North Carolina Semi Pro Tourney Set for High Point July
The third annual North Carolina Semi Pro Baseball Championship moves to Willis Park High Point July 9 19 with 300 players and 30000 spectators. Roanoke Rapids Owls defend title entering as top national contender. McCrary Eagles won 1937 state title and placed seventh nationally. District events led by B C Denning precede state finals sanctioned by the National Semi Pro Baseball Congress.
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North Carolina
High Point
Loc Chakales
Greensboro
Willis Park
Roanoke Rapids Owls
Owls
Wichita
Kansas
McCrary Eagles
Asheboro
B.C. Denning
Buford
Puerto Rico
George Sisler
Baseball
Hall of A Fame
Coopertown
N. Y
High Point to Host Third North Carolina Semi-Pro Tournament
Lee Chakales announces the third annual North Carolina Semi-Pro Baseball tournament will run July 9-19 in High Point, shifting from Greensboro. He defends the move against local opposition, pledging to make the event a historic success and promising a strong fight to back the program.
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Lee Chakales
North Carolina
High Point
Greensboro
George
Pitt Sets Scorching Pace In Penn Relays
Pittsburgh Panthers anchored by John Woodruff blaze Franklin Field setting meet records in the half mile and mile while defending titles. Woodruff, Olympic 800m champion, runs a 220 yard leg and a 47.4 second mile anchor to finish 10 yards ahead of Michigan in 3 14.8.
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Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Panthers
John Woodruff
Franklin Field
University of Pennsylvania
Long John
Pitt
Michigan
Inter-City Loop Opener Postponed By Snow and Rain
Openers in Greensboro and Asheboro were called off due to snow hail and wintry weather. Adams Milling White Sox vs Mack Judson Voehringer and McCrary vs McEwen Burling ton were postponed. Willis Park repairs forced a postponement of the Greensboro White Oak game. Southern Association results list Atlanta Knoxville Memphis Birmingham Nashville Chattanooga New Orleans Little Rock in 10 innings.
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King Winter
Greensboro
Asheboro
Adams-Millis White Sox
Mack-Judson- Voehringer
McCrary
McEwen
Burlington
John Rudisell
Sox
White Oak
Willis Park
Southern Association
Atlanta
Knoxville
Memphis
Birmingham
Nashville
Chattanooga
New Orleans
Little Reck
Panthers sweep relays and sprint events at carnival
Penn Relays sees the Panthers repeat 1938 feats by finishing the half mile in 1 25.9 seven tenths faster than the old meet record, matching win in the sprint medley, and taking the quarter mile title. Pittsburgh and Woodruff helped set carnival standards while Maryland and Hampton add other record feats across class B and high school divisions. La Salle and Seton Hall set two prep school records as national interscholastic marks also fall.
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Bill Carr
University of Pennsylvania
Panthers
Pittsburgh
Woodruff
Maryland
Hampton
Virginia
la Salle
Oakdale
N. Y
Seton Hall
East Orange
N. J
Major League's Big Six State Championship Awards Tally
The state champions will receive the 30 inch George Sisler trophy and share mileage receipts. Individual awards include silver cups for MVP leading hitter best uniformed club sportsmanship and most spectacular play. An all state team will be chosen by a committee and each member will receive an all state certificate signed by George Sisler.
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George Sisler
Johnstown wins Wood Memorial in Derby countdown
Johnstown, William Woodward’s bay colt, romps to a six length victory in the Wood Memorial at Jamaica. El Chico fades after trouble. Volitant places second while Derby hopefuls Impound and T. M. Dorsett follow. Trainer Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons earns four straight Wood winners.
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William Woodward
Wood Memorial
Jamacia
Jamestown- Lafrance
Joe W. Brown
T. M. Dorsett
William Ziegler, Jr
el Chico
Derby Prep
Pompey
Jimmy Stout
Saratoga Stable
Volitant
Don Meade
Alfred G. Vanderbilt
Impound
Chief Onaway
John D. Hertz
Vanderbilt
Jonestown
Sunny Jim Fitzsimmons
Duke bats overpower Wildcats twice in Durham
Duke University swept two games from Davidson in Durham as the Blue Devils won 8 to 5 and 12 to 4. Duke left fielder Eric Tipton homered over the left field hedge in the second game, a rare feat previously done by Ty Wagner and Tom Wolfe.
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Durham
Duke University
Davidson
Eric Tipton
Duke
Ty Wagner
Tom Wolfe
Rich History of Kentucky Derby Traces Its Public Allure
Churchill Downs in Louisville hosts the Derby as thirty thousand to sixty thousand eyes watch twenty three year olds saddle up. The piece recalls origins in 1875, famed winners like Exterminator Black Gold and Bold Venture, and details about track lengths weights and betting trends across the race’s history.
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Tom Kearney
St. Louis
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Upset
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Gallant Fox
Omaha
New York
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Agile
Dick’’ Thompson
Whiskery
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Manuel
Kathryn Hemphill wins Carolinas Woman's Golf title 4 and 3
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia defeated Jane Cothran of Greenville 4 and 3 to win the Carolinas Women's Golf Championship at Columbia. Hemphill secured the title in the 33-hole final, marking her third Carolina trophy, after building a morning three-hole lead and maintaining pressure through the afternoon round.
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Jane Cothran
Greenville
Carolinas
Kathryn
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Miss Hemphill
Jane
Miss Cothran
Columbian
Marsh Outfit Smothered In Extra Innings
Triangle falls 15 8 in the eleventh inning as Marsh Furniture breaks an 8 8 tie with a five run rally Grissom homers and Rush supports with two doubles Newman Clark Weisner Hoover among the hitters for Triangle while Tomlinson tops Oakdale 10 4 and Adams Millis Bees Melrose opener rained out Wet grounds at the high school.
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Marsh Furniture
Tomlinson
Oakdale
Jamestown
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Melrose
Marsh
Grissom
Rush
Ingle
Hoover
Big Jack Hussey
Rip Collins
Tomlinson Club
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Haney
Newman
Clark
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Martin
Burley
Everhart
Morehead
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Miller
Burney
Eldridge
Hiatt
Payne
Maust
Thomas
Fussell Named Tennis Director for Blair Park Courts
L. H. Fussell, an experienced tennis coach, is appointed director of the City Recreation Department tennis program and to oversee Blair Park courts this summer. He will run classes in tennis fundamentals for men, women and children with pay coming from his summer pupils. He plans group or individual instruction.
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L. H. Fussell
Blair Park
Fussell
Guilford Tennis Beats Lenoir Rhyne 6-1 for Sixth Konsecutive Conf Win
Guilford College football? No, tennis team defeats Lenoir Rhyne 6-1 to extend their NC State Conference streak to six straight wins. The Apr 29 match, second meeting of the season, demonstrates Guilford's strong performance on home courts.
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Quakers
Guilford College
Lenoir-Rhyne
Piedmont Charlotte 5 Norfolk 1 in baseball action
Piedmont Charlotte defeated Norfolk 5 to 1. Richmond Asheville game was rained out. Winston-Salem beat Rocky Mount 7 to 6. Durham Portsmouth game postponed by rain.
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Norfolk
Richmond-Asheville
Winston-Salem
Rocky Mount
Durham-Portsmouth
Four More Records Fall In Drake Meet
Charles Dunkley notes Drake Relays in Des Moines where Johnny Horican fails by three yards in a 1000 yard test. Charles Fenske defeats Boricar in a 2:32.9 mile. Oklahoma Aggies win four mile relay in 17:29.6. Pepperdine College squads set two mile relay and Southwest Texas teachers claim one mile marks. Ohio State sets 3:14.1 in university one mile relay.
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Oklahoma Aggies
Missouri
George Pepperdine College
Los Angeles
Southwest State Teachers College
San Marcos
Texas
Ohio State
University of Iowa
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