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1945-09-29 [P The Sports Trail Powerful ‘Cats 39-0 By WHITNEY MARTIN Kinston, -- Tramplea ■; YORK, jjEW Sept 28—UPi—It’g a That was the year the Bruins Tar Heel Co-Captain rather confusing situation. The O’NEILL WILL NOT Duke the staged their spectacular LONG PASSES Cripple only team Chicago Cubs can 21 game RUNS, Injuries beat in a World Series is the De- winning streak in September. In- and the troit Tigers, only team the cidentally, Bridges and Wameke START NEWHOUSER FEATURE CONTEST For Field Game Tigers can beat is the Chi- each Bogue petroit accounted for two victories * -— cago Cubs. m the series, end Greenberg got DURHAM, Sept. 28.—(#)—Duke’* That’s practically the same as one of his IN BROWNS SERIES Leads toughest breaks, a wrist Kenneth Rogers injury-riddled" blue take on fellows saying to each other m the third Virgil Trucks Placed devils< two game. their second opponent' of th« lick and — can you,” it, The — For Locals With •I proving two Cub over DETROIT, Sept. 28 (IP) Man- Scoring For fact is that the triumphs De- On OK List Series young football season here tomor* but the naked Cubs were Steve O’Neill, chief registered in the old ager strategist row afternoon when Field been in nine World Series troit Four Touchdowns Bogue Tinker the Detroit who stand — — have -to-Evers-to Chance days, of Tigers CHICAGO, Sept. 28. (JP) Marines from Point tangle won just two of them, both and Cherry and the Tigers had no and just one big hop away from the who 30 an the Chance, By GENE WARREN Virgil Trucks, pitched with Coach Eddie Cameron’s youth- from Detroit, Tigers have no Tinker nor American doesn’t Evers either. The League Pennant, the line for victories for Detroit in 1942 and ful The kickoff is set for in six series and won Exploding through charges. taken part Bruins won in four in intend to be caught without his 1943 before he the Na*vy, the Cubs. straight 1907, tremendous gains and firing long joined 3 o’clock in Duke Stadium. one, beating and lost the are on]v only one of five in 1908. pitchers if Tigers forced in- aerails the today was placed on the World combined record of 12 de- overhead, powerful The Blue Devils enter the game The The 1908 and 1935 series to a post-season playoff with Wash- Series’ list by three provided New Hanover High' School Wildcats eligible player without the services of three against victories in se- other as- right feats contrasts than the outcome. ington for the flag. rolled over a Kinston Leslie M. O’Connor, special seem to fighting guards, all of whom are suffering play would indicate In 1908 the a commission- ries total attendance of 62,- Barring complete week- eleven last night to score 39 sistant to baseball meeting between the 232 from injuries. Ernest (Bear) another was the record low for end flop. Detroit can sew up the and baffle the er A. B. Chandler. be in the any points completely Knotts, regular guard, is the big- teams would nature of five-game series. In the Browns in right- 1935 the Ti- pennant by beating 7,500 fans, who watched the un- Trucks, 26-year-old in the while two baitle of futility, but at least his gest casualty line, a gers’ individual cut of $6,544.76 was either game of a Saturday-Sunday tilt with an offensive ma- hander, recently received a equal of his understudies, Fred Chase it would promise fairly even the largest in The series at St. Louis. at discharge at Norman, history. Bengals windup chine that scored practically ^Javy and Harris Mullen, both freshmen, match. were a tight little corporation then. Steve’s original plans were t o will. Okla., and will don a Bengal the have been sidelined. Mullen broke In series competition Tigers, They shared the out for Detroit’s crucial wealth, but didn’t send Virgil (fire) Trucks fast- In the first the Orange uniform a in quarter and chase has _ addition to dropping two out of scatter it Louis this leg scrimmage in too much. baller released this week from the and Black marched 80 to wind-up set at aSt. lost yards a leg injury. Knotts is suffering three to the Cubs, to Pitts- Maybe it isn’t fair To quite to hold Navy. oppose the Browns Satur- score in six Kenneth Rog- weekend. from a St. Louis and Cincinnati. plays'. badly bruised shoulder. burgh. past series records the cur- and use Hal ace six for against day Newhouser, ers racked up the points The Cubs, exclusive of their meet- rent clubs. After probable starting lineups: The all, the teams, lefthander with 24 victories, in the the ’Cats, as he galloped from his Pos.—Bogue Duke with the Tigers, lost to the with the ings noted exceptions, are final game of the regular season own 38 yard line to the Kinston LE—Hartman_ Hayden Sox, Philadelphia twice, the made up of LT—Yukeanavage_ Marsnall White entirely different char- Sunday. 25 for | a long 37 yard thrust, and ST. LOUIS BROWNS LG—Hurford _ Perint twice, and the Red Sox. acters and mark from Yankees now, some of the pre- Realizing that such a pitching or- crossed the last chalk C —Crane- Crowder last meeting between the sent The players were knot-hole peep- der would not leave Detroit in posi- the three, following Bannerman’s KG—Asbell_— _Poole was in and Tigers 1935, with ers at the Bare- KT—El ml ge r —_ Cubs time of the 1935 series. tion to send its best hurler against romp from the 20. Graham NIP INDIANS, 2-1 Sharkey RE—Preston__ Austin taking the verdict, four Hal ace of the foot’s extra kick was no petroit Newhouser, Detroit the Senators in a possible playoff. point QB—Heer R. Smith to two. There still are sur- mound 24 but the and Black games staff, just years old now, The calculating Tiger pilot revers- good, Orange ST. LOUIS, Sept. 28. —(JP)—'The HB—Urbach_ Clark affair on of that each club, didn’t start HB—Watson _ -_ vivors his professional career ed his field today and declar- led 6-0. St. Louis Browns defeated Bob Larue Stan Hack, Phil C’avarretta until 1939. to their attack go- Indians 2 FB—Taylor- McCully notably ed that Newhouser would not take Unable get Feller and the Cleveland Kickoff: 3 Lon Warneke of Chicago and But the fact p.m. (E W.T.) and nevertheless re- his regular turn on the mound Suit- ing, the Red and White pigskiners to 1 today in a game terminated by and Hank Green- mains Tommy Bridges either the Cubs or Tigers day. of Kinston punted to the Wilming- rain in the sixth inning. The second of Detroit. Grimm will add to their the ball on berg Charley record of futility “Paul called to that ton lads, giving them game of a scheduled doublehead- Enforcement Officers at today say was Cub manager that time al- when, or maybe it still should be 31. Neither team was able to er which would have been the last Trucks checked in at 190 pounrs, this move until the ’Cats for two Entertained At Base io. if, they meet year. five under his 1943 the pigskin, meeting of the season pounds playing the th<^ rammed the forward wall of clubs was canc 4led. weight, and is in ‘top’ shape, foe to the 38 yard strip, from Sam Zoldak won his third Col. C. E. Hughes, the new Com- O’Neil reported. “If he’s ready to Lefty where Captain Dave Bannerman two losses and it manding Officer of Bluethenthal Game Predicted pitch hp’U work Saturday. Other- victory against Close a run broke loose for beautiful was Feller’s third loss in eight Army Air Field entertained six New wise we’ll use Overmire. Stubby over the paydirt. Sykes failed to starts since he rejoined the Indians. Hanover law enforcement officers Then it’ll be Truck or Paul Trout boot the placement and the Han- All of the scoring came in the with a luncheon and inspection For Wake Sunday. overians were ahead 12-0. A double by tour of the base, Forest, Vols O/A/L. vo/vs -FuLA BACK -fJ/MC fourth inning. play Thursday. --+- Coach Leon Brodgen then gave Mickey Rocco and a single by Jeff The group, which included Sheriff Co-Captain Bill Voris, North Carolina’s was on speedy fullback, his second a chance to Heath Cleveland’s lone — stringers produced C. David Jones and Chief of KNOXVILLE, Sept. 28.— UP) the sick list during the early part of the week but is due back to Police show their reserve ability, bring- tally. Charles H. Home-Town Dopesters give Ten- BEALMEAR UKES lead the Tar Heels’ “mystery attack” against Georgia Tech at the Casteen, inspected the Hill at 2:30 the starters in for a lest with Th'e box: BUMS DOWN PHILS; nessee about a 50-50 chance to win Saturday. A seaman from Van Nuys, Cal., and a one-time ing flying line and training facilities Ulevcl-nd Ab R H O A Plebe at West Voris was one of the a its with the Wake performer Point, the standouts in huge throng cheering wildly. 3 0 0 1 1 before attending luncheon at the opening game Meyer. 2b‘ ——-- Carolina’s tune-up with Camp Lee last week. The Golden James Tuttle then tthc Forest Deacons tomorrow.
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