Ford Retains Lead At Virginia Beach With 67
Doug Ford of Harrison New York shot a 67 to extend his three stroke lead at the Virginia Beach Open. Dick Metz Maple City Kansas matched Ford’s 67 to stay in second at 198. Be Winninger Oklahoma City and Jimmy Demaret Kiamesha Lake New York posted strong rounds to climb toward the top.
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Virginia Beach
Doug Ford
Harrison
N. Y
Dick “Metz
Maple City
Kan
Ford
Cavanlier
Metz
Be Winninger
Oklahoma City
Jimmy Demaret
Kiamesha
Igke
Ansel Snow
Myrtle Beach
S. C
Dave Doug
Newark
Del
Douglas
Porky) Oliver
Hogan
Doug Ford Ciscesseves
Dick M
Francis Boeininger
Ansel Snoweeereeeeee
Jack Shields
Dave Douglas Sesesess
Chandler Harper
John O'Donnell
Freddie Haas Cisseces
Fred Hawking
Eseese
Oliver
Fenner Stackwell
Bob
Isseess
Peter Thomson
Allen Pierce
Frank Meacham
al Goodrich
Essess
A. G. Miller
Issee
Harold Long
Bill Morgan
Billy Cap
City Handball Tourney Opens Next Tuesday at YMCA
The City of High Point announces a handball tournament starting Tuesday April 21. Interested players must sign up by Monday April 20 at the YMCA desk or on the posted sheet. Pairings appear April 22 with rounds to be arranged by players and completed by April 27. Finals and consolation play scheduled at player convenience with public spectating. Doubles run similarly. questions to J W Morgan YMCA committee chairman.
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Y.M.C.A
J. W. Morgan
Ymca Handball Committee
Civil Service Examinations Announced For City Posts
The city issues examinations for Fourth Class Patrolman and Fireman with salaries from 215 to 275 dollars monthly. Other posts include Athletic Supervisor, Engineering Aide, Labor Foreman, and Garage Superintendent with various pay scales. Applications due by 1:00 P M. exam notices at 514 North Wrenn Street. Joseph F Snider, Secretary, Civil Service Commission sets time and place.
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Particuar
High Civil Service Commission
Ted
North Wrenn St
High Point Nets Fourth Win in Conference Tennis
High Point College defending North State Conference champions beat Lenoir Rhyne 4 3 on HPC courts. Reyes Varela Horcasitas won both doubles and singles, Rudy Frazier also won for HPC, while Nour R Garden Nour C Garden earned LR victories.
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High Point College
HPC
Lenoir Rhyne
LS Point
Mike Reyes Varela
Carlos Horcasitas
Bears
Roy Bailey
Sam Hudson
Reyes Varela
Horcasitas
Bailey
Hudson
Rudy Frazier
Sony
Bill Shuford
Nour R. Garden
Nour C. Garden
Nour
Dave Entbler
Charles Cardell
Garden
Shuford
Embler
Ken Frazier
Dave Embler
Reyes Varela-Horcasitas
Bailey-Hudson
Nour R. Garden-Shuford
Ken Frazier-Embler
Memorial Day Stock Car Race Offers 3500 Prize
Raleigh officials announced the 300 mile Memorial Day stock car race winner will receive 3500 as the first prize. The event, held in Raleigh, North Carolina, draws competitors from the region.
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Raleigh
N. C
Attendance Holds Up Despite Weather Hit Winter Baseball
Despite snow rain and cold, major league openers draw sizable crowds. National League attendance this season averages 17,119 per game after five days, up 2,564 from 1952, while American League averages lag at 14,730 per game. Weather may improve these figures shortly.
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New York
Washington
Dodgers
Giants
Polo Grounds
Size Of Parks Prevent More Shifts Says Frick
Baseball Commissioner Ford Frick comments that a franchise shift hinges on ballpark size to attract big crowds. He cites Milwaukee’s approach and Lou Perini’s Braves move from Boston, noting timing and park capacity as key factors. Veeck’s attempted shift to Baltimore met opposition due to debts and arbitration rules.
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Frick
Ee York
Lou Perini
Ford Frick
Milwaukee
Baltimore
Veeck
Brooklyn Dodgers
Bill Hunter
Browns
Perini
Boston
Braves
National League
St. Petersburg
Milwaukee Brewers
Toledo
Oscar Salinger
Borchert
American Association
County
New York
Polo Grounds
Spencer Fine Example Of Tough Modern Spencer
Daryl Spencer showed modern players’ resilience after a 4 lip gash from a Mike Garcia fastball. Back at third base after 11 stitches, he battled through a soft diet and questioned major league pitching. Al Dark and Leo Durocher weigh his future at second or short with pace.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Daryl Spencer
Nashville
Mike Garcia
Spencer
Giants
al Lopez
Indians
Baltimore Orioles
New York Nationals
Leo Durocher
Darylly
Alvin Dark
Kansan
al Dark
Garcia
Buddy Kerr
Ted Williams
Minneapolis
Polo Grounds
Dark
Louisiana State
Leo
Blues Beat Whites 20-14 in UNC Intra-Squad Game
In Kenan Stadium the Blues defeated the Whites 20 to 14 in UNC spring practice. George Wallin scored two touchdowns and J C Deweese added one as Louis Britt connected on a 20 yard pass to Van Weatherspoon and Adler added the extra point.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Kenan Stadium
George Wallin
Maplewood
N. J
Blues
J. C. Deweese
Aynesville
Carmen Annilla
Annilla
Dick Starner
Billy Williams
Ken Yarborough
Wallin
Louis Britt
van Weatherspoon
Starner
Annilio
Deweese
Williams
Adler
Hogan tops Masters in record score at Augusta
Ben Hogan wins his second Masters in three years with a record score as critics compare the Masters to the Open. The Open remains open to all qualified players, with sectional and exempt rounds shaping the field at Oakmont and Pittsburgh. Hogan must qualify for the Open as defending champ Jules Boros joins the bid for the June championship.
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New York
NEA
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Augusta National Club
Fred McLeod
Chick Evans
Dublin
Tex
Palm Springs
Calif
Augusta
Jimmy Demaret
Houston
Oakmont
Pittsburgh
Jules Boros
U. S. Golf Association
U. S
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Joseph F. Snider
Sec’yeape Pe Civil Service Com
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Leo H. Petersen
United Press Sports
Frank Pok
AP Newsfeatures
Guilford Court House
Cornwallis
Anubis
B.F. Goodrich
BFG
Peery On
N. Main
Pring
Fouur Desoto
Plymouth
DeSoto
Company
S. Main ST
Berling Selves
Seiberling
Hughes Tire Service, Inc
Dick Hughes
Jim Mosteller
N. Main ST
UNC
Chapel Hill Park
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