Rick Ferrell Eyes World Series On Nats Tall Aim
Guilford fans root for Rick Ferrell the famed Washington catcher as the Nationals chase the league pennant and a World Series berth. The veteran backstop, 38 going on 39, seeks a new catching records while the Ferrell family stake backs the farm near High Point with earnings from major league play.
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Turner Back In Catcher Role For Thomasville Tigers
Bulldog Turner returned to catching with two hits in four plate appearances as Thomasville beat the cellar-dwelling Cord Weavers 8-3 at Finchfield. Manager Rex Bowen announced lineup changes including Bill Morgan focusing on pitching and Angus Rogers shifting to third base.
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Newport News
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Lennon
Digest of wartime sports gossip and postwar chatter in 1915
A collage of sports notes and social commentary cites bench fits and umpires clashing with fans, Stalin illness chatter, High Point and Winston-Salem prep football plans, racing mentions, new managers in minor leagues, golf milestones, and baseball finances. It mixes quirky asides and period tone with little verifiable substance.
Rube Wilson Takes Over At Burlington
Hal Rube Wilson, a Raleigh local, will debut as manager in the Carolina league replacing Cy Perkins recalled to Brooklyn. The Bees aim for a first division bid with a doubleheader against Leaksville tonight while Winston Salem’s Cards gain sixth and Martinsville rises to third after key wins.
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Durham Bulls
Danvilles
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Winston
Art Medlinger
Martinsville
Medlinger
Conn
Burlington
Segura And Talbert In National Tourney
New York Aug. 7 The nation's top tennis players including 25 of the first 35 ranking women will start play Wednesday in the eastern court championships at Estchester Country Club Rye N Y The event is the final prep for the nationals Most of the leading men players are en-
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Estchester
Rye
Major League Leaders Highlights from the Season
American League leaders include Stirnweiss of New York leading in runs and hits with 68 and 122 respectively, while Stephens of St. Louis tops home runs with 15 and Benton of Detroit leads pitching. National League leaders feature Holmes of Boston in batting and Rosen of Brooklyn in hits and RBIs, with Cooper and Passeau leading pitching events.
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Cuccinello
Chicago
Stirnweiss
New York
Stirnweise
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St. Louis
Etten
R. Johnson
Boston
Case
Washington
McQuinn
Boudreau
Cleveland
Binks
Moses
Stephens
Myall
Benton
Detroit
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Holmes
Rosen
Brooklyn
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Adams
St.Louis
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Clay
Cincinnati
Cooper
Passeau
Back To School Drive Aims To Boost Enrollment
Washington reports a government back to school drive to raise high school enrollment by 250000 this fall. Sponsored by the children's bureau labor department and the office of education, the effort seeks to restore pre war enrollment of 7250000 after a wartime drop to about 6000000 due to job opportunities.
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Office of Education
Local Tennis Figures Among Era’s Rising Stars
Readable mentions include Bill Talbert Pancho Segura Lt Garnar Mulloy Elwood Cooke and junior champion Herbie Flamm as part of a historic tennis scene highlighting prominent players and emerging talents.
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Pancho Segura
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Elwood Cooke
Herbie Flamm
Turner Leads Farm Club As Radmer Moves Up
Turner replaced Monty Radmer at catcher with Radmer promoted to Newport News in the Piedmont League. Turner had a double and a single while Morgan limited the visitors to hits as his teammates totaled 13. The Brooklyn farm club travels to Concord for another game with the Weavers, then a two game series begins at Mooresville then Thomasville followed by Hickory and Finchfield in a busy week.
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Newport News
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Concord
Weavers
Mooresville
Thomasville
Hickory
Finchfield
Lou Nova Debuts On Stage In Boxing Comedy
Ex heavyweight Lou Nova makes a stage debut at Bass Rocks Summer Theater in Gloucester Massachusetts during a world premiere comedy. Nova appears in two scenes and does not box on stage while the plot follows a has begun fighter turned small town barber.
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California
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Hagan
Rosen Holmes Battle For NL Bat Lead
Tommy Holmes of the Boston Braves and Tony Cuccinello of the Chicago White Sox led the major league batting races with two months left in the season. Goody Rosen of Brooklyn trailed Holmes with a .362, while Phil Cavarretta of Chicago moved to .357 and Stan Hack of Chicago at .337. Other leaders included Mel Ott, Lisle Olmo, and George Case among the top batters as the circuit's races tightened.
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Tony Cuccinello
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White Sox
Goody Rosen
Brooklyn
Holmes
Phil Cavarretta
Cubs
Stan Hack
Mel Ott
Lis Olmo
Whitey Kurowski
St. Louis
Vance Dinges
Philadelphia
Don Johnson
Bobby Establla
Vern Stephens
George Myatt
Washington
Wally Moses
Chica
Eddie Mayo
Detroit
New Hoop League Discussed by Multiple Cities
Representatives from Indianapolis St Louis Pittsburgh Cleveland Providence Buffalo Hershey Philadelphia New Haven and Washington were to meet today to discuss forming a new professional basketball league to parallel the American hockey league Maurice Podoloff of New Haven president of the hockey group said the plan was very tentative.
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Fights Last Night Reported From Three Cities
In Chicago George Sugar Costner outpointed Robert Fowler. In Providence Joe Angelo defeated Jimmy Pierce. In Miami Jack Larrimore stopped Armand Michaud.
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Sugar) Costner
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Hambletonian Field Draws Biggest Entry in Years
Goshen N Y August 7 The largest field in years is expected to start in the Breto nian tomorrow for the rich three year old trotting stake at Good Time parks triangular track. Titan Hanover leads a slate of 15 contenders with 11 a m entry and a potential 15,000 in attendance. Titan Hanover has dominated this season with multiple records and titles. Other leading contenders include Kimberly Hanover Reyland Axemite Mighty Ned and Seaforth Lady from Ridgeway stables as fallouts for money spots.
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Titan
Hayes and Rocco spark Indians past St Louis in opener
Frankie Hayes and Mickey Rocco led a 9-7 Indian win with Hayes homering with two on and Rocco adding two homers in the 8-4 finale. Al Benton and Johnny Humphreys split two games, Benton winning 6-2 and Humphreys blanking Chicago 7-0.
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Mickey Rocco
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Johnny Humphreys
White Sox
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Eagles Sign Ends Smith and Agajanian
Philadelphia Eagles of the National Football League signed two ends, Milton Snuffy Smith and Ben Agajanian, both discharged veterans, to strengthen the weak spots on the line. Smith earned all coast conference honors in 1940 and 1941 at UCLA, while Agajanian was a field goal specialist at the University of Mexico.
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39 Dogs In 3 Rooms Too Much
New York, Aug. 7. Harriet Oswald faced Brooklyn court for violating the sanitary code over 39 dogs kept in a three room apartment. Magistrate Charles Solomon suspended a 60 day sentence on condition she surrender the animals to the ASPCA. The ruling cited the large number of dogs rather than a general ban on dogs.
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Boxing Gambling Warning and Curiosities From US Sports Roundup
Abe Greene warns against sure thing gamblers in boxing amid concerns over heavy bets. Columns note a dog purchase price recovery, a wild tour idea for world champions, and various boxing matchups including Mouzon vs Stolz and Arnold vs Graziano with upcoming fights and promotions.
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Radio schedule notes corrections and program lineup
Corrections by networks cause time changes across a dense backward looking radio schedule. Programs listed include serials, news, music, dramas and variety shows across abc cbs mbs and nbe networks with late shifts and repeats.
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Lowell Thomas
Abe
Ted Husing
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Fred Morrison
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Dick Haymes
Jack Bailey
Abe Arthur Hale
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Abe-West
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Ginny Simms
Chs Pic
Pat
Abe Rank
Mbs East
Don Gardiner
Judy
Abe Theater of Romance, Dramatica
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Norman Corwin
Guy Lombardo
Abe Gabriel Heatter
Victor Borge
Doctor
Cbs Saludos Amigos
Abe American Forum
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Sydney Moseley
Sigmund Romberg
Nbe Congress
Josef Stopak
Abe Eturn
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Unusual Bat Hits Pitcher in Camp Butner Baseball Game
Pvt. Charlie Montgomery executed a rare play when a wild pitch deflected off his bat and struck the ball, a fair hit that confused players and umpires. The All-Stars later saw Montgomery put out after an odd sequence as the Post Team won 9 to 6.
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Benton Clinches lone win in tense series
The Tigers split with the White Sox as Benton earned his 11th win in a 6-2 opener win, while Humphries pitched a shutout in the 7-0 loss. St Louis dropped two to Cleveland 9-7 and 8-4 in a twilight doubleheader as Brownie Christman suffered a concussion and was sidelined.
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Steve O'Neill
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Minooka
Pennsylvania
O'Neill
Detroit Tigers
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White Sox
Detroit
Boston
Jimmy Dykes
Tiger Cats
Earl Caldwell
Caldwell
Tigers
Orval Grove
Bill Dietrich
Johnny Johnson
Thornto Lee
Ed Lopat
Johnny Humphries
Humphries
al Benton
Zeb Eaton
Mule Haas
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Cleveland
Luke Sewell
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Frankie Hayes
Jim Bagby
Mark Christman
Allie Reynolds
Robert Hyland
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
French Tennis Great Cochet Sees Open Tours as Short Boost
Paris Aug 7 Henri Cochet, France's No. 2, hopes to play Wimbledon and Forest Hills next summer. He argues international open events would lift postwar tennis and recalls past battles with American stars. Cochet notes aging limits yet remains capable and mentions French leader Yvon Petra.
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Wimbledon
Forest Hills
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Francis Hunter
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Ellsworth Vines
America
Tilden
Yvon Petra
Indo China
Sgt Torger Tokle Honored Posthumously For Sportsmanship
New York Aug 7 49 The 1944 citation for sportsmanship is awarded posthumously to Sgt Torger Tokle champion ski jumper killed in action in northern Italy last spring. The award will go to Tokle's brother Kyrre a chief petty officer on U S destroyer Leon with copies to his Norway parents.
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Torger Tokle
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Tokle
Kyrre
U. S
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Norway
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