Don Budge Favored In North Carolina League All Star Event
Mc Crary Eagles of Asheboro faced Corsica, South Dakota in a third round game in Wichita. A loss after Monday’s defeat by Buford left Asheboro at .500 as they chase the national semi pro championship. another loss would eliminate them under tournament rules.
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Wichita Buzz and Baseball Chaos Amid National Tournament
During the sixth day of the National semi pro tournament Wichita locals juggle real time coverage and official duties as Raymond Dumont and Pete Lightener oversee a sprawling spectacle. Umpires scorers and radio announcers keep pace while city life underlines the event with bootleggers poisonings and oil finds. The Arkansas river navigation dispute and civic pride frame a busy town hosting the ballpark and visitors.
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Wichita News Roundup Highlights Wheat Belt and Local Sports
The piece notes Wichita as a wheat belt center, mentions Midland Valley railroad profits during the low mood era, and praises KANS announcer Don Evans. It recalls Alf Landon’s 1936 campaign, prohibition nuances, 3-2 beer jargon, Pat Short, Kansas U football prospects, Forrest Phog Allen’s coaching emphasis, Wichita’s hockey interest, andMeherson Oilers as a local basketball champions.
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Orchid award goes to Cliff Melton after 4 1 win over Boston
Cliff Melton of the New York Giants earns Today's Orchid after he helped his team beat Boston 4 to 1, moving within three games of the league leading Cubs.
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Cabbage Cabbage Stuns Church of God in District Clash
Winston Salem Royal Arcanum softball team edged Church of God 1 to 0 after a bunt led to the decisive run in a Monday district tournament game.
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Tennis star Budge enjoys music while night ace plays
In this round up a garbled sports note highlights Budge liking music during late games while Lou Hanning of the Arkansas Missouri loop shines with a 1.25 season mark and six shutouts in 1937. Mentions include Cardin al George Comellas and a Kohiman tied to Rube records, Jimmy’s two year contract, Gehrig nearing 2,500 hits, and prospects for Duke Tennessee Alabama LSU in the south unofficial title race.
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Bucky Harris forgives writers as he hints at quitting
The article reports Bucky Harris forgiving New York baseball writers who criticized him in Washington and suggests he may quit after the current year. It notes Mike Jacobs bets Budge will turn pro within a year under Jacobs' banner for the first time in the event.
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North Carolina State League All-Star Game Set in Thomasville
Thomasville hosts the second All-Star game of the season Friday at 8 30 pm with an expected crowd between 6000 and 8000. Blackie Carter leads the Northern team from Salisbury Thomasville Lexington and Cooleemee while Jim Poole coaches the Southern squad from Shelby Landis Mooresville and Newton Conover.
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Tennis Finals Set For Sunday In City Wide Event
Yesterday only Woody Brown and George Armfield played with Armfield winning 8 6 9 7. Remaining third round matches include Barrier Ellington Setzer Armfield Copeland Bowen Bivens Stringfield Fuller Edwardes Short and others.
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Hubert Barrier
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Sumpter Bowen
John Bivens
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John Henry Lewis to Fight Italian John Henry Lewis to Fight Italian
Pittsburgh report notes light heavyweight champion John Henry Lewis set to face 204 pound Italian Italo Colonello in a pivotal bout. Lewis weighing around 183 pounds and eyeing a title shot, may relinquish the light heavyweight crown for a potential move against Joe Louis.
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Park and Banes Edge Oklahoma City in Close Duel
Eugene Park of Los Angeles and Billy Banes of Salt Lake City staged a tight feature with 146 and 14314 points respectively, edgeing Oklahoma City in a disputed matchup.
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Boxing writers miss bay meeting with Max Schmeling
Only manager Joe Jacobs and a few friends greeted the independent Mein Herr as boxing writers did not travel to the bay today. The text notes Red Rolfe and Frank Crosetti as two of the American League's most improved players for the Yankees. Joe Medwick is mentioned for homers in every National League park this year except Crosley Field in Cincinnati.
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Tommies Battle Moors Tonight
Shelby hosts Cooleemee while Mooresville meets Thomasville and Lexington faces Newton-Conover. Landis plays Salisbury in North Carolina league games today.
Local Scores From Last Night Baseball or Soccer
Salisbury defeated Mooresville 3 to 2 while Lexington topped Cooleemee 11 to 2 Shelby beat Thomasville 7 to 6 and Landis won 12 to 4 against Newton-Conover.
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Thomasville at Mooresville night clash at Finch Field
Shelby edged Thomasville 7 to 6 after a late eighth inning run. Pinkston and Connor each had three singles to pace the winners. Triplett homered and added two singles for Shelby. Phillips hit a three-base and a homer for Thomasville. Gardner earned the win, Young took the loss.
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Champs of 1936 Semi-Pro Meet Beaten 4 to 2
In Wichita, two teams were eliminated as the 1936 champions fell 4 to 2 to a Duncan, Oklahoma squad. The Negro entrant Waverly Iowa Black Spiders won 6 to 6 in 12 innings, Elgin Illinois clicked for all runs in the sixth. Other results include Enid Oklahoma 7 over Charleston Arkansas 6.
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Furniture City to face Guilford in Friday 4 15 clash
Furniture City meets Guilford in the first game of a two out of three Amateur League Championship series at Wilts Friday afternoon at 4 15. Guilford led the first half while Furniture City claimed the decisive touch in the final period. A large crowd is expected.
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National League Standings and Probable Pitchers
National League games feature Chicago at Pittsburgh with Bryant against Weaver and New York at Boston with Hubbell facing Fette. American League includes Washington at New York Linke versus Wicker and Boston at Philadelphia Newsom versus Caster. Additional matchups: Detroit at Chicago Auker versus Kennedy and Cleveland at St. Louis Harder and Hudhin versus Hogsett and Trotter.
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Piedmont League Scores and Rain Delays
In the Piedmont League report Asheville defeated Norfolk 5 to 1 while Richmond led 14 to 2 over ge. Durham won 7 to 0 against Charlotte. Portsmouth beat Rocky Mount 4 to 2. Rain affected games with St Louis at Cincinnati a night affair. Philadelphia routed Brooklyn 11 to 1 and New York defeated Boston 4 to 1. New York earlier beat Chicago 7 to 6 as Pittsburgh topped Chicago 4 to 2. Detroit led Washington 11 to 0 as 8 6 noted.
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Ree ey FREER HEROES HELE OKseee
fragmentary OCR text reports on a local event with scattered names and locations. key terms suggest a public notice or brief item but specifics are unclear.
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Wrestling results from San Diego and San Francisco shows
Ben Morgan of Houston defeated Bill Lew in Louisville with two straight falls. Bronko Magur ski of International Falls beat Pat Fraley of Boston in two straight falls.
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Fights Last Night in New York and Milwaukee
Johnny Rinald from New York outpointed Bus Breese in Manhattan. George Black from Milwaukee knocked out Eddie Risko in Pittsburgh.
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Reds Use Oldest Outfield in Major Leagues
Cincinnati Reds boast the oldest outfield in the major leagues with an average age of 35 years. Key players Kiki Cheek Hafey and George Vis contribute to the veteran unit as of August 18 in Cincinnati.
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Farr shows speed ahead of Louis bout at Yankee Stadium
Tommy Farr training in Long Branch New Jersey for the August 26 fight with Joe Louis is credited with running 100 yards in 10 seconds.
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Lefty Gomez Shuts Out Senators as Yanks Win Doubleheader
Lefty Gomez pitched a three hit 8 0 shutout and added two singles as he extended his win streak to fourteen. The Yankees won the opener and completed a 6 4 victory in the nightcap to widen their AL lead while Chicago Cubs, Pirates and Phillies also posted results.
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Tourists Narrow Lead with 6-1 Win as Tars Fall Again
Asheville Tourists beat the Norfolk Tar to widen their Piedmont league advantage with a 6-1 victory behind Sherer and Bingham. Hiram Bithorn suffered his first loss in seven starts after yielding 11 hits. Paul Gehrman blanked Charlotte 7-0 as a Durham ally, while Ace Parker led the Cubs past Rocky Mount 4-2 with a homer and a two-base hit. Richmond Colts crushed Winston-Salem 14-2 aided by 20 singles to even the series at one game each.
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American Legion Baseball Series Opens in Charlotte
The Southeastern sectional elimination tournament begins in Charlotte with New Orleans Richmond and Birmingham teams en route. Pairings are drawn tonight for games Friday and Saturday, with the sectional winner advancing to a national semi final at Okemah Oklahoma.
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Budge Draw Leads Newport Casino Tennis Round
Don Budge opens his Casino trophy bid by beating New Yorkers Henry Daniels and Herbert L Bowman as 15 players vie for the fourth round. Florida’s Frank Guernsey Jr appears unlikely to threaten the Davis Cup star who seeks a second leg on the title.
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Bitsy) Grant
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Garrett Edges Oliver Rival. Diffendal For Emerywood Title
Jack Garrett defeated A. A. Oliver yesterday afternoon to win the Emerywood country club match and set up a 36 hole playoff with John Diffendal on the Emerywood course. Diffendal and Garrett will play for the title in a late week or early next week. Blair Park Golf faces Country Club in a return at Emerywood. Other results include George Lewis beating J. W. Lindsay 8 and 2 and J. H. Davis defeating L. A. Hunt 2 up on the 18th.
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