Series run if the Cubs win the pennant. He jokes about sleep steaks and bantlets as needed fuel.
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Asheboro High Opens Football Season vs Troy
Asheboro meets Troy tomorrow at 3 45 p m to start the football season. The untried Asheboro squad faces a Troy team that lost its opener to Thomasville 12 to 6. Coach Cox plans to use many reserves for experience with five lettermen returning.
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Fred Pugh
Gilbert McCain
Robert Williams
Fred Swing
Albertson Cameron
Gordon Brown
Fred Or Floyd Henley
Baxter Jarrell
International League Playoffs Newerk Defeats Buffalo 14 to 5
Newerk wins 14 to 5 over Buffalo in the International League playoffs. Other playoff results include Kansas 12 St Pan 11 in the American Association and Atlanta 7 Beaumont 5 in the Dixie Series.
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Inner Defense Is Yank Edge Infield Masters
Connie Mack hails the New York Yankees as the best ball club he has seen. He praises the infield of Lou Gehrig Joe Gordon Frankie Crosetti and Red Rolfe as elite fielders and notes they rival the Chicago Cubs and Pittsburgh Pirates in overall infield quality and power with home runs and runs batted in the season’s closers.
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Wrestling Results From Last Night Report
Sander Szabo of Hungary defeated Abe Kashey in Syria style two of three falls. Ali Baba of St. Louis beat Kurdistan by eye Ernie Dusek in Nevada. Everett Marshall defeated Lee Wykoff in La Junta after Wykoff could not return following one fall.
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Everett Marshall
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Lee Wykoff
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Grid Tilt Changed at Davidson-Erekine
The Davidson Erekine football game scheduled for October 8 has been moved up to October 7 due to scheduling changes.
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Radium Power versus Coal Lifespan on Ship Propulsion
A ton of radium could propel a 15 000 ton ship at 15 knots for 30 years, while a ton of coal would last less than five minutes under the same conditions.
Acorns Used as Food in Diverse Global Regions
Acorns serve as a staple food in multiple regions around the world. Various cultures process oak nuts into meal and flour, integrating acorn dishes into traditional diets and regional cuisines.
Glenola to Face Triangle for City Title at Willis Park
Glenola of the Amateur League meets Triangle of the Industrial loop Saturday afternoon at Willis Park to decide the city championship. The Amateur champs earned their shot after Hayworth Roll and Panel forfeited the prior game, having completed their schedule and not been organized for play.
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Fast basketball season promised for Asheboro teams
Asheboro prepares for a Piedmont basketball league season with the McCrary faction, May’s Burlington team and Y M C A squads from High Point Greensboro Durham and Winston Salem. President Virgil Yow of High Point and Asheboro’s Charlies McCrary set up the schedule for opening games November 5.
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North Carolina Duke Tickets Sell Fast for Chapel Hill Game
More than 25 000 seats have been sold for the North Carolina Duke football game at Chapel Hill on October 29. Eight thousand temporary seats go on sale, with reserved seating in both concrete and temporary sections and no discounted child tickets.
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Bo) Shepard
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Oectober
Bowling Results in Industrial League Amid Hosiery Team
Industrial League standings show Silver Knit Hosiery and Milla 1615 Fairmont Barbecue leading with strong scores despite unclear OCR data. Report highlights completed frames and partial team totals with several knocked pins and high game marks.
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Vic Bradford Jitterbug Quarterback Plays Swing Time
Tuscaloosa reports Alabama quarterback Vic Bradford is described as a jitterbug with 225 phonograph records in swing time highlighting his musical hobby as a notable trait.
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Alabama
Panthers Prep For North State Clash At Lenoir Rhyne
Panther grid coach Virgil Yow conducts a light signal drill to finish High Point college’s preparations for the North State conference game against Lenoir Rhyne in Hickory tomorrow. A long workout followed a tough practice as the team aims to improve after the Elon game. Fourney Watts and Couthan miss practice due to injuries, while others respond to blocking drills and reserve depth.
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Lenoir Rhyne
Hickory
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Elon
Virgil Yow
Watts
Fourney
Couthan
Seabiscuit Wins Havre de Grace Handicap In Record Pace
Seabiscuit, ridden by George Woolf, defeated Marica by two lengths in the Havre de Grace Handicap run at Sun Beau’s all time money winning record pace. The victory paid $8,175 to raise Seabiscuit’s earnings to $322,980, with Savage Beauty second and Menow third amid a rough first turn bump and a lame finish for Menow.
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Lenoir Rhyne Bears Rout Reds In Scrimmage
Hinson Quinn starred as Lenoir Rhyne College defeated the Reds 19 to 0 in a two and a half hour workout on the College field. Quinn ran 60 and 85 yards for touchdowns, Danny Lockman intercepted a pass for the final score, and Jim Garrett added the extra point. The Bears open 1938 home schedule Friday night against High Point College.
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Deacons Primed for Battle with Citadel
Wake Forest prepares for a Friday night showdown with Citadel as the Deacons arrive in Charlotte. Probable starters include Jett and Vanden Drie at ends, Pate and Powers at tackles, Tingle and Trunzo at guards, Pendergast at center, with Layton, Ringgold, Gallovich and Wirtz or Mayberry in the backfield. Duke-Davidson game notes say Beaty Stair and Hicks injuries may affect Duke lineup. MccEver reportedly has air attack with Bill Davis as spearhead against Duke.
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Masked Marvel Promises Tough Night for Foe
The Masked Marvel taunts Ernie Dugan and says Friday night’s bout will not unmask him. The card opens the new Sports arena with a main event and a bloody three fall semi final between Hilal Caddell and Al Perry, plus Beny Mathis facing Lon Chaney.
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Hawaiian Alphabet Has Only Twelve Letters
A note explains that the Hawaiian language uses a limited set of twelve letters, with five vowels and seven consonants. The article discusses how the alphabet shapes pronunciation and daily usage, including examples of common words and the impact on education.
Tough Battle Forecast Here Tomorrow Nite
High Point Bisons prepare for a key game against Reidsville high at Willis Park tomorrow night. Rookie J. R. Newton, sidelined by a knee injury, is expected back, with coaches Scott Stevens and Simeon stressing defense to stop Reidsville’s 62 points in two games. Razzle dazzle backfield and punting from Hussey give the Bisons a strong edge as co-captains Boles and Wagner lead the line against the fast Lions.
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Willis Park
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Newton
June Scott
Kenneth Stevens
Tony Simeon
Reidsville
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Abie Shor
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Bill Wagner
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Hair of Napoleon I given to Boulogne museum after seven-year case
After seven years of court battles the court awarded a lock of Napoleon I's hair to the National Museum at Boulogne.
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Price Watches Virginia Football Trip From Charlottesville
Governor James H. Price visits his alma mater Washington and Lee to see the Generals prepare for a clash with Army while Duke and Davidson focus on defense. The busy slate also notes injuries and defensive drills across several Southeastern programs ahead of weekend games.
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James H. Price
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Washington and Lee University of Virginia
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Joe Hatkevich
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Terps
Jess Neely
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Detroit boxer Roscoe Toles stops Jimmy Adamick in land bout
Detroit’s Roscoe Toles, 196, defeats Jimmy Adamick, 186, in a land bout near Michigan. In Baltimore, El Davenport, 136, from North Carolina, technically KO’s Vis Finarzo, 139, in eight rounds at Baltimore.
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Roscoe Toles
Jimmy Adamick
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el Davenport
Nea Carolina
Vis Finarzo
Babe Ruth Comments on American and Naval League Difference
In New York on September 29 Babe Ruth states the only difference between the American and Naval Leagues is the New York Yankees, implying parity in quality across leagues.
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Babé Ruth
Y. Yankees
Omaha Law Lets Diners Take Home Unfinished Food
In Omaha Nebraska diners may take home any uneaten portion of a meal from a restaurant. The rule aims to reduce waste by allowing takeout of unfinished dishes. Local diners and restaurant owners react with interest.
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