Southern Conference football outlook 1944 reshapes rosters
Carolina, Duke, Wake Forest, NC State, and Davidson brace for 1944 season as war constraints trim schedules and shift rosters. Returning lettermen outline plans while Navy pre flight and civilian teams join the slate, with Wake Forest, Duke, NC State, and North Carolina listing home games and opponents across Sept through Dec.
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Duke
Caro
Blue Devil
North Carolina
U. S. Navy
Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
Georgia
Athens
Maryland
Virginia Military
N. C. State
Raleigh
Miami
Clemson
Durham
South Carolina
Charlotte
Carolina
Navy
Baltimore
Army
New York
Georgia Tech
Columbia
West Point
Tech
Atlanta
C Point Marines
William and Mary
Yale
New Haven
Virginia
Norfolk
Albemarle Wins S E Baseball Title
Albemarle North Carolina juniors clinched the Southeastern sectional Legion title after a 1-0 win over New Orleans. Tommy Auza pitched a two hit shutout as Red Sides scored in the eighth on Lesler’s single. Albemarle advances to the national finals in Minneapolis beginning August 26 with Brockton Cincinnati and the western winner as foes.
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Charleston
S. C
Albemarle
N. C
Minneapolis
Tommy Au
Orleans
Red Sides
Wiles
Lesler
Brockton
Mass
Cincinnati
Norfolk
Virginians
New Orleans
Tar Heels
Comarda
Mace
Andrew
Fitzpatrick Beats Jones in Unanimous Decision in Los Angeles
Fitzpatrick, 165, of Oak Hill West Virginia won a unanimous decision over Watson Jones, 163, of Los Angeles. The West Virginian unleashed a body attack, pushed Jones off balance, and dropped him for a no count in the fifth.
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Los Angeles
Fitzie Fitzpatrick
Oak Hill
W. Va
Watson Jones
Jones
Pecarovich To Coach Pro Footballers
San Francisco reports that Mike Pecarovich, ex Gonzaga and Loyola coach, has signed a one season contract to coach professional football players. He will lead a roster of veteran and new players with the club seeking improved offensive execution and leadership.
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Pecarovich
San Francisco
Mike Pecarovich
Gonzaga
Loyola University
McSpaden Nelson Byrd Lead 1944 Tom O'Shanter Contenders
Chicago report notes Sam Snead tops 1938 $19 600 earnings and leads the field as Byron Nelson Sam Byrd and McSpaden vie for the Open crown. Navy bound Snead faces challengers in 72 hole event with $10 100 first prize and $2 750 third prize. Amateurs and women begin medal play with Ed Furgol and Polly Riley among leaders.
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Chicago
Sammy Snead
Tom'Shanter
Fe Iway
Philadelphia
Nelson
Tom O'Shanter
McSpaden
Byrd
Sammy
Navy
Gold Dust Twins
Snead
Prac- Se Dee Tel
Gesimon Pures
Ed Furgol
Detroit
Dale Morey
Martinsville
Ind
Charles
Chick) Evans
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Texas
Georgia Tainter
Fargo
N. C
Patty Berg
The
Marines
State High School Athletics Tighten Scheduling Rules
The State High School Athletic Association bans teams without four games from 1944 football conference contests, while allowing basketball and baseball participation if they follow a 1944 meeting plan. Acting Secretary C E McIntosh cites shortened football seasons and the need to prevent earlier “challenge” games. A 1944 football schedule will be sent to all schools with current plans on file.
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Chapel Hill
State High School Athletic Association
C. E. McIntosh
McIntosh
The
Athletic Association
Marsh Wins Contest From Salvation Army
Marsh Furniture took their first win in the semi finals of the mid season Junior Amateur League playoff, defeating Salvation Army base ball crew 7 to 6. Errors list Hayworth Coletrane De Lapp Swiggett Lawrence. Key hits by Church Lawrence Levina. Embler issued 5 walks, Shoaf 3. Shoaf pitched seven innings for the win, Embler seven for the loss. Umpires R Edwards and McDowell.
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Marsh Furniture
Salvation Army
Hayworth
Coletrane
de Lapp
Swiggett
Lawrence
Church
Levina
Embler
Shoaf
Strick Oute
Embier
R. Edwards
McDowell
Salvation Arne Ab Church
Wishon
Blackman
Walton
Hardison
Marsh Furniture Ab Teees
Coach Hires Year-Long Contract With San Francisco Clippers
The San Francisco Clippers announced today a year contract to coach the team in the American Professional Football League. The move signals a full-season commitment as the club seeks stability and on-field success.
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San Francisco Clippers
High Point To Play In State Meet
In Gastonia on August 23 Mooresville edged Laurinburg Maxton Air Base 1-0 as Jim Bennett spun a one hitter. White walked and stole second then scored on Miller's single. Camp Mackall defeated Cherry Point 15-5 and other games saw Clark's of Asheville top Camp Davis 6-2 and Coca-Cola best Mt Holly 7-4. Morris Field Section 6 hosts Elkin while Winston-Salem AAF faces High Point in an afternoon game.
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Gastonia
Jim Bennett
Mooresville
Laurinburg-Maxton Air Base
White
Miller
Camp Mackall
Cherry Point
Clark
Service
Asheville
Camp Davis
C.D.A
Superior
Tuckaseegee
Coca-Cola
Mt. Holly
Morris Field
Ilotte
Elkin
Winstonlem Army Air Forces
High Point
Medalist Honors Go to Marsh In Emerywood Golf
Emerywood Country Club crowns Howard Marsh as medalist with 77 in the club championship qualifier. Frank H. Wood takes second with 80. A list of other scores follows as first round matchups set.
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Marsh
Emerywood
Howard Marsh
Emerywood Country Club
Frank H. Wood
H. Davis
W. C. Comer
Frank Smith
Wade Hiatt
A Anderson
W. W. Gluyas
H. O. Williams
W. J. McClure
Outts
Clinard
Caa Adams
McCrery
Davis
Dillon
Schaner
Price
Hiatt
Marlowe
Comer
Wood
McClure
Smith
Gluyas
Williams
Metcalfe
Kidd
Army Navy football classic may return to public view
Rep. Sammy Weiss predicts the Army-Navy game will be held in a major eastern city this fall after wartime restrictions. New York or Philadelphia are favored venues with capacity to host 70 000 to 80 000 fans. He says the gala game could boost morale and raise funds via war bonds for West Point and Annapolis.
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Washington
Sammy Weiss
Congress
Eit West Point
Annapolis
Weiss
Pennsylvania
New York
Philadelphia
Trapshooting To Be Renewed This Fall
Trapshooting returns to Vandalia for the Grand American Tournament, with 15 titles at stake and thousands of dollars in prize money. Indiana hopes to repeat as a force after eight titles won last year, led by Orla Booher of Farmland who seeks a second North American crown.
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Hoosier State
Orla Booher
Ind
Cincinnati
Betsy
Georgetown
Yesterday's Majors' battered by latest wins and feats
Russ Christopher of Chicago earned his seventh straight win with six singles and a double driving in one run in a 5-1 margin. George Stirnweiss of the Yankees extended his hitting streak to 15 with two titles as New York outslugged Detroit. Steve Gromek of the Indians limited Boston to eight hits in a 5-3 win. Rube Fischer of the Giants stranded Dewey Williams with bases loaded in the ninth after walking in a run to seal a 9-8 win over Chicago. Stan Musial and Max Lanier led the Cardinals to two wins over Boston with Musial driving in five runs and Lanier pitching a one-hitter in the second game. Frank Colman of the Pirates tripled to score the winning runs in the seventh in a 7-5 victory over Brooklyn as Pittsburgh totaled 14 hits. Ron Northey for the Phillies and Tom Delacruz for the Reds split a doubleheader with Northey homering in the first game and Delacruz earning the five-hit nightcap in Cincinnati. Johnny Niggeling of the Senators shut out the Browns on three hits. The gun elevation affects target hit probability alongside temperature and barometer, among other factors.
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Russ Christopher
Athletics
Chicago
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
Johnny Lindell
Ague
New York
Detroit
Steve Gromek
Indians
Boston
Cleveland
E. Rube Fischer
Giants
Dewey Williams
Ewald Pyle
Stan Musial
Max Lanier
Musial
Lanier
Bilt Nieman
Frank Colman
Pirates
Jack Barrett
Jim Russell
Brooklyn
Ron Northey
Phils
Tom Delacruz
Reds
Northy
Delacruz
Cincinnati
Johnny Niggeling
Washington
St. Louis Browns
Phia A’s
Washington Senators
Luke Sewells
St. Louis
Browns
Land
Tigers
Brownies
Sewell
Nels Potter
George Case
Emmett O'Neill
Yankee Stadium
Hal Newhouser
Mel Queen
Philadelphia
Johnny Humphries
Pittsburgh
Cardinals
Harry Brecheen
Jim Tobin
al Javery
Butch Nieman
Bill Lee
Cubs
Major League Leaders of the Season by The Associated Press
American League top performers include Doerr Boston leading with a .325 average and 91 runs, Stephens St Louis with 150 RBIs and Stirnweiss New York in hits and steals. Fox Boston and Lindell New York share early home run marks, while Hughson Boston tops pitching. In the National League, Musial St Louis leads with 95 RBIs and 164 hits, Barrett Pittsburgh has 22 steals, Nicholson Chicago 27 homers, and Wilks St Louis 12 1 for pitching with a .923.
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Doerr
Boston
Stephens
St. Louis
Hitse
Stirnweiss
New York
Fox
Lindell
Johnson
Bosom
Hughson
Walker
Brooklyn
Musial
Nicholson
Chicago
Mustal
Barrett
Pittsburgh
Wilks
Minor League Scores From The Week
International League results include Montreal six to zero over Toronto and Rochester six to zero over Buffalo. American Association games feature Minneapolis four six loss at Columbus. Indianapolis two eight loss. Toledo eight to four over St. Paul. Southern Association highlights include Birmingham twenty two to six over New Orleans and Atlanta six four at Mobile. Memphis edged Little Rock three to two in thirteen innings.
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Montreal
Toronto
Rochester
Buffalo
Jersey City
Newark
Baltimore
Syracuse
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Louisville
Toledo
St. Paul
Atlanta
Mobile
Chattanooga
Nashville
Memphis
Little Rock
Birmingham
New Orleans
Melvin Walker Shines For Springfield Giants In Ohio State League
Melvin Walker, senior at High Point High School, stars at shortstop for the Springfield Giants in the Ohio State League. He starred in football, basketball and baseball, helped the team to second place behind Newark, and delivered four hits in a Lima win. Walker also excelled in fielding, throwing, base running, and won a 15 second base circling event at a Zanesville meet. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. A. Walker of 128 Mill Street.
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Melvin Walker
High Point High School
Springfield Giants
Walker
T High
Triangle
Ohio
Steve Denier
Giant
Springfiid
Newark
Lima
Zanesville
Mel
W. A. Walker
Mill Street
Golfers Compete For Berths In Charlotte Event
Local golfers in Charlotte competed for 16 championship flight berths in the eleventh Myers Park invitation. Edison Foard of the host Myers Park club was last year’s medalist but lost the final to Bill Terrell, also of Myers Park, in today’s qualifying round as action continues.
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Charlotte
Edison Foard
Bill Terrell
Myers Park Club
Fights Last Night Roundup From Various Cities
Boxing results from Milwaukee New Bedford New York Hartford and Reading feature multiple knockouts and frantic decisions. Notable bouts include Juste Fontaine defeating Ted Christie by knockout in Milwaukee and Harold Green stopping Al Evans in New York. Other cards include Davey Allen defeating Jost Torres and George Dusty Brown stopping Paulie Jackson in Reading.
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Milwaukee
Juste Fontaine
Pittsburgh
Ted Christie
Benton Harbor
Mich
Doll Rafferty
Gene Ward
Chicago
New Bedford
Mass
Jim Grinange
Walt Thomas
New York
Johnny Coe
Bedford
Bill Constance
Derry
N. H
Union City
Joe Curcio
Newark
Roy Peterson
West Indies
Davey Allen
Cliffside Park
N. J
Jost Torres
Yuma
Ariwoma
Harold Green
al Evans
Newport
R. I
Hartford
Conn
Rudy Richardson
Frankie Wills
Washington
Mario Micelli
New Haven
Milt Styers
Reading
George
Dusty) Brown
Wilmington
Paulie Jackson
Sell
Philadelphia
High Point Man Stands Six Feet Tall At 185 Pounds
A High Point resident on May 13, 1925 stands six feet tall and weighs 185 pounds according to local measurements.
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High Point
Sports Roundup: Conference Buzz and World Series Hopes
A collection of quick sports notes from New York: a coach jokes about hotel stints to deter player snatching, Yankees' world series chances dim, Willie Pep's title defense negotiations in Hartford, Barney Coskey tasked with arranging a lower purse, A L Derby and Henry Knight funding the Hambletonian, Fritz Crisler weighing Tony Hinkle for Michigan, Vanderbilt considering an informal football team, and Pete Reiser commenting on Ray Dumont's reverse-running ball game in Brooklyn versus local play.
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New York
Yankees
Gotham
Ecticut
National Boxing Association
Hartford
Willie Pep
Willie
Barney Coskey
Pep
Kee
A. L. Derby
Henry Knight
Fritz Crisler
Tony Hinkle
Michigan
Vanderbilt
Ray Dumont
Pete Reiser
Brooklyn
Seven new football leagues seek Los Angeles inclusion
The Buffalo Evening News notes all seven proposed pro football leagues claim financial backing to add Los Angeles as a member. The item reflects the era’s tax concerns and star-driven sports expansion, hinting at potential financial risk for participants.
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Bob Stecier
Buffalo
N. Y
Evening News
Los Angeles
Naval Indoctrination Graduations At Fort Schuyler
Ens Bill Hulse and Lieut Bill Dickey are to be graduated today from the naval indoctrination school at Fort Schuyler N Y. Bethesda naval hospital reports dynamite Gus Sonnenberg has gained about 20 pounds and looks better. Capt Maurice Clipper Smith new athletic officer at Cherry Point Marine air station asks about football prospects. T/Sgt Big Jim McMurdo has the situation well in hand.
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Bill Hulse
Bill Dickey
Naval Indoctrination
Fort Schuyler
N. Y
Bethesda
Naval Hospital
Gus Sonnenberg
Rassler
Maurice “Clipper” Smith
Villanova
Browns Fall to Senators 3-0 as St. Louis Slips Outlook
Johnny Niggeling blanked the Browns 3-0 in Washington ending St. Louis seven-win tour. Luke Sewell’s squad, clinging to a slender lead, faces 34 games remaining with 23 at home and five road dates. The day’s other scores saw Detroit fall 9-7 to the Yankees and Pirates win 7-5 as the Cardinals stretched their cushion.
Radio Schedule Highlights Aug 23 Eastern War Time
Listing of evening and late night radio program blocks broadcast on Wednesday August 23 EDT. Includes The Sea Hounds Superman and Nick Carter serials, news time with Quincy Howe, World War reports, and music shows featuring Lucerne, Lum and Abner, Guy Lombardo, and Frank Sinatra among others.
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Sitters
Jack Armstrong
Marie Baldwin
Urgantet
Tom Mis
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Farrell
Dick Tracy
Quincy Howe
Cis
Terry
Warcombe
Lyn Murray
Tim Healy
Hop Harrigan
Chick Carter
Jeri Sullavan
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Biu-West
Volney
Mbs
East
Tom Mix
Lowell Thomas
Nbe World News
Henry J. Taylor
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Mercer
Nbe-Bas
Dramatico
Cbs
Scramble Amby
Biv Fulton Lewis, Jr
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Volney Hurd
Cecil Brown
Lum
Abner
Nick Carter
Band
Nbe
Jean Hersholt
Christian
Cba Beut Exome
Joseph Dunninger
Gabriel Heatter
Dack Carson
Phil Harris
Cone
Raymond Gram
Blu
Royal Arch
Gunnison
Ted Malone
Eughand - Blu Dance Music Orchestra
Melody
Buffalo
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