American woman Brough wins Wimbledon triple crown
Ise Brough led by winning the all England singles title defeating Hart of Miami 6 3 8 6 to complete the hat trick at Wimbledon. She also swept the women s doubles with Margaret Osborne and the mixed doubles with Bromwich, securing three titles in the fortnight.
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Ise Brough
Australia
Brough
Hart of
Miami
Fila
Blonde
Beverly Hills
Alice Marble
John Brom
Frank Sedgman
Triever Gardner Mulloy
Tom Brown
Sanisco
Miss Brough
Margaret Osborne
Wilmington
Del
Patricia Canning
la Jolla
Calif
Flag Day Golf Meet Set at Sedgefield
Sedgefield July 3 opens the Flag Day Golf tournament at Sedgefield Country Club with many top golfers entering under handicap rules. The event promises one of the largest fields in history and awards valuable prizes.
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Sedgefield
Fefield Country Club
Box Score Highlight for Hi-Toms-Lexington Game
Box score lines show Hi-Toms 10, Lexington 5 with 258 Wood Massaro Hubbard driving hits. Bol ton Lybrand Gruzdis 2 HRs Jarr lett Hampton Cox among batters. Sides Massaro 2 RBI and multiple pitchers cited. WP Jarrett LP Hill. U Hedrick Chives. Time 2 37.
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E—Hampton
Sides
Massaro
Trexler
RBI
Lampton
Cox
Wood
Narleski
Dedmon
Hubbard
Bolton
Gruzdis
Lybrand
Jarlett
Dornbusch
Williams
Jarrlett
Hampton
S—Sides
Reider
Willams
Hi-Toms
Lexington
Macierowski
James
Hill
McArdle
Parrish
Jarrett
Arner
Wp-Jarrett
U—Hedrick
Chives
Sofia
Allen
Trexier If
Dedmon If
Hubbard Rf
Dinbusch Cf
Péllier
Pelcz
McCreep
Hi-Toms Edge Lexington In Low-Scoring Baseball Tilt
The Hi-Toms defeated Lexington 2 to 1 as Massaro drove in Hubbard for the tie and Williams scored on a DP. Key plays included an RBI from Hubbard and two doubles by Dedmon and MecCree, with Pelczarski noted for a strong pitching line and McCree fanning nine.
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E—Cox
RBI
Hubbard
Massaro
Dedmon
MecCree
Hr—Massaro
Gruzdis
Williams
Sofia
McCree
Cox
Hampton
Lexington
Pelczarski
McCrée
Wood
U—Hawkins
Hedrick
Muskegon Clippers crush Fort Wayne 28 6 behind Lane five homers
Dick Lane center fielder for the Muskegon Clippers cleared five homers to spark a 28 to 6 Central Baseball League victory over the Fort Wayne Generals in Fort Wayne Indiana.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Dick Lane
Muskegon Clippers
Central Baseball League
Fort Wayne Generals
Brooks Move Out Of Cellar As Bundians Retain Lead
Giants lose ace shortstop Kerr after being hit in the face by a throw. Dodgers rally for five runs in seventh to beat New York 7-5, ending their six-game slide and leaving the NL cellar. Braves hammer Phillies 11-6 as Bob Elliott drives four homers in three days. Indians crush St Louis 8-2 behind Eddie Robinson and Bob Feller. Athletics beat Red Sox 8-2 as Fowler wins sixth game. Yankees rally to top Washington 5-3. Newhouser wins eighth as Tigers defeat White Sox 6-2. NL and AL results summarize. multiple games across major league slate.
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Brooklyn
Brooklyn Dodgers
New York Giants
Giants
Kerr
Roy Campanella
Elliott Oan
Braves
Philadelphia
Boston Braves
Philadelphia Phillies
Big Bob Elliott
Bob
ST. Louis
Eddie Robinson
Bob Feller
Cleveland Indians
Robinson
Lou Boudreau
Hank Edwards
Boureau
Boston
Dick Fowler
Philadelphia Athletics
Boston Red Sox
Fowler
Ted Williams
Bill Goodman
Birdie Tebbetts
New York
New York Yankees Today
Washington
Allie Reynolds
Nats
al Kozar
Newhouser
Chicago
Hal Newhouser
Detroit Tigers
Chicago White Sox
Detroit
Dick Wakefield
Joe Haynes
Hoot Evers
Rankin Presses Lead With Narrow Margin In Standings
Rankin holds a one game edge atop the league after a Tuesday loss by Rankin and a victory by West End Baptist. West End Baptist improves to 11 4 while Rankin shows 11 2. South Main Methodist remains third at 10 5. Other clubs include First Methodist 9 6, Welch Memorial 7 10, N Main Baptist 5 10, First Baptist 5 10, S Main Meth 10 7, First Reformed 3 14.
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West End Baptist
Rankin
South Main Methodist
Peresie W. E. Baptist
First Methodist
Welch Memorial
N. Main
Millers’ Steve Gerkin Plays 83 Games in 1946 Season
Steve Gerkin relief pitcher for the Minneapolis Millers in the American Association appeared in 83 games during the 1946 season.
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Minneapolis
Steve Gerkin
Minneapolis Millers
NCHSAA votes to curb post season games and lower age limit
North Carolina High School Athletic Association adopted measures to limit post season and all star games, lower varsity eligibility age to 19 starting September 1949, require one year residence for eligibility, and bar participation on other organized teams during the season. The plan also sets championship sites and reduces basketball entries from 24 to 12 across classes.
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Nchsaa
Chapel Hill
Rot of Control
North Carolina High School Athletic Association
Tom T. Hamilton
Wilmington
Association
L. J. Perry
North Carolina Superintendents Association
Hamilton
H. M. Kyzer
Hamlet
Duke
High Point
Locke Ties Harrison for Lead In Motor City Open
Bobby Locke and Dutch Harrison each shot 70 to hold a three quarters lead at 208 in the Motor City Open with 54 holes to play. Ben Hogan and Skip Alexander were one stroke behind, joined by Melvin Chick Harbert at 210 as Gene Dahlbender and Turnesa trailed.
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Detroit
Bobby Locke
Dutch Harrison
Albuquerque
N. M
Locke
Dutch
Ben Hogan
Hogan
Stewart
Alexander
Husky
Lexington
N. C
Melvin Chick Harbert
Harbert
Jim Turnesa
Elmsford
N. Y
Baseball scores from yesterday and North State League results
Yesterday's results show Detroit 6 Chicago 2 New York 5 Washington 3 Philadelphia 8 Boston 2 Cleveland 8 St. Louis 2 and Boston 11 Philadelphia 6 Brooklyn 7 New York 5. Afternoon North State League games had High Point Thomasville 22 Lexington 6 Statesville 8 Hickory T Albemarle 9 Concord 4 Mooresville 8 Salisbury 5. Night results Albemarle 8 Concord 3 Salisbury 4 Mooresville 1 Lexington 2 Hi Toms 1.
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Boston
St Louis
Pittsburgh
Los
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Chicago
Cleveland
Erseee
Washington Cove
St. Louis
North State
Statesville
Mooresville
Lexington
Hickory
Concord
Salisbury
Albemarle
Detroit
Washington
High Point
Thomasville
Hi-Toms
Red Sox Face Omar Cubs In Home Opener At Finch Field
High Point Negro Sox host Omar Cubs from Logan West Virginia in the opener of a two game series at Finch Field with a 2 30 p m start Ed Huntley Thomasville is slated to pitch as the Sox seek their eighth win of the season Their record stands at seven wins and one loss The team previously defeated Omar Cubs twice in Logan by scores of 9 7 and 7 3
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High Point Negro Red Sox
Red Sox
Omar Cubs
Logan
Post Office Hampers Recreation Lead in Flat Standings
The Post Office softball team remains undefeated with five wins and no losses to top the recreation league. Jamestown sits second with two wins, Smith's and Five Points tied for last. Standings show Post Office at 5 0 1.000, Jamestown 2 3 .400, Smith's and Five Points at 0 and 2 4 .333 respectively.
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Post Office
Jamestown
Smith
Women's Softball Meet Set Here August 13 21
Greensboro official announces the summer softball calendar with a state women s tournament at High Point from August 13 to 21 and registration for women's teams due by August 1. The plan includes both men s and women s amateur teams for the first time with July 15 district deadlines for men's teams.
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High Point
Chapel Hill
National High School Federation
Perry
A. P. Routh
Greensboro
W. L. Latham
Clarkton
Joe Kornegay
Washington
Elizabethtown
W. E. Dole
Fayetteville
Smith Barrer
Gustine Extends NL Third Base Lead In All Star Vote
Franke Gustine of the Pittsburgh Pirates widens his lead to 11 432 votes over Andy Pafko of Chicago in the National League third base race for the St Louis All Star game. A record 3 472 498 votes cast as of now with other position races closely contested across the NL and AL.
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Chicago
Frankie Gustine
Pittsburgh Pirates
Andy Pafko
St. Louis
Bucs
Pafko
Bob Elliott
Boston Braves
Red Schoendienst
St. Louis Cardinals
Ed Stanky
Braves
Harold
Pee Wee) Reese
Brooklyn
Marty Marion
Walker Cooper
New York Giants
Phil Mass
Latshaw Fired as Danville Leaf Manager in Player Clash
Danville Virginia July 3 4 Bob Latshaw released as Danville Leaf manager by Herb Brett declaring action for the good of the club. Woody Fair to succeed Latshaw is hitting well in the Carolina League leading in runs bases and homers. Latshaw cited player complaints and reported clashes with Brett over fines and training rules.
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Danville
Bob Latshaw
Richmond Colts
Danville Leafs
Herb Brett
Brett
Latshaw
Fair
Woody Fair
Leaf
Winston-Salem
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Bromwich
Ting Miss Hart
Sedgman
Ky Ed
AYUMI
Toms Lexington Abrh Abr
Hj Sofia
2Allen As
Romers
Northwestern Plicyholder
Northwestern
Fime
Wilson
Rawlings
Dunlop
Dick Collet
Wrenn St
Jack Hussey
High Point High School
University of North Carolina
Hussey
Dave Fowler
Rocky Mount
Harry Soufas
New Bern
Brooks
Bundians
Feller
Hegan
Garver
Biscan
Moss
Retbe
Swift
Haynes
Caldwell and Weigel
Rosar
Dorish
Ferriss
McDermott
Tebbetts
Hudson
Harrist
Early
Reynolds
Page
Berra
Philad
Phia
Shahn
White
Mass
Heintzelman
Nahem
Heusser
Bicknell
Dubiel
Seminich
Jansen
Jones
Trinkle
Erickson
Kennedy
Cooper
Branca
Campanella
Harrison
Motor City
Skip Alexander
Omar
Finch Field
Gustine
Doerr
Kell
Keltner
Boudreau
Stephens
Lindell
J. DiMaggio
Evers
Mullin
Henrich
Mize
Wattkus
Schoendienst
Stanky
Reese
Marion
Musial
Kiner
Ashburn
Thomson
Slaughter
Holmes
Ted Top
Stan Musial
Cardinals
McQuinn
Vernon
J. Gordon
High Point Red Sox
West Virginia
Sun
Gordon Auto Parts
Leafs
Davis-Pruett Motors, Inc
N. Main St
Acme and
Kemtone
APPLE
L. W. Apple
Willowbrook ST
Superior Dry Cleaners
North Main
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