Cardinals Clinch World Series Title In Final Game
The St. Louis Cardinals won the World Series 4 games to 2 over the Browns with a 3 to 1 victory in the clinching contest. Ted Wilks pitched superbly in relief, Matt Lanier faltered, and the Cards' defense accounted for 124 chances without a error. Attendance reached 31,630 as radio receipts rose to 1,006,122. George McQuinn led with a .438 average for the series, while Mort Cooper fanned 12 in the finale.
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Jack Combs
Eddie Plank
Athletics
Giants
Vern Stephens
Altho
George McQuinh
Luke Sewell
Emil Verban
Walker Cooper
Stan Musial
Notre Dame Tops First AP College Football Poll
Notre Dame led the initial Associated Press national poll, with 800 points and 34 first place votes from 98 voters, followed by North Carolina Preflight, Randolph Field, and Army. The rankings listed multiple service teams and 39 teams receiving votes, with points assigned on a 10 to 1 scale. In Chicago, 17 year old Donald Levin died from injuries after a grid game, becoming the first local high school football fatality in over 15 years.
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Yale
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Chicago
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Meehan sees pro league as extension not threat to colleges
New York report quotes Chick Meehan arguing professional football and college football share fans but operate in different spheres. He notes Transamerica league avoids cities where Sunday football is big and praises promoter skill. The item also mentions Tulane naming Edwin Hofman “Little Boy Green” and Army Lt. Sam Francis leading a quartermaster battalion in the South Pacific with brother Mike on the Randolph Field team.
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Edwin Hofman
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Sam Francis
Nebraska
Army
South Pacific
Mike
Randolph Field
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Texas Oklahoma clash looms as teams brace for week
AP reports Southwestern conference squads train hard for four intersectional games this weekend amid injuries and lineup shifts. Texas, Baylor, Arkansas, and Rice face tough tests, with Oklahoma looming as the Texas game headline. Coaches aim to sharpen lineups, while Ramblers’ unbeaten marks loom over Rice and Texas.
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Randolph Field
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Rice
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Jimmy Stewart
D. X. Bible
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Bobby Layne
Taokie Jr
Randolph
Oklahoma
Glen Rose
Arkansas Razorbacks
Norman
Okla
Navy Air Station
Fayetteville
Ark
Parkers
Texas Christian
College Station
Tex
Tulane
Lebow Stands Out In The Big Six Conference
The Big Six features standout backs like Derald Lebow of Oklahoma, labeled the conference’s best back field talent through a season opening. Lebow, a 170 pound six footer, led Oklahoma in scoring and showed early form after a Week 1 win, while peers from Missouri Kansas Iowa State and Nebraska display other rising stars and potential.
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Veteran May Buy Home or Business Under VA Guarantee
Washington on October 10 The government will help war veterans buy a home a farm or business by guaranteeing part of the loans they need for a start The Veterans Administration handles the guarantees Two main benefits are 1 interest cannot exceed 4 percent and the VA will not guarantee a loan with a higher rate 2 for the first year the veteran pays...
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Sports Mirror: Redskins blank Tigers 27-0 in NFL game
A year ago the Washington Redskins shut out the Brooklyn Tigers 27-0 in a national football league game. Three years ago lightweight contender Bob Montgomery, age 128, knocked out Davey Day, age 136, in Chicago. Ten years ago Commissioner Lang fined umpire Bill Klem $50 for profanity toward Goose Goslin, Detroit Tigers outfielder, and fined Cardinals catcher Bill Delarcey $50 for abusive remarks toward umpire Brick Owens during a World Series game.
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Cardinals
Brick Owens
Mill workers return to jobs after weeklong stoppage
About 1,000 flour mill workers in Kansas City ended a seven mill strike as members of the American Federation of Grain Processors AFL voted overwhelmingly to resume work. Only about 25 of 700 opposed the return while workers kept possible action via War Labor Board or a legal strike after 30 days notice.
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Joe Patti
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Winterville
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Place Io Place
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Leaves From A War With Ninth Division In Europe
Hal Boyle recalls the Ninth Infantry Division’s grueling push through Africa Europe and the low towns they reached avoiding big cities. Describes days on the road in Bizerte Sidi Bel Abbes Sicily England France Belgium and Germany with officers and gung ho truck crews.
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Driver zooms through night highway race for prize money
A garbled scene shows a convoy driving into a cold night, riders slipping into trucks and racing along a wet highway as if at Indianapolis, aiming for a prize. The fragmented text hints at danger and speed but lacks clear details or names.
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Train crash injures twenty two in Philadelphia station
In Philadelphia a commuter train with braking failure rear collided with a parked train at a central station. At least 22 people were injured as car interiors shattered and ambulances rushed the scene during the morning rush. An Army WAC lieutenant was trapped before extraction.
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Manton Eddy Leads New Assault Between Nancy and Metz
United States forces under Maj. Gen Manton S. Eddy spearhead a Nancy Metz offensive with the 35th and 18th infantry divisions and the Sixth Armored Division. Eddy, a Chicago native and former Ninth Infantry commander, has been cited for heroism at Cherbourg and North Africa.
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Paul W. Baade
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Horace L. McBride
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