The White Falcon - 27.09.1941, Page 4

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THE WHITE FALCON
SPORTS - - LATE NEWS
Local Series as
Dodgers Win Flag
TO PLAY SUNDAY
The Football Club of Reykjavik (K.R.) who this summer
won the Icelandic Championship Football Cup, from the Val-
ur (Falcon), to whom they lost it 4 years ago, — Valur retain-
ed the Reykjavik Championship Cup. The play-off game or-
iginally scheduled for last Sunday, was cancelled because
of rain.
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;when they split a twin bill with
the troublesome Pirates. They
;were shut out the first game
8—0, but they returned with a
vengeance when they in turn
blanked the Pirates 9—0 in the
second half.
It was learned on Friday
night that the season-long
battle had ended and finally
the hilarious inhabitants of
Flatbusli, who had hooted, riot-
ed and otherwise tooted their
idols into a nickel world series,
could rest at ease.
This World Series has long
been anticipated due to the
fact that the Dodgers have held
the upper hand over the Yank-
ees in their many pre season
tussles.
The Dodgers presenting one
of the best teams produced in
the Senior Loop in recent years
will enter the Yankee Stadium
next Wednesday primed for
action. It is of great interest to
those who think the National
League is the lesser League to
note that in winning this penn-
ant the Dodgers have won only
one game fewer than the Yanks
who have had a much easier
sledding. Hence, the odds are
with the Bronx Bombers,
though they are shortened due
to the loss of Charlie Keller and
Joe Di Maggio due to injuries.
These heavy hitters wrere prime
factors in the winning of the
pennant and though they may
see some action their complete
presence will be sorely missed
by their team and fans. Tl\e
Dodgers though tired from
their long struggle will be in
there with everything in view of
the added money interest.
Players such as Reese, Med-
wick and Camilli are at their
best when the chips are down
and when one hit may mean
the difference of a thousand
or more dollars in their year’s
pay.
It remains to be seen wheth-
er Joe McCarthy’s managing
genius will again repeat itself
over the dead bodies of Larry
McPliail and Leo Durocher.
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Colleges Start
Pigskin Whirl
Boston College Wins
Though the onrushing colle-
giate Pigskin season doesn’t
go into full swing until next
Saturday Oct. 4, several big
teams, including the pros have
already seen or will see action
before that date.
Last Saturday Boston Col-
lege, minus its great stars of
last year, made its strong ap-
pearance felt by trimmingafair
St. Anslem’s team by running
up the big score of 78—0, while
tuning up for its big game with
Tulane today. It was noted
that B.C., winners of last years
Sugar Bowl contest, while not
presenting as great an array
of stars as last year, have a
well drilled team that is deep
in reserves. Today’s game
should tell us just what Bost-
ons chances are of repeating
last years successes.
Other college scorers of last
week were:
Tennesse 30, Furman. 6
North Carolina 42, Lenoir 6.
Northwestern 13, Louisiana
State Normal 6.
Virgina 41, Hampden-Sidney 0.
Indiana 19, Prentice 0.
Hurricane Hits
State of Texas
Texas — A hurricane has
been sweeping the state of Tex-
as, causing widespread destruc-
tion and leaving in its wake
hundreds of thousands of doll-
ars of property damage. Many
are known to be dead and scor-
es injured. Freeport was the
hardest hit and many thous-
ands were left homeless. Port
Arthur and Galveston are still
partly under water.
Wednesday night a wind
velocity of 95 miles an hour
was recorded. Thursday the
high wind had subsided and
the storm now appears to have
passed its height.
Traditional Games
Open Season
Traditional opening games
for today are between Minnes-
ota, perpetual winner of the
Big Ten and Washington, a
crucial test for both teams; and
Navy versus William and Mary
one of the oldest opening con-
tests on record.
While the majority of col-
lege teams were still tuning up
the pay-for-play boys began
their mayhem as the scrappy
Brooktyn Dodgers made their
initial bid for the Eastern
Championship by trouncing the
Detroit Lions 14 to 7. Mean-
while the Western half of the
League was inaugurated when
the Green Bay Packers led once
more by glue-fingered Don
Hutson passed their way to
well earned victory over the
Cleveland Rams, 24—12.
Philadelphia Eagles and
Pittsburgh Pirates began their
rivalry for the cellar when the
pirates just managed to lose by
the margin of a well placed
field goal 10—7.
Other teams were inactive
but will all enter the fray this
Sunday.
Neutrality Act
Change Coming*
Washington — Steven Early,
personal secretary to President
Roosevelt, said at a press con-
ference Wednesday night that
an important change in the
Neutrality Bill would be made
early next week.
Montana Crew
Missing
WASHINGTON. — The crew
of the American owned freight-
er Montana was believed Fri-
day to be drifting in the North
Atlantic in life boats. The Navy
Department announced that the
Montana had been sunk by a
torpedo while enroute from
Wilminton, South Carolina, to
Iceland with a cargo of lumb-
er. The Montana, flying a Pan-
amanian flag, formerly was
the Danish ship Paula*. Accord-
ing to the Navy Department, a
naval aircraft observed the
torpedoing and reported that
the crew, none of them Ameri-
can, had taken to the boats.
However, no trace of the crew
has been found as yet.
Brett at War Front
In order to promote the de-
velopment and procurement of
all types of aircraft and avia-
tion equipment now being sup-
plied to the nations defending
themselves against aggressors,
Major General George H. Brett,
Chief of the Army Air Corps,
will tour the African, Near
East, Mediterranean, and At-
lantic war fronts. No announce
ment will be made of the date
of departure.
A similar tour will be made
by Lieutenant Colonel E. M.
Powers, Air Corps; Major Jam-
es H. Dolittle, Air Corps; and
Lieutenant Colonel K. G. Boyd,
Air Corps. They will meet Gen-
eral Brett’s party at certain
points of the war fronts.