TCU Defeats Jayhawkers 7 to 0 in Kansas City
Texas Christian University beat Kansas 7 to 0 before 11,516 fans at Ruppert Stadium Kansas City Missouri. Joe Kucera scored the winning seven yard touchdown after a 23 yard pass to Merle Gibson set up the score. Barrington Moffett and Isbell starred for Kansas defensively and offensively but could not overcome the Horned Frogs as penalties hindered a potential Kansas scoring drive.
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Jayhawkers Hold Off Texans In Tight College Game
The Kansas Jayhawks stopped Texas Christian University on downs near the goal line and forced several crucial stops. Moffett and Sherrod produced plays for TCU while Wayne Hird shone on defense. Texas Christian edged Kansas in a defensive battle with only a fourth quarter TD separating them.
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Grid season to open with Notre Dame facing Pitt
Notre Dame opens its 1944 grid campaign as college football’s top team, with Ed McKeever coaching and predicting Notre Dame will lose several games. Navy, Army, Penn, Ohio State, Penn State, Oklahoma, and Dartmouth also appear as early powerhouses.
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Columbus
Mulenberg
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Bears Leave Post in 1944 NFL Race
Chicago bears fall to Green Bay at Green Bay Wisconsin as Curly Lambeau Packers rally for their second league victory. Sid Luchman and the Chicago squad are left trailing in the standings after the debut setback.
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Kansas Big Six Opens Full Action After Scout Forays
Kansas and Missouri push into the Big Six weekend schedule with Kansas facing Denver U in Colorado, Oklahoma and Iowa State at home against Norman Navy Zoomers and Augustus Adolphus, while Missouri meets Ohio State and Nebraska faces Minnesota. Arkansas edges Missouri 7-6 in St Louis as Paul Collins scores for the Tigers, and Kansas loses 7-0 to Texas Christian in Kansas City with Joe Kucera starring for the Horned Frogs. Twelve thousand fans witness the loss as Kucera drives the visitors to victory.
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Football SoResults From Various Matches
Summary of scattered football scores listing teams and results including Rochester over Union 27 to 7 and multiple college and service teams such as Purdue 18 Great Lakes 27 Muhlenberg 0 Bucknell 14 Indiana 18 Illinois 26 Villanova 13 Scranton 7 Army Air Field results and other regional matchups with mixed outcomes across college and military teams.
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Ohio Wesleyan
Denison
Art Fenee
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Olathe Naval Air Station
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Baldwin-Wallace
Bowling Green
Baseball Leaders and Record Totals Cited in AP Summary
National League batting leader Walker of Brooklyn at .363 with Nicholson of Chicago 113 runs and 190 hits by Musial. Barrett of Pittsburgh leads triples with 19 and steals with 27. American League batting Johnson of Boston .328 and Stirnweiss of New York leads runs, hits 198, doubles 41, triples 16, and Etten of New York 21 home runs. Pitcher Wilks of St. Louis 173 strikeouts and .350 ERA.
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Yankees Clinch Pennant In 14-Inning Win Over Indians
A year ago the Yankees secured the American League pennant with a 2-1 14 inning victory against the Cleveland Indians. Five years back Billy Conn won a 15 round light heavy title fight in Pittsburgh by outpointing Melo Bettina to retain his crown.
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Tigers cling to lead with 9-5 win over Red Sox
A four straight for Detroit over Boston keeps the Tigers one game ahead of the Browns with seven games left. Harold Newhouser notches his 27th win as Detroit tops Boston 9-5 at Briggs, while St Louis stays in the race with a 3-2 win over Philadelphia on a late rally. The Cardinals win 4-3 in 16 innings and 1-0 in nine, as Whitey Kurowski homers for Mort Cooper’s 22nd victory. Pirates split with Giants in 10 innings, Cubs edge Dodgers 4-3 on Bill Nicholson’s 83rd homer, and Cincinnati takes two from Boston 2-1 and 1-0.
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Boston
Harry Gumbert
Arnold Carter
Jayhawker Football Trip to Denver Amid Strong Pioneers
The Jayhawkers travel to Denver Friday night to face the Rocky Mountain School in a tough contest. Scouts from Iowa State and Oklahoma attended the previous game as Denver’s Pioneers upset a team 19 to BS last season. Injuries swarm Kansas players while others like Sutherland and Warren contribute in anticipation of the matchup.
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Coon Hound Field Try Planned Near Lawrence Sunday
The Douglas County Coon Hunters Association announced a Coon Hound Field Try to be held Sunday October 1 at Holcoms Grove two miles south of Lawrence on highway 59. Entry fee is 1 dollar entries close 2 30 p m October 1 Admission 25 cents ladies and children free Race starts 1 30 p m sharp with speed races before noon River race for real coon hounds at meet end entry fee 1 50 War Bond prize to winning tree dog 25 dollars 50 percent of fees to first tree dog 25 percent to first line dog Information via N E Nuttall Route 1 Eudora.
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Baseball Roundup Reflects Wartime Planning And Players
New York reports war era hurdles and shifting baseball plans as clubs brace for possible player returns, manpower rules, and uncertainty. Minor league chiefs warn against haste while veteran stories recount Camp Shelby stealing incident and Camp Kearns soccer candidacy. Lt. Robert H. Dewalt returns from Europe with the DFC and Air Medal after 30 missions.
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Yankees) Sturm
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Berlin
Pesterda Browns Rally Wins 3-2 on Ninth Inning Error
Mark Christman doubled with two out in the ninth to score two runners and set up the winning run on an error, giving the Browns a 3-2 victory over the Avs. Pinky Higgins fueled the Tigers with a homer and two singles driving in five runs as Detroit beat Boston 9-5. Mel Harder held the Yankees to four hits as Cleveland nearly eliminated New York from the pennant race, 4-1. Whitey Kurowski homered and Ted Wilks pitched five strong innings to win the opener 4-3. Wilks then blanked the Phillies in the nightcap 10-0.
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Returned to Missouri for life term after escape
Topeka reports 56 year old James Franklin will be turned over to Missouri authorities December 1 to resume a life term for murder. He escaped from the Missouri penitentiary July 23, 1931, and Gov Schoenpel announced commutation of his 20 to 100 year Kansas prison sentence. Franklin was sentenced from Sumner county in October 1931 for robbing the Valley State Bank of Belle Plaine. Also noted were denials of clemency for 29 other prisoners and mention of Dr O Netherton serving a life term for his wife’s slaying. The United Nations began World War II with 54,000,000 tons of shipping.
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Finnish Push to Oust Germans in North Finland Steady Progress
Helsinki reports Finnish troops make slow but steady progress toward driving Nazis from northern Finland as they fulfill terms of a ceasefire with Russia. Finnish communiques say parts of Suomussalmi are occupied and Puolanka neared after overcoming mines and road blocks. Soviet armistice officials are hotel guests in Helsinki as Finns weigh postwar terms and seek Western understanding.
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Parking Fines and One Forfeited Bond in Police Court
Glen Hilderbrand forfeited a $9 bond in police court for failing to answer a reckless driving charge. Eighteen persons paid fines or forfeited bonds of $1 each for parking violations.
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Two Alarms Answer Fire Dept Responds To Street Fires
Fire department handled two alarms yesterday. First at 11:25 a.m. from Eleventh and New Jersey streets due to an emergency brake left on. Second alarm late last night involved trash burning in a box behind the Woolworth store. Cause undetermined.
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Curtin Says No Hopeful War Outlook in Broadcast
Prime Minister John Curtin told a national audience that he could not offer a hopeful assessment for the Pacific war. He warned that Australian stresses would double or triple as allied forces ramp up to the scale urged by Roosevelt and Churchill.
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Brewster to Address Masons After Senate Talk
Kansas City reports Senator Owen Brewster of Maine will speak at a Missouri Masonic meeting tonight after predicting a Republican Senate majority. He will be introduced by past grand master and Democratic VP candidate Harry S. Truman.
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Diamond Jim Brady Suffered Digestive Pains Claim
An old advertisement asks if Diamond Jim Brady had stomach or ulcer pains and promotes Udga tablets as a treatment. It urges readers to try a box with a money back guarantee and mentions Round Corner Drug as a seller.
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