Baseball Spotlight Turns to Yankees and Reds in Early Interleague Play
The Associated Press notes the Yankees and Reds clash as interleague play opens. New York seeks road improvement after strong home form while Boston holds a two game lead. St. Louis hosts the Yankees, then Chicago, Detroit, and Cleveland await.
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Panthers vs Bears in key North State baseball clash
High Point college Purple Panthers were set to host Lenoir Rhyne College in a crucial North State Conference game this afternoon at 3:15 on the college baseball field.
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Reds Rise in NL Surprises Shake Early Season Standings
Buck Walters led Cincinnati as the Reds, a pre-season joke to many, climbed to second place behind the Boston Braves after seven wins in 12. With key arms like Raffensberger and Van der Meer and hitters Wyrostek and Stallcup, they loom over a busy 10 day stretch starting in Brooklyn and including Boston Philadelphia and New York. Meanwhile the Dodgers Red Sox stumbled below .500, and the Chisox climbed to runner-up in the American League as the Giants began slow. No games were scheduled yesterday.
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Bo Roddy Pride of Davidson Tennis Star Rises
Oliver Bo Roddy, a Davidson College standout from Charlotte, has built a three year run as top local and Southern amateur in tennis. He ranks fifth in the South and is praised by his coach as a future national star.
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Turnesa Stranahan Favored In British Amateur
Two Americans Fra Stranahan of Toledo and Willie Turnesa of Elmsford are joint favorites as the British amateur championship opens May 23 at St Andrews. Stranahan is defending champion and Turnesa is the current United States amateur titleholder who won the British crown in 1947.
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Readmission of Germans and Japs to the Olympic fold debated
A reader argues against allowing German and Japanese athletes back into the Olympics less than five years after World War II. He cites Audie Murphy on German brutality and criticizes postwar reconciliation as a dishonor to veterans and the dead. He warns that admitting former enemies would betray war aims and veterans' sacrifices.
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Durocher Faces Chandler With Public Support In Day Hearing
Leo Durocher returns to the Baseball Commissioner’s office in Cincinnati today with affidavits and statements supporting his claim of no fault in an alleged assault on fan Fred Boysen at the Polo Grounds. A. B. Chandler has kept Durocher suspended pending review as letters and telegrams urging leniency pour in.
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Yesterday and Today’s Scheduled Matches Recap
Yesterday no games were played. Today Boston meets Detroit with Kinder at 1-1 facing Hutchinson while Washington plays Chicago Scar borough 1-2 against Judson 1-1 New York faces St. Louis with Lopat 3-0 opposing Garver 1-1 four games scheduled.
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Weather Log Notes From Regional Storm Span
Rain affected travel corridors including Reidsville Greensboro Raleigh Winston Durham Danville Martinsville Burlington and Raleigh Winston Salem Reidsville Greensboro with forecasts indicating continued wet conditions across the longer stretch of the region.
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Jarlett To Hurl Against Hickory Rebels Tonight
Thomasville Hi-Toms prepare star pitcher Al Jarlett for a home clash with the Hickory Rebels at Finch Field at 8 p m Rain washouts sweep five league games and stem current matchups. Earl Stroud nearing return to backstop duties with Cliff Bolton. Two game series follow at Landis then home to the Spinners. A model airplane exhibit halftime marks the event. Radio coverage set on WHPE FM and WTNC FM.
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Bright young pitcher Bill Foster sparks Hi-Toms rise
Bill Foster, 19, Elkton Maryland native and one of the brightest pitching prospects in the North Strate league, signed by the Boston Braves for a Milwaukee triple A contract. He joined the Hi-Toms after a 3-3 finish last year and is expected as a regular starter this season. Foster, 6-1 and 180 pounds, capped a strong high school record with 15 wins and five losses over three years, and has also played briefly for the Braves Richmond, Indiana affiliate. He is unmarried and optimistic about a successful Hi-Toms season.
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Derby Favorites Get Workout Today
Eight Derby contenders race in a one mile trial at Churchill Downs as a final prep for Saturday's $100,000 Derby. The field includes leading horses as about 100,000 turf customers are expected to attend, with Col Matt Winn eager that the classic began 75 years ago.
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