Carolina League Baseball Schedule 1955
The Winston Fayetteville Reidsville teams feature in the 1955 Carolina League schedule. The listing outlines home and away dates, venues, and matchups for season play across the league towns.
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Newspaper
High Point Enterprise
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1955
Page
20
Hi-Toms Announce 12 Man Roster and Spring Plan
The Hi-Toms press release confirms 12 players signed for the 1955 season with three new contracts. Oscar Khederian is sold to Wilkes-Barre. Two exhibition games versus Greensboro Patriots are scheduled for April 16 and 17 at Memorial Stadium and Finch Field. The team has a new working agreement with the Cincinnati Redlegs and heads to spring training in Douglas, Georgia March 27.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brath
Bill Gear
John Usich
William E. Harris
Hi-Tom Property
Erath
Oscar Khederian
Wilkes- Barre
Greensboro Patriots
Hi-Toms and Pats
Greensboro
Memorial Stadium
Finch Field
Nashville
Columbia
Cincinnati
Douglas
Hi-Toms
Cincinnati Redlegs
Redleg
Hi-Toms Open at Bur-Gra in Carolina League Card
The 140 game Carolina League schedule announced by Loop President Glenn E. Mann lists openers on April 20 with Danville at Durham and Hi-Toms at Bur-Gra among the first games. The page notes new managers and front-office hires across several clubs and predicts a strong season as MLB affiliations send top Class B players to the league.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bur-Gra
Durham
Loop
Glenn E
Ted) Mann
Elizabeth Taylor Evans
Danville
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Fayetteville
Reidsville
Hi-Toms
Mann
A Gilbert
Aaron Inson
Jimmy Brown
The
Frank Skaff
Elmer Yater
Ken Silvestri
Charles Gassaway
Larry Dorton
But-Gra
NFL Referees Adopt New Foul Signal
NFL referees will replace the military salute with a single wrist strike above the head to signal personal fouls. The switch follows a request from American Legion spokesmen after a boy mistook the salute for a flag gesture during a quiz show incident cited by Judge Samuel A. Weiss.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
National Football League
Bert Bell
American Legion
Pittsburgh
Samuel A. Weiss
NFL
Bannister Wins William Hyde Award for Stress Physiology
London physician Dr. Roger Bannister, famed for the sub four minute mile last May in Oxford, was selected for the William Hyde Award for medical studies in the physiology of stress conditions. The prize recognizes his work in human stress and its relevance to athletic preparation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Roger Bannister
William Hyde
Oxford
Bannister
Pirates Sign Purkey and Grunwald To 1955 Contracts
Pittsburgh Pirates announce signed 1955 contracts with pitchers Bob Purkey and Al Grunwald. Purkey went 3-8 with a 5.08 ERA last season and will return as a Pirates regular. Grunwald previously played for Waco and Billings with a combined 9-2 record. Five Pirates have not yet returned contracts including Frank Thomas Vernon Law Cal Hogue Dick Cole and Bob Skinner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Pirates
Bob Purkey
al Grunwald
Purkey
Pirates
Grunwald
Waco
Billings
Frank Thomas
Vernon Law
Cal Hogue
Dick Cole
Bob Skinner
Cincinnati Signs Pitcher Bud Podbielan
Cincinnati Redlegs sign pitcher Bud Podbielan to near-complete 1955 roster as rookie Jim Willis remains unsigned. Podbielan, a right hander obtained from Brookline in 1952, posted a 7 10 record last season.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Redlegs
Bud Podhbielan
Jim Willis
Podbielan
Brookin
Lenoir Rhyne Unveils 1955 Baseball Schedule
Lenoir Rhyne College announces an 18 game 1955 baseball slate with March 25 opener at Wofford and home debut March 26 against Belmont Abbey. Non conference foes include Wofford Belmont Abbey and Davidson. NC State schedule includes Catawba Appalachian Western Carolina. The Bears aim to extend last season’s Western Division title run.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hickory
N.C
Lenoir Rhyne College Today
Spartanburg
Wofford
Bears
Belmont Abbey
Davidson
Catawba
Appalachian
Western Carolina
Lenoir Rhyne
Hi-Tom Ticket Sales Beat 1954 Pace
Hi-Tom General Manager George Brath reports advance sales for the 1955 season outperform 1954. Reserved seats are $8.50 and general admission $5.35 with season tickets available and a March 8 fans banquet at the Thomasville Community Center for $1.50 each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Brath
Erath
Jimmy Brown
Thomasville
High Point
Silver's Men's Store
Mann Drug No. 2
Dick Culler’s
Hi- Tom
Jewel Shop
City Cleaners
Dester’s
Hi- Toms Board of Directors
At Large Teams Added To NIT Tournament Roster
Frisco, Penn State, and Canisius join the NCAA National Championship field as at large selections. San Francisco tops the group with an 20-1 season and an 18 game win streak led by 6-10 Bill Russell. Canisius and Penn State prepare for first round games while Marquette and Villanova had been previously chosen.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frisco
Penn State
Canisius
New York
San Francisco
Roaves Peters
Lew Andreas
Marquette
Villanova
San Francisco Dons
Bill Russell
Iowa
Syracuse
Madison Are Garden
Arch
LaSalle
Lakers Beat Pistons as Fort Wayne Gap Shrinks
Minneapolis Lakers defeat Fort Wayne rival Pistons 98 to 92 in Minneapolis. Clyde Lovellette leads with 24 points as the Lakers build a 16 point lead before fending off a late Fort Wayne rally before 5,812 fans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Lakers
Fort Wayne
National Basketball Assn
Pistons
Clyde Lovellette
Lakers
Champs
Red China Protests IOC Move Over Chinese Representation
Red China's Olympic Committee protested a Melbourne 16th Olympiad invitation that included Nationalist China athletes from Formosa. The protest, sent by cable to IOC Chancellor Otto Mayer, demands withdrawal of the Nationalists invitation, asserting Communists should be the sole Chinese representatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tokyo
Red
China
Olympic Committee
Formosa
Melbourne
Poping Radio
Otto Mayer
International Olympic Committee
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America’s Finest
Merry Tiller Sales
Hardware Company
Oldsmobile
ISE
Highland Motors Inc
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