Yankees Growd ing the Browns in Pen enant Race
The New York Yankees moved within two lengths of the American League pennant as St. Louis Browns and Detroit Tigers fought in a pivotal four game set. Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser contributed 18 of 19 Tiger wins, while Red Sox and Browns faltered in August standings.
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Associated Press
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St. Louis Browns
Tigers
Yankees
Brownies
New York
Steve O’neill
Bengals
Hut Theacheilule
Briggs Stadium
McCarthy Clan
Afies
St. Loui
Tlee Brown
Jea Will
Sportman’s Park
Boston
Shirasee
Chicago
Yanks
Ate
Tiger Iataff
St. Louis
Trout
Pin
Bee Cramer
Core Bie
Pinky
Sy Able
Willis Hudlin
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Little Rock
Cordley Opens 1944 Football Practice With Sixty Players
About 60 boys reported to coach Chalmer Woodard for the first 1944 season practice at Cordley. The group included about a dozen lettermen. A morning and afternoon workout was held with more sessions planned, including tomorrow afternoon and daily after school starts Tuesday at 8 o'clock.
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Chalmer Woodard
Cordley
Thirty Players Qualify For Lawrence Country Club Golf
Amateu r invitational tourney at Lawrence Country Club sees over 30 players reach the first round. Two scores of 72 reported, no par rounds yet. The 18 hole qualifying round is Saturday, final 18 Sunday, with potential Monday playoffs if needed. A Saturday dinner at 8 30 welcomes players and diners with reservations, and prizes include a $100 Victory Bond.
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The
Lawrence Country Club
Dan
Madnday
Ray Evans to Team With Dobbs on Air Force Grid
Ray Evans joins forces with Dobbs on the Air Force team as the superbomber football machine of the Second Air Force prepares for a test loop. They play Port Neb haval V-12 unit in Sioux City, with St Glenn Dobbs of Tulsa University and Randolph Field service All-America, plus Lt Billy Sewell of Washington State noted for 1940 stats.
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Colorado Springs
Iy Oy
Air Force
Port
Neb
Haval
Sioux City
Tal
Su Hess
St. Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa” University
Randolph Field Service
Bacon
Cunge
Bears
Chingo
Billy Sewell
Ashingto State
Evans
Kans University
Errors Cost Browns In 4 3 Loss To Tigers In St Louis
St Louis Browns fall 4 3 to Detroit as miscues by Don Gutteridge and Vernon Stephens set up a two run seventh inning. Cramer drove in the go ahead run with a two run single after the Browns loaded the bases, while Dizzy Trout earned the win for Detroit.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Browns
Detroit Tigers
Don Gutteridge
Vernon Stephens
Roger Cramer
Big Jakucki
Nk Overmireh
Gutteridge
Jimmy Outlaw
Joe Hoover
Stephens
Pen Cramer
Browns
Overmire
Tigers
Frank Mancuso
Rudy York
York
Dizzy Trout
Pinky Higgins
Oo Trout
Lassi
Willis Hudlin
Little Rock
Southern Association
Jakucki
Proposed draft style plan to keep players in school
Roundup discusses a proposed system to prevent college players from being signed early by pro teams. It envisions a negotiated list and drafts by clubs, with protections for education, and a college base ball program sustained through autumn play.
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D High
Nra Hockey
Huskers Set for Stronger Season Under Lewandowski
Lincoln September 1. Coach Adolph Lewandowski says the Nebraska Cornhuskers will be stronger than last year, building around quarterback prospect Jon Kessler and veteran linemen Bert Gissler Frank Hazzard and Lyle Kops. The schedule includes nine to ten home games with five at university stadium and a October 7 opener by the Second Air Force Headquarters team from Colorado Springs. The Wings of the Lincoln army air field join the push for a standout gridiron year.
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University of Nebraska
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Bears
Minnesota
Minneapolia
Wings
Air Force
Colorado
Town Seahawks
Cornhuskers
Adolph Lewandowski
Kansas
Kansas State
Ken
Buzz) Hollins
Jon Kessler
Bert Gissler
Frank Hazzard
Lyle Kops
Baseball Leaders and Records in American League and National League
Key batting leaders include Walker of Brooklyn at .356 and Musial of St Louis with 98 runs. Nicholson of Chicago leads RBIs with 170, while Musial also tops doubles with 18 and Hite Musial tied for hits. Pitching leads show Witkes of St Louis with 141 strikeouts and 993 innings pitched in the American League. In the National League Johnson of Boston hits .326, Stimwelgs of New York leads runs with 101, while Lindell claims triples and Fox Boston shares doubles. Stolen bases feature Barrett and Sadiss, New York, with notable pitching figures including Jan Boston and Newhauser Bere.
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New York
Detroit
Bae Beaton
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Pat St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New
Psscimmeene
Boston
Onssearveanis
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Oledo Inet Amen
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Indianapo
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Esterday
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Sanianapolis
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Minneapolia
Walker
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Musial
St.Louis
Nicholson
Louis
Barrett
Witkes
St. Toute
Erican
Johnson
Stimwelgs
Stentone
St. Louis
Hite Stimwets
Fox Boston
Boureat
Lindell
Jonson
Stephens
Sadiss
Hitching Jan
Ness Newhauser
Bere
Ane
Army Navy game sanctioned in war department warning
AP reports the Army Navy football game faced wartime sanction considerations as a defense department directive loomed. The snippet notes a past calendar of matches and a reference to a tennis nationals match where Bitsy Grant defeated Francisco Segure in a multi set finish.
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Associated Press
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War Department
Bitsy Grant
Francisco Segure
Yankees
Boston
Cleveland
Bulldawgs Face Rebuilt 1944 Backfield for Georgia Season
Georgia outlines a rebuilt backfield for 1944 with veterans Billy Rutland and Charlie Smith plus newcomers Skipworth Stanley Nestorak and Bill Haley competing for running duties. The squad, carrying 22 from the 1943 team and four new freshmen, trains under Butts and eyes ten opponents in the season opening Sept 29 against Wake Forest.
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Wil
Charlie
Smith
Billy Rutland
Butts
Yoemen
Lane
Skipworth
Stanley Nestorak
Bill Haley
Dickey
Sports Shorts Highlights From 1944 Baseball and Football
NY players Stirnweiss and Dobbs reach notable scoring and MVP milestones in major leagues and college all stars. Lt Glenn Dobbs, Tulsa, named top college football passer by writers. Lou Saban runner up. Other notes: Al Hostak heads to Fort Benning paratroopers. Joy DiMaggio returns to San Francisco amid Army assignments and illness reports.
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College All Stars
Chicago Bears
Glenn Dobbs
Tulsa University
Pasa
Second
Air Force
Colorado Springs
Colo
Lou Saban
Indiana University
Joy DiMaggio
Ne York Yankee
San Francisco
Army Business
Hawaii
DiMaggio
Tenth Army Air Force
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Francisco
Navy league sailors tied to wartime team finish season
Cochrane’s Great Lakes squad, the Navy’s wartime nine at Pen, closed their season with 48 wins in 50 games and no post season. Mickey Cochrane, a former major leaguer, manned every position as the team topped three wartime outfits, with only the Dodgers defeating them. Cincinnati meets Albemarle at 8 p m in the American junior baseball tourney finale, rain postponing other games.
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Mickey Cochrane
Manning
Naval Training Center
Suasucine
Broglyr
Dodgers
Jeading St. Browns
Peron
Chicago
Philadellphia
New York
Ghana
Etim
Cleve Tan
Stanton Ripens Lead as Yankees Clinch Washington Trip
In a tense early inning rally, the Yankees secure a victory behind key plays from Trout and Chalk, building a lead that holds through the game. Edna Walker reports the scene with focus on the strong comeback and late defense.
Naval battle looms as Washburn hosts Milner Bearcats
First game tonight in Maryville Missouri previews a season opener between Washburn and Milner Bearcats. Coach Ryland Milner and Washburn's 31-man squad seek early momentum as navy men and local foes prepare for Topeka and Lawrence trips later in September.
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Lle
Washburn Pelagee
H Ryland
Milner
Naval Station
Penghte
Ashuel
Campbell
Ottawa
Charles E. Curtion
Boerne
Tex
Raymond
Pesseng Lamesa
Bearcat
Miller Drobabl
Dee Eckson
Washburn
Topeka
Wartensburg
Ichabod
Joureys
Lawrence Frida
Haskell Staium
This and That in Kansas Roundup of odd notices from Hays to Garden City
A string of short, quirky items from Kansas towns recounts misread ads, a delayed maid, job recruiters in Hays, a thief returning a billfold with a note, a police confession, and a suspicious postcard. Names and places include Hays, McPherson, Hutchinson, Wichita, Garden City, and a note about Eisenhower in France.
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Stewart Newlin
Garden City
Elegram
Eral Eisenhower
France
National Manufacturers Group Denies Campaign Help
A Washington discussion on campaign spending featured NAM officials denying any party contributions while committees questioned the role of other groups. From Chicago, Herbert Bell urged action to prevent a split by a bi racial slate of presidential electors certified by the altered party. Brownell warned of possible appeals and lower court action if Arnall did not act.
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Herbert Nell
Republican National
Ellis Asma
Bell Aid
Jo Wilson
Gia
Brownell
Arnall
Chinese and Japanese clash near ancient city gates in Yunnan
Chinese communique reports heavy fighting outside a southern Yunnan city as Chinese forces press a defense at two temple areas delaying the advance. Japanese attacks falter around Lungling with several assaults repulsed. Casualties and fortifications are noted amid fierce battles along the Salween river as Allied forces close in on Seno.
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Yunnan
Burma
Lungling
Bai Ion
Salween
Shan
Seno
Fragmentary wartime chant traced in old newspaper page
Incomplete OCR text hints at a WWI or WWII era tune or march. The fragment references fighters, a wartime song, and a British connection, suggesting a patriotic or commemorative piece from a past conflict. Names, dates, and full context are missing.
Fragmented OCR price snippet with numbers and items
A jagged fragment lists prices and quantities including 316.50 and 18.20, with references to a hundred or so items and a price line. The legible items are unclear but indicate a sale or listing of goods with numeric prices.
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Asia
Topeka Hosts Columbus Order Exemplification Event
The Topeka assembly of the Columbus order plans a fourth degree exemplification on October 15 with 65 candidates expected. War conditions lower initiation fees and a central Topeka location is noted. Edward L. Dunbar of Kansas City grants permission for another exemplification, and Topeka Navigator offers further details for prospective candidates.
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Janes Gibbo
Ase
Columbus
Ropels
Suan
Edward L. Dunbar
Kansas City
Ster
District of Kansas
Topeka’ Assembly
Rand Knights of Toval Councils
Chickens Run at Large in Connecticut Street Case
H Simpson of 941 Connecticut Avenue paid a $15 fine in police court this morning after chickens were found running at large from the premises. The nuisance at that address was cited for keeping fowls that disturbed the neighborhood.
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Connecticut
Fonendekent
Publican club leader to address state meeting
In Wichita Kansas on September 11 publican leader Bert C Williams 65 of the Red Bear Mill was noted for his long service. Independence actions and wartime service are referenced in brief obituary style notice from a local classified section.
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Don Hall
Wicita
Kan
Bert C. Williams
Shverntan Lent
Red Bear Mill
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