Cuban swimmer Cortinas ends Channel bid in Calais
Jose Cortinas abandoned his English Channel attempt after six hours covering half the distance to Dover. Winds and cold defeated the 32-year-old Cuban, his wife and a five man crew stayed beside him as he slept ashore. Shirley May France delayed her swim due to rough seas.
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Calais
France
Jose Cortinas
English Channel
Dover
Channel
Shirley
Somerset
Mass
Cortinas
Elda
Ransom
Ranson
Gastonia to Play Today at 5 O'clock
In the American Legion junior baseball region 4 series, rain delayed play. Covington beat Memphis 5 to 1 to finish the first round while Gastonia defeated Richmond 13 to 2 to start the tournament. If Covington wins, Gastonia faces the Memphis-Richmond loser at 5 p.m. with a later winner’s bracket game at 8 p.m.
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Gastonia
Kannapolis
N. C
American Legion
Memphis
Tonia
Covington
Justice Record Tops For Three UNC Years
Chapel Hill Aug 18 Charlie Justice star of UNC football closed his college career with 3 954 passing and rushing yards 41 7 yard punting average 31 touchdowns 186 points over three seasons He played 32 games never missed a varsity contest and led the Southern Conference in scoring while Sugar Bowl appearances are included Also Brownsdale and Northwood meet in Y Tri County baseball playoff opener Saturday at 3 pm with a best of three series.
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JAK U.N. Co
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Charlie
Choo Choo
Tar Heels
Justice
Justice College
Virginia Tech
Gobbler
Iest
Sugar
Mae Justice
Brownsdale
Northwood
Boston
Indians Fall In Battle As Pitching Staff Folds
Cleveland drops a doubleheader to the St Louis Browns 10-6 and 5-2 without Bob Feller and Bob Lemon. Gromek Bearden and the bullpen struggle as New York Yankees tighten the pennant chase in the American League race.
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Joe Reichler
Cleveland
Bob Feller
Bob Lemon
Indians
Municipal Stadium
Feller
Lemon
Gene Bearden
Associated Press
Gerry Priddy
Browns
Mickey Haefner
White Sox
Chicago
Tigers
Leon
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Brownies
Tribe
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Boston Red Sox
Yankees
Washington Senators
Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cincinnati Reds
Dodgers
Philadelphia Phillies
Freddie Martin
Enos Slaughter
Cardinal
Wake Forest Football Schedule Sees 6000 Mile Travel
Wake Forests football team will travel about 6000 miles this fall across ten games. The longest trip is a 3000 mile round journey to Dallas for a September 24 game with Southern Methodist.
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Wake Forest
Dallas
Texas
Southern Methodist
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Gene Woodling
Charley Keller
Vic Raschi
Visualiner
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Sears
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Nin
North Main Street
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