High Point Hosts Asheville In Two Game Series
The High Point Pointers schedule two exhibition games with Asheville, with Dan Boone praising the squad and a new left handed pitcher Martin reporting. Other slated matchups include Kinston Greenville Toronto and Columbia with Toronto rated AA, promising a strong season at home. The Boone brothers lead a potent lineup feared by opposing hurlers.
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Asheville
Greensboro
Dan
New Haven
High
Martin
Birmingham
Kinston
Greenville
S. C
Pointers
Toronto
Canada
Columbia
Dan Boone
Boone Brothers
Athletic Club Stages Big Boxing Card Tonight
The High Point Athletic Club presents a four bout card at the East Washington street hall opposite Wilson Motor. A free for all negro scrap adds to the program, starting at 8 15. Main bout features Happy Davis versus Dynamite Overcash in a ten round bout.
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High Point Athletic Club
East Washington Street
Wilson Motor Company
Davis
Newsboy
America
Salisbury
Early Baseball Scores and Upcoming Matches Across Cities
There are multiple results from games in Birmingham New York Washington Jacksonville Brooklyn and others with scores including 12 to 1 12 to 4 and 10 to 9. Upcoming games list Atlanta New York va Washington Macon Brooklyn Ma con Memphis Chicago Nashville St Louis Chattanooga New York Louisville Cincinnati and Waco Detroit with various matchups.
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New York
Washington
Jacksonville
Brooklyn
Atlanta
Philadelphia
Phoenix
Ariz
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Memphis
Tulsa
St. Louis
Macon
Nashville
Chattanooga
Louisville
Cincinnati
Waco
Detroit
South Carolina Opens Baseball Season At Home
Columbia opener pitted South Carolina against Presbyterian College Blue Stockings. Uncertain lineups show Palmer Knight likely to start on the mound for Greenville Spinners in a tryout appearance.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Blue Stockings
Presbyterian College
Palmer Knight
Greenville Spinnerse
Interneige Strife Spurs Phillies and Athletics On Home Ground
Philadelphia clubs clash in a heated spring rehearsal as both A's and Phillies bow to pressure. NY Giants pitcher Larry Benton goes nine, while Washington and Chicago win with startling offense. Cubs topple Pirates. Nehf shines. Browns beat Tulsa. White Sox offense overpowers Memphis. Reds blank Louisville. Tigers ride early hits.
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Associated Press
New York
Philadelphia
Athletics
Phillies
Larry Benton
New York Giants
Washington
Benton
New York Yanks
Atlanta Crackers
Lou Gehrig
Stan Coveleskie
Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Art Nehf
Brooklyn
Jacksonville
Bill Doak
St. Louis Cardinals
Knoxville
Ray Blades
Chick Hafey
Blades
Tulsa
St. Louis Browns
Chicago
White Sox
Memphis
Jakie May
Ray Kolp
Cincinnati
Reds
Louisville Colonels
Vic Sorrell
George Smith
del Pratt
Waco
Detroit Tigers
Harry Rice
North Carolina Dairy Cows Below National Quota
North Carolina lags in dairy cows with a 189000 cow shortfall to meet US averages. Data from Dr. Paul W. Wager shows the state has one cow per 9.02 people, 321000 cows in 1928 against an estimated 503000 needed, due to limited pasture and tenancy farming.
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North Carolina
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Department of Rural Social Economics
University
University News Letter
United States
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Kentucky
Arkansas
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Alabama
West Virginia
Oklahoma
Mississippi
Wager
Fast start in women's north and south championship tightens field
April 3 reports a brisk first round with Glenna Collett beating Jane Brooks and facing Beatrice Gottlieb while Virginia Van Wie defeats Ee H. Baker and meets Louise Fordyce. Other favorites like Mrs Ronald H. Barlow and Maureen Orcutt advance, as does Helen Payson who eliminates E N Hodges.
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Pinehurst
Glenna Collett
Providence
R. L. Juminary
Jane Brooks
New York
Beatrice Gottlieb
Dorothy Richards
Cleveland
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
Ee. H. Baker
Boston
Louise Fordyce
Youngstown
Ohio
Margaret Eschwege
Englewood
N. J
Ronald H. Barlow
Philadelphia
Virginia Wilson
Maureen Orcutt
Melvin Jones
Hill
Kansas City
Ruth Batchelder
Weston
Mass
Helen Payson
Portland
Maine
E. N. Hodges
Beritan Valley
Dairying Expands With More Cows on Fewer Farms
Dairy industry in the state shows gains with fancy herds appearing and several creameries built. The number of dairy cows has risen by 30,000 since 1910, while the farming count has declined by about 20,000.
Walter Laufer Sets Indoor World Record in Medley Swim
At the National AAU indoor championships in Chicago Laufer 20 from Chicago unattached won the national title in the 8300 yards medley with a time of 3 39 4 5. He swam 53 5 seconds for the sixty foot pool beating his own world mark by 1 1 5 seconds. The old record stood at 5 45 2 5.
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Chicago
National Amateur Athletic Union
Chicago Athletic Association
Walter Laufer
Laufer
State Board of Equalization Meets in Elizabeth City
The state board of equalization held a business session in Elizabeth City on April 3. Miss Elizabeth Kelly of Franklin attended as a new member after succeeding Judge Thad D. Bryson of Bryson City who resigned.
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Elizabeth City
State Board of Equalization
Elizabeth Kelly
Franklin
Thad D. Bryson
Bryson City
Fights Last Night Across Cities Roll Upsets and KOs
In Boston Roberto Roberti Italy won on a foul over Ted Sand wina Germany. In Philadelphia Phil Kaplan beat Babe McCorgary Oklahoma. Ralph Smith California knocked out George Mul holland Brooklyn. New York Jack Whumbeck Belgium won on a foul over Jimmy Byrne Louisville. Buffalo Larry Gaines Canada defeated Big Boy Peterson New Orleans. Peoria Ives Marriner Illinois KO Art Petrolle Ironwood. Sarasota Young Stringling Macon KO Marshall Blackstock Birmingham. Memphis Frankie Dugan Memphis KO Al Knowles New Orleans.
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Philadelpha
Phil Kaplan
Babe McCorgary
Oklahoma
Ralph Smith
California
George Mulholland
Brooklyn
New York
Jack Whumbeck
Belgium
Jimmy Byrne
Louisville
Greenland Is The World’s Largest Island By Land Size
The assertion treats Australia as a continent, which makes Greenland the largest island when not counting continents. Greenland spans about 2.16 million square kilometers, while Australia is a separate continent rather than an island.
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Australia
Greenland
Last of Winter Golf Series At Richmond Opens
Seventy golfers tee off in the Richmond Open the last of the winter series. Eighteen holes today and tomorrow, 36 on Thursday. Prize money top pro £1000, with other prizes down to $50. Local threats include Jimmy Thomson Verner Napier and Tom Prescott. Napier shot 73 in practice despite missed putts. A vessel with one mast fore and aft is a sloop.
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Richmond
Jimmy Thomson
Verner Napier
Tom Prescott
Bobby” Jones
Napier
Hoppe Debuts In National Three Cushion Tourney
Willie Hoppe, 29, noted balkline billiard king and three cushion high run holder, opens national three cushion competition meeting Chicago’s Augie Kieckhofer, former champion, with Otto Reiselt of Philadelphia seen as title favorite.
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Chicago
Willie Hoppe
Augie Kieckhofer
Hoppe
Otto Reiselt
Philadelphia
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Roberto Roberti
Italy
Ted Sandwina
Germany
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Larry Gaines
Big Boy Peterson
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Ills
Ives Marriner
University of Illinois
Art Petrolle
Ironwood, Mich
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Young Stribling
Marshall Blackstock
Frankie Dugan
al Knowles
Marx
W. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
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