Ruth Cobb Meet In Golf Benefit For Charity Grudge Match
Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb, famed rivals, plan an 18 hole charity match at Commonwealth on June 25. Both legends, aged 64 and 57, tested their swings on the par 72 course while experts rated their games evenly matched. Bets were arranged publicly as the two old rivals prepared to tee off at 1 30 p m in Newton Massachusetts with a later rematch planned in New York.
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Bill King Newton
Mass
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Commonwealth
Cobb
Uth
Ruth
New York
Freddy Corcoran
Golden Rule Farm
New England
Boystown
Franklin
N. H
Bette Davis
Major Leaders By the Associated Press
American League leaders include Williams batting .403 and Heath with 90 hits for Cleveland. DiMaggio leads in runs and home runs, with 59 runs and 15 homers for New York. National League leaders feature Beiser and Slaughter in batting, Slaughter with 34 RBIs and 88 hits, and Riddle 6 0 as pitcher for Cincinnati.
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Williams
Boston
Heath
Cleveland
DiMaggio
New York
Keller
York
Detroit
Boudreau
Keltner
Travis Washington
Kubel
Chicago
Case
Washington
Feller
Benton
Ryba
Beiser
Brooklyn
Slaughter
St. Louis
Hack
Moore
Nicholson
Camille
Dallessandro
Mize
F. N MicCormick
Ott
Camilli
Frey
Cincinnati
Hopp
Reese
Riddle
Ernst
Nahem
North State League Standings and Results Summary
Yesterday results show Thomasville 3 Kannapolis 0 and Landis 9 Concord 0 with Salisbury 6 Lexington 2 and Mooresville 11 Cooleemee 0. Standings list Kannapolis 32 7 and Mooresville 20 21 22 Landis 12 27 Cooleemee 12 30. Today games: Concord at Kannapolis, Salisbury at Cooleemee, Thomasville at Lexington, Landis at Mooresville.
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Thomasville
Kannapolis
Landis
Concord
Salisbury
Lexington
Mooresville
Cooleemee
Kannapols
Baseball Scores and Standings From Evening Games
New York beat Chicago 3 to 1 while Cincinnati defeated Philadelphia 5 to 1 and St. Louis prevailed 13 to 1. Standings show New York 33 29 932 and Brooklyn 0s0s with Pittsburgh 24 31 136. Philadelphia 18 44 -290 and Boston 35 386. Tonight Philadelphia visits Cincinnati and Boston travels to St. Louis as pitchers Pod and Grissom start for Cincinnati and Hutchins faces White for Boston, with other matchups Brooklyn at Pittsburgh and New York at Chicago highlighting the card.
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New York
Chicago
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Soday
Pod- Banny
Grissom
Kidh
Hutchins
White
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Preece
Carpenter
Lee
Die
Turner
Pearson
Hamlin
Butcher
Standings and results from early baseball league games
Scores show Detroit 2 Philadelphia 1 Washington 6 Chicago 3 Boston 13 Cleveland 2 New York 9 St Louis 1. Standings list Cleveland 40-26 .606 leading New York 37-25 .597 Boston 34-26 .567 Chicago 32-? Boston and St Louis etc. matchups include Cleveland at Boston Bagby 5-4 vs Grove 4-2 St Louis at New York Gatehouse 4-2 vs Chandler 0-3 Chicago at Washington Rigney 3-5 vs Hudson 5-7 Detroit at Philadelphia Newsom 5-10 vs Babich 2-2.
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Philadelphia
Washington
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
Bagby
Grove
Gatehouse
Chandler
Rigney
Hudson
Newsom
S. Babich
Piedmont League Scores and Saturday Schedule
Winston-Salem lost 5 to 1 at Norfolk while Portsmouth beat Greensboro 7 to 0 and Richmond edged Asheville 5 to 4. Standings show Charlotte 33 24 79, Durham 31 36 44, Norfolk 22 30 26, Portsmouth 31 27 534, Richmond 30 27 526, Asheville 26 32 454, Greensboro 35 A4. Today’s games list Winston-Salem at Norfolk, Durham at Charlotte, Portsmouth at Greensboro, Asheville at Richmond.
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Piedmont League
Winston-Salem
Norfolk
Durham
Charlotte
Portsmouth
Greensboro
Richmond
Asheville
Minor League Scores From Around the Circuits AP
Results from multiple leagues include Newark 2 Jersey City 1 in the International League, Buffalo 2 Rochester 1 in 10 innings, Toronto 5 Montreal 1, Baltimore 3 Syracuse 2, Columbus and Louisville 7, Minneapolis 8 Milwaukee 4, Kansas City 4 St. Paul 1, Indianapolis 4 Toledo 0, Oakland 3 San Diego 2, Hollywood 7 Sacramento 0 Seattle 4 San Francisco 3, Los Angeles at Portland postponed due to wet grounds, Atlanta 8 Little Rock 4, Memphis 5 Chattanooga 11, New Orleans 9 Nashville 2, Wilkes-Barre 2 Albany 0, Springfield 5 Williamsport 4 in 12 innings, Scranton 1 Binghamton 1, Elmira 10 Hartford 2.
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Associated Press
Newark
Jersey City
Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Montreal
Baltimore
Syracuse
Columbus
Louisville
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Kansas City
St. Paul
Indianapolis
Toledo
Oakland
San Diego
Hollywood
Sacramento
Seattle
San Francisco
Los Angeles
Portland
Atlanta
Little Rock
Memphis
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Nashville
Biringham
Knoxville
Wilkes-Barre
Albany
Springfield
Williamsport
Scranton
Binghamton
Elmira
Hartford
Giants Defeat Lexington 6-2 in Salisbury game
Spim Niebler hit a two run homer in the first as Salisbury built a four run lead and defeated Lexington 6 to 2. De Martini allowed eight hits for his eighth win, Pinkston homered with a man aboard for Lexington’s only scores, and Gladden, McSwain, Nichols and Glover contributed in the box score.
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Salisbury
Spim Niebler
Lexington
de Martini
Pinkston
Indians
Kelly
Mebler
Morgan
Howard
Gorbin
Holt
Harrigan
Smith
Nichols
Glover
Kirk
McSwain
Glada
Flack
DeMartinii
Foul
a-Peck
Dry
Niebler
Gladd
Hartigan
Doubie
Lions End Meeting Asheville Convention 1942 Site Pick
North Carolina Lions clubs wrapped up their annual convention in Asheville with trophy presentations and the selection of Raleigh as the 1942 convention city. Governors’ ball celebrations closed the event as members returned home.
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Asheville
North Carolina Lions Clubs
Raleigh
Firing Starts in Golf Event at Carolinas Tourney
In Columbia South Carolina June 25 17 year old amateur Grover Dillon Jr of Raleigh North Carolina and pro Lester Reynolds won the pro am event at the Forest Lake Country Club with a 68 four under par edging Red Springs NCs H S Covington and Pinehursts Purvis Ferree by one stroke. Other teams tied for third with 70 strokes as the amateur championship qualifying rounds begin today.
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Columbia
S. C
Grover Dillon
Raleigh
N. C
Lester Reynolds
Rock Lill
Dillon
Reynolds
Forest Lake Country Club
H S. Covington
Red Springs
Purvis Ferree
Pinehurst
A. L. Spencer
Clarence Owen
Morganton
Skip Alexander
Durham
Dugan Aycock
Lexington
M. F. Jeffords, Jr
Orangeburg
Melvin Hemphill
Clayton Heafner
Linville
N.C
Bob Crosland
Charlotte
John Adams
Charleston
Jack Wagner
Pat Donofrio
Statesvile
George Trescott
George Picard
M. K. Jeffords, Jr
Corumbia
Bill Boineau
Dave Tait
George R. Smith
Joe Frasca
Aiken
H. S. Covington
Pat Tobias
John Spence
Weston Dixon
Robert Spence
Grover Dillon, Jr
Rock Him
Charles R. Eskridge
Pete Webb
Shelby
Wilson Bryce
Roland Robertson
Florence
George McCallister
Dave Tinsley
Spartanburg
Bayard Storm
Fred Hyatt
Carlton Dixon
Gaither McCombs
Donald Dunkelberger
High Point
Past Donofrio
Statesville
AL KK. Jeffords, Jr
Brul Boineau
Ward League Giants win 15 to 3 over Yankees
The Ward League Giants defeated the Yankees 15 to 3 yesterday afternoon as errors doomed the losers. Ellington pitched five strong innings for the Giants while Cook and Amick also pitched well for the winners.
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Cook
Amick
R Wats
Hartler
Kennedy
Davis
Mode
Scott
Hoover
Hoort
Smith
Hibs
Elinston
Vaughn
Hartley
Ellington T Reddeck
Hayworth and Sullivan
Chicago Produce Prices Drift With Little Change
Chicago markets show butter receipts at 1,345,779 and eggs at 20,151 as storage packed extras rise to 282 while other prices stay steady. Market notes indicate no major shifts in overall pricing.
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Chicago
Firra
Roundup of sports notes and college players in 1940s era prose
A scattered sports roundup by Hugh S. Fuller Jr covers golf auctions, barber shop tunes during Dodgers games, college football prospects such as Eddie Josephs Jr at Columbia and Bob Wilson heading to Princeton, plus notes on former players and managers. It also includes odd items like a New York Herald Tribune blurb about a Ukrainian drama staged in Toporivst y North Bukovina and a casual aside about Jimmy Crowley at Fordham.
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Hugh Ss. Fullerton, JR
Eddie Brietz
New York
Enterprise Special News Service
Lido
Hollis
L. A
Dodgers
Eddie Josephs, Jr
Louis Conn
Columbia
Bob Wilson
Jimmy
Princeton
N. Y. Herald Tribune
Toporivsty
North Bukovina
Naraz Stodolya
Fights Last Night Recaps Major Boxing Card Results
Fights last night report from New York covers Chalky Wright stopping Bobby McIntyre in Los Angeles. Sammy Angott outpoints Harry Hurst in Louisville. Bobby Britton outpoints Vinnie Vines in Schenectady. Ray Ingram draws with Irish Eddie McGeever in Houston. Wiley Rivera defeats Jesse Villareal in Puerto Rico.
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New York
Chalky Wright
Los Angeles
Bobby McIntyre
Detroit
Toronto
Sammy Angott
Louisville
Harry Hurst
Montreal
Albany
Bobby Britton
Miami
Fla
Vinnie Vines
Schenectady
N. C
Houston
Tex
Ray Ingram
Washington
D. C
Army Camp Comedy At Paramount Theatre
Abbott and Costello return to the Paramount Theatre in Buck Privates a wartime comedy with radio stage duo humor plus the Andrews Sisters in lively songs Highlighted by K P duty and a guard house misadventure the crowd is promised nonstop laughter through Saturday in High Point
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Bud Abbott
Nat Pendleton
Paraamont
Buck Private
Army Campefe
Tropics
Abbott and Costello
How to ward off red ants and other home remedies
A historical Q and A column suggests methods for common issues. Ants may be repelled by pouring liquid corrosive sublimate on cotton pieces and placing them where ants travel. Alum in boiling water brush application is another remedy.
Lessons in English Word Use and Exigency Defined
A compact study note highlights common usage errors and pronunciations. It defines exigency as urgent want or emergency and provides example sentence about unpreparedness. It includes mispronunciation of Hawaii and spelling cue for cinnamon. It also encourages learning one new word daily to expand vocabulary.
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Hawaii
Answers to LOOK and LEARN questions
1. About $20 per violin. 2. Caviar is prepared and salted roe of large fish, especially sturgeon. 3. No, a baby utters sounds and learns to talk by imitating others. 4. 130 cocoons needed for three thread silk stockings. 5. Moose Peak, Maine, the foggiest spot with over 1600 annual fog hours.
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Antonio Stradivari
United States
Moose Peak
Maine
Modern Etiquette Q and A on Bridge and conduct
A briefer column answers etiquette questions. It notes that showing impatience when an opponent liberates is improper and advise paying attention. It also says a touring woman may wear streetwear like slacks or shorts, and a businessman should not invite a female subordinate to lunch even if not married.
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