Rookie Fowler Delivers No-Hitter in A's 1-0 Win
Philadelphia report: Dick Fowler, 23, just out of the Canadian army, pitched a no hit no run game against the St. Louis Browns as the A's won 1-0 in the doubleheader windup. He struck out six while five Browns reached base. Irv Hall drove in the winning run with a third inning triple and single. The A's also won the opener 6-3 extending their streak to five.
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Connie
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Toronto
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A’s
Martin Bombers Meet Harrisburg In All American Final
The undefeated Martin Bombers of Baltimore face Harrisburg Ensminer Stu dio Nine in the final round of the All American amateur baseball tournament in Harrisburg Pennsylvania. The teams survived a rain delay after yesterday’s schedule.
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Martin Bombers
Baltimore
Harrisburg Ensminer Studio Nine
Mack notes first no hitter at Shibe Park in 22 years
Connie Mack, manager of the Philadelphia Athletics, says Dick Fowler’s 1-0 win over the St. Louis Browns was the park’s first no hitter in 22 years. The prior no hitter at Shibe Park was Howard Ehmke for Boston, 4-0, on September 7, 1923.
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Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Dick Fowler
St. Louis Browns
Shibe Park
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Boston
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Thomasville Has Player on USC Roster
George Wright a 17 year old freshman from Macon Ga joins the University of South Carolina roster as a reserve guard candidate. The squad eyes Duke opener September 22 with tight guard competition including Phil Ball Darrel Schmitz Dozier Helmy Hank Botkins Ken Huffman and others in a lengthy training camp.
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George Wright
Macon
University of South Carolina
Johnny McMillan
Wright
Duke
Blue Devils
Phil Ball
Herman “Darrel” Schmitz
Westfield
N. J
Dozier
Hook
Helmy
Florence and Henry
Hank” Botkins
Kilkore
Texas
Botkins
Dunbar
New London
Conn
Ken Huffman
Thomasville
Winter Griffith
Atlanta
Seymour Rapp
New York City
Gamecocks
McMillan
Coaches See Potential And Shortcomings In Southern Teams
Southern conference mentors from the Carolinas observed promising play from N C State Wake Forest and North Carolina teams in preseason scrimmages. N C State beat a reserve squad 24-14 in Raleigh as Howard Turner starred, while Wake Forest fell short of strong reserves 40-6. Chapel Hill impressed against a Greensboro all star but did not score, and Duke edged by North Carolina Pre-Flight 35-32 in a Durham game.
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Aera
Minshall
Richmond
Carolinas
Beattie Feathers
N. C. State
Raleigh
N. C
Howard Turner
Thorugh
Varsity
D. C
Peahead
Sacrinity
T Tailback
Ccuhar
Dick Foreman
Walker
Chapel Hill
Carl Snavely
Tar Heels
Greensboro Army
Kes Blue Devils
Durham
North Carolina Pre- Ieee
Deacons Boost For 1945 Grid as Walker Reveals Squad
Wake Forest coach Peahead Walker unveils a largely intact 1945 Deacons squad with heavy backs and a deep line, led by star back Rock Brinkley and passer Nick Sacrinty. The lineup faces Tennessee, Army, Duke, and North Carolina after a troubled wartime reconversion.
Numerous Baseball Scores From Various Leagues
A large scoreboard rundown lists results across American and national leagues with standout scores like Cleveland 10-3 over New York and Philadelphia 6-1 over St. Louis. Other matches include Chicago 9-4 over Boston and Pittsburgh 4-3 over Philadelphia, plus international and minor leagues with several games in progress or concluded due to darkness or cancellations.
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Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
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Washington
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Bonham
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Caldwell
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Webber
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Gables
Strincevich
Wright
Chipman
Vandenberg
Voiselle
Donnelly
Gardner
Martinsville Dropped Down To Cellar Tie
Final regular games in the class C Carolina league left standings unsettled after a protest alleging Martinsville used four class A players. Ten Martinsville victories were forfeited, dropping them to a possible cellar tie with Greensboro. directors meet to decide playoffs eligibility and final positions.
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Tom Wilson
Draper
Martinsville
Wilson
Greens
Winston-Salem
Durham
Greensboro
Danville Seafs
Burtington
Leaksville
Danville
Leafs
Fred Patterson Day
Durham Bulls
Football SCOALS Sunday Exhibitions From AP
Pre exhibition results list NFL and college games as Philadelphia Eagles 35 Detroit Lions. Franklin Marshall 13 Swarthmore 6. Obie Wesleyan 31 Fletcher General Hospital 0. Rochester 13 Baldwin Wallace 7. Rensselaer Poly 6 Scranton 0. Wabash 40 Indiana State Teachers 6. Oberlin 26 Case 0. Gustavus Adolphus 21 St Marys Minnesota. Fourth Air Force 255 Fort Warren 0.
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Franklin-Marshall
Swarthmore
Obie Wesleyan
Fletcher General Hospital
Rochester
Baldwin-Wallace
Rensseaer Poly
Scranton
Wabash
Indiana State Teachers
Oberlin
Case
Guatavus-Adolphus
St. Mary's
Minn
Fourth Air Force
Fort Warren
Meredith College Opens Fall Term On September 17
Meredith College in Raleigh will begin its fall term Monday September 17. President Carlyle Campbell announced enrollment exceeds last year and classes start the following morning at 8 30. The report notes broad language diversity among students.
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Raleigh
Meredith College
Carlyle Campbell
No-Hitter Sparks A's Rally As Ranks Ferment In 1945 Pennants
Dick Fowler, a 21 year old Indian army dischargee, pitched the season's first no hitter to beat the St Louis Browns 1-0 in the second game of a double header and the A's also won the opener 6-2. Detroit trails Washington and Boston as pennant races tighten in the AL while Cubs and Cardinals keep pressure in the NL.
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Dick Fowler
Philadelphia Athletics
St. Louis Browns
Fowler
Clyde Shoun
Cincinnati
Boston
Bobby Feller F
Cleveland
North Carolina college football gears up for postwar boom
Postwar plans push college football in North Carolina with Ralph James joining the Purple Panthers at High Point and Doc Newton taking over Guilford. Duke restores Wade Cameron leadership while Snavely returns to Carolina with Feathers at State and Walker at Wake Forest as Duke faces South Carolina and Georgia Tech in openers. Navy visits Duke midseason as the State rivalry with Carolina heats up.
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Ralph James
Purple Panthers
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Asheville
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Guilford
Doc” Newton
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Chubby Kirkman
Catawba
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Dutchman
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Beattie Feathers
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Peahead
Walker
Georgia Tech
Navy
Durham
Snavely
Death toll rises in local week with fourteen names listed
An unusually high weekly death total includes Herbert F. Armentrout of Ennis street and fourteen others. The list also names Mrs. Sallie Bean, 76, of Jordan street extension. Mrs. C. C. Brown, 64, Asheboro road. William Smith Folwell, 77, Rt. 4. William B. Goldsmith, 39, Oakwood Court. Lawson Jerome Ingram, 111 West Farms avenue. Charlies Edgar Kellam, 1%, Circle drive. Mrs. Margaret Loflin, 75, near Denton. Abraham Dozier Marion, 69, 513 West Green street. Mrs. James C. Pepper, 7%, Trinity. Mrs. Dora F. Blair Richardson, 80, South Main street extension. and Mrs. Marvin Vestal, Thomasville Rt. 1.
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Herbert FF. Armentrout
Ennis Street
Sallie Bean
Jordan Street
C. C. Brown
Asheboro Road
William Smith Folwell
Rt. 4
William B. Goldsmith
Oakwood Court
Lawson Jerome Ingram
West Farms Avenue
Charlies Edgar Kellam
Jamestown Constable Davis Mistried After DWI Trial
Jury failed to reach a verdict in the case of Charlie Winfield Davis a 58 year old Jamestown constable charged with driving while intoxicated. The trial spanned Thursday afternoon into Friday with witnesses including Mrs. George Mowers and Mrs. Lucille Capps. Davis testified he had a severe headache and had taken four headache powders before his arrest on East Green Street. The matter is carried to the next term of High Point criminal court for a fresh jury.
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Charlie Winfield Davis
Jamestown
C. MacRae
George Mowers
Lucille Capps
Davis
East Green Street
High Point
Pennsylvania Central seeks to resume Norfolk to Knoxville flight
The Pennsylvania Central Airlines asks the civil aeronautics board for permission to restart service from Norfolk to Knoxville with Greensboro High Point as an intermediate stop. The route was suspended after December 7 1941 and officials plan a survey flight into High Point this Thursday to meet with city leaders.
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Pennsylvania Central Airlines
Civil Aeronautics Board
Norfolk
Knoxville
Greensboro-High Point
High Point
Police Crack Down on Gambling Ring in City Campaign
Police arrested seven Negroes for gambling as they launched a general campaign to halt such violations. The action signals intensified efforts to curb illegal gaming in the area.
City Council Adopts Planning Proposals and Parking Review
City hall approved five planning and development recommendations including housing code zoning revisions street lighting sewer water main surveys an aerial map and continued soil erosion projects. Park ing downtown discussed curb versus center street parking survey of downtown lots and potential underpass widening. Two new taxicab franchises requested adding 15 cabs with five more permits sought. Willowbrook and Perry street bridge bids to be opened at special meeting.
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Perry Street
Meritorious Service Unit Plaques Awarded in Army Units
Corporal Ted H. Morris of Rt 4 and Corporal James B. Chilton of 502 Cable Street received special sleeve insignia for meritorious service unit plaques presented to their organizations with the Fifth Army in Italy. First Lieutenant Robert T. Ames Jr. and his company with the 100th Division of the Seventh Army in Germany also earned the meritorious service unit plaque.
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Ted H. Morris
Rt. 4
James B. Chilton
Cablest
Fifth Army
Italy
Robert T Ames, Jr
Seventh Army
Germany
Enlarge Staff at High Point Memorial Hospital Nursing School
Two new full time nursing education director and a clinical instructor join the nursing school faculty at High Point Memorial hospital as anticipation grows for a new hospital building. Mrs Joseph F Hawkins from Presbyterian hospital Charlotte and Mrs Walter Tice fill the two posts. Seven Black men were sent to Fort age by local draft boards for preinduction examinations.
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High Point Memorial Hospital
Joseph F. Hawkins
Presbyterian Hospital
Charlotte
Walter T. Tice
Thompson Motor builds new brick showroom on West Main
Thomasville reports a 66 by 133 foot brick building with large basement rising on West Main street to house Thompson Motor company. Expected occupancy is early next year next door to the present location. C. W. Gilliam buys 33 acres on Thomasville Lexington highway likely for cemetery use. Piedmont Blouse company forms in Thomasville with 100000 authorized capital and 300 subscribed stock. Deputies Kennedy and Green report capture of a 125 gallon steam liquor still at Henry Smith farm in Midway township with seven fermenters for 1400 gallons. No arrests.
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Thomasville
West Main Street
Thompson Motor Company
Ford
C. W. Gilliam
Thomasville-Lexington
Piedmont Blouse Company
Wilbur 8. Strickland
Clifton Black
C. ©. Wilson
Davidson County
Bob Kennedy
Jesse Green
Henry Smith
Midway Township
City faces waste crisis as pickups stall and crews short
Residents report two week gaps in garbage collection while the sanitation division says four new garbage trucks are running but only about half the needed labor force is available. The shortage strains city services and leaves neighborhoods littered with rubbish.
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Sanitation Division
Public Works Department
High Point Victory Launches at Baltimore Shipyard
Mrs Earl N Phillips served as sponsor at the launching of the USS High Point Victory at Bethlehem Fairfield Shipyard in Baltimore. The city donated a library for the vessel.
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Earl N. Phillips
High Point Victory
Bethleshem Fairfield Shipyard
Baltimore
Elliott Floral Co Sold to R G Callicutt
One of the city’s oldest florists, Elliott Floral, was sold last week by owner Ashe burn Elliott to R G Callicutt who plans to run a wholesale floral company. Three youths registered with the draft board after reaching 18 last week.
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Elliott Floral Company
R. G. Callicutt
Asheburn Elliott
Draft Board Five
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