Piedmont Baseball Scene Sees Lineup Shifts And Wins
Piedmont clubs shuffled lineups as managers tested new looks. Norfolk tops Portsmouth with late scoring, Klinkert and D Antonio homer. Charlotte splits opening series with Asheville 6 4. Wynn closes in. Richmond Colts defeat Rocky Mount 8 3. Horne stars with three RBI. Durham blank Twins 5 0.
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Charlote
Iedmont
Norfolk
Tars
Portsmouth
Cubs
Klinkert
D’antonio
Wynn
Charlotte
Asheville
Carl Griffith
Hornets
Brewer
Richmond
Rocky Mount
Durham
Winston-Salem
Horne
Phillips
Brosnan
Dixon
Watking
Red Sox
Thomas
Colts
Wes Livengood
Twins
Bulls
Murray O'Flynn
Fights Last Night Highlights and Local Notices
Johnny Whiters of Pontiac knocked out Eddie Mader in New York. Jack Thompson of Albany drew with Oscar Suggs in New Haven. In Wilmington a junior chamber of commerce was formed. A two year old boy in Swanude Wales was called for military duty and his mother sought exemption. County Tyrone fights fires started during blackouts in the hills.
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ST. Louis
Johnny Whiters
Pontiac
Mich
Eddie Mader
New York
New Haven
Conn
Jack Thompson
Albany
N. Y
Oscar Suggs
Drew
Swanude
Wales
Lexington Club Obtains Catcher Raymond Cuoto
Raymond Cuoto Cuban catcher joins the Lexington Indians from Mayodan after a 342 batting average for the Bi-State Club He replaces Pete Siciliano who returns to Mayodan as manager Cuoto debuts against Wilmington in the Interstate League encounter.
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Lexington
Raymond Cuoto
Lexington Indians
Mayodan
Pete Siciiano
Cuoto
Tribe
Wilmington
Highlands Lose Two Key Players Hurting title hopes
Highland Mill team faces a tough season in the Amateur League after losing two top players to professional clubs. Hester departs to Thomasville, Pugh to Reidville, leaving pitching to Whitt and catching to Hensley and McDonald. Jasper Cates shines in infield with a .875 last season as Marie Grant returns to manage from shortstop.
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Mark Grant
Highland Mill
Leaguu
Lewis Hester
Thomasville
Sam Pugh
Reidsville
Hester
Pugh
Dwight Upton
J. ©. Whitt
Tate
Ment
Claude Hensley
Walter McDonald
Jasper Cates
Marie Grant
Worth Pugh
Buck Smith
Albert Walker
Alen Meekins
Clyde Upton
Lloyd Whitt
Buck Anderson
Buck
Foar
Highland
Belmont Pigeon TrainingSkirmish and Opening Day Echoes
New York April 19. Roundup touches on Belmont racing opinions and Carrier Pigeon training. Mose Grove claims 15 better opening day performances. Northwestern golfers nickname Bobby Jones the favorite with Hagen behind. Dodgers boss MacPhail backs a booze brand ad. Tulane invites high school stars to Easter at Hat on Rouge amid LSU rivalry. An opening day 104 year old fan attends in box 104. Hyde Park High Chicago lists a Chinese pitcher Wel ly Flast. Goshen purses rise 25000 yams. An old man patched radio on a Cincinnati trip. Athletics and Pirates visit Hermosillo Mexico for exhibition. The leading exponents of baseball feature in the town’s papers. Fans travel long distances to see the games. Post-Dispatch did not cover the Browns opener in Detroit.
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New York
Belmont
Mose Grove
Northwestern U
Bobby Jones
Walter Hagen
Larry MacPhail
Dodgers
Ade
Charles Rieckel
Cynthiana
Redland
Hyde Park High
Chicago
Goshen
Athletics
Pirates
Hermosillo
Mexico
el Impany Dial
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Detroit
Browns
Seabiscuit's Calm Retirement Noted by San Diego Star
The San Diego Tribune Sun quotes George Herrick reflecting on Seabiscuit's easing into retirement. The famed racehorse appears more relaxed, likened to an old man settling into his first loafing days in a comfortable arm chair.
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George Herrick
San Diego
Calif
Tribune-Sun
Seabiscuit
Rocky Mount Prepares Sixth Annual Gallopade May 13
Rocky Mount plans the sixth annual Gallopade to draw thousands to Eastern Carolina on May 13. Miss Lulu Carrington Gravely, daughter of gubernatorial candidate Lee Gravely, will reign as queen with J O Bishop Jr as king. Twenty princesses from Eastern Carolina towns will form the gallopade court. In a separate note, John Delaney was sentenced to two months in prison in Cavan Ireland for failing to pay a $24 debt.
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Rocky Mount
Gallopade
Ray Bandy
Carolina
Lulu Carrington Gravely
Lee Gravely
Gravely
J. O. Bishop, Jr
John Delaney
Cavan
Eire
Swiss parcel rules tighten under government permit
Switzerland requires government permission to ship small parcel post packages. Ireland sees a renaissance in painting with Irish artists staging exhibitions drawing large crowds and Tetires on art attracting attention.
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Switzerland
Eire
Flogging Charges Tie Klan to Atlanta Trial
In Atlanta on April 19, Henry Cawthon, a gasoline station keeper with red hair, faces flogging indictments for 16 lashings as witnesses describe night riding bands. Levi Conkle and his father report lashings, while others recall being stripped and whipped as unions are targeted. Denials of hooded robes emerge from W C Bishop amid broader Klan indictment.
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Atlanta
Pril
Henry Cawthon
Cawthon
East Point
Levi Conkle
Hapeville
Conkle
Superior Court
Toney
CLO Union
W. C. Bishop
East Point Klogoro
Bishop
Scouts to Hold Big Camporee in Thomasville
The Mills Home Boy Scout Camp hosts a district camporee with eight patrols over the weekend. Scouts arrive Saturday morning and depart Sunday afternoon. Each patrol will present a camp fire program Saturday night. Citizens are invited to attend the Saturday night program. Judges cover opening and closing inspection and events on equipment food safety and sanitation.
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Thomasville
Mills Home
Charlie Kearns
Tom Einstein
C. R. Reed
Sam Wiley
Douglas Crutchfield
J. Clyde Allman
Vernon Snyder
Tom John
Curiosity Leads Detectives to Cap Trick and Arrest
Philadelphia detectives investigated a hub cap scene to nab a suspect on gambling charges. They unscrewed the cap and found records of 461 numbers game plays amid a list of patrol figures and leaders connected to local gaming networks.
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Philadelphia
Wiich
Frank McGovern
Independence Man Recalls Morning Alarm Comment
Morford, living in Independence, wakes to a sleepy alarm and reflects on starting his day. The fragment notes a clock dial and a desire for forty as a personal detail.
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Audrey
Independence
Kenneth Morford
Surprise Baby Shower Birthday Reveal in Omaha
Friends gathered at a surprise baby shower party for Mrs. Earl W. Brown in Omaha Nebraska. Mr. Brown announced that his wife had given birth to a six pound son a month earlier than expected.
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Omaha
Neb
Earl W. Brown
Mr. Brown
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