Babe Ruth memories from an old Eastern League game
A High Point reader recalls a Waterbury Baseball Team exhibition in the early 1920s when Babe Ruth played multiple positions and hit balls over the fence. The letter recounts Ruth near batting practice, fielding, pitching, and the author retrieving a long fly ball.
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Bill Currie
Enterprise
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Babe Ruth
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All-Stars
Babe
Babe Ruth Memory From Home Town and NYC Baseball
A narrator recalls Babe Ruth cruising in a convertible in their hometown with a Ruth marked plate. He is described as a New York icon, a late career Yankee left fielder whose home runs drew wild crowds. The reminiscence spans college days at NYU and UNC and encounters with Gehrig and Durocher from Hartford.
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Babe
Babe Ruth
New York
Mulville Funeral Home
Emerywood Second Week Tourney Sees Juniors Advance
Emerywood golf tournament enters its second week with sixteen clubs remaining. Notables include Frank Garrett with a 70, and Jimmy Woollen who notched a hole in one at the 3rd hole, 155 yards, finishing nine holes in 38. Pairings reveal matchups across flights as Snow, Langley, Oliver, and Hardin vie for the crown.
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Emerywood Country Club
Frank Garrett
Jimmy Woollen
Woolen
R. L. Brinson
Paul Hardin
Garrett
Ansel Snow
Joe Temple
Tommy Langley
Jim Groome
Alfred Oliver
Henry Baker
Paul Hardin III
John Diffendal
Howard Marsh
Sidney Gayle
Frosty Snow
Jack Holbrook
George Machen
Gable
Bryan
John Davis
Frank Stell
June Woolen
Jim Lovelace
Kenneth Geddie
John Lindsay
Bill Smith
P. A. Warner
Garter Pollock
George Mason
Young Woollen
New Haven Stars Recall 1915 16 Pennant Era Figures
Field catcher Chief Owake and Wilson for New Haven. About 1915 or 1916 Waterbury won the pennant with stars 45 Elmer Smith centerfield Guy Morton pitching and Lee Fohl catching, who later became Cleveland's manager. These memories recall events before your time. John D. Ross.
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Waterbury
Elmer Smith
Guy Morton
Lee Fohl
Cleveland
Joe Louis KOed in Indianapolis golf tourney upset
Heavyweight boxing champion Joe Louis watched the United Golf Association National Negro tournament reach its second round in Indianapolis. Louis, who won the qualifying medal, was eliminated in the first round by Jack Isler of New York, one up in 19 holes.
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Indianapolis
Joe Louis
United Golf Association
Louis
Jack Isler
New York
Industrial Baseball Industrial Baseball MYRTLE DESK TRIANGLE
In a Myrtle Desk Triangle contest, Clark and Chilton lead with multiple RBIs as Triangle edges Myrtle Desk 5 to 3. Dawson earned the win, Hoover the loss, with Buck Crowder and Grissett credited in relief.
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Jordaniss
Weaver
Jenkins
Hicks
Pardue
Byro
Haney
Clarkib
White
Dawson
Guynn
Staton
Silman
O'Chilton
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Fowler
A.hoover
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Chilton
Byrd
Gordon
RBI
Clark
Ite
Sark
Jordon
S—Jordon
Hoover
U— Crowder
Grissett
Moses Hurls 3-Hitter Owls Open With Hi-Toms Here At 8
The Hi-Toms crushed the Lexington A's 13 1 at Finch Field before 3,214 fans as Dick Moses threw a three hitter for the win. Sofia Williams Dedmon Reider drove in runs while nine Hi-Toms hit safely in the eighth inning on a night of strong defense and eight double plays by the home club. Statesville visits tonight at 8 with lefty Joe Pelezarski slated to start after a four hit shutout over Salisbury.
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Owls
Bill Hackney
Thomasville
Hi-Toms
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Finch Field
Dick Moses
Statesville
Hickory
Jimmy Gruzdis
Joe Pelezarski
Mike Sofia
Pete Wlliams
Johnny Lybrand
Sofia
Jim Miller
Williams
Hal Dedmon
Dedmon
Jim Reider
Gruzdis
RBI
Reider
Bill Dornbusch
A's
Lexington
Homer Lee Cox
Cox
McCree
Ider
Lybrand
Keystone
Cliff Bolton
Dave Yow
E—Hamton
Wood
Massaro
Miller
Dornbusch
Allen
Hamton
Milner
Lob
Bob
James
Balk McCree
U—Ward
C. Hawkins
Ten Thousand Expected For First College Game Here
Enterprise preview notes about High Point Purple Panthers opening 1948 season at Albion Millis stadium on September 11 with about 10 000 expected in attendance. Tickets sold by American Business club members to support stadium improvements and the event features Carolina Jaycees as opposition. Photographs and practice plans described, with coach Ralph James and Bill Faircloth preparing nine day lead up to kickoff.
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Purple Panthers
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High Point
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James
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Panther
C. L. Kimball
Unbeaten Elkin To Play Tonight
Fourteen teams remain in the 1948 National presame Baseball tournament as Aug 2 play unfolds in Wichita. Fort Wayne, Golden, Jacksonville, and Atwater hold 3–0 records with Golden and Worland trading late drama. Wis New Holstein and Fredericksburg advance, others face tonight’s eliminations.
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Coors
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Golden Fort Wayne
Atwater
Worland
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Topeka
Deckers Oilers
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Chate
Hams
Simeon Praises Efforts Of Bison Line Hopefuls
Coach Tony Simeon reviews workouts with fifty high school grid hopefuls praising linemen for quick timing in T formation blocking. Reidsville game set for September 10 with two weeks to shape the squad. Injuries linger but hopes stay high as running attack is emphasized and receivers are developed.
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Tony Simeon
Simeon
Reidsville
R. J. Reynolds
Bison
Kiner Poised to Break Home Run Mark in Three-Year Span
Pittsburgh outfielder Ralph Kiner, in his third major league season, hit his 33rd home run as Pittsburgh crushed Brooklyn 9 1 to 1 last night. He moved within reach of surpassing 107 homers in his first three seasons, a record equal to Joe DiMaggio’s totals of 29, 46, and 32 in 1936 37 and 38.
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Pittsburgh
Ralph Kiner
Kiner
Brooklyn
Joe DiMaggio
New York Yankees
Happy Chandler Endorses Major League Expansion Plan
Baseball Commissioner Happy Chandler outlined a phased expansion to create three leagues of ten clubs, with future steps to twelve and potential split into three leagues. He cautioned against near term additions for Houston Los Angeles and San Francisco, stressing financial viability and strong fan support.
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Tex
A. B
Happy) Chandler
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Chandler
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Milwaukee
Montreal
Hickory Wins 6-5 to Stay Unbeaten in Tourney
Hickory defeated Louisville 6-5 in 11 innings to remain unbeaten in the American Legion four team tournament. Memphis beat Danville 6-2 earlier, setting up a night game where the winner advances toward Charleston South Carolina. Relief pitcher Joe Thacker walked in the decisive run after singles by Dick Bumgarner and Bobby Hen.
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American Legion
Memphis
Tenn
Louisville
Charlest
S. C
Louisvil
Danville
Joe Thacker
Dick Bumgarner
Bobby Hen
Tight Race Seen For Pro Grid Loop
PHILADELPHIA Aug 25 Bert Bell predicts the tightest NFL race in league history with potential three way ties in both divisions. He cites the Chicago Cardinals as western leaders and the Giants and Eagles as eastern contenders. Lions and Yanks noted as most improved amid a surge of rookies.
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Bert Bell
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Philadelphia Eagles
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