Hi-Toms poised for brilliant North State league season
Hi-Toms and manager Jim Gruzdis plan Finch Field upgrades making it a premier North Carolina baseball venue with green infield turf and bullpen warmups. The 16 game season opens April 22 extending the schedule and boosting revenue, while avoiding conflicts with football. Gruzdis travels to Columbus for a baseball executives meeting before final team shape is announced.
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Jimmy Gruzdis
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Gruzdis
Columbus
Baseball Executives
Hi-Toms Improve Finch Field With Stone Parking Area
The Enterprise notes the Hi-Toms altered their lineup last season to field a pennant winning roster. The team upgrades Finch Field with 300 tons of crushed stone for the parking area, per Business Manager John Carter, easing mud for next spring.
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Hi-Toms
Finch Field
Ball Park
John Carter
Hi-Toms buy 15 Richmond players for 1950 season
Hi-Toms secretary treasurer John Carter announced the purchase of a full Richmond Indiana farm team from the Boston Braves. Fifteen players will report March 25 to Myrtle Beach with four veterans and a mix of limited service men and rookies. Names include Beese Brown Campbell Canness Mathieson Oliver Owens Pearlston Peeters Rudolph Schuentenberg Southworth Yenser. The squad will exceed rookie limits but stay under 17 total.
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Braves
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High Point
Thomasville
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Boston Braves
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Myrtle Beach
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Robert J. Brown
Douglas Campbell
Robert Canness
Robert Mathieson, Jr
Arthur R. Oliver
Lewis Owens
John A. Pearlston
Charles R. Peeters, Jr
James L. Rudy
James R. Rudolph
Frank A. Santorsa
Ronald J. Schuentenberg
Leynn Southworth
William A. Yensel
Waggers Tie Florist For Loop Lead In City League
A Wagger's Jewelry team defeated Ellington's Florist 33 to 25 to forge a tie atop the City Recreation league standings. Hipps led Waggers with 10 points, B Motes added 8, and Ellington's trailed with 13 at halftime. Officials were Knight, Raphael, and Highland Center.
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Saferite
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Tar Heels policy sparks nickname debate at Carolina
The Daily Tar Heel pushes all Carolina sports to be called Tar Heels. The basketball squad is commonly called the White Phantoms while the swimmers are dubbed the Blue Dolphins. The Monogram Club may vote on the issue and issue a recommendation.
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Chapel Hill
Daily
Tar Heel
Tiple Trio Detroit Tigers Turn Three Triple Plays In 1911
Detroit Tigers achieved a remarkable feat with three triple plays during the 1911 season. The rare defensive shows highlighted the team’s speed and coordination as they stifled opponents on multiple occasions.
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Detroit
Detroit Tigers
Burlington Preps to Tangle With High Point Bison on Friday
Burlington High Bulldogs seek a Western Class AA basketball title and face High Point High Black Bison in Charlotte. The two teams carry strong football ties and season-long scorers Ellington Mil ler Yarborough Bryant lead a crowded scoring sheet. Coach Bill Simeon expects no major lineup changes but will rely on reserves Paschal Halt and Reid as needed. Game time at the senior high gym is 8 o'clock with a preliminary match before the varsity contest.
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Tony Simeon
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Ken Yarborough
Charlie Bryant
Burlington
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Red) Leach
Cage Bulldogs
Bill Keziah
Simeon
Jerry Paschal
Frank Halt
Harold Reid
Ellington
Jack Powell
Yarborough
Miller
Hassell
Bryant
Paschal
Pro Grid Loops Meet In Secret Peace Session
In Chicago the All American conference opens a three day meeting with a secret huddle to discuss peace tactics in pro football. AAC and NFL officials, including Lindheimer and Ingram, aim to halt the war that has cost clubs about 8 million dollars in three years. No photographers or reporters allowed as the peace committee meets.
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Chicago Sportsman
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Nugent Named VMI Football Coach From High School Ranks
Tom Nugent, 36, elevated to head football coach at Virginia Military Institute succeeding Arthur Morton. He comes from Hopewell high school with a two year contract and will select assistants as spring training approaches in Lexington. Nugent's career spans army service and multi sport coaching, including Ithaca college star years and postwar recreation director duties.
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Virginia Military Institute
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Slick) Morton
Morton
Mississippi State College
VMI
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Keyde
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Essex Training School
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Bison Wrestlers Face Wind High Point in Gate City Match
High Point and Greensboro clash tonight at 8 in Gate City as Bison and Whirlies meet for season second. Bison seek win after 31 5 over Davidson freshmen. Roy Bragg and Jim Finison lead the feature unlimited class bout.
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Davidson
PeTwo
Roy Bragg
Bison
Jim Finison
Whirlies
First Syracuse Grid Team Played in 1889
In Syracuse New York the 1889 grid season marks the debut of the city's early football squad as the first Syracuse university team to play the game.
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Syracuse
N. Y
State Battles Furman for Top Place Tonight
North Carolina State meets Furman in a key Southern Conference game as both teams lead with 3–0 records. William and Mary beat Hampden Sydney 67–56 in Petersburg, while Virginia Tech visits Washington and Lee and Georgia plays South Carolina.
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Ike Williams Returns to Ring After Two Month Layoff
Ike Williams the 135 pound champion from Keaton New Jersey returned to action after a two month layoff with a unanimous 10 round decision over Johnny Bratton of Chicago before 8015 fans. Williams fought through a hand worry and earned the 7-3, 6-2-2 and 5-4-1 verdicts from officials. Bratton challenged in eighth round but Williams showed class and power. Bratton said he would hate to meet Williams when not worried about the hand.
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the Keaton
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Williams
Ty Harry Lasky
Leo Costello
Charley Daggett
Dons Sign Rodgers Kennedy to Contract
The Los Angeles Dons signed half of North Carolina’s 1948 backfield Hosea Rogers and Bob Kennedy. Rogers, 26, 198 pounds, and Kennedy, 20, 9.9 second sprinter, join a single wing offense per coach Jimmy Phelan.
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Los Angeles
North Carolina
Tarheels
Los Angeles Dons
Hosea Rogers
Bob Kennedy
Jimmy Phelan
Dons
Yale Grid Players Come From 23 States
Yale University football players on the 1940s grid squad hail from 23 states. A team roster emphasizes wide geographic diversity, showcasing players from many regions across the nation.
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New Haven
Conn
Yale
High Point Panthers Face Appalachian State In North State Showdown
High Point College seeks to extend its lead in the North State Conference as the Purple Panthers clash with Francis Hoover’s Appalachian State Teachers Mountaineers. A sellout crowd is expected with WHPE FM carrying the play by play. The outcome could shape the league tournament race slated for Elkin in March.
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Mountaineers
Appalachian State Teachers College
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Appalachian
Whpe-Fm
Francis Hoover
Apps
Hoover
Flacie Stewart
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Elkin
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