Sedgefield Horse Show Draws 154 Entries From Eight States
Edward V. Mitchell reports the Sedgefield Horse Show for the Sedge Hunt event draws 154 horses so far from eight states including Carolina Virginia and Illinois. Prizes total 1830 with cash rewards and plate bonds. main stakes include three gaited hunter five gaited walking and fine harness.
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Edward V. Mitchell
Blue
World of Society
Sedgefield
Sedge Hunt
Jay
Johnny” Ro
Salem
Carolina
Virginia
South Carolina
Tennessee
Weston
Illinois
Pines
Winston-Salemeld
Greensboro
Charlotte
Fox den Farms
Raleigh
Dodge Stables
Rochester
Mich
Carolanne Farms
Norfolk
United States Coast Guard
Charleston
S. C
North Carolina
Dodge
Guilford ‘County
White Sox Trim Roster as Kwietniewski Sent to Club
The Chicago White Sox cut to 25 by optioning Cass Kwietniewski to the Knoxville club and releasing Floyd Speer to the Milwaukee club. The article lists several horse show entries and classes for Greensboro area events with Dodge Stables and United States Coast Guard among competitors.
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Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Cass Kwietniewski
Kttl Rock Southern Association
Floyd Speer
Milwaukee Cub
Learn-To-Swim Week Opens Monday At Y M C A
In 1944 Learn-To-Swim Week begins at 9 a.m. at the local YMCA pool with 250 boys from city schools enrolled. Coach Simeon leads the program as hundreds more are expected. last year 117 boys earned gold seals.
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Y.M.C.A
Tony A. J. Simeon
National Red Cross
Emma Blair
Cloverdale
Grimes Street
Ada Blair
Elm and
Johnson St
Ray
Brentwood
Oak Hill- Trinity
Allen Jay
Jamestown
Frank Rickey's scouting path links Cardinals Giants Dodgers
In this sports column Edward W Mitchell profiles Frank Rickey, brother of Branch Rickey, detailing his rise as a premier baseball scout. It notes his work for the Cardinals, move to the Giants, and potential future with the Dodgers, with Rickey traveling widely to find talent.
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Branch Rickey
St. Louis
Cardinals
Brooklyn
Frank
Sam Breadon
Branch
Mound City
Brendon
New York Giants
Giants
Rickey
Frank Rickey
Cardinal
Dodgers
Horace Stoneham, Jr
No Clothes for Chakales Returns to High Point
Soc Chakales once sports editor at the Enterprise and later with the Associated Press shows up in High Point weighing 220 pounds, having lost 10 pounds on his diet. He recalls his Dodgers connections, past scouting work, and the impact of his stay on local athletic events while visiting for a night.
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Soc” Chakales
Charlotte
Associated Press
High Point
Enterprise
Soc
Sports
The
Sec
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Blackie” Carter
Dodger
Teague
Chakales
Baseball Lives: Draft, Dollars, and Distinct Players Across Leagues
Earl Gibson reports on wartime drafts and a $526 million 1945 appropriation. Garland Braxton struggles with Norfolk Tars while Galt signs Woody Traylor. Larry Erwin posts big trout, and Guilford native George Ferrell manages the Lynchburg Cardinals. Rick Ferrell still shines for Washington, Fresco clashes in the International League, and Joe Engel stirs Chattanooga. Waner nears 500 doubles, Medwick nears 2,500th game, Clemens shines for Boston, and California high school sprinter records frame Clemens. Batting legends and managers mix with campus and minor league tidbits as baseball winds through 1944–45 amidst wartime shifting rosters.
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Earl Gibson
The
Enterprise
Army
Garland Braxton
Norfolk
Galt
Woody Traylor
Danville
Larry Erwin
Brevard
Larry
George Ferrell
Guilford County
Lynchburg Cardinals
Wes
George
Ferrell
Rick
Washington Senators
Senators
Fresco
Montreal Royals
New Orleans
Pels
Chattanooga Lookouts
Joe Engel
Chattanooga
Phillies
Theg Pardon
Dick Barrett
Seattle
Chet Covington
Scranton
Joe Medwick
New York Giants
Paul Waner
Cincinnati
Ace
Cuba
Chet Clemens
Boston Braves
California
Charlie Fatman
Tech Hawks
Greensboro
Greensboro Memorial Stadium
Batman
Bounding Home Upsets Belmont and Pays Huge Odds
Bounding Home nosed out Pensive in the 76th Belmont Stakes at Belmont Park. The Kentucky Derby and Preakness winner faded in the stretch as Bounding Home from William Ziegler Jr.'s stable led late, paying $34.70 to win, $8.20 to place, and $5.80 to show for a 2:32 1/5 mile and a half race.
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Belmont
New York
Pensive
Belmont Park
Warren Wright
William Ziegler,Jr
Gayle Smith
Donald H. Peters
George D. Widener
Platter
Free Lance
Roy Knight
Widener
Conning Home
Cliff Smith Wins Burlington Bout in Fifth Round TKO
Cliff Smith a 119 pound fighter from Charlotte defeated Bascom Bradley 130 of Charlotte and Norfolk by Technical Knockout in the fifth round of an eight round match at Burlington. Bradley suffered a severe lip cut and was halted by Referee Cpl. Billy Conn after the fifth.
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Burlington
Cliff Smith
Charlotte
Bascom Bradley
Norfolk
Bradley
Cpl
Billy Conn
Browns Win To Increase Loop Lead
The Browns crushed the Athletics 18 to 8 in St Louis to widen their lead over the Yankees. Mark Christman hit a bases loaded homer and Frank Mancuso added another as 17 Browns hits matched Philadelphia. The Phillies managed 17 hits but struggled for offense.
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ST. Louis
Browns
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Mark Christman
Frank Mancuso
Athletics
R. HH. E. Philadel
Scheib
Hamlin
Flores
Paisse
Mills
Hayes
Hollingsworth
Potter and Mancuso
Pirates end Giants win streak with NL first triple play
The Pittsburgh Pirates halted New York Giants seven game streak as Johnny Rucker put two runners on in the seventh. Gus Bell threw to Frank Zak to double Johnny Kerr, then Zak relayed to Dahlgren before Charlie Mead returned to the bag. Final score 7-6 in New York.
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New York
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Giants
Johnny Rucker
Gustine
Frank Zak
Johnny Kerr
Zak
Dahlgren
Charlie Mead
R. HE. Pitts
Rescigno
Stair
Pritcher
Lopez
Adams
Feldman
Mancuso
Stirnweis Paced Indians Edge Yankees in Tight Win
Cleveland beat New York 5 4 as Lou Boudreau drove in Kenny Kelitner with two out in the ninth. Stirnweis led the Yankees with three hits two doubles in a close day game at Cleveland Stadium.
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Stirnweiss
Cleveland
Cleveland Indians
New York Yankees
Lou Boudreau
Kenny Kelitner
George Stirnweiss
Yankees
R.H. E
Bird
Zuber
Turner
Johnson
Bon‘ham
Garbark
Kleine
Heving
Rosar
Red Sox halt Tigers seven-game win streak with 11-1 victory
Rookie James Bucher slugged a four run homer and drove in six as Boston broke Detroit’s seven game surge. Tex Hughson allowed 11 hits for his sixth win, with Boston scoring 11 runs to Detroit’s one.
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TIGER
Detroit
James Bucher
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tigers
Tex Hughson
Boston
Hughson
Warner
Earn Gillespie
Mooty
Orrell
Richards
White Sox Win Fourth Straight with 5 3 Victory
Chicago beats Washington 5 to 3 to pull within a half game of first division in a tight American League standings race. Wynn Ferrell Maltzberger and Dietrich contributed as the White Sox improve their win streak.
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Chicago
Bill Dietrich
Gordon Maltzberger
White Sox
Washington
R. H. E. Washington
Wynn
Ferrell
Maltzberger
Dietrich
Tresh
Dodgers Even Series as Melton Shuts Out Cubs
Brooklyn Dodg ers blank Chicago 4 to 0 to tie the series at one game. Rube Melton held the Cubs to five hits and the Dodgers plated all runs in the first three innings off Hank Wyse. Wyse had previously defeated Brooklyn four times since 1942.
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Dodgers
Brooklyn
Rube Melton
Chicago
Brooklyn Dodgers
Cubs
Hank Wyse
Wyse
Alderson
Keitner
Holm, Melton and Owen
Nieman Sparks Brave Win Over Reds in Seven Inning Replay
Butch Nieman collected three hits including two homers and drove in three runs to lift the Boston Braves to a 5 to 4 victory over the Cincinnati Reds. Cincinnati built a 4 0 0 score through six innings before Boston answered with a four run seventh. Ferguson Walters and Mueller pitched for Cincinnati with Javery Hutchinson and Hofferth for Boston.
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Nieman
Major League Baseball Results and Schedule
Yesterday’s scores show St. Louis 5 Philadelphia 3 and Pittsburgh 7 New York 6 with Brooklyn 4 Chicago 0. Today two games feature doubleheaders with listed probable pitchers for each matchup and team pairings.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
New York
Brooklyn
Chicago
Boston
Cincinnati
Ostermueller
Sewell
Pyle
Voiselle
Brooklyn-Derringer
Erickson
Gregg
Flowers
Boston Ghoun
Carter
Andrews
Barrett
Schmidt
Gumbert
Ve. Schanz
Lee
Seeeneess OO
Botton Te
Euseur i
Tennis doubles match pairings across leagues and cities
New York at Cleveland Dubiel and Page face Harder and Reynolds. Boston at Detroit with Johnson and Terry meet Trout and Gentry. Washington at Chicago Niggeling with Haefner play Grove and Lopat. Philadelphia at St Louis Newsom Harris face Gatehouse and Jakucki.
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St. Louis
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
Boston
Detroit
Chicago
Washington
Adelphia Ceeeesen
Dubiel
Page
Harder
Reynolds
W. Johnson
Terry
Trout
Gentry
Niggeling
Haefner
Grove
Lopat
Newsom
Harris
Gatehouse
Jakucki
Illinois captures second CCC track title in relay steady win
Freshman Claude Buddy Young won three events and ran a lap on the victorious mile relay team to help Illinois secure its second straight Central Collegiate Conference track and field championship.
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Great Lakes
Ill
Claude “Buddy” Young
Illinois
Watson Wins Honors In Y Weightlifting
In the Carolinas A A U weight lifting meet at the M C A gym yesterday open division winners included Bill Watson of High Point lifting 575 pounds in the 13 5 weight class and Joe Syracusa of New York with 575 pounds in the 148 pound bracket. Novice class winners were David Littlejohn Charlotte 132 pound 450 pounds, McCullough Charlotte 48 445 pounds, Dick Stockton Kernersville 165 pound 450 pounds. Other champions were Paul Landreth Kernersville 165 pounds 600 pounds Bill Cameron Asheboro 181 group 705 pounds and Troy Evans this city 660 pounds heavyweight.
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Carolinas A.A.U
M.C.A
David Littlejohn
Charlotte
McCullough
Queen City
Dick Stockton
Kernersville
Bill Watson
High Point
Joe Syracusa
New York
Paul Landreth
Bill Cameron
Asheboro
Troy Evans
YMCA Programs Offer Year Round Learn to Swim
The Y pool hosts coed learn to swim classes each Tuesday evening at 8 o clock and separate women and girls programs at the same time. Both programs are led by YMCA swimming instructors.
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Ming
Y.W.C.A
Syracuse University to resume intercollegiate sports after war
Syracuse University plans to resume intercollegiate football and basketball this fall under athletics director Lewis Andreas. He said resumption will be postponed probably until after the war, with the timeline awaiting postwar conditions.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Syracuse University
Lewis Andreas
Andreas
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