Major League Managers Confident As Loop Races Open
The South Atlantic Scholastic Golf tournament opens Saturday at Blair Park with 13 high schools fielding full four-man teams. John Marshall of Richmond defends. Thomas Jefferson of Richmond, Newport News, Chevy Chase MD, and entries from Columbia SC, Spartanburg, Greenville, Atlanta, and North Carolina schools compete in 36-hole stroke play over two days with practice rounds starting Friday.
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Blair Park
City Recreation Department
W. F. Bailey
Parks and Playgrounds
John Marshall High School
Richmond
Thomas Jefferson High
Newport News
Chevy Chase High
Maryland
South Carolina
Columbia
D. C
Palmetto State
Spartanburg
Greenville
Atlanta
Tech
North Carolina
Durham
Winston-Salem
Raleigh
Burlington
Roanoke Rapids
High Point
Henry Styres
Lexington
Taft Started Presidents Tossing Out Baseball
Washington April 19 Baseball fans can thank William Howard Taft for founding the custom of starting major league seasons with a presidential pitch. It’s been 27 years since Taft tossed out the first ball on April 14, 1910, and every president since has followed. Franklin Roosevelt winds up today to begin the 1937 season, with Owner Clark Griffith noting past presidents Wilson Harding and Hoover as keen fans.
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Dillon Graham Washington
William Howard Taft
Taft
Washington-Philadelpha
Franklin Roosevelt
Clark Griffith
Senators
Walter Johnson
Athletics
Johnson
Geasler
Baker
Walter
Wilson
Harding
Coolidge
Hoover
Germantown
Griffith
Junior church social at Cherry Street Church
The Cherry Street Presbyterian junior church cabinet held its annual social at Miss Catherine Williams home on Washington Street Friday evening. The event opened with a devotional, featured mental games, and a, program led by Mrs. C. R. Robinson, Miss Cora Lee Robinson, Miss Winnie Bell Williamson, Rev. C. H. White, Willie Barringer, and Herbert Staton. A supper followed. Junior church officers were commissioned Sunday: Elders William Turner Carolyn Robinson Helen E. Wood. Deacons Ernestine Keno Thelma C. Jordan Lucy Mae Woodruff Eloise Boger Wana Robinson. Trustees Herbert Staton Alberta Woodruff William Barringer.
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Cherry Street
Cherry Street Presbyterian Church
Catherine Williams
Washington St
C. R. Robinson
Cora Lee Robinson
Winnie Bell Williamson
C. H. White
Willie Barringer
Herbert Staton
William
Newark Eagles Open Exhibition Schedule in Spring Tour
The Newark Eagles, runners up in the Negro National League last season, prep for exhibitions aiming to win the pennant. They face Winston-Salem Feagies in Winston-Salem April 23–24, High Point April 25–26, and Greensboro April 27–28, at Memorial Stadium. Star players include Willie Wells, Leon Ragis Ruffin, Dandridge at third, Dick Seay at second, Mule Suttles at first, outfielders Stone Crutchfold Pearson, and pitcher staff Evans McDuffie Bell plus rookies Humes Wright Davis.
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Newark Eagles
Eagles
Winston-Salem Feagies
Black Twins
Winston- Salem
Willis Park
High Point
Greensboro
Memorial Stadium
Willie Wells
John Henry Lloyd
Leon ‘Lasgies” Ruffin
High Point Red Sox
Ooks Dandridge
Bill Klem
Kiem
Dandridge
Jack Rabbit
Dick Seay
Mule” Suttles
Mule
Babe Ruth
Stone
Crutchfold
Pearson
Evans
McDuffie
Bell
Ising
Humes
Wright Davis
Util
First closed cabin plane of 1912 by Blériot flies Legagneux
The earliest closed cabin aircraft built in 1912 by Blériot was flown by Legagneux. It featured a 14 cylinder Gnome engine with a powerful, yet unnamed horsepower output.
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Bleriot
Legagneux
Roosevelt Opens Washington Game With First Toss
Franklin Roosevelt, hailed as big right hander, starts the season by delivering the first pitch from the President’s box to Washington and Philadelphia players near home plate. A 30,000 capacity crowd witnessed his annual pitching duty as Vice President Garner hoisted the centerfield flag before Joe Cascarella and Harry Kelley took over pitching duties for the game.
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Washington
Franklin Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Garner
Mr. Roosevelt
Joe Cascarella
Harry Kelley
Athletics
Dowell to Speak at Merchants Meet in Asheboro
Asheboro hosts charter day banquet with W L Dowell executive secretary of North Carolina Merchants Association outlining benefits of a merchants group. Greensboro secretary-manager R G Trosper to speak on Rackets alongside other executives from Burlington High Point and Greensboro groups. Open house discussion on merchant problems.
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Asheboro
W. L. Dowell
North Carolina Merchants Association
Merchants Association
Asheboro Merchants Association
M. P. Church
R. G. Trosper
Greensboro Merchants Association
T. J. Mitchell
Burlington Merchants Association
Grace Baker
High Point Merchants Association
Geo. H. DeBoe
Greensboro
Frisch bets Terry Giants return by July first
Noting a wager between Frank Frisch manager of the St. Louis Cardinals and Bill Terry pilot of the New York Giants, Frisch bets he will be back at first base for the Giants by July 1. The stakes are a salt, cigar box, a hat and a bottle of rum.
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ST. Louis
Frankie Frisch
St. Louis Cardinals
Bill Terry
New York Giants
Giants
Treppe to tackle Pitt
Philadelphia April 19 Temple University will meet Pittsburgh at football for the first time on October 1 1938. Pitt's coach Jock Sutherland has a lineage tracing to and succeeding Pop Warner Temple mentor.
Cheese Champion? LSU Boxer Knows 42 Cheeses
Baton Rouge report shows aJe Gersak of Louisiana State University in bantamweight boxing knows his cheese. He works as a salesman in Gary Indiana during summers, returning to his home town.
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Baton Rouge
aJe Gersak
Louisiana State University
Gary
Ind
Kansas City Player Ties Name to Headlines
Herman Schulte, Kansas City second baseman, joked on April 19 about shortening his surname Schulthenrich to fit the style of newspaper headlines, reflecting a playful take on sports naming quirks.
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Herman
Bees And Phillies Open Before Small Crowd Today
Boston Bees and Phillies open the 1937 National League season before a small crowd, with McKechnie and Wilson predicting improved showings. Opening pitching includes MacFayden for Boston morning, Turner for rookies. Phillies start Walters for the morning game and Lampeter for the afternoon. Deb Garris, Elbie Fletcher, and Vince DiMaggio join Bees as notable new players.
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Boston
Boston Bees
Phillies
Bill McKechnie
The
Bees
Jimmy Wilson
McKechnie
Eran
Danny MacFayden
Jim Turner
Wilson
Bucky Walters
Wayne Lampeter
Vince DiMaggio
Yankees
Deb Garris
Elbie Fletcher
Baxter Jordan
Parker May Coach for Mexico City Team
Ace Parker former Duke football star and A’s rookie outfielder who trained in Mexico City may be hired to coach the University of Mexico football team. The report notes Parker’s connection to the Athletics and his potential role as coach in Mexico City.
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Parker
Mexico City
Ace Parker
Duke University
Philadelphia Athletics
University of Mexico
Wings of 1909 used by Curtis in June Bug plane
The first dihedral and anhedral in the wings of a plane were used in 1909 by Curtis in his June Bug, seven years before the Camel popularized them.
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Curtis
Study And Racing May Be Combined By Spartan Star
EAST LANSING Mich April 19 Coach Lauren P Brown of the Michigan State track team fears Nelson Gardner may let his entomology studies disrupt his cross country running Gardner a star Spartan barrier studies insects and may linger along the wooded route to catch a bug potentially delaying races.
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Ulansing
Mich
Lauren P. Brown
Nelson Gardner
Gardner
Spartan Barrier
Brown
Woodlands
Wallburg Beats Pilot High 8-6 in Friday Game
Wallburg High defeated Pilot High 8 to 6 on Friday afternoon in Wallburg. S Bodenheimer hit a home run in the fifth and later scored again on Russ's single. Clodfelter joined the homer column in the sixth, and Fairgrove added three runs in the seventh with two more homers. Pilot's Kaney and Sledge hit round-trippers in the seventh. Rothrock pitched for Wallburg allowing eight hits. Brinkley pitched for Pilot giving up nine.
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Wallburg
Wallburg High School
Pilot High
Pilot
Bodenheimer
Clodfelter
S. Bodenheimer
Russ
Fairgrove
Pilot Kaney
Sledge
Rothrock
Brinkley Twirling
Wall
Open for Business St Louis Police Station Visit
More than 400 visitors toured the new ninth district police station during its first day, while about another 400 people were brought in for a closer, longer look.
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ST. Louis
Ninth District
Indian Coaches Admit They Don't Teach Bob
NEW YORK April 19 George Uhle Cleveland Indian coach who used to be a good pitcher confessed today that he and Coach Wally Schang haven't taught Bob Feller much They say they focus on control and pace while preserving his raw power Schang notes Feller learned to keep his eye on the batter and to deliver with timing Uhle predicts Feller will go down in history as the greatest pitcher ever and says he nearly gets dizzy thinking about the kid
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New York
George Uhle
Cleveland
Schang
Eddie Plank
Chief Bender
Bob
Uhle
Steve O'Neill
Cleveland Indians
Thomasville Falls to Winston-Salem in tight D league tilt
Thomasville's class D club dropped a 7-4 decision to Winston-Salem in a Piedmont league series opener at Finch Field after a 6-5 win the day before. Both managers shuffled substitutions heavily as six innings stayed even before Winston-Salem pulled ahead.
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Thomasville
Winston-Salem
Finch
Twins
Jimmy Mays
Alvin Crowder
Winston - Salem
Exhibition Results By Associated Press Summary
New York A 6 Brooklyn N 4 New York N 5 Cleveland A 4 Philadelphia A 5 Philadelphia N Boston A 10 Boston N St Louis A 5 St Louis N 4 Chicago A 7 Chicago N 6 Cincinnati N 5 Detroit A Washington A 15 Baltimore 1 Pittsburgh N 5 Des Moines WL 2 Jersey City 1 Trenton N P 1
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Associated Press
New York
Brooklyn
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Boston
St. Louis
Chicago
Cineinnati
Detroit
Washington
Baltimore
Pittsburgh
Des Moines
Jersey City
Trenton
Cincinnati
Hopkinton Marathon Field Aims for Silver Trophy Today
Boston April 19 The Hopkins town start of the Boston A A marathon hosts a strong balanced field for the prestigious race. At noon George W Brown longtime veteran of 38 starts will release about 200 entrants through the 26 miles 385 yards course to the back bay finish. The winner earns a silver trophy and fleeting fame in what is described as one of the sport’s toughest events.
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Boston
Hopkinton
George W. Brown
Back Bay
Van Devanter Receives Birthday Flowers From Neighbor
Associate Justice Willis Van Devanter marked his 78th birthday with a bouquet from an eleven year old admirer and attendance at a routine Supreme Court session. The oldest associate justice by service, he was named by President Taft in 1910.
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Washington
Supreme Court
Willis van Devanter
Sarah Kimball
van Devanter
Taft
Ventura girl sets world record in endurance flight
A Ventura California girl claims the womens solo endurance flying record after staying aloft for 19 hours 57 minutes and 14 seconds in a monoplane motor.
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Ventura
Calif
Schedule and scores from Newark Norfolk game card
Newark I beat Norfolk PL 12 to 3 while Buffalo 1 defeated Portsmouth P 12. Today’s slate features Jersey City New York N against Jersey City 1 and a West Point pairing of New York A versus the U S Military Academy.
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Newark
Norfolk
Buffalo
Portsmouth
Senators And Athletics Tangle In Annual Classic
In Washington and Boston the 1937 season opens with managers predicting crowded first divisions across leagues. Bucky Harris expects the Senators to be real contenders after the Roosevelt ball toss. Connie Mack and Beane of the A’s hint at possible improvement. Yankees skipper Joe McCarthy and Giants boss Bill Terry express strong confidence in their clubs. Mickey Cochrane declares the Tigers the best defensive AL team with Greenberg and himself in the lineup.
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Washington
Boston
Pilots
Burleigh Grimes
Chuck Dressen
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Rogers Hornsby
St. Louis Browns
Yanks
Indians
Tigers
Chicago
New York
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Dressen
Reds
Bucky Harris
Senators
Athletics
Roosevelt
Connie Mack
Bill McKechnie
The
Bees
Jimmy Wilson
Phillies
Patriots
Yankee Joe McCarthy
Bill Terry
Charley Grim
Cubs
Mickey Cochrane
Hank Greenberg Bac
Tiger
Baseball headlines and echoes from the early season
New York sport roundup surveys opening day vibes with Bob Feller covers, pennant chatter, and club hopes for the Yankees and Cardinals. It notes Hank Anderson’s revamped Michigan line play, Braddock publicity plans for Louis, and a Carlisle legend Frank Pleasant’s Buffalo death with a story of his Tuscarora scout encounter.
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Boston
West Pointers
Army
Cambridge
Harvard
Hank Anderson
Michigan
Jimmy Fox
Bob Feller
Frank Mr. Pleasant
Carlisle
Buffalo
Frank
Tuscarora Reservation
Baseball scores and military academy note
A string of scores lists multiple baseball results across cities and leagues including New York, Brooklyn, Boston, Chicago, St. Louis, Cincinnati, Detroit, Washington, Baltimore, Pittsburgh, Des Moines, Jersey City, Trenton, Newark, Norfolk, Buffalo, and Portsmouth. The U S Military Academy at West Point appears as a location and note.
Lawson Prexy for Mid-South Golf Association
Dr. R. B. Lawson of Chapel Hill was elected president of the Mid-Southern Senior Golf Association at the annual meeting held at Sedgefield Inn during the ongoing tournament. Howard Phillips Pinehurst E H Woodson Salisbury R H Wheeler High Point J H Brodie Henderson and H R Davis Charleston S C elected vice presidents John Heller Sedgefield secretary A W Fetter Sedgefield tournament committee chair. Directors were re-elected for another year and the 1938 tournament will again be at Sedgefield late April or early May.
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Greensboro
R. B. Lawson
Chapel Hill
Mid-Southern Senior Golf Association
Sedgefield Inn
Howard Phillips
Pinehurst
E. H. Woodson
Salisbury
R. H. Wheeler
High Point
J. H. Brodie
Henderson
H. R. Davis
Charleston
S. C
John Heller
Sedgefield
A. W. Fetter
Association
Grant Beaten By Sabin In Finals
Atlanta April 19 Bryan Grant the Atlanta man known as the little giant fell to Wayne Sabin of Hollywoo Calif in the finals of the Atlanta invitation tennis tournament Sabin ranked 17th nationally beat Grant in straight sets 6 0 6 0 7 5 Sabin had defeated Gilbert Hall at Pinehurst in the North South finals earlier this season Finals were delayed by rain the previous two weeks
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Atlanta
Bryan
Bitsy) Grant
Little Giant
Wayne Sabin
Hollywoo Calif
Sabin
Grant
Gilbert Hall
South Orang N. J
Pinehurst
N Cc
Four share world record for three furlongs in New York
Four thoroughbreds now share the world record for three furlongs. Airflame established the mark 33 seconds a year ago at Santa Anita. This past winter Sall Shall and Recorder equaled the record at Hialeah, while Balkin tied it at Santa Anita.
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New York
Sant Anita
Sall Shall
Recorder
Hialeah
Balkin
Santa Anita
Night List Opens with Tue and Thu Evening Hours
The notice announces a listing open at night on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 1 until 9. The schedule specifies extended after dark hours for those days.
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Mime Ates
Sena
Fen
Ces
John Marshall
Ban Johnson
American League
Commerce
Griffith Stadium
Dowell
Ob Wilke
Notre Dame
Nacional Inter
Spartan Star
Denny Shute
G. A. Champion
Miami Biltmore Country Club
Denny
Southland
Shutes
Twin City
Abrhpore
Russell
gSchoolfield
Riley
Meulla
Canty
Basly
Tysinger
Kirby
Randleman
Dixon
Easly
Newsome
Connor
Getterman
Muella
Mueller
LaBate
la Jack
Time
Oaks
Stringfield
Atttendance
Boston Marathon
West Point
U.S. Military Academy
Philadelphia Nationals
Sid Feder
By Eddie Brietz
Jupe Plavis
Cardinals
Braddock
Francis Albertanti
Francis
Bear
Schmeling
Max
Joe Louis
Eddie Neil
Spain
Happy Landing
Butch
Lawson Prexy
Mid-South
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