Dapper Dan Arden Juniors Debut on Kannapolis Field
A Kannapolis baseball night pits Arden juniors against the Legion squad amid shaky defense and bright promise. High Point’s team shows potential but suffers field errors while Glenn Painter entertaining the crowd hopes to coach the juniors. Auft last-word Belmont race noted with a bold forecast.
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Arden
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Greensboro
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Belmont Stakes Set as Lord B Seeks Triple Crown
Lord B aims for the Belmont at Belmont Park to complete the Triple Crown following Derby and Preakness victories. The field of ten includes Lord Boswell and Hampden as threats, with Eric Guerin riding for a new jockey on Lord B and owner Elizabeth Graham watching closely as the race returns with about 50,000 on hand.
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Belmont Park
Light
Lord Boswell
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Oval
Sir Barton
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Count Fleet
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Elizabeth
Arden) Graham
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Doug
Cronin Signs To Manage Bosox Bench
Boston June 1 Joe Cronin becomes bench manager on a straight salary as the Red Sox cut the player list to thirty for this season and next. The move ends his player manager role and begins a new chapter with no 10 day clause in the contract.
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Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Cronin
Red Sox
Tom Yawkey
Joe
Yawkey
Yankee Stadium
Red Shield and Kannapolis Stay Strong in League Play
Kiwanis beat A B club 21 to 2 as Civitan toppled Rotary 5 to 1 in the day’s second game. Baseball box notes cite Saffit, Kiziah, and McKinny among players with multiple hits and runs batted in.
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Rotary
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Kiziah
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Scearce
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McKinney
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Estelle Page Captures Carolina Golf Title at Sedgefield
Estelle Lawson Page of Chapel Hill won the Carolina women's golf crown at Sedgefield in Greensboro defeating Agnes Morton of Wilmington 14 and 13 in the 36 hole final. Page built an 11 up lead after 18 holes and finished decisively. Other results include Mrs. Allen Watkins over Nancy Woolen in the consolation and several flight matches with High Point and Greensboro players advancing to next rounds.
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Estelle Lawson Page
Carolina
Chapel Hill
Agnes Morton
Wilmington
Sedgefield Club
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Kathryn Hemphill
Columbia, S. C
Allen Watkins
Sedgefield
Nancy Woolen
High Point
Matt Wall
Alice Cleveland
Greenville
S. C
Golf Luminaries Vie for National Open Spots in Cleveland
In New York on June 1 a field of over 1,100 players competes for places in the National Open at Cleveland June 13 to 15. Notable contenders include Jim Demaret Dick Chapman Bob Hamilton and George Von Elm. Forty two golfers are already in the field. the rest must survive 36 holes of qualifying at 25 courses. only 130 advance to the final.
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Jimmy Demaret
Dick Chapman
Bob Hamilton
George van Eim
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Chapman
von Elm
Honeymoon Bypass Leads to $25,000 Will Rogers Handicap
Thirteen thoroughbreds run at Hollywood Park in a seven furlong Will Rogers handicap after Honeymoon failed to enter boosting other entries. Burra Sahib Enfilade and They Say headline the field for the C. V. Whitney and White Star stables as the favored runners face the barrier.
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North Carolina High School Meet Planned in Chapel Hill
June 1 4 The North Carolina state high school athletic association was scheduled to meet here today.
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North Carolina State High School Athletic Association
Baseball Major League Leaders Recap
National League leaders include Walker of Brooklyn with 379 batting average and Musial of St. Louis leading in hits with 50 and 13 doubles. Reiser of Brooklyn tops runs with 30 and steals with 11, while Mize of New York and DiMaggio of New York share 10 home runs. American League leaders list Vernon of Washington at 378 and Pesky of Boston with 57 hits and 13 doubles. Williams of Boston leads RBIs with 37. Keller of New York tops triples with 5. Ferriss of Boston is pitching leader with 8 0 and 1.000.
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Dodgers Fall 10 1 to Landis in Opening Game
Thomasville Dodgers lose 10 to 1 at Landis amid 14 hits allowed by three pitchers. Giansanti moved to keystone with Maceilli injured, Fiala returns to infield as Catalano shifts to right field. Landis builds a three run second inning and never relinquishes lead.
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Groundhog season extended by a month in Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Game Commission announced an extended groundhog season from June 1 to September 30 with the season longer than usual. Officials urged not wasting any meat during this world food crisis period.
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Babe Ruth Returns Refused Newark Manager Offer
New York June 1 UP Babe Ruth says he sought the Newark International League managerial post this year but was rejected by the Yankees. Ruth said he urged MacPhail to consider him after Bill Dickey declined and that George Selkirk was chosen instead to replace him in right field in 1934.
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Hogan Leads Goodall Golf Round Robin at Winged Foot
Ben Hogan led the Goodall Round Robin at Winged Foot Golf Club as 72 holes remain and seven rounds of match play finish tomorrow. He topped the point list at plus 25 and led medal play with even par 216, ahead of Herman Barron and Byron Nelson, with Hogan unbeaten against all six opponents thus far.
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Herman Barron
Byron Nelson
Fights Last Night From Associated Press
New York Beau Jack outpointed Johnny Greco 146 to 141. Au gusta Ga over Montreal 10 rounds. Norristown Tony Cocco 125 and Eddie Hines 118 drew in Worcester. Costa 150 knocked out Willie Keene 142 in Pittsburgh. Booker Beckwith 174% beat Willie Barrow 186 in Detroit after Barrow was disqualified.
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One Run Games Decide Early MLB Flag Winners
The season’s first quarter shows 301 games with about one third settled by one run. The Red Sox lead the American League with nine wins in 11 tight games, while the Cardinals top the NL with eight victories in 10. The Yankees and Athletics slipped, with New York going 3 of 9 in one-run games and Philadelphia 3 of 12. A crowd of 60,985 watched the Yankees beat the Athletics 8 1 to close the three game series.
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State League Results and Today’s Baseball Schedule
Landis defeats Thomasville 10 1 and Concord and Statesville 2 to 1 while Mooresville beats Lexington 6 to 4. Only games scheduled today include St Louis at New York 2 pm and Chicago at Boston 2 pm with other major matchups listed across the league and cities.
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Concord
Statesville
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Lexington
Yesterday's Results From Baseball Schedule
Only game scheduled involved New York and Philadelphia with a 1 1 score. Cincinnati at Chicago was postponed due to rain.
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Philadelphia
Tomorrow's Schedule For Major League Baseball Matchups
Al Cleveland faces Philadelphia in Philadelphia at 2. St Louis travels to New York. Chicago hosts Boston. Detroit meets Washington. Philadelphia hosts Pittsburgh. Boston visits Chicago. New York visits St Louis. Brooklyn plays Cincinnati.
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Big Ten track meet heads to payoff round in Champaign
In Champaign Illinois at the University of Illinois Memorial Stadium the 46th annual Big Ten track and field meet reached the payoff round with performances improving toward pre war quality.
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University of Illinois Memorial Stadium
Big Ten Coaches Enter Third Day on 1947 Scheduling Deadlock
In Champaign Illinois in June 1947 Big Ten football coaches enter a marathon third day of talks seeking agreement on 1947 schedules. After two days the session shows a deadlock over using weak drawing cards to attract crowds.
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Belmont Stakes Big Day Questions in New York
A sports round up notes Belmont Stakes attendance and betting expectations rivaling the Kentucky Derby and Indy 500. It highlights the Belmont as a tougher test after three year olds drop out and mentions last Thursday’s crowd near 60 631 bettors who wagered over four million dollars. It also references New York U football venues and Penn State player George Farnshaw Jr future plans.
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Coast Guardsman Jack Kramer Heads to English Tennis Courts
Former Coast Guardsman Jack Kramer who served in five Pacific invasions leaves today to invade England's tennis courts. He will not be on hand to play against the Philippine Davis cup team, whom he helped liberate during the war.
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Jockey Jessop's famed slow finish tied to 1908 Belmont miracle
Historians note a parallel to Hampden in the 1908 Belmont when Notter, unable to see the track in fog, halted near the line then surged again to win by a whisker aboard Fair Play, echoing Job Dean Jessop's celebrated finish.
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Hampden
Rich Colin
Joe Notter
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