War correspondent Soc Chakales leaves High Point for Greece
In High Point Edward V Mitchell reports Soc Chakales known as one good Greek sails August first for Rome then to Athens to cover war. The Greek government’s resignation delays his flight but he lands a farewell party with the Mercury athletic club before boarding a plane with a detour note for the Empire State Building.
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Soc” Chakales
High Point
Rome
Athens
Greece
Soc
Sec
New York
Jim Steele
Associated Press
Chakales
Carolinas
City Lake
Mercury Athletic Club
Empire State Building
North Carolina
Landis Mills sweep split with Tommies in doubleheader
In the opening game at Landis yesterday the Landis Mills beat the Thomasville Tommies 11 to 2 after a high-scoring second inning. Brooklyn farm club rebounded to win the nightcap 9 to 6 at Finch Field, giving an even split. Augie Lohbeck earned the Thomasville victory as Dodgers collected 15 hits in a heavy offensive showing.
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Landis Millers
Thomasville Tommies
Landis
Brooklyn
Finch Field
Toms
Augie Lohbeck
Thomasville
Dodgers
Virg Yow in Shark-Skin Suit Leads Mass Athletics Advocacy
Virgil Yow former High Point college athletics coach, now with Hanes Hosiery mill in Winston-Salem, officiated at a Carolinas A A U swimming meet at city lake. He advocates year round industrial athletics to keep workers fit and argues mass programs better prepare youth for future national service.
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Virgil Yow
High Point College
Carolinas
City Lake
Virgil
High Point
Winston-Salem
Hanes Hosiery Mill
Ram
Yow
Panthers
Uncle Sam
United States
Managers Fold Amid Wartime Strain Across Major Leagues
The piece chronicles multiple managerial resignations and tensions across teams including the Boston Braves with Bob Coleman stepping down, Joe McCarthy pondering a return, and Frankie Frisch under pressure for the Pirates. It notes suspensions by Connie Mack, disputes in Cleveland, and on-field results such as Cincinnati’s 5-4 win over St. Louis to drop the world champions from second place.
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Bob Coleman
Boston Braves
Evansville
Bob
Braves
del Bisonette
Fat Freddy Fitzsimmons
Phillies
Joe McCarthy
New York Yankees
Marie Joe
Larry McPhail
Pittsburgh
Frankie Frisch
Bill Benswanger
Boston
Pirates
Fordham Flash
Everly
Frisch
Buccos
Cincinnati
Bill McKenchnie
Mel Ott
New York Giants
Bill Voiselle
Luke Sewell
St. Louis Browns
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago
George Caster
Brownies
White Sox
Luke
Charley Grimm
St. Louis
Ed Heusser
Ken Burkhardt
Eddie Miller
Fred Hooper Buys Filly At Keeneland Sales Opening
Ninety five thoroughbred yearlings sold for 651050 dollars at Keeneland in Lexington as the 1945 sale opened. The top price went to Maine Chance Farm for a chestnut colt by Eight Thirty out of Descolite. Fred W Hooper of Jacksonville paid 15000 dollars for a Mahmound filly out of Refine.
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Lexington
Keeneland
Descolite
Maine Chance Farm
Xington
Fred W. Hooper
Jacksonville
Fla
Hoop Jr
Mahmound
Fred Newton Leads In Broadmoor Golf Meet
Fred Newton of Denver shot a four under par 68 to lead the Broadmoor invitation golf tournament qualifying round in Colorado Springs. Earle Berryhill of Sapulpa posted 71 and ee Mesch of La Junta also posted solid scores as the second round begins today and match play starts Wednesday.
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Colorado Springs
Colo
Fred Newton
Denver
Earle Berryhill
Sapulpa
Okla
Ee Mesch
la Junta
Cincinnati-NL tops St Louis 5 4 in lone game
National League results show Cincinnati edging St Louis 5 to 4 in the only scheduled NL game. Other leagues report multiple scores including Greensboro over Leakeville 5 1 in 14 innings and Danville 2 Durham 1.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Lee
Javery
Logan
Voiselle
Feldman
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Twinight
Branca
Lombardi
Gechane
Barrett
Walters
Fox
Phillies Fold in 1945 National League Chase
Philadelphia reports the Phillies have surrendered title hopes in the 1945 NL race. Manager Ben Chapman says he will evaluate the club for next year, with Chicago leading by 35 games and Philadelphia 17 games out of seventh place. Chapman notes uncertain return and plan to assess personnel after Fitzsimmons resignation.
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Philadelphia
Phillies
Ben Chapman
Chicago Cubs
Chapman
Fred Fitzsimmons
69's Lead In Asheville Country Club Tourney
Danny Yates of Atlanta and Woody Wever of St. Petersburg led a field of about 80 qualifiers at Asheville Country Club with 69s in the first 18 hole medal test. Wever posted the day's best 9 hole back nine with 32 while Yates had 33 on the opening nine. Match play runs through Saturday with war bonds as top prizes.
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Asheville
Danny Yates
Atlanta
Woody Wever
St. Petersburg
Fla
Asheville Country Club
Wever
Yates
War Bonds
Coach Snapped At By Wildcat As Drills Open
Villanova Pa July 31 sixty one Wildcats reported for Villanova's first summer football workout yesterday and one tried to bite the coach Jordan Oliver starting his third year as grid coach posed for photographers the Cat went for his hand The wildcat first live mascot for Villanova since 1930 watched sixty men go through their initial workouts.
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Villanova
Wildcats
Jordan Oliver
Southeast football schedules tweak under DDT ruling
The DDT ruling guiding neutral-site events affects Southeastern Conference football planning for fall. Schedules minimize travel, with some in-between sites debated as potential manipulation of rail timetables, while LSU Georgia and Memphis choices show compliance. Veteran players and ex-Phillies connections surface in team notes and hints about Tech Georgia Tennessee and Alabama prospects.
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Chick Hosch
Hugh Fullerton, Jr
Atlanta
Memphis
Kentucky-Mississipi Tilt l
Dudy Noble
Mississippi State
Dave Ferriss
Fred Walter
Boston Red Sox
Buddy Myer
Washington
Hugh Critz
New York Giants
Noble
Maroons
Tech
Georgia
Tennessee
Alabama
Holmes Leads National League Batting Race
Tommy Holmes of Boston held the National League batting lead by a fraction over Goody Rosen of Brooklyn as Tony Cuccinello of Chicago led the American League. Holmes and Rosen both posted about .369 and .368 averages respectively. Cuccinello increased his AL lead to .333 while George Case trailed at .327.
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New York
Tommy Holmes
Boston
Goody Rosen
Brooklyn
Tony Cuccinello
Chicago
George Case
Washington
Holmes
Rosen
Dixie Walker
Stan Musial
Braves
Phil Cavarretta
Stan Hack
Luis Olmo
Mel Ott
Vance Dinges
Philadelphia
Whitey Kurowski
St. Louis
Don Johnson
Phil Mass
Cuccinello
Case
Bobby Estalella
George Stirnweiss
Eddie Lake
Vern Stephens
Bob Johnson
Wally Moses
Herschel Martin
Johnny Dickshot
Martin
Dickshot
George Myatt
Nick Etten
Nap Reyes F
Bear mauls man in Lincoln Park bear pit. park police officer shoots bear
Anthony Rausch, 59, was clawed and chewed by a 500 pound black Tibetan bear while cleaning a cage in Lincoln Park. Park policeman Jack Lanning killed the animal with three shots. Rausch was taken to Columbus hospital in serious condition.
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Chicago
Anthony Rausch
Lincoln Park
Jack Lanning
Columbus Hospital
Rausch
Major League Leaders in Batting Pitching and More
The high names include Cuccinello Chicago batting .333 and Holmes Boston batting .369. Leaders cover runs Stirnweiss New York 64 and Hite Stirnweiss Boston 143. Pitching shows Ferriss Boston 173 strikeouts and Cooper Boston 91 wins with a .900 OPS noted. multiple players top in doubles, triples, home runs, RBIs, and stolen bases across teams.
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Cuccinello
Chicago
Case
Washington
Stirnweiss
New York
Stephens
St. Louis
R. Johnson
Etten
Hite
Binks
McQuinn
Kule Newark
Ferriss
Boston
Benton
Detroit
Holmes
Rosen
Brooklyn
Walker
Olmo
Lombard
Dim
Art Fowler Leads Leafs To 18th Victory In Carolina League
Art Fowler pitched units to a 2-1 win over the Durham Bulls, narrowing his pace to be the league's first 20-game winner. Danville improved to nine games ahead as Rutkay and Nietposki executed a run in the 11th. Greensboro split with Leaksville, Martinsville and Winston-Salem also split, and Raleigh Caps crushed Burlington 9-0 behind Ossie Buckner.
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W. L. Pet
Detroit
New York
Washington
Boston
Chicago
St. Louis
Eveland
Hiladelphia
Louis Tee
Pontdweeees
Thomasville Res
Cincinnati
Luberto
Scheid
Martinsville
Cook
Leakeville
Fisher
Ieee
Ween Senee
Burlington
Durham
Seweedee
Winston-Salem
Landis AR
Greensboro
Stirewalt
Molt
Pet
Hickory
Gayle
Wilkinson
Thomasville
Concord
Landis
Lennon
Schold
RBI
Howid
Mullinax
Stewart
Holt
Little
Watts
Wilkerson
Radmer
U—Moose
Sherrill T
Raleigh
Art Fowler
Danville
Durham Bulls
Leafs
Rutkay
Donna
Nietposki
Fowler
Leaksville
Pats
Trips
Johnnie Allen
Herman Kiel
Twins
Marts
Mooreland
Caps
Modern novel roots in northern Italy both name and form
The statement notes that the modern novel, in both its naming and its structural form, traces its origins to northern Italy. It emphasizes the region as the source of the modern literary form.
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Northern
Italy
Radio Schedule Tuesday July 31 With Network Corrections
Eastern War Time adjustments shift programs by one hour for CWT. The lineup spans 6:45 Front Page Farrell to 11:15 Variety and News, featuring serials, musicals, dramas, news, and talk shows across CBS ABC and NBC with hosts and guests including Tom Mix Dick Tracy Superman and Don Gardiner.
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Abe Sparrow
The
Cbs
Keene Wicker
Abec
Hop Harrigan
Abc
Mbds
Quincy Howe
Walter Kiernan
Abc-East
Terry
Abc- West
Howe
Mbs
Abe Edwin
Hill
Dick Tracy
Abc-West
Weat
Eileen Farrell
Sally Moore
Jack Armstrong
Abc-Weat
Lowell Thomas
Abe World
Mbs-West
Abc-Basicc
Ted Husing
Cbs News
Abe Fulton Lewis, Jr
Abe Danny O'Neil
Abe
Dick Haymes
Cbs County Fair
Jack Bailey
Abe Arthur Hale
Mbs-East
Kaltenborn
Abe-West
Jinny Simms
Guesta
Cbs Pick
Abc Frank Singiser
Don Gardiner
Judy
Theater of Romance
Alan Young
Norman Corwin
Cba
Guy Lombardo
Gabriel Heatter
Victor Borge
Doctor
Dbs
Saludos Amigos
Abe American Forum
Moseley
Sigmund Romberg
Nbc
Congress
Nelson dominates All-American Open with record 269
Byron Nelson fires a final round 67 to win the All-American Open at Tom O'Shanter with a 269 total, 19 under par, eleven strokes ahead of Sarazen and Hogan who share second. Art Doering wins All-American Amateur with 282, while Patty Berg takes lead in the women’s event.
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Chicago
Fred Corcoran
Professional Golfers Association
Byron Nelson
Links
Corcoran
Nelson
P.G.A
Byron
Gene Sarazen
Ben Hogan
Sarazen
Hogan
Haro
Jug) McSpaden
Denny
Frank Stranahan
Tol Ohio
Bob Cochran
St. Louis
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Dorothy Germain
Philadelphia
Miss Germain
Phyllis Otto
Atlantic
Towa
Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Texas
Miss Berg
Amos Hosiery Rolls Past A G O In Softball Victory
Timely hitting by Sullivan and Dunlap powered Amos Hosiery to a 6 2 win over A G O yesterday on the high school field. Ferguson and Knox, Staton and Sullivan worked the battery for Amos Hosiery.
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Sullivan
Dunlap
Amos
A.G.O
Peeee
Ferguson
Knox
Staton
Mack Refutes Flores Departure Rumors With A’s Contract Status
Connie Mack says reports that Jesse Flores will leave the Athletics for Vera Cruz in the Mexican league are untrue. Flores remains under contract and is expected to pitch in the night game of a two night doubleheader at Washington tonight. Vera Cruz owner Pasquel could not be reached for comment.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Jess Flores
The
Athletics
Vera Cruz
Flores
Mack
Washington
Jorge Pasquel
Romans Used Iron Nails In Britain Occupation
The article notes iron nails were commonly used during the Roman occupation of Britain, reflecting daily construction and infrastructure practices of Roman engineers and soldiers.
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Britain
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