Atwood Defeats Black For Blue Grass Singles Title
Richmond veteran Bob Atwood won the Blue Grass singles title at the Jae courts defeating Willesbee Eat ten- Ww in four sets 6-0 3-6 6-3 6-1. Willie Jones and Ralph Johnson captured the doubles crown beating Tickle Reed and Dave Wolford in three sets 1-6 6-2 6-3.
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Daily Telegraph
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Husky Bombardier
Richmond
Willesbee
Jae Courts
Richmond City
University of North Carolina Star
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Black
Mack Hammon
Dayton
Tickle Reed
John Chalfont
Welch
Rives Jones
Ralph Johnson
Willie
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Fred West
Byron Wilkin
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Wolford
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Big Ten football braces for wartime comeback amid Navy V 12 players
The article notes 822 players in summer practice across eight Big Ten schools with 355 in uniform from the conference in the armed forces. Navy V 12 athletes help boost rosters while Harvard and Princeton halt programs. Commissioner Griffith cites athletics aiding war effort as the season returns.
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Big Ten
Iowa
John L. Griffith
South
New York University
Griffith
Armed Forces
Navy
Marine
Army
Harvard
Princeton
Twilight Tear Poised for Alabama Stakes Showdown
Twilight Tear ride the favorited filly faces Vienna Thread o Gold and Dare Me in the Alabama Stakes at Saratoga as Warren Wright’s stable eyes another rich payoff. The race promises a big purse and potential seasonal record, with betting restricted to insiders and three rivals remaining in contention.
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New York
Twilight Tear
Belmont Racing Association
Saratoga Organization
William Woodward
Belair Stud
Twilight
Vienna
Thread o'Gold
Woodward
Mrs. Dodge Sloane
Alabama
Calumet Farm
Whirlaway
Wright
Little Sally Sessions Sets Record In Women’s Western
Sally Sessions, a 20 year old from Muskegon Michigan, won the Women's Western with a one under par 74 on the Onwentsia course. The performance set a course record and matched the all time low scoring in the 44 year history of the tournament.
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Little Sally Sessions
Chicago
Sally Sessions
Onwensia
Walker Passes Cardinal Star in NL Batting Race
Brooklyn outfielder Dixie Walker restored a slim lead over Stan Musial of St Louis in the National League batting race with a .358 average after 51 games. Musial slipped, while Dick Siebert and Bobby Doerr traded spots in the American League. Tex Hughson took the AL pitching lead with 17 wins and 107 strikeouts as Doerr topped several batting clusters.
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Dick Seibert
Doers
New York
Dixie Walker
Brooklyn
Stan Musial
St. Louis
Walker
Tommy Holmes
Chicago
Roy Hughes
Mustai c
Dick Siebert
Doerr
Stirnweiss
Cullenbine
Johnny Lindell
Stephens
Boston
Tex Hughson
Gordon Maltzberger
Hiner To Assist In West Virginia Anti-Pollution Case
Charleston August 1 Conservation Director Jack Shipman announced Assistant Attorney General Ralph M. Hiner will help prosecute next Friday the state anti-pollution case against the International Snowes Marlinton tannery. Acting Pocahontas prosecutor J E Buckley invited state counsel after a Charleston conference with Attorney General Ira J Partlow. Shipman swore out a complaint against J C Rhodes tannery superintendent after inspection of the Greenbrier River. The case, set before Magistrate T S McNeel, cites waste discharge harming fish with R L McComb Pocahontas game protector as principal witness. A WVU College of Engineering representative assisting water analysis will attend, along with Shipman, chief game protector R S Harris, and acting fish technician B D Wills.
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Charleston
W. Va
Jack Ipman
Ralph M. Hiner
Snoe Company
Marlinton
Pocahontas County
J. E. Buckley
Ira J. Partlow
Shipman
J. C. Rhodes
Conservation Department
R. 8. Harris
B. D. Wills
Cravath and Trojan Ross Added To Star Staff
Cravath, former Southern California coach, joins the all star coaching team to direct the Pacific coast in the August 30 game at Dyche stadium against the Chicago Bears. Bo McMillen and Henry Frnka were named earlier. Cravath is USC’s first Trojan on the series board of strategy in its 11th year.
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Jeff Cravath
Southern California
Washington
Chicago Bears
Dyche Stadium
Cravath
Wil
Pacific Coast
Bo McMillen
Indiana
Henry Frnka
Tulsa
Chicago Tribune
Trojan
Sam Barry
Navy
Eastern Kids Beat Western All Stars 6 to 0
Eastern squad led by Connie Mack shut out Mel Ott's Western team 6 to 0 in the first all American boys baseball game sponsored by Esquire magazine. A crowd of 17,803 watched three East pitchers limit the West to six hits while Western errors gave away chances. Score by innings shows East taking control early and securing the win.
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New York
Connie Mack
Mel Ott
Esquire Magazine
Inings
Jester
Propst
Palica
Presley
Ashburn
Pierce
Worgul
Leeper
Nel
WVU Announces 75 Fall Football Candidates for 1944 Team
West Virginia University outlined 75 prospective candidates for the 1944 Mountaineers under coach Ira Rodgers. The squad will start drills August 28 at Mountaineer Field with early reporting August 17. Veteran back Kenny Fryer will not return, off to pro ball with the Brooklyn Tigers.
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W. Va
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Roy M. Hawley
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Hawley
Mountaineers
Jack S Mill
Rogers
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Pittsburgh
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Haw
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Brooklyn Tigers
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Batlimore
Roy M
Legs) Hawley
Case School of Applied Science of Cleveland
Ira
Rat) Rodgers
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Lehigh University
University of Kentucky
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Bill Jern
Navy
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Bill Johnson
Princeton
Russ Lopez
Clarksburg
John Lucente
Eddie Cox
Madison
Charlies Smith
Ravenswood
Lloyd Wagoner
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Bob Jacobson
Cliff Cooper
Summersville
Tony Leone
Army
Leone
Albanye
Raymond Een
Wayne
Merchant Marine
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Clarksburg Pro Wins State Open Golf Crown With 293
Joe Reposkey, 32 year old Clarksburg pro and former army officer, fired rounds of 73 73 74 73 to finish at 293 and win the West Virginia State Open. Andy Brawley, Charleston amateur, was runner up by one stroke at 294 with a final round 71. Arnold Browning and Sgt Johnny Javvis followed for third and fourth.
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Clarksburg
Renin
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Logan
Elyria
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Charleston
Brawley
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Huntington
Sgt
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Bluefield
Rangeley
Greenbrier Valley Country Club
Lewisburg
Jimmy Lear
Pete Byers
Pete Petroske
Jules Blanton
Earl Jones
Dee Schorr
Re Stone
Tee Baker
Kingwood
Dave Sauer
Ray Vauehn
Alex McKay
Phil Contic
Babe Cunningham
Oak Hill
Hemsley Induction Delayed A Month
Rollie Hemsley the New York Yankees catcher reported to the selective service board with papers from Vienna Missouri and was told his induction would be delayed a month due to late arrival of documents.
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New York
Rollie Hemsley
New York Yankees
Selective Service Board
Vienna
Hemsley
Bears Begin Training Camp at Collegeville in Preseason
Chicago Bears open three week drills at St Joseph college Collegeville Indiana to prepare for the collegiate all stars game and the season opener August 30 at Dyche stadium Evanston Illinois under coaches Hank Anderson Luke Johnson and Paddy Driscoll.
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Chicago Bears
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New York at Pittsburgh and other NL schedule details
National League only game listed features New York at Pittsburgh with pitchers or lineups noted as Vols elle and Sewell. American League has no games scheduled. The notice mentions Damascus famed for damask fabrics and small villages Honeycutt North Carolina and Honeyhill South Carolina.
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National League
New York
Pittsburgh
Volselle
Sewell
Aptitude Test for Grid Groaner Athletes Ready
University of Minnesota researcher Dr. L F Keller describes a new apparatus testing potential in athletes and non athletes. Tests on high school and university students indicate rapid arm leg and trunk movement predicts team athletic success.
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Mirfi
University of Minnesota
L. F. Keller
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Reasone
Ann Arbor
Browns Leave On Crucial Road Trip
The St Louis Browns top the American League by 6 1/2 games as they depart for a pivotal road swing. Manager Sewell cites tough opponents ahead and plans to join the club in New York for a first game against the Yankees. The Browns seek to extend their eight game win streak and hold off the Red Sox and Yankees in a tight pennant race.
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Red Sox
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