PGA Meet Narrows Field to Sixteen Players Left
Sixteen players advance to the 36 hole second round in the PGA Championship at the Manilo course. Byron Nelson defeats Mike De Massey 5 and 4 while Mark Fry beats Neil Christian 2 and 1. Craig Wood and Art Bell win in tight matches as other second round pairings emerge among top contenders.
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Russ Newland
Fry
Nelson
Mike de Massey
San Jose
Calif
Neil Christian
Spokane
Craig Wood
Mamarineck
N. Y
Art Bell
San Francisco
Jimmy Dangelo
Muskogee
Okla
Bell
Joe Harhard
Norristown
Harold McSpaden
Philadelphia
Fred Annon
Namaroneck
McSpaden
Willie Goggin
White Plains
Tony Manero
Stamford
sConn
Sam Byrd
Redfor
Mich
Charles Congdon
Tacoma
Wash
Dudley
Colorado Springs
Jimmy Hines
Armsterdam
Bob Hamilton
Evansville
Ind
Bible Looking For Close Texas Race
Austin Texas Aug 17 Back from East Tennessee visit D X Bible headman of football at University of Texas says back field prospects look good but he expects a close race in the Southwest Conference. He expects strong teams and higher interest with Rice Arkansas and Texas A&M among the likely contenders.
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Austin
Texas
East Tennessee
D. X. Bible
University of Texas
Anase
Bible
Arkansas
Oma
Keesler
Miss
George M. Huffman
Texas Tech
Herman Rohrig
University of Nebraska
William Brown
Alabama
Ronnie Throgmorton
Vanderbilt
Browns and Sox Defeated In Tight Big League Night
Baseball roundup notes Connie Mack's A's dropping 4-2 to the Browns to open a four game set as Detroit and New York close in on Boston for second. Rudy York homered for Detroit. Bud Metheny sparked the Yankees with a ninth inning homer to beat Cleveland 11-8. St. Louis Stl tied a modern mark with an 80th win as Chicago thumped Boston 11-3.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Athletics
Browns
St. Louis
Mackmen
Boston
Detroit
New York Yankees
Russ Christopher
Jack Kramer
New York
Tigers
Red Sox
Rudy York
Rex Cecil
San Diego
Rufe Gentry
Bud Metheny
Cleveland
Yanks
Metheny
Jim Turner
Ray Poat
Ed Lopat
Chicago
Washington
Johnny Niggeling
Ralph Hodgin
Fred Schmidt
Bill Voiselle
Giants
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Curt Davis
Dodgers
Bill Nicholson
Red Lynn
Nate Andrews
No Stymie Rule Liked by Spokane Golfers in 1944 PGA
Spokane observers report universal approval of the PGA no stymie rule for the 1944 championship. Byron Nelson, favorite and former champ, calls the change the most forward step in golf rules. He notes past stymie luck cost him titles and recalls close calls that would have altered outcomes under no stymie.
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Russ Newland
Spokane
Wash
Professional Golfers Association
Byron Nelson
Toledoo
Henry Picard
Spc A
Baseball scores roundup from major leagues
The Associated Press reports results from games across leagues. Chicago beat Washington 7 2, Philadelphia 4 St. Louis 2, New York 11 Cleveland 8, Detroit 4 Boston 2, Brooklyn 3 Cincinnati 1, Chicago 11 Boston 3, St. Louis 5 New York 0. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh postponed due to rain.
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The
Associated Press
St Louis
Boston
Detroit
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Washington
St. Louis
Pittsburgh Cincinnati
Chicago New York
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Nashville
Memphis
New Orleans
Little Rock
National
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
National Philadelphia
Southern Nashville Edges Atlanta Two to Zero
Southern Nashville defeated Atlanta 2 0 when the game ended in the seventh inning due to wet grounds. Little Rock beat Birmingham 6 to nothing. New Orleans and Memphis battled to a 4 4 tie with Memphis scoring 1 run in the ninth. Only games on the schedule.
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Southern Nashville
Atlanta
Little Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Memphis
Southern Atlanta
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Sports Roundup and Name Changes Across Leagues
Roundup notes players in Salt Lake City territory using nicknames in semi pro play. Frank Lamanna listed as Werner on occasion and Clarence Iott has appeared as Hooks Winner and Franklin in various contexts. Mentions a proxy boxing board idea and a Kentucky football rule from 1881 about player age limits.
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New York
Salt Lake City
Frank Lamanna
Braves
Werner
Clarence (Hooks) Iott
San Antonio
Browns
Franklin
Franklins
Abe Greene
University of Kentucky
Princeton Plans Informal Football Season Comment
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin notes Princeton will compete informally this year. The piece hints at avoiding a full schedule and jokes about the Tigers not wearing uniforms, reflecting a light tone on the upcoming season.
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Don Donaghey
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Princeton
Tigers
Vic Picetti Seeks Major League Deal Amid Scout Frenzy
San Francisco shortstop Vic Picetti from the All American boys game reports a bona fide ten thousand dollar offer and recalls speaking to numerous scouts, while Jimmy Conzelman’s Dayton U commencement talk appears in William P. Sanford’s public speaking book as a model speech, with a quip about how he learned to make them.
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San Francisco
Vic Picetti
Jimmy Conzelman
Dayton U
William P. Sanford
Sanford
Jimmy
Postwar Fishing Tourney Aims Across 48 States
Mobile sportsmen plan a postwar tournament inviting champion fishermen from all 48 states. A side feature would be a liars contest, illustrating lighthearted postwar entertainment.
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Mobile
Ala
Van Mungo Dominates Semipro Tourney In Wichita
Van Mungo, ex Brooklyn star, leads the National Semipro baseball tournament as he struck out 17 and allowed two hits in a 5-0 Camp Atterbury win over Welin-Davis Boat Corp. Perth Amboy. Rain sprinkled the game with a slight drizzle as other scores follow from Greensboro Tech Hawks and Lincoln Army air field.
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van Mungo
106Hh
Camp Atterbury
Ind
Welin-Davis Boat Corp
Perth Amboy
N. J
Greensboro
N. C
Tech-Hawks
Grand Island
Nebr
Army Air Field
Coleman Rangers
Wichita
Camp Livingston
Lincoln
Jamestown
N. Y
Boosters
Fathom Defined as Unit of Depth in Sea Measurement
A fathom is defined as six feet, used as a standard unit to measure depths in nautical contexts. The term derives from sailors measuring water by extending outstretched arms.
Regional baseball final set as Thomaston and Birmingham clash
In Greenville South Carolina Thomas ton and Birmingham vie for the Southeastern American Legion regional title after Birmingham eliminated Greenville 10-8 and Thomaston 4-3 in 10 innings. Dick Webb stole home for the decisive run.
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Greenville
S. C
Thomaston
Birmingham
Ala
Southeastern American Legion
Alabama
Dick Webb
Steiner
Perry and McDaniels duel in Madison Square Garden eight round
Aaron Perry of Washington and Jimmy McDaniels of Los Angeles wrapped up heavy eight round work for their Friday night feature bout at Madison Square Garden. The bout was considered a tossup by bettors.
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New York
Aaron Perry
Washington
Jimmy McDaniels
Los Angeles
Madison Square Garden
Toby Hatcher Steps Into Corner For Jimmy Hatcher
Toby Hatcher trains her husband Jimmy Hatcher for his lightweight bout with Dynamite Ike Williams in Washington on August 28. She plans to push him hard and even seeks a license to coach in the ring, citing their five-year pursuit of this chance.
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Ted Meier
New York
Toby Hatcher
Toby
Jimmy Hatcher
Lake City
S. C
Ike Williams
Washington
Hetchers
Monager al Weil
Jimmy
District of Columbia Athletic Commission
Gordon .Munroe
Sarasota
Fla
Joe Lanahan
Williams
Coast Guard
Eunice
VOLS CLOSE IN ON CRAX
The Nashville Vols beat the Atlanta Crackers 2 to 0 to move within half a game of first in the Southern Association. Rain halted play after the seventh inning, ending the game with Nashville’s two runs already scored. Boyd Tepler earned his ninth win in ten starts and struck out nine as Atlanta had two hits. New Orleans moved up to fourth by sweeping Memphis 4 to 1 and 4 to 2 in a twin bill before 5,700 fans.
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Associated Press
Nashville Vols
Atlanta Crackers
Southern Association
Larry Gilbert
Crackers
Nashville Park
Vols
Nashville
Atlanta
Cracker Park
Boyd Tepler
Francis Cronin
Tepler
Johnny Mihalic
Lloyd Gearhart
Mihalic
Pete Elko
Cronin
Mel Ivy
Mel Hicks
Charley
New Orleans
Pel
al Zachary
Incomplete Sports Roundup Fragments Surface
Fragmentary OCR notes show nearing completion of two rounds of singles matches with missing context. No names or events are fully readable to confirm participants or outcomes.
Evans First With Cotton in Morgan County 1944
Joe Evans of Decatur captured Morgan County 1944 crop by greening the first bale ginned. The Davis-Hunt Cotton Company awarded a 150 dollar premium via the Decatur Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee presented by secretary John M Nelson. The bale weighed 444 pounds and was DPL 14 grade strict middling with staple 1 11/16 inches. Described as planted April 18 on Thurman Murphree farm four miles south of Decatur. Producing gin covered the bale free of charge.
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Joe Evans
Decature
Morgan County
Davis-Hunt Cotton Company
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
Evans
John M. Nelson
Chamber of Commerce
Thurman
Social Evening for Forest Chapel League Members
Miss Louise Cobb hosted the Forest Chapel League Friday night with a monthly social. Attendees included Freda Atkins Edith Curtis Jean Garner Eloise Jones Adell Bridges Dorothy Orr Mildred Lakin T L Speakman Jr Gurney Segars Hugh Battles Gilman Story Robert Lakin Howard Ray Montgomery Ralph Segars Freeman.
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Louise Cobb
Forest Chapel League
Freda Atkins
Edith Curtis
Jean Garner
Eloise Jones
Adell Bridges
Dorothy Orr
Mildred Lakin
T. L. Speakman Jr
Gurney Segars
Hugh Battles
Gilman Story
Robert Lakin
Howard Ray Montgomery
Ralph Segars
Freeman
Travelers Top Birmingham 6 5 as Cantrell Leads Offense
Ben Cantrell led the Little Rock Travelers with three singles and two doubles driving in four runs. Ed Greer limited New Orleans to four hits in the nightcap while Jesse Danna added nine safeties in the final game. Birmingham’s Walter Flager homered with bases empty in the fifth as the Travelers totaled 14 hits off Johnny Orphal and Bob Ferguson in a 6 to 5 win.
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Lloyd Brown
Jesse Danna
Ed Greer
New Orleans
Bill Hart
Hal Douglas
Ben Cantrell
Little Rock Travelers
Birmingham
Walter Flager
First 1944 cotton bale ginned in Decatur Morgan county
Gilbert G. White and W. B. Bowers of Tanner Limestone County delivered the season’s first bale for ginning at Home Gin in Decatur. The 472 pound bale triggered a $150 premium from the Decatur Chamber of Commerce Agricultural Committee and local buyers. Home Gin waived ginning charges and Home Oil Mill paid $50 per ton for seed and first seed sold.
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Gilbert G. White
W. B. Bowers
Tanner
Limestone County
Decatur
Morgan County
Messrs. White and Bowers
Agricultural Committee
Decatur Chamber of Commerce
John A. Caddell
Chamber
Home Oil
Chas. M. Scales
Bowers
White
Tennessee River
The
Chamber of Commerce
Maynard Layman
W. J. Duncan
W. P
Pick
Dorien Herbert Sivley
J. F. Graham
Beale
Local names listed for event roster
Bridges Jaden Brown Adrai Jones Donald Orr Jack Norwood Jr Cobb Mildredge Garner Roy Osborn Jr Lloyd Burns and the hostess appear in a partial event roster listing multiple individuals. The fragment shows a mix of given and family names without clear roles or context.
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Pacific
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Hartselle, Ala
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Susan Hayward
Jack London
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