Myers to join HPHS grid staff as coach and teacher
Joe Don Myers, former Trinity High School head coach, will join High Point High School staffing this fall. He will teach driver education, coach the Jayvee football squad, and may become head baseball coach for the Black Bison, replacing Larry Bostian.
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Myers
Hphs Grid
Joe Don Myers
Trinity High School
High Point High School
A. J. Simeon
Bison
Guilford College
High Point College
Trinity
Joe Don
Simeon
Larry Bostian
Bostian
Recreation Playoffs In 2nd Round
THOMASVILLE The State Recreation League baseball tournament enters its second round with eight teams in action at Memorial Stadium Doak Park and the official sites. Tonight Lincolnton vs Statesville and Valdes vs Morganton start at 6 with Elon vs Thomasville and Burlington vs Charlotte at 8. Results from last night include Thomasville 12 Saxapahan 2 Lincolnton 11 Concord 0 Statesville 10 Greensboro 2 and Burlington 43 Randolph County thrilling win.
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Thomasville
State Recreation League
Lincolnton
Statesville
Memorial Stadium
Valdes
Morganton
Doak Park
Elon
Burlington
Charlotte
Saxapahan
Concord
Greensboro
Randolph County
Reds Set Mark With 41 One-Run Wins In 1941
The Cincinnati Reds established the major league record for most one-run victories in a season with 41 wins during the 1941 campaign.
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Cincinnati Reds
Jockey Willie Shoemaker Stands 4 Foot 10 Inches
The famed jockey Willie Shoemaker is described at a height of four feet ten inches. The detail highlights his compact build in contrast to typical riders and comes from a feature on racing sport figures.
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Willie Shoemaker
Ledford High names Midkiff and Harris coaches
Claude Midkiff is named football coach succeeding Donnie Hunt at Ledford High School. Jimmy Harris takes over basketball and will assist in football. he arrives from McLeansville where his teams won two Guil Rand Conference girls titles. Harris is a Glenn High School and High Point College alum.
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Harris
Ledford High
Thomasville
Ledford High School
Claude Midkiff
Jimmy Harris
Donnie Hunt
Panther
High Point College
W. B. “Red
Apps
Jeannette Sink
Route 3
Mt. Airy High School
Ledford
McLeansville
Union Cross
Colfax
Glenn High School
Time, Reds Creeping Up On Hornet Outfit
The Columbia Reds narrowed the South Atlantic League gap to one game behind the Charlotte Hornets as rain washed out Charlotte at Charleston and Columbia beat Savannah 93. Chico Ruiz had three hits and his 45th stolen base led the Reds. Asheville beat Jacksonville 8-5, Macon beat Knoxville 3-2, with grand slam by Bill Rittman fueling Jacksonville’s woes.
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Neil Gilbride
Associated Press
Columbia Reds
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
Charlotte
Charleston
Columbia
Savannah
Reds
Asheville
Jacksonville
Macon
Knoxville
Smokies
Chico Ruiz
Auto speed record attempt ends in fatal crash at Bonneville
Athol Graham 36 died during a record run at Bonneville Salt Flats when his 3000 horsepower car at 300 mph shed a rear wheel and flipped, tumbling 4000 feet. He died shortly after at a Salt Lake City hospital. Graham had aimed to break the 394 mph world mark and had faced financial and personal pressures as he pursued his high speed dream.
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Bonneville Salt Flats
Utah
Athol Graham
Graham
Salt Lake City
Dunn
Tobs Edge Greensboro in 4-3 Comeback
Wilson trailed 3-0 before scoring twice in both the sixth and eighth innings to beat Greensboro 4-3. Reliever Don Kuodis escaped a bases loaded jam in the eighth and earned the win. Burlington split with Winston-Salem, Raleigh beat Durham 9-7, and Wilson remains three games ahead in the Carolina League standings.
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Associated Press
Wilson
Greensboro
Tobs
Burlington
Winston - Salem
Winston
Raleigh
Durham
Jim Burton
Don Kuodis
Jerry Webb
Ed Olivares
Winston-Salem
Caps
Burlington beats Winston-Salem 4 to 2 in opener
Burlington defeats Winston-Salem 4 to 2 as Beres earns a win and MclIntyre takes the loss. Stetter and Hamilton contribute for Winston-Salem while Burlington’s offense features Edwards Chambers Slusser and Rogers.
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Winston-Salem
Stetter
Hamilton
McIntyre
Turk
Rogers
Beres
Slusser
Edwards
Chambers
W—Beres
L—Mclintyre
Winston-Salem Tops Burlington in Second Game
Winston-Salem defeated Burlington 5 to 2 in a baseball game. Turk earned the win for Winston-Salem with 7 innings pitched while Denyer took the loss for Burlington.
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Burlington
Winston-Salem
Craig
Turk
Oliver
Denyer
Edwards W
L—Denyer
All-Star Basketball Classic Set For Tonight in North Carolina
The 12th annual North Carolina all star basketball game features height on both rosters with West led by Barry Benfield and Howard Pardue and East anchored by Terry Holland and Ted Mann. Coach Bob Jamieson’s Greens boro squad faces Alton Brooks’s Lumberton side as the game caps a week that includes the annual coaching clinic headlined by Jack Gardner. Leonard Baxley replaces an injured player on the East, and both squads run through a mix of shells and short drills before the East-West football showcase Friday night.
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Greensboro
North Carolina
Bob Jamieson
West Mentor
Alton (Tunney) Brooks
Lumberton
Barry Benfield
Hudson
Howard Pardue
Jonesville
Richard Carmichael
High Point
Tommy Childress
Mount Airy
Brooks
East
Terry Holland
Clinton
Terry Bonner
Wilmington
Ted Mann
Durham
Butch Hassell
Beaufort
Jack Gardner
Utah
Gardner
Leonard Baxley
David Stout
Roberts is Dixie 300 Winner
Fireball Roberts won the Dixie 300 at Atlanta Pep Speedway with a 112.734 mph average in the first running. Cotton Owens and Jack Smith finished second and third as Pontiac locked the top spots and a $45 000 purse was paid amid six cautions. Starter Ernie Moore was struck by debris and Speedy Thompson suffered three fractured ribs after a spinout.
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Fireball Roberts
Roberts
Cotton Owens
Jack Smith
Bobby Johns
Pontiac
Fred Lorenzen
Ford
Jim Paschal
High Point
Plymouth
Roz Howard
Atlanta
Lee Petty
Randle
Emanuel Zervakis
Richmond
Chevy
Wilbur Rakestraw
Marietta
Ernie Moore
Speedy Thompson
Women’s State Softball Tournament Postponed Again
The 25th annual meet at Harvell Park is pushed to Saturday night after a second postponement in 10 days. State Softball Commissioner Jim Day extended the entry deadline as only 13 teams had filed. The event, co sponsored by the City Recreation Department and Mercury Athletic Club, could draw 15 to 18 teams over two or three weekends. Last year’s champions Overnite Transport of Durham moved into South Atlantic Regional play.
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Harvell Park
Jim Day
City Recreation Department
Mercury Athletic Club
Overnite Transport of
Durham
Salisbury Faces Hot WCL Club
Salisbury, in fourth place, hosts first of two games with Western Carolina League leader Shelby. Shelby sits atop the league with Salisbury pursuing. Salisbury beat Rutherford County 13 9 on Monday to stay 1½ games behind Lexington, who beat Newton Conover 7 6 as Bill Barr delivered a key two RBI double in the eighth. Hickory defeated Gastonia 5 3 in the other Monday game.
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Associated Press
Salisbury
Shelby
Colonels
Rutherford County
Lexington
Bill Barr
Hickory
Gastonia
Palmer Still Top Money Winner in PGA Standings
Palmer leads the PGA top money list with 68,700 dollars after 20 tournaments, five wins, 12 top fives. Finsterwald is second with 37,400, Venturi third at 34,900, Souchak fourth at 32,100, Barber fifth at 31,200.
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Dunedin
Fla
Assn
Arnold Palmer
Ligonier
Palmer
Don Finsterwald
Tequesta
Ken Venturi
Palo Alto
Calif
Mike Souchak
Durham
N. C
Jerry Barber
Los Angeles
Indians blank Senators behind Jim Perry for 12th win
Jim Perry silenced Washington with a five hit shutout as Cleveland beat the Senators 3-0 for his 12th victory and third shutout against Washington. Pete Daley drove in four runs for Kansas City in a 10-8 ten inning win over Boston, with a homer and two singles.
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Associated Press
Jim Perry
Indians
Washington
Senators
Pete Daley
Athletics
Boston
Kansas City
Two LTH Playoff Games Set Tonight At Armstrong Park
Quarterfinal round of District 1 Little Tar Heel League playoffs pits High Point and Summerfield at 6 30 and High Point National versus Asheboro at 8 00 at Armstrong Park. Winners reach semifinals, then Greensboro Thursday for the title.
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Armstrong Park
High Point
Asheboro
Summerfield
Greensboro
High Point Nationals
Guilford County All-Stars
Hall
Patton
Lions and Exchange win in Red Shield League playoffs
In the opening round Lions beat Rotary 7 6 after erasing a 6 4 deficit with a four run fourth inning. Exchange edged Mercury 2 1 as Ricky Larrick homered and Gary Holland closed out the win.
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Lions
Rotary
Mercury
Cook
Exchange
Exchange Rate Note From WP-Holland Page
A fragment from a publication shows numbers and codes like 2 percent exchange and mercury references, with page and column markers including WP-Holland and LP-B. The readable text is limited and lacks a complete story or clear entities or events.
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Holland
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