Pointer Baseball Lineup Changes as Ford Returns at Shortstop
Peggy Ford reenters the Pointer lineup at shortstop as Greensboro leads the league and the Patriots top the standings after beating the Pointers. Dan Boone's squad travels to Durham for a 4 PM clash, with plans to regain their position at or near the top by week’s end. Pat Moran’s nephew Walter Sagen shines in prep school play with a 22 of 23 record. A 30 by 31 2 tire carries 1723 miles of cotton fiber.
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Greensboro
Patriots
Dan Boone
Durham
Bulls
Dan
Ford
Pointers
Twins
Henderson
Pat Moran
Walter Sagen
Massachusetts
High Point and Greensboro Tie In County Track Meet
Guilford College May 6 Greensboro and High Point high schools tied for first with 48 points each in a close meet. Gurley led High Point with 18 points while Horney of Greensboro added 12. Multiple events featured strong times and several heats as teams from around the region competed for top honors.
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Guilford College
Greensboro
High Point
Charlotte
Winston-Salem
Gurley
High Point High School
Horney
Burlington
Kernersville
Thomasville
Rockingham
Mount Olive
Miners Springs
Clemmons
Walkertown
Nicholson
Swain
Gunter
Lindeman
McMillon
Thomas
Steed
Bradley
Guley
Curdle
Williamson
Hubbard
Greggory
Carver
Moffitt
Ogburn
Barksdale
Thornton
Norman
Hopson
Johnson
Brown
Lindman
Hunter
Patriots Maintain Narrow Piedmont Lead in Tight Standings
The Greensboro Patriots hold undisputed leadership in the Piedmont League by a half game after a week of 4-3, with Durham and Winston-Salem close behind. The Eastern Carolina League also sees a tight race led by Fayetteville two games ahead of Goldsboro, Kinston, and Greenville.
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Associated Press
Greensboro Patriots
Pats
Durham
Winston-Salem
Bills
Bulls
Twins
Henderson
Salisbury
Patriots
High Point
Pointers
Colonials
Fayetteville
Kita gran pimples remedy advertised for quick skin clearing
An advertisement promotes Kita gran, a harmless tablet remedy to clear pimples by purifying the blood. Mann Drug Co. and leading druggists stock it with a money back guarantee if not satisfied.
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Mann Drug Co
Adv
Two more runners quit bunion derby in Oklahoma
OKMULGEE May 6. With 1,612 miles covered of the 3,400 mile trek 24 runners remain on C Pyle's trans continental derby. Two runners Winninger and Kester dropped out yesterday on the Muskogee to Okmulgee leg. Giusto Umeri won his third straight victory narrowing Salo’s lead to 12 hours. The leaders and times list Gavuzzi Salo Umeri Simpson Richman.
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Okmulgee
Okla
New York
Pacific Coast
C. C. Pyle
Holdenville
Anthony Winninger
Williamsett
Mass
Herman Kester
Sawtelle
Calif
Muskogee
Giusto Umeri
Trieste
Italy
Johnny Salo
Passaic
N. J
Salo
Pete Gavuzzi
Southampton
Eng
Paul Simpson
Burlington
N. C
England
John Salo
Sam Richman
Tar Heel trackmen to enter conference meet
The University of North Carolina will be well represented at the Southern Conference Track and Field Meet in Birmingham, Alabama, on May 17 and 18. Coach Bob Fetzer's Tar Heels have a history of strong showings, having won the big meet when held in Chapel Hill in 1926.
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Chapel Hill
University of North Carolina
Birmingham
Ala
Tar Heels
Bob Fetzer
Western League scores and standings update
Oklahoma City defeated Denver 5 4 while Des Moines fell 3-8. Topeka edged 1-0 as Tulsa beat Omaha 8-2. Wichita won 6-1 against Pueblo 2-6.
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Oklahoma City
Denver
Des Moines
Topeka
Tulsa
Omaha
Wichita
Pueblo
Hair styles in vogue in 17th century England
A brief note explores fashion trends showing that some modern hair styles have roots in English styles from about four centuries ago. It highlights the enduring influence of early modern grooming on contemporary looks.
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England
Canzoneri Morgan Title Shot Promised After Routis Bout
Tony Canzoneri of New York is promised a world junior lightweight title clash with Ted Morgan if he defeats Andre Routis of France at Chicago Stadium on Friday night. Hilario Martinez knocked out Paul Rojas in Havana.
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Canzoneri-Morgan
Chicago
Tony Canzoneri
New York
Ted Morgan
Andre Routis
France
Chicago Stadium
Major League Leaders Overview
Batting leaders include Stephenson of the Cubs with .466 and 27 hits. Pitcher Malone of the Cubs is 4-0. American leaders feature Foxx of the Athletics batting .420 and Gehringer of the Tigers with 21 runs and 28 hits. Gehringer and Alexander tie for 8 doubles and Gehringer and Alexander also lead with 2 triples.
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Stephenson
Cubs
Hornsby
Wilson
Grantham
Pirates
L. Waner
Ott
Jackson
Giants
Harper
Braves
O'Doul
Phillies
Hafey
Cards
Flowers
Robins
Malone
Foxx
Athletics
Gehringer
Tigers
Heisman
Alexander
Simmons
McManus
Blue
Browns
Gehrig
Yanks
Averill
Fonseca
Indians
Uhle
Hoyt
Baseball Scores From The Day Across Leagues
Results show the American League with Philadelphia 2 over St Louis 0 and New York and Chicago 8. Washington 0 over Cleveland 7. Boston 2 over Detroit 10. In the National League Cincinnati 1 over Brooklyn 4. St Louis 9 beat New York 7. Pittsburgh 7 defeated Boston 2.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
New York
Chicago
Washington
Cleveland
Boston
Detroit
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Southern League scores brief wrap up
Atlanta fell to New Orleans 1 to 6 while Birmingham slipped 1 2 to Mobile. Nashville dominated Little Rock 7 to 1 as Chattanooga was swept 0 to 3 by Memphis 11 to 6.
Baseball scores from leagues and postponement noted
In the International League six games were listed with Baltimore defeating Buffalo 6 1 and Rochester topping Jersey City 8 3 while Reading at Montreal was postponed by rain. The American Association results included Indianapolis 2 Kansas City 6 Toledo 5 St Paul 8 Columbus 2 Minneapolis 13 and Louisville 7 Milwaukee 4 7.
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Baltimore
Buffalo
Jersey City
Rochester
Reading
Montreal
American Association
Indianapolis
Kansas City
Toledo
St. Paul
Columbus
Minneapolis
Louisville
Milwaukee
Baseball Scores From Multiple Leagues
Eastern League Providence 7 Allentown 4 and Hartford 2 Springfield 1 both in five innings due to rain Others postponed. Southeastern Pensacola 1 Jacksonville 4 Montgomery 1 Selma 4 Tampa 7 Columbus 5. Pacific Sacramento 6 Los Angeles 5 San Francisco 4 Oakland 2 Hollywood 18 Seattle 2 Missions 10 Portland &.
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Providence
Allentown
Hartford
Springfield
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Montgomery
Selma
Tampa
Columbus
Sacramento
Los Angeles
San Francisco
Oakland
Hollywood
Seattle
Missions
Portland
Texas League Scores Report Large Wins
Houston defeats Fort Worth 7 to 2. Dallas outpaces Waco 15 to 4. Beaumont tops Wichita Falls 7 to 5. Shreveport channels past San Antonio 4 to 1.
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Houston
Fort Worth
Dallas
Waco
Beaumont
Wichita Falls
Shreveport
San Antonio
Duke Baseball Leads NC With 5–0 Start
Duke University baseball tops the North Carolina big five with five wins, led by Murry at .461 and Kistler hitting .432. Pitcher Ernie Jenkins has four wins, six in all, with 58 innings and 51 strikeouts. The Devils face Virginia next and finish the season with games against State and Carolina in Raleigh and Chapel Hill.
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Durham
North Carolina
Duke University
Murry
Kistler
Deane
Werber
Adams
Farley
Warren
Jenkins
Ernie Jenkins
Duke
Devils
Virginia
State
Carolina
Raleigh
Chapel Hill
Memphis Takes Second Place With Two Victories
Memphis moved to second place in the Southern Association by sweeping Chattanooga 11 0 and 6 3 while Birmingham fell 2 1 to Mobile. New Orleans beat Atlanta 6 1, Nashville topped Little Rock 7 1, and Jacksonville edged Pensacola 4 1 after ten innings.
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Memphis
Atlanta
Chattanooga
Birmingham
Mobile
Pensacola
Industrial League Schedule FIRST HALE Saturday May 18
The Industrial League lists fixtures for May 18 with Highland facing Hillcrest at Hillcrest, Thomas Mills meeting Tomlinson at Thomas Mills, Adam-Millis against M Harris Covington at Adam-Millis, and Highland playing Adam-Millis. Additional matches include Thomas Mills versus Harris Covington at Harris Covington and Tomlinson versus Hillcrest at Tomlinson.
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Hillcrest
Thomas Mills
Tomlinson
Adam-Millis
M Harris-Covington
Adam-Millis Highland
Harris-Covington
Adam Millis
Local Saturday Matchups at Thomas Mills and Hillcrest
Saturday events feature Highland against Tomlinson at High Thomas Mills and Adams Millis facing Mills at Thomas Mills Hillcrest meets Harris Covington at Hillcrest.
Highland to face Harris Covington at Harris Covington
High school football clash scheduled for Saturday June 1 as Highland meets Harris Covington at Harris Covington. The game pits two regional programs with playoff implications and a chance for Highland to claim a key rivalry win.
Tomlinson Faces Hillcrest in Saturday Tilt at Thomas Mills
Local prep clash scheduled for Saturday June 22 at Thomas Mills features Tomlinson taking on Hillcrest. Hill hosts the event with a spotlight on a key matchup and potential league impact.
Americans Lead British Open Qualifying In Grey Scottish Spring
In the first British Open qualifying round at Muirfield and Gullane, three of the top four scorers are Americans. Fred Jewell led with 72 while Bobby Cruickshank and George Von Elm shot 73 and 74. Heavy clouds and rain slowed greens for 242 players in Scotland as the 18 hole day opened.
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Gallane
Scotland
Fred Jewell
Bobby Cruickshank
George van Elm
Leo Diegel
Muirfield
Gullane
Harry Vardon
Guilane
Walter, Hagen
Johnny Farrell
Gene Sarazen
Norton Smith
al Watrous
Johnny Golden
al Espinosa
Joe Turnesa
Ed Dudley
Bill Mehlhorn
MacDonald Smith
Jim Barnes
Tommy Armour
George von Elm
Joshua Crane
Silas Newton
Stewart Sheftal
Max Behr
F. W
Southern Women's Golf Tourney Opens in New Orleans
The Southern Women’s Golf Tourney began in New Orleans at Metairie with two-somes starting from 9 AM. Leading players include Mrs. David Gant of Memphis, three-time champion, and Mrs. Dalton Reymond of Baton Rouge, former title holder, among many from Virginia to Texas.
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Picturesque
Metairie
David Gant
Memphis
Dalton Reymond
Baton Rouge
E. K. Lederer
Texas
Carl Seibold
Birmingham
Margaret Maddox
Atlanta
Dean Landingham
Charlotte
N. C
J.M. Taylor
New Orleans
Virginia
Moroccan thief gets swift French justice
In Morocco City an Arab thief was arrested and brought before the district magistrate. He received six months imprisonment and was jailed immediately. The time from crime to incarceration was twenty five minutes.
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Rabat
Morocco
Only 27 of 1157 Motor Ships Fled the American Flag in 1920
In 1920 a total of 1157 motor ships were in service and a mere 27 carried the American flag. The fact underscores a low national flag presence among the merchant fleet at the time.
Adlerika Helps Gas and Bowel Relief Promoted
Restless nights and gas are claimed to vanish with Adlerika mixed with glycerin buckthorn bark and saline. The ad asserts the product clears both upper and lower bowels, relieves gas and constipation in one spoonful, and promises a best day after first use sold at Eckerd's Cut-Rate Drug Store and other druggists.
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Eckerd
Canzoneri Routis Title Clash Set Amid Rematch Stakes
Tony Canzoneri meets Andre Routis in Chicago this Friday for a featherweight rematch with Routis keeping the title even if he loses. The card at Madison Square Garden earlier saw Routis win the title. this bout uses catch weights. Other bouts feature Finnegan vs Santiago and von Porat vs Demare, with Wallace facing Kaplan and Berg meeting Flowers. Risko returns to action Tuesday against Rocco as the schedule lists multiple featherweight and heavyweight bouts across venues.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Andre Routis
Routis
Tony
Madison Square Garden
Canzoneri
Chicago
Honeyboy Finnegan
Finnegan
Armando Santiago
Cuba
Otto von Porat
Jack Demare
Billy Wallace
Cleveland
Louis
Kid) Kaplan
Jack Berg
England
Bruce Flowers
New Rochelle
N. Y
Luis Vicentini
Chile
Joey Glick
Johnny Risko
Dodge City
Kas
Boston
Big Boy Rawson
Joey Monte
Portland
Ore
Willie Feldman
Homer Sheridan
Los Angeles
Tommy Jones
Atlanta
Paul de Hate
Compton
Cali
San Diego
Tiny Roebuck
Kansas City
Leon Chevalier
High Point Durham and Other Piedmont League Matchups
Schedule lists Piedmont League games with High Point at Durham Henderson at Salisbury Greensboro at Winston Salem and more. Also East Carolina League matchups Kinston at Wilmington Goldsboro at Greenville Rocky Mount at Fayetteville Augusta at Macon Charlotte at Columbia Spartanburg at Greenville Knoxville at Asheville Boston at Detroit New York at Chicago Washington at Cleveland Philadelphia at St. Louis.
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Goldsboro
Kinston
Greenville
Rocky Mount Buccaneers
Wilmington
Piedmont
Henderson
Salisbury
High Point
Durham
Greensboro
Winston- Salem
Winston-Salem
East Carolina
Winston
Rocky Mount
Fayetteville
Mwkinston
Piedmont League
Tsee
Durham Wee i
Winston-Salem See
Acme
Eowese
If Pet
Philadelphia
Evoenas
Louis
New York
Detroit
Cleveland
Chicago
Boston
Washington Etree
Boston . Fed
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Southern Association
New Orleans
Memphis
Birmingham
Sae
Atlanta
Oao
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Mobile
Nashville i
Emediae
L. Pet
Macon
Knoxville
Asheville
Wel
Charlotte
Weawe
Columbia
Spartanburg
Seere
Oh Ey Gey Ee
Augusta American Association
Newark Serene Estes
Aia
Team matchups listed for upcoming games
St. Louis plays New York, Pittsburgh meets Boston, Chicago faces Philadelphia, Cincinnati contests Brooklyn in forthcoming fixtures.
Baseball scores roll as Athenes lead in early season play
In weekend action the Athenes stay ahead in the American league, the Bray cling to the National lead as the Mackmen beat Sammy Gray’s Browns 2 to 0 at Sportsman's Park. George Walberg allowed one hit, Gray struck out six.
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Associated Press
Vario
Athencs
Bray
Mackmen
Sammy Gray
Browns
Sportsman’s Park
George Walberg
Brown
Gray
U. L
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Gehr
Ruth O
White Sox
Washington
Adolph Liska
Indians
Liska
Tigers
Nevin Field
Ed Morris
Boston
Detroit
Giants
Cardinals
Cubs
Phillies
Burleigh Grimes
Pirates
Braves
Dazzy Vance
Ebbets Field
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Vance
Southern Association Football Schedule Summary
Atlanta versus Birmingham, Chattanooga versus Nashville, Little Rock versus New Orleans matchups listed for the Southern Association schedule.
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