Lexington Indians face upheaval amid losing skid and rumors
Lexington's cellar-dwelling Indians, 11 straight losses, oust manager Ducky Detweiler after less than a month. Acting manager Carl Campbell may yield to catcher Cliff Bolton as temp leader. Financial troubles loom as July events plan beauty pageants, All-Star game, and shows at Finch Field.
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Ducky Detweiler
Lexington
Indians
Carl
Soup) Campbell
Campbell
Cliff Bolton
Tribe
Hi-Tom
Austin Brown
Chadwick to Try Catalina Swim Again After 15Hour Effort
Florence Chadwick the noted English Channel swimmer was pulled from the Catalina Channel after 15 hours 51 minutes 16 seconds of fighting a four knot current. The 32 year old San Diego stenographer pledged another attempt and said it was too early to set a date. She was on track to beat the 24 year old record of 15 hours 43 minutes set by George Young and become the first woman to swim the channel. She was treated for shock and later told her mother she wished she had worn a fur lined bathing suit.
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San Pedro
Calif
Florence Chadwick
Catalina Island
San Diego
Miss Chadwick
English Channel
Cabrillo Beach
George Young
Bert Revere
San Pedro Hospital
Goodman Vaults Into First In Bat Chase
Billy Goodman of the Red Sox took the major league batting lead by collecting seven hits in nine at bats during yesterday's doubleheader with the Athletics. He jumped 21 points to a .335 average, moving from a tie for fifth to first.
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Philadelphia
Billy Goodman
Red Sox
Athletics
Ruttman Wins Raleigh Holiday Race for AAA Title
Troy Ruttman, winner of the Indianapolis 500, captured the 200 mile Raleigh event at Southland Speedway in 2 14 40, averaging 89.10 mph on the new banked track. He led after 126 miles and fought duels with Jack McGrath and others, with 20,000 watching. Second went to McGrath and third to Duane Carter. Nazaruk and Banks also featured among the strong field.
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Raleigh
N. C
Troy Ruttman
Southland Speedway
Ruttman
Indianapolis
Jack McGrath
Los Angeles
Duane Carter
Culver City
Calif
Mike Nazaruk
Hempstead
N. Y
Attendance Up For Races and Ball Games
New York reports higher Fourth of July attendance in major league baseball and horse racing. Major league games drew 210,116 fans, up from 202,226 last year, despite one Polo Grounds doubleheader affected by rain. Horse tracks hosted 313,132 attendees across 16 tracks, wagering 17,315,999 compared with 14,665, last year, signaling stronger holiday sports engagement.
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New York
Polo Grounds
Fescoares
Playoffs Start Next Week Legion Team Rallies In Eighth To Nip Mocksville
High Point American Legion Junior base ball team rallied for five runs in the bottom of the eighth to edge Mocksville 8 to 7 and finish the season 6 6 in third place. Jimmy Ward earned his fourth win despite four wild pitches and seven unearned runs, with 14 strikeouts. Mocksville meets Asheboro in Shaughnessy playoffs as Winston-Salem awaits in the top bracket.
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Legion
Mocksville
Bill Hodges
Jamestown
High Point
American Legion
Jack Naylor
Paul Martin
Jimmy Ward
Tommy Cooper
Harold Bull
Tommy Hayworth
Hayworth
Gooch
Ward
Winston-Salem
Asheboro
Bull
Winters
Parker
Lackey
Lakey
Jolly
Sparks
Powers
Buck
Smith
Naylor
Martin
Subways Series Fated Between Yankees and Dodgers, Tradition Holds
United Press notes momentum favors the Yankees and Dodgers to meet in the World Series as both leaders near July 4. Yankees sweep Washington as Dodgers top the Giants, with key homers by Pee Wee Reese and George Shuba. Results spread across leagues with standings tight in several games.
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Carl Lundquist
United Press
New York
Dodgers
Yankees
Washington
Curtis Turner Wins 200-Mile Darlington Stock Race
Curtis Turner of Roanoke Virginia won the 200 mile sportsmen's stock car race at Darlington South Carolina driving a Ford. Turner led from the start and earned $1,000. 55 starters, 28 finished. Two drivers injured in accidents. Second place went to Buddy Schuman of Charlotte and third to Fireball Roberts of Daytona Beach. Others earning money included Jimmy Lewallen, Joe Eubanks, Bobby Myers, Banjo Matthews, Walt Crawford, Billy Carden, and Billy Myers.
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Darlington
S. C
Curtis Turner
Roanoke
Turner
Bill Snowden
St. Augustine
Rex Stancil
Greenville
Felix McConnell
Kannapolis
N. C
Buddy Schuman
Charlotte
Roberts
Daytona Beach
Fla
Jimmy Lewallen
Spartanburg
Joe Eubanks
Bobby Myers
Winston-Salem N. C
Banjo Matthews
Miami
Walt Crawford
Billy Carden
Atlanta
Billy Myers
Winston-Salem
Minor League Baseball Scores Across Leagues
The night’s results show Montreal routed Syracuse 11 to 0 and Atlanta beat Mobile 3 to 2. Buffalo and Rochester split 4 to 6, while Columbus and Charleston posted various league scores across the South and Midwest.
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Montreal
Syracuse
Ottawa
Buffalo
Rochester
Toronto
Baltimore
Springfield
Kansas City
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Louisville
Columbus
Charleston
New Orleans
Birmingham
Atlanta
Mobile
Memphis
Nashville
Little Rock
Chattanooga
Montgomery
Columbia
Savannah
Jacksonville
Macon
Augusta
Charlotte
Rock Hill
Spartanburg
Gastonia
Greenville
Anderson
Knoxville
Asheville
Edenton
Tarboro
Kinston
New Bern
Roanoke Rapids
R Mount
Wilson
Goldsboro
Marion
R. C. Owls
Hickory
Morganton
Shelby
Lincolnton
Lynchburg
Roanoke
Portsmouth
Norfolk
Richmond
Newport News
High Point Red Sox Sweep Kannapolis doubleheader
The High Point Red Sox beat the Kannapolis Stars in a July 4 home and away doubleheader. Baron started for High Point, relieved by Joe Crawford in game one, Crawford the winner. James Lofton pitched all game for High Point in the nightcap, as the Red Sox won 6 to 4 to improve to 14 6 on the season.
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High Point Red Sox
Kannapolis
Red Sox
Yesterday and Today Baseball Scores and Standings
Yesterday results include Boston 2 3 Philadelphia 1 2 St Louis 13 4 Chicago 7 1 Pittsburgh 4 5 Cincinnati 2 2 Brooklyn 5 New York 1 rain second game. Tomorrow shifts Hamilton matchups Brooklyn Boston Philadelphia New York Cincinnati Chicago Pittsburgh St Louis. North State League standings list Raleigh Greensboro Winston-Salem Durham Danville and others with win loss records and games back.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
New York
Oday
van Cuyk
Johnson
Fox
Jansen
Raffensberger
Kelly
Main
St.Louis
Mizell
Wol Pet
Raleigh
Durham
Reidsville
Greensboro
Danville
Winston-Salem
Burlington-Gram
Burl-Graham
Fayetteville
Burlington-Graham
Cleveland
Detroit
Washington
Cain
Wight
Dobson
Feller
Brodowski
Shea
Reynolds
Kellner
Tomo
Tom Eeessee
Washin
St. Auss
Salisbury and Mooresville split doubleheader in North State action
In game one Salisbury beat Mooresville 4 to 1 after a late surge while game two ended 7 to 5 for Mooresville. Notable players include Richkus Padgett Jones Mills Hampton Lineberger Brookshire Embler Newsome and Burrell Getta Lopez White Gladden McGuire Davenport Johnson Brown Sasso Patterson Sokol Psoma Craven Williams and McDowell.
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Richkus
Padgett
Jones
Mills
Hampton
Lineberger
Brookshire
Chapman
Bb—Newsome
Embler
So—Sugg
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Burrell
Getta
Lopez
White
Gladden
Poes
Statesville
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Davenport
Johnson
Brown
Sasso
Herpin
Irace
Shapiro
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Rakes
Patterson
Cale
Sokol
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Coan
So—Mcdowell
Deese
M’res Abrhore
RBI
Daniels
Ooo
SRG Binscaeaee
Salisbury Abrhoaerbi del Gado
Bury
Stafford
Williams
Wes
Wilson
Newsome
Ssccas
Elkin
Rbi Bell
Iasete
Coc
Harpin
Psomadakis
P SE
Stateville Abrhore
Trace
Hi-Toms Sweep Lexington in 10-Inning Opener
Salisbury's Hi-Toms beat Lexington 8-3 in 10 innings at Holt-Moffitt Field then 7-4 at Finch Field to run their series 13-1 in 14 games. Mooresville swept the Rocots 6-4 and 5-3 to stay a few games back while Elkin’s Blanketeers moved into fourth with a 9-7 and 12-2 doubleheader wins over Stateville.
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Hi-Toms
Mooresville
Salisbury
Statesville
Lexington
Elkin
Bill Hackney
Rocots
Finch Field
Jim Gruzdis
Mooresville Moors
Statesville Owls
Mooreseville Field
High Point
Thomasville
Jim Mills
Moors
Hi‘ams
Holt-Moffitt Field
Indians
Don Patlett
Don Schenk
Schenk
Bill
McDonald
Berger
Toms
Carter
Bost
Vinci
Herber
Spencer
Lavene
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ac—Campbell
Yeager
Poole
MecCree
Campbell
Hamilton
McCree
Williamson
Wilson
Ege
U— Horne
Whitaker
John Zavada
Tribe
Phil Renzi
Armand di Ferdinando
Zavada
Salisbury Ilub
Blanketeers
Statese Ville
Owls
Birds
Park
Spatafore
Lybrand
Renzi
Bolton
Sac
Sherrill
Shererill
Riley
Bereger
Sherri
Friday's Stars Batting and Pitching Highlights
Ed Mathews of the Braves hit his 14th homer with two outs in the 11th to lift Boston past Philadelphia 2-1 in the opener of a doubleheader. Bill Kennedy of the White Sox allowed two hits in 5 1 3 innings in the first game, then one hit in two innings in the second, a 2-0 shutout over St Louis.
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Dick Sisler
Gerry Staley
Staley
Gene Hermanski
Ed Mathews
Sam Jethroe
Granny Hamner
Braves
Associated Press
Bill Kennedy
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