Indians May Lose Their Reservation
Lexington front office struggles to sell 2000 sponsor tickets at one dollar each for the season opener against Thomasville, risking franchise sale amid spring costs and war attendance trends. Talks of relocation center on High Point Asheboro Greensboro Winston-Salem Hickory Statesville options. no park available in town. Local fans fret as town lacks a lighted park while Tomsville upgrades Finch Field for High Point fans. Harry Land, a Reidsville starter, attracts a 1000 price tag, rising to 2000 by season end. he is noted as a rising young catcher and Batters coach helper.
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Lexington
Woodrow McKay
N. C
Thomasville
Indians
Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
Randolph County
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Hickory
Statesville
High Point
College
Thomasville Baseball
Finch Field
Harry Land
Reidsville
Leaksville
Tim Murchison
Tony Simeon
Bison
Polo And Harness Racing Scheduled
Pinehurst hosts a major weekend of polo and harness racing with Yale, Princeton, and Pinehurst teams. A matinee on Saturday at 2:00 features three races on the half mile track followed by Yale vs Princeton Reserve officers polo on the championship field. Sunday at 3:00 Pinehurst No 1 faces Yale Bulldogs on the main polo field drawing a large crowd.
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Pinehurst
Yale
Princeton
Princeton Reserve Officers
Pinehurst Polo Club
Earl Shaw
Merrill Fink
Stanley Taylor
B. R. Brown
Yale Bulldogs
mid-South
Fifteen Finish NC 100 Mile Ride at Southern Pines
Fifteen of the twenty two horses that started completed the second part of the North Carolina 100 mile ride at Southern Pines. The riders covered the final 40 miles within the seven hours allotted by the judges yesterday.
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Southern Pines
North Carolina
Cubs Aim for First Division Berth In 1941 Season
Chicago Cubs push to end pennant drought and win a division berth in 1941 as GM Jim Gallagher and manager Jimmy Wilson overhaul the club. Hank Leiber amid contract talk, while White Sox rise in AL livening Chicago baseball drama. Cubs pledge a team focused on winning with young players and patient fans.
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Tom Siler
Chicago
Chicago Cubs
Cubs
North Side
Jimmy Wilson
White Sox
Phil Wrigley
Wrigley
Jim Gallagher
Cub
Gallagher
Hank Leiber
Navy Academy Denies Charges Over Harvard Lacrosse Incident
The U S Naval Academy at Annapolis declares it does not practice racial exclusion in sports after Harvard withdraws its Negro player Lucian Alexis Jr. Navy officials say Alexis was treated with courtesy and equal privileges during a visiting lacrosse game won by Navy 12 to 0. Harvard students demand clarification of athletic policies against discrimination.
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U. S. Naval Academy
Harvard
Navy
Russell Willson
Harvard Crimson
Lucian Alexis, Jr
New Orleans
Naval Academy
William J. Bingham
Admiral Willson
Academy
Alexis
Richard Snibbe
Bingham
Catawba Takes Track Meet Over HP Panthers
Catawba Indians defeated High Point College 69 to 57 at the Senior High School track. Whitey Watts led the Panthers with wins in the 220 yard dash and shot put while Dick Rozelle won the 100 yard dash for HP. Ellis and Thompson provided key points for Catawba.
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High Point College
Catawba Indians
Whitey Watts
Panthers
Dick Rozelle
Ellis
Thompson
Invaders
Reading
Steele
Kappelman
Caudle
Butler
Jacobs
Rozelle
Watts
Kelley
Nurdles
Benson
Fletcher
Flist
Benjamin
Charlas
Sequeur
Clifton
Rappleman
Bercer
Tomaini
Shurt
Needham
Tomatin
Louis Louis faces tough sledding in summer fights
heavyweight champion Joe Louis stakes a crowded schedule after a rough showing against Tony Musto in St Louis. Musto, 1994 pounds, fought in a crouched stance and tested Louis until a late stoppage as 17,472 fans watched a $52,993.75 gate. Louis acknowledged a lingering hand injury from a previous bout and praised Musto's bravery.
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Harold Claassen
ST. Louis
Tony Musto
Joe Louis
Musto
Art Donovan
Chicago
Louis
Abe Simon
Detroit
Tony
Donna- van
Missouri
Simon
Galento Quits After 6 Rounds in Baer Fight
Tony Galento quit after six rounds of a scheduled ten against Buddy Baer amid claims of a broken left hand. Referee Eddie Lafond awarded Baer a seventh round technical knockout as Galento’s condition prompted a postfight inquiry by the boxing commission. Baer used reach and distance to control the bout despite lighter weight, while Galento’s hand injury and postfight X-ray questions clouded the result.
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Washington
Buddy Baer
Tony Galento
Tony
Baer
Buddy
Livermore
Calif
Marvin McLean
District of Columbia Boxing Commission
Galento
McLean
Eddie Lafond
Scuffling Night Set at South Hamilton Arena
Elvira Snodgrass the Tennessee hillbilly billed as queen of the scufflers faces Ann Lavern in Friday night action at South Hamilton Street Arena Promoter Sergeant McMahon touts Snodgrass first local appearance and a strong card featuring Black Secret and Ed Virog plus a 8:30 white battle royal with hard fought bouts expected for the wrestling crowd.
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South Hamilton Street Arena
Elvira Snodgrass
Ann Lavern
Sergeant McMahon
Snodgrass
Lea Daniel Boone Savage
Ed. Virog
Major League Baseball talks warmup before season opens
News from spring camps and trades as managers weigh outfielders and pitchers. Bill Terry debates Har ry Danning as catcher and a trade, Joe McCarthy faces a surplus of arms, Ted Williams heals a busted ankle, Pepper Martin leads the Sacramento Coast League, and fans react to Connie Mack Day ideas.
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New York
Special News Service
Bill Terry
Harry
Danning
Hank
Bill
Joe McCarthy
Yanks
Ted Williams
Boston Sport
Ted
Pepper Martin
Exhibition Games Set New Records
Tampa news report shows a record 173,460 fans attended spring training exhibitions in Florida, up from 136,000 last year. Major league Grapefruit League drew 123,460. minors about 30,000. Teams included Reds in Tampa, Cardinals and Yankees in St. Petersburg, Giants in Miami, Phillies in Miami Beach, Red Sox in Sarasota, Tigers in Lakeland, Senators in Orlando, Indians in Fort Myers. Paid attendance by city totals list Fl storm.
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Fla
Florida
the Tribune
ST. Pete
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Yankees
St. Petersburg
New York Giants
Miami
Philadelphia Phillies
Miami Beach
Boston Red Sox
Sarasota
Detroit Tigers
Lakeland
Washington Senators
Orlando
Cleveland Indians
Fort Myers
Clearwater
Brooklyn
Johnston J J touts Abe Simon as future champ
Jimmy Johnston, Abe Simon's manager, says Simon believes he will be the next heavyweight champion and refuses to tell him otherwise. Tom Gahagan backs Bill Strang as a Hambletonian candidate, strong on Strang. Bernie Masterson promotes Stanford T formation notes at UCLA. Ray Dumont plans national semi pro tourney umpires in white with four inch emblems. Travis Jackson, ex-Giants infielder, is hospitalized near Shreveport Louisiana.
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Jimmy Johnston
Abe Simon
Abe
Tom Gahagan
Bill Strang
Strang
Bernie Masterson
U.C.L.A
Stanford
Travis Jackson
Giants
Shreveport
Musto be Musto be in Pluto’s timeless say
A compact reflection on inevitability and fate echoing a quip about things being as they are. The line hinges on a playful vintage vibe invoking a famous canine philosopher to imply acceptance of reality.
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Pluto
Louis and Baer triumph in rough prize ring action
In St Louis Joe Louis stopped Tony Musto after a 9th round assault. In Washington Buddy Baer halted Tony Galento in seven rounds. In San Antonio Juan Zurita outpointed Lloyd Pine after ten hard rounds. The bouts featured fighters from Detroit Chicago California Mexico City Akron and Orange with weights listed for each combatant.
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Associated Press
ST. Louis
Joe Louis
Detroit
Tony Musto
Chicago
Washington
Buddy Baer
California
Tony Galento
Orange
N. J
San Antonio
Tex
Juan Zurita
Mexico City
Lloyd Pine
Akron
Bison tennis and golf teams split contests
Salisbury April 9 High Point High School golf and tennis teams won and lost against Boyden High School. Golf: Dunkelberger 10 Davis 84 Bestball Davis Dunkelberger Cooper 93 Watkins 90 Bestball Jo Bland Windsor. Tennis: McGuines beat Roonce 6-2 6-2. Hartman over Highfield 6-2 6-3. Davis over Snow 6-1 6-2. Whitley over Insram 7-5 3-6 6-1. Roseman over Tabor 7-5 6-4. Ramsey over Woollen 6-6 6-1.
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High Point High School
Boyden High School
Dunkelberger
Davis
Dunkelberger Cooper
Watkins
Jo Bland
Windsor
McGuines
Roonce
Koonce and Snow
Henesee
Whitley
Highfield and
Woolen
Tabor
Ingram
Hartman
Roseman
Major League Teams Plan Florida Training Sessions
Two weeks of its training session at Clearwater and plans to train next year in California. All other major league teams indicated they would return to Florida, though Cleveland will shift from Fort Myers to another location.
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Clearwater
California
Florida
Cleveland
Fort Myers
Gray High overpower Bison in 12-4 high school baseball tilt
Gray High overwhelmed Winston-Salem’s High Point Bison 12 to 4 as Foxworth and Welborn allowed seven hits and ten errors hampering the Bison in their season opener. Dwight Upton and Melvin Walker led High Point with multi hit days while Darrell Welborn relieved well for Gray High.
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Winston-Salem
Bison
High Point High School
Gray High
Foxworth
Welborn
Furniture City Nine
High Point
Reynolds High
Lefty
Red” Hinshaw
Guilford County
Greyhounds
Hounds
Pugh
Invaders
Hinshaw
Melvin Walker
Upton
Walker
Hayworth
Tosing
Jimmy Foxworth
Darrell Welborn
Ted Griffin
Dwight Upton
Sherwood Pinkston
Gray
Pinkston
Childress
Tony Simeon
Winston
Reynolds
Carter
Wood
Mathis
Vestal
Newsome
Ada Pugh
McHa’am
Hedrick
Hoover
Evans
Feperman
Fesperman
Hins Cw
Forworth
Hodgin
Short
Rothrock
Powers
Allen Jay Wins Fourth Straight With 14 3 Victory
Allen Jay High School baseball clinched a fourth straight win by defeating Hasty 14 to 3. Pitcher Tysinger allowed five hits while the offense piled up runs with four hits by Five.
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Allen Jay
Alen Jay High
Hasty
Tysinger
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