Indorsement graft in sports goods draws critique
The piece argues that idol worship and endorsers inflate advertising in sports. It cites Babe Ruth and Ty Cobb as iconic names used on products, notes Ruth earns 25000 dollars yearly from endorsements, and praises a federal trade commission move to ban such practices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gene Tunney
Col. Lindbergh
Babe Ruth
Ty Cobb
Tunneys
Lindberghs
Feedral Trade Commission
Boonemen Open Home Schedule At Willis Park In 3:30 P.M. Game
Boone’s Pointers play at Willis Park tomorrow after opening the season against the Caps in Raleigh today. Molly Cox returns at first base, Moose Parrish shifts to the outfield, and two rookies are cut from the roster. Bob Durham starts on the mound with Toots Brandon catching. Slim Manning will start the home opener Thursday. Guy Morton remains reserve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Caps
Raleigh
Boone
Willis Park
Molly Cox
Moose Parrish
Cox
Daniel
Crip Rhane
Murer
Bob Durham
Toots Brandon
Slim Manning
Guy Morton
Oak Ridge Cadet Baseball Produces Major Leaguers
Oak Ridge Military Academy near Guilford North Carolina has long fed major league talent. Coach Earl Holt has mentored Wes Ferrell Rick Ferrell Dixie Davis Jakie May and others into pro baseball while highlighting Marvin Ferrell as a promising 18 year old pitcher.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Claire Burcky
NEA
Pa Ferrell
Guilford
N. C
Oak Ridge Military Academy
Earl P. Holt
Dixie
Oak Ridge
University of Alabama
South
Earl Holt
Holt
Wesley Ferrell
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
George Ferrell
Southern Association
Memphis
Ferrell
Ivory Hunters
Marvin Ferrell
Marvin
Bob Stafford
Philadelphia
Bob Wicker
Cubs
George Suggs
Cincinnati
Phil Griffin
Phillies
Academy
University of North Carolina
Burrus Case
Wes Ferrell
Fleet Mayberry
Harry Llewellyn
Dixie Davis
Jake May
Ben Shields
Halley Wilson
Cy Smith
Dick Burrus
Raymond Hayworth
Detroit Tigers
Rick Ferrell
Joe
Clayton
Alabama
Derrill Pratt
Luke Sewell
Riggs Stephenson
Grant Gillie
Ike Boone
Emile Barner
Andy Cohen
Ernie Wingard
Jack Hayes
Wes
Jakie May
Pratt
Sewells
Stephenson
Crimson Tide
Ferrell Brothers
Richard Farrell
Five New Baseball Games Added to Davidson 1930 Schedule
Davidson college announces five more games for 1930 under manager Lad Mills. The slate adds two against Duke, one with North Carolina, and two with Lenoir Rhyne, expanding the season beyond the usual end. Remaining schedule includes Lenoir-Rhyne at Davidson, Elon at Davidson, South Carolina at Davidson, and Duke and Carolina tilts on the road and at Chapel Hill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke
Carolina
Elon
Lenoir- Rhyne
Davidson
Davidson College
Lad Mills
Duke University
University of North Carolina
Lenoir-Rhyne
Durham
Chapel Hill
Wake Forest
Wildcats
N. C. State
Davidson Boys
Tar Heels
Hickory
University of South Carolina
A Question of Dr. Browns Birds in Jamestown
Sunday column recalls Dr. Brown’s fish pond and feeding games once a local pastime. The writer questions old memories about cranes and whether doctors raised storks, suggesting a mix of recollection and rumor in a reminiscence column.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DR. Brown
Jamestown
Jack Field
Jack
Pitchers gain grip with new rabbit ball in Piedmont league
The piece notes batters will see more hits and higher multi hit games as pitchers gain control with a refined ball. It explains that the revamped ball keeps its rabbit like reaction but with a smoother glaze removed to improve grip for curve and drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Piedmont
Sol Tahern Picks College Football Games Across South
Tahern forecasts five matchups including Little Rock at Chattanooga and Memphis at Nashville, Mobile at Atlanta, New Orleans at Birmingham. The notes indicate travel and regional interest without postseason implications.
Light defeats Kone in lacrosse showdown in LaCrosse
Billy Light of St Paul outpointed Chicago's Jack Kone in a 10 round boxing style bout held in LaCrosse Wisconsin.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Billy Light
St. Paul
Jack Kone
Chicago
Sportsmen From Here Go 10 Races At Salisbury Track
A spring racing event held yesterday at Maple Grove Racing Course in Salisbury North Carolina drew many High Point attendees. Races began at 2 30 pm with judges Gene Cannon Richard Rogers Paul Whitlock C I Jones J J Scholtis and R D Penny overseeing with weekly races announced every Thursday at 2 30 pm.
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Maple Grove
Salisbury
North Carolina
High Point
Gene Cannon
Concord
Richard Rogers
Belmont Park
New York
Paul Whitlock
C. I. Jones
Boxing card results from coast to coast last night
In Portland Primo Carnera knocked out Sam Baker. In Cleveland Billy Wallace and Joey Goodman fought to a draw. In Dayton Roy Williams outpointed Gorilla Jones. In Fresno Sailor Fay Kosky scored a technical KO over Oriel Astrudillo.
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Dayton
Roy
Tiger’ Williams
Chicago
Gorilla Jones
Akron
Fresno
Alif
Sailor Fay Kosky
Oriel Astrudillo
Los Angeles
Tri-City High School Track Meet Showcases Local Standouts
A tri city high school track meet will feature High Point Greensboro and Salisbury tomorrow at the local field. Red Goodwin of Greensboro and Williamson of High Point highlight the event with entries in sprints hurdles and distance. High Point aims to enter two to four athletes per event as teams brace for a close contest after a tight earlier meet with Gate City.
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High Point
Greensboro
Salisbury
Ellington
Spencer
High Point High School
Red Goodwin
Chapel Hill
Williamson
Gate City
National and American League games on today’s slate
National games feature New York at Boston, Brooklyn at Philadelphia, Cincinnati at Pittsburgh, St. Louis at Chicago, with American matchups Detroit at St. Louis, Chicago at Cleveland, Boston at Washington, and Philadelphia at New York.
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Pet
New York
Pittsburgh
Boston
Chicago
St. Louie
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
National
St. Louis
Detroit
Cleveland
Washington
Augusta at Asheville and Columbia at Charlotte
College basketball brief lists matchups South Atlantic region with Augusta visiting Asheville and Columbia visiting Charlotte. Also notes Macon at Greenville as part of a regional slate.
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South Atlantic
Augusta
Asheville
Columbia
Charlotte
Macon
Greenville
Barkley Upsets Penn State Champ at Carolina Meet
In Chapel Hill on April 23 Minor Barkley of the Tar Heel track forces stunned Penn State’s Paul Rekers in a sensational 4:26 mile. Rekers, who beat Pieculewicz at Millrose and holds a 9:22 two mile best, edged Barkley by inches on a soggy, slow track.
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Chapel Hill
Minor Barkley
Paul Rekers
Penn State
Rekers
Pieculewicz
Paavo Nurmi
Ward
Capta ins Named for V P I Sports
Charles B. Baker will captain the 1930 varsity basketball team at V P I with Ben F. Woodson as manager. 1931 freshman team manager is John R. Kernan. Boxing captain is Herbert L Mehaffey with A Mosby Harris as manager. Wrestling captain Joseph H Bailey and football staff names follow. Carol M Newman Jr is named editor in chief of The Virginia Tech with H Ray Hopkins as business manager.
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Blacksburg
Virginia Tech
College Athletic Association
Charles B. Baker
Winchester
Tech
Ben F. Woodson
Richmond
John R. Kernan
Bristol
Charles M. Ballard
Exmore
Marvin W. Doyle
Roanoke
Lewis B. Wilkins
Turbeville
Herbert L
Mehaffey
McKeesport
Polytech
A. Mosby Harris
Robert A. Bondurant, Jr
David A. Neff
New Philadelphia
Ohio
Leroy D. Patterson
Danville
Joseph H. Bailey
Kinsale
John B. Whitmore
Wellsville
Carol M. Newman, Jr
C. M. Newman
H. Ray Hopkins
Norfolk
Piedmont Group Forming in North Carolina Colleges
Plans for a Piedmont Intercollegiate Athletic Association include seven members Elon Guilford Catawba Lenoir-Rhyne High Point Atlantic Christian and Appalachian State. A committee on the constitution and by laws proposes a disinterested eligibility commission and a schedule requiring four football eight basketball and seven baseball games per school plus an annual track and tennis meet at Greensboro.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Piedmont Intercollegiate Athletic Association of North Carolina
Association
Elon
Guilford
Catawba
Lenoir-Rhyne
High Point
Atlantic Christian
Appalachian State
Greensboro
Three Teams Tie for Sall y Loop Lead in Sally Race
Asheville Columbia and Macon share top placement after second games of the Sally race. The Tourists crushed Augusta 14 3 in the third inning, while Columbia beat Charlotte 4 0 on strong pitching. Macon defeated Greenville 5 2 as Jim Richardson allowed eight hits.
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Charlotte
Asheville
Columbia
Macon
Augusta
Greenville
Tourists
Marty Baylin
Wolves
Charlotte Hornets
Coltrane
Veach
Spinners
Peaches
Jim Richardson
Ten Points a Meet For Charlotte Farmer
Charlotte farmer Charlie Farmer of the Tar Heel track team is earning constant points by winning the 100 and 220 yard dashes. His 9.8 seconds in the 190 sprint signals rising fame as a reliable scorer in meets this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chapel Hill
Charlie Farmer
White Sox Win All Games By One Run
The White Sox rely on one run margins in 1980 under Donie Bush with three wins all by one run. Two of the wins went 10 innings and Bush says those close games are the ones they want.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Sox
Donie Bush
Bush
Pointers Defeat Panthers in Close Practice Contest
High Point College played Dan Boone's Pointers at Willis Park in a pre league tuneup. The Boonemen won 8 to 4 after rallying in the final inning as Collier shined for the rookies while Craver, G Yow and Andrews worked for the Panthers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panthers
High Point College
Dan Boone
Willis Park
Boonemen
Pointers
Collegians
Boone
Collier
Craver
G. Yow
Andrews
Results from baseball games across cities and innings
In a set of scores reported from early games Philadelphia defeated Brooklyn 6 to 5 and St. Louis beat Chicago 8 to 3. Chicago won 4 to 3 over Cleveland. Philadelphia proved 7 to 6 against New York in 12 innings, with St. Louis edging Detroit 5 to 4 and Washington 4 to 3 over Boston.
Southern Mobile Defeats Atlanta In Lopsided Tilt
In a set of quick baseball results, Southern Mobile beat Atlanta 12 to 2 while Little Rock edged Chattanooga 8 to 6. Memphis prevailed over Nashville 5 to 3 and New Orleans routed Birmingham 9 to 1.
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Southern Mobile
Atlanta
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Memphis
Nashville
New Orleans
Birmingham
Notable scoreline roundup from regional games
Regional results show Asheville 14 against Augusta 38, Macon 6 to 2, Greenville 2, Columbia 5 to Charlotte 4. Compact report notes matchups and final tallies with emphasis on local teams.
Baseball Scores From American Association Games
Minneapolis beat Columbus 7 to 5 while Milwaukee lost 0 to 2 at Indianapolis. All other games were rained out.
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American Association
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Hockey Scores From International and Nearby Contests
International Toronto blank Newark 0. Montreal 5 Baltimore 6. Buffalo 7 Jersey City 6. Rochester 13 Reading 7.
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International Toronto
Newark
Montreal
Baltimore
Buffalo
Jersey City
Rochester
Reading
Major League Leaders Include Games Of April 22
Baseball leaders through April 22 show Fisher of the Cardinals at .660 batting. Richbourg and Stephenson lead runs with seven, Comorosky and Pirates drive in nine, Stephenson also tops hits with 13. Neun leads doubles with four. Ford and Comorocky pace triples with two. Multiple players tied for homers with two each. Jackson and Richbourg steal bases with two. James Jamieson of the Indians leads batting at .633. Hodapp drives seven runs. Simmons and Cronin top RBIs with nine. E Rice of the Senators has 11 hits. Todt and several others share doubles with three. Lyons, Goslin, Myer, Regan, Falk, and others post one triple. Simmons and Omers share three homers among leaders.
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Fisher
Cards
Richbourg
Braves
Stephenson
Cubs
Comorosky
Pirates
Neun
Ford
Reds
Comorocky
Jackson
Giants
Allen
Bisonette
Robins
Klein
Phillies
Jamieson
Indians
Hodapp
Simmons
Athletics
Cronin
Senators
E. Rice
Todt
Red Sox
L. Sewell
Kress
Browns
H. Rice
Tigers
Lyons
White Sox
Goslin
Myer
Regan
Red Song Falk
Omers
Combs
Yankees
Bluege
Johnson
O’rourke
Falk
Hallahan Hurts Cubs as Cardinals Win 8 to 3
St. Louis left hander Hallahan again stifles the Chicago lineup, fanning nine and walking seven as the Cardinals defeat the Cubs 8 to 3. Hack Wilson homered for Chicago, while New York and Boston were rained out elsewhere in the National League.
Stars Hallahan and Held Cubs to Five Hits in 8-3 Win
Baseball summaries note Bill Hallahan and Carolsa held the Cubs to five hits as the Stars won 8-3 for a second time. Ted Gullic drove in a Browns run with a 13th inning single to top Detroit 5-4. Bing Miller hit a ninth inning homer to beat the Yankees 7-6. Buddy Myer delivered a 12th inning RBI single to edge the Red Sox 4-3. Barney Friberg of the Phillies sac fly with the bases loaded in the ninth to beat Brooklyn 6-5.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hugh 8. Fullerton, JR
Associated Press
Chicago Cubs
Bill Hallahan
St. Louis
Hallahan
Cubs
Hack Wilson
Cardinals
Bill
New York
Boston
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Phillies
Brooklyn Robins
Chuck Klein
Barney Friberg
Philadelphia
Klein
Philadelphia Athletics
Yankees
Bing Miller
Athletics
Lefty Grove
Roy Sherid
Chicago White Sox
Cleveland Indians
al Thomas
Washington
Boston Red Sox
Charley Ruffing
Senator
Senators
St. Louis Browns
Detroit
Tigers
Ted Gullic
Ozark Mountains
Carolsa
Browns
Yanks
Buddy Myer
Red Sor
Phils
Brooklyn
Indian Necklace Presented in Canal Zone Visit
A fine hand-wrought gold necklace made by Indians living in the mountains of Panama was presented to Mrs. John F. Sippel during a visit to clubs in the Canal Zone where she serves as president of the General Federation of Women's Clubs.
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Washington
Panama
John F. Sippel
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Canal Zone
Carnera Knocks Out Sam Baker in Two Minutes
Primo Carnera overwhelmed Sam Baker of Los Angeles in two minutes of the first round in Portland. The Italian giant floored Baker six times with crushing rights, extending Carnera’s unbeaten stretch to sixteen straight on his American tour after a recent KO over Leon Chevalier that led to a California ban.
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Portland
Ore
Primo Carnera
Sam Baker
Los Angeles
Carnera
Baker
Leon Chevalier
Oakland
Cal
California
Georgia Bulldogs Face North Carolina After Duke Loss
CHARLOTTE APR 23 The Georgia Bulldogs travel to Chapel Hill to meet the North Carolina Tar Heels after Duke defeated Georgia 9 to 8 in the final game of their two game series. Yesterday Duke beat Georgia and Appalachian State Normal beat Guilford 14 to 5 in Boone.
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Charlotte
Georgia Bulldogs
Duke Blue Devils
Chapel Hill
North Carolina Tar Heels
Duke
Georgia Invaders
Appalachian Star
Guilford
Boone
Quakers
Additio
North Carolina
Elon
Wake Forest
Davidson
Virginia
Lenoir-Rhyne
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