Yankees Clinch 1947 American League Pennant in Tight Finish
New York Yankees clinched the 1947 AL pennant as the White Sox beat the Red Sox in a doubleheader. The club endured a late-season stumble but gained three games on Boston and one-half on Detroit to secure the title. The Series opens September 30 or October 1 in New York, with possible shift to St. Louis or Los Angeles venues if results require.
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Yankees
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Yankee
Jacob Ruppert
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Dan Topping
del Webb
Ruppert
Joe McCarthy
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Bucky Harris
Washington Senators
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Ebbets Field
St. Louis Cardinals
Missouri City
Louis Walcott Title Fight Shifts to December 3 at Madison Square Garden
The scheduled non title bout between heavyweight champion Joe Louis and Jersey Walcott of Camden N J was changed to a 15 round championship fight on December 3 at Madison Square Garden. The move, approved by the 20th Century A C, gives Louis more training time and aligns with New York rules for title bouts. Louis defends his title for the first time since 1945 after a long layoff.
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Jersey Walcott
Camden
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Madison Square Garden
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Walcott
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Tami Maurielio
Notre Dame and Michigan Loom in Power and Prospects
Notre Dame and Michigan loom as powerhouses with loaded squads featuring stars like Marto, Connor, Hart, Lujack, Dworsky, and Chappuis. Both teams face scheduling and depth questions, while Big Nine contenders such as Illinois, Ohio State, Iowa, and Minnesota vie for dominance in a conference outlook that could decide the national championship.
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Notre Dame
Michigan
Eitcher
Illinois
Ohio State
Iowa
Frank Leshy
Dame
Helierren
Notre
South Bend
Leahy
Marto
Connor
Hart
Johnny Lujack
Brennan
Si Pannell
Eli Fonde
Yerges
Ford
Mann
Herstberger
Rifenburg
Hilkene
Pritula
al Wistert
Pete Dendrinos
Tomasi
Wilkens Sickels
Sobeleski
White
Squirrel Season Opens Across Frederick County
The opening day drew many hunters to Garfield Wolfsville and Smithsburg with many squirrels taken and some limits reached. No major incidents reported but two men faced hunting out of season charges in Police Court, Jennings Waskey and George Layton reported with collateral posted. Tea consumption in England averages 11 pounds per person each year.
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Benjamin F. Pheijus, Sr
Garfield
Wolfsville
Smithsburg
Jennings Waskey
Lander
George Layton
Kemptown
England
Polio Case Quarantines Tar Heel Football Team
A 14 day quarantine was placed on the North Carolina State College football team after doctors reported an acute case of infantile paralysis in a 20 year old freshman blocking back named Ben McCord. The quarantine began September 1. the team was to stay isolated to prevent spread.
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Raleigh
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North Carolina State College
Ben MceCor
Greensboro
Hagerstown Fair Opens With $25,000 Premiums and $5,000 Purses
The 1947 Hagerstown Fair opened today in Maryland with premiums totaling 25 000 and race purses up to 5 000. Harness racing is scheduled to begin tomorrow as part of the event.
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Hagerstown
Hustlers Set to Host Unbeatens in MSBBA Round Robin
Frederick Hustlers take an 3 0 record into tonight's mid season MSBBA round robin finale at McCurdy Field against St Leonard's. Seven teams compete with Brighton AG Essex Overlea and 3 ment House also in contention. Don Rice leads Hustlers pitchers with seven wins five losses while Beanball Cubbitt is 4 0 and Rastus LeGore 5 2 for the club.
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Overlea
3Ment House
Cowan AC
Marrowly Oy the Hustlers
Baltimors
Don Rice
Cowan Club
Hustler Moundsment
Beanball” Cubbitt
Clarence Biethen
Sherwood McKenzie
Binks’ de Lauter
Rastus” LeGore
Engle
City council eyed rate changes after meter reading
Mayor Leonard Bell predicted the council will adjust water rates following the rat meter reading under the new rate plan, as critics argued today.
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Leonard Bell
Show Cause Order Over Contempt Bid In Equity Court
Associate Judge Patrick M Schnaufler signed an order directing Charles R Coleman to show cause on or before September 20 why he should not be punished for contempt of court. His divorced wife Rosie Coleman complains he is 170 in arrears on a $7 weekly child support payment. E Austin James represents Mrs Coleman. Water rate hike criticized in Berryville Virginia with a 300 percent increase for commercial use.
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Equity
Charles R. Coleman
Rosie
Coleman
E Austin James
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