Coyotes Face Potent El Paso Team This Week
The Coyotes prepare for a Friday night clash with El Paso high Tigers after a tough loss at Lamesa. Dick Brenneman returns from a knee injury to bolster the backfield as coach Corn makes defensive tweaks and polishes the passing game. The Tigers, coming off a 76 6 win over Las Cruces, boast a fast backfield and strong line, signaling a stern test for the Coyotes this season.
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Colorado U Veterans Face Tough Schedule With New Coach
Colorado University football players confront a demanding slate under new head coach Frank C. Potts after pressuring for a change from Bernard Oakes. The Buffaloes open against Texas and play nine straight games including six conference foes and Kansas State and Missouri. Iowa City previews Iowa's 1940 season with confident veterans and standout backs like Bill Green and Bill Stauss, as Dr. Eddie Anderson plans a balanced attack after 1939 success. Iowa opens October 5 at South Dakota, then faces Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Nebraska, Notre Dame, and Illinois.
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Bunny) Oakes
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Raft Offers to Back Latka Title Fight
Georgie Raft, owning part of lightweight George Latka, offered Lew Jenkins 25000 to defend his title versus Latka. Jenkins not reportedly interested. Joe Smoot evaluating Westbury trotting layout possibly for Gulfstream Park night races this winter. Yankees considered out of contention. A large winter minor league meeting may yield a big story.
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Complaining Players Help Vitt Look Good Says Skiddy
Lawrence Skiddy of the Syracuse Herald-Journal contends that Cleveland players act to undermine Vitt, creating a perception that Vitt performs well while the players appear at fault. The critique frames Cleveland’s frustrations as counterproductive to the team’s overall outcome.
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High Schools Hit Week Headline Schedule In NM Football
Prep teams start busy weekend slate with 15 games led by Santa Fe High vs Albuquerque High and Santa Fe Indians hosting Fort Wingate. results from weekend included McCurdy Mission upsetting Santa Fe Indians 19 0 and Albuquerque Indians beating Giants 20 6. Today Albuquerque High meets St. Mary's after Saturday postponement due to bad weather.
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Week End Sports Results From AP Highlights
Detroit Tigers lose to the Cleveland Indians 10-5 in a decisive series game, narrowing Detroit’s AL lead. Bobby Riggs tops Don McNeill in a five set tennis match with a dramatic comeback, and McNeill/Frank Parker defeat Kramer/Schroeder in doubles. Dorothy Bundy defeats Valerie Scott in women’s final. Stewart Tylehart’s Great Neck four routs Aknnsti to win the Monty Waterbury polo cup. Hash defeats Challedon by a half length to win Narragansett special. Challedon surpasses $300,000 in career earnings.
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New Ford Models To Be Displayed In Roswell Next Friday
Abe Cotton of Roswell Auto Co says the 1941 Ford Mercury and Lincoln Zephyr will go on display at Roswell showrooms next Friday Sept 27 after a dealer meeting in El Paso. Production began earlier this year with deliveries starting soon after announcement.
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Aggies Top New Mexico Teachers 12 to 0 in Conference Play
New Mexico Aggies defeated New Mexico State Teachers of Silver City 12 to 0 at State College on Saturday night. Tempe beat California Aggies 21 to 13 as Border Conference action featured Arizona State of Tempe facing West Texas State in Amarillo. Texas Miners ledFlagstaff 28 to 7 while New Mexico Normal topped Fort Lewis 13 to 6.
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Sumer Is Over And Football Has Come To The Land
New York reports autumn arrives as football season opens with a slate of major games. U C L A faces Southern Methodist in Los Angeles while six high profile clashes sit atop the schedule, including Boston College Tulane and Pitt Ohio State. Conference matchups follow with Duke Wake Forest North Carolina State Davidson and regional showdowns across the South West and Pacific Coast.
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Northwestern Not Strong On Material
Northwestern’s 1940s football outlook shows a thin line with six regulars gone from 1939 and a veteran backfield. Captain Dick Richards leads the quarterback unit, while Don Clawson at fullback is the standout of the squad. The team opens vs Syracuse then faces Ohio State, Wisconsin, Indiana, Minnesota, Illinois, Michigan and Notre Dame on consecutive weekends.
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Flashes of Life in Brief Burglary Case
Baltimore Raymond Marshall's misthrow led to a failed burglary conviction after a brick shattered a window triggering an alarm and a patrol car. Pittsburgh Dave Roberts joked about a safe driving card while admitting he never drives his own car despite 14 years ownership.
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Moseley's Beats La Mexicana Bar In Final Game
Moseley’s piled up 13 runs on a barrage of base hits to defeat La Mexicana Bar 13 to 5 at the fairgrounds in the season finale. Proffit fanned 12 as Moseley’s, posting a 6 3 series record against La Mexicana, benefitted from sharp fielding and two double plays. W L Wheeler homered for the big blow, with Woods Whitson and Tim Wheeler also contributing multiple hits. Chongo and Lopez were on the losing side as the Mexican squad wrapped up the affair.
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Capitan Defeats Socorro in season opener 27 to 0
Capitan high opened its football season Friday with a 27 to 0 victory over an inexperienced Socorro eleven. The Capitan line showed overanxious play with 17 offside penalties called against them.
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Major League Leaders National League Batting and More
National League leaders include Garms of Pittsburgh with a .376 average and Lombardi of Cincinnati with .319. Mize of St. Louis leads in runs batted in with 130 and runs with 106. F McCormick of Cincinnati tops hits with 187 and doubles with 43. Vaughan of Pittsburgh leads triples with 15. Mize again ties for home runs with 41 while Nicholson of Chicago and Rizzo of Philadelphia have 24. Frey of Cincinnati has 18 stolen bases, with Hack of Chicago and Moore of St. Louis at 17. Pitching leader is Fitzsimmons of Brooklyn at 16–2, Sewell of Pittsburgh 15–4.
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Dimaggio Leads American League Batting Title Race
DiMaggio of New York tops AL batting with .350 as Appling of Chicago trails at .344. Greenberg of Detroit drives in 149 RBIs, Williams of Boston has 122 runs, Cramer of Boston and Radcliff of St. Louis share 193 hits, and Greenberg belts 40 homers. Rowe of Detroit leads pitching with 16 3 record and Newsom adds 19 4.
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Tigers Indians and Yankees Still In AL Pennant Race
The American League pennant chase stays tight as Cleveland outslugged Detroit 10-5 and the Yankees beat Boston 6-3. Detroit plans a two game set with Chicago White Sox while Cleveland faces the Browns, with the three way race likely decided in a Friday clash between Tigers and Indians in Cleveland. In the NL, Reds beat Pirates 2-0 then 8-1, Dodgers take two from Phillies, Bees split with Giants, and Cardinals top Cubs twice as Marion's ninth inning homer seals the second win.
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Baseball Scores From Yesterday AP Report
Results list shows St. Louis 8 2, Chicago 1 1. New York 3 7. Boston 4 3. Philadelphia 2 2, Brooklyn 10 5. Cincinnati 2 1, Pittsburgh 1 8. Chicago 10, St. Louis 0. Cleveland 10, Detroit 5. Washington 5 5, Philadelphia 4.
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Baltimore Clinches IL Playoff Series With 4-2 Win
In the International League playoff finale, Baltimore defeats Rochester 3 to 2 to clinch the series four games to two. Pitcher J. Reed earned the win, while R. Carter hit a decisive RBI in the eighth.
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Kansas City Dominates Minneapolis to Win Series
American Association game summary shows Kansas City 6 Minneapolis 0 securing the series 4-2. Louisville edges Columbus 7 6 in ten innings as Louisville leads 3-2.
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Seattle wins series in Pacific Coast League action
In a Pacific Coast League update Seattle defeated Oakland 3 1 to clinch the series at 4 games to 1. San Diego blanked Los Angeles 3 0 while the Los Angeles squad leveled the series at 3 games apiece with an 8 1 setback.
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Nashville Leads 3 2 At Final Nashville 11 Atlanta 2
In a coastal clash Southern Asia reports Nashville holding a 3-2 edge at the end as Atlanta trails 2 to 11 in a final tally.
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Attendance Drops in Arizona Texas League in 1940
Bisbee Arizona September 23 R E Souers president of the Arizona Texas League reports total attendance for the 1940 season at 211212, a drop of 8788 from last year. A sharp decline in Albuquerque attendance offsets gains by El Paso Bisbee and Tucson clubs in the loop.
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