Giants, Tribe Open Playoff For For Loop Flag Here Tonight
Major league pennant races fuel the final month as attendance nears the 1946 record. New York leads in AL attendance while Brooklyn tops NL figures. Cleveland edges closer to third in the row. Red Embree and Early Wynn shine in a 3-2 Indians win over St. Louis Browns.
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Washington
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Philadelphia
Red Embree
Browns
Early Wynn
Philadelphies
Staight
Lions Hoping For Another Perfect Year
Douglass High School coach H C King prepares 41 football prospects for the season opening at Frederick on September 18. Twenty four veterans from last season lead a squad already forming, with five home games and five on other grids. Veterans listed include Cherry Foley Johnson Lee Smith Jones Bean Reed MeGee Caldwell and several linemen. newcomers include Ingram Washington Watley Galington Hooner Brown Raiis and others.
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H. C. King
Frederick
King
Lions
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Spark- Plug
Melvin Foley
Jack Johnson
William Lee
Ezra Smith
Rey Jones
George Bean
Oliver Sims
Ducky Reed
Doc Me-Gee
Billy George Caldwell
Zerl Persiey
Walter Cash
Tom Beeray
Junior Newton
James Tie
Walter Beaty
Alice Dillard
Johnny Busy
Adel Williams
Winston Willams
Henry Wile Memn
Clayton McFalla
Grady Douglass
Harry Ingram
Jamey Washington
George Watley
Oliver Galington
Willie Hooner
Evans Brown
Harold Raiis
C. Beaty
John Patmon
David Jackson
Raymond Recte
Theo Cato
Marshall Travis
Ruth Fisher
Albert Parker
Lemuel Harkey
Robert Johnson
Southwestern Opens Drill For Opener Against Aggies
Weatherford Oklahoma September 3 AP Thirty five prospective gridsters including eight lettermen turned out for the first 1947 workouts this week at Southwestern Tech Coach Jake Spann s Oklahoma Collegiate conference squad will play eight games this season opening against the Aggies at Lawton September 8.
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Jake Spann
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Lawton
FIGHTS LAST NIGHT
Erv Sarlin of Pittsburgh outpointed Lin Brosier in Pittsburgh. Colton Chaney knocked out Buddy Walker in Indianapolis. Pat McCafferty stopped Derby Dan in Topeka. Dick Smith and Frask Majors drew in Detroit.
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Erv Sarlin
Pittsburgh
Lin Brosier
Chicago
Colton Chaney
Indianapolis
Buddy Walker
Columbus
Topeka SI
Pat McCafferty
Topeka
Derby Dan
Dick Smith
Oklahoma City
Frask Majors
Detroit
Drew
Hurgin to oppose Crissman in Sooner State opener at Memorial Park
The Lawton Giants meet the Ardmore Indians in the first best-of-five for the Sooner State league title. Lenny Hurgin will start against Leland Crissman as fans pack Memorial Park at 8 15 p m. The series features top Indians hitters Dutch Weather and Morid Cara and a hopeful Giants lineup led by Teo Pardaic and Alan Green.
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Lawton
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Dutch Weather
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Omer Smotherman
Saints
Teo Pardaic
Nulfiéld
Lawtonians
Yechasing Unst
Shinley
Alan Green
John Porter
Lou Brower
Army Stars Face Giants In Postwar All Stars Clash
Eastern college All-Stars meet the New York Giants at the Polo Grounds in a postwar exhibition. Led by Army backs Glenn Davis Felix Blanchard and Arnold Tucker the 1997 crew aims to topple the pro giants, who field veterans in 10 of 11 positions with Oregon’s Chi Iverson starting at quarterback.
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Polo Grounds
Herald-Tribune
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Dee) Blanchard
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Dartmouth
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George
Sonny) Franck
Bill Paschaler
Lessed
Backield
Stagg Signs Long Coaching Deal With Son at Susquehanna
85 year old coach Stagg inks ten year contract to coach with his son at Susquehanna University. Terms not disclosed. He previously led teams at University of Chicago for four decades and spent years shaping college football lore in California and Pennsylvania.
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Stagg
Stockton
Calif
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Plang
Devade Abie College
Dennsylvania
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Callifortia
University of Chicago
Andi Ag
Indians edge Browns in tense 3-2 win
Red Fanbrees pitched a strong game for the Indians, enduring a late scare as he was relieved in the ninth inning. Lex Fleming slugged a triple and a single driving in two runs to lift the Indians past the Browns 3-2 in a tense tilt.
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Browns
Lex Fleming
Ineliane
Tin
Indians
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Brow
Oilers Clinch Tie For Fourth In Texas League Title Race
In Dallas on September 3, the Oilers clinched at least a tie for fourth with a 7-2 win over Dallas and kept their hopes alive as Shreveport won 2-1 in ten innings at Beaumont. Houston led Fort Worth by two games, while San Antonio, Fort Worth and Dallas remained in the mix.
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Tulsa
Shreveport
Oilers
Beaumont
Houston
Fort Worth
San Antonio
Qtediomia Cis
Ralph Hamner
Chicago Cubs
Nick Gregory
al Mazur
Sid Peterson
Vaughn Hazen
Oklahoma City
Ferrell Anderson
Les Burge
Ule Cuit
Cash
Fort
Baseball Results Across Leagues Mention Various Teams
Reading the fragmented OCR results shows schedules and outcomes across multiple leagues. Names like Ogden Gos and Lantis appear with incomplete team listings and partial statistics such as innings, hinting at baseball game summaries rather than a single cohesive report.
Power's Sports Wins Softball Crown In Lawton
Power's Sports defeated the Stanley Insurers 9 to 6 at Mattie Bear Park to claim the city softball title. Costly infield errors by Stanley let Power's pull ahead, with Everett Kirkpatrick delivering five hits supporting the champions. Softball commissioner Wendra Bentley presented the trophy as the year ended and activities paused for next season.
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Mura Hames
Cowboys Get Blues As Fitness Takes Barger
STILLWATER Oklahoma A and M opened pre season drills with a setback as Jim Barger, a candidate for the forward wall, faced an appendectomy. Barger, a returnee from the Army, had played the same post in the Cotton Bowl against TCU in 1944 and was counted on by Coach Jim LookaHaugh for strength.
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Okla
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Jim Barger
Barger
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Jim Lookahaugh
Palmer One Of Favorites For Denver Open Tourney
Denver September 2 1921 top professionals joined Rockies best amateur entrants for the Denver Open pro am event preceding the Talent of Comoxvon’s $10 000 prize. Johnny Palmer of Basin Ne Cc led field after 18 under par 270.
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Comoxvon
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Ne Cc
Youngafters
Salt Lake City
Morris Sporting Goods Ad Promotes Lawn Tools and Racquets
Local listing for Morris Sporting Goods at 407 O Ave offers lawn mowers, scissors, knives, and racquets with stringing service. Phone number 970 provided for inquiries.
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Maclin Aratory Sates && Service
Morris Sporting Goods
O Ave
Wilkinson Cries For Fleet Back
Norman Oklahoma September 3 The OU practice field buzzed with talk that Bud Wilkinson would trade for a fleet halfback as Darrell Royal replaces Joe Golding. Four hopefuls Dave Wallace Charles Arratt George Brewer and Louis Dollarhide ran drills taking turns at handoffs from Jack Mitchell with Royal now in the backfield. Wilkinson warned the 25 day countdown to the opening game against Detroit University and feared a potential upset in Detroit on September 27.
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Okla
University of Oklahoma
Bud Wilkinson
Wilkinson
Darrell Royal
Joe Golding
Soones
Royal
Golding
Lou Hemerda
Dave Wallace
Charles Arratt
George Brewer
Louis Dollarhide
Rutgers
Jack Mitchell
Kennth Parker
Detroit University
Bud
Detroit
Aggies End Light Drill Prepare for Tough Fall Grind
Cameron Aggies coach Billy Stamps drills a large squad of 8 0 football prospects in heat as the team trims toward a 35 man early season roster. Fundamentals like blocking and tackling are stressed while confidence grows in power formations. The squad readies for Southwestern Tech on Sept 18 at Roosevelt Stadium with a road game against the Connor Aggies to follow. LeRoy Esadauah departs the Cameron football picture after checking in equipment.
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Eyewe Metal
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Aggie
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Roosevelt Stadium
Cameron
Connor Aggies
LeRoy Esadooah
Lawton Wolverines
Scrimmage Session Slated For Hurricane Tomorrow
Tulsa Oklahoma dispatch reports University of Tulsa coach Buddy Brothers is ready to start regular scrimmage sessions at the practice field tomorrow after conditioning 60-odd gridiron hopefuls. The squad conducted calisthenics and wind sprints with the T formation drills as Jimmy Ford and Jim Finks alternated at quarterback.
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Okla
Buddy Brothers
University of Tulsa
Jimmy Ford
Jim Finks
Beers Rosen Win Honors in 1947 Loop Awards
Beers, a 4 he right handed pitcher with 23 wins, and Rosen, batting champion with a 947 average, 176 two base hits, 44 doubles, and 331 RBIs, headline the two top selections in the 1947 Loop honors as sports writers vote decisively for them.
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Rosen
Tung
Fort Wayne Defeats Doors For 17 Semi-Pro Crewa
WICHOTA Kan Sept 1 179 The General Electrica of Fort Wayne Ind who deferred
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