Japan Sweeps To Olympic Aquatics Team Title
Knosa Kitamura, at 14, wins the 1500 meter in 19 12.4 as Japan takes the last event and secures its first team title at the Los Angeles games. Yoshiyuki Tsuruta defends the 200 meter breaststroke, Helene Madison defies rivals to win the 400 meter freestyle and shatter the world record, while Japan tops the final medal table with 87 points to the United States 71.
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Tsuruta
Helene Madison
Angeles
Japan
Nippon
Knosa Kitamura
Shozo Makino
Yoshiyuki Tsuruta
Amsterdam
Reizo Koike
Helen Madison
Preseason Grid Gossip Spurs Moves in Piedmont Baseball
Reported talks of a Raleigh franchise transfer and possible shifts to High Point and Winston Salem dominate Piedmont baseball chatter. Proposals involve High Point as home ground for Sunday games and a potential Pointer entry within a six club circuit amid league-franchise maneuvering.
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Durham
Odie Strain
Raleigh Capitals
Capital City
Strain
Dick Busbee
Carl Hanes
Raleigh
W. G. Bramham
Bramham
Raleigh Caps
High Point
Winston- Salem
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
High Point Baseball Club
Willis Park
Piedmont
Country Club Tennis Team Meets Salisbury Here On Wednesday
The High Point Country Club faces Salisbury and Greensboro clubs in a midweek tennis event. Lucas and Byron Abels play Poole and Ravenal in singles and doubles while Robertson cannot play in afternoon matches, leading to a 8:30 pm lights match.
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High Point Country Club
Salisbury Country Club
Limecas Abels
Greensboro
High Point
Lucas
Byron Abels
Jimmy Poole
Dr. S. F. Ravenal
Gate City Stars
Poole
Ravenel
Abels
University of North Carolina
Byron
Salisbury
Julian Robertson
Archie Henderson
Lucas Abels
Robertson
Mrs Pittman Wins Eastern Grass Court Singles Title
Mrs. Eisie Goldsack Pittman of Einaud won the women's singles title in the eastern grass court tenure championship. In men's singles, Cliff Sutter of New Orleans and Gregory Mangia of Newark reached the final round as the field narrowed.
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New Jersey
Rye
Mangin
Sutter
N. Y
Eisie Goldsack Pittman
Einaud
Cliff Sutter
New Orleans
Gregory Mangia
Newark
Pittman
Wood challenges new champ after club title win
Elliott S. Wood won the local club championship and immediately challenged W. Comer Covington to an 18 hole match. Match details were not set. Local pro Andy Merrilees called the proposed clash a hit.
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W. Comer Covington
Spoksman
Elliott S. Wood
Young Links
Oe Wood
Andy Merrilees
Sutter Mangin Reach Final In British Empire Tennis Tourney
In a tense renewal of a past rivalry, Sutter defeated Ridley 6-1 6-2 to reach the final. Mangin edged Lewis 8-7 6-4 as the two prepare to fight for the title previously won by Fred Perry. The men's doubles final features Wood and Stoefen versus Glenhill and Culley.
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Joan Ridley
Sutter
Henry Wilfred
Bunny) aAuson
Mangin
Albert H. Lewis
Los Angeles
Fred Perry
England
Young Japanese Swimmer Smashes 100 Meter Freestyle Record
15 year old Yasuji Miyazaki of Japan set an Olympic record in the 100 meter freestyle at Los Angeles pool. He finished clearly ahead of Japanese and American rivals with a time of 58.2 seconds.
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Yasuji Miyazaki
Olympic Pool
Los Angeles
Yasuji
California crew edges Italy for Olympic eight title
At Marine Stadium Long Beach California the University of California eight rallied from behind to beat Italy by 15 inches in 6 minutes 373 5 seconds to 6 374 5, securing the United States Olympic rowing championship with a close blanket finish. Canada Leanders and Cambridge finished third and fourth as Britain. the victory preserves America’s unbeaten run in 1932.
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Long Beach
Cali
U University of California
Italy
United States
Canada
Leanders
Cambridge University
Great Britain
California
Golden Bear
Guilford Knitters Rout Boarders 22 to 7 in Baseball Fight
Guilford Knitters crushed the Boarders 22 to 7 yesterday afternoon. The Knitters totaled 19 hits while committing five errors, whereas the Boarders made 14 miscues and only six hits as they failed to mount any sustained challenge. The game concluded with Guilford in control throughout.
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Guilford
Local Golf Pair To Salisbury For Exhibition Match
Andy Merrilees the High Point Country Club pro and Mike Thomas Salisbury club pro face Mr Hudson an amateur in an exhibition match at two. Merrilees and Aycock have previously beaten the Salisbury duo and hope to repeat today.
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Salisbury
Andy Merrilees
High Point Country Club
Mike Thomas
Salisbury Club
Mr. Hudson
Merrilees
Aycock
O'Doul Overtakes Foxx In Batting Lead This Week
Brooklyn’s Frank O'Doul tops the major league batting list with a .362 average after a week that moved Jimmie Foxx of the Philadelphia Athletics to second. Chuck Klein and Don Hurst also gain ground as batting leaders across both leagues. O'Doul leads in runs, while Klein and Foxx trade top slugging honors and RBI figures. Interleague pitching shows Weaver and Warneke with strong win counts.
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New York
Jimmie Foxx
Philadelphia Athletics
Brooklyn
Frank O'Doul
Athletics
Philadelphia
Don Hurst
Chuck Klein
O’doul
Foxx
Klein
Hurst
Waner
Pittsburgh
Stephenson
Chicago
L. Waner
Orsatti
St. Louis
Herman
Cincinnati
Ott
Watkins
Gehrig
Manush
Washington
Ruth
Combs
Jolley
Boston
Walker
Detroit
Averill
Cleveland
Cronin
Washa
Stone
Jimmie
Chuck
UNC Football Outlook for 1932 Prospects at UNC Chapel Hill
Coach Chuck Collins plans six veteran players as nucleus for the 1932 UNC football team with practice opening September 5. Erwin Walker leads flank positions with George Brandt close behind, several rookies expected at end, tackles led by Hodges Underwood and Strickland, and guards contesting with Newcomb Philpot among others. Notable center candidates include Gordon McIver and Ralph Gardner, with freshmen like Leo Manley and EB Barrett among key line prospects.
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Chapel Hill
N. C
Chuck Collins
University of North Carolina
Chuck
Erwin Walker
Charlotte
Julian Frankel
J. C. Adair
Cozart
Matthews
Stutts
Townsend
Beale
Jones
Tar Heels
Harry Hodges
June Underwood
Emmett Strickland
Hodges
Underwood
Strickland
Frank Smith
Lexington
L. K. Froneberger
L. M. Caldwell
Jim Tatum
Cecil Jackson
Herb Newcomb
Cabell Philpot
George Barclay
Tony Oliveira
J. L. Blue
Cloyd Blythe
Center
Gordon Mce Iver
Ralph Gardner
Ralph
Woodberry
Leo Manley
Asheville
EB. G. Barrett
Kinston
Duke Picks Promising Sophomores For 1982 Grid
Duke University eyes a large group of promising sophomores to form the 1982 football team under Wallace Wade. Key performers in spring drills include Nick Porreca and Earle Wents at ends and tackles Roy Phipps and Luther Willame, with guard contenders Herbert Burdette Matt Howell and Marion Richards. Backfield candidates center on B. O. Cornelius Albert Kellar and Dick McAninch, while six lettermen will return at backfield, leaving vacancies mainly on the forward wall.
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Durham
N. C
Duke University
Wallace Wade
Nick Porreca
Earle Wents
Howard Andrews
Roy Phipps
Luther Wil-lame
Herbert Burdette
Matt Howell
Marion Richards
Varsity A
Weats
Elmer Tarrall
Jack Dunlap
Robert Lineweaver
Glenn Anderson
Duke
BE. B. Dunlap
Huck Murphy
Dunlap
B. O. Cornelius
Albert Kellar
Dick McAninch
Marion Brumbach
Davidson Prospects for Backfield Power at Davidson
Davidson College anticipates a difficult choice for its first string backfield next fall as Gene McEver, all American halfback and backfield coach, weighs eight to ten potential starters. Buck Mills Charlie Pearce Bruce Peabody and others compete for two to three spots amid a cautious, high hopes for a balanced unit.
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Davidson
N. C
Gene McEver
Davidson College Wildcats
Buck Mills
Charlie Pearce
Bruce Peabody
Don King
Don MacQueen
Bill Flinn
Julian West
Fred Blanton
Jerome Clarke
Fred Fleagle
Johnnie Creech
Charlie Norfleet
Johnnie O'Keefe
McEver
Mills
Pearce
Peabody
Finnn
Mackerell
Wingfield
Dickerson
Caton
Fieagle
Hutchins
Hufford
West Brothers
Dixie Schools Cut Football Ticket Prices Across South
Atlanta reports colleges slash gridiron prices by up to half to attract cash customers this season. Tulane Clemson Tennessee Auburn and Vanderbilt cut season and single game tickets. some schools may absorb federal tax while others add it. Maryland and Virginia Tech consider further reductions or tax absorption.
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Tulane University
Tulane
Dixie
Clemson College
University of South Carolina
South Carolina
Clemson
University of Tennessee
Auburn
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Vanderbilt
Maryland
Kathryn Hemphill Wins Asheville Women’s Invitational
Kathryn Hemphill of Columbia DC defeated Betty Wolvin of St Petersburg FL 7 and 6 to win the Asheville Country Club’s 37th annual women’s invitation golf tournament. Hemphill opened with a birdie on No 1 and led by four holes at the turn, finishing the 12-hole final after taking Nos 10 and 11. she posted the tournament’s best nine-hole score of 40.
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Asheville
Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia
D. C
Asheville Country Club
Betty Wolvin
St. Petersburg
Flila
Hemphill
Miss Hemphill
Jane Cothran
Greenville
8. C
North Carolina Press Golf Meet at Sedgefield Aug 28
The Fourth Estate hosts the third annual NC Press and Newspaper golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club on Sunday August 28. Players enter at the golf shop and sign cards. nine holes count for class standings in A to D. The overall low 18-hole score wins the state title. last year’s champion was Buster Moffitt.
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Sedgefield
Sedgefield Country Club
North Carolina Press and Newspaper
Sedgefield Course
Sedgefield Golf Shop
Buster Moffitt
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