Sellouts and Tickets for Big Games Explained
The piece warns that sellouts are often not final and tickets reappear through other sources. It recounts the Sugar Bowl 1946 scramble in New Orleans where three men bought resale tickets, then advises buyers to seek legitimate outlets, avoid scalpers, and wait for day-of-game bargains to secure seats at or below list price.
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North Carolina
New Orleans
High Point
Glenn Painter
Otis “Dog’’ Chapman
Scooter Moser
Tulane Stadium
Nervous Car Troubles Prompt Steering Check
A service department advertises a complete steering checkup for cars described as nervous. The copy urges owners to visit for a thorough inspection of steering issues.
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Service Department
Industrial Loop Playoffs Kick Off At 4 30
The Industrial Loop Baseball playoffs begin this afternoon at 4 30 with Oakdale versus Melrose at the Silk Street Park. Myrtle Desk vs Pickett follows Wednesday, Amos vs the Oakdale Melrose winner Thursday, and Friday Glenora vs the Myrtle Desk Pickett winner. Six teams compete in a double elimination format.
Moylan Upsets Flam in Openers at National Tennis Meet
Forest Hills New York August 30 Eddie Moylan of Trenton New Jersey stunned eighth seed Herbie Flam 6-4 6-4 6-3 in the opening round at the National Tennis championships as men’s singles moved into the second round Musings noted that Moylan’s early upset plus Seattle southpaw Jim Brink’s win shook seeded standings while top players like Schroeder Talbert Mulloy Parker and Gonzales advanced without issue.
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Austin Bealmear
Forest Hills
N.Y
Eddie Moylan
Moylan
Trenton
N. J
Herbie Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Flam
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Gardnar Mulloy
Harry Likas
Eric Sturges
Jim Brink
Seattle
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Richard (Pancho) Gonzales
Ted Schroeder
Charles Oliver
Perth Amboy
Recreation League scores and playoff results
In a Sunday School playoff, South Main defeated West End 10 to 2 as Cochran hit two home runs for Springfield Friends in a 12 to 6 win over First Methodist. They also list Visitors Mitchellesta and home teams Kennedy Bowles and Kowman Gregory with various score lines and player pairings.
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South Main
West End
Stroud
Standings and schedules from the day’s baseball card
The standings list St. Louis at Boston and Pittsburgh at Brooklyn in early games with pitchers and records. Other results include Burlington over Winston-Salem and Martinsville over Greensboro, plus night games in St Louis Washington Detroit New York and Cleveland Philadelphia Chicago Washington. Local club results feature Mooresville, Landis, Lexington, Hickory, Salisbury, Concord, and HI-TOMS.
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Martinsville
Raleigh
Greensboro
Danville
Durham
Reidsville
Joliay Durham
Burlin
Cleveland
Boston
St. Louis
Washington
Detroit
Philadelphia
New York
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Papal
Kinder
Gray
Fowler
Bearden
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Hittle
Wight
Mooresville
Landis
Lexington
Hickory
Salisbury
Concord
Hi-Toms
Statesville
Brooklyn
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Cincinnati
Hoston Seer
Where Is Boston Indians Bouncing Into Flag Chase
Indians sweep the Red Sox three straight in a tight pennant race as Bob Feller returns to form and Detroit,St Louis and New York also win. Stengel shaken by Henrich loss. Cardinals' seven run seventh thwarts Boston. Giants, Dodgers win to stay in the race.
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Bob Feller
Cleveland
Indians
New York
Boston
Red Sox
Tribe
Yankees
Casey Stengel
Tommy Henrich
Baseball Highlights From Yesterday’s AP Scores
Yesterday's Stars highlight two NL games. Ron Northey cleared the bases with a homer for St. Louis in a seven-run seventh inning against Boston, 4-2. Jack Banta pitched a complete game six-hitter to beat Pittsburgh 5-1 for Brooklyn.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Braves
Brooklyn
Birds
Ron Northey
Bill Voisele
al Brazie
Jack Banta
Associated Press
St. Louis
Boston Braves
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Indians rally past Red Sox in extra innings to stay hot
In Kansas City the Indians beat Boston 5-4 in 10 innings as Feller earned his 13th win and Ted Williams homered for Boston. Cleveland pulled within five and a half games of New York while overcoming a 2-2 tie in the ninth. Tresh delivered the decisive two RBI hit.
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Yanks
Kansas City
Cleveland
Feller
Indians
Earl Johnson
Sox
Tribe
Ted Williams
Joe Dobson
Mike Tresh
Joe McCarthy
Dobson
Tresh
al Benton
Hennies Takes Lead In Legion Amateur Golf
Preston H. Hennies of Columbia South Carolina carried a two stroke edge into the final 36 holes of medal play in the third annual American Legion amateur tournament at Whitemarsh country club. He shot 79 72 151 to lead at the halfway mark after yesterday's round.
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Hennies
Philadelphia
Preston H. Hennies
Columbia
S. C
American Legion
Whitemarsh
Beacon Mills Faces Swannanoa in Semi-Pro Tourney
The National Semi-Pro Baseball tournament narrows its field from 32 to 16 with tonight's games at Beacon Mills. The schedule lists 9 p.m. eastern time Golden, Colo. Coors vs Swannanoa, N.C. Beacon Mills in the fourth round.
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Beacon Mills
Wichita
Kas
Golden
Colo
Coors
Swannanoa
N.C
Amateur golf championship opens amid rain and mixups
Rochester August 30 report on day one of the U S amateur golf championship. Tommy Strafaci faced a clocks dispute and nearly faced disqualification before proving the clocks wrong. Ray Weston, a Spokane dark horse, notes heavy rain and improvises with extra socks as a rain deluge covers Oak M Mit course drainage had to dig a ditch on the first tee to drain morning rain.
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N. Y
U. S
Tommy Strafaci
Tommy
Ray Weston
Spokane
Wash
Dark Horse
Oregon
Ray
Oak Mit
Biggie Munn Traces Quiet Ontario Sojourn
Michigan State football coach Biggie Munn sought solitude in Ontario wilds to escape wolves and wildlife. He wandered to a trapper's cabin where he quipped about isolation, only to be spotted by an Indian who addressed him as Clarence, revealing a long-ago Minnesota schoolmate.
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Biggie Munn
Michigan
Ontario
Biggie
Clarence
Minnesota
Bills face seven man line in exhibition against Hornets
Buffalo Bills struggle with a weak offensive line in a tuneup against Chicago Hornets as pass defense falters. DiMaggio colt eyed by Larry MacPhail amid cross curiosity. Wichita fans press NCAA to make city home of college baseball world series to keep amateur status intact.
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George Ratterman
Chicago Hornets
Hornets
George
Brooklyn
Joe
Wichita
Kas
NCAA
Ray Dumonte
Sandletters
Sim Innes Joins USC Focused on Platter Pitching
Sim Innes, national junior discus tossing champion, enters the University of Southern California but plans to pitch baseball rather than play football. Hughie Devore of Notre Dame speaks cautiously about St Bonaventure football with nine veterans in the starting lineup. Vern Stephens of the Red Sox quietly hopes to lead a band and perhaps into the World Series.
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U. of Southern California
Hughie Devore
Notre Dame
St. Bonaventure
Vern Stephens
Red Sox
Ward Wins In National Amateur Golf at Rochester
Harvie Ward of Tarboro North Carolina the defending national collegiate champion advanced to the second round of the National Amateur golf tournament in Rochester New York. He defeated Delbert Walker of Long Beach California in a first round match completed after a rain delay from yesterday.
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N. Y
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
N. C
Delbert Walker
Long Beach
Calif
Schuettenberg Jarrett To Pitch Against Owls
Thomasville High Point Hi-Toms carry a six game win streak into Finch Field tonight hosting Statesville, led by pitcher Jarrett Schuettenberg in a 6:30 p.m. opener following a 13-9 win in the Owls series opener at Statesville park.
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Bill Hackney
Enterprise
Thomasville
High Point Hi-Toms
Finch Field
Statesville
Tuck McWilliams
Owls’ Park
Slaughter Gains In Bat Race With Jackie For Title
In New York Aug 30 Jackie Robinson slips from leading batting averages as Enos Slaughter of St Louis boosts to .328 while Robinson sits at .349. Slaughter gains three points in a week, narrowing the gap to Robinson who has leg injury history.mooresville, concord, salisbury, statesville, finchers, hi toms, owls, nats, finch field, cliff bolton, buck glover, jim calleran, gru zd is, ted alex, eddie mathews, carl greene.
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Jackie Robinson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Enos Slaughter
St. Louis
Jackie
Slaughter
Robinson
Club
Ab Rih Pet
Burns
Ted Alex
Carl Greene
Hi-Toms
Finch Field
Concord Aggregation
Gruzdis
Cliff Bolton
Home Forces
Buck Glover
Jim Calleran
Nats
Calleran
Jon
Eagles Rally Past Cardinals in 51 14 Exhibition
The Philadelphia Eagles routed the Chicago Cardinals 51 to 14 in an exhibition at Comiskey Park with 36,992 fans in attendance. The win followed last December's playoff claimed title, and the Eagles departed for Hot Springs, Ark., for a rest.
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Philadelphia Eagles
Hot Springs
Ark
Chicago Cardinals
Philadelphia
Eagles
Comiskey Park
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