Johnstown Rules Predominant Favorite In Kentucky Derby Today
Special to The Enterprise Thomasville May 6. Salisbury defeats Thomasville 2-0 as Jankowski and Dennis duel, with Salisbury taking the lead on Branch's seventh inning score and Jackson’s defense. Dennis strikes out 15 in a strong effort but the Giants lose hit opportunities. final score 2-0.
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Enterprise
Thomasville
Duck Luckey
Salisbury
Paige Dennis
Jankowski
Bob Parker
Giants
Dennis
Branch
Stewrt
Jackon
Pete Oung
Jackson
Luckeymen
Towelers Defeat Sens 7-2 in Kannapolis Showdown
Joe Spencer pitched southpaw to lead the Towelers to a 7-2 win over the Landis Sens in Kannapolis. Manager Phil Lundeen sparkled with three hits as Landis executed strong early, but the Towelers pulled away with key RBIs from Parks Lundeen and Swed and solid defense behind Spencer.
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Enterprise
Kannapolis
Joe Spencer
Southpaw
Towelers
The
Landis Sens
Phil Lundeen
F Towelers
Landis
Moors blank Indians as Lassiter stifles Lexington
Mooresville pitcher Lassiter hurled seven solid hits to blank the Lexington Indians 15 to 0. Jordan led Mooresville's 21-hit barrage with five safe hits in five at bats, while Lindquist Hogsed and Templeton paced Lexington with two hits each.
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Mooresville
Laegster
Moors
Lexington Indians
Jordan
Scng
Lindquist
Hogsed
Lexington
L. Smiths
White
Tem'ton
Callahan
Kalbach
Milner
Stanton
Blair Cf
Carrier
Scag
McCall
Phister
Lawing
Reser
Hicks
Greenockle
Wilson
Smith
Lassiter
Bowen
Semi-Pro Day features three High Point teams in NC celebration
A Willis Park double header highlights North Carolina semi pro baseball day. Triangle nine faces Tomlinson at 1 PM with Lefty Wilson on the mound. Adams-Millis Inter-City League meets Hanes Hosiery at 3:30 PM as Ca Vel hosts Lucky Strike in Roxboro.
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High Point
Winston-Salem
Willis Park
North Carolina
Triangle
Tomlinson
Rudy Clark
Lefty Wilson
Adams-Millis
Bill Angel
Rip
B. Mangum
Ca- Vel Nine
Tommy Crowder
Gastonia
COC
Washington
Tennis Etiquette Rules From Beasley Era Inspires Court Conduct
A guide derived from Mercer Beasley and peers outlines proper tennis decorum for players and spectators. It stresses respecting play, returning stray balls, accepting decisions, and maintaining calm, natural conduct on court across ten rules.
Trinity Nine Defeats Allen Jay In 17-Hit Victory
Trinity High School swung for the fences in a 17 hit assault on Allen Jay as Floyd limited opponents to six scattered hits. Jordan homered and multiple Trinity players produced extra base hits to seal the rout during the 100th baseball anniversary celebration.
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Trinity
Allen Jay
Trinity High School
Coach Messmer
Jordan
Floyd
Willow
Baseball Scores from Southern Association Games
Washville beat Birmingham 6 to 4 and Atlanta edged Memphis 7 to 3. Chattanooga won 8 to 7 over Little Rock in 11 innings. Knoxville at New Orleans was postponed due to wet grounds.
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Southern Association
Washville
Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis
Chattanooga
Little Rock
Knoxville
New Orleans
International League Baseball Scores and Details
Newark 3 Rochester 2 Baltimore 6 Montreal 0 Syracuse at Toronto canceled by rain. Sed Jordan White and double plays Law ing and Black to Carrier. Lexington 10 Mooresville 10. Lassiter and Greenockle both credited with two bases on balls. Greenockle 4 strikeouts, Lassiter 4, Smith 3. Reeser allowed 4 hits in 1 3 innings. Greenockle 12 hits in 3 2 3 innings. Smith 5 hits in 4 innings. Greenockle wild pitches. Bird passed balls. Lassiter winner. Reeser loser. Umpires Moose Hodge Shapman. Time 2:30.
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Frotais
Annapolis
Parks
Lundeen
Swed
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Erroirs Suggs
Reyolds
Ney
Reynolds
Neer
Barnes
Opkins
Landis
Spencer Daney
Spencer
Daney
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Connors
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Lawing
Black
Carrier
Lexington
Mooresville
Lassiter
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Smith
Reeser
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Hnapio
Baker
Gonson
Welling
Concord
Shoepke
Balch
Creason
Fisher
Ridenhour
Buta
Weavers Rally In 5th For 5-2 Win
Concords Weavers defeat Cooleemee 5 to 2 as Baker Mauney Gonson and Coombs drive in three in the fifth inning. Gonson leads hitters with three singles and a double. Pitching changes, errors and base running shape a tight one hour thirty minute game.
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Concord
Baker
Mauney
Gonson
Coombs
Weavers
Cooleemee
Cooleemee Concord Abrho
Hnapie
Whitlock
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Fowler
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Bison Take Third in Civitan Meet Behind Durham Glory
In Greensboro on May 6 the High Point Bison finished third with 16 points. Durham High dominated led by Bob Gantt Garland Pendergraft and Joe Hornbuckle who totaled 70 points. Gantt set meet records in shot put and discus. Hornbuckle won the 100 yard dash.
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Greensboro
Durham High
Tony Simeon
High Point Bison
Gantt
Winston-Salem
Emerson Gray
Bison
Johnny Jones
Bob Wagoner
Bob Truesdell
Rats Wallop Foxes In Enterprise Carrier Loop
The Cranford Rats, managed by Clarence Cranford, defeated Thurman Foxs Foxes 12 to 3 on the Eln Street School diamond in the first game of the Enterprise Carrier boy softball league. Pitcher Bob Luckey Teeter was named Orchid of the Day with two fast hits and two runs.
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Enterprise Carrier Boy
Carrier Force
Cranford Rats
Clarence Cranford
Foxes
Thurman Fox
Eln Street
Bob ‘Luckey
Valentine
The
P. O. A. of A. Softball Tops Bankers in League Clash
The P. O. A. softball team defeated the Bankers club 15 to 8 yesterday in a Commercial League game. Batteries were Brown and J. Butler for P. O. A. of A and Hayes and Hughes for Bankers.
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Bankers Club
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Hughes
Derby Dope
LOUISVILLE Ky May 6 AP The Kentucky Derby 65th running at Churchill Downs is a one mile and a quarter race with a $50 000 added purse Post time about 430 p m The field features ten three year olds with favorite Johnstown owned by William Woodward at 4 to 5 odds Attendance expected above 70 000 under generally fair warm weather.
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Louisville
Churchill Downs
No. A. T
Gayle Talbot
Loving Care
Johnstown
William Woodward
Wood Memorial
Maryland
Technician
William Zeigler, Jr
el Chico
J. H. Whitney
Heather Broom
Farle Sande
E. F. Woodward
Viscounty
Joe Brown
T. M. Dorsett
Ethel V. Mars
Bessie Franzheim
Woodward
Johnstown Day Promised Amid Boxing Golf and Baseball News
In New York sports roundups on May 6 Eddie Briez notes Lou Nova plans a Baer bout, Vander Meer’s decline, Cleve land’s souring on the Indians, Dorothy Kirby a golf threat to Patty Berg, Charlie Yates traffic tickets before the British amateur, George Selkirk using old Gehrig bats, Buenos Aires boxing lineup for July, and Jack Coombs supplying Duke players to the majors.
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Eddie Brietz
New York
Johnstown
Lou Nova
Max Baer
Jimmy Trainer
Nova Menage
Giants
Vander Meer
Yanks
Cleveland
Charlie Yates
George Selkirk
Lou Gehrig
Manuel Sojet
Buenos Aires
Bob Pastor
Aldo Spoldi
George Zengaras
Jack Coombs
Duke
Yankees crush Tigers 22 to 2 in lopsided exhibition
The New York Yankees beat Detroit 22 to 2 in a lopsided exhibition with two safeties a field goal and two touchdowns. DiMaggio and Gehrig were out and the report notes rival scouts swiped three St John’s U stars. The piece also mentions a June 28 match between Galento and Louis and laments Randalls Island Stadium being renamed Tri Borough Stadium.
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Dodger
Larry MacPhail
Brooklyn
St. John’s U. Stars
Yanks
DiMaggio
Gehrig
Detroit
Bob French
Toledo Blade
Galento
Louis
Randalls Island
Triborough Stadium
Yankees and Balance Key Edge in Toronto Ovation
Ed Barrow president of the Yankees praised balance as the difference between the Yankees and other American League clubs. He added that any man in the lineup can break up a ball game, stressing flexibility and depth in a strong team.
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Ed Barrow
Yanks
Toronto
Yankees
Training Tales From Tibet Gongs in Humble Rings
Lou Nova trains at a secretive headquarters linked to the so called Omni potent figure. The ring gong reportedly came from Tibet though a skeptical sports writer notes it bears an Everlast stamp.
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Guest Star Department Delivers Spontaneous Fair Spirit
A brief item notes the omitted today account of a strike and mentions the stars catching the World’s Fair spirit awaiting their turn as Stars of Tomorrow.
Bison Golfers Edge Tar Babies In Chapel Hill
High Point High School golf beat Carolina freshmen 9 to 8 in Chapel Hill. Snow led High Point with 76, Hackler led the Tar Babies with 76, and the summary lists head to head results including Snow defeating Pezello and Dunkelberger, and Hackler leading Diffendal.
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Chapel Hill
High Point High School
Carolina
Snow
High Point
Hackler
Tar Babies
Pezello
Dunkelberger
Waholick
Sappenfield
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Programs for philatelists being broadcast from Paris
Paris programs for stamp collectors are airing with features on international philately. The broadcasts include expert commentary, rare issue spotlights, and market insights aimed at enthusiasts and dealers alike.
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Paris
Derby Day Threats Loom Over 65th Kentucky Derby
Race day at Churchill Downs sees Johnstown as strong favorite with 4 to 1 odds for Challedon at about 4 to 1 and Technician around 6 to 1. Other contenders include El Chico Heather Broom Viscounty T. M. Dorsett On Location Xalapa Clown and Challenge as potential upset options.
Four college baseball battles on schedule today
Four college baseball games headline the day as Duke visits Navy and North Carolina plays NC State. Catawba beat Elon 9-2, Lenoir Rhyne beat Guilford 13-8, Furman shut out Davidson 5-0, while other results include Tipton’s four singles for Furman and Tar Babies beating Blue Imps 9-6 in freshman action. Tennis and lacrosse results also noted with Duke, NC State and Elon contending.
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Guilford
Furman
Davidson
Johnson Moore
Eric Tipton
Blue Devils
Pennsylvania Athletic Club
Philadelphia
Tipton
Roy Mack
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Ctawhba
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Richmond
Virginia Tech
Wrestling results from last night across multiple cities
Gino Garibaldi of St. Louis threw George Keverly of Hollywood in 10:41. The Golden Terror of 303 pinned Rudy Dusek of Omaha in 19:12. Jim Landos of 224 beat Joe Savoldi of 203 in straight falls 34.42 and 24.20.
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Associated Press
Buffalo
N. Y
Gino Garibaldi
St. Louis
George Keverly
Hollywood
Calif
Philadelphia
The
Golden Terror
Rudy Dusek
Omaha
Neb
Louisville
Jim Landos
Joe Savoldi
Bees and Bosox Rise in Spring Standings
The Boston Red Sox stretch to six straight wins and hold first in the American League after a 4-1 victory over Detroit. The Boston Bees top the National League as Cincinnati, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, St Louis, and others post wins. Yankees fall as lefty Gomez loses for New York and Cleveland beats them 2-1.
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Associated Press
Boston Red Sox
Red Sox
Yankees
New York
Hal Trosky
Cleveland Indians
Lefty Gomez
Boston
Detroit
Woodrow Rich
Boston Bees
Derby Statistics and Entries for the Kentucky Derby
The 65th Kentucky Derby day statistics list entries with weights jockeys owners and approximate odds for the mile and a quarter race with 850000 added prize. William Woodward is noted among the entries.
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William Woodward
Bison Fall Short as Burlington Wins 9 8
High Point High School fought back but Burlington edged them 9 to 8 in nine innings. Overcash earned the win for Burlington with early scoring and a fourth inning burst, while High Point plated two in the fifth and added runs in the seventh eighth and ninth. Page notes include fielders and pitchers for both teams and the final score by inning.
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Baseball results from yesterday across multiple leagues
Yesterday's scores span the National and American Leagues and regional circuits. Key results include Cincinnati 5 Boston 4 in 13 innings, Brooklyn 6 Chicago 3, St. Louis 7 New York 5, Cleveland 2 New York 1 in 11, and Philadelphia 10 St. Louis 5, plus numerous minor league and state league games across North State and Piedmont circuits.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
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Salisbury
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Cincinnati
Cleveland
Washington
Probable pitchers scheduled for two league games
Cincinnati at Boston Walters versus Fette, St Louis at New York with Weiland facing Gumbert, Chicago at Brooklyn Bryant meeting Hamlin, Pittsburgh at Philadelphia Bow man opposing Passeau.
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Boston
Walters
Fette
St. Louis
New York
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Gumbert
Chicago
Brooklyn
Bryant
Hamlin
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
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Passeau
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DeShong
Knott
Detroit
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Gill
Parmelee
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Cleveland
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Night of Fights Alienates Multiple Cities
Last night in Chicago Eddie McGeever knocked out Eddie Lyons in Scranton. Buddy Scott beat Maxie Doyle in Dallas. American Association results show Loudville, St Paul, Columbus, and others leading. Sally League games include Columbia defeating Greenville and Jacksonville over Columbus. Augusta routed Spartanburg, Macon beat Savannah.
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Associated Press
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Eddie McGeever
Scranton
Eddie Lyons
Cleveland
Dallas
Buddy Scott
Maxie Doyle
Charleston
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Augusta
Spartanburg
Macon
Savannah
May Tagged Prize Freshman by Phillies
Phillies label Merrill May the National League prize rookie after his early 1988 season surge. The 28 year old third baseman hit .425 in 41 at bats with 17 hits and seven RBIs in 10 straight games, helping an eighth place Phillies squad. Manager Doc Prothro lauds his defense and RBI capability as the standout rookie in the NL.
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Phillies
Merrill May
Newark
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Phils
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Doc Prothre
Baseball's Big Six Players Dominate Early AL and NL
The column lists leading home run hitters including Hank Greenberg and George Kell in the American League and Joe DiMaggio and Marty Marion in the National League. It notes weights and births linked to players, with Joe Savaldi a former Notre Dame football star now in wrestling stating he weighed only a few ounces over three pounds at birth, a fact tied to his early life.
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Chicago
Joe Savoldi
Notre Dame
Sunday School Softball Loop Formed With Six Schools
Representatives from Wesley Memorial Episcopal Welch Memorial First Baptist First Methodist Protestant and Green Street Baptist met at the Y to organize the Sunday School Softball Championship. Welch Memorial seeks a repeat title while Wesley Memorial relies on pitcher KE M Dudley and Lefty Matt Wall fuels the Episcopalians. Darrell Bulla builds a balanced Green Street lineup. Games begin Thursday at City Lake and Steele Street diamonds.
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KE. M. Dudley
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Darrell Bulla
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Twenty Dirt Track Drivers Entered in Rowan Sweepstakes
Twenty top dirt track drivers from across the country will contest the Rowan sweepstakes prize Sunday at 2 30 pm at the Rowan track in Salisbury. Bruce Thompson presents the speed show with 13 North Carolina entrants including Dub McLeod of Matthews and Ernie Rushin of Winston-Salem. Out of state favorites include Wild Bill Rogers of Lexington Kentucky Bert Hellmuller of Louisville Kentucky and Al Fleming of Richmond. Fleming seeks a repeat after winning the April Sal isbury race. Rogers will race a special machine previously run by Dutch Evans of Martinsville a car famed for many Carolina Virginia championships.
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Kannapolis
Rowan
Salisbury
Bruce Thompson
North Carolina
Dub McLeod
Matthews
Ernie Rushin
Winston-Salem
Bill” Rogers
Lexington
Bert Helmuller
Louisville
al Fleming
Richmond
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Rogers
Dutch Evans
Martinsville
Carolinas
Virginia
Dannies Quits Football to Join Steel Firm
Bol Dannies, Pittsburgh football center, quits Harvard coaching hopes to take a job with a steel company, ending his bid to join the university staff.
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