Women's Softball Championship Crown Up This Weekend
The Mer cury Athletic Club announces the women's state softball championship set for this weekend. Liberty Market of Durham and Trip Reavis of Carrboro meet Friday night at Harvell Park with a second game Saturday and a possible third game. The North Carolina winner advances to regional play in Atlanta beginning August 13. Slow pitch and mid Piedmont events also begin August 13 at Marvell Park.
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National Dixie semifinal on twin bill at Armstrong Park
Rainy night in High Point set up a doubleheader at Armstrong Park. National blanked Piedmont 6-0 behind Craig Smith four-hitter with 10 strikeouts and 5 walks, while Dixie All-Stars rallied to beat American 4-3 in six innings. Smith backed by 10 hits and three homers including Caplanides and Haywood. Dixie’s Gary Meredith struck out 17 of 18. The winners advance to tonight’s quarterfinal in Asheboro at Clarence Smith Park.
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Armstrong Park
High Point National
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American All-Stars
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Gary Truitt
Asheboro
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Lexington Hurler Has No-Hitter
Lexington pitcher Ray Miller carried a no hit bid into the eighth inning against Statesville before rain halted play in a scoreless tie. Miller walked six and fanned 14 while Statesville's Bob Satterfield held to three hits. Other scores: Shelby 7 Spartanburg 4, Greenville 5 Rock Hill 1 in game one, Rock Hill 20 Gastonia 7, Gastonia’s Carol Moore stole home for the winning run to replace ejected Lenny Merulle. Trisler four hits in Greenville’s win over Rock Hill.
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Statesville
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Shelby
Spartanburg
Greenville
Rock Hill
Gastonia
Salisbury
Carol Moore
Lenny Merulle
Ray Trisler
Enterprise Classic Golf Attracts 200 Plus Players In High Point
Bill Hodges writes the sixth annual Enterprise Classic, the strongest field yet with over 200 players in the first weekend. Jim Ward wins after balancing a member guest at Colonial Country Club. Intercity ideas include North Carolina city team matches and a potential Seniors Division for players over 55, with ongoing format discussions and field size considerations.
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Colonial Country Club
Pirates Rally Past Giants For 2 0 Victory
Mike Rathert and Bob Bailey story article details Bailey’s key hits in a 2-0 Pirates win over the Giants. Bailey raised his average to .304, boosting Pittsburgh into third in the NL race behind the Phillies and Giants. Pappas earned the win for Baltimore, sweeping the Angels, while heavy action noted in other AL games.
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Dial Resting Big Star After Knee Operation
Mark Dial, star pass catcher for the Dallas Cowboys, underwent a knee operation in Dallas to fix a tear in the middle muscle of his right thigh. Doctors say he cannot run at full speed for about six weeks, complicating the Cowboys’ season opener at Dallas on September 12.
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Cellar Club Topples CL Front Runner
Carolina League cellar team Cellar Club upset league leading Kinston 1-0 in a seven inning game as Chuck Holle held Kinston scoreless and drove in the run. Winston-Salem beat Peninsula 30 to join Raleigh atop the Western Division amid rain shortening two games.
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Jaycee Tourney Opens in Minneapolis at University
The sixth annual Jaycee International boys and girls tennis tournaments begin Tuesday at the University of Minnesota. Six days of junior athletic competition feature top youth players from across the region in both singles and doubles events.
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Sports Schedule and Results Fragments
A scrambled list of baseball and basketball game pairings and scores. Notable items include Milwaukee at Cincinnati Chicago at St Louis Los Angeles at Pittsburgh Houston at Philadelphia Baltimore at Los Angeles Boston at Minnesota New York at Kansas City and Washington at Cleveland. Several entries appear as nighthits or misprints.
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Van Raaphorst Skips All That Hard Stuff
Dick Van Raaphorst of Ohio State focuses on field goals during the College All-Star drills as Chicago prepares for Friday night against the Bears. The 21 year old kicker, Big Ten record holder, could supply the margin in Soldier Field with long and short boots amid strong Bears defense.
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Associated Press
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Semipro Tilts Are Rained Out in Roxboro
A scheduled doubleheader in the state semipro baseball tournament at Roxboro was rained out. Guilford County was set to face Fritts Motors of Winston-Salem, with the winner to play the Greensboro Teamsters Wednesday. Camp Lejeune withdrew to join a service tournament.
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