Goldsboro Wins Duke Invitational in Strong Swim Meet
Goldsboro High School captured the seventh annual Duke Invitational with 58 points, winning five of eight events as 66 entries from four teams competed at Duke pool. Raleigh’s Billy Kelly set two new records in the 100-yard breaststroke and 220-yard freestyle, while Goldsboro and Durham swimmers posted multiple top finishes and new marks.
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JRHAM
Goldsboro High School
North Carolina
Duke
Goldsboro
Durham High School
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Billy Kelly
Bill Ward
Ed Venable
Durham
Kennedy
Pate
Bradshaw
W. H. Cobb
North Carolina High School Swimming Association
J. A. House of
W. S
Jack) Persons
Charles Stapleton
Walton
Alexander
Oliver
Harrer
B. Ward
Venable
H. Ward
Feather- Stone
Holland
Ra- Teteh
Hilker
Huckabee
Hunt
van Leer
Griffin
Anderson
Gould
Johnson
Haywade
Hamm
Warren
Miles
Yates
Fuller
Layden Is Named Pro Grid Commissioner President
Chicago April 5. EL mer Layden becomes the National Pro Football League's first commissioner president after owners approved the five year contract at twenty thousand dollars yearly. Layden will draft the 1941 schedule and study the league's future as Dennis Shea presides in his absence. Bert Bell and Art Rooney cast half votes each for him.
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Chicago
Elmer Layden
Notre Dame Gridiron
Storck
Layden
Dennis Shea
Brooklyn
Bert Bell
Art Rooney
Trackmen edge State 72 54 in soggy meet
Virginia Tech freshmen and sophomores spark a 72 to 54 home win over North Carolina State. Paul McMullin debuts with four first places including the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Multiple Tech athletes place high across sprints, hurdles, jumps, and relays on a wet Blacksburg track.
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Blacksburg
Paul McMullin
Virginia Tech
Techmen
N. C. State
McMullan
Tech
East
State
Lambe
Holloman
Montague
Campbell
Johnson
Wyatt
Etheridge
Fleming
Chird
China
Seelby
Spangler
Driver
McMulin
Ellis
Smith
McMulfix
Elis
100 Mile Horse Race Set for Pinehurst South
The North Carolina 100 mile ride, first in the South, runs Tuesday to Thursday at Pinehurst with 30 mounted competitors. Two 40 mile courses and one 20 mile course through sandhill pines. Seven classes including thoroughbreds and Arabians. Prizes include a silver plate, 75 dollars to the winner, ribbons and cash for top five. Officials from Princeton, Southern Pines, Lake Placid, and other locations organize the event.
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Southern Pines
WN. C
North Carolina
South
Long Leaf Pines
Green Mountain Horse Association
Woodstock
South Carolina
Virginia
William J. Stratton
Princeton
N. J
Ellen Vail
Howard F. Burns
George W. Johnson
New York
Ralph WK. Trix
Lake Placid
N. Y
Louis Scheipers
Lawrence
Mass
W. O. Moses
McCahan Hurls Blue Devils To Win Over Cats
Duke defeats Davidson 6 to 3 as 19 year old Bill McCahan hurls five hit ball and hits a homer. Byam adds a homer for Duke and McCahan delivers a sixth inning insurance shot. Davidson rallies in the third with three runs but Duke answers to seal the Southern Conference game.
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McCahan
Blue Devils
Cats
Davidson
Bill McCahan
Duke
George Byam
Carter
MccCahan
Morris
Yarborough
Owens
Edmondson
Nen
Lucas
Nelson
Clark
Byam
Tome
Pierce
McCah
Br McCahan
Caldwell
Smith
College Baseball Results Across Several Venues
College baseball scores show South Carolina defeating Newberry 6 2 at Columbia while Presbyterian tops Clemson 14 10 in Clinton. Davidson edges Duke 6 3 and North Carolina State beats Wake Forest 10 3 in Winston-Salem. North Carolina downed William and Mary 2 1 at Chapel Hill. Lenoir Rhyne fell to Salisbury 4 0 as Virginia beat Pittsburgh 6 5 in Charlottesville. Freshman baseball saw Duke Fresh defeat Greensboro High 32 6. Tennis results include Duke defeating NC State 9 0 and North Carolina beating Cornell 7 2 at Chapel Hill. Basketball? Track results list Clemson over Presbyterian 85 46 and Maryland over North Carolina 93 33 in Chapel Hill. Virginia Tech over NC State 72 54 in Blacksburg. Other track scores include Furman narrowly over Citadel 65 63 and Furman 64 37 over Greenville.
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Columbia
S. C
South Carolina
Newberry
Clinton
D. C
Presbyterian
Clemson
Davidson
Duke
Raleigh
Washington and Lee
North Carolina State
Winston-Salem
Hanes Kusitters
Wake Forest
Chapel Hills
William and Mary
North Carolina
Salisbury
Catawba
Lenoir- Rhyne
Charlottesville
Virginia
Pittsburgh
Durham
Greensboro High
Duke Fresh
Chapel Hill
Cornell
Lenoir
Maryland
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
Greenville
S.C
Citradel
Furman
Yanks Wallop Chicks 10 to 1 in Memphis
New York Yankees rammed 17 hits to beat the Memphis Chicks 10 to 1. Marvin Breuer worked seven innings, Norman Branch pitched the last two, allowing seven hits. The Chicks scored their lone run in the third as New York led 3 0 3 3 2 0 2 1. Breuer Branch Silvestri Rosar Gautreaux.
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Memphis
Tenn
New York Yankees
Memphis Chicks
Southern Association
Marvin Breuer
Yanks
Norman Branch
Chicks
New York
Breuer
Branch
Silvestri
Rosar
Cleveland Wins With Four Homers In Exhibition
Cleveland Indians outslugged Knoxville Smokies 9 to 4 in an exhibition. Beau Bell, Gerald Walker, Roy Weatherly and Ken Keltner hit home runs, Weatherly’s drive capping a five run fourth inning that built an 8-2 lead for starter Jim Bagby Jr. Knox ville pitcher Glenn Stewart homered for Knoxville.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Cleveland Indians
Knoxville Smokies
Beau Bell
Gerald Walker
Roy Weatherly
Ken Keltner
Indians
Glenn Stewart
Weatherly
Tribe
Jim Bagby
Cleveland
Bagby
Dorsett
Hemsley
Johnson
Stine
Cain
Rummens
Epps
Giants Rout Atlanta 11-0 Behind Bowman Shutout
New York Giants hammered Atlanta 11 to 0 in a tune up against Southern Association, with Bob Bowman tossing nine shutout innings and scattering eight hits. Joe Moore belted two homers driving in five runs and Ken O'Dea also connected, as the Giants totaled 13 hits. Bowman and O'Dea starred for New York while Heusser Cortes and Richards played for Atlanta.
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Atlanta
Cleveland Indians
New York Giants
Southern Association
Bob Bowman
New York
Joe Moore
Ken O'Dea
Cardinals Beat Pelicans in Exhibition With Brown Homer
Jimmy Brown of the St. Louis Cardinals hit the first pitch for a home run as the Cardinals defeated the New Orleans Pelicans 5 to 1 in an exhibition game. New Orleans was managed by Ray Blades, a former Cards boss. Hutchinson and Gornicki pitched for St. Louis with Padgett, Mancuso, Jurisch, Seinsoth, and Bremer contributing.
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Jimmy Brown
St. Louis Cardinals
New Orleans Pelicans
Southern Association
Ray Blades
St. Louis
N. Orleans
Hutchinson
Gornicki
Padgett
Mancuso
Jurisch
Seinsoth
Bremer
Duke Netmen Defeat NC State 9-4 at Durham Courts
Duke varsity tennis team won its third straight victory this year by defeating North Carolina State 9-4 on the Duke courts in Durham this afternoon.
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Durham
Duke
North Carolina State
Bison Sport Card Schedule Adds Golf Update
The listing notes events at Winston-Salem Tuesday Gray and Friday Reynolds and Western Class A Conference sites in Charlotte High Point Salisbury Greensboro and Winston-Salem with Salisbury events Tuesday and Gray Thursday as part of golf coverage.
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Winston-Salem
Reynolds
Charlotte
High Point
Salisbury
Greensboro
Dodgers Win Big Over Alexandria in 13 to 1 Rout
Brooklyn Dodgers hammered Alexandria 13 to 1 in a Southeastern League game. Bill Swift pitched a complete game eight-hit effort for the N L club, Dolph Camilli belted a two run homer, and Joe Medwick extended his hitting streak to 20 games as Brooklyn tallied six runs in the fifth and four more in the eighth.
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Alexandria
Brooklyn Dodgers
Rhe
Brooklyn
Alexandria Isel
Swift
Owens
Arnes
Brown
Smith
Brooklyn Dodgers roll past Columbus in big fourth inning
Brooklyn Dodgers defeated Columbus 8 to 4 in Georgia. Kirby Higbe pitched all nine innings allowing seven hits. Brooklyn mounded 12 hits with home runs by Joe Vosmik and Charley Gilbert and a Jim Wasdell triple in the decisive fourth.
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Brooklyn
Columbus
Brooklyn Dodgers
Kirby Higbe
Dodgers
Joe Vosmik
Charley Gilbert
Jim Wasdell
Ron HO
Hiche
Franks
Hopp
Jefferson
Howe
Thieroff
D'Antonio
Wilbur
Sovereigns Rally To Top Heels 2-1 In Close Game
William and Mary varsity baseball edged North Carolina 2 to 1 at Chapel Hill. Hank Feimster pitched well for Carolina as the Tar Heels, playing flawless defense, limited the visitors to 13 hits. Jones scored for William and Mary on a fielders’ choice and Mathes singled home another run.
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William and Mary
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Sovereigns
Carolina
Jones
Virginians
Hank Feimster
William and Mary Farmers
Jack Jones
al Mathes
Dennis
Peony Andrews
S Johnson
Korczowki
Howard
Sees Chestnut
Knox
Crane
Ewer
Raschi
H A Jones
Teeee Mathes
Browning
Bobbict
Oswald
Wipro
Jennings
Rich
Myers
Feimster
Miller Estee
Roberts Tea
Cheshire
Wees Benton
Carolina Salen
Korczowski
Chestnut
Johnson
Mathes
William
Mry
Ftones
Y Browning
Feimster Bales
Sedgefield Lists Tournament Dates
The Sedgefield Club announces a 21 event calendar with 11 men and 8 women tournaments plus 2 mixed events. Highlights include May 15 18 men invitation, June 10 women invitational, June 20 mixed foursome invitational, April 18 20 seniors championship, and the June 16 19 Junior Golf Championship of the Carolinas.
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Sedgefield Club
Sedgefield
Mid-Southern Senior's Golf Association
Golfers’ Association
Carolinas
Citadel netters edge Guilford 4 to 3
The Citadel tennis team defeated Guilford College of North Carolina in Charleston, South Carolina, by a score of 4 to 3 this afternoon.
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Quaker Netters
Charleston
S. C
Citadel
Guilford College of North Carolina
UNC Track Dominates Maryland In Dual Meet
UNC opened its dual meet season by defeating Maryland 93 to 33 in Chapel Hill. Roy Cathey and Warren Mengel starred with a 50.3 second 440 and a 23 foot broad jump, while Dave Morrison won the one mile and UNC swept events in shot put, pole vault, and several distance races.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
University of North Carolina
Walloping
Maryland
Roy Cathey
Warren Mengel
Carolina
Dave Morrison
Tommy Fields
Morrison
Fields
Tar Heels
Dick White
Carl Suntheimer
Bill Sigler
Vawter
Cathey
Achsenreiter
Devlin
Gilmore
Porter
Marsland
Gardiner
Hardwick
Shaffer
Richardson
Lloyd
Instead
Bennett
Wise
Branch
French
Murphy
Aker
Groves
White
Sontheimer
Sigler
Lewis
van Wasoner
Firt
Toy
Mengel
Mangum
Leonberger
Ashby
Prince
Blues Rally to Edge Tigers in Extra Innings
In Lakeland on April 3 Detroit blows early lead as Kansas City upsets the Tigers 6 to 5 in ten innings. Schoolboy Rowe pitched seven strong frames for Detroit, Hal White worked the eighth, and Kansas City capitalized on late hits and a missed steal to seal the win. Bill Hitchcock tripled and scored in the tenth.
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Lakelant
Fla
Aril
Detroit Tigers
Kansas City
American Association
Rowe
Blues
Hal White
Tigers
Bill Hitchcock
White
K. City
Detroit
Wensloff
Callahan
Kearse
Bariola
Tebbetts
Stephens Resigns as Senior High Line Coach to Join Firestone
J Kenneth Stephens, line coach at Senior High School and social sciences instructor at Junior High, will resign April 30 and begin duties with Firestone Tire on May 1. Superintendent Carroll has not named a permanent replacement, noting the move comes after three successful years with many players excelling in college. Stephens praised school policies and coaching colleagues while expressing excitement for the Firestone opportunity.
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Carl Newsome
Enterprise
C. F. Carroll
J. Kenneth Stephens
Stephens
Firestone Tire and Rubber Company
Carfroll
N. C. State
Apex
State College
June Scott
Lison
Bison
Jack Hussey
Carolina
Clifton
Ferguson
Bill Wagoner
Catawba
Furman
Herbert Speas
Carroll
M. T. Lambeth
State
Golden Chain
Ray Redding
Liberty Flight and Wise Bee win Coral Gables handicap
Liberty Flight and Wise Bee carried the blue and white silks of W. F. Mannagh of Texas to a one two finish in the $3,000 added Coral Gables spring handicap at Tropical Park in Mian Florida on April 5.
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Mian, Fla
Liberty Flight
Wise Bee
W.fef. Mannagh
Texas
Coral Gables
Tropical Park
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