Tigers Hope Pennant Hopes Ride on Baseball History
Detroit surged to first place as the pennant race mirrors 1995 and 1946 finishes with three teams in close contention. Tigers backers note ace pitchers Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser have combined for most wins while Overmore and Gentry delivered crucial wins. The season’s stretch saw notable clashes across the league as teams like the Browns Yankees Cubs Pirates and Giants pursued late glory.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Detroit Tigers
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
Detroit
Indians
New York Yankees
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Dizzy Trout
Hal Newhouser
Stubby Overmore
Rafe Gentry
Lancaster And Allentown Win In Governor's Cup Series
Lancaster clinched a finals berth by beating Wilmington 3 to 2 as Allentown won 31 to 0 against York, with the Cards needing one more victory to reach the finals. Tonight York visits Allentown. if Lancaster wins the final series starts Tuesday in Allentown. Attendance has been strong across games.
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Bowling Scores Spark ALSATIA League Night
Friday bowling drew good attendance as teams jockeyed standings in ALSATIA. High totals were posted by Red Sox with 613, W Moore 126 high, and numerous players across leagues such as Pipemen False Alarms and Navy Coast Guard posting top marks. Regulars like Smith Oil and North American cemented early momentum in the Business Men's League with high totals and singles by Freshour and Potomac Diner standout efforts.
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Mercersburg Academy Football Opens Fall Practice
Mercersburg Pa September 18 Mercersburg Academy football begins early drills for a seven game fall schedule Coach Fred Kuhn expects strong material with six returnees from last year including captain Fred Diehl and Ed Irvin Aiming to bolster a larger enrollment the team will have about thirty players reporting early The coaching staff includes Thomas Smith Herbert Stroup and Leonard Plantz Schedule lists October 7 Bullis School away October 14 Kishki away October 21 Devitt here October 27 Hiski here November 4 Navy Plebes away November 11 Valley Forge away November 18 Staunton away
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Yesterday's Stars: Tigers sweep doubleheader in opener
Stubby Overmire pitched eight innings of a three hit shutout in the opener as the Tigers won 7-2. Gentry carried an eight inning no hitter into the ninth before yielding two safeties as Ben Gale blanked the Indians 3-0 in the nightcap. Athletics gained a 54 opening win when Rosenthal hit a two run pinch hit homer in the ninth against old Yankee teammates. Hayes’s sixth inning single produced the winning run in Mackinen’s 21st victory and double header sweep. Browns and White Sox split with Vern Stephens homering for Browns in the first and Jay Haynes delivering a two run homer and strong work for the Sox in the nightcap 5-2. Senators beat Red Sox 7-6 as Kudel drove in four with a single and double. Cubs beat Cardinals 21 in opener and Patko’s two run homer sealed the nightcap 21.
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Bill Lee
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Associated Press
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Rute Gentry
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Larry Rosenthal
Frank Hayes
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Mackinen
Jay Haynes
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Wank Wyse
Andy Patko
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Max Lanier
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Major League Leaders in Baseball From The Associated Proma
Baseball leaders by league with multiple misspellings and mis-typed names. Notable figures include Musial of St Louis leading hits and doubles, Barrett of Pittsburgh with triples and steals, Nicholson of Chicago with RBIs and home runs, Stirnweiss of New York leading hits and steals, and Newhouser of Detroit as top pitcher. Also listed are the era and team affiliations with several garbled team names. A football results section and an odd washing instruction are appended.
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Boudreau
Keltner
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Stirnweiss
Don Hutson Returns with Packers Victory
Don Hutson, returning from retirement for the LOS pro season, helped the Green Bay Packers beat the Brooklyn Tigers 14 to 7 in Milwaukee. Hutson caught a 12 yard pass for a touchdown, then added two extra points, reaching 84 career TDs and 649 career points, with 54 straight conversions. The Tigers, despite penalties and a strong effort, fell short in an error-filled game. The Bears briefly rallied to beat the Giants, and other NFL exhibitions included the Eagles' 27 to 7 win over the Lions and the Rams’ 26 to 12 victory at the naval base. Milk production notes end the piece.
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Ken Fryers
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Gene Ronzani
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Newark Bears Seen As Team To Beat In Playoff
The Newark Bears loom as the team to beat in the International League Governors' Cup playoffs. They lead Toronto two games in the semifinals after a 3-2 ten inning win over Seaford Al Jarrett, while Buffalo upset Baltimore 9-4 in an earlier series opener before a playoff crowd of 25,562. Red Embree yielded four early runs before the Bison rallied with five in the eighth.
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Harris Ready To Take Over Phils
Bucky Harris says he is receptive to offers for Phils manager in 1945 and would return to Philadelphia if invited. He notes no Phillies deal yet and stresses he would seek freedom to accept major league offers. Harris spoke from Baltimore after Buffalo Bisons beat Orioles 9-4 in the International League playoffs.
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American League Race At Glance
Detroi leads with 78 wins 62 losses and a .557 percentage with 14 games left. St Louis also 78 63 .553 with 13 remaining while New York 16 64 .543 trails by 2 with 14 to go. Boston 74 66 .529 trails by 4 with 14 left.
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Today’s Schedule Shows No Games Today
The lineup notes no games today. Tomorrow features Washington at St Louis and Philadelphia at New York, plus Detroit at Boston and Cleveland hosting Boston or vice versa.
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Radio Commentators Sign with Sponsor to Air Series
Sumner Welles, former Under Secretary of State, signs a sponsor contract for a weekly radio commentators series on BIBS starting October 11 at 10 pm. George W. Denny Jr., moderator of America's Town Meeting, says invitations have gone to Roosevelt, Dewey, and Norman Thomas for a political debate on October 26. Tonight NBC and CBS schedule include Rosalind Russell, Oscar Levant, and multiple programs with political content sponsored by the Republican National Committee.
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Joy Drummond
Sherlock Holmes
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Trio Of Jockeys Feature Racing Thrill At Tracks
New York report highlights three jockeys Ted Atkinson Tony Skorowski and Kenny Scawthorn winning 12 races over the weekend Atkinson led with seven straight victories at Aqueduct and claimed two wins in Friday events Scawthorn topped Laurel Maryland with a triple and Skorowski rode four winners at Hawthorne including the Autumn Handicap Megogo and Five Thirty led the Potomac Handicap field and the duo Free Air Morani provided late double action A photo feature notes a Norfolk and Western station refurbishment as a station image
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Kenny Scawthorn
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Cubs End Season With Biggest Home Crowd At Wrigley
Chicago Cubs drew 42,822 fans for their final home game, the largest crowd of the year at Wrigley Field. The home attendance totaled about 640,100, over 100,000 more than last year, marking a strong finish in a season chasing a fourth-place finish in the National League.
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