A’s sale furor heads to Chicago owners meeting
Philadelphia Athletics saga nears a climactic moment as eight man syndicate seeks league approval for the franchise sale. Roy Mack Earle and Connie Mack Sr prepare to exchange nearly four million dollars for all but a one ninth stake, with a Friday 3 p.m. deadline looming after delays and a potential extension.
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Skyline Skeds 50-Lap Race at Charleston WV Track
Skyline Raceway in Charleston WV schedules a 50 lap stock car championship for Sunday Oct 31 with time trials at 2 00 pm and races at 2 30 pm. Open to all US racers. no club membership required. Expected 50 plus entrants from OH KY VA WV led by drivers H H Pappy Johnson St Albans Gene Comstock Chesapeake OH and Clifford Monk Dunbar. Entrance opposite Daniel Boone State Park Piedmont Road near the Kanawha Valley cave.
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Morris Harvey Set To Meet Unbeaten Heidelberg in Charleston
Morris Harvey prepares for its last home game against undefeated Heidelberg College of Tiffin, Ohio, riding a 6 game win streak by Heidelberg and a 1 loss by Morris Harvey. The game at Laidley Field kicks off at 8 pm with tickets on sale locally.
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Clear Fork Glen Rogers Tiff Moves to Thursday
COLCORD The Glen Rogers Clear Fork high school football game will be played Thursday Oct 28 instead of Saturday Oct 30 officials announced. Kickoff is 730 p.m. It is the final game of the year for the visiting Owls and honors Homecoming. Clear Fork is 8-0-? with Glen Rogers at 2-4. The mention of Oregon bowling title is unrelated.
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Tradition Versus Mountaineers Pitt showdown in Morgantown
Mountaineers face Pittsburgh in a high profile clash as WVU seeks its first win in 25 years against Pitt. The Panthers hold a 34-11 series edge dating to 1895 and enter confident after a grueling schedule, while WVU aims to prove it belongs among college football’s elite. Coach Lewis evaluates depth after recent scrimmage with VMI, Penn State and South Carolina on the slate.
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Seven Adrian College football players quit team over homesickness
Adrian Michigan reports seven bur ly football players resigned in a body from the Adrian College football team. They turned in their jerseys and said they were going home. The reason given is homesickness. Also notes Bobby Alvin’s 164 runs for Cleveland and Willie Shoemaker’s riding title chase with 279 winners. Bob Lemon’s 23 victories include ten against first division teams.
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Pitching Greats Lead All Time Percentage Standings
Yankee Whitey Ford leads major league lifetime pitching with a .741 win percentage on 43-15 in three full seasons plus service. Sal Maglie tops active NL with .699, 86-37 in six seasons with the Giants after stints and comebacks. Cleveland’s Mike Garcia is AL's 2nd on 104-57, .646, with Sandy Consuegra 43-24, .642 for White Sox. Raschi among NL leaders at 128-59, .684 for Cardinals. Brooklyn trio Erskine Newcombe and Lees headline mound marks.
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Upsets Giving Bowl Sponsors Gridiron Jitters
New York report notes bowl sponsors jittery as major bowls risk empty slots on January 1. No undefeated teams appear likely for Rose, Cotton, Sugar, or Orange matches. Ohio State, UCLA, Arkansas, Oklahoma shape host possibilities but face eligibility and schedule hurdles. The field may produce five vacancies across Orange, Sugar, and Cotton bowls with Maryland and Colorado setbacks looming.
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Tutwiler shoots 63 at Guyan in pro am
Ed Tutwiler Jr. of Charleston fired a 63 at Guyan Country Club under winter rules in a pro am sponsored by the West Virginia Professional Golfers Association. The score does not count as the course record. the record remains Billy Campbell’s, set under summer conditions. Tutwiler and Joe Taylor won the best ball with a 62.
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Danish Acrobat Becomes American Jockey at Monmouth Park
Danish acrobat Danish Sorensen, 19, now rides in America after four years chasing a racing career. He finished sixth in his Monmouth Park debut, his first mount in the United States, after arriving from Denmark via England. Sorensen trained by Alfred Jensen at Rapahannock Stable, days start at six. Browning second, Rendelman third in the race.
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Football Fortitude Saves Navy Hero From Disease
Capt Louis J Kirn known as Bullet Lou, a famed Annapolis halfback and Pacific air war flyer, survived Gullian Barre disease after four weeks of paralysis aided by Navy doctors and corpsmen. He faced complete loss of movement and breathing but recovered with iron lung support, antibiotics, and chest therapy, aided by Lt Stephen R Mills Capt Anton Zikmund Cmdr George E Vaupel and Lt Martin E Flipse as the medical team.
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Lack of Cash Holds Up Study of 1st Olympics
AP News reports on the paused Olympia excavations in Greece due to funding gaps. The piece details ancient stadium dimensions, running tracks, starting blocks, and the long history from 776 B.C. to 1896, noting silt coverage and the quest to uncover the site and its secrets.
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Jap Horse To Race in U S
Hakuryo, Japan's top thoroughbred, to depart for the United States to compete in the International race at Laurel Maryland on Nov 3. Owner Hiroshi Nishi sought a suitable plane for transport as Transocean Airlines confirmed the trip plans.
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Hoop Ace Joe Fulks Retires From Basketball
Philadelphia Warriors star Joe Fulks known as Jumping Joe retires to enter private business after a long career. He set NBA records including 63 points in a game and two 49 consecutive free throw streaks. Fulks led the league in scoring in 1946-47 and had a high of 1,560 points in 1948-49. He leaves only a few original NBA players active.
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Boudreau Says Ted Williams Will Play Next Season
Chicago club heard Ted Williams will return to the Boston Red Sox in 1955 after discussing with owner Tom Yawkey. Lou Boudreau, the former Sox manager, denied any bad blood between him and Williams and confirmed Williams has his equipment ready for spring training.
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Hakuryo Transport Heads to UW for 8000 Mile Race
A Transocean aircraft will carry Hakuryo from Oakland to the UW area arriving late tonight or early tomorrow. Nishi will inspect the horse and, if cleared, it will depart tomorrow with its own jockey for the 8000 mile race, aiming for optimal readiness.
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