Hi-Toms A's Try Again In 1948 Pennant Chase
Howie Pollet solidifies for the St. Louis Cardinals aiding Eddie Dyer as Pollet posts a 12-5 mark and key late wins. The piece notes Pollet’s return to form after rough prior seasons, a 1-0 Philadelphia win, and a sequence of shutouts and near-misses across the league, including performances by Enos Slaughter and Joe Garagiola. It also covers Dodgers and Yankees results, Spahn’s 6-1 victory for Boston, and a late Detroit rally denying Boston’s eight-game run.
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Jack Hand
Associated Press
Howie Pollet
Eddie Dyer
St. Louis
Boss Dyer
Pollet
Eddie
Howard
Houston
Dyer
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Dodgers
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Robin Roberts
Lanier
Ken Heintzelman
Eddie Kazak
Joe Garagiola
Kazak
Cardinal
Enos Slaughter
Phils
Richie Ashburn
Willie Jones
Don Newcombe
Tommy Brown
Roylin
Jackie Robinson
Warren Spahn
Braves
Spahn
Warren Hacker
Cub
Pete Reiser
Jeff Heath
New York Yankees
Eddie Lopat
St. Louis Browns
Cleveland
Yogi Berra
Lopat
Allie Reynolds
Detroit
Washington
Doubleheaders Tonight For Carolina League Fans
Rain washed out most games while Danville beat Reidsville 11-9. Danville's pitching and hitters led by Bill Nagel and Eddie Leip paced the win as McKinley took the loss. Tonight features Danville at Reidsville and three twin bills Burlington at Raleigh Greensboro at Durham and Jon Salem at Martinsville.
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Associated Press
Carolina League
Danville
Reidsville
McKinley
Fred Guiliani
Jim Miller
Leafs
Bill Nagel
Eddie Leip
Guillani
Burlington
Raleigh
Greensboro
Durham
Jon Salem
Martinsville
Winston-Salem-Martinsville
Burlington-Raleigh
Greensboro-Durham
Hi-Toms face Lexington as Jarrett pitches big crowd expected
The Hi-Toms chase a 14th straight Finch Field win tonight against Lexington with Al Jarrett on the mound drawing a potential 3,000 fans. Jarrett, famed for draws and a strong 15-win season last year, eyes another top campaign despite a slower current start.
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Hi-Toms
Finch Field
Lexington
al Jarrett
Ryder Cup Ten Place Still Open Before Capper Dan Open
The U S Ryder Cup squad for the exhibition series remains unsettled as the Capper Dan Open nears finish. Dick Metz and Jim Turnesa vie for the tenth place while Sammy Snead leads with a 134 total after two rounds at the Dapper Dan event in Pittsburgh.
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Dick Metz
Pittsburgh
Byron Nelson
Nelson
Boston
England
Metz
Virginia Beach
Sammy Snead
Sammy
Lloyd Mangrum
Gene Webb
Clayton, Mo
Otto Greiner
Mangrum
Ben Hogan
Jimmy Demaret
Snead
Johnny Palmer
Dutch Harrison
Skip Alexander
Clayton Heafner
Chick Harbert
George Schneiter
P.G.A
Hogan
Bob Hamilton
Vic Ghezzi
Jim Turnesa
Hamilton
Ghezzi
Turnesa
Henry Ransom
Fred Haas, Jr
New Orleans
High Point Swimmers Rout Kannapolis In Meet Here
High Point YMCA swimmers dominated the Kannapolis meet here yesterday with a 51 to 15 victory led by Bob Walton Harold OKelley Gordon Smith Bud Montgomery Graham Ray and Max Shoaf. The team prepared for the Tarboro AAU closed meet with six top swimmers joining coach Dick Meisky in eastern North Carolina.
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High Point
YMCA
Wallopee Kannapolis
Tarbore
Raleigh
Dick Meisky
Ward Faces McLean In Carolinas Amateur Finals
Harvie Ward of Tarboro takes on Malcolm McLean of Charlotte in the 36 hole final at Highland Country Club, Fayetteville, for the 35th Carolinas Golf Association amateur championship. Ward defeated P J Boatwright Jr in the semifinals while McLean tied George Pottle before advancing.
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Fayetteville
Carolinas Golf Association
Harvie Ward
Tarboro
Malcolm McLean
Charlotte
Highland Country Club
Ward
University of North Carolina
P. J. Boatwright, Jr
Spartanburg
S. C
McLean
Davidson
George Pottle
Southern Pines
Relay Team Times Highlight School Meet
Highlights from the meet show HP and Kann school swimmers posting strong times. In the 120 yard medley relay HP finished first with Smith Montgomery and O Kelley clocking 1 minute 12.2 seconds. HP also led the 140 yard relay with O Kelley Wedbee Walton and Ray posting 1 minute 30 seconds.
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O'Kelley
Julian
Kann
Furr
Smith
Shoaf
Richardson
Kenn
Montgomery
Deyton
Wedbee
Ray
Walton
Wiles
Wiles Kann
Corrigan
Black
Greenway
Montagomery
O Kelley Wedbee
STAMINGS Detroit 8 Boston 9 score update
Detroit and Boston traded tallies in a rough stretch as Washington earned a 9 8 edge over Boston while Chicago beat Philadelphia 8 4 and Cleveland routed New York 6 0 with St Louis held scoreless.
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Detroit
Boston
Washington
Chicago
Philadelphia
Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
W L Pvt
Cleveland Others
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
Byrne
Ostrowski
Scarborough
Gumpert
Brissie
Wynn
Gromek
Parnell
Kretlow
Trucks
Wehmeier
Roe
Rush
Sain
Brecheen
Borony
Bonham
Chambers
Hartung
Jones
Behrman
Local Baseball Scores and Schedules Across Matches
Hickory beat Statesville 4 to 1 as Mooresville defeated Salisbury 3 to 0. Concord and Landis played in rain while Lexington faced HI Toms and Hickory at Statesville and Salisbury at Mooresville with rain affecting several games.
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Lexington
Hickory
Statesville
Concord
Hi-Toms at Lexington. heavy rain postpones opener
Thomasville High Point Hi-Toms bid for top division position as they face Lexington at Finch Field after rain forced yesterday’s postponement. Elwood Bringle blanked Salisbury 3-0 for Mooresville. Charlie Bowles allowed four hits in a 4-1 Hickory win over Statesville amid muddy conditions.
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Bill Hackney Ente
Thomasville
High Point
Hi-Toms
Lexington
Finch Field
Holt-Moffitt Field
A's
Salisbury
Mooresville
Jimmy Gruzdis
Moors
Bringle
Elwood Bringle
Brooks Harrington
Mickey O'Neill
Pirates
Harrington
Charlie Knight
Gary Egehorn
al Westfall
Exiled Czech Tennis Stars Reach Swiss Finals
Jaroslav Drobny and Vladimir Cernik, both exiled from Czechoslovakia, advance as semi final rivals at the Swiss championships in Gstaad. Swiss authorities bar Czech diplomats from contacting the players while Drobny and Cernik deny Communist ties and seek refuge in the United States.
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Jaroslav Drobny
Vladimir Cernik
Tore
Gstaad
Switzerland
United States
Prague
Jan Zalenka
Drobny
Cernik
Communist Party
Czech
Oslovakia
Juniors At Graham Stages Key playoff clash under rain
High Point American Legion Juniors aim to rebound from a two games to none deficit against Graham in a three out of five playoff. Coach Carroll Bowen said rain helped the locals and that Jack Powell will start on the mound with David Moore in center field and Jackie Harris in right as they seek to force a decisive game tonight at Elon College.
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Napoleon
Waterloo
Carroll Bowen
High Point American Legion
Graham
Pointers
Jim Mallory
Elon College
Jack Powell
Elon
Powell
Bowen
High Point
Jack
Harold Embler
Embler
David Moore
Jackie Harris
Don Harrison
Fights Last Night in Dayton and Nearby Venues
Lester Felton outpointed Vince Turpin in Dayton local boxing card. Sandy Saddier stopped Chief Gordon House in Bangor. Hermie Freeman outpointed Pedro Virpo in Las Vegas bout. Jimmy Bivins knocked out Watson Jones in Pittsfield. Henry Willie Bean bout postponed due to rain.
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Lester Felton
Detroit
Vince Turpin
Canton
Long Beach
N. Y
Sandy Saddier
New York
Gordon House
Houston
Bangor
Hermie Freeman
Eagle Lake
Pedro Virpo
Camden
N. J
Las Vegas
Nev
Jimmy Bivins
Cleveland
Watson Jones
Los Angeles
Pittsfield
Mass
Art Henry
Willie Bean
Major League Pace Setters End of Season Stats Card
Brooklyn stars Robinson and Reese top batting and RBIs in the National League with 361 runs and 114 hits. Pittsburgh pitcher Sewell leads in wins while Spahn fans 74 batters. Detroit’s Kell tops AL batting at .346 with 105 hits and Stephens sizzles in home runs.
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Robinson
Brooklyn
Reese
Jones
Philadelphia
Ennis
Furille
Kiner
Pittsburgh
Spahn
Boston
Kell
Detroit
Joost
Stephens
DiMaggio
Williams
Majeski
Mitchell
Cleveland
Dillinger
St. Louis
Reynolds
New York
Trucks
Tar Heel Trainer Ordered To Hearing
A Maryland racing commission will hold a hearing next Tuesday for trainer H Harden of Smithfield North Carolina and owner George D Woodley regarding Key Volo a harness horse that won at Laurel Raceway under the influence of a stimulant. Saliva tests reportedly showed the drug effect and the pair have been banned from Laurel Raceway pending inquiry.
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Baltimore
Maryland
Commission
Laurel Raceway
H. Courtenay Jenifer
Key Volo
H. Harden
Smithfield
N. C
George D. Woodley
Per
Gonzales Edge Seixas for clay courts title bid
In Chicago Pancho Gonzales of Los Angeles must beat Vic Seixas of Philadelphia to reach the National Clay Courts final. Frankie Parker of Los Angeles has advanced to the final after defeating Herbert Flam 6-3 7-5 6-3, setting up a Gonzales Parker showdown.
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Chicago
Pancho Gonzales
Los Angeles
Vic Seixas
Philadelphia
Gonzal
Frankie Parker
Aimin
Parker
Herbert Flam
Beverly Hills
Calif
Gonzales
Seixas
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