Amateur athletics heat up High Point summer schedule
Local events fill July and August with tennis golf softball and swim meets at City Lake Pool. The North Carolina AAU Senior Swimming and Diving Championships arrive this Thursday through Saturday with 125 to 150 swimmers and divers expected. A Long Course Championships follow August 11-12. Jaycee tennis and State Junior Golf events run July 25-28 at Blair Park with clinic by Johnny Johnston. Enterprise Golf Classic Aug 6-7 and 13-14 draws about 250 players. District softball tournaments begin Aug 4 at Harvell Park with entry deadline Aug 1 and winners advancing to Winston-Salem and Burlington.
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City Lake Pool
North Carolina
North
South Carolina
Jim Ellington
Parks and Recreation Dept
Ellington
University of North Carolina
N.C. State
High Point College
Jaycees
Blair Park
Fayetteville
Sedgefield Country Club
Johnny Johnston
Sonny Ridenhour
Willow Creek
Dale Morey
Harvell Park
Mercury Athletic Club
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Cliff Koontz
Gatewood Ave
Bowman’s Oil Co
Hamilton
Leon Cooper
Beeson Hardware
Thomasville
Lexington
Greensboro
Clarke Grand Slam Lifts Yankees Past A's in 10th
Horace Clarke hit a seventh inning grand slam in the 10th to lift the New York Yankees to a 9 5 victory over the Kansas City Athletics. Lou Clinton started the winning rally with a single, Clete Boyer doubled, and Roger Maris was intentionally walked before Clarke's drive over the right field fence. Whitey Ford earned the win, Pedro Ramos finished.
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Kansas City
Horace Clarke
New York Yankees
Lou Clinton
Yankees
Clete Boyer
Jack Aker
Roger Mar
Clarke
Whitey Ford
Ford
Maris
Pedro Ramos
Athletics
Bert Campaneris
Mike Hershberger
Nossek
Repor
White
Cater
Ehowaerd
Charlies
Ogreen
Clinton
Chavaria
Boyer
Stahl
Peterson
Fazio
Reniff
Aker
Roof
Maris Ph
Lindblad
Ramos
Talotn
Krausse
Grill
Kansas
Kansas Clad
E.howard
Tresh
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Nichols takes Minnesota lead from Cupit with 66
Bobby Nichols using a new putter and driver shot a five under par 66 in the third round to reach 13 under ystanding 200 at the Minnesota Golf Classic. He overtook Jacky Cupit who fell back with a 37 on the back nine.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Bobby Nichols
Nichols
Jacky Cupit
Cupit
Keller
Dan Sikes
Gene Littler
al Besselink
Steve Spray
Terry Dill
John Schlee
Doug Sanders
Don Finsterwald
Homero Blancas
Billy Casper
Tom s Get Four Hits in Loss to Statesville Club
Thomasville was limited to four hits as Statesville defeated them 7 to 1. Brancaccio and Shark opened the first with hits, Gilhooley and Riccaro drove in runs, Oktavec added three RBIs in the fifth, and Brancaccio collected his third hit. Wood earned the win in his season debut.
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Thomasville
Wood
Statesville
John Shark
Ed Brancaccio
Bob Gilhooley
Riccaro
Tigers
Brancaccio
Zucof
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Jimmy Neely
Joe Pepitone
Tom Tresh
Paul Lindblad
Hersh
A York
Harris L. Evans, M.D
Quaker Lane
Minnesota
Said Nichols
Statesville Club
John H . Oktavec
Brancacci
Renee
Oxtavec
Smith
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Glover Ss
Heumann
Hulzenge
Ashcraft
Watosk
Merrick
Bradison
Statesveee
Statesville & Thomas
Pitching Wood
Sierra
Kamup
Berke
DuPont
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Sebring
Holiday Motors
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Tory
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Chevrolet CO
1800 N. Main
Grifton
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SUN State
Caravelle
Premium Combicord
Sedberry Tire Service
Sedberry
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H. G. Iderten
Dodge
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