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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1955
Page
10
Over the weekend the Chicago White Sox beat Kansas City 29-6 then lost 5-0 to the same club. Pittsburgh won its first Philly game 6-1 as the Phillies endured a suspended second game. The Giants beat Brooklyn 11-10 after a 10th-inning surge. Willard Nixon edged the Yankees 1-0 for Boston. Gloomy notes from Cleveland and Detroit games followed with several shutouts and pivotal hits across the league.
Rain and a windstorm hit Winston-Salem forcing Southside Park damage and shifting Twins home games. Tonight at Finch Field Hi-Toms pitcher Ken McGonagle faces Winston-Salem in a key Carolina League matchup for seventh place with 1-2 records. The storm tore roof sections, fences, and lights, while the press box remained intact. The game is set to start despite the weather.
New York reports rising concern over shrinking crowds as pay TV and radio money edge clubs toward semi independence. Dodgers draw 3,874 at Ebbets Field while Yankees see 2,932 paid, with owners noting guaranteed incomes surpassing gate revenue and the Game of the Week boosting major league pool.
Tony Trabert of Cincinnati won his ninth consecutive River Oaks Tournament title in Houston defeating Vic Seixas of Philadelphia 6 0 6 0. Seixas, the national champion, was unable to win a single game in the match as Trabert dominated from the start.
In Columbus Ohio Charles Cook III declared himself world pogo stick champion after claiming to have pogo stuck 2153 times without a break. He cited no comparable records but said witnesses would back his feat.
Rain cancels and delays several East Coast league games. Reidsville at Danville affected by weather with other Monday and Tuesday matchups including Bur Gra Greensboro and Winston Salem at HI TOMS. Sunday results list York 11 Brooklyn 10 in 10 innings and Chicago 2 Cincinnati 1 in a rain affected schedule.
Kansas City 5 Chicago 0. Boston 1 New York 0. Detroit 6 Cleveland 4. Baltimore 2 Washington 1 in 10 innings. Tuesday schedule has Baltimore at Detroit Boston at Kansas City New York at Chicago and Washington at Cleveland.
Rocky Castellani, a 2-1 favorite, faces Cuba's Chico Varona in a 10 round bout at New York's St Nicholas Arena televised by DuMont. Castellani, 27, has won two straight since Aug defeat, record 58-2. Varona, 57-17, makes first U S start of year. Also on card Rudy Garcia vs Lulu Perez and Ezzard Charles vs John Holman in Miami Beach CBS telecast.
Ray Katt of the New York Giants hit his first season homer a three-run shot in the 10th, sparking an 11-10 rally to beat Brooklyn. Willard Nixon of the Boston Red Sox beat the New York Yankees 1-0, his sixth straight win, allowing two singles.
In the seventh inning Pehanick was charged with an error allowing a run. The box score lists multiple players with hits and RBIs including Lumadue Melago Jacobs Cristello Gonzales and Vietto. Pitchers Foxworth Castille and Bays contributed defensively as final line shows Pehanick 6 7 and Sim mons 1 0 with WP and HBP by Pehanick.
Nine all state players are on the 24 man West squad that will meet the East in Greensboro in August for the North Carolina High School All Star game. West coaches George Wingfield and Presnell Mull announced the lineup including Winston-Salem Reynolds and James Storey of Lenoir.
High Point High School star Donnie Hunt is selected for the West in the East West All-Star game to be played in Greensboro in August. HPHS AD Tony Simeon announced Hunt accepted the invite, with the East squad to be announced in a few days.
Chandler Harper of Portsmouth Virginia earned the Virginia Beach Open title with a tournament record 260 on Cavalier Yacht and Country Club. He plans to join the pro golf circuit at Fort Worth Texas in two weeks. Dickwood of St. Petersburg Florida finished second with 264. Mayer earned 1800 dollars for third place while Ed Oliver was fourth with 1400 dollars. Furgol and Marty Furgol tied for fifth at 266 with 1100 dollars each. Jack Burke Jr. won 800 dollars for seventh place tied by Jerry Barber and Johnny Palmer at 269.
A heavy thunderstorm injured Winston-Salem Southside Park forcing revised April schedules for the Winston Twins. The storm at 2:21 PM toppled the left field grandstand roof, sent debris toward the dugout, and left players unharmed but fans bussed from the stands.
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