High Point ElectionCalls for City Progress and Growth
The piece urges voters to elect a council that will push for expansion including a municipal auditorium, a lighted baseball park, and more stadium seating at Millis. It notes past administrations did well on recreation but lagged in growth and fiscal restraint, urging strong leadership from the new council and regional cities as benchmarks.
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High Point
Millis Stadium
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Asheboro
Trinity
Jamestown
Locke Beats Stranahan To Claim Cavalier Specialists Title
Bobby Locke, the 31 year old golf star from Johannesburg, won the Cavalier specialists tournament in an 18 hole playoff over Frank Stranahan. Locke finished 68 at Cavalier Country Club for $10,000, plus half of the playoff gate receipts, after Stranahan led early but faltered in wind. Stranahan shot 70.
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Virginia Beach
Bobby Locke
Johannesburg
South Africa
United States
Locke
Cavalier
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Ohio
Stranahan
Frankie
Frank
Bobby
Nine Minor Leagues Open Seasons This Week
Ninety minor leagues join the majors as 1949 baseball seasons begin across several circuits. The Sally, Evangeline, Alabama State and Georgia State Leagues start today, with schedules posted for Tuesday through Friday openings and no games Saturday.
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New York
Sally
Evangeline
Alabama
Georgia
American Association
Big State
Cotton States
East Texas
Carolina
West Texas
New Mexico
Tobacco State
International
Western International
Coastal Plain
Piedmont
California
North Carolina
Southern Association
Recreation Department Seeks New Softballers
The City Recreation Department calls for amateur clubs to join the 1949 Recreation League and meet tonight at City Hall to plan operations for the summer. Athletic Officer Hubert Henderson outlined that teams will be provided with umpires and fields and can join by sending a representative.
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City Recreation Department
Hubert Henderson
Majors Open With Two Early Wins on Opening Day
1949 season opens amid rain and damp crowds as Philadelphia Phils led by Ken Heintzelman and Clyde Vollmer top the Boston Braves 4 0 in a ceremonial start. Washington Senators beat the New York Yankees and Cleveland Indians play the St Louis Browns with limited attendance.
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Senators
Phils
Jack Hand
Associated Press
Philadelphia Phils
Washington Senators
Ken Heintzelman
Greybeard
Clyde Vollmer
Heintzelman
Boston Braves
Vollmer
Philadelphia Athletics
Chicago
Rip Sewell
Pittsburgh
Cubs
Sewell
King
Dutch Leonard
Braves
Detroit
Hal Newhouser
Chicago White Sox
New York
Truman
Washington
Yankees
Champs
Johnny Sain
Eddie Sawyer
Joe Eta
Boston Red Sox
Tex Hudson
Zack Taylor
St. Louis Browns
Red Rolfe
Detroit Tigers
Red Sox
Indians
Boston
Jack Onslow
Cleveland
St. Louis
Casey Stengel
New York Yankees
Joe Kuhel
Buddy Lewis
Managers Predict Big League Season Outcomes
MLB managers from 16 teams weigh the pennant race with the American League a two team duel between Boston and Cleveland and the National League a wide open contest. Dodgers and Braves eyed for NL top by Shotton and Durocher while Boudreau and Mack see Cleveland as AL favorite.
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New York
Boston
Cleveland
Brooklyn
Burt Shotton
Dodgers
Braves
Bill Meyer
Pittsburgh Pirates
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Charley Grimm
Chicago Cubs
Cardinals
Cubs
Eddie Sawyer
Philadelphia Phils
Statesville Owls To Be Tough Raesche Holds Out At Second
Statesville Owls manager Walter McWilliams says the 1949 squad will be tough again with ten holdovers from 1948. Charlie Raeshe remains a holdout but is expected to report by opening day April 22. Frank Smith returns as a top pitcher with a solid supporting cast including Bob Scott Crawford Holcomb Phil Poole and James Whitsides. The team aims for a strong defense with Elwood Sutter behind the plate and several returning infielders and outfielders. college players may join midseason to bolster depth.
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Horace Billings
Statesville
Walter “Tuck
McWilliams
Statesville Owls
Birds
Skipper McWilliams
Charlie Raeshe
Keystone
Owls
Crawford Holcomb
Phil Poole
James Whitsides
Elwood Sutter
Hut Davis
Bill Roberts
Bill Adams
Ken Pritchett
Atlanta
Adams
Raeshe
Dan O'Brien
Jim Hayworth
Concord
O’brien
Hayworth
Iclub
Charlie Beck
Hickory Rebels
Harry Scharf
Robert Britt
Steve Crow
Dave Pierce
Doak Hare
Final Arrangements For World Title Bout In Chicago
Joe Louis meets with associates at the International Boxing Club to finalize plans for the June 22 world heavyweight title bout between Ezzard Charles and Joe Walcott. They will set ticket prices, TV and radio lighting, and training camp sites near Chicago, with Kenosha, Wisconsin as a preferred camp site.
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Chicago
Ezzard Charles
Joe Walcott
Joe Louis
International Boxing Club
Comiskey Park
Louis
Kenosha
Wis
Walcott
Charles
Joe
Former Negro Champs To Play Here Today
Homestead Grays meet Winston-Salem Pond Giants at Finch Field tonight at 8.00 p.m. Admission is 80 cents. Sammy Bankhead pitches for the Grays and a Thomasville twirler named Austin is slated to start for the Giants.
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Finch Field
Homestead Grays
Winston-Salem Pond Giants
Sammy Bankhead
Thom asville Hi-Toms top Greensboro Patriots 6-4
Thom asville Hi-Toms defeat Greensboro Patriots 6-4 behind Al Jarrett in a split day-night set. Pats win 21-1 in gate city setback as Hi-Toms plan return of Bolton Hubbard Harrington and prepare for Asheboro and Lexing ton exhibitions with lineup adjustments.
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Bill Hackney
Enterprise Sports
al Jarlett
Thomasville
High Point
Hi-Toms
Greensboro
Patriots
Gate City
Pats
Cliff Bolton
Horace Hubbard
Finch Field
Asheboro
McCrary Eagles
Jim Gruzdis
Lexington
Vann Harrington
Milich Homers as Hi-Toms Edge Greensboro in Extra
In a 10 inning tilt the Hi-Toms overcome Greensboro 21 to 10. Milich provided a homer and 4 runs batted in while Lastres and Pelczarski logged multiple hits. Southworth started for Hi-Toms and Gibson earned the win despite a rough 8th inning.
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Greensboro
E—Vaughn
RBI
Lastres
Halkard
Simononis
Ferrell
Owens
Keilholtz
Stroud
Sh—Williams
Beauchamps
Jarrett
Brown
Patton
Arroyo
Schuttenberg
Jarlett
Hi-Toms
Southworth
Gibson
E—Lastres
Pelczarski
Beauchamp
Jones
Kellholtz
Milich
RBL
Sinononis
Showfetz
Lamastra
Hal
Pasquarella
Prudolph
Wilda
Ford
Pelezarski
Rudolph
U--Zerblis
Sorest
Bulldogs Rally for 12-4 Win Over Allen Jay
Trinity Bulldogs defeated Allen Jay 12 to 4 at home for their fifth straight win and first over Allen Jay. Billy Joe Gurley pitched seven innings, allowing four runs and three hits while fanning seven. Lawrence pulled off an unassisted triple play and Frazier hit a homer as Trinity eyes a 3 pm game with Easville.
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Trinity
Bulldogs
Allen Jay
Billy Joe Gurley
Bobby Lawrence
Trinity Club
Aesville
Athletic Night At YMCA Tonight In High Point
The YMCA holds its annual dinner meeting and Athletic Night at St Marys Episcopal Church tonight. Speaker Kenneth W Goodson will discuss the Y slogan Boys Will Be Men. The program honors Y boys for achievements over the past year and notes high participation across ages.
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YMCA
St. Mary’s Episcopal Church
Edgar A. Hartley
Kenneth W. Goodson
First Methodist Church
Hartley
High Point
Baseball schedule from Associated Press
Today's major league games include Washington at New York and Cleveland at St. Louis with several 1:30 to 3:30 p.m. starts across the league. Matches feature Chicago Detroit Boston Philadelphia New York Brooklyn Pittsburgh Cincinnati and Philadelphia at Boston in doubleheader play.
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Eddie Dyer
St. Louis Cardinals
Burt Shotten
Brooklyn Dodgers
Dodgers
Leo Durocher
New York Giants
Brooklyn
Bucky Walters
Cincinnati Reds
Associated Press
Washington
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Chicago
Detroit
Boston
Philadelphia
National League
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
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Ente
High Point Hi-Toms
Jimmy Gruzdis
Ace
Cliff
Bolton
al Jarrett
Lexington Athletics
Byrd
By Robert Moore
Sedgefield Kennels
Greensbory
Pilot Life
Recreation Department
Billy Southworth
President Truman
Griffith Stadium
Ken Heintzleman
Nats
Ewell Blackwell
DiMaggio
Yanks
Kurowski
Robert Hyland
Blackwell
Athletics
Dick Fowler
Sherry Robertson
Ed Stewart
Fowler
National Prospectus
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Connie Mack
Raesche
Frank Smith
Smith
Bob Scott
Davis
Gruzdis
Hi- Toms
Bobby Brown
Lou Owens
Earl Stroud
Wes Ferrell
Ronnie Schuettenberg
Vaughn
Herb May
Memorial Stadium
Joe Pelczarski
Wall
Beauc Psss
Simon'is
Williams
Abrh
Geauc
O Malkard
Usimon'ts
l'Showfety
Petters
Milieh
Kielholtz
Pel'zarski
Radakovich
Tobias
Allen Day
Robbins
Brewer
Lohr
Madden
Gurley
Hedrick
Lj Ingram
Chilton
Lowe
Lawree
Bundy
Frazier
Younts
White
Barns
Black
Lawrence
S—Chilton
Bob
Ingram
P—Gurley
U—Thomas
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