Browns and Tigers in tie as final games loom
The St. Louis Browns beat the New York Yankees 2 to 0 to stay tied with the Detroit Tigers for the American League championship with one game left. Jakucki is slated to start for St. Louis tomorrow against the Yankees in a decisive or possible playoff race. Gene Moore hit a sixth inning homer for the Browns and Denny Gatehouse earned his ninth win as crowd of 12,918 roared at Sportsman’s Park.
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Cardinals Favored In World Series Opener As Race Tightens
In St Louis at Sportsman's Park the Cardinals are the betting favorite for the 1944 World Series opener with Detroit as the rival. Browns and Tigers vie for the American League lead with a potential playoff if tied, while Mort Cooper may start for the NL champs and attendance estimates run high.
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Oak Hill Juniors Defeat Central in 26 0 Victory
The Oak Hill junior varsity defeated Central junior high School Blue Eaglets 26 to 0 yesterday morning at Oak Hill. The Red Devils scored in every period as they outplayed their smaller opponents. Coach Ross Irfe's team dominated on both sides of the ball. Allen starred on offense and Sigmund stood out in the backfield. The Eaglets travel to Mt Hope next Saturday at 10 00 AM for a junior varsity contest.
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Braves Defeat Chicago Cubs in Boston Drama
The Boston Braves beat the Chicago Cubs 4 to 2 as Kim Tobin earned his league win. Boston broke a 2-2 tie in the seventh with Damon Phillips and Frank Drews driving in runs and Tobin delivering a key double. Mets, errors, and a 839 attendance marked the night as Boston led 11 left on base and 7 runs in the game.
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Upset Surges Hit Navy Duke Northwestern College Football
Navy beat Pennsylvnia 21 to 14 in an upset while Northwestern fell 7 to 6. California defeated UCLA 6 to 0 and Michigan routed Indiana 20 to 0. Notre Dame crushed Pittsburgh 58 to 0, Ohio State freshmen topped Missouri 54 to 6, Army routed North Carolina 46 to 0. Other shocks included California’s 18 10.6, Yale over Coast Guard 13 to 7, and Wichita State over Virginia Military 7 to 6.
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Tickets On Sale For Berkeley Versus Princeton Benefit Game
Tickets for the Berkeley versus Princeton football benefit game Friday are on sale at Carlson's Beckley hotel Elks club Moose club Beckley Drug company and Lyric theater through local committee members. Beckley will donate its portion of receipts to the Youth Recreation Center. The game features undefeated records for both teams with a halftime show by Woodrow Wilson high school band director Glen Sallack and a memorial service for Wondrow Wilson athletes. Dennis Lilly will sing the National Anthem.
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Yommy Rice
Burke
Lyric Theater
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Woodrow Wilson High School
Beckley Faces Princeton After Mullens Win in Bad Weather
Beckley Flying Eagles prepared for tougher rival Princeton Tigers after a 33 to 2 win over Mullens at Beckley stadium drawn by 2000 fans. Shuck and Riffe led scoring while Green and Hilbert anchored the line as Oak Hill and Pineville scores also highlighted a day of high school football.
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Bob Greene
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Bob Cooper
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Stan Huffman
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van Sant
Nicholas County High School
Chay High School
Summersville
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McCutcheon
Pineville
Tech seeks opponents after Rio Grande drops football
Montgomery reports that Rio Grande college of Ohio has abandoned football, prompting West Virginia Tech to search for a game next week. Coach Steve Harrick is trying to schedule an opponent for Thursday Friday or Saturday under lights at home or nearby.
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Associated Press
Montgomery
Rio Grande College of Ohio
West Virginia Tech
Ohio
Steve Harrick
Tigers Rally to Top Senators 7-3 in Narrow Crown Bid
Detroit lefthander Hal Newhouser earned his 29th win as the Tigers beat Washington 7 to 3 to share first place with St. Louis. Spence hit his 17th homer, while Rudy York hit his 18th as Detroit pulled away with three runs in the sixth and two more in the eighth despite a late Washington uprising.
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Hal Renhouser
Washington Senators
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Stan Spence
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Tigers
Paul Richards
Roger
Dodgers Doom Reds in Brooklyn Hard-Fought 4-1 Win
Ben Chapman pitched effectively for the Dodgers, earning his fifth win as Brooklyn defeated Cincinnati 4 to 1. Ed Heusser took the loss after six innings, allowing three runs. The defeat drops the Reds one game behind the Pirates with Cincinnati needing a win tomorrow to avoid falling two games back.
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Cards Favored to Win Series
St. Louis Cardinals named odds on favorite to win the world series by Betting Commissioner James J. Carroll. Series starts next Wednesday with two sets of odds: if the Browns win the American league pennant cards at 11 to 2 and the Browns 17 to 1. if Detroit wins the pennant cards at 11 to 20 and Detroit at 8 to 5.
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James J. Carroll
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Detroit
West Virginia Freshmen overwhelm Case 32 to 7
West Virginia freshmen led by Jim Walthall defeated Case School of Applied Science 32 to 7 at Mountaineer Field before 15000 fans. Walthall scored twice and set up two more as Bowers and Rader added scores while Hunger notched Case’s lone TD.
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Football Scores From The Associated Press
East Rochester edged Colgate 20 to 13 while Cornell defeated Bucknell 26 to 0 and Yale beat U S Coast Guard Academy 7 to 3. Columbia triumphed over Union 21 to 0 as Army shut out North Carolina 46. Holy Cross beat Dartmouth in a tie with Brown 1 to 1. Tufts defeated Pennsylvania 18 to 7 and Duke took Penn State 88 to 0 in a surprising slate of scores.
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Pirates Edge Ansted Eleven In Gridiron Thriller
Fayetteville Pirates beat Ansted 14 to 13 in a tense afternoon game. Virgil Smith starred with both touchdowns and two extra points, delivering a late comeback as Ansted opened the scoring in the second quarter and added a late pass for a point after.
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Fayetteville
Red Sox End Skid With 11-2 Victory Over White Sox
Boston drives 17 hits off Chicago pitching to rout the White Sox 11 to 2 as George Metkovich leads with a single and a homer in an improved club showing. Joe Bowman gets the win while Grover suffers his 15th loss against 14 victories.
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Oriyal Grove
Duke Wade
Lee Ross
Bob Johnson
Cleveland
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