DiMaggio and Gordon Injured After York Collision
In York the Yankees beat the Senators 8 4 as Joe DiMaggio and Second Baseman Flash Gordon crashed into Taft Wright’s fly ball chase. Both players were hospital bound for observation with head lump and bruised jaw reported, while DiMaggio had just returned from a holdout.
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Flash) Gordon
Ater
Joe
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Hoag
Taft Wright
Maggio
DiMaggio
Gor
Senators
Edward Larkin
Gar- Held
Jordan
Pony Lazzeri
Yanks
Blue Devils Triumph Over North Carolina State In Classic Inter-City Battle
Baseball recap of a 1938 game featuring Joe McCarthy and Red Rolfe. Yankee offense produced an early lead with Dickey and Rolfe driving in runs. Spud Chandler pitched well, absorbing 14 hits but closing out the win as 16,000 fans watched at the stadium.
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Blue Devils
North Carolina State
Joe
Yankee Stadium
Joe McCarthy
Red Rolfe
Rolfe
Bill Dickey
Spud Chandler
Ynkees
Nats
Leonard
Appleton
New York
Washington
Stone
Lewis
Crosetti
Gordon
Knickerbocker
Chandler
Bonure
Myer
R. Ferrell
Lyons Quiets Browns In 8 0 Victory For Sox
Ted Lyons, 38, earned his first 1938 win and his 199th AL victory as the Chicago White Sox shut out St. Louis 8 to 0. Lyons yielded nine hits, struck out none, and benefited from solid defense and timely hitting led by Owen and Kreevich.
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Ted Lyons
St. Louis Browns
White Sox
Chicago
Chicago White Sox
Lyons
ST. Louis Chicago
Abrho
Abrho Mills
Hayes
Kreech
Clift
Stecher
Bell
Walker
M’quinn
Kuhel
Kress
Owen
Heffner
Berger
Heath
Sewell
Knott
Mazzera
Linke
Tar Heel Track Team Wins AA Championship at Chapel Hill
North Carolina defeated Duke 70 1-2 to 42 in the Carolinas AA U meet to dethrone Duke as team champs. Graham Gammon won the 1500 and edged Bill Davis in the 800, with five new records set including Bill Wartman 21.9 in the 200 and Milan Zori discus at 149 ft 9 in. Tom Holmes led UNC with 13 points.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
Duke
N. C. State
Carolina
Graham Gammon
Gammon
Bill Davis
Davis
Bill Wartman
Charlotte High
Milan Zori
Jim Hall
Tom Holmes
Thornton Lee
Wartman
Harry Woodard
Duke Dasher
North Carolina Rout Virginia Cavaliers 15 to 3 in Chapel Hill
Carolina Nine overwhelmed the Cavaliers 15 to 3 as North Carolina pounded 18 hits led by a strong outing from Henry Hudson who earned the win while Virginia’s Pindar took the loss. The Tar Heels improved to 10-1 on the season, Bissett and Stirnweiss among multiple run producers.
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Chapel Hill
North Carolina
University of Virginia
Cavaliers
Virginians
Henry
Bud) Hudson
Virginia
Virginia N. Carolina Abrho Abrho
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Ayers
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Edmunds Cf
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Bissett
Gillette
Grubb
Pindar
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Terry
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Sargent
Edmunds
Stirnweiss
Hudson
Gillam
Burnette
Nethercutt
Edmund
Legrande
Stimwells
Carolina
Ayres
Innnings
Flora
Seamless Beats Oakdale 14 to 0 in Commercial League Opener
Seamless won the opening Commercial league game defeating Oakdale 14 to 0. Smith allowed three hits and struck out 11 for Adams-Millis, with Lackey hitting a two on homer and Webb and Barr collecting four hits in five trips. Score by innings shows Oakdale no runs until late.
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Oakdale
Smith
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Corcccen
Crutchfield
Whitt
Armstrong
Koont
Henderson
H. Hudson
Towery
Cochrane
Koonts
Winfrey
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T. Yow
R. Highland
Harriss-Covington
J. Johnson
Carroll
York
Willard
Cook
Johnson
Parlow
Highland
H.C. Wolves
Bast
Surratt
Bumm
Knott Struck in Loss as Linke Dominates Relief
Knott took the loss after giving up nine hits and four strikeouts in six innings. Linke fanned 11 over two innings to preserve a 2 1 loss. Lyons contributed with a single run. Umpires were Mubbard, McGowan and Grieve. spe 1 44 total attendance estimated at 3 000.
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Knott
Linke
Lyons
Young
Mubbard
McGowan
Grieve
Spe
Tigers Edge Indians 5-3 Behind York Blast
Detroit starts with Rudy York’s first inning homer with two on base to power a 5-3 win over Cleveland. Jeff Heath and Vernon Kennedy spark the Tribe’s scoring, but Kennedy’s two base error and Walker’s double fuel Detroit’s late runs as the Tigers climb in the standings.
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Cleveland
Rudy York
Detroit Tigers
Cleveland Indians
Tribe
Jeff Heath
Julius Solters
Earl Averill
Vernon Kennedy
Ken Keltner
Dixie Walker
Detroit
Putiak
Hidsin
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York
Keltner
Gehringer
Greenberg
Rogell
Christman
Kennedy
Lary
Male
Trosky
Pytiak
Avertl
Hale
Walker
Heath
Averill
Solters
Leary
Chriermen
Roger
Huchin
Muchin
Panthers Lose To Mill Team In Greensboro Tilt
High Point college crushed 11 to 2 as Mack Judson led the Panthers with 11 runs batted in a Greensboro game. Winfrey pitched seven innings for the win while Yow took the loss.
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Mill
Mack Judson
High Point College
Greensoro
Amateur Baseball League Schedule Opens Season
The YMCA Amateur baseball league releases its schedule. Games listed include May 7 Gilenola versus Marriss Covington at Abbatoir and W. O. W. versus Highland at Highland Park with multiple matches through June including Glenola Highland and Harris Covington clashes at Abbatoir and various Highland venues.
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Marriss-Covingtom
Abbatoir
Highland
Highland Park
Harriss- Covington
High School
Glenola
Ward
Harriss-Covington
Inter-City League to Open 1938 With Four Clubs
The Inter-City League will start the 1938 season with four clubs Adams-Millis White Sox Hemp McCrary and White Oak on opening dates May 7 and May 14 at various sites including Greensboro and Asheboro. The league reduces from six teams after Wiscasset Knitters and Bossong Indians did not enter and July 13-23 Greensboro hosts the state semi pro tournament.
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Lord Perry
Greensboro
Crack White Oak
McCrary
Asheboro
Hemp
Wiscassett Knitters
Bossong Indians
W. F. Bailey
Triangle Beats Pickett in Opener 7 to 5
Triangle opened the Industrial League season by defeating Pickett 7 to 5 on the Airport diamond. Morehead went 4 for 4 with a triple to pace Triangle, while Leonard and Clark had two hits for Pickett and Triangle respectively. Winning pitcher was Dawson with McDowell taking the loss. time two hours.
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Pickett
Airport
Morehead
Leonard
Clark
Triangle Abrho Abrho Leonard
Hucks
Henshaw
Weisner
Brinkley
Bouldin
M’head
Fign
Ray
Rush
Knight
Byrd
Clary
Klutz
Hardt
Dawson
McDowell
Fowler
Gance
Klute
Kiute
Hite
Powler
Evans and
Hearn
Ninth frame rally gives Savannah win in Sally series
Savannah salvaged the final game of a Sally league series with Spartanburg as two ninth inning runs produced a 7 to 6 victory. Jingman contributed two singles and a double to pace the rally and lead the team.
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8. C
Savannah
T To
Jingman
Willard Hero Delivers in 12th Inning for Wolves
Howard Willard powered the Harris Covington Wolves to a 3 2 comeback over Highland in amateur league play. He belted a sixth inning homer to tie 2-2 and a 12th inning shot for the decisive run, while Highland stranded 10 and the Wolves totaled 9.
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Willard
Harris-Covington Wolves
Highland
Harriss-Cov
Highland Abrho
Abrho Newby If
York of
Gett S
Commercial Loop Baseball Slate Schedule Preview
The upcoming Commercial Loop baseball season features May dates with Globe Parlor against Oakdale No. 2 at Highland Ward and Calvary M. E. versus Hayworth R. & P. at Kearns St. The schedule lists rivalries across Mills Home Oakdale and Adams-Millis 2 games through July, with venues including Airport and Highland Ward.
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Oakdale No
Highland Ward
Calvary M. E
Hayworth R. & P
Kearns St
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Oakdale Triumphs 8-7 in Ten Innings Over Adams-Millis
Oakdale shaded Adams-Millis 8 to 7 after ten frames as two runs in the tenth fueled the win. Ragsdale pounded a perfect three for three while Martin struck out 12 for Oakdale in a 1 hour 30 minute finish.
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Adams- Millis
Ragsdale
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Bolton
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Ragsdale If
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Hinkle
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Barrett
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Lauer
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Fowler
Spartans Rally Past Spart’burg in Baseball Thriller
Spartans outhit their rivals 18 to 11 in a nine inning game. Savannah tallies 7 runs on 11 hits while Spart’burg adds 6 runs on 13 hits. Key players include Levye Dixon, Rambert, Leite, Page, Simons, Wagner and Hahn.
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Spartans
Savannah
Spart’burg
Levye Dixon
Rambert
Leite
Page
Simons
Wagner
Hahn
Duke Defeats State 7 To 5 For First Win
Duke defeats North Carolina State 7 to 5 in a Big Five and Southern conference baseball game behind eight hit pitching by Dave Smith. Duke's first win over State this season with key hits by Rue Tipton and Davis and a Kearns homer for State.
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Dave Smith
Duke
N. C. State
Blue Devils
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Bill Rue
Russ Bergmann
Eric Tipton
Harry Morris
Devils
Bailey
Smith
Chuck Carey
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Morris
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Cader Harris
Kearns
Hoyle
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Carey
Wicker
Holshouser
D. Smith
Rue
Beam
Harris
Berlinski
Honeycutt
L. Smith
Pullenwider
Pitt Dominates Penn Relays Despite Downpour
Pitt baton passers led the closing Penn Relays program at Franklin Field as John Woodruff anchored the Pirates to top finishes. Pitt tied the meet record in the 880 with 1 26.6 as Indiana Navy trailed. Overbrook High won the high school two mile and Nick Vukmanic of Penn State set the javelin mark.
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Bill Boni
Philadelphia
University of Pittsburgh
Franklin Field
Penn
Pitt
Virginia
Overbrook High
Nick Vukmanic
Penn State
Pittsburgh
John Woodruff
Long John
Indiana
Malcolm Hicks
University of Texas
Navy
Woodruff
Slim Jim Herb Rt
Violets
Ohio State
Manhattan
Fidridae Pitches Glenola To Win
Rube Eldridge pitched Glenola to a 9 to 2 victory over W. O. W. at Highland Park in the Amateur league yesterday afternoon. C. Burge of Glenolia had three hits including a double, while C. Davis collected two doubles for Glenola. Wall had two safeties for W. O. W. and an apparent triple by Wall was blown.
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Glenola
Highland Park
C. Burge
Glenolia
Wall
C. Davis
Beore
Phibbs
Parrish
Butler
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