Merger Talks Between North State and South Carolina Colleges
After months of rumor the North State and South Carolina conferences discuss a merger meeting. A joint session could boost small college athletics in both states with North Carolina schools gaining more exposure. The plan envisions a Knights of Pythias sponsored Bowl in Salisbury to showcase a North State champion against a standout small college team, likely in Catawba’s ShuFord field, though promotion and eligibility rules remain unresolved.
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Stock Races At City Speedway Set For This Afternoon
Stock car racing fans can see over thirty top drivers in action at the Tri-City speedway four miles northeast of High Point on the old Winston-Salem highway. Time trials start at 1 pm with racing at 3 pm featuring two 15-lap heats a 25-lap consolation and a 45-lap main event between Harold Tappett and Curtis Turner.
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Blue Devils Football Schedule Revised by Duke
Duke Athletic Director E. M. Cameron announced changes to the 194? fall football schedule. Dates shift Wake Forest to Durham on November 5, Navy game moves to Annapolis October 8, and George Washington game to Washington, D. C., with other home and away fixtures listed including Tennessee, Richmond, N. C. State, Virginia Tech, Georgia Tech, and North Carolina.
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Exhibition Baseball Results From Multiple City Matchups
Details of exhibition games with scoring by inning and pitcher lines show Cleveland over Oakland 7 to 4, Pittsburgh over St. Louis 11 to 4, New York over Chicago 8 to 0, Boston over New York 6 to 3, Washington over Brooklyn 6 to 4, St. Louis over Philadelphia 8 to 6, Philadelphia over Cincinnati 9 to 7, Chicago over San Diego 8 to 9 in a high scoring set with listed pitchers and inning totals across several matchups.
Veterans To Form Basis Of Team
Thirty two players report to the Thomasville Hi-Toms camp in Myrtle Beach as they prepare for a 13 game exhibition slate starting April 8 at Finch Field against House of David. The roster will be cut to 20 by opening day and to 17 soon after. Veterans Cliff Bolton Horace Hubbard Van Harrington Don Bally Bill Foster and others bolster the club alongside rookies Earl Stroud John Carter and a slate of exhibition games through April 22 when Lexington visits Finch Field to open North State league play.
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Cleveland Indians Pound Oaks 14-4 in California
The world champion Cleveland Indians routed the Oakland Oaks 14 to 4 in Oakland. Cleveland collected 17 hits, with strong output in the second and fourth innings, and homers by Bob Lemon Jim Hegan and Ken Keltner.
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Verdeur Sets NCAA Record in 150 IM at Chapel Hill
Joe Verdeur of LaSalle won the 150-yard individual medley in 1:30.8 at the NCAA championships, edging Purdue’s Keith Carter by a finger and breaking the American record set by Michigan’s Harry Holiday in 1946. Carter clocked 1:30.7 in another race and Ris of Iowa faded in the 100-yard freestyle final. World champ Bill Smith kept the 440-yard free title at 4:42.6, helping Ohio State gain lead over Michigan in team standings.
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Catawba Indians Take Double Header From VPI
Catawba College swept Virginia Tech in a baseball doubleheader at Salisbury, winning 10-6 in the opener and 1-0 in the nightcap. The Indians had earlier beaten Springfield College of Massachusetts, 8-1, to run their season mark to three straight victories.
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Done Sleeping Wins Carolina Cup Race
Done Sleeping a seven year old brown gelding from Alvin Untermyer's New York stable pulled a surprise win in the 17th Carolina cup steeplechase in Camden D C A record crowd estimated 15 000 to 20 000 saw the horse ridden by Mike Smithwick finish about 35 lengths ahead of Some Gold Owner Paul Butler Hinsdale Illinois. Smithwick rode Big Mike last year the Carolina cup winner.
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Earliest Cardboard Use Shaped by Papyrus Text
The earliest cardboard form was a papyrus layer beaten to thickness, then pressed and sun dried according to the Encyclopedia Britannica. The article notes this ancient material as a precursor to modern cardboard.
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North Carolina’s Albans Sets Florida Relays Marks in Miami Meet
Minnesota sophomore Burl Thompson and North Carolina freshman Bill Albans starred at the Florida relays in Gainesville. Thompson set a discus record of 169 feet 2 5 8 inches and a shot put mark of 49 feet 4 inches, while Albans earned three records including the 120 yard high hurdles in 14.4 seconds, the broad jump 23 feet 3 inches, and a joint high jump of 6 feet 4 1/6 inches.
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Stranahan Holds Narrow Greensboro Lead at 36 Holes
Frank Stranahan of Toledo shoots 69 to keep a one stroke lead at the Greensboro Open as Lloyd Mangrum and Dick Metz both post 69 to total 136. Sam Snead Bobby Locke and George Schneiter stand one behind, with Burley Heafner Kerry Barber tying 65s for 138 and Johnny Palmer at 71.
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Middlecoff Favored To Win Masters
Cary Middlecoff led the top 20 money winners in a voting by the PGA Tournament Bureau for the Augusta Masters with four first place votes and seven seconds. Lloyd Mangrum, Jimmy Demaret, and Springs followed in ranking, while Claude Harmon and Byron Nelson also received votes. Nine others each earned one vote, including Bobby Locke.
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Catamounts End Practice With Intra-Squad Game Victory
Western Carolina Catamounts held an intra-squad game as the week ended, the White team defeating the Reds 18 to 6. Cecil Roberts scored two touchdowns, Hugh Constance starred on defense, and freshman Bill Phillips caused disruption on Red drives.
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Rollins Tops Devils To Take Series 2 1
Rollins college Tars defeated Duke 11 2 to win the three game series two games to one in Winter Park Florida Jim Covello pitched the complete game allowing nine hits with a rough sixth inning Duke scored both runs Red Lucas drove in Tom Powers and Fred Folger for the Devils only tallies
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