Cubs Score In 10th To Defeat Cincinnati
The article mentions upcoming swimming events in High Point, North Carolina with the Mercury Athletic Club and the City of High Point sponsoring the Carolina AAU swimming championships set for July 21 and 22 at the High Point Municipal pool. Louis Fisher notes national junior events and district competition returning to High Point after Tarboro hosted last year.
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High Point
Mercury Athletic Club
The
Mercury
Louis Fisher
Carolinas A. A. U
Tarboro
A.A.U
Fisher
New York
A.A.T
High Point Girls Softball Schedule Revised Twice to Four Times Weekly
Tony Simeon, athletics director at High Point High, revises the girls softball slate due to intense incidents and crowding. The schedule now requires four games weekly, all on the Postoffice grounds, after earlier attempts at double headers sparked controversy and kept fans engaged.
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Tony Simeon
High Point High School
High Point
Simeon
Revised softball slate lists many games with home teams and 6 p.m. starts
The revised softball schedule shows multiple June and July games with home teams identified and start times at 6 p.m. The list includes Melrose Silver Knit Hillcrest Marsh War Department and other matchups with dates noted and a closing note that the first-named team is the home team per Mr. Simeon.
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Hillcrest
Silver Knit
War Det
Marsh
War Department
War Deee
Silver
War de
Simeon
Times Change In Baseball Gossip And Local Notes
A collage of sports tidbits from various clubs and scouts. Oliver French works for the Brooklyn Dodgers but signs with Giants farms. Melvin Walker and George Stirnweiss are named for major teams. Junior Legion games, no hit pitches, and caddy shortages thread through the report with local figures like Catherine Bailey and Earl Gibson noted.
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New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
Oliver French
Rochester Red Wings
Brooklyn Dodgers
Melvin Walker
Triangles
French
Frank Rickey
Walker
New York Giants
Fred Howell
Triangle
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Bronx Bombers
North
South Carolina
Junior Legion
Charlotte
Catherine Bailey
Shelby Star
Cherryville Junior Legion
Cherries
Charlotte Nine
High Point Lions
Clarence Meore
Mason Leeper
Ionia
Junior Legion Club
Shelby
Gastonia
North Carolina
Cramerton Eagles
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
St. Louis Cardinals
Crawford
Bill Kennedy
Kennedy
High Point High School
al Gerring
Blair Park
Jelty
Ala. Boy Victorious In Net Play
Wade Herren of Birmingham won the Southern junior tennis championship final over Tom Molloy of Panama City 4-6 6-1 6-0. Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauderdale defeated Dick Macy 6-2 6-0 for the boys title.
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Wade Herren
Birmingham
Ala
Tom Molloy
Panama City
Fla
Buddy Behrens
Fort Lauderdale
Downing Dick Macy
Coral Gables
National Model Tennis Clinic
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Bobby
Behrens
Richard McMasters
Steer Fila
Macy
Richard
Molloy
Doll
Teddy Keesler
Charlotte
Ten Thousand Dollar Bond Golf Tourney Set in Chicago
Chicago hosts the victory national golf championships June 28 to July 2 with a $10,000 bond prize pool. About 50 pros and amateurs were invited for a 72 hole medal tournament. The winner earns $3,000 in bonds, runner-up $1,750, and prizes down to $200 for eighth place. Defending champion Sammy Byrd along with Byron Nelson Jag McSpaden Craig Wood Mike Tunesa and Staff Sgt Jim Tunesa headline the field.
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Chicago
Sammy Byrd
Byron Nelson
Jag McSpaden
Craig Wood
Mike Tunesa
Jim Tunnesa
Cubs Edge Reds In Extra Inning Pitchers Duel
In Chicago Claude Passeau earned his second win as the Cubs beat the Reds 2 to 1 in 10 innings. Lefty Arnold Carter allowed six hits and walked four, while Billy Nicholson drove in the decisive run with two out in the 10th after Eddie Miller’s misplay.
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Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati
Arnold Carter
Claude Passeau
Reds
Eddie Miller
Billy Nicholson
Carter
Cubs
Royih
Phil Cavarretta
Andy Pafko
Miller
Cavarretta
Don Johnson
Johnson
Gee Walker
Hughes
Lall
Passeau
R. H. E. Cincy
Mueller
Easterwood
Hulse Leads National A A U Meet At Randall's Island
Bill Hulse of New York A C wins the 1500 meter senior title after a strong start on Randall's Island as two schoolboys shine early. Teammate James Iferty takes close behind, with 17 year old Bob Umstattd contesting runner up honors. Charlie Parker and Don Campbell win sprint pair, Parker 11.1 for 100 and Campbell 22.3 for 200. Norman Bright and Fred Sharaga claim other senior crowns, with notable marks by Roy Hall and Don Barksdale among others.
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Bill Hulse
America
Randall's Island
Hulse
Sweden
Gunder Haegg
New York A. C
James Iferty
Rafferty
Bob Umstattd
Dallas
Chariey Parker
San Antonio
Campbell
Parker
Claude Young
Illinois
Washington
Bill Mathis
Norman Bright
U. S. Army
Presque Isle
Fred Sharaga
New York City
Bright
Sharaga
Roy Hall
Columbia University
Sgt
Don Barksdale
Camp Lee
James Wisner
Baltimore
George Heddy
Montclair, N. J
Preflight Cloudbusters Top Maxton Nine in Chapel Hill
In Chapel Hill this afternoon the U S Navy Preflight Cloudbusters defeated the Maxton Air Base Fliers 12 to 5. The visitors scored six runs on five hits in the first inning and held the lead throughout the loosely played game.
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Chapel Hill
U.S. Navy
Cloudbusters
Maxton Air Base
Max. A. B
Marine Lieutenant to Receive Contract From Detroit Lions
A South Pacific marine lieutenant, believed by his men to be a former Detroit Lions player, will receive a pro contract from the Lions as an honorary gesture. Owner Fred L Mandel Jr. will receive the officer's letter, and Coach Gus Dorais says the lieutenant will have a chance with Detroit when he returns.
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Detroit Lions
Detroit
South Pacific
Fred L. Mandel, Jr
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Lions
Gus Dorais
All Star Games Set For Fourth of July
The Y M C A sponsors three All Star contests on July 4 two softball games and one baseball game Team selections will be by managers and votes determine players Four girls and four boys will join the teams Girls softball draw strong crowds at Post Office field with bleachers erected for spectators while boys play at High School field
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Post Office
New York Yanks Sign Cooney To Contract
New York Yankees sign 43 year old out fielder Johnny Cooney to a contract after Dodgers release. Cooney, a veteran who can also play first base, previously played for the Braves and Cardinals and joined the Braves in 1921 as a left handed pitcher.
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Johnny Cooney
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Brooklyn Dodgers
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Braves
College Infielder Will Join The Reds
Bloomington Indiana June 17 Kermit Wahl third base man, pitcher and captain of Indiana university 1944 basketball team, left Bloomington for Chicago to report to the Cincinnati Reds.
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Ind
Kermit Wahl
Indiana University
Chicago
Cincinnati Reds
Miami Woman Tennis Star Gets No 1 Seed
Doris Hart of Miami ranked third in the nation is seeded No 1 in the first women's eastern intercollegiate tennis championship by the Eastern Lawn Tennis Association. Betty Rosenquest of Rollins is No 2, with Lillian Lopaus No 3 and Jeannette Levine No 4 in a 33-entry field. The event runs through June 25 at Elizabeth town and country club plus accompanying men’s eastern collegiate tournament starts Tuesday with 24th annual FE. ITA events.
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N. J
Doris Hart
Miami
Fla
Eastern Lawn Tennis Association
Elizabeth Town and Country Club
Betty Rosenquest
South Orange
Rollins College of Florida
Rollins
Lillian Lopaus
New York
Judy Atterbury
Wellesley
Miss Hart
Barry College
Muriel Holt
New Jersey College For Women
Miss Rosenquest
Ruth Eddy
Pembroke College
Jeannette Levine
Pembroke
Miss Lopaus
Marilyn Barnett
Hood College
Frederck C. Prior
West Palm Beach
Princeton
David P. Wood, Jr
United States Military Academy
West Point
Prior
Wood
Shrewsbury
Robert Miller
American University
Washington, D. C
Francisco
Pancho) Segura
Ocean Swell Wins Britain's Derby At Newmarket In War Time
Ocean Swell ridden by Will Nevett wins the annual British Derby at Newmarket finishing a head ahead of Aga Khan's Tehran with Walter Hutchinson's Happy Landing a neck back. The win earns $23,400 as 20 starters contest the mile and a half classic amid wartime tensions and large crowds. Garden Path, the race favorite, fades to tenth.
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England
Lord Rosebery
Britain
Blue Peter
Aga Khan
Tehran
Walter Hutchinson
London
Epsom Downs
Ocean Swell
Will Nevett
Happy Landing
Lord Derby
Garden Path
Growing Confidence
Illinois Govenor Launches D Day Sports Day Plan
Gov Dwight H Green proposes making every June 6 a D day sports observance to aid World War II veterans He asks Maj Ednyfed F Williams to organize a meeting of baseball golf racing tennis boxing and other sports leaders to implement the plan in Illinois
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Chicago
Dwight H. Green
Illinois
Maj
Ednyfed F. Williams
Illinois Racing Board
Green
Williams
Nelson Opens Lead In New York Open Golf
Nelson shot six under par to lead the 72-hole New York Open at Wykagyl, posting 66 for a five stroke margin over Ghezzi Turnesa McSpaden and Sarazen. Byrd and Wood followed with 219 and 217 totals as the field narrows heading into tomorrow’s final round.
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N. Y
Byron
T Ledo
Ohio
Wykagy
Son
Mhat
Ghezzi
Atlantic Ghezzi
Atlantic City
Mike Turnesa
White Y
Nelson
Harold
Jug) McSpaden
Sarazens
Gene
Byrd
Detroit Star
Hvious
Craig Wood
Aroneck
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