Middlecoff Ties Demaret For Lead In Masters
The column notes spring rain delaying baseball across High Point and Thomasville, with plans for expanded Industrial and Red Shield leagues, junior teams, and a legal post partnership with Finch Field. It cites Doak Finch and the Brooklyn Dodgers aiding night games and outlines a cross town schedule and shared ownership to boost local baseball.
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Legion
Doak Finch
Brooklyn Dodgers
High Point
Finch Field
Theigh Point
Thomasville
Smiths Jake Wins Beagle Club Title
Smiths Jake the beagle owned by John A. Smith of Marshville won the Rowan county Carolina Association of Beagle Clubs championship stake. Smoky Mountain Babydoll was runner up with Parker's Spider and Wests Care Bob taking third and fourth. Ezells Sandy from Greenville, S C, earned the reserve.
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Salisbury
John A. Smith
Marshville
Smith
Jake
Rowan County
Carolina Association of Beagle Clubs
Smoky Mountain Babydoll
Since Phillips
Asheville
Parker
Spider
Allen Brothers
Hiddenite
West
Care Bob
Roy West
New Bern
Greenville
S. C
Ezell
Sandy
Herbert Campbell
Akron Bears to Lead Western Division of New Pro Football League
Akron Ohio April 5 The Akron Bears will be the hub of a new western division of the American football league in final discussions by representatives from midwestern cities. The team, farm club of the NFL champion Chicago Bears, won the Western division title last year in its first pro season.
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Akron
Akron Bears
Joe Rosentower
Chicago Bears
Springfield man’s lucky red tie marks election years
Harry Eielson of Springfield has worn a lucky red tie on election days dating to 1934 when he won county treasurer. He wore it in 1938 when elected sheriff, again in 1943 for city commissioner, and last Tuesday for a mayoral victory by nearly two to one.
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Springfield
Harry Eielson
Breeding to Market: Yearlong Growth of Market Pigs
It takes about a year from sow breeding to reaching a 235 pound market weight. This cycle outlines the long production timeline for pork producers from pregnancy to ready-for-market status.
Tar Heel doubleheader hosts Duke baseball and Carolina relays
In Chapel Hill on April 5 the Tar Heel baseball team hosts Duke at 4 p.m. in the opening Big Four season game as five colleges and seven high schools compete in the Carolina relays starting at 1:30 p.m. Notable matchups feature Whiteheart facing Methodist batters and Simmons taking on Yale’s Finley in a track clash with McLeod and Korick in pole vault and hurdles. The event pairs college rivals Tennessee Duke N C State Yale and Carolina with regional scholastic entrants from Durham Granby Norfolk and Raleigh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Duke Blue Devils
Whiteheart
Monk Whiteheart
Winston-Salem
Methodists
Buck Hardee
Whiteville
Carolina
Floyd
Chunk) Simmons
Charlottean
Norm McLeod
Sanford
Simmons
Florida
McLeod
Tennessee
Jim Korick
Tennesee
Louis Schneider
Duke
Rusbon
Colvin
Jack Moody
N. C. State
Yale
Durham
Granby High
Norfolk
Virginia
Greenville
Huntington
W. Va
Raleigh
School head quits Pinehurst
J. W. Harbison, superintendent of Pinehurst schools for eight years, resigns and says he plans to move into hospital administration after two decades in education.
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Pinehurst
J. W. Harbison
Babe Ruth Heads South for Florida Sunshine
New York April 5 Babe Ruth, recovering from surgery in January, is cleared for a southward trip to Florida. Doctors had advised against travel but recent improvement allows a Miami stay with Mrs Ruth, a nurse, and a friend. They plan to fly out next Tuesday.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Florida
Miami
Baseball Retirement Plan Aired
The major leagues announce a new pension plan allowing players to retire at 50 with lifetime checks up to 100 dollars monthly. Clubs provide group life insurance valued between 5,300 and 10,600 per player, with costs split by leagues under Equitable Life contracts. Commissioner Chandler says the plan, effective April 1, reflects a cooperative solution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Equitable Life Assurance Society
United States
Baseball
A Chandler
Players’ Pension Committee
Locke Earns Praise At Masters Golf
Locke earns praise from American competitors at the Masters in Augusta. The South African champion, 29, beat Sammy Snead in recent South African matches, but struggles with fast greens and the larger American ball. He uses a looping swing and wears plus fours. He will play exhibitions with Snead and Nelson after the U S Open.
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Augusta
Bobby Locke
Locke
Sammy Snead
Hot Springs
South Africa
Sarazen
St. Louis
Richmond
Snead
Byron Nelson
Charlotte Winner In Spotlight
A group of veteran campaigners battled young Cary Middlecoff for the lead in the Masters at Augusta. Jimmy Demaret held a one stroke edge at 140 after two rounds, with Ben Hogan posting 68 and several others at 141 or 142 as the field moved toward the third round.
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Chick Hosch
Augusta
Cary Middlecoff
Jimmy Demaret
Middlecoff
Demaret
Ojai
Calif
Jim Ferrier
Chicago
Byron Nelson
Roanoke
Texas
Tony Penna
Cincinnati
Nelson
Penna
Herman Barron
White Plains
N. Y
Horton Smith
Detroit
Ed Oliver
Wilmington
Del
Lawson Little
Cleveland
Claude Harmon
Mamaroneck
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Sam Snead
Hot Springs
George Schoux
Johnny Palmer
Badin
N. C
Chick Harbert
Dick Chapman
Pinehurst
Henry Picard
Vitamin C Boost: Cabbage Turnip Pepper Salad Mix
Combine shredded cabbage with grated turnip and generous slices of green pepper to maximize vitamin C content. This simple salad blends leafy greens with crisp vegetables for a nutritious, colorful dish.
Newhouser Injured as Tigers Brace for Season Opener
Detroit’s ace Hal Newhouser twisted his back during an exhibition game in New Orleans. Manager Steve O’Neill said the left-hander would be back in 3 to 5 days and expects him to start the April 15 season opener versus the Browns in St. Louis. Johnny Gorczyn replaced him, preserving a 4-1 Tiger win.
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New Orleans
Detooit Tigers
Hal Newhouser
Steve O'Neill
Hal
Newhouser
Johnny Gorcicn
Tigers
Tiger
Variety Sparks State Sports With Multi Event Spring Schedule
The second week of North Carolina college sports featured baseball tennis lacrosse and track. Duke vs North Carolina opened a Chapel Hill double header as the Carolina relays returned. Wofford hosted Davidson at Spartanburg while Guilford faced East Carolina Teachers and NCSU met Hanes hosiery in Winston-Salem.
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Associated Press
North Carolina
Duke
Chapel Hill
Carolina Relays
Wofford
Davidson
Spartanburg
S. C
East Carolina
Guilford College
North Carolina State
Hanes
Winston-Salem
Birmingham
Birmingham- Southern
University of Georgia
Durham
Maryland
Blue Devils
North Carolina Tar Heels
Tar Heels
Virginia
Ohio University
Binghamton
N.Y
Wake Forest
Edenton
Guilford
ECTC
Greenville
Elon
Cherry Point Marines
Maryville
Tenn
Western Carolina
Haverford Netters
Hampden-Sydney
N. C. State
Rocky Trains to Face Zale as Movie Bid Looms
Rocky Graziano resumes training after two months off as New York suspends his boxing license for failing to report a fix offer he did not accept. A potential bid to film the comeback faces possible Chicago or Cleveland venues in June if the Zale bout materializes, with Hollywood interest and agent Jack Beekman exploring Rocky as a movie actor.
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New York
Rocky Graziano
New York State Athletic Commission
Rocky
Tony Zale
Tony
Chicago
Cleveland
Zale
California
Hollywood
Jack Beekman
Sandhills Horse Show Opens At Pinehurst
Jumpers from the Carolinas Virginia and as far north as Canada began competing for $2 000 and honors at the Sandhills horseshow on the Swamp Fox course. Twenty two classes were held today the first postwar show. The two day event concludes tomorrow with 12 classes remaining.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Pines
Carolinas
Virginia
Canada
Sandhills
Swamp Fox
Williams Will Hit .400 as Bosox Predict 1942 Pacing
New York NEA report predicts Ted Williams will again hit .400 for the Boston Red Sox, repeating his 1941 feat as the league’s top average. Vernon of the Senators must hit above .400 to best him, while Williams trains with an emphasis on power and left-field hitting.
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New York
NEA
Red Sox
Mickey Vernon
Senators
Theodore Francis Williams
Ted Williams
Williams
Birthday party blaze spares cake as firefighters respond
Fire crews arrive at the H. E. Leffel home in Spokane to quell a kitchen cupboard fire during seven year old Mike Leffel’s party. The flames cause limited damage and firefighters save the birthday cake and other refreshments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spokane
Wash
Mike Leffel
H. E. Leffel
Demons Bow in Ten Frame Battle 4 3
High Point Black Bison edged Reynolds High 4 to 3 in ten innings for their second straight win and first conference victory. Pitcher Jack Ridge started with a no hit stretch but allowed two runs. Bobby Rogers relieved and held the lead as Reynolds misplayed in the tenth to seal the win with Hinkle Huber Cooper and McGhee driving the decisive rally.
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High Point Black Bison
R. J. Reynolds High School
Reynolds
Frank Hill
Jack Ridge
High Point
Red Thomas
Bison
Ridge
Carroll Bowen
Bobby Rogers
Bobby
Twenites
Jack Hinkle
Burlington
Don Huber
Hinkle
Huber
Bob Adams
Nelvin Cooper
Tommy McGhee
Davis
Oreereere Spainhour
Frazier
Eenee Reitzeil
Motsinger
Crater
A Cooper
McGee
I Adams
Wells
Upton
Rene Rogers
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Dick Meisky
Red Shield League
Red Shielders
Thomasville American Legion Post
George Chubbuck
Bobby Jones
Atlanta
Gene Sarazen
Ellsworth Vines
Kibitz
Beagle
Oakview
Jamestown
East Green
Allen
Trinity
Allen Day
Archdale
City Transit CO
Charlotte
O'Neill
New Orleans Pelicans
Bosox
Boudreau-Dyer
Sarasota
Bob Feller
Illiams
Joe Medwick
Hank Leber
Feller
Muscles Medwick
Bob Bowman
Giants
Hank Leiber
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Greensboro
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