Guilford County Natives Shine in Labor Day Baseball
Labor Day games feature Guilford County players making impact with the St. Louis Browns and Dodgers in clashes with the Indians and Braves. Myron Hughes of Archdale helps spark two Browns wins. Uke Appling homers for Detroit against Chicago. Broaddus Culler shines as Dodgers take two from the Braves.
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Myron Hugh
Archdale
St. Louis
Cleveland Indians
Hayworth
Ray Hayworth
Myron
Dodgers
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
High Point
Uke Appling
Uke
White Sox
Welton West
Brownies
West
Kernersville
Ilford County
Broaddus Culler
Braves
Culler
Boston
Eddy
Ebfield
Stanky
Thomasville fans sack boys with hoses and prep football drills begin
Thomasville fans presented each Tommie with a box of hoses. Ralph James, new High Point coach, to supervise his first football practice on September 17. High Point drills start next Monday as Durham's Bulldogs and Greensboro Whirl open fall grid season against Hillsboro, Wilson, and others.
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Tommie
Ralph James
High Point
Panthers
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Bulldogs
Greensboro Whirl
Bison
Hillsboro
Durham
Boro
Wilson
Greensboro
J. G. T. Sink
Sporting News
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Morris
Sterling Athletic
University of North Carolina
Shelby High School
Casey
Benny Hogan
Hogan
Ott
New York Giants
Giants
Hickory Ib
Danville
J. D. Rogers
Duke
Bogue
Marines
Ahoskie High School
John H. Bonner, Jr
Mdn
Catawba College
Rex Bowen
Hom Tommies
Landis
Hoac
United States Marine Academy
Kings Point
N. Y
Winston-Salem
Triangle Loses To Kernersville In Close Baseball Five
Kernersville defeated Triangle Hosiery 8 to 6 yesterday afternoon. Musten hit a 400 foot homer with two on in the seventh to seal Kernersville's lead while Stanley led Triangle with two hits in a losing effort. The game saw Triangle rally for three in the final frame but Kernersville built an early advantage and held on.
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Triangle Hosiery
Kerniersville
Triangle
Musten
Stanley
Tigers Play Only Four Home Games
Detroit carries a two game lead into a seven game set in New York as the Tigers face Joe McCarthy's Yankees in the Bronx. New York has 26 of 29 remaining away or in neutral venues while Detroit must endure four home dates. The stretch includes high attendance and key results as St. Louis and Cleveland chase the pennant.
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Detroit
Bronx
Joe McCarthy
Tigers
New York
Washington
St. Louis
Cleveland
Bengals
Cal
Griffith Stadium
Yanks
Chicago
Briggs Stadium
Ashington
Byng
Boston
Vic Johnson
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Charley Keller
Nick Etten
George Stirnweiss
Philadelphia
Tribe
Brownies
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Cardinals
Donnelly
Ted Wilks
Blix
Buccos
New York Giants
Phillies
Harry Feldman
Sal Maglie
Ed Stanky
Dodgers
Dick Culler
Braves
Ebbetsfield
Brooklyn Dodgers
Tom Sears
Stars of the day shine in 1940s baseball list
The recap highlights Nick Etten and Charley Keller powering the Yankees to a 4-1 win with Etten’s bases loaded double. Keller homered and doubled against the Athletics as part of a 7-6 extra inning victory. Hayworth and Mancuso lead Browns with key hits and late scoring, while Bridges earns win for Tigers after army discharge.
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Associated Press
Nick Etten
Charley Keller
Yankees
Etten
New York
Keller
Athletics
Myron Hayworth
Frank Mancuso
Browns
Hayworth
Sacks Ftill
Mancuso
Cleveland
Tenmy Bridges
Jim Tobin
Tigers
Bridges
Tobin
Chicago
Pete Appleton
Senators
George Metkovich
Red Sox
Appleton
Pieretti
Boston
Metkovich
Sox
Andy Pafko
Hy Vadenberg
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Pafko
Vandenberg
Ak Wyse
Keld
Preacher Roe
Pirates
Salkeld
Cardinals
Roe
Birds
Tom Sears
Luis Olmo
Dodgers
Sears
Braves
Olmo
Harry Feldman
Sal Maglie
Giants
Feldman
Phils
Maglie
Cellarites
Fights Last Night: Sheppard and Ditto Record Wins
Curtis Sheppard outpointed Nate Bolden in Baltimore. Johnny Ditto scored a technical knockout against Eddie Davis in Baltimore.
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Baltimore
Curtis Sheppard
Pittsburgh
Nate ° Bolden
Chicago
Johnny Ditto
Eddie Davis
Labor Day Is Golden Day For Sports
New York reports a festive Labor Day weekend with 1,322,366 in attendance across tracks baseball football tennis regattas swimming fights and horse shows. Major league baseball drew 265,336 for a Detroit doubleheader. horse racing set betting records at Aqueduct Garden State and other tracks with multi million total mutuels.
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Forest Hills
Flemington
N. J
Interstate
Piedmont
Carolina
Pearl Harbor
Garon Parks
Briggs Stadium
Detroit
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Memorial Oy
Holor Oe
Garden State
Washington Park
Narcogenacts
River Downs
Dade Park
Danville Leafs Clinch Carolina Flag in Twin Wins
Danville’s high riding Leafs clinched the Carolina league first pennant with a double win over Winston-Salem, 6-3 and 6-4, as Art Fowler earned his 23rd victory. The club led Raleigh by 13.5 games with four first division contenders tied for the remaining spots in the Shaughnessy playoffs.
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Danville
Leafs
Winston-Salem
Art Fowler
Caps
Burlington
Leaksville
Martinsville
Leaks- Meg
Durham
Bulls
Irv Medlinger
Greensboro
Pats
Sports Roundup Gathers Baseball Talk and Golf Oddities
New York round up notes discuss pennant races with Tigers Browns Yanks Senators Cubs and Cardinals looming. Trainer White Estes comments on Rocky Graziano diet. Penn State coach Bob Higgins reportedly hit a 200 yard hole in one. Decatur notes seek equal to Art Dawson’s amateur golf record with a cross handed swing and a 24 year span between wins.
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Tigers
Browns
Yanks
Senators
Cubs
White E Mstein
Rocky Graziano
Bob Higgins
Penn State
Decatur
Howard Millard
Tle Herald Review
Art Dawson
Decatur City
Dawson
Hooks Hylin Finds Ideal Post at Camp Lee
New civilian football coach Hooks Hylin views Camp Lee Virginia as the perfect post praising 35,000 soldiers paid by Uncle Sam but noting the absence of alumni coeds late classes or ticket sales.
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Camp Lee
Sam
Hooks
Veterans and trades color a busy football and baseball page
A brief sports page notes a 50 man U or Miami Florida squad with many veterans. Marine Lt Bob Pierce, ex Marquette basketball, broke a leg chasing a volleyball off a Pacific cliff. Sherm Lollar moves from Orioles to Indians after a buyout. Stanley West backs Lollar. Charley Peterson, veteran billiard star, entertains hospitalized youths in August.
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Miami
Florida
Bob Pierce
Marquette U
Pacific
Sherm Lollar
Baltimore
Indians
Oriole
Stanley West
Augusta
Lollar
Kansas
Charley Peterson
Phillies
Hall wins North African golf title at Casablanca by one stroke
Capt Bill Hall of Columbia South Carolina captured the North African division air transport command golf tournament at Casablanca by one stroke over Pfe. Jack Munger former Dallas star 298 to 299 official scorer Howard Dupont a 56 year old army corporal from Pinehurst North Carolina likely has scored more golf events than anyone in the business Carroll Whitey Lockman still a cleanup man in MLB fame and now serves as a mess hall sweeper at Fort Dix New Jersey
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Columbia
S. C
Air Transport Command
Casablanca
Pfe
Jack Munger
Dallas Star
Howard Dupont
Dupont
Pinehurst
Carroll “Whitey
Lockman
Giants
Fort Dix
N. J
Bertha Dunn Pitches Win At Birmingham
Rex Hanover of Gastonia North Carolina clinched the southern region berth to the national girls softball tournament in Cleveland by defeating Jack's Cookies of Tampa Florida 2 to 0. Bertha Fireball Dunn pitched a one hitter, fanning Ann Geise who doubled as the only Tampa hit. Runs came on a Barger hit and wild pitch and on Sosa's arc with Dunn and Jones behind the plate.
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Ala
Rex Hanover
Gastonia
N. C
Cleveland
Jack's Cookies
Tampa
Fla
Bertha
Dunn
Ann Geise
Barger
Wirth
Sosa
Ian Rex-Hanover
J. Cookies
Jones
Geise
Decknell
Baseball doubleheader ends with split
The first game finishes 5 to 4 in favor of one team, while the nightcap ends 6 to 3. Both contests wrap up a twin bill with the same squads returning for the second game.
Tar Heel guards form strong point for 1946 NC team
North Carolina opens drills under coach Carl Snavely with three monogram guards Ed Golding Ed Twohey and Del Leatherman in the starting mix. Other candidates Bill Wardle Bob Mitten Ferman Riddle plus rookies show promise as Navy V-12 and NROTC members bolster guard depth.
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Carl Snavely
Ed Golding
Ed Twohey
del Leatherman
Tar Heels
Georgia Tech
Sherman
Twohey
Golding
Bill Wardle
Bob Mitten
Ferman Riddle
Joe Augustine
I,arney
Johnny Richardson
Leatherman
Navy
NROTC
Boys’ Town
Neb
Snavely
Pulee
Twohoy
State Wolves Prepare for Opener With Milligan September 22
Raleigh dispatch reports North Carolina State College's Wolfpack under Beattie Feathers schedule nine games after a brief football break. The 1945 squad relies on veterans Howard Turner Paul Gibson Sam Edwards Julian Rattleade and more to challenge Milligan in the curtain raiser at Riddick Stadium on September 22 with strong training weeks ahead.
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N. C. State College
Wolfpack
Beattie Feathers
Milligan’s
Buffaloes
Riddick Stadium
Feathers
Star Wood
Ltyle Rich
Howard Turner
Rocky Mount
Paul Gibson
Winston-Salem
Sam Edwards
Big Stone Gap
Julian Rattleade
Durham
Charlie Richkus
Hillside
N. J
Bobby Worst
Brooklyn
N.J
John Scarpa
Angonia
Conn
Winston Naueler
Beverly
Mass
Southern Conference Gridiron Teams Open Fall Drills
Richmond reports Southern conference football squads begin practice in early September. William and Mary lines up 45 players, Clemson runs intense drills, Wake Forest works on tackling and passes, NC State trims to 35, UNC to field 20 newcomers plus 35 holdovers, Virginia Tech and Duke prepare for tough schedules with full drills underway.
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Richmond
William and Mary's
Indians
Rube McCray
Clemson
Frank Howard
Presbyterian Caber
Wake Forest
Rl Snavely
University of North Carolina
Chapel Hill
Cornell
Raleigh
North Carolina State
Beattie Feathers
Feathers
Virginia Tech
MecCauley McEver
Columbia
South Carolina Gamecocks
South Carolina
Duke
Blue Devils
Devils
Eddie Cameron
Navy
Virginia Military Institue
Pooley Hubert
University of Richmond
T Furney
Maryland
Charlottesville
University of Virginia
Frank Murray
Hogan Tops Nelson For Nashville Open Purse
Ben Hogan, back from the army, defeats Byron Nelson by two strokes to win the Nashville open with a 265 at Richland club. Nelson finishes 269, tied for second with Johnny Bulla for the runner up spot.
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Will Grimsley
Nashville
Tenn
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Nelson
Fairwa
Richland Club
Air Forces
Toledo
Johnny Bulla
Atlanta
Feathers Plans New Offense for Tennessee and Bears
Feathers, noted for All-America honors at Tennessee and play with the Chicago Bears, announced use of the T-forma ton and single wingback variations of the Tennessee plan. He praised the offensive phase after Friday’s scrimmage but stressed more defense work is needed.
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Tennessee
Chicago Bears
LAYING DOWN ON JOB NEW YORK
A pilot may be able to “lay down on the job” and still do a credible job. Officials discuss fatigue policy, safety implications, and potential impacts on airline operations under evolving work rules.
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New York
Major League Leaders Highlights by Team and Stat
The data lists top players across teams in batting runs home runs and pitching. Notable names include Cavarretta Holmes Stirnweiss and Muncrief with leading totals in various categories. Standings cover Chicago Boston Brooklyn New York St Louis Washington Detroit and Pittsburgh players with hits bats in doubles triples and steals.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Ennee
Philadelphia Steer
American Detroit
Bree
Carolina League
Danville
Bustington
Toledo
Kansas City
Columbus
Southern
Atlanta
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Memphis
Nashville
Little
Cavarretta
Holmes
Stanky
Walker
Rosen
Olmo
Rucker
Pafko
Barrett
Brecheen
Gables
Cuccinello
Case
Stirnweiss
Stephens
Etten
Binks
Hite
Moxes
Moses
Cullenbine
York
Myatt
Muncrief
Newhouser
Lexington And Hickory Victors In First Round
In the first night of the Shaughnessy play-offs Lexington and Hickory won opening titles granting a one game lead. Lexington edged Salisbury 1–0 after McWilliams misplayed a fifth inning ball. Hickory rallied past Landis 5–2 with a five run burst after a two run first. Tonight games have Hickory at Landis and Lexington at Salisbury.
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Lexington
Hickory
Salisbury
McWilliams
Indians
Lick Landis
Millers
Landis
Pilots Say Prone Position Aids High-G Maneuvers
Aviation News reports pilots find the prone position comfortable for fast fighter aircraft. They claim it allows sharp pull outs from dives without G-suits and without blacking out, improving endurance in high-G scenarios.
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Aviation News
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