Dodgers Fall To Pirates In North State Clash
Thomasville and Salisbury split as Danny Costello frustrated Hi-Toms with unique pitches. Krafft struggled on the mound for Salisbury and Krafft walked eight as Thomasville pulled ahead 5-3 in nine innings.
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High Point Dodgers
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Salisbury Pirates
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Dodgers
Hi-Toms
Lexington
Indians
Bill Kennedy
Ban
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Salisbury
Kraft
Melisurgo
Gentz
Reinold
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RBI
Lisk
Leip
Prater
Statchez
S—Mitchell
Kennedy
Geatz
Wallis
Costello
Geats
Harrison
Hormann
Russell
Price
Beckers Tailoring Defeat Weaving Club 2 to 1 in League Play
Becker's Tailoring upset the previously unbeaten High Point Weaving 2 to 1 as they capitalized on timely hits in the fourth and fifth innings. The contest featured a strong pitching duel between Moore of Melrose and Anson, contributing to a tight industrial league clash and a narrow victory for Beckers.
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Becker
High Point Weaving
Triangle
Melrose Hosiery
Moore
Melrose
Anson
Weavene
Coop
Webb
Mintz
Dawson
Cook
Hicks
Flynnrt Pain
Pow
Jones
Staton
Crotts
Penley
Knox
Cecil
Baseball Honors and League Leaders Summary
Major league batting leaders include Slaughter of St. Louis hitting .356 with 51 runs, Mize of New York driving in 46, and Baumholtz of Cincinnati with 72 hits and 15 doubles. Keller of New York belts 13 home runs, while Robinson of Brooklyn swipes 8 bases. Pitching leader Rowe of Philadelphia has 81 wins and a .000 ERA in the snippet.
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Slaughter
St. Louis
Mize
New York
Baumholtz
Cincinnati
Coopers
York
Edwards
Brookyn
Robinson
Brooklyn
Boudreau
Cleveland
Williams
Boston
Dimaggio
Keller
McQuinn
Mullin
Detroit
Henrich
Dillinger
Baseball scores and matchups from regional leagues
Scheduled games include Chicago at New York and St. Louis at Boston with night starts. Results show Boston 6 St. Louis 5, Cleveland 5 Washington 3, Philadelphia 5 Detroit 2, and New York Pittsburgh night. Greensboro 10 Raleigh 4. Danville 16 Martinsville 8. Burlington 7 Winston-Salem 1. Mooresville 7 Statesville 2. TRISTATE and N STATE leagues list multiple late results with several 11 inning games.
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New York
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Bevens
St. Louis
Boston
Kinder
Harris
Cleveland
Washington
Embree
Hudson
Detroit
Philadelphia
Hutchinson
Savage
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Sewell
Brooklyn
Branca
Borony
Judd
Brecheen
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Blackwell
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Burlington
Martinsville
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Raleigh
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Leaksville
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Langis
Salisbury
Lexington
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Concord
Hickory
Statesville
Lions Move Into Red Shield Lead
The Lions Club boys moved into first place by defeating the Civitan team four to two. Both teams had won all four games prior to the tilt. Civitan outHit the Lions but wild pitches and errors in the third inning cost them. Scearce pitched well for the Lions.
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Lions Club
Civitan
Lions
Scearce
Former Yankee Scout Luther Stuart Buried in Winston Salem
Funeral services were held for Luther Lane Stuart a 55 year old New York Yankees scout and former professional baseball player He was found dead in his Winston Salem office with a self inflicted bullet wound and wrist slashes Coroner W Dalton ruled death by own action Stuart a native of Alamance County began his baseball career with Winston Salem in the Carolina league The article notes the first coin portrait was George Washington.
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Winston-Salem
Luther Lane
Luke) Stuart
New York Yankees
Stuart
W. Dalton
Alamance County
Red Barrett Leads Braves Comeback Season Hype
Charlie Barrett the right hander of the Boston Braves won his fifth straight start to lift his season record to six wins and three defeats. His control marked by only two walks in 45 innings helped the Braves extend their lead in the National League pennant race to one game over the New York Giants. The Cardinals also won to move five and a half games back. Other notes include Bob Feller’s 96th strikeout in a 3-1 win for Cleveland over Washington and Boston’s seven straight victories after beating St. Louis 6-5 to stand in second place behind the Yankees. Rain postponed Giants-Pirates and Cubs-Brooklyn games.
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Associated Press
Charlie Barrett
Redhead
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Braves
Cincinnati Reds
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Braves
New York Giants
Philadelphia Phillies
Stan Musial
Carl Scheib
Detroit Tigers
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Chicago
Yankees
Chicago White Sox
Bobby Riggs Advances In National Pro Tennis
Forest Hills, N Y June 17 Bobby Riggs won his second round match to continue defense of his title in the 20th National Professional tennis championship program Igor De Nissoff of Stratford Conn fell 6 1 6 1 6 2 in the opening round Welby Van Horn of Chattanooga Tenn also won by the same score over Harry Kenney of Hartford Conn to join the day’s action Lloyd Budge brother of the former world champion is Riggs next opponent in the tournament
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N. Y
Bobby Riggs
Lloyd Budge
Igor de Nissoff
Stratford
Conn
Welby van Horn
Chattanooga
Tenn
Riggs
Harry Kenney
Hartford
Slaughter And Boudreau Lead Major Hitting
Enos Slaughter of the St. Louis Cardinals and Louis Boudreau of the Cleveland Indians topped the NL and AL batting lists through Sunday June 1 with averages of .359 and .350 respectively. The chart also names ten leading batters including McQuinn, Spence, Kell, Cimaggio, Mele, Heath, Appling, Mullin, Lewis, and Slaughter with their games, at bats, runs, hits, and totals.
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Enos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinals
Louis Boudreau
Cleveland Indians
Slaughter
Boudreau
Cleve
McQuinn
N. York
Spence
Wash
Kell
Detroit
Washington
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Walker
Phila
Furillo
Brooklyn
Haas
Cincinnati
Elliott
Boston
Mize
Gustine
Pittsburgh
Marshall
Verdan
Holmes
Fights Last Night Report From AP Roundup
In Hartford Willie Pep 130 from Hartford outpointed Victor Flores 133 of Mexico City in a non title bout. In New York Erving Palefsky 155 knocked out Al Michaud 158 of Lisbon Maine in two. Brooklyn’s Joe Governale 157 and Vinnie Rossano 151 drew after eight rounds. Norwalk Leo Lebrun 123 beat Frankie Pucci 123 in eight rounds.
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Conn
Willie Pep
Victor Flores
Mexico City
New York
Jerome Stadium
Lerving Palefsky
al Michaud
Lisbon
Brooklyn
MacArthur Stadium
Joe Governale
Vinnie Rossano
Norwalk
Leo Lebrun
Frankie Pucci
Paterson
N. J
Williams Leads All Star Poll Ahead of DiMaggio
Ted Williams of the Boston Red Sox led DiMaggio of the Yankees by votes in the all star poll as fans name starters for the 14th annual game at Wrigley Field Chicago Voting ends June 26 Williams had 101 352 votes for left field AL DiMaggio 100 287 for center field Slaughter of the St Louis Cardinals led NL with 95 717 Mize of the New York Giants was second with 94 482
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
Joe Dimaggio
New York Yankees
Wrigley Field
Williams
Dimaggio
Chicago Tribune
Nos Slaughter
St. Louis Cardinal
Johnny Mize
New York Giants
Juniors Triumph 9-5 Over Reidsville In Open Game
High Point American Legion Juniors won 9-5 at Finch Field with James McKinney pitching well until the seventh. Eleven errors by Reidsville aided the victory as Athletic Officer Dave Yow praised the showing. Next, High Point hosts Burlington in a 6:30 first game doubleheader.
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High Point
American Legion
Reidsville
Dave Yow
James McKinney
Burlington
Finchfield
McKinney, Kimball
de Lapp
Pritchett
Denevant
Ray Hamlet Advances In Golf Tourney
In Greensboro on June 18 the 21st Carolinas junior golf championship continues. Eight players remain in the championship flight with second round and semi finals scheduled. Results from yesterday include Dan Perry defeating Tommy Langley 2 and 1 and Dillard Traynham beating Bobby Aycock 2 and 1.
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Greensboro
Dan Perry
Kinston
Tommy Langley
High Point
Dillard Traynham
Greenville
S. C
Bobby Aycock
Badin
Henry Clark, Jr
Reidsville
Herbert Mangrum
Leaksville
Aa Amlet
Ken Myers
al Fitzgerald
Charlotte
Billy Harvey
Jamestown
Bob Deal
Rockingham
Charles Diffendale
Yesterday's Stars Pitching and Hitting Look Sharp
Braves win 11 1 over Reds as Charlie Barrett piles up scattered 12 hits and fans none for fifth game this season. Stan Musial hits a bases loaded triple in ninth to drive in three as Cardinals beat Phillies 7 6.
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Charlie
Red) Barrett
Braves
Reds
Stan Musial
Cardinals
Phillies
Behrens Opens Defense of Southern Junior Title
Buddy Behrens of Fort Lauderdale Florida opened his title defense in Davidson North Carolina as a two time winner facing Dewey Keesler of Charlotte in the first round. Seeded second was Charles Devoe of Indianapolis followed by Steve Potts of Memphis and Jack Chapman of Birmingham.
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N. C
Buddy Behrens
Ft. Lauderdale
Fla
Southern California
Behrens
Dewey Keesler
Charlotte
Charles Devoe
Indianapolis
Ind
Steve Potts
Memphis
Jack Chapman
Birmingham
Worsham rookies face PGA match play at Plum Hollow
Detroit reports Lew Worsham and other open contenders seek success in a PGA tournament at Plum Hollow in a long, open course test. Branch Rickey Jr tells of Tom Brown’s signing after a brush with Dodger camps, revealing last year’s assessment of his arm was reversed. Bobby Locke skips the British Open to chase All-America money in Chicago.
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Detroit
Lew Worsham
Plum Hollow
St. Louis Country Club
Branch Rickey, Jr
Tom Brown
Dodger
Brown
Branch, Jr
Tom
Branch
Tommy
Mr. Rickey
Bobby Locke
South Africa
George May
Chicago
Mr. May
Milligan Plans Tar Heel Rival Dates This Fall
Milligan College will play three North Carolina teams this fall. The Buffs face High Point College at High Point on September 2, then meet Western Carolina in Johnson City on October 18 and Appalachian in Elizabethton on November 15.
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Tenn
Milligan College
North Carolina
Buffs
High Point College
High Point
Western Carolina
Johnson City
Appalachians
Elizabethton
Willie Pep Reclaims Featherweight Crown With Decisive Win
In Hartford on June 1 Willie Pep, recently recovering from a plane crash in January, defeated Victory Flores of Las Vegas by a wide margin over ten rounds. Pep dominated every round, scoring two knockdowns, and held firm control from start to finish, signaling a strong comeback.
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Conn
Willie Pep
New J
Willie
Victory Flores
Ice City
Harton A A Tte
Southern Amateur Golf Tourney Begins in Atlanta
Louisville report says the 1948 Southern Amateur Golf Tournament will be held at Atlanta Capital City Country Club. The Southern Golf Association board made the decision at its meeting tonight.
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Louisville
Atlanta
Southern Golf Association
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