New Reds Win Over Cubs Tigers Lose 3-2
In Chicago on August 4 the White Sox defeated the league-leading Tigers 3-2 after Hal Halt faltered in the seventh. Detroit had led 2-0 entering the inning as Orval Grove held the Tigers to eight hits and closed with his tenth win of the year.
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Tall Halt
Detroit
Chicago White Sox
Tigers
Newhouser
Big Hal
Johnny Dickshot
Floyd Baker
Guy Curtright
Cass Michaels
Dickshot
Baker
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Bob Maier
Tresh
Newshouser
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Grove
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High Point grid season shapes up with returning juniors
August 15 opens fall drills for High Point with seven regulars back under Head Coach Homer McCoy. Most returnees were juniors last year, two graduated, the rest drafted or in service. Pending a strong schedule, 1946 looks promising with Reidsville opening and Salisbury Homecoming on the slate. Asheville may join Western Class A next year.
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Homer McCoy
McCoy
Tony Cernugel
Black Bison
Raleigh
Local colleges delay football plans as coaches unsettled
High Point College delays ahead of fall practice amid coaching controversy. Guilford and Catawba train under Doc Newton and Chubby Kirkland, while Elon may wait until 1946 to return. Harold Rickard joins Lexington Athletica. several High Point high school players enter service. Hillcrest Hosiery girls softball team leads with 17 wins in 18 games. Thomasville Tommies and Mills Home plan another gridiron season. Darr Shealy to lead Davidson County school coaching again.
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Doc Newton
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Les
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Pene Ae A En
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Waterfowl hunting season cut to eighty days in 1945
Secretary Ickes announced the 1945 waterfowl season will again run for 80 days amid rationing. Ammunition for civilians remains scarce with limited commercial distribution possible in fall. farmers launchers and law enforcement have shells. Regulations align with last year across northern intermediate and southern zones.
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Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Ickes
War Production Board
Truman
Drainage Boosts Crop Yield At Raleigh State Farm
Drainage improvements raised corn yield on one field at the Raleigh state hospital farm from about one in five years to approximately 65 bushels per acre this year. The U S department of agriculture notes the large Italian red onion as the mildest sweetest grown in America.
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Body of Billy Southworth’s Son Found
Billy Southworth and his son Maj William B Southworth Jr were connected to a B 29 crash in Flushing Bay on February 15 The body was found at the confluence of the East River and Long Island Sound Identified by clothing and two army ID tags funeral services set for Columbus Ohio.
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Billy) Southworth
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la Guardia Field
Columbus
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Triangle Hosiery To Meet Siler City Here Today
This afternoon at 2 30 Triangle Hosiery Mills nine of High Point will host Siler City on the high school field in a return game. Siler City won the first meeting 2 1. Reg Dawson will start on the mound for Triangle with Jack Know likely to do the catching.
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Which Senator Leader In Base Stealing Figures
The Washington club requested an audit of American league base stealing figures for George Case and George Myatt. Both Senators duel for the league lead as local scorers dispute whether Case and Myatt have 20 bases each or Case leads by one or two bases.
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Washington
Washington Club Today
George Case
George Myatt
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Case
Myatt
Nelson wins Canadian Open in Toronto with 68 final round
Byron Nelson of Toledo shot 68 to win the $10,000 Canadian Open in Toronto with a 72 hole total of 280. Herman Barron was four back in second on 284, Ed Furgol tied for third at 285, as Nelson extended his streak of tourney wins to ten.
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White Plains
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Thornhill
Freddie Haas
New Orleans
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Deal
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Craig Wood
New York
Willie In
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Claude Harmon
Grosse Point
Mich
Haas
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Radio Schedule Amid Late Corrections For Eastern War Time
A detailed listing of radio programs with time shifts and corrections for Eastern War Time. Entries include music shows, news, discussions, dramas, and special commentators across CBS NBC and other networks. The schedule notes changes and hour adjustments throughout the day.
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Networka
Dodgers fall to Braves in twin bill losses
Brooklyn Dodgers lose 1-0 in the regularly scheduled game and drop the suspended June 17 contest 4-1 to the Boston Braves. The disputed first inning play and a balk call swing the run in favor of Boston.
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Dixie Walker
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Magerkurth
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de Bissonette
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Salkeld's big day fuels Pirates but Cardinals win in ninth
Bill Salkeld drove in five Pittsburgh runs including a first inning homer and a seventh inning two run blast. The Pirates led 5-1 but St Louis staged a late rally behind Art Rebel's ninth inning winner off Debb Garris. Brecheen earned the win. Strincevich took the loss. In Cincinnati, Ed Heusser drove in a go ahead run with a sixth inning single as the Reds beat Chicago 4 3 for their first win in 16 games. Grimm was ejected for disputing a ninth inning call.
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Salkeld
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al Gerheauser
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Len Merullo
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Sherman Field Opens Semi-Pro Tourney With Chanute
Sherman field flyers of Leavenworth Kansas the defending champions face Chanute Field Planesmen of Illinois in the opening game of the 1945 national semi pro baseball tournament. The game is set for 8 15 p m Friday night initiating 43 contests under the double elimination format.
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Sherman Field Flyers
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National Baseball Congress
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Frank Thomas predicts postwar football progress in youths holdouts
New Orleans dispatch cites University of Alabama coach Frank Thomas saying football will improve this fall but not reach 1942 level for years after the war. He notes veterans will fight for starting jobs against returning freshmen and cites Gilmer's eight-for-eight Sugar Bowl performance as evidence that fresh talent can compete.
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Frank Thomas
University of Alabama
Thomas
Notre Dame
Eddie Anderson
Ater Iowa
Clipper Smith
Girney Kirk
Podge Ey
Hank Anderson
Crimson Tide
Alabama
Harry Gilmer
Duke
Play-Offs To Start Monday In City Loop
City softball league crowns High Point Weaving as top seed for playoffs with 155 wins and Hillcrest Hosiery second at 128. Amos Hosiery and Diamond Full Fashion trail, while Junior Order sits at 119. First games set for Monday with High Point Weaving vs Amos Hosierymen and Hillcrest vs Diamond Full Fashion on the high school and junior high fields alternately. If needed a third game for each series would be played midweek and late in the week.
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Diamond
Cessna Bobcats Kansas Champions In Army Tournament
The Cessna Bobcats are declared Kansas champions as the Army tournament proceeds with teams representing the service. On the ODT recommendation, all out-state civilian clubs are barred due to severe transportation issues.
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Ita Cessna Bobcats
Kansas
Army
ODT
Regulars Open Football Practice Under Coach McCoy
High Black Bison begin drills August 15 with seven to return from last year. Co captains elect Donald er and Curt McDonald lead ahead of opener with Reidsville Golden Lions on September 14 at Reidsville. Schedule includes homecoming October 19 and games against Salisbury Charlotte Gastonia Greensboro and R J Reynolds with a conference clash in December.
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Arlington Handicap Fame for Busher in 25,000 Dollar Derby
25,000 Wate Busher wins the Arlington Handicap at Washington Park before a crowd of 25,000. Johnny Longden rode Busher to a mile and a quarter in 2 03, just shy of the track record. Take Wings and Slide finish behind Busher with Daily T fourth. Pat O Luck placed fifth. Busher's winnings reach 201,920 this season, enhancing her status among top race mares alongside Top Flight and Twilight Tear.
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Females Begin League Play-Off Monday Afternoon
Hillcrest Hosiery will seek the top spot in the girls league as they meet Thomas M in the first playoff game Monday afternoon. Marsh faces War Department girls the next day with the best two of three advancing to the finals. Games continue through the week with finals beginning after berths are earned and a 6 15 start is set.
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Thomas Mi
Marsh
War Department Girls
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