Half a Dozen Pitchers Vying for 20 Wins This Season
With under four weeks left in the major league season only six pitchers remain in contention for 20 wins. Spurgeon Chandler and Dizzy Trout lead the American League candidates, while in the National League Morton Cooper Truett Sewell Elmer Riddle and Hiram Bithorn show strong numbers.
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Judson Bailey
Associated Press
St. Louis
Morton Cooper
Johnny Beazley
Cecil
Tex) Hughson
Boston
Ernie Bonham
New York Yankees
Cooper
Cardinals
Beazley
Army
Bonham
Hughson
Truett
Rip) Sewell
Pittsburgh Pirates
Elmer Riddle
Cincinnati Reds
Hiram Bithorn
Chicago Cubs
Spurgeon
Spud Chandler
Yankees
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Detroit Tigers
Trout
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Michael
Pinky) Higgins
Rudy York
York
Jerry Edgar Smith
Dtl
Sox
Detroit
Chicago
Purdue Looms As Darkhorse Of Big Ten
Purdue shown as a stronger contender for the Big Ten title after a lean previous season. Coach Elmer Burnham lists a 15 man guard roster with six letter-winners from five colleges. Alex Agase cited as top Navy Marine recruit. deep at center and tackle. Also notes Wally Butts lamenting withheld players and NFL roster quirks with Frankie Sinkwich Max Partin and Red Roberts in play. Sampson Naval Station Eleven features Vic Schleich and Frank Hrabetin as massive tackles near 6-4 ½ and 6-3 heights.
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New York
Michigan
Northwestern
Purdue
Boilermakers
Elmer Burnham
Navy
Marine
Alex Agase
Illinois
Frankie Sinkwich
Georgia
Detroit Lion
Max Partin
Red Roberts
Washington
Sampson, N.Y. Naval Training Station
New York Giants
Vic Schleich
Nebraska
Frank Hrabetin
Los Angeles
Loyola Grid
Schleich
Hrabetin
Ponce de Leon Statue Cast From Dutch Cannons in 1625
A Puerto Rico statue of Ponce de Leon was formed in bronze using cannon metal captured from the Dutch during the 1625 attack on San Juan. The text notes the United States consumes 90060 tons of cigarette paper in normal times.
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Ponce de Leon
Puerto Rico
San Juan
United States
Suarez Eyes Mexico Stay For Tennis Prospects
Luis Suarez, Mexican sports writer, visited Forest Hills for the national tennis championships and hopes to recruit top women players Louise Brough Dot Bundy and Margaret Osborne for winter study and competition in Mexico City for the Pan American tournament. He notes American men excel in doubles while women need higher level play.
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New York
Luis Suarez
Forest Hills
Mexico
Luis
Louise Brough
Dot Bundy
Margaret Osborne
Miss Osborne
Pauline Betz
Doris Hart
Mexico City
Ted Taylor
Chicago
Polish Daily News
Musial
Stan Musial
Ace Adams and Derringer Near Milestones in Baseball Note
Ace Adams may tie his relief record of 61 appearances today and Paul Derringer needs two more wins to reach 200 for his career. Carl Hubbell and Freddie Fitzsimmons are the other 200 game winners. The piece also notes Big Ten football prospects Don Bunge and Ray Stackhouse and mentions a Pittsburgh radio station negotiating with Fritzie Zivic for a 15 minute sports program.
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Ace Adams
Paul Derringer
Carl Hubbell
Freddie Fitzsimmons
Minnesota
Don Bunge
Army
Ohio State
Ray Stackhouse
Pittsburgh
Fritzie Zivic
Fritzie
Oklahoma Aggies Football Players Described as Beardless
A Tulsa Tribune notice warns barbers and razor salesmen to stay out of Stillwater. The target is Oklahoma A&M football players, described as beardless youngsters, indicating no business with the team.
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Jack Charvat
Tulsa
Okla
Tribune
Stillwater
Oklahoma Aggies
Objection Overruled at Hayden Lake Youth Golf
In Coeur D Alene Idaho a group of boys aged seven to fourteen used Hayden Lake golf course for weekly tournaments. War and labor shortages left weeds to overrun the course but about two dozen youths spent spring and summer pulling weeds to keep playing. No response came from the older residents.
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Coeur D'Alene
Idaho
Hayden Lake
Oldsters
Fort Benning stir over man misidentified as boxer
Service Dept. Colleague Romney Wheeler reports that Lew Jenkins' brother Francis caused a stir at Fort Benning Georgia until soldiers found he was not a boxer.
Naval World Series pits Norfolk bases in seven game clash
The Norfolk Naval Training Station and the Norfolk Naval Air Station open a seven game Navy World Series starting Sunday. Rosters feature former major leaguers Freddie Hutchinson Charley Wagner Tom Earley and Pee Wee Reese plus other big names. The series has split history 24 wins for the training station 18 for the air station with one tie.
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Robert Moore
Norfolk
Naval Base
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Navy
Norfolk Naval Training Station
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Freddie Hutchinson
Detroit Tigers
Uncle Sam
Charley Wagner
Boston Red Sox
Tom Earley
Boston Braves
Phil Rizzuto
Yankee
Dominic DiMaggio
Benny McCoy
Philadelphia Athletics
Eddie Robinson
Cleveland
Don Padgett
Vincent Smith
Pittsburgh
Chunky
Hugh Casey
Brooklyn Dodger
Casey
Pee Reese
Dodger
Reese
Rizzuto
Fire department mystery near reporter's home
St. Albans Vermont report Bess Donnelly of the St. Albans Daily Messenger asked the fire department for the location of a blaze and was told authentication that the fire was at her own house leaving the reporter puzzled by what she heard and where the fire was.
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OWN
St. Albans
U.P
Bess Donnelly
Unlocking Adventure in Keys and Locks
Charles Courtney chronicles a locksmith life of high stakes and clever openings from New York to distant shores. A front door lock leads to back doors, lessons on key management, and questions about burglar proofing as he notes how easy it is to steal with lost keys and duplicated copies.
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Mr. Larson
Gilbert Predicts Hard Battle for Playoff Series
Nashville manager Larry Gilbert foresees a tough Southern Association playoff opening between the Vols and New Orleans Pels in Sulphur Dell. He expects a six or seven game series with Mihalic possibly missing the trip due to his aircraft factory job. New Orleans arrives from Memphis as bookmakers favor Nashville on home ground and Gilbert’s coaching is noted as a factor.
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Tenn
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Larry Gilbert
Vols
New Orleans Pets
Sulphur Dell
Johnny Mihalic
New Orleans
Gilbert
Pels
Southern Association
Memphis
Mack Stewart
Wally Signer
Glenn Gardner
Jess Danna
Vernon
Horn
Sports Mirror recalls past big race and tennis wins
The column notes events from years past including Marriage defeating Alsab by a length in the Washington Park Handicap to win 25200 dollars in Chicago. It also recalls Bobby Riggs beating Joe Hunt and Don McNeil beating Jack Kramer in a National Tennis Tournament semis. Five years ago Bob Feller of the Cleveland Indians shut out Detroit 6 to 0.
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Alsab
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Chicago
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Cleveland Indians
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Obituaries for Martin Edmunds and Peterson
Dr. William Joseph Martin of Richmond Virginia 74 physician scientist and Davidson College president emeritus died. George L. Edmunds prominent New York newspaperman political adviser and industrial public relations counselor born in Washington. Charles S. Peterson 70 longtime Chicago printing leader Inland Press vice president and Swedish born Daglosen native died.
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William Joseph Martin
Richmond
Davidson College
George L. Edmunds
New York
Washington
Charles S. Peterson
Chicago
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Washington boxer Garner tops Makomko by technical knockout
Washington fighter John Garner won against Steve Makomko with a technical knockout in 7 rounds at Washington.
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Associated Press
Washington
John Garner
Steve Mamakos
North Ferrisburg Cemetery Crowds Outliving Village
North Ferrisburg Vermont faces a shrinking population as grave stones outnumber the 70 residents. The large cemetery highlights a long decline with more gravestones than alive inhabitants.
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Ferrisburg
U.P
Book Note on Whittlesey House Edition
An archival reference notes the Whittlesey House edition published in New York City authored by the book’s main writer with Thomas M. Johnson as collaborator.
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Thomas M. Johnson
Whittlesey House
New York City
Bowl Minded Tulsa Mentor Is Pessimistic
A United Press dispatch reports that Indian hill tribes along the Indo Burma border will aid Allied forces in any land attack on Japan. Brig. Gen. Win gate praises tribal loyalty aided by British civil officers, with Nagas and Chins noted for cooperation and rescuing airmen. The piece highlights tribal regions and their pivotal role in Burma operations.
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Walter L. Briggs
United Press
Simla
India
U.P
Burma
Indo-Burma
Charles Orde Wingate
Irrawaddy
W. I. J. Wallace
Civil Defense Department
Wallace
United States Army
Amer
Paratroop Unit Moves Closer to Lae Base
Allied forces report paratroops near Nadzab airport have begun firing on Japanese positions in the Markham valley toward Lae. An offensive patrol of 100 Japanese troops was routed near Singana plantation east of Lae by Australian infantry.
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Markham Valley
Lae
Singana Plantation
New Guinea
Huon Gulf
Busu
Malahang
U.S
Burma campaign hinges on local knowledge and supply routes
The text notes a major problem in Burma of obtaining basic goods like rice salt cloth and knives as overland routes from India are too long. It highlights the Burma Regiment remnants as vital, a mixed force of Burmas frontier force military police and Burma Rifles with diverse ethnic units. The potential Allied advance relies on leveraging local population support in a grueling 600 mile river cut highland front.
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India
Burma Regiment
Wallace
Burmas Frontier Force
Military Police
Burma Rifles
Wingate
Fall of Italy Ends Fascism Era and Mussolini
A retrospective on Fascism in Italy recalls Mussolini’s rise, the Axis alliance with Hitler, the wartime devastation, and Italy’s 1943 surrender leading to Allied control. It notes Italy’s lost colonies, the Mediterranean now an Allied lake, and a shattered economy with millions of war casualties.
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Adolf Hitler
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Ponza
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France
England
Poland
Palazzo Venezia
Armstrong Says His Career Is Closed
Los Angeles reports Henry Armstrong, age 32, says his boxing career is closed after 12 years in the ring. The California Athletic Commission rejected his contract to fight Luther White in Hollywood on Sept 18, citing risk of permanent injury. Armstrong stated he is tired of fighting and would retire if he cannot compete.
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Henry Armstrong
California Athletic Commission
Luther
Slugger) White
Hollywood
Armstrong
Jules Covey
A. P. Entenza
Everett Sanders
Pincer movement progresses with light resistance at Lae
Officials report operations on both sides of Lae advancing as planned with little opposition. The early phase is crucial, and the subdued resistance is seen as favorable for the pincer strategy and potential ultimate success.
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Lae
Man Still Hurls For York At 57 In Class B Ball
York veteran Lefty George, 57, star pitcher for the York White Roses, insists he can pitch as long as his body lets him. He recalls a career across Pitt squads and several major and minor leagues, notes his arm is weaker after a layoff since 1940, but says his mind stays sharp and he studies batters.
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Tom George
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Pirates
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Clearfield
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