Baseball Talk Sparks Fire Over Rickey's Pennant Plans
New York Aug 14 Baseball chatter has Pirates GM Roy Hamey blaming Branch Rickey for any Dodgers flag loss. The piece notes remarks on pennant control, Dodgers’ pitching focus, and various player quips from Glaviano to Konstanty and Robinson, with praise for Hornsby and Vaughan in baserunning speed.
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Roy Hamey
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Branch Rickey
Hamey
Rickey
North State league All-Star Game at Finch Field
The North State league All-Star game set for August 20 at Finch Field is described as markedly better than previous similar events. It is already viewed as superior to Collier's Caper held in Statesville earlier in the year under the All-Star banner.
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Statesville
Marvin Summey
Allen Jay High School
Jaybirds
Marvin
Allen Jay
Fans cast strong North State All Star vote
The High Point Enterprise notes fans eagerly vote in the North State league All Star ballot for the Finch Field game, aiming to draw a crowd. It contrasts a past poor turnout at Statesville with improved attendance and standard admission at sixty cents.
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Statesville
Bob Collier
Best of the Best Top Honors Are Taken By Burlington Raleigh Lads
Burlington guard Fred Matthews and Raleigh forward Kim Buchanan were chosen as outstanding athletes in the second annual North Carolina All Star football and basketball games. Matthews led the West to a 13 6 football victory at Greensboro Senior High Stadium. Buchanan scored 22 points as the East won 61 57 at Eton College.
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Burlington
Raleigh
North Carolina
Buchanan
Eton College
Matthews
Craig Blackburn
Reidsville
Jerry Paschal
High Point
Billy Hawks
Mt. Airy
Pete Chaney
Russell Jones
Gray High
Winston-Salem
Eddie Mann
Chapel Hill
Bill Peeler
Salisbury
Billy Lyles
Wilson
Jim Stevenson
Hanes High
Kinston
Bobby Hodges
Charlie Smith
Wilmington
Warren Russell
New Bern
Smith
Duke
Russell
E.C.T.C
Wake Forest
State
World Golf Playoff Set Today
Chick Harbert and Hank Ransom meet in a nineteenth playoff at Tam's course for about 83 dollars per shot. The World Championship offers 11000 to the winner and 5000 to the runner up, with Harbert and Ransom both chasing the record prize pool in a par 72 format.
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Hank Ransom
Tom O'Shanter
Tam
Harbert
Ransom
Ranson
Dallas, Texan
Clinton Wins Carolinas Little League Championship
Clinton defeated the Kiwanis all-stars of Raleigh 2 to 0 in Charleston to clinch the Carolinas Little League title. The South Carolina nine shut out Raleigh in the deciding game of a two of three series played Saturday.
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Clinton
South Carolina
Kiwanis All-Stars
Raleigh
N. C
Rags to Riches Jim Hearn Hurls Giants To Win
Jim Hearn, a right hander from Atlanta, joined the New York Giants in July and won six of six starts, delivering a 2-0 victory over the Philadelphia Phillies. Wes Westrum and Don Mueller drove in the runs as the Giants split the four game series with Philadelphia and moved into a strong position in the pennant race with other NL results shaping standings.
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Ken Johnson
Wes Westrum
Don Mueller
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Ken Raffensberger
Reds
Pittsburg Pirates
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Detroit Tigers
Paul Lehner
Lou Brissie
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Vic Raschi
al Sima
Mickey Harris
Washington Senators
Red Sox
Eddie Yost
Lou Boudreau
Larry Doby
Indians
White Sox
Dick Weik
Gus Niarhos
Ray Scarborough
Bob Feller
Tribe
Detroit
Results and standings from yesterday and today’s games
Results show Philadelphia over New York and Washington over Boston while Chicago struggles. Postponements due to wet grounds affect Detroit at St Louis and other schedule changes. Upcoming games include Detroit at Cleveland with Newhouser facing Wyn, plus multiple city matchups including Fayetteville Raleigh Greensboro and Danville.
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Police hunt Palermo linked to numbers racket violence
Philadelphia August 14 police pursue Frank Blinky Palermo manager of Ike Williams over conspiracy firearms charges and threat to kill. two accomplices held on 10000 bail after a gun battle. Marcus and Mangiello prisoners tied to the Palermo Singleton numbers bank.
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Ike Williams
Palermo
Richard Doyle
James Singleton
Doyle
Joseph Coffee
Nicholas Marcus
Upper Darby
Patsy Mangiello
Singleton
Coffee
George J. Kronbar
Kronbar
Marcus
Mangiello
Australia beats Sweden to reach U S challenge in Davis Cup
In Rye New York Australia defeated Sweden 3 to 2 to win the interzone title and gain the right to challenge the United States in Newport. Ted Schroeder won the Newport Invitation by defeating Art Larsen 6 3 7 5 6 4 and said he will not enter the national singles.
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N. Y
Australia
Sweden
U.S
Newport
A. I
Ted Schroeder
Art Larsen
Manchester
Mass
Margaret DuPont
Essex County Club
Beverely Baker
Louise Brough
Doris Hart
Shirley Fry
Whitfield wins world fast half mile as Great Britain top US
London Olympic champion Mal Whitfield clocks 1:50 for the half mile, fastest time this year, but Great Britain defeats the United States in the international track meet. Also noted are tennis upset wins in Cambridge and power boat records at the Cambridge Yacht Club.
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Patsy Zellmer
San Diego
Laura Lou John
Clearwarter
Fla
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Edison Hedges
Cambridge Yacht Club
Chicago
Tom O'Shanter
Henry Ransom
Chick Harbert
Frank Stranahan
Babe Zaharias
Dot Kielty
Osaka
Japan
Jim McLane
Ford Kenn
Ronald Gora
Wayne Moore
Yale
Chapman Homer Secures Win for Spinners in Ninth
Landis Spinners beat Thomasville High Point Hi-Toms 9-8 at Finch Field as Chapman's ninth inning homer broke a seesaw contest. Cooper and Chapman homered for Landis while Lybrand and Petters connected for Hi-Toms. Southworth took the loss after relief duty, with Conroy expected to start tonight.
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Meat of Outfielders and League Leaders Summary
The piece lists MLB leaders across major categories for the season. Notable names include Stan Musial and Enos Slaughter leading batting and RBIs, with J. Jethroe and Ashburn among stolen bases and triples leaders. It notes pitchers Maglie and Miller atop the standings with strong win percentages.
Louis Shadow Looms Over Charles Beshore Title Fight
In Buffalo on August 14, Ezzard Charles defends his NBA heavyweight title against Freddie Beshore, with Joe Louis looming over the bout as a potential springboard to a $500,000 September Louis Charles championship clash. Charles, a 1-5 favorite, stresses readiness and willingness to fight full rounds, while Beshore has kept sharp during the long layoff. Charles completes six rounds in training ahead of the contest.
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Louis-Charles
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Beshore
Winston-Salem Dominates Twin City In Carolina League Race
With the season nearing its end, Winston-Salem sits 16 1/2 games ahead of Danville as Burlington lingers for fourth place. Reidsville and Greensboro fight for bottom, while Durham and Fayetteville chase spots and Danville edges Greensboro on a two-run homer by Jack Rothenhausler.
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Fayetteville
Raleigh
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Bees
Schultz
Bulls
Hal Atkinson
Bill LaFrance
Milt Jordan
Thomasville Softball Schedule Returns Busy Week
Tuesday night features Coman-Lanier against Star Furniture at 7 and Carolina Seating versus VFW at 8 15. Wednesday has Poole's Knitting meeting Coman-Lanier at 7 and Carolina Seating against Edwin Lambeth at 5 15. Thursday includes Poole's Knitting versus Amazon at 6 30 and Carolina Seating versus Coman-Lanier at 7 30 with Erwin Lambeth facing Ashmore at 0. Friday caps with Star Furniture versus Ashmore at 7 and VFW against Amabon at 8 15. Monday August 21 lists two games between Coman-Lanier and VFW.
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