High Point summer sports outlook and Legion junior plans
A feature preview highlights High Point summer sports including baseball, swimming, and 36 city recreation fields. It notes the ambitious American Legion junior program, potential roster changes, and debates over recruiting from multiple high schools in Winston-Salem and the state title implications for Gray School.
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Easten
Thomasville
Winston-Salem Legion
Twin City
Winston-Salem
Hanes
Reynolds
Gray
Tobacco City Leon
Winon-Salem
Jamestown Plans Legion Team and Ball Park
Jamestown seeks to sponsor a Legion team and build a new ball park at Oakdale rivaling Finch Field in beauty and utility. The project aims to unite residents and provide a venue for Oakdale and Jamestown players while boosting civic pride. High Point lags behind in similar gains.
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Jamestown
Legion
Oakdale
Finch Field
High Point
Brooklyn
Burlington
Doro Oa
Hi-Toms Look To Power At Finch Field This Season
The Thomasville Hi-Toms, identified by The Enterprise as a high point club, show robust hitting from revealed names and solid pitching on paper. Expect optimism that the Dodgers will field a winner at Finch Field this year.
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Legion
Hi-Toms
Thomasville High Point
Enterprise
Dodgers
Finch Field
Dixie Pro Basketball Planned by Dixie Football League
In Charlotte the Dixie professional football league proposed a 16 team pro basketball circuit to start next winter, while also considering a 1947 grid schedule and league expansion. The meeting aimed to adapt the football group into a new basketball venture.
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Charlotte
Dixie Professional Football League
Spinach and Kale Deliver Key Nutrients
Spinach and kale provide vitamin A and vitamin C along with iron. Kale also serves as a good calcium source for a balanced vegetable intake.
Coffee Origin Disputed Between Abysinia and Arabia
Authorities clash over the birthplace of coffee with debate centering on Abysinia and Arabia as the likely cradle of the drink's origins and spread.
Bridges Hurls No-Hitter For Portland Beavers
Tommy Bridges pitched a no run, no hit game for the Portland Beavers in a 2-0 win over the San Francisco Seals. He faced 27 batters, aided by a double play that erased a potential run, capping a standout performance after a career with the Detroit Tigers.
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Detroit Tigers
Portland Beavers
San Francisco Seals
Bridges
High Pointer Bowling Champs Crown NC Singles
Roberta Tuttle of Winston-Salem and Bill Cecil of High Point won the North Carolina class B singles bowling titles. Cecil rolled a five game total of 607 and Miss Tuttle finished with 530 on Saturday night in Charlotte.
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Charlotte
Roberta Tuttle
Winston-Salem
Bill Cecil
High Point
North Carolina
Cecil
Miss Tuttle
Vince Signs with Oakland Oaks
Vince Dimaggio, oldest of the Dimaggio brothers, signed with the Oakland Oaks of the Pacific Coast League in Oakland California.
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Oakland, Calif
Vince Dimaggio
Oakland Oaks
DiMag Hits Homer In First Game As Reds Win Twin Bill
Eddie Miller leads Cincinnati with two homers in the opener of a doubleheader split with the Pirates in Pittsburgh. Augie Galan and Bobby Adams also homer as the Reds win 13 5. Pirates take the nightcap 7 3 as darkness ends play.
Greensboro Slated For Tough Carolina Season
Greensboro faces a strong 1947 Carolina League slate led by Raleigh with a deep pitching staff and hitters Don Butter Bobby Faulk Emo Showietyis joined by Matty eo at the plate. Greensboro counters with power at the fence and holdovers Bernie Keating Lefty Speaks and manager Charlie Carroll. Duke, Hastedt and Keane anchor Durham while Leaksville fans back George Granger and Bill Reid in a bid to rise from the cellar as Winston Salem touts a hustling club under Zip Payne.
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Carolina League
Greensboro
Durham
Leaksville
Danville
Burlington
Martinsville
Winston-Salem
Roy Pingoun
Charlie Timm
al Henenbeck
Horace
Red) Benton
Coastal Plain League
Ray Hardee
Ray Thomas
Don Butter
Bobby Faulk
Emo
Matty Eo
Msame
Sheep
Charlie Carroll
Bernie Keating
Vernon
Willie Duke
Chuck Hastedt
Bobby Keane
Clinton
Granger
George Granger
Bill Reid
Fred Howell
Tom Fitzgerald
Winston Salem
St. Louis Cardinals
Zip Payne
Bryant Collins
Eddie Haswell
Bob Worthington
Herb Brett
Algyo
Scranton
Owen Linn
Joe Zack
Joe Glenn
Tom Tyson
Frank Bullock
Hank Davis
Dale Harten
Ten Pickenbrook
Her Kimmerle
Don Flippin
Tom Burnette
Ralph Matzer
Dick Bland
Mallory
Buddy Bates
Atlanta
Ray Siedel
Burmanbare
Bates
New York Giants
Jim Mallory
Trinity, Tigers Clash in State Class B Baseball
Trinity high Bulldogs and Jamestown Tigers meet at Abattoir Field Tuesday at 3 in a top state Class B baseball showdown. Trinity owns a five game win streak while Jamestown has four. Trinity leans on Swiggett or Linthicum or Small on the mound. Jamestown relies on Smith or Mendenhall. At bat Trinity features Lohr Wall and Cumby. Jamestown lists B Smith Smith and Willard as key threats.
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Trinity High Bulldogs
Gers
Samples Wins 1947 North Carolina Stock Car Title in Guilford
Ed Samples of Atlanta claimed the 1947 North Carolina stock car title after winning a grueling 75 lap race in Greensboro before about 13 000 fans. Bill Blair of High Point finished second with Buddy Shuman of Charlotte third as Glen Dunaway escaped injury after a rollover.
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Greensboro
Ed Samples
Atlanta
North Carolina
Samples
South
Bill Blair
High Point
Buddy Shuman
Charlotte
Blair
Glen Dunaway
Babe Ruth Heads Back To New York
Babe Ruth plans to leave Miami Beach by plane for New York after two weeks in Florida. He is accompanied by his wife Claire and a nurse visiting friend Raymond Kilthan who recovered from a serious operation last winter.
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Miami Beach
Fla
Babe Ruth
Florida Sun
Eastern Airlines
New York
Ruth
Claire
Raymond Kilthan
Alexander Still Burns Up Golf in Lexington Exhibition
Two local pros Skip Alexander and Dugan Aycock defeated Bobby Locke and Johnny Palmer 3 and 2 in a Lexington exhibition. Alexander shot 66 after a 58 record round last week. Locke posted 67, Aycock 71, Palmer 72.
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Lexington
Alexander
Dugan Aycock
Bobby Locke
Johnny Palmer
Badin
Locke
Aycock
Palmer
Marchildon Hopes For 20 Wins With A's Deceptive Pitch
Philadelphia ace Phil Marchildon dreams of a 20 game season with Connie Mack's Athletics as he unveils a new mystery pitch described as a screwball like curve. The Ontario native, who won 13 games last year, refuses to reveal details while insisting confidence grows with every spring outing.
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New York
Matty Shad
Carl Hubbel
Rip Sewell
Mes
Phil Marchilden
Marchildon
Connie Mack
Philadelphia Athletics
New York Yankees
Philadelphia
Pene
Buddy Rosar
Earle Bruckner
Hero Tire
Kiel Bay
Germany
Glamour Versus Plainness In Derby Field
New York April 21. Kentucky derby looming as glamour horses Phalanx and Double Jay clash with Trust in the field. Ben Jones' plain steed Faultless is sharpened up to challenge, aiming to repeat past Derby success like Lawrin and Pensive.
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New York
Phalanx
Virginia
Wood Memorial
Jamaica
Eddie Arcaro
Double Jay
Delaware
Reds
California
Roses
Plain Ben Jones
Walcott Gets NBA Nod To Meet Louis For Title
The National Boxing Association backed aging Jersey Joe Walcott to face Joe Louis for the heavyweight title. The decision, taken after a two day executive committee meet in Philadelphia, aims to shift boxing control from Mike Jacobs and the New York Athletic Commission.
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Philadelphia
Joe Louis
National Boxing Association
Joe Walcott
Mike Jacob
Frank Sinatra
Walcott
NBA
Amateur Qualifying Opens At Pinehurst
Qualifying play for the 47th North and South amateur golf tourney began at Pinehurst with about 80 players vying for 32 match play berths on the No 2 course. Defending champion Frank Stranahan is absent, sailing with the Walker Cup squad for England this week. Two rounds will be played tomorrow over the 6 879 yard layout at Pinehurst Country Club.
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Pinehurst
Frank Stranahan
Toledo
England
Pinehurst Country Club
Ott Still Waiting for Homer at Shibe Park
Mel Ott has not homered at Shibe Park in Philadelphia yet this season, keeping his power drought tied to the Phillies venue as fans watch for a breakthrough.
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Mel Ott
Shibe Park
Philadelphia
Yesterday's pitching and batting stars in baseball
Pitcher Schoolboy Rowe of Philadelphia blanked the New York Giants with six strong hits to earn his second win in a 10-1 victory. Bill Niehoff of the Cubs drove in six runs with two home runs as Chicago beat St. Louis 7-4. The note recalls 1942 when Ernie Bonham won 21 games and issued only 24 walks.
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Bill Niehholssen
Cubs
Cardinals
Ernie Bonham
Sale of 1105 Anderson Street High Point NC 1947
Under a Guilford County Superior Court order a commissioner will sell at the County Building High Point on May 12, 1947 at 11:00 AM for cash the property at 1105 Anderson Street High Point containing about 7 500 square feet. The sale is subject to court confirmation and is free of encumbrances except 1947 taxes. The deed traces to D B Anderson from R R Ragan dated March 16 1910. Byron Haworth Commissioner. Professional Building. Phone 1T 4/14-2-28 35.
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Guilford County
North Carolina
Superior Court of
S. G. Anderson
W. C. Anderson
Viola L. Anderson
High Point
High Point Township
Anderson Street
Rathence
D. B. Anderson
R. R. Ragan
Office of the Register of Deeds
Colleges To Play Tennis Golf Matches
North Carolina college athletes opened a week of sports with baseball, tennis, and golf events. Carolina beat Wake Forest 4-3 in baseball while the track team edged Navy 66-65 and tennis beat Navy 6-3. State defeated Duke 5-0 and Clemson beat Davidson in track.
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University of North Carolina
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Greenville
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Davidson
Charlotte
Pinehurst
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Lenoir Rhyne
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