Pointers Rally as Rocky Mount Bucs Triumph 5-1 in Raleigh
Kit May locked in a win for the Rocky Mount Buccaneers on the road. Conklin earned his first Pointer appearance, scattering eight hits while fanning key batters. Moose Clabough homered for the Pointers, the second of the season, and O Hara led off for the Bucs with two strikeouts.
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Rocky Mount Buccaneers
Dame Fortune
Bucs
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Stewart
Feari
Schmidt
Conklin
Pointers
O'Hara
Buccaneers
Moose” Clabough
Moose
Rocky Mount
Duck Smith
Brummitt
Danielly
Husta
Railroad Ray
Joe Feori
Cecil Stewart
O’hara
Gooch
Ides
O Clabaugh
Boone
J. Smith
Feori
Kitchen
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Teague
Smith
High Point
Lewis
Taylor
Miss Turpie Defends Southern Women’s Golf Title
Miss Marion Turpie of New Orleans begins defense of her southern women’s golf championship in Laurel Mississippi with 75 entrants. Her chief challenge is Mrs. Dalton Reymond of Baton Rouge, who has defeated Turpie in three prior meetings including gulf coast events and regional finals.
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Marion Turpie
South
New Orleans
Dalton Reymond
Baton Rouge
Turpie
Reymond
Gulf Coast
Capitals Triumph 6-1 Over Winston-Salem Twins in Opener
Raleigh capitalized on eight hits off Lefty Bond to beat Winston-Salem 6-1. Slim Elliott scattered eight singles, four costly Twins errors in the second inning setting the tone. Allie Watt led Raleigh with two singles as Strain doubled for the lone extra base hit.
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Raleigh Capitals
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Winston- Salem Twins
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Maltby
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Lundeen
Brandon
Walker
Down Trodden Clubs In Big Leagues On War Path
A down trodden team in each major league was on the war path today with Brooklyn in the National League and Chicago in the American leading the charge. The Robins beat the Giants 10 to 7 at the Polo Grounds boosting Brooklyn from the cellar and knocking New York from first. Boston and Detroit edged closer to contention as Ted Lyons and Babe Herman starred for the White Sox and Dodgers respectively. The Yankees and Athletics also won, keeping Chicago pressed in third as the Babe Ruth era saw heavy offense across the circuits. The Browns outlasted the Indians 7 to 6 in a tight ninth inning showdown.
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Chicago
Robins
Giants
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Babe Hierman
Young Partridge
White Sox
Detroit
Ted Lyons
Baylor University
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Fothergill
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Athletics
Senators
Tony Lazzeri
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Washington
Bill Carrigan
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St. Louis Browns
Indians
Championship Bout Set in Greensboro May 12
News boy Dick Bowden of Fayetteville meets Johnnie Marlowe of Savannah for the featherweight title of the south and Cuba at Neese's Hall Greensboro. Proceeds aid flood zone relief. Bouts promoted by Henry K Burtner post American Legion to stage clean cards. Advance seating available. address Adjutant American Legion Greensboro.
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South
Cuba
Dick Bowden
Fayetteville
Johnnie Marlowe
Savannah
Neese’s Hall
Henry K. Burtner
American Legion
Legion
Piedmont League Results Highlight Scoring Showdown
In the Piedmont League Rocky Mount defeated High Point 6 to 1 while Raleigh beat Winston Salem 6 to 1 and Durham thrived 13 to 10 against Salisbury. The slate shows strong offense across three contests.
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Rocky Mount
High Point
Raleigh
Winston Salem
Durham
Salisbury
New York Defeats Brooklyn In Lopsided NL Game
In a National League matchup, the New York team defeated Brooklyn 19 to 7. Philadelphia and Boston game was postponed due to rain.
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National League
New York
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Boston Falls in 19 Innings to Philadelphia
In a marathon 19 inning game the Philadelphia Phillies edged the Boston Americans 6 to 5. Chicago defeated Detroit 3 to 1 while New York beat Washington 9 to 6 and Cleveland overcame St. Louis 7 to 6.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Detroit
New York
Washington
Cleveland
St. Louis
Southeastern League Scoreroom Report
Savannah lost to Jacksonville 6 to 7 in a close game. Other results include Columbia 13 over Montgomery 4 and Pensacola 8 over Selma 6.
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Jacksonville
Columbia
Montgomery
Pensacola
Selma
Southern Association scores report and standings
In a brief Southern Association update Atlanta defeated New Orleans 5 to 1 while Nashville topped Little Rock 6 to 2. Memphis led Chattanooga 7 to 11 in a separate result.
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Southern Association
Atlanta
New Orleans
Little Rock
Nashville
Memphis
Chattanooga
Southern Atlantic League Scores Report card
Macon leads with 12 runs while Greenville and Augusta trail. Spartanburg 2 and Knoxville 11 follow. Charlotte and Asheville post 12 and 8 with Columbia at 6.
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South Atlantic Leagle
Macon
Greenville
Augusta
Spartanburg
Knoxville
Charlotte
Asheville
Columbia
Texas League Scores Report From Midland Card
Waco 3 San Antonio 5 Fort Worth 8 Shreveport 54 Wichita Falls 6 Dallas 21 Houston 8 Beaumont 14. Local standings reflect a busy slate with multiple teams posting varied outcomes across the circuit.
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San Antonio
Fort Worth
Shreveport
Wichita Falls
Dallas
Houston
Beaumont
Florida League Scores Summary
Sanford 9 and Sarasota 3 were topped by Tampa 65 and St. Petersburg 11 led by Miami 4. Orlando 5. The brief scoreline records multiple game results across Florida teams in a single update.
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Florida League
Sanford
Tampa
Sarasota
Orlando
St. Petersburg
Miami
Baseball standings from American Association scores
Indianapolis 1 St Paul 6 Louisville 11 Minneapolis 3 Columbus 4 Milwaukee 7 Toledo 3 Kansas City 11. Team results listed with city matchups and final tallies.
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American Association
Indianapolis
St. Paul
Louisville
Minneapolis
Columbus
Milwaukee
Toledo
Kansas City
International League Scores Roundup
Reading 0 Toronto 4. Jersey City 4 Buffalo 5. Newark 2 Syracuse 4. Baltimore 9 Rochester 5. Detailed results show Toronto and Buffalo winning by decisive margins with six teams in the standings.
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Reading
Toronto
Jersey City
Buffalo
Newark
Syracuse
Baltimore
Rochester
Pulitzer Prize Comes to North Carolina for First Time
Chapel Hill May 8 AP Paul Green of Harnett county and UNC professor wins the 1927 Pulitzer prize for the best American play In Abraham's Bosom earning 1000 dollars. He was born on a farm near Lillington March 7 1804. He teaches philosophy. It is the first time the prize has gone south.
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Chapel Hill
Paul Green
Harnett County
University of North Carolina
Abraham
Lillington
Notable Ring Veterans Fight For Flood Victims
In San Francisco on May 3 three former champions Jim Jeffries, Tom Sharkey and Willie Ritchie will box in an exhibition at the Monarch Club. The event is a benefit for Mississippi River flood victims.
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San Francisco
Jime Jefferies
Tom Sharkey
Willie Ritchie
Monarch Club
Stribling and Loughran Meet Tonight for Light Heavy Title Shot
In New York on May 3 AP reports Tommy Loughran of Philadelphia faces Young Stribling of Macon Ga at Ebbetts Field for a ten round light heavyweight bout. Their two prior meetings ended in close six round decisions with Stribling leading. Loughran aims to reverse the trend and claims the upper hand. The bout starts near 9 p.m. EST and will be radioed by WGL at 416 meters.
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Tommy Loughran
Philadelphia
Young Stribling
Macon
Ebbetts Field
Stribling
Loughran
WGL
Bugs Caps And BOVINES Hit High Spots In Loop
Rocky Mount pitcher Kit May limited Furniture Makers to four scattered hits as Rocky Mount won 5 to 1. Raleigh’s infield and Durham’s slugging keyed wins while High Point remained atop the standings after an 18 to 13 slugfest with Salisbury and a 6 to 1 loss to Raleigh.
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Rocky Mount
Durham
High Point
Winston-Salem
Salisbury
Twin City
McCartymen Down Whitemans in Slugging Fest
McCartymen defeated Salisbury-Spencer 13 to 10 in Durham on May 3 as Dusty Cook led the Bulls with four runs including two homers. Haury earned the win for Durham while Burns took the loss for Salisbury after a short start. Attendance was 600.
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Dbovines
Salisbury-Spencer Colonials
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Reed
B. Johson
Salisbury
Chris Haury
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Murphy
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Heed
Maury
Haines
Dutnay
E. Johnson
Forrest
Long
Cashion
Cook
Akers
Zinker
Whiteman
B. Johnson
Cox
Haury
Baseball Group Winners Set to Begin Play
Raleigh May 3 AP Play among group winners in the state high school elimination series to decide the baseball championship will start late this week. East group pairings include Wilson against Hertford May 6 at Hertford and Oxford versus Zeb Vance May 6 at Zeb Vance. Western pairings to be announced at Salisbury meeting. Survivors include High Point Charlotte Cherryville Shelby Asheville.
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E. R. Rankin
Association
Wilson
Hertford
Oxford
Zeb Vance
Clayton
Warsaw
Hamlet
Whiteville
Laurinburg
Salisbury
High Point
Charlotte
Cherryville
Shelby
Asheville
Winston- Salem
Leaksville
Lexington
Mocksville
Rockwell
Alexander-Wilson
Browlee
Big Five NC Teams Reach Elsewhere After Friday Draws
Duke travels from College Park after beating Maryland to face Georgetown in the east. VPI defeated Davidson and meets UNC in Chapel Hill. Lenoir Rhyne goes to Milligan in Tennessee. State and Duke track clubs clash in Raleigh with Duke holding an edge. State and Wake Forest freshmen play at Wake Forest.
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Raleigh
North Carolina
Duke
Maryland
College Park
Washington
Georgetown
Davidson
Chapel Hill
Carolina
Lenoir- Rhyne
Tennessee
Milligan
State
Blue Devils
Wake Forest
Raleigh Man Sets Up New Shooting Record
A Raleigh man is believed to have established a new shooting record as of May 3, according to AP reports. The event draws attention to an outstanding mark in the local sports scene and hints at potential further details to be confirmed.
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Raleigh
Local skeet shooter sets new record at club event
J. H. Brown, secretary treasurer of the nearby gun club, broke 630 targets in a row and then missed two in a 75 target sequence yesterday. H. M. Jackson of Garner had held the previous record with the first perfect 25 target score. Skeet, a new sport begun last spring, is said to be tougher than traditional shooting.
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J. H. Brown
H. M. Jackson
Garner
Massachusetts
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