Silence on Duke and Carolina Football Prospects This Fall
The sports desk notes an unusual August lull in football news from major programs. Duke and Wake Forest show little public chatter while Duke’s Add Penfield and Chapel Hill’s Ray Wolf offer scant updates. war-time deferments and Selective Service loom over rosters, making preseason forecasts elusive.
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Penfield
Ted Mann
Duke
Durham
Wallace Wade
Blue Devils
Big Blues
Dukes
Carolina
Billows Seeks Break At Great Lakes Amateur
Chicago August 22 Ray Billows of Poughkeepsie New York aims to end a jinx at the National Amateur Golf Championship by opposing Frank Stranahan of Toledo in the first Great Lakes Amateur Championship at Knollswood. Billows avenged a 1939 loss by Marvin Ward with a 5 4 victory and then beat Art Sweet 4 3. Stranahan beat Ted Payjseur 4 2 and then Wilford Wehrle 3 4. Sweden studies airport readiness for rapid military base conversion.
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Chicago
Little Ray Billows
Poughkeepsie
Billows
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Great Lakes
Knollswood
Marvin
Bud) Ward
Spokane
Wash
Ward
Art Sweet
Stranahan
Ted Pay Jseur
Northwestern University
Rolf
Wilford Wehrle
Injury Jinx Plagues Cardinals Shooting For Homers
In a study of hitting psychology veteran baseball writers note batters often chase power over contact. Ty Cobb and Tris Speaker cite meeting the ball as key while Babe Ruth era swayers popularized long swings. Ted Williams is highlighted as a rhythm hitter aiming for square contact over big power.
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Harry Grayson
NBA S
Vive
New York
Ty Cobb
Tris Speaker
Branch Rickey
Cardinals
Jimmy Wilson
Cubs
Babe Ruth
Willie Keeler
Johnny Mize
Red Birds
St. Louis
Big Boy
Frank McCormick
Reds
Frank Frisch
Greenberg
Joe Gordon
Yankees
Bob Johnson
Athletics
Ernie Lombardi
Dolph Camilli
Dodgers
Vince DiMaggio
Pirates
Jim Tabor
Red Sox
Hal Trosky
Gerald Walker
Indians
Rudy York
Bruce Campbel
Tigers
Babe Dahlgren
Corp
Henry Greenbe
Port Arthur
Hankus Pankus
Fort Custer
Bambino Ruth
James Emory Foxx
Corporal Greenberg
Craig Wood
Samuel Jackson Snead
Jimmy Thompson
Ted Williams
Harry Heilmann
Detroit
Williams
Willowy
Gastonia Advances In Legion Baseball Meet
In Charlotte on Aug 21 the American Legion Junior Baseball section saw Gastonia defeat Manchester 9-3 after a six run second inning rally. Flint defeated Poughkeepsie 12-2 behind Tom Clevenger five hits and airtight defense. The two winners meet tonight to decide who remains in the sectional finals. Flint and Gastonia set to play tomorrow night.
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Charlottte
Poughkeepsie
Manchester
N. H
American Legion
Flint
Mich
Tom Clevenger
Gastonia
Toole Patek Fight Tonight on Promoter Card
Concord Weavers edge Thomasville 2 1 in 11 innings as Ray Lindsay hurls for the win. Bill Lote key for Thomasville with two safeties while Motte stars for Concord. Also preview of third O'Toole Patek bout and Villmer appearances on South Hamilton Street card.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Concord Weavers
Thomasville Tommies
Ray Lindsay
Concord
Tammies
Weavers
Bill Lote
Motto
Tommy O'Toole
Rudy Patek
Jim Steele
South Hamilton Street Arena
Sailor Bate Hill
West Coast
Ray Villmer
Villmer
Cecil McGill
Patek
McGill
Hill
Vulmer J
Grap Plers
Steele
O'Toole
O'Tooley
President's Cup Third Round Pairings Revealed at Emerywood
Pro Andy Merrilees announced the President's Cup third round pairings at Emerywood Country Club. Matches must be played by Saturday. Pairings include Jack Garrett against George Dobbins and Joe Weaver versus C E Leh matin, with consolation flight clashes listed as well.
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Emerywood Country Club
Andy Merrilees
Jack WV. Garrett
Geo. Dobbins
J. B. Lovelace
W. GC. Comer
Joe Weaver
C. E. Lehmatin
Tom Gold
Gordon Giford
A. A. Oliver, Jr
J. R. Adams
B. Smith
James A. Kidd
H. D. Marsh
Lee Sehaner
Glenn Perry
E. S. Ward
Pacific Coast League Standings Patchwork Scores
The Pacific Coast League results show Hollywood 0 1 defeat by Oakland 3 0. San Francisco 9 6 lost 6 3 to Los Angeles. Sevtite 2 fell to Sacramento 6. Portland 7 defeated San Diego in an incomplete line with multiple teams listed.
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Hollywood
Oakland
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Sevtite
Sacramento
Portland
San Diego
Big Six Loses Players To Army And Navy
Kansas City August report notes Nebraska loses Lieut Col. W. Harold G. Petz and aides Browne and Hoot Betty to military service. Eddie Schwartzkopf guards for Nebraska among four players enlisted. Oklahoma provides six varsity players. Kansas State escapes with only Kern and Hartman likely to be drafted. Iowa State misses Stanley Brown. Kansas and Missouri face minimal losses while freshman eligibility debated by Big Six faculty.
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Big Six
Army Nebraska
Missouri
TNE
Traecretea Basa
Kansas City
Uncle Sam
Nebraska
Harold G. Petz
Browne
L. M
Biff) Jones
Petz
Saisseurs
Houston
Betty
Huskers
Sam
Eddie Schwartzkopf
Oklahoma
Olin Keith
Tommy Tall Chief
Osar
Harbey Stone
Sooner
Kansas State
Iowa State
Stanley Brown
Letterman
Kansas
Gwinn Henry
Kansas University
Jay Kern
Herb Hartman
Heary
Bill Cunningham
Army Air Corps
Tigers
Army
Reds Still In Pennant Chase
Philadelphia August 21 Deacon Bill McKechnie says it sounds funny but the Cincinnati World Champions remain in the National League pennant race ten and a half games behind the Dodgers. He recalls 1939 and 1938 as examples of late surges while noting Cincinnati has improved at the plate. McKechnie pins hopes on a late run and a favorable schedule to trim the lead as the Reds chase the miracle.
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Philadelphia
Bill McKechnie
Cincinnati
Dodgers
Reds
Cardinals
Melcechnie
Billy Myers
Cubs
Pirates
Gabby Hartnett
Bill Benswanger
Bucs
Inow
McKechnie
Beck
Phillies
Deacon Will
Brooks
Farmers Meet Wags Head
The State Agriculture Planning Committee of 16 farmers and farm women from across the state is due to discuss farm defense post-defense rural work and relocation of farm families in defense areas. The committee took a five mile tour of rural Camden county yesterday.
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Wags
State Agriculture Planning Committee
Camdel County
Local Standings And Results From Yesterday's Games
Standings show Kannapolis 65 27 707 and Salisbury 56 33 629 while Mooresville and Thomasville sit lower. Today schedule features Lexington at Landis Mooresville at Salisbury Kannapolis at Cooleemee Concord at Thomasville with results pending.
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Lexington
Landis
Cooleemee
Kannapolis
Salisbury
Mooresville
Concord
Thomasville
Danville
Mount Airy
Loyt Pet
Martinsville
Leaksville
Sanford
Minor League Results Snapshot Across Leagues
AP notes results from the International League Eastern League and others with scores for Rochester Jersey City Newark Baltimore Montreal and more. Milwaukee Toledo Indianapolis Minneapolis Louisville St Paul Kansas City Columbia New Orleans Knoxville Memphis Atlanta Nashville Birmingham Little Rock Chattanooga noted among numerous games.
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Associated Press
Rochester
Jersey City
Newark
Montreal
Brltimore
Buffalo
Syracuse
Toronto
Albany
Binghamton
Hartford
Springfield
Wilkes-Barre
Elmir
Williamsport
Scranton
American Association
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Toledo
Ttndianapolis
Minneapolis
Louisvile
St. Paul
Kansas Clery
Columbia
Southern Association
New Orleans
Knoxville
Memphis
Atlanta
Nashville
Birmingham
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Moore Hurt As Redbirds Win Doubleheader
The St. Louis Cardinals swept a doubleheader from the Braves 2-0 and 3-2 despite injuries piling up. Terry Moore was struck on the head by a pitch and left for possible rest, joining a long injury list that included Enos Slaughter earlier. Ennis White pitched six-hit shutout in game one for his 15th win, while Howard Pollett debuted with a four-hitter in game two. The Dodgers lost to the Pirates as Pittsburgh pulled a late rally, and Cincinnati, Chicago, and New York results followed in a packed day of NL action with notable multi-hit and pitching feats across leagues.
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Boston
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
New York
Brooklin
Gt. Louis
Judson' Bailey
Ted Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Cardinals
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Billy Southworth
Cardinal
Terry Moore
ArtoJhnson
Moore
Redbirds
Enos Slaughter
Johnny Mize
Jimmy Brown
Gus Mancuso
Morton Cooper
Walker Cooper
Frank Crespi
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Bucaneers
Bob Elliott
Tightielder Elliott
Johnny Allen
St. Louis Browns
Cincinati Reds
Phillies
John Vander Maar
Elmer Riddle
Chicago Cubs
Wallie Eaves
New York Giants
New York Yankees
Detroit Tigers
Tommy Bridges
Ernie Bonham
Yanks
Bengals
Chicago White Sox
Yankees
John Rigney
Philadelphia Athletics
Sox
Rigney
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Arne Anderson
al Smith
Senators
Cleveland
Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
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