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Newspaper
San Antonio Light
Location
San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1943
Page
11
Major league baseball winds down as pennants are decided and clubs prep for next year. The draft, manpower rulings, and youth prospects shape rosters as managers seek fresh talent while fans follow World Series implications and late-season bids.
The table shows American League standings with New York, Washington, Cleveland, Chicago, Detroit, St. Louis, Boston, and Philadelphia leading or trailing in win totals. Notable games include Detroit's Wakefield and Richards homers, Cleveland and New York pitchers Reynolds and Roser, and Philadelphia's strong hitting with Elliott and Bowles contributing.
The Associated Press lists Tuesday games in both leagues with Cleveland and Detroit at 1:30 and 2 p.m. starts, Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Boston at St Louis, New York at Chicago, and others. Wednesday’s National League and American League lineups include Philadelphia at Cincinnati, Boston at St Louis, Brooklyn at Pittsburgh, New York at Chicago, and Cleveland at Washington with night starts noted.
St Louis Browns general manager Bill DeWitt announced Harold Epps of the Toledo Mud Hens has been signed and will report to Philadelphia. Epps leads the American Association in triples and posts a .303 batting average. James Pofahl, infielder on option from the Washington Senators, is also signed and will report next spring.
The debate over boxing versus grappling with judo tactics played out at Philadelphia Navy Yard with Cpl. Tommy Loughran and Grappler Dick Lever. Lever twisted his knee after a lunge, forcing an early end as both vow a rematch once he heals.
Syracuse wins 2 0 over Toronto behind Tom Da Cruz five-hits. Leafs hurling by Luke Haralin yields three hits but costly triples prevent scoring. Series now tied at three games to two, best of seven. American Association playoff action and Pacific Coast League finish noted.
Connie Mack announced a spree of six new acquisitions and four departures by the Athletics, with bundled cash during a busy week. New players include Joe Moore from Indianapolis for Roberto Estallella, Luke Hamlin from Toronto for Orle Arntzen, Norman Brown from Louisville for Eddie Mayo and Johnny Wells, and George Kell plus Flicker and Woody Wheaton from Lancaster for cash. Wheaton, Kell, and Hamlin headline the rest, with Bowles and Rullo agreements completing a wave of spring arrivals and recent deals from Wilmington and Lancaster.
Indianapolis Indians veteran center fielder Joseph Gregg Jo Jo Moore is sent to the Philadelphia Athletics, returning to the majors after two years in the minors. Moore, a 300 hitter with strong defense, played for Giants from 1932 and appeared in three World Series.
New York slugger Terry Young scored an easy 11 round decision over Cleo Shans of Los Angeles at the Quaker City arena. Young won seven rounds and drew one, displaying hard punching and solid defense while Shans offered stronger body attack but failed to land knockdowns.
In a scattered card across multiple cities many boxers fought to outcomes described with outpoints and stoppages. Names include Washington Hernan Williams and Bobby Ruffin among others with varied ages and locations such as Chicago Baltimore New York Philadelphia Detroit and Los Angeles.
St. Louis star Musial and Chicago’s Appling lead the batting race as the season nears its end. Musial raised his average to .258, two points higher than last week, while Appling clings to an eight point edge over Ralph Hodgin. Hodgin must hit over .400 to overtake Appling, with leaders listed for both American and National Leagues.
Seattle September 28 The University of Washington fortified athletic board approved a football game with the Second Air Service Commandos set for October 30 in Spokane October 9 the air force team will appear here on October 30 Washington’s schedule was disrupted when the Northern Pacific Coast conference Tenor collapsed leading to a reshuffle of planned opponents and venues.
Vanderbilt University has a football team but no schedule for the season. Fifty eight youngsters reported for opening practice yesterday as Coach Here Alley aims to arrange four games. Vanderbilt has been a leading team in the Southeastern Conference in past years.
Hob Steuber, former Missouri backfield ace and star of the college all stars, ends his NFL stint with four games for the Chicago Bears. He will report to DePauw University in Greencastle Indiana for naval aviation training tomorrow.
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