Pointers and Rochester Internationals Set for Third Exhibition Game
The Rochester Internationals meet the Pointers at Welch Park tomorrow at 3 PM as both teams prepare for the season. Pointers boast a murderers row lineup with Clabaugh Boone J Smith Feari and others while High Point trains for the Piedmont schedule and faces Duke in a weekend clash.
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J. Smith
Feari
Rochester Internationals
Welch Park
Empire Estate
Duke University “Blue Devils
Duke
Durham Bulls
Piedmont Loop
Dan Boone
Piedmont
George Schmidt
George
North Carolina Tar Heels to compete at Georgia Tech Relay Carnival
UNC cinder stars head to Atlanta for the Georgia Tech Relay Carnival, seeking to defend the two year hold on the four mile relay with veterans Elliott Pritchett and Watt among likely starters. Rhinehart Tilley Daniels Rhinehart Hackrey and others also figure in plans for distance events with possible entries in the two mile relay or distance medley.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Cinder Stars
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Tar Heels
Fetzer
Tar Heel
Purser
Rawson
Buchanan
Bell
Elliott
Jones
Pritchett
Henderson
McPherson
Watt
Daniels
Rhinehart
Edwards
Fordham
Hope
Russ
Tilley
Hackrey
Major Leaguers Hurry Back to the Home Ground
With the 1927 season opening in five days, major league clubs rush toward home bases. Hornsby’s stock ownership and playing for two clubs loom as NL magnates meet to decide if he can do both. Red Sox, Braves wind down barnstorming and prep for home openers as Cubs, White Sox, Athletics, Senators, Giants, Dodgers, Yankees, and others near home soil in a flurry of activity.
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Heydier
Hornsby
Boston
Red Sox
Braves
Chicago Cubs
Kansas City
White Sox
Memphis
Philadelphia Athletics
Ty Cobb
Phillies
Washington Americans
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Giants
Senators
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Tris Speaker
Brooklyn Nationals
Broadway
Atlanta Crackers
Atlanta
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St. Louis Cardinals
Nashville
Tenn
Pittsburgh
Texas
Dallas
Detroit Tigers
Cincinnati
Louisville
Indianapolis
Cleveland
Hornsby Stock Row Sparks NL Owners Meeting
New York April 7 AP Rogers Hornsby and 1167 shares in the St Louis Cardinals create a dilemma for National League owners gathering at 11 AM at the William Penn hotel in Pittsburgh. They weigh whether Hornsby can play for the Giants while financially tied to a rival club and consider arbitration or a possible injunction or referral to Commissioner Landis.
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Rogers Hornsby
Giant
St. Louis Cardinals
William Penn Hotel
Pittsburgh
John A. Heydler
Hornsby
McGraw
Landis
Charles H. Stoneham
Giants
Dope Buckets Upend Tar Heel Title Race
Raleigh April 7 AP Tar Heel college teams fight to claim the 1927 state baseball title with Wake Forest Elon State Carolina and Duke all posting defeats and uncertain standings as schedules unfold. Connie Mack’s Phillies visit Winston-Salem for a second exhibition with no clue of a clear host or champion yet.
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Raleigh
State
Davidson
Wake Forest
Duke University
Wake
Deacons
Charlie Carroll
Elonites
Elon
Carolina
Spartanburg
Wofford
Wake Forest Freshman Baseball Schedule 1927
Wake Forest announces a 19 game 1927 freshman baseball schedule led by Manager Taylor. The card includes Duke Wingate N C State Oak Ridge Davidson Catawba Weaver Campbell and UNC opponents with games in Raleigh Fayetteville Wingate Wake Forest and Buies Creek.
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Campbell College
Wake Forest
University of N. C
Chapel Hill
Buies Creek
University of N.gc
Catawba
Wake Foreest
Asheboro Beats Lexington 13 to 8 on Lexington Ground
Asheboro won 13 to 8 at Lexington after a rough game with many errors. Crofts led Asheboro with three safeties while Crotts walked five in a costly ninth inning for Lexington.
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Asheboro
Lexington
Crofts
Davidson County
Crotts
East Carolina Golf Meet Returns As Rocky Mount Falls
Tarboro hosted the East Carolina Golf association meet with play progressing. Rocky Mount was defeated by Tarboro 32 to 3 yesterday in a 24 player field.
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Tarboro
East Carolina Golf Association
Wayers
Rocky Mount
Davidson College Baseball Team Starts Six Day Southern Trip
The Davidson Wildcats depart Thursday for a six day tour through South Carolina and Georgia playing five games against Wofford Furman Clemson and Oglethorpe with early stops in Spartanburg and Atlanta before finishing with North Carolina at Salisbury on Easter Monday.
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Davidson
Davidson College
South Carolina
Georgia
Atlanta
Wofford College
Spartanburg
S. C
Furman University
Clemson College
Wildcats
Oglethorpe University
University of North Carolina At
Salisbury
Safety tip on cords and fuses for appliances
Connection cords for irons toasters and similar devices should not kink or twist. Twisted cords are often jerked from sockets and blow fuses or cause damage due to sudden strain.
Youthful golfers face second round in United North and South
At Pinehurst April 7 AP reports four under twenty one compete in the second match play round. Eugene Homans aged 18 of Englewood N J teams with John Dawson of Chicago as they meet Richard Wilson of Southern Pines and George Dunlap Jr of New York. John D Ryerson of Coopers Town N Y, a former Yale star, plays Joseph Crawford of Pittsburgh. George Voigt of Washington faces Ira Couch of Chicago.
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Pinehurst
United North and South
Eugene Homans
Englewood N. J
New York
John Dawson
Chicago
Richard Wilson
Southern
Southern Pines Another 18 Year Old Player Will Tackle George Dunlap, Jr
John D. Ryerson
Cooperstown
N. Y
Yale
Joseph Crawford
Pittsburgh
WCC
Fownes
George Voigt
Washington
Ira Couch
New York Boy Beats Weismuller In 150 Yard Backstroke
George Kojac, 17, won the National AAU title in New York and defeated Johnny Weismuller by four lengths. He broke Weismuller's world record with a time of 1 39 1 5, shaving nearly three seconds from the old mark of 1 41.
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Dfeat
Chicago
New York
George Kojac
Johnny Weismuller
Kojac
Weismuller
Jinx Threatens Raleigh Capitals in Uncertain Days
Old man Jinx threatens the Raleigh Capitals as G. J. Augustine suffers burns from a stove incident in a clubhouse frolic and faces a ten day absence. A reported deal between Dawson and Charlotte Sally League owners is denied by the local magnate.
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Jinx
Raleigh
Raleigh Capitals
G. J. Augustine
Dawson
Charlotte Sally
Sheik bill could cap breach suits at one cent
In Omaha on April 6 judge rulings in breach of promise and alienation of affections suits may be limited to 1 cent under Nebraska law. Senator Chambers author of the Sheik bill says the measure would curb blackmail and gold digging by designing women.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Chambers
Fish should be included in spring diets for iodine content
A note emphasizes including fish in spring diets due to iodine, aiding thyroid health and overall nutrition. It suggests regular fish consumption as part of balanced meals and highlights the nutrient's role in metabolism and development.
State Athletic Commission Rules on Fighter Contracts
The New York State Athletic Commission issued a ruling on fighter contracts amid ongoing practice concerns. The decision, announced April 7, addresses how fighters are tied up in contractual terms and outlines implications for upcoming bouts.
Baseball quiz Q and A on hitting and throwing records
The Q and A covers Joe Sewell fanning six times in a season as the hardest to strike out, Ira Flagstead three double plays in one game in 1926, F W N Southworth batting 345 in the last world series with 10 hits in 20 at bats and 6 runs, and Sheldon Lejeune throwing a ball 426 feet 9 12 inches in Cincinnati in October 1910 as the world record distance.
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H. G. P. Joe Sewell
Cleveland Indians
Sewell
R. U.J
Ira Flagstead
Southworth
F. W. N. Southworth
F. H. B. Sheldon Lejeune
Cincinnati
Duke Blue Devils Play Kinston Eagles in Virginia league clash
Kinston hosts Duke University's Blue Devils in a baseball contest after Kinston defeated Rocky Mount Piedmont Leaguers 5 to 0. The two clubs were set to meet again on Saturday.
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Kinston
Duke University
Blue Devil
Kinston Eagles
Virginia Loop
Rocky Mount Piedmont
Springtime ramble notes and quirky claims from 1920s chatter
Say what you will Spring's in the air. George Herman Ruth just snacked a pair Garland Buckeye of the Indiana fattest pitcher in the league is also the most polite. Every time he gets up in the street car he gives two ladies his seat. Mr O Geofty has just invented a cake of flying soap for showers baths. No matter how fast the population increases there is always rum for one more.
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Garland Buckeye
Indiana
Mr. O’geofty
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