Thomasville Loses In 11th As Ott Hits 500th Home Run
A sports column discusses baseball waivers, the Borowy trade, and Larry MacPhail's handling of the Hank Borowy move. It explains how teams use feeler waivers to gauge interest and the potential loopholes in the waiver system.
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Lexington
Mel Ott
Grims
United Tes
Peeree
Larry MacPhail
New Yorkankees
Hank Borowry
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
National League
Borowy
MacPhail
Regional Sports Notes Highlight Coaches and Players across States
Monty Radmer earns praise as a ball player and rumors swirl about a new High Point High School football coach. Patrick leaves Greensboro for Fairchild publications, eyeing Elon football, while Elon mulls a Walker era return. Laurinburg debater challenges location claims as junior legion rosters grow. Wary boxing interest rises in High Point and Greensboro with local promoters eyeing action. Kluttz and Calaman recover from war wounds and play golf for rehab. New Jersey rookie Ted DeGuerico looms as a pricey outfielder for Durham. Mrs Reba Morton Ken, a standout swimmer from Knoxville, tops the recent AAU meet as a 24 year old veteran swimmer.
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Thomasville Tommies
High Point High School
Mal
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Greensborory News and Record
York
Fairchild Publications
Elon
Peahead
Walker
Ing
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Wilton Garrison
Ilotte Observer
Maxton Air Base
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Alvin Kluttz
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Oliver General Hospital
Reba Morton Ken
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Campfire Corner on Keeping Dogs Healthy in Heat
The article advises against strenuous outdoor exercise in high heat and suggests safe habits for dogs during hot weather. It covers avoiding hot sidewalks, offering water, light exercise near water, limiting meals, brushing for shedding, proper grooming with suitable combs, avoiding coat clipping, and cautious bathing. It also notes flea control and pest avoidance, with contact details for Jack Welch at the paper.
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Elds
Bruno
Diamond Full Fashion Edges Amos In Eight Inning Thriller
In a hard fought City Softball Loop game Diamond Full Fashion beat Amos 7 to 6 in eight innings. Loflin drove in A Weaver with a single after Weaver opened the eighth with a triple. Batteries: Staton Sullivan Furr Loflin. The piece also notes the Pony Express once operated nearly 200 stations between St Joseph Missouri and Sacramento California.
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Ott fifth in league hits with 500th home run night
Mel Ott of the New York Giants reached his 500th home run in a 9-2 Giants win over Boston. Ruth and Foxx, already in the 500 club, watched as Ott joined them with another milestone. Ott is batting .336 with 19 doubles, 11 homers, and 53 RBIs, while Giants spark optimism after spring pennant fever faded.
Army Navy gridiron site race centers on West Point
Reports say West Point is the likely site for the annual Army Navy game with Philadelphia and Municipal Stadium as alternatives. Annapolis and West Point officials indicate Philadelphia could host if the game is moved, but obligations and a seven year pact bind the players to one of the academies. The dispute mirrors the era’s strong tradition and logistics.
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Chamber of Commerce
Annapolis
West Point
Municipal Stadium
Yankee Stadium
Office of Defense
Ation
Navy
Baltimore
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Biff) Jones
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Philadelphia Chamber of Commerce
Baseball roundup highs and milestones from yesterday
Mel Ott hit his 500th career homer as the Giants beat Boston 9 to 2. Frank Colman and Jim Russell connected for the Pirates in a 1 0 win over Chicago. Johnny Hopp fueled St Louis with a grand slam and four RBIs in a 15 8 win over Cincinnati. Roy Cullendine drove in the winning run for Detroit in a 9 8 victory over St Louis. Floyd Baker executed a squeeze bunt for a White Sox win over Cleveland. Vic Johnson limited the Red Sox in relief during a 7 5 victory. Dutch Leonard and Roger Wolff beat the Athletics for Washington in a 2 1 opener and a 3 0 shutout finale. Also included is a Cot ton industry opinion piece on defeatism.
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Sac
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Brownies
Waivers
Dutch Leonard
Roger Wolff
Yankees
Vic Johnson
Jim Turner
Chicago
Cleveland
Floyd Baker Bunting
Leroy Schalk
Associated Press
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Pirates
Jim Russell
Cardinal
Cincinnati
Tigers
Floyd Baker
White Sox
Roy Schalk
Red Sox
Senators
Washington Stars
Athletics
Leonard
Wolff
Major League Leaders National and American Leaders
In the National League Holmes of Boston leads in batting with 369, Rosen of Brooklyn 368. Holmes 90 runs, Walker 81. RBI Walker 86 with Olmo and Adams tied. Holmes 147 hits, Rosen 133. doubles Holmes 31, Walker 29. triples Olmo 12, Walker 9. Holmes and Workman 17 homers. stolen bases Schoendienst 19, Olmo 13 and Barrett 13. In pitching M Cooper Boston 9-2 .818, Passeau Chicago 11-4 .733. In the American League Cuccinello Chicago 330, Case Washington 321. Stirnweiss New York 65 runs, Stephens St Louis 54. RBI R Johnson Boston 56, Etten New York 55. hits Stirnweiss 112, Case 110. doubles Binks Washington 21, McQuinn St Louis and Boudreau Cleveland 20. triples Stirnweiss 12, Moses Chicago 10. home runs Stephens St Louis 14, R Johnson Boston 12. steals Case and Myatt Washington 20. pitching Benton Detroit 9-2 .818, Ferriss Boston 17-4 .810.
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Rosen
Brooklyn
Walker
Olmo
Adams
Wwile
Workman
Schoendienst
St. Louis
Clay
Cincinnati
Barrett
Pittsburgh
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Passeau
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Case
Washington
Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
R. Johnson
Etten
Binks
McQuinn
Boudreau
Cleveland
Casey Stengel recalls famed pinch hitters from baseball lore
In Kansas City, Casey Stengel reflects on past pinch hitters and stars from the 1920s to the 1930s. He recounts Ruth, McCormick, Shulte, Schultz, O Doul, Medwick, Ott and Waner, noting their clutch hits and the art of finding a spot to deliver.
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Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Casey Stengel
Kansas City Blues
Casey
Polo Grounds
Giants
Ruth
Stengel
Brooklyn
Yankees
Marie Joe McCarthy
Moose McCormick
McGraw
Frank Shulte
Cubs
Joe Schultz
Cardinals
Lefty O’doul
Corcoran Urges Excluding Americans From Canadian Open
Toronto notes Fred Corcoran, head of the US PGA, calls for shutting Americans out of Canada’s big-money events to lift Canadian pros. Thornhill hosts 130 players as the Canadian Open begins, with Sam Snead, Craig Wood, Byron Nelson, and Jug McSpaden among top contenders in the 72-hole medal play.
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Money Golf
Fred Corcoran
Canada
Thornhill Golf and Country Club
Corcoran
United States Professional Golfers Association
Corcorans Golfing Stable
Thornhill
Sam Snead
Craig Wood
Byron Nelson
Jug McSpaden
National Industry Quote on Cotton's Reach Outside Belt
Dr. A B Cox of the University of Texas argues that a large share of those employed in, or benefiting from, the cotton industry live and work beyond the Cotton Belt, making cotton a national industry.
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A. B. Cox
University OF Texas
Radio Schedule Adjustments for Eastern War Time
Radio program grid lists changes due to late network corrections for August 2. Programs span serials, dramas, news, music, and talk shows from 5:30 p.m. to 1 a.m. Eastern War Time with multiple networks and regional repeats.
Multiple baseball scores and upcoming games across leagues
Scoreboard results show Pittsburgh beat Chicago 1 0 and St. Louis 15 Cincinnati 3 while New York routed Boston 9 2 Detroit topped St. Louis 9 8 Chicago 2 Cleveland 1 Boston 7 New York 5 Washington 2 3 Philadelphia 1 0 in others Greensboro beat Durham 5 3 Martinsville 3 Raleigh 1 Danville 9 Leakaville 4 Winston-Salem 8 Burlington 5 in the Carolina League standings and many more league results with scheduled games listed for today including Pittsburgh at Chicago New York at Boston Chicago at Cleveland St. Louis at Detroit Philadelphia at Washington and regional matchups. One note mentions an innings game and a rain delay affecting several contests.
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Macks Triumph in 11th Inning Victory Over Lexington
In a tight contest at Finch Field, Lexington Athletics edged Thomasville 11-8 in 11 innings. Richert doubled for the winners. Leonard led Thomasville with three hits in a losing effort as Quig took the loss after relieving Munsinger.
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Pam Howig
Fer
Sightless Servicemen To Hold Row Boat Race
Blind army and navy veterans from Valley Forge General and the naval hospital compete in a special rowing race on the Schuylkill River in Philadelphia. The event serves as a booster for morale and marks the first of a series of meets among sightless servicemen.
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Valley Forge General
Ram
Navy
Ie Wag Wag Naval Hospital
Schuylkill River
Duranty and White Clash on Peace with Russia
Tonight America's Town Meeting debates whether Russia and America can live in peace and whether communism and capitalism must clash. Four authorities William L White Louis Fischer Walter Duranty and Vera Micheles Dean share views on dollar and cent ties plus markets and capital.
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Russia
America
William L. White
Louis Fischer
Walter Duranty
Vera Micheles Dean
Foreign Policy Ass’n
Reader’s Digest
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