Tar Heels Aces Scrimmage Amid Snavely Return Preview
In Kenan Stadium Chapel Hill a spring grid drill ended in a 12 tie as Tar Heels under Carl Snavely impressed with precision and potential. Standouts include Stan Morczyk 235 pound tackle and Gu fullback with service men Tom Golfer Bill Voris Tom Gorman adding depth.
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Kenan Stadium
Chapel Hill
Tar Heels
Carolina
Carl Snavely
Rso
University of Carolina
Hill
Tar Heels and Wolfpack Face Gridiron Quiet for Years
Historical notes indicate a future lull in North Carolina and North Carolina State football games. Mentions include Martin Carmichael and Bill Pritchard as players, family ties to Carolina legends, and alumni influence on scheduling. Observers at a scrimmage include Homer McCoy and Virgil Yow with Brooks Reitzel watching.
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Martin Carmichael
Bill Pritchard
Carmichael
Billy
Carl
Carolina
Pritchard
Robert W. Madry, Jr
Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Grady Pritchard
N. C. State
State
Tar Heels
Hill
Homer McCoy
High Point High School
Virgil Yow
High Point
Brooks Reitzel
Carolina Alumni Point
Carolina's Spring Grid Roster Highlights War Hero
Carl B Byrd Jr recently earned the Air Medal with four oak leaf clusters and the Distinguished Flying Cross. He served as a ball turret gunner on a B 17 of the Eighth Air Force in England, flying 35 missions. After a 13 day furlough he returned to the states in 1944 and took an instructor course in Laredo Texas and is now stationed in Yuma Arizona.
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Carl B. Byrd, Jr
Byrd
Monthey Ave
Eighth Air Forces
England
States
Laredo
Texas
Yuma
Browns Sweep Yanks in Twin Bill to Tighten AL Standings
St Louis Browns win 10-1 and 5-2 over the New York Yankees to surge into the chase for the pennant behind the White Sox. Pete Gray stars with four hits as Nelson Munschief and Bob Muncrief win for the Browns. The day also features the White Sox beating the Red Sox twice and the Giants and Cubs split a doubleheader at the Polo Grounds. Accidents remain a leading US death cause with average costs per family around 141 dollars.
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St. Louis Browns
New York Yankees
Bronx
Browns
Detroit
White Sox
Yankees
Nelson Potter
Bob Munchief
Potter
Munchief
St. Louis
Atley Donald
Walter Dubiel
Muncrief
Pete Gray
Boston
Red Sox
Thornton Lee
Orval Grove
Chicago
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Polo Grounds
Giants
Bill Voiselle
Preacher Roe
New Yorkers
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyners
Paul Derringer
Hank Wyse
Stubby Overmire
Washington
Marino Pieretti
Senators
al Benton
Benton
George Binks
Joe Kuhel
Tommies Face Hickory in Thomasville Home Game
Hopeful of moving above 500, the Thomasville Tommies host the Hickory Rebels tonight then travel for two more games against Hickory and Salisbury before returning to face Salisbury. Kaiser fell 7 to 1 to Mooresville Saturday in a lone game.
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Thomasville
Hickory Rebels
Hickory
Salisbury
Kaiser Men
Mooresville
Landis
Thomas
Scoreboard splits across major leagues and minor circuits
Results from American League National League and other leagues show St Louis 10 New York 5 and Cincinnati 10 Boston 4 in the early games. Raleigh 11 Greensboro 3 leads in the Carolina League while Roanoke 9 Portsmouth 8 and Lynchburg 13 Richmond 6 headline Piedmont standings. International and Southern associations report mixed results with Newark 12-4 and Milwaukee 4-4.
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New York
Cago
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Detroit
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Cleveland
Chicago
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Lynchburg
Richmond
Norfolk
Newport News
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Butcher
Partenheimer
Oneness
Mooresville
Salisbury
Jersey City
Montreal
Baltimore Eater
Newark
Rochester
Toronto
Syracuse
Buffalo
Ewenee
American Association
Louisville
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Toledo
Columbus
Minneapolis
Kansas
City
St Paul
Southern Association
New Orleans
Atlanta
Sweeee
Chattanooga
Mobile Steer
Little Rock
Birmingham
Memphis
Tee
Rchmond
Lynchburg Peete
Sports Roundup Reflects Courtroom Chaos In Baseball
Reporter notes Mort Cooper's salary dispute with the Cardinals will be discussed with a lawyer tomorrow. The piece humorously imagines lawyers at home plate arguing over calls, with managers, umpires, and players styled as legal figures. It also mentions the Palica brothers, Ervin Palica, and boxing prospect Ernie Copeland with postwar contracts.
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New York
Mort Cooper
Cardinals
Demaret Wins Three Links Championships in Texas PGA
Smiling Jimmy Demaret, once golf's top winner, captured three Texas PGA titles in San Antonio by shooting six under par 282 over 72 holes. He led qualifying with 142 for 36 holes and won the Texas PGA Championship overall, while serving at Corpus Christi naval air training station.
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Ted
Jimmy
Demaret
Texas
Jet
Corpus Christi
Naval Air Training Station
High Point ends year with narrow 2 3 baseball win over Burlington
High Point concludes the sports year with a 2 to 3 baseball victory over Burlington. Football started strong with five straight wins but then dropped five in a row. Basketball was the best season, winning 13 straight before losses to Greensboro and Salisbury. Baseball went 9 and 5, golf finished fifth, track poor, and tennis nearly unused. Virgil Yow receives high salary offer to coach Hanes Hosiery program. Thomasville team in North State league gains local support as standings shift.
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High Point High School
Burlington
Bison
H. P
Greensboro
Salisbury
High Point
H.P.H.8
Hanes Hosiery Mill
Winston-Salem
Virgil Yow
High Point College
Return of local service members and marriages after war
Local notices report marriages of 5S. Hutton and Ann Koontz in Leaksville and Lt. Charles Lee Farrington to Mary Marrington in Marquette. Multiple servicemen return from overseas to families in Thomasville, Moore General Hospital, and Florida convalescent facilities.
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Marion
Hutton
Ann Elizabeth Koontz
Leaksville
Charles Lee Farrington
Mary Marrington
Marquette
Mich
Camp Butner
James A. Mitchell
S. Pacific
Anne E. Sergeant
St. Louis
H. L. Mitchell
Mitchell
Moore General Hospital
Swannanoa
John H. Mickey
Rt. 1
Florida
Southwest Pacific
Boyd J. Skeen
Wesley Place
Marine Corps
Howard EB. McDowell
Walnut St
Thurman L. Williams
Richardson St
Stark Hospital
Charleston
Germany
Thomasville
Navy
States
John Boyd Whitlow
Edward Arthur Holmes
Pacific
Ray Copley
Fort Bragg
Europe
Paul A. Lain
Ward St
Cecil
Hillcrest Dr
Army Airways Communications Squadron
Greenland
AEM 3
Fr. W. Moore
Naval Ats
Miami
Worth Ave
Community Council Formed after City Meetings
A High Point Community Council aimed at promoting welfare through interpretation of needs coordination and planning was adopted at a second mass meeting with representatives from all social agencies present. Fred Stanley of Rt 3 remains in critical condition after a stabbing in an argument with Brantley French at a local hospital.
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High Point
Fred Stanley
Rt. 3
Brantley French
Texas youth tops 100 in 9.5 seconds in San Antonio
Perry Samuels of Thomas Jefferson High School clocks 9.5 for 100 yards at the Texas AAU meet, tying the national AAU record and aiming for the junior and senior 100 meters at New York nationals. Charley Parker, the standout from San Antonio, is honored as a benchmark and rival for the upcoming event.
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San Antonio
Tex
Charley Parker
New York
Parker
Uncle Sam
Charley
Perry Samuels
Samuels
Andy Shurr
University of Texas
Frank Wycoff
Southern California
Perry
Thomas Jefferson High School
Barlow
Bones) Irvin
Irvin
Courts Tackle Range Of Drunkenness And Minor Offenses
Municipal court disposed a mix of cases last week as police noted a busy weekend. Offenses were mostly minor with several arrests for drunkenness or simple assault. Six local dealers were fined for selling electric hot plates above the ceiling price and ordered to pay up to 104.76 to the U S treasury. Gene Lovelace, a dental technician, must serve 12 months for drunkenness after violating probation. Richard Wagner is held on 400 bond for hit and run. A Great Southern Trucking Co truck reappeared near a Masonic temple after vanishing from Baker's Service Station.
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OPA
U. S. Treasury
Gene Lovelace
Richard Wagner
Rt. 3
Great Southern Trucking Company of
Charlotte
Baker's
N. Main St
Masonic Temple
New Pastor Joins First Presbyterian in High Point
Rev. Paul T. Jones preached his first sermon as pastor amid a warm reception after a delayed arrival caused by the Central Mississippi Presbytery. In Greenville Miss the church and town regret losing him, while Dr. C C Williamson left to lead a rural church. R R Fountain was elected commander of Andrew Jackson Post No 87 American Legion. Raymond Bennett remains jailed on a murder charge with bond set at $10 000 and a hearing planned next month.
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Wienens
Umre
Durocher
Singerhurt
Brook
Passarella
Sup
Baseball
Paul T. Jones
First Presbyterian Church
Jones
High Point
Central Mississippi
Greenville
Miss
C. C. Williamson
R. R. Fountain
Andrew Jackson Post
American Legion
Raymond Bennett
Bob Beck
War updates and promotions for local service members
Overseas Lt. Sidney B Farrington and S/Sgt William H Wiley liberated from German camps. Promotions include George William Leonard to quartermaster third class aboard an Atlantic carrier and Albert F E Tedder to fireman first class on a destroyer escort. Other personnel serve across the Mediterranean and Pacific theaters with the 5th Army Italy the 12th AAF in the Mediterranean the ASC military police in Italy and the ATC North African division. A submarine sinking near VE Day involved Radioman John C Reagan aboard a destroyer squadron and several soldiers and sailors continue duties with the 71st Infantry and aboard destroyers and ships.
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Sidney B. Farrington
Long St
William H. Wiley
George William Leonard
Thomasville
USNR
Atelantic
Albert FE. Tedder
Denny St
Roy C. Crofts
Pickett St
5Th Army
Italy
R. W. Stout
Chestnut St
12Th
AAF
Mediterranean
W. Darrell Allered
Philippines
Jesse F. Saunders
Tryon St
ASC
Ralph K. Hiatt
ATC
John C. Reagan
Centennial Ave
John L. Boyles
Seaman
Melrose St
Pvt
Andrew 4. Nixon
E. Lee St
71Th Infantry Division
Denton Man Killed in Rail Crossing Crash
John F. Hill 45 of Denton Rt 1 died instantly when his car was struck by a southbound freight at a rail crossing near the Jewel cotton mill in Thomasville. The impact drove the car along the track for 75 feet then 290 feet into a ditch. Additional local deaths in the past week included Mrs. Millard Alford, Ray Von Crawford, William Thomas Harrell, John Troy Kinney, Albert Luther McCrary, L. Swaim, Julius B Turner, and Hattie Mae Warner. A pistol training course for local policemen is held at the old gravel pit on Winston-Salem road.
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John F. Hill
Denton
Rt. 1
Thomasville
Jewel Cotton Mill
Hill
Main St
Millard
Alford
Rt. 2
Ray von Crawford
William Thomas Harrell
Triangle Lake
John Troy Kinney
Albert Luther McCrary
Father L. Swaim
King St
Julius B. Turner
John B. Turner
Hattie Mae Warner
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