Phillies To Play Tommies And Lexington In North State Skirmishes
The Philadelphia Nationals establish a base at the Sheraton hotel in High Point for two North State league games. Tomorrow they face Thomasville at Finchfield after a battle with Lexington today. Manager Jimmy Wilson leads 36 with staff and players including Bucky Walters and Chuck Klein.
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Philadelphia Nationals
Sheraton Hotel
Lexington
Thomasville
Finchfield
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
High Point
The
Sheraton
Philly
Bucky Walters
Dan Boone
Chuck Klein
Claude Passeau
Wayne LaMaster
al Smith
Sylvester Johnson
Peter Sivess
I Wish I Was Twins In A Busy Newspaper Life
A first person reminiscence follows Luther Kearns the porter and newsroom organizer. The narrator recalls juggling mail duties, press work, and multiple beats while outlining a hectic schedule of sports, church notices, and upcoming events. He jokes about wishing to be twins to handle the workload.
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Luther Kearns
Luther
Officials Named For Cinder Meet
The seventh annual Western Conference track meet will be held next Friday afternoon at the high school track. A. J. Simeon announces officials including Carlye Shepard as referee and W. F. Bailey starter. Local clubs Rotary and Kiwanis sponsor medals and trophies for the winners. Beeson Hardware will present a winning team cup and L. G. Balfour Co. of Attleboro Massachusetts donates a relay cup.
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Dionnes
Chamber of Commerce
Frank Sizemore
Exchange Club
Danville
Philly-Lexington
Silver Springs
Fla
Blair Park
Thomas
North Carolina
Sandwich
A. J. Simeon
Carlye Shepard
W. F. Bailey
J. J. Ellington
David Yow
Thomas Baldwin
J .H. Snotherly
Edar Hartley
Joe Hoffman
Dan Arden
J. J. McMurray
E. V. Harrison
J. D. Hedrick
C. G. Purdom
Warner Lewis
Ernest Howell
Jose Washburn
Cameron Dean
Marion Sams
Bud Gurley
Brooks Rettzel
Jas. McLeod
C. E. Brinkley
Howard Raper
Darrel Bulla
H.S. Hartsell
P. H. Whitley
Bob Sechrest
High Point
Rotary
Cirtan
Monarch
Kiwanis
Altrusa
Exchange
Lions
Beeson Hardware
L. G. Balfour Co
Attleboro
M. S
College Baseball Confers Upsets Across Triangle Area
Wake Forest defeats North Carolina 4 to 2 while Catawba tops High Point 7 to 3. Davidson edges Lenoir Rhyne 3 to 1 and Erskine beats Presbyterian 8 to 2. Elon runs past Atlantic Christian 12 to 0 with Eastern Carolina Teachers preserving a 3 to 1 win over New Bern CPL.
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Associated Press
Wake Forest
North Carolina
Catawba
High Point
Davidson
Lenoir-Rhyne
Erskine
Presbyterian
Elon
Atlantic Christian
Eastern Caroling Teachers
New Bern
CPL
Umpires Get In Shape For 58 Season Too
National League umpire Albert Stark demonstrates spring training routines to stay sharp for calls at the plate. He notes eye focus and the “Bill Klein technique” while naming pitchers like Van Mungo Hubbell and Bauers as hardest to judge. Stark and peers typically shed about 10 pounds during a season and have trained at Fordham University this week.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Albert
Dolly) Stark
Stark
Bill Klein
van Mungo
Carl Hubbell
Russ Bauers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bungo
Huh
Dizzy Dean
Lou Fette
Boston
Fordham University
Panther Trackmen In Meet Friday
High Point trackmen face Catawba on Friday at the local high school field. Under coaches Glasgow and Bond, several aspirants like Watts, Petree, Clifton excel, filling multiple events from sprints to field events.
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High Point
Catawba
Glasgow
Bond
Watts
Petree
Clifton
Rankin
Rennie
Poovey
Kivett
Davis
Boone
Bennett
Stolack
Almond
Reck
Albertson
Barlow
Welborn
Baseball yarns and Old John the water bucket incident
SportShots recounts Maurice Bloch recalling John King an Selma outfielder from years past. King earned a nickname Old John for his strikeout ritual he would taunt himself then throw a dipper at the water bucket and kick it over. Wilmer Allison is mentioned as being sought for a related matter.
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Kenneth Gregory
Atlanta
Maurice Bloch
Selma
Ala
Southeastern League
John King
John
Bloch
Old John
Australian duo deny pressuring for Auckland appearance pay
Donald Budge and Gene Mako refute New Zealand Sportsman claims they demanded 20 pounds each as appearance money for an Auckland exhibition. Mako says they received funds as expense money and would have played without it.
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Los Angeles
Donald Budge
Gene Mako
Mako
New Zealand
Auckland
Budge
Rudge
Make
Sportsman
$100 000 Race Memorial Day Set for Seabiscuit War Admiral Duel
Belmont Park will host a May 20 mile and a quarter match race between War Admiral and Seabiscuit with 126 pounds on the weight-for-age scale. Weights and date approved by Westchester Racing Association directors. Howard cites jockey Red Pollard’s recovery as key condition for Seabiscuit while Riddle backs the matchup despite potential fall timing.
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Fullerton, Jr
New York
Samuel Riddle
Charles S. Howard
Belmont Park Memorial Day
Weatchester Racing Association
Belmont Park
Howard
Red Pollard
Seabiscuit
Santa Anita
Herbert Bayard Swope
New York Racing Commission
Ridle
Westchester
Seabiscuu
Hollywood Turf Club
Tennessee tennis event extended by short wave radio
The Chattanooga tennis tournament was extended the invitation via short wave radio. Auburn lists Diamond as its lone left‑handed pitcher. The New Orleans Times-Picayune once held an ace‑free hole in one tourney on City Park’s 8th hole. Ray Starr will start Nashville’s opener in the Southern Association, with 18 doubleheaders pitched and 17 wins. Greer Ricketson, Vanderbilt tackle in the LSU upset, will begin medical studies next September.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Auburn
Diamond
New Orleans Times- Picayune
City Park
Ray Starr
Nashville
Southern Association
Raymond Johnson
Nashville Tennessean
Greer Ricketson
Vanderbilt
Louisiana State
Bison Netters Lose to Salisbury 6-3 on Local Courts
High Point high school tennis team fell 6-3 to Boyden of Salisbury yesterday afternoon. William Frazier led HP with a 6-1 6-2 singles win over Benson and teamed with David Conrad for the top doubles.
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High Point High School
Boyden High
Salisbury
William Frazier
Bison
David Conrad
Frazier
Benson
Shiree
Stewart
Holfhouser
F. Horney
Beaver
Bridge
Steele Frazier
Conrad
Benson and
Carlton
S. Horney
Shive
Hodshouse
Bridges
Steele
T Horney
Gastonia Green Wave routs High Point in state class A clash
Gastonia High Green Wave overwhelmed High Point 21 to 3 at Gastonia. Sokie Dellinger kept the visitors to eight singles while Jenkins and Don Belk led the offense with multiple hits including a home run for Gastonia.
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Gastonia
High Point
Overcash
Cooper
Fogarty
Dellinger
Gillespie
Spencer
College Golf Scores Around the Nation
North Carolina defeats N C State 17 to 1 while Clemson and Michigan finish 9 to 9 in a deadlock. Pinehurst Country Club hosts a 5 to 0 result over Pennsylvania in a separate match.
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North Carolina
N. C. State
Clemson
Michigan
Pinehurst C. C
Pennsylvania
Catawba Boxer Billy Woodell Leads Invasion Amateur Tryouts
Billy Woodell, 116 pounds, becomes the first entrant for the Invitation Amateur Boxing tournament set for the Armory April 29 and 30. The Catawba standout previously reached the finals in the Carolinas A A WU event in Charlotte and is a well known local scrapper.
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Billy Woodell
Armory
Woodell
Carolinas
Charlotte
Indians Edge Panthers 7 3 In North State Conference Win
The Catawba Indians defeated High Point College 7 to 3 yesterday at Finch Field in Thomasville. Brinkley drove in runs on a force play and a sacrifice fly, Davis belted a homer with Poole aboard in the seventh, and the Indians added another in the ninth. Hampton pitched for Catawba and the win improved their conference record.
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Catawba Indians
Whippi High Point College
Panthers
Brinkley
Anoth
Davis
Poole
Indians
High Point
Thomasville
Finch Field
Clark
Morrigan
Scicscscevese
Morgan
SB Nivces
Hampton
Brown
Ccescestresis
Armatrong
Harris
Seiseweos
Henderson
Koontz
Cece
Morrison
Towery
Peiffer
Beattie
T. da Poole
Vi Cashatt
Strong
Catawba High Point
Ham
McBain
Deacon Duke Wake Forest Faceoff In Big Five Clash
Duke and Wake Forest set for a Big Five baseball showdown in Durham after Wake defeated North Carolina 4 2 to seize the league lead. Duke aims to rebound with recent 51 run total and matches against Davidson N C State. Other results include Davidson 3 1 over Lenoir Rhyne and Elon 12 0 over Atlantic Christian.
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Charlotte
Duke
Wake Forest
Durham
Deacons
North Carolina
Joe Talley
Ace Moundsman
Blue Devils
Talley
Tar Heels
David
Daffy) Parker
University
Jim Denning
Wake
Davidson
N. C. State
Lenoir Rhyne
Catawba
High Point
Elon
Atlantic Christian
North Carolina Golf and Baseball Scores From Weekend
Yesterday Duke faced a tough test at Phurst Country Club with a 5 to 4 result. Guilford played at Lenoir-Rhyne, while North Carolina’s golfers crushed N C State 17 to 1. Wake Forest baseball beat Duke 12 to 7.
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Ham
Duke
Guilford
Lenoir-Rh
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North Carolina
N. C. State
Wake Forests
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