Hi-Toms extend nine game win streak in NC State league
Salisbury July 2 The High Point Thomasville Hi-Toms romped to a 6 1 victory over Salisbury extending their nine game winning streak the longest in the circuit Richard Moses pitched nine strikeouts scattered four hits while walking one in the fifth inning they began a new cycle with a Monday game against Lexington at Finch Field and a Fourth of July doubleheader under the lights in Lexington.
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Salisbury
High Point
Thomasville
Hi-Toms
Wy Club
Statesville
Concord
Mooresville
Hickory
Albemarle
Lexington
Finch Field
Hi-Toms Aim for Clean Sweep in Circuit
Enteprise-in High Point and Omasville rally for a double-win as Jimmy Gruzdis leads Hi-Toms with Cliff Bolton behind the plate since June 19. Giardis praises Bolton for stabilizing the mound staff while Pete Williams strengthens the infield.
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Giardis
Cliff Bolton
Bolton
Olympic squad tunes up for outdoor game and Princeton pool
Kentucky coach Adolph Rupp believes outdoor play aids Olympic team readiness as the squad plans an Lexington exhibition with $2.50 priced seats. Princeton readies a December invitation meet to revive old track glory and opening a newly built pool. Wally Hood signs with the Yankees after a standout spring season. Red Rolfe recalls tough bridge games with Jesse Hill and the modest rookies’ pay, noting how studying bridges reshaped their fortunes.
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Kentucky
Adolph Rupp
Adolph
Lexington
Wally Hood
Southern California
Yankees
Red Rolfe
Tigers
Yanks
Jesse Hill
Lou Gehrig
Bill Dickey
Rolfe
Hill
Nick
Red
Jess
Cards Win Marathon Game In Carolina League Action
Raleigh and Martinsville played a 3 hour 15 minute marathon with the Capitals prevailing after late drama in the sixth inning. Eddie Morgan and Templeton of Martinsville were ejected following a heated exchange with umpire Sciurba. Greensboro beat Danville 8-7 while Durham won 6-1 over Reidsville and Winston-Salem defeated Burlington 10-1. Durham’s win deja vu fastest game of the year, taking 1 hour 35 minutes to complete the second game. Al Gavey struck out 13 for Winston-Salem in a 10-1 win. The Cardinals plated 17 hits against Burlington.
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Associated Press
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Martinsville
Capitals
Eddie Morgan
Templeton
Sciurba
Greensboro
Danville
Durham
Reidsville
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Bulls
al Gavey
Cardinals
Short NFL Career Sparks Bud Beauchamp Note
Bud Beauchamp from Escanaba, Michigan, signed by the Green Bay Packers after 1947, released in June before 1948 training. Also mention of Cruickshank golf forecast and record Olympic rowing tryouts with eleven eight oared crews and 36 more heats planned next week.
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Bud Beauchamp
Escanaba
Michigan
Bud
Green Bay Packers
Muirfield
Bobby Cruickshank
Virginia
Byron Nelson
Walter Hagen
Drexel Hall Field Hockey Team Heads to Pocono Camp
Eleven Drexel Tech girls and two coaches travel to a preseason field hockey camp in the Pocono mountains for a week before college opens. Walter Hagen Jr. joins the PGA championship committee in Richmond next summer, with Walter Hagen Sr. overseeing social activities on arrival.
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Pocono Mountains
Walter Hagen, Jr
Hermitage Club
Richmond
W. Hagen, Sr
Baseballs Sent to Japan as Gift from International League
A shipment of 12 dozen baseballs will be sent to Japan today aboard a Pan American Clipper plane. The balls are a gift from the International Baseball League and will be distributed to high school and college teams in Japan.
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San Francisco
Japan
International Baseball League
Powell Scheduled to Pitch in Crucial Junior Game
High Point juniors host Liberty in a key 1948 season showdown at Finch Field at 8 p.m. with Jack Powell set to return to the mound after a 17-3 win previously. Coach Carroll Bowen stresses urgency as High Point seeks a major win to stay atop the standings amid strong Liberty pitching and growing local support.
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Ente
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High Pointe
Lberty
Liberty
Ole Patrick Henry
High Point
Jimmy Scarce
Jack Powell
Carroll Bowen
Powell
Lexington
Bowen
American Legion Baseball
WHPE
Charney Moore Aims for Olympic Hurdle Bid From Cornell
Charney Moore Jr son of former Penn State star Charles Moore Jr seeks a spot on the Olympic team. The freshman hurdler at Cornell follows in his father’s 1924 Olympic footsteps as he trains for trials.
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Penn State
Charles Moore, Jr
Young Charney
Cornell
Baseball Schedule for Today’s Major Leagues and Caro Lina League
Today’s card lists American League games with Washington at New York Philadelphia at Boston Detroit at Chicago Cleveland at St Louis National League games New York at Brooklyn Boston at Philadelphia and Carolina League matches Durham at Greensboro Burlington at Martinsville Winston Salem at Raleigh Reidsville at Danville.
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Washington
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Detroit
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Durham
Reidsville
Raleigh
Martinsville
Greensboro
Danville
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Richmond
Lynchburg
Portsmouth
Newport News
Norfolk
Roanoke
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Salisbury
Statesville
Mooresville
Tickory
Albemarle
Concord
Lexington
Ncinnati
Carolina Leagle
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Séees
Steensboro
North State Ikagte
Teeveves
Hickory
ill-Toms
Sykes Hurls Two-Hit Win Over Amos Hosiery
Glenola pitcher Hoyt Sykes blanked Amos Hosiery 6 to 0 in a playoff game at High Point College. Sykes threw a two-hitter in nine innings, struck out five, and earned Glenola's ninth victory as the Amateur league match concluded with Glenola ahead 6-0.
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Roach
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Amick
Burgess
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Davis
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Bradshaw
Smith
Vanhoy
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Glenoa
Amos Hosiery
Cornell Clinches Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Title
In Montclair New Jersey on July 3 Cornell appears to have clinched the Eastern Intercollegiate Tennis Title as Yale Michigan State and Miami drop from contention.
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Montclair N. J
Yale
University of Miami
Michigan State
Cornell
McKenley Sets World Mark In 400 Meter Run at Milwaukee
Jamaican sprinter Herb McKenley becomes the first man to break 46 seconds for the 400 meter run winning a preliminary in a world record pace. He later coasts to 46.8 seconds in the senior finals as Olympic trials shape up with Dillard Scott Ewell Mathis La Beach Brenz among contenders.
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McKenley
Milwaukee
Herb McKenley
McKenly
Harrison Dillard
Baldwin-Wallace
Clyde (Smackover) Scott
Arkansas
Dillard
Barney Ewell
Penn State
William Mathis
Ilinois
Lloyd la Beach
Wisconsin
No Joy In Flatbush As Dodgers Hit Last Place
The Brooklyn Dodgers, defending champions, tumbled to last in the National League after a 6-4 loss to the New York Giants at Ebbets Field in front of 33,104. Chicago Cubs and Cincinnati Reds climbed in standings as night games spread across the league. The Cubs beat the Pirates 5-1 in Pittsburgh. the Reds beat the Cardinals 7-3 in Cincinnati. Stan Musial hit his 18th homer for the Cardinals, while Boston Braves edged the Phillies 7-3 in Philadelphia to pull within striking distance of the leaders. The Indians topped the Browns 8-6 in St Louis as Joe Gordon hit two two-run shots. The A’s beat the Red Sox 4-2 in Boston behind Lou Brissie. The Yankees lost to the Senators 2-1 in 12 innings as Carden Gillenwater homered. A crowd of 34,375 boosted home attendance to 1,033,246 for the season. The Tigers fell to the White Sox 5-2 in Chicago. Taft Wright drove in the tying run in the fifth.
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Lippy Durocher
Brooklyn Dodgers
Ebbets Field
New York Giants
Durocher
Dodgers
Chicago Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
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Reds
Chicago
Pirates
Pittsburgh
St. Louis Cardinals
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Boston
Clyde Shoun
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Braves
Bob Hogue
Shoun
Cleveland Indians
Philadelphia Athletics
Indians
Browns
St. Louis
Joe Gordon
Athletics
Red Sox
Lou Brissie
Yankees
Washington Senators
New
Schoendienst Leads Keystone Balloting for All Star Second Base
Red Schoendienst of the St Louis Cardinals led the National League all star balloting for second base in the July 13 game in St Louis. Eddie Stanky of the Boston Braves fell to second with 862,964 votes as Rigney of the New York Giants remained third with 1613,477 ballots.
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Chicago
Red’ Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Eddie Stanky
St. Louis
Schoendienst
Stanky
Bill Rigney
New York
Giants
Carolina Football Season Tickets Surpass 1947 Total Mark
UNC announces season ticket sales for next fall have already passed the 1947 total. Public priority runs through July 15 with most seats expected to be sold. individual-game tickets may be filled behind the goal posts. Athletic manager Vernon Crook outlines benefits of season seats.
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Chapel Hill
Carolina
Kenan Stadium
Athletic
Vernon Crook
Abingdon Retains Blue Ridge League Franchise
In Columbus Ohio on July 3 Abingdon Virginia was approved to keep its Blue Ridge baseball league franchise. National Association of Professional Baseball Leagues President George M Trautman ruled in favor after Kathryn King of Leaksville North Carolina protested the transfer following a June 18 decision. Trautman meeting with King and League President Stanley Radke found no improper haste and supported Abingdon’s continued operation.
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Columbus
Abingdon
George M. Trautman
National Association of Professional Baseball
Cee
Yestern
Kathryn King
Leaksville
N. C
Stanley Radke
King
Argu
Ed Weingarten
Trautman
Radke
Holidaying Cuts Sports Action
Local sports activity drops on Independence Day with no city league games. Only events are the High Point-Thomasville Hi-Toms versus Lexington at Finch Field this afternoon at 3 and the American Legion game between High Point and Liberty tonight at 8.
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High Point
Thomasville Hi-Toms
Lexington
Finch Field
American Legion
H Point
Iberty
California Battles Texas For Golf Win
California and Texas clashed on the Stanford course for the national collegiate golf title. Lanky Ed Hopkins Jr of Dallas and the University of Texas matched powerful play with Bobby Harris of San Jose State delivering sharp putting for a tight national championship showdown.
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Palo Alto
Calif
Texas
California
Stanford
Ed Hopkins, Jr
Dallas
University of Texas
Bobby Harris
San Jose State
Col
Hi-Toms Seek Fifth Place In Doubleheader At Lexington
Hi-Toms travel to Finch Field for a July Fourth twin bill vs Lexington after a 6 1 win over Salisbury. Richard Moses earned the third win since June 21 with nine strikeouts in a four hitter, while Bill Dornbusch homered to help build the lead and Joe Pelezarski handles two pitching duties in the afternoon and night games.
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