Yariks Sweep Doubleheader
The Yankees won both games as Ford batted with two on and one out before Mize replaced him. Dawn nailed a 3-1 count, then hit a hole through Consuegra to seal the win while Mantle exited with a right knee sprain after fielding Boyd’s single. Doctors will re check for possible X rays.
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Ling
Phil Rizzuto
Casey Stengel
Ford
Mize
Big Dawn
Mickey Mantle
Boyd
Mantle
Golf Meet Set Between High Point and Winston squads
Golf teams from the High Point Enterprise and the Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel will meet tomorrow afternoon at Reynold's Park in Winston-Salem. The Enterprise has four straight wins this summer. Players include Roy Wade Joe Johnson Bob McClanahan Harvey Mathews Frank Howard Powell and Ed Honeycutt.
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Winston-Salem
High Point Enterprise
Winston-Salem Journal-Sentinel
Reynold’s Park
Enterprise
High Point
Roy Wade
Joe Johnson
Bob McClanahan
Harvey Mathews
Frank Howard
Powell
Ed Honeycutt
Soap Box Derby Finals Set for Tomorrow in Akron
The 1953 All-American Soap Box Derby finals open tomorrow at Derby Downs Akron with 151 hopefuls aged 11 to 15, including entrants from Germany Canada and Alaska, racing gravity-powered cars toward a $5,000 college scholarship and other prizes. The event expects about 60,000 spectators as young drivers test their cars and meet celebrities ahead of the main race.
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Akron
Tony Mynsted
San Francisco
Lee Oberman
Eddie Hayse
Little Rock
Arm
Arkansas School For the Deaf
Roy Parks
West Germany
Heinz Martin
Nuremberg
Canada
Brian Thususka
St. Catharines
Ont
Alaska
Harry Bates
Juneau
Andy Devine
Don Amecie
George Montgomery
Joe Lavin
Columbus
Grimm Signs 3 Year Pact With Milwaukee Braves
Charlie Grimm signed a three year contract to manage the Milwaukee Braves through 1956. General Manager John Quinn withheld salary terms. Grimm, who took over last June from Tommy Holmes, declined to discuss pay but said he was well pleased with the arrangements.
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Milwaukee
Charlie Grimm
Milwaukee Braves
John Quinn
Grimm
Braves
Tommy Holmes
Tar Heels Announce 18-Game Schedule For 1953-54
Carolina releases a streamlined 18 game schedule plus the Dixie Classic and ACC tournament for the 1953-54 season. Frank McGuire returns as coach facing material shortages but plans to build for the future with a strong incoming freshman class.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina Tar Heels
Athlietics C. P
Chuck) Erickson
Ecard
McCrary
Eagles
Citadel
Charleston
Atlantic Coast
Virgina
Frank McGuire
Tar Heels
McGuire
William and Mary
South Carolina
Clemson
Raleigh
Wake Forest
Davidson
Virginia
C. State
Washington and Lee
Lexington
Duke
Durham
Charlottesville
N. C. State
Local Boys Enter Meet at Myers Park Club
The sixth annual National Junior Four-Ball golf championship opens Monday at Myers Park Club Charlotte. Twenty eight teams from Washington D C to Florida entered with entries from High Point Winston-Salem Spartanburg Greenville and Roanoke Virginia. A pro junior event starts the tournament with qualifying for junior teams, a 32 team field begins match play Tuesday and finals Friday.
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Charlotte
Myers Park Club
Hollis Cobb
Washington, D. C
Florida
South Carolina
Luke Barnes
Roanoke
Grecian Queen Triumphs in Monmouth Oaks Shine
In Oceanport New Jersey Grecian Queen the 3 year old filly conquered the Monmouth Oaks for $59300 before a record 42867 crowd at Monmouth Park The victory marks a spectacular performance by the swift racer and thrills the day's attendees.
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Oceanport
N.J
Monmouth Park
Glimmer Of Light Seen In ACC Member Problem
Virginia and Virginia Tech face pressure over ACC membership. Virginia officials remain noncommittal while Tech pushes for equal status in the new conference. Darden and the Virginia board weigh options as Greensboro talks set no new members before spring 1954.
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Virginia
Virginia Tech
ACC
Tech
VPI
Aix Tech
Sible
Frank Moseley
Gobblers
Cavaliers
Charlottesville
Blacksburg
Greensboro
N. C
Southern Conference
North Carolina
N. C. State
Duke
Wake Forest
Clemson
South Carolina
Maryland
Darden
Colgate Darden, Jr
University
Walter Newman
Wankers Set For Tourney
Thirty swimmers from the Palmetto club of Columbia, 25 from the Mercury club of High Point and 30 from the Chapel Hill club have filed entries for the Carolinas AAU's third annual Junior Olympic swimming meet in Charlotte. Monday night is deadline. Thirty-one events will be held Friday and Saturday for pee wees to teens. Winning times will be submitted to AAU headquarters for records and shields awarded.
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Charlotte
Palmetto Club
Columbia
Mercury Club
High Point
Chapel Hill
Carolinas Aau
AAU
Quantico Marines Win All-Marine Baseball Title
Bob King hit a three run homer in the sixth as Quantico Marines defeated Marine Corps Recruit Depot San Diego 5 to 2 to claim the All Marine championship.
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Quantico Cops
Quantico
Bob King
Quantico Marines
Marine Corps Recruit Depot
San Diego
Calif
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Ray Taylor
John
Gerring
Ronald Mann
Big Enterprise
Yariks
Enterprise Golfers
Winston
Carolina
New Dodge
Plymouth
Cars
Dodge
Horace
Ilderton, Inc
S. Main
Willis Slane, Jr
Robert Davis
Emerywood Country Club
Slane
Davis
Beverly Hutchens
ED Young
Richmond
Loop
Wankers
Becker
Hick Point
W. Washington S&t
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