Round Up Of Mixed Sports Hints From Eddie Brietz
Eddie Brietz surveys a collage of sports notes from 1940s headlines. Reports touch on miler Archie San Romani in Kansas, football rule interpretations, boxing bouts, college heat, and track notes. Mentions include Nova versus Galento, Fred Apostoli fights, and Hialeah improvements.
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New York
Archie San Romani
Kansas
Wost
Michigan
Nova
Galento
Min
Southwestern College
Kappy Mack
New Britain
Conn
Fred Apostoli
Ceferino Garcia
Agua Dulce
Tex
Art Lasky
Hollywood
One-Minute Interview with Coach Robert Matthews
Portland U. coach Robert Matthews stands out as refreshing and tough. He says his team will not hide their tougher edge this season and believes every opponent on their schedule will face a stronger challenge.
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Robert Matthews
Portland
Ore
Average annual rainfall in past 26 years listed
Present and past rainfall figures show 24 hour rainfall none. September to date 1.62 inches and year to date 35.13 inches. Average precipitation by month from 1913 to 1938 includes January 2.53 February 1.98 March 2.36 October 3.13 November 2.32 December 2.40. Average annual rainfall over 26 years is 35.09 inches.
Spotlight On Local Sports
Local sports coverage highlights AB Johnson's Red Soxs players headed to college with Henry Schneider at Carthage College and Howard Allen tying for second with a 149. Clayton Heafner led others with 136 and 141 over two rounds, earning 300. Snead placed sixth. prize money totaled 27.50. The Fall Softball team at Gainesboro High elected officials for the season. Richmond bureau reports coaches joining University of Richmond and Maryland enrollments. Back-seat driving ethics and traffic safety tips conclude the column.
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AB Johnson
Red
Snead
Gainesboro High School
S. Secrist
N. Smith
R. Dolan
G. Wisecarver
Guthrie
Gore
John Kellison
William and Mary
University OF Richmond
Hugh Crisman
Richmond
Halford
Red” Baker
Lohr
Little Hap
Dunlap
College Park
University
Maryland
Funnyman
Wiseacre
National Association of Mother-In-Laws
The
Safety Council
Market Suffers From Effects Of Cull Apples
Rochester bulletin by R. G. Phillips of the International Apple Association warns that marketing cull and low grade apples as fresh fruit harms all levels of the trade. A Cincinnati convention cited market instability and reduced demand as culls move through midwest to eastern markets, with prices as low as 10 cents a bushel signaling ruin for good fruit.
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Rochester
N. Y
R. G. Phillips
International Apple Association
Cincinnati
Middlewest
Eastern Seaboard
Highest U.S. Army Awards for Men
The three highest awards available to men in the United States Army are the Congressional Medal of Honor, the Distinguished Service Cross, and the Distinguished Service Medal.
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United States Army
World Champion Weightlifters to Exhibit in Virginia
The first Virginia Weightlifting championship will be held in Sarah Zane hall on Saturday night from 6 to 10 o clock with about 46 top lifters from six state towns under the Health Club and Lions Club sanction. York Pa World Champion team will demonstrate to boost attendance and sport support.
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Virginia
Sarah Zane
Howard L. James
Lions Club
Amateur Athletics Union
York
Health Club
James
Ups And Downs In Fifti Game Ups And Downs In Fifti Game
In New York Maxie Berger defeated Nor ment Quarles in a 8 round bout at 140 3-4. Hartford saw Marty Servo outpoint Bobby Ivy in an 8 round match at 134 1-2. Bat Battalino beat Frankie Young in Hartford in a 6 round card at 145 1-2. In Trenton Larry Lane won 8 rounds against Ralph Ivina at 171 pounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Maxie Berger
Norment Quarles
Richmond
Hartford
Conn
Marty Servo
Schenectdy
N. Y
Bobby Ivy
Bat Battalino
Frankie Young
Trenton
Potomac Oyster Season Opens Amid Scraper Ban Pact
Maryland and Virginia fisheries commissions agreed on strict enforcement of size limits and banning scrapers as the oyster season opens on September 15 in the Potomac river. Meetings were held aboard the Maryland patrol boat Dupont to discuss enforcement policies.
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Colonial Beach
Potomac River
Maryland
Virginia
Dupont
Virginia Commission
Grid Hero to Wed Pittsburgh Star Florence Deutelbaum
Grid Hero to wed Marshall Goldberg an All American football player from the University of Pittsburgh is pictured with his fiancee Florence Deutelbaum a 19 year old model in her Pittsburgh home He stopped en route to Chicago to start work with the Cardinals pro grid team.
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Marshall Goldberg
University of Pittsburgh
Florence Deutelbaum
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Cardinals
Home Runs Still Tops
Baseball round up notes four base knocks fueling leaders in both leagues. Reds and Dodgers clash with goose eggs. Billy Myers ties game with eighth homer as McCormick drives in winning run. Cardinals top Phils behind Mize Medwick and Moore others. Cubs beat Bees 8 3. Yankees drop to 1 game back after Grimes homer lifts Indians 4 3. Red Sox beat Tigers to trim lead. Giants and Pirates rain out.
25 College Games This Year In Md
Free state football fans will have plenty to chose from this fall with 25 college games scheduled in Maryland. Navy and Maryland each play five in state, Western Maryland and Mt. St. Marys four, Johns Hopkins three, and Washington and Blue Ridge two. The schedule runs from Sept 30 to Dec 2 with games across Annapolis, College Park, Baltimore, Westminster, Emmitsburg, and more, featuring Navy, Maryland, Western Maryland, Mt. St. Marys, Blue Ridge, Johns Hopkins, and Washington.
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Baltimore
Free State
Maryland
Navy
Western Maryland
Mt. St. Mary's
Johns Hopkins
Washington
Blue Ridge
Mt. St. Mary’s
Washington and Lee
Drexel
Philadelphia
William and Mary
Annapolis
Hampden-Sydney
College Park
Cortland
Westminster
Potomac State
Emmitsburg
Dickinson
Carlisle
Virginia
Swarthmore
Upsala
East Orange
N. J
Dartmouth
Charlottesville
Mt. St Mary’s
Hofstra
Hampstead
L. I
Notre Dame
Cleveland
Rutgers
New Brunswick
Wake Forest
N. C
Chestertown
American U
Georgetown
Mt St. Mary’s
New Windsor
M. I
Norfolk
Shepherd
Princeton
Syracuse
Davis-Elkins
Delaware
Newark
Del
Millersville
M. C
Chester
W and L
Standings And Results In The Major Leagues
American League results include Boston 2 Detroit 1 and Chicago 3 Washington 2 plus Cleveland 4 New York 3 in 10 innings. National League games feature St Louis 4 Philadelphia 3 and Cincinnati 3 Brooklyn 2 in 10. Futures list several today matchups with pitchers.
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Associated Press
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Lyons
Chase
Lawson
Ross
Feller
Donald
Ruffing
Hutchinson
Grove
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pias eTee
Pitsburgh
Gumbert
Melton
Swift
Klinger
Casey
Thompson
Errickson
Passeau
Mulcahy
Weiland
Fee
Brightest Stars On Baseball Lots
Oscar Grimes of the Indians hit a cocaine homer to beat the Yankees 4-3. Billy Myers and Buck McCormick of the Reds each contributed with Myers’ ninth inning homer tying the game and McCormick’s tenth inning single driving in the winning run for a 3-2 Reds victory over the Dodgers. Buster McCrabb’s Athletics toppled the Browns 9-1 with seven hits. Hank Leiber of the Cubs homered with the bases loaded in an 8-3 win over the Bees. Red Sox duo Bobby Doerr and Denny Galehouse helped defeat the Tigers 2-1 with Doerr driving in both runs and Galehouse pitching a five-hitter. Terry Moore of the Cardinals hit a two-run homer in a 4-3 win over the Phillies. Thornton Lee of the White Sox held the Senators to four hits in a 3-2 victory.
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Billy Myers
Buck McCormick
Reds
Myers
McCormick
Dodgers
Buster McCrabb
Athletics
Browns
Hank Leiber
Cubs
Bees
Bobby Doerr
Denny Galehouse
Red Sox
Galehouse
Tigers
Terry Moore
Cardinals
Phillies
Thornton Lee
White Sox
Senators
Treasury Status Sept 11 Receipts and Debt Totals
Treasury data shows receipts of 36 million 138 thousand 681 dollars 64 cents and expenditures of 33 million 31 thousand 657 dollars 33 cents. Gross debt stands at 40 billion 893 million 145 thousand 988 dollars 58 cents, a daily decrease of 10 million 252 thousand 824 dollars 89 cents.
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Washington
The
Treasury
Doc Lou the mutt dog wins big at field trials
In Chesapeake City Maryland a mutt named Doc Lou sold for 25 cents at auction then earned 49 400 percent profit. The dog later won 123 50 in prizes for owner Charles Barnes of Glencoe Pennsylvania during fall coon dog field trials.
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Chesapeake City
Doc Lou
Charles Barnes
Glencoe
Bristol man appeals reckless driving conviction over dog fight rush
In Waterbury a Bristol resident Joseph Gamache Jr. testified his rush with two friends to a dog fight explains the reckless driving conviction. The defense described the motive as novel but contested the verdict.
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Waterbury, Conn
Joseph Gamache, Jr
Bristol
Gamache
Roanoke Maroons Open 8-Game Grid Season At Home
Roanoke College begins its eight game schedule with a 8 p.m. home game against Lenoir Rhyne on College Field. Coach Gordon White relays a lean 23-man squad as he works through injuries and starts for several positions.
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Salem
Old Dominion
Roanoke College
Maroons
Lenoir Rhyne Bears
College Field
Gordon
Pop) White
White
Pat Shores
Roanoke
Buddy Hackman
Bill Hancock
Welch
W. Va
Charles Andrews
Mike Patrone
Hyde Park
Mass
Perry Crumley
Chattanooga
Tenn
Bill Killian
al Wilson
Wildwood
N. J
Redhead
Harold Landis
Arlington Va
Oliver Reid Covington
Maestro
Sam
Tex) Yeager
Goose Creek
Texas
Chinese Flee Japan's Bombs Drops Leaves Peace Plea
Chinese in Chungking report Japanese planes bomb Wanhsien in Szechwan near the Yangtze river gorges. Instead of bombs only paper fell, leaflets described by Chinese press as a preposterous plea for peace.
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Chungking
China
Wanhsien
Szechwan Province
Yangtze River Gorges
Maryland Football Struggles Deepen With Key Injuries
Maryland faces a harsher season as multiple stars go down. Bob Brand is out with a fractured neck, Bob Smith sidelined for at least two weeks, Elmer Rigby suffers two broken hand bones, Mearle Duvall sprains an ankle, and Joe Murphy and George Grenic hobble with injuries. Fred Widener withdraws, prompting coach Frank Dobson to reshuffle as Bernie Ulman fills Brand’s role and Bax Hunt is tried as a blocking back.
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College Park
University of Maryand
Bob Brand
Bob Smith
Smith
Elmer Rigby
Mearle Duvall
Joe Murphy
George
Frank Dobson
Bernie Ulman
Brand
Bax Hunt
Slated Candidates Win Nominations Across Pennsylvania
In Philadelphia on September 13, Republican and Democratic organizations reported sweeping victories in Tuesday’s Pennsylvania primary. The results included a notable loss for Sarah M. Soffel, the first woman to seek a Pennsylvania Supreme Court seat, who failed to secure a nomination on either ticket.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Supreme Court
Sarah M. Soffel
Pittsburg
Woodstock Fair Opens Amid Large Crowds At Shenandoah County
Large crowds gathered for the opening day of the Woodstock Shenandoah County Fair with plans for bigger turnout next day if weather holds. A beauty contest tonight features entrants from Shenandoah and nearby counties with a trip to the New York World's Fair as the prize. Exhibits are described as numerous and of unusual quality.
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Woodstock
Shenandoah
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Riverside
Cal. Daily Press
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Hans Vopel
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Harry Mendel
Joe Jacobs
Zeke Bonura
Giants
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Braddock & Boscawen
Hot Point Electric
N. Loudoun St
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Bob, Hoffman
John Grimek
Steve Stanko
America
Tony Terlazzo
Val Degenero
Cheampon
Eddie Harrison
John Terpak
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Will McKechnie
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Joe McCarthy
Gabby Hartnett
Ray Blades
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Luke—_Hamli
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bucky Waiters
Johnny Mize
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Joe Marty
Phils
Gas House
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Ossie Grimes
Indians
Boston Red Sox
Denny Gatehouse
Detroit Tigers
Yanks
Pittsburgh Pirates
Hampden Sydney
Aer
Oscar Grimes
HY Gamble
General Electric
Front Royal
Salem School
Lenoir Rhyne
Ed Foster
Dick Charlton
Narrows
Charlton
Japan
Woodstock Fair
Wiener’s
Wender’s
the Style Shop
Bloom’s Dept. Store
the Workingman’s Store
Lovett Bros. Shoe Store
Lovett
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