Two Clubs Turn In Double Wins as Battle Opens
Inter city league opens with morning results Adams-Millis 1 defeats McCrary 7. Thomasville Chair 6 loses to Bos song 0. Ragan-Maurice 6 over Proximity 1. Afternoon scores show Adams-Mills 11 over Proximity 0. Thomasville Chair 2 over Ragan Maurice 3. Bossong 0 defeats McCrary 2.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis
McCrary
Thomasville
Bossong
Ragan-Maurice
Proximity
Mes Adams-Mills
Ragan Maurice
Inter-City Industrial league second half opens with surprises
McCrary's Eagles and Ragan-Maurice Cubs lead the pack with two wins each after twin bills. McCrary defeated Adams-Millis 7 1 and Bossong 3 0. Ragan-Maurice beat Proximity 6 1 and Thomasville Chair 3 2 in ten innings. Adams-Millis split with Proximity 11 8. Bossong totaled eight hits and no runs in two games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pet
Eeee
McCrary
Ragan Maurice
Adams-Millis
Thomasville
Bills
Eagles
Ragan-Maurice
Cubs
Adams-Millis White Sox
Bossong
White Sox
Bohannon
Thomasville Chair
Cubs Take Lead as NL First Division Reels After Holiday Doubleheaders
Holiday doubleheaders shuffle NL standings. Cubs claim first by splitting with Pirates and sweeping Reds move Cardinals from first to second while Giants slip after a split with the Bees. Pirates fall to fourth from third as Reds split with Cardinals and Cubs gain ground.
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New York
Chicago Cubs
St. Louis Cardinals
Pirates
Cubs
Cincinnati Reds
Cards
Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
New York Giants
Bees
Maryland teen Olympian visits High Point pool
Margaret Ruffell a 16 year old Baltimore girl and Olympic finalist contender visited High Point yesterday. She gave an exhibition at the City Pool and swam a medley relay with Edgar Hartley using breast back and freestyle strokes. Ruffell holds the Maryland 100 yard breast stroke record and other titles.
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Margaret Ruffell
Baltimore, Md
High Point
Edgar Hartley
Maryland
Greensboro Driver Is Third In Race
Atlanta July 4 Billy Winn of Detroit won the ten mile feature sweepstakes at Lakewood park oval in 4 minutes 35.9 seconds. Gordon Bracken of Bainbridge Ga won a three mile event with Martion of New Albany NC second and Bill Lockwell of Greensboro NC third.
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Atlanta
Billy Winn
Detroit
Lakewood Park Oval
Gordon Bracken
Bainbridge
Iit Martion
New Albany
N. C
Bill Lockwell
Greensboro
Ragan-Maurice Set To Meet Proximity At Finch Field
Ragan-Maurice, a rising Inter-City Industrial league team, will play Proximity at Finch Field Monday at 4 30 P M. The game, pushed from last Wednesday by rain, may feature Lefty Shepherd making his Cubs debut on the mound.
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Ragan-Maurice
Finch Field
Lefty Shepherd
Cubs
Tigers Ivory Scout Visits Section in High Point
Eddie Goostree, Detroit Tigers scout, arrived in High Point to assess promising Inter-City Industrial league players and reconnect with former teammate Herb Hodgin. He plans to watch Bossong-McCrary and Lexington-Thomasville Chair games and meet Frank Barfield as he surveys candidates for the Tigers.
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Eddie Goostree
Ivory Hunter
Detroit Tigers
High Point
Herb Hodgin
Frank Barfield
Circuit
Enterprise
Burge
McCrary
Goostree
Thomasville
Eddie
Tigers
Rowe
Tiger
Manero and Corcoran Win Exhibition At Sedgefield
Tony Manero of Sedgefield and George Corcoran of Starmount won an exhibition match at Sedgefield. They led 2 up after 18 holes against Andy Slingerfield and Merrilees, with Manero scoring 73 and Corcoran 86 as Slingerfield posted 76 and Merrileen 78.
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Tony Manero
Sedgefield
George Corcoran
Starmount Pro
Andy Merciless
High Point Pro
George Slingerfield
Greensboro Country Club
Manero
Corcoran
Slingerfield
Merrilees
Merrileen
Holiday doubleheaders pull 208000 fans to eight MLB parks
On July 4 a national holiday drew 208,328 fans to eight major league ballparks. Washington led with 38,000 as the Yankees faced the Senators, while Pittsburgh and Chicago tied near 38,000 for the Cubs and Pirates. Other crowds included St. Louis 28,411, Cleveland 25,000, Philadelphia 25,000, Brooklyn 14,000, and Detroit 10,000.
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New York
Washington
Yanks
Senators
New York Giants
Bees
Cubs
Pirates
Pittsburgh
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Cleveland
Chicago
Athletics
Boston
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Detroit
Silk output and league standings noted
The United States produces ninety percent of the world's finished silk goods. International League results include Montreal six eleven, Buffalo seven five, Syracuse one one, Albany six four, Newark five three, Baltimore six zero, Toronto seven three, Rochester nine two.
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Montreal
Buffalo
Syracuse
Albany
Newark
Baltimore
Toronto
Rochester
United States
Ragan-Maurice Defeats Proximity In Inter-City Opener
Ragan-Maurice opened its Inter-City Industrial loop campaign with a 6 1 victory over Proximity in Thomasville. The locals scored three runs in the first inning off Riley and added two more in the second as Lefty Shep herd pitched for Ragan and H Garner for Riley. The box score follows with few multi hit players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomasville
Ragan-Maurice
Proximity
Riley
Lefty Shepherd
Ragan
H. Garner
Mackerell
Svereeee Burns
Shealey
Eereeboer Riley
Antone
R. Shepherd
Deaton
Eenenee Davis
Eweee
Garner
Barringer
Eereereeee Murphy
Boone
Kemp
Ae Salmon
R. M Serene
Shepherd
Earnhardt
Trulove
Winners Named In Flag Tourneys At Emerywood Club
Lucy Abels captured first prize in the Fourth of July Flag tournament at Emerywood Country Club with BE Bryant second. In the men's flag, Frank Robbins won first and Dr. George Wood second as a large field competed. Qualifying dates for the Ladies championship will be announced soon by Andy Merrilees.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lucy Abels
BE. ©. Bryant
Frank Robbins
George Wood
Andy Merrilees
Golf Pro
County Favors Horton Wade in Guilford Primary Runoff
Guilford county voters backed W. P. Horton for lieutenant governor with 7 840 votes to 56 167 for Paul W. Grady. Stacey W. Wade led for secretary of state with 7 692 votes while Thad Eure received 5 241. Greene township precincts were the lone exception.
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Guilford County
Leutenant
North Carolina
Yeaterday
W. P. Horton
Paul W. Grady
Greene Township
Stacey W. Wade
Thad Eure
Baptismal Services At Deep River Today
The Shady Grove church of The Living God in Archdale will hold a baptism at 2:30 this afternoon in Deep River. Rev. W L Hicks, pastor, will oversee the rite and invitees are asked to attend.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deep River
Shady Grove Church of
Little Beaver Meets Henry Graber Friday Night
Promoter Curt Dennings brings Chief Little Beaver and Henry Graber to High Point for a feature wrestling match. Graber, a local favorite, defeated Scotty Dawkins two straight falls last Friday. Bruce Nolan vs Abe Yourist opens the card following a dramatic double leg lock battle between Nolan and Eddie Hogan that required cutting their shoes.
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Chief Little Beaver
North Carolina
Henry Graber
Curt Dennings
Little Beaver Tey
Graber
Scotty Dawkins
Dawkins
Bruce Nolan
Eddie Hogan
Abe Yourist
Nolan
Hogan
McCrary Blues Eagles Beat Bossong Indians 3 0
McCrary's Blue Eagles win their first game this season defeating the Bossong Indians 3 to 0 in Asheboro. Lefty Briggs allows two hits and fans eight for the Indians while Charlie Wentz allows nine hits and eight strikeouts for McCrary. Scoring came in the second and fifth innings with key hits by Cox and Shock among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
McCrary
Blue Eagles
Bossong Indians
Lefty Briggs
Indians
Briggs
Charlie Wentz
Jack Cox
Griffin
Shock
Jarrett
Jim Cox
Bossong
Abrhpoaere
Shoffner
Joltocr
Ccc
Cvennes
Hudspeth
BR. Cor
J. Cox
Dessceseee A
Wette
aLanier Eceboodereee
Hackett
Abrhpoae
Fogleman
Geutie
Buren
Cocos Saneee
Short
Sessersees
Cueek
Cass FE Oss
Thomasville and Lexington Rival Teams Meet at 3 30 PM
Thomasville and Lexington, longtime rivals, square off this afternoon at the Thomasville park at 3 30. The Chair team recently beat Lexington 4 1 and the county seat club seeks revenge with several new faces in the lineup.
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Lexington
Thomasville
Thomasville Park
Baseball scorecard excerpt with player stats
Score by innings shows a 3 0 0 line, Moonee game notes include RBIs by Griffin and Short. Jim Cox bashed a double and Crippen, Short stole bases. Burge Sacrifice. Wentz and Briggs pitched eight strikeouts each. Umpires McBane and Swing. Attendance 800. Time 1 30.
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Ewesseuas
Griffin
Jim Cox
Crippen
Burge
Wents
Swaim
Shoffner
R. Cox
Wentz
Briggs
Bossong
McCrary
McBane
Swing
Denton
Srcees
Hunter
Cserneens
Garner
Revereey
OOS NE Rey
axKemp
Manuel
Bohannon
Stone
C. Garner
Solomon
Mitchen
TL. Young
Vow
Reds rally to beat Cardinals and seize third place
Cincinnati's "kid team" swept a doubleheader from St. Louis to oust the Cardinals from first in the National League and climb into third. Ernie Lombardi delivered a game winning homer in a 3 to 2 victory in the first game. The Reds won the second 10 to 9 in ten innings after scoring off Dizzy Dean.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cardinals
Ernie Lombardi
Reds
Paul Dean
Parmalee
Dizzy” Dean
Rm BE. Love
Winford
Davis
Pierskouikails face Shabetess in low-scoring softball clash
Score by innings shows Pierskouikails with 312 021 000 yielding 9 runs. Shabetess reply 000 310 014 for 10 runs. P. Dean Parmaice J. Dean Ogrodowski Hallahan Hilcher Frey Lombardi Campbell pitched for the winners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. Piers Kouikails
Shabetess
P. Dean
Parmaice
J. Dean
Ogrodowski
Hallahan
Hilcher
Frey
Lombardi
Campbell
Pirates and Cubs split doubleheader in Pittsburgh
In a July 4 twin bill at Pittsburgh the Pirates won 7-4 behind Woody Jensen's bases loaded triple in the eighth to erase a Cubs lead after Chicago took the opener 3-2 in 10 innings. The Cubs had won the first game before 33,000 spectators and Cincinnati beat St Louis to edge ahead in the NL race.
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Pirates
CUBS
Pittsburgh
Woody Jensen
Bucs
Chicago
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Cardinals
O'Dea
Harnett
Blanton
Todd
Second Game Inning Notation Across Scorecard
Inning by inning notes show totals like 200 and 1014 with unclear markings for O Dea Brown and others. The fragment references O D E A and players Brown and O Dea in a cryptic scoreboard line with mixed digits and letters.
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Des Owe
Cess
O'Dea
Brown
Bees Giants Split in Holiday Twin Bill
Boston Bees and New York Giants split a July 4 doubleheader before 34 917 fans. Mickey Haslin hit two homers and Wally Berger another in the nightcap 11 to 3 Boston win. Berger homered twice in the opener as Giants won 7 to 6 in ten innings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Giants
New York
Boston Bees
New York Giants
Mickey Haslin
Wally Berger
Boston
Berger
Score by Daminge Boston 210 New York
A brief score note lists players Daminge Boston and a lineup including Chaplin Lewis Acana Gabier Mancuse and Danning for New York in a late innings tally.
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Daminge
Boston
New York
Chaplin
Lewis
Acana
Oatman
Gabier
Mancuse
Danning
Phillies Sweep Brooklyn In Doubleheader Victory
Philadelphia powered to a slugfest win in the first game and then a strong pitching duel in the second to defeat Brooklyn in both ends of a July 4 doubleheader. The Phillies combined heavy hitting with crisp hurling to take the two games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phillies
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Legion Juniors To Play Here Tuesday
A Legion Juniors baseball game scheduled for Monday at Willis Park was moved to Durham after Durham officials objected to the contract. D. D. Arden agreed to the time change. the series opens the Legion title elimination, with a second game in High Point on Tuesday and a possible third on Thursday on neutral ground.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Durham
American Legion
Willis Park
B. L. Pickett
D. D. Arden
Legion
High Point
Baseball doubleheader produces 9 to 5 and 4 to 0 scores
The first game ends 9 to 5 and the second 4 to 0 as 14,000 fans watch. Lineup features Brandt, Baker, Jeffcoat, Merres, Phelps, Bowman, EB. Moore, Atwood, Grace.
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Ore
Oime
Vuleasente Ae
Brandt
Baker
Jeffcoat
Merres
Phelps
Bowman
EB. Moore
Atwood
Grace
Philadelphia Defeats Opponent in Low-Scoring Tilt
Scoring by innings shows Philadelphia leading with a six run output while the opponent managed a single big inning. Clark, Mungo and Phelps contributed key hits as the game finished with a narrow margin and multiple scoreless frames.
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Philadelphia
Clark
Mungo
Phelps
Cripple Robbed By 2 Hitchhikers
ASHEBORO July 4 Two hitchhikers robbed Lee Gray a crippled petal er near Archdale Saturday afternoon about 4 on Highway 77 near Brown's Crossroads They forced Gray to turn off onto a small road and took about 20 dollars Police have a good description of the robbers and expect an arrest shortly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Lee Gray
Archdale
Brown's Crossroads
Gray
Landon Vacation Comes To Close
Estes Park Colorado July 5 Gov Alf Landon and his party ended a ten day Rockies ranch vacation. The Republican presidential nominee and family traveled to Topeka via Denver with a brief stop at Greeley to visit a rodeo before continuing home.
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Estes Park
Colo
Alf M. Landon
Kansas
Rockies
Topeka
Denver
Greeley
Carolinas A A U Swimming Championships Set for July
Preparations are underway for the second annual Carolinas A A U Swimming Championships to be held at the City pool on July 24 and 25. Charlotte seeks repeat title amid strong Charleston Raleigh Greensboro entries with a long slate of races and relays led by city and YMCA organizers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. F. Batley
Carolinas
Charlotte
Charleston
S. C
Raleigh
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Greenville
Kannapolis
Sumter
U S. C
H. A. Millis
High Point
R. A. Kessler
8. C
Carl Link
Charlotte Y.M. C. A
W. A. Carnes
Greensboro Y. M. C. A
C. S&s. Grayson
Waderson
Frank Barfield
Mr. Bailey
Adams-Millis White Sox sweep two in Inter-City League
Adams-Millis split morning and afternoon games with Mec Crary and Proximity. Bohannon and Grady Stone homered, Red Sedberry credited with strong hitting and cocky swagger. Mitchell relieved and contained Mec Crary. Calaway started both games for Mec Crary. Attendance 300.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adams-Millis
Grady Stone
Bohannon
Red” Sedberry
Bossong
Mitchell
Lefty Young
Harry Bolick
Charlie Young
Calloway
Mec Crary
Thomasville Defeats Bossong Indians in Industrial League
Thomasville Chair Makers beat Bossong Indians 6 to 0 in Asheboro as Lefty Weston shut down the visitors with limited hits. Adkins and Ray led the Thomasville offense driving in runs with timely hits, while Lanier and Pinkston contributed to the early scoring surge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asheboro
Bossong
Indians
Thville Chair Makers
Ray
Shoffner
Hudspeth
Thomasville
AB R H PO Whitman
Aderholt
Pinkston
Smith
Adkins
Dickens
Boyles
West
Teele
Conadebuse
Ee A. Durham
Shoffamer
Jarrett
Swaim
Barnes
RAMEE
C.scsess
Thomasville Chair
Ton
Holt
Lanier
Weston
J. Cox
Mackett
Whitman Lanier
McBane
Thames wins Linville handicap golf title with 73
John Thames of Birmingham Alabama captured the Linville men's handicap golf tournament with the low gross score of 73 in the event held on July 4.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Linville
John Thames
Birmingham
Ala
Stamp Collecting Captivates Enthusiasts Nationwide
Stamp collecting has a growing following, drawing diverse hobbyists across the country. Collectors seek rare issues, catalogs, and clubs to share knowledge and trade shows to showcase prized stamps.
Duke Power Nine Faces Draper in Afternoon Showdown
Duke Power Electricians renew hopes after three straight Sunday losses with a 3 PM matchup against Draper at Willis Park. Page Dennis starts for Duke. Webster or Powell to pitch for Draper as the lineup features Powell Stein Chatham Haymore Shelton N Shelton Harris Harris and Gaugldin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duke Power Company
Electricians
Draper
Willis Park
Dukes
North Carolina
Page Dennis
Mayfield Vergueson
Webster
Powell
Bie
Stein
Chatham
Haymore
L. Shelton
N. Shelton
Harris
Gaugldin
Softball Tournament Entries Close for Carolinas Meet
Charlotte July 4. Waderson, commissioner, announced closing for team entries in the annual Carolinas softball meet. Entry deadline is Saturday midnight the 26th. The tournament is open to all teams with Caroli association membership. Winners and runners up in both women's and men’s divisions will be eligible for a world championship tour in Chicago in September.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlotte
Waderson
Carolinas
Chicago
McDiarmid Defeats Hines In Louisville Tennis Meet
Wilmer Hines of Columbia collapses from heat in a semifinal at the Kentucky state tennis meet. John McDiarmid of Fort Texas defeats Hines 6 8 6 2 to reach the final. Hines, ranked No 2, insisted on replay but could not match his opponent.
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Louisville
Wilmer Hines
Columbi
John McDiarmid
Ton
Fort Texas
Kentucky State
Hines
Diarmid
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