Tournament of Champions action heats up at the YMCA
Six first round bouts and two semifinals headline the final night of the annual Tournament of Champions as Burchfield Kimsey Hettrick Estes Loflin Nichols and Evans win or defend in exciting showdowns. The card features a 118 pound title contest Estes over Britt and a late stoppage for Kimsey over Linwood Brown with brisk power punching throughout.
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Burchfield
Kimsey
Hettrick
Estes
Loflin
Nichols
Evans
SOC Charales Enterprise
Roy Burchfield
Glenn Seasom
High Point
M. C
Linwood Brown
Greensboro
Joe Estes
Lexington
Dunk Britt
Rowland
Hardy
Howard Hetrick
Elizabeth City
Dalton Hamilton
Dunn
Hamilton
Hetrick
Ben Canipe
Easom
Abbatoir
Glenn Loflin
Joe Bartsch
Bartsch
Jack Nichols
Mt. Airy
Rose
Albert Evans
Dave Phillips
Greensig
Estes-Britt
Britt
Saution
Red Kimsey
Brown
Red-Head
Canipe
Tourney of Champions Semi Finals At 8 PM
Tonight features two semi finals and six final bouts in the annual Tourney of Champions. Matches include 112-pound Boyce Collins vs Roy Burchfield and 125-pound Albert Evans vs Leonard Suggs with finals to follow in each weight class.
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Boyce Collins
Roy Burchfield
Albert
Glenn Loflin
Burchfield-Collins
Jack Nichols
Howard Hettrick
Bill Paul
Orville Witcher
Jack Davis
P. L. Dennis
Lucky Irwin
Don Hill
Joe Parrish
Three Year Olds Preview Chesapeake Stakes Derby Day
Ten of turf dom's top three-year-olds contest the Chesapeake Stakes for 15000 added as a Derby and Preakness guide. Gilded Knight, Preakness entrant, seeks to prove value against Challedon Impound Valitant Mite Aerial Toy Day Off Challenge Shabbles Sun Love and others at Harve de Grace Maryland.
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Harve DE Grace
Turfdom
Gilded Knight
Wheatley Stable
el Chico
Winterbook
Milling Pace Sets Early Heat in Six Championships Night
The event opens with forty seconds of milling in the first heat while six championships and two semi final bouts are scheduled for tonight.
DiMaggio Ranks With Greatest In Baseball
New York April 22 Joe DiMaggio is hailed as perhaps the greatest all round player in history by a writer who cites his speed fielding throwing and hitting. He is backed by Red Ruffing and Bill Dickey as the Yankees backbone and would leave the team struggling if he were lost.
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Gayle Talbot
New York
Joe DiMaggio
Babe Ruth
Jimmie Foxx
Speaker
Tris Speaker
Grey Eagle
DiMaggio
Joe
Lou Gehrig
Ruth
Yankees
Boston Red Sox
Red Ruffing
Bill Dickey
Ruffing
Red
Red Sox
Dickey
Buddy Rosar
Londos Defeats Pencheff in Philadelphia Bout
In Philadelphia Jim Londos from St. Louis weighed 200 pounds threw George Pencheff of Australia 53 31. In Saginaw Michigan Joe Savoldi of Three Oaks defeated Walter Zim of Nicaragua in 22 minutes with Zim injured.
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Associated Press
Philadelphia
Jim Londos
St. Louis
George Pencheff
Australia
Saginaw
Mich
Joe Savoldi
Three Oaks
Walter
Wild Man
Zim
Nicaragua
Red Sox lead P L race after 11 1 victory over Winston-Salem
Piedmont League play opened with Rocky Mount Red Sox atop the standings after an 11 to 1 win as Charles Pescod limited Winston-Salem to six hits. Durham Bulls beat Norfolk 4-0 to go two straight. Charlotte Hornets toppled Asheville 15 to 1 with nine runs in the final inning.
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Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Red Sox
Winston - Salem
Charles Pescod
Twins
Durham
Bulls
Barry Wynn
Hornets
Richmond
Portsmouth
Ace Parker
Colts
Mt Airy Nine Edge Bison In Slugfest Victory
Mt Airy high school beat High Point Bison 7 to 5 after a tense late rally. Bus Overcash pitched well for Mt Airy while Crawford homered, and Brantley Hucks hit a decisive homer for the Graniteers.
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MT. Airy
High Point
Bison
Graniteers
Fleming
Smith
Mount Airy
Brantley Hucks
Crawford
Ahpoa Hayworth
Mucks
Siene O
Hussey If
Webb
Visconnenesebas
Icccadcovacces
Praward
Hussey
Lackey
Witt
Hucks
Hayworth
Hedrick
Land
Kivett
Overcash
Watson
Finals Set in Asheville Court Tourney This Sunday
The Western North Carolina Tennis tournament finals will pit Bobby Riggs of Chicago against either Wayne Sabin of Portland Oregon or Elwood Cooke of Portland. Riggs, the top seed, won his semi final 6-2 6-4 4-6 6-4 over Hope Doeg of New York, while Sabin and Cooke were halted by darkness after a long battle.
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Asheville
North Carolina
Bobby Riggs
Chicago
Wayne Sabin
Portland
Ore
Elwood Cooke
Riggs
Hope Doeg
New York
Sabin-Cooke
CunningHam Fenske Mile Duel Headlines Kansas Relays
Lawrence April 22 One world and seven meet marks loom as Glenn Cunningham meets Chuck Fenske in the special mile at the Kansas relays. Mozel Ellerbe of Tuskegee Institute faces Wilbur Greer of Michigan State in the 100 yard dash, drawing most spectator interest.
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Lawrence
Kas
Kansas
New Umpire Grid Star Campbell Emerges in NL
Cincinnati April 22 Rick Campbell named a National League umpire and is hailed as a Tennessee football immortal.
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Cincinnati
Rick Campbell
University of Tennessee
Trotters Parade at Pinehurst Today
Pinehurst April 22. A Hambletonian candidate parade will mix with pacing and trotting races at Pinehurst track this afternoon. Three races on the card include two heat races for racers and pacers from Biercy Farms Butler Pa and an open trotters race. Little Pat, holder of the world champion gelding record, is among entrants in the first race.
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Pinehurst
Pinehurst Track
Biercy Farms
Butler
Little Pat
Fights Last Night in Three Cities
Frankie Blair of Camden New Jersey stopped Glen Lee of Edison Ned in the third. Mike Belloise of New York KOed Angus Smith of Los Angeles in seven rounds. Ceferino Garcia of Los Angeles stopped Al Romero of Los Angeles in ten rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Frankie Blair
Camden
N. J
Glen Lee
Edison
Ned
San Diego
Mike Belloise
Angus Smith
Los Angeles
Ceferino Garcia
al Romero
American Association Postpones All Games Due to Weather
The American Association cancels all scheduled games as rain and cold conditions persist. Teams seek rescheduling details from league offices and local venues.
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American Association
Gray Tallies Six Points To Pace Bison
Emerson Gray of High Point Bison emerged with six points at the state high school meet in Chapel Hill, placing second in both the 100 and 220 yard dashes. Durham’s Hornbuckle won the 100 and 220. Durham led with 60 points, Winston-Salem second, Charlotte third. Rural Hall, Greensboro, Clemmons and others followed.
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Chapel Hill
Emerson Gray
High Point Bison
Bill Davis
Bison
Gray
Hornbuckle
Durham
Winston-Salem
Charlotte
Rural Hall
Greensboro
Clemmons
Seaboard
Kernersville
Mineral Springs
Shelby
Walkertown
Beaufort
English Schoolgirls Adopt German Refugees in Camps
British schoolgirls send ten cents a week to German refugee children in camps. The small aid aims to comfort youngsters uprooted by the war, reflecting civilian wartime relief efforts and cross‑channel empathy.
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England
Twenty-One Batters Faced Hurler In Seven Frames
Thomasville Tommies left-hander Sean Ray Lindsey shut down Adams-Millis White Sox in a 4-0 spring exhibition, facing only 21 batters in seven innings before rain ended play. Lindsey fanned seven, doubled and scored, while Lord Perry struck out five and allowed seven hits. The game featured two key doubles in the fifth and a late Sox attack stifled by Lindsey.
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Thomasville
Sean Ray Lindsey
Thomasville Tommies
Adams- Millis White Sox
Victorius
Tommie Southpaw
Sox
Tommies
Lord Perry
Lindsey
Canty
Connor
Adams-Millis
Booker
If Coupee
Shealy
Cox
Charley Young
Pete
Cheseeentenaeves NU
Ekeeiantanecas
Sappenfield
Young
Duce
Bovender
Mueller
P. Young
Stewart
Sargoay Po
Jc Creeer
Agams-Mule Cp Vecvveeess
Tromarteng Ik Cniséachesurs
Errore
C. Young
Sheely
Parker
Sheeley
Perry
Lindsay
Ingram
Richmond Pro Meet At Semi Final Stage
In Virginia Professional Tennis at the Country Club of Virginia the semi finals begin with Bruce Barnes of Austin facing Frank Rehrica of Miami Beach and Joe Whalen of Memphis meeting Dick Sheen of Hollywood.
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Richmond
Pinehurst
Virginia
Country Club
Bruce Barnes
Austin
Texas
Frank Rehrica
Miami Beach
Joe Whalen
Memphis
Barnes
Dick Sheen
Hollywood
Whalen
Berkeley Bell
Dag Watson
New York
Joe
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