Four veterans spark six game baseball opening day
Opening day featured Cy Blanton Hal Schumacher Elden Auker and Monte Weaver staging notable comebacks as 181,016 fans attended six games. Blanton tossed a five hit shutout over the Cubs, Schumacher limited the Dodgers while driving in a run, Auker revived to beat Cleveland, and Weaver beat the Yankees as top veterans return to form in a rain-affected start to the season. Dizzy Dean also shut out the Reds for ten innings in front of 34,374 at Crosley Field, while Philadelphia topped Boston 11 to 5 as Boston and Philadelphia awaited further action.
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Ruth Tops Opening Day as Yankees Parade Dazzles Fans
Babe Ruth wowed at Yankee Stadium visiting the Yankees and Senators. He snagged a foul from Frank Crosetti and stored it in his hip pocket. Opening day notes salute Frank Hogan and Walter Brown, while attendance figures spark debate. Tony Lazzeri and Joe DiMaggio reconcile, sports writers predict Canzoneri beats Ambers, and Clara Mortensen is booked for a coast tour with Toots Mondt. Nearly 1,000 pounds of beef to be tossed into the Hippodrome ring next week.
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State high school track meet to be held at Chapel Hill
Thirteen track teams from North Carolina will compete in the 25th annual state tournament at Chapel Hill with 10:45 a.m. finals in high jump shot put and discus and morning dash and hurdle preliminaries. Afternoon events start at 2:45 p.m. High Point won team honors in 1986 for the second straight year.
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Penn Relays Attracts Olympic Stars In Philadelphia
The 43rd annual University of Pennsylvania relay carnival at Franklin Field April 21 and 22 will feature 3000 athletes from 500 colleges. Olympic champions Forrest Towns and John Woodruff headline a strong field alongside Luigi Becali and other U S and Canadian stars. Woodruff will run four relays for Pittsburgh, Towns will compete in an invitation 120 yard hurdles, and many other Olympians participate in 76 events. Three special events are on the program, with 27 events Friday and 40 on Saturday.
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Spec) Towns
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Italy
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Canada
University of Pennsylvania
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University of Pittsburgh
Don Lash
Indiana
Robert Packard
Georgia
Gene Venzke
Dave Albritton
Ohio State
Helen Stephens Poised for National AAU Meet Honors
ST. LOUIS, April 21. Helen Stephens of Fulton Missouri, holder of the world 100 meter title, is expected to be the outstanding competitor in the women's national AAU track meet. She will enter the 50 meter dash and the shot put, skipping the 200 meter event due to limited training. St Louis entrants may lead, with Chicago and midwestern rivals also ready to challenge as the entry list remains incomplete.
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Lexington Beats Leaksville 4-3 In Exhibition Game
Lexington pitchers held Leaksville to six hits as Kalback Possack and Rex homered and Dry added two doubles. Leaksville tallied three early runs, but Lexington matched with a 1 0 0 2 0 1 0 scoring line and sealed the win 4 to 3. Rager and Slaughter allowed 11 hits for the visitors while Kalback, Possack, and Rex supplied the local offense.
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Heavyweight clash pairs Torrance and Galento rivals
Jack Torrance at 260 pounds faces Abe Simon 250 and Arturo Godoy 210 while Tony Galento weighs 220 in a crowded match card. Torrance and Galento bring edge as ring action looms with multiple contenders.
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Panthers Beat E C T C Nine On Local Field
High Point Panthers pull even in series by defeating the Eastern Carolina Pirates 9 to 6 on their field. Goat Brinkley earned the win allowing two early hits, then held the visitors to two more over the final frames. Rudisill and Martin starred for the Panthers with three hits each including homers, while Roebuck was charged with the loss after brief relief.
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Carolina Beats William-Mary in upset baseball win
Charlotte April 21 Carolina Tar Heels rebound with a 6 2 upset over William and Mary Indians as Daffy Parker limits the Tribesmen with seven hits. State blanks Virginia invaders 3 2, Guilford tops Atlantic Christian 12 9, High Point defeats East Carolina Teachers 9 6. Carolina tennis blanks Duke 9 0 as Wake Forest meets Richmond campus play resumes. Duke golf at Athens Ga for southern intercollegiate ahead.
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Mills Home Wins District Honors
Mills Home captured the district high school Class B championship here Monday afternoon by defeating Thomasville High School 8 to 0. The Mills Home club mounted a slugging parade with 13 safeties while Thomasville managed two hits. L Watson and Smathers led Mills Home at the plate. Batteries: Thomasville Scott Bray. Mills Home C Watson Miller.
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Allen Jay Beats Local Reserves In Close 7 6 Win
The Allen Jay baseball team defeated High Point high school reserves 7 to 6 yesterday afternoon. Allen Jay had 14 hits while High Point managed only three. It was a hard fought game from start to finish.
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High Point High School
High Point
Bisones Edge Mills Home In High Scoring Win
High Point Bisons exploded for 11 runs on 14 hits to beat Mills Home of Thomasville 11 to 6. Meekins and Brady homered for High Point and Mills Home, with Rickard, Fitzgerald, Grant and Evans powering the winners while C Watson starred for the losers. Time not listed.
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Southern Intercollegiate golf opens at Athens course
Close to 100 college golfers entered for the third annual Southern Intercollegiate at Athens Country Club. LSU fields Freddie Haas Jr and Paul Leslie as contenders while LSU and Georgia aim to defend team titles. A 36 hole qualifying round starts Thursday with 16 low scores advancing. practice matches include Georgia Tech vs Duke and LSU vs Georgia.
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Standings and Today's National Games Schedule
The Standings list today's national games: New York at Brooklyn, Pittsburgh at Chicago, St. Louis at Cincinnati, Philadelphia at Boston. Yesterday results show St. Louis 2 Cincinnati 0, New York 4 Brooklyn 3, Pittsburgh 5 Chicago 0, Philadelphia Boston not scheduled. American games include Washington at New York and Cleveland at Detroit with results Washington 3 New York 2 and Boston 11 Philadelphia 5. Chicago at St. Louis was rained out. Additional scores include Atlanta 13 Knoxville 12, Little Rock 9 Birmingham 3, Chattanooga 5 Nashville 3, Memphis 5 New Orleans 3.
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Boxing results from Los Angeles and New York shows
Tony Chavez of Los Angeles outpointed Danny London of New York. Mike Belloise of New York outpointed Maxie Fischer of Newark in a Broadway card.
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Tony Chavez
Danny London
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Broadway
Mike Belloise
Maxie Fischer
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Night List Opens With Evening Hours
A local listings notice announces hours from 7 to 9 PM on Tuesday and Thursday nights. The listing emphasizes evening access and specifies the two weekly openings. The exact venue is not named in the fragment.
McCrary Eagles Top Lexington 9-3 In Asheboro
In Asheboro on Monday April 21 the McCrary Eagles defeated the Lexington Indians 9-3 after outhitting 11 to 8. Burge led McCrary with three hits including a home run. Calloway was the winning pitcher while Resser took the loss. Lexington’s Hasson and Parks enjoyed several hits as Lexington stranded runners with four errors to McCrary’s two.
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Browns Chi White Sox Opener Delayed by Overcast Skies
Overcast skies in St. Louis on April 21 threatened a second postponement of the American League opener between the Browns and the Chicago White Sox, as players and officials monitored weather conditions.
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Southeastern and Southern Conferences invite tournament
An invitation tournament brings together colleges from the Southeastern and Southern Conferences along with smaller schools across the region. The format centers on competitive matchups and regional representation in a club or showcase event.
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