Amateur Boxing Show At City Lake Park Draws Scrappy Featherweights
Promoters Red Smith and Curtis Denning bring twenty light punches to City Lake amphitheatre for a Monday night card headlined by Ed Tipton and Dick Williams. Lon Kemp will referee early bouts, with Tony Simeon taking charge later.
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Leslie Conrad
Simeon
Roy Burchfield
High Point
Ray Reever
Burchfield
Albert Evans
Daniel Burchfield
Joe Helms
Albemarle
Billy Woodell
City
Foyle Bruton
Thomasville
Bruton
Gib Callahan
Kid Montgomery
Charlotte
Don Hill
Wallace White
Trinity
Kenneth Tate
John King
Schnozale Moody
Oscar Ellington
Ben Canipe
Clyde Shaw
Asheboro
Canipe
Ed Tipton
Gaffney
South Carolina
Dick Williams
Charlotte Tipton
Buster Perry
Mann No. 2
Oasis Grill
Bees Stop Thom asville Streak In Salisbury Tilt
Salisbury Bees edged the Thom asville Tommies 4 to 3 after a ninth inning single by Mike Skaff. Bill Chapman beat Wes Livengood in a tight mound duel as Salisbury snapped the Tommies five-game win streak in a humid Aug afternoon game.
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Salisbury
Mike Skaff
Salisbury Bees
Thomasville
Tommies
Bill Chapman
Wes Livengood
Pinkston
Skaff
Bees
Blair Park Golf Tourney Yields Narrow Wins
In Blair Park yesterday afternoon four first flight matches and two second and third flight matches were completed. A Oliver defeated R Harbinson 3 and 2 while J W Poole edged N Zackery 1 up on the 19th hole. J Van Boyles beat J Garrett and Bob Cornwell defeated E B Wood and 6.
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Blair Park
J. W. Poole
N. Zackery
A. Oliver
R. Harbinson
J. van Boyles
J. Garrett
Bob Cornwell
Local bouts list key matchups for upcoming card
The card features Buster Moffitt versus H L Speas J Dittendale against Frosty Snow Bob Cornwell versus Clarke Dillon A Oliver facing J W Poole France Hendrix meeting J Van Boyles and Frank Robbins opposing Bill Snow.
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Buster Moffitt
H. L. Speas
J. Dittendale
Frosty Snow
Bob Cornwell
Clarke Dillon
A. Oliver
J. W. Poole
France Hendrix
J. van Boyles
Frank Robbins
Bill Snow
Don Spencer Defeats Ken Watson 5 and 4
Don Spencer defeated Ken Watson five and four in a match. J H Burgess won against J Royals by one hole.
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Don Spencer
Ken Watson
J. H. Burgess
J. Royals
Adams-Millis Plant No. 1 Captures Commercial B Title
Adams-Millis Plant No 1 won the Commercial B league championship with a 7 to 6 victory over Huntley Jackson at Wilile Park. Key ninth inning hits by Canipe Lackey and Wil Up secured the win. Canipe Lackey and Brinson led batting for Adams-Millis with two hits each while Brinson added two safeties in five attempts. H Land led Huntley Jackson in the loss.
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Adams-Millis Plant
Huntley Jackson
Wilile Park
Canipe
Lackey
Wil
Adams- Millis
Brinson
Adams-Millis
The
Mater
Local Matches Set For Court and Bye Assignments
W R Myrick faces Hedrick while Snow meets Jones. John Brown clashes Rush Crawford with Hobart Watson on a bye. Al Poole opposes Harvey Mathews. Don Spencer has a bye along with T J Gold Jr J H Burgess.
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W. R. Myrick
W. Hedrick
A. Snow
H. Jones
John Brown
Rush Crawford
Hobart Watson
al Poole
Harvey Mathews
Don Spencer
T. J. Gold, Jr
J. H. Burgess
Golf Match Results Highlight Local Wins
Oe Gibson defeated D C Ragen 2 and 1. Charles Ragan beat J W Dillon 7 and 6.
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Oe Gibson
D. C. Ragen
Charles Ragan
J. W. Dillon
Lee Gibson Faces Freaze in Tennis Meet Rounds
Players Lee Gibson and Paul L. Freaze scheduled to clash. Charles Ragan has a bye. W Hudson faces Steve Ingram. S Raper competes with J H Farrell. R B Davis gets a bye. L H Rhew meets Mickey Schwartz.
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Lee Gibson
Paul L. Freaze
Charles Ragan
W. Hudson
Steve Ingram
S. Raper
J. H. Farrell
R. B. Davis
L. H. Rhew
Mickey Schwartz
Pan With Three For Five Leads Scoring Summary
Huntley Jackson 100 000 802 6 11 4 Adame Millis 000 040 102 7 9 4 Nicks and Land Smith and Wilson.
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Huntley Jackson
Adame Millis
Nicks
Land
Smith
Wilson
District Softball Tournament Opens With Eight Teams
Play begins today with eight teams in the District Softball Tournament. Matches include Quality Off of Winston Salem vs Maytag Salisbury at City Lake, Mann No 7 High Point vs Cartex Salisbury at 2:30, Royal Arcanum Winston Salem vs Church of God High Point at 5:00, and Merita High Point vs Spencer Transfer Salisbury at 4:00. Semifinals Wednesday, finals Friday at City Lake, winner advances to Charlotte for the state championship.
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Winston-Salem
Maytag
Salisbury
City Lake
Mann No
High Point
Cartex Salisbury
Royal Arcanum
Church of God
Merita
Spencer-Transfer
Charlotte
Tennis doubles results from Montheu and Blair Park foes
Bowen and Short defeated Lewis and Frasier 6-4 4-6 6-4. Frazier beat Bivins 6-4 6-2. Rogera and Geddy beat Edwards and Cooper 8-6 6-0.
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Bowen and
Short
Montheu
Lewis and
Frasier
Woodrow
Frazier
Bivins
Blair Park
Rogera
Geddy
Burrus
Edwards
Cooper
Howell
Young and elderly dominate road crash deaths in England
A years long England survey found 80 percent of road fatalities were among those aged under 10 or over 50.
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England
Managers Pick Teams For All Star Battle
In Thomasville on August 14 the North Carolina State league selects all star teams from eight clubs for a Friday night game at Thomasville Park. The Northern team, led by Blackie Carter, includes Maus Whitlock Stafford Lehman Holt Dry Delinger, Carrier Skaff Pinkerton Tysinger and pitchers Dennis McCrabb Creason Motley. The Southern lineup under Jim Poole features Beal Hicks Silvey Angle Stewart Myers Crespi Whitaker Nafie Blair Miller and pitchers Lindsay Spencer Nowak Frye. Over 5,000 fans expected to attend the 8:30 pm clash, surpassing a Mooresville record.
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Thomasville
North Carolina
Gene Lawing
Salisbury
Lexington
Coolleemee
Blackie Carter
Jim Poole
Mooresville
Shelby
Landis
Newton-Conover
North
Jimmy Maus
Thomasille
Luther Whitlock
Cooleemee
Glenn Stafford
Joseph Lehman
J. D. Holt
Melvin Dry
John Dellinger
Bill Carrier
Mike Skaff
Roy Pinketon
Lawrence Tysinger
Paige Dennis
Lester McCrabb
Clanard Creason
Frank Motley
South
Floyd Beal
Johnny Hicks
George Silvey
Jack Angle
F. C. Stewart
Mack Myers
Frank Crespi
Charles Whitaker
Gene Nafie
Paul Blair
Dewey Miller
Ray Lindsay
Joe Spencer
Johnny Nowak
Shell
Charles Frye
Sterling
Spaciona Thombaville Park
Jedrejowska Wins Eastern Grass Court Tennis Title
Jadwiga Jedrejowska of Poland defeated Alice Marble 7 5 6 4 to win the Women's Eastern Grass Court Championship at Rye New York in front of a record crowd. In the men's final Bobby Riggs defeated Joe Hunt in five sets to advance to face Frankie Parker, after Parker beat Francis X Shield in straight sets.
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Rye
N. Y
Jadwiga
Yajah) Jedrejowska
Poland
Alice Marble
San Francisco
Bobby Riggs
Hollywood
Calif
Frankie Parker
Milwaukee
New York
Riggs
Parker
Joe Hunt
Los Angeles
Bobby
Francis X. Shield
N. J
Miss Marble
America
Eagles Set for Tomorrow Night Showdown in Wichita
The Mc Crary Eagles, champions from Asheboro North Carolina, face the winner of Buford Georgia versus Hollywood California in a 10:15 p.m. game after opening with a win over the Kansas City Police team last night.
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Wichita
Kan
McCrary Eagles
North Carolina
Asheboro
Buford
Hollywood
Calif
Eagles
Kansas City Police
Red Sox defeat Ellisboro 10 to 4 in noon game
Adame Miller Red Sox toppled Ellisboro 10 to 4 as Hinkle and Stamey collected three hits each. Knight led the losers with two hits in four at bats. Shelton earned the win for the Red Sox while H Lemons took the loss. Umpire Ridge. Time 2 05. Attendance 25.
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Adame-Millis Red Sox
Ellisboro
Hinkle
Stamey
Red Sox
Knight
A.-M. Red Sox
A.M
Church
Lugure
Shelton
Martin
Weston
Hedrick
White
T. Lemons
Wilson
H. Lemons
Medrick
Aycock
Lemons
Ridge
Baseball Standings Summary From Early League Scores
American League games show Detroit 14 20, St. Louis 1 7, Philadelphia 12 New York 6, Cleveland 4 Chicago 3, Washington 8 Boston 3. National League results include New York 4 Philadelphia 1, Boston 3 Brooklyn 0, Chicago 5 Cincinnati 10, St Louis 5 Pittsburgh 6.
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Detroit
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Chicago
Washington
Boston
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louie
Pittsburgh
Standings Report Confused Team Marks
Fragmentary standings show New York and St Louis with disputed scores and garbled team names. Partial lines include city abbreviations and inconsistent numerals, offering no clear win loss totals or ordering.
Charlotte Wins 4-State Regional Legion Title
Charlotte North Carolina won the 4 state regional American Legion sandlot baseball tournament in Carrollton by beating Tallahassee Florida 17 to 5. Charlotte scored ten runs in the fourth inning while Tallahassee managed five in total.
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Carrollton
Charlotte
N. C
American Legion
Tallahassee
Fla
Lowrie
Clark
Miller and Holtzclaw
Red Sox vs Camels at Willis Park Today
The High Point Red Sox meet R. J. Reynolds Camels of Winston Salem at Willis Park this afternoon at four. A large crowd is expected for a pivotal third meeting this season after a tie and a Camels win. Manager Sam Rhyne sends Joe Crawford to the mound to curb the Camel attack.
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Red Sox
R. J. Reynold
Camels
Winston-Salem
Willis Park
Petersburg
Red Wings
Sam Rhyne
Joe Crawford
W O W defeats Pickett in 2 0 win in industrial league
W. O. W. beat Pickett 2 to 0 Friday afternoon at Thomasville in an Industrial league game. Byerly led the winners with two safeties as Peacock, Ray, H. Farrington and Little contributed to the effort. Score by innings shows W. O. W. clear at 2 0 0.
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Pickett
Thomasville
Byerly
Peacock
Ray
H. Farrington
Little
Farr Impressive In Daily Workout
Farr, British challenger for Jos Louis, showed an impressive workout in Long Branch as he sparred five rounds with Basher Dean, Larry Johnson, Joe Wagner, and Abe Feldman. His speed, skill, and punching accuracy surprised ringside experts ahead of the August 26 bout at Yankee Stadium.
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Long Branch
N. J
Tommy Farr
Jos Louis
Louis
Yankee Stadium
Basher Dean
Larry Johnson
Joe Wagner
Abe Feldman
Goldsboro Wins Mid Atlantic Swim Championship
Goldsboro North Carolina captured the team title at the Mid Atlantic swimming tournament in Charlotte. Star swimmer Prince Nufer led with four firsts in junior women events while Carolyn Perritt of Tarboro matched the feat in senior women, both sweeping their events. Eleven teams and records dominated the meet as Goldsboro posted 130 points.
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Associated Press
Charlotte
Goldsboro
N. C
Prince Nufer
North Carolina
Carolyn Perritt
Tarboro
Miss Nufer
Miss Perritt
Charleston
5. C
Chattanooga
Tenn
Knoxville
Jacksonville
Survivor
S. G
Athens
Clemson College
S. C
Hendersonville
Pasecoe
Greensboro
N.C
Lynchburg
High Alee
Enka
Hollywood
Fla
Rain Delays City Wide Tennis Tourney Rounds
Rain hampered the City Wide Tennis Tournament with several first round results: Hubert Barrier beat A J Koonce 6 0 6 0, Tal Ellington def Richard Short 6 3 6 2, Sumter Bowen defeated R M Gladstone 12 10 6 0, T R Short beat Braswell Williams 6 1 6 1, Van Stringfield topped Harvey Pressley 6 2 6 3. Second round results due by Tuesday, third round starts Wednesday. players urged to finish matches and report to Mr Bailey at City Hall 4526.
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Hubert Barrier
A. J. Koonce
Tal Ellington
Richard Short
Sumter Bowen
R. M. Gladstone
T. R. Short
Braswell Williams
van Stringfield
Harvey Pressley
John Bivins
G. I. Humphries
J. D. Rogera
George Armfield
Bailey
City Hall
Carolina Coaching School Set To Open In Chapel Hill
The University of North Carolina launches its 16th annual coaching school on Monday August 16 with football week offerings plus courses in athletic training boxing and wrestling The second week covers basketball baseball and track led by director Robert A Fetzer and a staff including Raymond Wolf John Vaught W D Skidmore and W F Lange Ninety nine athletic directors and coaches from 12 states attended last year’s session and this year’s program is extensive and nationwide in scope.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
B. R. Rankin
Robert A. Fetser
Raymond Wolf
Robert
A. Fetzer
John Vaught
W. D. Skidmore
W. F. Lange
Wolf
Baylor University
Texas
Dana X. Bible
University of Texas
Howard Drew
University of Alabama
Fetzer
M. D. Leon
John Morrias
P. H. Quinlan
Bunn Hearn
M. D. Rowman
Carolina
Upsets Highlight Emerywood Golf Tournament Round
In an Emerywood Country Club event several first and second round matches wrap up. Frosty Snow defeats medalist Bill Snow one up, while John Diffendal tops L C Matton one up.
Triangle beats Marsh 11 to 4 in Airport game
Triangle mounted a 11 4 victory over Marsh at the Airport as Clark led heavy bat efforts with four safeties in five trips. Gaddis Klutz and Dawe each had two singles. White and Eldridge led Marsh with two for four.
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Clark
Triangle
Marsh
Gaddis
Klutz
Daweon
White
Eldridge
Miller
Hucks
Brooks
Grisesome
Haney
Weisner
Byrd
Wood
Haney Haitt
Rush
Kluts Dawson
Dawson
Daweson
Haitt
Hartt
Maitt
Hatt
Crouch
Kent
Piedmont League Scores Roundup From Various Cities
In a Piedmont League update teams posted results across multiple venues. Asheville improved to 5-2 after a 6-3 win at Rocky Mount, while Rocky Mount also hosted a 6-3 result. Norfolk hosted Charlotte and Richmond hosted Durham in a first game, and Winston-Salem defeated Portsmouth 6-11.
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Piedmont League
Rocky Mount
Asheville
Norfolk
Charlotte
Richmond
Durham
Winston-Salem
Portsmouth
Pope Congratulates U S Catholic Students
Two hundred Parochial school students from the United States heard Pope Pius XII at Castel Gandolfo praise American religious schools for flourishing and multiplying, while he spoke on August 14 in Italy.
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Castel Gandolfo
Italy
United States
Pius
America
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M. R. Boggs
F. Sappenfield
Med Bulla
Jack Abels
M. B. Stroupe
H. P. Rogers
E. S. Wood
L. C. Matton
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R. Collier
Jack Garrett
Carl Wood
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Bill
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Hims
Presty" Snow
A. A. Oliver
Ansel Snow
George Lewis
P. W. Casey
J. W. Lindsay
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Frank Dalton
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R. J. Johnson
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Ll. R. Hunt
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A. M. Utley
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H. M. Bryant
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