McCrary Eagles Meet Hanes Hosiery in Greensboro Semi Final
In Greensboro Asheboro based McCrary Eagles clash with Hanes Hosiery of Winston-Salem for a spot in the NC semi pro baseball finals against the undefeated Lucky Strike. The game at Memorial Stadium starts at 8 p m with Calloway listed to pitch for McCrary.
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Greensboro
McCrary’s
Asheboro
Hanes Hosiery
Winston-Salem
Lucky Strike
North Carolina
O'Cloe
Memorial Stadium
Eagles
Eagle
Durham
Lucky
Wichita
Kans
McCrary
Calloway
Pagies
Andy Merrillees
Brmerywood
Lucky Srike
Hanes Hostery
Lacky 'Nae
Hed Norris
Hemp
Promoter Jack Curley Dies at 61 in Great Neck
Promoter Jack Curley, a 38-year veteran of sports promotion, died suddenly of heart disease at his Great Neck home. He specialized in wrestling but worked across boxing, circuses, bullfights, and public appearances for stars like Enrico Caruso and Rudolph Valentino.
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Associated Press
New York
Jack Curley
Curley
Havana
Jess Willard
Jack Johnson
Fiea
Annette Kellerman
Enrico Caruso
William Jennings Bryan
Rodolph Valentino
Vatican Choir
Georges Carpentier
William Tilden
Hemp Tops Adams-Millis In Inter-City Duel
Hemp breaks a 2 2 tie with two eighth inning runs to defeat Adams-Millis 3 to 2 in a pitchers duel. Crowson and Sewell split the mound work. Pierce Harris and Crowson each had two hits for Hemp while Bottoms Hartsoe Stone Harris and Howard collected six hits for Adams-Millis. Attendance 500.
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Inter-City
Enterprise
HEMP
Abbrhpo Bottoms
Pierce
Kerby
Sedberry
Marteese
Smith
Tubville
Stone
Roberta
Biler
Royal
Harris
Howard
Harvey
Herndez
Heiser
Sewell
Crowson
Wilson
Adams-Millis
Bottoms
Hartsoe
Hernendez
Dunlap
Roberts
Hérnandez
Ridenhour
Matulewicz to stage workout Tuesday night
Boxing notes indicate ex Duke star Matulewicz will stage his first public workout Tuesday at City Lake amphitheatre ahead of Friday night bout with Slugger Baker in the same venue. Local and regional boxing figures arrive with manager Add Warren and coach Granger Red Lewis for a card featuring Lonnie Blackwelder and Yates Campe in a stack of eight rounds.
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Ray Matulewicz
City Lake
Duke
Russell (Slugger) Baker
Baltimore
City Lake Park
High Point
Add Warren
Granger
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Thomasville
Here
Matin Street
Kivett Drive
Tigers Edge Indian Rookie In Tight 3-2 Set
The Tigers defeated the Cleveland rookie 3-2 as he struggled with control in his second start after an earlier setback. Detroit's win moved them into second in the American League as Chicago and St. Louis split a doubleheader. Giants surge nears Cubs lead with a 10-4 and 5-1 pair over Brooklyn.
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Bob
Troit Tigers
Tigers
Chicago White Sox
St. Louis Browns
Giants
Chicago Cubs
New Yorkes
Brooklyn Dodge
Local sports chatter and rumors swirl through town
A column fizzes with amateur boxing scraps, rumor of a City Lake fight, and notes on players like Tharrington and Merrillees. It tracks White Oak’s league woes, windups about a regatta, a freshman game at High Point, and Moors leading the North State with 45 wins as the Legion Juniors eye state tournament glory.
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White Oak
North State Loop
Legion
Elroy Robinson Sets World Half Mile Record
Elroy Robinson of the Olympic Club San Francisco set a new world mark for the half mile yesterday afternoon at the World Laboratory athletic carnival.
Cabbage Cabbage Blanked by Reds in Doubleheader
The St. Louis g' lish Gangsters suffered shutouts in both games of a doubleheader against the Cincinnati Reds, signaling a tough day for the league terror.
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St. Louis
National League
Cincinnati Reds
Schmeling and Louis duel looming amid big purses talk
New York report outlines possible payouts for a Schmeling vs Louis bout and related boxing chatter. It notes Parr and Farr purse splits, British Empire interest, and that Tammy no longer pursues Schmeling. The piece also mentions baseball figures and a Rockingham park photo finish run.
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New York
Max Schmeling
Tammy Jrr
Joe Louis
Max i
Parr
Max
Farr
British Empire
Tommy
Piedmont League
W. G. Pramham
Landis
Public Links Tourney Opens in Charlotte
The first annual Carolinas Public Links tournament started at the Carolina club course in Charlotte with a 36 hole medal play format. It crowns the individual champion the Carolinas team champion and a four man team to represent the district in San Francisco next month. Notable entrants include High Point’s Buster Moffitt and Ed Madaras Clark Dillon and Ralph Foust in the opening groups.
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Charlotte
N. C
Carolinas
Carolina Club
San Francisco
Carolinas Golf Association
Buster Moffitt
Ed Madaras
Clark Dillon
Ralph Foust
Tennis Champ Comes Back at Spring Lake NJ this week
A note on al tennis champ making a comeback at Spring Lake New Jersey this week invites readers to share daily double hitting systems. The item threads together boxing and baseball excitement with names like Jack Dempsey Joe Louis Schmeling Braddock and DiMaggio and recalls Rogers Hornsby’s 1915 homer record alongside references to other sports figures.
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Spring Lake
N. J
Jack Dempsey
Red Burman
Los Angeles
Alberto Santiago Lovell
Joe Levy
London
Jimmy Praddock
Max Baer
Pittsburgh
Jim
John Henry Lewis
Rogers Hornaby
St. Louis Cardinals
Gavvy Cravath
Philadelphia
Joe DiMaggio
Mike Jacobs
Louis, Schmeling
Braddock
Francis Stan
Washington Star
Col
Jacob Ruppert
Baseball Scores Snapshot From Yesterday
Results show St. Louis 4 to 3, Chicago 1 to 4, Boston 9 to 8, Philadelphia 4 to 2, Detroit 3 to 2, Cleveland 2 to 4, New York 4 to 5, Washington 3 to 5 in the second game, tied but called in the ninth due to darkness.
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New York
Detroit
Chicago
Boston
Cleveland
Washington
Ease
St. Louis
Philadelphia
National Games Today Open Basketball Lineup
Chicago faces Cincinnati while Boston plays Brooklyn and New York meets Philadelphia. St Louis travels to Pittsburgh in a set of regional matchups.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
Boston
Brooklyn
New York
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Pittsburgh
Standings Snapshot From Early Season Baseball Scores
Cincinnati 6 7, St. Louis 0 0, Philadelphia 10 0, Boston 4 1, New York 19 5, Brooklyn 4 11, Pittsburgh 3, Chicago 2. Early records show varied starts with several teams holding strong leads while others trail.
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Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Ranger Wins Twelfth Straight Race in America's Cup Prep
Ranger, skippered by Harold Vanderbilt, extended its unbeaten streak to twelve with a win over Rainbow on a 28 mile Newport course. Yankee trailed but did not finish while Ranger leads toward a possible thirteenth straight victory against Sopwith's Endeavour II on July 21.
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Associated Press
Newport
R. 1
Harold
Vanderbilt
Ranger
Chandler Hovey
Rainbow
T. O. M. Sopwith
Gerard B. Lambert
Yankee
Defense
Sopwith
Corncob Pipe Industry Concentrated in Missouri
The middle west and especially Missouri form the heart of the corncob pipe industry in the United States, highlighting regional production dominance and economic impact for local craftsmen and suppliers.
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Middle West
Misouri
United States
Shute And Cotton Tie At Walton Heath Championship
Henry Cotton and Denny Shute were all square after 27 holes of the 72 hole match for the world’s golf championship in Walton Heath England. A drizzle and large crowd watched as Cotton led by four strokes at times while Shute stayed in front most of the way.
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Walton Heath
Eng
Henry Cotton
Denny Shute
United States
Cotton
Shute
Week's Fights Schedule Across Cities This Week
The boxing card lists events Monday through Friday in Boston Richmond Philadelphia New York Oakland Philadelphia New York Saginaw Hollywood Long Branch High Point with fighters from multiple cities including Natie Brown Tony Shucco Joe Ghaouly Tommy Speigal Eddie Kuhl Al Casimini Chino Alvarez Gene Salvatore Walter Woods Billy Mosca Kid Chici Young Chapple Cuban Lie Jack White Eddie Simms Alberto Lovelli Italo Colonello Dewey Kimrey Sandy McDonald Lorenzo Pack Jersey Joe Walcott Reuben Saunders Maxie Rosenbloom Johnny Erjevac Nunzio Bisogno Michel Duca Joe Wagner Jerry Rogers Ray Matulewicz Slugger Baker and others in various weight classes.
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Boston
Natié Brown
Washington
Tony Shucco
Heavies
Richmond
Joe Ghaouly
St. Louis
Tommy Speigal
Uniontown
Philadelphia
Eddie Kuhl
New York
al Casimini
Chino Alvarez
Tampa
Fla
Gene Salvatore
Chicago
Walter Woods
Billy Mosca
Newark
Kid Chicilate
Havana
Young Chapple
Albany
Cuban Lie
Mavana
Jack White
Jersey City
Los Angeles
Eddie Simms
Cleveland
Alberto Lovelli
Oakland
Calif
Dale Sparr
Colorado
Abie Miller
Steve Dudas
New Jersey
Billy Ketchall
al Diamond
Mario Bassimo
Attilio Sabatino
Puerto Rico
Joe “Butch” Lynch
Italo Colonello
Italy
Dewey Kimrey
Charlotte
N. C
Eddie Horan
Waterbury
Conn
Sandy McDonald
Dallas
Lorenzo Pack
Detroit
Jersey
Joe Walcott
Saginaw
Mich
Jimmy Adamick
Midland
Reuben Saunders
Hollywood
Maxie Rosenbloom
Johnny Erjevac
St. Paul
Long Branch
N. J
Ralph Yona
Asbury Park
Dew Dabn Anderson
Nunzio Bisogno
Michel Duca
Paulsboro
Joe Wagner
Jerry Rogers
High Point
Ray Matulewicz
Durham
Slugser Baker
Waltimore
Robinson Sets New Half Mile Mark In Meet
Elroy Robinson, a Mercer California teacher running for San Francisco’s Olympic club, clocked 1 49.86 in the half mile to eclipse the world record as 10,000 fans watched at Randall Island stadium during the World Labor Carnival. The performance surpassed Ben Eastman’s 1934 Princeton mark of 1 49.8.
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Associated Press
New York
Elroy Robinson
Milwaukee
Robinson
Mercer
Calif
San Francisco
Randall Island Stadium
Glenn Cunningham
Ben Eastman
Princeton
Grady Cole to Announce Friday City Lake Fights
Grady Cole, popular WBT Charlotte radio announcer, will announce the City Lake Friday night boxing and wrestling card sponsored by the boxing and wrestling commission for City recreation department funds. Cole is known to High Point listeners and is assured to attend the show.
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Grady Cole
WBT
Charlotte
City Lake
Boxing and Wrestling Commission
Cole
High Point
Saturday Games In Industrial League At Oakdale
Oakdale hosts matchups including Pickett versus Ww. O. W. and Triangle against Tomlinson in a Saturday industrial league card.
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Industrial League
Oakdale
Pickett
O. W
Marsh
Triangle
Tomlinson
Amateur League slate seeks title playoff details
Guilford meets Highland at Adame Millis Park and Snow Lumber faces Furniture City at Abhbatoir. Huntley Jackson and Logan Porter contest a tiebreak for Commercial B League champion with venue to be chosen by the clubs.
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Guilford
Highland
Adame-Millis Park
Snow Lumber
Furniture City
Abhbatoir
Huntley-Jackson
Logan Porter
Water regatta to feature ABC PD and Snipe yachts
Southport announces a three day harbor regatta for the ABC PD and Snipe classes. Wilmington and Wrightsville Beach sportsmen back the event set for August 12 13 14 in Southport Harbor.
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Hartley
Yeolarium
Newtome
Southport
XN. C
Miss Bell
Society Scriveners
Wilmington
Wrightsville Beach
City Lake É Mébbe
Wrightaville Beach
Snipe
Southport Harbor
Colts Bow Twice as Durham Bulls Rally Past Colts
Durham Bulls beat the Richmond Colts 4 2 in the opener as Allen Hunt hit a two run homer. Hunt added a second homer in the nightcap to spark a 6 4 victory. Rocky Mount fell to Norfolk 6 4. Sunday fixtures list Richmond at Durham and other matchups.
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Associated Press
Durham
Richmond Colts
Colts
Allen Hunt
Hunt
Bulls
Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Nick Strincevich
Richmond
Portsmouth
Charlotte
Asheville
Winston-Salem
Idol Wins Class B Linville Skeet Championship
Linville July 11 Ray Idol of High Point won the Class B skeet championship in the annual shoot. Robert Andrews of Greensboro won the Class A event. Other High Point shooters included W. B. Thomas and R. B. Hebertling.
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The
Enterprise
Linville
Ray Idol
High Point
Robert Andrews
Greensboro
W. B. Thomas
R. B. Hebertling
British Open Shots At Local Theater Feature at Paramount
A news reel at the Paramount Theatre includes sports highlights from the British Open. It shows pro shooting in the championship with Tony Manero missing a putt.
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Tony Manero
Paramount Theatre
Mays Conducts Baseball School in Portland
Portland Oregon Carl Mays former American League pitcher is running a baseball school in Portland where he has made his home.
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Proprssor Mays
Portland
Ore
Carl Mays
Ten Countries Set For Pan American Track Meet
In Dallas on July 12 athletes from Peru Chile Argentina Uruguay Colombia Cuba Brazil Venezuela Canada and the United States prepare for the Pan American games opening Thursday. Olympic style ceremonies feature Governor Allred declaring the event open after a nations parade. A soccer match between Argentina and the Trenton Highlanders capped the opening night.
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Dallas
Tex
Jimmy Stewart
Southern Methodist
Peru
Chile
Argentina
Uruguay
Colombia
Cuba
Brazil
Venezuela
Canada
United States
James V. Allred
Texas
Tennis Schedule Matches at Blair Park Howe ll Street
The schedule lists Montheun versus Y M G A at Blair Park. Blair Park hosts Howell at Howe Street. Woodrow faces Burrus Memorial at Woodrow. City Hall plays Emerywood at unspecified location.
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Montheun
Blair Park
Howell
Howell Street
Woodrow
Burrus Memorial
City Hall
Emerywood
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