City budget delays baseball park plans and urges public action
The author notes the Lions club likely must postpone High bit baseball park construction until next year due to budget constraints. Only $3,700 for a softball park remains, with $8,700 already set for that project. He urges industries and citizens to actively support field maintenance and park development for the Industrial League, stressing personal outreach to officials and manufacturers to fund and maintain facilities.
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Lions Club
High Bit
Lions
Atch Developments
Industrial League
League
Baseball League Standings and Leaders Shown
The list presents batting leaders DiMaggio Keller and May highlights. It notes runs batted in and home runs by several players across leagues with team affiliations including New York Boston St. Louis and Detroit. Pitching leaders Spahn and Newhouser are listed with win loss records and ERAs.
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Ational Leagle
Walker
Philadelphia
Mize
New York
Torgeson
Busma
Baumhoistz
Cincinnati
Laughter
St. Louis
Ernie
Cooper
Robinson
Brooklyn
Boston
Blackwell
Spahn
Erican Leagle
DiMaggioo
Keller
Dillinger
Mullin
Detroit
Aimee
Falliey
Chicago
Leicher
Yankees blank Tigers as Dimaggio drives in run
Joe DiMaggio collected four hits in five at bats and drove in a run as the Yankees defeated Hal Newhouser and the Tigers 3-0. Frank Papish pitched for the White Sox in a 3-0 shutout of the Athletics, allowing at most four men to reach second.
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Joe Dimaggio
Yankees
Hal Newhouser
Tigers
Frank Papish
White Sox
Notllow
Awhite Sox
Athletics
Red Shield Baseball Opens Season With 14-2 Win
The Civitan club team defeated Green Street Baptist church in the opening game 14 to 2 as the Red Shield season starts. The age limit rose by one year and several players advance to higher league level while Beginners see No 1 beat No 2 3 to 2. Batteries listed for Civitan and Green Street along with Beginners squads.
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Red Shield
Civitan
Green Street Baptist Church
Arylee Legion
Bean
Hedrick
Weatherford
Green St. Baptist
Logan, Callicut
Campbell, Butler
Rickert
Vic Seixas Wins Chi Psi Scholarship
Vic Seixas Jr of Philadelphia, Carolina’s top tennis star and 16th ranking amateur, received a Chi Psi Educational Trust scholarship of 200 dollars for the coming year. Trustees of the fraternity awarded the prize. The dispatch notes the nationwide context but the sentence about the fleet and trucks is unclear.
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Chapel Hill
Vic Seixas, Jr
Philadelphia
Carolina
Chi Psi
Chi Psi Fraternity Educational Trust
Home Runs Put Giants In Top Spot
Mel Ott’s Giants surge feeds by Johnny Mize’s 14 homers as they rise to first in the National League with a 3-0 win over the Cubs at the Polo Grounds. Dodgers and Cardinals win to widen NL gaps. Yankees halt Tigers 3-0. Athletics slip past Indians in Cleveland.
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Joe Reichler
New York Giants
Mel Ott
Ott
Johnny Mize
Mize
Babe Ruth
Giants
Polo Grounds
Chicago Cubs
Dodgers
Pittsburgh
Ebbets Field
Pirates
Boston Braves
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Reds
New York Yankees
Joe DiMaggio
Detroit Tigers
Bengals
Washington
Philadelphia Athletics
Cleveland Indians
Cleveland
St. Louis Browns
Comiskey Park
Dodgers Pirate
Yankee Tiger
Scouting notes on young pitchers and prospects from Auburn and peers
Scouting reports highlight Willard Nixon of Auburn who powered a 4 0 win over Georgia with 20 putouts and 10 strikeouts. Michigan coach Ray Fisher praises 19 year old freshman Bob Fawcett as a top major league prospect. The note mentions Virginia Tech infield double plays, Dave Poole’s 446 hitting, 17-year-old Bill Ramsey’s 613 spring mark, and Johnny Antonelli’s 57 strikeouts in four Rochester games.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Willard Nixon
Auburn
Georgia
Willard
Ray Fisher
Michigan
Bob Fawcett
Rochester
N. Y
Johnny Antonelli
Jefferson High
Guy Jefferson
Turnabout and Home on the Range in Pro Football Notes
Curly Lambeau questions defensive coverage as Rams double team Jim Benton and Steve Bagarus, with Benton and Bagarus now on the same club. Joe Tepsic, ex Penn State athlete, joins the Fort Worth Cats and meets Teddy Nicksick from Slovan, Pa who plays at Texas Wesleyan College.
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Curly Lambeau
Don Hutson
Los Angeles Rams
Curly
Jim Benton
Steve Bargarus
Washington
Benton
Bagarus
Joe Tepsic
Penn State
Brooklyn
Fort Worth Cats
Teddy Nicksick
Slovan
Ted
Texas Wesleyan College
Fort Worth
Michigan golf nationals face raft of venue woes
The national collegiate golf championship at Michigan hosts soon without a clubhouse. Coach Les Etter jokes they may play from row boats after a weather check. Portland players revolt against air travel while pitcher Jack Salveson gets approved flights to Los Angeles area for a day at Long Beach. Pro football notes predict the Boston Yanks as the most improved team under Sead Smith. Chicago ers possibly relocate.
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University of Michigan
Les Etter
Yankees
Portland
Ore
Jack Salveson
Los Angeles
Long Beach
Calif
Boston Yanks
Sead Smith
Chicagoers
Mize Leads Major League Senior Batting Pace
Johnny Mize and George McQuinn top the big league batting list with averages near .370 as Walters trails at .362. Dimmagio closes on McQuinn while Boudreau and Dillinger hold early-to-mid table spots. Slaughter and Ennis blaze with power numbers. Spahn and Blackwell pace pitching strikeouts.
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New York
Johnny Mize
George McQuinn
New York Giants
Yankees
Philadelphia
Harry Walkers
Illy
Flyhawk
Walters
McQuinn
Joe Dimmagio
Dimmagio
Holtin
Joe
Lou Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
St. Louis
Bob Dillinger
Enos
Slaughter
Mize
Big John
Earl Torgeson
Braves
Frank Baumholtz
Reds
del Ennis
Phillies
Cooper
Giants
Toreyson
Warren Spahn
Schoolboy Rowe
Cincinnati
Ewell Blackwell
Mickey Vernon Blames Himself For Nats Plunge
Cleveland June 4 Mickey Vernon, the league batting leader last season, says his own poor form is the reason Washington is faltering. Vernon notes his .252 average is .101 lower than last year and cites the dip as a key cause for the Senators’ slide from first division contention to sixth place.
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Cleveland
Mickey Vernon
Washington Senators
Vernon
Washington
Maine Guide Charley Miller Reports Hard Hitting Fish Down East
Charley Miller jokes that fish are biting so fiercely along the coast that six jumped into his canoe and ate his worms, a playful exaggeration for local readers. The noted Maine guide maintains his signature understatement while delivering a chuckle for the 1948 humor.
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Charley Miller
Maine
Charley
Manager Pete Hader Drives 30 Miles After Three Overtime Games
In Class B baseball, Anniston Alabama, under manager Pete Hader, played three straight overtime games lasting 14, 11, and 13 innings. After the final tilt he traveled 30 miles to Gadsden to attend a steak dinner honoring a veteran fan, seeking nourishment.
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Stuart X. Stephenson
Anniston
Ala
Pete Hader
Gadsden
Two Homers Help Tomlinson Beat Jacobs In Industrial League
In the first day of the Industrial Leagues action Hillcrest defeated Thomas Mills 5 1 behind four hit pitching by Surratt in girls softball. Tomlinson won 2 0 in the men s league with Chadwick and Crofts hitting two homers to pace the victory. Box scores follow.
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Hillcrest
Thomas Mills Ton
Surratt
Tomlinson
Jacobs
Chadwick and
Crofts
Hillcrest Thomas Mills
Abrabi Smith
Crawford
McDonid
Helms
Thornton
Tysinger
Brown
Davis
Shipwash
Kennedy
Balttr
Ingram
Collins
Elliont
Furgerson
Venable
Feller
Hillcrest Eee Ee
Thomas Susevescrecess
Stu.Chadw
Hayes
Pierce
Haiter
Eller
Byerly
Jennings
Hunsuck
Paganinni
H. Chadwick
Chadwick
U—Collins
James
Pats Stay Narrow Gap In Carolina League Standings
Greensboro narrowed the distance to runner up Winston-Salem by an 11-4 loss to the Cards. Bernie Keating earned the win again, scattering 11 hits. Durham Bulls beat Raleigh 6-4 as Buck Weaver notched his eighth win. Martinsville beat Martinsville 10-5 after a dugout fight banishes. Cooper hit his sixth homer. Burlington defeated Danville 14-11 with a 14-hit Bee attack led by Showiety and Parise.
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Associated Press
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Bernie Keating
Winston-Salem
Durham Bulls
Raleigh
Buck Weaver
Durham
Glenn
Martinsville
Leone
Leaksville
Cooper
Burlington
Danville
Showiety
Parise
New York
Detroit
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Washington
Cleveland
Mooresville
Salisbury
Concord
Landis
Statesville
Hickory
Lexington
Thomasville
Knoxville
Reidsville
Spartanburg
Rock Hill
Charlotte
Asheville
Anderson
Fayetteville
Durham Manager Fined In Raleigh Court
Willie Duke, manager of the Durham entry in the Carolina league and Raleigh native, was fined $10 and costs in Raleigh local court for disorderly conduct at the Raleigh-Durham baseball game. He allegedly used profanity toward Rudy Knipe, Raleigh baseball club president. Ray Thomas was ejected by umpire Robert Mann but faced no charges.
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Raleigh
Willie Duke
Durham
Duke
Rudy Knipe
Ray Thomas
Robert Mann
Thomas
Sedgefield Horse Show Opens in Six Sessions
The 18th annual Sedgefield horse show opens with six sessions featuring top hunters led by the Sedgefield Hunt in traditional dress. Stable entries from the south and east are represented as tickets sell quickly for each showing.
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Tv Reseem
Sedgefield
South
How They Stand and Yesterday's Baseball Results
National League schedules show Chicago at New York and Philadelphia at Chicago among 2:30 p.m. starts with Pittsburgh at Brooklyn and St. Louis at Boston later. Yesterday Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 11 to 8 while New York topped Chicago 8 to 3. American League notes New York defeated Detroit 3 to 0 and Chicago beat Philadelphia 3 to 0.
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Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Boston
Detroit
Washington
Cleveland
Leagle
Box Score Thomasville at Lexington and Concord games
Multiple baseball score details show Thomasville losing 1 to 4 at Lexington after a late rally. Limmar and Hampton lead Thomasville with RBIs while Sieradski and Allen contribute early hits. Concord and Statesville matches produce high runs with Williamson and Watts steering for Salisbury and Hickory respectively.
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Thomasville
Abric Allen
Gentz
Trexiertf
Kennedy
Hampton
Skeen
Wood
Leonardis
Limmar
Prater
Massaro
Teed
Brovenet
Odelisurgo
Roddy
Wallis
Dessell
Ojsteradskip
Lexington
Brown
RBI
Sieradski
Allen
Melisurge
Limemar
Dressel
Desseli
Lob Lexington
U— Trigger
Price
Emerywood Plans Heavy Golf State Tournament Schedule
Emerywood country club begins qualifying for the presidents cup through June 14 with match play set from June 16 to 29. A July 4 Flag Day event, July 13 junior club championship, and Aug 15 to 24 club championships for ladies and men are planned along with other events including an invitational Scotch foursome and pro-member tournament.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Emerywood Country Club
Boyd Jaeger
Jaeger
Emerywood
Poor Hitting Dooms Hi-Toms After Loss at Finch Field
Thomasville High Point Dodgers dropped 4-1 to Lexington Athletics at Finch Field. Pitching improved but walk woes hurt Tom Sieradski as Arnold Wallis led a three hit effort for Hi-Toms who fall to fourth in the North State league. Tonight they host the Statesville Owls at 8.0 oclock seeking their first win of the week.
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Lexington Athletics
Finch Field
Thomasville High Point Dodgers
Statesville Owls
Hi-Toms
Whitey Dessell
Tom Sieradski
Lexington
Sieradski
Arnold Wallis
Vito Melisurgo
Limmer
A's
Allen
George Pratt
Kari Krafft
Fights Last Night Across Cities and Scores
In Los Angeles Enrique Rolanos defeated John Thomas by TKO after seven rounds. In London Lloyd Marshall stopped Freddie Mills in five rounds. In Buffalo Erv Sarlin fought Endi lcott to a ten round draw. other bout details unclear.
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Los Angeles
Enrique Rolanos
Mexico City
T.K.O
John Thomas
London
Lloyd Marshall
Cleveland
Freddie Mills
England
Buffalo
N. Y
Erv Sarlin
Pittsburgh
Joe Matiss
Endilcott
Drew
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National Sports Syndicate, Inc
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