Upton Assigned Pitching Duties For First Game
Rain postponed the April 1 contest between High Point and Hanes, making Gastonia the Bison first opponent. Coach Simeon retooled the infield with Jim Hayworth moving from catcher to third, Garland Pugh to second, and Hodgin to left field. Dwight Upton will start on the mound with Melvin Walker as infield option, while Upton also eyes first base when not pitching.
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John R. Haworth
High Point
Hanes
Gastonia
Bison
Simeon
Jim Hayworth
Garland Pu
Dwight Upton
Melvin Walker
Walker
Upton
Garland Pugh
Hayworth
John Crowder
Billy MacMahon
Keystone
Sam Hiatt
Frank Amick
Herb Hodgin
Elmer Powers
Johnny Robertson
Pinky Hedrick
Abie Short
Eardman Allman
Ronald Craven
Jimmy Foxworth
Welborn
Industrial League to Organize Loop for Meet Tonight
The Amateur League and eight team Industrial League near full organization at the Y M C A. President J J Corrigan will lead tonight’s reps meeting to finalize year plans with Roy Sullivan presiding. Eight teams are expected for opening day with Highland possibly moving from Amateur. The Parks department will prep fields and opening date of April 19 is under final review.
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J. J. Corrigan
Industrial League
Jay
Roy Sullivan
Harris Covington
Ahna Hayworth
Globe Parlor
Pickett
Slane Hosiery
Carolina Container
Triangle
W. F. Bailey
Carolina Tar Heels open Southern Conference slate with Washington and Lee and William and Mary
Co captains Charlie Rich and Al Mathes lead North Carolina baseball as they host Washington and Lee at Chapel Hill today and travel to William and Mary on Saturday for the Tar Heels opening conference games. Rich anchors the hot corner with strong hitting and fielding. Mathes brings consistency after a standout spring and was the lone Carolina player to record more than one hit in the opener against Springfield.
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Charlie Rich
al Mathes
North Carolina
Washington and Lee
Chapel Hill
William and Mary
the University
Tar Heels
Rich
Mathes
Jim Mallory
George Radman
Carolina
Springfield
Lefthanded Golf Players Organize CHICAGO
Left handed players form the International Association for the Protection of Left Handers in Chicago. They plan their first annual banquet at a Loop hotel and push for rights in courts, offices, clothing, instruments, and golf courses. President Henry Hunter names historic left handed figures and urges equality.
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Chicago
International Association For the Protection of the Rights
Portside
Loop
Henry Hunter
Alexander the Great
Charlemagne
Michael Angelo
Leonard da Vinci
King George VI
England
Henry A. Wallace
Hunter
Porter's Cap Heads East for Triple Crown Trail
Porter's Cap is shipped east to contest the Chesapeake Stakes at Havre de Grace on April 19 then target the Kentucky Derby on May 3, the Preakness a week later, and the Belmont Stakes on June 7. The colt, trained by Tom Smith, seeks racing’s triple crown after Santa Anita Derby glory.
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Los Angeles
Porter
Cap
C. S. Howard Ace
Havre de Grace
Sir Barton
Gallant Fox
Omaha
War Admiral
Curious Coin
Whirlaway
Santa Anita Oval
Silent
Tom Smith
Howard
Midand
Boxing At Navy Ends Intercollegiate Play
ANNAPOLIS Md April 3 Rear Admiral Russell Willson announced boxing at the Naval Academy will be discontinued as an intercollegiate sport and moved to a strictly intramural basis Spike Webb the long time Navy coach did not have his future clarified by the decision Webb has been successful with Middle teams and has coached U S Olympic boxers
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Annapolis
Russell “Willson
Naval Academy
H. MM
Spike Webb
Navy
Webb
College sports results and upcoming schedules brief
Baseball results show Catawba 12 Connecticut 0 and several others led by Elon, Guilford, Presbyterian and NC teams. Tennis reports NC Frosh 6 Peddie Prep and NC 14 Williams. Cornell 9 NC State 0. Duke 9 Haverford 0. Golf lists Davidson Georgia postponed and Davidson at Georgia. Upcoming matchups include Cornell at Duke and NC at Wake Forest among others. Horse racing notes mention Porter's Cap nominated for the Dixie Handicap at Pimlico and Suburban at Belmont. Chiquita Mia to attempt debutante stakes at Churchill Downs Derby week.
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Cornell
North Carolina
Guilford
Presbyterian
Elon
Lenoir-Rhyne
North Carolina Frosh
Peddie Prep
Davidson
Rollins
Williams
Golf
Georgia
Porter
Midland
Seabiscuit
Pimlico
Belmont
Chiquita Mia
Churchill Downs
Handy Justice
Painted Savage
Hy Camp
Lawson Little Poised For Augusta Masters Crown
Lawson Little exuded confidence as Augusta prepares for the eighth Masters. Favorites Snead Hogan Nelson courting form in practice with Little posting two 68s. Despite rain forecast, Little and Demaret top early odds while Ouimet and Hagen lead official start.
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Roney Wheeler
Augusta
Lawson Little
Augusta National
Little
Sam Snead
Ben Hogan
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Hogan
Snead
Wone
Galf
Francis Ouimet
Boston
Walter Hagen
Detroit
Dick Metz
Clayton Heafner
Gene Kunes
Horton Smith
Dick Chapman
Jimmy Demaret
Demaret
Bison Athletes Earn UNC Freshman Spots for Opener
Two former High Point High School players Lewis Hayworth and Jack Hussey earned spots on the UNC freshman team for tomorrow’s season opener against Durham High. Coaches Jim Tatum and Hammond Stringhorn expect a strong debut year with a 62-man tryout pool. Hinssey will pitch, Hayworth will start at shortstop, and Hussey shifts between first base and mound duties with outfield potential.
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High Point High School
Lewis Hayworth
Jack Hussey
University of North Carolina
Durham High School
Jim Tatum
Hammond Stringhorn
Hinssey
Hayworth
Hussey
Louw Nova vs Baer Rumors and Roundup Highlights
Roundup from New York on April 3 notes a possible win for Louw Nova over Max Baer as a birthday present for manager Ray Carlen. It also mentions Nova’s daughter Hertha Lou and Art Cohn’s birthday, Claude Passeau’s tax quip about dead mules, and other sport and boxing tidbits including Wally Moses’s shoulder, Jerry Mitchell guest, and five star fight final with Baer’s stake.
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New York
Special News Service
Louw Nova
Max Baer
Ray Carlen
Nova
Hertha Lou
Art Cohn
Oakland
Calif
Claude Passeau
Cubs
Zeke Bonura
Minneapolis
Sill
New Orleans
One Sure Bet Max Baer Faces Lou Nova in Bout
A prominent boxing note centers on Max Baer, the big heavyweight, set to face Lou Nova in a much anticipated match. The story highlights Baer's formidable frame, crowd appeal, and the enduring question of his chances to win or lose with a lawful heart in the ring.
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Maxie Baer
Lou Nova
Cagers Play Tonight In YMCA Sunday League
Two games are scheduled in the Sunday School Basketball League at the YMCA tomorrow night Wesley Memorial meets Calvary M E and First Baptist clashes with South Main Methodist Church in a pair of district showdowns.
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Cagers
Wesley Memorial Meeting
Calvary M. E
First Baptist
South Main Methodist Church
Derby prospects boost two more racers from Fitzsimmons barn
The piece highlights Kentucky Derby contenders Perisphere and Greville from Jim Fitzsimmons’ Aque duct stable alongside Bold Irishman and King Cole. Feuster favors King Cole, noting a strong Belmont Futurity showing. King Cole’s early speed impressed but fatigue showed late. Fitzsimmons boasts deep, well conditioned material and a strong chance at Churchill Downs.
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Harry Grayson
NEA Service
New York
Asthough
King Cole
Louis Feuster
Jim Fitzsimmons
Aqueduct
William Woodward
Perisphere
Greville
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Mr. Fitz
Phipps
Feuster
Alan
Royce G. Martin
Nettlesome
New World
Whirlaway
Springwood
Pharamond II
Golden Melody
Eddie Arcaro
Jimmy Stout
Sir Gallahad Ifi
Nile
Grapplers Pack Arena for All Star Women Doe Fight
Promoter Sergeant McMahon announced the largest ticket advance since Jack Dempsey era for a boxing style wrestling card featuring Patsy Miller of Texas vs Wilma Gordon of Canton in a best two of three one hour match. Also scheduled are Chief Little Beaver and Roy Graham in a visiting bout and a white battle royal to close the program at South Hamilton Street Arena.
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Sergeant McMahon
Jack Dempsey
Patsy Miller
Wilma Gordon
Canton
Ohio
Nish
Patsy
Littl Beaver
Roy
Graham
Hamilton Street
Beaver
Frenchy LaRue
Kid Virog
McMahon
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