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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Aug 06, 1949
Page
6
The Hi-Toms meet North State League All-Stars in a Sunday night exhibition at 8:30 p.m. Local stars and top hurlers from Salisbury, Landis, Statesville, Mooresville, Lexington and Concord highlight the bill as both teams seek a win in cool evening conditions.
Boston pitcher Jack Kramer revived his form with a six hit shutout to fuel the Red Sox recent surge. DiMaggio and Stephens provided offense as New York and Boston saw key results in a tight pennant race. Meanwhile the Browns and Yankees heated the strike with Lopat and Stengel leading decisive wins.
Thomasville Hi-Toms beat Concord Nationals 12-4 at Finch Field behind Lynn Southworth six hits and Eddie Mathews four hits including a third inning three-run shot. Mathews drove in two more in the third and seventh as every Hi-Tom except Lou Owens had at least one hit. Nats managers were ejected in the third for protest, and Mooresville won elsewhere, keeping the Hi-Toms 1 1/2 games ahead. All-Star game set for tomorrow night in Finch Field.
Evanston Illinois August 6 The Northwestern all star practice under coach Bud Wilkinson drew autograph seekers then closed its doors for the screen test against the Philadelphia Eagles Friday night Wilkinson plans to rely on the split T formation familiar from Oklahomas Sugar Bowl win and hinted at select players for flank pass receivers while withholding the starting lineup.
The Bombardiers Negro City champions and league leaders have been invited to the State Semi-Pro Softball Tournament in Greensboro on the 25th 26th and 27th of this month. Manager Philip Moore notes they are the first Negro team accorded this honor.
Standings show New York 10 10 St. Louis 2 5 Boston 9 Detroit 0 Cleveland 3 Philadelphia 2 Chicago 4 Washington 1. Today's games include St Louis at New York Embree facing Reynolds, Detroit at Boston Trucks vs McDermott, Cleveland at Philadelphia Lemon vs Fowler, Chicago at Washington Kuzava vs Scarborough. Minor league results list HI TOMS Concord Mooresville Hickory Lexington Statesville Salisbury and others.
North State box scores list New York at St. Louis and Brooklyn at Cincinnati with starting pitchers Zabala Lanier and Hatten Granca Wehmeier. Philadelphia at Boston and Pittsburgh at Burlington are scheduled, with Danville Durham Martinsville Raleigh Reidsville Winston Salem Greensboro regional pairings noted.
Lloyd Mangrum shot 32 32 for a 72 and a two stroke edge over a field of about 200 pros amateurs and women in the $20 000 all American golf tournament led by money leader Sammy Snead and defending champion Mangrum who seeks a repeat in the Tam O Shanter event with a strong field including Julius Boros and Chick Harbert among others.
In the second night of play at Richland Park two teams were eliminated as Belks of Concord defeated Reidsville 10 1 and Hanes Knitters beat Asheboro 11 2. Mooresville Mills toppled Belks of Charlotte 13 4 and Ganns Hosiery of Durham downed Kannapolis 4 1. Tonight's schedule includes Charlotte vs Concord, Hanes Knitters vs Kannapolis, Hanes Hosiery vs Mooresville, and Greensboro vs Durham.
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