Great Lakes Nine Loaded With Stars
Great Lakes Naval training station selects its 1944 baseball roster with many former major leaguers at key positions. Cmdr Mickey Cochrane leads a star-filled squad, with players from the Cardinals, Giants, Phillies, Cubs, and Pirates vying for spots as the season opens April 23 against Michigan. The team aims to field strong catching and pitching units while balancing outfield and infield roles.
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Great Lakes, III
Great Lakes
Aes —E Resemama
Ayers
An- Sam
Cochrane
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tiger
St. Louis Cardinals
Washington
Johnny Mize
Beasen
New York Giants
Coch
John McCarthy
Boston Braves
Billy Herman
Brooklyn
Seago Cubs
Cerainty
Phillies
Joe Glenn
New York Yanall
Cininnati
Robably
Dick West
Aincinnati
Bluejackets
Michigan
Notable Sports Sketches and Gala Circus Links
A colorful parade of sports figures and show business names crosses the page. Bobby Permané, vaudeville lineage, and Ernestine Clarke of the King Brothers circus are highlighted alongside boxers, writers, soldiers, and performers with ties to racing, boxing, and entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bobby Permané
Ernestine Clarke
King Brothers Circus
Flying Clarkonian
Jimmie Foxx
Cubs
Flash
Pearl Harbor
Tommy Farr
Ted Broadribb
Tommy
Freddie Mills
Milt Levine
The
Bronx
Golden Glover
Camp Stewart
Ed Hughes
Brooklyn Eagle
O.W
Ted Warner
Yonkers erald-Statesman
WAC
Albert Gillingswater Illich
Prosperity Institute, Inc
Notice of Sale of Land by City of High Point
By order of the City Council of High Point on May 9 1943 the undersigned offers the land for sale at public auction to the highest bidder for cash or terms including 10 percent down and 60 months. The sale is at Jo'ous Hall in High Point N C at 11:00 A M on May 1 1944. The parcel lies in High Point Township Guilford County and runs along Ferndale Parkway beginning at the northwest corner of lot 47 West subdivision. The city reserves the right to reject any bids. ARNOLD J KOONCE Mayor. 415-23
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point
Jo’ous
Tiatoro N. C
High Point Township
City High Point
Guilford County
North Carolina
Ferndale Parkway
West Subdivision
Arnold J, Koonce
Galletta Captures Amateur Title at North and South
Mal Galletta of St. Albans Li annexed the 44 year old North and South amateur golf championship with an 8 and 6 victory over George McAllister of Spartanburg. In New York Jamaica race track eyed a potential $3 million pari mutuel day with a forecast crowd topping last week’s record.
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Pinehurst
N. C
Mal Galletta
St. Albans
L. L
George McCallister
Spartanburg
New York
Jamaica Race Track
Semi-Pro Pitcher Chucks Job Wins Reds Berth
Bob Katz a 4-F Dayton semi pro pitcher quit a $102 week job to win a Reds berth. He earned a spot by throwing three hitless innings after Elmer Riddle held Cleveland to three hits in six. The Reds won 4 to 0 as Katz joined the pitching staff for the season opener against Cleveland.
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Reds
Ted Meier
New York
Bob Katz
Dayton
Cincinnati Reds
Cleveland
Elmer Riddle
Indians
Katz
Bill
Former National Golf Champ Heads North and South Field
Mrs Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill, former women's national golf champion, returns to competition at Pinehurst for the 42nd North and South championship. She leads a field including Miss Byrne and Miss Katherine Fox, with Fox and Byrne on a southern army camps tour. An 18 hole qualifying round will set sixteen match play spots starting Tuesday.
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Pinehurst
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Page
Metrolitan
Miss Byrne
Iss Katherine Fox
Miss Fox
Gene Sarazen
Fort Bragg
Glenna Collett Ware
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Jane Gram
Orangeburg
S. C
Mary Clay O'Conner
Durham
Laddie Irwin
New Jersey
Paul Brown's Assistant Named Ohio State Head Coach
Carroll Widdoes was named head coach of Ohio State in place of Paul Brown who joined the navy. Widdoes, 41, helped develop the famed backfields of Brown's 1942 Big Ten champions and AP poll top team, after Brown announced naval service.
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Paul Brown
Ohio State
Columbus
Carroll Widdoes
Massillon
Ohio State University
L. W. St. John
Brown
Widdoes
Ohio
Navy
Great Lakes
Associated Press
Curtiss A-25 Helldiver Debuts Over Rabaul
The U S Marine Corps receives deliveries of the Curtiss A 25 Helldiver attack bomber. The plane, weighing over 72 tons, is powered by a 14 cylinder Wright Cyclone engine and designed for skip glide and dive bombing and machine gun strafing.
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NEW York
INS
U. S. Marine Corps
Rabaul
Curtiss- Wright Corp
Nominations Climb for Preakness Contender Field
The deadline looms for supplementary Preakness nominations at Pimlico. A $1,500 fee may admit three year olds not originally named, with up to 11 added starters expected as more owners consider chances in the black-eyed Susans race. Readied as likely entries include Royal Prince and Gay Bit among others.
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Donald Sanders
Baltimore
Maryland Jockey Club
Pimlico
Black-Eyed Susans
H. J. Mohr
Royal Prince
Bobanet Stable
Roy Carruthers
Jimmie
George D. Widener
Platter
M. Andrew Cushman
Navigate
Greentree Stable
Stir Up
Tambo
William Helis
Olym- Zenith
Ethel D. Jacobs
Jymie
E. DuPont Weir
Galactic
Wheatley Stable
Leading Trotters And Pacers In Pinehurst Matinee
Pinehurst hosts a matinee on April 19 featuring top harness horses for the Hambletonian and major classics. Entries include two year old trot contenders Madar Ronda Beverly Hanover and others. Dr. Hugh Parshall trains two Pinehurst colts and will serve as Grand Circuit starter.
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Pinehurst
Madar
Wm. T. Maybury
Ronda
Mrs. Smith
Beverly Hanover
Gene Cray
Tus Hanover
G. M. Duer
Genifer Hanover
8S. A. Wathen
Teacher Hanover
Octave Blake
Pinehurst Race Track
Hugh Parshall
Dr. Parshall
F Cadet
Peter Astra
Mischief
Hambletonian
Multnomah Club Leads AAU Women’s Swimming Championship
Portland’s Multnomah Club tops day two of the National AAU women’s senior swimming and diving championships in Oakland with two titles. Brenda Helser won the 100 yard freestyle in 1 00.9, Nancy Merki captured the 300 yard individual medley in 4 02.1, while Anne Ross defended the one meter diving crown for St George. Team standings list Multnomah 14, St George 5, with several clubs close behind.
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Oakland
Calif
Multomah Club
Portland
Ore
A.A.U
St. George Dragon's Club
Brooklyn
Brenda Helser
Jack Cody
Nancy Merki
Multnomah
Joan Fogle
Riviera
Indianapolis
Ind
Miss Merki
Anne Ross
St. George Dragon Club
Zoe ‘Ann Olsen
Pasadena
Miss Ross
Miss Olsen
Women's Swimm Association
Pasadena Club
Crystal Palace Plunge
San Francisco
Riviera Club
New Hand Grenade Developed for Pocket Use
The Army corps of Engineers announced a new compact hand grenade in production. It fits a soldier’s pocket and is powerful enough to knock out tanks, with uses as a delayed mine demolition charge or mechanically detonated booby trap.
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New York
INS
Engineers
Coaches push to undo wartime football rules changes
New York April 15 coaches push to restore normal football rules after wartime suspensions. Lou Little leads a campaign against offside kicks arguing training evidence supports more activity. Rev Arnold is skeptical about tee restoration while players adjust mentally. Pirates pitcher loses four pounds during pneumonia bout at Camp Wolters Texas and prepares for return. Hank classified for limited service due to a bad leg.
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New York
Lou Little
Lou
Arnoldton
Pirates
Pnceumonia
Camp Wolters
Tex
Hank
Rookie Emery Hresko Emerges as Detroit Prospect
Scout Wish Egan signed 11 year old Emery Hresko and paid part of a mort gag to his family home in Michigan. Steve ONeill noted Hresko's speed and curve, comparing him to Bob Feller and his early promise.
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Emery Hresko
Detroit
Wish Egan
Jim
Emery
Rrnt
Mich
Steve O'Neill
Tigers
Steve
Weller
Hresko
Bob
Dead Eye Ed at Yale Meet Sparks Recall Shots
During the NCAA swimming meet at Yale starter Ed Kennedy fired recall shots after a poor start in the 220. Six swimmers failed to heed the second shot and Ed fired three more. only one stopped. A spectator asked Dan Mulvey why the sixth swimmer stayed ahead, and Mulvey quipped that Kennedy must have missed him.
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N.C.A
Service Dept. Negro Team Joins Midwest Servicemen League
The Great Lakes Naval Station Negro baseball team led by John Wright, a 30 game winner for the Homestead Greys last year, has joined the Midwest's Servicemen's League. Pvt. Hank Gornicki, formerly with the Homestead team, is noted among players.
Brewers catcher seeks return after Hornsby quits club
Salvador Hernandez the Cuban catcher who played for the Milwaukee Brewers in the Mexican league hopes to return now that Rogers Hornsby has quit the Vera Cruz club. The Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis championships will be held in June in Elizabeth New Jersey with a women’s division for the first time. Rollins College Florida has entered a team including Doris Hart Betty Rosenquist and Lilian Lopaus.
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Salvador Hernandez
Milwaukee Brewers
Rogers Hornsby
Vera Cruz Club
Elizabeth
N. J
Reollins College
Fla
Airo
Doris Hart
Betty Rosenquist
Lilian Lopaus
Dates Set For High School Spring Athletic Meets
CHAPEL HILL April 15 Regulations mailed to members of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association announce dates for the annual track golf and tennis tournaments. The track event will be at Fetzer Field on May 13 with morning and afternoon heats. The golf tournament is set for High Point links May 11-12.
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High Point Wie
Cc. R. Joyner
Winstenelens
J. Reynolds High
Wlem
Carolina High S
Radio Program Schedule Adjustments During War Time
A detailed list of radio programs with time slots and corrections due to late network updates. Includes Metropolitan Opera broadcasts, symphony and dance music segments, Navy and military features, dramatic series, variety shows, and news bulletins across CBS NBC and blue networks.
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Gallicchio
Nbe
Men & Books
Frederick—che
Metropolitan Opera
Blu
Pan-America
Mbs
Ebs
America
Cone
Corliss Archer
Tea & Crumpus
bin Navy_ Bulletin Board
Cesar Saerchinger
NBC
Ink Spots
Biu
Hawaii
Native Musicale
Nbe-Basie
Royal Arch Gunnison
Army Service Forces
Dbs
Nick Carter
Che Harry Wismer
Spoteblu
Leo Cherne
Cha Melodies
H.—Mbe
Highs Win Conference Opener
High Point Black Bison beat Burlington 10 7 in their first conference game of the season. Hooper and McDonald led with multi hit days while Kennedy, Walker and Mee anchored infield play for the Bison.
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Fred Wheeless
Jamestown
High Point
Black Bison
Tracer
Burlington
Robertson
Kennedy
Bison
McDonald
Underwood
Thomas
McDonald Kennedy
Hooper
Bison Baseballers
Walker
McGhee
Delappe
Bulldogs
Morris Cheek
Mee
Cates
Rob'teen
M'Donaild
Morris
Sykes
Moser
Thomas St Shaw
Liv’ng
Levina
Cheek
Presswell
Coleman
Binch'rd
Wiggins
Brown
Whitsell
E.—Cates
Morrin
Livingston Walker
City of High Point to auction property under 1944 order
Arnold J. Koonce Mayor announces a public auction of city owned real estate in High Point Guilford County North Carolina. The sale requires a bid with at least 10 down and terms up to sixty months. The city reserves the right to reject any bids and the auction will be held at City Hall at 1100 AM on the date to be set.
Notice of Bids for Guilford County Sanatorium Project
The Guilford County Sanatorium Board of Directors invites bids for a project at Jamestown North Carolina. Bids must be filed with the board and accompanied by a cash or certified check equal to at least 2 percent of the bid as a performance guarantee. The board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. Charles L. Amos, Chairman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Guilford County Sanatorium
Guilford Sanatorium
Jamestown
N. Wilson
Albert Woodroof
Jeff
Greensboro
N. C
Charles L. Amos
Guilford C Sanatorium
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Jack Lords
Gumbert
Parker
Permane
Dan Parker
Herbert Bayard Swope
Tropical Park
Benny Weining
Ebbets Field
County Down
Northern Ireland
Willie Road
Wilmington
Boston
Red Metal
Columbia
Taunton
Mass
Chicago
Bob Wright
Ed Drugger
Tufts
Wright
Drugger
Sergi
Jack “Urley
William Johnston
Quartermasters
Camp Lee
Bill Cowan
Fort Hamilton
Adjutant General's Department
Richmond
Corp
Nat Lehrer
Nat Lewis
Camp Kilmer
Carl Brisson
the Versailles
Rosalind Russell
Popperin-Lawr
WMERG
Stan Conrad
Kelly
Springfield
Leon Henderson
Edward Tomlinson
Boston Symphony Orchestra
Fairmont Park
Pilgrim's Hour
Blue Network
Frank & Ernest
Gary Davis
United Press News
Baraca
Main Street
U. A
Harry Emerson Fosdick
Windix
Riley
rAl Pearte Gang
Fun Valley
Mary Small
North State Quartet
Chuck Wagon Gang
Williams
Drew Pearson
Greenfield Village Choir Service
Walter Winchell
Jergen
Bob Becker
Atlantic Spotlight
Grantland Rice
Orchestras of the Nation
Rupert Hughes
Gospel Singers
Message of Israel
Curt Massey & Company
Esso
Nogh Webster
Abic
George Crook
the Baptist Hour
News of the World
Rondthaler
Galletta
Philadelphia A
Dennis Mac Nerfedt
Cleveland Indians
Allie Reynolds
Paul Calvert
Washington Senators
George Case
Rollie Hemsley
Red Sox
Bob Johnson
Braves
St. Louis Browns
George McQuinn
Vern Stephens
Cardinals
Big Mort
Mort Cooper
Billy
Red Barrett
Pitts
Pirates Cubs
White Sox
Buck Ross
Paul Erickson
Philadelphia Phillies
Dick Barrett
Prorestina Giants
Davis
Dodgers
Curt
Savage
Oscar Grimes
Bill Voiselle
Preakness
Portland Club
Annapolis
Claire L. Chennault
14Th Air Force
China
Chennault
H. S
City Oil
Rnde
Guilford North Carolina
Ister
N.C
Arnold J. Koonce
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