Three Games Made Up in Local Loops
Local amateur clubs played post ed games this week after recent rains. Alma-Hayworth beat Globe Parlor 5 to 4, with Alma-Hayworth winning one run in the seventh. Dennis earned the win for Highland, supported by strong hitting from Cates, Bates, and Meekins, while Globe Parlor fell short despite a late rally.
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Highland
Marsh
S- Carolina
Globe Parlor
Ima Hayworth
Glebey
Ighland
Ennis
Dennis
Hester
Worthugh
Jasper Cates
Albert Ad
Carolina Containi
Chick Cagle
Wimpy
R Owers
Globe
Lackey
A.oover
Homer Davis
Johnn Kewton
Wisemen
Alma-Hayworth
Carolina Container
Slane
Mason
C. B. Bennett
Ima
Nee
AAU Swimmers Break Records at Swan Lake Meet
Helene Rains and Gloria Callen highlighted the eighth annual AAU swimming meet at President's Pool Swan Lake North Carolina, breaking world records. Rains clocked 3 11 3 in the 220 yard breaststroke and 4 26 8 in the 300 yard breaststroke to surpass listed marks while Callen won the 100 yard backstroke ahead of the former record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swan Lake
N. C
Indy
Helene Rains
Gloria Callen
A.A.U
High Point
Miss Rains
Lsted
Miss Callen
Piedmont League Evening Doubleheaders Yield Little Change
Piedmont Leaguers staged two doubleheaders but standings remained largely the same. Portsmouth split with Richmond 3-2 and 0-4 while Durham lost to Norfolk 4-5. Lizenbee earned his 11th win for Portsmouth aided by Zontini’s runs. Albosta lost his second game as Charlotte dropped the nightcap after a 2-0 win in game one. Eddie Lyons fueled Charlotte with a double and a single in the opener. Greensboro defeated Asheville 4-2 behind Deutsch’s eight hits.
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Charlotte
Portsmouth
Colts
Ed Albosta
Bulls
Johnny Lash
Winston-Salem
Eddie Lyons
Hornets
Twins
Greensboro
Asheville
Tourists
Deutsch
Myer Plays For Infield Berth
Detroit's 1940 pennant bid gains a spark as Lambert Alger known as Dutch turns to second base. Manager Del Baker shifts focus from Charley Gehringer to the Texan Meyer who debuts with a double scoring the first run in a 3 2 win over the Philadelphia Athletics.
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Watson Spoelstra
Detroit
Charley Gehringer
Lambert
Dutch
Texan
Philadelphia Athletics
del Baker
Meyer
Luman Harris
Parker Shows New Forehand In 1944 Style On Clay Courts
Frankie Parker unveils an orthodox forehand in the Seminole club training, claiming the 1944 style adds 50 percent to his game. He has captured the National Clay Courts title and won seven of eight tournaments, moving toward the New York State Clay Court finals with a reinforced, aggressive attack.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill
New York
Frankie Parker
Parker
Frankie
Victor Seixas
Air service inaugurated to Land of the Sky resort area
Regular air service for the famous Land of the Sky resort area has been inaugurated here by Pennsylvania Central Airlines with the dedication of the improved Asheville Henderson Airport. The new air terminal opens an aerial gateway to the Great Smokies National Park. Daily flights are made to Knoxville and the west and to Hickory Greensboro High Point Raleigh Rocky Mount Norfolk and all points north.
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Asheville
Land of the Sky
Pennsylvania-Central Airlines
Asheville-Henderson
Othey
Great Smokies National Park
Knoxville
Hickory
Greensboro High Point
Raleigh
Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Ail
Meyer’s baseball journey spans college to Tigers recall
Meyer, a three sport athlete at Texas Christian, tied to Leo R. Meyer, pursued baseball starting with the Chicago Cubs in 1937 before stints in oil business, Knoxville, and Buffalo. He briefly backed Gehringer for Detroit last season, then returned to the Tigers, batting just above .300 before being recalled.
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Meyer
Texas Christian
Leo R
Dutch) Meyer
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
Fort Worth
Knoxville
Tigers
Gehringer
Buffalo
Life of Lou Gehrig film rights top sports roundup
Sam Goldwyn outbid rivals for the film rights to The Life of Lou Gehrig. Detroit’s McNair release hints at a Tigers shakeup, plus a Manhattan beach game drew 14,527 as crowds turnstiled in. Umpires at Comiskey Park faced a cartoon offering them a seeing eye dog, while more notes cover trades, salaries, and humor from the sports world.
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New York
The
Enterprise Special News Service
Sam Goldwyn
Lou Gehrig
Eric McNair
Detroit Tigers
Manhattan Beach
Comiskey Park
Bill McKechnie
Cardinals
Dodgers
Rowboat Safety and Learning for Young Boaters
A practical guide on teaching children to row safely with supervision, emphasizing buoyancy, capacity, and staying seated. The piece recounts childhood rowboat adventures, methods for handling capsized or swamped boats, and the importance of spare oars, bailers, anchors, and learned paddling skills for both boys and girls in camp settings.
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Pawtucket
Rhode Island
Gaspee Point
Stim
Thomasville Civic Club to Play Charity Softball Game
The Thomasville Civic Club hosts a charity softball game at Finch Field on Friday night with Rotary versus Lions Club. Proceeds fund an incubator at City Memorial Hospital. The Lions Club meeting featured tobacco education films from Liggett and Myers, led by O. Peer and F. R. Womack.
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the Enterprise
Thomasville
Rotary
Lions Club
Finch Field
City Memorial Hospital
Liggett and Myers Tobacco Company
Peer
F. R. Womack
Flag Over Iceland by Walter Winchell
The piece argues American troops in Ireland and Iceland were placed there by military leaders with civilian approval. It insists the occupation of Jesland was a military decision, backed by civilian command, and vows US resolve against Nazi threats with the flag over Iceland proving America's determination.
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Walter Winchell
Ireland
Army
Navy
Marine Corps
Jesland
Hitler
Atlantic Ocean
United States Navy
Iceland
Washington, D. C
Vocabulary Lessons and Word Notes for Today
Lessons cover common English errors such as using and after shall and persuade. Pronunciation tips highlight placeable and the silent syllable. Definitions include discrete and synonyms like culmination, climax, acme, zenith. The day emphasizes abridge meaning to shorten and cites a quotation about time division.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stevens
Young Poet Hartnett Joins Airline Hostess Corps
Jovely Patricia Hartnett is added to the hostess staff of Pennsylvania Central Airlines. Noted as a talented poetess with several published verses, she now undertakes writing a novel. At the 1939 World’s Fair in New York she was praised as The Sweetest Girl at the Fair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Jovely Patricia Harrnet
New York
Hostess Hartnett
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Akins
Cates
Yrely
Deuffman
Lhester
OaLullis
Rarst
Izhiand
McDonald
Bates
W. Pugh
Eekins
Mintz
Huffman
Hall
Mains
Syerly
Strie
Mullis
Byerly
Wnning
Denis
Webster
Hoover
Thomas
Davis
Jordan
A. Hoover
Newton
Caroling Connier
Cagie
Owers
Ing
Powers
Gmpire
Thom
Sma-Ray Worth
Erson
McCanesh
Raven
Tia
Imr Hayworth
Hobe Parlor
Evroms
Emerson
Brown
Totts
Wiseman
Bennet
Boggs
Workman
Taven
Younts
CARO
Abrio Globe Parlok
Abricardon
Olackey
All looVver
Meridith
Ava
Ewton
Plyna
Laiser
Ibebster
I Wiseman
Minford Db
Ll. Hoover
Sykes
AAU
Helen Rains
Cloria Callen
Manchuria
Piedmont
Durham
Albosta
Myer
Infield Berth
Texas
Christian Flash
Charlie Gehringer
Land OF Sky
Quiparade
Freddie Hutchinson
Bobo Newsom
Horace Cate
Little Rock
Ark
Dick Wakefield
Fixzies
Walter O. Briggs
Leon Henderson
Inez Haynes Irvin
Will Irwin
United States
Charley O'Rourke
Bronz
Phil Rizzuto
Jimmy Johnston
Bob Pastor
Turkey Thompson
Tris Speaker
Red Sox
Bill Terry
Henry Vance
Birmingham Age-Herald
Frank Lane
Reds
Birmingham
Cincinnati
Thomas Downs
Long Island
Mowing
Auburn
Elmer Riddle
Frankie Kavacs
Robt. Ripley
Thomasville Civic Club
Pittsburgh
C. Bedell Monro
PCA
Geraldine Grimm
New
Washington National Airport
Vwanter Kithch
Summer Kright
Ling Tahoka, Texas
C.s.matthews Scottsboro
Ala
Carnation Homestead
Madcap
Campton Herfer
Sherman
Billingsley
NEW York Store Club
Sing Posen
HL Keathley
American Legion
Bve
Keathley
Flag
Essons
Hank Greenbergs
Headine
Americas
Ro Duality
Gore
Neal's Auto Service
South Main Street
Furniture Exposition
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