Baseball All Star Parade Raises 230000 For War Funds
Major leagues near pennant stretch with All Star shows raising 230000 for servicemen funds. Dodgers lead Cardinals by eight, Yankees ahead of Red Sox by four. Joe Gordon bidding for AL batting title. Williams, Reiser, Medwick top bat race. Mort Cooper looms as leading NL pitcher alongside French Passeau and Starr.
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Judson Bailey
Brooklyn Dodgers
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
Boston
Bobby Doerr
Red
Swill
Larry French
Brooklyn
Chicago
Claude Passeau
Cincinnati
Ser Starr
Bud Ward Favored For Western Amateur Major League Standings
MLB style summary lists standings across leagues with results from yesterday. Notable scores include Oakland 3 Los Angeles 2 in 10 innings and San Diego 16 Sacramento 2, along with Richmond-Winston Salem and Greensboro-Charlotte postponements and multiple 1-0 to 12-7 style outcomes across upper minor leagues.
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Oakland
Los Angeles
Hollywood
San Francisco
Seattle
Portland
San Diego
Sacramento
Pinkston Homer Wins For Lexington In A Duel
Lexington Indians defeated Hickory Rebels 4 to 2 at Holt Moffitt Field as Jay Pinkston belted a eighth inning home run with Morris aboard to seal the win. Utz pitched well for Hickory and Emmerick matched him in a pitching duel, contributing to a tight game.
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Lexington
Hickory
Rebels
Enterprise
Lexington Indians
Hickory Rebels
Holt-Moffitt Field
Jay Pinkston
Morris
Utz
Emnerick
Abrha - Akrha
Caonshan
His
Paul
USLTA Plans Junior Davis Cup Tourney
United States Lawn Tennis Association to stage an Invitational Junior Davis Cup series with Canada on August 22 and 23 at the Seigniory Club near Ottawa. Five US juniors will face five Canadians as a committee selects the team from district recommendations due to lack of a national ranking process. About $8,000 raised for the Red Cross from Memorial Day events with early July meets suggesting matching funds. Francisco Segura, Ecuadorian student at Miami University, cited as a top amateur and potential U S title threat. singles crown to be decided at Forest Hills in August.
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Harold Claassen
Yor
United States Lawn Tennis Association
Canada
United States
Swank Seigniory Club
Ottawa
USL Tta
S. Elsworth Davenport, Jr
New York
USSTA
American Red Cross
USLTA
Francisco Segura
U. S
Seculra
Miami University
Florida
Forest Hill
Lights May Boost Night Games in Baseball Talk
New York reports Clark Griffith may start games at twilight and switch on lights after a couple of innings. Greg Rice raises Navy Relief funds in Montana while once covering a Missoula route. War Dept says skeet shooting won’t conflict with the war effort, as servicemen train to hit targets. Arlington Park workouts note a cabbit and a rival horse, and Chicago racing coverage hints at the Polo Grounds scene. Detroit Lions to play Western Army club. Fred Mandel Jr reports little beyond newspaper reads and a $400 cost for Washington inquiries.
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New York
Clark Griffith
Greg Rice
Navy
Montana
Missoula
War Department
Army
Arlington Park Rxport
Chicago
Polo Grounds
N.Y
Golfing minister tale from Rev Willis H Germany
The Oklahoma City preacher tells a golfing joke about a minister who worries about looking up during a round. He asks his caddy to watch closely and asks if the caddy is praying for him. The reply is humorous, noting the preacher’s need to keep his head down.
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Willis H. Germany
Oklahoma City
National League Probables and Records for Tonight
National League matchups list probable pitchers and season records. Boston visits Chicago with Olsen at 5-2. Philadelphia at Pittsburgh features Podg amvy 13-8 vs Sewell 8-7. Brooklyn at Cincinnati, Vander Meer 8-6 against Wrett 5-21. New York at St Louis, Carpenter 3-5 against Beazles 8-4.
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Boston
Chicago
Laterr
Ta. Olsen
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Podgamvy
Sewell
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Wrett
Vander Meer
New York
St. Louis
Carpenter
Beazles
Giants Towering Giants Of The Potomac Grounds
In this July feature the Giants are praised for bulk and prowess during a look at the 1940s era Giants. Descriptions of players Buck Ewing and Roger Connor echo the old line, while modern stars like Mize Barna Leiber Barns Young and Koslo are noted for size. The piece compares the team to John McGraw’s era and humorously notes the crowding stands and a test of liveliness in the ball.
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Nea Yosuas
Giants
Poto
Jim Mutrie
Dodge
Murrie
Buck Ewing
Roger Connor
Mickey Welch
John Montgomery Werd
Tip O'Neill
Uarry
Danning
Johnny Mize
Hank Leiber
Babe Barna
Leiber
Barna
Babe Young
Leo Durocher
Dodgers
Demorest Destroyer
Poto Grounds
Harlem
Free Loader Pillette Skips Meal Checks for Padres
Herman Old Folks Pillette, father figure of the San Diego Padres, is known for never signing his meal checks. He has many friends in the Pacific Coast League and has arranged to receive his eating allowance in cash, only tapping it when he does not receive an invitation to meals.
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Herman Old Folks
Pillette
Poppa
San Diego Padres
Probable Pitchers and Won-Lost Records Preview
St. Louis visits New York Niggeling six and seven, Botany thirteen. Detroit travels to Boston Nethouser four four against Wagner seven seven. Chicago at Washington night Bumphries four six faces Newsom six twelve. Cleveland at Philadelphia Kights Smith seven five versus Marchildon four three.
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St. Louis
New York
Niggeling
Botany
Detroit
Boston
Nethouser
Wagner
Chicago
Washington
Bumphries
Newsom
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Kights— Smith
Marchildon
Local Matchups Across North Carolina Cities
Asheville plays Greensboro while Winston-Salem meets Charlotte Norfolk hosts Richmond and Durham visits Portsmouth Danville faces Wilson Sanford plays Rocky Mount Burlington visits Leakville Hickory battles Lelington Salisbury clashes Mooresville Landis squares Stotesville Concord travels to Thomasville
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Leaington
Hickory
Mooresville
Salisbury
Concord
Thomasville
Lands
Statesville
Lelington
Landis
Stotesville
Baseball writers form IL press box tax plan
Buffalo July 9. Base ball writers of the International League met before the all star game and organized their own body. They voted to assess each member a 25 cent war savings stamp every time he enters a press box.
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Buffalo
Baseball Writers of the
International League
Army Names Woodrow Wilson to West Point Coaching Staff
West Point New York July 6 Captain Woodrow Wilson once a standout Army backfield ace has been added to Earl H Blaiks football coaching staff at West Point. The assignment strengthens the Black Knights backfield guidance as Blaik builds his staff.
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West Point
N. Y
Woodrow Wilson
Army
Earl H
Red) Blaik
Ruth’s Health Inquiries Prompt New York Clarifications
Inquiries about Ruth’s health are addressed by a clarification from the old hand rug manufacturer in the region. The North Fills Golf mrubs T1 and ane linder per are mentioned in passing as contextual details without altering the core health note.
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Ruth
Oreh
New York
Med
Drefs Pitches 16th Victory in Concord Victory
Fierman Drefs earned his 16th win against two losses as Concord beat Thomasville after a sixth inning rally. Crowson struggled early but held scoreless until Concord broke through for five runs in the sixth. Motto went 4 for 4 to pace Concord’s hit parade and Concord heads to Thamesville tonight for another Tommies clash at Finch Field.
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Enterprise
Concord
Fierman Drefs
Thomasville
T. Woody Crowson
Tommie
Créwson
Motto
Thamesville
Finch Field
Abrha
Arrha
Wood
Harxton
Nance
Mauney
Mabrey
Carter
Brown
Hicknell
O'Matts
Rosen
Miller
Fion’cutt
Watts
Roger
Warneke Returns to Cubs as Regular Starter
Chicago reports veteran pitcher Lon Warneke, 33, will join the Cubs as a regular starter after being claimed from St. Louis for 87,500. Manager Wilson said Warneke will start immediately, recalling his 183-105 career record and prior Cubs pennants in 1932 and 1933. Warneke arrives today after the waiver claim surprised Cubs officials.
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Chicago
Jean Lon Warneke
Cubs
St. Louis
Wilson
Warneke
Amelad
Gallagher
Cardinal
Jimmy Foxx
Boston Reds
Rip Collins
Roy Parmelec
Unscrambled Local Notice With Odd Details
Fragmentary OCR reads like a court or notice item listing names and addresses. Readable terms include Plainfield and Carteret with numbers and abbreviations, suggesting a public or legal notice fragment. The exact action, dates, or entities remain unclear due to the garbled text.
Medalists In Tough Matches In Carolinas Golf Tilt
In Linville on July 9 youthful Kelly Grice Jr of Charlotte and Hub Covington of Linville faced stiff tests in round two of the Carolinas Golf Association titrat tournament. Grice beat M T Bavlin 4 and 3 in round one while Covington defeated Jack J tenth, with further second round pairings matching Wagner against Waddell and other local names.
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Linville
Kelly Grice, Jr
Charlotte
Hub Covington
Carolinas Golf Association
Grice
Jeff Owens
Covington
L. L. Taylor
Rutherfordton
Tully Blair
Winston-Salem
N. C. Guthrie
Charljotte
Guthrie
M. K. Jeffords, Jr
Orangeburg
S. C
M. T. Bavlin
Jack
Jack Wagner
Statesville
A. B. Waddell
W. S. Alexander
A .T. Dixon
Columbia
Charles Thomas
Greensboro
A. ©. Ambler
Asheville
E. V. Boatwright
R. E. Spoon
Billy Joe Patton
Morganton
T. €. Mendenhall
Grapplers Clash In Team Battle At Hippodrome
Four wrestlers will collide in a team match at the Hippodrome tonight at 8 45. Promoter J R Steele arranges the event featuring AL Mills and Stanley Pinto of Chicago versus Sailor Barto Hill and Al Massey in a no holds barred bout with four fighters in action simultaneously.
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Hippodrome
J. R. Steele
Black Panther
AL Mills
Stanley Pinto
Chicago
Sailor Barto Hill
al Massey
Steele
Service Dept Prospects Highlight Naval Ball Club
Lieut George Earnshaw coaches the Service All-Stars with Frank Baumholtz a top prospect after leaving the squad for his commission as ensign Chester Filadjuk from Great Lakes Naval Station is tied to the White Sox Zeke Bonura earned corporal chevrons at Camp Shelby Miss and Sgt Van Iren Man McDougal pitched for Will Rogers Field and other local teams in Oklahoma City while on furlough he also pitched in a Dallas tournament two games tallied during the period
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Will Rogers
Dallas
Henry VII Decree Mandates Archery Practice for Males
A royal decree issued by Henry VII requires every male from a certain age until reaching a specified age to practice with bow and arrow as defense preparation. The directive outlines mandatory archery training as a national measure.
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Henry VII
Out of bounds sparks golf course squatter rights joke
Burlington Hawk-Eye Gazette notes U S golf courses cover over 600 000 acres yet some players seem to seek more space by lingering outside marked boundaries. The playful remark frames this as a turf war for territory among golfers.
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Dim Reed
Burlington
Towa
Hawk-Eye Gazette
U. S
All-Star game errors blamed on peanut vendor stunt
A one minute sports page note reports that the worst errors at both All-Star games were attributed to a peanut vendor who attempted a one-hand stab with a quarter during a catwalk ascent to the upper deck.
Hogue Pitches Near No-Hitter in Piedmont League
CHARLOTTE July 9 Bobby Hogue nearly pitched a no hitter as Winston-Salem defeated Asheville 6 0. A sixth inning single by Williams spoiled the bid. Al Unser homered for the Twins in the fifth. In the nightcap Matthews homered and doubled leading a 4 3 win in ten innings. Durham’s Glenn Moulder fanned 14 in a 4 0 victory over Norfolk, Moulder’s seventh win. Bulls sit a half game behind Richmond as Greensboro Charlotte game postponed and Richmond Portsmouth not on schedule.
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Matthews
Twins
Durham
Glenn Moulder
Bulls
Norfolk Tars
Moulder
Richmond Colts
Richmond
Portsmouth
Pack Chasers Enter Canadian Army In Hockey Split
Montreal players Alex Shibicky of the New York Rangers and Joe Cooper of the Chicago Black Hawks are the latest National League hockey figures to enlist in the Canadian Army.
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Montreal
Alex Shibicky
New York Rangers
Joe Cooper
Chicago Black Hawks
Corporal Caps Medal Honors With 141 Tally
Corporal Marvin Ward, stationed at Fort Wright in Spokane, led medal honors in the Western Amateur with a 141 total after two qualifying rounds. Ward, the National Amateur and two time Western champion, posted a 73 first day and 68 second day to surge atop a fast field.
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Russ Newland
Spokane
Wash
Marvin
Bud” Ward
Fort Wright
Airforce
Otto Rosand
Corporal Ward
Marsh Hammong
Roland
Bill Welch
Houston
Tex
Drew Jack Walters
Tacoma
Welch
Walters
Bruce McCormick
Los Angeles
Charles Walker
Portland
Ore
Pat Abbott
Bob Wiley
Puyallup
Abbott
Wiley
Lade Delivers No-Hit 1 0 Victory For Shreveport
Doyle Lade of Shreveport pitched a no hit 1 0 win over the San Antonio Missions fanning three and retiring the last 16 batters in order He also homered to provide the winning run The piece notes a wage and hours law prohibiting employment of children under 16 in interstate industrial plants shipping goods.
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San Antonio
Doyle Lade
Shreveport
San Antonio Missions
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