Baseball pennant talk tinged with early season doubts
The piece notes bets on the Athletics as potential repeat champions fading after a Washington series. It highlights Washington Senators rising, Yankees slumping, and Connie Mack's A’s still favored. It cites Hugh Fullerton predicting third place for Washington and discusses batting and pitching stars like Mickey Cochrane and Babe Phelps with historical context.
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High Point Club Announces Women and Men Golf Tourney Schedule
The High Point Country Club released a season schedule with May opening ringer scores for men and women. Women compete for a title in late May after a qualification week, followed by a senior and junior focus, with monthly putting contests and mixed events throughout the season. Grover Kester named player-manager coordinating with pro Andy Merrilees.
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Sedgefield
Grover Kester
Andy Merrilees
Alex Rankin, Jr
Kester
Merrilees
C. M. Waynick
Pointers To Play Five Home Games During This Week
Dan Boone and his Pointers face a tough seven game week with five at home at Willis park. they meet Booe's Patriots today and tomorrow then Whitted's Bulls at Durham Wednesday and Thursday before a three game series with the Winston Salem Twins Friday and Saturday. veteran pitchers Morton and Barnes will back up the rookies if needed.
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Winston-Salem Twins
Weafer
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Sally Barnes
Executors Notice Over Samuel McMillen Estate High Point NC
Executors announce they have qualified over the will of Samuel McMillen of High Point North Carolina. Creditors must present verified claims to R E Mitchell 315 Park Street High Point NC by April 19 1931 or be barred. Debtors are urged to settle promptly as of April 19 1930.
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High Point N. C
R. E Mitchell
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R. E. Mitchell
L. A. Wright
Carolina Meets Washington and Lee in Indoor Duel
In Chapel Hill on April 28 the University of North Carolina hosts Washington and Lee for a 4 pm indoor track meet. The Generals bring southern champions in the quarter and half mile relays and Sandifer who tied the southern 100 yard dash record. Tar Heel stars include Farmer Perry Slaser Gay Weil and Barkley. Dashes between Farmer and Sandifer are highlighted.
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Washington and Lee
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Slaser
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Weil
Barkley
Major League Leaders in Batting and Runs Across Leagues
National League leaders include P Waner of the Pirates with a .529 batting average and Hafey of the Cardinals with 12 runs. Fisher of the Cardinals tops RBIs and hits, Suhr of the Pirates leads triples, and Jackson of the Giants hits 4 homers. P Waner also has the most stolen bases. American League leaders show Simmons of the Athletics with a .438 average, Rice and Bishop of the Senators and Athletics tied for runs with 10, Simmons for RBIs with 11, Myer and Rice of the Senators with 15 hits, Kress and Manush tied for doubles, O Rourke and Schulte of the Browns for triples, Goslin of the Senators with 2. Several players tie for stolen bases.
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Schulte
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Piedmont League Tonight Twins at Henderson
Tonight in the Piedmont League the Twins play Henderson while Durham visits Raleigh and Greensboro travels to High Point. In the American League the Cleveland at St Louis Chicago at Detroit New York at Washington and Philadelphia at Boston are slate games.
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Chicago
Detroit
New York
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Philadelphia
Boston
National League Matchups Across Major Cities
Boston faces Philadelphia while Brooklyn meets New York and Pittsburgh plays Chicago. St Louis travels to Cincinnati in a slate of NL games.
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Southern Association Matchups Across the South
Chattanooga faces Little Rock while Birmingham visits New Orleans Knoxville plays Memphis and Atlanta meets Mobile in key Southern Association games shaping the standings.
Griffiths to Fight Gagnon and Loughran in SpotlightCard
Tuffy Griffiths of Sioux City meets Boston’s Jack Gagnon in a Chicago stadium return bout to avenge a six round loss in Philadelphia. Tom Loughran faces Ernie Schaff in a top ten rounder in Philadelphia. Maxie Rosenbloom tackles Larry Johnson in Madison Square Garden’s reopening card. Primo Carnera headlines Seattle show against Tom Sayers in ten rounds.
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Ernie Schaff
Maxie Rosenbloom
Larry Johnson
Chicago
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Madison Square Garden
Primo Carnera
Seattle
Tom Sayers
Detroit
Kid Chocolate Faces Erickson in Ten Round Toronto Bout
Cuban featherweight Kid Chocolate clashes with Johnny Erickson of New York in a ten round main event in Toronto. Chocolate holds two prior decisions over Erickson. Black Bill meets Routier Parra of Chile in the evening’s semi final.
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Asheville Tourists Set for Donnybrook With Spinners
Asheville’s Tourists, atop the South Atlantic league after a 90 hit spree, face a stern test as Greenville’s Spinners, led by Red Howell, Rinehardt and Tallamante, visit. Columbia’s youngsters meet Macon’s Peaches after a rough weekend, while Dick Hoblitzell’s Hornets host Augusta’s Wolves in a week of key clashes. Schedule spans Monday to Saturday with nine games across Charlotte, Greenville, Macon, Asheville.
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Greenville
Red Howell
Rinehardt
Tallamante
Columbia
Macon
Peaches
George Spiers
Marty al Fiedler
Dick Hoblitzell
Hornets
Augusta
Wolves
Hoblitzell
Texas League Scores From Beaumont and Fort Worth
Beaumont beat Wichita Falls 6 to 4 while Fort Worth defeated 5 to in a Texas League card. Houston routed Dallas 12 to 3 and San Antonio posted a 15 to 0 win over Shreveport.
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Thomas Mills Champs Win From Burlington In Gala Event
The Thomas Mills baseball club defeated Burlington 8 to 5 in nine innings to dedicate the new E. M. Holt ball park. Mayor E. B. Horney opened ceremonies, and Ivan Young pitched a full game with a homer, while John Thomas led at the plate with a homer and a triple driving in five runs. The Thomas Millers, local industrial league champions, showcased strong play and expected to contend again this summer.
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Adam Millis
Arlington races offer record $613000 purse
Arlington park presents $613000 in purses, up $248000 from last year, a 80 day season record. The international handicap carries $100000 added, the Arlington classic adds $70000, and six more races exceed $15000 each.
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Arlington Park
Duke Faces Six Eastern Foes On Busy College Card
Duke University hosts six strong Eastern foes as part of a week packed with 80 baseball games four track meets seven tennis matches and three golf meets Duke plays Pennsylvania Nova Princeton Fordham NYU and Navy on a northern swing while North Carolina Buckle up for a strenuous week of intercollegiate events across baseball track tennis golf and the intercollegiate meet in Greensboro.
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Giants Strike Down Robins as Pirates, Braves Rally
Yesterday in the majors, the New York Giants defeated the Brooklyn Robins 10 to 4 behind Bill Clark and Johnny Morrison, with Andy Reese homer in the ninth. Pirates beat Cubs 9 to 5 in their seventh straight win. Braves debuting pitcher Burleigh Grimes powered a 13 to 4 win over Philadelphia. Cardinals over Reds 10 to 6. Senators beat Athletics 11 to 6. White Sox edge Browns 2 to 1. Tigers end seven-game skid by beating Indians 7 to 1. Red Sox edge Yankees 8 to 7 with 19 hits and Ruth homering twice?
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Associated Press
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Santa Claus Association Membership Tops Sixteen Thousand
The Santa Claus Association, Inc. based in New York City reports a membership of 16,000, reflecting broad public support for its charitable work and outreach programs.
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Western League Results and Rain Affects Schedule
Results Western League games include Denver 2 Oklahoma City 3 and Wichita 7 Pueblo 4. Des Moines 2 Topeka 1, with others postponed due to rain.
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Cotton States League Scores Quick Update
Eldorado 3 and Monroe 8. Pine Bluff 5 and Vicksburg 7. Jackson 4 and Baton Rouge 38. Alexandria 4 and Lake Charles 5. Standings unfold as teams post results across the circuit.
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Baseball scores from the American League set
The American League results include New York 7 against Boston 8 Detroit 7 and Cleveland 1, Washington 11 over Athletics 6, and Chicago 2 over St. Louis 1.
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Scores From A Weekday Baseball Card
Pittsburgh defeats Chicago 9 to 6 while New York tops Brooklyn 10 to 4 Boston wins 13 to 4 over Philadelphia and St Louis beats Cincinnati 10 to 5.
Eastern League scores from latest slate
Bridgeport defeated by Pittsfield 3 to 4 while Providence kept a 7 in a 7 to 3 win over Springfield. Albany beat Allentown 6 to 1 as Hartford opened 0 to 2 and New Haven won 4 to 1.
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International League Scores Snapshot
Toronto 6 Jersey City 0 Montreal 6 Reading 2 Buffalo 9 Baltimore 10 Newark 2 Rochester 1.
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Baltimore
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Baseball Standings and Scores From League Play
Milwaukee defeats Toledo 6 to 5 while Louisville tops St Paul 10 to 5. Columbus loses 9 to 8 to Kansas City. Indianapolis edges Minneapolis 7 to 6.
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Scores From Southern Association Baseball Night
Southern Association games listed with Atlanta beating Mobile 7 to 0, Chattanooga 3 over Little Rock 1, Birmingham 3 to New Orleans 4, and Memphis 11 to Nashville 5.
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Southeastern League scores report brief
Jacksonville defeated Columbus 10 to 7 while Selma beat Tampa 8 to 4 and Pensacola topped Montgomery 2 to 0 in league play.
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