Derby Day Looms as Bimelech Contender Search Intensifies
By SID FEDER Louisville, April 30 AP A derby week scene centers on Bimelech the favored horse and a field of 18 hopefuls in the mile and a quarter trial. Only four are viewed as second money contenders led by Pictor Dit Royal Man Midland and Rogan Man. The rest linger as outsiders while the field grooms for Saturday’s classic.
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Louisville
Hoss
Derby Town
Mellor
Bimelech
Bimmie
Hardboots
Bimay
Bradley Ace
Maryland
W. L. Brann
South
Harold Clark
Miami Beach
Arnold Hanger
Wood Memorial
California
Midland
Rogan Man
E. R. Bradley
Charlies T. Fisher
Sirocco
Herbert M. Woolf
Inscolad
Ethel V. Mars
Gallahadian
A. L. Ferguson
L. D. Kern
Potranco
Theodore Mueller
Connaught
Piedmont Women Set Bi Monthly Golf Tourney at Emerywood
The Piedmont Women's Golf Association hosts a bi monthly tournament tomorrow at Emerywood Country Club with players from Winston Salem Greensboro and High Point. New members can join by paying the entry fee and playing in the event. Tee off is any time from 9 to 11 with a luncheon after play. Salisbury participants are welcome as the group also supports a yearly Salisbury Country Club event. Officers include Mrs Jack Brown Greensboro president and Mrs Matt Wall High Point treasurer.
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High Point Corps
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Wall
Hugh’s Book Records Batsmen with Rule Don’t Walk Him
The note keeper compiles findings on opposing batsmen with a separate page per hitter. The standout feature is Rule No 1 at the top of each page: Don’t Walk Him.
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Hugh
Cubs Pitcher Clay Bryant Faces Uncertain Return After Tonsil Surgery
Chicago April 30 Clay Bryant the Cubs pitcher may be forced from baseball if his sore arm cannot be cured. The 1938 19 game winner was hospitalized for a tonsillectomy as part of a treatment and Cubs owner Phil Wrigley warned the return must prove the problem.
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Clay Bryant
Chicago Cubs
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Cubs
Cub
Phil Wrigley
Gabby) Hartnett
Clay
Marsh Jousts A-M In Industrial Today
The Industrial League completes its first round with five games scheduled this week. This afternoon Adams-Millis plays Marsh on the college diamond, and tomorrow Tomlinson meets Triangle. Other games include Adams-Millis vs Oakdale, Triangle vs Melrose, Melrose vs Marsh, and a Tomlinson-Oakdale clash at Jamestown to end the week.
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Tomlinson
Triangle
Adams- Millis
Oakdale
Melrose
Tomlinson-Oakdale
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Giants Pound Kannapolis 14 to 1 in Salisbury
The Giants erupted for 14 runs against Kannapolis in Salisbury last night behind Conway who earned the win with three hits allowed. Kannapolis could only muster one run as Salisbury pulled away early and cruised to the lopsided victory.
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Conway
R. H. E. Kannap
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National League Probables Matchups
Brooklyn faces Cincinnati with Casey and Moore or Turner on the mound. New York visits St Louis with Vandenberg opposing Davis. Boston meets Chicago with Fette against Passeau. Philadelphia travels to Pittsburgh with Mulcahy opposing Klinger.
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Cincinnati
Casey
Moore
Turner
New York
St. Louis
Vandenberg
Davis
Boston
Chicago
Fette
Passeau
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Mulcahy
Klinger
Baseball slate features AL cross matches this week
St Louis faces Philadelphia Hudlin while Besse seeks first win. Detroit meets Washington with Bridges 2-0 and Haynes 0-0. Chicago plays Boston Rigney 0-2 against Grove 1-0.
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Philadelphia
Hudlin
Besse
Detroit
Washington
Bridges
Haynes
Chicago
Boston
Rigney
Grove
Piedmont League matchups list in brief
Norfolk faces Winston-Salem Asheville meets Rocky Mount Charlotte plays Portsmouth and Richmond meets Durham in Piedmont League action.
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Winston-Salem
Asheville
Rocky Mount
Charlotte
Portsmouth
Richmond
Durham
South State League matchups listed for upcoming games
Landis faces Cooleemee. Lexington meets Concord. Mooresville plays Thomasville. Salisbury confronts Kannapolis.
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Cooleemee
Lexington
Concord
Mooresville
Thomasville
Salisbury
Kannapolis
Landis
Baseball Scores Across Multiple Leagues
Scores from Bi State and North State minor leagues plus International League show a mix of decisive wins and ties. Notable results include Norfolk’s 14 to 7 victory, Boston 11 over Philadelphia 3, and Rochester tied Newark 5 in a 17 inning marathon.
Louisville Defeats Milwaukee 10 to 3 in Extended Play
American Association action shows Louisville beating Milwaukee 10 to 3. Indianapolis downed Kansas City 7 to 6, Minneapolis defeated Columbus 5 to 4, Toledo edged St. Paul 6 to 1 after 34 innings by agreement.
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Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Minneapolis
Columbus
Toledo
St. Paul
Pacific Coast League and Southern Association Scores
No games scheduled in the Pacific Coast League. In the Southern Association Atlanta beat Knoxville 7 to 6. Birmingham defeated Little Rock 27 to 3. Memphis and New Orleans had wet grounds and Nashville played Chattanooga in cold weather.
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Knoxville
Birmingham
Little Rock
Memophis
New Orleans
Wet Grounds
Nashville
Chattanooga
Coid
Fastern League Scores From Night Games
Wilkes Barre defeats Albany 7 to 5 and Binghamton tops Scranton 5 to 4 in 12 innings as the league baseball action continues with tight play and late scoring.
Yankees Face Slump Despite World Champion Status
New York fans see the Yankees fall to seventh after five losses in nine games as hitters struggle. DiMaggio’s return looms, while McCarthy alters the outfield and benches Dickey to revive the attack.
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Joe DiMaggio
Bronx Bombers
Bison Rally to Beat Reynolds High in Western Conference Affair
The Black Bison defeated Reynolds High 11 to 7 as improved batting power and costly Winston errors offset 15 hits by Winston. Jack Hussey and Bill Lackey led the Pointers with three hits apiece, while Hussey pitched next against Charlotte Wildcats in the next game.
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Winston-Salem
Black Bison
Reynolds High
Big Jack Hussey
Bill Lackey
Lackey
Hussey
Trinity Mauls Fairgrove In 13-6 Baseball Win
Trinity High exploded for 14 hits to defeat Fairgrove 13 to 6 in a Tuesday afternoon game. Cumbie and Johnson hit home runs, with Cumbie adding two more hits to pace the offense while Workman led Fairgrove with four singles.
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Cumbie
Johnson
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Major Leaders by The Associated Press Baseball Leaders
Batting: Wright Chicago .444 Foxx Boston .424. Runs: McCosky Detroit 11 Foxx Boston Judnich St. Louis 9. RBIs: Foxx Boston 16 Doerr Boston 16. Hits: Cramer Boston 18 Wright Chicago 16. Doubles: Strange St. Louis Foxx Boston Chapman Cleveland 5. Triples: Five tied 2. Home Runs: Judnich St. Louis Foxx Boston Heath Cleveland 3.
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Cleveland
Baseball Leaders Shape 1940s Stat Totals Across Teams
Batting average leaders Young from New York at .419. Slaughter and Padgett of St. Louis each hit .390. Leiber and Galan of Chicago lead runs with 11 RBI by Lavagetto of Brooklyn and Nicholson of Chicago. Leiber also has 19 hits. Slaughter 16. Leiber and Padgett top doubles with six and five. Rucker of New York and Ross of Boston tie for triples with two. Six players tied with two home runs. Frey of Cincinnati steals three bases. Werber of Cincinnati and Ross of Boston have two.
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St. Louis
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Galan
Chicago
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Brooklyn
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Rucker
Ross
Boston
Frey
Cincinnati
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Landis Beats Cooleemee Behind Sixth Inning Rally
Landis defeated Cooleemee 7 to 3 after four runs in the sixth inning. Mu Loch allowed three hits and backed by four errors, Landis built a lead with a 7 run final tally. Score by innings shows Cooleemee 0 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 and Landis 0 0 1 0 2 4 0 0 x.
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Cooleemee
Muloch
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Cuoto's Single Leads To Close Game
Continued from page 8 hits Vaughn Armstrong Cuoto Steel base Mitchell. Double plays Berry Vaughn to Rogers Mitchell to Ar strong to Lujack. Watts to Pare to Rot ers Vaughn to Rogers. Left on bases Concord 9 Lexington 5. Bases on balls off Kirby 2 off Berry 2 off Kimmett 2. Struck out by Kirby 2 Berry 1 Kimmett 5. Hite off Berry 4 in 10 Kimmett 2 in 41-3. Hit by pitcher Mitchell by Kimmett. Losing pitcher Kimmett. Umpires Suggs and Ingram. Time 2 18.
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Shaffer
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Berry
Rogers
Arstrong
Watts
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Hite
Kim
War Substitutes Olympics as 1940 Games Officially Annulled
Count Henri Baillet Latour, head of the Olympic Committee, announced that the 1940 Olympic Games are officially annulled. The cancellation had been declared in Helsinki on April 23 by the organizing committee and the Finnish Olympic Committee, citing the ongoing international crisis.
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Henri Baillet Latour
Olympics’ Committee
Helsinki
Organizing Committee
Flagler in Washington for Supreme Court arguments
Fred J. Flagler, general freight agent of the High Point, Thomasville and Denton Railroad, is in Washington for arguments before the U S Supreme Court on a case involving motor carrier proportional rates. The appeal contends the Interstate Commerce Commission order is inconsistent and erroneous, and the matter is described as important.
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Fred J. Flagler
High Point
Thomasville
Denton
Washington
Yestersday
Supreme Court
Interstate Commerce Commission
Mickey Owen Sets American Association Fielding Record
St Louis Cardinal catcher Mickey Owen played one game at shortstop in the minor leagues and set a new American Association fielding record. He faced 80 grounders on Feller’s first pitch, none yielded putouts or errors, and Manager Burt Shotton promoted him back to catcher the next day.
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St. Louis Cardinal
Feller
Mickey
Burt Shotton
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