High Point Pointers Prepare for Piedmont Opener
Dan Boone leads the High Point baseball club in its 1981 Piedmont season opener against the Charlotte Hornets on Wednesday. The retooled roster includes Clay Parrish, Whity Walgren, Moose Parrish, Molly Cox, Flick Fleazer, and a pitching staff led by Roy Appleton Ralph Stewart and Plue.
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Dan Boone
High Point
Piedmont
Charlotte Hornets
Pointer Pilot
Moose Parrish
Molly Cox
Flick Fleazer
Guy Morton
Broncho Mayo
Hal Shover
Mrs. Sensenbach
Piedmont Loop
Walgren
San Francisco
Big Moose
Roy Appleton
Tampa
Ralph Stewart
Southeastern
Appleton
Stewart
Plue
Birmingham
Appleton Stewart
Kilpatrick
Ess
Stokes
Taylor
Boone
Parrish
Cox
Slayback
Whaley
Ratley
Eleazer
Bonehead Play Costs Yanks Another Game
Yankees drop games and lose first place after costly errors by Lou Gehrig and Lyn Lary. Chapman misplay in tenth inning and Gehrig run error aid Senators 9 to 7. Dusty Cooke sidelined two weeks with a displaced collar bone. Detroit beat Chicago 8 to 4 as Sorrell and Sullivan held the Sox to three hits. Pirates edge St Louis 1 to 0 on Meine’s four hitter, Root wins third in a row for Chicago over Cincinnati 3 to 1.
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Gayle Talbot, JR
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Joe McCarthy
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Chapman
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Lyn Lary
Washington
Lary
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New York Hospital
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Chicago
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Ch Pion Cardinals
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Charley Root
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Root
Rogers Hornsby
Hie
Brooklyn
New York
Best
Cleveland
Dusty Cooke Injured Chasing Long Hit
New York April 27 Dusy Cooke Durham N C goes boy who has been hitting at a great clip in the Yankee out field will be out of the game for at least two weeks with injuries Cook fell and displaced his collar bone in going after a long hit yesterday in the Wash ing New York game His physicians said today there was no chance of his playing again in less than two weeks The North Carolina boy who learned his baseball with Durham in the Piedmont and Asheville in the Sally league has hit for an average of about 450 this season.
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New York
Dusy Cooke
Durham
Yankee
Cook
North Carolina
Piedmont
Asheville
Yesterday's Stars Shine in Major League Wins
Carl Fischer of the Senators fanned ten Yankees in Washington's 9 to 7 win. Jonathan Stone of the Tigers hit his fifth homer in the seventh to break a tie as Detroit defeated the White Sox 8 to 4. Rogers Hornsby of the Cubs collected three hits in five at bats to help beat Cincinnati 3 to 1.
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Carl Fischer
Senators
Yankees
Washington
Jonathan Stone
Tigers
Detroit
White Sox
Rogers Hornsby
Cubs
Cincinnati
Plans Are Complete For Boxing Show Tomorrow
Outdoor boxing opens in High Point at Willis Park with 382 rounds and a 10 round main event featuring Buster Newberry versus Feimster. K O Conway as matchmaker, with Parrish vs Callicutt in a strong undercard and several preliminaries. Tickets moving fast as a large crowd is expected, with safety and orderly conduct emphasized for all spectators including women fans.
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National Boxing Association
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American Legion
K. O. Conway
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Bill Permster
Bill Parrish
Durham
Wildcat Callicutt
Salisbury
Kid Wagoner
Winston-Salem
Black Cat Lulu
Spencer
Toughy Robertson
Stuart
Kid Hutchens
Winston
Raymond Sides
Bessemer
Mack Hilliard
Greensboro
O. W. Duke
Bill Horton
Ed's Cigar Store
Hart's Drug Store
Mann's Drug Stores
Babe Ruth Discharged From Hospital After Injury Return
New York reports Babe Ruth left Boston hospital in a wheelchair after a hospital discharge. He hopes to return to baseball soon and aimed for the Athletics this week. Physician Dr Francis Newton predicted two weeks out while Ruth travels home under Yankees doctor Tor B Edward Winealaw care.
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New York
Babe Ruth
Boston
Athletics
Francis C. Newton
Tor
Edward Winealaw
Boone releases three rookie hurlers after Plue deal
Dan Boone announced the club acquired left handed pitcher Plue from the Southern Association as three rookies were cut. Guy Deisinroth Archie White and Dees were released after a spring training arm and throat troubles and a wild streak hindered Dees.
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Dan Boone
Plue
Southern Association
Guy Deisinroth
Archie White
Dees
Hollywood
Deisinroth
Catawba College
Boxing Card For This Week Light Card In New York
Only one champion is set to fight this week Maxey Rosenbloom light heavyweight title holder faces George Manley in Denver Thursday in a non title ten round bout. Also scheduled are You Corbett versus Tommy Herman in San Francisco Friday and Benny Touchstone meeting Walter Pickerd in Indianapolis Tuesday in a heavyweight clash.
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New York
Maxey Rosenbloom
Slapsey Maxie
George Manley
Denver
Rosenbloom
You Corbett
Fresno
Calif
Weltight Ace
Tommy Herman
Chicago
San Francisco
Indianapolis
Benny Touchstone
Detroit
Walter Pickerd
Durham Bulls rely on power to clinch Piedmont League race
Durham Bulls, 1930 Piedmont champions, aim to finish ahead on power. The roster adds Weston Gou and Jumbo Barrett while two holdouts, Al Strange and Red O Malley, linger. Tom Wolfe led the league with 39 homers. Barrett hit .365 in 1920. Lindley and English posted strong averages as support pieces.
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Bulls
Henderson
Gamecocks
Buck Taylor
Fred Tauby
George Whitted
Weston
Gou
Jumbo Barrett
Barrett
Knovville
Tom Wolfe
Piedmont
Jack Lindley
Gilbert English
High Point Battles Charlotte High School Nine Tomorrow
The High Point High School baseball team meets Charlotte High School in a crucial Western Conference showdown at 3 45. Brogden will start on the mound as High Point seeks a win to stay within a half game of Charlotte, champs in recent years. Sensenbach and Harris lead the High Point lineup as they hope to improve after a 11 to 9 loss on wet fields.
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High Point High School
Winston-Salem
Charlotte High School
Charlotte
Queen City
Bisons
Bees
Frank Merriwell
Twins
Brogden
Wade Marlett
Moundeman
Hinkle
Bison
High Point
Sensenbach
Clouter
Harris
Culler
Ridge
Abred
Hangar Work for Navy Airships to Start in Sunnyside
Reports say midsummer start for a 2 260 000 hangar to house the navy's first of two 786 foot airships at Sunnyside California. Total naval air station cost about 5 000 000 dollars. The hangars will be the largest in the country.
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Washington
Navy
Sunnyside
Calif
Naval Air Station
Strangler Lewis Seeks Title Bout With Lone Dos in Chicago
Former heavyweight champion Strangler Lewis arrives in Chicago to ask the Illinois State Athletic Commission for a title bout with claimant Jimmy Lone Dos. Lou Dero of California is to present a $25,000 certified check on Lewis's behalf to secure the match.
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