Carolina League leaders shift as Several players top batting race
Danny of High Point-Thomasville leads the Carolina League batting race at .338 with Al Viotto of Fayetteville second at .319. Dick M of Greensboro and Ed Cannon of High Point-Thomasville tie for third at .318, while Peppy La Monica of Greensboro hits .317. Jon leads in total bases with 235. McCarthy has 161 hits. La Monica tops runs 102, triples 11 and steals 32. Hal Holland drives in 113 with 28 homers. Jim McManus of Durham has 31 two-base hits. Woody Rich of High Point-Thomasville has 19 wins as a pitcher. John Fi of Danville leads in strikeouts with 217. Max Simmons of Durham shows 15 wins in 53 appearances.
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High Point-Thomasville
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al Viotto
Fayetteville
Dick M
Greensboro
Ed Cannon
High Point- Thomasville
Peppy la Monica
Jon
McCarthy
la Monica
Hal Holland
Danville
Fonce Penn Ae
Jim McManus
Durham
Woody Rich
High Point
Thomasville
John Fi
Max Simmons
Ford Snatches Lead In Montreal Open Round
Doug Ford of Kiamesha Lake New York shot a two under par 68 to reach 203 after 54 holes and seize the lead at the $26,800 Montreal Open Gene Littler Palm Springs California moved into second at 204 while Sam Snead White Sulphur Springs West Virginia slipped with a 74 to 205 and a pack including Stan Leonard Vancouver Jack Burke Jr Kiamesha Lake and Haas Claremont chased.
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Kiamesha Lake
N.Y
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White Sulphur Springs
W.va
Snead
Gene Liter
Palm Springs
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U.S
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Vancouver
Jack Burke, Jr
Leonard
Baring
Burke
Ang
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Kiameshi Lake
Gene Littler
Jack Burke Jr
Haas
Claremont
Lombardo's Tempo VII Wins Silver Cup in Detroit Regatta
The Tempo VII from Lombardo racing with Danny Foster won the Silver Cup Regatta on the Detroit River, finishing the sixth heat just 100 feet ahead of Gale V. Miss Thriftway, the pre-race favorite from Seattle, faded to fourth in the final and fifth in points with 625.
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Detroit
Guy Lombardo
Tempo VII
New York
Danny Foster
Gale V
Seattle
Miss Thriftway
Regional Standings And Weekend Schedule Recap
Fayetteville 4-11 and H-TOMS 0-7 records lead the standings while Danville 5 and Greensboro 3 split a 5 3 game with Reidsville 74 Bur-Gra 62 and Durham 4 Winston-Salem 2. Sunday games list Winston-Salem at 2 30 Danville at Greensboro and HI-TOMS at Fayetteville all 2 30. Monday fixtures show Fayetteville Danville Reidaville Durham Greensboro HI-TOMS Winston-Salem Bur-Gra with start times 6 30 8 00 and 7 45 respectively.
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Fayetteville
H-Toms
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Greensboro
Reidsville
Durham
Winston-Salem
Danvile
Reidavile
Hi-Toms
Ae Winston-Salem
Bur-Gra
Carolina League
Leafs Defeat Pats to Hold Third in Carolina League
Danville Leafs defeated the Greensboro Patriots 5 to 3 in Greensboro, moving to 3rd place. Pitcher Bob Lloyd earned his sixth win, allowing seven hits while Danville jumped ahead 3-0 in the first. Wayne Heim and Hal Holland contributed key RBIs as Danville built the lead. the Pats plated two in the eighth before Heim preserved the win with a late outfield catch.
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Danville
Bob Schmidt
Mel Collins
John Hafenecker
Wayne
Heim
Patriots
Dick McCarthy
Buster Radebach
McCarthy
Andy Madalone
Bob Loftin
Jack Thomas
Loftin
Hal Holland
Pats
Leo Alarid
Clint Clinton
Wayne Heim
Syl MecNinch
Bulls Drop Twins Back To Seventh
The Winston-Salem Twins lose ground in the pennant chase after a 4-2 defeat to the Durham Bulls in the first game of a doubleheader. Buddy Hull belted a three run homer for Durham while Max Simmons closed out the win after relieving in the eighth. The loss drops Winston-Salem back to seventh, one rung above the cellar.
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Durham Bulls
Reidsville
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Twins
Durham
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Max Simmons
Simmons
Dick Barr
Bill Recave
Mana
Aron Robinson
Bob Deakin
Buddy Hull
al Kipper
Bob Taylor
Joe Melago
Parhamw
Abrah Winston
Abrh O'Brien
Tavior
Rosenzweig
Meiago
Ruck
Lau
Phillies Hand Bucs Double Loss in Reidsville
In Reidsville on August 7 the Phillies swept a doubleheader with the Pirates, taking the nightcap 4 2 after winning the opener. Harrell earned the win over Malcolm with Snyder taking the loss. Anderson, Harrell, and Olsen logged key innings as the Bucs dropped to the Carolina League cellar.
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Money
National Doubles Postponed Again
Rain and floods halt the 75th National Doubles tennis championship at Longwood Club. Tomorrow top West Coast players meet Japanese Davis Cup pair for the men's title while Doris Hart and Shirley Pry defend their women's crown against Margaret Osborne Du Pont and Louise Brough. The men's field includes Jerry Moss and Bill Quillian facing Kosei Kamo and Atsushi Miyagi as the title remains vacant after Trabert and Seixas withdrew.
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Longwood Cricket Club
West Coast
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Kansas City recalls nine minor leaguers to Athletics
Kansas City Athletics announce recall of nine minor league players. Left handed pitcher Walter Craddock will join the Athletics after the Sally League season ends August 31. Craddock began the season with Kansas City and was optioned to Savannah where he has an 8-10 record.
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Knsas City Athletics
A’s
Walter Craddock
Craddock
Athletics
Savannah
Sally League Playoffs Set After Curtain Falls
The 1955 Sally League ends Wednesday with Columbia first, Jacksonville Augusta Montgomery clinching first division berths. Playoffs begin with single games for seeding then a best two of three series, games in top clubs’ parks, and a league meeting in Charlotte September 10-11 to discuss changes.
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Ala
Bill Terry
Eos
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