Tommies Shutout Rivals 4–0 at Field Thomasville
Tommies pitcher Edward Mitchell dazzled last night at Field Thomasville pitching a 4–0 victory over the Petersburg nine. Backed by solid defense and timely hits led by Leonard the Tommies posted their second straight shutout of the season. Kaiser reshuffled the batting order and the team rises to a .600 league percentage with three wins and two defeats as they prepare to face Cabarrus and then Statesville before returning home.
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Jim Poole
States
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Mates
Tommies
Red
Kaiser Lexington
Landisandry
Concord
Statesville
Confore
Finch Field
Baseball scores and league standings from crowded scores page
National League results Cincinnati 5 Philadelphia 4 Brooklyn 4 Pittsburgh 1 New York 6 Chicago 5 in 10 innings. American League and minor leagues show rain and postponed games plus regional league standings and upcoming matchups. The article also notes historical notes about Dickens' post office and the Black Forest naming.
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Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
New York
Chicago
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Mungo
St. Louis
Brecheen
Boston
Tobin
Cuccirullo
Lombardi
Heusser
Philadelphia
Wyatt
New York Bevins
Humphries
Bowman
Mollingsworth
Shirley
Black
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Newhouser
Washington
Niggeling
Cleveland
Reynolds
Shortage Of Talent To Slow College Sports In 1945
New York May 15 College athletics face delayed postwar gains as Europe’s hostilities end. Veterans with 85 points unlikely to boost rosters. widespread drafts of 18 year olds loom. Transfer of battlefront manpower peaks late summer, threatening 1945-46 programs. Navy ROTC changes and reduced pre induction pools add to constraints. Some schools including Vanderbilt Detroit Princeton Washington State and Oregon may return to prewar eligibility standards. Missouri Valley votes to restore prewar eligibility.
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Europe
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Pacific
J. Monroe Johnson
Office of Defense Transportation
Chicago
Notre Dame
Cleveland
Army
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Troit
Princeton
Washington State
Oregon
Missouri Valley Conference
Carolina League batsmen tally 102 hits in day
Raleigh May 15 Last night Carolina league batsmen accumulated 102 hits an average of 25.5 per contest. Danville Leafs lead despite being outhit by Burlington Bees 9 to 6. Greens boro paces with 26 to 10 over Martinsville in a wild 26 run game.
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Carolina League
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Greensboro
Danville Leafs
Burlington Bees
Leaf
Leaksville
Winston-Salem Twins
Twins
Burgess
Martinsville
Maree Rales
Durham
Pine Oak
Danville
Lexington Trotters To Run In September
Lexington trot breeders association has set September 24 to October 4 for its fall trots, final grand circuit meeting. Additional dates Oct 6 to 7 are held in reserve for possible extension due to weather. Purse total currently $71,000 with potential matching overnight purses. plan includes a new all weather track.
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Lexington
Lexington Trot Breeders Association
Tar Heels Set For Camp Butner Clash In Ration League
Carolina Nine faces Camp Butner at Camp Butner field at 4 PM with Charley Haynes on the mound and John Lefty McElrath in reserve. Tar Heels lead the Ration league with five wins and one defeat and next meet Pre-Flight Cloudbusters in Chapel Hill after four days rest. Albert Chappell returns from an ankle injury to start against Camp Butner and coach Hearn plans Red Forrest or McElrath for the Pre-Flight game.
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Chapel Hill
Tar Heels
Camp Butner
Cloudbusters
Emera Field
Charley Haynes
Anti
Hearnmen
John “Lefty” McElrath
Winston-Salem
Buan Hearn
Red Forrest
McEl‘rath
Albert Chappell
Fort Bragg
Greensboro
Duke
Paine Receives New Rochelle Estate Grant
English born author Thomas Paine was granted an estate at New Rochelle by New York State in recognition of his services to the United States. The award honors his wartime writings and advocacy.
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Thomas Paine
New Rochelle
New York
United States
Radio Schedule Tone Delayed Corrections Affect Transmissions
Network corrections arrive too late to update the Eastern War Time program lineup. Serial dramas, news reports, and musical segments from NBC CBS and radio groups are listed with changes to time slots and repeats across channels, including Captain Midnight Tom Mix Superman and Dick Haymes shows.
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Marry Marble
Walter Kiernan
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Edwin
Hil
Dick Tracy
Blu-West
Ted Husing
Jack Armstrong
Harry Prime
Monica Lewis
Raymond Gram
Dick Haymes
Nbe
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Arthur Hale
Mbs-Eas
Kaltenborn
Ginny Simms
Cis
Ted Matone
Blu
Mbs
Mystery Theater
Sumner Welles
Blutter
Mbs Oe
Francisco
Mby
San Francisco
On Welles
Dra
Bob Ho
Dbs
Mel Fens
Petra
Nbu
New York Sports Roundup Notes Boxing and Baseball Hints
In New York on May 15 a roundup reports Mickey Walker predicting a future heavyweight champ from military service while Joe Louis and James Conn are contrasted. Sgt. Al Lacombe cites Italian boxers as the best GI fighters in Bari and Khorramshahr with Angelo Colianni defeating many Americans. Bob Lemon of Hawaii's Orioles trials hints at postwar power. Yankee coach Yankee, after 61 missions, returns to the U.S. as McCarthy weighs lineup changes.
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Mickey Walker
U.S.O
Iran
Navy
Army
Mickey
Joe Louis
al Lacombe
Khorrasmshahr
Persian Gulf Command
Italy
G.I
Bari
Sgt. Lacombe
Angelo Colianni
William Evans
Collinsville, 1
Art Fletcher
Germany
United States
Joe McCarthy
Italian confrontation stirs boxing rivalries in past
In Italy Sgt Lacombe met Louisiana neighbor Johnny Ebaro who boxed Louis and Billy Conn there. Ebaro claims if Louis and Conn clash again for the title, Joe will be able to stop Billy whenever he feels like it.
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Sgt. Lacombe
Louisiana
Johnny Ebaro
Louis
Billy Conn
Ebaro
Joe
Billy
Ration League records face 1945 power surge
Records in the 1944 Ration league are being challenged as 1945 season pace quickens. Duke Carolina and Pre-Flight stars tally homers and RBIs with Kohler and Davis among top hitters. State players Wilson and Kohler lead in runs and steals, while multiple players push toward 1944 marks.
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Stan Kohler
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Hughes
Thompson
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Matherly
Shaughnessy
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Richkus
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Wood
George
White Sox Assignments Shake Up First Base
Chicago manager Jim Dykes plans no worry at first base as two 1944 American League players are in play. Bill Nagel, stepping in after Hal Trochy opted out, was rejected in his second draft physical. Kerby Farrell, promoted from Indianapolis, boasts a .1.000 batting mark in three at bats across 18 Sox games.
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Jim Dykes
Chicago White Sox
Availa
Bill Nagel
Hal Trochy
Milwaukee
Kerby Farrell
Indianapolis
Sox
Walker Leads Dodgers to 4-1 Win Over Phillies
Dodgers beat Phillies 4-1 as rookie Leroy Pfund earns first big-league win on seven-hitter. Dixie Walker ends slump by batting .313 over his last nine games, driving Brooklyn’s late-season surge. Pfund, Bosser, and Emmerich contribute in a trio of rookie starting efforts for a balanced win.
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Army
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West
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Pfund
Tom Sears
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Dixie Walker
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Dodgers
Frankie Frisch
Walker
Mel Ott
Chicago Cubs
Bill Emmerich
St. Louis
Rochester
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Bill Valadire Yellevé
Baseball season leaders show Ott tops New York hitters
Ott of New York leads in batting with .405 and 24 runs while Lombardi and Weintraub of New York tie for 5 home runs. Pitching leader Voiselle of New York goes 6-0 as Barony and Benton split 10 wins between Detroit and the Chicago nations.
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