Big League Openers Draw Record Crowds Across N Y
From New York to Philadelphia, 1937 opening day promises record attendance with as many as 250000 fans expected for Monday and Tuesday double headers. Yankees face Senators at home. Giants meet Dodgers in Brooklyn as injuries thin rosters.
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Erprise
Piedmont
Roosevelt
Senators
Washington
Phillies
Bees
Boston
New York Yankees
Giants
Dodgers
Brooklyn
Joe DiMaggio
Yanks
Tex Carlton
Cubs
Jimmy Foxx
Tommy Bridges
Tigers
Lefty Grove
Red Sox
Stu Martin
St. Louis Cardinals
Yankees
Mickey Cochrane
Hank Greenbers
Indians
Rooke
Bob Feller
Boston Red Sox
Cardinals
St. Louis
Bill Terry
Chicago Cubs
Pittsburgh Pirates
Terry
Bucs
Pittsburgh
Rip Collins
Carleton
Cincinnati
Reds
Duke's Sparkplug Sparkie Bergman Shines for Duke Nine
Duke sophomore Russell Bergman nicknamed Sparkie stars in baseball as Duke shortstop batting around .400 and hitting third. He leads Duke in a showdown with Wake Forest at Duke Park tomorrow afternoon at 3 45.
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Russell Bergman
Duke University
Sparkie
Duke
Wake Forest
Duke Park
Twins Triumph In High Point High Baseball Shootout
Winston-Salem beat High Point 11 to 10 after a back and forth game. Poe Hines and Rickard homered for Winston-Salem while Cooper took the loss for High Point as Whiteheart earned the win.
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Winston-Salem High School
Bisons
High Point High
High Point
Winston-Salem
Grant
Rickard
Fitzgerald
Hines
Whitehurst
Poe
Brinson
Grishaw
Hucks
Meekins
Evans
Cooper
Sensenbach
Overcash
Hussey
Pitzgerald
Forrest
Smith
Koonte
Hewitt
Whiteheart
Pire
Arden
Darlington Beats McCallie Prep 9-8 in Hard Baseball Clash
Rome Georgia April 17 Darlington School defeated McCallie Prep of Chattanooga 9 to 8 in a tense baseball battle. Darlington ace pitched a strong game and scored the deciding run in the final frame. The Tigers remain unbeaten this season as they push for the midsouth diamond title.
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Rome
Darlington School
McCallie Prep
Chatanooga
Maurice Culberson
Darlington
Tigers
McCrary Raps Two Panther Hurlers Hard
McCrary baseball club defeated High Point college pitchers 13 to 1 in six innings. Lefty Briggs held the visitors to six hits as McCrary rolled 15 safeties, Clodfelter and Barnes homered, Burge had four singles, and Towery added two for High Point. Yow started for High Point, Booth finished, and Briggs earned the win.
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Eagles
High Point College
Enterprise
Asheboro
McCrary Baseball Club
Lefty Briggs
McCrary
Yow
Booth
High Point
Clodfelter
Barnes
Burge
Towery
Briggs
Oats
Alexander
Cheek
Harrington
Es Cravef
Tarzan White Beats Rasputin in Wrestling Bout
Ivan Rasputin clashed with Tarzan White at the Labor hall last night. Rasputin bit and fought hard but White secured a leg lock to force a fall and Rasputin quit after his knee cap injury. Opening match saw Lee Henning defeat Bull Curley in two straight falls amid crowd applause.
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Ivan Rasputin
Labor Hall
Tarzan White
Alabama
Presto
Rasputin
Down
White
Ivan
Lee Henning
Bull Curley
Charge Two With Theft of Tractor
Lexington reports that J L Gordon and Henry Warner junk dealers from Silver Valley were arrested in Asheboro after an investigation by Belvin Stone and Randolph county authorities. They are charged with stealing a tractor from Claude Ruth of Randolph county last month. Parts identified by Ruth were found on the defendants premises, and their wives said the men bought the tractor parts in the line of business. A Monday hearing in Asheboro is scheduled.
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Lexington
Belvin Stone
Sheriff's Office
Randolph County
J. L. Gordon
Henry Warner
Silver Valley
Asheboro
Claude Ruth
Mr. Stone
Gordon
Warner
Louis N. Howard Re elected President of New Bern Merchants
Louis N. Howard was reelected president of the New Bern Merchants Association at the organization’s annual meeting held today in New Bern. A slate of officers was announced and members discussed upcoming chamber events and merchant concerns in the town.
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New Bern
Louis N. Howard
New Bern Merchants Association
Fair Grove Student Wins Most Valuable Trophy
Hilliard Nance, a Fair Grove High senior, received the Most Valuable Trophy from Coach C. Virgil Yow of High Point College. The honor, voted by the Central Piedmont High School tournament committee after the season event in Harrison gym, covered all 22 participating high schools.
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Hilliard Nance
Fair Grove High School
C. Virgil Yow
High Point College
Harrison Gymnasium
Fair Grove
W. F. Bailey
Wade Marlette
Frank Barfield
Charles Spencer
Brooks Rietzel
Dave Yow
Broadus Culler
Sidney Brame
Yow
Young Nance
E. T. Kearns
Thomasville Falls to Syracuse Chiefs in Class D clash
Thomasville's North State Class D team lost 11 to 1 to the Syracuse Chiefs at Finch Field. Pinkston homered for the sole Thomasville run, as Syracuse tallied in three big innings. Thomasville heads to Winston-Salem for an exhibition with Piedmont league club, with a return game Sunday at Finch Field.
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Thomasville
Syracuse Chiefs
Finchfield
Winston- Salem
Jimmy Maus
Syracuse
Pinkston
Brockette
Gleesop
SRO
Gamble
Perea
Monet
Campbell
Miller
Molesworth
Hockette
Porece
Totela Ws
Aches Sess
Abrhpore
Gerterman
Connor
Riley
Ragsdale
Meuller
Basly
Maus
Parker
Rds
Wea Ak
le Etecaib
Painter
Seheey
Local Golfers Beat Burlington
High Point high school golf team defeated Burlington 12 to 5 at Burlington. John Diffendale led High Point with three points alongside Granville Sharpe for Burlington. Sidney Gayle of High Point beat Jimmy Rea of Burlington by 2.5 strokes. High Point won best ball 2 to 0.5 and second foursome saw Frank Garrett 89 to Neece 85, win 2.5 to 0.5.
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High Point High School
Burlington High Club
Burlington
John Diffendale
High Point
Granville Sharpe
Jimmy Rea
Sidney Gayle
Frank Garrett
Shookie” Neece
Ansel Snow
Allen Brazington
Hockett Earns Victory In Syracuse Thomasville Tilt
Syracuse bashed Parker for seven in four frames while Painter yielded seven in two. Russell fanned three and Hockett struck out three while Hochette earned the win and Parker took the loss as 9 Syracuse left on base and 3 for Thomasville. Umpires were McBane Baldwin and Stringfield. time two hours.
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Sop
Reder
Gertman
Connor
Mueller
Parker
Pain
Russell
Hockett
Pierce
Painter
Rockette
Syrcuse
Thomasville
Hochette
McBane
Baldwin
Stringfield
Opening Games In Big League
Opening games across major leagues list April 6 to 20 matchups. American League features Philadelphia at Philadelphia and Cleveland at Detroit while Chicago visits St. Louis. National League opens with Philadelphia at Boston in a doubleheader and New York at Brooklyn with St. Louis at Cincinnati and Pittsburgh at Chicago.
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Philadelphia
Newbatt
Cleveland
Detroit
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New Y
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Deacons Meet Blue Devils In Crucial Game
Wake Forest missing ace Joe Talley due to ineligibility under new conference rules, as Duke and Wake Forest clash in a pivotal Big Five baseball tilt at Durham. Duke seeks a 10th straight win after sweeping Davidson, while Wake Forest carries eight straight victories and a share of conference leadership.
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Charlotte
Wake Forest Deacons
Duke Blue Devils
Joe Talley
Wake Forest
Talley
Wingate College
Mars Hill
John Caddell
Skinny Byrd
Durham
Dukes
Davidson
Deacons
Raleigh
Davidson-Elon
Burlington
North Carolina
Guilford
Atlantic Christian
Carolina
Trackers
Annapolis
Navy
Cindermen
Randolph Macon
Duke
Johns Hopkins
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Virginia
Charlottesville
High Point
N. C. State
Tilden Beats Richards In Exhibition Match
In Greensboro on April 17 Bill Tilden defeated Vincent Richards 6-4 2-6 6-1 in an exhibition. Alfred H Chapin Jr beat Tara Sato 6-3 6-2 in the other singles. Chapin and Richards beat Tilden and Sato 6-0 in a one set doubles.
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Greensboro
Bill
Tilden
Vincent Richards
Alfred H. Chapin, Jr
Tara Sato
Chaplin
Richards
Sato
Loom as favorites in Mid- South seniors golf tourney
Greensboro April 17 Howard Phillips and Lester Tyrell both of Pinehurst led favorites status after winning the preliminary best ball event with a 63 net. They carried a 17 stroke handicap.
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Greensboro
Howard Phillips
Lester Tyrell
Pinehurst
Dixie Walker Surprises White Sox Fans With Rebound
Chicago April 17. Manager Jimmy Dykes and owner Lou Comiskey praise Dixie Walker as he battles arm injuries and hopes to help the White Sox. Walker, once with the Yankees, shows form in spring, homering against the Cubs in an exhibition game.
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Chicago
Dixie
Jimmy Dykes
Chicago White Sox
White Sox
Lou Comiskey
Dixie Wer
Fleet Sox
Walker
Ball
Yankees
Babe
Toledo
Yanks
O Comiskey
Brillian
Sox
Chicago Cubs
Training Camp Briefs From Associated Press
Detroit and Cincinnati open the camp schedule with a string of results across multiple teams. Brooklyn over New York while Chicago clubs post strong wins. Holy Cross shuts out Boston as Pittsburgh dominates Hutchinson. Baltimore edges Philadelphia and Washington crushes Georgetown. St Louis and Portsmouth post lopsided scores while Newark blanks Binghamton and Rochester falls to Columbus.
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Detroit
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Chicago
Cleveland
Boston
Holy Cross Univ
Pittsburgh
Hutchinson
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Washington
Georgetown University
St. Louis
Portmouth
Newark
Binghamton
Nyp
City matchups listed for multiple sites across the league
A compilation shows city pairings with teams denoted by city and side labels N for neutral A for away. Games appeared in Philadelphia Boston St Louis Springfield Dayton Chicago Washington Brooklyn New York and Cleveland matchups with various home and away indicators. The list resembles a schedule grid or tournament card from a period publication.
Dodgers Face Yankees In Spring Exhibition
Brooklyn fans pack Ebbets Field to watch the Dodgers end spring exhibitions as Lou Gehrig sits on the sidelines nursing a finger injury on his left hand.
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Dodgers
Yankees
Brooklyn
Ebbets’ Field
Lou Gehrig
Iron Horse
Giants Open Polo Grounds With Indians Crowd Expected
New York advance ticket sales signaled about 20 000 fans would attend the Giants season opener at the Polo Grounds against the Cleveland Indians today.
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New York
Giants
Cleveland Indians
Dressen Says Golf Helps Reds Players
Dayton Ohio report quotes Chuck Dressen, manager of the Cincinnati Reds, stating golf benefits his players. He argues that fundamentals of hitting a baseball and a golf ball are the same and asserts golf keeps his men away from pool rooms and cafes.
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Dayton, O
Chuck Dressen
Cincinnati Reds
Macks Play Phillies Philadelph Ia City Series Fourth Game
The Athletics and Phillies meet today for the fourth game of a five game city series. The A s have already won the first three games straight.
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MACKS
Phillies
Philadelphia
Athletics
A's
Senators pitcher cautions Jess Hill over hit incidents
Pitcher Ed Linke of Washington warns outfielder Jess Hill to be more cautious after past incidents. Two years earlier Hill, then with the Yankees, bounced a pitch off Linke’s head. In spring training last year he hit Linke’s shoulder, and in batting practice yesterday Hill knocked Linke down with a drive to his left shin.
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Washington
Ed Linke
Senators
Jess Hill
Yankees
Linke
Hill
Pirates name Swift and Weaver for mound duty today
Pittsburgh Pirates manager Pie Traynor lists Bill Swift and Jim Weaver as pitchers for today’s game against Springfield Massachusetts. Swift, Weaver expected to work early innings as Pittsburgh faces the local club in a spring exhibition.
Tigers Seek Relief In Southpaw Troubles
Detroit manager Mickey Cochrane names three lefthanders Jake Wade Clyde Hatter and Bob Logan for the third game with Cincinnati hoping to reduce southpaw pitching troubles today.
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Dayton
O.C
Mickey Cochrane
Detroit Tigers
Jake Wade
Clyde Hatter
Bob Logan
Cincinnati
Cards Play Browns in Spring City Series at Sportsman’s Park
Cardinals face Browns in a major league baseball preview at Sportsman’s Park. Fans pack the stadium as St. Louis hosts the Browns in a spring city series buildup.
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Browns
ST. Louis
Sportsman's Park
Cardinals
Bees Meet Red Sox in Boston Open 1937 Season
Rain delays pushed the series into today at the National Leaguers' park as Boston and the Bees prepare to open the Red Sox 1937 campaign with a south swing wrap.
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Bees Meat Red Sox
Boston
Boston Red Sox
Bees
Park
Hearing dulled by eating noted in doctor anecdote
A physician observes temporary hearing dulling after meals, a effect most evident when a waiter asks who gets the check. The anecdote highlights a curious sensory lapse linked to dining moments.
Hall and Sabin Reach Tennis Finals in Pinehurst
In Pinehurst on April 17, Hall of Eastern N J and Wayne Sabin of Hood Calif meet in the men's singles final after Sabin edged Merriman Cunnings in Nashville 5 6 6 2 6 4 and Hall beat Archibald Henderson 6 2 6 0 9 7. Eunice Dean meets Virginia Rice Johnson in the women's final.
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Pinehurst
Wayne Sabin
Howood
Calif
J. Gilbert Hall
Eastera N. J
Sabin
Merriman Cunnings
Nashville
Tenn
Archibald Henderson
University of North Calina
Eunice Dean
Texas
Virginia Rice Joh
Boston
Dean
Millicenter
New York
Johnson
Florence Boutellier
Westbury
Hall
Martin Buxby
M Fla
Elwood Cooke
Land, Ore
Ed Fuller
E. L. Tarshis
Montreal
Buxby
Henderson
F. Farrell
Boxing results from last night feature Greb and Bass wins
In Chicago Larry Greb, billed as 134 pounds, outpointed Frankie in a ten rounder. Hollywood saw Lou Brooklyn knock Pancho Leyvas. Philadelphia reports Benny Bass outpointing Gene in a ten round contest.
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Associated Press
Chicago
Larry Greb
Yankee
Frankie
New York
Hollywood
Calif
Lou
Brooklyn
N. Y
Pancho Leyvas
Yuma
Ariz
Philadelphia
Benny Bass
Geneto
Fragmented note on teaching and performance era
A fragmented sentence discusses lecturers, strip-tease artists, and learning to engage an audience. It hints at education blurred with performance culture and possible debate over acceptable displays in public spaces.
Conrad Heads Sunday School Recreational Association
Rev F L Conrad pastor of Emmanuel Lutheran elected president as ten teams form the Soft Ball league planned by the association. L R Stewart named vice president and Cleve Loman secretary treasurer. May start with a straight schedule and a season ending championship series. Churches in the league include Church of God Wesley Memorial Welch Memorial Lut an First M P Episcopal Baptist Central Friends Street Baptist and Evangeli an Reformed.
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F. L. Conrad
Emmanuel Lutheran Church
L. R. Stewart
Cleve Loman
M. Dudley
EB. L. Her
J. T. Morgan
Church of God
Wesley Morial
Welch Memorial
Lutan
First M. P
Episcopal
Fi Baptist
Central Friends
Street Baptist
Evangeli
Reformed
Ers
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Steerer
Auman
Ethene
Reid
Silman
Eaeeteee Brown
Seare Bready
R. Hartley
Black Bisons
Darlington Downs
McRary
Panther
Bill Curley
Slick” Shepherd
Yweads Merchants
Art Krenz
Chiefs
Jimmy Mays
Blue Devils
Bill Tilden
Dixie Walker
By Earl Hilligan
Columbus
Rochester (I
Springfield
Albany
Conrad Heads
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