Louis And Conn To Fight Oct 12 In New York
Corporal Joe Louis and Private Bill Conn will meet in Yankee Stadium New York October 12 for the first heavyweight title bout between two servicemen. Proceeds go to Army Emergency Relief with gate receipts expected at least half a million dollars. Tickets range from 83 to 40 with time slated for Columbus Day afternoon. Mike Jacobs named promoter and a sports writers committee led by Grantland Rice to arrange.
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Dodgers Beat Pirates 4-0 to Extend NL Lead
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated the Pittsburgh Pirates 4-0 as four pitchers limited Pittsburgh to four hits. A two run fourth inning and a fifth inning single by Mickey Owen helped the Dodgers pull away, while Joe Medwick and Owen provided the final run support. Head pitched steady after a rough first.
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American League Yesterday's Results Report
Cleveland 10 Chicago U. St. Lows 4 Detroit 1 Washington 15 Boston 0. Second game postponed and another incomplete. Today’s games include Boston at Detroit New York at St. Louis Philadelphia at Cleveland Washington at Chicago.
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Dodgers Blank P Yates 40 as Stars Triumph
Yesterday's Stars by The Associated Press reports Dodgers blanked P Yates 40 with four hits. Jake Early of the Senators drove in five with two doubles in an 11-15 victory over the Red Sox. Bay Peat, Indians, handcuffed White Sox for a 10-0 win with seven hits. Steven Sandra of the Browns beat the Tigers 4-1. BURMA RAIDED New Delhi. Sept. 81 Ameri tam bombers damaged river steamer and four barges and hit railroad tracks in two Burma raids a week ago per a U S air force communique.
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National League Leaders From Associated Press Highlights
The AP lists NL batting leaders with Reiser of Brooklyn at .323 and Musial of St Louis at .320. Slaughter leads runs with 92. Mizce of New York tops RBIs at 96. Medwick and Marion pace doubles. Slaughter also leads triples. Ott and Maze share home runs. Reiser leads steals. Ernst tops pitching with 42 wins and 4 losses.
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Softball Playoffs Loom as City League Schedules Tie
Weather cut short the final of the second city softball league leaving DeMolay and Feeds crick Iron and Steel in doubt for supremacy. A rematch between Price Rose and the Fivesnais DeMolay is set for this evening as teams prep for city championship playoffs while Mar Guy Ramsburg of the Dr Peppers announced a practice for the big squad. A white carrier pigeon with a metal band bearing Aug 42 was found near New Market, possibly carrying a message. Hornell Pony Baseball League sold William Gobel Steve Korpa and Frank Zak to Harrisburg Interstate League. players depart for new assignment.
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Interstate League Playoffs To Start
Baltimore September 84 Arthur Ehlers president of the Interstate State Baseball League announced the league playoffs would open tomorrow with Harrisburg Pennsylvania at Hagerstown and Allentown Pennsylvania at Wilmington Delaware. The league also granted permission for Allentown and Harrisburg to use Lancaster Pennsylvania players to replace servicemen. Allentown would use Mike Kardash replacing Barta Dome and Morrisbury would use Whealon and Gleason replacing Beard and Lloyd.
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Pro Football Stars Help Shaughnessy at Maryland
Maryland coach Clark Shaughnessy received professional assistance from Bears stars Joe Stydahar and Danny Fortmann ahead of the Sunday game with the Washington Redskins. The Bears also prep for a Boston September 20 clash with Col. Bob Neyland’s Eastern Army All Stars. Light drills continued as a first scrimmage nears, while sophomore end Jack Harmar suffered a sprained ankle and was sidelined for the week.
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Yankees begin World Series ticket reservations this year
New York announces that World Series tickets will go on sale under the usual system. Tickets will be sold in three game strips covering the third, fourth and fifth games at Yankee Stadium. The first two games of the series will be played in the park of the National League champions.
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Redskins Favored To Beat Bears At Griffith Next Sunday
Washington fans claim the Redskins will defeat the Chicago Bears at Griffith Stadium next Sunday after a strong showing against the Green Bay Packers before a capacity Baltimore crowd. The Redskin offense features Baugh’s passing and a developing running attack led by Andy Farkas, Dick Todd, Wilbur Moore, Bob Seymour, and Roy Zeitlow. Flaherty’s three strong lines impressed in Baltimore, signaling public readiness for pro football in the capital. A hunting and fishing license agency opens in Frederick via the State Game and Inland Fish Commission, with licenses available at J. Paul Delphey’s West Patrick Street store beyond court hours to ease clerical bottlenecks. The service mirrors successful programs in other states.
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Louis Cona fracas sparks pre-World Series football slate
Sports round up notes a cluttered pre World Series period with three big college football games before December 12. It highlights Mississippi U football links with Peele family kinships, mentions Camp Croft golf ball donations, upcoming service basketball vigor, Corpus Christi Naval Air Station and Camp Wolters stars, Brooklyn's Ebbets Field humor, and Willard Ridings long Horned Frogs watch tally. The piece mixes anecdotes about players and venues with light commentary on baseball personalities and stadium jokes.
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Senators Triumph Over Red Sox In Opening Twin Bill
The Washington Senators defeated the Boston Red Sox 15 to 11 in the first game of a scheduled doubleheader in Washington. The second game ended with the score at 1 to 1 when the newspapers stopped play to let trains depart.
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How They Wit Glenn McQuillen Batting Report
The report notes Glenn McQuillen as the Browns lone Big Three representative yesterday failing to improve his batting average, going hitless in four attempts while Keller and Hemsley of the Yanks were not in the lineup. It also lists season lines for Keller, McQuillen, and Hemsley with at bats and averages. A separate line cites fruit juice production in 1939 at 23,942,814 cases versus 1,000,000 cases fifteen years earlier.
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Forty six candidates report for Western Maryland football 1942
Westminster Maryland September Forty six candidates for Western Maryland's 1942 football team reported to new coach Leroy Byham today to begin the fall campaign. Byham, installed as mentor in July, noted the loss of many from last season and that exact prospects would take weeks to form. Players checked in and start practice tomorrow with evening drills and long sessions, as the season opens with a night game against an unspecified opponent.
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George Washington Loss as Ortenzi Quits Team for Army Induction
George Washington notes Carlo Ortenzi junior end reported for Army induction at Griffith Stadium on September 2. Ortenzi, 165 pounds, was last year’s intercollegiate boxing champion, a key member of the squad.
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