Tommies Lose Big to Lexington with Double Drubbing
National and American League leaders dominate in batting and pitching. Holmes of Boston leads batting and runs, while Olmo of Brooklyn ties with others for trips. Cooper and Ferriss pace Boston and Chicago in pitching figures.
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Lexington
Holmes
Boston
Cavarretta
Chicago
Valan
Brooklyn
Olmo
Walker
Buckler
New York
Lombardi
DiMaggio
Philadelphia
Adams
St. Louie
Workman
Schoendienst St. Louis
Clay
Cincinnnati
M. Cooper
Passeau
Brooks Lose Twin Bill As Lexington Pounds Brooks
Thomasville’s two game win streak ends on Independence Day as Lexington routs Brooks in both ends of a twin bill. Afternoon score Lexington 6 Brooks 1, night game Lexington 10 Brooks 4 with a planned rematch tonight in Lexington.
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Lexington Athletics
Brooks
Lexington
Tommies
Roberto
Forbes
Paseges
Noah
Ross
Morgan
Burnot
Verderbar
Clodfelter
Esas Aggibon
Calloway
Porbes
Luberto
Addison
RBI
Dorsett
Rha Beck
Eeeteenre
Eeeetewereere Phelps
Cox
Onaene
Seeree Etree O
Phelps
Turner
Sides
DeFrank
Leonard
Aldrich
Quig
Ridenhower
Vickers
Carolina Loop Sets Pace in Minor League Baseball Schedule
Raleigh July 5 Eight Carolina league teams reopen with 6 000 fans in attendance. Danville swept Leaksville Martinsville split Burlington Martinsville split Durham beat Raleigh 4 2 and 8 7 with extra innings. Winston Salem split Greensboro 5 2 and 10 2. Danville’s triple play highlighted by Andromidas ten strikeouts. Nance earned his fifth straight mound win for Burlington.
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Raleigh
Carolina Tea
Danville
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Durham
Greensboro
Leaksville
Martinsville
Patriots
Pappy” Smith
Winston-Salemites
Keller
Leakshville
Rouyoun
Bulls
Kern
Athletics
Elon College
Gutt'ser
Nance
Burington
Winston
New idea on college eligibility from coaches meeting
College baseball coaches debate eligibility rules hoping to let players judged as non pros by failed pro attempts remain eligible. They argue summer pay and personal expenses may not prove true professionalism and want flexible criteria for college athletes.
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New York
Army nurse Lt Lutz honored by evacuation plane gift
Freeport Michigan Lt Aieda Lutz remembered as the Army nurse who served in Tunisia Sicily Italy and Southern France campaigns. Her unit evacuated over 100000 patients and she completed 727 flight hours across 197 missions before being killed in a crash in southern France.
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Aieda Lutz
Freeland
Mich
Women's International Bowling Congress
Lutz
France
Radio Schedule Highlights Various Serial and News Programs
A detailed radio timetable lists programs across multiple networks with time slots from 6:45 p.m. to 1:15 a.m. including The Jack Armstrong Serial House of Mystery The Tom Mix Serial Tom Mix, Dick Tracy, Superman, Jack Armstrong, and Lipton News. It notes repeats, musical segments, dramas, and announcements.
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Noetmarron Tavern
Jack
Mr. Keen
Cbs-Basie
Dancing Music Orchestra
Cbs
Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Kaltenbarn
Nhbe Wert Dencing Music Orches
Roy Shield
Muale—nhe
Tom and Abner
Don Gardiner
Abe
Topner
Che
Miate
America Town
Cha
Erie Crosby
Mustc Hall
Abe Morton Gould
Dhs
Gebriel Aeutter
Mbs
Toan Davis
Nhe
Rod Burns
Abe Corlice Archer
van Clefve
Antoniniembe
Cebe
Arch Ohboler
Nbr
Larry Douglas
Long & Ripley
Abe Swing
Chicago
Orehes
Boxing promoter Dewey Fragetta in hospital meets sister
Lt Dewey Fragetta a former boxing manager and promoter receiving treatment at Rhodes General Hospital is pleased when a nurse mentions his youngest sister Lt Adelaide Fragetta. Air command flyers led by Corp Walter Little of Rome and Sgt Ralph Ca Cedartown won Trinidad baseball title. Little posted 14 and 3 on mound and Mize, not related to Johnny, hit 500.
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Dewey Fragetta
Rhodes General Hospital
Adelaide Fragetta
Air Transport Command
Corp
Walter Little
Rome
Ralph Ca
Cedartown
Trinidad
Little
Mize
Johnny
Young Stars Hold Diamond Practice For All Star Game
Charlotte July 5 Doc Newton and Billy Laval coaches of the North and South Carolina all star boys teams led workouts for the second annual Carolina all star game at Griffith stadium. Twenty four towns are represented by 32 players in the Observer fresh air fund benefit game affiliated with Esquire's American boys classic. Five thousand fans are expected and will vote on the game's finest player. The winner earns a 10 day trip to New York and will play for Babe Ruth's eastern team against an all star western club.
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Charlotte
Doc” Newton
Billy Laval
Griffith Stadium
Observer Fresh Air Fund
Esquire
New York
Babe Ruth
Ben Chapman Takes Over At Third Base
Philadelphia July 5. Ben Chapman, new Phillies manager, moved to third base in the second game of an Independence Day doubleheader with the Pirates. He replaced the injured Johnny Antonelli after a hurt wrist and contributed a single in three appearances while handling four chances cleanly.
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Philadelphia
Ben Chapman
Phillies
Pittsburgh Pirates
Phil Pilot
Johnny Antonelli
Fred Daniels
Chapman
Pirates
Vance Dinges
Rick Ferrell Nearing AL Games Caught Record
Rick Ferrell, 38, veteran Washington catcher, stood one game from tying the American League career record of 1,721 games caught held by Ray Schalk. Ferrell, in the league since 1929, was to catch for Washington against Chicago to attempt the tie.
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Chicago
Rick Ferrell
Washington
Ray Schalk
Chicago White Sox
Ferrell
White Sox
Schalk
Sports Attendance Reaches Record July Fourth Across Tracks
July Fourth drew 699,172 sports fans to races and major and minor league baseball. Belmont Park led wagering with 3,804,369 placed on a seven race card as tracks nationwide set a 1 day record of 14,718,844 dollars. Santa Anita drew 63,000, while Detroit hosted 45,376 for a Red Sox Giants split.
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Joe Reichler
New York
Sports
Ita
Pearl Arbor
Belmont Park
United States
Santa Anita
Suffolk Downs
Washington Parkes
Delaware
Seattle
Detroit
Red Sox
Polo Grounds
Cardinals
Giants
Augie Bergamo drives Cardinals to double win over Mets
Augie Bergamo powered the Cardinals with nine runs from eight hits including two homers and a triple as St. Louis swept New York in a pair of games 8-4 and 19-2.
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Cardinals
St. Louis
New York
al Libke
Reds
Hal Gragg
Dodgers
Libke
Cincy
Gregg
Brooklyn
Paul Derringer
Bill Nicholson
Cubs
Derringer
Braves
Paul Erickson
Nicholson
Vance Dinges
Phils
Max Butcher
Pirates
Dinges
Butcher
Dave Ferriss
Red Sox
al Benton
Tigers
Ferriss
Detroit
Benton
Sox
al Cihocki
Indians
Bud Metheny
Yankees
Cihocki
Hank Borowy
Metheny
Harland Clikt
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Lens
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Russ Christopher
Athletics
Pete Gray
Browns
Christopher
Gray
Jack Hand
Associated Press Sports
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Cardinal
Ray Sanders
Buster
Charley Barrett
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Bud Byly
Augie
Rbs
Chica Cubs
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Cinch
Bruins
Pittsburgh
Jack Kraus
T Phils
Washington
Nats
Marino Pi
Mickey Haefner
Harland Slift
de Clift
Boston
Overmire
Frankie Hayes
Allie Nolds
Steve Gromek
Philadelphia
Race Cancelled At King's Park Meeting
Montreal July 5 The King's Park 14 day race meeting was canceled after seven days due to a shortage of horses. The remaining seven days will be run in the fall.
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Montreal
King’s Park
Stymie Wins Rich Belmont Handicap in Holiday Card
Outsiders captured four of seven stakes as 310,588 fans wagered a record total of 14,718,844 across 13 tracks. Stymie, driven by Bobby Permane, surged from last to beat Devil Diver by a neck in Belmont Park’s 50,000 added handicap. Sea Swallow took the Yankee at Suffolk Downs, and other diversions saw Daily Trouble and Degage among winners at Washington Park and Belmont respectively.
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New York
Ethel D. Jacobs
Stymie
Delaware
David Strauss
Dailyble
Washington Park
Louis B. Mayer
Santa Anita
Howard Wells
Equifox
R. A. Firestone
Belmont
Greentree Barn
Hirsch Jacobs
Bobby Permane
Haile
Eddie Arcaro
Olympic Zenith
Suffolk
W. G. Lewis
Darby Diappe
Headley Woodhouse
Sea Swallow
Frank P. McGann
Michaelo
R. S
One Armed Rider Wins All Round at St Paul Rodeo
Mitch Owens of Fresno California outpointed 60 contestants in the 10th annual St Paul rodeo to win a $500 war bond for best all around cowboy. He rode four Brahma bulls with one hand and was thrown by only one of four bronchos.
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ST. Paul
Ore
Mitch Owens
Fresno
Calif
Owens
Willis Hudlin Hurls One Hitter At Pels
Willis Hudlin the veteran pitcher and manager of the Little Rock Travelers hurled a one hitter against the New Orleans Pels, leading his club to an 11 to 1 victory in New Orleans last night.
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Pels
New Orleans
Cleveland Indians
Little Rock Travelers
Southern Association
Nashville
Chattanooga
Mobile
Memphis
Atlanta
Birmingham
Little Rock
Lou Miller to Meet Champion in Knoxville
Lou Miller a 148 pound New Yorker will meet welterweight champion Freddie Cochrane in Knoxville on July 17 in a 10 round non title bout Promoter George Cazana announced Miller has boxed a draw with Rocky Graziano who defeated Cochrane in a non title ring in New York last week.
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Knoxville
Lou Miller
New Yorker
Freddie Cochrane
George Cazana
Miller
Rocky Graziano
Cochrane
New York
Cazana
Baseball scoreboard roundup with multiple league results
The page lists scores across major leagues and minor circuits. American League standings show Cleveland 4-2 and New York 2-3. State League and Carolina League results include Lexington 6-10 and Greensboro 5-3. Several games today feature St Louis at New York and Cincinnati at Brooklyn with multiple postponements due to rain.
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New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Dockins
Brewer
Bowman
Brookyn
Pfund
Wyse
Pittehureh
Roe
Sproull
Bonham
Kileman
Leonard
Lopat
O'Neill
Mueller
Newsom
Louis
Munchef
Tandings
National League
L. Pet
Btooklyn
Chicago Teene Reese Eee
New York Ae Teee Ween
Saas Wee Beweee
Pittsburgh Tenet “Ee
Vincinnati
AOD
Niladelphia
W. L. Detroit
Peer
LOT
Greensboro
Ww. L
Hickory
Teeeeeens
Lexington Peneeee
Statesville
Salsbury Teehee
Mooresville
Sveen
Concord Reseries
Thomasville
Red Shield Lions beat Junior Chamber 3 to 1 in holiday game
The Lions club defeated the Junior Chamber of Commerce 3 to 1 at the abattoir field yesterday. Lohr pitched for the Lions with Powell for the Jay Cees as a close rival. batteries were Lions Lohr McKinney and McKinney Wrenn JayCees Powell Tuttle.
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Lohr
McKinney
Wrenn
JayCees
Powell and
Tuttle
Fights Last Night Roundup From Across U S
Roster of boxing results from Rochester Austin St Paul Oakland Spokane and other venues with winners Graves Lucero Zander Gimbel and Lowry and outcomes including points decisions and knockouts. Oil reserve report notes U S crude total on Jan 1 1945 at 20064152000 barrels up 389079000 from prior year.
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Rochester
Minn
Jackla Graves
Austin
Jorge Robles
Mexico City
Walter Stone St. Paul
Bill Branson
Repedo
Calif
Oakland
Abel Lucero
Freano
Sonny Hill
Los Angeles
Pete Lakovich
Fresno
Mike O'Grady
Cleveland
Spokane
Wash
Bobby
Oil extraction gains cut waste with new tech
Technology has helped boost oil recovery from left in ground estimates of 70 80 percent to now typically 60 40 percent remaining unrecovered.
Ferriss Triumphs Again as Tigers Tumble
Dave Ferriss wins again over the Tigers as the Dodgers split with the Reds and the Cardinals plus Cubs gain. The Nationals and Senators showcase strong pitching and hitting while Augie Bergamo leads with power and RBIs. Boston and Philadelphia shuffle standings amid late-season flurries.
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Dave Ferriss
Tigers
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