Hornets Slide In Piedmont Hunt Jets In Narrow Losses
In Charlotte on July 22 the Hornets slid into the Piedmont ladder, with Richawood upsetting Vic Griffith and Asheville sweeping a doubleheader from Portsmouth. Durham beat Winston-Salem, marking the Colts first win in six starts while Swampy Norwood drove in five runs. Leland Walker held the Cubs to four singles as the Tourists rolled, and gasoline outlays on railroads exceeded 800,000.
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Durham
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Piedmont
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Vic Griffith
Asheville
Fouriehrader
Portsmouii
Winston-Salem
Colts
Swampy Norwood
Colt
Stan Roick
Pfeifer
Leland Walker
Cubs
Prasse
Iomies
Executor's Notice for Angela Deceased in Guilford County
Notice to creditors of the estate of Angela, deceased of Guilford County North Carolina. All persons with claims against the estate must present them to the undersigned at 617 Oph Street High Point North Carolina by July 8. 1942 or be forever barred. Signed by Thomas Attorney. T-O-15-22-19-5-12
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Angela
Salis, Croce
Guilford County
North Carolna
High Point
North Cayoiliva
Beelee
Thomas Attomer
Stamey Leads Adams-Millis to 8-2 Win Over Tomlinson
Stamey hurled six hit ball to lift Adams-Millis to an 8-2 victory over Tomlinson yesterday afternoon. The game featured early scoring and fielding standout Osborne, with Adams-Millis set to meet Tomlinson again in upcoming tilts at the college diamond and surrounding venues.
Harmon Leads Balloting In All Star Poll
CHICAGO July 221 The week end brought a flood of votes for Michigan star Terrible Youmy Harmon who leads the nation’s all star football poll. Harmon has a large total vote count with Minnesota close behind and 26. The All Star game will feature the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on August 28 in the eighth annual game.
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Harmon
Chicago
Michigan
Youmy Harmon
Gsenege Minnesota
Chicise Bears
Chaips
Unclear sports scoring notes and umpire names
Fragmentary OCR text lists players and umpires with scattered terms. Mentions inetin names like Smith, Thornean Bersx Te-Off and officials Umpire Garner and Weisnes. No coherent event or outcome to establish a complete report.
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Ted
Etler
Saonerikiet
Sumimiey
Klis
Summis
Thornean
Rlot Walt
Walt G
Garner
Weisnes
Piedmont Closed Tennis Tournament Opens Tomorrow
The first annual Piedmont Closed Tennis Tournament opens tomorrow at Blair Park with top amateurs from Greensboro High Point Salisbury Thomasville Lexington and Asheboro. The event runs through Sunday with singles and doubles. eight seeds may receive first round byes. local favorites include Bernard Williams Carlyle Lewis John Tate Dale Jarrett and Bill Bobo among others. Jimmy Creighton will supervise. No admission charged. trophies awarded for singles and doubles along with runner up prizes.
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Piedmont League
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Thomsville
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Bill Bobo
Jimmy Wilson
G. A. York
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Clyde Fields
Dick Montague
J. D. Rogers
Bud Copeland
Jimmy Creighton
Prisowraing
Piedmont
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Sports Roundup New York July Roundup Highlights and Notes
A garbled sports column reports on Brooklyn, football, golf, boxing, and racing items. It notes star players, prize fights, golf results, a Chicago Bears ticket sold out, and various figures like Sammy Snead and Tony Zale, with references to teams and events in a rapid-fire tabloid style.
Wesley Memorial Bowl Narrowly Beats First Reformed 10 10
In a Sunday league game Wesley Memorial defeated First Reformed 10 to 3. Yountz starred for Wesley Memorial with three decisive putouts in center field the fourth inning while Crowder Cummings Wright Beck Althonti contributed on the mound.
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Wesha Memos Y Lerday
Yountz
Isle
Wesley
Svore
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Crowder
Cummings
Wright
Beck
Knitters Battle All-Stars For Semi-Pro Title
In Raleigh on July 2, the Johnston County All-Stars meet the Hanes Knitters of Winston-Salem in the State Semi-Pro Baseball championship. Red Benton limited Hanes to six hits as the All-Stars won 8-1, avenging an earlier tournament loss.
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Raleigh
Johnston County
Twins Acquire Dick Wakefield
Special to The Enterprise reports Winston Salem Twins plan to add Dick Wakefield, the costly rookie from Michigan, likely tonight or tomorrow. Wakefield, acquired by Detroit earlier this season, has eight major league at bats and a $43,000 signing bonus. GM Zimm Beck said Wakefield will join the club for the three game series with Durham, possibly playing tonight or Wednesday. The town hails his arrival as a hoped-for boost as Winston-Salem contends for a better finish.
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Detroit Tigers
Detroit
Zimm Beck
Twins
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Tigers
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Wake Feld
S& More
Wakfeld
Crsanvers
Towelers Win Over Tribe 3-2 in NC State League
Kannapolis Towelers beat Lexington Indians 3-2 to end a deadlock in the eighth inning. Indians out hit the Towelers but failed to string together timely blows. Rankin started for Kannapolis with White and Hitr on the mound, while McGinnis and Glover provided key runs. Murphy and Treaster turned two defensive plays to seal the win.
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Heath
Dorothy Kirby and Louise Suggs Lead Asheville Golf Field
Defending fivist Dorothy Kirby of Atlanta and Louise Suggs of Lithia Springs Ga lead a large field in the qualifying round of the 19th annual invitation golf tournament at Biltmore Forest in Asheville. 1940 runner-up Jane Crum of Orangeburg S C cannot participate due to summer school and Jane Cothran of Greenville S C is ailing hand past winner.
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Asheville
Dorothy Kirby
Atlanta
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Biltmore Forest
Jane Crum
Orangeburg
S.C
Jane Cothran
Greenville
Fights Last Night App News Style Scores and Stops
Philadelphia and New York boxers appear in a blurred recap of last night’s rings events. Ray Robinson outpoints Sammy Anpott in Philadelphia while Al Nettlow falls to a knockout in Detroit. Jim Tygh defeats Al Stolz in Newark and Nike Raffa stops a local foe in Fort Knoy.
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Philadelphia
Ray Robinson
New York
Sammy Anpott
Lasts
Louisville
Mult Area
Chicago
al Nettlow
Detroit
Jimmy Tygh
Alite Stolz
Newark
Loquisville—Corp
Nike
Local Leagues Set Heavy Week For Amateur Baseball
Local leagues schedule a packed slate this week led by Triangle Adams Mills and Marsh Field clashes. Triangle faces Highland at Highland Park after a rained out game, while Marsh tries to upset Highland again at Marsh Field. Other tilt highlights include Adams Mills versus Triangle and Highland versus Tomlinson, with eight Saturday games across multiple fields.
Fine Confident In Chess Meet
ST. LOUIS July 22 Reuben Fine defends his National Open title this week in the world oldest game chess. He won four qualifying rounds straight and has triumphs already in the championship finals. Fine says he would be surprised not to win and notes the field includes the best in the country. Fine, who won his first major title at 14, has defended titles since 1932 and has continued success through the 1939 merger of the Western Chess Association with the National Open. He calls chess a great game for relaxation and relief from daily worries.
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ST. Louis
Reuben Fine
Heariumphs
Fine
Ivory Figures
New York
Western Chies Association
Riggs Aims For National Title At Seabright Meet
In Seabright New Jersey Bobby Riggs asserts the winner of the 54th Seabright Tennis Tournament’s men's singles will likely capture the national title at Forest Hills. The comeback candidate notes top stars are present and predicts the victor gains lift toward the nationals.
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N.S
Bobby Riggs
Seabright
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Bobbs
Kovacs Tolghest
Frank Woyncs
Robby
Kerges
Frankie Parker
Standings and results from regional and national leagues
Yesterday results include Durham 1 Winston-Salem 0 and Richmond 8 Charlotte 5. Today fixtures list Durham at Winston-Salem Charlotte at Richmond Portsmouth at Ashworth Greensboro at Norfolk. Minor and major leagues show scattered scores with several games scheduled.
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Wan
Ter Afarcinsville
Gastonia to face Wilson in Legion semi finals
Gastonia will meet Wilson this afternoon in the second game of the State American Legion baseball semi final. Gastonia won the opening game after scoring 14 hits off D Thorne. The series winner advances to meet Albemarle, who beat Greensboro 3-2 to clinch the central district playoff.
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American Legion
D. Thorne
Albemarle
Greensboro
National champion McNeill trails crowning Cali fornian seed order
Seeded order places MeNeill Riggs Parker Kovacs ahead of Nad national champion McNeill. Riggs defeated J Upshur Moorhead of Rumson, NJ yesterday to lead domestic seeds. The other three with byes start today with McNeill vs Larry Dee Parker, Kovacs vs Henry Batjer, and Nimerk with an opponent to be decided.
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Parker
Kovacs
J. Upshur Moorhead
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McNeill Atainst
Larry Dee Parker
II Nimerk
Kovars
Henry Batjer
Yankees Lead AL as Indians Rally for Second Place
The New York Yankees hold a strong lead in the American League, four games ahead of the Boston Red Sox and 15.5 games in front of the Chicago White Sox, with the Detroit Tigers 17 24 games back. Cleveland sits seven games back in second after a 13 game stretch amid a three game set in New York to close the gap. Bob Feller seeks his 20th win. In the other game, the Brooklyn Dodgers lose 8-3 to the Pittsburgh Pirates, dropping to one game ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals as they begin a tour at Cincinnati before a crucial series next week.
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Robinson May Get Day Next
Philadelphia July 22 UP They were calling Ray Robinson the lightweight division clean up hitter today as Blane were started to match Harlem's sky rocket With Chicago's Davey Day in the next step on his sleep making parade. The dusky dynamiter from New York punched out a slashing tough but clean cut decision over one half of the world lightweight championship in Sammy Angott before a crowd of 14 500 fans in a non title tussle at Shibe Park last night and immediately the older inhabitants dubbed him the next champ. He cant get the other half of the crown for a while yet. That is held by Lew Jenkins the Texas thumper who is sanctioned as boss by the New York Commission aid who has a date to meet in New Yorks Madison Square Garden October 3 to clear up the up to now flaughable lightweight folkery which were started when the NBA took Low Ambers title away a couple of years ago. So Robinson went looking around for possible targets and Herman Taylor who promoted last nights show and most of those in which the Harlem Ham mer has been built up to a championship contender suggested Durable Day. Davey once gave Henry Armstrong a busy evening of it and last a close decision to Angott the night Sammy won WNBA blessing as little holder.
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Harlem
Chicago
Davey Day
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Lou Schepfer Favorite In N C Open Tennis Tourney
Asheville July 22 Op Jo Schepfer of New Orleans top seed advanced to the second round of the North Carolina Open by defeating Wiley Roddey of Rock Hill South Carolina 6 3 6 3 Grady Frank the second seed beat Mark Griffin of Asheville 6 1 6 0 and Mike McLaney of New Orleans third seed beat Paul Finch of Southare Pines 6 2 6 2
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Asheville
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Mike McLaney
Paul Finch
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