Olympic Opening Amid Royal Pageantry With U S Aims High
The 1948 Olympics opened at Wembley amid royal pomp as King George spoke the oath. Some 5 000 athletes from 59 nations compete in 17 sports with the United States favored to win 10–12 track and field titles and lead the medal chase.
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All- Skate Win In Tourney See Two High Point Teams Face Tonight
In Greensboro July 29 two High Point firms Becker's and High Point Weaving meet in the North Carolina District softball losers bracket. Becker's defeated Thomasville 10-4 after two earlier wins while Weaving was edged 1-0 by Bar-Mil but remains in contention to clash with Becker's in an intra city showdown at 8 p.m. tonight.
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Young And Cooper Hit Home Runs In Semi Pro Win
High Point Industrial league all-stars defeated Robersonville 6 to 2 in the State semi pro tournament before rain halted play in the sixth inning. Pep Young and Melvin Cooper led with five hits and two homers, Young driving in four runs and Cooper adding three hits and two RBI.
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Tinker and Cubs Heroics Echo Early Baseball Glory
Joe Tinker, last links to the famed Tinker Evers Chance infield, dies after spanning a golden era. Recalling the 1906 10 Cubs, stories recall feuds and a playoff burst led by Tinker, including a dazzling throw to end a Boston game and a triple that sparked a pennant clincher.
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Taunton
Mass
Loop Directors Postpone Action On Class B Jump
Martinsville Va July 29 The Carolina league directors will meet again to discuss moving to Class B next season. The meeting at President Carroll Browns home produced no decision with Brown to set a new date. Other league items were approved the all star game July 10 at the lead teams home and a 10 day pay suspension for players skipping it. The 1942 season opens April 20 and runs to Sept 7 with opening games Greensboro Burlington Danville Winston Salem Raleigh Durham Martinsville and Reidsville.
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Raleigh
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Reidsville
Credit for adaptation of animated cartoons to motion picture
The text credits Winsor McCay and J R Bra for adaptation work in animated cartoons to motion pictures.
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Winsor McCay
J. R. Bra
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
Results from the American League show Detroit routing Boston 13 to 0 and New York beating St. Louis 4 to 0. National League notes include Brooklyn 12 over St. Louis 4 and Philadelphia 9 to 4 over Chicago. Additional state league scores list Statesville 3 Salisbury 1 and Raleigh 13 Burlington 2.
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Salisbury
Hickory
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Lexington
Albemarle, Grounds
Local Basketball Tonight With Multiple Regional Matches
Tonight features a single main event Boston at Detroit with other regionals including Pittsburgh at Boston and St Louis at Brooklyn. Cincinnati visits New York while Chicago plays Philadelphia. regional pairings include Greensboro at Burlington Raleigh at Reidsville Durham at Martinsville and Winston-Salem at Danville.
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U S Track Team Poised for Ten Olympic Medals
The United States track squad, seen as one of the strongest ever, is favored to win ten golds at Wembley and help smash at least eight records. Stars Mel Patton of California and Emil Zatopek of Czechoslovakia are among likely double champions, with world marks and other titles at stake across the eight days of competition.
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United States
Wembley Stadium
California
Mel Patton
Cetchoslovakia
Emil Zatopek
Zatopek
Hungary
Imry Nemleth
Willie* Steele
Petitions Circulated To Fire Steve ONeill
SAGINAW Michigan July 29 Petitions urging appointment of Hazen Kiki Cuyler as manager of the Detroit Tigers in place of Steve ONeill will begin circulating in three cities Friday George Killmaster Chesaning high school athletic director said he would start the petitions here in Chesaning and in Flint Cuyler now is managing Atlanta in the Southern association Killmaster said he assumed ONeills contract will not be renewed in 1949.
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Mich
Hazen
Kiki) Cuyler
Detroit Tigers
Steve O'Neill
George Killmaster
Chesaning
Flint
Cuyler
Atlanta
Killmaster
O'Neill
Tigers Hand Sox 18-0 in 18th Straight Loss Snapped
Detroit Tigers rout Boston Red Sox 18 to 0 as Dizzy Trout limits the league leaders to six singles. The 18 hit attack ends Boston’s 18 game winning streak and ties a pattern of Tigers defeating long undefeated runs. Boston remains atop the AL while Detroit avenges a prior two game sweep.
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Martinsville A's Rally In 8 5 Win Over Winston-Salem Cards
The Carolina league pennant race resumes with Greensboro at Burlington Winston-Salem at Danville Durham at Martinsville and Raleigh at Reidsville. Raleigh Caps pound Burlington 13 2 as Al Henenbeck fans eight and hits a two run homer. Reidsville Luckies top Greensboro 6 3 Nagel homered in seventh. Danville Leafs beat Durham Bulls 6 1 with three Danville hitters collecting three hits. Martinsville A's offense shines in 8 5 victory over Winston-Salem Cards.
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New Coach Ned Ted Eyck Leads Syracuse Crews
Syracuse University crews will be coached by Ned Ted Eyck, son of Jim Ten Eyck, who supervised the first crew in 1901. Numismatists note that Croesus of Lydia issued some of the earliest state authority coins in the eighth century B C.
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Syracuse University
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Ten Eycks
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Western Open Opens With Windy Tough Course Toughened Layout
Top golfers gathered at Buffalo for the 45th Western Open with Ben Hogan favored and Johnny Palmer defending. $15,000 prize, tricky course weathered by wind and dry greens as Fred Hawkins shot 67 in tune-up. Chick Harbert dominated driving in the earlier contest, outdriving Jimmy Thomson by yards. Steve Doctor posted the top average with 25 41/3 yards.
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Hershey
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Badin
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Antioch
Ill
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Mich
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Pair of house mice and offspring produce 1000 descendants in a year
A pair of house mice and their year’s offspring can generate about 1000 descendants within twelve months according to the observed reproductive rate in the text.
Managerial Shake-Up Lifts Dodgers Giants in Loop Chase
The Burt Shotton Leo Durocher swap powers both clubs as Dodgers surge with 11 wins in 15 starts and Giants notch nine wins in 14. Brooklyn thumped St Louis 12-4 while Giants blanked Cincinnati 5-0 as pitching and roster moves spark renewed momentum across the league.
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Associated Press
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Leo Durocher
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Reds catcher Rey Lammanno homers twice in 1939 game
Cincinnati catcher Rey Lammanno drove in seven runs in a Muskogee exhibition in 1939. He hit two home runs including a bases loaded shot and another with two on.
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