Scribes Pick Yanks To Win
A crowd of experts gathered for the World Series begins backing the New York Yankees with many predicting a Yankees title. Names cited include Ken Smith and Al Horwitz among others, with several writers forecasting a Yankees victory in six or seven games and a few leaning toward the Cardinals for a closer series.
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New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Ken Smith
New York Daily Mirror
Associated Press
New York Giants
Smith
al Horwitz
Baseball Writers Association
Yanks
Gayle Talbot
Yankees
Gordon Cobbdiedick
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Sin Povich
Shirley Povich
Washington Post
Champs
John Drebinger
New York Times
Stan Baumgartner
Philadelphia Inquirer
Cardinals
Mort Cooper
John Carmichael
Chicago Daly News
Junson Bales
Roy Stockton
St Louis Post-Dispatch
John Drohan
Boston Traveler
Joe Williams
New York World- Telegramn
Cooper
Gerry Moore
Boston Globe
Charlies Dunkley
Hy Turkin
New York Daily News
Joe Cashman
Boston Americans
Lee Taylor
Des Moines Register
Leo MacDonald
Detroit Times
Tommy Devine
United Press
Frank Lewis
Cleveland Press
Chicago City Series Opens This Afternoon
The Chicago Cubs, seeking their first American League city series title since 1930, face the White Sox in a seven game series starting today. The first two games will be at Wrigley Field, with the next two at Comiskey Park and any remaining games alternating. Cubs games will start at 2:30 PM CWT and Sox games at 8:15 PM CWT.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Wrigley Field
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Soxfield
Columbus Redbirds Win Little World Series Title
The Columbus Redbirds defeated the Syracuse Chiefs 4-2 to clinch the 25th annual Little World Series four games to one. A four hit, three run uprising in the eighth sealed the victory for Columbus, who claimed their second straight title after losing the opener last Thursday.
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Syracuse Chiefs
War Beads and Searchlights for Ships
The pamphlet discusses searchlights on ships, from small candlepower belts to high powered open carbon arc lamps, noting costs in thousands of dollars and the need for multiple units per vessel. It urges buying War Beads and joining the Patriotic Ten Percent Club with a ten percent income contribution every payday.
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Patriotic Ten Percent Club
How To Save Fuel Oil If You Have Not Converted Your Plant
Guidance on conserving fuel oil for those not yet converted to coal. Recommends insulation and furnace care, with potential savings up to 50 percent. Advises coal or gas burner users to adopt these steps as well, citing industry recommendations.
Durocher Knew Pennant Was Gone After Series With Reds
Dodgers manager Leo Durocher told Newsom he believed the pennant was lost after the Reds series. The talk covered Frisch Gordon and Gehringer comparisons, Yankee lineup notes, and Mississippis 600 traveling salesmen aiding highway safety patrol.
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Durocher
Reds
Age Dork
Leo Durocher
Court News Property Deeds and Marriage Licenses
Court actions list property transfers: Burriss to Mock for $10 and Mock to Burriss for $10. Gross to Dolverty for $10. Brengle to Munshour for $10. Babington to Routzahn for $10. Marriage licenses: Wilt and Virginia Ruthvin. Owen W Kline and Helen Snoots. Audry Crayton and Visuan Shane. Also a note on gender brain science inequity by Soviel scientists.
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Della M Burriss
Helen F. Mock
Counte
John TE White
Walham If
Burriss
Harry Milburn Gross
Mary Alice Dolverty
Ernest R. Brengle
Amy Rice Munshour
Charles W Babington
Robert Tl. Routzahn
John W Wilt
Virginia Ruthvin
Adamstown
Owen W Kline
Helen Lucille Snoots
Brunswick
Audry J Crayton
Washington
Visuan L. Shane
Postseason barnstorming and war era sports notes
Roundup surveys players and teams amid wartime constraints. Cardinals celebrate pennant with a barn dance while stars and aides - including Billy Southworth Jr and Dan Parker - headlined guest spots and travel quirks. Mentions of Yankees, Red Sox, scouts, and war-related duties glaze the sports scene with light, scattered vignettes.
Scouts Persevere Through Poor Weather For Camporee Emblems
Heavy weekend rain failed to dampen Brunswick and Frederick Boy Scouts as five from Brunswick and four from Frederick braved the elements to earn camporee camping emblems. They pitched shelter tents, slept outdoors, and held a campfire under a viaduct, then attended Sunday services before returning home with emblems. Patrol leaders Karl Shewbridge Eddy Pace Albert Porter Buddy Kidwell Charles Porter and Robert Fogle Albert Kline Joseph Urner Jr Kenneth Shook served. Norman Ford guided the event with an judging committee including C Cyril Klein E B Parkinson William Dare Morton and W Barry Everett.
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Brunswick
Frederick
Norman Ford
Fair Grounds
Karl, Shewbridge
Eddy Pace
Albert Porter
Buddy Kidwell
Charley Porter
Methodist Church
Robert Fogle
Albert Kline
Joseph Urner, Jr
Kenneth Shook
First Baptist Church
Ford
C. Cyril; Klein
E .B. Parkinson
William Dare Morton
W. Barry Everety
Terps to play Lakehurst in test at College Park
Maryland football faces Lakehurst Navy airmen in College Park after a 34 0 win over Connecticut. Lakehurst relies on ground power with Jack Banta and Paul Spencer leading an attack while Maryland assists Jack Manders and Walter Halas study the visitors strong aerial and rushing threats in a prep for a tougher challenge. Lt Commander Mal Edward leads the Lakehurst staff with four aides watching the game.
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Maryland
Connecticut
Lakehurst
College
Jack Manders
Walter Halas
Princeton
Wos
Jack Banta
Southern California
Paul Spencer
Alabama
Tigers
Bob Perina
Banta
Spencer
Oliver Hes
Omo Wiesleyan
Brad Harper
Paul Boreit
New York
Umbia
Tom Horan
Wak Forest
Eddie Mahl
Sewanee
Hank Tabimeon
Sporty bets and punting on the 1939 World Series
The piece riffs on World Series betting nuptials with Robhe Hemsley and Buck Newsom amid playful wagers tied to player at bats walks and hits. It notes local bets on Charles Keller and Ernie Bonnam, plus a nod to Oregon's 1939 tuberculosis death rate at 31.0 per 100000 people.
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Charles Keller
Oregon
Terrors And Bullets To Play On Saturday
Westminster Sept 29 The Green Terrors of Westminster Maryland travel to Gettysburg for their first major win since 1938. Under Leroy Byham the team is in good shape with Manny Kaplan and Tom Terry leading the offense. The Bullets lead the series seven to three and last year won 19 to 0.
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Westecon
Maryland
Green Terrors
Gettysburg
Green
Ware Forest
Charlie Havens
George Washington University
Leroy Byham
Manny Kaplan
Tom Terry
Terrors
Battlefield Boys
Bullets
Pennsylvanians
G. W. Art O'Keefe
Public Dales Public Sale in Lewistown Maryland
Public sale notice for Saturday October 10 1942 at 1 00 A M in Lewistown Maryland. Includes store fixtures merchandise showcases meal coolers computing scales hardware canned goods vanilla extracts packaged articles and general store line. Terri Cash.
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Lewistown
Capital Handicap Won By Joe Ray At Laurel
Laurel September 22 Joe Ray son of Infinite and Glitter from E K Bryson Stables won the Capital Handicap opening day feature at Laurel by a nose over Challamore after a stretch duel. The six furlongs were run in 1 11 2/5 keeping the fastest Capital time since 1937. Air Master captured the Cumberland Handicap at a mile and one sixteenth in 1 44 2/5 with Navy second and Chaldon Heath third. In 12 states relief costs fall on local governments with no state contribution.
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Joe Ray
Havre de Grace
Challamore
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Glitter
E. K
E. C. Eastwood
J. Y. Christmas
Pine Tree Pa
Velduna Alpha
Valdiia Alphas
John L. Sullivan
Air Master
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