Pro Football's Best And Eldest Center Mel Hein
Mel Hein 225 pound Giants center and captain faces the Redskins in Washington on Sunday October 1 He is starting his ninth NFL season and has earned near unanimous praise as the league s top center for six straight years He has played 91 consecutive games including exhibitions with 60 minutes in the first sixty of that stretch Hein shares duty in a two team Giants system and calls defensive signals while remaining a ball hawk who may intercept more passes than any other player in football He scored last year on a 48 yard return against Green Bay his first score in eight pro seasons
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Rainfall totals and yearly precipitation report from Winchester Research
Rainfall data show 24 hour totals and date to date inches. Yearly precipitation based on a 26 year period includes February 1.98 and March 3.20 to December 2.40 totals and patterns. Data provided through Winchester Research.
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Standings and Results In The Major Leagues
Major League standings and today’s schedule include St Louis at Cincinnati with Walters and Thompson facing Davis and Coo per, Chicago at Pittsburgh with Root and Swigart, Brooklyn at New York with Casey and Hamlin against Hubbell and Melton, and Boston at Philadelphia with Turner and Beck. American League results show Chicago 4 St Louis 3 and upcoming games Philadelphia at Washington Potter vs Thuman, Detroit at St Louis Hutchinson and Rowe vs Kramer and Bildilli, New York at Boston Donald and Ruffing vs Auker and Bagby.
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Conn Keeps World Light Heavyweight Title In 15 Round Bout
Billy Conn of Pittsburgh defeats Melio Bettina of Beacon New York by unanimous decision in Forbes Field to retain the light heavyweight title. The bout drew 17 532 fans paying 67 892 30 dollars, a Pittsburgh record. Bettina fought hard, but Conn finished strong and the elder heaviest opponents remain unchallenged for now.
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Wagner Inventory Post Fight Review In Baltimore
The Boxing Commission called in Newark heavyweight Joe Wagner for a post mortem on his bout with Bill Boyd. Boyd fought cautiously and was knocked out in the seventh after a lullaby sixth. The scheduled ten roundup finished with Wagner earning the stoppage in the final round. In Missouri, Doyle Brown won a crocheting contest and Fannie Davis won the nail driving event.
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Pigskin Round Up Teases Big Week of Games and Gossip
New York sports round up notes a busy early football week with rumors about players and coaches. It highlights Whitey Moore, Bill McKechnie, Joe Louis bets, Frankie Frisch to the Dodgers, and Shengs of other clubs while profiling coaches Mose Stimms and Red Best and their varied paths.
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Ups and Downs In Fifti Game
The report lists bouts with Fontana beating Pol in New York by points 135 to 129 1 2 in Hartford. Boyd stops Wagner at 1 7 in Baltimore. Manley defeats Cisco in Hazleton after 10th round action.
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Local High School Football Schedule and Notes
Local prep grid matchups set with Handley at Martinsburg and other Friday Saturday games across the area. Bonus items note Roosevelt’s Thanksgiving date and fresh hogshead jockey Harold Augier’s rising success at Timonium with Handley ex Sam Smith mentioned.
Reds Seek 20th Year Pennant in Rainbow Duel
By Billy White Associated Press Sports Writer. Cincinnati faces St. Louis in a four game series with a possible pennant defining outcome. The Reds lead by 3 1/2 games, with Bucky Walters vs Curt Davis set for the opener. Each club has split the year’s games with the other and both carry seven game win streaks.
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Everly and Cather Lead Rollers in League C Night
Esso Dealers top the standings with a one game lead after a trio of wins. Everly Cather Reed and Southard led individual scoring, while Rouss earned team honors with Steam Laundry and Health Club. Team results show Friendship Winchester Knit Sunshine Cammer Tire Dr Pepper Kraft Railway Express Health Club Rouss Steam Laundry and scores for high games and totals.
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Harvard Faces Uncertain 1940 Outlook Under Coach Harlow
Harvard coach Dick Harlow faces questions about the 1940 prospects as observers note his surprising inclusion of ten second-year players in a 26-man varsity after a week of practice. The roster shows about three outstanding players, several promising sophomores, and 24 freshmen from 1938, suggesting a mix of experience and potential.
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