Tar Heels in the Big Show
North Carolina natives dominate the major leagues with several Tar Heels on the St. Louis Cardinals and other clubs. Players named include Jimmie Brown Rich Square Stu Martin Padgett Lanier Slaughter Myers Hayworth Whitehead Younts Lanning Hodgin Ferrell Linwood Page Riggs Suhr and others. The piece notes Branch Rickey’s Cardinals lead and invites more names from readers.
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St. Louis Cardinals
Rickey
Gas House
Jamesville
Jimmie Brown
Rich Square
Stu Martin
Ray Blades
Keystone
Caroleen
Don Padgett
Denton Max Lanier
Padgett
Max
Bisher
Denton
Roxboro
Enos
Lynn Myers
North Carolina
Lynn
West Asheville
Billy Terry
Black Mountain Cliff
Rabbit Ears
Melton
High Point
Ray Hayworth
Polo Grounders
Lewiston Burgess Whitehead
Tar Heels
Terry
Guilford College
Ralph Hodgin
Bees
Hartford
Wesley Ferrell
Guilford County
Brooklyn Dodgers
Wesley
Elm City
Vance Linwood Page
Chicago Cubs
Dean
Mebane
Lew Riggs
Cincinnati Reds
Lew
Swannano
Levy
Gus Suhr
Phillies
National League
Scholastic Golf Meet Opens Tomorrow At Blair Park
Greenville S C joins North Carolina schools in the sixth annual South Atlantic Inter Scholastic Golf Tournament at Blair Park. Eight teams enter including High Point Charlotte Lexington Winston Salem Greensboro Salisbury and Richmond Va Jefferson High and Greenville. Play starts at 9 30 am with 18 holes in morning and afternoon rounds. Prizes include silver cups medals and driving contest gold medal for medalist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greenville
8. C
Blair Park
Raleigh High School
Needham Broughton
Carlton Dixon
Columbia
S. C
University of South Carolina
North Carolina
Jefferson High
Richmond
High Point
Charlotte
Lexington
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Salisbury
W. F. Bailey
City Parks and Juvenile Commission
Elwood
Andy Merrilees
Homer Wheeler
Jimmy Poole
Industrial Outfits Open Play Tomorrow In Industrial League
Industrial Outfits start the season tomorrow afternoon with six teams in High Point's Industrial League. Triangle aims for a fifth consecutive title as Oakdale visits Jamestown, while Tomlinson travels to Marsh to challenge Coke Miller's strong squad. New players join both rosters and college field action opens with a veteran lineup.
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Tomlinson
Melrose
Oakdale
Adams-Millis
Marsh United
High Point
Industrial League
Triangle
Melrose Sna ke Weston to face Adams-Millis Lord Perry
Melrose club and Adams-Millis White Sox clash as Snake Weston and Lord Perry prepare to duel on the mound. All games start at 3 o clock according to standings notes.
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Melrose
Adams-Millis White Sox
Snake Weston
Adams-Millis
Lord Perry
Indian Favored In Boston Run
In the 44th Boston A A marathon at high noon, Ellison Brown Leslie Pawson Don Heinicke top the field as likely winners. Former champions Walter Young and Johnny Kelley remain capable of challenging, with about 200 amateurs paying $1 to start the 26 mile race.
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Boston
Boston A. A
Ellison
Tarzan) Brown
Westerly
R. I. Leslie Pawson
Pawtucket
R. I
Alderman
Don Heinicke
Baltimore
Walter Young
Verdun
Que
Johnny Kelley
Arlington
Budge Faces Nogrady in North and South Tennis Semi
In Pinehurst on April 19 Don Budge advances to a semi final against John Nogrady at the North and South Professional Tennis tournament. Budge defeated Ted Rericha 6-1 6-0 6-3 while Nogrady beat Bernard Coghlin 6-2 6-4 8-6. Bruce Barnes also advances after trouncing John Hendrix 6-3 6-0 6-3 as Skeen, Faunce, and others were eliminated. Phil Allen leaves Syracuse for a front office baseball post with the Syracuse Chiefs.
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Pinehurst
Don Budge
John Nogrady
Dick Sheen
Bruce Barnes
Budge
Ted Rericha
New York
Nogrady
Bernard Coghlin
Los Angeles
Skeen
John Faunce
Syracuse
Phil Allen
Cornell
Colgate
Syracuse Chiefs
Justice Wins Out At Last For Blockers
Felton Wright of Ballinger Texas builds an eleven operator electric board system to judge blocking assignments during games. Eleven dedicated operators in the press box trigger lights to record hits and misses for each blocker with season charts kept by the coach.
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Dallas
Felton Wright
Ballinger
Tex
Joe Doaks
Joe
Coach Wright
Wright
Yesterday's Baseball Results Across Leagues
Detroit 4 St Louis 2 and Boston 7 Washington 0 led yesterday's scores. Several games postponed by cold rain or wet grounds including Philadelphia at New York and Montreal at Jersey City. Pacific League saw Hollywood 2 San Diego 90 and other NF games affected.
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Baltimore
Buffalo
Rochester
Syracuse
Montreal
Jersey City
Toronto
Newark
Hollywood
San Diego
Sacramento
Oakland
Seattle
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Portland
Southern Association
Baseball and College Results Across Regions Advised Rest
MLB games listed with pitchers for Washington New York Detroit Cleveland Chicago St. Louis New York Brooklyn Cincinnati Pittsburgh Boston Philadelphia other matchups. College baseball Furman Clemson Elon Appalachian South Carolina The Citadel Erskine Presbyterian. tennis results South Carolina Erskine Presbyterian Wofford Lenoir Rhyne Appalachian postponed. Purdue star Mickey Tierney advised to give up baseball for a year due to arm ailment.
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Americ
Boston
Cy Batenee
Cleveland
Steeveunedeee
Detroit
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Chicago
Washington
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Krakauskas
Gomez
A. m
P. m
Caster
Babich
Wilson
Dickman
Pippen
Allen
Rigney
Auker
Gumbert
Casey
Walters
Brown
Cooper
French
Errickson
Bulcahy
Furman
Clemson
Elon
Appalachian
Erskine
Presbyterian
South Carolina
the Citadel
Wofford
Lenoir-Rhyne
Tierney
Lafayette
Ind
Mickey Tierney
Purdue
Stingy Bosox Hurlers Handy With Calcimine
Lefty Grove shut out the Washington Senators on two hits in the opener. Jim Bagby followed with a five hit 7 0 shutout. Foxx homered with two on as Boston beat Washington. DiMaggio starred in the field and Bagby shows promise as a 20 game winner. Detroit Topples St Louis as Geh ringer and Greenberg power the offense. Reds edge Cubs 2 1 as Thompson holds five hits. Weather delays sparked a light day with ties to Patriots Day ceremonies.
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Southland
Boston Red Sox
Sox
Lefty Grove
Washington Senators
Jim Bagby
Senators
Foxx
Jimmie Foxx
Dominic DiMaggio
Grove
Bagby
Little Rock
Ark
Tigers
Detroit Tigers
Charley Gehringer
Hank Greenberg
Bengals
St. Louis Brown
Greenberg
Gehringer
Tommy Bridges
Cincinnati Reds
Chicago Cubs
Gene Thompson
Bruins
State High Netters In Semi Final Play
The North Carolina high school tennis tournament semifinals feature top seeds Bobby Spurrier of Central High Charlotte vs Bob Haltiwanger Reynolds High Winston Salem and Lionel Johnson Wilmington vs Rod Robin Harding Charlotte. Doubles semis pair Cash McCuiston Reynolds Winston Salem against Boney Taylor Wilmington and Hatch Spurrier Charlotte against Strickland Young Wilson. Finals set for this afternoon.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Bobby Spurrier
Central High
Charlotte
Bob Haltiwanger
Reynolds High
Winston-Salem
Lionel Johnson
Wilmington
Rod Robin
Harding
Cash McCuiston
Reynold High
Hatch-Spurrier
Boney-Taylor
Strickland- Young
Wilson
Cash- McCuiston
Hatch - Spurrier
Strickland-Young
Scorers Meet At YMCA For Industrial Amateur Leagues
Scorers from all teams in the Industrial and Amateur Leagues are summoned to a Saturday 11 o'clock meeting at the YMCA. Box score sheets will be distributed and season plans discussed.
Grover Cleveland Alexander Seeks Baseball Return
Grover Cleveland Alexander, once a major league ace with the Phillies Cubs and Cardinals, now performs in a 42nd Street nickelodeon. He cites no illness, says he’s content, and would return to baseball if a place opened, while touring with stage appearances and answering p
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Phillies
Cubs
Grover
42Nd Street
Nickelodeon
Reds Beat Blues In Spring Practice Scrimmage 7 To 6
In Albion Millis Stadium the Reds edged the Blues 7 to 6 in a spring practice game. James Russell scored on a two yard run after a seventeen yard pass from Williard Wilson. Conrad Davis added the point after and Moser crossed for the Reds’ touchdown.
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Bill Currie
Black Bison
James Russell
Williard Wilson
Russell
Reds
Short
Sasser
W. O. Webb
Blues
Webb
Conrad Davis
Moser
Davis
Rogers
UNC
Horney
HPHS
Furgurson
Kivett
Toughies Take Mat Spotlight on Monday Card
Bulldog Tommy Marvin returns to face Blackjack Hader at South Hamilton Street arena in the main bout. Johnny Marre meets Fritz Schnabel in the semi final, and Whitey Grove faces Tom Maloney in the opener. Marvin expresses mutual respect for a brutal bout with Hader.
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Tommy Marvin
South Hamilton Street
Blackjack Hader
Masher
Johnny Marre
St. Louis
Sneeze
Fritz Schnabel
Charlotte
Whitey Grove
Wyoming Cowboy
Tom Maloney
Orlando
Fla
Tommies Stop May Hosiery Nine in 3-1 Win
Thomasville Tommies defeated May Hosiery of Burlington 3 to 1 last night. Leary and Easley led the hitting for Thomasville with Easley belting a home run. Meacham paced May Hosiery with two hits in four at bats. Score by innings shows Thomasville 000 101 10x and May Hosiery 010 000 600.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Tommies
May
War Dept Eight-Column Headline in Ocala Banner
The Ocala Morning Banner carries an eight column War Department front page headline reading Hellzapoppin Over Norway. The bold banner signals a dramatic wartime dispatch dominating the paper.
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WAR Dept
Ocala
Fla
Norway
Greensboro Y M C A Invades Local Arena for Intercity Boxing
High Point Athletic Club prepares for a key test tonight at the South Hamilton Street Arena in ten bouts against the Greensboro Y M C A squad. The card features veteran Golden Gloves fighters led by Billy Paul Marcus Steelman Red Brandon and other Greensboro standouts along with High Point favorites M C Kimsey Billy Woodell and George Weldon.
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High Point Athletic Club
Leonard Sugg
Ledger
Jerry Roden
L. C. Dennis
High Point Club
Greensboro
Hamilton Street
Greensboro Y. M. C. A
Billy Paul
Marcus Steelman
M.C
Red) Kimsey
Billy Woodell
George Weldon
Tar Heel Nine Tangles Cats In Varied College Action
April 19 report covers William and Mary at Wake Forest Davidson at North Carolina Elon at Western North Carolina Teachers and other matchups. Virginia Tech beat NC State 20 17 in Blacksburg. Elon and NC State both tally wins. Joe golfer defeats Maryland 8 to 5 at College Park.
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Charlotte
Collegians
William and Mary
Wake Forest
Davidson
North Carolina
Elon
Catawba
Virginia
N. C
Chapel Hill
Duke
Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
North Staters
Appalachian
Joe Golfers
University of Maryland
College Park
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Floyd Young
Irving Molesworth
Floyd
Asheville
John Lanning
Newton Floyd Younts
Johnny Rizzo
van Robays
Elliott
Soc Chakales
Raze
High Point Enterprise
Piedmont Center of Industry
Ray
Ieee Ier
Acacia Dai Eco Tata
Ieee Scholastic
Ros Reee
S.C
Tar Heel
Raleigh
Triangle Club
A-M
Marsh
Standard Oil Company OF
New Jersey
Tarzan Brown
A.A.U
Justice
Durham
Norfolk
Portsmouth
American Association
Milwaukee
Columbus
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Kansas City
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Minneapolis
Nuts
Hub
Judson Bailey
Associated Press
Red Sox
Athletics
Yankees
Kenesaw M. Landis
Jacob Ruppert
State High Netters
Alex
Price
Culler
Graham
Medlin
Vaughn
Linthicum
Harris
C. Wilson
E. Vaughn
Upshaw
Shafer
Taylor
Chapman
Flythe
Coleman
Bones
Flynt
Reid
Crowder Barker
Ena Wees
Williams
Speas
Vaughn Kimsey
Kimsey
Tee
Marvin
Hader
McMahon
Tieserty
Firestone
Quentuse
WW. B
Red Network
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Church St
Exchange Club
Burlington
Alamance County
Red Brandon
Piedmont Golden Gloves
Cats
W.C.T.C
Arcade
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