Blair Park Hosts City Golf Tournament This Week
The annual High Point city golf scramble begins at Blair Park municipal course with 12 day qualifying through Aug 27. Frank Wood defends his title amid strong field from Country Club players including Bill Snow Jimmie Poole Lawrence Matton and Charlie Brown. Prizes funded by local firms and The Enterprise.
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Hagen Holes in One at 156th Attempt in Exhibition Golf Match
New York August 14 1949 Jack Hagen superintendent of five Paul Lanin golf courses at Salisbury hit a deliberate hole in one at the 148 yard fifth hole of the World Telegram event. He used a No 7 club on the third try to drop the ball in the cup and ended his turn with no more shots. H C Hopkins Salisbury and H W Weinberger St Augustine Fla missed by narrow margins as 156 golfers tried for a hole in one in a tourney for players with a prior ace.
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Jack Hagen
Paul Lanin
Salisbury
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World Telegram
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H. W. Weinberger
St. Augustine
Fla
Frankie Remus Wins by Technical Knockout in Close Bout
San Francisco fighter Frankie Remus 150 pounds defeats Jimmy Walsh 159 pounds by technical knockout in a yardage marked bout. Walsh represents U S S S Pennsylvania. Remus overcomes size disparity to claim victory in a noted match.
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Jimmy Walsh
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Piedmont League Games Today and Standings
The Crandings report Piedmont League games today: Greensboro at Charlotte Durham at Winston Wilmington at Richmond. Club standings list Charlotte ahead of Greensboro and Wilmington with Richmond. National League schedules Chicago at Boston St Louis at Philadelphia with yesterday's results showing Philadelphia over New York and Detroit over Chicago.
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Reynolds horse in Hambletonian Stakes at Goshen
A dozen three year old trotters race for 50000 dollars in the Hambletonian at Goshen New York. Mary Reynolds owned by W N Reynolds of Winston Salem trained and driven by Ben White is a likely starter after winning at Rockingham Park. New York City taxicabs number over 25000.
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N. Y
Mary Reynolds
W. N. Reynolds
Winston-Salem
N. C
Ben White
Rockingham Park
Open Letter Praises High Point Baseball Fund Drive
High Point community members and baseball teams are thanked for a successful fundraising effort supporting the High School Athletic Fund. Bill Bryant Carl Hill John Jennings Ty Nabors and local clubs are commended for organizing a gala day that boosted gate receipts, prizes and park rental donations. A committee will oversee the fund as students express gratitude for the sporting spirit.
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Bill Bryant
Carl Hill
John Jennings
Ty Nabors
Melrose
Robbins
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High School Athletic Fund
Wachovia Bank & Trust Company
Bill
Adams-Millis
Amos
Adams Millis
Southern Chair
Mra. BE. E. Sensenbach
Moffitt Printing Company
Beesen Hardware Store
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High Point Enterprise, Inc
Frank Barfield
Helen Jacobs To Make Debut In Tennis Shorts
Forest Hills reporters note the start of the women’s national tennis championships with rain delaying play. Helen Jacobs fears her first appearance in shorts while Helen Wills Moody eyes the singles title and Mrs. Molla Mallory’s record as crowds enjoy a rest day.
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United States Lawn Tennis Association
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Four Legion Teams In Gastonia Meet In Regional Play
Junior league teams from Spartanburg South Carolina Richmond Virginia Gastonia Tennessee and Memphis compete to decide who will advance to the eastern finals at Springfield. Spartanburg and Richmond meet today while Memphis faces Gastonia tomorrow with the final set for Thursday. A banquet last night announced the pairings and highlighted regional champions from each state.
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Tenn
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Melrose Sets Final Tilt in Amateur League Race
Melrose and Robbins lead the Amateur league and face Furniture City Upholsterers at Willis Park Wednesday at 4 30 PM. This is the last scheduled league game for both, with a possible playoff if Robbins defeats Amos to force a second half tiebreaker.
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Louisville boxer Payne defeats Vaughan in Cleveland bout
Louisville welterweight Louis Payne, 185, outpoints Jimmy Vaughan, 188, in Cleveland. In Massachusetts, Joe Kaminski of New York outpoints Bud Migneault of Brockton, (10).
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New York
Bud Migneault
Brockton
Bees Beat Pats as Casey Wins 16th Victory in Season
Charlotte Bees top Greensboro Patriots 7 to 3 behind Pat Casey who limited hits to eight while extending his win streak to 16 in a 20 win season for the rookie. Wright led the Bees with four hits and Casey drove in a pair with a double and two singles. Durham routed Winston-Salem 15-1 as Ernie Kay homered and drove in three. Merina pitched four hitter for Wilmington in a 2-0 win over the Colts as Charlie Wade went 4-for-4 with two doubles. St. Louis signed Greensboro rookie Eddie Morgan, a left handed first baseman from Cleveland sandlots.
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Hines and Bryan Advance In Meet
Spartanburg seed favorites dominated early play in the third annual mid Dixie tennis tournament in South Carolina. Lefty Bryan of Chattanooga advanced by defeating W B Marcum and Bill Cain in earlier rounds, while Wilmer Hines of Columbia had a bye and a default win.
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Lefty Bryan
Chattanooga
Tenn
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Columbia Ace
Henry Woodward
Columbia
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W. B. Marcum
Darlington
Bill Cain
Pinopolis
Foxx Slugs Nine RBIs in One Game Sets League Record
Jimmie Foxx drives in nine runs as the Athletics beat the Indians 11 to 5 in Cleveland. He tripled with two on, hit his 35th homer with bases loaded, added two more runs on a single, and struck out in his final at bat. Foxx's nine RBIs break Roy Hartsell's eight RBI mark and lift his season average to .362, leading AL hitters.
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al Simmons
Newport Casino Tennis Tourney Advances After Weather Pause
Newport R I Aug 15 After a day of inactivity due to stormy weather the Newport Casino tennis tournament attempted to get underway today with officials pressing to run off 66 singles matches. The field of 82 included defending champion Blisworth Vines and 15 of the other top 17 American players.
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Newport Casino
Blisworth Vines
Foxx Drives Nine as A's Lose Ground in AL Race
Yesterday Jimmie Foxx of the Athletics hit a homer triple and double and drove in nine to set an American League record. Ervin Fox of the Tigers singled home the deciding run in a 6 to 5 win over the Red Sox. The day also highlighted last fall’s Simmons Dykes and Mule Haas sale for 100000. The A’s sit 16 1 2 games back of the Senators after twelve one run losses and six by two runs. Detroit beat Boston 6 0 in the other major league game while Phillies Giants rain out.
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