Ghia Furniture Makers to Open Exhibition Season April 8
Ghia The Furniture Makers set to play their first exhibition game of the season on April 8 against the Buffalo club of the International league at Welchfield. Manager Pierre expects several more exhibitions, likely with colleges, before the Piedmont league opener. Local fans look forward to Bill Pierre's squad in action at Welch field.
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Furniture Makers
Welch Field
Buffalo Club
Welchfield
Pierre
Bill Pierre
High Point
Interstate Duckpin and Ten Pin Tournaments Open in New York
The opening date for the Interstate Duckpin event at Thums White Elephant in New York was postponed from April to May 9 to accommodate broader participation. Entries from New England and New York teams including Middleton Albany Schenectady Troy Syracuse Birmingham Rochester Buffalo are listed as qualifiers, with preliminary city events feeding the national tourney.
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Thum
White Elephant ‘Academy
Broadway
New York City
New England
New York State
C. E. Matthews
Middleton
Dr. F. N. Tate
Albany
Savage and Bloodgood
Schenectady
Troy
Syracuse
Birmingham
Rochester
Buffalo
New York
Enries
Americans figure in sports abroad
In Edinburgh about 2000 fans queued from 4 a m for international England Scotland tickets. By 9 a m all grand stand and enclosure seats were sold in 30 minutes, leaving many disappointed as the temperature stood at five degrees. In Paris Theodore Vienne prominent boxing promoter, 57, died after pioneering gloved boxing and promoting early bouts for Carpentier and other champions.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
England
Paris
Theodore Vienne
France
Vienne
Carpentier
Europe
Sam McCoy
Joe Jeanette
Johnson-Moran
Billy Papke
High Point Club Buys Two Hopeful Players From Battimore Orioles
High Point club announces the purchase of Mike Romag shortstop and Fred Walker third baseman from the Batt more Orioles. The players, in training at Goldsboro, will report here next Friday and possibly be pulled back by the Balti more pilot if they improve. Manager Bill Pierre and President Arthur Ly confirm the deal after returning from Wayne county.
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High Point Club
Jack Dunn
Mike Romag
Fred Walker
Battmore Orioles
Goldsboro
High Point
Bill Pierre
Arthur Lyon
Wayne County
Roman
Walker
Dunnie
Oricles
Baltimore Pilot
Pierre
Lyon
Reman
State College wins intercollegiate rifle match in ROTC corps
State College rifles win the intercollegiate ROTC match with 1934 points, leading North Carolina State Alabama Polytechnic Institute and the University of Alabama. Twenty three southern colleges competed on their home ranges. The top Tech scores included Hicks 200 Overton 196 and Ewell 194. The four leaders advance to the Ninth Corps area match set for April 10 to 20. State College accepts the challenge to face leading Western institutions.
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State College
Fourth Corps
Fort McPherson
Daniel D. Gregory
North Carolina State
Alabama Polytechnic Institute
University of Alabama
Georgia Tech
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Georgia
Alabama
Florida
Arkansas
Louisiana
Mississippi
West
Tech
W.N. Hicks
D. D. Overton
R. M.stkefeather
W. W. Johnston
C. M. White
W. H. Browne
HF. ©. Kennette
W.W. J. Steele
P. K. Ewell
R. P. Brown
Total
Dempsey Prepares For Carpentier
Calgary report notes heavyweight champion Jack Dempsey has begun light training for the July 2 bout with Georges Carpentier. After two hours in a local gym he headed toward Spokane and Seattle, lamenting the loss of a palamute dog that ran away, chewed a window casing and jumped through the glass.
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Calgary
Alberta
Jack Dempsey
Georges Carpentier
Spokane
Seattle
Dempsey
German film salaries spark move to cap pay
Berlin reports that film producers plan to limit costly salaries after listing what they term fantastic pay. Some leading actresses allegedly earn 800,000 marks yearly, while top daily rates reach 3,500 marks. Regular contracts pay 7,000 to 30,000 marks monthly, with unknowns as low as 150 marks daily.
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Berlin
Furman Aims for Exhibition Games With Spartanburg Lima
Greenville March 28 Coach W L Laval seeks two exhibitions for Furman against Spartanburg South Atlantic league team next week with tentative dates on Wednesday and Thursday The Spartans may object as they play Toledo Thursday and Friday
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Greenville
S. C
W. L. Laval
Furman
Spartanburg
Spartans
First passenger liner to sail from Vancouver for Europe
An excursion boat will depart from Vancouver this summer bound for Liverpool via Panama, the first passenger steamer ever to sail from this port to Europe. One way fare 300 dollars. round trip 550 dollars.
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Vancouver
Liverpoool
Panama
Europe
Floating golf ball praised for merit and game balance
Horace G. Hutchinson writes to a London paper defending a floating golf ball as it offers a brave stroke out of water, resists forced play by legislation, and preserves course design while keeping the game lively and skillful.
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Horace G. Hutchinson
London
Oversea Week to Feature International Sports in Hamburg
Hamburg officials plan Oversea Week from August 20 to 28 with an international tournament and football matches as Dutch and Scandinavian teams show willingness to participate. American football and hockey teams may join later. swimming races and the German tennis championship are scheduled. Local sports groups coordinate exhibitions, parades, and water fêtes as part of the event.
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Hamburg
Yambure
Gryom‘astic
Anglers Turn to Ball Stars for Lake Charles Crew
In Lake Charles Louisiana Rollie Naylor Scott Perry Danny Murphy and Frank Walker fished under the sun for hours and reeled in 90 Louisiana minnows. The hotel chef fried the catch and the crew ate them.
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Lake Charles
Connie Mack
Rollie Naylor
Scott Perry
Danny Murphy
Frank Walker
Four southpaws arrive in GHY for tryouts at Welch Field
Four southpaws signed for tryouts with the Furniture Makers arrived in High Point yesterday. Manager Pierre plans initial training today at Welch field with morning and afternoon sessions. Players include Atkinson from Charlotte Henderson from Birmingham Patterson from Satila and Woodgie from Olean. E E Sessions of Birmingham assists receiving line. Rube Eldridge was in town and may join today's gonk sounds. Additional players are expected this week as training accelerates.
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Welch Field
Pierre
High Point
Atkinson
Charlotte
Henderson
Birmingham
Patterson
Satila
Miss
Woodgie
Olean
Rube” Eldridge
Duke of Opero
Gonk
Negro Is Held On Federal Charge
Alex White, a Black man, was held on a federal charge for possessing too much whiskey. A preliminary hearing before U S Commissioner W G Brown found probable cause. Bond set at 300 dollars and posted. White was arrested at his home last week by deputies J E Wagner and W D Martin and Revenue Officer RR L White. Several gallons of whiskey were found at the time of arrest.
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Alex White
United States
W. G. Brown
White
J. E. Wagner
W. Dp. Martin
RR. L. White
Celebration of Negro Veterans in Greensboro
Hundreds of ex soldiers from High Point join in Greensboro for a Gate City observance by Guilford County’s Negro service men. A parade was set for 10 AM from the courthouse, followed by an A and T College versus Bennett College baseball game and other athletic events. An evening musical program closes the day.
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High Point
Greensboro
Guilford County
T. College
Bennett College
Marion Weston Injured by Rock at Carnival Grounds
Marion Weston, white, lies in a local hospital after injuries from a rock strike Saturday night at carnival grounds outside the city. He reportedly ranked second in a confrontation with another man after an argument. injuries limited to the side were noted.
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Marion Weston
Weston
Liberty Street
U S Coal Exports Rise in Argentina’s 1920 Trade
Buenos Aires dispatch reports the United States chamber of commerce in Argentina notes coal imports from the United States in 1920 were seven times higher than those from Great Britain, signaling a shift in energy trade patterns.
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U.S
Buenos Aires
Teed States Chamber of Commerce
Argentina
United States
Greatritain
Sapphire Bubble in Nine-Carat Gem T Sale at British Museum
A nine carrot sapphire in the British Museum shows a bubble that appears and disappears with temperature changes. The artifact attracts curiosity as a live demonstration of mineral inclusion behavior and thermal response.
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British Museum
Anti Soviet Uprising Reported in Kazan
Dispatches from Stockholm say an anti Soviet uprising occurred in Kazan with killings of members of the extraordinary commission, their headquarters burned, and insurgents in control of the city and district forcing demobilization. Western Russia also sees fighting and Pskov reportedly in revolutionists' hands.
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Stockholm
Kazan
Russia
Pskov
Firemen Answer a False Alarm at Easter Service
High Point firemen answered an Easter morning false alarm from a South Main street call. They found no blaze when they arrived at Wesley Memorial. After the incident the No. 1 station crew attended 11 o'clock services while their Wag truck stood by the church as Rev. W. A. Lambeth preached.
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South Main Street
No. 1 Stationhouse
Wesley Memorial
W. A. Lambeth
One Local Deed Filed Saturday In Greensboro
In Greensboro the Register of Deeds records one transfer: Stout to Wyatt M. Jones property on Poplar Street starting at C L Gray's corner for 500 dollars, as stamps indicate.
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Office of Register of Deeds
R. H. Wharton
Greensboro
Co. Co. Stout
Wyatt M. Jones
Poplar Street
C. L
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Bill
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Bbaco
Erick Florman
Hart Drug CO
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