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Newspaper
Lawrence Journal World
Location
Lawrence, Kansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1944
Page
8
St Louis won yesterday 2-0 behind Mort Cooper who struck out 12 in the game and trimmed the Browns to 3-2 in the series. The crowd of 36,568 watched Cooper’s masterful effort and the Cardinals take a 2-0 lead heading into the next matchups with Lanier or Donnelly slated to start.
University of Kansas Jayhawkers welcome Missouri Valley College Vikings in a 12 to 12 tie at Memorial Stadium Marshall Missouri. Kansas led 12 to 6 at halftime with Bill Korbitz and Bill Collins scoring. Vikings answered with a 30 yard pass from Bob Vautan to Joe Pogue in the fourth. George Dick assisted with Kansas coaching duties for the B squad. Officials listed as Clarence Douglas A F Woestemeier and Milton Allen.
Texas sports writers coaches and fans debate allowing Randolph Field all star team games after a 59-0 win over Rice and a 42-6 victory at Texas. Coach Dana X Bible argues gate receipts aid air corps relief while Rice's Jess Neely jokes about morale for war in reply to a future matchup question.
Missouri hangs in Big Six race after a 83 0 win over Kansas State while Kansas loses 27 0 at Tulsa. Oklahoma defeats Texas A&M 21 14. Kansas travels to Iowa State. Kansas State to Michigan State. Missouri visits Minnesota. Nebraska hosts Indiana. Oklahoma meets Texas in Dallas. Crowded slate hints at strong conference action.
The column lists notable past sports results including Notre Dame beating Michigan 35-12 at Ann Arbor with 86,000 in attendance. It recalls a Pacific Coast tennis final where Bobby Riges defeated Frankie Kovacs in five sets. Also notes Dizzy Dean’s 11-0 shutout of Detroit as the Cardinals clinched their seventh World Series game by a record margin.
Lawrence hosts Shawnee Mission in a crucial league clash under Friday night lights at Haskell. Analysts note Shawnee Mission’s strength with recent wins and Lears’ improving form after their 13 to 7 setback to Rosedale. Kansas and Missouri look to test their lines as Tulsa defeats loom in the week’s action.
Kansas, coming off four non conference games, prepares for Big Six play after a 27 to 0 defeat at Tulsa. Tulsa led with two first-half touchdowns, Perry Mass contributing a 4-yard run and a 32-yard pass to Ed Shedlosky, with Bobby Stuart adding two more rushing TDs. Kansas faces Iowa State next in Ames, while injuries and lineup changes shape the Jayhawkers as they seek a stronger defense and improved passing attack.
New York reports the World Series features pitching dominance and missed chances as four pinch hitters fanned, bunt attempts fail, and bases are left loaded. Ken O Dea singles a third pinch hit. Mort Cooper strikes out Moore and McQuinn, while Denny Galehouse fans 15 in two games. за
In St Louis on Oct 9 the Browns' dressing room housed 25 oversized silver horseshoes donated by a local brewer. The note highlights the 1944 World Series, mentions a Cardinal error by Stan Mansial, and recalls Denny Galehouse striking out Johnny Hopp after an airplane buzzed the park. Hopp leads with a .174 average as strikeout champ of the series.
In a tense series the pitchers dominate and batters struggle as five games yield seven strikeouts in 23 plate appearances. Cards and Browne staffers combine for a single hit in the seventh inning, Galehouse's hit. Danny Litwhiler says a bright object in the bleachers blinded him. umpire Pipgras orders an inquiry and discovers a saucer-sized booster button marked St Louis Browns.
A compiled list of college football game results shows Purdue and Illinois games, Ohio State over Iowa, Michigan over Minnesota, Notre Dame and Tulane results, and many other regional matchups. Notable scores include Army 59 Brown 7, Georgia Tech 25 North Carolina 0, California 6 Southern California 6, and Washington 40 Willamette 6 among numerous others.
Notre Dame overwhelmed Kansas 83 to 0 in a lopsided game as Chick Major led the scoring surge. Wilton sare added two early touchdowns in a dominant performance for the Irish in Louisiana.
An American world war era dispatch from Patrai Greece notes orders to arrest and relocate Americans British and Russians in the area to Germany as prisoners or labor battalions. Commander Dmitrios E. Alex claims about 1 000 allied nationals in region with plans affecting Jews and others.
The University of Kansas sends out a combined liberal arts and professional nursing course bulletin to over 700 Kansas high schools. This first of three notices outlines advantages of the five year program and enhanced prospects for women with an A.B. degree plus nurse training.
Capitol workers busy with maintenance as painters, repair crews, and elevator overhauls run through the complex. The Goddess of Freedom statue receives a facial and tiara repairs, marble steps are added, and central Capitol areas are repainted. Air raid curtain installations are removed as blackout measures ease.
Crown Store employee Dorothy Raines was locked inside after closing when she was late changing. Police were notified at 11 18 PM and contacted the manager, who arrived to release her.
Don Grondzik of Michigan State blocked a punt in the end zone for a safety to beat Kentucky. Pete Layden of Randolph Field ran 97 yards for a touchdown after an interception in a 42-6 win before Telanany Powers. Southern Methodist Powers scored on an 80 yard kickoff return in the second half to beat South Western. Johnny Karamigios of Denver returned Utah’s opening kickoff 100 yards for a touchdown as the Pioneers won. Derald Lebow of Oklahoma tallied all three touchdowns, including a 56 yard score.
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