Thomasville Dodgers surge under Kirke as they top Salisbury
Thomasville under Jud Kirke rattles off four straight wins to climb to seventh place and gain momentum. The Dodgers beat Salisbury by a rough shod showing while aiming to split a Mooresville series and prove their resurgence in the season. High Point Weavers sweep Canton American Legion in a two game softball set as local teams eye a new park and state dominance.
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Major League Standings: Dodgers Lead Race as Cards Falter
Dodgers push four games ahead of the Cardinals after a 4-1 win over the Braves while St Louis suffers two losses to Pittsburgh. Brooklyn authorities boast a 5 1/2 game edge as the Red Sox widen against the Yankees and other league actions reshuffle pennant hopes.
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Durocher
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Tonight's MLB slate across leagues with multiple city matchups
National League games feature Philadelphia at Brooklyn and Pittsburgh at Chicago with night and twilight starts. Cincinnati visits St Louis, while Brooklyn and New York split results yesterday. American League actions include Chicago at Detroit and St Louis at Cleveland. Carolina and State leagues list several regional contests tomorrow.
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Chicago
Bees
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Boston
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York
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Bere
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Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Chicaro
National League
Spokane Tribe Rebuilds After Bus Crash Tragedy
Spokane Indians move toward return to Western International League as eight players and staff recover from a bus crash that killed nine. New manager Ben Geraughty, a crash survivor, conducts drills on crutches as Pete Barisoff, also injured, watches. Officials caution on when play resumes.
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Spokane Indians
Pacific Coast
Indians
Ben Geraughty
Geraughty
Match Set For Sunday City Golf Championship At Blair Park
Dunkelberger and Tom Case advanced to the city golf title match at Blair Park Municipal Course after semifinal wins. Dunkelberger beat George Case 2 and 1, Case edged Frank Wood 4 and 3. Finalists both shot under par with 72 and 71 respectively as a big gallery packed High Point roads and fairways.
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Donald Dunkleberger
Tom Case
Blair Park
Dunkelberger
George Case
Tom
Frank Wood
al Gerring
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Gerring
High Point Golf
Melvin Boggs
Don Gibbardt
Shorty McMullin
Monk Bryant
Boggs
McMullin
Doc Carrick
Chip Aulbert
Wade Woolard
Fred Sesenbach
Canadian Open Golf Championship Decides In Tight Finish
Umuer tensions rose as Canadian Open final saw Ueda edge Razio and Metz close with 66 to force a playoff. A $600 betting day swung to $2,000 winner and $1,400 runner up as Leonard tied Mangrum and Todd for third while Nelson did not defend the title.
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Lloyd Mangrum
Harry Todd
Dallas
Tex
Byron Nelson
Sedgefield Ties Oakview After 5-3 Win Over Hasty
Sedgefield roared to a 5-3 victory over Hasty to pull even atop the county baseball standings with Oakview. A five run ninth inning rally sealed the deadlock as Hinkle earned the win. Northwood beat Oakview 10-5 with Rogers taking the loss.
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Hinkle
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British Open Golf Meet Opens Today
St Andrews, Scotland marks the start of the British open as 240 international players, including four US pros, begin two round qualifying. The old course is lengthened by nearly 300 yards and new barriers keep spectators off fairways and greens, with some holes obscured.
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United States
Sox Dominate Boston Teams Place Eight on Junior All-Star Nine
The Boston Red Sox lead the American League placing eight players on the junior all star roster to be honored at Fenway on July 9. Detroit’s Tiger representation is limited to one player. The Yankees will supply six players as New York seeks to overtake Boston for the pennant.
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Bobby Feller
Ted Williams
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Bobby Doerr
Charlie Keller
Luke Appling
Vernon Stephens
Hal Newyhouser
Spud Chandler
Dom Dimaggio
Stan Spence
Mickey Vernon
Johnny Pesky
George Stirnweiss
Sam Chapman
Dave
Boo) Ferriss
Mickey
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White Sox
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Steve O'Neill
Red Sox
York
Doerr
Pesky
Williams
Dimaggio
Hal Wagner
Ferriss
Harris
Wagner
Yankees
Lennart Strand Set for Final U.S. Dash Appearance
Swede star Laconie Lennart Strand, the little runner with a big kick, makes his third and last appearance on American tracks tomorrow evening. He notes U S runners excel in the dash but lag in longer distances. An infantry division can shoot 540 tons of ammunition in a single day.
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United States
Weavers Sweep Canton To Complete Series Victory
The High Point Weavers won the softball series finale at the local high school lot 7-1 to take three of four from Canton. Canton scored in the sixth on back to back doubles and Weavers responded with a seven run inning led by Stoker and Frith with Clyde Cardin and Dave Miller contributing two hits each. The Weavers pulled away after a scoreless start and knocked Nazi Miller from the mound as Rudy Frith and Dave Miller doubled in the big inning.
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High Point Weavers
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Nazi” Miller
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Dave Miller
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Frith
CIA
High Point Juniors Open Finch Field Clash With Asheboro
The High Point Legion juniors host Asheboro at Finch Field for an eight o'clock start as five key games loom this week. Coach Jimmy Hayworth plans to start Gordon Smith in his first appearance of the season after relief work, while Jimmy Rickert notches his fourth win as the Pointers push for a league title amid a tight playoff race.
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Yesterday's Stars in Major League Action
In baseball yesterday, several stars led their teams to wins. Wagner hit two homers for the Red Sox in a 15-8 opener, Priddy of the Senators doubled as the Nats won 9-2, Newhouser earned his 14th for the Tigers with a 1-0 four-hitter, and Cullenbine delivered the winning RBI in a 3-2 extra-inning nightcap. Kiner and Strincevich aided the Pirates in a 4-8 comeback win, Mize hit a grand slam for the Giants in an 8-1 opener, Rowe sparked the Phillies with late hits in a 5-4 nightcap win, Bithorn hurled seven innings of one-hit ball for the Cubs in a 6-5 opener, and Libke fueled a Reds comeback with a four-for-four game two, scoring the decisive run in a 4-3 victory.
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Catfish Battle Ends in Blood Drawn Bites at Lake St Clair
In Detroit area news, a 10 pound catfish bit three swimmers at Lake St. Clair over a July 1 to 4 period. Dr. Morrell Mason was first bitten, followed by Donna Jean Mason and Beverly Ann Mason, 17 and 13, who cried out in alarm. Their father Carl F. Mason aided and finally hauled the fish ashore after an initial failed attempt.
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Lake St. Clair
Donna Jean
Beverly Ann Mason
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Major League Leaders Listed for Batting Pitching and More
A jumble of baseball season leaders is presented with players from teams such as Brooklyn St Louis Boston and Washington. Names include Walker Musial Mize Reiser Vernon Doerr and Williams with stats for runs batted in hits doubles triples home runs and stolen bases. A separate line notes scientists debate whether the earth is cooling or warming.
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Cleveland
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