Pointers Set for Spring Training with New Blood
Manager Frank Kitchen announced spring training begins Monday as 20 to 25 hopefuls arrive to try for spots with the Pointers. Returning players include Dan Boone Brown Braley Joe Lane George Schmidt and others from last season. New signings Moose Clabough Eddy Bogart Tim Buckley Peter Fister Balliotin and Stanford are among the anticipated arrivals with owner Samuel Strang Nicklin coordinating trials. Kitchen stresses the need for local support to back a winning club.
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Frank Kitchen
Moose Clabough
Albany
Kitchen
Moose
Eddy Bogart
Texas
Tim Buckley
Buckley
St. Louis
Peter Fister
Balliotin
Samuel Strang Nicklin
Chattanooga
Stanford
Cook
Phillips
Metz
Johnson
High Point
Wake Forest and Guilford Lead Off Schedule in Quakers Opener
Guilford College in North Carolina opens in a busy spring slate against Wake Forest and other teams including Atlantic Christian, Elon, Lenoir Rhyne, Catawba, and Roanoke with a May schedule featuring High Point and Hampden Sydney. The first day brings mixed results and a heavy lineup of matches across Guilford and nearby venues.
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Guilford College
Elon
Guilford
Emory and
Henry
Atlantic Christian College
Wilson County
Tobacco
Carolina
Greensboro
Wofford
High Point College
High Point
Lenoir Rhyne
Hampden-Sidney
Winston-Salem Twins open 1927 season with new faces
The Winston-Salem Twins plan to start the 1927 season on April 20 with much of last year’s pitching staff intact while adding Lloyd McElver Gus Lindberg Cy Smith and others to bolster the lineup. Catchers Red Johnson and Cy Chisholm will be regulars. Manager McMillan arrives from the West Virginia Coal League. The infield features Maltby Smith at second and third with a battle for short involving Motsinger. Outfield candidates Reno and Wade appear set, while other spots await evaluation amid spring illness setbacks and Buck Taylor’s late report.
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Winston-Salem
Winston-Salem Twins
Buck Taylor
Thompson
Gober
Lloyd
Durham
Mcelver
State College
Gus Lindberg
Washington and Lee University
Cy Smith
Red Johnson
Cy Chisholm
McMillan
West Virginia Coal League
Maltby
Smith
Motsinger
Twins
Reno
Asheville
Wade
Duke Track Opens Schedule Against Carolina Stars
The 1927 Duke University track team plans to open its season in Durham tomorrow facing strong Carolina cinder stars at Hanes Field. Duke’s Blue Devil lineup features Woodward Candler Doxie Ervin Bruton Ross Hamlin Brantley Captain Beverly Bennett Kirkpatrick Kelly and Jones.
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Durham
Duke University
Carolina
Tarahumara Indians Push 82 Mile Record Attempt
Three Tarahumara Indians aim to break the world 82 mile record during the Texas University relays at Memorial Stadium Austin. The effort follows a 1862 120 mile run by J Saunders and features A A A officials noting no prior 82 mile attempt in 45 years. Three Tarahumara high school girls will start a 26 mile leg later today.
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San Antonio
Mar
Here
Austin
Texas University
J. Saunders
New York City
Memorial Stadium
Lola Cuzarre
Piedmont league 1927 schedule released to clubs
Piedmont baseball league president W. G. Bramham announced that the 1927 schedule is complete and mailed to club owners. The season is expected to begin April 20 and end September 20.
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Durham
Piedmont Baseball
W. G. Bramham
Seventeen Games for Duke Blue Devils This Season
Duke University announces a 17 game 1930 baseball schedule led by coach George Whitted. The slate includes three eastern trips and opens April 1 at home vs Washington and Lee with key dates against Wake Forest North Carolina and Davidson, plus Navy Maryland and Penn in several away series.
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Duke University
Blue Devil
George Whitted
Duke
Washington and Lee University
Washington and Lee
Davidson
Wake Forest
Penn State
University of Penn
Durham Bull
North Carolina
North Carolina State
Raleigh
Maryland
College Park
Georgetown
Washington
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Chapel Hill
Bright second day in East Lake Tournament
Bright sunshine greeted players as the second 18 holes began at East Lake Country Club in Atlanta. The field teed off under clear skies after yesterday’s unsettled weather and chilly winds in the Southern Open golf event.
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Atlanta
East Lake Country Club
Bobby Jones
East Lake
Emmet French
Southern Pines
N. C
Youngstown
Ohio
United States
Great Britain
Gene Sarazen
Cleveland
Larry Nabholtz
W. H. Livie
Walter Hagen
Willie MacFarlane
Jess Sweetser
Watts Gunn
Sweetser
Jim Thompson
Richmond
Willie Klein
Johnny Farrell
New York
Charles Manning
Shreveport
John Golden
Joe Turnesa
Jim Foulis
Chicago
al Watrous
Grand Rapids
J. T. Connell
Short Hills
N. J
Mar
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Dixie Shoe Stores Co
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