Bill McCahan Shuts Out Elon In One Hit Victory
Duke pitcher Bill McCahan twirled a one hitter to lead the Blue Devils past Elon 6 to 1 at Elon College. The lone Elon hit was Jack Gardner’s two base hit in the seventh. Elon’s balls in play mostly stayed in the infield, as Duke improved to 1 loss on Elon in two years.
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Elon College
Duke
Bill McCahan
Elon
Christians
Jack Gardner
Duke AB
Ateeee Pierce
Wilson
Kohler
Jones Byam
Wees
Ruffa
Price
Ee Kiley
Masse
If Castura
Abernethy
Nou
Duke Eton
Clayton
Castura
Byam
McCahan
Gardner
Kiley
Pierce
Duke Byam
Shakes
Yonkoski
Hawn
Clemmer
High Point Speedway to Open Season With Stock Car Race
The High Point Speedway will launch its season Sunday May 11 with a championship stock car race. Officials say top national racers are expected, with entries due by May 1. The 50 acre track five miles north of High Point on the Winston Salem highway seats 10 000. New gates will ease crowd access.
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High Point Speedway
High Point
La‘st
Winston-Salem Highway
P. O. Box
VPI Track Team Beats Davidson for SO Conference Win
Virginia Tech's track team defeated Davidson College 75 2 3 to 50 1 3 on Richardson Field to claim their second Southern Conference victory. Sophomore Paul McMullen won the 100 and 220 yard dashes and placed second in the high hurdles for 13 points, while Davidson's Taylor led with 11 points. Freshman results boosted VPI with a 69-48 win by the freshmen over the Wild Wittens.
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Davidson
Virginia Tech
Davidson College
Richardson
Paul McMullen
VPI
Taylor
Wild Wittens
McMullen
VPT
McMuhen
Montague
Whatt
Loyd T
White
Ship
Etheridge
Belk
Selby
China
West
Sprangler
Parks
Williamson
Ellis
William Son
Shannon
Wilson
Econd
Spencer
S8renizer
Moffett
Carter
Beil «D
Todd
Yale Bulldogs To Tackle Pinehurst Polo Match
Yale University polo ace George Mead Jr. of Dayton will captain Yale against Pinehurst at Pinehurst tomorrow afternoon. Yale holds outdoor intercollegiate titles for two years and seeks a strong showing on a day expected to draw record attendance. Both teams are evenly matched at 13 total goal rating and aim to best Pinehurst stars Earl Shaw Merrill Fink Stanley Taylor and B K R Brown.
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Pinehurst
George Mead, Jr
Dayton
Ohio
Yale University
Yale
Bulldogs
New Eaven
Pinehursts
Earl Shaw
Merrill Fink
Stanley Taygor
B. K R. Brown
Deese Leads Tribe To Win At Salisbury
Catawba College defeated Atlantic Christian 10 1 as Bob Deese led with three doubles and Floyd Poote added three singles. Pinkston earned the win with 9 hits allowed for ACC scattered on Holmes, Wilkins, Deese, and others.
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Salisbury
Bob Deese
Floyd Poote
Catawba College
Atlantic Christian College Today
Pinkston
Cox
Kesler
ACC. Cc
OA Holmes
Wendley
Rfc
Webb
Treadway
Smith
Afarlin
Godwin
Lassiter
Huston
O Jones
O Miller
Bryant
Gray
Davis
Catawba AB
R Ae
Catawba
Holmes
Wilkins
Deese
R. Poole
F. Poole
Blair
Kamil
Hamil
Kester
Weld
Indoor shot put champion to enter Drake Carnival
Des Moines, Ia April 1. Al Blozis Georgetown giant who shattered the world indoor shot put record last month will compete at the Drake Relays April 25 and 26. Director Bill Easton announced Blozis entry as he aims to surpass the outdoor world mark of 57 feet 18 inches set by Jack Torrance LSU at Oslo in 1934. Torrance also holds the Drake Relays outdoor record of 55 feet 1 3/8 inches from 1954.
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Des Moines
al Blozis
Georgetown
Bill Easton
Blozis
Jack Torrance
Louisiana State
Oslo
Norway
Torrance
105-Year-Old Fan Plans Reds Opening Day Visit
Cincinnati Reds open in Cincinnati with Pt Charles Rieckel claiming to be 105 and the oldest baseball fan. He said he hopes to attend the game Tuesday if health and weather permit.
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Cynthiana
Charles Rieckel
Sears
Cincinnati Reds
Cincinnati
Tar Heel Uprising Brings Team Victory Over Cadets
The University of North Carolina defeated Virginia Military Institute 12 to 8 in Lexington. UNC slugger Okie Bobbitt drove in five runs with two singles a double and a homer in five trips. Oswald homered and Feimster earned the win while Shelby took the loss as UNC broke a tie with an eighth inning rally.
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Lexington
University of North Carolina
Lon Shelby
Virginia Military Institute
Okie Bobbitt
North Carolina
Tom Oswald
Tar Heels
Three Records Fall In Meet At Duke Invitational
Durham April 12 Three high school records fell at the eighth annual Duke Invitational Interscholastic Track Meet staged with Duke Princeton dual events. Richmonds John Marshall and Maury of Norfolk led the scholastic meet with 30 points each, while other scoring included Jefferson Roanoke 24 Newport News 22 and Durham tied 24. Linwood Smith Thomas Jefferson set the high jump record at five feet 10 and a quarter inches and Maurys relay team set 440 and 880 records. Fred Tucker Newport News led individual scoring with 12 points in broad jump pole vault and high jump.
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Durham
John Marshall
Richmond
Maury High
Norfolk
Duke
D. C
Thomas Jefferson
Boys
Atlanta
Burling
Linwood Smith
Massie
Newport News
Dick Mapp
Howard Warren
Pat Cato
Kenny Westman
Hiner
Wood
Lacy
Hargrove
Cato
Mapp
Westman
McKay
Fred Tucker
Browns debut beats Cardinals in spring opener
St Louis April 12 Two winter acquisitions George Caster and Johnny Allen pitched shutout balls as the Browns opened 1941 spring play with an 8 to 2 victory over the Cardinals. Auker started for St Louis allowing four hits. Judnich hit a two run homer as the Browns belted 15 hits to end the Cards 13 game exhibition win streak.
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ST. Louis
George Caster
Johnny Allen
Browns
Cardinals
Custer
Athletics
Allen
Eldon Auker
Cardinal
Bill McGee
John Grodzicki
Morton Cooper
Walter Judnich
Duke Trackmen Defeat Tigers in Durham Meet Thriller
Duke University track team edged Princeton 69-67 in Durham as Ed Sargent won the hurdles and Moffat Storer tied for second to seal the victory. Individual wins by Jackson and Lockwood highlighted a tight meet decided in the final event.
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Durham
Duke University
Princeton University
Duke
Ed Sargent
Blue Devil
Moffat Storer
Bob Jackson
Princeton
Wendell Lockwood
Jackson
Lockwood
King Cole Leads Jamaica Debut in Paumonok Handicap
King Cole, a three year old from Ogden Phipps, wins the Paumonok Handicap by three lengths at Jamaica Race Track, in a day that set attendance and betting records. Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons also expects two Derby hopefuls Bold Irishman and King Cole to contest the Wood Memorial with Derby fate to be decided.
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Sed Feder
New York
Wandsome King Cole
Jamaica Race Track
Ogden Phipps’ Stable
William Woodward
Lou Tufano
F. J. Buchanan
Zacatine
Cedar Manor
King Cale
Pharamond Jr
Sunny Jim
T. Christopher
Charles Shipman
Payson
Fenelon
King Cole
Fitz
Wood Memorial
Blue Grass
Indians On Mat At South Hamilton Street Arena
Promoter Sergeant McMahon promotes a wrestling card featuring a female and male match with Ella Joseph from Tulsa facing Jon Blevens in a top bout. Chief Saunooke meets the Black Secret in a semi final, and a masked giant eyes a decisive result after a strong season run. Three rounds of boxing cap the program.
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South Hamilton Street Arena
Sergeant McMahon
Ella Joseph
Tulsa
Okls
Mildred Burke
Jon Blevens
Tennessee
Chief Saunooke
Saunooke
High Point
Frank Taylor
Senators Hit Hard To Down Baltimore
Washington Senators walloped Baltimore of the International League 11 to 4 in a 15 hit game led by Roger Cramer with a homer and three singles. Orioles pitcher Balti more struck by Masterson and MacFayden as three double plays halted rallies.
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Washington
Washington Senators
Roger Cramer
Baltimore
Cramer
Orioles
Walter Masterson
Danny MacFayden
Honolulu Team to Compete in National Senior Women’s Meet
Enterprise sports editor Carl Newsome reports W F Bailey received assurance that the Honolulu swimming team will sail from Honolulu July 25 and reach High Point August 3 for the National Senior Women's Swimming Championships to be held August 15 to 17. The notice comes via a letter from S E Dambroger, athletics director at Alexander House Community Association, Inc.
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Carl Newsome Enterprise
Honolulu
High Point
W. F. Bailey
S. E. Dambroger
Alexander House Community Association, Inc
Sakamowa
Bailey
Alexander House Coommunity Association, Inc
Wailuku
Maui
T. H
Carolinas Ass
AAU
N. C
Los Angeles
ELD J
Tarboro to host seventh Carolinas District Swimming Championship
Charles Stapleton of Goldsboro, head of the State A A U Swimming Committee, met Tarboro officials to accept an invitation to hold the seventh annual Carolinas District Swimming Championship in Tarboro in August. The event is traditionally at City Lake pool in High Point and will occur one week before the National Women's Championship in High Point.
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Tarboro
Charles Stapleton
Goldsboro
City Lake Pool
High Point
Citadel Names McCracken Cage Coach For Next Year
Charleston news reports Citadel assigns Joseph S. McCracken as head basketball and assistant football coach starting September, replacing Bennie Parker who resigned in March after a family business issue. The document also notes a planned girls swimming tour and ticket sales, with details on itinerary and sponsors.
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Citadel
McCachren
Charleston
S. C
John Rowland
The
Joseph S. McCracken
Kingston Pa. High Schol
McCracken
Bennie F. Parker
Swimming Meet Ticket Buyers
A list of individuals and sponsors who have purchased three day tickets for the National Senior Women's Swimming Championship, set for August 15 to 17, includes K. T. Amos J. E. Marsh Paul Ingle J. W. Poole and many others, with contributions from Belk-Stevens Co. Efird's Dept. Store and similar sponsors.
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K. T. Amos
J. E. Marsh
Paul Ingle
J. W. Poole
R. K. Young
HH. A. Millis
Charles Hayworth
Nathan Ayers
Tom A. Marlowe
J. W. Lindsay
W. G. Foy
Cc. E. Millis
H. T. Hudson
W. T. Powell
E. N. Phillips
Mrs
M. J. Wrenn
Ingram, Sr
W. B. Hall
R. H. Sechrest
M. Waynick
W. A. Tomlinson
T. V. Rochelle J. Welch Harriss
E. L. Chitwood
J. A. Johnson
W. H. Slane Amos
BR. Kearns
Horace Haworth
Frank Hunsucker
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Wray
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Myers
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Fujiko Katsutani
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Chieko Miyamoto
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Kay Sugino
Miss Sugino
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Teddy
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