Hi-Toms Open Season At Finch Field With Hopeful Outlook
The Thomasville High Point Hi-Toms prepare for the season opener Wednesday night against Lexington at Finch Field. Manager Chubbuck returns from Ohio as the club relies on pitching youth and bats led by Prater Leonard Kennedy and local prospects like Arnold Wallis and Bill Morris.
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Thomasville High Point Dodgers
Lexington Athletics
Finch Field
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George Chubbuck
Ohio
Thomasville
High Point
Guy Prater
Junior Leonard
Bill Kennedy
Bill Morris
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Morris
Cambridge
Haak
Pratt
Dodgers
High Point-Thomasville
Brooklyn Dodgers
Fred Leonard
Davidson County
Homer Lee Cox
John Hargrove
Red” McArtle
Art Donahane
Archie Templeton
Homer Trexler
Cox
Eddie Leip
Salisbury
Hal Harrigan
Neucleus
Ray Kalkowski
Danny Costello
North Carolina college sports shine in tennis and golf week
North Carolina colleges opened a busy spring week with top tennis and golf matchups. UNC and Davidson led the tennis headlines with UNC at West Point and Davidson in New England, while NC State hosted Presbyterian. Track dominated AAU action at Chapel Hill with NC State star Charlies Chambers highlight.
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West Point
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New England
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Presbyterian College
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Wake Forest
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Duke
Carolina
Penn
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Baseball season leaders span majors with strong batting marks
In season stats from the National and American leagues top batters and pitchers are listed. Walker and Reiser lead Brooklyn with batting averages near .433 and .429 while Elliott and other sluggers top runs and RBIs. Pitching standings include Hudson Bevens Heynolds Kramer and Birch with 2 0 1 0 0 records and Hook is credited with inventing the compound microscope in 1665.
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Robert Hook
Calamity Howlers Hoist For Cardinals And Red Sox Slumps
The Cardinals and Red Sox show disappointing starts fueling concern as both clubs struggle early in the season. St Louis sinks to a cellar spot with seven losses in nine games while Boston sits a game and a half behind the Yankees and in danger of falling further behind.
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Associated Press
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Sox
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Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Browns
Louis Walcott Maxim title bout set for June 6 in LA
Vic Marsillo, manager for Jersey Joe Walcott, reacts to news that Joe Louis and the 20th Century Club announced a heavyweights elimination series. The Walcott Maxim bout is pegged for June 6 at Gilmore Stadium in Los Angeles. Ezzard Charles may join as an added starter. further negotiations loom for light heavyweight title plans.
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Walcott
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Gilmore Stadium
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Marsillo
Ezzard Charles
Col Strauss
Strauss
Sol
Charles
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Gus
Washington and Lee Virginia Renew Historic Baseball Rivalry
Sixty nine years ago Washington and Lee pitcher George Augustus Sykes baffled Virginia batters with gyrating curves. Tomorrow catcher William McElwee will be guest of honor as the schools renew the series begun in 1867 with publicist Lea Booth noting curves will challenge hitters.
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George Augustus Sykes
Washington and Lee
Virginia
William McElwee
Sykes
Lea Booth
Roy Cullenbine Forges Role At Detroit First Base
Roy Cullenbine, 32, solidifies as Detroit Tigers first baseman replacing Hank Greenberg after his sale to Pittsburgh. The former outfielder and veteran infielder has made one error and emerged as the club’s slugging leader with three of ten team home runs. His early season hitting shows six extra base hits in seven starts, signaling a secure hold at first base for manager Steve ONeill.
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Frank Kenelson
Detroit
Roy Cullenbine
Hank Greenberg
Detroit Tigers
Greenberg
Pittsburgh Pirates
Cullenbine
Hank
Roy
Virgin Trucks
Tigers
Steve O'Neill
Concord
Nig Lipscomb
Shaver Aldridge
Rudy Tanner
Lipscomb
Hickory
Sammy Bell
Rebels
Bell
James McCall
Troy Washam
Dodgers offer ten for Del Ennis in spring trade talks
In a brisk trade rumor, the Dodgers reportedly offered ten players for Del Ennis this spring. Herb Pennock and Ben Chapman show interest in Brooklyn talent. Another offer from Branch Rickey proposed $50,000 cash for an unnamed Philadelphia farmhand.
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Phillies
del Ennis
Herb Penncock
Ben Chapman
Brooklyn
Rickey
Philly
Hamilton signs with Fort Wayne club faces home flight
Indiana star Ralph Hamilton plans to fly home with wife Anita after signing with the Fort Wayne pro club. At the last moment Mrs. Hamilton objects and sees a plane marked Yankee Clipper.
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Ralph Hamilton
Indiana UU
Fort Wayne
Anita
Arnold Favored In Bout Tonight
Philadelphia welterweight Billy Arnold was a 7 to 5 favorite to win a 10 round bout at the arena tonight against Bee Bee Wright of Harrisburg. Wright has 15 knockouts in tests while Arnold aims to rebound after losses and a knockout by Fritzie Zivic.
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Philadelphia
Billy Arnold
Bee Bee Wright
Harrisburg
Arena
Wright
Arnold
Fritzie Zivic
Anita from Atlanta Talks About Dixie Flyer
She explains it would have been fine if the film was titled Dixie Flyer. Anita, an Atlanta girl, comments on the project and her hometown perspective.
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Anita
Atlanta
Babe Ruth Still Owns House That Ruth Built
Babe Ruth returns to the Yankee dugout for Babe Ruth Day before 58,339 fans. Ruth, frail but revered, speaks to young players and receives AL and NL tokens honoring his career and charity work.
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Moors Open as Early North Carolina State League Favorite
Mooresville returns most of last season’s champion lineup and, led by manager Norman Small, eyes the pennant in a 114 game NC State circuit. Salisbury, Concord, Lexington, Statesville and others field stronger clubs as opening night matchups loom.
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Norman Small
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Martin Pollio
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Ginger Watts
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Dean Taylor
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G. W. Wright
Wennie Stirewall
Jim Miller
Bulla Wins YMCA Handball Championship Title
Darrell Bulla defeats M. L. Patrick in the finals to claim the annual YMCA handball championship, his fourth title and third straight final appearance against Patrick. Doubles action features Bulla with Herndon facing Moss and Hartley, with Hayes and Patrick set to meet the Tuesday winner.
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Capus Waynick
Shelly York
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State Cagers Get New Orleans Bid
North Carolina State, Southern Conference champions, will meet Tulane, runner-up in the Southeastern Conference, in the Sugar Bowl classic in New Orleans on December 30. The State Tulane game precedes Holy Cross versus the University of Oklahoma, finalists in the 1947 NCAA tournament.
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Holy Cross
University of Oklahoma
Baseball scores and upcoming schedule across leagues
Washington beat New York 1 0 and Brooklyn edged New York 9 8 while Cincinnati won 6 2 and Pittsburgh split 1 1 in 12 innings. Tomorrow American League games include Washington at Chicago and New York at St. Louis, while National League features Cincinnati at Boston and Chicago at Brooklyn.
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Twins Grab League Lead In Carolina
Winston-Salem leaders on the weekend with wins over Greensboro and Raleigh to take a full game edge in the Carolina League. Four-way chase follows as Raleigh Greensboro Durham and Danville all sit at 3 and 2.
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Associated Press
Winston-Salem
Greensboro
Raleigh
Joe Rosenberry
Red Benton
Rosenberry
Durham
Danville
Burlington
Pats
Emon Showietey
Burlingston
Trotta
Leaksville
Danvillé
Martinsville
Mickey McPadden
House
David Hurler
Bulls
Hogan and Demaret Fall to Young Pros in Memphis
Ben Hogan and Jimmy Demaret lost a $3,000 purse to Cary Middlecoff and Freddie Haas Jr. at Chickasaw Country Club in Memphis. Middlecoff and Haas posted a combined 65 in their second round on the 6,515 yard coursepar 72, after trailing two down at the 18th hole on Saturday.
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Tenn
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Cary Middlecoff
Freddie Haas, Jr
New Orleans
Middlecoff
Haas
Chickasaw Country Club
Bert Childers Quietly Builds a Farm Enterprise
The piece highlights Bert Childers who owns 329 acres of producing land, runs a fair-sized cattle herd, and employs two farm hands, illustrating a cooperative game between capital and labor on his operation.
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Bert Childers
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