High Point Opens Series With Greenville Here Thursday
The Piedmont Center of Industry in High Point North Carolina opens a series against Greenville this Thursday. The Associated Press report highlights ongoing league competition with the Dodgers Phillies and Giants in pursuit of the title, noting key performances and shifting standings across the National and American leagues.
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Fund Drive Aims to Buy Uniforms for Local Junior Nine
The American Legion Juniors baseball team seeks donations to purchase at least 12 uniforms at 7.50 each. Contributions may be directed to D. D. Arden, post athletic officer, with possible name lettering on backs for sponsors. If eastern title is won, uniforms are required for state championship plans. Greenville has deferred uniform funding for the upcoming series.
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High Point Aquatic Stars Win Dual Meet Over Greensboro
High Point City Lake defeated Greensboro Swimming Club 72 to 6 in a dual meet at the local pool. High Point won nine of 14 first places led by Venable Keever and Preston in events such as the Midget 50 free and 60 yards back, plus a 75 yard medley relay. Senior men events featured Horney Clifton Mur ray and Koontz with multiple wins and a High Point relay taking the 150 yard medley.
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Croatan National Forest Proposed as Independent Unit
The forest service reports it has recommended establishing the Croatan national forest in North Carolina as its own unit. It would require a presidential proclamation to separate it from the Sumter national forest, with Craven Carteret and Jones counties affected. Details on administration pending.
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Carteret
Jones
Election Bet Is Paid In Asheboro
Asheboro July 29 E H Crawford collected his election bet Saturday afternoon when B J Woodley pushed him in a wheel barrow from Church Street down Sunset and back about eight blocks The bet was Hoey would carry the state by 50 000 votes and Woodley lost
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Greyhound meaning in Icelandic tied to dog term
A note explains that grey in greyhound derives from Icelandic for dog rather than color. It clarifies linguistic roots and dispels common color-based interpretations of the breed name.
High Point to host Eastern district junior baseball series
High Point will host a three game series with Greenville for the Eastern district championship in North Carolina at Willis park starting tomorrow at 4 PM. D. D. Arden is coordinating donations to purchase new uniforms for the Juniors if they advance, while Rhyne will start on the mound tomorrow for High Point.
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Baseball and tennis notes from July sports column
Eddie Briez reports assorted sports gossip from New York July 29. Cliff Melton is tracked after a Giants purchase while Van Mungo expands his foxhound pack. Helen Wills Moody opts out of Nationals prompting Blues from tennis moguls. Bobby Swan excites scouts in Nebraska State league with no hit games and 18 strikeouts. Mickey Cochrane health rumors swirl as Braddock Schmeling bout moves to Madison Square Garden.
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Bennettsville Defeats Spartanburg in Junior Legion Final
Bennettsville tops Spartanburg 3 1 in the first game of the state finals. Hatch pitched six hits allowed as Bennettsville, lower state champions, seeks the title with a second contest to be played this week at Spartanburg in the three game series.
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Saratoga Opens at Saratoga Springs Featuring Flash Stakes
Saratoga opened its 30 day meeting today in Saratoga Springs N Y with the Flash Stakes the first of 15 races for two year olds on the opening card.
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One Seeded Star Falls in Mid Atlantic Tourney
In Charlotte on July 29 the Mid Atlantic tennis tournament third round saw seven seeds advance while only Bill Hardie of Miami No.7 upset by Jimmy Trotter 1-6 4-6 in the second round. Other men's singles matchups listed with seeds and players.
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Atlanta
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Gastonia
Frank Guernsey
Orlando
Joe Grier
Major League Leaders Across National and American Leagues
National League leaders include Medwick of the Cardinals hitting .362 with 90 runs batted in and 197 hits, plus Ott of the Giants with 21 home runs. American League leaders feature Averill of the Indians hitting .379, Gehrig of the Yankees with 118 runs, Foxx and Trosky sharing 97 RBIs, and Dimaggio with 34 doubles.
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Norfolk concessionaire shoots at armed robber at Ocean Breeze
In Norfolk Virginia on July 29 B H Commander, operator of Ocean Breeze park shooting gallery, fired on a robber who had grabbed receipts. Commander seized a small rifle from the counter and hit the fleeing suspect John Johnson, a Negro, who was hospitalized and held on charges of attempted robbery.
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Swedish wanderer roams with many coats in July heat
In Kansas City a 75 year old Swedish man named Carl August Johansen appeared wearing a tweed overcoat three suit coats and a felt hat in 108 degree heat. He said he was roaming the country with nowhere to store his winter clothes and gave his name as Johansen.
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Owens in prime form for Olympic events in Berlin
Berlin report says Jesse Owens nears peak condition for the American track team as coaching disputes over his training are resolved. Larry Snyder accepts schedule control while Dawson Robertson remains focused on Owens staying in top shape without overworking before the four day program begins Sunday.
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Baseball Standings and Games Today
New York faces Detroit Washington plays Cleveland Philadelphia meets Chicago Boston travels to St. Louis all listed as today’s key matchups for the standings and results to watch.
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Results Yesterday Show Key Pro Football Scores
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 19 to 6 while Cleveland beat Washington 6 to 2 and New York triumphed 16 to 6 over Detroit. Boston edged St Louis 5 to 2 in another line of results from yesterday.
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Major Rivalries On Tap Across League Matchups
Pittsburgh visits Boston while St. Louis plays Brooklyn Cincinnati faces Philadelphia and Chicago meets New York in scheduled games. The slate pairs four northern cities against storied rivals as teams chase standings.
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Baseball Scores From One Game Scheduled
New York 5 11, Cincinnati 1 2. Philadelphia 5, Chicago 3. Pittsby , Brooklyn 8 (10 in nings.) Only game scheduled.
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Charlotte Evens Up Series With Gastonia
Charlotte and Gastonia Junior American Legion teams split their Western North Carolina series as Charlotte won 3 to 2 on the road after Gastonia had won the opener 15 to 9. The third of five scheduled games kept the title rivalry even at one win apiece.
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Young couple tied their first mock wedding twelve years ago
In Columbus Ohio Sam Schill and Edith Foreman began as teens in a staged wedding. Now twelve years later they plan a real ceremony next week, continuing a family connection since Sam’s father married Edith’s mother.
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Beekeeper-Infested Painting Leads to Unopened Oil in Cellar
A Norwich man F E Lothridge admired a freshly painted house then found bees flies and bugs stuck to the siding. In the cellar he uncovered four unopened cans of oil and an empty maple syrup can nearby.
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Church of God Soft Ball Team Retains Lead
The Church of God Soft Ball team won against First Methodist Protestant, 7 to 0, to retain its Sunday School Recreational league leadership.
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Grain Elevator Burns at Leavenworth Farm Cooperative
Fire destroyed the Farmers tiona Grain corporation elevator in Leavenworth Kansas yesterday causing an estimated 500000 in damages according to H B Witham corporation official.
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Rookie Heath Leads Minor Leagues In Batting Average
Durham July 29 Geoffrey Heath of Zanesville remains the top batter in the Middle Atlantic league at .416 a rookie in line for both the Louisville Slugger and Spalding trophies. Zipay of Fostoria, second at .407, also a rookie. Cal Lahman of Jamestown is third at .404 in the Northern league. Weintraub of Rochester leads the International league with .402 while McCormick of Durham sits at .491. Oscar Eckhardt of Indianapolis paces the American Association at .382. Duane Kratzer of Albany slips to .292 after a strong start following .397 last season.
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Indianapolis
Two U. S. Boxers Quit Olympics To Return Home
Berlin July 29 U S boxers Joe Church Batavia New York and Howell King Detroit featherweight and welterweight resigned from the Olympic boxing team citing homesickness Roy Davis manager said the pair left the village last night and boarded the Manhattan for the United States this morning Willis Johnson Detroit heavyweight also small nostalgia victim but recovering Davis noted Johnson had begged to go home but is now largely over it
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Miss Hemphill Captures Medal in Biltmore Forest Golf
Asheville July 29 The annual Biltmore Forest women's golf tournament opens with a record small field. Kathryn Hemphill Columbia 5 G shot 78 to win medal honors and lead the first flight to the quarter finals paired with Eliza Coxe of Asheville. Other brackets feature Jane Cothran Greenville DC and Mrs Frank Bisbee Jacksonville Fla.
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Batting Averages Missing For Week In Enterprise
Inter-City Industrial league batting averages were not published today because Thomas Greene, the statistician, is ill. The two week averages will be released next Wednesday.
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Semi finals pairs announced for women’s club event
Mrs John Izard of Biltore Forest faces Mrs Frank Griffin of Asheville while Mrs W H Williamson of Charlotte meets Mrs Murray Wendell of Biltmore Forest. Last year’s champion Mrs Maureen Crett Crews of Miami Beach did not defend the title.
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Boxing results from last night
AP reports several knockouts and decisions. Breese stops Verse in Chicago, Galento defeats Taylor in Newark, and Gibbons outpoints Lenhart in St Paul. Outcome details include weights and cities for each bout.
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