High Point Club Builds Field House at Albion Millis Stadium
The High Point American Business club has financed nearly 15000 for a field house at Albion Millis stadium amid early hurdles and bids. Contractors Coltrane Robb and Carolina Electric coordinated work with sponsors, improving on field and training facilities for local teams and improving High Point College’s sports profile.
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Herman Bryant
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Brooks Reitzel
Budge Patty Shocks Wimbledon Upsets England Queen’s Club
Budge Patty, 23, former G I from Los Angeles, stunned Australia’s second seed John Newcombe at Wimbledon. He won 6-0 0-6 6-4 1-6 6-4 to reach the quarterfinals alongside three other players.
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London
Budge Patty
G. I
Los Angeles
Australia
Johnwich
Puerto Rican Boxer Josy Basera Quits After Concussion
In Detroit on June 28 Josy Basera a 29 year old Puerto Rican light heavyweight was forced to give up his ring career after suffering a cerebral concussion in a Friday night fight with Tommy Yarosz. The report notes American contenders Kramer Falkenburg and Brown left Australia with two places in the round of eight suggesting an All American final may emerge.
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Josy Basera
Tommy Yarosz
Jack Kramer
Bob Falkenburg
Tom Brown
Australia
High Point Juniors Rout Thomasville in 20-7 Victory
High Point Junior Legion hitters pounded out 20 runs on 14 hits aided by Thomasville errors in a 20-7 win at Finch Field. Kimble pitched a complete game fanning 12 as High Point moved within one win of defending their district title with Madison next on the schedule.
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High Point
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Kimble
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Bill Smith
High Point Nine
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Rudy Upton
van Hedrick
Hobbs
Don Hege
Madison
Inch Field
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R. Hege
Allen
Hedrick
Tobin Trotter
RBI
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Dorsett
Upton
Strider
Rickert
Smith
D. Hege
Nedrick
Rickgsert
Yankees Keep Pace in American League as Henrich and McQuinn Lead
The New York Yankees defeated the Philadelphia Athletics 5 to 2, led by home runs from George McQuinn and Tom Henrich, with Randy Gumpert sealing his second win. Other games saw Cleveland beat Chicago 3 to 2, Detroit top St Louis 6 to 3, and Boston beat Washington 8 to 0 as Galehouse stifled the Senators. In Boston, Earl Torgeson delivered a clutch two-out double to spark a 5-4 win over the Dodgers, snapping Brooklyn’s five-game streak.
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New York Yankees
Philadelphia Athletics
George McQuinny
Tomm Henrich
Randy Gumpert
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ST. Louis
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St. Louis Browns
Jack Kramer
RED Sox
Senators
Washington
Denny Galehouse
Boston Red Sox
Washington Senators
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Boston
Earl Torgeson
Tommy Holmes
Braves
Dodgers
Brooklyn
A. B. Club Hopes Field House For 1947 Play Season
Construction starts at Albion Millis stadium on the American Business club field house. Malcom G. Moore says contracts are signed with High Point college officials and local firms. The $22,000 facility includes separate dressing rooms for home and visiting teams, officials, first aid rooms, a lounge, and space for sleeping quarters later.
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Albion Millis Stadium
Malcom G. Moore
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High Point
J. W. Coltrane
California Beats Yale 8-7 in NCAA Baseball World Series
Kalamazoo Michigan May 28 California outlasted Yale 8 to 7 to win the national collegiate baseball world series in a best two out of three. The Bears secured the second straight championship marking a strong performance in the series with about 32 000 games in the pool hall context.
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California
Yale
Eenes
Rene Twas
United States
Betty Jameson Leads Third Round At Greensboro Open
Betty Jameson of San Antonio sets the pace in the third round of the National Women's Open at Starmount Country Club Greensboro with a two under par 74 giving her a 54 hole total of 225. Peggy Kirk Windley of Ohio shoots a course record four under par 72 to top the field. Sally Sessions Polly Riley and Estelle Lawson Page tie for second at 227.
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Betty Jameson
San Antonio
Texas
Sally Sessions
Muskegon
Mich
Polly Riley
Fort Worth
Estelle Lawson Page
Chapel Hill
Peggy Kirk
Windlay
Ohio
Starmount Country Club
Miss Kirk
Ceswecce
Seixas Loses Final As Larned Wins Tennis Title
Gardner Larned of William and Mary captured the 63rd National Collegiate Tennis Singles championship in five sets over Victor Seixas of North Carolina in Los Angeles. Final scores 6 3, 9 11, 4 6, 6 3, 6 1. Seixas, 23, from Philadelphia, had upset the momentum with a late burst in the third set before Larned closed out in the fourth and fifth sets.
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Gardner Larned
William and Mary College
Victor Seixas
University of North Carolina
Seixas
Philadelphia
Husky Fred Kovaleski
William and Mary
Larned
Giants Rout Phillies as Cooper Debuts with Win
Mort Cooper earns his first Giants win in a 14 to 6 victory over Philadelphia. New York rips 16 hits led by Walk er Cooper’s 16th homer of the season, tying a 1924 feat. Jurisich lasts all game with no Phillies bullpen help.
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Mort Cooper
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Jurisich
Walker Cooper
George Kelly
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Walker
40 320 Combinations In Final Standings Of 16 Teams
Mathematicians determined there are 40 320 possible orders for the 16 major league teams in the final standings. The count reflects every permutation of team placements without ties or reversals.
Cincinnati youth sets baseball longest throw in 1910
Sheldon Lejeune of Cincinnati reportedly set a record for baseballs longest throw in 1910 with a distance of 426 feet 9 inches. The claim appears in readable OCR text from an old newspaper page segment.
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Sheldon Lejeune
Cincinna
Fitzsimmons Tops NL Pitchers Record Since 1900
Dodgers pitcher Fred Fitzsimmons led National League hurlers since 1900 with 16 wins and 2 losses for an 889 percentage, a mark set in 1940.
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Fitzsimmons
Fred Fitzsimmons
Dodgers
Ben Hogan Advances To Lead At Chicago Victory National
Little Ben Hogan of Hershey Pennsylvania shot a five under par 66 to surge into the three quarter mark lead in the $15,900 Chicago Victory National Golf tourney. His 54 hole total stands at even 200, 13 under par, setting a strong position midway through the event.
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Chicago
Little Ben Hogan
Hershey
Detroit Chicago game sets early 1900s error record
In 1901 Detroit and Chicago combined for twelve errors marking a major league record, a feat repeated by the same clubs in a subsequent meeting two years later.
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Chicago
Forty players hit .400 in World Series history
Historical record shows 100 players have batted .400 or better in World Series games, highlighting exceptional postseason hitting across eras and teams.
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