Darkhorses aim for 1939 semi pro crown at Willis Park
Tate Furniture Company sponsored team among six entries approved for the fourth annual North Carolina semi pro tournament opening June 22 at Willis Park. Other entrants include Tomlinson High Point Adams-Millis Oakdale James town Highland and McCrary Eagles Asheboro. Industrial Day kicks off with a four game program starting 1 30 pm and running through midnight with 4 500 expected in attendance. Rhode Island led 1939 traffic safety with four deaths per 100 million vehicle miles.
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Tate
Willis Park
Tate Furniture Company
Luc Chakales
Tomlinson
High Point
Adams-Millis
Oakdale
Jamestown
Highland
McCrary Eagles
Asheboro
Sanford
Eagles
Wichita
Kansas
North Carolina
Rhode Island
Frank Melton
McCrary
Columbus
Toledo
Lee Sherrill
High Point College
Melton
Mickey Cochrane
Hemp
Jinxed 13 Wins Mark Tightens Diamond Race
The Major League pennant chase tightens as a club racks 13 wins in a row, leading by a game and a half. Tomlinson shines with hitting and fielding as Adams-Millis looms Friday at 4:30, while Triangle and Globe teams push for round two glory in amateur and industrial leagues.
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Wilkes
Guilford
Moore
Forsyth
Tomlinson
Rip Collins
Adams-Millis
Tri-City
Drop
George Summey
Triangle
Black Smith
Allen Jay Boy
Melrose
Brooklyn Maintains Lead With Pirates Victory
Brooklyn defeated Pittsburgh 8 7 to move into first place in the National League percentage standings. Cincinnati remained idle at 29 13 while the Redlegs stood 31 14. In the American League, Boston’s margin over Cleveland narrowed as Detroit trailed by one game and New York by three. St Louis beat Washington 7 4, and Boston Bees crushed St Louis 12 2. Babe Phelps tripled for Brooklyn in the later game as Lefty Sullivan limited the Cardinals to two runs.
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Judson Bailey
Brooklyn
Hodge
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati Red
Boston B Sox
Cleveland
Detro Tigers
Ne York Yankees
St. Louis
Brown
Washington Senators
Senators
Sid Hudson
Boston Bees
Cardinals
Bees
Lefty Sullivan
Redbirds
Johnny Mize
Billy Southworth
Mike Gales
Washington Huskies Poised in Intercollegiate Regatta Lead
Washington oarsmen prepare in Poughkeepsie for the coming intercollegiate regatta after a week of practice. The Huskies are favored to dominate rowing once more, with Cornell and Princeton coached by Washington alumni and Yale and Harvard also tied to the program. Analysts say only Cornell could upset Washington, given Cornell's recent surge under Harrison Sanford and Norman Sonja.
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Washington
Cornell
Princeton
Yale
Harvard
Poughkeepsie
Harrison Sanford
Norman Sonja
Big Red
Thomasville Tommies_top Kannapolis Towelers 5-4 in Busy Game
The Thomasville Tommies defeated the Kannapolis Towelers 5 to 4 in a hard fought game before 4 800 fans on Ladies Night. Laceman scored the winning run in the eighth on a single and steal, as Maus doubled scoring Laceman.
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Thomasville
Thomasville Tommies
Kannapolis
Laceman
Maus
Weavers Take Two From Hillcrest In Industrial League
The Weavers swept Hillcrest in a doubleheader yesterday. First game 10 to 2, second game 16 to 2. Owens Brewer Samuels and Hussey led hitting with solid run production as H P Weaving earned the wins.
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High Point Weaving
Hillcrest
Weavers
Owens
Brewer
Samuels
Hussey
H. P. Weaving
Frith
Miles
Hampton
Triangle Tops Marsh 8 to 0 in Industrial League contest
Triangle scored eight runs behind two hit pitching from Apple to defeat Marsh 8 to 0. Hester of Marsh threw four hits but two errors aided Triangle’s big inning. rallies came in the third and eighth with walks, hits, and a wild throw fueling the scoring. Triangle managed one earned run.
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Rile Currie
Triangle
Apple
Marsh
Hester
Thomasville Tommies
James
Summey
Ferbie Fowler
Twins Start Climb From League Cellar
In Charlotte on June 11 the Piedmont League saw Winston-Salem rally after a managerial change. Ray Brubaker led the Twins to an 8-0 win over Norfolk with Mike Roscoe earning his eighth win. Portsmouth defeated Charlotte 6-4 as Charley Frey earned the victory.
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Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Ray Brubaker
Twins
Norfolk
Tars
Mike Roscoe
Brubaker
Eddie Moore
Richmond
Portsmouth
Charley Frey
N. C. State
Max Wilson
Salisbury Dominates Lexington in 18–1 Victory
Salisbury bunched 10 runs in the fifth inning to crush Lexington 18 to 1. Alderman and Mize combined on the win while Tansey and Heving shared catching duties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salisbury
Lexington
Alderman
Mize
Tansey
Heving
Pitchers and hitters share spotlight in doubleheader
In the second game H P W H Weaving leads a pitching duel with Samuels earning the win and Miles the loss. Samuels Brewer Owens and Bean pace the offense with three hits each. Brewer and Samuels contribute home and RBI plays as the home team edges out.
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T—Rhee
H. P. Weaving
Hillcrest
Owens
Brewer
Samuels
Bean
Miles
Broadway hints at boxing matches and golf rumors in sports notes
New York sports round up mentions Joe Louis vs Arturo Godoy odds, Lawson Little rust talk, Fordham Tennessee football date for 1941, Ed Oliver versus Hagen tales, Ed Oliver tossed for starting early, Hagen’s golf steadiness, Connie Mack family, Dolph Camilli homer streak, Babe Ruth absence, and Byrd handicap broadcast plans.
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New York
Broadway
Joe Louis
Arturo Godoy
Lawson Little
Boston
Fordham
Tennessee
Concensus
Ed Oliver
Walter Hagen
Joseph E. Widener Racing
Fred Apostoli
Young Corbett
San Francisco
Connie Mack
Mike M'Gilllcuddy
Shibe Park
Dolph Camilli
Pittsburgh
Babe Ruth
Bill Werber
The
Reds
Major Leaders in American and National Leagues
The AP lists season leaders by league. American League top batters include Radcliff and Finney at .368, Case 43 runs, Foxx 48 RBIs, and Milnar 8-1 in wins. National League leaders feature Moore and Walker at .353, McCormick 36 RBIs, Mize 17 homers, Walters 9-1 pitching.
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St. Louis
Finney
Boston
Case
Washington
Moses
Philadelphia
Foxx
Walker
Wright
Chicago
Greenberg
Detroit
Mack
Boudreau
Cleveland
Trosky
Milnar
Newsom
Southern Tourney In Second Round
In Charlotte on June 11 the Southern Tennis Tournament entered the second round with eight seeded players. Notables include No 2 Gardnar Mulloy of Miami and No 3 Archie Henderson of Chapel Hill advancing, while Bryan Grant of Atlanta and Campbell Gillespie of Miami won in the first round and prepare for second round matchups.
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Charlotte
Bryan (Bitsy) Grant
Atlanta
Campbell Gillespie
Miami
Fla
Grant
Rod Robinson
Gillespie
Jack Blair
Gardnar Mulloy
Melville Jordan
Chapel Hill
Charles Rice
Ernest Ewbank
Mulloy
Archie Henderson
Cortez Suttles
Henderson
Joe Blackmon
Bradenton
Suttles
Dick McKee
Marion Reese
McKee
Bernard Williams
Salisbury
Reese
Bill Howland
Bill Gillespie
George Pero
Russell Bobbitt
Louis Faquin
Memphis
Tenn
Steve Colson
Tampa
Pero
Billy Farmer
Clinton, S. C
Bobbitt
John Lee
Faquin
Lenoir Wright
Dick List
Beckers Edge Adams Millis 8 to 7 in Industrial League
Beckers beat Adams Millis 8 to 7 after a late rally. Loflin went 3 for 3 and Danning 2 for 2 for Beckers as A M Allman led Adams Millis with two hits. Final line shows Adams Millis 200 300 2 and Beckers 030 2003 with 11 and 8 hits respectively.
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Beckers
Adams Millis
Loflin
Danning
Becker
A. M
Wheeles
Gregory
Dudley
Denning
Vance
A. M. Allman
A. M. Gregory
Koontz
Ridge
Dillion
Baseball scoreboard shows several league results
St. Louis beat Washington 7 to 4. Detroit at New York and several other games were rained out or postponed. Winston-Salem topped Norfolk 6 to 3 while Rocky Mount defeated Asheville 4 to 2. Salisbury crushed Lexington 18 to 1. Jersey City beat Buffalo 3 to 1 in a rain-shortened game. Cincinnati and others mentioned with multiple rain delays across leagues.
Baseball Tonight Schedule With Probables
Tonight’s games feature Brooklyn at Pittsburgh Tamulis versus Brown, Philadelphia at Cincinnati Beck against Walters, New York at Chicago Paul Dean and Lohrman versus Lee and Passeau, Boston at St Louis Erickson versus Bowman, Cleveland at Boston Feller versus Wilson, St Louis at Washington Kennedy facing Leonard, Detroit at New York Bridges versus Donald, and Chicago at Philadelphia Smith opposing Roas.
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Tamulis
Brown
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Beck
Walters
New York
Chicago
Paul Dean
Lohrman
Lee
Passeau
Boston
St. Louis
Errickson
Bowman
Cleveland
Feller
Wilson
Washington
Kennedy
Leonard
Detroit
Bridges
Donald
Smith
Roas
Local League Matchups Across Multiple Cities
A series of scheduled games appears across several leagues including PILDMONT LEAGLE Winston-Salem at Norfolk and Durham at Richmond, with Bi State, Tar Heel, and Coastal Plain leagues listing towns from Martinsville to New Bern and beyond.
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Pildmont Leagle Winston-Salem
Norfolk
Durham
Richmond
Rocky Mourt
Asheville
Portsmouth
Charlotte
Martinsville
Bassett
Mt. Airy
Mayodan
Tri-Cities
Reidsville
Danville
South Boston
Coastal Plain League
Kinston
Wilson Tarboro
Snow Hill
Goldsboro
Williamston
Greenville
New Bern
Tennis Players Meet Tonight to Organize City Association
City tennis players are invited to meet at Blair Park clubhouse at 8:30 tonight to organize a tennis association sponsored by the recreation department. Officers will be elected, a program of activities planned, and entrants for the ladder tournament starting next week may call the Blair Park clubhouse to enter.
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Blair Park
L. H. Fussell
City Recreation Department
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Bitsy) Grant
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