Western Conference Track Meet Set at High Point
Western Conference track meet scheduled for April 9 at High Point High School attracts top athletes from Charlotte Gastonia Salisbury Winston-Salem Greensboro and High Point. High Point plans include Duke Invitational April 17 and state meet at Chapel Hill April 22 with Civitan Meet in Greensboro April 30.
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High Point High School
High Point
High Hool
Western Inference
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Gastonia
Salisbury
Inston-Salem
Greensboro
Igh Point
Wade Marlette
Joay
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Duke
Chapel Hill
Civitan
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Winston-Salem School
Twin City
Thero
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Greens
High Point Baseball Schedule Sees Thomasville Dates Set
High Point to open season next Thursday noon versus Thomasville at home. Bison also schedule games with Winston Salem Greensboro Mills Burlington Durham and Greensboro again with the Western Conference crown on the line. Urban centers have more women than men while rural areas see the reverse.
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Thomasville H
Bison
Salem
Greensboro
Nner
Thomaseville
Mills
Durham
Winston-Salem
Thomasville
Burlington
Mills Home
United Tea
Soccer Trophy To Be Presented At Saturday Banquet
The Y M C A soccer team champions of the Central Carolina Soccer league will receive a 22 inch High Point Rotary club trophy at a Saturday banquet at the Duck club near Sedgefield. Twenty five players and their companions, plus out of town guests from Kannapolis Winston Salem Guilford College Kernersville Mineral Springs and Faith, attend. Norman Fidler will be guest speaker and J A Hutton league president will preside.
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High Point Rotary Club
Duck Club
Sedgefield
Kannapolis
Winston- Salem
Guilford College
Kernersville
Mineral Springs
Faith
Norman Fidler
J. A. Hutton
League
Cronin Proves A Postgame Speaker For Red Sox
Boston March 19 Joe Cronin manager of the Red Sox has become a notable after dinner speaker delivering 12 talks in five nights during a Boston stop before the team traveled south.
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Boston
Joe Cronin
Red Sox
Joe
Industrial Loop Closes Saturday in League Playoffs Chase
The Industrial Basketball league wraps up Saturday at the Y M C A with key rosters vying for second-half honors. Merita and Paper Box threaten Adams-Millis for top seed while Allen Jay and Marsh seek to avoid the cellar. Woody Thomas of Paper Box leads scoring with 112 points, followed by R Steele of Merita and Brown of Paper Box.
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Allen Jay
Merita
Adams-Millis Fe
White Sox
Paper Box
Thomasville
R. Steele
Brown
Industrial League
Triangle
Marsh
Merita Ve. Thomasville
Allan Jay
Oree
Meritaee
H. Spencer
Adams-Millis Weeenee
Dawson
Triangle Tree
L. Cooper
Adams-Millis Wheelis
Adama-Millis
Glasgow
Allan Jay Steer
Barrier
Dizzy Dean Ends Holdout Signs with Cardinals
Dizzy Dean joins the St. Louis Cardinals after an end to his holdout. Terms of a one year contract unspecified but believed around 25000 dollars, with Dean praising President Sam Breadon and Branch Rickey after talks in Daytona Beach. He expects to train in Daytona Beach and help the team defend the National League title.
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Fla
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St. Louis Cardinals
Ole Diz
Sam Breadon
Cardinal
Branch Rickey
Daytona Beach
St. Louie
Dean
Rickey
Breadon
Yanks Control 9 Minor League Clubs
The New York Yankees now own or control nine minor league clubs headed by Newark Akron Binghamton Oakland Joplin Butler Rog ers Augusta and Kansas City in a broad farm system expansion announced today.
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New York
New York Yankees
Newark
Akron
Binghamton
Oakland
Joplin
Butler
Rogers, Ark
Augusta
Kansas City
Sumo Invaders Set To Promote Japanese Wrestling In California
California will welcome several Japanese sumo experts as promoters of the sport. The program aims to popularize sumo in the state and boost interest in traditional Japanese wrestling.
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Sumo Invaders
California
Los Angeles
Calif
Japan
Fights Last Night by Associated Press
In New York Kid Chocolate 12814 from Cuba knocked out Joey Woods 136 from Jersey City N 3 (4). In Pittsburgh Oscar Rankins 161 from Chicago outpointed Sally Krieger 162 from Brooklyn 10 rounds.
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Associated Press
New York
Kid Chocolate
Cuba
Joey Woods
Jersey City
Pittsburgh
Oscar Rankins
Chicago
Sally Krieger
Brooklyn
College Basketball Five to Be Honored at Banquet
The High Point Panthers will be honored at a Saturday 7 p.m. banquet in the Sheraton hotel ballroom. Coach Virgil Yow and the players will receive trophies and awards, with spouses invited. Tickets are available from Bill Snortherly or Ed Hedrick, and a dance follows from 9 p.m. to midnight.
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High Point
Sheraton Hotel
Alumni Association of the College and Friends of
Virgil Yow
Panther
Bill Snortherly
Ed Hedrick
Center-Jump Elimination Approved by Southern Coaches
Basketball coaches in the deep south largely favor removing the center jump to speed play and boost scoring for shorter teams. The national rules committee will test the change for a year, with the three second rule retained. Coaches from Vanderbilt Georgia Ole Miss Florida and others voice mixed views on the impact and permanence of the change.
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Kenneth Gregory Atlanta
Deep South
National Rules Committee
Jim Burford
Vanderbilt University
Glen Rose
University of Arkansas
Rex Enright
Georgia
Ed Walker
George Bobler
University of Mississippi
Roy Mundorff
Georgia Tech
Josh Cody
Florida
Berg and Bourne Reach Aiken Final in Women's Golf
Red headed Patty Berg of Minneapolis meets Barbara Bourne of New York in the 18 hole final of the first Aiken Women's Invitation golf tournament at Aiken, S.C. Bourne defeated Grace Amory 2 and 1 to reach the final while Berg beat Jane Cothran 4 and 2, finishing two under par for 16 holes with an eagle on No. 11. Bourne earlier beat Mildred Babe Didrickson in the second round and shot 75 to defeat Amory.
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AIKEN
8. C
Patty Berg
Minneapolis
Miss Bourne
Mildred Babe Didrickson
Beaumont
Tex
Miss Amory
Mid-South Woman's Meet Dates Changed
The ninth annual Mid Southern Women's golf tournament in Southern Pines was moved from March 24-25 to April 6-7, announced by Eugene C. Stevens. Miss Deborah Verry of Worcester, Mass., won last year’s event.
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Southern Pines
Eugene C. Stevens
Southern Pines Country Club
Deborah Verry
Worcester
Mass
Funeral for James Franklin Lackey Held in Randolph County
James Franklin Lackey died at his daughter Mrs Frances Phillips home in Wadesboro. Funeral services were conducted at the old Union church in Randolph County Thursday at 2 p.m. The choir sang Rock of Ages and Bless Be the Tie That Binds. Pallbearers were Clyde Hoover Ervin Ridge Winfred Phillips Hubert Bowers Carl Lackey and Willie Loflin. Burial followed at Union church cemetery.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
James Franklin Lackey
Frances Phillips
Wadesboro
Old Union Church
Randolph County
Clyde Hoover
Ervin Ridge
Winfred Phillips
Hubert Bowers
Carl Lackey
Willie Loflin
Union Church
Dodgers Favored To Capture Cellar Title Again
Brooklyn faces another long season in the second division with Burleigh Grimes guiding the Dodgers. Star pitcher Van Lingle Mungo predicts 25 wins as Brooklyn builds a strong staff though the lineup remains uncertain. Other pitchers include Fred Frankhouse Luke Hamlin Ralph Birkofer Al Butcher Roy Henshaw George Jeffcoat Watson Clark and Wally Signer as a rookie relief option.
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Fla
Brooklyn
Burleigh Grimes
Casey Stengel
Flatbush Crew
van Lingle Mungo
Dodgers
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Flatbush Boys
Mungo
Fred Frankhouse
Luke Hamlin
Detroit Tiger
Ralph Birkofer
Pittsburgh
al Butcher
Husky
Roy Henshaw
Chicago Cub
George Jeffcoat
Watson Clark
Wally Signer
Allentown
Black Secret Confident He Will Win Royal
The hooded Black Secret predicts four of five opponents will fall in the royal at High Point arena. The royal features Ivan the Great Rasputin and Count Ivan Mikeloff with others. promoter Curt Denning plans 8:30 start, 7:15 box office, and disqualification and warning rules.
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Mat Royal
Enigma of Wrestling
High Point Arena
Ivan
Rasputin
Ivan Mikeloff
Jack O'Brian
Winston-Salem
Paul Murdoch
al Britt
California
Joe Marsh
Wyoming
Nick Elich
Thompson
Curt Denning
Impressive Camp Sets Up Strong 1940s Infield Core
The infield shows marked improvement with Buddy Hassett back at first, Cookie Levagetto at second and Jersey Joe Stripp at third. Shortstop is open among Woody English Tony Malinosky or the Cubs bench man, with English leading. Fatty Phelps handles catching as Randy Moore shifts from outfield, Ed Wilson eyes right field, Johnny Cooney center and Johnny Wisse tt left, with Heinie Manush possibly used as pinch hitter.
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Buddy Hassett
Cookie Levagetto
Pittsburgh Pirate
Jersey Joe Stripp
Woody English
Cubs
Tony Malinosky
Louisville
English
Fatty” Phelps
Randy Moore
Ed Wilson
Royal Mail Wins 99th Grand National at Aintree
Royal Mail owned by H. Lloyd Thomas captures the 99th Grand National before about 500000 spectators including the king and queen. Cooleen finishes second by a head over Pucka Belle with six of 33 starters American bred. Golden Miller falters. Flying Minutes and What Have You fail to contend. Royal Mail clocks 9 59.6 for the four and a half mile course.
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Pucka Belle
King and Queen
Aintree
Eng
Royal Mail
H. Lloyd Thomas
J. Rank
E. Bailey
Golden Miller
David Llewellyn
Ego
Crown Prince
Pencraik
F. Ambrose Clark
Royal Mall
Becher’s Brook
Frank Gould
Becher's Brook
Don Bradman
Flying Minutes
J. B. Snow
Delachance
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