High Point College Opens Season With Guilford Game
High Point College baseball opens its season tomorrow against Guilford at Welch Park. Game time is 3:30 PM with weather affecting practice. coach Brown will decide pitchers after drills. Numerous Guilford and High Point students are expected to attend the open non conference contest.
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Peewee"” Payne
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Introducing High Point Fans to a Pointer Daily
J Worth Bacon profiles Lloyd Buck Smith manager of the Pointers at age 27 with a family, tracing his baseball rise from Greensboro to the Boston Braves farm system. Highlights include a .404 season with the Patriots in 1921, multiple trades, and his debut as High Point’s manager shaping promising prospects.
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Buck) Smith
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Wills Stages Boxing Pause Ahead of April 1
Paddy Mullins, manager of Harry Wills, closed the doors on boxing talk until April 1. He reportedly sought more money for a Wills vs Tommy Gibbons match than Wills could get against champion Jack Dempsey. Milk Fund officials noted the desired Wills vs Gibbons bout but Mullins showed little enthusiasm, arguing Gibbons has losses to Jack Dempsey and Harry Greb while Wills has defeated every opponent allowed to date.
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Tommy Gibbons
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Wills
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Gibbons
Harry Greb
Pittsburgh
Norms Farewell Tour Opens With Indoor Meet
NORM IS MAKING FAREWELL TOUR BUFFALO N Y March 27 Paavo Nurmi beat Willie Ritola in the 5 000 metre indoors at the 106th field artillery armory trying to lower Ritola's 14 23 1 5 record but finished in 12 38 flat The illness struck Ritola cramping him in the final laps Philip Granville Indian walker defeated Ugo Frigerio Italy in a 6 000 metre pursuit at 26 44 Alan Helffrich Penn State won a fast half mile over Ray Dodge and Ray Watson Illinois A C with 1 55 1 5 Litt 8 8 stands as the world mark
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Willie Ritola
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106Th Field Artillery Armory
New York
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Ugo Frigerio
Italy
Alan Helffrich
Penn State
Ray Dodge
Ray Watson
Ilinois A. C
Dodge
Arvie Hayworth Back With Durham For 1925 Honors
Durham March 27 Arvie Hayworth a 22 year old right handed catcher described as having a good arm is back with Durham for another season He has one year of professional experience and played last year for the club with a .297 batting average and a .895 fielding percentage He is a free agent and a capable hitter though his only pro experience has been with Durham.
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China Grove
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Arvie Hayworth
Arvie
Bullet Bush Looks Like Old Time Form
St. Louis reports Bullet Joe Bush, ex-Boston and New York hurler, appears to retain peak form with the St. Louis Browns. Observers in St. Petersburg note his performance in a 9 to 4 win over the Boston Braves, with the Browns set to face Buffalo at Tarpon Springs. Cardinals edge Kansas City in 11 innings on a wild pitch for a 6 to victory, as they meet American Association clubs in Stockton, California.
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Athletics To Break Camp At Fort Myers
PHILADELPHIA March 27 Preparations are underway for the Philadelphia Americans to break camp at Fort Myers Florida They completed spring training there with a 9 to 7 victory over Milwaukee and will depart for their northern trip Saturday Buffalo of the International League will visit Bradenton tomorrow Manager Fletcher plans to start with his team Monday night Yesterday the Phillies lost to Indianapolis at Philadt City 9 to 4.
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Tennis Tourney Plans At Y M C A Meeting Tonight
City wide tennis discussion at the Y M C A tonight at 7 30 p m aims to gauge interest for a tournament like last season s. C M Waynick won the previous year s championship and will receive a silver trophy donated by Bees on Hardware. J Gurney Briggs will preside as last year s president urges wide turnout and court access for a planned event with two guaranteed courts and more possible.
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Bigs
Pointers Practice Sparks High Point Camp Notes
The Pointers held 90 minutes of drills with players reporting sore muscles. Mack Phipps, a Knoxville catcher, opened with a homer over the right field palings while Eli Ingram remains a loyal but nonproxy fan. President Burgess adds a new press box atop the cold drink stand, aiding coverage for the High Point Guilford game. The diamond shift 29 feet closer to the grandstand aims to curb home runs from Gooch, Hernen, and others, boosting field play and fan accessibility.
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High Point
Burgess
Lee Gooch
Hardin Herndon
Exoneration of Nurmi on Hartford Meet Absence
Sport briefs note the exoneration of Paavo Nurmi by the Metropolitan District AAU registration committee for failure to appear at a Hartford Connecticut meet on March 14. The Connecticut representative remained unsatisfied and the case likely advances to the national committee. Also listed is Alex Smith, named professional at Westchester Biltmore Rye New York and Miami Biltmore Florida. American army officers plan a June polo series with British players, sailing from New York today.
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Champions Ready For the Bout Tonight in St Paul
In St Paul Minnesota two boxing champions Harry Greb and Gene Tunney prepared for a ten round no decision bout tonight. The fight carries no title unless a knockout occurs. Tunney could secure a future bout with Tommy Gibbons if he wins big, while Greb holds the middleweight crown and bets favor Greb or Tunney alternate.
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Raleigh Named for Sir Walter Raleigh Not Founded Here
Raleigh the capital of North Carolina bears Sir Walter Raleigh’s name though he never founded the city and never visited the state. He sponsored exploration and settlement efforts rather than establishing the town.
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Ruth Narrowly Fails In Home Run Title Bid
In Clearwater Fla Babe Ruth barely holds the long distance lead as Jacques Fournier Brooklyn's champion hits three homers while Ruth collects three singles in an exhibition. Brooklyn wins 11 to 10. Earlier at Winter Haven the Giants defeated Columbus 9 to 2 behind strong pitching by Wayland Dean and Kent Greenfield.
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Track Team Leaves Davidson For North
Davidson March 27 The Davidson track team will entrain Friday morning for Blacksburg Virginia where Saturday afternoon the Wildcats meet the W P T track men This first meet of the season has drawn much interest Coach Tilson in charge five weeks announces trip lineup Captain Gracey Anderson McConnell Williford McComb Goodykoontz Brand Smith McMillan Pinkney Calhoun Gudger Bohannon and Manager Jim Puatton
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R. A. M. Call Convocation at High Point Chapter No. 70
Tonight at 7 14 an installation of officers will be held by High Point Chapter No. 70 R A M C El Nabors, H P, and Herndon, Secy, urging member attendance.
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Davidson College to award annual loving cup for high school meets
Davidson College public speaking professor Karl Wachter proposes a silver loving cup for future high school invitation track meets. The cup would be held by the winning team for a year, with permanent possession after three consecutive wins. This meet at Davidson delighted attendees as Charlotte High School won the cup with 460 points, while Winston‑Salem finished second and Statesville third.
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Senators Win After Playing 11 Innings
The world champions defeated the Buffalo Internationals 6 to 5 in 11 innings in Tampa. Buffalo’s bats hit Dutch Ruether’s pitches well as Washington leaned on late offense to secure the win before a practice run with the Giants. Walter Johnson was set to start his first appearance in the series tomorrow in Tampa.
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Fast and a Hitter Is J. N. Mallonee
Durham report describes J N Mallonee as fast and a good bunter and hitter with Durham Piedmont club. He has previously played for Greensboro and Durham, spent two amateur years before turning pro, bats left and throws right, was an outfielder last year, 23 and single, and works as a tree agent.
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Greensboro
Exhibition Games Set In Welh Park April 4 Start
Baseball tryouts at Welch park under manager Duck Smith begin April 4 with the Pointers hosting Newark Bears. Thrasher arrives to join outfield, while Mack Phipps and Johnson impress as catcher and receiver. Exhibition games slated April 10 and 11 against Spartanburg Sally league club.
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Swampy) Thrasher
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Braves Pitchers Struggle in 9 4 Loss to Browns in St Petersburg
Boston pitchers Genevich and Graham were wild as the Browns beat them 9 to 4 in St Petersburg. In New Orleans the Red Sox defeated the Pelicans 5 to 2 behind veteran Jack Quinn who held the opposition to one hit in five innings, while Boston had five hits.
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