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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 14, 1946
Page
10
The American Legion and the 40 and 8 announce plans to reestablish Junior Legion baseball in High Point for the coming season. Dan Arden touts top local talent and urges community support to fill stands and fund the venture, with games likely on the college diamond starting in June.
The Thomasville North State Dodgers meet Burlington in an exhibition at Finch Field today at 3 pm. Manager John Carey says several Finch Field players will join the Thomasville lineup, with Junior Leonard as the likely guaranteed starter and more talent to be announced.
Brooklyn edged New York 3 2 in 12 innings at Ebbetts Field as Carl Furillo steals home for the winning run after a bases loaded situation. Ed Stevens hit a two run homer in the ninth to draw the game even. Joe DiMaggio hit his 18th spring homer for the Yankees.
In Columbia on April 13 Duke's Lee Griffith pitched a near no hitter through seven and a third as the Blue Devils routed South Carolina 16-2 in the second game of a twin bill. Muse and Stott led Duke with three hits apiece and four RBI between them, while Griffith fanned eight as Duke piled up 16 hits to crush the Gamecocks.
A mile and a sixteenth prep sees Alamond and Islam Prince win the top two spots as Westerners spoil the Derby bid. Marine Victory fades to third amid a 47,102 crowd and a 3.7 million dollar betting haul despite a new city tax bite.
High Point will host two major events in May as Western conference track and state high school golf arrive. The track meet May 4 may become invitational to include nearby towns while state golf runs May 8-9 at several courses including Emerywood. Local golfers led by Aaron Rice aim for a strong showing as Blair Park coach Al Gerring leads the squad.
ANNAPOLIS Md April 13 Hamp Coleman pitched three hits as North Carolina edged Navy 2-1 in a baseball contest. Clint Cleetwood a left field homer powered the Tar Heels in the fourth inning and Vin Hayworth doubled and scored in the next frame. Navy’s offense was limited as Carolina took the decision.
Wake Forest rapped out 19 hits off three rookies to beat the Raleigh Capitals of the class C Carolina league 17 to 4 in Raleigh. Pitchers Jake Pearce Stub Skelding and John Stamey each worked three innings and held the pro squad to six hits. Hank Lougee George Edwards and Jim Fleet led the Wake Forest offense with multiple hits.
Margurite Murray of High Point receives a black C letter from the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill, in recognition of athletic or student achievement. The award is announced in a UNC ceremony noted as special to the Enterprise.
Max Schmeling predicts Joe Louis will stop Billy Conn within ten rounds in their world title clash. He notes Conn’s speed and skill but argues Louis’s power will decide, recalling past fights and Schmeling’s own career arc and recent denazification efforts.
The American Legion's 40 and 8 underwrites High Point junior baseball resuming this year after 1938. A meeting for potential players is set Monday at 4 PM on the high school field with Dave Yow and Dan Arden present. Plans include six-team division with Greensboro and Winston-Salem, tentative home games on the college diamond, and a possible professional coach later.
The Mercury Athletic club posts a special meeting for Friday at 7 30 pm to honor all returned servicemen. Guilford College football coach Dock Newton will be the speaker for the event.
Dai Rees, 5 ft 5 in Welshman, fired a 69 in the final round to claim 350 pound first prize in the English Silver King. He totaled 228 for 72 holes to win by seven strokes over Reg Horne, Charles Ward, and A Daily. Algy Matthews and George Johnson faded after leading early, with Henry Cotton tied for 11th.
Duke closes spring grid drills with a 6-6 intra-squad scrimmage between Blues and Whites in Durham. Whites score on a 35 yard pass to Kelley Mote. Blues reply with a 70 yard drive and a Hodges to Ed Austin five yard TD pass. Hodges intercepts five passes on defense.
North Carolina captured 10 of 15 events to defeat Georgia Tech 86 to 45 in the opener. Floyd Simmons of Charlotte led UNC with 16 points on three firsts and a third, while Charlotte native Jack Helms topped Georgia Tech with firsts in shot put and discus.
Catawba College Indians defeated Elon 10-2 in a North State Conference baseball game at Salisbury. Bill Poole went 4-for-4 to spark the offense, with La mar Dorton adding two doubles for the Indians while Elon’s Frank Latta had two hits.
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