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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 03, 1949
Page
16
Southpaw pitcher Baily shows speed in camp while Gruzdis hints at shifting roles. Hubbard is the lone definite outfielder, with many players still under consideration. Gruzdis may roam the outfield as he seeks a permanent arrangement, noting the team will not begin with a finished roster and changes are likely in the first month.
High Point High Battles Thomasville Monday at 4 PM on the school diamond in a non conference tune up. Bowen plans to use two pitchers in each game with Kimball Powell Scarce and Paschal as primary hurlers. Top hitters Craig Mickey Jarrett Bryant and Upton pace the lineup as Rober son Land and De Lappe share catching duties.
The Carolina Relays in Chapel Hill saw six new marks plus three first time events for a total of nine records. North Carolina freshman Bill Albans of Cranford New Jersey won the broad jump 120 high hurdles and 100 yard dash, setting a meet record with 22 feet five and one eighth inches.
Brooklyn Dodgers piled up 11 hits including two long home runs by Bill Cox and Cal Abrams as they defeated Fort Worth 9-3 before 5,307 fans. Duke Snider added two doubles and a single while Abrams drew four walks.
The South Carolina Gamecocks beat the Duke Blue Devils 4-3 in Columbia. Frank Sferer pitched a complete game allowing seven hits while Duke used three hurlers, with Klein starting and giving up four runs in five innings.
Wake Forest college extended its unbeaten string to six with a 13 3 win over the Lumberton Auctioneers of the Class D Tobacco league. The game was stopped after six innings due to rain.
North Carolina State defeated South Carolina 7 to 2 as Theo Constan earned the Gamecocks only singles win over Charles Boney in a dramatic 6-3 10-12 6-2 match amid a sunny Raleigh afternoon.
The University of Delaware lacrosse team shut out North Carolina yearlings 10 to 0 in Chapel Hill. Delaware dominated with a decisive early start and maintained control through the match.
The Kentucky led Eastern All Stars edged the West 65 64 before 18 341 at Madison Square Garden. Vern Mikkelsen topped scoring with 17 points for the West while Alex Groza of Kentucky scored 12 and was voted MVP. Four Kentucky players powered the East surge that produced a late 15 point run. Ralph Beard and Wallace Jones contributed key points to seal the victory.
South African Bobby Locke shot his second sub-70 round to win top pro honors at the Mimosa Golf Club two day pro-member event in Morganton North Carolina finishing 140. Charlie Farlow of Starmount Forest Greensboro was runner-up at 141 after rounds of 71 70. Horton Smith Detroit and Skip Alexander Lexington tied for third at 142 alongside Johnny Palmer Badin who trailed after a 73.
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