Duke schedule deemed toughest in the nation
Richmond dispatch notes Duke faces one of the hardest schedules as Cameron of the Devils doubts their chances. Duke opens at Richmond, then hosts Navy, Army and Georgia Tech in a brutal stretch, with the Blue Devils aiming to rebound after defeats and seek a bold test against top-ranked units.
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Wake Forest Poised to Pounce on Dukes Season Ends
Wake Forest eyes remaining Dukes as Army finishes its run and aims to polish off the season with South Carolina and North Carolina clashes looming in the final stretch.
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A's May Purchase Minneapolis Club
The Philadelphia Athletics manager Connie Mack discussed a possible purchase involving the Minneapolis club. The article notes financial uncertainty and planning amid debates on funding and timing, with no immediate money available and speculation about future moves.
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Temple Syracuse clash amid Friday night storm
Weather and crowds dampened the Temple University versus Syracuse game with few spectators as Coach Ray Morrison noted the unusual conditions. In other news Milldust and Bonalla yielded a Bay Meadows double payoff of 3546.90, while Joe Louis began a war plant tour through several Northeast cities.
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Diamond Feats Related Again in 1944 Baseball Season
New York Yankees star Johnny Lindell and St Louis Cardinals outfielder Kurowski each homered in every park across the leagues, with others achieving the round trip cycle. Lindell closed his journey in Detroit on Aug 22, Kurowski reached eight parks late in the season, and Keller completed the feat in 1933. Baseball notes include 20 players with 100 games, 200 hits, and 100 runs.
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Radio program highlights and election night tech notes
A New York radio guide describes election night plans and telecast experiments using teletype visuals, noting limited TV audience but growing backstage experience. It lists tonight’s network slots on MBS CBS NBC and GOBS with programs from American Forum to Bob Hope and Burns and Allen.
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Angott to meet McDaniels in MSG bout on Nov 10
Sammy Angott of Washington Pa former lightweight champion and Jimmy McDaniels of Los Angeles welterweight have been matched for a 10 round feature bout at Madison Square Garden on November 10 the Twenty Century Sporting Club announced today.
Batting cycles and standout pitching highlight season
The season features a trio of players with grand slam homers Vern Stephens of the Browns Ken Keltner of the Indians and Nicholson totaling two homers each in a slate of big swings. Boston’s Doerr and Johnson and Dixie Walker of Brooklyn join the cycle by collecting a single double triple and home run in a single game. Jim Tobin of Boston tosses two two run wins including a 2-0 shutout of the Dodgers and a five inning win over the Phils. Clyde Shoun of Cincinnati nearly no hits Tobin first walk spoiling Shoun’s perfect bid. Six pitchers reach 200 wins the most since 1939 with Newhouser and Trout leading the AL in wins and Cooper Walters 23 wins among others. Cooper and Newhouser also lead in shutouts with seven.
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Mississippi State halfback McWilliams stuns SEC rivals
One Way New Orleans reports that Mississippi State halfback Tom McWilliams has scored 70 points this season. Coach Bernie Moore of LSU quips that the best plan to stop him is not to schedule Mississippi State, underscoring the challenge he poses to Southeastern Conference opponents.
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Shorty) McWilliams
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Bernie Moore
Louisiana State
Forty six percent of American women change one sheet per bed
A brief statistic notes that forty six percent of American women change one sheet per bed each week, highlighting domestic hygiene habits and household routines.
Flag Removed By Group Of Soldiers
Kansas City dispatch reports a group of uniformed soldiers, some with overseas service ribbons, seized a union picket’s placard near 12th Street and Baltimore Avenue and removed an American flag from the sign. The sergeant ordered the flag be taken down, the picket refused, and soldiers crowded nearby as the flag was held aloft and the warning given not to display another flag.
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Auction of Laval’s Seized Estate Fails in Paris
New York reports an auction in Chateldon of Pierre Laval’s confiscated estate failed after ABSIE said most of Laval’s famed furniture was not genuine. The French broadcast recorded by OWI noted the loss as the assets were liquidated.
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