Georgian Wins 1 Up Victory Over Mrs. Page
Louise Suggs of Georgia defeated Estelle Lawson Page in a tight North and women's golf championship final, winning one up after a late par on the 15th and holding a narrow edge to the 18th hole at Pinehurst. Suggs, 22, repeated her 1942 victory over Page and claimed her second straight tourney title after winning the Augusta title last week.
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Pinehurst
Louise Suggs
Lithia Springs
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Georgia
Augusta
Estelle
Mrs. Page
Miss Suggs
Louise
Local High Point Notes on Sports, Education and Coaching
Reuben Bundy earns rare praise for understanding of sports issues in High Point. Freddie Glaesner eyes Legion junior baseball despite small size. Bob Paxton wins the Foy medal at UNC for leadership on the court. Jack Hussey may join High Point College football, adding veteran talent. Fresco Thompson plans return visits to Finch Field as Dodgers farm operations focus on Thomasville. Local coaches face delays with no new hires despite available funds and need. The Red Shielders season opens May 6 with nine teams backed by civic groups and Chamber of Commerce. Edgar Hartley of the YMCA leads summer Camp Elliott plans with nine leaders and an all-star staff.
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Univer North Carolina
Foy
Bob Paxton
Paxton
Tar Heels
Ohio State
Madison Square
Jack Hussey
High Point High School
University of North Carolina
High Point College
Hussey
Panther
Cats
Fresco Thompson
Dodgers
Finch Field
Thomasville
Brooklyn
Tony Simeon
Red Shielders
Civitan
Kiwanis, Exchange, Cooperative
American and
Lions Clubs
Chamber of Commerce
American Legion
Anthers Slated To Play Three Games During Week
High Point Purple Panthers schedule three baseball games this week after a holiday layoff. They meet the Tawha Indians in High Point Tuesday afternoon then travel to Salisbury Thursday to face Catawba with Dave Pulliam teeing off and a return matchup with Atlantic Christian on Thursday. Ralph James leads the Panthers seeking two wins to revive league hopes.
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Anthers
High Point Purple Panthers
High Point
Tawha Indians
Indians
Dave Pulliam
Salisbury
Inds
Atlantic Christian
Ralph James
Tech
Eastern Carolina
Greenville
Panthers
Catawba
T Department
James
Richmond police seek $60 teething ring theft
Richmond police face a costly case as they hunt for a stolen ivory and gold teething ring valued at $60 believed taken from Mrs. June Gutheridge. The incident was reported in Richmond on April 20.
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Richmond
June Gutheridge
Heels Defeat Maryland 2-0 in Southern Conference game
North Carolina pitcher Monk White dominated Maryland with five hits and 13 strikeouts as the Tar Heels won 2-0. Errors produced both Carolina runs, with George Thompson scoring on Charlie Cole's single and Ronald Fraizer scoring on a wild pitch after Cesky error.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Monk Whiteheart
Maryland
Tar Heels
Winston-Salem
Carolina
George Thompson
Charlie Cole
Cesky
Ronald Fraizer
Fraizer
Cross
Cole
Cleasner
Boothe
Whiteheart
Tuminski
Keene
Fitzpatrick
Gleasner
Powell
Murray
Virginia To Resume Collegiate Golf
Virginia to resume college golf after a 1942 suspension with home and away matches against North Carolina and Washington and Lee. Athletic director Morton Pritchett announced a slate including games on April 24 versus Washington and Lee and May 1 at Washington and Lee, May 7 at George Washington, and May 25 at North Carolina.
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Charlottesville
University of Virginia
University of North Carolina
Washington
Morton Pritchett
Washington and Lee
George Washington
Mixed Two Ball Meet Opens Emerywood Season
A mixed two ball tournament at Emerywood country club saw Mrs. L Porter and Frank Wood post the low gross 81, while Mr. and Mrs. Marsh led low net with 71 after a 29 handicap. Nancy Woollen and Ed Woollen were runners up with 82 gross, and Elliot Wood and partner were second in net with 71. J H Woollen won the men’s putt contest as 36 players formed 18 teams in the opening event praised by pro Jaeger as more successful than expected.
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Emerywood Country Club
L. Porter
Frank Wood
Marsh
Nancy Woollen
Ed Woollen
Elliot Wood
J. H. Woollen
Emerywood Links
Jaeger
Als Wood
Tony Zale Aims To Defend Undisputed Middle Title
Roundup notes long dispute over the undisputed middleweight crown since 1931. It highlights past champs Gorilla Jones Fred Apostoli Mickey Walker Tony Mulligan and others, leading to Zale’s current claim after Soose’s retirement and Zale joining the navy awaiting next bout.
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New York
Jersey Jones
Dra
Tony Zale
Rocky Graziano
Mickey Walker
Bouble
Mickey
Tony Mulligan
Walker
National Boxing Association
Gorilla Jones
St Jeby
Jones
Paris
Nas
Fred Apostoli
Lou Brouillard
Vince Dundee
T Yarosz
Babe Risko
Freddie Steele
Atlantic Christian Defeats Elon 6-1 in Five-Hit Pitching
Atlantic Christian College won its seventh straight game by defeating Elon 6-1 in Wilson. Marvin Err showed solid pitching and Elon miscues fueled ACC scoring as errors aided the offense. Final line shows ACC with five hits and Elon with fielding miscues.
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Wilson
Atlantic Christian College
Elon
Marvin
ACC
Shea
Andres
Casturga
Thompson
Brooks
Anderson Baseball Team Fires Manager in Fresh Start
Anderson officials announced Ray Green released as manager of the Tri-State baseball entry. A new manager was en route from New Orleans to take over as club skipper, per Dr. H. H. Harris president of the Anderson club.
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Chicago Cubs
Rabbit McDowell
Cubs
Ouield
Spartanburg
St. Louis Browns
Francis Kappelman
Anderson
Ray Green
New Orleans
Mystery Switch in Boxing Underscored by Steele Ruse
Freddie Steele brings in Jones to settle a debt as a plug for an upcoming movie. Derysey hails Steele as a fighter and actor. Apostoli with New York commission renounced the middleweight title claim, Steele refused to meet Fred after a knockout, yet the NBA shifted its recognition to Steele following his win over Riske.
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Steele Freddie
Jones
Dersey
Steele
Apostoli
New York Commission
Fred
Riske
Heels Earn 87 39 Victory Over Cavaliers in Track Meet
North Carolina swept 12 of 14 events to beat Virginia 87 to 39. Floyd Simmons led with 16 points by winning both hurdles, the broad jump, and placing in the javelin while ex-ski trooper from Charlotte helped the Tar Heels dominate the meet.
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Chapel Hill
Floyd
Chunk) Simmons
Charlotte
North Carolina
University of Virginia
Tar Heels
Cavaliers
Simmons
Son Club Board Extends Sessions
The article notes that the son club is continuing sessions after extended meetings of the club's board of directors.
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Son Club
Whatever happened to Fred Corcoran suggestion in golf terms
Art Rosenbaum of the San Francisco Chronicle wonders about the fate of Fred Corcoran s proposal to replace bogey with bat in golf terminology. He teases that such a shift would unleash chaos in the sport.
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Art Rosenbaum
San Francisco Chronicle
Fred Corcoran
Short Sprints and Shells Across Campus Sports Lines
Ex parachutist Bill Fitz runs in the Boston Marathon and stars as Harvard's cleanup hitter against Connecticut this afternoon. Fol Musial nicknamed Honey, Stan Musial's brother, plays Evansville outfield. John Jacobs Jr son of Oklahoma U coach joins Sooners golf under Bruce Drake. Ike Williams the NBA champion travels with six companions including a golf instructor for a westward bout with Enrique Bolanos.
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Boston Marathon
Harvard
Connecticut
Fol Musial
Stan
Evansville
Ind
John Jacobs, Jr
Oklahoma U
Sooners
Bruce Drake
Ike Williams
Enrique Bolanos
Wilson Baseballers Fall To Caps 6-1
Raleigh Capitals of the Carolina league defeated Wilson of the Coastal Plain league 6 to 1 in an exhibition game here today. The box score shows Wilson with 1 run on 8 hits and 1 error while Raleigh had 6 runs on 13 hits with 1 error. Pitchers Eaton Hendricks Timm Buckner and Sullivan appeared for Wilson.
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Raleigh
Raleigh Capitals
Wilson
Coastal Plain League
Navy Defeats Duke in Track Meet 59 to 41
Navy's track team beat Duke 59 to 41 at Naval Academy. Navy won 12 events and tied for first in another. Scupine and Cheek took Duke's two first places in the 220 yard low hurdles and the javelin, while Curry of Duke and Barrow of Navy tied for first in the pole vault.
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Navy
Duke
Scupine
Cheek
Curry
Barrow
Tri-State League Set to Open Season Wednesday
The Tri State League begins as a class B six team circuit with North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee clubs. Opening day matchups include Spartanburg at Anderson Charlotte at Shelby and Asheville at Knoxville with Charlotte led by Spencer Abbott and farmed to the Washington Senators.
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Tri-State League
Associated Press
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
C. Manley Lewellyn
Concord
Spartanburg
Anderson
Charlotte
Shelby
Asheville
Knoxville
Spencer Abbott
Washington
Hornets
American Legion
Stranahan Favorite At Pinehurst For North and South
Frank Stranahan of Toledo, a longtime Pinehurst competitor, is favored to win the 46th North and South amateur at Pinehurst as he prepares for England. George T. Jr. and Richard Chapman loom as threats with Dunlap’s seven previous titles noted. 18-hole qualifying Monday sets the stage for 36-hole finals Friday.
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Frank Stranahan
Toledo
Stranahan
Durham
England
George T. A Jr
Richard Chapman
Dunlap
Chapman
Major League Standings and Probable Starters for Tomorrow
New York April 20 Major League standings with probable pitchers listed for tomorrow's games. American League matchups include Detroit vs Cleveland Overmire Feller and Washington vs New York Wolff Chandler. National League games feature St Louis Chicago Darrett Prim and New York Brooklyn Voiselle Gregg Branca with Sain Hutchinson and others.
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Cleveland
Overmire
Vas. Feller
Washington
Wolff
Chandler
Chicago
St. Louis
Lyons
Lee
Shirley
Potter
Philadelphia
Boston
Bagby
Ferriss
Christopher
Newsom
National Leagle St. Louis
Darrett
Prim
Brooklyn
Voiselle
Gregg
Branca
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Catawba Rallies to Beat Guilford 11 8 in NSC Contest
In Salisbury on April 20, Catawba overcame an 8 1 deficit to outslug Guilford 11 8 in a North State conference game. Guilford built an early 8 1 lead aided by errors, but Catawba answered with a six run eighth inning and strong bullpen. Faircloth Irwin Greene Taylor Dorton were the cited pitchers.
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Catawba
Guilford Quakers
Quakers
Redskins
Guilford
Irwin
Greene
Taylor
Dorton
Tech Downs Duke Netters By 7-3
Georgia Tech extended its win streak to 28 with a 7-3 victory over Duke in Atlanta. Howard McCalla defeated Bob Chipman in three sets 6-1 3-6 6-1 and paired with Niles Millsap to win 6-1 6-1 in doubles.
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Duke
Atlanta
Georgia Tech
Howard MecCa
Big Bob Chipman
Niles Millsap
Duke Blanks Wolfpack by 11-0 in big league tilt
Lefty Lee Griffith held N C State to four hits while fanning eleven as Duke crushed the Red Terrors 11 to 0. Duke produced 13 hits off Paul Gibson and Jim Wilson with Henry Smith and Palmer tallying two hits each.
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Terrors
Henry Smith
Palmer
Duke
Smith
Stu Erickson
Bo Palmer
Ed Little
Griffith
Wilson
State
Hank Utley
Little
Frye
Gibson
Carelyle Groome
Charlie Richkus
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N. C
Richelius
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Muse
Vann
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Groome
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Veasey
Stallings and Field
Aggies shell Red Sox 12 1 in season opener rout
The A. and T. Aggies of Greensboro pounded two High Point Red Sox pitchers to win 12 11 in yesterday afternoon’s curtain raiser. The Red Sox head to Greensboro to face the Goshen Red Wings Monday night.
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Red Sox
A. & T. Aggies
Greensboro
Goshen Red Wings
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