Point Bison Fall 9 3 At R J Rey Field
High Point Bison lose third game 9 3 to the Demons at R J Rey Field. Spaugh works six solid hits and four walks as Helst Reid allows five runs in 3 2 3 innings. Jim Thomas relieves in the fifth and holds the Demons hitless the rest of the way. McGhee leads Point with four trips two doubles and a single while Kennedy steals home in the second.
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High Point Bison
R. J. Rey Athletic
Spaugh
Bison
Helsty Reid
Jim Thomas
Kenney
Thomas
McGhee
McCarter
Reid
Elliot
Ie McGhee
Demons
Kennedy
Point
Regimne
Black Demons
Marion Pieretti Drives Senators to Win with Fourth Inning Triple
In a Philadelphia contest, Marion Pieretti delivered the decisive hit for the Senators by tripling in the fourth inning to score the winning run. The article notes historical mentions of families using scented oils for cleansing in the eighteenth century.
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Marion Pieretti
Senators
Seannine
Philadelphia
Fred Cochrane May Defend Title in New York
Willie Gilzenberg, manager of welterweight champion Freddie Cochrane, signals a New York defense this summer under promoter Mike Jacobs. He says offers total $575,000 but none paid, and confirms only a non title bout on June 20.
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New York
Willie Gilzenberg
Freddie Cochrane
Cochrane
Mike Jacobs
Gilzenberg
Mike
Willie
Freddie
Navy
Fights Last Night Echoes Across Multiple Cities
In Boston Sal Bartolo outpointed Gus Mell while Sammy Garcia edged Jean Barriere in Montreal. New York saw Tony Janiro win on points over Sammy Parrotto as Bill Campy stopped Sidney Miller in Detroit. Other results include Ossie Stewart over Burt Daniels in Philadelphia and Bud Scott stopping Bob Pugh in Norfolk followed by Cleo Shans TKOing Manuel Sierra in Hollywood.
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Boston
Sal Bartolo
Gus
Pell) Mell
Montreal
Sammy Garcia
Quincy
Jean Barriere
New York
Tony Janiro
Youngstown
Ohio
Sammy Parrotto
Pittsburgh
Sidney Miller
Detroit
Bill Campy
Baltimore
Dinner
Ray
Miami
Perk Daniels
Chicago
Carrington McNutt
Joe Gotenbeck
Philadelphia
Ossie Stewart
Burt Daniels
Clint Davidson
Timmy Klinges
Wilkes-Barre
Norfolk
Biff Jones
Wash
D. C
City Attorney Faces Court Over Overtime Parking
Hayward California May 4 City Attorney C W White stood before the judge on an overtime parking charge. The case drew laughs as the official who drafted the overtime ordinance contended with the accusation. The report recalls the era when church leaders were not openly greeted with gloves in churchly settings.
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Hayward
Calif
C. W. White
White
Danville Leafs Win Seventh Straight in Durham
In Carolina class C action Danville Leafs extended their lead with a 13-7 win over the Durham Bulls as Randy Ingle allowed only three hits. Durham falls to fourth while Raleigh Capitals see their four game streak end in a 5-4 loss to Burlington Bees. Leaksville rises to third with a 10-6 win over Greensboro Patriots. Winston-Salem Twins beat Martinsville 14-7 to end a four-game skid.
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Raleigh
Danville Leafs
Durham Bulls
Randy Ingle
Durham
Raleigh Capitals
Burlington Bees
Leaksville
Greensboro Patriots
Winston-Salem
Twins
Martinsville Salmunea
Senators Win 5-4 Behind Pieretti In Lone Game
Washington pitcher Marino Pieretti earned his second major league win in a 5-4 victory over Philadelphia. Pieretti doubled and scored the winning run on George Myatt's deep fly as Ossie Bluege managed the rookie through relief and starts, with George Binks hitting at .317 and contributing four stolen bases as the Senators moved to 2-1 on Pieretti. All other major league games were postponed.
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Portland
Bill Klepper
Marino Pieretti
Washington
Clark Griffith
Senators
Beavers
Sens
Philadelphia
Luther Knorr
Jesse Flores
A's
Pieretti
George Myatt
Maria Italy
San Francisco
New York
Ossie Bluege
Yanks
Boston
George Binks
Griffith
Binks
Buddy Hall
A’s
Referee Sends Boxers Out For Extra Round
In New Haven on May 5 a scheduled 10 round bout between Berry Wright of Cleveland and Jimmy Taylor of New York went to an 11th round after a clock issue. Referee Joe Curry counted and sent them out, with Wright earning the decision.
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New Haven
Conn
uPp
Berry Wright
Cleveland
Jimmy Taylor
New York
Joe Curry
Berry
Curry
Roundup of 1940s Sports News Highlights
Baseball figures Paul Waner faces Yankees cut. boxing champs Eddie Murphy and Roland Starza signed by Tex Sullivan. Vermont debates boxing and horse racing laws postwar, to be Tabled until 1947. Oklahoma A&M to resume civilan sports with baseball and more. Fort Lee’s Ken Oliver throws two no hitters this season. Bernard son, New Orleans lightweight, set for eight rounder May 21.
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New York
Paul Waner
Yankees
Waner
Paul
Vermont
Tex Sullivan
Eddie Murphy
Roland Starza
Oklahoma A. J and M
Cowboys
Ken Oliver
Fort Lee
Southpaw
Bernardson
New Orleans
Derby Day Remembered and Trolleys Linked
Column recalls Derby day and notes Col. Matt Winn may need to rival old trolley lines to attract crowds. The piece likens modern efforts to run events to past streetcar derbies that once drew customers to the Downs.
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Col
Matt Winn
Churchill Downs
Loyola short on one arm baseball star Ray Bevans similar to Pete Gray
Loyola college of Baltimore features Ray Bevans a one armed baseball player reminiscent of Browns pioneer Pete Gray. The story likens Bevans to Gray noting his skill and resilience.
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Loyola College of Baltimore
Ray Bevans
Browns
Pete Gray
Ray
Major league batting and pitching leaders of the season
In the National League Holmes and Nieman of Boston lead with 412 and 400 batting averages respectively, Ott and Lombardi drive in runs, Nieman hits four homers, and Voiselle and Deer top the pitching chart. In the American League Stephens and Cuccinello share batting honors at .407, Derry and Hayes lead home runs, and Borony along with Trout and Benton post 3 0 records.
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Boston
O'Brien
Pittsburgh
Nieman
Ott
New York
Culler
Lombardi
Rucker
Jone
Weintraub
McCormick
Cincinnati
Barrett
Voiselle
Deer
Chicago
Stephens
St. Louis
Cuccinello
Stirnweiss
Myatt
Washington
Derry
Etten
Binks
Hall
Philadelphia
Moses
Carnett
Cleveland
York
Hayes
Case
Borony
Trout
Benton
Detroit
Broadcast Links Calcutta Tournament to Troops on Stilwell Road
Overseas feeblephone lines carried the boxing tournament signal to troops 1100 miles away along Stilwell road. Four transmitters powered the network with nine-man touch football squads to be used by Panama Canal Zone. Benny Culp, ex-Phillies catcher, says he is the navy’s highest paid player with a wife and five children.
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Calcutta
Stilwell Road
Fritz Crisler
Michigan
Panama Canal Zone
Benny Culp
Phillies
Navy
Benny
Spartanburg Boy Garners Acclaim In Kiwanis Golf Meet
Spartanburg’s J. P. Boatwright won individual honors in the Kiwanis Carolinas inter scholastic golf tournament with a 54 hole score of 225 and 76 on the final 18. Greensboro’s Sonny Ham was runner up six strokes back. Greenville led with 963, Spartanburg earned third at 991, as area schools posted strong showings.
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Greenville
S. C
J. P. Boatwright
Spartanburg
Greenville High
Boatwright
Sonny Ham
Greensboro
N. C
Wiley Traynham
Dick Tiddy
Charlotte Central
Asheville
Dreher
Columbia
Durham
Gastonia
Brevard
Snow Weasel Tested In Colorado For Snow Travel
In Fort Collins Colorado a snow weasel tractor is being tested by the Rocky Mountain forest and range experiment station at Colorado A and M college. The snow craft, acquired from surplus army stock, will be used first in Grand county Colorado's high mountain areas for field work.
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Collins
Colo
Rocky Mountain Forest and Range Experiment Station
Colorado A. M. College
High Mountain
Grand County
Duke Hurler Leading Pitcher Among Ration League Twirlers
Duke's Lefty Leon Griffeth leads the Ration League pitchers with two undefeated starts this season after going undefeated last year. Forrest and Hayne of Carolina also boast undefeated records this year with one win each. Bill Riggan of State has six appearances, four wins, two losses, and 23 strikeouts, while Griffeth has 18 strikeouts and a 9.0 idea per game. Wilson of State shares the batting lead with a .410 average alongside two pitching decisions. Records of the league’s hurlers follow.
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Duke
Leon Griffeth
Griffeth
Forrest and
Hayne
Carolina
Bill Riggan
State
Wilson
High Point Leads In Big State Track Meet Actions
In Chapel Hill on May 5 a dozen schools gathered for the 33rd annual interscholastic track meet sponsored by the North Carolina high school athletic association. The entry list included 25 schools with Durham sending 23 and Charlotte Central and Greensboro each with 20 entrants. Other participants came from Needham Baton Raleigh Curry Greensboro Point Greenville Sanford bestfield Franklin Fayetteville and Reynolds of Winston-Salem. Central of Charlotte won last year.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Durham
Charlotte Central
Greensboro
Needham Baton
Raleigh
Curry
Greens
Point
Greenville
Sanford
Estfield
Franklin
Fayetteville
Reynolds
Winston-Salem
Central of
Charlotte
Ration Roundup Update on Stamp Validity and Periods
The Associated Press reports on ration changes covering meats fats and processed foods with multiple book stamps and expiration dates. It notes no planned cancellations by OPA and details gasoline shoe and period changes including coupon validity through late summer.
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OPA
Leahy Assigned to St. Mary's Moraga School
Lt. Frank Leahy, famed Notre Dame coach, is stationed at St. Mary’s College Moraga as battalion officer of the military department. He spent 10 months in the Pacific with submarine forces, serving as athletic recreation and rehabilitation officer with duties at Pearl Harbor Midway Majuro Kwajalein Saipan and Guam.
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Moraga
Calif
Frank Leahy
Tim Ae
Notre
St. Mary's
Pacific
Pearl Harbor
Midway
Majuro
Ewe
Kwajalein
Saipan
Guam
War Job Regulations Slated To Be Eased
Washington May 5 AP Current draft rules freezing industrially deferred men to war jobs will be eased after V E Day. Officials say with wartime munition cutbacks, some men aged 18 to 37 in war plants may switch to civilian production with draft board permission.
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Washington
Germany
Ose
Derby Day Changes Tone As Derby Not Run This Year
Louisville observes a Derby-less year with no Kentucky Derby on the schedule. A turtle derby replaces the event on the original 1945 date at Churchill Downs with proceeds benefiting the Kentucky Lane for Crippled Children. Officials include trainer Ben Jones and jockey Doug Dodson amid track workouts and hopeful three year olds preparing for a possible summer run.
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Louisville
Kentucky Harbours
Churchill Downs
Ve Fces
Ben Jones
Sam McMeekin
Doug Dodson
Sid Ferree
Kentucky
Churchell Downs
Fighter Wins Boxing Bout On Smelling Salts
In Minneapolis on May 5 Danny Robinson of Chicago west won by technical knockout over Al Irwin of Minneapolis after Irwin was knocked down in the second round and, when his corner sent for smelling salts, the remedy failed to revive him and he could not answer the bell for the third round.
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Minneapolis
Danny Robinson
Chicago
Not Enough Backs Help Athens Georgia Spring Practice
Athens Georgia May 5 The football preview notes spring practice closed yesterday and the intra squad game did not take place due to a shortage of backs.
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Athens
Radio Program Lineup for Saturday May 5
A detailed Saturday schedule lists radio segments across networks from 2:00 PM to 2:00 AM, including music, talks, sports, drama, and variety shows. Notable entries include The Land Is Bright Dramatic, Duke Ellington’s Hour, Grand Old Opry, The F B I in Peace and War, and Our Foreign Policy. The listing notes time adjustments and program corrections by networks too late for inclusion.
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Theodora Lynch
Grantland Rice
Biu
Aif
Orchestras of Nation
Cbas
Paul Lavalle
Halloran
Vitsgeralds
Nbe
Washington & Overseas Report
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Satu Symphony
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Hodgen
Cba
Iand Hotel
Duke Ellington
John Vandercook
Branscombe
Tin Pan Alley
Army Wings
Harry Marble
Vladimir Brenner
Montezuma
Harry Jamer
Tre
Edward Tomlinson
U.S.A
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American Eagle
Britain
Leland Stowe
Robert Lews
Nbc-Bas
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Kay—nbe
Lionel Barrymore
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Sporlt
Andy Russell
al Pearce
Opry Viato
Glen Gray
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