Leo Morgan Returns to Lead Bison Football program
Leo Morgan, once a beloved assistant mentor at the local high school, is set to return next fall to work under Simeon, aligning with Tony's T formation. The piece praises his leadership and anticipates strong player development for the Bison. It also notes Melvin Walker's major league prospects with Trenton Giants and Babe Ruth’s Mexican league career context, plus local summer sports plans and Legion baseball coach hunt.
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Leo Morgan
Bison
Leo
Simeon
Tony
Dave Yow
Andrew Jack- Post 87
American Legion
High Point
Dave
Legion
Sedgefield Horseshow Opens With 200+ Horses Claiming Prizes
The Sedgefield Horseshow opens Thursday at the show grounds with $4000 in prize money and numerous trophies. More than 200 horses are expected amid strong advance ticket sales led by the Y M C A girls in High Point and the Junior Women’s Club in Greensboro. Notable entrants include Mayor Ear l Phillip’s stable, D S Neill’s Doug's Genius, and entries owned by Charles L. Kearns, Miss Helen Dallas, R C Randolph, and G M Mitchell.
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Sedgefield
Charles Kearns
T. V. Rochelle
George Thomas
Earl Phillips, Jr
High Point
Tony
Young Phillips
Sedgefield Show Grounds
Mayor Ear
Phillip
D. 5. Neill
Doug
Charles L. Kearns
Helen Dallas
R. C. Randolph
G. M. Mitchell
Greensboro
Civic and Sunday School Softball League Meeting Tuesday
An organization meeting for civic and Sunday school softball will be held Tuesday at 7 30 oclock at the Y M C A. Officials urged all Sunday and club teams interested in participating this summer to be ready and on time Tuesday.
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City Lake
Reece Snider
A.A.U
Harvard Crew Beats Yale In Wet Rowing Meet
In Cambridge Harvard varsity crew defeated Yale by four lengths on the Charles River. The Crimson led from start to finish in the mile and three quarters race, finishing in 9:18 to Yale's 9:36 amid rain.
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Cambridge
Mass
Harvard
Yale
Charles River
Crimson
Panthers End Hibernation With Hopes For 1949 Football Drill
High Point college enjoyed an undefeated football season under Ralph James and earned a Burley Tobacco bowl bid in Johnson City. Basketball rose from last to win the North State conference title and earned a National tournament invitation despite an early exit. Plans for a football practice opening August 21 show optimism for next year with many veterans and new players.
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Vamunar
High Point College
Ralph James
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Johnson City
Tennessee
James
Milligan
Kansas City
Panther Sports
Bill Faircloth
Baseball Standings and Tomorrow's Probable Pitchers
Scores show St Louis 4 New York 3 Philadelphia 10 Cleveland 4 with Chicago at Boston postponed by rain. A roundup lists nine games and the probable pitchers for each matchup including Wolffell Toslo Hatten Webber Behrman Hengser Hetr ki1 Schmitz Passeau Jurisich Hughes Bahr Sewell Pot ter Shirley Gettel Marshall Reynolds Lemon Embree Marchildon Fowler Lee Lopat Buland Dobson Newhouse Leonard Niggeling across the National and American leagues.
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Newhouser
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Duke Beats North Carolina 5 3 In Emerson Field Tilt
Duke baseball team defeated North Carolina 5 to 3 before 4 000 at Emerson Field to win the season series. Lefty Lee Griffeth pitched five solid innings with Bob H finishing, while Duke capitalized on Carolina errors and a three run first inning. Art Vann led Duke with two hits but was later ejected for arguing a steal of home.
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Devils
Monky Whiteheart
Lee Griffeth
Vann
Groome
Triangle and Randleman tied for lead in crucial league game
In a key Industrial League match, Triangle and Randleman square off tomorrow afternoon after both won yesterday. Triangle beat Carolina Container 8-5 while Randleman prevailed 6-5 in 10 innings over Melrose. VFW also crushed Silver Knit 18-7 with Meekins leading the offense.
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Mar Re
Carolina Container
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Veterans of Foreign Wars
Silver Knit
Meekins
VFW
Former Mentor To Return Here For 1946 Campaign
Leo Morgan ex-Catawba star and former local assistant coach will join the High Point high school staff next fall to boost coaching, player development, and Bison prospects. Superintendent Charles F. Carroll announced the appointment after Morgan completes a UNC Chapel Hill master’s in physical education and returns for August football practice.
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Bison
Leo Morgan
Catawba College
Morgan
Tony Simeon
Carroll
University of North Carolina At Chapel Hill
Negro ball star leads International league batting race
Jackie Robinson of the Montreal Royals has moved from sixth to first in the International League batting race. Through 37 games he has 47 hits in 132 at bats for a .356 average, plus one home run seven doubles and three triples. He also paces the circuit in hits and runs with 38.
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Jackie Robinson
Montreal
Robinson
Chuck Diering
Rochester
U.C.S
McKenley Wins 440 in Big Ten Meet
Jamaica sprinter Herb McKenley won the 440 yard dash in 46.2 seconds at Champaign Illinois to break the world record by two tenths of a second The Illinois team clinched the conference title with 6634 points in a dominant meet
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Ill
Herb McKenley
Illinois
Jamaica
Hogan Clinches Lead in Goodall Golf Meet
Ben Hogan moved into a strong lead at the Goodall round robin with a 36 point total, despite a 75 round this morning. Jag McSpaden shattered course records with a 65 to beat Nelson and Byrd, then tied Hogan in the afternoon, as 14 players contended on Winged Foot's wet course.
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Mamaroneck
N. Y
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Goodall Company
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Winged Foot
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Byron Nelson
Sammy Byrd
McSpaden
Herman Barron
Dutch Harrison
Dick Burton
Craig Wood
Ray Hill
Mann Pitches No-Hitter for Sacramento Over Seattle
Garth Red Mann, acquired ten days ago from Oakland, pitched a no hitter for Sacramento to beat Seattle 6-0 in a Pacific Coast League game before 5,064. He walked three batters, with Sacramento fielding errorless behind him.
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Red
Mann
Oakland
Seattle
UNC Co-Captains Picked for 1947 Baseball Team
John Gregory of Halifax and Harry Benson of Winston-Salem were elected co-captains of the 1947 UNC baseball squad at a team meeting held yesterday in Chapel Hill.
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University of North Carolina
John Gregory
Halifax
Harry Benson
Winston-Salem
Devil Trackman Take AAU Crown
Duke's southern conference track champions captured the senior division of the AAU open invitational in Chapel Hill. They totaled 125 points to finish first, with North Carolina second at 76.4 points. Huntington high won the junior division with 58 points, Durham high 42, Granby Norfolk 41, Fayetteville 18, Salisbury 15, Raleigh 15, and Greenville 6.
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Bucs Ex Manager Appointed Recreational Superintendent
In Pittsburgh on June 1 the Allegheny county commissioners announced Harold Pie Traynor formerly Pirates manager is named recreational superintendent of the county north and south parks. He will also run baseball schools and serve as sports director for a local radio station.
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Allegheny County Commissioners
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Pie) Traynor
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