Carolina coach Ray Wolf speaks at alumni banquet
Coach Ray Wolf of the University of North Carolina told alumni at a high school banquet about guard evolution and the need for guards to be halfbacks in modern play. He warned coaches cannot perform miracles and emphasized building for the future with careful player use.
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Ray
Bear) Wolf
University of North Carolina
Carolina
Ray Wolf
Tulane
Fordham
Duke
Wolf
North-South trapshooting opens with title winners named
The 25th North and South program opens as visiting and local shooters begin the North Carolina state events. Walter Sams of Athens Ga wins 1937 all round amateur with 359, Arthur Cascaden of Tampa Fla takes all round professional with 363. J R Groves Jr of Baltimore tops handi cap with 95 and High Point Open Skeet title goes to a 25 in a shoot-off against T R Calloway. L I Wade of Elkin leads doubles with 82 in a tough field.
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North Carolina
Walter Sams
Athens
Arthur Cascaden
Tampa
Fla
J. R. Groves, Jr
Baltimore
T. G. Proctor
Greensboro
T. R. Calloway
High Point
L. I. Wade
Elkin
J. L. Morehead
Charlotte
Gordon Hight
Rome
W. T. Lassie, Jr
E. G. Guill
Atlanta
R. C. Powell
Chapel Hill
L. BE. Grant
D. H. McCullough
W. B. Thomas
H. Hamilton
L. C. King
Bristol
Tenn
Today's cabbage goes to Petey Sarron in London fight
N B A featherweight champion Petey Sarron was disqualified after repeated warnings in a London bout with Dave Cowley last night.
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Petey Sarron
Dave Cowley
London
Gas House Gang Invades Polo Grounds This Weekend
Sports roundup from New York on May 17 notes a busy weekend with the Gas House Gang at the Polo Grounds Tonight Ambers versus Canzoneri Tomorrow Kentucky Derby excitement in Louisville with War Admiral in the mix. Headlines mention local baseball and racing chatter, weather implications on play, and anecdotes about players and teams including the Reds and Indians.
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New York
Gas House
Polo Grounds
Ambers Ve. Canzoneri
Louisville
War
Jupiter Pluvius
Burleigh Grimes
Reds
Cincinnati Times-Star
Redland Field
Tennis ball precision tested from 100 inch drop
A study examines how exact today's tennis balls are by dropping them from a height of 100 inches onto a concrete floor to assess rebound consistency and bounce accuracy in a controlled room environment.
Dodgers Pitcher Completes Season's Quadruple Route
Four Dodger pitchers have completed the year with long distance releases and Van Mungo has done it all. Mahmut Blaza, longtime Sing Sing regular since 1919, has been sent to Albania by the League of Nations. Gov. Lehman pardoned him but decreed immediate deportation.
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Dodger
van Mungo
Mahmut Blaza
Sing Sing
Albania
Albany
League of Nations
Lehman
Giants Star Hank Leiber Hospital Observation After Card Mixup
The New York World Telegram reports Hank Leiber of the Giants went to hospital for observation after a penny ante game. He thought his hand contained four tens but an eight of clubs proved otherwise. He mentions eye trouble since being beaned by Bob Feller on April 4.
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New York World-Telegram
Hank Leiber
Giants
Hank
Bob Feller
Louisville
Military
Col. Bradley
Reverence for Flowers Shapes Japanese Etiquette
In Japan flowers are held in high respect and people are taught to bow low when approaching or inspecting them, reflecting a cultural tradition of reverence toward flora.
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Japan
White Sox Rally Past Wiscassett 11 to 7 in Inter-City Play
Adams-Millis White Sox defeated Wiscassett 11 to 7 in Albemarle after rain postponed Wednesday’s game. Stone hit a four-base homer and led with four hits, while Lowder and Cooper homered for the losers. Bossong to host Adams-Millis in High Point exhibition Sunday. Aldridge took the loss, Wilson the win.
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Albemarle
Adams-Millis White Sox
Inter- City Loop
Wiscassett
Adams-Millis
Bossong
Inter-City Loop
High Point
Wiscassett Knitters
Doeper
Stone
Lowder
Young Wilson
Fritz
Young
Aldridge
Wilson
Bowers
Gowers
Aldrige
Ridenhour
The 8 Standings Piedmont Lea Games Today
Charlotte plays Rocky Mount while Portsmouth faces Asheville. Winston Salem meets Durham and Richmond encounters Norfolk in Piedmont league matchups.
Results Yesterday Feature Regional Baseball Scores
Yesterday’s games yielded Charlotte 6 over Rocky Mount 4 in ten innings. Norfolk defeated Richmond 11 to 3. Asheville beat Portsmouth 11 to 6. Winston-Salem visits Durham for a night game.
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Charlotte
Rocky Mount
Norfolk
Richmond
Asheville
Portsmouth
Winston-Salem
Durham
GAMES TORY Knicks and Capitals Nets Clash
The schedule lists New York at Cleveland, Washington at Detroit, Boston at Chicago, and Philadelphia at St. Louis.
Philadelphia at Chicago and Other Pro Baseball Scores
Philadelphia beat Chicago 3 to 1 while Boston won 2 to 1 over St. Louis. Cleveland led Washington 4 to 2 and Detroit defeated New York 12 to 6 in a day of baseball results.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Boston
St. Louis
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
New York
St Louis at New York and Other NBA Matchups
Basketball roundup lists games including St Louis versus New York, Chicago versus Brooklyn, Pittsburgh versus Philadelphia, and Cincinnati against Boston. Scores and outcomes not specified in the readable text.
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St Louis
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Boston
St. Louis
Baseball scores from latest games with rain delay
Chicago defeated Philadelphia 1 to 0 in five innings due to rain. Brooklyn beat Pittsburgh 9 to 5 while Cincinnati trounced New York 4 to 0.
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Chicago
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Pittsburgh
Cincinnati
New York
International League Scores Roundup Prompted by Rain Delays
Buffalo defeats Syracuse 3 to 2 while Toronto tops Baltimore 5 to 4 in 10 innings. Newark at Montreal and Jersey City at Rochester postponed by rain.
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Buffalo
Syracuse
Toronto
Baltimore
Newark
Montreal
Jersey City
Rochester
Scoreboard flash: multiple games with varied results
Kansas City defeated Louisville 4 to 3 while St Paul beat Toledo 4 to 1. Milwaukee ran up 11 against Indianapolis, and Minneapolis 12 at Columbus where 464 total points were shown in the listing.
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Kansas City
Louisville
St. Paul
Toledo
Milwaukee
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Columbus
Binghamton Triumphs Over Wilkes Barre In New York Penn
Binghamton defeats Wilkes Barre 8 to 3 as Albany visits Scranton with wet grounds and Williamsport travels to Hazelton amid rain showers affecting the day’s games.
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Binghamton
Wilkes-Barre
Albany
Scranton
Williamsport
Hazelton
Beaumont Beats Tulsa in Texas League showdown
In a Texas League game Beaumont defeated Tulsa 7 to 4. Columbus routed Augusta 13 to 4 in the South Atlantic League.
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Beaumont
Tulsa
Columbus
Augusta
Pacific Coast League Scores Roundup
Missions lost 9 to 4 at Los Angeles while San Diego fell 8 to 4 at San Francisco. Sacramento defeated Oakland 6 to 3 in the road game.
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Missions
Los Angeles
San Diego
San Francisco
Sacramento
Oakland
Probable AL Pitchers Matchups Highlight Delayed Card
In Detroit and Cleveland games the American League slate shows Walberg facing Kennedy for Boston at Chicago, Caster meeting Walkup in Philadelphia at St Louis, Appleton against Hadiley for Washington at Detroit, and Whitehill opposing Whitehead in New York at Cleveland.
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Boston
Chicago
Walberg
Kennedy
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Caster
Washington
Detroit
Appleton
New York
Cleveland
Hadiley
Whitehill
Five Games Slated In Local Commercial Loop Saturday
High Point's local sports calendar lists five Saturday games in the Commercial loop. Hayworth Roll and Panel meet Logan Porter at Kearns while Huntley Jackson faces Oakdale at Oakdale. Adams Millis Plant No. 1 plays Alma at Smith in Class B. In Class A Harriss Covington hosts Mills Home and Globe Parlor battles W O W at the Pat Brown diamond.
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High Point
Hayworth Roll and Panel
Logan Porter
Kearns
Huntley Jackson
Oakdale
Adams- Millis Plant No. 1
Alma
Smith
Harriss-Covington
Mills
Globe Parlor
Pat Brown
Revised Cards In Two Leagues Released Today
The Amateur and Industrial baseball leagues unveiled revised schedules. Four Amateur clubs and six Industrial teams begin play tomorrow across five fronts with Guilford vs Snow Lumber and Highland vs Furniture City leading opening fixtures.
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Guilford
Snow Lumber
Abbatoir
Highland
Furniture City
Adams-Millis Park
Pickett
Thomasville
Oakdale
Tomlinson
Crippled Cubs Travel At Fast Pace Last Week
Cubs overcome injury list to surge to a tie for third after six wins in seven games. They averaged around nine runs and 13 hits per game while holding opponents to under four runs per nine innings. Bill Lee pitched a one hitter in a 1-0 win over the Phillies as rain shortened the game.
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Chicago
Wrigley Field
Cubs
Larry French
Billy Herman
Tex Carleton
Curt Davis
Gabby Hartnett
Phillies
Bill Lee
Phils
Tigers
Yankees
Red Sox
Browns
Greenberg
Hank Greenberg
Yankee
Detroit
Footsie Marcum
Boston
Cincinnati Reds
Giants
Lee Grissom
Dodgers
Pittsburgh Pirates
Boston Bees
Connie Mack
Chicago White Sox
Roy Weatherly
Cleveland Indians
Washington Senators
Industrial Schedule First Round 1937 League Games
Schedule lists 3 P M starts from May 1 for Oakdale Pickett W O W of Thomasville Marsh Triangle Tomlinson at various venues. May 8 May 15 May 22 May 29 include pairings at Air Port Highland Highland Oakdale High land Air Port Thomasville Oakdale. No July 3 games. two teams may modify any listed game to count as league play with office notice.
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Oakdale
Pickett
Thomasville
Marsh
Triangle
Tomlinson
Air Port
Highland
Marst
Dowtin to Meet Dunkelberger in Invitational Round
Charlotte May 7. In the Charlotte country club ninth annual invitation golf tourney qualifying matches paired two top contenders. Al Dowtin Wake Forest posted medal with 71 and faces Bobby Dunkelberger High Point who shot 78. Defending champ Bayard Storm Charlotte with 76 meets Frank L. Bowers at 80. Other first round pairings include Erwin Laxton vs Paul Cushman and Charlie Conner vs Brick Smith.
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Charlotte
Charlotte Country Club
al Dowtin
Wake Forest
Bobby Dunkelberger
Dunkelberger
Bayard Storm
Frank L. Bowers
Erwin Laxton
Pan! Cushman
Greenville
Charlies Conner
Brick Smith
Bill Cozart
Durham
Bob Crosland
Ed O'Herron
Cincinnati at Boston Hallahan or Louis at New York
Cincinnati faces Boston Hallahan and Louis plays New York Weiland in a double header while Philadelphia Bowman meets Lamster in a separate matchup.
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Cincinnati
Boston
Hallahan
Or &T Louis
New York
Weiland
Castleman
Philadelphia
Bowman
Lamster
Baseball Player Statistics From an Era Box Score
The snippet lists players and clubs with games played hits runs batted in and batting averages. Included are G Walker for the Tigers and R Ferrell for the Red Sox with various line totals, Cronin and Brack for the Red Sox and Dodgers, Demaree and Hack for the Cubs with initials and incomplete stats.
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G. Walker
Tigers
R. Ferrell
Red Sox
Cronin
Brack
Dodgers
Demaree
Cubs
Hack
Eeoee
Fights Last Night From London to Denver
London bout saw Buddy Baer stop Jim Wilde in four rounds. In Denver Eddie Pierce outpointed Al Diamond over ten rounds.
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Associated Press
London
Eng
Buddy Baer
Livermore
Calif
Jim Wilde
Wales
Denver
Eddie Pierce
South Africa
al Diamond
New York
Penn State Tennis Coach Works Pro Bono To Preserve Amateur Status
State College Pennsylvania May 7 Bob Lake graduate assistant in Physico at Penn State college coaches the tennis team without salary to maintain his amateur standing.
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State College
Bob Lake
Penn State College
Wrestling Roundup In New York And Columbus
Jimmie James of Hollywood California and Billy Raburn of Oklahoma drew after a collision in New York. Orville Brown of Florida defeated Paul Jones of Houston 31 26 in heavyweight action at Columbus.
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Associated Press
New York
Jimmie James
Hollywood
Calif
Billy Raburn
Oklahoma
Drew
Columbus
Orville Brown
Piorida
Paul Jones
Hnovuaton
Tex
Cardinals Adopt Official Club Song The March of the Cardinals
The St Louis Cardinals introduced an official club song The March of the Cardinals composed by George M Cohan noted American stage figure.
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ST. Louis
St. Louis Cardinals
March of the Cardinals
George M. Cohan
Bison Netmen Roll Past Southern Pines 9-0
High Point High School swept Southern Pines with a 9 to 0 tennis win yesterday. Frazier defeated Phillis 6-0 6-1 and Stewart beat Millikan 6-0 6-2 as HP dominated singles. Conrades and doubles teams completed a perfect day with 6-0 6-0 victories.
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Bison
Southern Pines
High Point High School
Southern Pines High School
Sand Hill City
Frazier
Phillis
Stewart
Millikan
L. Conrad
Hardwick
May Paint Town Red St. Louis Cardinals Center Fielder
St. Louis May 7 Terry Moore speedy centerfielder of the Cardinals plans to study oil painting and spends much of his leisure time in art galleries highlighting his interest in the arts.
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ST. Louis
Terry Moore
St. Louis Cardinals
Canzoneri Set as Underdog Against Ambers in MSG Bout
Tony Canzoneri faces Lou Ambers tonight at Madison Square Garden in a bid to defend the light weight title he has held twice. Ambers is a heavy favorite, with odds about 12 to 5, while Canzoneri seeks one last shot before retirement to his Marlboro farm life.
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New York
Tony Canzoneri
Madison Square Garden
Destiny
Lou Ambers
Tony
Marleboro
Ambers
Southern Conference golf meet opens with eight teams
At Pinehurst on May 7 eight colleges tee off in a 36 hole Southern Conference medal tournament. Duke leads as Johnny Morris shoots 69 to anchor a decisive win over Washington and Lee in Durham. Other teams include Richmond South Carolina Davidson North Carolina Wake Forest and NC State.
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Pinehurst
Johnny Morris
Duke
Blue Devils
Washington and Lee
Durham
Morris
Birmingham
Ala
North Carolina College
Sedgefield
Dave Ewell
University of Richmond
Virginia
South Carolina
Davidson
North Carolina
Wake Forest
N. C. State
Tar Heels
Princeton
Vic
New York
Carlina
Carolina
Baselin
Cella
Wildcats
Wake Est
William and M Tribe
Williamsburg
Catawba
Indians
Deacons
Blue Devil
Citadel
South Caro
Three-Eye League Plans 120-Game Schedule
The Three-Eye League featuring Clinton Illinois Bloomington Illinois Moline Illinois Terre Haute Indiana Peoria Illinois and Decatur Illinois announces a 120-game schedule for the season.
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Des Moines
Clinton
Bloomington
Jersey City Giants Farm Team Lacks Dressing Rooms
The Jersey City International League farm team of the New York Giants must don uniforms in hotels since Roosevelt Stadium dressing rooms have not been built yet.
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Jersey City
New York Giants
Roosevelt Stadium
Duke and North Carolina Teams Dominate Eastern Principals
Duke blanked St John s of Brooklyn 3 0 behind Ed Watson pitching as Carolina swept multiple opponents in a day of strong showings. Carolina tennis routed Princeton 9 0 and posted another 9 0 win this week. Duke claimed eight two wins in tennis and racquet events as Wake Forest and The Citadel also posted victories in busy action across North Carolina and Virginia venues.
Local Golfers Lead In Southern Interscholastic Medal Play
Luke Barnes of Tech High Lanta led after 36 holes in the Southern Interscholastic Medal Play tournament at Chattanooga with a 77 and 71. Dixon Brooke of Chattanooga followed at 150, then Charles Dudley of Greenville and Ralph Barnes trailed with 151 and 154. Tech High won the team title by strokes over Baylor's foursome.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Luke Barnes
Tech High
Lanta
Barnes
Dixon Brooke
M School
Brooke
Fanta
Charles Dudley
Greenville
Ralph
Luke
Tech
Baylor
Monahan Faces Henning In High Point Arena Main Event
Iona's Lee Henning, 21, aims for a big upset against Jerry Monahan in Curt Denning's mat bill at High Point arena tonight. Henning, National prominence since 1935, holds a 90 percent win rate, while Monahan, renowned as a tough wrestler, has drawn with Dean ton and defeated Joe Savoldi and JJ McMillan in prior bouts.
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Lee Henning
Iona
Jerry Monahan
Curt Denning
Mat Bill
High Point Arena
Henning
Kansas City
Pat McGill
Omaha
Neb
Monahan
Jerry
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