Local star players eyed for Legion ball and state meets
High Point prepares for Legion baseball with many high school players eligible after the season. Dan Arden predicts strong local material and a top NC showing for the Legion program. The Red Sox face field issues, while track hopefuls ready for Chapel Hill meet with McCoy aiming for first. Also, Derby and baseball wrap as Thomasville opens Finch Field with Statesville, and Blair Park hosts the state high school golf tourney featuring Aaron Rice and Harold Sapp.
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Dan Arden
High Point
Blair Park
Aaron Rice
Carolinas
Harold Sapp
Winston-Salem
al Gerring
Park Pro
Rice
High Point to Face Atlantic Christian in Key North State Clash
High Point college baseball hosts Atlantic Christian in a top North State Conference game at the local college field. Alwin Vick will start for HP after an ankle injury delayed his mound work. The match follows an earlier rain‑halted contest at Wilson and precedes a game with Lenoir Rhyne tomorrow.
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Horace Billings
High Point College
Atlantic Christian
Panthers
Ralph James
Alvin Vick
Vick
Wilson
A.C.C
Thompson
Thorne
High Point
Cats
Lenoir- Rhyne
Elementary Track Meet Set For This Afternoon
Eight elementary schools bring 250 boys to the high school track for the city wide meet. Ada Blair School holds the title from last year as finals draw about 2,000 onlookers. Mayor Phillips to present ribbons to top three in each event at 3:30 p.m.
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High Point
Ada Blair School
J. J. Ellington
Parks and Juvenile Commissioner
Ellington
Earl N. Phillips
Fairview Street
Leonard Street
Seven Cars Ready for 500 Mile Race in Indianapolis
Seven cars are on hand for the 500 mile race scheduled in Indianapolis on May 30.
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Indianapolis
Red Sox Extend 11-Game Winning Streak To Lead A.L.
Boston fans saw the Red Sox reach an 11 game winning streak as Joe Dobson and Hal Newhouser losses highlighted a tight 5-4 win over St Louis in the latest stretch. Ted Williams hot with a .411 average during the run while Johnny Pesky tops the loop with a .430 mark.
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Jack Handap
Joe Cronin
Boston Red Sox
Jonin
Texason
Dave Ferriss
Mickey Harris
Joe Dobson
Harris
Dobson
Hal Newhouser
Durant
Okla
St. Louis
Ferriss
Cronin
George Metkovich
Rudy York
Sarasota
Eddie Pellagrini
Sox
Ted Williams
Johnny Pesky
Dominic iMaggio
Hal Wagner
Boston
New York Yankees
Chicago
Thornton Lee
Lee
Floyd Bevens
Steve O'Neill
Detroit
Virgil Trucks
Philadelphia
Jim Outlaw
Tiger
Alt Masterson
Washington
Cleveland
Hank Edwards
Ken Keltner
Jeff Heath
Nats
Steve Gromek
Fights From Last Night Roundup of Contests
Boxing results from New Haven Philadelphia New York Newark Holyoke and nearby locales show Willie Pep outpointing Ernie Petrone, Wesley Mouzon besting Joey Barnum, Cecil Hudson defeating Tommy Bell, Leo Rodak prevailing over Bobby McIntyre, Alfree Brown drawing Elza Thompson, Charley Chaney stopping Harold Smith, Pat Byers stopping Jim Wynn, Saint Paul beating Kid Chicken Lockman, and Antonio Carmona drawing Art Robinson in Troy New York.
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New Haven
Conn
Willie Pep
Hartford
Ernie Petrone
Philadelphia
Wesley Mouzon
Joey Barnum
Los Angeles
New York
Cecil Hudson
Tommy Bell
Youngstown
Leo Rodak
Chicago
Bobby McIntyre
Detroit
Baltimore
Alfree
Big Boy) Brown
Elza Thompson
Minneapolis
Drew
Newark
Charley Chaney
Harold Smith
New Britain
Pat Byers
Annapolis
N. Y
Jimmy Wynn
New York City
Holyoke
Mass
Saint Paul
Springfield
Mark
Kid Chicken
Lockman
Pittsburgh
Troy
Antonio Carmona
Brooklyn
Art Robinson
Liverpool to Open 10 Game U S Tour in New York
Liverpool Football Club of Liverpool England will start its ten game tour of America in New York on May 12.
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New York
Liverpool Football Club
Liverpool
England
America
Concord Weavers rout Thomasville Dodgers 9 to 2
The Concord Weavers defeated the Thomasville Dodgers 9 2 on their home diamond in a North State league game. Thomasville opens its home season tonight as Statesville visits Finchfield. Salisbury tops Lexington 9 3 at Salisbury. Statesville beat Landis 8 7 as Elle stole home on a balk. Mooresville edged Hickory 7 6.
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Thomasville
Concord Weavers
Thomasville Dodgers
Weavers
Dodgers
Statesville
Finchfield
Salisbury
Lexington
Salisburians
Landis
Elle
Dro
Mooresville
Hickory
Seventh Grade Hi Y Plays Clara Cox On Wednesday
The YMCA sponsored softball schedule has the seventh grade Hi Y facing Clara Cox Apartments on the Clara Cox diamond Wednesday afternoon. Tomorrow Johnson Street School travels to Oak Hill School for an elementary softball classic.
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YWCA
Clara Cox
Johnson Street
Oak Hill School
Bison Face Black Demons In Key League Showdown
R J Reynolds Black Demons seek to seal the Western conference baseball title by beating the Black Bison on their home field. Winston-Salem ace Frank Hill may start for the Demons, while Nelvin Cooper of the Pointers shows late-season improvement after a three singles performance against Greensboro.
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R. J. Reynolds
Black Demons
Bison
Winston-Salem
High Point
Frank Hill
Hill
Demons
Tobacco City
Joby Hawn
Nelvin Cooper
Cooper
Greensboro
Arm ed and Stymie to Duel in Dixie Handicap at Pimlico
In Preakness Week talk centers on Armed and Stymie as a possible Dixie Handicap showdown at Pimlico. The 43rd Dixie offers 30000 added, run over the same 1 3 16 miles, with 12 starters listed but mainly Amed and Stymie favored. Other possibles include Polynesian Snow Boots Alexis and Historian. Also active today are final trials for Natchez Lovemenow and Assault as Derby contenders in Louisville.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Armed
Stymie
Calumet Farm
Ethel D. Jacob
Maryland Jockey Club
Jennings
Jamaica
Dixie
P. A. B. Widener
Bemont
Ada L. Rice
Walter M. Jefford
Natchez
Cedar Farm
Pasquel Faces Legal Battle On Two Fronts
In New York on May 7, Jorge Pasquel and the Mexican baseball league faced legal pressure as the New York Yankees and Brooklyn Dodgers sought to stop raids on players. A New York Supreme Court hearing opened on MacPhail's bid for a permanent restraining order. A separate St. Louis federal judge issued a temporary restraining order blocking the Pasquel organization from interfering with the Dodgers, with May 14 set for a permanent injunction hearing.
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New York
Jorge Pasquel
New York Yankees
Brooklyn Dodgers
Yankee
MacPhail
Melrose Falls to Randleman 6-4 in Baseball Fight
Randleman defeats Melrose 6 to 4 as Everhart leads with three hits and Smith adds two for Melrose. Harris earns the win with Moore taking the loss in a two hour game marred by miscues and errors.
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Melrose
Randleman
Randleman Chair Company
Melrose Hosiery
Everhart
Smith
Melrose Baseballers
Andleman
Ab Rf WiCrotts
Mintyss
Ismith2b
Vbockens
Hemric
Orenoldsss
Jones
Reesonrf
Ogramef
Ocarrole
Andrson
Moorep
Harrisa
Randieman
Metrobe
Mintz
Anderson
Rtenolds
Rome
Carroll
Moore
Starris
Cecil
Harris
Thomas
Farlow
Phillies Are Better Than They Look in NL cellar
Philadelphia Phillies manager Ben Chapman says the club is not an eighth place team despite sitting in the NL cellar. He notes the team is only five and a half games out of first and cites improved spirit since last season as encouragement. The piece quotes his comment after a Jays loss to Pittsburgh.
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BISON
Tommy McGhee
Nelvin Cooper
Don Hooper
Chicago
Philadelphia Phillies
Ben Chapman
Irs
Blue Jays
Chapman
Phils
Jays
Pittsburgh
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North Carolina
Red Sox
C. E. Yakeley
Homer .McCoy
Chapel Hill
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McCoy
Tam
Spy Song
Churchill Downs
Rodney Wells
Lewis Cramer
James Thomas
W. F. “Tubby” Jones
Jack Ridge
Jim Rickard
Leonard Shoaf
Jack Hinkle
Earl Campbell
Richard Crowder
Wayne York
Enterprise
Concord Finch Field
Pugh's Sporting Goods CO
Sportsmen's Center
Ty Associated Press
Concord
YMCA
Tony Simeon
Jack Rickard
John F. Chandler
Bobanet Stable
Bobanet
Christiana Stable
Alexis
Service Pilot
William Helis
Olympic Zenith
Walter M. Jeffords
Trymenow
K. A. O'Connor
Statesman
Gustave King
Perfect
Woolford Farm
Historian
Assault
Robert J. Kleberg
Old Hilltop
Louisville Field
Pasquel
Wagger
Phillies
Central Ice Delivery Company
West Brose
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