Fireball Ridge Pitches for High Point Junior Legion Team
A local reader notes former High Point High School pitcher known as Fireball Jack Ridge now faces junior legion play. The piece reflects on field conditions, local sports figures, and safety, mentioning Rip Collins and Reece Snyder, Greensboro’s Bob Jamieson, and High Point’s Tony Simeon as part of a wide view of area baseball culture and facilities.
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Jack Ridge
High Point High School
High Point Junior Legion
Ceme
Ridge
Bob Jamieson
Greensboro High School
Greensboro Legion
Bob
High Point
Tony Simeon
The
Red Cross
Iile
Thomasville
Hugh Ful
Carolinas Junior Golf Championship Opens At Borough June 17
Twenty High Point youths compete for the Carolinas junior golf title at Borough Country Club starting June 17 with Aaron Rice the 1945 champion eligible to defend. Qualifying begins 8 am for 18 holes, with younger players allowed 9 holes. A trophy honors winners and runners up per flight, with medals for low qualifier. Numerous local youths from Blair Park and Emerywood join the field.
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Carolinas
Boro Country Club
High Point
Aaron Rice
Max T. Payne
Greensboro
Blairrk Municipal Golf Course
Emerywood Country Club
Elwick Smith
Paul Hardin
Bobby Erhart
Bobby
Padgett
Marcus God
Darrell Medlin
Johnny Ger
Tommy Langley
Kennethie, Jr
Frank Lee Smith
Hal Bennett
Ray Hamlet
Jimmy ‘Oollen
Albert Sawyer
Tom Wood
Senators Sweep Doubleheader With 7 6 Win Over White Sox
Washington built a seven to six victory in a doubleheader finale aided by odd defensive miscues from Chicago. The Senators extended their winning streak to five games while the White Sox, under new manager Ted Lyons since May 25, remain without a win against Washington in seven meetings this season.
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Washington
Chicago
White Sox
Washington Senators
Ted Lyons
Te Sox
Gil Torres
Senators Rally Halted as Pitcher Shuts Down Sox Ninth
In a tense finish the Senators took over pitching in the ninth to stop a White Sox rally that had produced one run and left runners on third and second with one out.
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Senators
White Sox
Locks On Cellar Concord Weavers Score 3-1 Win Over Dodgers
In a North State league game at Finch Field Concord Weavers rally for a 3-1 win over the Thomasville Dodgers. Aldridge pitched well late for Thomasville but allowed the decisive two-run eighth inning, giving Concord the victory. Lakes doubled and drove in a run for Thomasville, while Hemric fanned 10 in a complete game effort.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Concord Weavers
Thomasville Dodgers
Finch Field
Hameric
Weavers
Aldridge
Reancaville
Lakes
Thers
Avrage i
Standings Roundup Across Major Leagues
In the American League Cleveland beat New York 2 to 1 while Boston routed Detroit 15 to 4 and Philadelphia led St. Louis 9 to 3. Washington and Chicago stood 7-7 and 6-6 respectively. In the National League New York won 5 to 3 over Pittsburgh as Chicago126 beat Brooklyn 2 to 0. Cincinnati 4 beat Boston 2. St. Louis 7 topped Philadelphia 0.
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Cleveland
New York
Boston
Detroit
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Washington
Chicago
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
We. Pet
Boston Ceeececcoume
New York Essesscede
Detroit Eeetween
Scceees
Chica Sovaseceessd
L GB
Brooklyn Esesevecesd
St. Louis Ccessoces
Cincinnat
Pittsburg
Bramham Warns Minor Leagues on Gambling Epidemic
Durham June 8. President Bramham of the national association issues a bulletin to minor league club owners urging them to end gambling in baseball parks. It directs owners to go to the very limit to stop such practices or risk forfeiting franchises of offending owners.
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Durham
Bramham
National Association
Ex-Cadets Not Eligible For Southern Conference
The Southern conference executive committee ruled that students transferring from the Naval or Military academy cannot compete in athletics at any member school. Dr. H A Fisher announced the unanimous opinion that cadets and midshipmen who played at West Point or Annapolis should not be eligible in this circuit. The decision ends any chance Doc Blanchard might return to Carolina and affects Sonny Martin Raleigh Loy who played for Army last year and is now at Wake Forest.
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Raleigh
Southern Conference
Naval Or Military Academy
H. A. Fisher
Fisher
West Point
Annapolis
Doc Blanchard
Army
Carolina
Sonny Martin
Raleigh Loy
Wake Forest
No hitter but Copper team loses in Anchorage
Walter Leckner, a Robbinsdale Minnesota soldier, threw the first no hit game in Anchorage history. His team the Coppers lost 1 0 to the Beavers on two walks a wild pitch and an infield out scoring the only run.
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Anchorage
Alaska
Walter Leckner
Robbinsdale
Minn
The
Coppers
Beavers
Todd Ties Ghezzi In Philly Invitational Golf Tournament
Harry Todd of Dallas shoots 66 to tie Vic Ghezzi for the lead at 205 after 54 holes at Merion’s Philadelphia Invitational. Lew Worsham, Byron Nelson absent, Ben Hogan down. 11 of 60 players under par after three rounds amid heat and slick greens.
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Philadelphia
Texas
Harry Todd
Dallas
Vic Ghezzi
Philadelphia Inquirer
Byron Nelson
Ben Hogan
Lianerch Country Club
Ghezzi
Lew Worsham
Bethesda
Navy
Mike Turnesa
White Plains
N. Y
Sedgefield Show Concludes With Multiple Champions
The 18th annual Sedgefield Horseshow crowned America Beautiful of Carolanne Farms winner of the $500 three gaited championship stake while Hawkwood Seal owned by Richard Reynolds of Richmond va triumphed in the conformation hunter championship. Claim Agent led the opening day and the event drew top judges Douglas M. Davis D H Brock and Ertus Riggs.
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Sedgefield
Hawkwood Seal
Raymond Barbin
Richard Reynolds
Richmond
Virginia
Earl N. Phillips
High Point
Dick Kellam
Shireen
Nathan Ayres
Brandon Pride
America Beautiful
Carolanne Farms
Hawlwood Seal
C. V. Henkle
Statesville
Douglas M. Davis
Lexington
D. H. Brock
Ony
Miss Larkin
Beaujean
Ier
Mercer
Charles Mitchell
D'Arcy
Louis Wallihan
Mary Allen Gray
Lucy Luckenbeck
Wilson Merry Boy
Moir S. Martin
Playboy
Wade Stepp
Billy Todd
Meet
R. R. Charles
Igaria
Ray Harney
American Beautiful
Enchantress
Forest Park Stables
Craver, Jr
Spot
Alfred Bryan
Red Water
Marbert Farms
Starwood
Chuck Haywood
Whisk Dale
Darcy
Mary J. Weaver
Claudia Wright
Carolyn Horton
Ann Baker
Lady
Man
C. V. Hinkle
G. Gilmer
King's Guard
Mana Stables
Bourbon Streak
James Mitchell
Happy Chandler Rejoins Diamond For Grafton Dedication Game
Baseball Commissioner Hap py Chandler played one inning as pitcher for an old timers team in Grafton on Chandler day. He exited after 2 1 2 innings as a right hander and later moved to second base. Chandler began in 1920 with the Red River Valley league in Grafton and recalled his college days and early pitching trials. He joked that the old whip still has bite and interacted with fans during the homage event.
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Glenn H. Peterson
Grafton
N. D
Happy Chandler
Chandler
Happy
Rizzuto Resisted Mexican Offer in Yankees Contract Case
In a Newark court filing, it is revealed Phil Rizzuto declined a 15 000 five year deal to join the Mexican Baseball League. Pasquel said Rizzuto turned down the offer for family reasons amid a suit brought by the Yankees to stop Latin American leagues from enticing AL players. Mallard ducks note appears as unrelated filler.
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New York
Phil Rizzuto
New York Yankee
Accorda Pongal
Albert Onge
Pe ‘Asquel
Jorge Pasquel
Yankees
Barnardo
Jerome Hess
Pasquel
Rizzuto
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Bik
Bison
Red Shield
Rip Collins
Randleman
Rip
Reece Snyder
Reece
City Lake
Snyder
Greensboro Country Club
Sens
Sox
Dodgers
Musten
Hemric
Cardinale
Carrier
Barnes
Salisbury
Kish
McWilliams
Arneberg
Lindsay
Kruger
Landis
Nelson
Hacker
Brown and Okrie
J. Bradshaw
G. Bradshaw
Hickory
Ae McCall
Northrup
K. Ellington
Welsman
Oy Brummell
Braham
Southern Loop
Don's
Palm Beach
Poplin Beach
McGregor
Silver
Father
Incorpo
Hickok
Rolf
Marxnan
Todd Ties Ghezzi
Bottaycoos
Exchange
Civitan
A. B
Karriak
Karriall
Archdale
Hawkwood
Ball Park
China
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