High School Hosts Golf Meet In North Carolina Tourney
High Point High School will host the North Carolina high school golf tournament May 21 and 22 with plans for teams from across the state. Athletic Director A J Simeon and coach Merril ess expect a strong field at Blair Park or the club links amid war era adjustments. Don Dunkelberger, Wayne Davis and Walt Comer headline a veteran lineup as the team aims to rebound from last year’s champion squad.
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High Point High School
North Carolina High
Dunkelr
Charleston
Bison
Wayne Davis
Walt Comer
Marjorie Merrilless
Alex Marsh
Homer Holton
Merripies
Don Dunkelberger
Blair Park
Simeon
Two-Pony Derby Story Looms In 43 Race
Louisville April 22 The Derby scene centers on a two horse clash between Ben Jones trained Ocean Wave and Count Fleet. Ocean Wave led the Blue Grass stakes yesterday while Count Fleet wins appear likely as Matt Winn plans May Day festivities. The field for the Derby shape includes Blue Swords Amber Heart Sevenhearts Valdia Sol and others with Count Fleet tipped to carry No. 2 status after the Blue Grass victory.
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Sid Feder
Louisville
Churchill Downs
Ben Jones
Count Fleet
Ben
Hearts
Ave
Rankas
Matt Winn
Geene
Willlude Blue Swords
Amberht
Sevenhearts
Valdiia Sol
Yestery
Goldver
Boeing
Vaults of France Bank Guarded as War Funds Surge
The piece notes Banks of France hoards gold to fund war efforts while access is restricted. It states that financing a medium US tank requires 747 buyers at 75 dollars each, illustrating wartime bond drive costs.
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Rance
Bank of France
Bresnahan the versatile star who shaped baseball
Roger Bresnahan was a pitcher turned catcher who could play any position. He starred for the Giants and helped develop shin guards inspiring a new era of catching gear. He coached in 1940 and lamented neglected fundamentals in players today.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
Roger P. Breshnahan
Breshnahan
Duke of
Giants
Mick
Bresnahan
Andy Coakley
Roger
Cincinnati
Columbia
McGraw
St. Louis Cardinals
Bresethan
National League
Roger Bresnahan
Duke of Tralee
Number Is 13 At Wrigley Field
Chicago fans saw the season opener marked by 13 as a running theme. Eddie Stanky was hit by a pitch in the first inning and Clyde McCullough broke his left ankle in the third, sidelining him for six weeks as Pittsburgh’s Truett Sewell earned his 13th win.
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Arnold Derlitzki
Chicago
Wrigley Field
Eddie Stanky
Chicago Cub
Pittsburgh
Huck Geary
Stanky
Geary
Cub
Clyde McCullough
Truett Sewell
Cubs
George Barr
Paul Derringer
Henry Wyse
Tulsa
Claude Passeau
Ancient conscription under Shih-ao Ti empire
One third of the able-bodied men in the Chinese Empire were conscripted by Emperor Shih ao Ti to assist in building the Great Wall.
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Shihao Ti
Crash Davis to face Duke teammates with Norfolk team
Duke baseball captain Crash Davis takes on his old Duke teammates this Friday as a member of the Norfolk Naval Air Station squad. Davis played earlier for Connie Mack's Philadelphia Athletics before his Navy service.
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Davis
Duke
Norfolk Naval Air Station
Navy
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Eastern states cut traffic by two thirds under travel limits
Cumulative restrictions on passenger car use in the eastern states have cut traffic by 65 percent from former levels. Of the reduction, 40 percent was due to rationing, 15 percent to cuts in basic coupon values, and 10 percent to the measure driving ban.
Alligator Name Ties to Spanish Lizard Origin
The word alligator derives from the Spanish el lagarto meaning the lizard. Early explorers believed these reptiles were giant lizards.
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Atta
AGGER
EL Legarto
Hep Eoe
Belk-Stevens
Our Boys’ Department
Oxfords
Belk - Stevens Company
Igh Point
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