Record pace for AL pitchers in crowded race
In New York on August 22, 1948, a tight AL pitching race unfolds with Bob Feller at 21 wins, Hal Newhouser and Boo Ferriss at 2 wins each, all three eyeing 30. Feller’s seven losses, Newhouser five, Ferriss four. Ferriss first to win 20 in each of his first two seasons since Wes Ferrell in 1930, amid Boo’s hay fever and Boston doctor visits.
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Navy to field 150 pound football team this fall
Navy will field a 150 pound lightweight football team this fall under athletics director Captain E B Taylor. This marks the first lightweight squad at Annapolis and aims to widen midshipmen participation. Schedule begins October 19 at Annapolis with Princeton and continues weekly against Rutgers Cornell Villanova and Pennsylvania.
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Miniature Racers Prepare Track in Monroe Louisiana
The Louisiana Miniature Race Car Club in Monroe plans an 8 PM meeting at 515 Ouachita Avenue for potential members. A concrete speedway at the former Lakeside Country Club site north of Monroe is under construction and slated for completion before the New Year classic, with racers from across the nation expected. The 70 foot oval will cost $500 to $800, funded by local businessmen supporting the non profit recreation club. Next week cars and miniature motors will be shown in downtown shop windows with related pictures displayed.
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Yugoslavia Seen as Chief Recipient of UNRRA Aid
UNRRA figures show Yugoslavia received 315.8 million in aid through June 30, the highest among nations. Poland and Greece trailed with 313.1 and 280.7 million respectively, while the full program could place China first at 535 million and Yugoslavia third at 429.5 million.
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Allied military police close in on deserters near Pisa
Il Momento reports a large roundup by Allied military police using tear gas and smoke bombs to seize deserters and escaped prisoners living with Italians in a pine grove near Pisa. It says many women and numerous Negroes and Germans were flushed out and Allied material was recovered.
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