Bobby Jones Wins Southern Open at East Lake by Eight Strokes
Bobby Jones claimed the £12,000 Southern Open at East Lake finishing 281 for 72 holes, eight ahead of Johnny Farrell and John Golden who tied for second. Al Watrous and Leo Diegel followed with 291 and 292, as Farrell and Golden split first and second money after an 18 hole playoff was arranged.
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East Lake Country Club
Atlanta
Bobby Jones
United States
Great Britain
Johnny Farrell
New York
John Golden
Paterson
N. J
East Lake
al Watrous
Grand Rapids
Golden
Farrell
Leo Diegel
George Voight
Washington
Watts Gunn
Walter Hagen
Bobby
Injuries Highlight Preseason Training Across Major Leagues
A Dixie spring camp survey shows most teams near full strength as road trips begin. Washington faces five veterans lost to injury including Walter Johnson and Stanley Harris, while many rosters, including veterans such as Cobb Speaker and Tris, have recovered to good form. St Louis Americans depart Tarpon Springs. Philadelphia Americans end Fort Myers camp. Braves stay in St Petersburg as Reds Giants and Cardinals start travel.
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Haines
Cardinals
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Senators
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White Sox
Whitehill
Collins
Tigers
Genewich
Benton
Braves
Vangilder
Gaston
St. Louis
Women golfers at Pinehurst thrill in first round match play
At Pinehurst the United North and South women's tournament produced unusually sharp play with eight championship matches. Florence Burrows from New York defeated Louise Fordyce of Youngstown, Ohio, 5 and 4 after a hot start. Other results saw Edith Quier and Edith Baker advance, while Glenna Collett and Maureen Orcutt led the charge for the late rounds.
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Mar
Louise Fordyce
Youngstown
Florence Burrows
New York
Miss Fordyce
John D. Chapman
Europe
Bernice Wall
Oshkosh
Wis
Edith Quier
E. E. Harwood
Chicago
Stewart Hanley
Detroit
Ronald Barlow
Philadelphia
Edith Baker
Belmont
Mass
Helen Payson
Portland
CINDERPATH STARS OR CAROLINA FACE GOBBLERS IN OPENER
UNC Tar Heels prepare for first conference test of 1926 as V M I Gobblers visit Chapel Hill. Captain McPherson and Elliott lead a veteran squad while Montague Lund and others from Virginia Tech bolster a powerful Virginia attack. Giersch Rhinehart Pritchett Daniels Pearson Williams Colburn Harper also key.
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University of North Carolina Cinderpath Stars
V. M. I. Gobblers
Tar Heels
Baton Rouge
Gobblers
Virginia Tech
Montague
Lund
Bob Fetzer
McPherson
South
Elliott
Giersh
Rhinehart
Pritchett
Daniels
Pearson
Williams
Colburn
Harper
Big Five College Teams In State Start Baseball Season
North Carolina Big Five colleges begin play with eight scheduled games this season. Duke Wake Forest North Carolina State and Davidson will contest 24 22 21 17 and 24 games respectively with road trips to Georgia and Virginia and a mix of conference and nonconference opponents.
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North Carolina
State
Davidson
Duke
Wake Forest
Tar Heels
University of North Carolina
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Demon Deacons
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Caroling Wil
State College Techs
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Carolina
Georg
Tech
Guilford
Lenoir
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Elo
Washington and Lee
Durham
Statement of Assets and Liabilities for Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance
The report shows assets totaling 4 544 556 10 and liabilities at 4 543 856 16 with surplus 1 822 293 32. It details fire insurance business in North Carolina for 1926 with fire risks written 2 955 085 and premiums received 474 74. The President is J R Freeman and the secretary T P Bogert. Home Office Providence R I. service attorney Stacey Wade Raleigh North Carolina.
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Providence
R. I
Toi Ren
North Carolina
Ce.e
J. R. Freeman
T. P. Bogert
TreasurrReeee
Home Office
Providence, R. I
Stacey W. Wade
Insurance
Rnleigh, N. C
State OF North Carolina—Insurance Department
Raleigh
J. Stacy W. Wade
Manufacturers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
Stacy W. Wade
Oak Ridge Wins Second Game to Take Series Over Wildcats
Davidson College 4 Oak Ridge 10 in Davidson. Oak Ridge pitcher White allowed three hits and nine walks while the Wildcats errored away all nine Davidson runs. Duke Durham led Oak Ridge with two hits while White added a three bagger.
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Davidson
Oak Ridge
Davidson Wildcats
Monk Younger
Durham
White
Mage
Fock
Poneson
Weenten
Davidson College
Ab. R. H. Po
A. E. Woodham
Davie
Mace
McAulay
Gigan
Corey
Ck S&s
As Meadows
McConnell
Ferrell
Howard
Pierce
Benton
Ratchford
Gray
Cathey
Meadows
jCathey
Brandon
Pointers Baseball Get Ready For Training Camp In High Point
Frank Kitchen, newly appointed Pointer pilot, says training starts tomorrow as many players arrive in High Point. Rube Eldridge and Tim Buckley join a lineup already boosted by Moose Clabaugh and George Schmidt. More than a dozen players and a Chattanooga contingent will report, with Kitchen pledging a winning club if city support comes.
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Frank Kitchen
The
Kitchen
Rube Eldridge
Tim” Buckley
Big Moose Clabaugh
Johnson
Bogey
George Schmidt
Balliotin
Samuel Strange Nicklin
Chattanooga
Stanford
Cook
Phillips
Metz
High Point
Sunny South workouts and scores across multiple cities
Athletes train in Clearwater and St Augustine Florida with lineups including Jackson, Lake, Hadley, Tate, Hargraves, and Devormer. West Palm Beach hosts St Louis and Cincinnati. Dallas hosts Chicago. San Antonio hosts Detroit. Los Angeles hosts Chicago. San Francisco hosts Pittsburgh. Chattanooga meets Newark with detailed innings and player names.
Baseball scorepad snippet from Fort Myers game
Fort Myers gather notes shows Buffalo scoring nine runs in an unclear inning sequence while Philo Pierce Brill Schulte De vine Ehmke Grove and Perkins are listed among players. The fragment hints at a box score with runs hits and errors but lacks complete details.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Buffalo
Philo
Pierce, Brill and Schulte
Devine
Ehmke
Grove and
Perkins
Bradenton Briefs Includes Names and Numbers
In Bradenton Florida a clipped sports or game entry lists Col. AA 002720 000-11 10 2 Phila N and a string of names Withen Pickard Bird B. Mitchell and O Donnell Jonnard with numbers 200210 408-12 18 2. The fragment suggests a box score or roster item from a local event.
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Bradenton
Fla
Phila
Withen
Pickard
Bird
B. Mitchell
O’donnell
Jonnard
New Orleans Narrow Victory Shows Defensive Clutch
Boston and New Orleans battle to a low scoring win as Harris Hoffman Murchison Dowie Corley contribute key plays. The final shows tight defense and balanced scoring across both squads.
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Boston
New O
Harris
Hoffman
Martina
Murchison
Dowie
Corley
Avon Park Softball Clash Ends In Close Draw
In Avon Park Florida a softball game between N Y Y and St L ends in a tight 2 2 tie with late rallies and debuts in a noisy local park.
Sport coats of Bordeaux leather with leg-of-mutton sleeves
The item describes sport coats crafted from bordeaux leather featuring leg-of-mutton sleeves and a lining of matching squirrel fur, suggesting a luxurious, vintage outerwear style.
Pitcher Milburn Sheffner Injured After Atlanta Game
Milburn Sheffner of the Rochester Internationals was found unconscious under the grandstand in Atlanta after a game with the Cracker club. He had pitched four innings, left in the fifth, and was reported in critical condition at a hospital. A broken bat lay near him as police investigated with theories of a fan assault following Zoeller being struck earlier.
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Atlanta
Milburn Sheffner
Rochester Internationals
Sheffner
Zoeller
Rochester
Frank Zoeller
Hollis McLoughlin
Bill Daly
Daly
White Rabbit Fur Wraps Impress Paris Fashion Circles
Exquisite wraps of white rabbit fur, crafted with angular design, gain attention in Paris fashion circles. The fur's sheen and precise tailoring highlight high end winter access hierarchy.
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Paris
Mobile wins Southern YMCA volleyball title over Kannapolis
Mobile, Alabama defeated Kannapolis, North Carolina in two of three games 10-15 15-10 16-14 to claim the Southern YMCA volleyball championship in Atlanta. Kannapolis earlier won through the losers bracket to challenge Mobile in the final.
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Atlanta
Mobile
Ala
Kannapolis
N. C
Carolina women defend southern track title in close win
Durham March 26 The Carolina tracksters held the southern championship and edged Duke 63 to 62 at Hanes Field after Duke led by two points entering the final broad jump. Carolina Grey and Sandlin swept the top two spots to seal the meet and start the season with a narrow victory.
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Carolina Tracksters
Presen
Trac
Hanes Field
Duke Universit Blue Devils
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Grey
Sandlin
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