Travelers Beat Volf And Clinch Pennant
In Little Rock the Travelers clinch the 1937 Southern Association title by taking the second game 9 to 4 against the Nashville Vols after dropping the first 4 to 0. Managed by James Thompson Prathro, Little Rock finishes the season 92–51, with Memphis Chicks still threatening in the standings. Pitcher Jinx Poindexter leads the win, while a celebratory but restrained clubhouse scene follows the clinch.
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Kid) Elberfeld
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Happy) Thompson
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Prescott Football Schedule For 1947 Announced
Prescott Arkansas announces the 1947 football schedule by School Superintendent Chas A Robison with nine slated games and two open dates. The list shows Malvern Magnolia at home Dierks Horatia Nashville Gordon Bearden Benton DeQueen away or home as marked. Practice begins Monday September 8.
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Giant Rice lineman Murphy arrives with new shoes
Houston Texas Six foot n inety Paul Murphy football tackle can claim one distinction when he is graduated from the Rice Institute No one can fill his shoes Head Coach Jimmie Kitts worried all summer about his giant sophomore lineman at last has hint fully clothed pair of specially nate shoes size He has arrived A uniform a cover the 240 pounder is in the making The Oakdale La giant star of the Rice freshman team last fall is vu nty 18 years old Kitts shudders when he think how much leather will be needed to encase Murphy s feet during his senior year For all of his heft and foundation Murphy is an aggressive and swil ling man according to Kitts
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Howell signs with Washington Redskins in NFL bid
Dixie Howell ends baseball career and signs with the Washington Redskins of the National League of Professional Football clubs, entering the NFL trade era.
Northwestern gridiron training set for September 10
Northwestern University's football team is slated to begin preparations on September 10 in Evanston. The squad aims to build fitness and install the game plan ahead of the season.
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Little Rock High Joins Conference
The Arkansas High School Athletic Conference reorganization approved a 15 member league led by Little Rock High School. Officers include T H H Alford as president, Merving Perry as vice president, and Allen Dunaway as secretary-treasurer. Members span Benton to Russellville, with rules banning paid players, inducements, and post season play, awarding titles by percentage and setting football and basketball constraints.
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Merving Perry
Hot Springs
Allen Dunaway
Pine Bluff
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Blytheville
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Trope
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Ole Miss to Wear Created Oxford Footwear This Fall
Ole Miss plans a new type fontwear for Dixie gridiron stars this fall switching from high top shoes to a tighter foot design. Coach Mel Walker says barefoot trials showed faster speeds, making the lighter shoes a key boost for the Rebels’ performance.
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Penn backs most candidates for 1923 grid
Philadelphia football notes show twenty three of fifty two University of Pennsylvania hopefuls reporting for practice on September 14 are backs. The roster indicates strong backfield depth as the Quakers prepare for the upcoming season.
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Southern Association Sunday Results Mixed Across Cities
Memphis 0-9 Nashville 4-4 Knoxville 4-0 Memphis 2-0 Birmingham 1-1 Chattanooga 0-0 New Orleans 11 Atlanta 2nd game postponed darkness. Other standings show St Louis 6-1, Chicago d-1, Philadelphia Cineinnatia 0, Boston-New York rain.
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Crosby Helps Pal in New Bing Crosby Film
Hollywood details note Bing Crosby and Gonzaga coach Mike Pecarovich appear in the star’s latest film Wilkie With Cincy. Cincinnati signs ex Notre Dame halfback Bob Wilkie to AFL club. Whitney suffers big loss selling Royal Ransom after paying $25,000 at bid.
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New York
Jock Whitney
Medwick Dominates NL Batting Lead Amid Jacks and Lumberjacks
Joe Medwick of St. Louis appears certain to win the National League batting title with a .391 average, ahead of Paul Waner and Gabby Hartnett. In the American League, Lou Gehrig leads at .368 with Joe DiMaggio close behind. The Williams Lumber company team was held to four runs by Watson Grocer of Little Rock, as Hope and Fair Park clash next, while Sheriff Blake earns his nickname from past deputy work in West Virginia. A note recalls the 1884 iceberg record at 1700 feet above sea level.
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St. Louis
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Pittsburgh
Gabby Hartnett
Chicago
Charley Gehringer
Detroit
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New York
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Williams Lumber Cotn
Watson Grocer
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Little Rock
Blackie Elliott
Victor' Fair Park
Lloyd Coop
Hope
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W. Schooley
John Boarke
Bosier City
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Phelan Names Sammy Baugh The Greatest Passer Seen
Chicago report quotes Jimmy Phelan University of Washington coach and former Packers staffer praising Sammy Baugh as the greatest passer he has ever seen. Also notes early oil brine-well operations viewed fluid as a nuisance for salt beds, causing abandonment of sources.
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Jimmy Phelan
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