Pointers Edge Panthers 9-5 Behind Boone First Homer
Dan Boone hit his first Pointer homer as the team beat the Purple Panthers of High Point College 9 to 5 at Welch park. Braly and Stolen bases highlighted late offense while Martin and Hedrick worked in relief. Davidson College and Guilford scrimmage were tentatively set for upcoming days.
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Asheboro Sluggers Defeat Lexington High School 18 to
Asheboro beat Lexington high school 18 to 8 in a afternoon game. Eight errors marked the rough contest but Asheboro showed 12 safeties off Lexington pitchers Harvey Blalock and Hunter. Local pitchers Crofts Ressi and Miller limited the Davidson county youths to four hits.
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Asheboro
McDonald Smith Stricken Again While In San Francisco
Leading golfer McDonald Smith, outstanding last year, has suffered a relapse after winter illness in San Francisco. A wire from Mrs. Smith to Johnny Balilini, his Lakeville assistant, said his condition worsened and his return to play remains uncertain. He first had dental troubles after arriving in California and later contracted influenza.
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New York
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San Francisco
California
Outsiders Descend On Tar Heel Colleges For Exhibition Cards
Under cloudy skies visitors from Penn State and Pennsylvania University travel to North Carolina venues for exhibition games against State, Carolina and Elon. Wake Forest hosts a Penn State win over State and Carolina as NC teams prepare for closer showdowns with Emory and Henry and Ashmore's Tar Heels.
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Yankees Open Season With Strong Start In pennant Push
The report details the New York Yankees leading the early season pack under Miller Huggins with strong hitting as Mark Koenig goes five for five. It notes the Cardinals’ pitching heroics by Jess Haines, the White Sox comeback over the Indians, and rain causing cancellations across leagues.
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Babe Ruth
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Chicago
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Tunney Free Agent Status Sparks Chicago Promotion Push
Billy Gibson Gene Tunney’s manager says the heavyweight champion is a free agent after New York boxing commissions voided his contracts. Promoter Jim Mullen backs a Chicago bout at Soldiers Field or major league stadiums with capacity for up to 110,000. Gibson will seek an opponent and present the plan for a late summer or early fall لقاء.
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State and Wake Forest to Play It Out Easter Monday
Easter Monday baseball classic between North Carolina State and Wake Forest draws large crowds at Riddick Field Raleigh. Wake Forest holds a slight edge after a 2 1 victory on April 5 at World War Memorial Stadium Greensberry with Ralph James’s homer, while State aims to reverse recent Easter Monday results and adds a May 13 rematch at Gore Field Wake Forest.
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The Nut Cracker and Town Gossip in Flashing Vignettes
A humorous collage notes Henry's Ford crash compared to John D. Rockefeller, Bobby Jones shifts to Bob, Willlie Boy Stribling sparring, Mr OGeoffy’s peculiar girlfriend who claims many kisses, Hug and Ruth in a Florida orange grove, fear of tarantula and Lon Chaney, Harvard ties, and a dry department spring report praising its $3,000,000 in fines and rising violations.
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Virginia League Opens Schedule Amid Rainy Start
Raleigh April 14 The Virginia League pressed on with its schedule after rain. Early scores show Wilson 8 Kinston 4 and Portsmouth 9 Norfolk 3 while Petersburg and Richmond battled to a 3 3 draw. Bug manager Buan Hearn pitched for Wilson as darkness halted play.
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Norfolk & Richmond
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Baseball and boxing Q and A preview from old notes
The quiz discusses Bob Shawkery and Bills Mehlhorns records with team context. It recalls Rube Marquard pitching a not hit game for the Giants and notes a 1991 New Orleans bout where Coulon defeated Burns. Osborn is cited as winning the decathlon all round title three times in 1988 1925 and 1926.
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Yankees
W. G. E. Shawker
Bill Mehlhorn
L. G. N. Mehlhorn
Rube Marquard
New York Giants
Small Class B Town Hosts Wilson in Long Tie
The report notes a game with 21 scattered hits and an 11 inning tie between Richmond and Petersburg. It mentions Kinston, labeled by writers as America’s smallest Class B town, hosting Wilson.
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America
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Salisbury Club Beats Charlotte Aggregation
Salisbury defeated the Charlotte road club by 23 to 1 in an afternoon game. The Colonials plan to play Greenville tomorrow and then face the Charlotte Hornets on Saturday.
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Woman Deploys Broom, Traps Burglary Suspect
In Peoria Illinois on April 13 Mrs. George Thomas heard a noise, chased a burglar in her kitchen, and used a broom to pin his neck as he crawled through a window. Neighbors and police were alerted by his cries.
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George Thomas
A Shaky Proposition Teaches Black Bottom in Ten Minutes
A brief Life item notes a claim about a quick lesson to teach the Black Bottom in ten minutes. The exchange hints at urgency and a need to move quickly if the challenge is accepted.
Lu Blue Named Captain Of Detroit Tigers
The Detroit club restores a field captaincy with Lu Blue awarded the honor after Ty Cobb’s management ended the role and George Moriarty previously piloted the squad.
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Whyn Ty Cobb
George Moriarty
Lu Blue
Inside Baseball trivia on early pro era questions
The questions ask who first earned a salary for baseball services who first toured nationally playing exhibitions when players from a country introduced the game abroad and which club is regarded as the first real professional team plus the team’s record.
First extended baseball tour and historic teams
Reach later led a sporting goods firm bearing his name. The Nationals of Washington D C made the first extended baseball tour, traveling over 6000 miles. In 1874 the Bostons and Athletics of Philadelphia toured England. The Cincinnati Red Stockings compiled a record of 187 wins, 1 loss, and 1 tie.
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England
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Man wakes after three years memory loss linked to war exploits
In the late war a shell near American H. L. Rice in the French cavalry caused amnesia. He regained memories after three years but recalls no events during the blank period. He had earned the Belgian Order of Leopold and the French Legion of Honor during that time.
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Madison, Wis
H. L. Rice
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Wilkesbarre Club to Play Winston-Salem in Two Games
Wilkesbarre Pa team arrives for two game Piedmont League series. First game slated for this afternoon but poor noon weather raises risk of a call. Visitors remain hoping to play Friday afternoon if weather allows after traveling from spring training.
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Winston-Salem
Wilkesbarre
Raleigh Caps and Greenville Resume Rainout Make-up Game
Raleigh Capitols of the Piedmont circuit and Greenville of the Sally League resumed play at Jeacue Park Raleigh after rain yesterday. The teams attempted to exhibit battle in this make-up game.
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