Gold Medal Finals Crown Harris in Class A Thriller
G L Harris of Asheboro clinched the Class A title with a 98 to 93 overtime win over Mann's In Thief. Archdale Oil fell 76 to 71 to Chicken Thief in Class C. Friday crowned Hanes and Corn's Food Center as champions of Class A Women and Class B Men. Harris led with 38 points for Raeford Wells and a late burst in OT.
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G. L. Harris
Asheboro
Mann
Archdale Oil
Hanes and Corn's Food Center
Harris
Mann’s
Pfeiffer College
Raeford Wells
Lenoir
Richard Biddy
Jimmy Ceme
Mann's Cros
Wells
Atkins
Memrick
Say
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Gorman
Tatum
Nuckles
Beere
Mann's Drug
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Schett
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Pulp R
Beore
Archdale
Allstar
Gall Bolick Spree
Renee Mercury Athletic Club
Janice Fox
Peggy Ring
Eunice Futch
Hazel Phillips
SPOOR
Eenee Mercury Athletic Club
Barbara Rumbey
Ee Crete RR Rees Southern Reveavers
Larry Swiggett
Perry Cecil Cree
Eccnoneses
Corn’ S Food Center
Ray Whitley
Rf Perro
Hi-Tom Baseball Tickets Going Fast for 1958 Season
Hi-Toms tickets are on sale ahead of the April 21 home opener with Winston-Salem Red Birds at Finch Field. Plans include season seats 50 dollars, season general admission 35 dollars, and a 10 ticket book at 6.50, with a 12 ticket book at 8.50 after opening day. Local outlets and area industries distribute the books and tickets.
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Hi-Toms
Toms
Winston-Salem Redbirds
Finch Field
Clay Dennis
Dennis
High Point
Leonard Gray
Faye Black
Graham Wagner
Deluxe Sandwich
Baxter Barber Shop
Elwood Barber Shop
Thomasville
John Carter
Thomasville Chair Co
Ragan Knitting Co
Carolina Underwear Co
Marsh Furniture Co
American Marietta Paint
O. E. Kearns
Pirates Top Senators 4 1 in Exhibition Win
Vernon Law pitched six scoreless innings to pace the Pittsburgh Pirates past the Washington Senators 4-1 in an exhibition game in Fort Myers. Don Gross and Jim Trimble finished the win as the Senators scored their lone run off Trimble in the ninth.
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Fort Myers
Fla
Vernon Law
Don Gross
Jim Trimble
Pittsburgh Pirates
Washington Senators
Law
Washington
Trimble
Hyde
Mesa
Fitz
Gross
W—Law
L—Griggs
Watts Baffles HPC With 5-0 Elon Win
Elon College pitcher Gil Watts struck out 13 and yielded five hits in a 5-0 North State Conference victory over High Point. Elon scored twice in the first inning and held the lead, improving to a third win in as many outings that week.
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Elon College
N.C
Gilbert Watt
Elon
High Point
Watts
Skipper Is Handball Champion
Dick Meisky of High Point lost to Otis Skipper of Winston-Salem 21-8 21-9 in the singles final of the Interstate YMCA Four Wall handball tournament. Albert Clark and Morris Gamble of Charlotte defeated Frank Leonard and Bill Calhoun of Charlotte 21-18 21-19 to win the doubles title as the two-day meet concluded.
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Dick Meisky
High Point
Otis Skipper
Winston-Salem
Skipper
Albert Clark
Morris Gamble
Charlotte
Frank Leonard
Bill Calhoun
Musial's Bat Booms Again in Citrus Circuit Win
In Bradenton Florida Stan Musial powered the St. Louis Cardinals to an 8-3 victory over the Milwaukee Braves with a homer and four singles in five trips. Al Dark added a homer and two singles as St. Louis improved to 12-7 in the spring exhibition season.
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Bradenton
Fla
Stan Musial
St. Louis Cardinals
Milwaukee Braves
Musial
al Dark
Redbirds
Eeeer
Clark
Larength
Orioles Rally Past Cubs In Sixth Inning Exh Bout
In Mesa Arizona the Baltimore Orioles rallied for six runs in the sixth inning to beat the Chicago Cubs 7 to 4 in an exhibition game. Gus Triandos hit a three run homer fueling the burst while Hee Brown earned the win despite allowing two homers to Walt Moryn.
Red Sox Rout Tigers in Grapefruit League Drills
Boston built a 8-0 lead before Detroit rallied in the sixth as the Red Sox hammered 16 hits for a 13 to 8 win in Lakeland. Gene Stephens starred with four hits two extra base hits and six RBIs for Boston.
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Lakeland
Fla
Boston Red Sox
Detroit Tiger
Bengals
Boston
Gene Stephens
Sox
Chisox Tie Slams Lead Sox Past Yankees 7 4
Jim Landis hit a grand slam in the seventh to lift the Chicago White Sox to a 7 4 win over the New York Yankees in St. Petersburg. The blast provided the decisive cushion as Chicago surged ahead late.
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ST. Petersburg
Jim Landis
Chicago White Sox
New York Yankees
Giants Top Indians 3 2 on Kirkland 10th Inning Blast
In Phoenix Willie Kirkland hit a leadoff homer in the 10th inning lifting the San Francisco Giants to a 3-2 win over the Cleveland Indians. The rookie delivered the decisive shot off the Indians pitcher in extra innings.
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Gene Lary
Hank Sauer
Willie Mays
Cleveland
San Francisco
Grant
Woodeschick
Lary
Porter
Naragon
Antonelli
Miller
Grissom
Thomas
L—Lary
Ward
Sauer
Mays
Kirland
Phoenix
Ariz
Willie Kirkland
San Francisco Giants
Cleveland Indians
Indians
Dodgers Top Reds 6 3 Behind Early Hit Parade
In Tampa Florida the Dodgers jumped on Cincinnati starter Jay Hook by the first five batters scoring six runs. Fred Kipp and Clem Labine silenced the Reds as Los Angeles defeated Cincinnati 6-3. Hook struggled throughout the outing.
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Larker
Gil Hodges
Willard Schmidt
Los Angeles
Cincinnati
Kipp
Pignatano
Hook
Tampa
Fla
Dodger
Jay Hook
Fred Kipp
Clem Labine
Redlegs
Norm
Ted Williams Top Red Sox Batting Icon
Boston outfielder Ted Williams maintains a lifetime batting average of .350 marking him as a standout hitter in major league baseball history.
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Ted Williams
Boston Red Sox
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