Pepper Martin Bids Fire To Cubs With Storied Baseball Life
Baseball legend Pepper Martin, famed for his fiery play and colorful off field antics, stirs plans to energize the Chicago Cubs. The piece recalls Martin's career from the St. Louis Gashouse Gang to managing in Miami and Brooklyn camps, highlighting his legendary on field slides and larger than life persona.
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Johnny Leonard Martin
Chicago Nationals
Wrigleys
Pepper Martin
Martin
Bruins
Jimmy Durante
Wild Hoss
Osage
St. Louis
Bradenton
Fla
Pepper
Oklahoma
Mississippi Mudcats
Bill McGee
Lon Warneke
Rip Collins
Frenchy Bordagaray
Bob Weiland
Sacramento
Miami
Brooklyn
Vero Beach
Dodgers
Miami Sun Sox
Tar Heels Poised To Break Scoring Records In 15 Game Run
UNC led by Lennie Rosenbluth 23.2 ppg and Pete Brennan 14.1 ppg aims to surpass 75.8 season mark as 15 games unfold. Team averaging 81.6 ppg atop ACC with 13-2 record. records fall include Rosenbluth 45 against Clemson and 202 total team points in a 103-99 double overtime win.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Tar Heels
Frank McGuire
ACC
Lennie Rosenbluth
Soph
Pete Brennan
N. C. State
Joe Quigg
Jerry Vayda
Tony Radovich
Tommy Kearns
Uncs
Rosenbluth
Clemson
George Glamack
Tigers
Virginia
Sun
LSU
Duke
UNC
Tar Heel
Brennan
Vayda
Quigg
Radovich
John
Hook
Thomasville and Asheboro to Vie Tonight in Conference Twin Bill
Thomasville High's Bulldogs and Bulldogettes host Asheboro in Hauss Gym tonight after weather canceled yesterday’s test. Asheboro leads in both girls and boys, holding 5-1 and 6-0 records, while Thomasville sits third with a 1-3 mark and a two-game skid.
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John Whitley
Enterprise
Thomasville
Asheboro
Thomasville High
Bulldogs
Blue Comets
Comettes
Hauss Gymnasium
Bulldogettes
Statesville Greyhounds
Asheboro Lassies
Thomasee
Statesville
Bettes
Greyhounds
Asheboros
Thomasville Sextet
Two infielders sign 56 contracts for Hi-Tom
Hi-Tom front office confirmed infielders Gail Thomas and James D. Bristol agreed to 1956 deals. Thomas, from Hiddenite, N C, hit .268 with 12 homers and 60 RBIs last season. Bristol, from Andrews, N C, batted .247 with five homers and 37 RBIs.
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George Brath
Gail Thomas
James D. Bristol
Sunbury
Thomas
Hiddenite
N. C
Bristol
Andrews
Final Plans Set For Meet
Plans outline a Gastonia event featuring sub-novice 91 pound action with Hollifield aiming for wins and multiple Winston-Salem boxers including Shook Altman and Mills. Entries span High Point Winston Greens boro Mt. Holly Taylorsville and others with Rock Hill North Charleston and Gaffney also sending fighters. Championship trophies awarded in open novice and sub-novice divisions along with team honors and individual awards. Tickets available at the YMCA and Mercury Athletic Club.
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Hollifield
Gastonia
Charleston
Winston- Salem
Tommy Shook
Shook
Allan Wilson
Belmont
Winston-Salem
Carson Altman
High Point
Winston
Mt. Holly
Taylorsville
Greensboro
Denton
Randleman
Lincolnton
Lexington
South Carolina
Rock Hill
North Charleston
Gaffney
David Mills
Charlotte
Bearl Davis
Mills
Charlotte Police Club
Davis
YMCA
Mercury Athletic Club
Carolina Prep Football Athletes Named All America 1955
Scholastic Magazine selects three North Carolina players for the All America high school football team. Harvey White of Greenwood D C is quarterback, with tackles Ronne Bostian of Bodен Salisbury and Donald Stallings of Rocky Mount.
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New York
Carolinas
Scholastic Magazine
Harvey White
Greenwood
D.C
Ronne Bostian
Tigers Top ACC Scoring Race With Torrid Average Of 84.6
Clemson leads the ACC in scoring at 84.6 points per game with North Carolina second at 81.6 and N C State third at 81.1. Maryland holds the top defensive mark at 62.6, while Duke posts the best margin at 14.7. Len Rosenbluth tops individual scoring with 23.2 ppg for the Tar Heels.
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Greensboro
Clemson
Tigers
North Corona
Tar Heels
N.C. State
Duke
ACC Service Bureau
Maryland
Blue Devils
Kentucky
ACC
North Carolina
Wake Forest
Wolfpack
Virginia
Wake
Len Rosenbluth
Grady Wallace
South Carolina
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Warren Hicks
Jim Thornton
Carolina Preppers
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Donald Stallings
Rocky Mount, N.C
Exeter
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New England
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N. Main ST
Apestone Truckload
Firestone
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Ronnie Mayer
Lefty Davis
Gene Seay
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Vic Molodet
Dayton Tires
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