Duke of Spero Named Manager of Amazon Team in Thomasville
The Amazon Cotton Mills organize what is believed to be the fastest ball team in Thomasville led by Rube Eldridge the Duke of Spero with C L Frazier as manager and Shorty Frazier as catcher. First game set for May 5 at Amazon Park as they seek further games statewide.
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Amazon Cotton Mills
Thomasville
Rube Eldridge
Piedmont
Duke of Spero
C. L. Frazier
Shorty Frazier
Amazon Club
Amazon Park
Pointers Face Twins In Home Two Day Series At Welsh Park
Dan Boone's Pointers host the high flying Twins for a two game set at Welsh Park on Monday and Tuesday. After a rough start the squad shows fight with strong pitching options like Bob Vince Zimmerman and Jerry Jackson and hopes to reverse a poor early record.
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Twins
Bulls
Patriots
Dan Boone
Welsh Park
Boonemen
Boone
Salisbury
Boone Boys
Raleigh
Bob Vince
Bob
Zimmerman
Portsider
Vine
Jerry Jackson
Martin
Rocky Mount—Spts
Local merchants offer prizes for first home run in High Point
H Kr Jones, representing Bennett Lewelyn, will award a box of Hava-Tampa cigars for the first home run by a High Point player. Several merchants have posted gifts for other firsts such as second home run first triple and first double.
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Raleigh
Tom Mulleavy
High Point
Mulleavy
McMahon
Diehl
Zimmerman
Matthews
Ehak
Gee Stewart
Ford
Rupert
Boone
Ee Wilms
Cievers G
Se Zimmerman
Riuritg Ck Os Tolam
Ae Raleigh Ab
Arnett
Bankston
Wuleavy
H. KR. Jones
Bennett Lewelyn
Trinity High to Meet Candor in Championship Game
Trinity High School baseball, 12 wins 2 losses, meets Candor in first championship game Monday. Notable win 4-0 over High Point club. lineup shows Andrwes 368, Gray 342, Fry 448, Wall 750, Harris 500 among others. Gray and Loflin to pitch.
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Trinity High School
Candor
Trinity Club
High Point High Club
High Point Club
Macon
Gray
Loflin
Andrwes
Fry
Crowson
Hassell
Lohn
D. Hughes
W. Hughes
J. Hughes
Harris
Wall
Rocky Mount Defeats Goldsboro to Open Season
Rocky Mount beat Goldsboro 7 to 4 in a slow opening day game here with 350 fans attending. Scoring details show RK. BH. 2B for Rocky Mount 3 1 0 3 0 0 0 and Goldsboro 3 0 0 0 0 0 1. Haley and Wintry, Parker, Harrington and Harrison contributed to the win.
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Goldsboro
Rocky Mount
Rocky Mt
Haley
Wintry
Parker
Harrington
Harrison
Knot Hole Club Reopens Activities For Piedmont Season
The Knot Hole club led by boy commissioner Forrest H. Shuford becomes active again this year. Eligible boys are urged to visit his office to sign up and gain access to all baseball games except Saturdays and holidays.
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Knot Hole Club
Forrest H. Shuford
Shuford
Illinois Takes Lion's Share of Racing Honors
Illinois champions led the Drake relay carnival in Des Moines with three wins and two seconds in six university relays. Iowa and Northwestern also earned titles, while weather limited records. Walter White set a shot put mark for Kansas Teachers College at 48 feet 9 inches, breaking a 1926 standard.
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Associated Press
Des Moines
Illinois
Illini
Stevenson
Cramats
Baird
Cuhel
Walter White
Kansas Teachers College of Pittsburgh
Kansas
John Kuck
Kansas State
Emporia
Will Gunn Holds Southern Golf Title for Atlanta
Will Gunn of Atlanta won the southern high school golf championship at the Charlotte Country Club. The Charlotte high school team finished third in the team match, with Atlanta taking second.
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Will Gunn
Charlotte
Atlanta
Charlotte Country Club
Charlotte High School
Gavuzzi Leads Bunion Derby After 42.5 Mile Leg
Peter Gavuzzi, a bearded French Italian of England, led the bunion derby after finishing today's 42.5 mile leg from East St. Louis in 5:27:30. His overall time for the 2,128.7 miles from Los Angeles is 353.28:05, placing him 3:32:07 ahead of Andrew Payne of Claremore Oklahoma in second.
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Andrew Payne
Staunton
Peter Gavuzzi
England
East St. Louis
Los Angeles
Claremore
Okla
John Cronick
Saskatoon
Sask
William Kerr
Minneapolis
Louis Perella
Albany
N. Y
Roy McMurtry
Newhall
Cali
Wilmington Triumphs Over Kinston 4-3 on Home Ground
Wilmington Pirates beat Kinston 4 to 3 before 2,500 fans as Hal Weaver's squad shows strength in home debut. Scoring: Kinston 3, Wilmington 4 with late innings surge and solid pitching. Newberry and Dayton credited, Waldron and Kopshaw also contributed.
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Wilmington
Hal Weaver
Wilmington Pirates
Kinston
Wilmngton
Newburry
Dayton
Waldron
Kopshaw
Davidson hosts decisive college tennis and track meets
Davidson College defeated Furman 5 1 in tennis and claimed a strong track showing with 604 percent of standard results as South Carolina tallied 56 percent, highlighting a busy competition day.
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Davidson
Furman
South Carolina
Home Town Star Heinie Schuble Plays in Texas League
The hometown shortstop Heinie Schuble, who once filled in for Tommy Theve with the St. Louis Cardinals last season, is now playing in the Texas League with Houston, returning to his roots in his native town.
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Heinie Schuble
Tommy Thevenow
St. Louis Cardinals
Houston
Happy Davis Boxing Show Opens New Arena Tuesday
Happy Davis presents a 32 round card at the open air arena on South Wrenn Street with main bout between Bill Jordan and Al Collins both 180 pounds. Preliminary bouts include Trady Johnson vs Battling DeWitt eight rounds Mont Hooks vs Kid Wiles 1490 pounds and Kid Summer vs K O Wiles six rounds. Twins Kid Wiles and K Q Wiles appear. Reserved seats available at Crystal Cafe or by phone 4201. First bell at 8 15 p m.
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Bill Jordan
Salisbury
al Collins
Charlotte
South Wrenn Street
Happy) Davis
Avis
Jordan
Collins
Queen City
Trady Johnson
Sailor Little
Battling DeWitt
Winston-Salem
Mont Hooks
High Point
Kid Wiles
Kid Summer
K. O. Wiles
K. Q. Wiles
Winston- Salem
Crystal Cafe
Davis
Washington Street
City Hall
Wrenn Street
Princeton Crew Aims for Olympic Trip
Princeton students on campus express high hopes for the crew team aiming at an Olympic berth. Princetonians anticipate a strong season as they push toward international competition.
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Princeton
Yankees rookie Archie Campbell buys up art works
Archie Campbell a rookie pitcher for the New York Yankees shows a strong habit of collecting art. He buys books and pictures on art whenever available.
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Archie Campbell
New York Yankees
Championship game between Locals and Guilford postponed
The local high nine and Guilford college highs saw their first championship game washed out by wet grounds at Welch Park. The game will be played Monday at Guilford College if conditions permit.
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Guilford College
Welch Park
Bobby Jones Triumphs In Exhibition Match In Washington
In Washington on April 28 under variable weather with sleet, Bobby Jones and Philip Finlay defeated Jess Sweetser and Roland Mackenzie 3 to 2 on the Columbia course.
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Bobby
Washington
Bobby Jones
Philip Finlay
New York
Jess Sweetser
Roland Mackenzie
Columbia
Greenville Tobacconists Fall to Fayetteville 8 to 2
Greenville suffered an 8 to 2 defeat to Fayetteville in a slow game this afternoon before a sizeable crowd despite bad weather. The box shows Fayetteville with 9 runs on 9 hits and Greenville with 2 runs on 5 hits. pitchers were Cherry and Abbott for Fayetteville, Allen and Ray for Greenville.
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Greenville
Greenville Tobacconists
Fayetteville
Cherry
Abbott
Allen
Ray
Chicago Conquers St. Louis Browns
Chicago defeated the St. Louis Browns 9 to 6 in St. Louis after erasing a four run first lead. Crowder took the loss as Chicago pulled away in the eighth inning scoring four runs off reliever Lyons. Kress led all hitters with two triples and a single.
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ST. Louis
White Sox
Crowder
Chicago
St. Louis Browns
Browns
Thomas
Lyons
Kress
Macon Tops Columbia Twice to Lead Sally League
Macon swept a doubleheader from Columbia in Macon Georgia by scores of 10 to 5 and 6 to 5. In the first game Cronin Euliss Cebula Mahaffey and OMalley backed by Danforth and Lopez limited Columbia to five runs. In the second game Walters Forrest Robinson Spencer and Moore supported Macon’s 6 5 win as they tallied in the final frame.
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Macon
Columbia
A. Or
Cronin
Euliss
Cebula
Mahaffey
O'Malley
Danforth
Lopez
Walters
Forrest
Robinson
Spencer
Moore
Charlotte Takes 2 From Augusta in doubleheader
Charlotte Cavaliers swept Augusta in a twin bill at Augusta on April 28. In the opener Charlotte prevailed 8 to 1 behind strong hitting and decisive pitching, while the nightcap finished 6 to 2 with Charlotte adding late runs to seal the double victory.
Spinners Split Doubleheader With Spartanburg
In Greenville South Carolina on April 28 the Spinners split a doubleheader with Spartanburg losing the opener 3 to 2 and winning the nightcap 6 to 5. Box scores show Spartanburg 000000030 and Greenville 000000200 in the first game, and Spartanburg 02090030 to Greenville 20020101 in the second with listed pitchers and fielders.
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Greenville
S. C
Spinners
Spartanburg
R. H. EZ
Spartanbug
Scott and
Luckey
Chilton and
Mayer
R. H. F. Spartanburg
Lennon
Ormand
Wicker
Yeargin
Navy Breaks Win Streak in Pitching Showdown
Tebasco from Springhill College had not lost in three seasons until a Navy outing defeated him. Reports say resin on the ball aided his early success, and without resin he struggled, ending the skid.
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Navy
Tebasco
Springhill College
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Candor High
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Hart Schaffner
Marx
Charles W. Dunkley
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Happy Davis
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Charlotte Boxer
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Brown
Hunter
McClure
Dean
White
Amn
H. E. Charlotte
Whal
Walsh
McNeill
Gribble
Commerce St
High Point Athletic Club
Open Air Arena
Grady Johnson
Kid Summey
King Pin
Sam Peckin University
Hagan
N. H. Silver Co
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