Two Hurlers In Softball Hall Of Fame
GREENSBORO April 6 Two pitchers near a world championship and a long time manager sponsor have been chosen for the 1957 North Carolina softball Hall of Fame Mrs Bertha Johnson Dunn of Mt Holly is named female member and former Roanoke pitcher Barrier notes she retired under hall rules Dunn pitched Rex Hanover Mills Gastonia to third in 1945 and to semifinals in 1942
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Greensboro
N.C
North Carolina
Bertha Johnson Dunn
Mt. Holly
North Caro
Roanoke
Dunn
Rex Hanover Mills
Reese to Undergo Leg Examination
Brooklyn shortstop Pee Wee Reese, 37, will have his left leg examined in Fort Worth after a shin bruise from a foul ball 11 days ago. He fears a possible bone chip under the swelling while his bruise has been receding and he has played with a shin guard.
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Dallas
Brooklyn
Pee Wee Reese
Fort Worth
Reese
UNC Coach McGuire to Head Camp Staff at Pla-Mer’s
Frank McGuire of UNC and Hal Bradley of Duke will lead the basketball and football schools at Camp Pla-Mer’s in Windy Hill Beach S C. The programs run May 26 to June 29 for basketball and July 27 to August ...
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Windy Hill Beach
S. C
University of North Carolina
Frank McGuire
Hal Bradley
Duke
Camp Pla-Mer
Lenoir Rhyne College
Robert E. Lee
Aberdeen High School
South
Earl Ruth
Catawba College
Virgil Yow
High Point College
Gannon Talbert
Morehead City High School
J. A. Needy
McGuire
Bradley
Joseph
Camp Pla Mor
Rand Named M V P In National Industrial Basketbal League
Terry Rand, six foot nine center for the Denver DC Truckers, was voted the most valuable player for the 1956-57 season in the National Industrial Basketball League. The league honors Rand for his leadership and scoring prowess with the Denver team.
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Denver
Terry Rand
Denver DC Truckers
Wildlife Trails Fishing Brings Towns to Quiet With Fear
An out of state couple driving through North Carolina find towns deserted on a Saturday morning raising fears of foreign attack. The stop at Kerr Reservoir and Lake Lure notes stocking and bass catches, while Kerr Reservoir reports four pound fish and lake activity.
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Blue Ridge Mountains
North Carolina
United States
Jow
Kerr Reservoir
C. C. Edwards
Trail Shack
Santee Cooper
South Carolina
Kerr
Lure
Luke
Blue Ridge
City Lake
Motsinger
High Point City Lake
Claude Cook
H. E. Coble
Fred Jones
Gilbert Bernard
C. E. Spence
Hull
Dodson Cups Stock Race At Twin City
Johnny Dodson of King NC won the 35 lap stock car feature at Bowman Gray Stadium in Winston-Salem as the 1957 program opened. Alvin Crews won the 20 lap amateur feature with eight races including heats. Amateur heats went to Smokey Cook Ermon Rush and Harry Caldwell. Glenn Wood won the Southern Consolation from Stuart VA.
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Bowman Gray
Winston-Salem
Johnny Dodson
King
N. C
Alvin Crews
Carl Burrus
Leashville
Shorty York
Mocksville
Smokey Cook
Ermon Rush
High Point
Harry Caldwell
Greensboro
Glenn Wood
Stuart
Dupas Martinez Bout Draws Boxing Gate Hopes
Promoter Heard Ragas seeks 10 000 plus fans for a Dupas Martinez welterweight title tilt. If materialized the gate could top 48000 dollars, a mark set in 1955 by Dupas over Frankie Ruff. Corbett Sullivan drew 63000 in 1892 but the current bout will not be broadcast or televised.
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Jim Corbett
John L. Sullivan
Ragas
Dupas
Brooklyn
Frankie Ruff
Corbett
Sullivan
Te Athletic Commission
Lucretia
Gravelet
Plaquemines Parish
Bantam
National Boxing Assn
Martinez
Paterson
N.J
Ring
NBA
Needles Wins Fort Lauderdale Handicap at Gulfstream
Needles, the 126 pound Florida bred colt by Ponder, wins the Fort Lauderdale Handicap over a field of nine at Gulfstream Park. Jockey Dave Erb guides Needles to a two length victory in a track record equaling 1 42 for the mile and a sixteenth, earning 16,500 for owners Jack Dudley and Bonnie Heath. Tussle Patch finishes second with Grand Canyon third, Chitchat fourth, Manor Wise fifth, Skipper Bill sixth, then Call Me Lucky Rafael Hakim Wonder 2nd and Royal Briat trailing.
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Miami
Fifa
Needles
Gulfstream Park
Fort Lauderdale
Bay
Ponder
Tussle Patch
Grand Canyon
Jack Dudley
Bonnie Heath
Manor Wise
Willie Haratack
Skipper Bill
Ada L. Rice
Raphael Hakim
Wonder
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Thomasville
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George Hicks
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Tisions
Clarence Stasavich
Lenoir-Rhyne College
Camp Plamor
D. C
City & State
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