Ambers Poised For Armstrong World Title Fight
Lou Ambers shows confidence as he trains for the August 9 title bout against Henry Armstrong at the Polo Grounds. Armstrong’s readiness and the bout’s financial prospects are discussed, with betting at 12 to 5 in favor of Armstrong and anticipated crowds reaching up to six figures.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Lou Ambers
Henry Armstrong
Polo Grounds
Armstrong
Ambers
Henry
May
Barney Ross
Joe Louis
Lou
Louis
White
Mike Jacobs
Local Sports Column Touches Baseball And College Football Trends
Columnist discusses Johnny Allen as a top hurler, New Bern’s struggling team, and a dramatic old-timer Doc Smith memory. It notes O'Shannassey playoff proposals to strengthen leagues, Enterprise staff passion for the game, and UNC Kenan Stadium seating ahead of the Duke Carolina clash with tickets already in demand.
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Johnny Allen
Johnny
High Point
Rele
New Bern
Fire Department
Doc Smith
Iow
University of North Carolina
Kenan Stadium
Beore's Bearded Comeback Powers Softball Win
G. of A. offense erupts for 23 hits to beat Caldwell 9 to 2 in Commercial league play. Samuels drives the attack with two doubles and a triple while Robbins hits two home runs. Batteries Samuels and Sowers vs Caldwell and Taylor. Umpires Gashaw and Jones.
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Caldwell
Samuels
Robbing
Beore
Rhe P. O
Robbins
Sowers
Caldwell and
Taylor
Gashaw and Jones
Flaherty states need for new pass plays ahead of Chicago clash
Flaherty admits after signing Slingin Sammy Baugh to a three year contract that he is short on new pass plays for the Redskins. He notes nearly every team knows their passing game as the champions prepare for a season opener against the College All Stars in Chicago on August 31.
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Slingin
Sammy Baugh
Flaherty
Texas
Redskins
College All Stars
Chicago
Citywide Tennis Tourney Draws Four More Top Netters
Four top netters entered the fifth annual citywide tennis tournament sponsored by the city parks and recreation department. Returning finalist Hubert Barrier leads a field including Troy Short Bud Copeland Jimmy Parsons and Rogers. Women and junior divisions debut as entries close Saturday noon. Registration via Bill Forster city hall 4526. Pairings announced Sunday in the Enterprise.
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City Parks and Recreation Department
Rogers
Hubert Barrier
Troy Short
Bud Copeland
Jimmy Parsons
Guilford College
Bill Forster
Golfer Bill Coleman Plays 171 Holes In 15 Hours
Auburn Aug 9 Bill Coleman 22 completed 171 holes of golf in 15 hours at Highland Golf Club starting yesterday and finishing at 8 pm for 734 strokes. He had 98 pars 12 birdies and one eagle with a nine hole score of 85 two caddies rotated shifts and he lost 12 pounds with only a sprained heel as aftereffects of a roughly 34 mile marathon.
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Auburn
Bill Coleman
Highland Golf Club
Coleman
Industrial Loop Mert Plans Final Series in YMCA Meet
A baseball meeting of the four leading Industrial league teams is set for Wednesday at 7 30 PM in the YMCA to organize for the final series. The series is expected to start Saturday this week.
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Mert
Baseball Schedule Briefs: Rain Plagues St. Louis Card Match
In the American League, crews at St. Louis await action as rain suspends the only scheduled game. The National League reports an open date with no games scheduled on the slate.
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St. Louis
Matchups and scores headlined for Cleveland and others
The card lists wrestling or boxing style matchups with Cleveland at St. Louis and Detroit at Chicago Kennedy facing Knott, plus Boston vs Philadelphia Grove or Marrs and Washington vs New York Kelly or Chandler, including listed records and end results.
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Cleveland
St. Louis
Peller
Whitehill
Hildebrand
Cox
Detroit
Chicago
Kennedy
Knott
Boston
Philadelphia
Grove
Marrs
Thomas
Washington
New York
Kelly
Chandler
League Scores and Matchups Reported
The text lists early league results with teams Boston Melton Philadelphia Brooklyn Hollingsworth Presnell St Louis Pittsburgh Warneke Bauers and records around 9 9 14 8 10 8 9 11 6 4 6 3. It notes matchups including Philadelphia Brooklyn versus Hollingsworth and St Louis at Pittsburgh Warneke versus Bauers.
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Ve Erring
Four Way Tie Remains After First 18 At Asheville Tourney
Four golfers tied for the lead as the Biltmore Forest Country Club annual invitation began the second 18 holes. Judd Brumley Al Dowtin Billy Oliver John C Owens posted 72s one over par.
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Asheville
Biltmore Forest Country Club
Judd Brumley
Greeneville
Tenn
al Dowtin
Wake Forest
Billy Oliver
Valdosta
John C. Owens
Raleigh
Chester Brown
I Jr
Beaver Lake
Frank Edwards
Caroleen
R. A. Hilliard
Ben Goodes
Burlington
Alexander
Charlotte
Mills’ B. Lane
Savannah
Local League Wednesday Matches Listed
Oakdale hosts Marsh at Oakdale. Vrane faces Tomlinson at Air Port.
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Oakdale
Marsh
Vrane
Tomlinson
Airport
Speed Records Likely Doomed at Bonneville Salt Flats
In Bonneville Utah speed fans forecast doom for the world land speed records of 311.42 mph as Captain George E. T. Eyston and John R. Cobb prepare new runs. Eyston fields Thunderbolt ready to start when the course is suitable, while Cobb tested his machine at about 250 mph on the flats.
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Eyston
Cobb
Salt Flats
Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Salt Speedway
George E. T. Eyston
John R. Cobb
Tommies Beat Mooresville in Subway League Doubleheader
Thomasville tops Mooresville 3 2 in game one and 5 4 in game two as the Tommies push their win streak to six in a row. Manager Maus sparked the rally with a two run fifth inning. Maus went 3 for 4 in the first game.
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Eitar Wang
Thomasville
Omn
Mooresville
Tommies
Maus
Blair
Miliner
McCrone
Bieck
Wicks
Teague
Conner
Mueller
Shealy
Harrington
McCern
Miller
Rune
White
Stelengson
Moffitt Powers To City Championship Finals At Blair Park
Buster Moffitt advances to the final round of Blair Park golf club city championship after a 5 up 4 to play win over Ben Garner. Ed Madaris reaches the semi finals with a 1 up on Ralph Foust after 19 holes. In other flights Bogal, Dillon, Freeze, Hedrick, Cortney, Royal, McCane, Kellam, Desanto, Hart, Ragedale secure wins.
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Buster Moffitt
Blair Park
Ben Garner
Ed Madaris
Ralph Foust
J. L. Bogal
Bill Hayes
C. Dillon
Gib Clinard
Paul Freeze
Mann Boggs
Hedrick
Fred Sechrest
Frank Cortney
Jack Copland
Jack Royal
W. Dillon
McCane
W. Brown
MacKellam
M. M. Schwarts
R. A. Desanto
D. C. Ragen
Albert
Sunday School Softball Series Opens This Week
Four teams enter a knockout to reach the Sunday school softball final. First Baptist faces Immanuel Lutheran on Steele Street. Weeley Memorial plays Welch Memorial at the high school diamond. Winners advance to a best two of three championship series after Friday play if needed, with prior season strong overall.
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First Baptist
Immanuel Lutheran
Steele Street
Weeley Memoria
Welch Memorial Boys
Green Street
Ward Street
Commercial Title Games In Hayworth League Planning Meeting
Representatives from the Hay worth Roll and Panel and Globe Pariey Furniture Co meet at the YMCA tonight at 7 30 to finalize plans for the Commercial baseball league championship series. The series begins Saturday.
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Hayworth Roll and Panel
Globe Pariey Furniture Co
Household steel stockpiles rise in wartime drives
A wartime statistic notes American housewives hold about a half ton of steel in household goods such as stoves refrigerators and washing machines. The figure underscores how domestic metal use reflects broader national mobilization.
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Aoe Vicar
Kewstoke
England
Hank Greenberg Eyes Babe Ruth Home Run Record Pace
Hank Greenberg, the Detroit first baseman, roars to 38 homers by game 99, 15 ahead of Ruth's 1927 pace for 60. The Tigers sit fifth as Del Baker strives to salvage a spot in the first division while Greenberg dominates at home with 24 homers there and 14 elsewhere. Rained out Indians Browns game notes a quiet day as leagues begin a cross league stretch.
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Hank Greenberg
Babe Ruth
Detroit
Hank
Ruth
Babe
Tigers
Greenberg
Yankees
del Baker
Chicago
Pirates
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis Browns
Norfolk Grabs Piedmont Top in Seesaw League Skirmish
In the Piedmont League Norfolk edged Charlotte by two points in a tight standings swing. Durham fell 7 to 6 to Norfolk while Charlotte lost 21 to 12 to Richmond in a wild 22 hit game. Bobby Estalella of Richmond’s Bees led sluggers with three homers and a single. Young added six hits.
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Charlotte
N. C
Aus
Norfolk
Tars
Charlotte Hornets
Durham
Hornets
Richmond
Ray White
Bulls
White
Bobby Estalella
Bees
Young
Colt
Estalella
Anderson
Winston-Salem
Asheville
Ace Adams
Gornicki
Portsmouth
Rocky Mount
Larry Melville
Rain Delays Net Tourney At Rye
Rain postponed the eastern grass courts tennis championships at Westchester Country Club for three days. Alice Marble stood out, defeating Alice Bernhard 6-0 6-1 as her coach Leanor Tennant predicted a major impact on women’s tennis in the near future.
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Rye
N. Y
Westchester Country Club
Alice Marble
Miss Marble
Leanor Tennant
Alice
Alice Bernhard
New York
Cochrane returns rumor fuels baseball talk from Detroit to New York
New York writer seeks collaboration with Mickey Cochrane before the world series, but he declines. The piece notes speculations about Cochrane’s return to the majors, Babe Ruth’s rumored investing, and assorted gossip from fans and readers across the country, including comments on Armstron, Jacobs, and other boxing and baseball figures.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Detroit
Mickey Cochrane
Mickey
Black Mike
Eds
Cochrane
Phil Wrigley
Cub Board of Strategy
Remarks Echo Bush League Vibes From West Virginia Fans
The passage recalls a Charleston West Virginia bush league team that trained down that way last spring. On the first day three cross eyed in fielders reported. We have requests from West Virginians to lay off boosting their football club. They figured no one would pay them mind this year and they'd sneak up and off a few heads.
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Pete Murray
Charleston
W. Va
West
Hudson accuses USTA of profiting from Davis Cup star
George Hudson claims he was separated from his pupil Frank Kovacs and plans legal action against the USTA. Hudson accuses coaches backed by merchandise firms of undue influence and calls for an investigation into amateur tennis practices. Kovacs says Hudson helped him learn a key stroke, highlighting tension between coach and star.
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Drew Middleton
New York
George Hudson
Frank Kovacs
Calif
Hudson
Berkeley
Californian
Sea Bright
Kovacs
Hudson Ace
Softball District Meet Set Across North Carolina
Raleigh August 9 AP Eight district softball tournaments for men will run across the state next week with five for women. Charlotte Kannapolis Greensboro and Raleigh host both genders and other sites include Concord Goldsboro Hendersonville High Point Salisbury Roanoke Rapids and Winston-Salem. Winners advance to Greensboro in the week of August 21 for state competition.
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Raleigh
Waderson
Amateur Softball Association of America
Charlotte
Kannapolis
Greensboro
Concord
Goldsboro
Hendersonville
High Point
Salisbury
Lumberton
We Rapids
Asheville
Shelby
Winston-Salem
Roanoke Rapids
Durham
Ison
Gastonia Wins 1-0 In Final Legion Tilt Over Charlotte
Gastonia American Legion juniors clinch North Carolina title with an 18 inning thriller over Charlotte. The crowd of 2 500 watched Harmon score on a misplayed throw as Wink Stroupe struck out 17 with six hits allowed. Joe Moody Jr pitched well for Charlotte with 11 strikeouts. The victory earns Gastonia a spot in regional eliminations starting in Belmont.
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Gastonia
N. C
Tonia
American Legionunior
Carolina
Charlotte
Little Pelt
Hal Vantreet
Harmon
Wink Stroupe
Joe Moody, Jr
Belmont
Hummingbirds Favor Red Deep Flowers for Fertilization
Hummingbirds prefer red deep-throated flowers that rely on their visits for fertilization, while other petals attract different pollinators. The pattern suggests a coevolved relationship between hummingbirds and bright red blossoms.
Boxing Roundup Scores From Last Night Bouts
In Chicago Sammy Angott outpointed Nick Camarats in a 132 to 182 pound bout. In Houston Stanley Has ruto defeated Joey Parks in a 158 to 164 pound clash. In Baltimore Irish Eddie Dunne outpointed Cowboy Howard O&cott. Chester Ruby stopped Pete Powell in Norfolk, Virginia.
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Ted Press
Associa
Chicago
Sammy Angott
Louisville
Nick Camarats
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Stanley Hasruto
New York
Joey Parks
Eddie Dunne
Howard O&cott
Washington
Chester Ruby
Baltimore
Pete Powell
Norfolk
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Piedmont Center of Industy
North Carolina
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