Duke Noses Davidson 64 62 In Thrilling Track Meet
Duke University jumpers swept the high jump and won the broad jump to overtake Davidson 64 to 62 in a dramatic late meet. Davidson’s Billy Flinn set a pole vault mark at 11 feet 4 inches and Brannon Davidson clocked 10:07.6 in the two mile. Brownlee led Duke with 13 points.
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Davidson
N. C
Duke University
Blue Devils
Duke
Davidson College
Billy Flinn
Rauger
Brannon
Brownlee
Famous Linksmen Trim Local Stars In Golf Match
Walter Hagen and Joe Kirkwood Jr. defeated local pros by two and one strokes as Kirkwood's birdie on the 15th clinched the win before 150 spectators. Hagen posted 71, Aycock 74, Kirkwood 74, Merrilees 89 with exhibition shots following the foursome.
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Pointers
Burlington
Hagen-Kirkwood
Aycock
Merrilees
Kirkwood
Walter Hagen
Joe Kirk
Setao Etaoin Etaoin Unn
Hagen- Kirkwood
Hagen
Mr. Merrilees
Joe Kirkwood
Th. Vesprd
Inevens Doe
North Carolina Defeats Georgia Tech in 92 to 34 Track Meet
At Grant Field Atlanta on April 11 UNC Southern Conference champions defeated Georgia Tech 92 to 34. Marland led with 19 points, and multiple UNC runners swept events scoring decisive wins amid a muddy track. Tech's top scorer had six points as field conditions caused several spills.
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Atlanta
Grant
University of North Carolina
Georgia “Tech
Carolina
Marland
Hall
Tech
Slusser
Crane
Smith
Goldsmith
Weil
Watkins
Garrett
Case
Mile Ron
Jones
Gheimer
Cordel
Baucom
Hubbard
Reid
Foxhall
Davis
Hamlet
Ruble
Arnold
DeJarnette
Bailey
Brown
McCarthy
Hamiet
Bagby
Cameron
Cain
Spieyack
Gradydon
Dunlap
Pointers Triumph In First Spring Win On Road Trip Start
Dan Boone’s Pointers win 8 1 over EF Holt nine in Burlington to open spring. Mayo pitches eight strong innings with seven strikeouts. Slayback Cox Boone pace attack. Team heads to South Carolina for four games against Newberry College Florence and Palmer League entry Frank Walker.
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Dan Boone
Pointers
Burlington
EF. M. Holt
Mayo
South Carolina
Newberry College
Florence
Frank Walker
Palmer
Piedmont College
House of David
Scotty Slayback
Broncho Mayo
Atrack
Lefty White
Holt
Robbs
Moose Parrish
Boone
Parrish
Slayback
Short
Molly Cox
Cox
Piedmont
Willow
Burlington Sluggers
Williamsport Grays
Furniture City
High Point
E. M. Holt Ab
Saunders
Andrews
Rueis
Rade
Khoe
Ipatric
Ma Hee
College Scores Reported for Virginia and UNC Clashes
At University of Virginia Virginia 96 Maryland 3 and at Atlanta University of North Carolina 92 Georgia Tech 34 the results show decisive victories for the visitors over the hosts. The two games highlight dominant offenses and lopsided margins in early season play.
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University, Va
Virginia
Maryland
Atlanta
University of North Carolina
Georgia Tech
Talk About Sports and Spring Training Prospects
Dan Boone faces many worries as Lefty Diehl returns to town ahead of spring training. Kid Dawson rejects a high price for Dick while Lefty’s leg injury last season affects his form. Robbs Whaley Williams and Stokes compete for outfield spots as Boone plans his roster.
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Dan Boone
Lefty Diehl
Kid Dawson
Raleigh
Lefty
Henderson
High Point
Robbs
Whaley
Williams
Stokes
Dan
Bill Whaley Ready to Rejoin Squad for Newberry Trip
Bill Whaley, sidelined by an ankle injury, reports full recovery sufficient to travel with the team for a two day trip to Newberry to face Newberry College. Dan expresses satisfaction upon learning Whaley is ready to rejoin the lineup.
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Bill Whaley
Newberry
Newberry College
Dan
Bill
Buck Taylor Aims for Peak Form Upon Return
Buck Taylor says he is fast getting in shape after only two or three workouts since arriving in High Point. Dan plans to use Taylor as a pitcher, and if he is as good as in 1928 he will be bad news to the opposition.
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Buck Taylor
High Point
Dan
Taylor
Umpire Praises Robbs and Hagen Rookies Stir Piedmont Lofty Hopes
Rick Campbell, a major league umpire, is impressed by rookies Robbs and Hagen a pitcher and an outfielder. If they meet expectations, neither will remain in the Piedmont long.
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Rick Campbell
Robbs
Hagen
Piedmont
We like Page Dennis as a Piedmont prospect
The local rookie pitcher Page Dennis has impressed observers in two professional appearances. He displays solid stuff, calm demeanor, and notable guts, marking him as one of Piedmont’s best recent prospects.
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Page Dennis
Piedmont
Pointers Face Mixed Season As Dismissals Mark Games
The Pointers struggle this season with multiple losses. Dan has released players after nearly every game, signaling a reshaping of the squad. Rookies remain unproven, while Bramham’s league standards press for opportunities to prove themselves.
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Dan Boone
Firpo Creeson
Hendricks
Red Williams
Greeson
Williamsport
Williams
Henddricke
Burlington
Dan
Bill Bramham
Broncho Mayo Beats All-Stars In Burlington Showdown
Broncho Mayo journeyed to Burlington with the team yesterday and routed the All-Stars 5 to 0. The victory adds to Broncho’s habit of defeating rival Piedmont teams in similar fashion.
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Broncho Mayo
Burlington
Piedmont
Duke Beats North Carolina State to Defend State Title
Duke achieves its fourth straight win, defeating NC State 5 to 3 in Durham. Lanning struck out 11, while MecKeithan worked the final four innings to seal the victory. State rallied with three runs in the fifth, but Duke answered with timely hitting and defense.
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Durham
Duke
North Carolina State
John Lanning
Tech
Blue Devils
Horace Duffy
Blue Devil
Hore
Harrington
State
Tim MecKeithan
McKeithan
Werner
Dunlap Wins North and South Amateur Title at Oakmont
Princeton senior George T. Dunlap Jr. defeated Samuel M. Parks Jr. of Pittsburgh 6 and 5 in the 36 hole final, securing his second win of the year. The match endured intermittent showers and wet sand greens, with Dunlap dominant on the greens and up five after the 24th and maintaining the lead to the end.
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Pinehurst
Apr
George T. Dunlap, Jr
Princeton
Samuel M. Parks, Jr
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh
Dunlap
Parks
Oakmont
Eugene Omans
Englewood
N. J
Campbell endorses Boone’s Pointers for 1931 season
W M Rick Campbell, AL umpire for three years, praised Dan Boone’s Pointers as a promising 1931 club after watching pitchers, infielders, and new players. He singled out Hagan and Robbs for strong showings, noting Robbs’s speed and potential and Morton’s fast ball. Campbell is wintering in Memphis and visiting High Point for weeks as Mrs. Campbell recovers in hospital.
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W. M
Rick) Campbell
Dan Boone
Enterprise
Campbell
Hagan
Robbs
Williamsport
Dan
Mr. Campbell
High Point
Piedmont Loop
Guy Morton
Memphis
Tenn
W. F. Plemming
Sunset Drive
Conference Records Fall In Dual Meet
In New Orleans on April 11 Auburn defeated Tulane 62 to 50 in a dual track meet. Tulane’s Johony Delkers set a shot put record with 47 feet 3 inches surpassing his 1929 best, while Auburn’s William Coleman improved the discus mark to 138 feet 7 inches beyond last year’s 136 feet 6 inches.
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New .Orleans
Todsy
Auburn
Tulane
Johony Delkers
William Coleman
Tar Heels Beat Virginia Cavaliers 6-1 In Tri-State League Game
North Carolina defeated Virginia 6 to 1 to tie atop the Tri-State Intercollegiate Baseball league with Washington and Lee. Peacock and House had key hits, Dunlop produced two RBIs, and Virginia’s Bryant tripled for the Cavaliers’ lone run.
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University
North Carolina
Virginia
Washington and Lee
Tar Heels
Peacock
House
Dunlop
Carolina
Ferebee
Bryant
Brewer
R. North Carolina
Fat Diet Claims Tested By Nurses At Sanitarium
STONEHAM Mass. UP A diet said to make fat people thin and thin people fat is under study by nurses at the New England sanitarium. A typical day's meals include breakfast orange graham mush with dates milk and whole-wheat bread. lunch yellow-eyed beans potatoes with skins carrots and olive salad baked apple. dinner prunes with peanut butter milk and an apple or banana.
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Stoneham
Mass
New England Sanitarium
Grant's Old Hotel Razed Landmark in Mineral Point
The Terrill hotel once favored by Gen. Ulysses S. Grant and a Mineral Point landmark for nearly a century has been demolished. Grant reportedly stayed there during his leather salesman days traveling from Galena Illinois.
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Grant
Mineral Point
Wis
Terrill
Gen. A
Galena
Raleigh Caps top Albany in Piedmont League exhibition
Raleigh Caps beat Albany 3 to 1 in Raleigh as Clifton and Griffith led with two hits each. Humphry and Lewis turned in fine fielding plays for the Caps while Newkirk Guise Pazzuila Salamone Reynolds Kale Wade Rumple Suvak worked for Albany. In Asheville, Asheville Piedmont entry lost 3 to 1 to Williamsport with Miller enduring five hits in the late frames.
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Raleigh
N. C
Caps
Piedmont
Albany
Clifton
Griffith
Senators
Humphry
Lewis
Newkirk
Guise
Pazzuila
Salamone
Reynolds
Kale
Wade
Rumple
Suvak
Asheville
Ie Possik
New Yorkennsylvania League
Asheville Piedmont League
Chick Miller
Grays
Vance Mauney
Williamsport
Miller, Mawmey and
Johnson
Clowers
Stafford, Melton and Dill
Twins Rally Past Guilford In Exhibition, 10 to 3
Winston-Salem twins erased a 3 2 deficit with an eight run eighth inning to beat Guilford College Quakers 10 to 3 in an exhibition game. McCrone collected four hits for the Twins while Webster led Guilford with strong batting and Shore made several fine catches in center field. Pierce started for Guilford and faltered in the eighth while Hearn and Fleming paced the Twins. Johnson and I Davis also contributed for Guilford.
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Winston-Salem
WN. C
Winston-Salem Twins
Guilford College Quakers
Pierce
Quakers
Hearn
Fleming
Twins
Collegians
MccCrone
Webster
Shore
Guilford
Guilford College
Johnson
I. Davis
Patriots Beat Reidsville Luckies In Exhibition win
In Greensboro on April 11 the Patriots defeated the Reidsville Luckies 12 to 8 despite costly errors. Farley, a former Duke star, homered off Lefty Briggs in the ninth for Greensboro. Letts homered for the Pats while Brady and Minter went deep for the Luckies.
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Greensboro
Patriots
Reidsville Luckies
Farley
Duke
Briggs
Pats
Letts
Brady
Minter
Luckies
Uva
Wake Forest rallies to beat Henderson 6 4 in Piedmont clash
Wake Forest Demon Deacons overcame Henderson Gamecocks 6 4 at Henderson. Joyner hit a homer and Bethune added a four bagger as Wake Forest rallied in the ninth, Lefton Best pitched well for the Deacons, while Tim Murchison started for Henderson before fading after six innings. Kahdot and Savant collected two Henderson base hits each.
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Henderson
Wake Forest
Demon Deacons
Henderson Gamecocks
Joyner
Deacons
Lefton
Tim Murchison
Gamecocks
Bethune
Collegians
Ike Kahdot
Joe Savant
Buffalo gnats do much damage in Mississippi floods
Clarksdale Mississippi April 11 Red Cross workers conferred on relief for a new pest the buffalo gnats invading the Mississippi flood area. The lowlands near the river in Mississippi Louisiana and Arkansas are hardest hit with abatement reported but fear of reappearance. Red Cross and state agencies burn over 1000 animal carcasses and convicts assist. Losses include mules and livestock unofficially valued at 100000 crippling spring planting.
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Clarksdale
Miss
Red Cross
Mississippi River
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Renovation Funded for Torgau Schiosskirche Palace Church
Prussian church authorities allocate funds to renovate the Schiosskirche Palace church of Torgau built in 1544 under Martin Luther. Once unused for 20 years it will become a memorial to the Reformation as the first Protestant church in the world.
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Rgau
Saxon
Prussia
Schiosskirche
Torgau
Martin Luther
Amazon Warriors of Thomasville Ready To Book Ball Games
The Amazon Warriors baseball team of Amazon Cotton Mills in Thomasville North Carolina plans the season and seeks games with amateur clubs within 75 miles. They aim for one of their fastest squads and practice regularly. Teams can arrange via call 556 or mail to Amazon Cotton Mills Thomasville NC.
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Amazon Warriors of
Thomasville
Amazon Cotton Mills
Warriors
Thomasville Nine
N. C
Denny Mills Defeats Oakdale 18 to 7 in Baseball Match
The Denny Roll and Panel Company team defeated Oakdale 18 to 7 yesterday afternoon. Grissom and Mickey pitched well for Denny, limiting Oakdale to three hits as the offense racked up sixteen hits led by Ozment and Mickey.
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Denny Mills
Oakdale
Denny Roll and Panel Company
Grissom
Mickey
Denny
Uchy
O. Ozmentth
UNC Linksmen Defeat Generals 17 to 1 in Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina linksmen crushed Washington and Lee 17 to 1 in Chapel Hill. June Adams led the Tar Heels with a 77 74 tally for 151 strokes. Ben Goode was runner up with 157 two round total.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Washington and Leehee
Adams
Tar Heels
Ben Goode
Mrs. O. Hill Wins Dogwood Tournament at Sedgefield
Mrs. Opal S. Hill of Kansas City defeated Peggy Wattles of Buffalo 3 and 2 at Sedgefield Country Club to claim the women's Dogwood title. Hill led the inward nine after a tight front nine tied at 42 each, pulling away with pars on 10 and 11 and sealing victory on the 18th after Wattles failed to sink a long putt.
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Sedgefield Country Club
Greensboro
Opal S. Hill
Kansas City
Peggy Watties
Buffalo
N. Y
Sedgefield
Hill
Mrs. Hill
Miss Wattles
Hey
Miss Wattle
Buffalo Girl
Cooper Leads In Y Channel Swim After Tide Help
Cooper overtook Albert McAnally to lead the Y channel swim, having covered 21 miles toward the English coast with a favorable tide aiding his progress. McAnally trails by about a half mile as Carl Shelton climbs from fourth to first after overtaking Paul Koonce, whose position worsened with the tide. Lloyd Whitley continues rising, while J D McCrery and Claren Spencer gain on Paul Koonce amid the rough conditions.
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Lelon (Blow
Lloyd Whitley
Passione
J. D. McCrery
Claren Spencer
Paul Koonce
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Uke
Slim Margin
Wildcats
Boonemen
Charles J. Willis
Blue Devils Trim
N. Carolina State
At University, Va
Princeton Star
S. M. Parks, Jr
Va. Cavaliers
Ham
Oren Hays
University of Arkansas
Hays
Swamp Generals
University of South Carolina
Erskine
Mrs.o
Cooper
Y Channel Swim
Mark
MR. Verne Hartling
Globe Tailoring Company
Cincinnati
Makers of
Schwab Tailoring Company
West Broad Street
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