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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1952
Page
12
United Press reports Casey Stengel paces and heckles from the dugout during games, unsettling players with his constant hopping and quick quips. Teammates recall his jittery shtick and late-season mood shifts, noting he remains a high-strung but topflight manager.
In San Francisco, Harry Matthews knocked out Georgie Kaplan in 1 18 of a 10 round bout at Winterland Auditorium. Observers forecast a June title shot against Rocky Marciano based on Matthews’s quick victory and Kaplan’s early knockdown. Kaplan weighed 194 pounds to Matthews’s 182.
Ted Williams is expected to play in his final Red Sox game tomorrow at Fenway Park as fans rally for a grand farewell. A parade of gifts from governors, civic leaders, and fans is planned, including a wristwatch and autograph books, with Williams age 34 next October and likely brief 1954 absence due to retirement.
High Point High’s Bison travel to Burlington tonight to challenge the Pace setter in the Western Conference. The Bulldogs lead with four wins in five. High Point sits second with two wins in three. A win could put the Bison in first place. Harold Blizzard is expected to pitch. Burlington visits High Point Friday. the next day the Bison go to Gastonia for a day night twin bill.
HPC Net Team beat East Carolina College 6 3 in singles and 2 1 in doubles on day one of a two day tennis series. Players Mike Reyes Varela Charlie Horcasitas John Hall and Paul Pryor won singles matches and teamed for one doubles victory.
High Point High's golf and tennis squads were rained out with Central High School in Charlotte. Rescheduled matches aim for next week as Reynolds High visits Emerywood Country Club Friday, and the Bison netters host Charlotte next Monday in the Western Conference race.
A 19 year old rookie from Baltimore joins the High Point Thomasville club for summer baseball. He is 5 11 and 155 pounds, a strong defensive shortstop with potential offense. Graduated February from Patterson Park High, Baltimore. Also notes jockey Willie Shoemaker led Jamaica’s 24 day meet with 28 wins in 119 mounts, one win yesterday with Swoop in the fifth race.
Hi-Toms beat Mooresville 4 to 2 in a rain delayed opener at State league play. Pitcher Brendle struggled with nine walks but limited Hi-Tom hits to six as Moor earned all runs. Tiny crowd of about 250 attended the drizzly ceremony and first pitch.
Atlantic Christian 3 E Carolina 1 in baseball. Tennis results include Guilford 7 Lenoir Rhyne 0 and High Point 6 East Carolina 3. Clemson 5 College of Charleston 3. Wofford 4 at Carolina 4 tie. Duke at North Carolina. Hearing aids for hunters report from Centralia Illinois notes dealers selling to seven hunters to hear quarry movements.
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