Howard Fox Wins 18th As Birmingham Beats New Orleans
In Southern Association action Howard Fox pitched the day’s highlight for Birmingham, earning his 18th win as the Fights defeated New Orleans 3 to 2. Memphis fell 8 to 5 to Little Rock, while Nashville shut out Chattanooga 1 to 0.
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Associated Press
Yestern
Willis Hudlin
Red Indians
Chicks
Bush
Chicago
Dale Alderson
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Ome
Mobile
Howard Fox
Birmingham
Ting
Memphis
Little Rock
Hudlin
Talmadge Abernathy
Rock
Paul Dean
Gene Nance
International Red States and Russia Discuss Aviation Panel
Moscow radio reports a preliminary Washington talks in July where the United States and Russia agreed to establish an international civilian aviation commission. The discussions yielded a general understanding of mutual interests and viewpoints on postwar aviation development and technical matters.
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London
Red States
Russia
Moscow Radio
Washington
Maya Indians Played Ball Like a Proto Basketball
Centuries ago Maya players engaged in a ball game resembling early basketball with goals, passing, and competitive play. The article notes the cultural significance and similarities to later Mesoamerican ballgames studied by archaeologists.
Lions sign Westfall as Sinkwich holdout lingers
Detroit Lions secure fullback Bullet Bob Westfall from the University of Michigan program, while Frank Sinkwich remains unsigned amid salary disputes. General manager Lew Cromwell notes rising advance ticket sales, suggesting hoped return of Sinkwich after Westfall signing enhances the backfield.
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Frank Kenelson
Detroit
Frankie Sinkwich
Detroit Lions
Bullet Bob Westfall
University of Michigan
Sinkwich
Lions
Lew Cromwell
Westfall
Merchant Marine
Georgia
University of Georgia
Cromwell
Madras First Territorial Possession by East India Company
The article notes Madras on India's eastern coast as the initial territorial possession of the British East India Company, marking the early expansion of its foothold in the region.
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Madras
India
British East India Company
Dorothy Germain Poised To Defend All-American Golf Title
Dorothy Germain of Philadelphia, rising as Miss Midwest of Golfdom, may beat rivals in the All-American women's Open at Tom O'Shanter course. Lt. Patty Berg and Betty Hicks enter the field, but Germain seeks a historic repeat after a 5 and 4 26-hole victory over Phyllis Otto at Onwentsia, amid heat and wind.
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Charles Chamberlain
Chicago
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Midwest
Tom O'Shanter
Patty Berg
The
Marines
Betty Hicks
Miss Germain
Dot
Phyllis Otto
Omaha
Neb
Onwentsia Country Club
Mrs. Opal
Hill
Onwentsia
Rip Sewell Fans, Hits Home Run as Pirates Top Braves
Rip Sewell wins his twelfth game of the year with a pitching win and a home run in an 8 to 1 Pirates victory over the Braves in the first game of a double bill. He also walked four and struck out three.
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Rip Sewell
Pirates
Braves
Sewell
Dizzy Trout Wins No 19 as Tigers Split Twinbill
Detroit ace Dizzy Trout earned his 19th victory in a 6-0 nightcap win over the Philadelphia Athletics while Hal Newhouser also pursued his 19th loss in the opener. The day included Rex Cecil securing his first major league win for Boston and Max Lanier boosting St. Louis against Brooklyn. The Phillies swept the Cubs in a doubleheader as Washington clipped Cleveland twice and Cincinnati swept New York.
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Joe Reichler
Associated Press
Paul “Dizzy” Trout
Detroit
Bobby Feller
Cleveland
Tiger
Sandcut
Ind
Philadelphia Athletics
A’s
Don Black
Hal Newhouser
St. Louis Browns
Trout
Feller
Ed Walsh
Chicago White Sox
Rex Cecil
San Diego
Red Sox
Bobby Doerr
Browns
Rui
Max Lanier
Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn
Harry Brecheen
Rip Sewel
Fritz Ostermuller
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Braves
Bucs
Frank Colman
New York Yankees
Yankees
White Sox
Russ Derry
Washington Senators
Cleveland Indians
Early Wynn
Cincinnati Reds
New York Giants
George Hausmann
Reds
Nap Reyes
Phil Weintraub
Giants
Schedule of Today’s NBA Matches Across the League
The Associated Press presents today’s NBA slate with Boston at Pittsburgh New York at Cincinnati Philadelphia at Chicago Brooklyn at St Louis Cleveland at Washington Detroit at Philadelphia Chicago at New York and St Louis at Boston.
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Associatea Press Nationaleams
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Little Rock
New Orleans
Mobile
Birmingham Aerenetee
Chattanooga
Associated P National
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
National Philadelphia
Tonight's Games in the Southern Association
The schedule lists Atlanta facing Mobile and Memphis visiting Little Rock while New Orleans travels to Birmingham. Pitchers Carpenter Kinney Kearney White are noted for Atlanta Mobile matchups.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
Carpenter and Kinney
Mobile
Kearney
White
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Baseball standings and scores from Sunday games
Philadelphia defeated Detroit and Philadelphia’s 6 0 win over Detroit marked a strong showing. St. Louis and Cleveland split, while Boston and Cincinnati played to a 1-1 tie and 4-9 outcome respectively. Brooklyn lost to Pittsburgh as Chicago edged Philadelphia in a high scoring Sunday set.
Scores From Southern Circuit Baseball Tonight
Nashville beat Chattanooga 8 to 0 while Chattanooga fell 4 to 1. Atlanta vs Mobile postponed due to wet grounds. Memphis opened 3 to 0 over Little Rock 0 to 3. New Orleans 8 22 Birmingham 5 to 3.
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Southern Association
Nashville
Chattanooga
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Little Rock
New Orleans
Birmingham
Georgia Dems plan September Victory Dinner for national fund
Atlanta leaders of Georgia's Democratic executive committee say they will host a September Victory Dinner to raise funds for the national party. They note that previous requests to the national committee were declined and cite uneven treatment from the national party and administration.
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Atlanta
Georgia
Democratic Executive Committee
National Democratic Committee
National Administration
National Party
National Committee
Len Duckworth
Georgia Committee
Par Is Given Real Beating in PGA Title Chase
Spokane August 14 The nations leading golf pros begin the National PGA Championship qualifying at Manito course with Old Man Par battered from pillar to post. Twenty thousand dollars in prize money awaits the 32 low scorers after 36 hole qualifying and match play starts Wednesday. Notables in practice rounds include Ted L. Worth and Craig Wood with 69 and 71 scores, while Byron Nelson and Harold McSpaden opt out for rest as Nelson nurses a cold.
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Russ Newland
Spokane
Wash
Manito
Ted Longworth
Portland
Ore
Jimmy Hines
Amsterdam
N. Y
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
George Schneiter
Salt Lake City
Sam Byrd
Redford
Mich
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Harold McSpaden
Philadelphia
Nelson
Oklahoma U Football Training In Hot Weather
A New York report notes Oklahoma University finished a summer football session and will resume in 90 degree heat. Trainer Ted Owen cites benefits of heat conditioning for faster weight loss, quicker injury recovery, ease adapting to cold travel, and lower cold incidence, while acknowledging teams still train where Judge Landis directs.
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New York
Oklahoma U
Ted Owen
Judge Landis
DiMaggio Spars Over Dinner Bill With Pirates Boss
Vince DiMaggio challenges owner Bill Benswanger over a nine dollar dinner tab noting the Pirates’ cap at four fifty and asking if they should trade him. Ben Chapman discusses future management ambitions and learning from Leo Durocher after a prior suspension for striking an umpire.
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Vince DiMaggio
Bill Benswanger
Pirates
Bucs
Ben Chapman
Brooklyn
Dodger
Joe McCarthy
Bob Shawkey
Miller Huggins
Bucky Harris
Oscar Vitt
Jimmy Dykes
Joe Cronin
Leo Durocher
Ben
Leo
Packers Assistant George Tratton Moves Deals in Football Scene
After signing as assistant coach of the Green Bay Packers, George Tratton sold his managerial contract with Lightweight Willie Joyce to Charley Schuster of Hollywood. Silent Sam Lampe sold Slugger White to Benny Trotta and will focus on tavern business. Naval academy football games, except Army scrap, will be broadcast under commercial sponsorship this fall. Ed Ray, young Texas tennis star, will enroll at Andover this fall.
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Green Bay Packers
George Tratton
Willie Joyce
Charley Schuster
Hollywood
Sam Lampe
Slugger White
Benny Trotta
Naval Academy
Ed Ray
Texas
Andover Academy
Service Dept. Footballers in Saipan Boldly Lead Marines
Two former Camp Le Jeune football players, Lieuts Alfred Mannino and Alex Lengo, led platoons in heavy fighting with the Second Marine Division on Saipan. Roger William Smith, a signalman awaiting orders from New Orleans, has a passion for sea duty. Corp Tok Nitahara, from Camp Ellis Illinois, a Long Beach junior college alumnus, is a football candidate.
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Camp le Jeune
Marine
Saipan
Alfred Mannino
Iowa
Alex Lengo
Purdue
Roger William Smith
New Orleans
Camp Ellis
Ill
Corp
Tok Nitahara
Long Beach
Calif
Pope Receives U S War Officials In Private Audience
Pope Pius XII welcomed United States Undersecretary of War Robert P Patterson and Lt General Brehon Somervell in a private audience at Vatican City on August 14.
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Vatican City
Pius XII
U. S
Robert P. Patterson
Brehon S. Somervell
U. S. Army Service Forces
Park Inferno Destroys Palisades Amusement Spot
A major Palisades amusement park fire in Fort Lee New Jersey injures 150 or more and prompts mass evacuations of about 25 000 spectators. Owner Irving Rosenthal estimates 1.5 million dollars in damage and says the park will close for the season as flames destroy roughly 85 percent of the property. Fire crews from 14 towns battle the blaze for two and a half hours amid soaring heat and frantic rescues.
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Fort Lee
N. J
Palisades Amusement Park
Palisades
125Th Street
New York
Irving Rosenthal
Educators Plan December Conference After Regional Meet
Educators from 13 Southern states and the District of Columbia at a mountain lodge near Sevierville agreed to a follow-up conference in December. They urged federal aid to education with no matching funds and stressed aligning local and state work with the National Education Association program. Names include Wilson New of Knoxville as NES director. states listed Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Mississippi North Carolina Oklahoma South Carolina Tennessee Texas Virginia West Virginia and DC.
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Seviervill
Tenn
Southern
District of Columbia
Here
Wilson New
Knoxville
Tennessee
National Education Association
State Departments of Education
New Said
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Mississippi
North Carolina
Oklahoma
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Two Pilots in Air Saga Over Mortain Heroic Bailout
Lt Richard Kik Jr and Lt Charles E Rife flew to aid each other after hitting German tanks east of Mortain. Kik radioed his wingman as both aircraft sustained critical damage. Rife belly landed with a bomb on wing and unresponsive controls while Kik stayed close and both returned to base. Ground crews heard the tense radio exchange before Rife touched down safely.
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Henry B. Jameson
U. S. Ninth Force
France
Sayed
Richard Kik Jr
Kalamazoo
Mich
Charles E. Rife
Bender Ave
Cleveland
Ohio
Mortain
Kik
Rife
Henry Mazur
Lowell
Mass
West Point
War Prisoner Beaten by Fellow Nazis at Scotts Bluff Camp
A German prisoner of war at the Scotts Bluff Nebraska camp was severely beaten by fellow inmates who claimed his father in the United States was not a good Nazi. The prisoner, captured near Cherbourg, insisted on writing to his father and was hospitalized. No American officer or guard was involved.
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Omaha
Scottsbluff
Nebr
United States
Seventh Service Command
Cherbourg
Allied Air Power Blows Holes in Nazi Defenses
The article notes Allied air superiority crippling German logistics and communications across Western Europe. It cites Luftwaffe weakness, Hitlerites near collapse, and Field Marshal Von Kluge unable to mount a coherent counter along a Seine defense plan near Paris, threatening a retreat into Germany.
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Mandy
Brittany
Europe
Luftwaffe
von Kluge
Seine River
Paris
English Channel
Germany
Opium Trade Targeted by World Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Historical record notes that one aim of the World's Woman's Christian Temperance Union is to suppress opium trade. The statement reflects the period's moral reform efforts and anti opium campaigns.
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Women’s Christian Temperance Union
Navy Lightens PT Boats with Wood Reinforcement
The U. S. Navy has lightened and strengthened PT boats by replacing one third of the metal with wood. This design change aims to improve performance and reduce weight while maintaining strength for naval operations.
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U. S. Navy
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