Hillcrest Girls Face State Final in High Point Softball Battle
Delphine Surratt leads Hillcrest in a do or die bid for the state crown as Rex Thornton's squad seeks a third consecutive finals appearance. The Mercury Club’s Richland Park hosts the event amid strong public support and a heated rivalry with Greensboro teams.
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Mercury Athletic Club
Richland Park
Slaughter House
Abattoir
High Point
Hillcrest
Mercury Club
Duke Upset Talk as Duke and Carolina Brace for Gridiron Clash
The article predicts Duke to threaten Carolina in the Southern Conference race and hints at possible complications with the Blue Devils operating under a subsidization plan. It notes Wallace Wade’s reputation and cautions readers to beware an upset potential in the Duke Carolina game.
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Yankees
Joe Louis
Duke University
Blue Devils
Wallace Wade
Duke
Carolina
Hi-Toms Extend North State Lead With Rainout Decisions
High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms widened their North State league lead to a full game and a half after Statesville lost to Mooresville. Rain washed out Salisbury, delaying a pair of games at Finch Field and forcing doubleheaders to reschedule.
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Salisbury
Thomasville
Hi-Toms
Statesville
Mooresville
Finch Field
Pirates
Lexington
Hickory
Concord
Albemarle
A's
Cellarite
Walter Macierowski
Jimmy Gruzdis
Bill Foster
Joe Pelezarski
George Trautman
Cards Stomp All Stars 28-0 Before Big Chicago Crowd
Chicago August 21 The Chicago Cardinals crushed the college all-stars 28 to 0 at Soldiers Field before a large crowd. Cardinals dominated with a strong first half scoring drive and a powerful ground game complemented by effective passing. Johnny Lujack connected on a late threat for Notre Dame, but the Cardinals defense held firm as Elmer Angsman Pat Harder and Paul Christman led the offense with multiple key plays and four extra points by Harder.
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Chicago
Chica Cardinals
Frankers College All-Stars
Soldiers Field
Cardinals
Mammoth Lake Front
Jimmy Conzelman
Notre Dame
Johnny Lujack
Lujack
Perry Moss
Dan Edwards
Georgia
Collegians
Cardinal
Floyd Simmons
Elmer Angsman
Trippi
Pat Harder
Pitchin
Paul Christman
Angsman
Bill Dewell
Mal Kitner
Ken Vic Schwall
Vince Banonis
Moss
Bill Blackburn
Corey Layne
Mallouf
Harder
Local Broadcast Schedule Note on Time Changes
Eastern Local Time guideline explains subtracting one hour for central and two hours for mountain zones. It notes some stations adjust relay timing to fit schedules. Last minute program changes are not included.
Evening Radio Schedule Mixed with Variety Programs
A dense listing of radio time slots and program names across stations including CBS, MBS, and abce networks. The schedule covers 6:00 pm to midnight with shows like News and Commentary, Summer Symphony, Opra, Olympics Broadcast, and Grand Ole Opry among others.
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Abe
Cbhsetwork
Abe Ee
Mbs-East
Mbs-West
Art of Living
Cbs
Fits of Prayer
Harry Wismer
Mbs
Mbs West
Jack Beall
St. Louis
Abe Hawaii
H. Carmichael
Geo
Olsen
Ross Dolan
Abce
Abe Amazing Malone
Abe Stop
Sinatra
Abe M
Amsterdam
Ang Busters
America
Cba
Chicago Theater
Radio City Playhouse
Fred Clarke Walks Four Times in Pirates Series Game
Fred Clarke of the Pittsburgh Pirates faced the pitcher five times in a 1909 series game but had no official at bats. He drew four walks and recorded one sacrifice hit in the contest.
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Pittsburgh
Fred Clarke
Pirates
Braves protest over Monday rainout makeup plan
Boston officials protested the rescheduling of a rained out Boston Brooklyn game for Monday without consulting General Manager John Quinn. The Braves, needing rest before a long September trip to Missouri, preferred delaying the makeup until the Brooklyn trip in September.
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Boston
John Quinn
Boston Braves
Braves
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Missouri
Indians Blank Chisox in Largest Night Crowd
The Indians beat the White Sox 1-0 for a fourth straight whitewash as Satchel Paige, age 44, by far the star, drew 78,382 in the largest night-game attendance. Paige allowed three hits, walked one, fanned five, and the Tribe extended their lead to three games over the Red Sox.
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Chicago
Paige
Indians
Bill Wight
Lou Boudreau
Ken Keltner
Larry Doby
Bob Dillinger
St. Louis Browns
Tigers
Detroit
Browns
Art Houtteman
Karl Drews
Ned Garver
Stubby Overmire
Paige Eyes Rookie of the Year as Indians Shut Out White Sox
Satchel Paige blanked Chicago for his second straight shutout in Cleveland. Baseball writers praised him as a premier rookie paragon while noting his record gate attraction with 201,829 paid in three starts and a night game crowd of 78,382 as the Indians won 1 to 0.
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Bill Veeck
Satchel Paige
Cleveland Indians
Paige
Chicago White Sox
Indians
Cleveland
Satch
Satchel
White Sox
Comiskey Park
Sox
Kansas City
Hillcrest and Major Cola Set for North Carolina Final Showdown
Hillcrest of High Point and Major Cola of Winston-Salem reach the NC championship final at Richland Park after split semi finals last night. Hillcrest edged Hanes Hosiery 2 1 as Major Cola toppled National Carlton 2 1. consolation game precedes at 7 30 p.m. tonight with Millers of Greensboro facing Knight's Insurance Roxboro.
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Hillcrest
High Point
Major Cola
Winston - Salem
Richland Park
North Carolina
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
National Carlton
Charlotte
Millers of
Greensboro
Knight's Insurance
Roxboro
Jane Brooks
Hanes
Eunice Futch
Brooks
Doris Edwards
Pete Brown
Neil Walker
Lois Smith
Brown
National
Carlton
Major-Cola
Haas Sets 36 Hole Record At Denver Open
Fred die Haas Jr. of New Orleans shot 132 for 36 holes at the Denver Open Held at Wellshire golf course. The former LSU national college champion posted a 65 in the third round and moved toward his first major victory in two years as a pro.
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Denver
Freddie Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Haas
Louisiana State
Wellshire Municipal
Softball Scores Reflect Player Contributions Across Teams
Softball game summary lists E-Brooks Poole Walker Brown Rice 2 Edwards with RBI by Brooks McDonald Craven and 3B by Brooks. Futch with a steal, McDonald on the mound, Hanes and Hillcrest each left on base three times. Surratt struck out once, Futch five, Walker blocked a passed ball, Essex Dunnagan Gadd contributed two errors, Hayes driven in. Chappel Jordan noted in S$. Nat. Carbon and Major Cola with four strikeouts for Chappie.
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Poole
Walker
Brown
Rice
Edwards
RBI
Brooks
McDonald
Craven
Futch
S—Mcdonald
Hanes
Hillcrest
Surratt
Essex
Dunnagan
Gadd
Hayes
Chapple
Jordan
Carbon
Major Cola
Chappie
Hanes Hilacrest Abrh
Edwards Ib
Donald
Smith If
Kennedy
Hinshaw
Phelps Cf
Shipwash
Starrett
COLA
Shelton c
McElrath
Estes Rf
Saddler
Rich’son
Medlin
Cox
Potter
Davis
Essex If
Cook
Booker
Hendricks
Nat
Baseball and Minor League Scores From Yesterday
Scores recap from yesterday across leagues with results in the American League National League Carolina League and State League. Notable line changes include Cleveland 1 Chicago 0 New York 6 Philadelphia 2 Boston 5 10 Washington 4 4 St Louis 5 Detroit 4 and St Louis 7 Pittsburgh 4 Chicago 5 Cincinnati 2.
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Cleveland
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Detroit
Today’s games across leagues feature city matchups and state league listings
Games list includes New York at Philadelphia Washington at Boston St. Louis at Detroit Chicago at Cleveland Boston at Brooklyn Philadelphia at New York Cincinnati at Chicago Pittsburgh at St. Louis night Durham at Greensboro Martinsville at Burlington Winston-Salem at Raleigh Reidsville at Danville N Y State League Salisbury at Hi-Toms Lexington at Concord Albemarle at Hickory Mooresville at Statesville
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Philadelphia
Detroit
St. Louis
Washington
Carolina League Greensboro
Durham
Reidsville
Danville
Burlington
Martinsville
Raleigh
Winston-Salem
Hi-Toms-Salisbury
Hickory
Albemarle
Mooresville
Statesville
Lexington
Concord
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Cincinnati
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Greensboro
N. Y
Salisbury
Hi-Toms
Deacons Open September 18 Against Colonials at Home
Wake Forest plans to host George Washington on September 18 as 1948 football opens in the Southern Conference. Quarterbacks Tom Fetzer and Anthony Di Tomo, noted for passing and ball handling, are poised to spark the Deacons’ attack. Fetzer threw 60 of 140 passes for 985 yards and sixTDs last season. Di Tomo, though limited as a passer, completed three of 12 for 53 yards and a TD.
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Wake Forest
N. C
George Washington
Tom Fetzer
Reidsville
Anthony di Tomo
Vineland
N. J
Deacons
di Tomo
Fetzer
Tom
Bulls-Eye
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Crown Hi- Toms
Millers of Greensboro
Rex Thornton
Delphine Surratt
Delphine
Macierowski
Pelczarski
Bill Hackney
Trautman
Earl Health
Collier
Jim Miller
Jerry Liska
Mark Sears
Joe Reichler
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Boston Red Sox
Philadelphia Athletics
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Satchel Page
St. Louis Cardinals
Brooklyn Dodgers
Don Lang
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Fritz Ostermueller
Gerry Staley
Andy Pafko
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Ken Yarborough
Jim Allen
Bison
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Ough
Tony Simeon
Bill Ellington
Simeon
National Carbon
Bill Currie
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