Baseball Training Camps Open With Optimism Across Leagues
Sixteen teams across the two major leagues begin spring workouts as managers and players project hopeful seasons. Joe McCarthy of the Cubs warns fans not to crown cellar-dwellers, while Huggins and Hornsby tout defenses and ambition. Other clubs from Yankees to Phillies, Reds to White Sox, announce workouts and early evaluations as weather and indoor plans shape early practice across cities like Birmingham Dallas Tarpon Springs and Palm Beach.
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King Winter
Knights
Joe McCarthy
Chicago Cubs
California
Bruin
Cubs
Los Angeles
Birmingham
Ala
Eas York Yankee
Huggins
Yankees
Hornsby
St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giannts
Washington Senators
Tampa
Philadelphia Athletics
Baltimore Orioles
Athletics
Boston
Red Sox
Mobile
Braves
St. Petersburg
Pittsburgh Pirates
Kichita
Kas
Cleveland Indians
New Orleans
Speaker
Reds
Cincinnati
Palm Beach
Donahue
Mays
George Sisler
St. Louis Browns
Tarpon Springs
Ty Cobb
Augusta
Detroit Tiger
Duke Opens Baseball Season With Low Hopes At Home
Duke University starts its baseball season at home in Durham on March 31 against Elon College Christians. The team is described as the weakest in years with weak infield and outfield and no batters above a .260 average. George Whitted, a former major leaguer, coaches the squad urging development of young players.
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Duke University
Durham
Elon College
Duke
Trinity
George Whitted
Methodists
Whitted
Volleyball Standings Tighten As Teams Compete
The league shows three teams tied for second as competition heats up. On Monday afternoon the Spikers lost a close set to the Sockems in a two game series. The School Boys extended their winning streak, defeating the Drivers with coordinated teamwork as standings reveal a crowded hunt for top spots.
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Sock’ems
Boinopn
Sik
Boek’ems
North and South Golf Championship Opens At Pinehurst
Entries were preparing for the 24th annual United North and South Golf Championship with 72 hole medal play. The Pinehurst course was wet from recent showers but clearing skies promised drying conditions for the opening rounds.
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Pinehurst
Mar
Bushy Graham and California Joe Lynch Fight Ends Draw
Bushy Graham of Utica and California Joe Lynch of San Francisco battled to a draw in a match referenced by a 106 score. Both fighters exchanged solid blows as the bout went to the final bell.
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Toronto
Bushy Graham
Utica
N. Y
California
Joe Lynch
San Francisco
Locals defeat Greensboro Boys 19 to 4 in one-sided game
High Point high school wins over Pomona 19 to 4 in a game marked by wild pitching from McCormack and strong hitting by High Point. Lapp allowed two safeties and struck out 10, Holcomb homered, and multiple players earned base hits as the locals lift their season average.
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High Point High School
Pomona High School
Holcomb
McCormack
Lapp
Siive Ik
Es Beone
Markham
Ninnoisen
Mevormien
Hee
Phees
Pomona
Petty
Cox
Scott
Arthur
Wah
Pierce
Myers
Parks
MecCormick
McCormick
South Atlantic tennis tourney second round delayed by rain
In Augusta March 31 AP rain halted the scheduled second round of the South Atlantic championship. Japanese favorite Rakeichi Harada rested after a thumb injury from a Monday fall with William Tilden. Pairings listed include Tilden vs Schaul and OConnell vs Strachan in the upper bracket, with Harada facing Cohen and Weshell meeting Capers in the lower bracket.
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Augusta
Rakeichi Harada
William Tilden
William
Collett Undecided On English Golf Trip
Charlotte March eighty one AP Glenna Collett national women's golf champion says she has not decided whether to compete in English tournaments this year. She will decide after returning to Providence later this week and will play in a foursome today after losing the North and South final to Louise Fordyce two and one.
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Charlotte
Glenna Collett
Miss Collett
Providence
Louise Fordyce
Big crowd eyed for Carolina Lehigh at Welch Park
High Point prepares for a Saturday 8 30 p m baseball clash as University of North Carolina and Lehigh showcase strong early season form. Local supporters expect hundreds, with city officials and the chamber promising hospitality and a packed Welch Field.
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Carolina - Lehigh
Welch Park
Summer school at Wake Forest to add classrooms for 1926 term
Wake Forest expects a capacity enrollment for the 1926 summer session with over 600 students in the first session last year. Dr. D B Bryan, dean and summer school director, aims to complete an addition to the library building to gain four more classrooms. Dormitory space will be limited, with most rooms already reserved. Reservations urged to secure campus accommodations.
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Wake Forest
D. B. Bryan
Bryan
Bostwick
Statue of Emperor Buried With Honors in Seablotow
Polish peasants bury a statue of Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria Hungary as a treasonable relic, after authorities ordered its junk. The statue was buried with pomp and religious ceremony once a national hero, from its pedestal in the public square.
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Seablotow
Poland
Francis Joseph
Austria
Hungary
Seabletow
Partnership Dissolution Notice In High Point Co
F E Allred sells his partnership interest in City Transfer Co of High Point North Carolina to I M Lassiter and W P Lassiter They assume all debts and are entitled to collect debts due to the partnership Dated March 30 1926 I M Lassiter W P Lassiter E Allred
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F. E. Allred
City Transfer Co
High Point
North Carolina
I. M. Lassiter
W. P. Lassiter
New Orleans Cotton Opened Easy Ahead of Holidays
The New Orleans cotton market opened easy as traders liquidated before holidays. Early trades showed losses of 9 to 12 points, with May at 18.15, July 17.76, and October 17.10, about 15 to 18 points below yesterday's close. A bullish weekly weather report helped prices recover slightly later in the session.
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New Orleans
Gorgeous Stuff Takes The Orpheum Stage This Week
The Orpheum presents Gorgeous Stuff this week a top class musical comedy with Dave Burt and Skeet Mayo as stars. The cast delivers singing and dancing with dazzling costumes and stage settings praised by fashion-minded audiences. Also today My Hero a snappy musical comedy with an elaborate plot opens with a matinee.
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Orpheum
Dave Burt
New York Cotton Opens Barely Steady After Advance
The New York cotton market opened barely steady with declines of 7 to 11 points as traders booked profits after pushing October to 18 cents yesterday. May fell to 18.87 and October to 17.75 while active months showed roughly 15 to 18 point losses after the first hour amid profit-taking and light demand. A weekly weather report followed in the notes.
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New York
Mar
Liverpool
Weath
Market Opens With Broad Gains on Wall Street
Strong buying support lifted stocks at the open with the market moving higher across sectors. General Electric and Coca Cola led advances, up over four points, while New York Central General Asphalt General Motors and United Drug rose more than two points. Some soft spots lingered as Attison and Southern Railway slipped about a point.
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New York
General Electric
Coca-Cola
New York Central
General Asphalt
General Motors
United Drug
Atchison and Southern Railway
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