VOLS CRAX IN HOT SERIES IN SOUTHERN ASSOCIATION
Nashville edged Atlanta 2 to 1 to pull within one and a half games of the league lead as the Vols beat Chattanooga on a ninth inning Mel Hicks home run. Charley Cuellar and John Wilson dueled in a seven hit effort, while rain halted a second Nashville Chattanooga game. Mobile topped Atlanta late as Bears win series three games to two amid protest plays and disputed calls.
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Associated Press
Atlanta
Nashville
Associa
Vols
Chattanooga
Mel Hicks
Charley Cuellar
John Wilson
Mobile
Rackers
Bears
Byer Ki Ki Cuyler
Mike Kosman
Dick Mauney
Jake Baker
Ward Camp
Monk Milazzo
Baker
Buddy Lewis
Joe Gonzales
Leroy Pfund
Nick Vucovich
Mauney
Morgan County Shady Grove social notes
Miss Peggy Gingrich of Decatur was the weekend guest of Miss Helen McDougle. Harold Black visited relatives in Athens. Roy McDougle hosted relatives at Macedonia. W R McMeans returned after a Rogers trip for his brother’s death. Floyd Sapp and family from Pleasant Hill visited Decatur hosts. Elton Pace and children, formerly of Memphis, moved to Decatur after a week with local parents.
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Peggy Gingrich
Decatur
Helen McDougle
Nina Brady
Vinola
Rogers
Floyd Sapp
Pleasant Hill
Har- Cottingham
Elton Pace
Memphis
Brownies Cling To Early Lead After East Coast Swing
Luke Sewell guided the St. Louis Browns to three wins in four from the Yankees, Red Sox, and others as they maintained a 61-2 game lead on the season's pace. Key pitching shifts helped a 6-5 Boston win, while Newhouser and Trout each earned wins for Detroit, and the Browns stayed on track for the pennant.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Luke Sewell
St. Louis Browns
Philadelphia
Washington
Brownies
Atlantic Seaboard
Yankee Stadium
St. Louis
Boston
e@ pace
Athletics
Senators
Browns
Detroit
New York
Sewell
Pga Play Begins With Nelson Leading Field At Spokane
The 1944 National PGA Championship opened with 32 players in match play over 36 holes at the Manito course. Byron Nelson earned medal honors with 138 after two rounds, Mike De Massey matched him at 138, and Harold McSpaden shot 140 to stand among top qualifiers. Olin Dutra and Harry Cooper failed to qualify while Dutra posted 152 and Cooper 150 after three and two rounds respectively.
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Russ Newland
Spokane
Wash
Manita
Byron Nelson
Toledo
Ohio
Nelson
Mike de Massey
San Jose
Calif
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Philadelphia
McSpaden
Bruce Coltart
Absecon
N. J
Sam Byrd
Redford
Mich
W A
Lefty
Stackhouse
Seguin
Tex
Byrd
Craig Wood
Mamaroneck
N. Y
Jimmy D’angelo
Muskogee
Okla
Wood
Olin Dutra
Los Angeles
Harry Cooper
Minneapolis
Dutra
Cooper
Baseball scores from a day of league games
National league results include Detroit 3 Philadelphia 2 in 11 innings and Cleveland 1 Washington 0 in 12. Cincinnati 6 New York 3 while Chicago 4 Philadelphia 1 ended early. St Louis 6 Boston 5 and St Louis 6 Brooklyn 3 also listed. Southern games Nashville 2 Chattanooga 1 in 9 with 2nd game rained out. Mobile 4 Atlanta 3 called after 8th to allow travel time. Only games scheduled.
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Sig Jakucki
Browns
Tex Shirley
George Caster
Caster
Boston
Vern Stephens
Red Barrett
Detroit
Dizzy Trout
Hal Newhouser
Stubby Overmire
Philadelphia
Newhouser
Tigers
Southpaw
Trout
New York
Chicago
Bill Zuber
Cleveland
Washington
Ken Keltner
Cris Hackett
al Smith
Tribe
Dutch Leonard
Nats
Pittsburgh
Xavier Rescigno
Ira Hutchinson
Cincinnati
Pirates
Giants
Tom Delacruz
Cuba
Harry Feldman
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Teddy Wilks
Phillies
Cross America
Oseean
Chicago Wosee
Ston
Atlanta
Stetees
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
Mobile
Eaves Casen
Birmingham
Pannasesearercee
Chattanooga
Associated Press
National Cincinnati
Southern Nashville
National Philadelphia
Rain Halts Game After Six Innings In Hy Vandenberg Victory
The contest ended after six innings due to rain with Hy Vandenberg defeating Al Gerheauser. Vandenberg earned the win while Gerheauser took the defeat in a pitchers’ duel interrupted by weather.
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Hy Vandenberg
al Gerheauser
Matchups Set Across Five Cities
Atlanta faces Nashville, Chattanooga meets Mobile, Little Rock plays Birmingham, and Memphis meets New Orleans twice in a regional schedule noted as five-city football showcase.
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Southern Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
New Orleans
Junior League Baseball Postponed to Saturday Night
Delano Park night supervisor Mrs Bertha Timberlake announced a Wednesday game has been moved to Saturday at seven. The double header features James Ross's Score boys vs Scott McClanahan's team and Joe Motherway's Swatters vs the Austinville Junior Leaguers. Next week returns to normal schedule.
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Bertha Timberlake
Delano Park
Lumbermen Fined In OPA Case Across Several States
Fines totaling 39000 were imposed in federal court on six lumber company operators for violating price ceilings on southern pine and hardwood. J W Wells of Montgomery Alabama B H Oates of Kenansville North Carolina W A Gooch of Hallsboro North Carolina J P Jamison and L L Shertzer, both of Montgomery Alabama L A King of Belhaven North Carolina were fined 6500 each.
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Elizabeth City
N. C
Noto
OPA
J. W. Wells
Montgomery
Ala
B. H. Oates
Kenansville
W. A. Gooch
Hallsboro
N.C
J. P. Jamison
Daily Crossword Across
A cryptogram themed crossword with clues for across and down entries including various wordplay hints and abbreviations. The page lists definitions such as Applaud subsides wash and items like Noahs boat and geological age, inviting solving strategy.
First football bowls of 1944 set in Panama and China
The 1944 football season opens with a Panama bowl played August 1 between eight-man teams, including the Pacific coast champions the Merítadors and the Jungle Troopers who lost 26-6 as Big John Creevey of Notre Dame completed 19 of 39 passes. A China game in November is planned with Col. Bob Neyland and Lt. Col. Fred Thomson coaching, while the Rice Bowl in China awaits coaches.
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New York
Panama
China
Bob Neyland
Tennessee
Fred Thomson
Arkansas
Coast Artillery
Meritadors
Panama Mobile Force
Jungle Troopers
Big John Creevey
Notre Dame
Morgan County Rock Creek Singing and School News
The piece invites residents to the third Sunday afternoon singing and notes O. J. Self teaching a singing school at Bethel. It reports a Saturday concert on Aug. 19 and mentions improving health of Mrs. Jennie Tanner and a furlough return of Winford Holmes from Colorado, with visits from Velma King and Hazel Pence.
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O. J. Self
Bethel
Jennie Tanner
Velma King
Hazel Pence
Decatur
Winford Holmes
Colorado
Thomsen Nominated Coach of the Year by GI Roundup
Sgt John Derr, sports editor of The C B I Roundup, nominates Thomsen for coach of the year. Derr praises Thomsen for organizing volleyball, softball, basketball, track, tennis and boxing leagues for the 14th air force in China to boost morale and provide local competition for American troops facing war-related strain.
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John Derr
C. B. I. Roundup
Thomsen
China
Derr
14Th Air Force
Governor urged to expand Alabama insane asylum capacity
Jefferson County Commissioner Henry Sweet informed Governor Chauncey Sparks that all space in the Birmingham county jail and the Kenna county home is filled. He cites numerous violently insane individuals currently unaccommodated and asks the governor to take executive action to increase state institution space.
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Birmingham
Chauncey Sparks
Jefferson County
Henry Sweet
Kenna
Lights end Nashville game between 20th Armored and Berry Field teams
In Nashville Tennessee the 20th Armored division and Berry Field baseball squads argued over a game decision and the groundskeeper turned out the lights ending the dispute and the game. Joe Gordon then tried the left side due to a slump and produced two triples a double and a single in five at bats.
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20Th Armored Division
Berry
Nashville, Tenn
Joe Gordon
Yankee
Army
Hawaii
Georgia football faces fullback shortage amid publicity woes
Coach Wally Butts faces a missing fullback lineup this fall after spring practice ended with a six day game. One player quit, blaming Atlanta newspapers for insufficient publicity, and a second teammate decided to leave with him, leaving the team with a weakened backfield.
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Georgia
Wally
Butts
Atlanta
Bricker Exit Noted as Buckeyes Seek Replacement Coach
The New York Post notes Gov Bricker’s departure from Columbus after the fall elections and questions Ohio State University’s plan to replace its football coach, comparing the impact to losing Paul Brown.
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Buck
New York
Bricker
Columbus
Paul Brown
Ohio State University
Cleaning the Cuff Purse Distribution at Roosevelt Raceway
Purse distribution at Roosevelt Raceway this year is expected to pass $300000 as organizers seek larger bets. Valley Forge General Hospital officers report tests of a new direction finder aimed at improving navigation for medical dispatches.
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Roosevelt Raceway
Valley Forge General Hospital
Thomaston reaches final in Southeastern Regional Legion tourney
Thomaston Georgia defeated Greenville 10 to 8 to advance to the final round of the Southeastern Regional American Legion junior baseball tournament. Birmingham eliminated West Palm Beach 13 to 5, inches toward the other final berth as Greenville and Birmingham clash. Football fall practice opens at Florida with 45 players reporting as the Gators prepare for SEC action this season.
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Greenville
S. C
Thomaston
American Legion
Birmingham
West Palm Beach
Florida
Gainesville
Fla
University of Florida
Johnny Riddle Sold to the Reds in Birmingham
Johnny Riddle, Baron catcher and manager for three years, is sold to the Cincinnati Reds for immediate delivery. Ted Petoskey takes over as manager for the remainder of the year, with Petoskey having joined from Wofford College and previously playing in the International League. The Barons, under Riddle, started strong in 1943 and this year but slipped to seventh place.
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Birmingham
Ala
Johnny Riddle
Baron
Cincinnati Reds
Paul Florence
Riddle
Ted Petoskey
University
Michigan
Petoskey
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
Barons
Lawson Little Enters All American Open at Tom O Shanter
Lt. W. Lawson Little, U S N R, has entered the 40 000 All American Open at Tom O Shanter next week. The 1940 National Open winner is back in big time competition after a year away. About 279 players signed for the series, including 160 in the amateur division and 17 in the women's event. Title play starts August 25 with 72 holes of medal play.
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Chicago
W. Lawson Little
Tom O’ Shanter Country Club
Little
Navy
Louis Prang Acknowledged as Creator of American Greeting Cards
A Boston lithographer, Louis Prang, is credited with producing the first greeting cards in America, marking a pivotal development in American printing and holiday customs.
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America
Boston
Louis Prang
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