Spotlight on Sports: wartime draft reshapes college football
The article notes Duquesne loses head coach to the armed forces and many players face 1-A draft classifications. It discusses Korea War impacts on rosters, National Guard calls, and travel strains as colleges and pro teams brace for the season. It references Curt Simmons and wartime player shifts across NFL and college football.
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Philadelphia
NEA
Duquesne University
Phil Ahwesh
Walt Ashcraft
Southern California
California
National Guard
Curt Simmons
Phillies
Navy
Army
Are You Going Fishing Today
A weather rough note on fishing streams reports Potomac clear and low Antietam and Conocochesque clear and normal. Postponed date set for Pirates vs Cardinals game will be played Friday night September 1 at Forbes Field after last night’s rain.
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Simoat
Potomac
Antietam
Conocochesque
Pittsburgh
Pirates
St Louis Cardinals
Forbes Fleli
Baseball leaders and stats from the American and National Leagues
A garbled recap lists players and stats for the American League with names like Stephens, Roston, Doerr, DiMaggio, and Musial appearing in various categories such as runs, hits, and home runs. It also mentions pitchers Trent and Spahn with limited clarity, plus National League leaders including Torgeson, Ennis, Rider, and Spahn.
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Dohy
Cleveland
Stephens
Roston
Stephene
Dropa
Ragton
Detroit
Kell
O- Doerr
Woodling
New York
Rosen
Battine
St Tenis
Rans- Torgeson
Boston
Ennis
Philadelphia
Musial
St. Louis
St. Bnnis
Hancock Battles Sharpsburg Nine
Paul Nacy, president of the Washington County League, announced a tie between Hancock and Sharpsburg would be replayed tomorrow. The contest featured Kamcock and Hancock, with a late crash incident around 1 o'clock briefly halting play.
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Paul Nacy
Wassington County League
Tomerranw
Burg and
Kamcock
Seis Thes
Hanenen
Cleveland Flychaser Keeps Hitting Homers In Hot Streak
Cleveland outfielder Larry Doby has torn through 11 games with nine homers and 20 RBIs, lifting the Indians as he blends power with the aftereffects of a prior incident. The club split a doubleheader with St. Louis as Doby powered two homers in game one and three doubles in game two. The Tigers and Yankees maintain the pace in the AL race, while the Phillies and Braves push the NL, and several other results ripple through the majors.
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Cleveland
Larry Doby
Brooklyn
Joe Hatten
Doby
Ebbets Field
Larry
Nethas
Iss
St. Louis
Locke Favored in Tam Windup
Chicago Ame 10 (P) Tam D iShanter launches its final event the world championship of golf a 72 hole medal with 22 pros 16 amateurs eight women pros and eight women amateurs Locke favored in the pro field with an $11 000 winner s purse after a 4 stroke win over Lloyd Mangrip in the All American pro meet defending champion Sir Johnny Palmer and Jimmy Demaret had pace drops. Zaharias defending women s open titlist headlines the women s pro field with 2 000 to the winner. The men s amateur field includes Stranahan and Webbe among 16 players with the event lacking a defending champion.
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Chicago
Tam DiShanter
Galf
Uncey Jers
Randy Tieday Rainbow
Bobby Locke
Lioyd Mangrip
Locke
Anerum Fan
Johnny Palmer
Jimmy Demaret
Palmer
Demaret
Ejent
Rabe Zaharias
Ailamerican
Patty Tere
Louise Sages
Betty Jameson
Merlive Smith
Hayer Sisters
Marlene
Alice
Helen Dettweiler
Thh
Gamphett
fHantington
WL Va
Decisiator
Stranahan
Webbe
Tam
Yearling Sales Attract Interest At Saratoga Springs
Ant. 10 consignments from Alentecin Farms of The Plains Va expected to draw bids at the third session of the annual Saratoga sales. Happy Will Farm of Newton Va led the night with a hay colt by Brookfield out of Helen Gleason fetching the top price sold by Country Life Farm Bel Air Md. Twin Oak Farms NYC paid 10200 for a chestnut colt by Challeden Mason. In total 44 colts and fillies sold last night for 117800, average 2947, vs 808 last year’s second session when 50 head brought 714, etc. Tonight Blenheim consignment features spring of Blenheim 2nd with a lineup including Jimminy Tolynesian Isolator First Fiddle Reaping Reward and Bull Sea.
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Saratoga Springs
N.Y
Alentecin Farms
The
Plains
Happy Will Farm
Newton
Brookfield
Helen Gleason
Country Life Farm
Bel Air
Twin Oak Farms
New York City
Challeden-Mason
Breckenridge Sons
Blenheim
Jimminy
Lineup Set for Maryland Legion Junior Baseball State Finals
Morris Frock Post No 42 of Hagerstown will represent Area A in the Maryland state finals in Baltimore at Bloomingdale Oval, a double elimination tourney starting tomorrow with games against Baltimore Post No 4 and Easton Post No 70. The Hagerstown squad seeks its first state title after missing the crown last year to Westport Post.
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Maryland American Legion
Baltimore
Haverstown
Morris Frock Post
Western Maryland
Midland Post
Montfaucon Post No
Talbot Post
Easton
Bloomingdale Oval
Monumental City
Hakerstown
Riyal Post
Maryland
Morris Frockers
Westport Post
Haperstown
Loman
Worky Hintermeier
Legion
Orlock
YMCA
Franklin and
Cathedral Streets
Martinsburg Defeats Oak Hill in State Junior Baseball Tourney
Whitesville downed Martinshire last night to join Clarksburg and Parkersburg in the winners column in opening-round action of the state American Legion junior baseball tournament played in Martinsburg.
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Martinsburg
Oak Hill
W. Va
Whitesville
Martinshire Last Nichy
Clarksburg
Parkersburg
Ed Milicevich and Lou Tufano Are Optioned Out
Hagerstown Braves general manager Rufus Edwards announced last night that to make room for new faces in the lineup Ed Milicevich a infielder was sent to Owensboro Kentucky and Lou Tufano an outfielder was ordered to report to Evansville Indiana Lefty Gordon who was to report from Evansville balked and will not join in. A right hand pitcher from Hartford Connecticut is on his way in and is expected to join the road squad along with infielder Zinn who was released from Ft Lauderdale Florida and is due in for the trip if he makes connections.
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Rufus K. Edwards
Hagerstown Braves
Ed Milicevich
Owensboro
Lou Tufano
Evansville
Ind
Gordon
Hartford
Braves Start Five Day Road Trip With Sunbury Harrisburg Stops
The Sunbury Harrisburg road swing begins after a 6 1 victory over Wilmington. Dutch Dorman’s crew, in fourth place eight games behind Wilmington, travels to Sunbury tonight and Harrisburg tomorrow, then returns Tuesday to host the Trenton Giants at Municipal Stadium. Joe Reardon pitched five innings of scoreless ball before a ninth inning double by Matt Pliszka plated Wilmington’s only run.
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Dutch Dorman
Hagerstown Braves
Wilmington
Braves
Sunbury
Harrisburg
Trenton Giants
Municipal Stadium
Hagerstown
Les Hell
Senators
Joe Reardon
The
iBraves
Reardon
Matt Pliszka
Bill Loss
Dick Burgett
Hagerstowh
Levan
Command
Hembaugh
Burgett
Pinesburg Nine Triumphs By 12-3
The Pinesburg Cities Service softball team defeated Rice's Grocery of Frederick 12 to 3 yesterday evening in Pinesburg, a YMCA County Softball League game. The Cities Service nine collected 12 runs on 11 hits led by Hose with four hits in four at bats. Widdle homered for the visitors.
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Pinesburg
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