High Point Track Team Seeks Wake Forest Meet Bow
The High Point high school track squad aims to compete at Wake Forest on April 2 after an excellent showing at the Davidson state meet. Captain Howard Raper leads a 50 man tryout with only five boys chosen for the delegation. hopefuls include Stuart Clark, Marvin Davis, Obed Hancock, Fred DeLapp, Paul Apple, Williard Johnson, and many others practicing on a limited 100 yard track and school grounds.
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Davidson
High Point High School
Wake Forest College
Wake Forest
Howard Raper
High
Silver wedding anniversary claims in workplace chat
A brief overheard exchange reveals two coworkers debating tenure and a forthcoming silver wedding anniversary. The lines reference long service under the same boss and a personal milestone planned for next week.
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Chester
Lester
Virginia Cavaliers Baseball Schedule Announced for 1927 Season
University of Virginia's 1927 baseball schedule lists 22 games with a spring opener against Springfield College and two home fixtures versus Georgia in May. The slate includes series with North Carolina and Virginia Tech, and trips to Fordham Yale and New York University. Coach Earle Neale drills a large squad after winter exams as team aims for a strong showing.
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Georgia
Virginia Tech
Virginia Military Institute
Richmond University
Springfield
Bucknell
Williams
Penn State
Princeton
Fordham
Yale
New York University
Maryland
Earle Neale
Lexington
North Carolina
Washington and Lee
Virginia Polytechnic Institute
Richmond
New York
New Haven
New York City
College Park
Chapel Hill
Greensboro
Pinehurst
Mar
Glenna Collett
Providence
Louise Fordyce
Youngstown
Miss Collett
Fordyce
Collett
Bermuda
Virginia van Wie
Chicago
John D. Chapman
Greenwich
Detroit
Bellair
Joseph Budd
Buffalo
Marian Bennett
New Britain
Conn
E. H. Baker
Boston
Peggy Wattles
E. K. Mesick
Jersey City
New Jersey Women’s Golf Association
E. E. Harwood
Jay Lee
Hackensack
N. Jd
Louise Patterson
Plainfield
N. J
Muriel Porch
Sound Beach
W. L. Pierce
Charlotte
Helen Payson
Portland
Maine
You'd Be SURPRISED! Torporcer’s unusual big league moment
George Torporcer of the St. Louis Cardinals wears heavy glasses as an infield utility man. He hit a fly ball that he believed was a home run, and while he ran to first base the runner on first advanced, creating a collision with Torporcer as the ball finally cleared the fence.
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George Torporcer
St. Louis Cardinals
Torporcer
Lee Meadows
Carmen Hill
Philadelphia
Torpercer
Torporecer
Elon College Names Charlie Carroll Baseball Coach
Elon College announces Charlie Carroll will coach the baseball team for the remainder of the season. Carroll brings six years of experience as a Piedmont league manager including Greensboro and Winston-Salem, plus five years with Birmingham in the Southern league.
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Elon College
A. L. Hook
Charlie Carroll
Greensboro
Winston-Salem
Eton College
Buan Hearn
Wilson
Hearn
Carroll
Dr. Jay
Elon
Birmingham
Unclear ball play grants single after over-the-wall hit
A baserunner scored on a long hit but the fielder touching second base last was Tor poreer, so the batter was ruled for a single despite the ball clearing the fence.
Carroll Expects Strong Season After Elon Practice
Mr. Carroll visited Elon on Monday and Tuesday afternoons to assess prospects. He said observations and favorable weather support the belief that a fair team can be developed by March 25 opening against Springfield College.
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Carroll
Elon
Springfield College
Hendricks Predicts Yankees Dominate AL in 1919 Season
In Orlando on March 22 Jack Hendricks, Reds manager, says the Yankees will win the American League any day and that there is no obstacle from the Pirates to the Reds in the National League. He praises Huggins and the Yankees as a great ball club.
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Hendricks
Yanks
Orlando
Fla
Yankees
Jack Hendricks
Cincinnati Reds
Pittsburgh Pirates
Reds
Huggins
No title available due to fragmented source text
The fragment shows playful banter between a cleanup hitter and an umpire about a home run violating strike rules, followed by a chorus in the press box reacting to another double header.
Weston badly injured after hit by taxi in New York
Edward Payson Weston the once famous walker was near death in a New York hospital after a taxicab struck him in the street. Rescued from poverty by admirers, the 83 year old pedestrian was repeatedly helped by supporters before the accident.
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Weston
New York
Edward Payson Weston
Tobacconist Purchases Highlight Finest Cigaret Lighter
A tobacconist promotes a top quality cigarette lighter as the market’s finest. The text then switches to a quip about how many cigar sets per gallon and an odd answer follows, reflecting a playful interjection.
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Hart Schaffner
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E .V. Wamble
Kk. M. Cline
James Garner
J. BR. Young
Billy Evans
George
Hporder
Torporeer
Dame
Batboy
Jersey
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Winston-Salem, N. C
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