Negro Stars Set For 14th South All Star Classic at Memorial Stadium
In Greensboro the 14th annual South All Star Negro Baseball Classic features top Negro stars from the North and South with guest white stars. Gates open at noon for a 2 15 PM start as major league scouts attend to evaluate prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensboro
Ivory Hunters
Memorial Stadium
A. J. Hammonds
Hammonds
Dick Groat
Duke University
Pittsburgh Pirates
Don Stafford
Salisbury
N. C
Zip” Zanado
Chicago Cubs
Jum Ludka
Johnny Lybrand
The
Hi-Toms
Bill Duggin
Belmar
N.J
New Bern
William Cameron
Korea
Willie Carter
Winston-Salem Pond Giants
Frank Foster
James Cheeks
Pond Giants
Alvin C. Holley
High Point Red
British Still Rank Hogan Among Greatest Ever
British opinion places Ben Hogan near the top of golf history despite Lloyd Mangrum doubting his claim to greatest. Lord Barbazon of St Andrews says Hogan could keep the Royal and Ancient Cup if he returns, noting he plays as if still young at 41.
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Lloyd Mangrum
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Lord Barbazon
Royal and Ancient Club
St. Andrews
Bob Feller
al High Regard
Robert Noer
Bob
Lopez
Dayton
Goshen
Hambletonian
Hussey Sets Homer Pace In Carolina League
Durham report shows Bill Radulovich leading batting with a .349 average in the Carolina League. Other leaders include Bob Honor in multiple categories, Jack Hussey with 25 homers, Jack Mitchell leading steals, and Don Buddin top in RBIs. Pitching leaders Urquhart and Voiselle each 12 wins, 3 losses.
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Durham
Bill Radulovich
Bob Honor
Burlington-Graham
Jack Sanford
Bill Robertson
Fayetteville
John Hafenecker
Danville
Stan Roseboro
Greensboro
Rudy Tanner
Raleigh
George Schachle
Winston- Salem
Honor
George Hott
Jake Charvat
Jack Hussey
Jack Mitchell
Don Buddin
Don Urquhart
Diz Voiselle
Rosser
Joe Wilk
Ramon Monzant
Joe Micich
Reidsville
Monzant
Farewell Louisville Clerk Retires After 55 Years
Patrick Sheehan retires in Louisville after a 55 year career starting as a temporary messenger for the Delaware and Lackawanna Railroad office. Fellow workers gift him a billfold containing 55 dollars, one for each year of service.
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Louisville
Patrick Sheehan
Delaware & Lackawanna Railroad
Thirty Four Lettermen Returning At Carolina
Chapel Hill August 8. Coach George Barclay invites sixty candidates for pre season football practice at the University of North Carolina. Thirty four lettermen headline the returnees led by captain Ken Yarborough and alternate Bob White with a Sept. 26 opener against N.C. State.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
George Barclay
Toy
Ken Yarborough
Bob White
N.C. State
Barclay
J. C. DeWeese
Tar Heels
Marvin Bass
Bill Edwards
Steve Belichick
Dick Jamerson
Jim Gill
Carl Snavely
Greyhounds Seek Comeback At Morehead City Track
At Morehead City, Greyhounds race nightly as comebacks unfold for Fast Breeze and Elgin. Fast Breeze, 3 year old bridle dog owned by Ernest Fromm, seeks form after a string of setbacks including a last place July 4 and a recent win in weeks. Elgin, sidelined by a Florida shoulder injury, hopes to regain peak speed after a slow return from 16 days off.
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Fast Breeze
Morehead City
Ernest Fromgin
Carolina
Carolina Racing Assn
Ernest Fromm
Fromm
Schooling
Elgin
Florida
Point Breeze
There's Always Something Wrong with the Indians
The piece notes the Cleveland club’s recurring faults as they slip from the pennant race. It cites Rosen Avila and Strickland as bright spots while calling for a catcher first baseman and two outfielders. Front-office changes, including a potential Al Lopez firing and Birdie Tebbetts succeeding, are discussed amid trade and personnel chatter.
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Harry Grayson
NEA
New York
Indians
George Strickland
Bobby Avila
Cleveland
al Rosen
FFSS
Ens Ss
Ie Pucmarte
Luke Easter
Rosen
Luke
Hanx
Greenberg
Avila
Strickland
Tas
al Lopez
Birdie Tebbetts
Indianapolis
Nate Dolin
George Medinger
Don Hornbeck
Horns
Ray Boone
Steve Gromek
al Aber
Dick Weik
Tigers
Art
Houtteman
Ginsberg
Friend
Basinz
Out of Doors with Good For Nothing Gadgets
A gun Gadgets column ridicules hobbyists who dream up useless firearm accessories such as a muff for shotguns that makes aim impossible. The piece notes practical limitations, mocks overhyped gadgets, and calls for useful innovations like adjustable aiming points in telescopic sights.
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Negro Stars
ETT Plumbing & Tenes
Main ST
Yankees
Bill Mill
Steve Kraly
Gus Triandos
Miller
Kansas City
Kraly
Binghamton
Triandos
Birmingham
NFA
Ben
Rapid
Robert
Oscar Fraley
United Press
Fearless Fraley
Indiana
Branch McCracken
McCracken
Motor Company
S. Main ST
Hussey
UNC
Plainfield
Milton Campbell
Foti
Jimmy Neville
Will Alexander
Chris Carpenter
Roland Perdue
Tom Maultsby
Bill Giles
Bill Kirkman
Dave Mullens
Junior Seawell
Doug Bruton
Billi Koman
Letterman
Marshall Newman
Charlie Motta
Albert Long
Louis Britt
Ed Loughlin
Larry Parker
Ken Keller
Connie Gravitte
Leonard Bullock
Sonny Ridenhour
Carmen Annillo
Flo Worrell
Billy Williams
Vince Murray
Billy Hawks
Fred Porginski
Charlie Poindexter
E. C. Smith
George Wallin
Dick Lackey
Nick Marcopulos
Bill Joe Johnson
Harold Davidson
A.L
Riviera
CROWN
High Point
Thomasville Area
BUICK
Blair Show Grounds
Thomasville Road
Midway Drive-in Theatre
Kennedy Oil CO
Tryon ST
Thomasville
Meadowbrook
High
Ilderton, Inc
DODGE
S. Main
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