Bisons Top Greens boro 10 8 In Marathon Conference Battle
Mel Walker pitched 11 innings and struck out eight as the High Point Bisons beat Greensboro 10 to 8 at Memorial Stadium. Ferree Crowder Foxworth and Kennedy provided key hits while Apple and Howerton split mound duties for Greensboro.
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Fred Flagler
Mel Walker
Black Bisons
Greensboro
Memorial Stadium
Sewell
East
Mulver
Walker
Greens
Apple
Howerton
Phibbs
Platter
Crowder
Foxworth
Bison
Thurlowe
McDonald
Ferree
Tve
Ralls
el Wateon
Thornione
Fulton
Kinette
Edwards
Howton
Appice
Bshowferty
SA Ferree
Rothrock
Kennedy
P Tilkes
Sant
Idol
Vite Beates
Sad McDonald
E Smith
caeeRee
Boro
Thornlowe
Snowberry
Smith
Watson
Rodhrock
Walker Ferree
Shawferry
High Point
Hower
Denton Tecumseh Young A Long-Serving Pitcher Who Shaped Baseball
Denton Tecumseh Young dominated early baseball with 511 victories in 22 seasons and a record 874 games pitched across leagues. He mastered curves and spitball, hurled no hitters in both major leagues, starred for Cleveland, St. Louis, the Nationals, and Boston, and mentored by Cy Young era legends.
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Denton
Denton T. Young
Young
Ohio
Tiny Bonham
Cleveland
St. Louis Nationals
Boston Red Sox
Rube Waddell
Philadelphia Athletics
Red Sox
Greenland
Philadelphia
Denton Tecumseh
Boston
Lou Criger
Agnes
Baltimore Orioles
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cy Young
Boston Nationals
Grover Cleveland Alexander
Denton Tecumseh Young
Four Opening Day Shutouts Highlight Early Baseball
Opening day produced four shutouts in eight games with most contests rained out or delayed. Johnny Vander Meer and Mort Cooper pitched 11 innings as Cincinnati beat St Louis 1 0 at Crosley Field. Jim Bagby led Cleveland past Detroit 1 0, while Rip Sewell and Paul Derringer helped Pittsburgh and Chicago fade. Al Hollingsworth spread four hits as St Louis defeated Chicago 3 0.
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Associated Press
Stesso
Crosley Field
Cincinnati
Johnny Vander Meer
Mort Cooper
Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
Vander Meer
Cardinals
Cooper
Sonny Frey
Max Marshal
Cleveland
Municipal Stadium
Indians
Detroit Tigers
Jim Bagby
Tigers
Detroit
Tommy Bridges
Bagby
Warren
Buddy) Rosar
New York Yankees
Roy Cullendine
Rosar
Ray Mack
Pittsburgh Pirates
Chicago Cubs
Truett
Rip Sewell
Paul Derringer
Cub
Wrigley Field
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Pirates
Wilson
St. Louis
al Hollingsworth
Browns
Chicago White Sox
Bill Dietrich
Cleveland, Lloyd Marshall Triumph in Sacramento Bout
In Sacramento California Lloyd Marshall edged Anton Christoforidis on points after ten rounds. The heavyweight clash saw Marshall earn a 168 to 167 score advantage as the local crowd watched.
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Cleveland
Lloyd Marshall
Sacramento
Calif
Anton Christoforidis
Ensign Warmerdam Undergoes Navy Pre-Flight Physical Drill
New York April 22 Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam, the first 15 foot vaulter, trains at North Carolina Navy Pre-Flight School in a multi sport program emphasizing fitness for flyers. He scales 15 foot walls and 20 foot nets while learning boxing wrestling football and more. Signor Galento begins comeback after Wisconsin boxing commission blocks a planned bout with Johnny McCarthy in Milwaukee.
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New York
Ensign Cornelius Warmerdam
North Carolina Navy
Ensign Warmerdam
James E. Sullivan
Tony Galento
Signor Galento
Johnny McCarthy
Detroit
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Commission
Badger
McCarthy
Jim Tyack a throwback star seeks hall of fame niche
On The Spot columnist praises Jim Tyack a Philadelphia Athletics outfielder for playing for love of baseball over money. He cites Tyack’s fourteen word pledge to stay in the majors and suggests a niche in Cooperstown for such sentimentality amid wartime rookies and spring training anecdotes.
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New York
Basebll
Hall of Fame
Jim Tyack
Jim
Philadelphia Athletics
Tyack
Cooperstown
N. Y
Shibe Park
Heath
Lombardi
Novikoff
Peoria
Unusual Spring Training Weather Plagues Yankees Camp
The report notes snow floods and cold winds during spring training as the Yankees show least conditioning among teams. It ends with a personal push urging Bud to vote for Jim Tyack.
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Yankees
Bud
Jim Tyack
High Pointers Awarded Monograms At Chapel Hill
The UNC Athletic Council announced 55 varsity monograms and 47 freshman numerals for winter sports. Varsity awards listed for basketball wrestling boxing swimming include names across multiple cities and states with managers noted. Frank Alspaugh, from Winston-Salem, received a Varsity monogram as head cheerleader.
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Chapel Hill
Athletic Council
University of North Carolina Today
Robert B. Altemous
Stroudsburg
Ellis L. Freedman
Harrisburg
Richard D. Hartley
Hi Point
Lewis C. Hayworth
High Point
Edgar G. Durham
George McCrachren
Charlotte
Dan W. Marks
Fritz K. Nagy
Akron
Ohio
James D. White
Kannapolis
Henry B. Hunter
Norfolk
Gideon L. Gilliam
Franklinton
Arthur Bluetenthal
Wilmington
John O. Davis
Toledo
Lemuel Gibbons
Hamlet
T. A. Hearn
Grimsley Hobbs
Hobart McKeever
Birmingham
Ala
F. F. Mordecai
Raleigh
John
Alvin L. Cirkis
Baltimore
Germantown
Ernest George Crone
Goldsboro
William Frans Herr
Lancaster
Lawrence McNeill Johnson
Aberdeen
Leroy Lewis Littl
Jackson Heights
N. Y
Stephen A. Sokoloff
Brooklyn
William Edward Stevens
Lenoir
Lester Rosekam
Philadelphia
Ira Abrahamson
Camp Claybourne
Jesse Kilmore Greenbaum
Henri Huse
Allen Roos Kaufman
Elizabeth
N. J
Russell L. Proctor
Rocky Mount
Ben Warren Ward Goldsboro
Morrison Rankin Caruthers
Graham
Manuel Alvarez
Meadowbrook
W. Va
Donald E Anderson
Ottawa
Kenneth Black
Richard F. Donnan
Rutherford
Jack T. Folger
Mr. Airy
Leon C. Mitchell
Palmyra
Bert A. Nisbet
Edgebert B. Stevenson
Winston-Salem
Taylor T. Thorne
Raymond L. Walters
Fort Knox
Rutcher R. Watkins
Durham
Harvey Weinstein
Alfred Williams
III
Leonard W. Mitchell
J. R. Allison, Jr
Columbia
S. C
R. P. Badham, Jr
Edenton
H. M. Efird
J. L. Hallett
H. M. Tillett
T. D. Trant
London Bridge
T. D. Tuomey, Jr
Bright Waters
W. R. Whiteheart
R. D. Willingham
Charlie Benbow
Jim Flynt
Winston- Salem
J. A. Foss
Hyde Park
Mass
S. C. Griffin
Williamston
W. H. Kahn
Glencoe
Godfrey Stancill
Washington
Richard Sykes
New River
Sid Weinberg
Monticello
Joseph S. Algranti
Edward
Bay Shore
Arthur H. Shairo
Allen G. Slomkaackson Heighth
Paul J. Spiewak
Frank Alspaugh
Plant Diabetes in Corn Harms Growth
Agricultural notes warn that some corn plants suffer plant diabetes by storing excess sugar in their tissues. This metabolic condition slows development and reduces overall plant vigor, potentially impacting yields in affected fields.
Galento Declines 10000 Payoff to Fight Thompson
In California Dick Donald offered Signor Galento ten thousand dollars to tackle Turkey Thompson. Galento rejected the guarantee signaling no deal at this stage. He and manager Willie Gilzenberg will not be stampeded, insisting their name be printed correctly. Publicity, even from pre flight antics, keeps Galento in the headlines.
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Oung
McKeesport
Canton
Ohio
Cleveland
Cy Young
Davis Hawley
The
Spiders
Hawley
Cap Anson
Young
White Stockings
Chicago
Ditto
California
Dick Donald
Signor Galento
Turkey Thompson
Young Thompson
Willie Gilzenberg
Galento
Opening day scores and wartime sports drive enterprising youth
A bustling sports round up highlights opening day major league scores and doubts about early innings, notes veterans like Vander Meer and Cooper, and outlines New York City’s new $10,000 youth program drawing 20 000 participants in 13 events. It mentions battles, charity exhibitions in Canada, Derby talk, and the need for equipment from Fort Sheridan and Camp Crowder as war-time sport adapts.
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New York City
Dept. of Parks
49Th St. Rangers
Benny Leonard
U. S. Maritime Service
Johnny Greco
Terry Young
Montreal
A. G. White
Barney Ross
Canada
U. S
Cecil Wilhelm
Devil's Thumb
Lacrosse
Wis
Lieut Tom Harmon Eludes Ohio State Search
The Ashland Times Gazette recalls the moment Ohio State football coach and players sought Lieut Tom Harmon as he hid in plain sight during a practice afternoon, showcasing his elusive presence on the field.
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Bill McKee
Ashland
Times- Gazette
Tom Harmon
Ohio State
Commando Style Race Opens Drake Relays Carnival
Des Moines Iowa April 22 service men dash for a commando obstacle race to close the thirty four annual Drake Relays Carnival. Freshmen enter for the first time since 1918 while stars are away on war fronts. Final event Saturday involves twelve competitors from Naval Pre Flight School Iowa City Naval Training Unit Ames and Drake Student Reserve over a 400 yard course with wickets ladder jump water maze and dummy obstacles.
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Des Moines
Naval
Iowa City
Naval Training Unit
Ames
Drake Student Reserve
Paleontologist Finds World’s Most Important Prehistoric Paintings
A five year old child and a paleontologist discover historic cave paintings near Santander Spain. The site near the Marquis de Sautuola's family area is noted for its world leading prehistoric art significance.
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Santander
Spain
Marquis de Sautuola
Penn Relays Bring 2500 Athletes To Franklin Field
Philadelphia April 22. More than 2,500 athletes from about 400 colleges and service organizations gather for the 49th annual University of Pennsylvania Relay Carnival at Franklin Field. The two day program features 68 events with star runners like Greg Rice and Bob Ufer. A United Nations half mile relay Saturday includes U S Great Britain and France units.
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Philadelphia
University of Pennsylvania
Franklin Field
Tce
Barney Ewell
Tom Todd
Gram
Greg Rice
Ollie Hunter
Frank Dixon
Bob Ufer
Eulace Peacock
EWT
H. Jamison Swarts
United Nations
United States
Great Britain
France
Fort Month
Hampton
Naval Training School
Manhattan Coast Guard
Camp Lee
Troy
N. Y
Navy
New York
Lincoln era canes become symbolic badges for Pueblo governors
Lincoln presented canes in 1863 that are now carried by New Mexico Pueblo governors as official symbols of office.
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Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln
New Mexico
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Great Lakes Naval Training Station
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Dillon Graham
Oris Hackett
Hackett
Bucky Walters
University of Indiana
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Phillies
Bill Miller
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Walters
Johnny Mize
Hartley and Hayworth
Hugh Fullerton, JR
Bill Cox
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