Semi-Pro Doubleheader Opens 1940 Tournament
Tomlinson's Red Diamonders face Davidson County Jewel club at 2:30 in the first game of a doubleheader, while Triangle Hosiery meets Owen Hendrix's King All-Stars in the second. Lefty Wilson joins Tomlinson as they target the title held by Sanford. Jewel will counter with Carr Shealey and other Thomasville veterans. Monday features Sanford Spinners and Sherrill's Servicenter, with McCrary Eagles versus Goody's Winston-Salem as the late game.
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Tomlinson
Red Diamonders
Davidson County
Jewel Club
Triangle Hosiery
Ing
Rip Collins
Sanford
Jewel
Carr Shealey
Thomasville Tommies
Otho Conner
Thomasville
Bill Morehead
Gonfalon
Owen Hendrix
King
Rabbit Whitman
Sanford Spinners
Sherrill’s Servicenter
Murphy
McCrary Eagles
Goody’s
Winston-Salem
Jewel of
King All-Stars
McCrary
Goody's
N. C
Jewel Cotton Mill
Salisbury
Robert Wall
Jenks Harris
Jack Hussey
J. D. Holt
Neville Bowman
Cary Culler
Kenneth Rhyne
Andrew Smith
Hilliard Nance
Bob Parker
Elijah Diamont
Burke Koontz
Earl Brinkley
Jay Ingram
Aubrey Dunbar
Early round baseball thrills in four Openers as eight clubs battle
State commissioner lauds first round play with eight clubs in four games delivering sharp hitting and strong pitching. Highlights include Winston-Salem’s Highland Knitters led by Lewis Hester and Claude Rutledge’s Tate All-Stars facing Chatham Blanketeers, plus Hanes Hosiery vs Oakdale and Haney’s pitching.
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Lucre
Claude Rutledge
Tate
Claude
Chatham Blanketeers
Chatham
Legion Juniors Clash in District Championship Showdown
Durham and Burlington American Legion Juniors meet in a district championship game Monday at 2 PM. The young players, brought here for the Legion convention, seek strong community support in this spirited contest.
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Durham
Burlington American Legion
Legion
Yankees lineup slips as Dickey bats seventh in loss to White Sox
New York on June 22 reports Bill Dickey batting seventh as the Yankees’ batting order drops lower in the lineup against the Chicago White Sox, marking a rare low in their hitting order.
Cubs erupt for seven runs in sixth to beat Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on June 22 the Cubs piled up six hits, a walk and an error for a seven run sixth inning and defeated the Phillies 10 to 2. Stan Hack Billy Herman and Jim ... led the attack as Chicago seized control in the middle innings.
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Philadelphia
Cubs
Phillies
Stan Hack
Billy Herman
Jim
Duel for High Point top tennis player set at Emerywood
Carlyle Lewis and J. D. Rogers meet today at Emerywood Country Club to decide High Point city net title. Lewis beat Buck Setzer 6 0 6 2 6 0 in the semifinal and Rogers defeated L. H. Fussell 6 2 6 2 6 4 to reach the final, part of a fast ladder tournament that began with twenty nine players to select the city team for inter city meets.
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Carlyle Lewis
J. D. Rogers
Emerywood Country Club
High Point
Lewis
Buck Setzer
Rogers
L. H. Fussell
High Point City
Salisbury Beats Concord To Cut Lead In NC State Race
Salisbury pitcher Tansey silenced Concord for seven innings as Roger's homer spurred an 8-2 Salisbury victory. Adams led Salisbury with four hits while Pare and Barker produced key RBIs. Concord's Berry allowed five runs, and the game featured multiple double plays and 1:45 time.
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Concord
Lefty Tansey
Roger
Salisbury
N. C. State
Giants
Berry
Adams
Giant Star
Pare
Abrho
Abrho Nicely
Mauney
Corbin Rs
Russ'le
S. Brown
Barker
Baker
Weath'be Cf
R. Wrn Civics Ascas Peas
Ouoors
Anske
Heving
Brown
Rogers
Schemer
Tansey
Yastas
Chapman and McKinley
No Luck in Series for Charley Root
Chicago June 22 Charley Root longtime Cub pitcher in his 15th National League season has pitched in four World Series without a victory.
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Chicago
Charley Root
Chicago Cub
Perry Hurls White Sox In On Seven Hits
Adams-Millis White Sox beat Salisbury Mills 6 to 2 in the first day finale of the North Carolina Semi-Pro tournament. Chunky Perry pitched seven strong innings before Salisbury Mills pushed two runs across. Perry finished with ten strikeouts as Walters provided a key inside the park threat and Britton, Sappenfield, and others drove in runs. Yates struggled for Salisbury Mills, allowing several timely hits and miscues by his defense.
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Adams-Millis White Sox
Salisbury Mills
North Carolina
Chunky “Lord” Perry
White Sox
Adams Millis Battery
Walters
Yates
Kluttz
Adams-Millis
Taylor
Morgan
White
Hilliard
Britton
Perry
Harvey
Sappenfield
Cooper
Eller
Smith
Dodgers Fall to Pirates as Medwick Debuts in Pinch Role
Brooklyn loses 7 to 2 to Pittsburgh despite Joe Medwick returning to the lineup as a pinch hitter. The Dodgers failed to capitalize on scoring chances across the eighth inning where Medwick grounded out with bases loaded and two outs.
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Brooklyn
Joe Medwick
Brooklyn Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Dodgers
Truett Sewell
Medwick
Bob Bowman
Cardinals
Pittsburgh
Abrho
Gustine
Reese Ss
Elliott
Lavette
Brubaker
Walker Cf
Vaughan Sf
Phelps Ec
Fletcher
Camilli
V'Robays If
Vosmik If
D'Maggio Cf
Gal'gher
Lopez c
Cose
Sewell
Carleton
Wasdell
Presswell
Kimball
Knights Trounee Highland Meet Round Schedule
Knuitters Trounee Highland results 7 to 4. Ward Baseball schedule shows first round games on June 25 at Marsh with Oakhill vs Oakview and Northpark vs Highland, then Yankees vs Cleansweeps. Second round on July 2 3 with Highland Oak Hill Northpark byes. All rained out games moved to next non league day unless mutual rearrangement. Contact William Ellington at the local YMCA for more details.
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Marsh
Oakhill
Oakview
Northpark
Highland
Yankees
Cleansweeps
Oak Hill
Oakview Marsh
William Ellington
Hanes Knitters win opener with four run third inning
In the State Semi Pro tournament opener the Hanes Knitters of Winston Salem erupted for four runs in the third inning to defeat Highland Mill nine. Freddie Crouch ignited the attack with a double and the inning featured a sequence of hits and errors. Lewis Hester pitched well for Highland, but costly mistakes and walks led to the loss as Gaddis hit a homer for Highland late in the game.
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Winston- Salem
Lewis Hester
Hester
Fred Crouch
Crouch
Hanes Knitters
Highland Mill
Freddie Crouch
Harry Wagner
Grady Boles
Thomasville Tommies
Highlanders
Gaddis
Highland
Triangle B Outfit And Economy Win In Commercial League
Economy Auto Store defeats Pickett 12 to 9 and Triangle B beats Allen Jay 17 to 10 in Commercial League action. Johnson led Economy with three singles in five at bats, while Loflin, Harvey, and K Hodgin each had two hits for the winners. Bryson and Loflin homered.
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Triangle B
Economy
Economy Auto Store
Pickett
Triangle
Allen Jay
Johnson
Loflin
Harvey
K. Hodgin
L. Webb
Jones
Archie Steelman
Joe Byrd
Milford Smith
Lanier
Dobbins
Mills
Piedmont
A. Economy Auto Store
T. Steelman
G. Hodgin
J. Johnson
Webb
Foust
A. Steelman
Abrho Pickett
Abrho Loflin
G.hodgin
L.webb
Herrie
Thomas
C.webb
Jstim'n
K.hodgin
Bryson
Hill
Astl'n
Cruthis
Ship’sh
Shooting Events At Fort Bragg Conclude Civilians Rifle Wins
Fort Bragg North Carolina hosts a civilian small bore rifle tournament. N J Boger Kannapolis wins the 50 yard iron sight with 398. Fred Molt Asheville takes 50 yard any sight and 100 yard iron sight titles with 398. W A Wilson Durham wins Class B. C T Bumgarner Crossnore tops Class C. MoIt also wins De Ware any sight 398 and 100 yard event. Davis? Dwelle Charlotte and J B Rogers Charlotte win two man team match with 397. Hearst Durham wins 50 yard slow fire pistol and Fort Bragg pistol match. Team event goes to Slaydon High Point Vance New Bern Herring Wilmington Lee Charlotte.
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FT. Bragg
N. C
N. J. Boger
Kannapolis
J. van B. Metts
W. A. Wilson
Durham
C. T. Bumgarner
Crossnore
Molt
de Ware
R. E. Lee
W. L. Hooper
Reidsville
Wilson
Lee
John M. Dwelle
Charlotte
J. B. Rogers
William Hearst
Fort Bragg
Hearst
J. H. Slaydon
High Point
T. M. Vance
New Land
E. I. Herring
Wilmington
W. C. Lee
Baseball game summary with pitching and hitting details
Off Carleton two runs, Sewell five, Presswell two in bases connected play. Carleton charged with loss, Kimball struck out once. Batters totaled six hits off Carleton in seven innings, one hit off Presswell in one inning, and one hit off Kimball in one inning. Umpires Sears Dunn and Jorda. Time two fifteen. Attendance ten thousand eight hundred fifty.
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R. Cricodd
Coccscaseessse
Philadelphia
Schulte
Pearson
Hack
Perman
Mattick
Passeau
Rizzo
May
Bragan
Monchak
Mahan
Todd
Leiber
Herman
Gleeson
Nicholson
Hack Herman
Cavaretta
Cavarretta
Chicago
Small
Blanto
Blanton
Brown
Atwood
Campbell, Klein and Ballanfant
Carleton
Presswell
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Phelps
Coscarart
Vosmik
Guctine
Brubaker
Vaughan
Fletcher
Sewell
Reese
Lavagetto
Dim
Kimball
Sears, Dunn
Jorda
Model Plane Meet Dominates Greensboro Event
Greensboro hosts the nationwide model airplane meet at the Greensboro High Point airport under the Proptwisters Club. Harold Bunting of Greensboro won class A gas model with a four minute seven and one second time, leading entries from Winston Salem, Greensboro, and Burlington.
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Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Burlington
Greensboro High Point
Harold Bunting
Gas model ship races feature multiple divisions win times
Warren Hall of Burlington placed second in the A division with a short flight as the contest showcased tiny gas models. E B Roberts of Asheboro claimed third. In B division Warren Hall won in six minutes 28 seconds, Harold Bunting and Harold Roberts followed. C division top Fred Brewer Jr of Winston-Salem with six minutes 11 seconds, R K Wallace Burlington second, EB Roberts third. Winston-Salem swept rubber endurance as Eugene Barnhardt led seven minutes seven and a half seconds with William Barnhardt second.
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Warren Hall
Burlington
E. B. Roberts
Asheboro
Harold Bunting
Harold Roberts
Greensboro
Fred Brewer, Jr
Winston-Salem
R. K. Wallace
EB. B. Roberts
Eugene W. Barnhardt
William Barnhardt
Henry Sherrill
Mack Kin Keeps Order at Shibe Park Reserve Windows
Connie Mack’s 84-year-old brother Mike enforces discipline among customers at the reserve ticket windows of Shibe Park, directing lines and managing admissions in the park’s busy box office.
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Philadelphia
Connie Mack
Mike
Shibe Park
Hanes Hosiery upsets Oakdale in pitchers duel at Willis Park
Carl Snow allowed four safe blows and fanned nine in a 3-1 victory as Hanes Hosiery outdueled Oakdale in the Industrial league semi pro tournament. Hanes took the lead on singles by Stevenson and White, added a sixth inning run aided by steals and an error, and secured the win with timely hitting and strong defense. Haney struck out 13 for Oakdale in nine innings, while A Clarke belted a home run for Jamestown.
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Carl Snow
Bob Haney
Snow
Hanes Hosiery
Oakdale
Jamestown
Homer Davis
Arnold Clark
Bill Ragsdale
Nap Rucker
Brooklyn
Dodger
Haney
Dizzy
Winston
Hanes
Fast Oakdale Club
Willis Park
Stevenson
White
Carter
Cards Sting Bees 9 to 2 in sixth inning outburst
The St. Louis Cardinals defeated the Boston Bees 9 to 2 as eight Bees errors, three in the sixth, helped spark a seven run rally in the sixth. The Cards sent eleven men to the plate in that inning before Bill Posedel quelled the rally.
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Boston
St. Louis Cardinals
Boston Bees
Cardinals
Bill Posedel
Historical baseball box score incomplete from Boston game
The record shows Boston versus St Louis with final scores 9 to 2 in favor of Boston. Key players include Hassett Sisti Rowell Miller Posedel Javery and Koy Mize Orengo Padgett Slaughter West and Ross. Highlights include multiple runs batted in mostly by Koy Orengo Padgett and Slaughter along with several double plays and 13 hits off Posedel. Attendance listed as 444 and time two hours.
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St. Louis
Abrho
Boston
Posedel
Brown
Glossop
Marion
Javery
Lake
Warstier
Cooper
OE SG
Hassett
Sisti
Rowell
Miller
S. Martin
Padgett
T. Moore
Orengo
E. Moore
West
Koy
Mize
Slaughter
Ross
andOrengo
Reardon
Goetz
Pinelli
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Bill Dickey
Stanley Oe Co
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Main Street
Duel A-M
Billy Nicholson
Ike Pearson
Lloyd Brown
Claude Passeau
Cy Blanton
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Philadia
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Gleeson Cf
Klein
Nicholson Lf
Maserra
Rizzo If
Carretta
M’chak
Warren
Brger
Adams- Millis Taylor
Pierce
Joe
Knuitters Trounee Highland
Cates
Grant
Scies Esiseus
Pugh
Autrey
Alexander
Connor
Meekins
Wagner
Bates
Moser
Sizemore
Blum
Upton
Autry
Mitchell and
Knitters Abrho Highland
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Cagle
Byrd
Fred Molt
Asheville
R. N. Crossner
Belmont
MBACK
A. Clarke
Doty
Mason
Tobacco City
R. SS
Sitcachakeenedaeee Guard
Kip Scien Teaneces
A. Campbell
Luquer
Davis
Hayworth
H. Campbell
Stewart and
Mitchell
Oakdale Abrho Hanes Abrho Osborne
A. Clark
Hemric
Ragsdale
Stev'son
Cook
A.camel
H.cam'‘El
Honey P Snow
Southworthers
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