Major Leagues Open Season Optimism In 1931
AP reports from Chicago and New York detail American and National League clubs entering the 1931 season with cautious optimism. The Athletics seek repeat glory led by pitching, while Senators and Yankees loom as threats. Other contenders include White Sox, Indians, Cubs, Cardinals, Giants, Pirates, Reds, and Phillies amid roster reshaping and hoped for breakout pitching performances.
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Chicago
Havine
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
Washington
New York
Cleveland
Grove
George Farnshaw
Walter Johnson
Washington Senators
New York Yankees
Joe McCarthy
Cubs
Athletics
Senators
Yankees
Indians
Detroit
Boston
St. Louis
White Sox
Bucky Harris
Browns
Boston Red Sox
Hugh &. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
St. Louis Cardinals
Chicago Cubs
Brooklyn Robins
New York Giants
Pittsburgh Pirates
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Cardinals
Standig
Rogers Hornsby
Hornsby
Brooklyn
Phillies
Fresco Thompson
Frank O'Doul
Johnny Verger
Freddy Lindstrom
Joh McGraw
Harold Schumacher
John Berry
Pie Traynor
Lloyd Waner
Pirates
Tommy Thevenow
Phillie
Milt McKechnie
Wesley Schulmerich
Red Worthington
Earl Sheely
Charley Wilson
Buzz Arlett
Hal Lee
Dick Bartelli
Leslie Mallon
Clise Dudley
Jim Elliott
Stewart Bolen
Baltimore
Dan Howley
Cincinnati Reds
Edd Roush
Giant
Nick Cullop
Pointers On Four Day Trip In South Carolina
Dan Boone's Pointers start a four game road swing in South Carolina with Newberry College and Florence tests this week before home games Friday and Saturday. Roster cuts include Red Williams Firpo Creeson and Hendricks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pointers
South Carolina
Dan Boone
Piedmont College
High Point
Hern of David Nine
Grover ‘Leveland Alexander
Willis Field
College Town
Boone
Red Williams
Firpo Creeson
Hendricks
Tigers Sign Schang Dugan and McManus
Detroit announces contracts for catcher Wallie Schang infielder Joe Dugan and third baseman Marty McManus. They boarded for St Louis for the Browns opener after spending spring with no guaranteed pay but were promised jobs if they proved valuable to the club.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Wallie Schang
Joe Dugan
Marty McManus
Detroit Baseball Club
St. Louis
Browns
Schang
Dugan
Tigers
Freeman Defends Welterweight Crown In Cleveland Show
Tommy Freeman of Cleveland defends his welterweight title tomorrow against Jack Thompson of San Francisco. Thompson won the title last May by defeating Jackie Fields but Freeman dethroned him in Cleveland last September. The bout headlines a busy boxing week with other regional fights including Bass vs Firpo in Philadelphia and Shade vs Larivee in Boston. Berlenbach also returns to the ring in New York tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Tommy Freeman
Cleveland
Jack Thompson
San Francisco
Thompson
Philadelphia
Benny Bass
Young Firpo
Pennsgrove
N. J
Bass
Boston
Dave Shade
Leo Larivee
Waterbury
Conn
Paul Berlenbach
Frank Hornick
One Cent a Day Accident Policy Offer
The Postal Life and Casualty Insurance Co invites readers to obtain an accident policy paying up to $1,000 for death or disability for $3.50 yearly. Over 68,000 insured. Send name, address, age, beneficiary details for a 10 day free inspection without payment. Limited offer.
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Postal Life & Casualty Insurance Co
Dlerks Building
Kansas City
Bisons Travel to Charlotte for Western Conference Test
High Point Bisons trek to Charlotte to face the champions of 1930 in a Western Conference baseball showdown. Willis Sensenbach and Harris anchor the Bisons offense after an 11 to 7 win over Greensboro, while Brogden or Abred will start on the mound with Ridge backing the rotation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
High Point High
Toga
Charlotte
Bisons
Greensboro High
Queen City Nine
Marlette
Brogden
Abred
Gate City Nine
Abed
Ridge
Willis Sensenbach
Harris
Bison
Greensboro
Sensenbach
Marlettemen
Charlotte Hurlers
High Point golfers compete in Dogwood Tourney at Sedgefield
The Dogwood Tournament opened at Sedgefield Country Club with ten local golfers from High Point in the field. Bill Palmer, former Maryland amateur champion, led scoring with 71 to earn medalist honors as the four day event begins with daily rounds and consolation matches for first day losers. Local entrants and their first round opponents are listed by flight, including names from Danville Durham Greensboro Havana Cuba and Sedgefield.
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Sedgefield Country Club
High Point
Bill Palmer
Maryland
Matt Wall
F. E. Curran
Sedgefield
Jake Froelich
T. Cunningham
Danville
G. 8. Hester
J. Sullivan, Jr
Durham
B. S. Harwell
Allen Pierce
Greensboro
L. R. Hunt
W. Kinnard
Mt. Clair
N. J
Z. I. Walser
H. F. Abels
J. S. Welborn
C. W. Clonninger
D. H. Everhardt
A. H. Holton
W. R. Schillington
A. H. Diaz
Havana
Cuba
War Postal Card Delivered
A post card mailed by a soldier on the western front on July 18 1915 has just been delivered to Bad Nauheim. Lausanne Switzerland officials explained it lay among a stack of newspapers for nearly 16 years.
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Bad Nauheim
Western Front
Lausanne
Switzerland
Opening Games and the Probable Pitchers
Opening games list probable starters by league and city matchups. American League features Washington vs Philadelphia Farnshaw, Cleveland Ferrell vs Chicago Thomas, St Louis Stewart vs Detroit Whitehill, New York Ruffing vs Boston MacFayden. National League matchups include Chicago Root vs Pittsburgh French, Cincinnati Lucas vs St Louis Rhein, Sesten Masten Siebold vs Brooklyn Clark, Philadelphia Elliott vs New York Mitchell.
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Washington
Brown
Philadelphia
Farnshaw
Cleveland
Ferrell
Chicago
Thomas
St. Louis
Stewart
Detroit
Whitehill
New York
Ruffing
Boston
MacFayden
Root
Pittsburgh
French
Cincinnati
Lucas
Rhein
Sesten
Tennis Tourney on at Pinehurst
At Pinehurst on April 13 top national players arrive for the north and south tournament. Frank X. Shields of New York is seeded No 1 in men's singles and Mrs Marjorie Gladman Van Ryn of Orange New Jersey tops the women's draw. Other seeds include Clifford Sutter New Orleans John Van Ryn Philadelphia Bryan Grant Atlanta Berkeley Bell Austin Tex Marcell Raineville Montreal J A Wright Montreal and Bertram Hommell Absecon New Jersey. Grant competes as a UNC athlete with Wilmer Hines from Washington DC among entrants. John Doeg of Newark and others are noted as contenders for the coming titles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pinehurst
Frank X. Shields
New York
Marjorie Gladman van Ryn
Orange
N. J
Shields
Clifford Sutter
New Orleans
John van Ryn
Philadelphia
Bryan Grant
Atlanta
Berkeley Bell
Austin
Tex
Marcell Raineville
Montreal
J. A. Wright
Bertram Hommell
Absecon
High Point property sale under deed of trust notice
By virtue of a 1928 deed of trust William H Ellis and Dorothy Ellis to A P Grice trustee the sale of Lot 74 Sheraton Hills High Point Guilford County NC will occur May 4 1931 at noon at the Guilford County courthouse. A $100 cash deposit is required for the highest bidder. Winston and Brassfield attorneys announce.
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L. L. Campbell
Erma A. Campbell
A. P. Grice
Register of Deeds
Guilford County
North Carolina
Court House
Greensboro
High Point
Guilford
Day Street
Underhill Avenue
Griffin Park
Office of the Register of Deeds
Winston & Brassfield, Attys
Raleigh
N. C
William Henry Ellis
Dorothy O'Neal Ellis
State of
Sunset Drive
Council Street
Sheraton Hills
eThus
Winston &* Brassfield
Attys
Richmond Woman Miss Penelope Anderson Skips Title Defense
Wilmer Allison of Austin and Miss Marjorie Morrill of Boston are not entered in this year's tournament. Anderson from Richmond Va will not defend her singles title and the doubles champions from last year are not listed as entrants.
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Penelope Anderson
Richmond
Wilmer Allison
Austin
Tex
van Ryn
Marjorie Morrill
Boston
Jessup
Roving Bottle Found Aboard Montclare Reaches Shetland
A bottle tossed from the Canadian Pacific liner Montclare on June 30 washed ashore on the Isle of Papa Stour in the Shetlands. It carried a message signed by 30 passengers instructing that if found it be sent to the party member who proposed prolonging the bottle’s usefulness.
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New York
Montclare
Cherbourg
Isle of Papa Stour
Shetlands
Army Birds Logged More Flight Hours Than Navy In 1930
Army air crews logged 71 more hours in the air without accidents than Navy pilots in 1930. Army pilots averaged 691 hours while Navy pilots averaged 620 hours, according to department records.
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Army Boats
Navy
Washington
Army
Department
Changes Made In State College Track Schedule
North Carolina State College adjusts its spring track slate under athletic director Sermon. The VPI meet moves from Blacksburg to State College on April 29, the Duke meet shifts to Raleigh on April 16, the VMI date in Raleigh on April 25 is cancelled, and State will attend the Greensboro state meet on May 2 and the Southern Conference meet in Birmingham on May 16 and 17.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
North Carolina State College
Sermon
Ann
Blacksburg
State
Duke
Durham
Greensboro
Birmingham
Teethina Promised Relief For Teething Baby Fret
Advertisement advises Teethina to ease infant fretfulness caused by constipation gas and indigestion during teething. It markets Teethina as prepared to regulate bowels gently safely and thoroughly expelling all bile from the system.
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California
Paul Mickelson
Pacific Coast
Josephine McKim
Marjorie Lowe
Jennie Cramer
Olive Hatch
Los Angeles
Newberry College
Orence
Moose Parrish
Whitey Walgren
Molly Con
Keystone
Scotty Slayback
Flick Eleazer
Radey
Flick
Eleazer
Shorty Kilpatrick
Wolfe
Dan
Bill Whaley
Diehl
Stokes
Pointer
Willlameport
Delsinroth
Hagan
Williamsport
Page Dennis
Appleton
Buck Taylor
Twin
Guy Morton
Hal Shover
Broncho Mayo
E. E. Sensenbach
Hollywood Bloomer Girls
Wil
Schang, Dugan and McManus
Roc
Freeman
Marlottemen
Morrow
J.C. Penny Co
Col. F. H. Fries
The
Wachovia
Albert H. Wiggin
Chase National Bank of the
City of New York
Wachovia Bank and Trust Company
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
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