High Point Hosts Western Conference High School Track Meet
High Point high school hosts the first Western Conference high school track meet in North Carolina featuring Charlotte, Winston-Salem, Salisbury, Greensboro, and High Point. About 150 top athletes compete for team trophies, relay honors, and individual medals with notable stars from each city and UNC officials in attendance. The event runs from 2:00 PM with a full slate of track and field events, including jumps, sprints, hurdles, and a mile relay finals.
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Charlotte
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
North Carolina
High Point High School
Charlie Spencer
Chamber of Commerce
High Point
University of North Carolina
Bob Fetzer
South
Dale Ransom
Minor Gwyn
Dr. Lawson
Lambeth
Whittle
Davidson
Bunn Hackney
Ww. F. Patley
Edgar Hartley
Beall and Ellington
High Point College
Dudley King
Sizemore
Montgomery
Loe
Chapel Hill
Wimbish
Thornton
Sutton
Shot
Soule
Burroughs
Giants Find Eddie Moore a Useful Utility Infielder
Eddie Moore has filled in at second, shortstop and third for the New York Giants and has been batting well. The versatile infielder continues to contribute when his number is called in the season.
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Springfield, II
New York Giants
Eddie Moore
Eddie
Wilson Drops Weight as Dodgers Star Shrinks to 207
Norfolk report says Hack Wilson, outfielder for the Brooklyn Dodgers, reduced his weight from 220 pounds to 207 after reporting for training. The improvement signals a successful weight battle and readiness for the season.
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Wilson
Norfolk
Hack Wilson
Brooklyn Dodgers
Avoirdupois
Yesterday's Baseball Scores From Multiple Cities
Results list shows games across Newark Norfolk Columbus Philadelphia Washington Indianapolis Chattanooga Nashville Springfield Fort Worth Birmingham Baltimore Jersey City. Notable scores include Columbus routing New York 56 to 4 and Baltimore demolishing Youngstown 17 to 1.
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Newark
Boston
Norfolk
Brooklyn
Columbus
New York
Philadelphia
Washington
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cleveland
Nashville
Birmingham
Baltimore
Youngstown
Jersey City
Allentown
Major league baseball faces tough 1932 finances and tax impact
New York report outlines 1932 projections for major league baseball. Total circulation between 9 and 10 million dollars with nearly 1 million tax bill. most clubs risk losses despite salary cuts and practical economies.
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New York
United States Treasury
New York Yankees
Giants
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn
Flatbush
Cincinnati
Detroit
Cardinals
Sunshine Stables Horses Win at Local Show
Sunshine Stables entries dominated the annual horse show drawing over 4,000 spectators. Midnight Frolic led with two blue ribbons and a red, Gypsy Princess earned a blue and a red, Black Dawn placed in two high jump events, and Treetop finished third in the touching out event. R. D. Penny supervised the stable acts with riders Bizie Flaharty and Babe Duncan. The squad heads to Atlanta next, with other south shows planned.
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Sunshine Stables
Tryon
Black Dawn
R. D
Bob) Penny
Bizie Flaharty
Babe” Duncan
Atlanta
South
Funeral plans set by Blytheville civic leader
Five days before his death J R Lemp head of the local Volunteers of America told undertaker L G Moss that he expected to die soon. Lemp 60.
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Blytheville
Ark
J. R. Lemp
Volunteers of America
L. G. Moss
Lemp
Big League Baseball Costs Rise For Clubs In 1931
The piece notes high travel and lodging expenses with Pullmans and top hotels for players. It cites rail costs totaling $300,000 in 1931 for the National League and similar for the American League, plus substantial taxes, scouting, and training costs. It estimates at least $50,000 per club for transport and board and about $200 daily to open a major park.
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Sayre
Athletics
Cardinals
K. M. Landis
Pullmans
Phillies Clinch City Championship in Spring Clash
The Philadelphia Phillies beat the Athletics 3 to 2 to clinch the mythical City Championship for the third straight year. Byrd led the Phillies with the top spring hits and an average around .580, compared with Babe Ruth at .351 and Frank Crosetti at .342.
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Phillies
Philadelphia
Athletics
Phils
Byrd
Babe Ruth
Frank Crosetti
White Sox worry over outfield in Terre Haute report
At Terre Haute Indiana on April 8 AP reports the Chicago White Sox face outfield trouble. Manager Lew Fonseca says he is satisfied with the infield and pitching but is worried about the outfield.
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Terre Haute
Ind
White Sox
Lew Fonseca
Boston Teams Return Home For Practice Before Opening
Boston's Red Sox and Braves, the big league clubs, arrived home for a light practice on their home grounds ahead of the season opener in Boston.
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Boston
Red Sox
Braves
Byrd Emerges as Yankees Best Hitter in Columbus Chat
Apr 8 report notes Sammy Byrd, a reserve for the New York Yankees, leading the club in batting focus as averages are reviewed in Columbus. The item highlights Byrd’s rising impact among Yankees players.
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Byrd
Columbus
New York Yankees
Sammy Byrd
Indians Rally to Defeat Chattanooga in Southern Association
Cleveland Indians defeated Chattanooga 8 to 4 as Sarge Connally and Lefty Lee shut down the Chattanooga lineup. Chattanooga scored three early runs off Pete Jablonowski but could not overcome the Indians pitching in this Apr 8 game.
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Tenn
Sarge Connally
Thornton
Lee
Cleveland Indians
Chattanooga Southern Association
Pete Jablonowski
Sarge
Lefty
Tribe
Hill and Maddox meet in Sedgefield Dogwood finals
Margaret Maddox of Atlanta, former Southern champion, and Mrs. O. S. Hill of Kansas City Western champion, were paired in the finals at Sedgefield Country Club. Hill, aiming for a second straight title, had won all her matches, including a 5 and 4 semi final over Mrs. J. J. Lawlor of New Rochelle.
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Sedgefield Country Club
Margaret Maddox
Atlanta
0. S. Hill
Kansas City
Tigers Bow to Giants in Detroit Home Opener 1932
The 1932 Detroit Tigers launch their season at home against the New York Giants with Whitlow Wyatt pitching for manager Stanley R. Harris as rain threatens the opener.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Whitlow Wyatt
Stanley R. Harris
New York Giants
Carolina Meets Virginia As Northern Tour Begins
North Carolina's Tar Heels opened the three game series against Virginia in Charlottesville. After two wins this season the Tar Heels seek another triumph in the Tri State League. They will then face Maryland in College Park with Delaware impressing opponents as tough in recent showings.
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Virginia
Charlotte
N. C
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Old Dominion
University of Virginia
Ree
Dascdall
Fights Last Night
Primo Carn Italy defeated Vernon Worcester by outpoint in London. George Godfrey stopped Bo Lawson in Wilmington. Gorill Jones outpointed Bo Saltis in Green Bay.
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London
Primo Carn
Italy
Vernon
Worcester
Mase
Wilmington
Del
Geor Godfrey
Leiperville
Bo Lawson
Alabama
Green Bay
Wis
Gorill Jones
Akron
Bo Saltis
Chicago
Davidson Golfers Tie Furman With Dominant 18 0 Win
The Davidson team defeated Furman 18 to 0 after losing prior matches to Emory Ga Tech and Georgia. The quick turnaround stunned opponents and showcased Davidson's improved form on the course.
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Emory
Tech
Georgia
Davidson
Furman
Duke and UNC Freshmen Open Outdoor Track Season at Chapel Hill
Freshmen from Duke and the University of North Carolina start the outdoor track season with a meet in Chapel Hill today. Strong teams and notable unnamed events mark the early season clash between the rivals on the campus track.
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Duke
Wake Forest
Catawba Indians
Delaware
Salisbury
Indians
Davidson
Lenoir-Rhyne
Marine
University O
Chapel Hill
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