El Paso Tigers Face Roswell Coyotes In Weeknight Tilt
El Paso hosts Roswell High School in a battle between a veteran Tigers squad led by quarterback Billy Squires and a heavier line versus the Coyotes coached by Carr. Roswell aims to upset despite doubts, with starting backs and linemen listed along with trip details.
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el Paso Tigers
Roswell High School Coyotes
Jewell Wallace
Billy Squires
Squires
Tigers
Las Cruces
Tiger
Calderon
Ward
Corral
Abraham
Wadlington
Cherno
Izquierdo
Carameros
Browne
Alex Carameros
Coyotes
Carr
Roswell
W. C. Coleman
Chas. Malone
Junior Shaw
Ray Curlee
Paul Dollahan
Ed Keller
Arthur Wishard
Raymond Ayalla
Bob Hal
Paul O'Meara
Ben Kelly
Tom Hoover
Donald Newberry
Bob Thompson
Sherwood Grossman
Richard Lowe
J. E. Pritchard
James Crocker
Bill Thompson
Bill Taylor
Joe Louis camp brain says he has slipped? no evidence
Greenwood Lake Sept 25 AP feature says trainer Jack Blackburn, Joe Louis camp genius, insists Louis has not slipped. He argues Louis is as sharp as ever, faster, and smarter, ready to beat Nova again. Blackburn cites Louis’s wins over many champions and says Louis would have beaten Corbett, Fitzsimmons, Dempsey, and others in their primes.
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Joe Louis
Jack Blackburn
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Nova
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Blackburn
Jack
Brain
Billy Conn
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Corbett
Fitzsimmons
Dempsey
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Langford
Jeannette
Stanley Ketchel
Frank Moran
Willard
Moran
Miske
Carpentier
Brennan
Firpo
Tommy Gibbons
Tunney
Heeney
Baseball Scores From Yesterday By The Associated Press
National League results include New York 4 Philadelphia 2 and Brooklyn 4 Boston 2 Chicago 0 Cincinnati 2 St Louis 4 Pittsburgh 0. American League games see Philadelphia 2 New York 7 Boston 7 5 Washington 2 4 Cleveland 1 Chicago 2 Detroit 1 St Louis 3.
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Brooklyn
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
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Cleveland
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Rees
New York Yankees
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Joe DiMaggio
Atley Donald
Thornton Lee
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
Charley ‘Broadway’ Wagner
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Dixie Series Nashville Beats Dallas Amid Series Lead
Nashville defeats Dallas 8 to 6 in the Dixie Series game, extending a 3-0 lead for Nashville in the Southern Association matchup. The result keeps Nashville on top as the series shifts deeper.
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Southern Assn
Dallas
Pacific Coast League Playoffs Openers Roll On
The Sacramento River Rats shut out the San Diego Surf at 3 0 while the Hollywood Hawks defeated the Seattle Thunder 4 1. The two games leave the series tied at one game apiece heading to the next matchups.
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San Diego
Hollywood
Seattle
Major League Leaders Highlight Top Batting and Pitching
Williams of Boston tops batting with .401 and runs at 132 while Keller and DiMaggio of New York share 122 RBIs. Travis of Washington leads hits with 212. Boudreau of Cleveland has 42 doubles and Heath 19 triples. Williams also leads with 15-4 Gomez of New York in pitching. Case of Washington swipes 32 bases.
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Associated Press
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Boston
Keller
DiMaggio
New York
Travis
Washington
Boudreau
Cleveland
Heath
Case
Gomez
Baseball Batsman Reiser Stars With Brooklyn Leads
Reiser of Brooklyn tops the batting and runs categories with 340 batting average and 116 runs. Camilli of Brooklyn drives in 119 RBIs and hits 4 home runs. Hack of Chicago has 183 hits. Reiser adds 40 doubles and 17 triples. Murtaugh of Philadelphia swipes 18 bases. Riddle of Cincinnati records 18 4.
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Philadelphia
Riddle
Cincinnati
Semi Pro World's Baseball Title Plan Outlined
Ray Dumont announces a new two-division plan for 1942 semi pro world championship. Each state tournament will crown champions in industrial and town leagues and army camps, with eight annual factory and town events at Wichita August 14-27 and army teams in Chicago August 15-22, followed by a seven game title series.
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Ray Dumont
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Dumont
Wichita
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Chicago
Aggies Prepare for Friday Clash with Silver City Teachers
New Mexico Aggies drill this week to fix ground attack faults shown in season opener with Highlands. They meet Silver City Teachers in Las Cruces Friday night as coach Johnston aims to sharpen pass defense spotted in the Highlands game, with Ray Brancheau scouting.
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New Mexico Aggies
Highlands University
Aggies
Silver City
Johnston
Ray Brancheau
Highlands
Wood Nelson Beats Hogan and Demaret in Detroit Golf Event
Detroit September coverage notes Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret defeated as Wood Nelson secures victory. Report references golf’s law of averages catching up with the famed players.
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Detroit
Ben Hogan
Jimmy
Dodgers Near National Pennant After Victory Over Braves
The Brooklyn Dodgers sit on the brink of the National League pennant with a win over Boston and a Cardinals loss. Dodgers and Cardinals race to finish as Brooklyn and St Louis split results while Cincinnati and New York secure third and fifth places respectively. DiMaggio homers and Walker drives in a bases loaded triple as the pennant picture tightens.
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Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
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Dodgers pennant hopes fade before Saturday
New York reports a busy sports column with Dodgers on the brink of clinching the pennant today but a belief lingers they may not seal it until Saturday. Notable notes include Ted Williams batting practice, Joe Louis delaying his army physical, and various comments on Stan Musial and other figures.
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Special News Service
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Joe Louis
Army
Katie Jenkins
Toby
Jimmy Hatcher
Katie
Max Baer
Navy
Ted Williams
Wood and Nelson defeat Demaret brothers in Detroit match
National Open champion Craig Wood and Byron Nelson beat the Demaret brothers 5 and 4 in a 36-hole best-ball event at the Country Club of Detroit. The Texans’ perfect twosome suffered their first defeat.
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Demaret
Craig Wood
Byron Nelson
Detroit
Navy's First Team Stronger Than 1940
Annapolis notes Navy coach Swede Larson expects his first team to be stronger than in 1940 while stressing a two squad system. He cites leadership gaps in the second outfit led by Zoeller and Busik, aims to improve the 1941 attack, and lists the season slate including Notre Dame and Army games.
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William and Mary
Bill Busik
Bob Zoeller
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West Virginia
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Cornell
Baltimore
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Cambridge
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Philadelphia
Notre Dame
Princeton
Army
Joe Louis Aims To KO Nova In Eight Rounds At Polo Grounds
Greenwood Lake New York September 25 194? Joe Louis says he plans to knock out Lou Nova inside eight rounds next Monday night at the Polo Grounds ring. He avoids predicting the exact round based on a past error and notes he may retire from boxing next month to join Uncle Sam if he passes the army physical in mid October. He jokes eight rounds would be a long night and confirms he feels fit though likely to enlist for service.
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Joe Louis
Lou Nova
Polo Grounds
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Louie
Max Schmeling
Ramapo Hills
Broadway
Uncle Sam
Outfields Of The Yankees And The Dodgers
New York observers weigh the Yankees and Dodgers outfields with Charley Keller's ankle in doubt for the World Series. DiMaggio and Henrich anchor the Yankee defense while Brooklyn fields Walker Reiser and Medwick. If Keller is unavailable the Dodgers edge ahead, and a Cardinals upset seems unlikely.
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Keller
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Pete Reiser
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Terry Moore
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Purdue centers seek ball carrying plays from coach Elward
Purdue football centers plan to petition coach Mal Elward for plays where linemen carry the ball. End around and guard around plays have produced good yardage in practice, and the snaps back believes they should join in.
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Associated Press
Lafayette
Ind
Purdue
Mal Elward
Aroud
Colleges offer free football for servicemen in uniform
New York colleges will let servicemen attend fall football games at no charge, with Columbia and Lafayette inviting soldiers sailors and marines in uniform as guests. Lafayette athletic director Esky Clark extends invitations to entire battalions from Aberdeen proving grounds Fort Dix and Indiantown Gap to attend home games en mass.
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Columbia
Lafayette
Esky Clark
Aberdeen
Notre Dame Coach Plays Down Backfield Size
Notre Dame coach Frank Leahy jokes about his players’ weight as he contemplates the backfield for the coming season. He jokes that Dippy Evans will be his “never” back, noting Evans weighs 178 pounds while the first string averages 176 1/2. The piece recalls Elmer Layden, a former Notre Dame back weighed only 160.
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Frank Leahy
Evans
Elmer Layden
Duke Wake Forest Game Features Heffelfinger Relation
In Durham the Duke Wake Forest clash will feature Wake Forest sophomore guard Bob Heffelfinger, distantly related to Yale great Pudge Heffelfinger, a renowned lineman.
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Bob Heffelfinger
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Yale
Texas Miners To Meet La Tech In Opener
El Paso Texas coach Mack Saxon finished final preparations for the season opener against Louisiana Tech. He aims to field eight or nine veterans and a about 182 pound squad, noting Tech may be stronger than last year when they won 19 to 17.
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Mack Saxon
Texas Miners
Louisiana Tech
Saxon
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Tech
Miners
Man digs up six hundred coins to buy eight defense bonds
Savannah resident J. H. Googe unearthed 600 in small coins from his yard beneath a pecan tree. He deposited the coins at a bank and purchased eight defense bonds, continuing a family saving habit that began twenty years ago in a dime bank.
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Defense
Savannah
J. H. Googe
Lobos Prepare for Arizona State Opener in New Mexico
New Mexico University Lobos practiced in secret this week for their season opener with Arizona State of Flagstaff. Coach Ted Shipkey strengthened pass defense after watching Arizona Lumberjacks defeat Eastern New Mexico College 32 to 0. He named two alternating teams by quarters with another 15 on the bench.
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Albuquerque
N. M
New Mexico University Lobos
Arizona State of Flagstaff
Ted Shipkey
Lobos
Arizona Lumberjacks
Eastern New Mexico College
Flagstaff
Shipkey
Lem Whips Tony for heavyweight title claim
Lem Franklin defeated Tony Musto in two rounds last night, staking a claim to the heavyweight title. The Chicago scrapper Musto had withstood Joe Louis for nine rounds recently before Franklin finished him, adding to the momentum of the Louis-Champion clash.
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Cleveland
Lem Franklin
Joe Louis
Tony Musto
Chicago
Louis
Franklin
Tony
Wildcats Favored To Win Border Conference Title
University of Arizona Wild cats were named favorites to capture the 1941 border conference football crown. Arizona received 32 of 52 ballots from editors, radio voices, coaches and officials in Texas, New Mexico and Arizona. New Mexico rated second and the defending champions. Arizona State of Tempe finished fifth. Texas Tech was unrated.
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University of Arizona Wildcats
Arizona
Hardin-Simmons
Texas
New Mexico
New Mexico University
Arizona State of Tempé
Texas Tech
World Series Play by Play at Norton Hotel Lounge
Roswell Lion's Club cooperates in presenting a World Series play by play at the Norton Hotel Cocktail Lounge with a scoreboard and direct wire from the ball park. Announcer Weaver Hedzycoxe leads the broadcast.
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