Tri City Speedway Opens Stock Car Season Next Sunday
About 40 drivers are expected for Tri City Speedway season opener next Sunday April 10 with two 10 lap heats and a 25 lap feature in both sportsmen and amateur brackets. Oscar Ellington and brother Vernon plan a full NASCAR sanctioned season reviving local interest with weekly races if schedules allow. Local entrants include Jimmy Lewallen Ken Rush Curtis Turner Billy Myers Ted Swain Wendell Scott Glenn Wood Shorty York and more from surrounding areas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tri- City Speedway
Oscar Ellington
Vernon
Tri- City
Jimmy Lewallen
Ken Rush
Curtis Turner
Roanoke
Billy Myers
Ted Swain
Winston-Salem
Wendell Scott
Danville
Glenn Wood
Stuart
Shorty York
Mocksville
Tar Heels Edge Spartans On Two Homers In 4 1 Win
North Carolina defeats Michigan State 4 to 1 as Connie Gravitte and Jack Woods hit two run homers. Rough earned his second win, allowing three safeties and one walk with two strikeouts. Michigan State's lone run came in the fifth on three straight singles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
N.C
Connie Gravitte
Jack Woods
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Michigan State
State
M Rough
Ken Keller
Gravitte
Bobby Paller
Woods
James Sack
Spartans
Earl Morrall
Ron Stead
Russ Luplow
Fausnett Pitches Hasty to 18-0 Win Over MH
Thomasville April 2 Bob Fausnett shut out Mills Home on one hit as Hasty racked up its third win of the season. Five Wildcats homered led by Bedwell and Barrier with strong batting support. Fausnett improved to 3-1. Hasty totaled 16 hits and one error.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Bobby Fausnett
Mills
Hasty
Humphries
Fausnett
Bison Tennis Team Defeats Thomasville 6-1 In Home Match
High Point High School toppled Thomasville 6-1, sweeping five of six matches and earning a 2-2 season mark while Thomasville drops to 1-1. Details show several straight-set wins and close finales. A stray note mentions umpire Ange Donatelli and a World War II POW camp.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High School
Netters
Thomasville
Am HP
Long
Jordan
Howard
Jodia
Moffitt
Potte
Soreetee le Mervest
National League
Ange Donatelli
NC State Edges Clemson In Rain-Shortened 5-2 Clash
NC State defeated Clemson 5-2 in eight innings after two North Carolina State home runs and strong pitching by Jim Crosland carried the Wolfpack. The game ended early due to rain and darkness with Hargrove earning the win and Crosland striking out nine for Clemson in relief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clemson
S.C
North Carolina State
Jack Turney
Wolfpack
R—Santoli
Turney
Norris
B. Shealy
O’'Quinn
E—Barringer
L. Shealy
Blackston
Rbi
O'Quinn
B—Barringer
Shealy
Santell
N. C. State
Bb—Hargrove
Hargrove
Crosland
Ho—Hargrove
Giants Born in New York Lead Front Line Pitchers
Pitchers Johnny Antonelli and Sal Maglie stand as the only front line Giants born in New York state. Both hail from the northern region of the state, marking a local connection on the pitching staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
NEW York
NBA
Johnny Antonelli
Sal Maglie
New York Giants
Lindale defeats Northwood for 6-3 win
Lindale Dairy improves to 2-0 by beating Northwood 6-3 as Earl Campbell pitched a five hit effort for the win. Shortstop Bobby Brackett led Lindale with a triple and a single in five at bats. Lindale set to face Quincy Illinois in an exhibition in Winston Salem Thursday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lindale Dairy
Northwood
Earl Campbell
Bobby Brackett
Lindale
Quincy, Ill
Winston-Salem
Are Fish Color Blind Fishermen Debate in Maine
Windham Maine veteran trout catcher Mrs. Ethel Quimby, who has tied flies for 25 years, says fish are color blind and that only motion attracts them. She warns fishermen not to trust flashy artificial lures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Windham
Ethel Quimby
Favorites Advance In Carolinas YMCA Handball Meet
Pre tournament favorites win in singles and doubles as Grinker and Sloan clash in a feature match. Diehl tops Skutar in straight sets while High Point entrants exit early.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carolinas Ymca
Gary Grinker
Columbia
D. C
Grinker
Eddie Sloan
Sloan
Charlotte Ymca
George Diehl
Charlotte
Walter Skutar
High Point
Oevter
Diehl
McCreary
Fusci
Clemson Trackmen Win Easily Over Wake Forest
Clemson opened its 1955 season with an 86 2 3 to 37 1 3 Coast Conference victory over Wake Forest. Joe Bowen won high and low hurdles, Cecil Kirby took shot put and discus, and Myles Carter captured the mile and half mile as Clemson led in 11 of 14 events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob Tunstall
Ken Yarborough
Frank Leonard
George McCachren
Charlotte
Ance
Walter Skutar
Obia
Jim Millis
Tom Wolf
Dick Meisky
High Point
P. V. Kirkman
Bob Kingery
Clemson
Wake Forest
Joe Bowen
Cecil Kirby
Myles Carter
Also Mentioned on This Page
Tri-City Speedway
Msc
Lloyd
Amithte
Xeller
Metekcs
Collard
Ofrye Ib Morrall
Paller
Stead
Owoods
Td Legis
Maulvy
Hopaugh
Raugh
Arolina
Sm Keller
Sb—Smith
Frye
Matsock
Smith
North Carolinas
Byrn
Talley
Mobaugh
U—Morgan
Fausnett and Thornburg
Loftin, Hauser, Garrison, and Ledbetter
Bison
Slate
Leonard
Mie Ax Peek
Davis
Carman Santoli
Norman Norris
Tommy Hargrove
Jim O'Quinn
Svith Bob Shealy
Dick Swetenburg
Jack Wilson
Jim Crosland
N. C
Clemson Abroa Abroa Casteen
Rantoli
Barnettes
Whitley
Nore
West
Quinne
Wilson
Johnson
Service
TEL
N. Wrenn ST
Freeman
Freeman Bootmaker
Zia Freeman ‘Sice
Uhricht. Komble
N. Main ST
Pendry
Bennett
Menhall
Craig
Williard
Craven
Glover
Brackett
E. Campbell
Leonard-McCachren
Char
Tunstall-Yarborough
Grinker - Skutar
Col
Wolf-Millis
Bruce Myers
Fisher-Pyron
DEVOE
BEE Keeper
Street Paint CO
Arrow “Softone
Softone
Arrow Softone
Ff Guffon Sportcoats
N. Main &T
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