Mixed foursome at Starmount pits women against men in golf
The Greeneboro article notes a Sunday mixed foursome at Starmount Country Club where two women, Estelle Lawson Page and Hope Seignious, face two men, George Cochran and Dutch Harrison, with handicaps set to balance play. Proceeds support the Red Cross.
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Starmount Country Club
Greeneboro
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Nill
Hope Seignious
Starmount
George Cochran
Harrison
American Red Cross
Baseballers Pass Quarter Pole In Race
Baseball roundup notes the Yankees and Cardinals as top teams with edge over Reds and Browns after a busy day of doubleheaders. Mel Ott leads the homer parade with three as Whitey Kurowski and others homer in key wins while Dizzy Trout and Hal Newhouser contribute for the Tigers and Indians.
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Jack Hand
Baseball Caeel
New York Yankees
St. Louis Cardinals
Cincinnati
St. Louis Browns
Reds
Billy Southworth
Brownies
Melvin Ott
New York Giants
New York
Chicago
Harry Feldman
Ewald Pyle
Ace Adams
Whitey Kurowski
Boston
Nate Andrews
Tommy Holmes
Homer
Coaches seek rule changes on kickoffs and artificial tee
Football coaches meeting in New York propose penalties for deliberate out of bounds kickoffs and allow an artificial tee. The plan would shift placement to the 45 yard line and keep the ball from near the goal line, though critics say the changes may not deter reckless kicks and could be illogical.
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New York
Major League Baseball Yesterday Scores Report
Yesterday's MLB results show Cincinnati 4 Philadelphia 7 4 Boston 1 St. Louis 0 13 New York 6 Chicago 5 Brooklyn 9 Pittsburgh 3. Unclear player names and context dominate the garbled lines but indicate a broad results snapshot across multiple teams.
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Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
GAMES TODAY PROBABLE PITCHERS FOR FOUR NATION LEAGUE MATCHES
Chicago Passeau 0-2 visits New York Brondell 0-0 at 2 30 p m E W T Cincinnati De la Cruz 2-3 plays Philadelphia Schanz 3-3 at 3 15 p m E W T St Louis Lanier 6-0 meets Boston Barrett 3-6 at 3 p m E W T Pittsburgh Sewell 6-2 faces Brooklyn Davis 3-3 at 8 45 p m E W T
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Chicago
Passeau
New York
Brondell
Baseball matchups and airmail photography note
New York plays Detroit at 3 p.m. Eastern with Dabiel on the mound while Boston visits Cleveland at 3:30 p.m. Eastern and Philadelphia travels to Chicago at 3 p.m. Central. Washington hosts St. Louis at 8:30 p.m. Central. The page also mentions 1870 letters photographed small for lighter airmail.
Million Hungry Fans Jam Sports Sites Over Holiday
Nearly a million sports fans attended events over Memorial Day weekend across major and minor leagues and horse tracks. Attendance reached 917,973 at tracks and parks, with betting totals surpassing 22 million dollars and Belmont Park setting a local attendance record as 83,559 watched the track’s top day.
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Ted Meier
New York
International
Belmont
Suffolk Downs
Boston
Hawthorne
Delaware Park
Bay Meadows
Detroit
Twin Bills
Triangle Toms Clash At 5 15
Triangle and Tomlinson Furniture clash in the Industrial league at the high school diamond this afternoon with both teams tied for second to last. Dusty York's Triangle red caps face Dusty York's Triangle red caps and Tomlinson Furniture, vying for a better standing as Fred Howell starts for the Industrial league champions and Cary Culler likely starts for Tomlinson.
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Milford Smith
Melrose
Dusty York
Triangle Red Caps
Tomlinson Furniture Company
Triangle
Tomlinson
Smith
Fred Howell
Cary Culler
Duncan Butler
Toms
Baseball Attendance Figures At Major League Parks
The record lists crowds across several venues including 21,649 at the Polo Grounds in New York 24,763 at Ebbets Field in Brooklyn 21,566 at Shibe Park in Philadelphia and 20,707 at the National League Park in Boston with other cities such as Detroit Cleveland Chicago St Louis New York Boston Philadelphia and Brooklyn also referenced.
Baseball tangles and star crosscurrents stir sports gossip
New York reports a volley of sports chatter from May 31. Topics include an Indian patron funding a national championship in baseball, Babe Didrikson Zaharias pursuing woman’s tennis glory, Bill Ford's Ford lineage linking to Henry Ford, Elmer Ray's boxing prowess, and distant bids for August bouts and tennis titles.
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New York
India
Ensign Tl Horwitz
Ray Dumont
National Baseball Congress
Ezra Gabbay
Dumont
Gabbay
Babe Didrickson
George Zaharias
San Diego
Bill Freelove
Babe
Bill Ford
Michigan
Henry Ford
Joe Herman
San Francisco
Elmer Ray
Florida
California
Elmer
Los Angeles
Tami Mauriello
Martha Ferris
Mississippi
Boo Ferris
Scout Charley Trippi weighs postwar paths in football baseball or college
Sgt Charley Trippi, hailed as America’s greatest football player by soldiers at the Greensboro Overseas Replacement Depot, weighs career options after the war. He may pivot to baseball or return to college, with coach calling him top on-field talent. Joe Golem beske, Penn State pitcher, was rejected by the armed forces. Dale Bower, .800 hitter, discharged from the Army. The Football Coaches Association has invested all its surplus.
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Charley Trippi
America
Greensboro
N. C
Joe Golembeske
Penn State
Armed Forces
Dale Bower
Rookie Edwin Carnett Steps In At First Base
Edwin Carnett of the White Sox, a versatile 300 hitter, began in Ponca City in 1934 and rose to Seattle as a pitcher outfielder. Drafted by Chicago, he became a regular hitter mid May and now fills first base with Hal Trosky sidelined. Carnett previously belonged to the Cubs and Braves and may be missed by them. Lynn C. Doyle of the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin comments this week on budgeting to prevent Delaware Park appropriation shortfalls.
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Edwin Carnett
White Sox
Ponca City
Okla
Seattle
Hal Trosky
Carnett
Cubs
Braves
Lynn C. Doyle
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Delaware Park
Beeson Car Works Melrose And AG Victors In Softball
Nip and tuck ball highlighted yesterday's city softball double features. In girls play Melrose beat Marsh 14 to 13 and Hillcrest defeated AG 6 to 0. In men's action Beeson won 7 to 5 over AG On, while Thomas Car beat Silver Knit 4 to 2.
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Earl Gibson
Melrose
Marsh
A. G
Hillcrest
Beeson
Thomas Car
Silver Knit
Softball Opening Day Showdowns Feature Multiple Contests
Delphine Thornton and sister Mable Thorn ton powered Melrose to a 14 13 win over Marsh with a homer and double. War Department women defeated Hillcrest’s mill workers 10 6. Hardware boys led by Tom Weaver beat War Department 7 5. Also Mahony Abbott and Abbot produced hits for A G O as Herb Carroll hurled Thomas Car Works to a 4 2 win over Guy Kinney’s Silver Knitters.
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Delphine Thornton
Mable Thornton
Melrose
Marsh
Mable
War Department
Hillcrest
Jay Newby
Tom Weaver
Waldo Newby
Beeson
Catcher Jones
Guy Kinney
Silver Knitters
Tipton Rejoins William and Mary Football Staff
Eric Gordon Tipton 29 of Petersburg, Virginia, now an infielder with Cincinnati in the National League, is added to the College of William and Mary coaching staff as backfield coach. He began his career under Roland Day at Petersburg high school and previously coached the freshmen backfield in 1939 1941, expanding the Indians staff to four.
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Tipton
Williamsburg
N. (Rube) McCray
College of William and Mary
Eric Gordon Tipton
Petersburg
Cincinnati
Duke University
Roland Day
Petersburg High School
Indians
Radio Schedule for Wednesday May 31 Broadcast Night
Evening programs run across stations with multiple serials dramas and music. Notable features include Captain Midnight repeats, The Sea Hound, Jack Armstrong serials, Fred Waring’s Time, and NBC CBS broadcast blocks. News reports, commentaries, and variety shows fill the late slots leading to Eddie Cantor.
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Jack Armstrong
Biu-Cast
Sea Hound
Dack Smith
Che Chick Carter
Pfrent Page Farrell
Captain Midnight
Kiddles
Hipp Harrigan
Quincey Howe
Lao Murray
Cbs
Tim Healy
Piu Dancing Music
Mbs
Jeri Sullavan
Back Armstrong
Biu-West News
Volney Hurd
Lowell Thomas
Nbc
Henry J. Taylor
Biu-Basic
Biu-West World News
Fred Waring
Nbc-Basic
Connee Boswell
Blu Fulton Lewis, Jr
Nbe
John Nesbitt
Johnson Family
Jone Ranger
West
Blu Haly Aces
Cbs Basic
Dr. Christian
Jack Carson
Nighter
Mbs Si
Kkay Kyser
Dhs
Raymond Gram Swing
Royal Arch Gunnison
Sally Sweetland
Biu
Army sports gear flow improves after New York meeting
Special service men met in New York with Major Jones to streamline Army sporting goods distribution. The Ball and Bat Fund has spent over 300000 for baseball gear for the armed forces and will ship more in June. Fans who throw back or keep balls hinder the effort. collectors in St Louis Chicago and Pittsburgh have boosted returns, but only a small amount has come in this year.
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New York
Jones
United States
America
Yankees
Dodgers
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Unclear league scores mix in regional standings
The clipped text lists multiple city teams and uneven scores across leagues including Milwaukee Minneapolis Albany Hartford Wilkes Barre Scranton Elmira Williamsport Bingoten Allen Nashville Birmingham Memphis Chattanooga Knoxville New Orleans Atlanta Little Rock and others. Recovered fragments show 6-5 0-16 9-4 and 6-5 records with mixed results.
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America
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Louterilie
Fastern
Albany
Hartfo
Wilkes
Barre
Scranton
Elmira
Williamsport
Bing’ ‘Oten
Allen
Southern Association
Nashville
Birmgham
Memphis
Chatnooga
Knoxville
New Orleans
Atlanta
Little Rock
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Leo Durocher
Fred Ostermueller
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Ed Heusser
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Arnold Carter
Frank McCormick
Paul
Dizzy) Trout
Yanks
Hal Newhouser
Luke Sewell
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Washington
Nels Potter
Tex Shirley
Mickey Efner
Wynn
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Bill Dietrich
Cleveland
Mel Harder
Chief Reynolds
Roy Cullenbine
N. Main
S&t
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Carlisle
INS
Harry S. Phillips
Westport
RAF
Medical Field Service School
Carlisle Barracks
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RKO Studio
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Ginger Rogers
Frank Sinatra
Carole Landis
John Wayne
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Laraine Day
Randolph Scott
RKO
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Football Coaches Association
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News of the World
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Kay Kyser
Carolina Reveille
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Paul Wesley
Robert St. John
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Coca-Cola
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Lexington
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